Reboa May Be a Little Crazy

Chapter 94 Reboa May Be a Little Crazy

"Tabu—"

It stared at Ze Shu with a blank expression, completely surprised that someone would pay such a high price to acquire it, a "waste" that Team Rocket had rejected.

It has been here for a long time and has seen all sorts of customers.

People often find it unusual and express interest in it, but when they see the price of '30,000 tokens', they quickly shake their heads.

They then learned of its inability to battle and its timid nature, which made them even more disapproving. Although most people didn't say it aloud, their disdain was easily felt by this emotionally sensitive Pokémon.

And what was said in it...

"A Pokémon that can't battle costs 30,000 tokens? If it's only good for companionship, it's not worth the price!"

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"What's the use of knowing a lot of healing moves? Aren't the Pokémon Centers all over the place better? Isn't Nurse Joy better? Why buy such a useless Pokémon?"

"Poor Pokémon—but with such an expensive price and not much value, it'll probably be locked up in the arcade for life."

These are the most memorable words that almost every child has heard.

So over time, it stopped wanting to be "chosen" by customers and struggled against them until the arcade staff covered its cage with a black cloth and placed it in the dark, at which point it felt a little safe.

And now, suddenly, I heard these words...

"I want this almost-almost doll. I really like it."

Almost incredulously, the doll met Zeshu's gaze, feeling the warmth in his eyes. Suddenly, it lowered its head, somewhat afraid to face him, and—feeling a sliver of hope.

Waiter: Really?

Ze Shu glanced at Xiao Lan and saw that she was smiling and had her hands behind her back without objecting, so he nodded without hesitation: "Yes."

I want this almost-perfect doll.

The waiter exclaimed in delight, "Yes, sir!!"

soon.

With a click, the cage door opened, and the little doll, head bowed, timidly stepped out. It was about chest-high to Ze Shu, and its drooping ears twitched slightly, perhaps from fear, or perhaps from excitement.

"Nice to meet you from now on, little one." Zeju maintained his gentle tone. "Relax a bit, okay? I know you're a kind-hearted Pokémon who doesn't like battling, so I won't force you to battle from now on."

"......"

The doll was still hanging its head.

However, upon hearing Ze Shu's words, its ears trembled even more violently.

a long time.

"Tabu—"

Its eyes gleamed, and it whimpered in a very soft voice.

Unfortunately, my excitement was drowned out by the waiter's incessant chatter.

When I left the so-called breeding area of ​​the game city with almost all the dolls.

Ze Shu also used the system to check the panel of this almost-doll.

[Almost a Doll]

Attributes: Normal; Gender: Female; Level: 49

Characteristic: Healing Heart Moves: Misty Terrain, Angel's Kiss, Healing Bell, Prayer, Healing Wish, Lucky Charm, Gift Pass, Healing Pulse...

Current mood: Inferiority complex, but longing for warmth and friendliness. Rating: 79 (It feels as if your words are a dreamlike unreality).

The first thing that caught Ze Shu's eye was the rows and rows of healing skills. It had mastered most of the healing techniques it could learn, demonstrating the remarkable talent this almost-perfect doll possessed in healing.

Secondly, even ignoring healing skills, it has many support moves such as "Lucky Spell", "Gift Delivery" and "Mist Terrain". Although it may not like fighting, it is still a very good support in a certain aspect.

Finally, the high level of '49' surprised Ze Shu even more.

This level—

It is definitely his highest energy level besides Glaceon.

Snow Fairy has progressed rapidly with diligent training and the help of "Iceberg Crystal," but she is currently only level 43. Koma Blade Soldier was level 36 when first encountered, but has progressed slightly slower than Snow Fairy, and is now level 42.

This doll, which is almost as good as the others, is actually quite far ahead of them, yet it seems to feel inferior.

They are truly powerful, but they don't understand how powerful they are.

at the same time.

A figure also came down the stairs inside the Yuhong Game City arcade.

He gripped a cassette tape tightly in anger, his fury escalating with each passing thought, his hand tightening. Finally, veins bulging on his forehead, he slammed the walkie-talkie in his other hand to the ground.

"It's fake!! It's actually fake!!"

Snapped!

The parts scattered and exploded.

He stood in the middle of the stairs, panting heavily for a long time, before angrily shouting at the front desk, "Give me another walkie-talkie!!"

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The staff at the front desk were busy organizing countless props and didn't hear it until Robo shouted a second time in annoyance.

"Yes, yes—store manager!"

"Wait a minute! What are all these things you've made?! How come there's so much of them?!"

"Yes, yes, these are the prizes redeemed by those two customers," the service staff said nervously. "And it's not just these H..."

"Yes. I already reported this to the store manager earlier."

"How could the prize I redeemed be this—" Roboa was about to glare when he suddenly realized, "Damn it!"

"We can't find the thief, and now a cheater is taking advantage of our misfortune to rob us in the arcade!"

He got angrier the more he thought about it.

He had finally gained the trust of Boss Giovanni and was transferred from Team Rocket's Shichishima branch to Celadon City, a key area in Kanto, to serve as an officer at Team Rocket's base, but he never expected to encounter these two things one after another.

I thought that even if we didn't catch the thief and retrieve the important tape, we could at least have some important explanation to give to Boss Sakaki to atone for our sins. But I never expected that the tape was fake!

Fake!!

If we can't find the tape, if we can't catch the thief...

Thinking of the possible consequences, seven parts anger in Rehoboam's eyes turned into ten parts fear.

Under the pressure, his body began to tremble slightly, and then the trembling intensified to a visible degree.

But then, he chose to vent that fear.

Suddenly, he grabbed the middle-aged man sitting next to him at the slot machine, his face contorted with rage, and aimed a punch at his unsuspecting face.

"Are you a thief?! Tell me!! Are you a thief?!"

"...—.Listen, chirp, ah—"

"Thief!! You damned thief!! You damned thief!!"

The more he hit, the more heavily Roboa gasped for breath, his eyes bloodshot, as if he mistook the man before him for the thief he imagined, each punch landing harder than the last. Soon, the man he was holding was bruised and swollen, unable to breathe, and passed out.

He casually released the unconscious body from his grasp, glanced around at the terrified crowd, and muttered somewhat deliriously:

"He's not a thief."

"So the thief is on the next person. Yes, maybe here, yeah, it could be here. It's impossible that they searched every corner of the city and found no trace of the thief."

He seemed to have grasped at the last straw, whispering intently.

"Block it out, yes, lock it down, lock down this entire arcade!"

But before he could even yell and give the order...

In his line of sight, he saw a "couple" walking out of the arcade's backstage passage, along with a Psyduck at their feet and a pair of adorable dolls following closely behind them with their heads down.

He realized: this was the "couple" he had previously reported who had taken advantage of the chaos and won the grand prize more than ten times by "cheating".

His eyes widened suddenly: "Are you thieves?! Are you?!"

He seemed to have completely forgotten his earlier assessment on the rooftop; his expression was both frenzied and resolute. With a wave of his hand, a flash of white light appeared.

A large-mouthed bat with its gaping maw appeared beside him.

"Bite! Bite them to death!!"

"Whoa—"

Even Zubat thought the trainer was a bit crazy. After hearing the command, it stared blankly for a moment, but still pounced on the target the trainer pointed to without hesitation!

A bat flapped its wings, its mouth wide open, revealing venomous teeth that gleamed coldly. Wen Shi darted forward and approached the couple.

A sudden scene.

Little Blue: "Watch out!"

Ze Shu frowned, but wasn't worried. Instead, he gently pushed down the Poké Ball that Xiao Lan was about to release.

After all, once Blastoise is exposed, its identity will be confirmed.

Moreover, he had witnessed this scene before and was preparing to pluck the giant beaked bat off with his bare hands.

It can happen immediately.

"Gah!"

Suddenly, the Psyduck at my feet let out a squeal.

It covered its head, yet its body surged with a light that belonged to superpowers. This light, which shimmered with pink, blue, and yellow hues, aimed at the bat with its gaping mouth and surged towards it without mercy.

All I saw was...

The giant beaked bat seemed to be completely controlled, causing its forward-rushing body to stop in mid-air and then, in a highly illogical manner, rush back in the opposite direction.

! !

The Zubat crashed straight into the steel wall inside the arcade, its entire bat body almost completely embedded in it. Its eyes became blurry, and it was immediately rendered unable to fight.

"Varied."

Before Reboa's excited, frenzied eyes could even open to their fullest extent, the situation took an unexpected turn that he could not comprehend.

He watched as Psyduck, after unleashing its psychic powers, stood bewildered, clutching its head. His expression, which had been about to erupt in laughter, froze.

It was unbelievable.

A tiny Psyduck instantly defeated his Zubat?

But immediately after the initial shock came an even stronger surge of anger.

"Why should I?!"

He can't accept it!

With a wave of his hand, he released all his Pokémon. He then roared at the surrounding staff, "What are you all standing there for? Seal it off! Seal it off! I'm turning this arcade into a cage, so you can't escape!!"

Having said that, he gave the attack command to the Pokémon he had released: "Stop it!"

Houndoom, Weezing, Rattata, Grimer.

They rushed towards Ze Shu without hesitation.

at the same time.

The staff also realized what was happening and quickly surrounded the entire Yuhong Game City. The "game city thugs" who were searching outside also rushed towards the game city after being urgently trained by one of the staff members.

Almost instantly, at least the main entrance was blocked by a dense crowd of 'thugs' dressed in black, who were watching the four Pokémon rushing towards them.

Little Blue tensed up, clutching the Poké Ball: "I can help!"

Ze Shu said softly, "No need to rush."

In a very short time, he placed the Psyduck, who had fainted from a headache after unleashing his superpowers, into Blue's arms, gently pushed her back a bit, and calmly said, "Take good care of Psyduck and Almosty."

at the same time.

Facing the Rattata that pounced first, and its teeth that gleamed with the light of "angry front teeth," Zeki, with his back turned, simply shifted his body slightly to dodge its attack.

But as it pounced, Rattata saw its target dodge, its expression hardened, and following the momentum of its lunge, it bit its next target—Little Blue and the Pokémon beside it!

But Ze Shu reached out and grabbed the rat's tail, which was swinging in the air.

With a sudden twist of his waist, he reversed his momentum and used his strength to stop Lada's counterattack. Then, he ruthlessly threw Lada backward!

Heh!

With that flick of his wrist, he slammed Rada's fat rat-like body into the billowing, smoke-filled double-barreled gas canister.

They collided and produced a resounding sound.

At that moment, Houndoom also lunged forward, its teeth gleaming with flames.

But then a flash of white light.

"Buyi!"

A beam of icy light, like a sharp white blade, shot out instantly, piercing straight into Houndoom's raised mouth.

Houndoom felt an intense chill emanating from its mouth, which it was desperately trying to ignite. Its flames couldn't suppress the cold at all; in fact, the cold spread and gradually froze.

Its flaming mouth was frozen.

Then, while it was in mid-air, it was struck hard in the abdomen by Ze Shu, let out a whimper, and flew backward.

at the same time.

The writhing, stinking mud was about to unleash a torrent of garbage when it suddenly felt a chill all over its body.

With a ghostly cry, a freezing wind swept towards its limp body, and in the blink of an eye, it seemed as if all the mud on its body had been frozen into ice. The trash shots it had been trying to launch were now stuck inside its frozen body.

It was only for a fleeting moment.

The attacks launched by all of Team Rocket executive RoboA's Pokémon were neutralized upon contact with Sawa and some of his Pokémon, and they even suffered considerable counterattacks.

This was something Rehoboa couldn't accept at first: "Why?!"

What he found most unbelievable was the man who threw his Rattata away with one hand, then turned around and kicked his Houndoom away.

Is this something a human could do? In his mind, even Boss Sakaki, who possesses special abilities, couldn't do it!

But before he could continue giving instructions...

At the entrance to the game city, which was surrounded by a large group of Rockets thugs, an unexpected situation was also taking place.

Suddenly, with a loud bang!

A beam of purple "Dragon Pulse" shot into the sky, and the Team Rocket members who had been crowding the entrance were blown away one by one, some even landing in the middle of the "battlefield" between Loboa and Sawa.

"What's going on?" he exclaimed in surprise, looking towards the door, and shouted angrily, "Who?! We're catching cheaters at the arcade! Who's getting in our way?!"

But the first thing to enter through the door was a chubby Dragonite.

Its head antennae twitched earnestly as it surveyed its surroundings, making sure the surrounded Ze Shu was completely unharmed.

Only then did they begin to relax slightly:

"Whoosh~"

At least the kind person who gave it good food was unharmed, but then, seeing the surrounding forces attacking Ze Shu, it became even angrier: "Huff, huff!"

And now, Rehoboa's question has finally received a response:

"I am Investigator Yu Longdu. Yu Hong Game City is suspected of disrupting city order, endangering public order, and—"

Lance walked in through the door with a stern face, surrounded by an elegant Dragonair. He looked at the message that Zeju had sent not long ago and added, "And that he is suspected of Pokémon poaching and trading, and the Elite Four just opened a case against him."

"Now, the alliance is going to shut down Yuhong Game City and launch an investigation."

"I hope you won't be ungrateful."

Zeki: "...—"

Looking at Adu, who was so serious and methodical, it was clear that he was losing his composure in such a chaotic and solemn setting.

and·.

What kind of investigator would say "I am Investigator Wataru" before a battle?!

No wonder Watari is hailed as the most famous investigator; it turns out he has this kind of investigative style.

Although Ze Shu had only been an investigator for a short time, he knew at least the basics that investigators like him and Watari, whose direct combat abilities were quite strong, were a minority among the investigators.

Most investigators' missions are simply "searches" in the literal sense, followed by reporting intelligence to Alliance combat personnel for action. Therefore, most investigators operate under assumed names and remain hidden from public view.

Previously, the Special Investigator Yuzheng in Masago Town was like this; his combat ability was not weak, but it was not particularly strong either.

Ze Shu wouldn't voluntarily expose himself to the public.

If you're going to expose yourself, then expose yourself to the fullest extent possible.

The crossing has been completed, so the matter is more or less over.

With Lance's arrival and announcement, the imposing presence of the League and the Elite Four caused considerable unease among many Team Rocket members present. However, following Lance's wave, League personnel in uniform surrounded the Team Rocket base without further ado.

Reversing the Heavenly Stems.

The Rockets should have been the ones surrounding the area, but now the league has taken over.

RoboA gritted his teeth, but looking at the surrounding situation, he felt somewhat helpless. His initial anger gradually subsided after being surrounded by the League and having his Pokémon defeated by Zephyr.

The Four Heavenly Kings have all arrived, how could it be so fast!

Although he had already thought of a way to deal with the alliance, that was after he had found the tape!

But now...

Because of the importance of the tape, because of the pressure from Boss Sakaki, and because of the fear of losing Boss Sakaki's trust, he gradually became obsessed, which led to the large-scale search throughout the city.

After calming down, he realized that it might be, probably, or perhaps it was his fault.

The commotion he caused this time was far too big.

but.····

He wanted to resist a little, and he pulled at his throat, which was a little hoarse from fear:

"This is just our game city's measure to deal with thieves. Although I admit it's a bit of a big deal, we will explain to the alliance later. We don't need you to shut us down right now."

Yu Longdu simply said, "I am fully responsible for this matter. If you need to explain, explain it to me now, not to the rest of the alliance."

Loboa: "..."

Luo Bo'a, the "owner" of Yuhong Game City, finally collapsed to the ground in despair.

He allowed the alliance to shut down the game center and to detain and escort the black-clad "game center thugs" one by one.

It's just a game arcade, so let them shut it down.

It's not advisable for the Rockets to completely break ties with the league yet.

Of course, it's not advisable for the Indigo League to completely sever ties with Team Rocket right now. After all, Team Rocket's covert control over the Kanto region is in no way inferior to that of the Indigo League.

Therefore, shutting down only one gaming arcade is the best outcome after weighing the options between the two parties.

However, the tape that Robo had tried so hard to find and the 'thief' he wanted to catch could never be returned to him.

This left him slumped on the ground, his face filled with despair.

After this incident, there's no need to even think about it. His future with the Rockets is bleak.

The best outcome might be returning to the Seven Islands base, while the worst outcome might be like Lance, being relegated to guarding the Slowpokes!

Damn it, he was clearly the most loyal to Boss Sakami!

Zeki led Lance back to the breeding area in Game City where the Pokémon were kept.

The cages of Pokémon continued to emit sounds of various emotions, intertwining and mixing in Lance's mind, which possessed the power of Viridian. This caused his expression to harden, and his emotions became somewhat uncontrollable.

"As expected, it's the same again. Because of these inferior humans, these Pokémon are being treated like this. We should just eliminate all the people involved in Game City."

"Sawaki, you'll support me, won't you?"

Zeshu: "—

Is this an invitation to get on board with a "pirate ship"?

He did not answer.

Ultimately, the Pokémon they were dealing with, which had been sold on behalf of others and suffered from various psychological problems, were all taken in by the League personnel. They may be sent to League breeding centers or postdoctoral research institutes in different cities for psychological counseling.

Back inside the game center, Xiao Lan was seen arguing her case forcefully:

"They haven't finished counting all the prizes we won at Yuhong Game City, so they haven't given us all of them yet!"

"At least wait until they've counted all the prizes for us before you start grabbing them!"

The glow of the setting sun gradually spread.

As they walked along the path leading to the outskirts of Yuhong City, Xiao Lan's smile never stopped, and she would hum a song she had heard from somewhere from time to time.

Although it was a thrilling day, it was the best day she had had since leaving the Masked Base.

"Honey, honey! Where are we going next?"

"Now that we've left the arcade, we don't need to act anymore, right?"

"Oh—Sawaki is shy!"

"I didn't—"

"So where are we going?"

Ze Shu said helplessly, "TrueNew Town."

"Palenew Town—" Blue's expression turned strange as she looked at the Poké Ball belonging to Blastoise on her waist. "Are we really going?"

She stole her Squirtle from Professor Oak.

She also saw that Professor Oak had posted a "Missing Turtle Notice".

"Actually, Xiao Lan, you didn't have to go because..."

"Of course I'm going!!"

Ze Shu: "

What he wanted to say was that, given Little Blue's "ornithophobia," this matter concerning Lugia would likely result in—