chsdbacks Chapter 122 Two Women
Chapter 122 Two Women
Just before getting off the train, Bai Ling used the same trick again, easily jumping off the green train and then reuniting with Lu An at the station entrance.
After navigating several twists and turns, the two successfully arrived at the investigators' headquarters.
Upon arriving at headquarters, they immediately spotted two familiar figures—Watari and Natsumi.
Watari, still wearing his favorite cloak, looked at the two arriving investigators with a slight smile on his lips.
However, compared to Lance, Sabrina, the Gym Leader and Investigator of Saffron City, did not look too good.
Lu An was somewhat surprised:
"Naza, what are you doing at headquarters?"
Nazina and Bai Ling had completely different temperaments, but their equally beautiful faces were now shrouded in a gloomy cloud:
"Lu An, are you going to go on a mission with Bai Ling?"
Lu An scratched his head:
"I was just called back to headquarters. The old men haven't told me the specifics yet, but I guess so. By the way, how did you know? Did Wataru tell you?"
Watari shook his head, indicating that he had not said that:
"Naza just arrived at headquarters. She just called me out and then I saw the two of you."
Lu An suddenly realized that Nazi's ability to foresee the future had come into play again.
But isn't Sabrina's ability to foresee the future limited to a partial future related to herself?
His and Bai Ling's mission should have nothing to do with Naz, right?
How did she foresee it?
After receiving Lu An's confirmation, Nazi's face darkened even more:
Why not me?
If the two men present still didn't understand the meaning behind Nazi's words, then the cunning Bai Ling understood perfectly.
She took a step forward and stood in front of Lu An, looking at Nazi with a crooked expression:
"What? Finding Xia Bo was my mission to begin with. The organization is just having Lu An assist me in carrying out this mission. Do you have any objections?"
In response to Bai Ling's provocation, Na Zi snorted coldly:
"The three legendary birds are all at least Elite Four level or higher. This is related to Team Rocket's conspiracy, so the danger level of this matter is even higher. With you being just a mere near-Elite Four member, aren't you afraid of hurting your back in this mission?"
Back in Lavender Town, Sabrina personally led the team to destroy Team Rocket's testing base and also investigated information related to the Moltres ruins.
So she was very aware of the Rockets' conspiracy about the Three Legendary Birds.
Combined with her precognitive abilities, it wouldn't be difficult to connect Lu An and Bai Ling's search for the Three Sacred Birds and for Xia Bo.
Therefore, the people present were not surprised when Naz revealed the secret mission directly.
Bai Ling's pretty face turned ashen when she saw Naz's blatant mockery of her lack of strength.
"If my strength as a near-Ultraman with multiple attributes is lacking, then do you think your strength as a near-Ultraman with only superpowers is quite impressive?"
Sabrina didn't argue with Bai Ling, and Alakazam emerged from the ball.
Beside Bai Ling, the alluring eyes immediately popped out.
Just as Du thought the two women were about to practice their skills, a surging aura emanated from Hu Di.
Lu An, Du, and Bai Ling were all greatly shocked:
"Heavenly King?"
Beside Sabrina, Alakazam was emanating a genuine Elite Four aura!
Du quickly went from being surprised to being delighted:
"Naza, congratulations on successfully entering the Heavenly King realm. To have reached the Heavenly King level at such a young age, apart from Lu An, you are probably the only one in the Kanto region in the last ten years."
Lu An also offered his congratulations repeatedly.
Although Bai Ling didn't speak, the shock on her face remained.
In the past, she and Sabrina were both Elite Four trainers and both had Elite Four Pokémon, but thanks to Sableye's immunity to Psychic-type Pokémon, she always had the upper hand over Sabrina.
However, once Sabrina's Alakazam breaks free from the constraints of being a near-Elite Four member, the situation will be very different.
Because Sabrina is a single-attribute expert.
Pokémon of the same type usually have similar training methods.
Once her Alakazam breaks through to become an Elite Four member, her other Psychic Pokémon, such as the near-Elite Four member Mr. Mime, will quickly find a shortcut and successfully enter the Hall of Elite Four, thanks to Alakazam's experience.
This is an advantage that multi-attribute trainers cannot match.
In just a short time, Sabrina's Elite Four Pokémon will go from a single Alakazam to a whole team of Psychic Elite Four members.
Given the fact that psychic powers are more troublesome in real-world battles, a whole team of Psychic Elite Four level Pokémon cannot be overtaken by a mere near-Elite Four Sableye.
Therefore, it's not wrong for Naz to say that she's just a "small-time superstar".
Seeing that Naz had become a Heavenly King before her, Bai Ling was very unhappy.
If she hadn't retained her rationality, she would have wanted to do what Lu An did when he failed to challenge the Viridian Dojo: go back and train in seclusion for three months until she became a Celestial King.
Bai Ling snapped out of her daze from the lingering aura of the Heavenly King emanating from the Hu region and smiled slightly at Sabrina:
"Congratulations on reaching the level of a Celestial King. Your Alakazam must have just been promoted, right? This should be a good opportunity to consolidate your strength."
"Since Alakazam is advancing in rank, why don't we give it our all and help Mr. Mime and the others also become Elite Four members?"
"As for minor matters like carrying out missions outside, as long as we are careful, even a small Karami like me with only the strength of a quasi-Heavenly King should be fine under Lu An's protection."
"After all, the old men called Lu An back to assist me out of consideration for the arrangements, right?"
Bai Ling winked at Nazi, then grabbed Lu An by the collar and walked forward.
"Lu An and I still need to find the old men, so we'll have to leave now."
Watching Bai Ling and Lu An leave, Nazha, sensing something from the future and rushing back to headquarters from afar, looked displeased:
"Du, if I remember correctly, Lu An is about to be reinstated, right?"
Finally sensing something amiss from the exchange between the two women, Watari nodded.
"That's right, Naza, you wouldn't be thinking of..."
"Next mission, put me and Lu An in the same group, otherwise..."
Naza didn't finish her sentence, but Du still sensed danger in her sharp eyes.
Despite being a champion trainer, Lance, draped in a cape, instinctively shivered when facing the newly crowned Elite Four member.
"I see."
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After leaving Natsume and Watari, Lu An scratched his head:
"Hey, Bai Ling, we and Naz went on missions together before, so why has your relationship become so strained? You two seem to get restless every time you meet without saying something sarcastic to each other?"
You have no right to say that about us.
If it were the old Bai Ling, she would still be in the mood to joke and tease Lu An, but after discovering that Sabrina's Alakazam had already reached Elite Four rank before her, her mood has not been very good.
Therefore, Bai Ling didn't respond to Lu An much, but instead pushed a door open and ushered Lu An inside.
"Let's talk about everything when we're on a mission."