chsdbacks Chapter 335 Blaine's Despair
Chapter 335 Blaine's Despair
Chapter 335 Blaine's Despair
"A clue, a starting point..."
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Blaine was still dazed when Hoopa pulled him out and he fell to the ground out of thin air. But when he heard Zeki mention the word Mewtwo, he snapped back to his senses and turned to Zeki with a wary look.
When Xia Bo finally saw Ze Shu and the little blue face behind him, he was taken aback.
"It's you?!"
Of course, Xia Bo recognized Ze Shu and Xiao Lan, after all, he had met them a few times before.
I was particularly impressed by Zeki, because when he met the Firebird at the Crimson Volcano, Zeki revealed his identity as a "Special Class Investigator," which shocked Blaine.
"Yes, it's me." Ze Shu patiently repeated his question, "Regarding Mewtwo, Gym Leader Blaine, do you have any leads?"
"Wh... clues?" Blair paused, then scratched his head and burst into laughter. "Haha, haha, what is this Mewtwo you're talking about... I don't even know... how could I possibly have any clues..."
"Stop pretending," Danze Shu replied coldly.
"Uh." Xia Bo's smile vanished, his eyes, narrowed behind his flowery sunglasses, fixed on Ze Shu. "You..."
You... I don't know what you're talking about...
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"Master Chapman," Ze Shu sighed and smiled, "Do you remember what I said when we met at the Crimson Lotus Crater?"
Blaine wiped his brow: "Of course...of course."
After all, when Zeki suddenly leaned in and revealed his identity as an investigator, and said some inexplicable things, it really frightened this scientist who was planning to defect from Team Rocket. When he returned to the gym, he pondered the meaning behind Zeki's words and didn't sleep well for several days and nights.
Zeshu said as if recalling, "I remember giving you a note with my contact information on it, so you could contact me in a crisis—like when we're being chased by Team Rocket."
"—Then why aren't you contacting me now?"
Bob chuckled and said, "I... I'm not in any danger right now."
"Isn't it dangerous?" Ze Shu asked back.
"Is it dangerous?" Blair asked doubtfully.
Ze Shu affirmed seriously, "Yes, it's very dangerous."
"Where's the danger...?" Blaine looked around nervously, then suddenly, as if struck by a sudden thought, her gaze fell on Ze Shu, whose face remained expressionless. "Could it be?!"
Could the danger be coming from this investigator?
What is this investigator going to do?!
What exactly does he know?!
Xia Bo's heart was filled with doubt and uncertainty.
But just then, Hupa suddenly raised her little hand and shouted, "Lao Lao!"
Under Xia Bo's astonished gaze, the golden ring he had just fallen from expanded again, as if it were stirring something. After a while, two angry shouts of "Ah ah" came from inside, and a burly body that seemed not to be a normal person fell out of it.
"This is..." Upon seeing this person, Xia Bo's pupils shrank, and he froze.
He instantly understood what Ze Shu meant by "danger".
It's what Zeki just mentioned, "for example"...
The Rockets are chasing them!
"Who?! Who dares to touch me, the Three Beast Warriors, Grandpa Oka?!"
The burly figure was not stunned by the fall. He quickly got up from the ground and roared like a wild beast, turning his head left and right. Soon his gaze was fixed on Xia Bo, and his expression was ferocious.
"Fine, fine! I went through all that trouble to find you, but I never expected you to trick Grandpa Oka and come to him on your own initiative! Humph! You traitor, prepare to die!"
Blaine: "————"
Who played a trick on you! Who came to you on their own initiative!
I don't want to do that! Don't talk nonsense!
But when faced with Euclid's massive hand reaching out, Blaine, true to his Gym Leader status, reacted swiftly. He instinctively raised his hand and discovered... he wasn't carrying any Pokémon! The Poké Balls on his waist were empty!
Blaine: "???"
In his hiding place, he released all his Pokémon to guard him. It's unclear how Kozaki used some mysterious method to "capture" him—captured him individually.
So, his Pokémon aren't around at all!
Upon realizing the reason, Xia Bo was completely stunned and stood there dumbfounded.
A lifetime of wisdom, ruined by this big, dumb Oka?
Just as Oka's massive hand was about to grab the old man, Chapel, by the neck.
A calm voice came from behind Euroca.
"Make him stop."
"You think you can just tell Euro Truck Simulator to stop and expect him to stop?! Who do you think you are...?"
Upon hearing this, Oka was enraged and grabbed at Blaine with even greater force.
But soon, a clear "whoosh" sound suddenly rang out in the air, and his hand suddenly felt cold, then for some reason lost all feeling and froze in mid-air, only 0.01 centimeters away from Blaine's neck.
Taking this opportunity, Blaine scrambled backward.
"Aaaaaaah, what's going on?!" Ouka yelled angrily, turning around with difficulty.
"Your hands are frozen," Ze Shu stated the fact.
"Whoosh!" A white shadow flashed through the air, and the Snow Fairy returned to Ze Shu's side, nodding demurely in a respectable manner.
"Who are you?! How dare you interfere with my actions, Ouka-sama! Do you even know who I, Ouka-sama, am?!" Ouka glared at Zeki with a ferocious expression. His arm was frozen in mid-air, making him feel extremely uncomfortable.
"Let me guess," Ze Shu pondered, "Your name is Ouka, and you call yourself one of the Three Beasts. Hmm, I've heard of the title 'Three Beasts.' Ouka, you must be a high-ranking officer in Team Rocket, right?"
"You know that's good!!"
Ouka was very satisfied with Zeshu's self-awareness.
"Then hurry up and let go of Grandpa Europa!"
"Ouka, all I care about is catching this traitor. As for you, Ouka has no interest. Unfreeze my hand, and you can get lost! I can't be bothered with you, Ouka!"
When the word "traitor" came up, Oka stared intently at Shaber.
This startled Xia Bo, who took a step back and looked at Ze Shu with an uncertain expression.
Ze Shu smiled, not dwelling on the word "traitor," and instead said to Ouka, "You're not interested in me, but I'm quite interested in you."
Oka roared, "What interest do you have in me?! I don't even know you!! I only want to catch this traitor!!"
"What hobby? Collecting, I guess," Ze Shu pondered. "After all, I've already arrested one of Team Rocket's three Beastmen—I should at least complete the achievement of 'arresting all three Beastmen,' right?"
"By the way, your fellow Beastman is still enjoying himself in my spaceship's prison." Perhaps you could catch up with him.
Team Rocket's three beasts are: "Vampire", "Werewolf", and "Android".
The "vampire" in question is Sachi.
The EuroCard that appears before us represents "androids," big, clumsy creatures.
Upon hearing this, Ouka's pupils shrank: "What?!"
"You you you—"
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He stared at Ze Shu in disbelief after just one thought, his expression changing from initial rage to terror.
"You're the one who captured Sachi?!"
"You're the guy the boss told me to run away if I saw you?!"
Ze Shu exclaimed in surprise, "Is I really that famous in your Rocket Team?"
Upon realizing who was standing before him, Ouka's face darkened with anxiety, his only thought being to escape. With his other hand, which wasn't yet frozen, he shakily pulled out a Poké Ball and threw it to the ground. Instantly, eight Jumpluffy Pokémon appeared on the field.
These light, flying cotton grass Pokémon seem to be well-trained. As soon as they appear, they all extend their vine whips, wrapping them around Ogre's burly body. Then they vigorously spin the leaves on their heads, which resemble helicopter rotors, to propel Ogre upwards.
"Men, get me out of here!" Euca shouted anxiously.
"Heave-ho!" X8.
The shuttlecock grasses responded in unison.
But they seemed to have forgotten, or rather ignored, that this place they had brought from Hoopa was a Pokémon house room that Zeshu had specially chosen, and it had a ceiling. Before long, with a few "snap" sounds, the Jumpluffys all bumped their heads, looking bewildered.
"Huh?" Ouka asked, equally confused. "Why?"
Ze Shu: "...
This Oka seems even dumber than Higana. At least Higana knows how to adapt to the situation.
"Let him come down," Ze Shu instructed.
"Ugh!"
The Snow Fairy let out a soft murmur, and a flash of cold light appeared in the air. Several shards of ice sliced through the vines binding Ouka, separating him from the shuttlecocks. With a "thud," Ouka fell to the ground, this time landing hard and feeling dizzy and sore.
"You! You! You!" Oka snapped out of his daze, feeling the pain in his buttocks. Knowing there was no escape, he could only glare at Sawaki like a desperate beast. "Do you think you can catch Oka?! It's impossible!!"
He raised his hand and took out a Poké Ball. A flash of white light, and a Shuttle, about the size of a bowling ball, appeared in his powerful hand. Then, with a single, forceful swing of his hand, he hurled the Shuttle at Zephyr!
"Your fighting style is truly... peculiar."
Zeshu commented, and casually kicked away the pot that Ouka had thrown at him.
With a loud "bang," the kicked pot slammed into the wall, creating a large hole, demonstrating the force of the impact.
Upon seeing this, Ouka's eyes widened: "Huh?!?!"
How could Ze Shu's small body be stronger than his own massive frame?! How could he so casually kick away the pot he had thrown with all his might?! This wasn't normal!
No wonder Boss Sakaki told me to run away as soon as I saw him!
Of the three Beast Warriors, Oka disliked Sachi's cunning demeanor and Chakra's childish smugness. He only respected the powerful leader, Sakaki. But now, even a casual kick from Sawaki had Oka's eyes widened, and he felt no sense of urgency to fight back.
"I'll ask, you answer. That might make things easier for you and prevent you from suffering," Ze Shu said simply. "Is that okay?"
"I...I...I won't betray the boss! I won't tell!" Oka retorted.
"But what about betraying the boss? For example..." Ze Shu pointed to Xia Bo in the corner, who was trying his best to make himself inconspicuous, "...him."
Blaine: "Uh..."
Oka angrily exclaimed, "That traitor! Well, then I can answer!"
Ze Shu brazenly pulled out a recording pen and said, "Team Rocket's senior executive, Beastman Ouka! I'm asking you! You called Blaine, the oldest and most hardworking Gym Leader in the Kanto region, a traitor, a traitor to Team Rocket? In other words, before this, he was loyal to Team Rocket?"
Upon hearing this question, Blaine's face turned green.
He glared at him, trying to step forward to stop something, but Oka started yelling first: "Traitor! Traitor! The boss trusted you so much, letting you do so many things, and you betrayed him!"
Ze Shu then asked, "So, what did Blaine do when he was with Team Rocket? Was he a high-ranking officer on your team?"
"Stop, stop, stop—" This time, Blaine didn't care about anything else and rushed forward to stop him. "You, you can't ask anymore! I, I..."
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Ze Shu said sternly, "What?! You betrayed the league, Rockets' Xia Bo! What are you trying to say to argue?"
"Me...me...do you know how hard it is for me?!"
Blair's aged face was filled with utter grievance. He retorted, "While with Team Rocket, I did things against my conscience, enduring daily inner torment, and constantly fearing discovery by the League. Now that I've decided to betray Team Rocket, I thought I'd have a peaceful life of reform, but instead I'm facing pursuit from Team Rocket and coercion from you, the investigator!"
"Now, neither the league nor the Rockets... can tolerate me anymore!"
"Do you think it's easy being an old man like me?!"
But upon hearing his complaints, Ze Shu simply scoffed, "Didn't you bring this on yourself? Do you think it's my fault? Or did Team Rocket force you to join them?"
"Yes..." Blair collapsed to the ground in despair, dejectedly saying, "It's my fault, I was so foolish, because of some inexplicable obsession, one wrong step led to another..."
"I wasn't forced to join the Rockets... I joined the Rockets voluntarily."
"You're young, so you might not have heard of me, Blade. In my youth, I was a very talented scientist. And it was then that a project called 'Creating the Strongest Pokémon' caught my eye."
A research institute called the "Fighting Pokémon Research Institute" discovered a fossilized eyelash of Mew and planned to provide a huge sum of money to use it to create the strongest Pokémon—now named Mewtwo.
"And I later found out that this research institute was funded by Team Rocket."
"At that time, no one could match my passion and dedication to research. The old man Fuji, who was conducting research with me, fled the research because he couldn't bear the ethical issues of the experiment and the coercion from Team Rocket. But I accepted it all."
"To the outside world, everyone thought Blaine had stopped researching, but behind the scenes, I was conducting experiments day after day with Team Rocket. Later, after countless years, the experiments matured, and the birth of the strongest Pokémon was not far off."
"But my heart has changed."
"Perhaps it's because I'm tired of this life of constant anxiety, or perhaps it's because I'm fed up with the goal of creating the strongest Pokémon."
"I implanted my cells into the unfinished Mewtwo, allowing human thoughts to seep into its supposedly pure mind. Ultimately, it destroyed the culture dish on New Island and escaped. And I used that opportunity to defect."