Elf: Who told him to be an investigator!

Chapter 261 "Working Class" Hupa

Chapter 261 "Working Class" Hupa

"Work...to earn money?"

Hupa caught the ring that Zeshu threw to him, looking somewhat bewildered.

Does "doing the work" mean doing what Ze Shu described? In other words, finding that Da Yu monster and then getting paid?

Ten thousand... Alliance Coins?

This is worth more than how many desserts Hoopa sneakily "picked up"!

This act of earning a substantial reward through one's own efforts, after only briefly outlining the process, gave Hupa a unique and profound experience.

So it clenched its fist and confidently shouted, "Finding Pokémon is a piece of cake for Hoopa! Just you wait, Hoopa will only need five minutes to pick up the Pokémon you want, Sawa!"

"Okay. You can try it first."

Ze Shu replied simply.

Why would he be willing to pay Hupa 10,000 to work for him?

That's because "Poopa the Little Demon God" has so many auxiliary functions that it's practically on par with Mew from "Pokémon Origins" in terms of functionality.

Since the original user of the Hoopa Ring was not the one in Ze Shu's hands, Ze Shu could only use it as a "Universe Ring" to steal things from others—just now, Ze Shu used the Hoopa Ring to steal Hoopa's Hoopa Ring, leaving Hoopa bald.

But in Hoopa's hands, the function of the ring became more complex and diverse.

Not only can it be used as a weapon to knock objects away, but it can also be used for long-distance screen peeping, ultra-long-distance instant teleportation, and picking up anything or any creature within sight...

Furthermore, when unleashing its Hoopa form, it can even summon all the legendary Pokémon from another parallel universe...

"No, no..."

While Zeshu was thinking, Mengmeng plopped down on his shoulder, its tail swaying sullenly.

It seems the plan to kill Hoopa and then steal its sacrificial offerings is not going to work...

But the plan didn't work, and Dream lost the will to carry it out.

It wasn't so heartless as to insist on killing Hoopa—as fellow "mythical beasts," Mew knew that Hoopa couldn't die; for them, "dying" was just about sleeping for a very, very long time.

"Five minutes have passed, it's even been eight minutes already. Has Hoopa still not 'picked up' the Daewoo Monster?"

Seeing Hupa constantly peering inside with the ring, his expression shifting from a confident smile at the beginning to a gradually cooling smile, and finally to a furrowed brow, Zeshu crossed his arms and asked a question.

Hupa said nervously, "Almost there! Just five more minutes, Hupa!"

This is its first time "working," so how can something go wrong!

Hupa stared intently at the ring in his hand.

Dead loop, find it quickly!

Five more minutes passed.

Ze Shu asked precisely at the right moment, "Haven't you picked them up yet?"

Hupa was sweating profusely: "Give Hupa five more minutes..."

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It suddenly understood why working-class people in the big city of Feiyun complained about their bosses... So this was the pressure of targets and "deadlines"!

Ze Shu: "————"

He was speechless for a moment.

The "five-minute" deadline was confidently set by Hoopa himself—this Hoopa really knows how to put pressure on himself.

And recalling Hoopa's unruly and mischievous demeanor in the spaceship's food storage room, Ze Shu looked at Hoopa, who was now under increasing pressure and cautiously addressing him as "his boss."

Is this the transformation of "free agents" into the brutal ranks of "working class"?

Five more minutes passed.

Hoopa was still not found.

Ze Shu didn't blame it, and Xiao Lan also brought over a tablet at the right time.

"I contacted Officer Jenny in Tangcao Town and got the surveillance footage from that time. Here's what the escaped monster looked like. Hoopa, take a look. Maybe this will make it easier to find."

"And here's the path prediction for the sightings of the Great Universe Monster that the Alliance has collected. Hoopa, you should take a look!"

Not only did they not blame Hoopa..., they even carefully helped Hoopa when it "failed"...

Hoopa was so moved that tears welled up in her eyes: "Okay! Hoopa will search diligently!"

Ultimately, Hoopa found the wounded and escaped Great Universe, now hiding, in a ruined corner at the northwest end of Tangcao Town.

The moment he found it, Hoopa was overjoyed and reached out to grab the monster that the ring had spotted!

With a flash of golden light, the giant monster, which had painstakingly fled for over a hundred miles, was rendered useless by Hoopa's "picking up" of it. In a flash, it appeared out of thin air on the deck of the spaceship.

When it appeared, the sudden change in environment made Ze Shu see Da Yu's alien-like emerald green eyes reveal a look of bewilderment.

But as expected of a Psychic-type Pokémon, it reacted instantly and tried to escape.

But even faster was Salamence, which had been holding back its Dragon Pulse for a long time, following closely behind Sigana.

"Salamander! Let's shoot it!!"

"roar!!!"

There was a loud "boom".

Daewoo was blasted off the deck by Dragon Pulse, and then was caught back by Blue's Espeon using its psychic powers.

When it was captured, its superpowers were already weakened and it could not move its body. After all, it had been attacked indiscriminately by Lugia and then traveled for more than a hundred miles. Now, after suffering this change, it should have been unable to hold on for a long time.

"So injured... will we be able to find out anything?" Higana leaned closer and asked curiously, "Did we just waste our time? Or maybe..."

"Let's punish this thief, Hoopa!"

"for example....

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"Let my Salamence blast it with one shot first!"

Hoopa stared in disbelief at Higana, who was spouting "vicious words," and quickly dodged behind Zeshu.

It cried out anxiously, "Hoopa just helped Zeli and worked hard for him! You...you can't blast Hoopa!"

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Higana puffed out her cheeks and retorted angrily, "Then you'll have to pay for my dessert!"

Hoopa retorted confidently, "I found it! And I don't have any money on me right now!"

Higana was furious: "Ah!!!"

Hoopa yelled again, "Aren't you a human, woman? I've seen humans buy desserts from bakeries! You must have money, why don't you buy them yourself? Why are you arguing with a Pokémon like me!"

Higana couldn't stand Hoopa's provocation any longer. She retorted angrily, "I...I have no money! That's why the desserts you stole are so important! You..."

Hoopa: "Hahaha, you're so lame!"

It pointed at Higana and mocked her, interrupting her spellcasting.

"You, a human, don't even have money..."

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"But Hoopa is rich now!"

"Ze Shu, Ze Shu, where's Hoopa's reward? Hurry, give it to Hoopa! Hoopa wants to buy dessert—desserts that cost money, especially in front of a penniless human like her!"

Hupa looked at Zeshu expectantly and slurped his saliva.

With that reward, he could buy lots and lots of desserts!

But then, it only saw Ze Shu shake his head.

"Didn't we agree? The money you get for working for me is to pay off the debts you owed for stealing. Want to buy dessert? No way."

"I will keep your reward of 10,000 Alliance Coins safe for you and will give it to Mayali later."

Hupa: ∑(°口°):

If that's the case... wouldn't that mean...?

"Haha, you're broke too!!"

Higana burst into laughter, pointing at Hoopa with her finger.

Hoopa: "You're a human, and you don't have any money either! That's even more shameful!" It retorted angrily, and they hurt each other.

Higana:

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So, these two penniless people stared at each other in silence with the Pokémon, and after a while, they both fell into a depressed state, hanging their heads and not wanting to talk.

Xiao Lan watched them hurt each other until they fell silent, and she couldn't help but feel speechless.

Meanwhile, on the other side of the spaceship, White, sipping apple juice, watched this scene. His eyes lit up, as if he had found some inspiration. He quickly pulled out a script and started scribbling, muttering to himself, "I knew I was right to come here. This is such a pleasant surprise..."

As he was writing the script, Huai De suddenly caught a glimpse of a large black-striped bird flying up quickly out of the corner of his eye.

This large black-striped bird was also carrying a golden-haired jellyfish...

"Ah! No, no, it's not the golden-haired jellyfish!" Huai shook his head hurriedly. "It's... Superpower King?!"

I heard something offensive...

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She blushed and said, "I'm so sorry! Queen Cattleya!"

As soon as Cattleya stepped off the messenger bird onto the deck, she heard someone call her "Golden Jellyfish".

This made her yawn involuntarily. Her superpowers kicked in, and she tidied her long, wavy blonde hair, making it look less like a jellyfish, before sleepwalking as she reassured Huai De, "It's okay, I don't mind..."

After yawning, Gadriya met Zeshu's gaze.

"Ah...you're the one Zhu Lan was talking about..."

Ze Shu nodded: "I am Ze Shu."

On Sinnoh Island, Cynthia pondered which Unova Elite Four member would be most reliable in handling the matter, and finally could only reluctantly choose her best friend—the Unova Elite Four member, Cattleya.

Ze Shu and Gadriya skipped the pleasantries and went straight to the point.

"Team Plasma just conducted a wicked operation in Karakushou Town, hypnotizing people into releasing Pokémon on a large scale. I've captured all the Team Plasma members there, and the organizer, Ghetsis, escaped severely injured..."

"Oh..." Gadriya murmured.

Ze Shu: "————"

Is this Superpowered King a little unreliable...?

That's it.

Zeki continued, "I've observed that Team Plasma is rampant in Unova these days because they are a legitimate, League-recognized organization, able to conduct presentations across various locations, and even rent their own office building..."

"But with the evidence Cynthia gave you in Sinnoh, Team Plasma is colluding with Pokémon hunters... their intentions are obvious."

Caldelia asked in a daze, "Then what should we do?"

Ze Shu slowly said, "Issue an arrest warrant. Designate Team Plasma as a malevolent organization threatening the region, prohibit all their activities, and have the League conduct a full-scale arrest operation against them!"

Caldea asked in a daze, "Is this meant to kill them?"

Ze Shu nodded and said, "This is to kill them!"

"Even if this alerts Team Plasma and makes them prepared, the impact of Team Plasma's activities is too terrible, so people must also be wary and on guard against them."

Moreover, the Tangcao Town incident affected so many people that even if they wanted to cover it up, they couldn't. The news had already spread while they were persecuting Hoopa on the spaceship.

People are still half-believing and half-doubting – after all, the “bird-shaped Pokémon in the hands of the trainer who made the move, which seemed to control the raging wind like a miracle” in the news is too exaggerated.

That being the case.

It would be better to have the league fully endorse them and define the nature of this incident.

Turn the plasma team into stray dogs on the street...

Everyone hates them!

Gadriya agreed, "That's the right choice. I'll make the Alliance do as you say."

Ze Shu nodded.

Cattleya then said, "So, Mr. Ze Shu, you asked me to come here because there's something else you want me to do, right?"

Ze Shu looked at Gadriya and said, "Indeed, there is."

How...

He felt like talking to Cattleya was like performing a stand-up comedy routine... This Unova Superpowered King was practically a perfect comedian.

As Ze Shu was thinking this, he saw Gadriya smile: "Because I'm the Superpower King, and being able to sense people's subtle emotions is also a kind of superpower!"

"For example, just now, Investigator Zeki, didn't you think I was a bit unreliable?"

Ze Shu blinked and said honestly, "...Yes."

Cattleya puffed out her cheeks: "Even if that's what you were thinking just now, admitting it directly is still a little hurtful... Sleeping is the best thing, I just woke up from a nap..."

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Ze Shu: "————"

He didn't say anything, but silently took the Da Yu monster from the side.

Gadriya looked at the badly injured Daewoo Pokémon: "Is this the Pokémon you wanted me to... see?"

Ze Shu nodded.

Psychic users have a universal way of using their superpowers: they can communicate with the superpowers of psychic Pokémon. Even if the Pokémon doesn't cooperate, they can still obtain a lot of information—that's what Sabrina told Zeki.

This strange creature took many detours during its escape, perhaps it was able to obtain some information.

As one of the two greatest psychic geniuses in the Pokémon world, alongside Sabrina, there's no way she couldn't do it.

Ze Shu also told her about his idea.

Gadrilia laughed and said, "It seems you know a lot about superpowered people, Zeshu... You really can do it! And this Daewoo monster's situation is perfect for it!"

After saying this, her golden hair tips curled up slightly, and a light purple superpower, different from Sabrina's deep purple superpower, overflowed, enveloping the badly injured Daewoo monster.

"This strange creature... has been to many places."

Cattleya closed her eyes and murmured, "...But there's a place...where many people in silver-white uniforms are stationed, it must be Team Plasma...dilapidated ruins, abandoned research equipment, and...a cloud of purplish-black mist...Erosion Dream..."

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She murmured a lot of words that jumped around quite a bit.

Finally, she opened her eyes and said, "There's a lot of information... but I think the most valuable thing is..."

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"The Ruins of Dreams, east of Sanyo City."

"That place... seems to have been taken over by Team Plasma... Team Plasma seems to value that place highly..."

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Ze Shu nodded and said, "Then let's set off."

Cattleya: "Where are we going?"

Ze Shu: "...While we're on our way, let's also clear out the ruins of that dream."

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