chsdbacks Chapter 256 The Thieves of the Alliance
Chapter 256 The Thieves of the Alliance
Chapter 256 The Thieves of the Alliance
Inside the tavern's accounting room, the big spender who supplies Pokémon hunters, one of the seven sages of Team Plasma, had been knocked unconscious by Gengar.
Only two minutes have passed since he was kicked in until he is now unconscious.
"That solves it... You're really fast..."
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Zhu Lan felt that she had arrived quickly enough to provide support, but she could only catch a glimpse of the target lying on the ground.
Ze Shu's "speed" slightly disappointed her. It was this person who caused Sinnoh to be attacked by so many evil Pokémon hunters. As the Sinnoh Champion, she wished she could deal with them herself.
"And, from what you just said..."
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"Do you know who this person is?"
Zhu Lan looked at Ze Shu, who was being scolded by Meng Huan with her cheeks puffed out and "Mimi" next to her ear.
While Dreamy's mouth was open, Ze Shu took out a "Little Bear Cookie" and stuffed it into Dreamy's mouth, which turned its noisy "mimi" sounds into "mmm" sounds of chewing food, making it a little quieter.
After doing all that, Ze Shu said, "I roughly know."
He went to the feet of the unconscious Seven Sages and took the three Poké Balls hidden in his robes—this old man was probably getting old and his mind was too shocked to summon these backup Pokémon, so that within a few breaths after the Great Monster was defeated, Gengar got his hands on him and smashed him with a brick.
After locking onto the Poké Ball, Ze Shu turned to look at the green-haired man who had been standing outside the door.
"But let's leave that to people who know him, right? N."
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"————"
N remained silent, his fists clenched, his eyes fixed on the old man who had fallen to the ground.
He wasn't stupid. After being told what to do by Ze Shu upon arriving here, and after reviewing the gruesome ledgers and documents over the past few days, he had already prepared himself for this situation.
But when this one of the Seven Sages, who treated him like a "king" within Team Plasma, instilled in him the concept of protecting Pokémon and existed like a teacher, appears in this guise.
N's mind was still shaken.
He desperately wanted to prove that the disheveled old man lying on the ground was a fake, but...
...Smura.
N strode up to Smura and stared silently at his aged face, his fists still clenched.
"Uh..." After Smura slowly woke up from his coma, he noticed someone standing quietly in front of him, as if he wanted to do something to him. He immediately looked back, but saw a face that should not have been there at all.
Smura's pupils suddenly contracted: "...The King?!"
He was shocked.
My mind even doubted that it was a hallucination.
Why is N here? Wasn't he kidnapped? Oh right... N was kidnapped by the Sinnoh League. Part of the reason Team Plasma increased their orders was to create chaos in the Sinnoh region and hasten N's release on bail...
Even so.
Why is N here?! Why is N on this remote island where Pokémon hunters sell stolen goods?!
After a long moment of stunned silence, Smura opened her mouth, attempting to explain herself to N using the theories she had used when teaching him.
The Seven Sages of Team Plasma are seven knowledgeable individuals gathered by Ghettoss from all over the world. Although their combat abilities are not great, they are adept at verbal persuasion and brainwashing.
Smura was confident he could turn black into white in this situation.
But then there was another loud "bang".
Gengar slammed the brick in its hand down heavily on Smurf's neck once more. Before Smurf could utter a word, its body convulsed, and it fainted with a "uh".
"Hehehe!"
Gengar, puffed up with anger, remained vigilant against the slightest movement from the unconscious old man.
If you're subdued, then obediently fall down! You still want to speak without Ze Shu's permission? Isn't that questioning the power of that huge brick in my hand?
N looked at Smura, who had fainted again on the ground. His awakened, voiceless "King" had already proven many things. After a long silence, N opened his mouth: "His...name is Smura...he's one of the Seven Sages of Team Plasma..."
Cynthia then showed a surprised expression: "Team Plasma? Is that the organization in the Unova region that advocates liberating Pokémon from humans...?"
N silently replied, "...Yes."
The organization that promotes the liberation of Pokémon is actually a hidden big spender in the Pokémon hunter world.
To an outsider, this might sound like an act of charity—buying and releasing prey captured by Pokémon hunters.
But having seen the original, well-preserved ledger, Zhu Lan and N obviously didn't believe that Team Plasma was doing something good; they just thought it was extremely ironic.
Zhu Lan frowned and said, "I'll inform the Unified Champion as soon as I get back... no, it seems the Arderk Champion..."
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She suddenly remembered something.
A few years ago, the death of Volcarona, the partner Pokémon of Unova Champion Alder, dealt a heavy blow to Alder, who became depressed and withdrawn. Alder, who was already somewhat indifferent to regional affairs, completely abandoned them and disappeared, leaving all affairs to the Elite Four.
Although the Four Heavenly Kings are able to maintain the operation of the region.
But whether or not a champion hosts is the key to a league's cohesion.
As the best friend of Unova Elite Four member Cattleya, Cynthia often goes to Unova's Ripple Town for a vacation during the summer. She has also come to know the character of the Unova Elite Four members, including a gambler and a villainous Elite Four member.
A ghost king whose only focus is on novels;
A martial arts champion who, as Ardek's apprentice, also learned Ardek's eccentricities and spends his time supposedly training instead of managing affairs. Well, even if this martial arts champion wanted to manage affairs, it seems he couldn't possibly understand them...
There's also a Zhu Lan best friend, a super-powered king who's either sleeping or on her way to bed all day.
This is a league that's completely tanking!
Zhu Lan wanted to find a reliable Heavenly King of the Union to tell her about this, but she found it difficult to make a decision!
Compared to them, even the most unreliable Elite Four member of Sinnoh seemed extremely dependable... He had at least done a lot of work during this time, transporting some of the most seriously injured Pokémon out of the island.
Zhu Lan fell silent, a rare occurrence for her.
After staring at Smura for a while, N suddenly turned and walked in front of Ze Shu, his green hair obscuring his somewhat helpless eyes. "You've shown me this truth; your intentions must be more than just this..."
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"Tell me, what do you want me to do...?"
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Having witnessed the true nature of Team Plasma's wickedness, N clearly could no longer trust them.
But could he really trust Ze Shu in front of him? N wasn't so sure either...
To N's surprise, when he offered to do something, Ze Shu actually pondered for a while before saying, "The reason I brought you here was really just this—so that you won't be kept in the dark and cause us any more trouble in the future."
"Hmm... Now that you know the truth, it's time to go back to where you came from."
N: ".
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He continued to stare silently at Ze Shu.
Ze Shu felt that N was now like a vulnerable, homeless child who had been abandoned.
"All right....
""
Under that vulnerable gaze, Ze Shu finally shrugged and said after thinking for a moment.
"If you insist on doing something, then we will..."
The "big spender"—the seven sages of Team Plasma—has been captured. While not a huge fish for Zeki, they weren't insignificant either. Their operation at the Pokémon hunter's tavern for selling stolen goods is also drawing to a close.
But Zeshu will have to stay here a little longer.
The reason is simple: he still needs to catch those Pokémon hunters who come here full of hope and dreams of a wealthy future, unaware that this place is a trap for selling stolen goods.
Those Pokémon that were treated as "goods" under the tavern can finally be moved away in large numbers; those that should be released back into the wild are released, and those that should be returned to their trainers are returned to their trainers...
More than ten days have passed in the blink of an eye.
These days have been extremely uneventful.
Aside from the occasional visit of Pokémon hunters, which provides some amusement, Gengar's bricks are so badly chipped that they're almost broken off.
Ze Shu could only fish at every fishing spot on the island—but the result was always the same: he came back empty-handed.
The bait was completely devoured by a golden carp, a wakame, and three savage bass.
The only thing that surprised Ze Shu during this period was...
Only the "green caterpillar" that had been following Zeshu above the clouds made its way out.
It was a sunny afternoon, and Ze Shu was fishing, letting the teary-eyed shrike eat the bait. Don't let its small size fool you, it's the best at grabbing bait.
In this seemingly ordinary situation, the Sky-Splitter suddenly plunged down from the clouds, its magnificent aura startling the Weakling Fish so much that its body stiffened and it almost snapped on the spot.
This startled Ze Shu, who immediately pulled out a red chain, intending to bind the green caterpillar again.
But the caterpillar didn't do anything extra after it came down.
It remained silent, its black and yellow eyes inexplicably fixed on Ze Shu.
Ze Shu didn't understand what it meant, so he just threw it a bag of Pokémon food.
Then Rayquaza brazenly took the food and flew away.
Zeshu couldn't figure out if this guy really wanted food or something else.
Anyway, Higana was extremely annoyed when she learned about this—"Why should the Dragon God go to you, a mere Zeki, instead of me, a more familiar Meteorite, when he's hungry?!"
"Hmm, but you don't seem to know Rayquaza very well, do you? I've at least ridden it before."
"Ugh! What nonsense are you spouting! You annoying Sawaki! I'm going to fight you three hundred times with Salamence... Ewhhh! Glaceon won't do! Froslass won't do! That noisy Snow Leopard won't do either! Articuno is even worse! Then, then... Vulpix, that'll do! That'll do!"
"Oh, oh?!"
Hezhong, Feiyun City.
This is probably the largest city in the Pokémon region, located at the southern port of Unova. Skyscrapers and ordinary high-rise buildings stand side by side, towering into the clouds, and countless pedestrians hurry to and fro on the city streets, creating a bustling and lively scene.
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Having left the southern island of Sinnoh, Sawaki chose to keep his promise to return N to Ghettoss and came here.
The bustling atmosphere here dazzled Higana, a "country girl from Hoenn".
Wow! They even have so many desserts here!
"Huh? What's this? A Warm Pig Donut? Gu Niu Niu, do you like them? Have one!"
"Huh? What's this? Snow-eating Worm Sticky Pudding? Six-tailed Fox, do you like it? I'll have one too!"
"What's this again? Huh? A Whimsicott cotton ball? Little Mew, you want some too? Okay, one of you!"
While browsing the dessert shop, Higanbana was accompanied by two drooling Pokémon, and she practically tried every single type of dessert in the entire shop.
Yes, very arrogant and domineering.
But when it came time to pay the bill...
"Huh...it costs money?!"
Upon hearing Xijiana's astonishing words, the clerk jumped up from behind the counter, staring at her warily: "This customer, dining and dashing is illegal!"
Higana could only look at Zeshu with a pleading expression.
Ze Shu covered his face. This idiot.
Xiao Lan quickly stepped forward and paid the bill for Xijiana.
Then, Higanbana was finally able to drag her big bags of desserts out of the store. Her little gnome was also struggling to hold onto a small bag of desserts—because the streets of Hokusai City do not allow the release of larger Pokémon to follow them, they had to carry them themselves, and Higanbana's face turned red from carrying them.
She pleaded pitifully, "Could you help me carry this...?"
But Xiao Lan was chatting with Ze Shu.
"I heard that Feiyun Ice Cream from Feiyun City is a world-famous delicacy! Zeju, Zeju, can we go buy some?"
"Of course."
"Could you help me carry these desserts? I'm so tired from carrying them..."
"Danze Tree... the line for this Flying Cloud Ice Cream seems to be quite long, it'll take a long time, maybe..."
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"We can line up and see what we're looking for; it's a rare opportunity to come here. Anyway, we're not buying everything we see, so we don't need to carry heavy loads."
"!!!"
Higana puffed out her cheeks as she looked at the two people in front of her.
This is passive-aggressive behavior! It's definitely passive-aggressive behavior!
"snort!"
Following the two in the long line for Flying Cloud Ice Cream, Xijiana snorted heavily.
Then she'd carry it herself! Just then, she felt the bag of desserts in her hand felt lighter; it must be because her strength had increased in that short time!
Then you won't get any!
While waiting in line for Flying Cloud Ice Cream, a few sneaky guys were having a "secret talk" in the queue—yes, a very loud one.
"Have you heard? There's a speech in Tangcao Town! They say you can get freebies like healing potions, delicious water, and Moo Moo Milk after listening to it!"
"Is this a speech by the great Plasma Team?"
"Yeah, yeah! It's the speech from the great Plasma Team!"
"Even without the free gift, you should still listen! Let alone with the free gift!"
Ze Shu:
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Are you kidding me? This is such a stiff and unhelpful online troll.
Hsieh asked curiously, "Huh? There's a speech? Ze Shu, should we go get some freebies?"
Xiao Lan helplessly covered her head.
But Ze Shu laughed and said, "Then let's go? Hmm, after all, there's Moo Moo Milk to lead the way."
Higana raised her hand and clenched her fist: "Yay! Zeki, you really are... huh?!"
As she raised her hand, she realized that the once incredibly heavy bag of desserts was now reduced to just a single donut. No wonder she had been feeling less and less tired earlier...
"Who stole my dessert?! There's only one left!!!"
then...
Within Higanbana's sight.
A tiny golden ring suddenly appeared in her bag, brazenly encasing the last donut. Then, with a flash of golden light and a chuckle, the last donut vanished completely.
Higanbana: "!!!"
She widened her eyes.
If she so brazenly emptied all the desserts she bought, then what was the point of her struggling to carry those heavy desserts earlier?
"Who is it! Who is it!"
"You thief! Don't let me catch you!!!"