Elf: Who told him to be an investigator!

Chapter 104 Surf Party! Save the pink mini dragon for me!

Chapter 104 Surf Party! Save the pink mini dragon for me!

After a long silence.

In the dimly lit room, Watari finally uttered a sentence:

"I must provide the prizes. As for how the competition should be conducted, you can decide."

He was simply sending out the "prize," and how he sent it or what the outcome was was irrelevant to him.

Ze Shu seemed to be deep in thought, then suddenly asked, "Really?"

Du nodded.

Ze Shu: "No regrets?"

Du was completely confused, but he nodded nonetheless.

"Then it's a deal." Ze Shu laughed. "Leave it all to me."

The Saint-Antoine slowly returned to port...

From the center of the sea, under the control of a threatened sailor, this behemoth scurried back to the port of Kuroba City, attracting a crowd of onlookers.

Then......

The Pokémon Center in Vermilion City was packed—literally packed.

The Pokémon lying on the ground in agony almost filled all the indoor space of the Pokémon Center. As for the Pokémon and trainers whose conditions were not so serious, they were simply given some antidote and then kicked out.

Nurse Joy paced anxiously in Vermilion City, her Chansey beside her also dizzy from the effort, yet unable to keep up. So, Sawaki's Pokémon rushed off to help.

You could say it was further education, a chance to learn professional nursing knowledge from the more professional Ms. Joey.

But the situation here also shocked the people of Kureha City.

They didn't understand why there were suddenly so many injured Pokémon, nor did they understand why there were so many trainers suffering and paralyzed.

But as the trainers present gradually recovered from their anesthesia, they were finally able to speak and recount the specifics of the Saint-Tiannu's ordeal. At the same time, the League's announcement was released, and they finally understood...

It's all Lt. Surge's fault! Lt. Surge is a mole within Team Rocket! All those injured Pokémon were caused by Lt. Surge!

The exposure of this matter.

While it sparked some fear and anxiety about various dangers, many also praised the alliance for its courage in admitting the incident and its righteous act of uncovering the truth through undercover investigation, saying it gave them a great sense of security!

But if they knew that the five leaders of the Kanto Alliance were all undercover agents like Lt. Surge, they probably wouldn't have said such things.

This matter concerning Ma Xueshi cannot be kept secret.

Ze Shu didn't intend to hide it.

For the Rockets, Mitchell might be considered a "white elephant," with mediocre importance, but it's impossible for them to completely break ties with the league for him; they have to swallow their pride and accept the situation.

But now he's been swiftly and thoroughly apprehended, before the Rockets could even react. The Rockets are struggling to react in time; at most, they can only mutter "idiot."

"idiot!"

Sakaki said this.

The Rockets' assistant coach, Manabu, also shook his head and said:

"Even though you, Giovanni, have warned him to stop, Lt. Surge still won't listen and stubbornly continues his so-called 'expansion' of his power, stealing other trainers' Pokémon. His actions are getting bigger and bigger, and increasingly reckless. He's really keeping it a secret."

"Unfortunately... or rather, it's only natural."

"Now that we've been caught by that top-tier investigator from Sinnoh, everything has been reset to zero."

"Boss Sakaki, what should we do next? Do we need to take any action?"

But Sakaki did not answer immediately.

"The investigator from Sinnoh..." he said with a sigh, stroking the Persian beside the table, "I heard that Sinnoh's so-called Team Galactic was wiped out because of him, ha... Red Sun, I've also heard of his ideology, a guy who just wants to daydream."

"And that guy Sachi...it seems he's still in his hands? It's a pity. If Sachi were still alive, he could have gone to develop the Sinnoh region. As for now..."

He shook his head.

"The fact that Lt. Surge, that idiot, was arrested has no impact. We don't need to take any action. Project Mewtwo has already begun, and we can afford to wait."

Five days later.

Regardless of the extent of the impact of the Mt. Surge incident, regardless of how the Rockets will respond, and regardless of how the league will handle the situation.

This is the city of Koba at this time.

A celebratory atmosphere permeated the air.

"Hehe... The surfing competition everyone's been looking forward to for five days, five seconds... four seconds... one second... let's officially begin!" Little Blue announced from the platform as the host. "Don't forget, the ultimate champion's prize is an autographed cape sponsored by 'Dragon Messenger' Mr. Yulongdu, as well as a mystery grand prize!"

"Wow!!!" The crowd below erupted in a deafening roar, "Yay!!!"

However, what everyone cared about was not the prize.

This competition was less of a surfing contest and more of a party—a party celebrating the arrest of Mascherano.

The once bustling docks of Kureha City were now filled with chairs and tables laden with delicacies, resembling a grand banquet without regard to occasion. An incongruous bonfire burned in the center, and people came and went, all with smiles on their faces.

It is both a celebration of the League's wise arrest of Lt. Surge and a celebration of the "peace" that will follow in the city of Koba.

After Lt. Surge was arrested, it was discovered that the sailors who were running rampant in Vermilion City were also Lt. Surge's doing. This was especially gratifying for the president of the Pokémon Fan Club, so when Sawa invited him to be a judge for the "surfing competition," he agreed without hesitation.

"Now, let's welcome our first group of contestants!"

Xiao Lan diligently performed her job as a host, which she had volunteered for out of interest.

At the pier of Vermilion City, no ships are passing by anymore—the clear ocean, the bright sky, and the small waves caused by Lugia controlling his power.

Blue: "The rules of the competition are very simple... Just have fun playing with the Pokémon!"

"oh!!!"

Ze Shu sat quietly in a corner of the Kureha City dock festival.

The table in front of him was filled with a lot of food. Some of it was sponsored by him using the food stored on his spaceship, but most of it was "donated" by the residents of Kuye City, as well as the Onion Ranger Chef Team, which was specially supported by the Alliance!

Led by a proud and majestic scallion soldier, scallion ducks wearing chef's hats wave scallions, and one after another, delicious, fragrant, and steaming dishes are born.

It is said that this is the most elite and professional chef team in the alliance. There is also a very inspiring story: in order to keep the green onions in their hands and to avoid becoming food themselves, this group of green onion ducks resolutely embarked on the path of chefs.

The alliance even created an Alcremie.

This is an adorable Pokémon from the Galar region, possessing as many as 63 "Flavor" forms that amaze even the wisest god. It can produce cream of many flavors and is said to be the dream partner Pokémon for pastry chefs.

If we were to identify the shape of this Alcremie in front of us, it should be Strawberry Alcremie - Creamy Vanilla Flavor.

With a body as smooth and delicate as cream and honey, and a fresh, juicy strawberry on its forehead, combined with its petite yet clean appearance, it is simply adorable.

Cute, vanilla.

Watching Alcremie happily squeeze her hands together to fill the small cake with cream in the distance... Ze Shu was thinking about how to take this cream-producing Alcremie away and bring her on his spaceship.

But this made the six-tailed fox in Ze Shu's arms drool with envy.

Tears involuntarily streamed down my face.

Looking at the food that was both desirable and unattainable, it turned to look at Ze Shu with pitiful, big eyes, full of longing: "Ouming~"

Ze Shu smiled and said, "Go ahead. I won't restrict you today."

Six-Tails jumped up in surprise: "Ooo-Ooo-Ooo!"

The surfing "competition" is in full swing. In this "competition," most people no longer care about the deceit and trickery of normal competition, but instead enjoy the moment together—pointing and playing around on the sea with a board, carefree and unrestrained.

This phenomenon has given confidence to many trainers and Pokémon who are "not good at swimming"...

A Tyrannosaurus Rex, carrying a waterboard much smaller than itself, walked to the sea at the dock, threw the waterboard into the sea, and then jumped in with a confident look on its face.

thump!

Like a depth charge, it causes the sea surface to explode with splashes.

The water-based treadmill was also thrown far away by the impact.

In the end, the armored Tyrannosaurus was carried out one by one by the Gyarados that had been waiting in the wings. Its wet rhinoceros face was filled with shock and disbelief, as if it had no idea of ​​its own size.

the other side.

"Hahaha! Pikachu, look, look..." Ash exclaimed excitedly as he paddled across the sea, "I mastered paddling before you did!"

"Pikachu Pikachu~"

Pikachu, running alongside and also riding a small skateboard, looked utterly unconvinced.

Then, it was bumped into by Ash, who slipped and lost control of his skateboard. It was a case of carelessness on both sides.

It fell face-first into the sea, causing bubbles to rise and fall...

"Pikachu!"

An electrical burst suddenly erupted, exploding across the sea!

Ash's screams echoed underwater: "Coo coo coo coo!" Fortunately, thanks to Ash's "daring," they sank far enough away from the main currents.

Pikachu's 100,000 volts didn't hurt many people.

Unfortunately, Lance's Gyarados, seemingly too devoted to its duty, sprang into action the moment Ash and Pikachu fell into the water, quickly approaching them and, predictably, being caught in the Thunderbolt attack as well...

"roar--!!!"

Under four times the restraint...

The "lifeguard" Gyarados suffered a workplace injury and is unable to continue.

Then, looking pitiful, it was picked up by the little blue Blastoise that arrived later and thrown in front of the Pokémon Center's Sawasaki Doll.

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Although many unexpected things happened.

But overall, everyone was very happy.

Trainers and Pokémon work together to fight against the waves... Joyful smiles are frequently seen.

Ze Shu had investigated and found that, usually, due to the sailors' reckless behavior, the people of Kureha City rarely had the opportunity to surf and play so freely. More often than not, once they entered the water, they were rudely ordered to stop by the sailors—regardless of whether the situation was suitable or not.

Therefore, this extreme repression leads to extreme laughter.

at the same time.

A party, the complete opposite of a water ski resort.

Six-tailed Fox's mouth never stopped. As soon as Chef Onion Soldier brought out a dish, it pounced on it like a hungry ghost, leaving Chef Onion Soldier helpless. However, looking at Six-tailed Fox's cute chubby cheeks, Chef Onion Soldier didn't know where to start.

It even thought that this little cutie was never getting enough to eat!

But looking at Six-Tails' already chubby cheeks, Chef Negi dismissed the idea: "Gah..."

All they could do was urge their junior chefs, who were also serving the green onion duck, to speed up the process.

On the other side:

Psyduck, wagging its short tail, also darted between various food tables.

A voice inside its blank mind urged it to look at it:

"Yes...yes! It's this little cake. Memrid wants to try it, Psyduck, grab it! Grab it! Ah! It's been stolen...Psyduck, your arms are so short..."

Psyduck: "Quack?"

Is it my fault...?

"Hey...hey!"

Meanwhile, the foam squirrel, waving its broom-like tail, wandered under various tables... Wherever its tail flicked, that place instantly became clean and tidy, as if it possessed cleaning magic.

The foam squirrel was quite pleased with itself.

But then it discovered that Ze Shu had grabbed its little neck: "No need to sweep... someone will clean it up afterwards. Now, Foam Chipmunk, your job is to enjoy this moment....:

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Then...

The foam squirrel stood forlornly on the dining table, looking at the food in front of it with a tearful expression: "Squeak!"

Why......"

I find cleaning more enjoyable than eating...

Pokémon Center.

Almost dolls are very popular.

Not only did it receive Nurse Joy's pity and become good friends with Chansey, but all sorts of Pokémon it healed, after regaining their health, also brought it gifts.

There are useless but beautiful gemstones, and colorful ones that look like feathers plucked from their own bodies.

There were dazzling gems that had been picked up from who-knows-where, and even a tropical dragon gifted it a banana from its neck...

The dolls accepted almost all of these gifts with great care.

For the first time, it understood how wonderful the feeling of "saving lives" was...:.. Then, it looked with a contented expression at the tree on the opposite corner of the Pokémon Center, stroking Glaceon: "Tabu.::::::"

All of this was because Ze Shu rescued it....

so.:

It needs to work even harder!

In this short period of time, I must work hard to learn more nursing skills from Miss Joey!

Of course, this "party" also included a group of three people disguised as victims, all covered in wounds.

"So happy~ Meow!" Meow kept stuffing the dishes on the table into her mouth, tears streaming down her face as she exclaimed, "This is the happiest I've ever felt, I'm almost crying~"

Musashi, standing to the side, also shed tears:

"That's because we're in the onion food section, the onion smell is so strong..."

During the party.

Ze Shu casually sipped the orange juice in his hand.

Suddenly, he noticed that the entire space was vibrating, and when he picked up the source of the vibration, he found it was the Arceus phone.

Upon waking the screen, the "Washing Emerald" icon displayed on it is shaking violently, brimming with blue and black energy, indicating that it is "charged" and ready to enter the Washing Emerald state at any time.

But Ze Shu immediately pressed the button to turn off vibration.

He was slightly speechless: "Does it have to be this rushed?"

Actually, the jadeite had already been fully charged, but Ze Shu hadn't paid any attention to it. He didn't expect it to suddenly vibrate like this.

Even through the space between the backpack and the surroundings, it vibrates.

"Don't rush."

He said to the Arceus phone,

So he casually stuffed the phone under a potted plant that was passing by.

Feeling the constant vibrations in his lower body, Pen Cai Guai was stunned for a moment, then wiped away the tears that kept overflowing from the corners of his eyes.

Time passed slowly.

What started as a "party" on a sunny morning has gradually turned into the evening as the sun sets.

In the scallion-wielding chef team, some of the scallion ducks were so exhausted that they collapsed, their scallions drooping and bending in their hands... their entire duck faces looked utterly exhausted and lifeless.

But...but...but!

Why can this white fox still eat?!

Six-Tails tilted its head: "Ouming?"

It looked at the scallion that had fallen in front of it, wiped the food crumbs from the corner of its mouth, and then stretched out its snow-white paws to rummage around, quickly grabbing the scallion from the big green onion duck into its hand.

The giant green duck instantly perked up, its face turning terrified: "Quack!!"

No! !

Okay, okay.

"I know everyone is reluctant to leave, but it's getting late..." Xiao Lan said from the stage. "Doesn't anyone want this 'party' to end perfectly?"

"I don't want it!!"

"But even if you don't want it to end, it has to end! Does nobody want to see who the champion of this competition is?"

"I don't want it!!!"

Xiao Lan looked dejected: "...—

She shouldn't have accepted the "host" job on a whim.

Otherwise...no!

The creature holding hands with Ze Shu below must be her!

Xiao Lan watched as the Snow Fairy secretly held Ze Shu's hand, a blissful expression on her face, and subtly puffed out her cheeks—she had noticed that the Snow Fairy had been doing this secretly many times!

She showed an angry expression:

"No matter how unwilling you are... this competition is coming to an end! If you're still reluctant to let it go, go and 'thank' our event sponsor—the 'Dragon's' King, Mr. Yulongdu!"

That's all.

Xiao Lan put down the microphone.

But when I turned around—Where did Ze Shu go?

Only Jasmine, the little painter, remained, holding her easel and painting.

She described the "party" with great seriousness.

It seemed as if they wanted to preserve the best feeling of this party.

A gentle sea breeze blows, bringing a refreshing coolness.

At this moment, at the top of the lighthouse in Kuroba City—as a port city, it is natural that there is a lighthouse here.

"How is it?"

"Isn't the happiness and joy that your Viridian Power senses—the happiness and joy born from the interdependence and mutual help between humans and Pokémon—different from your deeply ingrained belief that humanity needs to be completely 'annihilated'?"

Ze Shu looked at the green-glowing figure of Yu Longdu and spoke slowly.

After a moment of silence, Du slowly uttered two words:

"It's all an illusion!"

Ze Shu: ".—

What kind of species is this Imperial Dragon Crossing?

But then, as if reminiscing, Yu Longdu suddenly spoke up:

When I was little...

"I witnessed Pokémon in Viridian Forest struggling and dying in the sewage discharged from human factories, and I was powerless to do anything about it."

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"And by the time I was able to do so, the factory had closed down. The 'workers' inside, however, took the money they had earned from killing countless Pokémon and traveled to various places, settling down and laughing heartily with the Pokémon...::.The emotions they felt were no different from those of now."

"But their happiness comes from the deaths of hundreds of Pokémon..."

"This incident had a significant impact on me. The first thing I did after becoming an investigator was to specifically target them, even though it was impossible to investigate why they killed the Pokémon... But, people always make mistakes. And when someone makes a mistake, I'll keep an eye on them."

"And even now..." Yulongdu turned his head, letting Zeshu look into his serious eyes, "there is still one 'worker' that I'm watching, waiting for him to make a mistake."

"Just like Lt. Surge and Team Rocket, humans have been harming Pokémon, whether intentionally or deliberately."

"So... Zeki, I believe you understand how I feel, and I know you're aware of my inner thoughts... but I won't take back the 'prize' of Hakron."

"I found working with you to be a very pleasant experience—even though you sometimes make fun of me for no reason, I really appreciate you."

"So I don't want this matter to turn us into enemies."

Watari looked directly into Zeshu's eyes.

Meeting his eyes, which might have held a hint of stubbornness, Ze Shu suddenly said, "What about those 'workers' Pokémon that you targeted and dealt with? Did they feel sad and pained after losing their trainers? Don't lie to me."

Du paused for a moment, then simply said, "They're doing very well now."

Ze Shu: "Then it's there."

"Haven't you also become someone who unintentionally 'harms' Pokémon? Because of your extreme ideas, haven't you become the kind of person you hate?"

Wataru: "This is the price to pay after the plan is implemented. After I kill all of humanity, I will also commit suicide."

Ze Shu:

Not a buddy...

Is it the power of Tokiwa that has caused you to become like this?

After a moment of silence, Ze Shu sighed: "You're too extreme."

Watari: "I know."

You know you're being extreme, yet you still do it. ::?

"Heh..." Ze Shu suddenly chuckled, "But a beautiful world where Pokémon don't get hurt can't be created by wiping out all of humanity. A beautiful world needs people to carefully maintain it, it needs you to eliminate Team Rocket, it needs to establish beautiful rules..."

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"In short, it's not about brutally annihilating humanity."

Regarding these words.

Wataru didn't refute, but his words were still sharp: "Anyway, I'm going to send this Hakron away... Who's the champion this time?"

Ze Shu paused for a moment: "Who is it?"

Xiao Lan: "It's me!"

She climbed up the lighthouse from the ground floor, panting, gave Sawaki a resentful look, and then said to Watari, "I'm the champion! So give me your Hakuron! Of course... I don't need the autographed cape!"

Watari: "Aren't you the host?"

Xiao Lan laughed: "Can't a host participate in a competition? Can't a participant win the championship?"

The referees, the host, the planners, and even the organizers are all on their side—how could the champion not be her! Anyway, the residents of Kuroba City don't care.

Du fell silent again.

He shouldn't have given the hosting rights for this "surfing competition" to Ze Shu!

After a long while, he kept his promise and threw out the Poké Ball with the Dragonair inside. His face twitched, showing his reluctance.

Little Blue took the Poké Ball and said with a grin:

"Thank you, Dragon King!"

"Hmph...but I still prefer pink and cute Pokémon. I don't like this Dragonair at all. Honey, you can have this Dragonair..."

She handed the Dragonite Poké Ball to Zeju.

Ze Shu: "Thank you for pinching."

He looked at the Dragonair Poké Ball in his hand, which had passed through the hands of three people in the blink of an eye. The Dragonair inside looked utterly aggrieved.

His face still held a lingering sense of nostalgia for Du.

"This poor little Dragonair...it was abandoned without any mercy by its trainer..." Ze Shu said.

This made Du's face darken slightly.

Then he took a step, wanting to leave this place immediately.

This is an act of unwillingness to confront reality.

Zeshu watched his retreating figure, then changed the subject, saying, "But I don't have the habit of stealing other people's Pokémon, especially since this Pokémon is attached to its former trainer."

"Dudu, this is still your Pokémon. Keep it safe and don't give away any more Pokémon that like you."

He tossed the Poké Ball in his hand toward Lance.

Du checked the ball, took it, and felt the happy expression on Hakron's face inside. He was speechless for a moment.

"However..." Ze Shu suddenly laughed and stepped forward to pat Watari on the shoulder.

"I'm returning this Hakkarosaurus to you. And that dwarf dragon your Dragon-Riding Clan keeps in Inkstone City..."

"You'd better save this for me."

"Hmm, I'd prefer a pink miniature dragon."