Elf: Who told him to be an investigator!

Chapter 54 How do I start the Pokémon League?

The weather was fine and sunny, and the fragrance of flowers wafted over from the neighboring town of Huayuan.

But the countless Pokémon hunters had no time to appreciate this scenery; in order to avoid being arrested, they used every means at their disposal.

Some used the Dragon King Scorpion's large pincers to throw them high into the air; others grabbed the Wind Fairy's small body, making it strain and fly forward with all its might, as if it wanted to cry but had no tears.

There are even instances where Pokémon scatter stealth rocks behind someone, causing the unfortunate person behind them to fall and be caught by the League members, thus buying them time to escape.

Ze Shu had his eye on this unlucky guy.

"I'm sorry... Frozen Wind!"

"Buee~"

Before the unfortunate man lost consciousness, he only heard these two sentences before his uniform was stripped off.

He was then completely naked except for his underwear and was carelessly thrown into the hands of the Alliance personnel who were chasing after him.

"Ze...Ze Shu, Investigator..." The young League agent who had apprehended the unfortunate fellow stared incredulously at Ze Shu, who casually donned the Pokémon Hunter's uniform. "W-this..."

Is this how investigators operate?

This was a bit beyond his comprehension, especially since he had just joined the league, leaving him bewildered.

"It's alright." Ze Shu put on the black protective windbreakers that the group of Pokémon hunters were all wearing, paused for a moment, and then instructed, "You guys handle things as they come, don't push yourselves. After all, the power plant has been saved."

The alliance members nodded blankly, their eyes filled with admiration for Ze Shu.

After all, he could clearly tell from the battle just now that these Pokémon hunters were no pushovers. Under normal circumstances, their league would probably suffer heavy losses in a head-on battle, and might even be overwhelmed by the unexpectedly large number of Pokémon hunters.

But thanks to Ze Shu's 'advance arrangements' and preparations...

Everything is different now.

The Pokémon hunters' current defeat and retreat are largely due to Sawaki's planning, not to mention that he even discovered the impending attack on the power plant beforehand.

This was noticed not only by his fellow league members.

……

"Little Eevee, come back now."

"Buyi..."

Glaceon was a little worried, but it didn't hesitate much in following Ze Shu's instructions. It rubbed its soft cheek against the back of Ze Shu's hand and then obediently entered the Poké Ball.

"If I'm in danger, you can come out of your Poké Ball to save me."

Feeling the Glaceon Poké Ball around his waist sway slightly, and the other two Poké Balls also wobbling, Ze Shu smiled helplessly.

He then rubbed his face to make his panicked expression more vivid before quickly running towards the spaceship.

This was his second time playing a Pokémon hunter, and he was quite adept at it.

Hunter J's spaceship was not docked on the ground, but hovered in the air, with many of its ladders hanging down. This was the only way for Pokémon hunters without flying Pokémon to return to the spaceship.

Coincidentally, Ze Shu didn't have any either.

Watching the Pokémon hunters swarming like bees, tearing their hair out in the process, trying to squeeze onto the spaceship, he grimaced, feeling somewhat at a loss.

After all, the valley power plant is located in the valley, with rock walls on three sides. The only two exits to escape are the spaceship and the road in the direction of Flower Garden Town.

However, the roads in Flower Garden Town were flat and difficult to escape from, and Alliance members were gradually forming a defensive line. This was far less advantageous than the spaceship, since escape was possible once the spaceship was activated.

Naturally, many people came to this spaceship; nearly nine out of ten Pokémon hunters wanted to squeeze on.

But Ze Shu was a little puzzled. Why didn't those Pokémon hunters who arrived at the spaceship early start the spaceship and take off? Given their principle of "better to die than see yourselves die," it shouldn't be like that, right?

With this thought in mind, it took a lot of effort for Ze Shu to squeeze onto the spaceship first.

The spaceship's deck was spacious enough to accommodate about seventy or eighty people walking around.

But in front of the captain's cabin, he saw two groups of people facing off. They weren't many, but the Pokémon they released—such as Mightyena, Toxicroak, and Fang Cage—occupied a significant portion of the deck.

After pausing for a moment, I realized that they were fighting for control of the spaceship.

"We have to fly! I'm the hunter who's been with the boss the longest! Besides, if you want to fly overseas, where are we supposed to land? We can't just stay on the spaceship forever!"

"Bullshit! Don't think I don't know what you're thinking. If you were to drive, we'd all be kicked off the spaceship in no time!"

"You're talking nonsense! Don't think I don't know what you're thinking. If you open your ships overseas, we won't even be able to decide where to go..."

Ultimately, it all boils down to greed for the spaceship; driven by selfishness, they wanted control of it.

Ze Shu: "..."

Why didn't anyone interrupt them?

After all, it's a matter of life and death.

Looking around, it seemed that because these two were more senior and had stronger Pokémon, many people who had been pushed off the deck that morning dared not speak out in anger. Those who came up later, further out, were even less aware of the situation inside and had to deal with attacks from the League members behind them.

Pokémon hunters who were constantly squeezed at the back were knocked down and fell into the hands of the League.

But this did not shake their dispute in front of the captain's cabin.

Thus, a fragile balance was created, allowing the situation to remain deadlocked, and the ship did not move.

Ze Shu wanted to give both sides a thumbs up; they were practically great helpers to the Alliance and great traitors to the Hunters.

But as he looked around, a thought gradually formed in his mind.

Taking advantage of the tense standoff between the two men on deck, he rang out angrily, "How long are you going to argue! Get the ship moving first! Otherwise, the brothers behind us will be overrun by the Alliance!!"

This statement acted as a scapegoat and a fuse, breaking the balance and revealing the feelings of the others who were already anxious to escape.

This immediately garnered a lot of support, and the atmosphere gradually became noisy: "Yeah! Why should you..."

As the crowd grew increasingly enraged, the two opposing groups could no longer ignore them, but...

One of them, who was preparing to set sail, exclaimed, "We really can't delay any longer! I'll take the helm!"

The other side objected again: "No way! If we let you drive the boat, we'll be thrown overboard... We have to drive it!"

"If you open your ships overseas, we'll all be left behind!"

The two groups, who distrust each other, have once again begun to confront each other.

This made Ze Shu stop speaking, even though he had originally intended to sow discord between the two sides, but he hadn't expected that it wouldn't be necessary at all.

Then, he changed the subject: "What's all the arguing about! Since neither of you wants the other to drive the boat, then I'll drive it!"

This immediately drew the attention of the two groups of people to Ze Shu.

"Who are you! What gives you the right to tell me to set sail?!"

"Why don't I remember you!"

Their doubts fell upon Ze Shu.

but……

boom!

The soldier with the koto sword appeared, its sharp blade raised high and slicing through a half-arc, mercilessly unleashing the "Swallow Return" to strike the already heavily injured Poison Skull Frog.

The effect was remarkable and caught the frog completely off guard. The sharp blade directly engulfed the poisonous skeletal frog, aggravating its already severe injuries and causing it to fall into a coma.

They attacked Ze Shu without mercy upon seeing him.

The two groups immediately became enraged and wanted to retaliate, but...

Ze Shu immediately shouted, "What time is it now! I just want to get everyone out of here as soon as possible. Are you all thinking that your selfish desires will lead to our arrest by the Alliance? Are you going to make everyone pay with their lives? If that's the case, no one will show any mercy or consider any feelings! Isn't that right?!"

"yes!"

"yes--"

"Why should we bear the consequences of the disputes you started out of your own selfish desires?"

His words resonated with many, and the other Pokémon hunters, already pushed to their limits, gripped their Poké Balls tightly, glaring menacingly at the two groups.

With their lives threatened, some have already spoken out, and they don't care how senior you are.

"I'll steer the boat!"

Ze Shu said without hesitation, slowly walking up to the room marked "Captain's Room".

With the sharp, blade-like body of the soldier always protecting him, anyone who approached him would quickly dodge.

Only the two parties who originally wanted to fight for control of the spaceship wanted to join in at the same time, and they were talking about things like "supervision".

but……

"If you want to argue, go argue in the back! Don't come in and interfere!"

Bang!

Ze Shu abruptly closed the door to the "Captain's Cabin," leaned back against it, and his angry expression vanished instantly.

He blinked, deep in thought—

Which direction should the Pokémon League take?