Mind Master of the Elf World

Chapter 166 Giovanni: He Understands Team Rocket Better Than I Do (Seeking Monthly Tickets!)

Did he beat Sakaki?

That must have been a highlight of his life, right?

However, to be fair, the fact that the Shadowball can turn is indeed a bit "cheap".

Otherwise, Gengar would have had a chance to escape unscathed.

However, this also shows that Giovanni's true command ability can only be brought into play in unrestricted battles.

Think about it.

If the Shadow Ball that just turned the corner had bounced towards itself instead of Gengar...
Jing He shook his head.

He wasn't so arrogant as to be complacent after winning a match against Sakaki and letting Kai go.

"Is one 'Energy Cube Fragment' enough? How about two more?" Jing He looked at Gengar and Vulpix beside her and asked with a smile.

Gengar blinked.

"Genga?"

Why are you being so generous today?

"Ooh~~"

The little six-tailed fox's eyes brightened slightly, and it let out a soft cry.

Give me ten!
Jing He's eyes widened slightly.

A few bottles of your wound healing spray should be enough, why do you need ten more pills?
But looking at the longingly waiting Ice Vulpix, Jing He could only sigh.

"Never mind, we can always buy more."

It wouldn't be good if it left any lasting effects on the two little ones.

Gengar's eyes darted around, a cunning glint in them, and it immediately sprang to its feet, then trotted off towards Giovanni.

He opened his mouth, reached into his dimensional pocket, took out a "pomelo fruit," and handed it over.

Sakaki was slightly taken aback.

"For me?"

"Gengar!" Gengar chuckled, scratching his head a little embarrassedly.

It's a misunderstanding! It was just a misunderstanding. It realized that this Nidoking wasn't the one that bullied Nidoqueen, so it hit a little too hard.

Nidoking: (PД`q。)·。 ​​'゜

Sakaki unconsciously smiled, patted the chubby boy's head, and said:

"Then I thank you on behalf of King Nido."

Gengar stands with its hands on its hips.

"哓GA!"

Uncle, you're welcome!
Seeing this, Sakaki's smile widened. After a moment's thought, he took out about four or five black pebbles of varying sizes from his pocket.

"Then consider this a return gift."

Are these fragments of the "Dark Stone"?

Gengar's eyes lit up, and without hesitation, it stuck out its tongue and swallowed all the stones into its belly, then trotted off towards Jinghe.

Sakaki smiled and shook his head.

Seeing Gengar running back, Jinghe's eyes twitched slightly, and she held her forehead.

Long live!
His Gengar actually used a "Sweetberry" to "trick" Giovanni out of several "Dark Stone" fragments.

The key point is that Sakaki knew about its little "schemes," but still gave them to it.

At this time.

Shin-tori, who had gone to the dojo to get something, walked up to Kei-ho.

"Teacher Jinghe, this is the badge of the Tokiwa Dojo, and also a move learning machine."

As she spoke, she handed over a green badge representing the Viridian Dojo.

As for that TM, the move it recorded was "Earthquake"!
However, none of Jinghe's Pokémon can actually learn it; he might have to wait until Dratini evolves into Dragonite.

But the value of this move-learning machine is self-evident.

"Earthquakes" are not cheap to begin with, and they come with the insights of "Sakagi of the Earth".

If you want to make use of those insights, the required supporting materials will probably cost a considerable amount.

It's a bittersweet experience.

He took the items.

The real bird had a complicated expression.

He looked at Jing He with admiration in his eyes.

As expected of someone the boss values ​​highly, he not only has extremely high attainments in Pokémon psychology, but his ability in Pokémon battles is also admirable to Shin-tori.

Jinghe played with the "green badge" for a while, then put it in his pocket.

This is carved from jade, and its value is no less than that of the "gold badge".

just
'I inexplicably collected two badges from the Kanto region, which are arguably the two hardest to obtain.'
Another moment passed.

Sakaki stood up and put away Nidoking and Rhinoceros.

Looking at Jing He, he said:
"Professor Jinghe, would you like to talk?"

Upon hearing this, Jing He felt a slight tightness in her heart.

I know the important matter is about to begin.

"it is good."

Inside the Tokiwa Dojo, in a relatively secluded office.

After Masahiro brought tea and snacks, he obediently left, leaving only Jinghe and Sakaki.

Jinghe glanced at Sakaki, who was smiling but remained silent, and said nothing.

At the same time, he made up his mind that if Giovanni insisted on revealing his "Team Rocket" identity, he would pretend to be stupid.

Sakaki took a sip of tea, then popped a cute Jigglypuff cookie into his mouth.

It’s time to say it or not.

It's quite interesting to see Rockets leader Giovanni eating Jigglypuff cookies.

“This was made with real birds, and it tastes pretty good. Teacher Jinghe, you can give it a try,” Sakaki said.

Jinghe didn't stand on ceremony and grabbed a few pieces.

He ate one piece himself, threw a few pieces into the shadows, and then stuffed one piece into the mouth of the Ice Six-tailed Fox that was almost asleep in his arms.

"It really tastes good," Jinghe remarked as she chewed.

Both learned to cook and make desserts under his guidance, but Makoto and Sabrina are worlds apart.

Get to the point.

"Would Teacher Jinghe be interested in staying at Tokiwa Dojo and helping me?"

Sakaki took another sip of tea, swallowed the biscuit, and then asked, continuing:

“I’m usually quite busy, so you can start as the acting dojo master. If you get used to it, you can transfer the dojo to Master Jinghe after a while, which is also possible.”

hiss--

Jinghe couldn't help but take a breath.

What a grand gesture!
This is a dojo!
Although running a dojo requires a lot of capital, the corresponding profits are also quite substantial.

Even though Tokiwa City isn't a particularly large city, this is definitely an enviable income.

If it were anywhere else, Jinghe might actually have agreed.

But the Viridian Gym in Viridian City.
He really doesn't dare to accept it right now.

Jing He said with difficulty:
"It's tempting, but I'm sorry, Mr. Sakaki, I still prefer teaching and nurturing people."

Sakamoto was somewhat surprised to see that Jinghe refused without much hesitation.

From Jinghe's attitude and words towards him, Sakamoto could sense that Jinghe probably didn't know his identity.

At the same time, Sakaki also knew that Jinghe was probably short of money.

In this situation, how could one resist the temptation of a dojo?
Even Sakaki had to show great respect for Jing He, and exclaimed:
"Teacher Jinghe is truly tireless in his teaching, which is admirable."

Jing He felt ashamed and waved his hands repeatedly.

Who knows that his heart is bleeding?

After a brief silence, Sakaki changed the subject.

"Does Teacher Jinghe know about Team Rocket?"

coming!

Jinghe's hand tightened involuntarily over the teacup, but quickly relaxed, and she said slowly:
"Gym Leader Sakaki, as you know, I'm from Hoenn."

"But I remember you studied at 'Silver Academy', Professor Jinghe, right?"

have to.

It seems there's no way to avoid it now.

"However, I've heard of the Rockets."

"Oh? I wonder what kind of organization Jinghe-sensei thinks Team Rocket is?" Sakaki asked with a smile.

Jing He sighed inwardly. He gently rubbed the rim of his teacup, pondered for a moment, and then said:
"An evil organization."

Sakaki narrowed his eyes, his smile unchanged. "Oh?"

"A very ambitious and highly united organization."

"How to say?"

Jing He took a slight breath.

"Although the Rockets often engage in acts of vandalism and theft, a closer look at their history reveals that they actually have their own set of rules."

"Moreover, it is said that the Rockets have good benefits for their members, and even bonuses."

As Miao Miao once said, the Rockets not only have comprehensive social welfare benefits, but also signing bonuses and joining bonuses, as well as year-end bonuses, annual meetings, tea parties, encouragement meetings and other major events.
It can be said that the system is almost identical to that of the alliance.

In some areas, they even outperformed the league.

Otherwise, why would so many people be so devoted to the Rockets?

It cannot be denied that Giovanni's personal charisma played a significant role.

However, many people are driven by profit.

"A united, disciplined, and even welfare-oriented organization, aside from some of the things it does that are hard for ordinary people to accept, even shows a bit of the league's influence in the Rockets!"

Jing He continued:
"The Rockets are aiming to compete with the league, which is why I say this organization is very ambitious."

"Ok?"

Sakaki's smile vanished, and he looked at Jinghe, who was toying with her teacup, with some surprise.

He didn't expect that.

Jing He actually understands the Rockets so well!

"So, what does Mr. Jinghe think about the future prospects of the Rockets?" Sakaki asked again.

prospect?

Jing He shook his head.

"What future is there?"

Sakaki's voice gradually turned cold. "Is that so?"

Now that things have come to this point, Jinghe has nothing more to hide.

Anyway, he had already reported to the Tokiwa Police Station before coming here, which definitely wouldn't have escaped Giovanni's notice. So if something happens to him here, Giovanni will most likely be exposed!
This is definitely not what Giovanni wanted to see.

Moreover.

Jinghe thought that Sakaki wouldn't make a move.

He also needs to comfort Mewtwo and go find his son.

So Jinghe pretended not to notice Sakaki's change and said:
"No matter how much the Rockets follow the rules, their poaching crimes cannot be erased. At its core, it is still an underground organization that cannot stand in the light. So how can it guarantee that a dazzling light will never pierce through everything?"

"Then the Rockets will have no future," Sakaki said calmly.

Sakagi naturally understood what Jinghe was talking about better.

No matter how strong the Rockets are, they can't go head-to-head with the league, which is still huge and occupies several regions.

"Not really." Jinghe stuffed another cookie into her mouth.

"Ok?"

Sakaki was stunned.

Is there a way to break this deadlock?

"Actually, the leader of the Rockets could consider bringing the Rockets into the open."

Sakaki smiled.

He thought Jinghe was oversimplifying things.

But Jinghe continued:
"It is undeniable that without Team Rocket, the Kanto and Johto regions would be even more chaotic."

Sakaki nodded.

Without the Rockets, other forces would inevitably emerge; there's no doubt about that.

"This is one of the reasons why the league has never been able to eradicate the Rockets."

After Giovanni disappeared, Team Rocket fell apart and went their separate ways, even releasing Arceus and the three dragons, nearly destroying the entire world, which speaks volumes.

"If that's the case, why doesn't Team Rocket simply put itself out in the open, as the force that governs the dark side of the order? It can continue to govern, and then discard those abhorrent aspects, such as rampant poaching."

Sakaki remained silent for a long time.

"Put it out in the open?"

"The Rockets do have legitimate sources of income. If they combine that with some less legitimate income and transform into a large company that offers better benefits and salaries and lower entry barriers, I think it would become a company that many people would be keen on and aspire to be."

But Sakaki said:
"Such revenue is actually insufficient to maintain the Rockets' original benefits."

Jing He shook her head. "No, that's enough."

"There are some things that the league can't do or doesn't have the channels to do, such as poaching and smuggling. So the Rockets will do them. The revenue from eliminating these things will be enough to make up for the Rockets' losses and also build a good reputation."

Taking the mass line may not preclude the possibility of forming an encirclement alliance from the bottom up.

"Eliminating the enemy?"

"Don't put it so harshly. That's called dealing with evil people in the way evil people do."

Jinghe waved his hand.

"As long as the idea is right and the result is right, not many people really care about the process."

"What a fine example of 'fighting evil with evil'!"

Sakaki smiled.

"Since this touches on core interests, there will likely be a lot of opposition within the Rockets team."

Jing He shrugged, looked at Sakaki for the first time, and said seriously:

“Master Sakaki, there’s an old saying in my hometown: ‘No destruction, no construction.’”

"If you can't 'break' it yourself, you can 'create' someone else to help you 'break' it."

“Create someone to help break it.”

Sakaki repeated the sentence, his eyes slightly brightening.

That's a good direction.

Eh? Wait.

Jinghe suddenly thought of something.

Could this person be Master Chi?
The two fell into silence again.

After a long while, Sakaki smiled and said:
"We've gone a bit off-topic."

"The reason I invited you here today, Teacher Jinghe, is that I want to ask you for a favor."

"thing?"

Jinghe roughly guessed what Sakaki wanted to ask for a favor.

“As you know, Teacher Jinghe, I have a child who has gone missing, and I have been searching for him for many years without success. So I thought that since you have more contact with students and children than I do, perhaps you could help me find him.”

really.

“This is a request from a father,” Sakaki said solemnly.

Jing He's expression also turned serious, and he nodded earnestly.

"I cannot refuse a father's request to find his child. Even if the odds are low, I will do everything in my power."

Sakaki gave him a deep look.

"No, you can."

Jing He paused for a moment, then smiled and said:
"That's true. As an excellent and upright gym leader, Gym Leader Giovanni, your child will definitely be found, and he will certainly be very willing to acknowledge you as his father."

Whether intentionally or unintentionally, Sakagi vaguely sensed an emphasis on the word "recognition" in Jinghe's words.

This made Giovanni consider something he had never thought about before.

Yes.

If Silver is found, would he be willing to reunite with his father, who is the leader of Team Rocket?

Sakaki and Masato stood at the entrance of the Tokiwa Dojo, watching the car drive away.

"Boss"

Zhenniao slowly spoke, "Does Professor Jinghe know about Team Rocket?"

Upon hearing this, Sakaki smiled.

"A true bird, sometimes whether you know it or not is no longer important."

Masahiro expressed his incomprehension regarding this.

"Jing He said something that I think makes a lot of sense: 'Sometimes, the bystander sees more of the game,' and our Rockets team might need a 'bystander'."

"The bystander sees most of the game," Zhenniao muttered to himself.

I don't know how serious it is.

Sakaki's smile widened.

"Sometimes I feel that he probably understands the Rockets better than I do."

"Eh?!"
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