Pokémon: Who let him leave Pallet Town?

Chapter 146 Meeting and Conversation

"Boss, run!"

The moment they saw the sludge truck, the bodyguards rushed forward as if on cue to protect Sakaki.

Fortunately, the sludge truck only slid a few meters before stopping, and the large tank behind it did not flash any white light.

"Click——"

Natsume jumped out of the driver's seat.

"I think you could widen your gate a bit."

Natsume glanced behind him at the gate, which was only about ten meters wide, and gave his earnest advice.

Sakaki's eye twitched.

"come in."

With that, he turned and went upstairs.

This is a five-story villa with a huge balcony on the second floor.

On the balcony, there is a small round table.

On both sides, servants pushed out refrigerators filled with various alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages.

A plate of sliced ​​watermelon was placed down, and it was immediately devoured by a yellow figure.

"Beep? Ee-goo! Beep-hoo—"

The little groundhog stared blankly at the empty plate and the middle-parted haircut licking his hands beside it, not knowing what had happened.

"Awwww——"

A huge Dragonite walked towards the freezer, and the servants fled in panic.

"Woo-woo!" The Great Dragonite plopped down in the freezer, looking quite content.

The large dragon shifted its body, trying to get more ice to touch its body, but a cracking sound came from below as countless drinks broke apart, staining the transparent ice shards with various colors.

"Geng Ga?"

Gengar puffed out smoke and curiously picked up a bottle of wine that had rolled to its side.

"Glug glug—" Gengar raised the bottle and drank it all in one gulp.

"Geng Ga?"

It seemed as if the alcohol and the smoke from the spicy mud had produced a strange reaction, and Gengar's sharp red eyes widened instantly.

"Geng Huo~"

As if a new world had been discovered, Gengar walked to another freezer, puffing out smoke as it went.

Afterwards, Natsume silently recorded a video.

Alright, now he can explain to Granny Orange that it was taught by Sakaki.

"Eek!"

On the small round table, the little groundhog finally noticed the man with the middle parting and angrily started fighting with him.

However, with his middle-parted hair always lying dead, the opponent's attacks were completely useless.
When Giovanni changed his clothes and came to the balcony, he saw his treasured bottles of liquor broken on the floor, two Pokémon fighting with fruit, and a Gengar puffing away at the freezer.

The waiters awkwardly retreated to the balcony doorway, unsure how to handle the situation.

"Why did you release the Pokémon?" Giovanni finally snapped.

"We're poor, so we're bringing the kids out to broaden their horizons," Natsume waved his hand.

"You're really rude." Sakamoto's veins bulged as he sat down opposite Natsume.

"Thank you for the compliment?" Natsume thought for a moment and then thanked him sincerely.

Every time Professor Oak takes him to an academic conference, he comes back and immediately starts swearing at him.

Natsume's gaze fell on the two rings on Sakaki's fingers.

One is a Rockets ring, the other is a jade ring shaped like a pine tree.
Natsume used his telekinesis to probe, but was repelled by a strange force.

This force is very similar to the force in the underground temple that blocked his telekinetic exploration.

Sakaki remained silent; he could sense that Natsume seemed to be probing him.

The other party possesses telekinesis, which Giovanni was able to detect easily.

However, Natsume couldn't find out anything.

[Ding! A complete clergy member has been detected nearby!]

The system's voice suddenly sounded.

At the same time, a small red dot appeared on Sakaki's waist.

Does a full clergy service include broadcasts?

Natsume was somewhat stunned.

But he didn't encounter Mewtwo.

Is Mewtwo really only half a human?
In the Pokédex containing the divine beasts, Mew and Mewtwo were only half lit up, and Natsume couldn't even see any information about the genetic divine beasts.

Now, a complete priesthood has actually been detected in Giovanni!

Natsume was filled with curiosity and couldn't help but use his telekinesis to investigate. However, after only looking at a few red and white balls, the red dot landed on the last red and white ball.

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Aside from knowing what color underwear Sakaki was wearing, Natsume knew nothing else.

The red and white balls were covered by a pale blue power, preventing the telekinetic energy from advancing.

"I told you, you're very rude."

Sakaki's cold voice rang out, and a servant behind him handed him a glass of wine.

"Tell me, what do you want in exchange for the clergy research materials?"

Unable to obtain any useful information, Natsume got straight to the point.

He was willing to take the risk of meeting with Sakaki privately because the temptation was too great.

The Rockets possess a wealth of research and interpretations on clergy, as well as some patterns related to clergy.

For Natsume, even if it's a den of dragons and tigers, he's willing to venture into it.

"Was the power to fight born within you?" Sakaki didn't answer, but instead asked in return.

"What are you saying?" Natsume didn't quite understand.

Sakaki stared into his eyes for a long time before finally sighing and saying:

"Let me give you a brief explanation first, so we can communicate more easily."

As he spoke, he clapped his hands.

Behind them, two servants pushed over something that looked like a large blackboard.

Upon closer inspection, it was a screen.

The screen lights up, displaying a rock mural.

"Do you know what this is?" Sakaki asked, pointing at the screen.

"I know, Fujiling screens are overpriced. At the same price point, they're not as good as the Fulcon brand. Only a fool with too much money would buy them."

Natsume gave a serious review.

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"This is a stone tablet unearthed in the United States region, recording an ancient war."

Sakaki stood up, his cold voice ringing out.

From now on, he will not reply to any of Natsume's messages except for those containing scientific information.

As Sakaki narrates, the mural on the screen gradually enlarges, expanding from a corner of the battlefield at the beginning to a macroscopic scene.

On the mural, one can vaguely discern that most of the Pokémon appearing are Ground and Steel-type Pokémon such as Onix, Steelix, and Aggron.

Natsume nodded slightly.

The League's records contain considerable research on ancient Pokémon wars.

Some of the books Natsume borrowed also recorded how people in the war era preferred to use Ground and Steel-type Pokémon.

At the end of an era of war, in a kingdom, there lived two princes.

Sakaki's voice was calm and unhurried as he continued his narration.

Natsume's expression grew increasingly contorted as he listened.

This story sounds so much like the hero of Waveguide!

That's true; such a legend already exists in the Unova region.

However, Sakaki seemed convinced that the legend was true.

Natsume knew the connection because he had seen the movie before he traveled through time.

But Giovanni didn't.

He is now very curious about how Sakaki determined that the legend was authentic.

"With the help of Rehiram and Zekrom, the era of war came to a complete end."

After saying that, Sakaki looked at Natsume.

"Is there anything you want to say?"

Natsume was stunned.

The story Giovanni tells is actually somewhat different from the theatrical version he remembers.

"We should live in harmony with Pokémon and not enslave them for war."

Natsume presented the politically correct answer.

Sakaki: "."

"War is born when ideals clash with reality." Sakaki looked at Natsume and continued:

"But at the end of the war era, Rehiram, representing the ideal, and Zekrom, representing reality, emerged."

"Why do you think this is?"

(End of this chapter)