Pokémon: Who let him leave Pallet Town?

Chapter 471 Twin Dragon City

The next day.

Natsume hummed a cheerful tune and happily ruffled the top of Jiaozi's fluffy hair.

The temperature was normal, with a healthy coolness.

The latter subconsciously rubbed against his palm, but Natsume lightly tapped his forehead with his finger.

"Drink less next time, understand?" The voice carried an undeniable admonition.

"Oh," Jiaozi shrank her neck and responded softly, pursing her lips.

Those eyes, which had regained their former liveliness, couldn't help but steal glances at Natsume, a faint blush creeping onto her cheeks.

"Mr. Natsume, you seem especially happy today?" she asked softly, with a hint of curiosity.

"Of course I'm happy."

Having clarified the new direction for the development of his own power, Natsume felt a sense of enlightenment and his joy was palpable.

"Let's go to Shuanglong City. The car I called should be here soon."

After completing the discharge procedures, Natsume led Jiaozi straight towards the hospital gate.

Jiaozi followed closely behind, her little hand instinctively and gently grasping a small piece of fabric from the corner of Natsume's clothes.

"To Ssangryu City, Mr. Natsume?"

"Yes, it's me."

The taxi driver, who was parked on the side of the road, turned around upon hearing the sound.

He was a middle-aged man with a slightly weathered face and a calm gaze that conveyed a scrutinizing quality unlike that of ordinary drivers.

His gaze lingered on Natsume for a moment, then he glanced with slight surprise at the petite figure clinging tightly to Natsume behind him.

On the bus, Natsume was in high spirits.

The major breakthrough in the True New Superman project earned him a generous reward of three SS-level scratch cards from the system. Combined with the five cards Hoopa had contributed earlier, the rewards from opening them all at once made him even more elated.

[Skill Machine x18, Large Cleric Fragment x3, Disguise Ring x1.]

"Ok?"

Natsume didn't examine the first two items closely, his gaze fixed directly on the last inconspicuous ring.

"what is this?"

Natsume muttered to himself as he took out the ring and examined it closely.

Does such a thing exist in the Pokémon world?

He was a little puzzled.

However, when the ring was fully revealed, Natsume froze instantly.

On that antique ring, a distinctive and colorful "R" emblem was prominently displayed!

"System, did you 'find' this too?" Natsume asked in his mind.

[The holder does not belong to this world; it is an unclaimed object.]

The cold notification tone left Natsume stunned.

Does this mean that a member of Team Rainbow Rocket is hiding in this world?
And his ring was just "picked up" by the system?
"How to use this thing?"

Natsume fiddled with the ring, tentatively and slowly injecting the pitiful wisp of psychic power within him into it.

[Login information for host. Login successful!]

The next instant, Natsume clearly sensed a flow of information flashing across the inner wall of the ring, and two ancient characters appeared on the surface of the ring in an extremely subtle way—"Hoen".

Fang Yuan?

Natsume's pupils contracted slightly.

Is this some kind of identification mark for a cadre in charge of a certain region within Team Rainbow Rocket?
If that's the case, does it mean that each of the three regions—Kanto, Chengdu, and Hezhong—has such a "person in charge"?
Natsume frowned, a sense of worry rising within him. He immediately put the hot potato back into his system space.

This thing must be hidden until the situation is fully understood.

"Mr. Natsume, are you going to the Blueberry Academy area in Shuanglong City?"

As the traffic moved slowly and the atmosphere inside the carriage became somewhat somber, the composed driver in the front seat suddenly spoke, his voice steady.

“Yes.” Natsume raised an eyebrow slightly, somewhat surprised that the other party could guess so accurately.

“Don’t be nervous, Mr. Natsume,” the driver glanced at them through the rearview mirror and said calmly, “I know the lady next to you, Miss Jiaozi.”

"You know me?" Jiaozi, who had been secretly observing Natsume's profile, was startled, her eyes widening in surprise as she turned to the driver.

"Listen to yourselves."

The driver didn't explain much, and reached out to turn on the radio in the car.

After a burst of static, a clear broadcast voice rang out in the small space:

"It is reported that the Pokémon Protection Organization has achieved a partial victory in the protests against the Blueberry Academy's resumption of work project on July 21st." "According to reliable sources, Ms. Pride, a key figure in the project, has reached a preliminary agreement with the organization and signed a relevant memorandum of understanding."

The announcer's voice was clear and articulate, yet each word struck the proud son's heart like a cold stone.

Her bewildered eyes widened suddenly, filled with disbelief, shock, and confusion.

She instinctively turned to Natsume, shaking her head violently, so violently that several strands of hair flew onto her cheeks, desperately denying it with her eyes.

"Smack!" Natsume pressed down on the other person's head.

"These people even posted your photo and personal information on the Pokémon Conservation Organization's website as a showcase of their achievements," the driver added with a hint of goodwill.

Natsume's eyes turned cold, and he quickly took out his phone to search.

Sure enough, on the Pokémon Protection Organization's official website, a photo of the prodigy and the fabricated agreement news were prominently displayed.

"This is blatant defamation and invasion of privacy, isn't it illegal?"

Natsume's voice was low and clearly hostile.

"They've done so many illegal things!" The driver's voice remained calm, but the knuckles of his fingers gripping the steering wheel were slightly white, revealing suppressed anger.

"This group of people instigated trouble, spread rumors, and committed all sorts of destructive acts under the guise of protection. They are simply lawless!"

"You seem to have suffered as a result?" Natsume keenly sensed the strong personal emotion in the driver's words and asked tentatively.

"Well, it might be alright to tell you all about it." The driver sighed, his gaze fixed on the passing street scene outside the car window, filled with reminiscence and resentment.

"I used to run a small environmentally friendly materials factory."

"In order to purify the air near the factory, I specifically introduced several double-explosive gas tanks from the Galer region."

"Their purification efficiency is very high, and they adapt very well. But those people!" The driver's tone suddenly rose, filled with gnashing hatred:
"Under the absurd pretext of 'protecting the local dual-explosive gas ecosystem,' they secretly seized all the Galer dual-explosive gas from my factory under the cover of night!"

"Bring in a batch, then arrest them all!"

"And the result? The purification system in that area collapsed, pollution worsened, and more native Pokémon were displaced. In the end, my factory was heavily fined and went bankrupt due to poor environmental management."

He took a deep breath, trying to calm himself, but his voice still trembled:

"Those guys aren't protectors at all; they're a bunch of complete illiterates! Thieves! Robbers! They're wicked people in human skin! Wicked people!"

The driver practically screamed the last two words through gritted teeth, then fell silent, as if he had exhausted all his strength.

“So that’s how it is”

Natsume and Takako exchanged a complicated look.

Jiaozi's eyes were filled with sympathy and anger at the driver's plight, and her little hands unconsciously clenched.

It seems the situation is not as hopeless as imagined.

At least among the general public, there are many people like this driver who have seen through the true nature of the Pokémon protection organization, suffered greatly from it, and harbor resentment.

However, it seems that I still have a tough battle ahead if I want to get into the academy?
Natsume's eyes were slightly narrowed, judging from the photos uploaded to the Pokémon Protection Organization website.

The other side seemed to have a large force, completely blocking the Blueberry Academy's land.

They were even doing a live stream. Natsume clicked in to take a look and found that the live stream was very popular and had a large number of viewers.

The laws of the Alliance clearly stipulate that private property is sacred and inviolable, and the owner has the right to request Officer Jenny to forcibly remove unauthorized intruders.

However, the current situation is special: the property rights transaction negotiations between Jiaozi and the original owner of Blueberry Academy are at a critical stage.

According to the Alliance’s “Regulations on the Management of Transitional Real Estate Transactions”, during negotiations involving significant asset transfers, especially when the transaction has not yet been finalized and the property registration is frozen, the management of the disputed land is usually temporarily transferred to a third-party regulatory agency designated by the Alliance.

In this acquisition, the Shuanglong City Land Administration Bureau acted as a neutral "property trustee".

During this legally mandated "property transfer buffer period," certain exclusive rights of the original owner will be subject to certain restrictions, requiring coordination with the trustee. The trustee's initiation of enforcement proceedings often requires more complex internal approvals and confirmation of the chain of evidence.

These guys have clearly timed this legal vacuum and the window of opportunity in the administrative process perfectly.

They chose to launch their attack when property rights were most ambiguous and official intervention required the most procedural steps, thus maximizing the creation of chaos and public pressure while cleverly avoiding the most severe and direct enforcement risks.

Natsume didn't think that this bunch of thugs and rabble could have the brains to do that.

There's definitely a mastermind behind it all.

"tsk"

Although they follow the same path, these people are indeed even more disgusting than Quixes.

"Middle parting hair".

With a ripping sound, the figure with the middle-parted hair appeared.

"Is it all yours? Is everything alright?"

Natsume pondered, "Perhaps the only way to deal with thugs in a short time is to deal with even bigger thugs?"
"Pickup!"

After roughly figuring out what was going on, the man with the middle parting suddenly pulled out a large book.

With the Pokémon Protection Act prominently displayed, it thumped its chest with confidence.

Pickup truck!
To develop Blueberry Academy is to develop its future business!
(End of this chapter)