Pokémon: Who let him leave Pallet Town?

Chapter 486 The Second Clash Between Team Magma and Team Aqua
In the Hoenn region, on a secluded tree branch.

Musashi, Kojiro, and Meow Meow huddled together excitedly, their three pairs of eyes fixed on the communicator screen held in Meow Meow's paws.

"Hurry, hurry! This is Boss Sakaki's personal contact account! It's absolutely reliable!" Meow Meow nervously licked its paws.

"That's right! We've done a great job this time, meow!" Kojiro rubbed his hands together excitedly, while his other hand tightly gripped a strange fragment that emitted a faint red light.

"I've done my research, and this red fragment seems to be related to Groudon, the legendary Pokémon of the Hoenn region!"

"If I dedicate this to Boss Sakaki, a promotion and a raise are just around the corner!" Musashi's eyes gleamed with the light of gold coins.

With a soft "sizzle," the video call connected.

The screen showed a brightly lit room, with a man in casual clothes sitting in a comfortable-looking computer chair with his back to the screen.

"Huh? Boss Sakaki changed his style, meow?" Meow tilted its head in confusion.

"You idiot, Meow Meow! Boss is now a high-ranking member of the alliance, so of course he needs to change his style! This is called understated luxury with substance!" Kojiro had a knowing look on his face.

"Yes, yes, yes, one day the boss will suddenly rise up and restore the glory of our Rockets, meow!" Meow immediately chimed in.

The trio still firmly believe that Giovanni's joining the league was a well-thought-out strategic move.

"Boss Sakaki, we have something important to report!" Kojiro excitedly stretched out his hand, bringing the fragment emitting an ominous red light close to the camera, trying to show it clearly.

"What's important?"

A young, slightly languid voice came from the speaker.

The trio were all taken aback.

"Why does Boss Sakagi's voice sound so strange?" Musashi looked at his companion in confusion.

"Could it be a cold? It sounds a bit hoarse," Kojiro guessed.

"Meow, why does this sound so familiar?" Meow scratched its head, feeling like it had heard the voice somewhere before.

The next second, the computer chair slowly turned around, revealing a very familiar face with a helpless expression, right in front of the laptop's webcam.

"Natsume!!!"

The trio's pupils dilated instantly, their jaws nearly dropping to the ground, as they stared dumbfounded at the figure on the other side of the screen.

"What did you do to Boss Sakaki?!" Musashi was the first to react, pointing at the screen and exclaiming in surprise, his voice trembling.

"What Boss Sakaki? I'm the one you're dealing with right now." Natsume rubbed his temples and casually explained:

"Didn't Sakaki tell you? This private account is now under my control."

"By the way, from now on call me Boss Natsume."

Upon hearing this, Musashi and Kojiro turned around abruptly, their eyes fixed intently on Meow Meow.

"Uh, this Ah Miao?" Miao Miao shrank back, trying hard to recall, "When Boss Sakaki gave it to me, I think he mentioned something like that, meow."

The voice gets quieter and quieter.

Musashi and Kojiro exchanged a glance, then suddenly realized, and pointed at the screen again: "So that's how it is! You joined Team Rocket!?"

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Natsume felt a throbbing vein on his forehead.

Shouldn't it have been Giovanni who sold you all, along with this account, to me as a package deal?

Considering the trio's notoriously strange thought processes, Natsume decisively chose to abandon his explanation and cut straight to the point: "Alright, enough nonsense, what do you want to report?"

The trio exchanged a quick glance, then with perfect coordination, swiftly hid the red fragment behind their backs, before waving their hands and shaking their heads in unison.

"Nothing! Nothing! There's nothing at all! Really, meow!"

“That red fragment,” Natsume bluntly stated:

"Keep this safe for now. If necessary, Kojiro can find a way to give it to the Fleet of Aqua."

He deliberately emphasized the words "water fleet".

"What?! Hand it over to those guys who are destined to become stepping stones for Team Rocket?!" Kojiro exclaimed in surprise.

"Impossible! This is ridiculous! We refuse!" Musashi said, hands on his hips, his attitude resolute.

"That's right, meow! We only listen to Boss Sakaki!" Meow patted its chest to show its loyalty.

"Isn't that much better?"

Natsume expressionlessly picked up a lifelike Sakamoto headgear that had been prepared beforehand from the table and put it on his head.

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The trio on the other side of the screen fell into an eerie silence, their three faces displaying a variety of expressions.

“Alright.” Natsume took off his mask and decided to reveal some useful information.

"In the Hoenn region, there should be accomplices of the same group that assassinated Giovanni last time."

"What?!" the trio exclaimed in unison, instantly tensing up.

"That guy might be hiding in Team Magma or Team Aqua."

Natsume shared the information with them without reservation.

Judging from the Rainbow Rocket ring he seized, which was engraved with the name "Hoenn," at least one high-ranking member of the Rainbow Rocket team has arrived in the Hoenn region.

As for whether it was Water Wutong, Crimson Flame Pine, or some other high-ranking official who was secretly replaced, that remains unknown.

Upon hearing Natsume's words, the trio immediately held their breath and pressed their faces close to the screen, anxiously awaiting Natsume's instructions.

“So—” Natsume’s voice lowered slightly, carrying a hint of seduction:
"Kojiro, you can try infiltrating Team Aqua!"

"If we can find that hidden guy, it will be a great achievement."

A great achievement!
Before Kojiro could react, Musashi and Meowth, standing nearby, had already lit up their eyes, each grabbing a handful of Kojiro's cheeks and shaking him excitedly.
"Did you hear that, Kojiro? You've done a great job!"

"Yeah, meow! We spotted Team Magma and Team Aqua sneaking around outside the Ocean Museum, meow!" Meow blurted out excitedly.

“The Museum of the Sea?” Natsume was taken aback and quickly glanced at the date.

"Is today a closed day? How did you know?" "Of course, we followed those little devils." Meow Meow said halfway through, then suddenly covered her mouth.

Natsume understood.

It seems that Ash and his friends are at the scene, and this trio followed them there.

“That’s perfect,” Natsume said decisively. “You all move closer to that side, act according to the situation, and keep in touch.”

After saying that, he hung up the video call immediately, his fingers rapidly typing on the keyboard, and then dialed Xiaozhi's video call.

As soon as the video call connected, Natsume saw rows of security guards lying on the ground.

At the very front, there were two people, one big and one small, who appeared to be the curator of the Maritime Museum and his son.

Without exception, both of them were in a coma.

"Ash, you killed someone! You got into character so quickly!"

Natsume exclaimed in surprise.

"What?! Natsume-nii!"

Ash's face, both wicked and helpless, was revealed.

"It's Xiaosheng. He wants to get into the Museum of the Sea, but it's closed today, so he decided to sneak in."

Xiao Zhi began a long, rambling account, and then raised his phone to point at a massive building that shimmered like a sapphire in the sunlight.

Xiao Sheng is Xiao Yao's younger brother. It seems that Ash and his friends have already been to Petalburg City.

Where is that kid?

Natsume said with great interest.

"Yeah, he got beaten up by Xiaoyao, and Xiaogang and I took him to the Pokémon Center for treatment." Xiaozhi rubbed his nose.

Natsume: "."

"These two people?"

"Uh, I did knock him out."

Xiao Zhi scratched his head somewhat awkwardly.

It started when this kid noticed Xiaosheng's loud and boisterous appearance, and Xiaozhi, without restraint, instinctively knocked him away.

Then, like the Calabash Brothers, so many people suddenly appeared out of nowhere.
Moreover, they wouldn't listen to any explanations!

Just as Xiao Zhi was pondering how to explain it clearly, a gasp came from behind him.

"The security here has been taken care of!"

Looking back, I saw several figures wearing Aqua Team uniforms.

The moment these figures saw Xiao Zhi, a glint of greed flashed in their eyes:
"It's the bounty the boss has on, for that Magma Team kid who stole the blue shard!"

"Watch out! Team Magma might have already gone in!"

Some people's pupils contracted slightly as they looked at the phone in Xiao Zhi's hand; the other person seemed to be contacting their superior.

The five Team Aqua members, working in perfect unison, surrounded Ash and blocked his escape route.

The menacing-looking Magma Team kid remained silent.

Although the other person wasn't wearing Team Magma's uniform, there was no doubt about their face.

With such a distinctive face, you can't mistake her for someone else!
The five men swallowed hard, their gazes subtly drifting towards the rows of security guards lying on the ground.

This guy can handle the entire security situation at the Ocean Museum without making a sound. He's not to be underestimated!
"Natsume-nii, with so many witnesses proving that I knocked these people out, am I going to go to jail?"

Xiao Zhi, on the verge of tears, talked to the life doll in his mind.

"What? You knocked him out?" the doll asked in a strange tone, like Natsume's.

"Aren't there always scapegoats readily available?"

Ash was taken aback and turned to look at the few ill-intentioned Team Aqua members.

In a flash.

The hero with the reverse attribute finally tasted the sweetness of having the right attribute.

A whole bunch of Water-type Pokémon, along with the five Team Aqua members, all fell victim to Pikachu's Thunderbolt.

Just as Xiaozhi was about to drag these people aside, he heard several more sounds of people hitting the ground behind him.

Xiao Zhi froze.

"It's you!"

A slightly surprised voice rang out.

Ash turned around and saw that it was a battle between Team Magma and Team Fire Village, with several Team Magma members following behind.

Himura nodded slightly, and as his gaze swept over the rows of security guards behind Ash and the several unconscious Team Aqua members, a hint of admiration flashed in his eyes.

Not only did this kid escape unscathed, but he also managed to return to the location of this operation all by himself.
"Hey kid, who are you?"

Before she finished speaking, Izumi descended from the sky with several members of Team Aqua.

Xiao Zhi was caught in the middle, sweating profusely.

"Natsume-nii, what should I do?" he hurriedly asked in his mind.

"Don't panic, don't speak. My telekinetic power seems to be running out."

Natsume's voice grew softer and softer, and a sense of panic flashed through Ash's mind.

"Don't worry, I've called for backup for you."

The life doll glanced at the sky, at the slowly rising cat-head balloon.

(End of this chapter)