Pokémon: This trainer is too wild!

Chapter 508 Is it appropriate for a Team Rocket boss to bully a gym leader?

"Who will be the lucky one?"

Mammon leaned back in his chair, looking at the trainers ranked ahead of him.

He is currently ranked at the bottom of the Advanced Ball class, with a whopping 199 trainers above him.

Not to mention the regional champions and gym leaders, as well as the trainers who performed well in regional tournaments, they all ranked ahead of him.

Therefore, Mammon actually has quite a lot of targets to choose from.

"Hmm? Let's choose her then. It should be quite fun to bully her."

Soon, having identified a target, Mammon's lips slowly curled into a smile.

And coincidentally, he was going to this region anyway.

……

The Padiya region, the main setting for the ninth generation of "Suzaku".

This region boasts abundant natural resources, with mountains, lakes, wilderness, and rugged mountainous areas forming a vast and continuous landscape.

There are even beautiful landscapes known as the 'Ten Views of Padiya'.

But for newcomers, the most intriguing thing about the Padiya region is probably the mysterious basin in the heart of the region, the Padiya Crater.

Because if you look at a map of Pardia, it's impossible not to notice this; the Pardia crater is simply too conspicuous.

Moreover, anyone familiar with the history of the Padiya region knows that as early as the Padiya Empire 2000 years ago, there were legends of treasures existing inside the Padiya Great Pit.

Because of this legend, the emperors of the Padian Empire repeatedly sent people to the giant pit, creating a great era of exploration in Padonia that lasted for nearly 1000 years.

However, to this day, the mysterious interior of the Padia pit remains undiscovered, and the public still doesn't know what's inside this giant pit, which is said to have formed 100 million years ago.

Of course, just because the general public doesn't know doesn't mean the Padiya League doesn't know.

Perhaps for some reason, the Padian Alliance did not release information about the interior of the Padian Pit. Who knows?

Tabletop is the largest city in the Padiya region and the most populous city in any known region of the world.

At the same time, Tabletop City is also the city where Orange Academy is located.

As one of the world's top schools, it attracts students from all over the world, which is one of the reasons why Tokio City has such a large population.

Wow~ Is this the Orange School? It's so grand!

Meiyue, holding down her flower-covered straw hat, stood in the square gazing at the magnificent school.

"It is said that Orange Academy is the oldest school in the world, founded 805 years ago, which is indeed very impressive."

Gadriya gazed at the school with her beautiful eyes; the history of Orange Academy was indeed quite exaggerated.

805 years! Even the Pokémon League was only founded a little over a hundred years ago.

Moreover, the current generation of students at Orange Academy can truly be described as world-renowned, having produced two champion-level students.

Nemo last year and Xiaoqing this year are both geniuses who successfully challenged the Padia League.

In fact, Peony was also one of the students, but she did not challenge the Padiya League.

This is enough to prove to the outside world the excellent training capabilities of Orange Academy, and the faculty configuration of Orange Academy is also quite impressive.

Padiya's chief champion and president, Ye Ci, is also the school's chairman.

Hachisaku, the leader of the Four Heavenly Kings of Padiya, is the school's art teacher.

Even the most brilliant doctoral couple in the Paddia region, Orin and Fortu, who invented the technology of the Crystal Beads, were graduates of the Orange Academy.

Having been passed down for eight hundred years, Orange Academy's ability to cultivate students has been proven countless times.

"805 years ago?" Prantina clicked her tongue adorably.

"When I asked Mizuki if she wanted to study here, you insisted on going to the Alola region."

Mammon watched with amusement as Mizuki frantically took photos of Orange Academy.

"Tch~ Why would a genius trainer like me need to go to a Pokémon school?" Mizuki scoffed disdainfully.

Yes, in fact, at the end of the year before last, Mammon asked Mizuki if she wanted to go to Orange Academy, but Mizuki refused without even thinking about it.

She's finally reached the age where she can travel, why would she go back to school? What a load of rubbish.

Besides, Giovanni taught her enough Pokémon and battling knowledge, which Mizuki felt was more than enough.

"And didn't you see Nemo and Xiaoqing's uniforms? They're so ugly."

Mizuki didn't hold back in criticizing that as a beautiful girl, she didn't have high requirements for clothing, but her personal aesthetic sense made her unable to accept the uniform of Orange Academy.

"Hehe~ Champion Mizuki, I think Principal Claver will seriously consider what you said."

A magnetic and elegant voice came through, startling Mizuki.

Turning my head to the side, I saw Ye Ci, dressed in a fitted women's formal suit, leading a group of people towards me.

"President Yeci, it's been a long time. There's no need for such a big fuss."

Mammon greeted Yeci with a smile, his gaze sweeping over Yeci's back.

The Four Heavenly Kings of Padia were prominently featured, followed by Principal Clavel, whom Ye Ci had mentioned, as well as Nemo and Xiao Qing.

"Actually, it wasn't long, just over a month." Ye Ci nodded with a smile.

“Mr. Mammon, Champion Mizuki, and Miss Plantina, a very warm welcome to the three of you to the Padiya region.”

Ye Ci extended his hand to Mammon, which was a rather formal welcome.

Mammon shook hands with him, and Ci was very friendly; of course, he had to give him face.

"The main reason is that the Elite Eight and the others are curious about you, Mr. Mammon, the leader of Team Rocket, so they want to take this opportunity to meet you."

"This is our Four Heavenly Kings of the Padia Alliance: Hachisaku, Aoki, Poppi, and Sinri. And this is Mr. Claver, the current principal of Orange Academy."

Then Ci introduced the people behind her.

"As for Champion Nemo and Champion Xiaoqing, I'm sure you're familiar with them, Mr. Mammon."

Of course they know each other well, after all, Nemo and Xiaoqing are now top champions of the Rockets.

Knowing this, Ye Ci didn't have too many thoughts. With so many outstanding young players on the Rockets, it's normal for young people to have common ground and be attracted to each other.

"Hello, I am Mammon, the leader of the Rockets."

Mammon smiled and introduced himself to the Four Heavenly Kings of Padiya.

Their gaze lingered on Aoki for a while longer. Aoki looked like a mature-looking middle-aged man, wearing a suit and carrying a briefcase.

However, it's worth mentioning that Aoki had very prominent eye bags, and he looked completely listless and drained of energy. Mammon looked Aoki up and down, inwardly marveling.

This is the legendary overworked king of the Pokémon world!

Why do you say that?
Aoki's main job is as an employee in the Pokémon League's sales department, but it's worth mentioning that his performance in this role is not good.

Aoki's first part-time job was as the Gym Leader of Jinhui Town, which was assigned by the League and used the Normal type.

Aoki's second part-time job was as one of the Four Heavenly Kings of the Padia Alliance. Well, according to Aoki, this was a position the alliance required him to hold.

Furthermore, Yaji's requirement was that when he fought as a Champion, he should use a different type of opponent than when he was a Gym Leader.

Aoki stated that challengers with objections should go to the chief themselves.

Therefore, when challenging Aoki Tenoh, his attribute changed to Flying-type.

Therefore, Aoki is doing three jobs at the same time!

It was precisely because of too much work, frequent overtime, lack of sleep and energy that the protagonist defeated Aoki and needed Aoki to call out the fourth Heavenly King, Hachisaku.

Because he was too tired and lacked energy, Aoki's weak shouts were too loud for Hachisaku, who was behind a door, to hear. It was Shinri who shouted for Aoki.

What's even more noteworthy is that after Hachisaku came out, he made a sarcastic remark to Aoki.

'Aoki...you made Xinli call me "young master" again.'

This means that this is not the first time.

Even more impressively, Xiaoqing successfully challenged the Padia League and became the new champion. Xiaoqing and Nemo are preparing for the final championship showdown in Tabletop City.

Everyone was eagerly anticipating this, and Ye Ci and others also came specifically to watch the battle.

But then the scene shifts to Aoki hurriedly leaving while glancing at his watch and carrying his briefcase...

"How did this guy end up like this?"

Mammon was incredibly curious. Without a doubt, Aoki's strength as the King of Padia was considerable.

but……

How did this guy get to the point where he's so tired he'd fall asleep standing up?

These Four Heavenly Kings are really working incredibly hard.

"Huh? Are you one of the Four Heavenly Kings of Pardiya?"

Meiyue looked at Popi standing next to Xinli with curiosity, very curious about the child.

Because she is a little girl who looks very young.

"Yes, Mizuki-neechan, I'm Popi, and my good friends are really amazing!"

Bopi tilted her head back and answered with a lively, childlike voice.

"Yes, although Poppy is young, her Pokémon are very strong. I personally invited her to become one of the Elite Four of Paradis," Ye Ci said with a smile.

"Wow, how old is Poppi?"

Mizuki was astonished. She looked closely at Popi, who looked to be only six or seven years old.

No, is someone this young already a Champion-level trainer?

"I'm 10 years old this year, and I want to attend Orange Academy next year."

Poppi expresses her longing for Kikuko's school. (ps: In the game, Poppi says she's 9 years old, but in the book, a year has already passed.)

This scene made Ye Ci and Principal Claver exchange a smile and shake their heads helplessly.

"Ten years old? That's amazing." Mizuki gently rubbed Poppi's little head.

Mammon also looked at Poppi with great interest.

Poppi's appearance is indeed quite young, which is very deceptive and gives the impression that she is only five or six years old.

This led many people who initially played "Zhu Zi" to joke that the Parthian League employed child laborers, which, well, seems to be true.

However, it must be said that Poppi's talent is indeed outstanding.

In the game's storyline, compared to the fact that most game protagonists debut and dominate the world at the age of ten, Poppi's achievement of becoming a king at the age of nine is really nothing special.

At most, you can only say that Pidgey got its Pokémon earlier. If Mizuki and Red had gotten their Pokémon at the age of 9, their achievements would definitely surpass Pidgey's.

Therefore, this cannot actually be used to exaggerate why Poppi is just as awesome as the protagonist.

But Poppi's future is champion-level, that's pretty much a done deal. You can't say he was exceptionally talented from a young age but has already reached his peak, can you?
Moreover, that's in a game, where trainers in that world go on trips at the age of sixteen, while Pidgey is only 10 years old, making her a truly promising young woman.

Hmm, this kid is worth a try. I'll ask her about it later; if she's not interested, then forget it.

“Come on, Mammon, I have prepared a welcome feast for you.”

Ye Ci smiled and said to Mammon.

"Speaking of which, Mammon, do you have any travel plans? There are many worthwhile attractions in Padiyah."

Yeci was quite confident in the scenery of his region; the Ten Views of Padiya are world-famous.

"Yes, but before that, I plan to go to Niangguang City."

What are you going to Niangguang City for?

Ye Ci was quite curious. Was it because of the famous view of Niangguang City, the "Million Volt Night View"?

"I have applied to challenge the Master of the Wonder Tree at the World Championships, and my application has been approved."

Mammon smiled and showed Yeci his 'World Championship' app, then said something that made Yeci's head spin.

"I imagine it would be a thrilling and exhilarating match!"

Mammon remarked with such emotion.

"..."

Ye Ci looked at the system notification on Mammon's phone screen and couldn't help but twitch his lips.

No, I think you'll make Qishu cry.

Ye Cizhen was starting to lose her composure.

Dude, you're a Team Rocket boss, and you're bullying one of our gym leaders? Isn't that a little... inappropriate?

Yeci looked at Mammon, hesitant to speak, yet still wanting to.

(End of this chapter)