Pokémon, who made him the gym leader?

Chapter 30: I'm honored to inform you that you've been selected.

"I should have known better, Ash, about your relationship with Red..."

Brock looked at the two brothers, Red and Ash, with a strange expression. In fact, Red had come to challenge his Pygmy Gym first.

However, apart from their appearance, the two really don't look alike at all!

When Red came to challenge him, he was taciturn and decisively crushed him without any hesitation, taking away the gym badge. His main characteristic is that he is ruthless and doesn't talk much.

It almost shattered his Dao heart.

Misty looked at Crimson with curiosity. She hadn't met Crimson before, but according to her sisters, several trainers from Pallet Town had challenged them before Ash.

Ultimately, this even led to their elves being hospitalized...

Crimson was clearly one of the culprits, but Xiaoxia didn't think too much about it, after all, she knew her sister's skill level.

"Thank you for taking care of Zhi."

When facing anyone other than Ash, Crimson seemed to revert to his 'cold' demeanor, but he still slightly lowered the brim of his hat and thanked Brock and Misty.

As the older brother, he knows Ash's personality well. Ash is rather careless and doesn't know much about common sense, so it's definitely thanks to his two companions that he's been taken care of.

"Hehe~ Let me tell you, Brother Chi is super awesome. Even that arrogant guy Mao respects Brother Chi a lot. When he was a kid..."

Ash was clearly overjoyed to be reunited with his brother during their travels.

However, this joy did not last long. Before Xiaozhi could finish speaking, a cry of surprise suddenly came from afar.

Then came the spreading unrest, with all sorts of screams and cries echoing through the air.

What's going on? Ash and his friends looked over.

"The Rockets!"

Xiaoxia has excellent eyesight and immediately noticed the Team Rocket members wearing black uniforms with the capital 'R' tattooed on their chests. She couldn't help but exclaim in shock.

Moreover, Team Rocket members kept appearing and running in at the entrance of the hall.

"What are the Rockets doing here?" Xiao Gang squinted, his brows immediately furrowing.

Most importantly, how can there be so many?

"That wretched Team Rocket again!" Ash, however, was fearless. Usually, the three of them were constantly harassed by the Team Rocket duo plus a cat, and now Team Rocket had even appeared on the Saint-Tannu.

Ash was furious. This was such a wonderful time for him to reunite with his brother!

With her red eyes, she calmly watched the Team Rocket members who surrounded the hall. The elegant and dignified socialites and high-ranking executives who had been so virtuous were now in a panic.

Rockets!

They had heard of the absolute dark overlord of the Kanto underworld, who committed countless atrocities, including stealing Pokémon, illegally selling and capturing them, and conducting genetic experiments.

It is an evil organization that the Kanto Alliance has issued a warrant for arrest!

In reality, not many people have actually seen the Rockets, but that doesn't stop them from fearing the Rockets.

After all, the members of Team Rocket in front of them all had cold and ruthless faces, and looked extremely dangerous.

The Team Rocket members who appeared didn't do anything too extreme; they simply surrounded all the passengers in the hall, but their attitude wasn't very good.

One of the portly men in a suit was a little slow because he wasn't very willing, so a member of Team Rocket shoved him hard, causing him to fall to the ground and gasp in pain.

But when he turned around, he saw a fierce-looking Rada staring coldly at him, and the man in the suit dared not say a word.

"How could that guy do that!"

Seeing this, Ash, who was full of a sense of justice, was immediately enraged and was about to step forward to speak out for justice.

Xiao Gang and Xiao Xia immediately tried to stop them.

"Calm down, Satoshi. It's best not to make any rash moves right now."

A hand was placed on Ash's shoulder, and he spoke softly to him.

Xiao Zhi was taken aback. He turned around and saw that it was Gu Xin and Erin, whom he had met before.

"But……"

"I know you're feeling really bad right now, but we can't rush things. Let's see what the Rockets are up to first."

Gushin's gaze swept over the Team Rocket members around him; these were all genuine members of an evil organization.

Their demeanor and expressions alone are completely different from the comedic trio I had in mind.

But what about Team Rocket? Their current situation is completely different from what it was in the anime.

"But they really went too far..." Xiao Zhi's delicate face scrunched up.

"Guxin is right, you idiot. There are too many of them right now. Let's wait and see and wait for an opportunity."

Xiaoxia also spoke softly to Xiaozhi. The hall was almost completely surrounded by Team Rocket members, and the suddenly appearing Team Rocket now had the upper hand.

A fight breaking out is no joke, and besides, how many tourists would actually be willing to intervene? It's impossible to say for sure right now.

"Ash, calm down." Red also spoke up to comfort him, his red eyes calmly scanning the surroundings.

"Okay." Xiao Zhi pursed his lips tightly, suppressing his restless heart.

"This was a premeditated operation, but we don't know what the Rockets' purpose was."

Gusin gently patted Erin's shoulder. Erin was also quite flustered at the moment. Everything was fine, but suddenly so many Team Rocket members appeared.

Gu Xin and the three Crimsons understood what he meant.

Otherwise, it wouldn't make sense. How could so many Team Rocket members have boarded the ship so quietly? And this is just the lobby; nobody knows how many Team Rocket members are on board.

Perhaps the entire Santo Anu has already been taken over by the Rockets.

What exactly is the Rockets trying to do?

"As expected, the cell phone signal is also gone." Guxin took out his phone and checked it. Sure enough, the signal was blocked. The Rockets would never make such a basic mistake.

Before long, Team Rocket members had taken control of the entire hall, with Pokémon surrounding the passengers and eyeing them menacingly.

The atmosphere had completely turned to freezing point. Some psychologically fragile passengers couldn't stop their tears from falling, their panic and fear reaching their peak.

"Distinguished guests, good afternoon!"

Just then, a calm and elegant male voice came through the loudspeaker throughout the hall.

"I think all of you guests can hear my voice, right?"

Yes, that voice belonged to Apollo, who was sitting in the captain's cabin.

"Rockets! What are you trying to do? Do you know the consequences of this?"

A middle-aged man dressed in designer clothes in the crowd could no longer contain himself. He looked up and spoke in shock and anger, his rationality gradually being consumed by panic and rage.

Although he wasn't from a prominent family or a top-tier conglomerate, he was still a somewhat well-known entrepreneur. But what about now?

Being tossed aside like trash by these Rocket Team members and subjected to their wanton trampling, the humiliation and unease he felt were almost unbearable.

This is the world-famous Santo Anu, and Team Rocket dared to hijack this ship and kidnap these tourists? This is a provocation against the dignity of the Kanto League!

How dare they!

"Don't be angry, guest. We are now in the middle of the ocean, far from the Kanto region. We have a long time to go."

Apollo naturally heard the middle-aged man's voice through the surveillance system, smiled faintly, and didn't take it to heart.

He enjoyed this desperate roar.

"First, let me introduce myself. I'm Apollo, a senior executive of the Rockets. I'll be spending some time with you all today."

"I must solemnly tell you all that you are honored to have been selected by us."

Apollo spoke slowly, his confident and superior tone revealing his practiced ease; clearly, he did this often.

Upon hearing Apollo's words, most of the passengers showed anger. To surround and control them like cattle and herd them together, and call that their selection? And an honor?

But these passengers ultimately dared not speak out against their anger.

"Everyone, please don't get angry. As long as you cooperate with us, Team Rocket is not an unreasonable organization. We will definitely get you all back to land safely."

Apollo's voice, tinged with a faint smile, remained unhurried.

Guxin's eyes flickered slightly; this voyage on the Saint-Tiannu was truly getting interesting.

Apollo is one of the four generals of Team Rocket, a truly powerful high-ranking officer, and one of Giovanni's right-hand men.

The fact that he's here means he must have some important mission. But what do they want on this ship?

Guxin pondered: either it's a very rare Pokémon, or it's a special person, or some other reason?

(End of this chapter)