Pokémon: Did you play Pokémon today?

Chapter 102 Sonnens—

What caught Bai Zhou's eye was a jianbing (Chinese crepe) stall cart parked on the side of the road with a sign that read "Traditional Craftsmanship".

More accurately, it was the three figures behind the stall.

I should have realized that Sasuke was where Naruto was, how could he possibly be absent?

"Hey handsome customer, meow~ Would you like a piping hot jianbing guozi? Traditional, old-fashioned recipe, meow, guaranteed to be so delicious your tongue will get tied in knots!"

A humanoid cat wearing a comical bright red nose cap and trying its best to straighten its back greeted Bai Zhou enthusiastically.

Bai Zhou looked at this all-too-familiar combination and was momentarily speechless.

Behind the stall, the short, light blue-haired man who thought Bai Zhou wasn't interested in jianbing guozi immediately put on a standard professional smile.

"Guests? If you don't like jianbing guozi, that's okay! We also have crispy-on-the-outside, tender-on-the-inside fried starch sausage, and traditional stinky tofu that smells bad but tastes delicious—"

"Oh, pee pee~"

Before he could finish speaking, he was abruptly interrupted by a tall woman with fiery red hair who suddenly squeezed out from the side, rudely displaying her signature queenly three-part laugh.

She put one hand on her hip and pointed at the stall with the other in an exaggerated, theatrical way.

"Handsome young man~ We're also experts at making oden from the Kanto region! I guarantee you'll want more~"

"So-Nans-1"

As if accompanied by its own entrance background music, a Wobbuffet suddenly jumped out of the Poké Ball on the woman's waist.

Standing ramrod straight, he gave Bai Zhou a perfect salute!

[(>W<)

"Hey! Musashi! Stop interrupting people at crucial moments!"

Kojiro complained with dissatisfaction.

"What does it matter! And Wobbuffet! Don't suddenly show up and cause trouble!"

Musashi immediately turned his gun around.

"Stop arguing, meow! The guests are watching, meow!"

Meow Meow was so anxious she jumped up and down.

Looking at the chaotic yet familiar "stall mini-theater" in front of him, Bai Zhou took a deep breath and forcibly suppressed the urge to complain.

The image of the man sitting in the office, petting his cat, flashed through his mind. His eyes suddenly sharpened, and a deep and oppressive aura silently spread out.

"Meowth, Jessie, Kojiro, and—Wobbuffet."

"Memory—"

As if struck by an invisible electric current, the two people and their two Pokémon behind the stall froze instantly, shivering in unison and abruptly ceasing their noise.

"Sakaki-sama, meow?! No, wait, meow! Who are you?! How do you know our names, meow?!"

Meow Meow reacted the fastest, leaping onto the roof of the food cart with a start, her fur standing on end, staring at Bai Zhou with a look of horror and wariness.

Bai Zhou did not answer immediately.

With a scrutinizing gaze, it slowly swept over Meowth, Jessie, Kojiro, and Wobbuffet, who was still saluting but was clearly trembling.

Only after they nervously swallowed hard did they slowly begin to speak:

"I'm the organization's head in the Eastern Huang region. I don't recall Boss Sakaki sending you there."

Upon hearing Bai Zhou's words, Meow Meow, Musashi, Kojiro, and Wobbuffet quickly stood in a row, straightened their bodies, and reported in turn.

"Reporting, Officer Meow!!"

Meow Meow instantly slid down from the top of the food cart and stood at attention.

"We...we came here with that brat, meow!"

"We are very sorry that you did not receive the information in advance because we did not report the itinerary in a timely manner! We apologize!!"

Kojiro followed closely behind, bowing almost at a ninety-degree angle.

"loyalty!!"

Musashi stood ramrod straight, his voice booming, his eyes filled with unwavering determination.

"Sonams—!"

Sure enough, Weng saluted again, his voice louder than usual.

Bai Zhou forcibly suppressed the twitching corners of his mouth. To cover it up, he recalled the scene of Banmu petting the cat boss and began to vigorously coil the Gengar's big head around his waist.

Meanwhile, Gengar, which was being used as a stress relief ball, was struggling to turn its large face.

His eyes, as big as copper bells, shone with an unprecedented light of worship as he stared intently at Bai Zhou's profile.

How can my father be so handsome?!

"Since that's the case, you don't need to report anymore. From now on, you're temporarily under my command."

Bai Zhou suppressed a laugh, slightly raised his chin in a gesture of command, and said in an unquestionable tone:

"Your mission remains the same: continue to observe that special Pikachu, and give me your contact information."

"Here, here you go, meow."

Meow Meow shuddered again in fright, and pulled out a small, crudely designed communicator from somewhere, trembling as she handed it over.

"Due to recent tight budgets for activities, our regular mobile phone numbers have been out of service for a long time due to unpaid bills..."

Kojiro's legs were trembling, and he quickly added:

"If you want to contact us, please use this! This is a custom-made communicator—"

All I can say is... you guys are something else.

Bai Zhou was speechless inside, but his face remained expressionless.

He didn't reach out to take it, but his gaze fell lightly on the old communicator.

The communicator vanished into thin air amidst the incredulous gazes of Meowth, Jessie, Kojiro, and Wobbuffet!

"It...it disappeared, meow?!"

The cat's eyes were practically bulging out of their sockets.

"It's a superpower!! She's just as amazing as Sergeant Natsume!!"

Musashi gasped in shock, his gaze towards Shiraishu filled with even greater awe.

"So-Nance—"

As expected, Weng agreed.

Bai Zhou didn't give them any more chances to ask questions. He turned away coldly, leaving behind only a mysterious, tall, and imposing figure.

Mainly—

If we don't leave soon, we'll really start laughing uncontrollably.

Only after Bai Zhou's figure completely disappeared around the street corner did Miao Miao and the others breathe a long sigh of relief and slump to the ground, staggering about.

"You, you all say—"

After a while, Meow Meow recovered and whispered, still shaken:

"Could the cadre be lying, meow?"

What awaited it was Musashi's merciless "Iron Fist of Love".

"Stupid meow meow! How could this be! The executive is so handsome—cough! No! The executive knows our names, knows we're with that brat, and has that terrifying aura of oppression and the same superpowers as Executive Sabrina! How could it be fake!"

"That's right! Such a young cadre has already become the head of the Donghuang region! His abilities must be unfathomable!"

Kojiro also became excited, his eyes sparkling with hope.

"Now we're being transferred to his department for promotions! Salary increases! Funding! A bright future is beckoning us!"

"So-Nans-I-Guo-Wong jumped up with a somersault and saluted again."

After a brief silence.

The three people lying on the ground simultaneously abandoned their beautiful dreams for the future, their faces unconsciously beaming with happy smiles, and exclaimed in unison.

"This feels so wonderful!"