An elf, a genius scientist who traveled from the world of One Piece.

Chapter 5: Sakaki Wants This Kid More and More

"Slap~ Slap~ Slap~"

The sudden applause made Su Sheng and Yue Yibu instinctively turn to look in the direction of the sound.

"Well said!"

A man wearing a black cloak and a white scarf draped over his shoulders, looking as if he had stepped out of the set of "God of Gamblers," smiled.

They clapped as they walked over.

Su Sheng's expression changed slightly.

He recognized who the person was.

After Joey Saori helped me get my ID card.

Su Sheng also has access to many public areas.

This includes libraries.

He learned a lot from there.

Among them are the current gym owners of various alliance regions.

For example, the person in front of us—

Giovanni, the Gym Leader of Viridian City in the Kanto region, is nicknamed "Gym Leader of the Earth" and "Invincible Gym Leader"!

But what made Su Sheng frown was the other party's hidden identity—the leader of Team Rocket!

Before long, Sakaki had walked up to Su Sheng and said with a smile:

"A king has the talent of a king, a cook has the talent of a cook, and spirits have no distinction of rank."

"Well said, absolutely right!"

It was rare for Sakaki to show such excitement.

When Beedrill was his starter Pokémon and he traveled the world with it, he was often met with disdain from the elites of the League.

After that, Sakaki defeated them one by one.

It also tells the world that even a small creature can shine brightly!

Today, for the first time, someone was able to express their feelings from their youth.

A king has his talents, and a chef has his talents!

Well said! You've got it all figured out!

"So it's Mr. Giovanni, the strongest gym leader in the Kanto region."

Having lived three lifetimes, Su Sheng immediately concealed the surprise in his eyes and regained his composure.

"What brings the owner of this establishment from Kanto to Johto?"

Sakaki's smile vanished instantly, replaced by a somewhat gloomy expression.

He came, of course, to find his missing son.

But Mad searched everywhere and found no clues.

Bringing this up makes me feel even worse!

But Sakaki, being a seasoned veteran, immediately wiped the gloom from his face and smiled:

"Gym leaders also need to rest. I sometimes want to visit other areas too."

"Oh, so Gym Leader Sakaki saw my battle just now? Ha, what a disgrace."

Su Sheng feigned modesty and said...

However, he didn't believe that Sakaki was really in Johto for sightseeing.

It's speculated that they're secretly developing their influence in the capital.

After all, the Johto region can be considered the Rockets' second base.

"Your words have gotten this old man's blood pumping, which is rare for me. How about it? Want to have a fight?"

Sakaki asked with a smile.

On one hand, he wanted to use the fight to temporarily forget his son's pain.

On the other hand, he wanted to test the potential of this promising young talent himself.

"Huh? I don't like playing Souls-like games."

"What?"

Sakagi didn't understand Su Sheng's meaning at first.

"It means I don't like to be tortured."

Su Sheng shrugged.

Don't you have any idea whether you can beat Sakaki?

"Haha! What's the big deal? It's just a friendly spar, nothing to do with winning or losing. Whether you win or lose, Uncle will treat you to dinner!"

Sakaki adopted a kind and approachable demeanor, like a good senior.

"Hehe~ Then I won't be polite."

Su Sheng thought about it and agreed; there was no harm in fighting.

However, we still need to be cautious.

After all, the man in front of them was no ordinary person.

Moreover, he didn't even know why the man had traveled all the way to the capital.

Sigh, that's the downside of time travel being too early.

The motivations of the characters in the original work are not so easy to guess.

……

……

"Young man, is that new Eevee your starter Pokémon?"

The two stood facing each other on the beach in Azure City, and Sakaki spoke first.

"Yes, it's called Umbreon, but the League doesn't seem to have officially recognized it yet, and many people don't know about the 'Dark' attribute."

"Oh? Evil type... That sounds really good. Did you come up with the name?"

"Uh... let's just say I got it. I'm pretty good at this kind of thing."

Then, Giovanni put his left hand in his pocket and took out a Poké Ball with his right hand.

"Well then, as a sign of respect, I'll also take out one of my old partners that has been with me for a long time."

Upon hearing the words "old partner," Su Sheng was slightly taken aback.

Could it be...?

Immediately afterwards, Giovanni flicked the Poké Ball out of his palm.

The ball's cover popped open, and a flash of white light appeared.

A massive, fierce-looking Nidoking crashed heavily onto the beach.

"This guy is my old partner who has been with me since I started my journey in the Kanto region."

Sakaki's lips curled slightly. "You're pretty strong, aren't you~"

"Well then, you make the first move, young man."

Sakaki opened his palm and made a "please" gesture.

"I've never been good at fighting personally, but I'm good at commanding others in battle."

"Let me see the gap between myself and the top experts in this field."

After Su Sheng said this with a smile, his pupils suddenly contracted.

"Go, Umbreon."

Umbreon shot out like a black streak of light, heading straight for Nidoking.

Sakaki's eyes flickered, and he thought to himself:

"Oh? He's only had this Eevee for less than ten days since he took it from that old woman, and he's already made such progress. It seems this kid is quite good at training."

In an instant, Umbreon rushed in front of Nidoking.

"Are you going to use a close-range finishing move?"

Sakaki raised an eyebrow slightly and flicked his finger.

"My Nidoking, you're very good at this."

Despite its large size, it moved with surprising agility.

Nidoking clenched his fist, and a flash of electricity crackled across the air as he unleashed his attack, creating a sonic boom.

Lightning Fist!

thump—

The sound of a punch landing was like muffled thunder.

The huge difference in size is like a tiger punching a ragdoll cat.

"Go, pursue them maliciously."

Upon hearing Su Sheng's command, Umbreon, which had just been punched in the stomach and was still on Nidoking's fist, suddenly opened its eyes, grinning to reveal its fangs.

He had a smug look on his face.

The next instant, Umbreon's dark skin bulged with veins, and its small body was smashed to the ground.

Like a female bodybuilder, it made King Nido tilt his head to the side.

I'm a little confused!

"Um!?"

A hint of surprise appeared in Sakaki's eyes.

Although he had just exchanged a glance with Nidoran, signaling him to go easy on him.

They also used skills that were not from their own faction.

Even so, how was that Umbreon able to withstand the attack? And even launch a counterattack in the next instant?

"Did you use a technique to boost your defense, boy?"

As expected of the strongest gym leader in Kanto, Giovanni saw through the problem at a glance.

"At the very last moment, Umbreon's running slowed down a bit... I see, it used a curse, right?"

Curse, when used by a non-Ghost-type Pokémon, will increase its attack and defense at the cost of reduced speed.

"Generally, when a Pokémon uses a power-up move, it stands still. But yours is able to power up while moving. You must have put in a lot of effort, right?"

The surprise in Sakaki's eyes turned into admiration once again.

"Xiao Hei hasn't been with me for long, so this is all I can teach her."

Su Sheng smiled.

"This is not just 'a little bit'..."

Sakaki's smile widened.

Damn, I want this kid more and more!

(End of this chapter)