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

Chapter 51: The Humiliating Defeat of the Dragon-Riding Ferry...

"We succeeded!"

The officers below all beamed with joy.

However, Kikuko, Lorelei, and the others, who were in the Indigo League, frowned secretly.

No way? It's that easy...

The next second, Hakron, who was binding "Joker", suddenly changed his expression.

With a "pop," the "Joker," squeezed by external force, burst open from the inside, rapidly deflating like a balloon.

It's a fake!

And that's not all!

A large amount of dark green powder evaporated from the crack in the dummy.

The mannequin was instantly affected; its eyelids visibly grew heavy, and within two seconds, its head lolled to the side, and it fell into a deep sleep.

It's a sleep powder!

It was so sudden that even Adu's Hakron didn't have time to react.

"Dragonite! Hurricane!"

As the sleep powder, nearly enough to turn the blue sky green, blew towards him, Adu shouted angrily.

Another Hakkarosaurus that flew nearby was also infected!

Dragonite hurriedly flapped the pair of rather comical little wings on its back.

It unleashed a powerful gust of wind that was far too large for its wingspan.

However, A-Du forgot something—

There's still a bunch of onlookers below!

The Storm move unleashed a fierce gust of wind, finally managing to blow Dragonite away at the last minute.

But... the entire street was covered!

"Well……"

In an instant, the thousands of onlookers gathered on the street, one by one, just like when they heard Jigglypuff singing, felt their eyelids getting heavier and heavier, and soon their heads drooped, and one after another they fell asleep on the street.

Officer Jenny, who was originally leading the officers at the scene, had already noticed that Pear Blossom was missing and wanted to conduct a thorough search of the scene.

But the next second, she couldn't resist the drowsiness that was washing over her, and she tilted her head and fell asleep against the police car.

The same was true for the camera crew from Azure TV who came to film.

All the citizens of the city saw in the end was the camera tilting and the image freezing on the citizens sleeping soundly in the streets, and... the Dragon King descending from the sky.

"Joker...you bastard!!!"

Adu's indignant shouts echoed in the ears of viewers across the entire Elf Continent in front of their television sets.

……

……

Beep!

Before long, the sound of sirens echoed through the television, clearly indicating that reinforcements from the Blue Sky Police had arrived.

But everyone knows that catching the Joker is no longer an option.

The live stream was then cut off.

"Cheese egg, with a healing bell sound!"

Upon arriving, Joy Saori released her Chansey, using a "healing bell" to wake up the people who had fallen asleep due to the sleep powder.

"What...what just happened?"

"Oh right, it seemed like a lot of powder suddenly fell from the sky, and then I fell asleep."

"Is that sleep powder? Every time my wife asks me to 'pay my dues,' I have my Butterfly secretly sprinkle a little in the house. It's incredibly effective."

"It seems to have come out of the Joker's body... Where's the Joker? Wait! That female bandit is gone too!"

"Joker my ass! That's obviously a fake! We've all been fooled!"

"Um... that sleeping powder from earlier, it seems like it was blown down by Lancelot's Dragonite..."

The awakened citizens were abuzz with discussion. Seeing the situation spiraling out of control, Damaranchi quickly shouted:

"Alright, alright, everyone, let's go back quickly. In the future, don't stand by and watch when you encounter something like this, or you might easily end up in danger like today."

To be honest, what the Joker did today really scared him.

Fortunately, what hit the dummy was harmless sleeping powder.

If it were some kind of highly toxic powder, that would be terrible!

"Phew... I was terrified when I saw so much sleep powder being sprayed down."

Captain Officer Jenny, who had also come from Liyue's villa, patted her chest, which boasted an impressive number of cups.

This was the second time she had witnessed the Joker's cunning.

Although not as dangerous as facing thugs like the Shadows or Team Rocket.

But it also gave her a strong sense of powerlessness.

There are too many tricks, I can't outsmart them!

Damaranchi remained silent, turning his head to look at Adu, who had already fallen from the sky, clutching the Joker dummy that was now just a thin layer of skin.

At this moment, A-Du lowered his head and remained silent, but no one dared to approach him.

Damaranchi took a deep breath and spoke slowly:

"The Joker's case... is handled by Interpol."

International Police is also an organization under the Elf League.

Although, like the investigators to whom Wataru belongs, they are both dedicated agencies that combat criminal organizations such as Team Rocket and Shadow.

But compared to the high-profile, swaggering investigators, who act like imperial guards.

International police agencies are more like secret police or shadow warriors, operating underground and conducting covert investigations.

This group, at least in the current situation, is more suitable for this mission than Adu.

"President!?"

Adu's expression changed drastically, and he looked at Dama Lanqi in disbelief.

However, what greeted him was the old man's unusually serious expression, which forcefully suppressed the words that Adu was about to say.

"Go back and get some rest."

Unlike his usual easygoing style, Damaranchi's attitude this time resembled that of a strict father.

And he was indeed one of the few people within the alliance... no, even in the entire Elf Continent, who could keep Adu in check.

"……yes."

After a long while, Adu uttered a single word and led his dragons away.

Damaranchi sighed inwardly.

Adu is still too young and needs more experience.

If this kid encounters someone as cunning as the Joker, he could easily be manipulated.

Moreover, Damaranchi did this not because he was afraid that Wataru couldn't defeat the Joker, but more to protect Wataru.

Although the official report from the league stated that it was the first meeting between Joker and Wataru, it ended with Joker fleeing in defeat and Wataru winning.

So even though A-du lost face on TV this time, he didn't completely lose face. Their match can still be considered a one-win-one-loss affair.

But Damaranchi, who knew the truth, understood that the real situation was that Adu lost both times!

Although it wasn't a direct battle like a trainer battle, to be honest, if it were a direct battle where he lost, Lance might feel better.

He's not someone who can't accept defeat; if he loses, he'll just train again and keep fighting.

But it's frustrating to lose because of the opponent's tactics.

Furthermore, Damaranchi also discovered that although A-du has unlimited potential, he is really not good at dirty tricks.

If he were to face Joker again, Damaranchi feared that Joker would mentally break this future champion whom he had handpicked as Kikuko's successor.

……

The next day, major newspapers and news media outlets published their headlines.

The most eye-catching newspaper among them was the Galar Daily from the Galar region.

The title is—

Lance's humiliating defeat has become the biggest topic of conversation in the Pokémon League these past two days.

(End of this chapter)