The founder of the Pokémon League, my student is the champion

"Hey, I'm so lucky to have met two kind brothers."

Outside Yoshino City, Shiba and his companions were led by two burly men, their faces beaming with indescribable joy.

After all, the other students had various clues, but their group was completely clueless.

Unexpectedly, Shiba simply followed the direction of Awatari and the others to Yoshino City, and as soon as he landed, he encountered these two kind people and found clues about the gang of robbers.

What else could this be but good luck?

Upon hearing Shiba's praise, one of the men said warmly, "You're too kind. You are all students of the Alliance Academy, and besides, chasing down bandits is what we should do."

The other person suddenly changed the subject, looking worried.

"But bro, there's something I don't understand. Why would the Alliance Academy assign tasks like chasing criminals to its students?"

One of them quickly chimed in, "Yes, and besides, the criminals are a large gang. You only have a few people; do you have other reinforcements?"

The two spoke in unison, seemingly worried, but it was all just a ploy to extract information.

But Shiba didn't pay attention to any of this. He laughed heartily and immediately replied, "Because this was an extracurricular activity assigned by our teacher. All the students in our class were looking for clues on their own, and only the five of us came to Yoshino City."

These words were spoken.

"Shiba!"

Pear Blossom immediately covered her face in silence, but it was clearly too late to stop this big mouth.

But Shiba just smiled sheepishly.

"It's alright, both of you are good people."

"Yes, yes, don't worry, that group of people is just ahead."

The two men knew they couldn't keep asking questions, so they immediately focused on their responsibility of leading the way.

"Thank you both for your trouble."

Now, they have moved about two kilometers away from Yoshino City.

The road beneath our feet was a dirt road, rugged and uneven, a place that ordinary people would never come to, and it was also the direction leading to the ruins of Aluf.

The two were walking at the very front, with Shiba and Lihua walking side by side, Xiaojuer and Wanlong slightly behind, and Lianwu at the very back.

After walking a little further, the two men suddenly said, "Gentlemen, the group of people we saw earlier is just ahead. They look very fierce, and they're bandits. We're a little scared. Perhaps... you could go ahead?"

"No problem, gentlemen. Just give me directions, and I'll take care of the rest."

Shiba naturally had no objections and patted his strong chest, looking very reliable.

After receiving Shiba's consent, the two exchanged a glance and then turned and landed at the very back of the group.

"Alright, we saw that group of people about two kilometers ahead. I'll leave them to you guys."

During this time, Shiba casually tugged at his belt, looking as if he was preparing for an upcoming battle.

But perhaps because of the excessive force, something seemed to be pulled off my waist and landed in the roadside grass.

Are those people up ahead?

Meanwhile, Shiba nodded to everyone, so much so that no one noticed what the object flying out of his waist was.

"Let's go."

Now that they were so close to their goal, the five of them were even less likely to back down.

The group of seven continued along the dirt road.

After walking seven or eight hundred meters, to a point even closer than expected...

"etc!"

Suddenly, Shiba, who was at the front, waved his hand horizontally, blocking Rika and the people behind her.

"Very faint breathing sounds; there are eight people ahead."

As soon as she finished speaking, Rika and the others placed their hands on the Poké Ball belts around their waists.

at the same time……

"Goodness, he's a master. I was hoping to launch a sneak attack."

From the lush woods on both sides of the dirt road, four people slowly emerged from the corner on each side, making a total of eight people.

Judging from their mercenary attire, they were indeed the targets of this extracurricular activity.

Moreover, if Shiba hadn't heard their breathing, these people would probably have swarmed them at the fork in the road ahead and caught them off guard.

However, even though there were eight people on the other side, Shiba and his group only had five, making them appear to be the weaker party.

But the five of them showed no fear whatsoever.

"You underestimate me too much. If you want to launch a sneak attack, you'd better learn to hide even your breathing first."

As they spoke, Shiba and the others had already taken out Poké Balls from their waists, ready to throw them at any moment.

But the other party didn't even respond; one of them laughed even louder.

"Haha, kid, I really admire you. Want to join us?"

"Join you?"

Shiba gave a cold laugh, then said, "I never do anything underhanded!"

"Why waste words with them? Just arrest them!"

After saying that, Rika was about to throw the Poké Ball in her hand...

But unexpectedly, at this moment!

"Don't move, little girl!"

Suddenly, a familiar voice came from behind.

When Shiba and his companions turned around, they saw the two "helpful" men who had "guided" them pointing guns at them.

"Put down the Poké Ball you're holding, or don't blame us for being impolite."

"you!"

Rika hadn't even had time to open the Poké Ball in her hand, but her face was contorted with rage: "No wonder you guys were so enthusiastic, you're in cahoots with them too."

"Tsk tsk tsk, a bunch of hotheads from the Alliance Academy investigating a case? Extracurricular activities? And they just had to bring it up with us... I have to say, the two tools the captain gave us just in case are pretty good. Which do you think is faster, this thing or a Poké Ball?"

The last two looked at each other and suddenly burst into laughter.

"Kids, ever since you came to question us, you've been easy targets in our eyes. Students from the League Academy, your Pokémon must be quite valuable and rare. But don't worry, as long as you obediently hand over your Poké Balls, I guarantee you'll get back to school safely. How about it?"

"dream!"

Pear Blossom gritted her teeth, also annoyed with herself. She had sensed something was off, so why hadn't she been on guard against these two?

Ultimately, as Qingyu said... they lack social experience.

But Shiba, who had been referring to the two as "kind older brothers" all along, suddenly started laughing.

"Rika, see, I knew I asked the right person. If we win first place in this extracurricular activity, I'll take the biggest credit."

"What?"

Pear Blossom raised her eyebrows, puzzled.

The fact that these five people are being held at gunpoint is because of Shiba, and now they still have the nerve to say that they deserve the most credit?

However, as Shiba was laughing, suddenly his thick eyebrows and big eyes turned sharp.

"Onix, dig a hole!"

He hadn't even thrown the Poké Ball in his hand, but he was already giving commands to the Pokémon.

next second!

Boom!

"impossible!!!"

"When did you...?"

The two men with guns behind them felt a violent tremor beneath their feet. Before they could react, a long snake made of stone suddenly emerged from beneath them, slamming them hard into the ground.

Shiba shouted again, "Lianwu, it's up to you now!"

"receive!!!"

Even though the two were hit by Onix, they still held their pistols tightly. Although Wu didn't know when Shiba released Onix, he knew what to do next.

Lian Wu leaped into the air and delivered a precise roundhouse kick to the back of the hands of the two men who had been sent flying by Onix.

The violent kicks instantly caused the two men to drop their pistols and fall heavily to the ground almost simultaneously.

At this moment, Shiba coldly snorted.

"The moment I saw you in Yoshino City, I could tell that you were exceptionally agile and strong enough to carry a huge amount of supplies. Something just didn't seem right, otherwise why would I have come to question you?"