Even Sinnoh champions have to work hard.

This is unbearable! As the saying goes, it's not scarcity that's the problem, but inequality. Since the three divine birds can't go out to play, everyone is bored, but they're all equally bored and can only entertain themselves in the cave, so they don't really care about each other.

But in this situation, Moltres, a Pokémon, got the chance to sneak out and play, which is just too enviable, isn't it?

Zapdos was filled with envy, jealousy, and resentment; it was incredibly annoyed that the strange, large metallic creature hadn't attacked it first, but...

All Zapdos could do was envy Moltres. Although Zapdos was very envious of Moltres, as a good kid, he envied Moltres being able to sneak out to play, but Moltres was in trouble because the weather had become abnormal.

If Zapdos were to exhibit any abnormal behavior at this time, it would cause a disaster. Therefore, although Zapdos greatly envies Moltres, it will not leave the area of ​​Asia Island.

But this is really upsetting! Moltres was able to sneak away, and I'm so unwilling to accept it! Am I just supposed to watch like this? I'm so unwilling to accept this...

Wait, what? He left with Moltres? Zapdos looked at the island that had lost its master, a silly grin playing on its lips. "Yeah, you can sneak out to play, but if you run away..."

"I can also take over your territory, right?"

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"What are these two idiots doing?" Articuno stared at Moltres, who had been captured, and Zapdos, who had run off to Fire Island, with a look of utter bewilderment on its face.

P.S. Chapter Recommendation: Book Title: "Me, at Max Level, Eating and Waiting to Die in a Fantasy Xianxia World"

Synopsis: I transmigrated. Being born at max level is great, but what's with my slender, willow-waisted mother beating up my strong, muscular father?

In this world, women lead armies and fight battles, while men stay home to take care of their wives and raise children? Girls are expected to study diligently and achieve great success, while boys are expected to be handsome and skilled in music, chess, calligraphy, and painting, so that they can marry into a good family.

Wait, what about the water ghost on the beam, the private school that still echoes with the sound of reading even after it was burned down, the ancient rule against traveling at night, and the "sage" who likes to eat human ears?

A fantasy horror story?

Gu Jiu felt that there was something wrong with this world, but all he could think about was how to just coast along and wait to die.

"Isn't life just a story of eating, drinking, sleeping, and always being at your peak?" — Gu Jiu, the laziest saint in history, said in a certain month of a certain year.

Chapter 83 I, Zapdos, am as cool as the wind.

"I'm sorry, Rie." Kazama Shiromo looked apologetic.

"Don't look like that." Rie Kugimiya gently tugged at Shiramo Kazama's collar, revealing a cute and sweet smile: "Don't make that face, okay? I'm not stupid, this is something important, isn't it?"

"Yes." Kazama Shiromo nodded slightly; it was indeed no small matter.

Rie Kugimiya showed an understanding expression. She wasn't stupid. Kazama Shiramo's expression was so serious, and the change in weather could only be described as eerie. Combining these factors, something was definitely about to happen.

Rie Kugimiya is not a girl who doesn't know what's important. When it comes to serious matters, as a wife who understands the bigger picture, it's clearly not the time to act childish.

"Rie, go find a hotel here and stay. We'll continue our trip when I get back." After kissing Rie's forehead, Kazama Shiramo prepared to leave.

"it is good."

The moment Kazama Shiromo got ready, the usually obedient Rie quietly tiptoed and gently kissed Kazama Shiromo's lips. It was a light kiss, like a dragonfly skimming the water, completely different from the aggressive kisses of Lugia and others. If there was any substantial difference, it was probably that—whether or not she used her tongue.

Yes, whether it's Lugia, Kyogre, or Ho-Oh, their kisses are extremely aggressive. They'll fiercely extend their tongues and sweep wildly across Kazama Shiramo's mouth, greedily plundering the sweet liquid that didn't originally belong to them.

On the contrary, as Kazama Shiramo's wife, Rie Kugimiya is quite gentle when kissing him, far from being predatory or aggressive, and her gentleness is heartbreaking.

"Come back soon and be careful."

"Okay, I got it. You should also be careful."

"I'll be fine on the island."

"Okay, I'll be going now."

Kazama Shiramo casually tossed out a Poké Ball, and his personal flying mount, Flygon, appeared in response. Kazama Shiramo flipped over and mounted the Flygon, which had retracted its dragon wings.

The desert dragonfly let out a long cry, flapped its wings, and flew into the sky.

Sometimes I wish you weren't so outstanding, so you wouldn't have to worry about so many things, and you could have a little more time... to spend with me?

After Kazama Shiromo left, Rie Kugimiya's lips curled into a bitter smile. There were some things she wanted to say, but he couldn't hear them, even though she didn't want him to hear them either.

'Hurry up.'

'Lugia, did you actually sense the hiss?'

'Didn't you notice?'

'I know the weather's gotten weird; something must be wrong on Three Saints Island. Are those three kids just bored and causing trouble? Should I go buy some snacks?'

No, that's not it.

A flash of white light, and Lugia broke free of the Magic Ball, flipped over and mounted Flygon's back, wrapping her arms around Kazama Shiramo's slender waist.

Flygon, having noticed the situation, was quite dissatisfied with Lugia's behavior and even wanted to unleash a Dragon Pulse on it. However, seeing the anxious expression on Lugia's face, it couldn't be faked and simply turned its head away, tacitly agreeing to Lugia's somewhat unreasonable actions.

'If those children were merely a little mischievous, it wouldn't have caused this situation. There are only two possibilities for this change: one is that one of them left Three Saints Island. But although they are mischievous, they are all very obedient children and wouldn't leave Three Saints Island on their own.'

"Then another possibility is that they were forcibly taken away from the Three Sacred Birds Island, right?" Kazama Shiromo frowned, feeling that things were not so simple: "Who or which conglomerate is so audacious? All the major conglomerates should know about the ban on the Three Sacred Birds, right? Which reckless fool is doing such a thing?"

“No.” Lucia shook her head. “It could also be—the children are calling for help.”

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The celebration was truly fantastic, in every respect.

Delicious food and surrounded by cute girls—this must be a lucky day for Ash.

Of course, some hot-blooded idiot whose mind is only focused on Pokémon battles might not understand the luck involved in such a thing, so he naturally gave up the comfortable festival environment and chose an activity more suitable for him: to retrieve the tokens of the three legendary birds.

Amidst the roaring waves, Ash and his companion, the green-haired Yu, boarded Fire Island, but everything turned out differently than they had anticipated.

Ash successfully obtained the Fireball on the island, a token belonging to Moltres. Just like the trainers in previous years, it was just a fun activity, if it weren't for that figure descending from the sky.

Amidst flashes of lightning and hissing thunder, the Zapdos, here to raid our base, has arrived!

Arcs of electricity crisscrossed between Zapdos and Pikachu. This level of electric shock was certainly not an attack on each other, but rather a form of communication between Electric-type Pokémon, much like the telepathy of Psychic-type Pokémon.

Ash and his friends wouldn't have understood at all, but among the Pokémon present, there was one whose translation skills were absolutely number one in the world—Meowth.

"Pikachu said this is clearly Moltres's island, so why is Zapdos doing this here?"

"Zetzart said that since the ruler of this island is no longer here, she can naturally take the place of the original owner and become the new ruler of this kind of island. That's probably it, meow."

Meow Meow stroked her little chin with her paw and said this, then looked like she didn't quite understand.

Zapdos was actually quite happy about the visitor to the island, even though it knew that every year a trainer would come to Thunder Island to collect a keepsake and then someone would return it the next day.

Although it's unclear why these idiotic humans keep doing such pointless things, Zapdos has actually become accustomed to the presence of humans.

But I'm still very happy today. I didn't expect to meet this group of people when I was taking over Moltres's lair again. It was really fun to show off a bit. That's why Zapdos was surprisingly patient in answering questions from a 'weak' Pokémon like Pikachu.

But she lost that feeling after that. Golden lightning danced wildly as Zapdos looked toward the dark, cloud-covered sky.

There, the enormous punk mechanical monster that had captured the firebird tore through the clouds, revealing itself to everyone.

P.S. My uncle came out of the hospital, and I almost didn't recognize him. What a strong man! How could he have become so thin and deformed? Cancer is truly terrifying; it can turn such a robust man into this. It's really horrifying.

Chapter 84 The Villain Who Isn't a Villain

Zapdos's lightning flashed wildly, but it seemed to have no effect on the massive flying castle.

On the contrary, the Flying Castle perfectly illustrates what it means for science and technology to be the primary productive force. A strange square frame flew out and, like capturing a Moltres, flew towards Zapdos once again.

What the heck is this?

Zapdos looked at the strange thing that flew out. In its memory, this was the same thing that had taken Moltres away, only its shape was slightly different.

Who cares? I'm the strongest! Lightning, fuck him!

then……

Why can't I click on this thing? What's going on?

With a whoosh, Zapdos was happily captured, and even these strange things were captured, some of which couldn't even be called Pokémon.

"It seems they've brought back some strange freebies?"

"A strange bonus?" Gilluta looked puzzled.

"That's interesting."

Gilluta walked down and looked at Ash and the others locked in the cage. He was both amused and embarrassed, but he didn't show it on his face.

This is related to the character definition of Gilluta.

Because, in a broad sense, Gilluta is not a villain in the traditional sense, or rather, the word "villain" cannot be used to describe Gilluta at all.

Because, by its very definition, Gilluta has no ambition to rule or destroy the world, and doesn't even have the same ambitions as Team Rocket to climb the ranks, make money, or fight for power.

Gilluta's actions were merely a pursuit of his personal hobby; he simply enjoyed collecting Pokémon. However, his pursuit of this hobby affected the world's weather balance, which is what made him a somewhat negative character.

In fact, Gilluta can't be called a bad person. In fact, you could say that he's a pretty good guy in terms of personality. He's generous and magnanimous, and although he looks aloof, he's actually nice to people and loves children very much.

So, Ash and his friends were actually quite happy about the Gil'tear that was an unexpected bonus when they caught Zapdos, aside from feeling a little ashamed.

After all, when someone gets something really great, they always need others to share their joy, right? Based on this feeling and her love for children, Gilluta, though she didn't show it outwardly, still happily welcomed Ash and Team Rocket when they were captured.

"You're the first group of people to arrive here without an invitation, how does it feel?" Gilluta's eyes gleamed with pride. "Molotov, the god of fire, Zapdos, the god of thunder—these legendary Pokémon are all new additions to my collection."

"Wait a minute, Uncle!" Misty looked at Gilluta with displeasure: "If you want to capture them, why don't you use Poké Balls to capture them instead of locking them up in here?"

“You seem to have misunderstood something?” Gilluta wasn’t angry at Misty’s furious tone. Instead, he was quite tolerant: “I’m not a Pokémon Trainer. I’m just a collector. What I want is not to catch Pokémon, but to collect them.”

"A collection is one that people can actually see, isn't it? Well, enjoy my collection."

After saying that, Gilluta released Ash and the others from the cage and left calmly.

After all, in Gilluta's mind, they were just a few children and two trembling fools. Even if there were Pokémon trainers among them, they posed no threat to him.

Besides, they're just a few kids. Even if they're a little mischievous, it's no problem. Without thinking about these issues, Gilluta returned to the control panel of the floating castle on the 360-degree beauty-enhancing elevator and began preparing to capture his third target—the Ice God, Articuno!

Of course, at this time, Gilluta had no idea how terrifying the destructive power of those brats was, so he made a decision that he would regret for the rest of his life!

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With Moltres and Zapdos captured, the climate of the entire world began to change drastically, spreading from the Asiatic Islands.

In the real world, animals are always quite sensitive when earthquakes occur, and they will detect abnormal changes in advance and react accordingly.

The same is true in the world of Pokémon. From the moment Moltres was captured, the ocean currents began to change, which in turn affected weather changes worldwide. Pokémon had already noticed the anomaly before humans.

The domesticated Pokémon were fine, but the wild Pokémon started a large-scale 'riot'.

When faced with this sudden situation, all wild Pokémon, especially those that are relatively weak and have low autonomy, spontaneously begin to migrate as a whole.