Pokémon, but there is a hunter app

"Hmm? What's wrong? Is there bad news? Come here~"

Alice looked at Hua Ling sighing and picked up a grape herself, then held it to Hua Ling's lips.

"...That's not exactly bad news, but one of my subordinates told me that there's trouble coming up again."

Hua Ling put her phone away and responded to the other party, and when Alice heard the word "subordinate," a figure instantly appeared in her mind.

It was after the last meeting that she visited the Rainbow Foundation and saw the girl next to Hua Ling.

"Lady Hualing, shall we go out and play together?"

A beautiful girl with a bun hairstyle, pigtails, fair skin, and wearing black stockings hugged Hua Ling and acted coquettishly.

"I've been forced to study for days already, I want to rest, sob sob sob."

"Okay, let's go out and have some fun!"

"Great!"

Recalling the scene from that day

"..."

Alice's expression gradually turned unfriendly, and she puffed out her cheeks in dissatisfaction as she looked at Hua Ling.

She didn't know why, but she was just very unhappy. She should be happy that the idiot who used to follow her around had someone who depended on her.

"Is that that one?"

"Which one?"

"Your subordinate... the one with the bun hairstyle! The one with the great figure!"

The other person's voice carried a hint of jealousy, but Hua Ling only sensed that something was off about their mood.

However, the subordinate with the bun hairstyle and a great figure...

"Bai Ci, it's not that child. That child is currently studying with the Serpent Lord."

"That child... oh my... they're calling each other so affectionately... tsk tsk tsk..."

"Hmm...it's alright."

Hua Ling wondered if it was just her imagination, but she felt that Alice's tone of voice was strange. However, after thinking about it carefully, she realized that she hadn't done anything wrong recently, so she didn't pay much attention to it.

"Here, have some fruit!"

Hua Ling picked up a glass of grapes and fed it to the other person's lips, but to her surprise...

"Hmph, no..."

Alice turned her head away, her face full of unhappiness.

"Hmm...? What's wrong, Alice?"

Her hands paused, and Hua Ling's eyes showed confusion.

"I don't want to eat, my stomach hurts."

Alice said this in a fit of pique.

"Oh......"

Hua Ling could only put the grapes into her mouth, and then put her hands on Alice's body and groped downwards.

To make things easier, she turned to the side, supporting herself with one hand and touching her stomach with the other.

"Alice, does it hurt here? Let me rub it for you~"

"Hey! Don't do that!!"

Seeing her clumsy reaction, Alice became even angrier and reached out to rub her cheeks unhappily.

"Hmm, what's wrong? Aren't you angry anymore...?"

Hua Ling wasn't really stupid; she could tell that Alice seemed unhappy about something, but she couldn't figure out the source of the other person's unhappiness.

Why can't she just say it out loud...? If only the power of Tokiwa could read minds, her schemes would be even more perfect.

"Hmph, fine... I'll forgive you this time, but you need to remember one thing..."

Alice made a displeased sound, but could only sigh when she saw the bewildered look on the other person's face.

"what's up?"

"From now on, you can't easily show such a silly expression to others!"

It's best not to smile foolishly at others; it always makes people feel uneasy!

"Eh...do I look silly with that smile?"

"Hmph, don't ask! The answer is that you're incredibly stupid!"

"Oh......"

Hua Ling made a muffled sound, rubbed Alice's stomach for a while, and then withdrew her hand.

Then, to Alice's somewhat puzzled expression, he took out a mirror from his bag and tried to smile a few times.

"She's not stupid at all... She's cute and approachable, and I practiced for a long time... Why does Alice think she's stupid?"

Hua Ling even tried lifting the corners of her mouth with two fingers, but still couldn't see the "outrageously silly" smile that Alice had mentioned.

"But I saw it."

"Um.....?"

"Hua Ling, your smile these days is ridiculously silly~"

"really?"

"Really? Hehe~ Oh well, let's leave it at that..."

Alice rolled over and buried her face in her stomach, then made a muffled sound.

"Someone like Hua Ling will surely have many closer friends in the future."

Volume 1: Chapter 200 Opening

Two days later

When Hua Ling woke up in her bed, there was no one beside her. She went to the window and looked at the heavily clouded Manjin City.

"It's about... today, I guess. I should join the game now."

Hua Ling toyed with two Master Balls with her fingertips, and beside her, a figure that looked exactly like her slowly took shape.

"System ID: 0003, it's a pleasure to serve you, my master."

The computer doll numbered 2 was damaged beyond repair, so she disposed of it directly.

"Activate the emotion specialization program and protect Iris and the Pokémon. That's your next task."

"clear."

Having received a reply from the computer, Hua Ling took out several of her Pokémon from her pocket.

"Next, please join us for the upcoming stage play!"

After saying this

Hua Ling took out a mask from her pocket and put it on her face.

When Alice returned to the hotel, she bumped into a girl who looked very imposing.

"That person is..."

Upon seeing that familiar hair color, Alice couldn't help but take another look.

The girl had long, cyan hair that reached her knees. She wore tall boots and a short skirt, a white wool sweater, and a black hat.

Seemingly noticing her gaze, the girl smiled and then brushed past her.

"What a strange person... I have a strange feeling of familiarity about them."

Alice didn't pay much attention to the passerby and went back to find Hua Ling.

Using a mask to alter her appearance to resemble her grown-up self, Hua Ling glanced back at Alice, lowered the brim of her hat, and continued walking out.

Arrived at the TV station in Manjin City

At this moment, the two security personnel stood up straight with weapons in their hands. Seeing that a stranger had arrived, the two were about to take action.

"Sakaki Ling."

She took out a special pass from her pocket, a pass that indicated her high-ranking status.

"Welcome, sir!"

The moment they saw the pass, the two stepped aside and shouted loudly.

Of course, after going inside, the two whispered to each other.

"Lord Ling has changed so much, I don't recognize her at all."

Security personnel A said in a low voice.

"I've heard that Lady Ling has all sorts of appearances, and apart from the eldest brother, no one has ever seen her true appearance."

Security personnel B responded in a low voice.

These two were not security personnel but members of Team Rocket. They were assigned to guard the gate of the television station in Goldenrod City because of their good skills.

"..."

Hearing the two whispering, Hua Ling's lips twitched. Where did this rumor come from?

As she entered, a staff member walked up to her.

"Sir, please come this way. The boss and two other officers are already waiting for you upstairs."

"Oh? You're here so early?"

When she arrived in the lobby on the top floor

Several people were already waiting there, including Boss Sakaki, who was sitting on the sofa in a black suit.

Standing on either side of the sofa are Apollo with blue hair and Athena with red hair.

"Lord Banmuling~" x2

When the two men saw her arrive, they both put their hands in front of their chests, lowered their bodies, and took a few steps back.

"Father, I hope I didn't keep you waiting too long."

A smile appeared on Hua Ling's face.

"of course not."

Sakaki stood up from the sofa and went to the window to look down at the city.

He took Lugia's Dark Ball from his pocket; it's a special Poké Ball used to forcibly control Pokémon and consume their life force to enhance their abilities.

"It's about time... we should notify the Alliance to enter."

The Rockets made no attempt to conceal their presence near Goldenrod City, which is why many people noticed it.

Considering what happened three years ago, some people online are worried that the Rockets might want to cause trouble in Goldenrod City again.

Then the worst-case scenario happened.

The network signals of everyone in Manjin City were intercepted and turned into a live broadcast.

The central figure in the live stream was none other than the leader of Team Rocket, and the live stream wasn't limited to Goldenrod City; it could be received throughout the entire Kanto region.

"Huh?! What happened? What's going on with this live stream??"

"I don't know... This is Team Rocket!"

Ordinary citizens of Manjin City were thrown into chaos because their network signals were forcibly intercepted, and all their devices were redirected to live streaming.

In other cities, people will see this live stream.

What's going on?! The Rockets are attacking again!

Why are these people so persistent?