Pokémon, but cultural invasion

After staying up late for the past two days and not sleeping during the day today, even the invincible Superman Bu collapsed.

As for why it's not placed on the lap, Eevee seems to dislike lap pillows when sleeping because they hurt.

"Om-"

Ache, who was still on vacation, actually sent him a message.

"Genius photographer: Guangtai seems to have been grounded by his parents. They say he's going to inherit the family business. Why don't you come and see what's going on?"

"Thoughts flowed like a spring: I understand."

This is a proper film crew, not some girl band, so why is there a segment where they rescue a teammate who has gone offline?

Quanshu rubbed his hands together, neither friendship nor the unfinished Little Saw Crocodile Spinning Top, Naughty Thunder Yo-yo, and Roaring Bomb Marble Launcher allowed Guangtai to back down rashly.

He searched for "Taier Toy Factory" and a resale message popped up.

Address: No. 172, Jinhehuan Road, South District, Yuhong City.

It has been confirmed that it is Guangtai's toy factory, but the situation seems to deviate from what A-Che said about inheriting the family business.

It seems we'll have to meet in person to find out what really happened.

Back in Golden City, he delivered the strange tree to his hotel room.

"How long is this iron dumbbell going to play dead?"

Quanshu began to regret tricking it into disguising itself as an ordinary dumbbell.

Now, Beldum pretends to be dead during the day and flies out at night to eat the Pokémon food and magnets he prepares, emitting a red glow as it sweeps wildly across the spring tree on the bed.

The next day, it turned back into an ordinary dumbbell in the corner.

"I need to find some time to talk to Iron Dumbbell."

Quanshu sighed. He had originally thought that Iron Dumbbell's intelligence was approaching that of Metagross, and that he could tell from the food he set on the table every day that Iron Dumbbell knew this.

I never expected that Iron Dumbbell was so wise in his apparent foolishness, and that his way of thinking was so one-dimensional. It was a real miscalculation.

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Changqing City, Changqing Gym.

"Boss, we've spotted Moltres at Crimson Volcano."

A middle-aged man with a purple rooster-like hairstyle, hunched over, reported cautiously.

"Send Apollo to Crimson Lotus Town."

The chair behind the desk turned to face the desk, where Sakaki, dressed in a dark suit, sat.

His brow bone was particularly prominent, his eyes were slanted upwards at the corners, and his pupils were extremely dark black.

His gaze was like that of a hawk eyeing its prey on the ground, so sharp it could almost pierce through one's heart.

"Do not inform Blaine of these actions. He acts on emotion, is unpredictable, and cannot be trusted."

"Yes..."

...

Sakaki stared at Lambda, who was bowing low. "Why are you still here? What else is there?"

Lambda, sweat beading on his forehead, gritted his teeth and said, "There's a movie out there that's perfect for the family; Young Master Silver might like it."

"You want to improve my relationship with Xiaoyin?"

"no need."

Sakaki said calmly, "Although Gin is my son, he is not one of us."

"Once what the Rockets did is exposed, his excessive sense of justice will become an obstacle for the Rockets."

"Let's find some time to send him to a remote area as soon as possible."

......

The screening room was empty, the dark environment was silent, as if the whole world was reduced to just the large screen with its vibrant light and shadow at the front.

Sakaki sat in the rightmost seat in the middle row, watching silently.

A melancholy-looking red-haired boy sat on the far left, absentmindedly watching the lively rabbit and fox on the screen.

There was no conversation, no eye contact, and no interaction between the two.

Silver pursed his lips. Ever since he was rescued from Pluton by Team Rocket members two years ago, he had known his true identity—the son of Giovanni, the leader of Team Rocket.

However, in the past two years, the father and son have exchanged no more than thirty sentences.

Most of the praise was for his outstanding training results and improved command ability; his father seemed to be indifferent to his daily life.

This made Xiaoyin wonder if he was really Sakaki's son.

Did the Rockets come to rescue him on his father's orders?

In Xiaoyin's memory, her father rarely smiled. The muscles in his cheeks were taut and hard, and his tightly pursed lips were like a straight line, exuding an imposing presence even without anger.

And then one day, this same father abruptly asked him, "Want to see a movie?"

Little Silver didn't understand. He looked at the scene of the three rabbits having a happy family reunion. Was this a heartwarming movie?

What was his father trying to convey by taking him to see this movie?

Restless and anxious, Xiao Yin stared blankly at the subtitles. The movie's plot flashed through his mind, but nothing remained.

"Little Silver, what did you learn from this movie?"

The father's voice rang out, deep and powerful, carrying an undeniable sense of pressure.

"Father, I..."

Xiao Yin was speechless, unable to come up with an answer without considering the plot.

On the surface, he could see warmth, friendship, and love, but this was definitely not what his father wanted to know.

Sakaki waited quietly for his son's reply.

"I am not sure."

"You clearly have the answer in your heart, so why don't you say it? Is it because you think it's wrong?"

Xiao Yin's breath hitched; he often felt that he had no secrets from his father.

"There was a line in the movie I just watched: You'll never fail if you don't try new things."

"But you have to understand that you will never succeed if you don't try."

Giovanni's voice was devoid of any emotion: "Recite Team Plasma's doctrine."

Silver replied without hesitation: "Pokémon are unfortunate individuals who cannot exist fully in the hands of humans, and should return to nature."

The moment the words left his mouth, he understood the answer to the question his father had asked.

"Is this movie a tool for Team Plasma to subtly change people's minds?" Silver asked excitedly.

They have a one-sided view of things and lack independent thinking.

Sakaki mentally labeled Gin, lamenting that two years of training had failed to produce any talent.

But he was not disappointed; compared to his boundless ambition, even his closest relatives and children were insignificant.

"Starting tomorrow, you shall proceed to the Jiantie region."

Upon hearing Sakaki's words, Gin's heart clenched suddenly.

He knew that no one could change the man's mind once he had made up his mind, and since the decision was already made, he wouldn't tell him the reasons for doing so.

What if... I say no?

Xiao Yin stood up and faced the departing figure.

Chapter 71 Please address someone by their job title at work

Sakaki stopped in his tracks.

Being able to recognize that this film might be related to the Plasma Group, which is thriving in the Unova region, demonstrates a necessary awareness of danger.

Being able to refute previous judgments based on the detail that the film's premiere region was Kanto rather than Unova demonstrates a comprehensive and independent thinking ability.

Xiao Yin has neither of these qualities, yet does she have the courage to stand up and stop him?

Those who are brave but lack strategy often meet a tragic end.

"You have neither the right nor the power to refuse."

Xiao Yin, facing his cold, hard gaze, said in a trembling voice, "You sent someone to bring me back from Chengdu, ignored me for two years, and now you want to send me to Jiantie again."

"What do you take me for, some object to be moved around at will?"

Sakaki didn't answer him, but scolded him, "Your expression is too weak."

Xiao Yin subconsciously grabbed her cheek and touched a line of dampness.

"Only those who remain calm and composed in the face of adversity can be considered truly strong. If one must have an expression, it can only be a confident smile."

"Da da da--"

Little Silver lowered her head helplessly, listening to her father's departing footsteps.

"Judy, okay, come here."

On screen, the rabbit and the fox embrace, and the warm and peaceful music brings the story to a climax.

"Young Master Yin, the ship departing from Kuroba City for the Kentei region will depart at nine o'clock tomorrow morning."

Lambda's fawning voice came from outside the screening room: "Would you like to watch the whole movie?"

"no need."

Xiao Yin wiped away his tears, glanced back at the screen, and no longer had the courage to watch.

"No need to wait until tomorrow morning, let's set off tonight."

"Yes... I will arrange it immediately."

Lambda chuckled.

It's just a smuggling ship belonging to the Rockets anyway, so it doesn't matter when it departs.

It's a huge win to be able to command those subordinates and gain face in front of the young master.

Regardless of the relationship between the eldest brother and Silver, Silver is his only son, and Lambda sees the trip to the Ironforge as a form of protection.

Xiao Yin quietly left with him.

Breaking out at night is much easier than during the day.

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Yuhong City, Taier Toy Factory.

Hikaru paced anxiously back and forth at the door. He turned to his sullen son and said, "Who are you trying to fool with that long face?"

"The factory buyers are coming later, so be alert."

After being confined to his home for three days, Guangtai looked visibly dejected.

He knew that his family's toy factory was not doing well, but he didn't expect this day to come so soon.

"He bought the entire factory and was still willing to keep me as the factory manager. He's such a good person."

Guangteng muttered to himself.

The toy factory had been losing money every day for the past few months, which was really unsustainable and was showing signs of dragging down the family's finances.

It's a huge help that someone is willing to take over the resale now.

A large electric petrel landed in the open space in front of the factory.

"I'll go find Rika for tea first—"

Quanshu's legs went weak as he climbed off the swallow's back. The next second, the giant electric sea swallow took off and shrank into a tiny dot on the horizon.

Putting everything else aside, the speed was really fast, so fast that he almost leaked a few drops of urine.

Izumi deeply regretted letting her curiosity get the better of her and wanting to try riding a Flying-type Pokémon.