Pokémon, you're not allowed to expel me from human form!

As Ghost-type Pokémon with exceptional sensory abilities, they could sense Roko's power and knew better than anyone that they were incapable of defeating the enemy who had defeated the King. They also knew that Noivern was not in good condition and was truly going to kill them. But no matter what, they wanted to buy time to cover the King's escape!

This ghost ship is their home, and for these Ghost-type Pokémon who have no territory and roam everywhere, the only reason this place is home is because of the existence of a king!

The king is willing to shelter them, the king is willing to support them...

So this is their home!

Home is where the king is!

No matter how timid or weak they are, they will still protect their home!

Seeing all this, the single-sword sheath was both moved and terrified.

It was at this moment that it realized it had been captured!

That immense life force surged into its body once more, allowing it to rapidly recover from its injuries. At the same time, Luo Ke's voice rang out again.

"Single Sword Sheath, I said before that our combination would be great, but talk is cheap. Now that we have a goal, let's give it a try!"

With these words, Luo Ke pulled his shoulders back, twisted his waist, and gathered as much power as possible in the hand holding the scabbard.

With his other hand, he took out the Ghost Z and placed two fingers on the sheath of the single sword, putting it on!

At the same time, Luo Ke, taking into account the condition of the single sword sheath, actively fed it his own life force, allowing it to recover quickly and use this life force to gather its sharpness!

At this moment, the scabbard instinctively wrapped its sword belt around Roco's arm, and Roco, noticing that it was tightly bound, looked up and smiled, commanding the power of Ghost Z to resonate with their next sword strike!

Upon seeing this, the Ghost-type Pokémon all scattered, making way for Roco, who couldn't fly but had simply jumped up, to create a path straight to the sky!

The Noise Wave Dragon, whose condition was clearly not right, was not afraid at all. When it faced Roko charging up, it even folded its wings and swooped down!

Prepare for a head-on fight with Luo Ke!

So...

Luo Ke drew his sword!

Without sword techniques or skills, Luo Ke used only his strength to create air currents and winds as he swung his sword, as if he were pushing the entire world forward!

The single sword sheath also coordinated with Luo Ke's movements, concentrating its sharpness at the tip of the sword and converting a large amount of life force into the power of this strike!

Even Ghost Z did not disappoint Rocco, successfully fusing with this sword, and the pure power elevated this move!

Although he didn't immediately unleash a Z-Move, Rocco saw the possibility of building a Z-Move and was fully convinced that this thing was a Z-Crystal!

bass--

Everything went so smoothly.

So Luo Ke swung his sword from a great distance, and then, following the force of the sword, he turned around in mid-air, facing away from the enemy. He also flipped his hand to retrieve the scabbard and held it upright behind him.

He fell straight down from the sky, letting his hair flutter in the wind, and after drawing his sword, he didn't look at the Soundwave Dragon even once.

Because he already knew everything that was going to happen.

A massive, sharp sword aura, composed of life force and spiritual energy, shot straight into the sky!

The moment it was touched, Noivern's unique protective mechanism was immediately triggered!

As for the collar-like device on its body, it could no longer exist after this sword strike!

Snapped!

The object shattered completely under the sword strike, and the Sonic Dragon had long since lost its ability to fight, ceasing to flap its wings and falling from the sky.

The Ghost-type Pokémon cheered and rushed to Roko's side when they saw this. But before they could catch Roko in their own way, Victini jumped onto Roko's shoulder and used its psychic powers to slow his fall and control his body to float downwards.

Although this situation is not practical in battle, as telekinesis is simply not enough to keep up with Roco's speed, it is still not a problem to make Roco fly down at this moment.

At that moment, the massive body of the Noisy Dragon fell from behind Rocco, becoming the backdrop for the victor.

Standing on the ground, Alice stared blankly at the scene under the moon, her lips pursed in surprise as she sensed a kind of 'romance' in the scene!

At this moment, Rocco was just like the protagonist in the story, and Alice had already thought of the name of the story.

Let's call it—Hero Quest for the Dragon!

As she was thinking all sorts of random things, Pikachu was also looking up at the sky with her, so they didn't notice at all that a red Misdreavus, different from a normal Misdreavus, had turned its gaze away from the sky and made up its mind.

Without making a sound, it simply snuggled up behind Alice and, when no one was looking, quietly slipped into Alice's backpack!

......

44. A farce

Although Dujiancha had understood before that if he followed Luo Ke, he would enter a period of rapid growth and reach heights that he could not have imagined.

But the sword strike it had just received still left it reeling for a long time.

Not to mention that as a companion who unleashed that sword strike alongside Luo Ke, Dujian Sheath could clearly sense that the power that Luo Ke had commanded to unleash earlier was not in its final form!

That power must be integrated with the techniques to truly be sublimated.

If you only use it in conjunction with wielding a sword, the utilization rate is only one-tenth or even less.

Is this the 'group' he was talking about?

The effect is amazing!

As the sword sheath thought this, the Ghost-type Pokémon that had previously covered it were now all gathered around it, each with a smiling face and emitting a laugh common among Ghost-type Pokémon.

'Hehehe~'

This laughter actually has another pronunciation, and it doesn't sound as mesmerizing. If I had to give an example, it's like the Cantonese version of Stephen Chow's movies, where his characters sometimes laugh like that.

Luo Ke had seen the analysis video before his time travel; he had listened to it before.

but...

Perhaps it was because he had heard it before that he automatically came up with that word when he heard the laughter of these Ghost-type Pokémon!

For a moment, it felt like I was deep inside the 'Soul Palace'.

However, the single-edged sword sheath certainly didn't have similar thoughts. It just stared blankly at its companions, making its decision amidst their laughter!

It needs to become even stronger!

The separation is only temporary for them; when they return, they will not let anything like this happen again... absolutely!

'alone!'

With this thought in mind, the sword sheath decisively turned around, its back to its companions, and flew to Roco's front. It used its sword belt to activate the empty Poké Ball on Roco's waist and went straight inside!

The scabbard, which was part of the sword, was also recovered.

Seeing this, the Ghost-type Pokémon around them laughed even louder.

Because they all knew that their 'king' simply didn't want to face separation.

Even if the separation is temporary, it doesn't want them to see its vulnerable side.

So these Ghost-type Pokémon that used to run around whenever they saw Roco were now laughing and surrounding Roco, bidding farewell to the sword sheath with their laughter.

The sword sheath, already inside the Poké Ball, watched this scene through its single eye via the red part. Even though its body was cold steel, its soul remained burning hot.

Roco was surrounded by these Ghost-type Pokémon.

The location that Roco and Alice previously thought was a 'treasure' was damaged by the shockwave from Roco's sword strike.

The opening was located directly in the direction of the shadow.

The bandits hiding inside discovered this, and after confirming the location, they crawled out through a dog hole, intending to take the opportunity to escape.

But just as he emerged halfway out, with his lower half still stuck in the hole, a psychic force precisely suppressed him.

'Tini...'

Kouqu, who was lying on the ground, slowly raised his head and saw that Victini, who was holding her little paws, was staring at him.

Behind Victini, Alice crouched, her eyes curving into crescent moons, and her Pikachu was already poised to pounce.

"You, you..."

Upon seeing them, Kouqu turned pale, while Alice maintained her elegant smile and kindly explained to him.

"Although this building is illogical, the choice of materials is indeed quite good. The minerals that can shield mental perception are quite rare. But now the material has a hole, and Victini's mental power is constantly radiating around."

"So, sir, could you briefly explain the origin of this building and... the origin of the things inside?"

At this point, Alice slightly opened her eyes, but there was no hint of a smile in them.

She can talk to elves, so after discovering the suspicious Koch district in Victini, and seeing that Roko was still being bothered by those ghost-type elves, she dragged Alice here to block them.

During this process, Victini used her mental powers to connect with Alice and share the scenes inside with her.

Alice initially observed the treasure out of curiosity.

But when she saw several items that people she knew had lost on the ghost ship, her eyes became serious.

Just as Xianze had initially envisioned.

The Lorraine family will not stand idly by after discovering something like this!

If they have any suspicions, they will definitely do something.

Just like now.

"I, I...I confess, I confess everything!"

Kouqu and Alice exchanged a glance, then Kouqu decisively lowered his head, and without even going through the interrogation process, he went straight to the confession stage!

All I can say is... Xianze made the right choice!

...

After receiving the message from the ghost ship, the Alliance branch in Baping City dispatched personnel overnight.

Xianze and Kouqu had no chance of escaping. Before the Alliance arrived, Kouqu had already told them most of what had happened. After the Alliance arrived and did some verification, Xianze and Kouqu's crimes were completely confirmed.

As for the items here, the Alliance branch will be responsible for returning them and will also make the matter public. Although doing so might make the Alliance branch members look somewhat ashamed, it will at least let the public know that someone is still doing this kind of thing, and make them more vigilant.

Compared to this matter, Alice and the Alliance branch were clearly more concerned about another 'business' between Xianze and Kouqu.

That is, kidnapping!

At first, they all thought this must be a big case.

But when they obtained the contact information of those important figures from Xianze and Kouqu, something unexpected happened!

Logically speaking, in this kind of shady transaction, all the contact methods are fake, and layers of disguise are just the basics.

but......

Only half of them were disguised, even fewer were disguised exceptionally well, and only three were truly so well disguised that no trace could be found!

One was the first time they were contacted, one was someone who contacted them six months ago, and the other was the one they received most recently.

With this discovery, even though Alice and the Alliance were completely baffled, they still immediately began investigating those clients who hadn't disguised themselves.

These people are not ordinary; they are mostly members of the upper echelons of Baping City.

When they contacted each other, they could imagine the pressure of the investigation.

Then...

"Ah, I'm sorry to have troubled you. I'm embarrassed to say this, but my child has always been interested in adventure and ghost stories. Although I don't completely object, he's gone a bit too far in this area. So I learned from a friend that these two gentlemen are quite skilled at 'scaring people.' Many children of acquaintances have become much more docile after being 'scared' by them once, so I got the idea."

Um......

There were no shady deals, no pressure from investigations, and these people were all very cooperative once they were contacted.

Under such circumstances, the investigation proceeded smoothly.

When all these people's words were confirmed, Alice and the people from the Alliance branch could only laugh and cry at the same time.

Luo Ke sighed inwardly, realizing that this world was indeed different from the one he had before he transmigrated.

The existence of bad people is inevitable, but their numbers are not large.

Knowing this, and since it was quite late, Rocco took Victini, Scabbard, and Ditto home.

The Alliance branch had to handle the aftermath, and Alice went home.

When she got home, she found that Rudolf was still awake, so she went straight to him and told him what had happened. Then she smiled and looked at her grandfather.

"I know you're worried about my safety, but you don't need to remind me like this!"