Pokémon Detective Case Files.

"No."

The psychic-type Ultron lazily yawned, sinking into the soft body of the artificial cell egg as if he were leaning on a beanbag chair, and floating leisurely in mid-air.

She gently tapped her chin with her slender fingers: "This villa isn't just for entertaining guests; I'm also going to spar with that guest here. Shi Lan, do you really want to see the host suffer a defeat because she's unfamiliar with her own territory?"

Shi Lan shook her head with a wry smile. Ever since the young lady became a Heavenly King, her mouth has become even more eloquent...

However, upon further reflection, the butler couldn't help but sigh inwardly at the visitor's strength—after all, he was the Sinnoh champion. Even if he knew every single tile on the field, his young lady would likely still be utterly defeated by him…

"This is the villa owned by the family... Hmm? Miss, what are you looking at?"

Shi Lan led Cattleya along the seaside path, where the white villas in the distance were already faintly visible in the twilight.

However, just as they were about to arrive, the butler suddenly noticed that the superpowered king behind him had stopped moving and was looking inexplicably into a deep alley.

Following Cattleya's gaze, one could see a simple apartment building standing at the end of the alley, and an exceptionally tall figure standing in front of the apartment door, seemingly holding up a finger, hesitating whether to knock.

The giant-like silhouette appeared blurry and strange in the setting sun, vaguely revealing a sense of incongruity.

"Are they enemies?"

Shi Lan's fingers instantly gripped the Poké Ball at his waist. Ever since his attack by Landorus at the foot of the Tower of Paradise, he had maintained an almost instinctive vigilance towards anything unusual around him.

“No, he’s just an ordinary person.” Gadriya shook her head gently. Her superhuman senses allowed her to vaguely perceive the other person’s emotional fluctuations.

"Although that guy's appearance is a bit peculiar... his mood right now is as warm as snow melting in the sun." Superpower King slightly curled the corners of his mouth. "He's probably on his way to meet someone important."

Before she finished speaking, she looked away, as if she had already lost interest in the story that was about to unfold in the alley.

The artificial cell egg floated up silently, carrying the Heavenly King lightly past Shi Lan, drifting towards the villa.

The newly renovated holiday villas stand on the azure coast, with the undersea tunnel connecting to Bozhou, Qinghai Province, just steps away.

Pushing open the outermost carved iron gate, a spacious courtyard comes into view.

In the distance, the fine white sand beach merges seamlessly with the shimmering blue sea, and the Elf Center of Ripple Town is just a short walk away. The sound of the tide is constant, and a few starfish lazily lie in the shallows. Trolls and Floaters appear and disappear among the waves, while high in the sky, elegant Swans spread their wings, tracing graceful arcs in the sunset.

Cattleya leaped lightly from the artificial cell egg, but as she looked around, she frowned slightly—

"Although it's close to the public battlefield on the beach, I don't like practicing in places where there are onlookers." The girl unconsciously twirled a strand of blonde hair between her fingers, her tone carrying a hint of disapproval.

“Of course not there.” Shi Lan smiled and bowed slightly, taking out a gilded key from the inside pocket of her suit. “The villa’s basement is equipped with League-standard combat facilities. If you and that champion were to fight at full strength in the open field, this entire beach would probably have to be completely rebuilt.”

As the heavy door slowly opened, two carefully trimmed potted plants greeted visitors. The indoor air was fresh, completely free of the pungent smell of freshly renovated rooms.

Shi Lan raised her hand and turned on the indoor lighting, and the dazzling crystal chandelier immediately illuminated the entire living room.

The polished marble floor is so shiny it reflects light, and the leather sofas curve around the central coffee table. The spacious living room is large enough to host a large salon for dozens of people at the same time.

At the end of the corridor, a half-open bedroom door reveals fluffy down comforters and soft pillows that seem to be silently extending an invitation.

Cattleya's pace slowed unconsciously; her superhuman senses were so keen that she could even imagine the feeling of sinking into those cloud-like beds.

She hesitated for a moment, wanting to let the guest experience the bed's texture first, but ultimately didn't forget her original purpose. She could only awkwardly cough twice, a suspicious blush rising at the tips of her ears—

"Shilan, stop dawdling and take me to see the battle facilities first! If they're not professional enough, I'll get angry."

“Understood.” Shi Lan adjusted her glasses and led Cattleya towards the spiral staircase leading underground, her voice steady and professional.

"This underground training arena utilizes the most advanced isolation technology in the Unova region. While it may not be as advanced as the interchangeable arena system used in the Pokémon League, it is in no way inferior in terms of size and sturdiness. Whether it's an Elite Four-level trainer or a champion from any league, they can battle freely in this space. In addition, it is equipped with a complete health monitoring system, attribute simulation training devices, and various equipment for training Pokémon's individual physical abilities."

"Hmm... I don't really like using those things. Do you use them for training, Miss Zhulan?"

Cattleya and the artificial cell egg exchanged a glance, tilted her head, and lightly tapped her cheek with her index finger.

"According to the early information we collected, Cynthia Champion started using various professional training equipment when she first participated in the League Tournament," the butler recalled. "Given Cynthia Champion's current level, such equipment may not be of much help to her, but we cannot rule out the possibility that the guest may want to train Pokémon other than her main ones, so we still prepared it here."

"Hmm, that's quite thoughtful." Cattleya nodded. "I'll try out those exercise equipment when I have time."

When the two arrived at the final isolation pod, the villa's owner's eyes widened in surprise. The silver-white buffer pod resembled a transition chamber in a space station, surrounded by pressure sensors flashing blue light.

"Wow, that's really high-tech."

"This is the quadruple protection system for the combat space." Shi Lan raised her hand and activated the biometric lock. "This buffer zone can not only absorb shockwaves, but also control the ventilation and air exchange of the underground combat area..."

The butler placed his hand on the doorknob, preparing to open the heavy iron gate leading to the battlefield—

"Wait a minute."

Suddenly, Gadriya raised her hand, her languid voice unusually sharp.

Her turquoise pupils narrowed slightly, and the perception of a superhuman spread out like ripples.

Shi Lan immediately stopped in his tracks. Years of tacit understanding made him instantly alert: "Young Miss, have you sensed anything?"

"Behind the door..." Cattleya slowly floated into the air, her skirt moving without wind, "there is an uninvited guest."

The girl's voice turned cold: "Shi Lan, retreat behind the artificial cell egg."

The moment the words left his mouth, the air pressure in the entire basement shifted dramatically. A dazzling blue light flashed in the eyes of the Superpower King—

"It seems this place... isn't sturdy enough."

boom!!!!

The two alloy door panels, each half a meter thick, twisted and deformed under the girl's violent mental force, and flew out like a sampan overturned by a giant wave.

Amidst the hurricane, Cattleya's golden hair danced wildly in the energy storm, each strand entwined with visible psychic ripples, resembling the deadly tentacles of a stinging jellyfish.

"boom--"

The iron gate, which had been blown away, landed heavily on the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust at the feet of a green-haired youth.

"There really is someone!" Shi Lan's pupils contracted, and then he instantly recognized the person's face—

"You are... N from the plasma cluster? How did you get in?"

"In this world, it is not only humans who possess the ability to predict the future."

A young man dressed in white emerged from the dust and mist, his tone calm and gentle—

"I received help from a Pokémon. Based on the results of 'Future Sight,' it told me the location where I could battle the last Unova League Elite Four member. So, I came here."

As the fog dissipated, a Pokémon figure reminiscent of a crescent moon appeared beside the young man.

The crescent-shaped headdress shimmered with a dreamy glow, and the pink circular ribbons moved swiftly without wind, as if weaving the trajectory of the future.

"I met this Pokémon at the Dream Ruins near Sanyo City. It recognized my dream and was willing to help me."

N's gaze passed through the fluttering blonde hair and landed directly in Cattleya's blue-glowing eyes.

The air seemed to freeze at that moment, and even breathing became clearly audible.

"You said I am the last Heavenly King. Does that mean you have defeated even Wu and the others?" Gadriya's tone was cold, just like the genius girl who looked down on everyone in the Battle Castle back then.

“I won a gold button from King Blueberry—and he was the third Unified King I defeated.”

The king of the plasma cluster slowly opened his palm.

A worn gold button lay quietly in his palm, reflecting a faint light in the dim basement.

"Are you challenging the King of Fighters for the championship title?" the Super Queen questioned, her voice icy.

“That’s right.” N’s clothes fluttered in the mental storm, but he remained calm. “I want to challenge Hugo. And defeating you is the ticket to face him head-on.”

It was like touching a switch that shouldn't have been turned on—in an instant, the hurricane formed by the superpowers swelled several times over.

"I'm sorry, your ticket is invalid for today."

Cattleya's reply was swift and decisive.

“My castle does not welcome impolite guests, whether it is you…”

Her fingertips slid towards the elf beside N—

"It's still that thief with the superpower of 'teleportation' who jumps into other people's houses."

The pink light emanating from the elf beside N intensified, and its crescent-shaped horn emitted dazzling particles of light. This usually gentle dream guardian was now ignited by this provocation, unleashing a fierce fighting spirit.

Seeing this, Butler Shilan took out a Poké Ball containing Empoleon and was about to join the battle when an invisible psychic force wrapped around his wrist, abruptly stopping his movements.

“Shilan,” Cattleya’s voice carried an undeniable authority, “your place—is there.”

Her slender white fingers traced a line towards the referee's table in the center of the court. Her chin was slightly raised, and her long golden hair danced like a living thing under the influence of her spiritual power.

“As one of the four Heavenly Kings of the Unova League, even if the opponent is an unruly thief or an arrogant thug…” A dangerous smile appeared on the lips of the Psychic King, “I will respond with basic courtesy.”

N nodded slightly: "Thank you for your fairness."

“No need for thanks.” Gadriya flicked her wrist, and a Poké Ball spun into the air. “After all, my soon-to-arrive ‘guest’ once told me—”

The moment Miss Gothic burst out of the sphere, purple light simultaneously emanated from the palms of the artificial cell egg.

In the next instant, two "spiritual powers" intertwined to form a massive energy barrier, splitting the entire battlefield in two.

"So-called 'basic level of etiquette'—"

The Heavenly King's pupils suddenly contracted, and his raised arm swung down sharply like a conductor's—

"It's about crushing your opponent with all your might!"

With her movements, the mental barrier collapsed like a colossal building, and her surging superpowers transformed into a raging torrent, rushing towards the green-haired youth!

Chapter 392 The night is as bright as day, and footsteps are as light as dust.

Faced with the nurse's sudden outburst, Hugo remained calm and unmoved.

The next moment, Miss Skirt's "Flying Leaf Blade" whistled past his ear, severing a section of black hair, but it drew a strange, subtle arc in mid-air before heading straight for the throat of the nurse doctor beside the hospital bed!

Clang—!

The sharp clang of metal clashing pierced the air.

A Magneton had somehow appeared in front of the doctor, its electromagnetic field from the three pairs of magnets repelling all the flying leaves in front of it.

Under Mr. Morikawa's horrified gaze, the originally gentle and refined doctor suddenly sprang to his feet.

His white coat billowed as he leaped backward with astonishing agility, barely dodging the second wave of flying leaves. Upon landing, his demeanor had transformed from that of a healer saving lives into that of a skilled warrior.

"Such skill... doesn't seem like that of an ordinary doctor."

The nurse's smile remained gentle and warm, but she had already released a wind sprite from her hand. The cotton-like sprite silently circled behind the doctor, attempting to form a pincer attack.

"Heh." The doctor sneered, and Scizor's scarlet figure suddenly appeared in the red light of the Poké Ball, its pincers crossed to block the sneak attack.

Having realized his identity had been exposed, he simply tore off his pretense and looked at Detective Hugo with a mocking expression: "When did you find out?"

"From the beginning... although I really want to say that, it's not that exaggerated."

Before the other party realized the value of the hostage, Hugo quickly helped Morikawa Shigeto up and escorted the injured man to the door.

"The police search was conducted in secrecy. Logically, the kidnapper inside the Champion's Road cave shouldn't have had any way of knowing about our tracking progress. However, they changed tactics midway, suddenly abandoning their mother near an open area in the cave and escaping with their daughter using a 'digging' technique, completely shaking off the pursuit with 'teleportation'... This can only mean that someone must have informed the kidnapper of the police search's progress from the outside."

"Ah, could it be that time?" Morikawa suddenly widened his eyes, his right hand trembling as he pointed at the doctor. "You're the real kidnapper. You approached me during your hospital visit just now to find out about the progress of the investigation?"

"Hmph." The doctor pulled open his white coat, revealing a tactical vest with a sharp dagger inserted, but he was in no hurry to start a fight with the nurse.

“Thanks to you for telling me about the police finding the vehicle, I was able to change my strategy in time. Otherwise, my partner might already be trapped by the police... Things are really different now. In my memory, the United States police were not this efficient.”

"but……"

The imposter drew two tactical daggers from his waist, the cold metallic gleam reflecting on his icy expression—

"I'm quite curious, how did you manage to spot a nurse who was 'temporarily transferred'?"

“Mr. Morikawa’s arm received timely treatment when it was burned, so the wound is in much better condition than it looks. Even if it needs bandaging, it doesn’t need to be changed frequently.” Hugo glanced at the patient behind him. “And you not only used this as an excuse to frequently enter and leave the ward to extract information, but you also deliberately left a messy signature on the nursing records.”

"Oh, is there a problem?" The guy who was pretending to be a doctor toyed with a dagger, the silver blade dancing between his fingers, drawing dangerous arcs.

“Your disguise isn’t up to par.” The speaker was a nurse who was confronting the thugs. She was not intimidated by her opponent’s intimidation at all. “In this hospital, the nursing department is independent of the medical system. You sneaked in by taking advantage of this loophole, didn’t you? But that’s why you’re not qualified to fill out the nursing logs that should be the nurses’ responsibility.”

"That was brilliant," the assailant whistled. "So that's why you attacked me the moment you saw the medical record. Excellent decision-making. You couldn't possibly be just an ordinary nurse at this hospital, could you?"

"Who knows?" the nurse smiled sweetly, avoiding a direct answer.

"Leaving aside the bombing at the Alliance Airport..." Hugo suddenly interjected, "You were in the hospital for the entire period following the kidnapping incident. Could it be that Pokémon were remotely controlling you to commit the crime?"

"Technology changes lives, my dear friend." The kidnapper, now revealing his true form, bared his gleaming teeth. "The police can use radios to contact their subordinates operating in the cave, so isn't it reasonable for me to make a few calls to my elves?"

"Quite composed, huh? Are you some notorious criminal? I don't recognize you at all." The nurse tapped her chin, scrutinizing the enemy before her. "Are you a rookie trained by Team Plasma?"

"I don't belong to any organization, I only fight for money and for myself—remember the name of the person who is about to kill you, I am a professional assassin, 'White Night'!"

The kidnapper swung his dagger forward with a sudden, sharp movement. With a piercing metallic scraping sound, a crimson figure tore through the air like a bullet—

"Scizor, let them remember this name forever—'Bullet Punch'!"