I caught a Pokémon

Just then, there was a knock on the door of the private room, and then it was gently pulled open.

The waiter stood at the door, looking somewhat embarrassed: "Miss Xiaoju, two guests say they know you..."

Before he could finish speaking, the two people had already walked in.

Zhu Lan walked ahead, wearing a simple white shirt, her blonde hair cascading over her shoulders, her face expressionless. Jia Deliya followed behind her, her long, golden curls swaying slightly, her gaze sweeping around the private room.

The air in the private room suddenly froze.

Xiao Guang opened his mouth, then closed it again, and glanced back at Xiao Ju'er.

Yami paused, holding the teapot, and Makomo stopped pushing up his glasses in mid-air.

Xiao Ju sat in the main seat, holding a menu in her hand. Her expression changed several times in a very short period of time—surprise, displeasure, helplessness, and resignation.

She took a deep breath, put the menu down, and put on a polite smile again.

"How come you are here?"

"Of course we were just passing by." Zhu Lan also had a smile on her face, but unlike Xiao Ju'er, it was the smugness of a victor. Without waiting for anyone to invite her, she stepped directly into the private room. "We just happened to see you enter this restaurant, so we came uninvited. What, you're not going to be unwelcome to me, are you?"

This was the first time Xia You had ever known that Zhu Lan had such a tea-like side.

Is this what a woman in love is like?

Xiao Ju'er was also helpless.

But what could she say?

Her voice sounded like it was being squeezed out from between her teeth: "Of course not. Since you're here, let's sit together."

Zhu Lan did not refuse and sat down in the empty seat opposite Xia You. Jia Deliya sat down next to Zhu Lan. The two of them sat down very naturally, as if they had been invited in advance.

Xia You glanced at Zhu Lan, who was just taking a sip of the tea the waiter had poured for her. She casually put it down and looked out the window, only the faint smile on her lips betraying her true feelings.

Cattleya winked at him gently.

He glanced at Xiao Ju'er again. Xiao Ju'er's lips were slightly pursed, clearly not welcoming these two "uninvited guests," but she didn't react because others were present.

The atmosphere in the private room was somewhat awkward.

Xia You looked at this one, then at that one, cleared her throat, and broke the silence.

"How did you end up here? Didn't you say you were going to stay in Ripple Town?"

Zhu Lan put down her teacup: "Something came up and I had to come over to take care of it. I happened to see you guys enter this shop on the way, and since we'd run into each other, I thought I'd come in and say hello."

She paused, her gaze shifting from Xia You's face to Xiao Ju'er: "I didn't expect it to be such a coincidence that Miss Xiao Ju'er is here too. I didn't expect that after the gym battle, as the gym leader, she would be so kind as to provide dinner."

At the same time, under the table, Xia You felt someone gently kick her.

Needless to say, it was Bamboo Orchid.

However, with Xia You present, Zhu Lan, though angry that he was "dating" Xiao Ju'er, wouldn't do anything more outrageous.

Xia You had no choice but to appease Zhu Lan first.

Fortunately, after ordering, as the food was served, everyone's attention was focused on the food in front of them, and the tension lessened.

Somehow, the conversation drifted back to Xia You's next goal.

Xiao Guang asked, "Brother Xia You, where are we going next?"

Xia You wiped her mouth with a tissue: "Let's go to Dongge Town first, and then to Cattleya's castle."

"Dongge Town?" Makomo asked in confusion. "Didn't we just leave there recently? Why do we have to go back again? Oh, I remember now, there's a fighting tournament there that's about to start, right?"

Hearing her say that, Zhu Lan looked at Xia You with some surprise.

With his current strength, why would he still be interested in that kind of fighting tournament?

With a woman's intuition, she felt that things were definitely not simple.

Before you could think any further, Gadria spoke up, “My castle is ready, and the stage is set up. When you get there, there will be a deluge of advertisements and publicity. At that time, all trainers will know that the world’s strongest trainer will be waiting there for their challenge. As long as you stay there, people will keep coming to your door.”

Chapter 1425 Riot and N

Dinner was drawing to a close, and most of the food on the table had been eaten.

Xiao Guang, holding Bojiaman, leaned back in his chair and sighed contentedly.

Yami was packing up some leftover sushi for Makomo, while Takeran and Cattleya chatted casually about the latest fashion trends in Raven City, creating a rare peaceful atmosphere.

Just then, a huge commotion suddenly broke out outside.

It wasn't just ordinary street noise, but a cacophony of Pokémon roars, human screams, and the loud crashes of something being knocked over and smashed.

Through the glass window of the private room, the distant sky was illuminated by beams of unknown energy, red, blue, and gold, like festive fireworks, but completely lacking the beauty that fireworks should have.

Everyone in the private room stopped what they were doing and looked at each other.

"What's going on?" Xiao Guang jumped off the chair and ran to the window to look outside.

It was too far away; all I could see was thick smoke rising from the direction of the city center in the distance, with faint silhouettes of Pokémon hovering in the air.

Xiao Ju put down her teacup, raised her eyebrows, and her expression became very serious: "This is Raven City, this shouldn't be happening here."

As she spoke, she stood up: "I have to go take a look!"

“Let’s go together!” Zhu Lan stood up and reached for her coat draped over the back of the chair. “It’s probably going to be some big riot.”

Xiao Ju looked at Zhu Lan, hesitant to speak, but in the end she said nothing, only nodded to the latter.

Their eyes met in mid-air, and something seemed to have changed since then.

Xiao Ju'er went to pay the bill first, while Xia You and the others arrived at the elevator and called it up.

After Xiaoju'er entered the elevator, they went straight to the first floor and then ran out of the restaurant.

The city center was in complete chaos at this point.

The scene on the street was completely different from when we entered. Pedestrians were running towards us in a panic. Some were carrying children, and some were holding Pokémon. Their faces were full of fear. The screams and explosions in the distance were becoming clearer and clearer, and there was a burnt smell in the air.

“It’s a riot.” Gadria closed her eyes, used her psychic powers to sense the situation, and when she opened them again, her expression was grave. “A large number of Pokémon in the city center have gone out of control and are in a state of extreme chaos. This is not an ordinary natural disaster; someone is manipulating things behind the scenes!”

"A riot!?" Little Chrysanthemum exclaimed in surprise, "In Raven City!?"

Cattleya nodded: "I can sense that a large-scale battle is taking place there."

Xiao Ju clenched her fists.

Although she wasn't a police officer, as the head of the Raven Gym, her duty was to protect the city, and seeing this scene, she naturally wouldn't stand idly by.

As for Orchid and Cattleya, needless to say.

One of them is a champion, and the other is an Elite Four member. Although the incident did not happen in Sinnoh, Cynthia still has no reason to stand idly by.

Xia You didn't ask any more questions and ran straight towards the direction of the commotion.

Zhu Lan, Jia Deliya, Xiao Guang, Ya Mi, and Zhen Gu followed behind, running against the flow of people towards the city center. The number of people around them decreased, and the smell of burning in the air grew stronger.

Turning a corner, the sight before them made everyone stop in their tracks.

The city center square has been completely turned into a battlefield.

Dozens—no, hundreds—of Pokémon were crammed into the plaza and the surrounding streets. Some were charging around, some were attacking each other, and some were aimlessly shooting energy beams into the sky. Their expressions were all off; their eyes were glowing an abnormal red, and drool was dripping from their mouths. They had clearly lost their minds.

People watched in horror from a distance. Several trainers tried to step forward to stop their Pokémon, but as soon as they got close, they were knocked away by their berserk companions and fell to the ground, unable to get up.

In the center of the square, a man wearing a baseball cap and with long green hair stood there, surrounded by several Pokémon, back to back, defending against the rampaging Pokémon attacking from all directions.

Xia You narrowed her eyes and recognized the figure.

N.

How did he end up here?

Could this commotion be related to him? Or perhaps, to Team Plasma?

That's the only way to think about it.

After all, the only people capable of causing such chaos in the Unova region are Team Plasma.

If that's the case, then what is he doing?

Upon closer inspection, behind the rampaging Pokémon attacking N, one could vaguely see several people dressed in Team Plasma uniforms hiding behind pillars, holding some kind of device emitting blue light, controlling those out-of-control Pokémon.

"They're fighting amongst themselves," Cynthia said coldly, having already taken out a Poké Ball.

Xia You didn't hesitate and took out the Poké Ball from her waist.

"Regardless of their relationship, let's stop those out-of-control Pokémon first."

He pressed the button on the Poké Ball, a flash of white light appeared, and Charizard, Lucario, and Greninja appeared in front of him at the same time.

Cynthia released her Garchomp, Cattleya released her Gothic, Kiku released Zeppelin, Dawn sent out her Piplup, and Amy released her recently captured Zoroark. Only Makomo, because she was not good at battling, stood at the very back of the group.

Looking back at Makomo, Xia You said in a deep voice, "Stand behind me."

As soon as he finished speaking, he waved his hand, and all the Pokémon beside him rushed forward.

Xia You's Charizard was the first to charge into the battlefield, its wings spread, and a jet of flame shot out from its mouth, drawing a line of fire in front of the raging Pokémon horde. It wasn't an attack, but a deterrent. Even though they were controlled and driven into a frenzy, the heat of the flames still forced the front-line Pokémon to instinctively take a few steps back.

Lucario followed closely behind, its Bullet Punch accurately striking every opponent that tried to get close, while Greninja used its high-speed movement to weave through the center of the battlefield, its Water Shuriken spinning in its palm, each strike causing a Pokémon to fall.

Similarly, whether it was Cynthia, Cattleya, or Daisy's Pokémon, or Dawn's Pokémon, they all seemed to be in an empty field.

It goes without saying that these Pokémon that have lost their ordinary trainers could never be their match.

N sensed the movement behind him, turned around, and saw Xia You. A hint of surprise flashed in his eyes, but it was quickly replaced by focus.

He didn't speak, but turned his head and continued to command the Pokémon around him to defend against the attacks of these berserk Pokémon.

However, his methods were relatively gentle. He did not defeat these Pokémon directly, but left room for maneuver, trying to control them without harming them.

This also shows that although N comes from the Plasma Team, he is completely different from those people.

Despite possessing immense power, he has always considered Pokémon as his friends.

Chapter 1426 Barbena and Holina

With Xia You and the others joining the fray, the battle situation quickly shifted.

This is also without any suspense.

Although there are many Pokémon that are being manipulated, quantity cannot make up for the difference in quality when faced with absolute power.

Charizard's flames traced crimson trails across the plaza, causing the out-of-control Pokémon to retreat in its wake.

Lucario's wave missiles exploded precisely in the enemy ranks, without hitting any vital organs, but enough to temporarily incapacitate the opponent.

Greninja's high-speed movement allows it to move freely among dense enemy groups, silently striking one Pokémon after another with its Water Shuriken.

Cyndaquil's Garchomp was unstoppable, its tail sweeping and claws slashing, each attack clean and swift, without the slightest hesitation.

Instead of directly participating in the attack, Lady Gothic of Gadria erected a pale purple psychic barrier in the center of the battlefield, blocking all the rampaging Pokémon that tried to attack from the side.

Little Daisy's Thunder Zebra treads on lightning, golden currents coursing through the stripes on its body. Each charge brings a burst of electricity. Unlike Charizard, which moves with sweeping, powerful strikes, it is like a true bolt of lightning, precisely striking down every out-of-control Pokémon in the chaotic battlefield.

As for Xiao Guang...

Her Piplup followed beside her, firing bubble beams continuously. Although the power was insufficient, it was more than enough to finish off the enemies when combined with the attacks of the others.

Although Yami's female Zoroark was newly captured, she cooperated very well with her and seemed to have a natural ability to survive on the battlefield. Her Shadow Claws moved silently in the darkness, and one Pokémon after another fell before her.

Only Makomo remained silent, hiding behind Xia You. While avoiding being attacked, she frowned and carefully observed the battlefield situation, seemingly trying to discover some unknown details and secrets with her unique perspective.

Xia You stood in front of her, her gaze occasionally glancing at N beside her.

In just over ten minutes, all the Pokémon that were still rampaging in the city center were defeated.

Upon seeing this, their trainers quickly picked up and retrieved their Pokémon, rushing to the nearest Pokémon Center. Some also expressed their gratitude to Xia You and his companions for saving their Pokémon.

The square finally quieted down.

The evening breeze carried the smell of burnt food and dust, and there were signs of battle everywhere.

Seeing that everything had calmed down, N did not linger. He recalled all the Pokémon around him and turned to walk towards the other side of the plaza.

But he had only taken a few steps when he heard Xia You's voice.

"Wait a moment."

N stood there, her back to Xia You, her green hair swaying gently in the evening breeze.