Pokémon: Start with a Dragon-type Gym Leader, and pick up Guroton.

Chapter 272 Ash's Challenge, The King of Raiders' First Battle

The basement of the Violet Dojo in Violet City, Kanto region.

"What is Boss Sakaki laughing at?"

Seeing Giovanni's increasingly arrogant smile, Athena, a senior executive of Team Rocket, looked at Lambda, another senior executive beside her, and asked a question.

"I don't know, but I didn't expect Boss Sakaki's smile to be as lewd as mine... ah no, I mean, brilliant and mighty."

Lambda, like Athena, was summoned halfway through her journey. However, before Giovanni could give the order, her smile became so arrogant after she suddenly received a message on her phone.

It makes you want to punch someone after hearing it.

"Ahem, I'm sure you both know why I called you here, right?"

Sakaki then withdrew his smile and resumed his usual indifferent expression.

Why?

Lambda truly didn't understand why Giovanni had called them over.

He has been handling all the big and small matters of Rainbow Group recently, so theoretically there shouldn't be any problems with his work.

If it's not about being punished, does it mean he wants me to go to the Donghuang region to accompany his nephew?

The thought that True Bird, Apollo, and Lance had all been sent to the Eastern Region was unbearable.

Lambda felt that he was not far from heading to the Eastern Huang region.

"Since you don't know, I'll repeat it again."

Although Sakaki's smile disappeared, he was in an exceptionally good mood.

"The Rockets are currently scaling back their influence in the Kanto and Johto regions and gradually abandoning their criminal activities in favor of a shift towards legitimate businesses."

"What?"

"Chief, why is this?"

Lambda and Athena didn't understand why Giovanni was doing this.

They can't be caught in the Kanto region.

Moreover, many of their illegal activities indirectly create employment and even pay taxes regularly.

So Giovanni told them they were going to abandon the black market?!

What is the significance of this?

What's the use of that?

"It's nothing, we just need to think about the future. If we only think about the present, the Rockets won't go far."

Sakaki sighed, clearly thinking further ahead than Lambda and Athena.

"this……"

Lambda wanted to ask another question.

Athena interrupted him, saying, "Don't think about it anymore. Boss Sakaki must have his reasons for saying that."

"good."

Sakaki's smile broadened, but vanished in an instant: "However, recently, a few bad apples have been dropping into our Rockets team..."

Lambda quickly raised his hands and said, "Boss, you know I'm loyal to Team Rocket and I would never do anything immoral."

"I know, I wasn't talking about you."

Sakaki waved his hand, getting straight to the point: "Recently, Bishas has had a lot of issues with me, and I think you understand what I mean, right?"

"Huh? How dare Bishas do that?"

Upon hearing this, Lambda instantly reverted to his old street thug persona: "Damn it, I'm going to beat him up right now and see if he dares to cause trouble in the name of the Rockets."

"No, don't hit him."

Sakaki waved his hand.

Athena chimed in, "I know. Boss Sakaki means we need to gather some information, mix it in with what Team Rocket has done in the past, and then find a time to push Bisharp out and say that he was the one who did a lot of things, and that Team Rocket is actually a good organization!"

"Whether you believe it or not, let's continue doing good deeds during this time, and then we'll publicize them all together later!"

"Indeed, Athena's answer is exactly what I wanted to hear."

Sakaki smiled.

There are still some smart people among my subordinates.

However, there are still too many people who lack common sense.

This deepened Sakaki's frown, and he turned his gaze back to his phone.

[Xiao An (Riko's roommate): Gyokki, is there anything else I need to do after that?]

[Sakaki of the Earth: Not for now, just maintain a good relationship with my nephew.]

[Xiao An (Rico's roommate): Okay~ But how do I chat with Luo Bao? It's my first time chatting with such a handsome guy, I don't really know how...]

to be frank.

Sakaki didn't understand either.

He's never pursued a guy before, so how would he know how to chat with a guy with the intention of dating?

But we can't just leave Xiao An hanging, can we?

After a moment's thought, Sakaki gave a rather abstract and broad answer.

[Sakaki of the Earth: All you need is a passionate heart.]

[Xiao An (Riko's roommate): Okay! So when we actually meet in person, I can bring Riko along, right? But, wouldn't you say this is scheming against Riko?]

[Sakaki of the Earth: No, it doesn't. This is to her advantage, how can it be considered scheming? It's just a white lie, she'll understand.]

[Xiao An (Rico's roommate): Okay~ I'll stop chatting now~ See you later, Giovanni!]

[Sakaki of the Earth: Goodbye.]

Donghuang area, Rongcheng, Fujian Province.

After finishing the Pokémon registration, Li Luochen went straight home.

Shi Lan had just brought Xiao Zhi back after his training session, and he was full of enthusiasm and looked very confident.

Seeing Li Luochen return, Xiaozhi quickly stepped forward and stopped him: "Luochen, I want to have a match with you!"

"Oh? Looks like you learned a lot during your trip to the gaming club."

Li Luochen raised an eyebrow, a smile gradually spreading across his face: "So, what Pokémon do you want to battle me with? Or perhaps, how about a six-for-one battle?"

It's perfectly fine to have six Ash's.

It all depends on what Xiaozhi thinks.

"No need, I want to battle your Charizard, streamer Luo Chen!"

Ash knows that Li Luochen has a Charizard, and that it is particularly powerful.

The strongest one in my team right now is Charizard, but I don't know how big the gap is between the two.

"Forehead……"

If it were any other Pokémon, Li Luochen might have agreed immediately.

But what if Ash's Charizard battles against his own Charizard?

Is this kid missing a screw in his head?

Or is this an attempt to retaliate against those who criticize prisoners?!

Hey, this is my Charizard! It's almost at the Elite Four level! How dare you do this?

As we all know, Ash's Charizard is very confident.

They're the type who won't turn back until they hit a brick wall.

If we don't punish it severely, so it doesn't realize how good Ash is to it, we'll probably have to torture it a few more times before we can make Charizard obey.

However, given the significant difference in strength between the two sides, Li Luochen was genuinely worried that his Charizard might go too far and leave Ash's Charizard with hidden injuries.

"Ash, why don't you find a different opponent?"

Li Luochen decided to ask Xiaozhi for his opinion first.

This time it was Ash's turn to be troubled: "But, Luo Chen, besides Totodile, Larvitar, and Cosmog, aren't all your other Pokémon Gym Leader level?"

Xiao Zhi also wants to battle Li Luochen.

Unfortunately, our strength doesn't allow it, so let Charizard have some fun.

"Who said that?"

Li Luochen tapped the golden ring and pulled Hoopa out: "This guy is only at the late stage of elite level, he should be able to fight your Charizard, right?"

"Huh? That's no problem!"

Since both sides were evenly matched, and it might even serve as a training opportunity for Charizard, Ash readily agreed.

Hupa said that fighting is not his forte, but scrambling players is.

"Do you want me to fight? Can you call for backup?"