Not a Trainer This Time

Chapter 569 Sakaki: Make a friend?

Late at night, in the Johto area, on the rooftop of Silver Company.

Sakaki sat on the sofa, quietly thinking about the recent events in his mind.

Hezhong area... Meowth and Kojiro had gone to the Hezhong area not long ago to secretly implement the Tempest Plan.

The ultimate goal of that plan is the three legendary Pokémon Tornado, Thundercloud, and Earthcloud in the Unova region.

As long as they can be controlled, Team Rocket can harness the power of all three of them to conquer the Unova region.

But the premise of all this is that the plan can be successful.

Sakaki gently stroked the shiny fur of the cat boss with his big rough hands, and lay down casually on the couch of the chairman of Silver Company.

A year ago, Sakaki bought most of the company's shares through a secret operation, becoming the company's largest shareholder in one fell swoop. Now, it can be said that most of Silver's companies are already under the control of the Rockets.

During this period of time, Sakaki has been restraining his subordinates' behavior because he is keenly aware that times have changed, and the past behavior of randomly snatching Pokémon from stolen trainers is no longer suitable for the current Team Rocket.

Now, Sakaki is facing a problem.

Whether the Rockets are going to start a transformation, and the future of the Rockets.

"Tuk-tuk-tuk!"

There was a regular knock on the door.

"Come in!" Sakaki said without raising his head, sitting motionless on the sofa.

The door was pushed open, and the real bird came in from the outside.

"Report! The thing you sent me to investigate last time has come to fruition!"

Hearing this, Sakaki suddenly became interested: "Oh?"

Shintori stepped forward and placed a stack of documents on the table in front of Sakaki.

"Two years ago, Giratina appeared in the Sinnoh region. I intercepted the surveillance video on the street at that time and found traces of a man in it."

As the real bird spoke, he inserted the video tape into the machine, and then, a man's figure appeared in a blurry picture.

Although it was blurry, Sakaki felt that the other party was somewhat familiar. He seemed to have seen the other party somewhere...

"I went to the Padia region some time ago. I investigated the Lei Guan King in Ziqin Town, where King Lei Guan culture is popular. I learned that the Pokémon was originally brought by a rancher named Naoki. Come on, there must be a connection between him and King Lei Guan," Zhen Niao said.

Naoki? Hearing this name, a figure immediately appeared in Sakaki's mind.

At that dinner in the Hezhong area two years ago, a trainer named Naoki challenged the champion Yuryuwatari and even defeated him!

Is it him?

"Continue." Sakaki said.

"Yes!" Zhenniu continued to report his discovery: "Two years ago, Groudon and Kyogre left the Hoenn region and arrived in the sea near the Padia region. After that, they disappeared. , This incident attracted a lot of attention at the time.”

"In addition, Pokémon such as Motorized Lizard are unique to the Padia region. Therefore, there is a high probability that that person is a Padea."

"And there happens to be a person there who is related to the above events." Shintori said: "According to speculation, the probability that the rancher named Naoki is Motorcycle Mask is 87%!"

"It's really him." Sakaki felt a little complicated inside.

"What should we do?" Zhenniao couldn't help but ask, observing the boss's expression.

Sakaki thought for a moment, and then ordered: "Don't disturb the other party, and don't make enemies with the other party. If possible, make friends with the other party as much as possible."

The real bird was stunned for a moment, then nodded and said, "Yes!"

After the real bird left, Sakaki sat on the sofa and pondered to himself.

It is still necessary to make friends with such talents.

He used his Rotom phone to search the Internet for the names of Zhi Shu and Zhi Shu Ranch, and a link to a store called "Shu's Home" quickly popped up on the web page.

Sakaki entered the shop. He originally just wanted to explore the other person's personality, but when he saw clearly what was sold in the shop, he was stunned.

"Life goat milk can restore the physical strength and energy of a Pokémon in an instant. As long as the Pokémon does not lose consciousness, no matter how serious the injury is, it can be healed..."

Looking at the description above, Sakaki frowned. As far as he knew, even the best wound medicine on the market did not have this effect.

And looking at the comments from those buyers, the effect of this unscientific thing is actually real?

So magical?

If it is really that magical, then its importance is incredible!

If Team Rocket had such a thing... it would definitely be of great help to them in conquering the Unova region!

Thinking of this, Sakaki immediately clicked to place an order, but the next second, he received a prompt: Delivery service is not supported in your area!

Sakaki was slightly startled.

After some careful research, he realized what was going on.

Shu's family currently only unlocks delivery services in the Hoenn and Sinnoh regions. As for other regions, it is because there are still evil organizations and Pokémon hunters there.

And the evil organizations in the Kanto and Johto areas...are they Team Rocket, right?

Sakaki was silent.

He imagined what it would be like if those delivery guys flew to Kanto and Johto areas to deliver goods.

When the time comes, Team Rocket's men will definitely pretend to be customers and place orders, and then take the opportunity to capture the dragons and dedicate those rare dragons to him.

Sakaki: "..."

At this moment, an idea suddenly came to Sakaki's mind, and he thought of an opportunity to make friends with the other party!

His current identity is not only the boss of the Rockets, but also a well-known young entrepreneur on the surface.

Yes, he could contact the other party as a young entrepreneur and discuss with them the opening of Kuailong Express in Kanto City.

And secretly, as the boss of Team Rocket, you can guarantee that Kuailong will not be harmed or kidnapped in the Johto area of ​​​​the Kanto region.

Not only that, he can also take this opportunity to make friends with the other party.

Thinking of this, Sakaki immediately contacted his secretary Makori.

"Book me a ticket to the Padia region!"

*

Early the next morning, just as Zhi Shu expected, the students from Padea College came running over one after another after hearing that Zhi Shu Ranch had added a new trial suitable for newcomers to challenge.

"Mr. Naoki, I'm here to challenge the trial!"

"I came first! I want to be the first to challenge!"

"It's obviously me!"

“…”

Looking at the large group of new trainers in front of him, Zhi Shu seemed to see a large wave of experience coming in crazily.

A friendly smile suddenly appeared on his face and he said to everyone:

"Don't worry, line up and come one by one."

"The name of this trial is the Trial of the Brave. The content of the trial is to fight against my Fairy Eevee. If you win the battle, you can get my special pass badge and a fruit gift package." Naoki said with a smile.

Zhishu Ranch’s clearance badge?

Hearing these words, the trainers in front of them suddenly became excited. This kind of thing is something that even those powerful seniors have never obtained!

If they pass the Brave Trial and get the badge of Naoki Ranch, they will definitely get a lot of envious looks when they return to the academy. Just thinking about it makes them excited!

"Is this a trial of the brave? Does it mean that you can become a brave if you defeat this Fairy Eevee?" A group of trainers turned their attention to the Fairy Eevee next to Naoki.

However, Naoki did not answer directly, but smiled and said something meaningful.

"The so-called brave man is not limited to strength and name. Even if his current strength is very weak, one day, the brave man will grow up and become a truly powerful being."

The teenage boys and girls' eyes lit up when they heard this.

Is Mr. Naoki hinting at them?

Yes, that must be the case!

Although they are very weak now, one day they will become powerful champion-level trainers! The boys suddenly became excited.

It seems that the rumors about him in the academy are true.

According to legend, Mr. Naoki is a retired champion trainer. In order to help passing trainers improve their strength and temper their will, he set up a trial in his ranch to specially train those outstanding trainers.

Mr. Naoki is such a good man!

A great senior!

"Then, I will challenge you first, Mr. Naoki, we are coming!"

A boy stepped forward and threw his elf ball with high spirits.

A white light flashed, and a long-winged gull appeared on the battlefield.

Naoki's eyes turned to the long-winged gull. It looked very immature, as if it had just been tamed.

He is indeed a new trainer worthy of his name!

The battle officially began. The long-winged gull used its water gun at Fairy Eevee, but Fairy Eevee nimbly dodged it.

Although Fairy Eevee, who grew up drinking life goat's milk, eating energy cubes, and bathing in natural energy, had not received much special training, its excellent physical fitness was not something that these novice Pokémon could resist.

Under Naoki's command, Fairy Eevee used the combination of Fairy Wind + Sand Splash to create a sandstorm, blocking the long-winged gull's sight.

Then, with a high-speed star move, the long-winged gull lost its ability to fight.

Then, there is the second trainer...the third trainer...the fourth trainer...

By the time all the trainers were received, it was already noon.

In the middle, we lost two games and won eight games.

Although the blessing of Life Goat Milk can keep the energy and physical strength consumed by Fairy Eevee, the long and continuous battles made it feel very exhausted mentally.

"I'm very sorry. My Pokémon is a little tired. That's it for today!" Looking at the trainer in front of him, Naoki looked apologetic.

Seeing this, the boys and girls waved their hands quickly: "It's okay, Mr. Naoki, take Fairy Eevee to rest!"

—Mr. Naoki is indeed a good man! Regardless of fatigue, he and Fairy Ibrahimovic trained with them all morning!

It’s so touching. When they become powerful trainers, they will guide their juniors like Naoki-senpai and help them with special training!

The challengers went back one after another. Naoki looked at Fairy Eevee next to him with a smile and asked, "How do you feel?"

"Buyi!"

Fairy Ibrahimovic felt that he was making rapid progress, and he had learned a lot from the morning's actual combat. Although I am mentally exhausted, my body is very fulfilled.

This feeling... is that it is getting stronger!

"That's no problem. Fight ten games a day, a hundred games in ten days, that's 3,650 games a year. Combined with my special cooking, you will definitely become a powerful Pokémon. "Zhi Shu said: "Kuailong also used this method to practice."

Hearing this, Fairy Ibrahimovic was immediately filled with fighting spirit.

"Buyi!"

Not far away, his partner Ibrahimovic, who was leisurely enjoying the sunshine among the flowers, yawned lazily.

Become stronger quickly, and it will be able to borrow stronger power when the time comes!

At noon, Qishu returned to the ranch. After lunch, he rested at home for a while and then went to work again.

After sending Qishu away, Zhishu took Guluton and Motorized Lizard to the farmland, preparing to pick the crops that the goats had ripened yesterday.

During the process, Naoki told Guluton and Motorized Lizard to tell him immediately if they found anything wrong, or if they found crops that looked different from other similar crops.

Because those are most likely mutated crops.

As a result, the Motorized Lizard actually discovered a particularly large potato.

"Gah!" Motorized Lizard quickly informed Naoki.

Naoki ran over and took a look, and the information about that special crop came to his mind.

[Potato Mine: A special crop that will produce a powerful explosion when stimulated. The effect is comparable to the explosion of ordinary moves. It cannot be used to make cooking. 】

Gullton, who heard the noise, also ran over. After seeing the appearance of the potato clearly, he was immediately startled and shouted: "Ah, geez!"

"Motor Lizard, get out of there quickly, don't touch that thing!" Naoki shouted loudly.

The Motorcycle Lizard looked confused: "Gah?"

But the next second, the potato mine in front of it burst into dazzling white light.

"boom!"

Naoki only felt a strong push pushing him away. When he opened his eyes again, he saw that the faces of Motorized Lizard and Gulton were blackened by the explosion.

Naoki: "..." Fortunately, they are all super newbies.

Therefore, Leden looked at the Motorized Lizard angrily: "Ah, geez!"

The Motorcycle Lizard expressed his grievance: "Aww..."

Gu Luton's mind turned around, and he suddenly remembered that he had done such stupid things before, so it would be okay.

"Okay, okay, it's not a big deal. Let me see if you are injured."

Zhi Shu stepped forward to check the condition of the two Pokémon, and was relieved when he found that neither of them was seriously injured.

The motorcycle lizard only had a few scratches on its body, so Naoki touched its head and said, "Just drink a bottle of Life Goat Milk and it'll be fine."

The motorcycle lizard responded obediently: "Gah oo~"

It trotted all the way back to the living room, not only getting a bottle of Life Goat Milk for itself, but also getting a bottle of Life Goat Milk for Naoki, because Naoki was also hit by the bomb.

As for Gulton... The Motorized Lizard felt aggrieved when he thought of Gulton's loud reprimand just now, so he decided not to give it to him.

Gu Lerton, who has witnessed everything: “…”

It rolled its eyes and didn't care. After all, it had done these little tricks before.

Naoki was drinking Life Goat milk while sitting on the grass and interacting with the Motorized Lizard.

At this moment, a man wearing a suit, with a cropped haircut, and an elite appearance walked into the ranch.

Naoki's eyes made contact with the other party inadvertently, and the next second, he froze on the spot.

Sakaki looked at each other, feeling extremely shocked.

If they hadn't known about it in advance, who would have thought that this seemingly ordinary rancher could be such a powerful trainer?

King Lei Guan, Giratina, Groudon, Rayquaza, Ho-Oh, Kyogre...

There were so many legendary Pokémon, even he couldn't help but say that they were so terrifying.

Sure enough, people should not be judged by their appearance!

The Rockets must not antagonize each other, because with the opponent's strength, just one person can sweep the entire Rockets team.

Thinking of this, Sakaki opened the corner of his mouth, showed a smile on his face, and said hello to the other party.

"Hello, is this Naoki Ranch? I'm Sakaki from Silver Company, and I want to come here to discuss with you the opening of Kuailong delivery services in Kanto and Johto areas."

(End of chapter)