Pokémon: My Titles Know No Limits! [123]

With Gary’s addition, the Kanto Division had grown by one more member.

To celebrate, August even hosted a small banquet in his honor.

As a welcome gift, August presented Gary with a box of Pokéblocks he had personally made—not particularly valuable, but a token of goodwill.

Blue, on the other hand, gifted Gary a notebook filled with insights on Pokémon evolution and strategies for mastering moves quickly after evolving.

After a satisfying dinner, the group gathered in the living room, where August went over some key points for Gary as a new recruit.

“Your official credentials should be ready by the end of the month. I’ll have them sent to you directly.”

“And here—take this.”

He handed Gary a specialized secure communicator. “This is for classified communications. Any confidential information should be sent through this… Hold on, let me add you to the ops team chat.”

Gary, now holding the device, soon saw that he had been added to a group chat by someone named ‘Gardevoir Is the Best’. The group was called ‘Special Operations Against Team Rocket’.

Aside from him, there were only three other members.

The group admin, ‘Gardevoir Is the Best’, was obviously August.

‘Jigglypuff Is the Cutest’… Gary glanced at Blue, who was playing cards with her Jigglypuff, and immediately knew who that was.

But the last one—‘Psychic’—who was that? Did the division have an actual psychic?

Gary turned to August with curiosity.

“Oh, don’t worry about her. She won’t be showing up in the organization for now. As for her identity… Well, the nickname says it all—she’s a Psychic,” August said casually.

Hearing this, Gary perked up. He was planning to challenge the Saffron Gym soon and had heard that its Gym Leader, Sabrina, was incredibly strong. He had been stressing over how to win the Marsh Badge.

But now, with a psychic in their division, he could seek advice!

A fellow psychic might have unique strategies for countering Psychic-type trainers. If he could learn from them, his chances of winning would increase dramatically.

At that moment, Gary felt really good about joining the Kanto Division.

After chatting for a while—mostly sharing amusing stories about Ash—Gary eventually said his goodbyes and headed back to Saffron City.

On the way, a sudden thought struck him.

Wait… I forgot to ask August—does joining the International Police mean I have to break up with my girlfriends?

That… would be a bit of a shame.

After all, he had spent quite a bit of money hiring them.

They were supposed to accompany him through the Indigo League. If he dismissed them now, all that money would be wasted.

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The next morning, August was woken up by the sound of his phone ringing. Groggily, he answered.

“Hello? This is August.”

From the other end of the line, Sabrina’s voice came through, calm and measured. “Did you recruit a new member yesterday?”

Still half-asleep, August answered reflexively, “Oh, you mean Gary? Yeah, why?”

“…Did you tell him to message me, asking how to defeat ‘Saffron Gym Leader Sabrina’?”

“...Huh?”

August instantly woke up, his expression turning odd.

Did Gary seriously ask Sabrina how to beat herself?

He was pretty sure he hadn’t revealed Sabrina’s identity—he had only mentioned that she was a psychic.

Was that why Gary messaged her?

“…So, what did you tell him?” August asked, suddenly intrigued.

“Hmph.”

Sabrina only let out a cold scoff.

But that alone told August everything he needed to know.

Sigh…

Gary, you could have just asked me. I could’ve gotten you a badge directly from Sabrina. But no—you had to go and ask her for advice.

Sabrina just got forced into becoming an undercover agent. She’s not in the best mood right now… and you walked straight into the line of fire.

All August could do now was silently mourn for Gary.

Hopefully, he doesn’t suffer too much.

Of course, Gary’s situation was just a small sideshow. Sabrina wouldn’t call just for something so trivial.

“What’s your plan regarding Articuno?” she asked.

Her real reason for calling was the mission Giovanni had given her. Since she had already betrayed Team Rocket, she saw no reason not to betray them further.

August was slightly surprised by how proactive she was.

He wasn’t used to it.

After thinking for a moment, he replied, “Since Giovanni wants you to capture Articuno, just go ahead with the mission.”

“…Huh?”

Sabrina paused.

She had expected August to tell her to sabotage the operation.

Instead, he was telling her to go through with it?

“You’re not worried about Articuno ending up in Team Rocket’s hands?” she asked, wanting to confirm.

August chuckled. “Why would I be? After all, the one capturing Articuno will be you.”

“How is that the same as it being in Team Rocket’s hands? It’s clearly going to end up in the Kanto Division’s hands.”

“…Fair point.”

“Besides, we don’t even know whether the one you’re going after is one of the Legendary Birds or just an ordinary Articuno. If it’s the latter, fine. But if it’s the former, I don’t think you guys have much of a chance.”

The power that baby Lugia had demonstrated using the [Sky Plate] was still fresh in August’s memory.

If they were dealing with one of the Legendary Birds, then unless Giovanni personally stepped in, Sabrina’s strength alone wouldn’t be enough.

Even a regular, fully grown Articuno would be difficult to handle.

Sabrina didn’t argue.

Even though Team Rocket possessed technology to suppress a Pokémon’s power, no one could claim to have a 100% success rate against a Legendary Pokémon.

“…I’ll be careful. Thanks.”

With that, she quickly hung up.

The line went dead.

August stared at his phone for a moment, stunned.

Did he… hear that right?

Did Sabrina just thank him?

…Was she developing Stockholm Syndrome?

For the first time, August found himself concerned for Sabrina’s mental state.

And right then, a long-silent notification sound echoed in his mind.

[System Notification]

[You have defeated Sabrina, coerced her into defecting, and placed her as an undercover agent within Team Rocket. Title unlocked: "So Team Rocket Can Do It, but I Can’t?"]

“…If you stayed quiet any longer, I would’ve thought I lost my cheat system.”

“But hold on—what do you mean ‘coerced’ her? System, that’s slander!”

He had given Sabrina a choice!

If she didn’t take it… well, that wasn’t his fault, was it?

It couldn’t be!

Shaking his head, August scrolled down to check the rewards.

[Please select your reward:]

[1. Mewtwo Mega Stone X]
[2. Mewtwo Mega Stone Y]

Seeing the first two options, August was completely dumbfounded.

What the hell?

Mewtwo doesn’t even exist yet! Team Rocket hasn’t even started cloning it! Where did these Mega Stones come from?!

…Were these even legal?

But the third reward option made him pause.

[3. Celebi’s Blessing]

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T/N: hmm i see so theres only one articuno thats a legendary bird and the rest arent as strong as that one

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