Pokémon: My Titles Know No Limits! [107]

A long, resonant cry echoed through the air as a small Lugia suddenly appeared. With the power of the [Sky Plate] enhancing it, the young Lugia spread its wings wide and gave a mighty flap.

Inside the confined space of the 15th floor, a hurricane-level [Gust] erupted.

In an instant, the entire floor was engulfed by a violent storm, as if a Category 15 typhoon had struck.

Every piece of office furniture was swept into the air.

Every Rocket grunt was sent tumbling to the ground—Starmie, which had been stationed on the ceiling to charge up its attack, was no exception.

The half-prepared [Hydro Pump] veered off course and crashed straight into a group of Rocket members, worsening their already dire situation.

Sird, pressing herself tightly against the wall to remain standing, stared at the sudden appearance of the small Lugia, her face barely concealing her shock.

"Lugia!?"

As a Legendary Pokémon, Lugia was infamous throughout Kanto. Though Sird wasn’t originally from the region, she knew enough about it to grasp the gravity of the situation.

She never would’ve imagined that August had a Lugia up his sleeve.

"That’s right. So, how about it? Want to surrender? We, the International Police, treat our prisoners well..." August said, casually patting the young Lugia’s head.

His only response was Banette’s [Curse] attack.

Sird had only been momentarily surprised by Lugia’s presence—she quickly noticed that it wasn’t a fully grown Lugia.

A juvenile Lugia… though I don’t know how it managed to summon that kind of wind, it’s definitely not unbeatable.

Gardevoir intercepted Banette’s [Curse] with its psychic energy and immediately retaliated with its own attack.

"Tch. Not surrendering? Well, no matter. If my timing is right, League reinforcements should be here by now. You Rockets aren’t getting away today!"

Just as August finished speaking, the second elevator suddenly dinged open.

Out stepped Blue, who called out to him, "August! The League reinforcements are here!"

August turned to look, a smile forming on his face—only for it to freeze in an instant.

At that moment, only one thought ran through his mind:

Lance… you screwed me over!

Because standing behind Blue, whom she had mistaken for League reinforcements, was none other than the Saffron Gym Leader, Sabrina.

August felt his whole body go numb.

Lance, you could’ve sent anyone—even a random Officer Jenny from Saffron City would’ve been fine! But you sent Sabrina? Did you just call in reinforcements for Team Rocket instead!?

Are you trying to make my fight against Sird harder on purpose!?

Meanwhile, Sird had also taken notice of the so-called "reinforcement."

Her lips curled slightly, forming a smirk.

The atmosphere on the 15th floor instantly became… strange.

On one side, a clear-cut Rocket executive, Sird.

On the other, August and Blue, who outwardly represented the League but in truth were working with the International Police.

And finally, there was Sabrina—officially a League Gym Leader, but secretly a high-ranking Rocket executive.

However, instead of immediately siding with Sird and attacking August, as he expected, Sabrina merely scanned the room before turning to him.

"Agent August, I received orders from Champion Lance to assist. The enemy is Team Rocket, correct?"

"...."

Hearing Sabrina say "the enemy is Team Rocket" felt incredibly surreal to August.

For the first time, he found himself uncertain about her stance.

Even Sird seemed momentarily caught off guard.

What’s she playing at? Is she really still trying to keep up the act?

As Sird scrutinized her, Sabrina’s gaze flickered briefly in her direction.

Something unspoken passed between them.

Sird’s expression darkened immediately.

Her eyes darted between August and Sabrina for a moment before she let out a cold scoff.

Without another word, she recalled her Persian, abandoning her underlings entirely.

Seeing this, August instantly realized—Sabrina must have said something to her. Sird’s trying to escape!

"Gardevoir, stop her!"

Gardevoir’s eyes glowed blue as its psychic energy surged toward Sird.

But Sird was prepared.

Banette’s eyes flashed with dark energy as it unleashed a [Dark Pulse], creating a defensive barrier.

At the same time, it raised its arms above its head, summoning a [Shadow Ball] and hurling it at August.

While Gardevoir diverted its focus to shielding August, Sird ordered Starmie to break through a nearby window.

"See you around!"

Standing at the shattered window, Sird turned back to glance at August and Sabrina.

But August wasn’t about to let her go so easily. "Think you can escape? Eevee, [Swift]!"

"Vee!"

Eevee fired off a barrage of star-shaped energy projectiles at Sird.

She nimbly dodged most of them but still got hit by a few, letting out a sharp cry of pain.

Young Lugia joined in, flapping its wings to stir up another gale.

Sird lost her footing and was about to plummet out the window—

Until Starmie braved the winds to catch her just in time.

Battered and bruised, she was carried away, retreating into the distance.

August hurled an [Aura Sphere] after her, but it missed. Just as he was about to hop onto Lugia and give chase, he was politely stopped.

"The Silph Co. situation takes priority," Sabrina said calmly. "Let’s deal with the remaining Rockets first."

August turned to look at her—at some point, she had moved right next to him, her hand lightly gripping his arm.

Then he looked toward Gardevoir, who was still some distance away after defending him from Banette’s attack.

He fell silent for a moment.

After briefly considering his odds of winning a fistfight against Sabrina, August begrudgingly relented. "Fine. Let’s clean up the rest of these Rockets first. Blue!"

The remaining Rockets on the 15th floor had gone pale.

Watching their executive abandon them, some were already plotting escape.

One grunt discreetly released a Weezing, hoping to cause enough chaos to slip away in the confusion.

With a quick signal to Blue, the three of them swiftly moved in to clear out the stragglers.

And in doing so, August got his first real look at Sabrina’s abilities.

Her psychic energy flared, enveloping her Alakazam, significantly boosting its power.

Without mercy, Alakazam tore through the Rockets, incapacitating them one by one.

In terms of sheer enhancement, her boost was on par with the amplification Gardevoir had received from the [Mind Plate].

At this level of telekinetic power, even an ordinary Gym Leader’s Pokémon wouldn’t be able to get close to her.

As August silently assessed Sabrina, she was also evaluating him—and his Gardevoir.

The [Aura Sphere] he had thrown earlier had caught her attention.

And the power of his Gardevoir was even greater than her Alakazam’s.

Her gaze drifted to the [Mind Plate] floating beside it.

She could feel its energy pulling at her.

What is that?

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T/N: fuckinhg nfodknf

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