Pokémon: My Titles Know No Limits! [252]

The Crawdaunt, once aggressive and proud, wilted completely after losing its prized pincers.

Even with Eevee standing triumphantly on its head, it didn’t put up the slightest resistance.

The two Team Aqua grunts, staring at the deceptively “adorable and well-behaved” Eevee, instantly realized something was wrong.

“This Eevee…” the trainer of the remaining Crawdaunt shouted, “Crawdaunt, [Sucker Punch]!”

The other grunt, meanwhile, turned tail and bolted.

I’ve got to warn the others inside—

He barely made it two steps before his body froze in place, completely out of his control.

Terror written across his face, the Team Aqua grunt was slowly turned around—only to see a shiny Gardevoir now standing silently beside the man from before.

“Gardevoir, [Psychic].”

With just a wave of her arm, the grunt felt as though his skull had been struck by a sledgehammer. Darkness overtook him instantly.

In the final moment before he blacked out, he saw the second Crawdaunt also lose its claws—disarmed and promptly knocked out by Eevee.

“Bui~!”

Eevee bounced back onto August’s shoulder with a springy hop, rubbing its head against him in search of praise.

August patted its little head and rewarded it with a Pokéblock. Then, turning around, he gestured to Blue and the others to follow as he headed into the warehouse.

Roxanne and Officer Jenny, watching this unfold, couldn’t quite decipher the gesture. Was he asking for help?

“Should we follow him?” Officer Jenny asked, frowning.

“No need. Just watch August do his thing,” Blue replied.

Beside her, Sabrina was calmly instructing Gary to tie up the unconscious Team Aqua grunts.

Gary: “???”

Why am I the one doing the grunt work?

I'm a Champion!

...

August pushed open the warehouse doors, intending to sneak inside and quietly observe what Team Aqua was up to.

But just as he slipped in, he practically bumped into a few Team Aqua grunts who had come out to investigate the noise outside.

August: “…”

Seriously? What are the odds?

The grunts, equally stunned, froze for a second before instinctively reaching for their Poké Balls.

But before they could react, Gardevoir’s psychic power seized them.

They didn’t even get a chance to resist before all of them were knocked unconscious.

So much for stealth.

And now, the commotion had drawn the attention of everyone in the warehouse.

“Who’s there?!”

“Someone broke into Team Aqua’s base!”

The grunts shouted as they released their Pokémon and called out warnings to their comrades.

In an instant, the warehouse flooded with Water-type Pokémon—Crawdaunt, Lotad, Pelipper, Spheal, Azumarill...

Seeing the mass of Pokémon, August sighed. So much for a clean infiltration.

But it wasn’t a total failure—not yet.

August looked up at the increasingly wary Team Aqua grunts, then pulled a Poké Ball from inside his coat—the one that held Mewtwo.

As long as he took out everyone who saw him, it still counted as infiltration success.

“I’m counting on you, Mewtwo.”

...

Outside the warehouse

Roxanne and Officer Jenny stood tensely, their unease growing with every sound from within.

Sure, August had taken out the guards in a flash earlier, showcasing some serious strength—but inside there were over fifty Team Aqua trainers. He was still just one person…

Just as that thought crossed their minds, the warehouse suddenly went silent.

They exchanged looks—both sensing that something wasn’t right.

Especially Roxanne.

In her mind, August must have run into trouble. It never even occurred to her that he might have defeated Team Aqua.

That’s over fifty Team Aqua members… Even if they were fifty Grumpigs, it wouldn’t be that easy!

Clenching her teeth, she threw caution to the wind. Numbers be damned—she couldn’t leave August in danger.

She immediately released her Nosepass.

No matter what, August was her responsibility. He was Steven’s guest. She’d brought him here. She couldn’t let anything happen to him!

With Sabrina, Blue, and Gary looking on in confusion, she shouted a command:

“Nosepass, [Rock Blast]!”

BOOM!

The warehouse’s reinforced steel doors exploded inward as a massive chunk of the wall was blasted apart.

Roxanne charged in without hesitation.

And then—she stopped cold.

Inside the warehouse, dozens of Water-type Pokémon lay scattered across the floor, unconscious. Suspended in the air above them were several Team Aqua grunts, seemingly held aloft by telekinesis.

Standing beside August weren’t just Gardevoir—but also another Pokémon she had never seen before, radiating a fearsome presence.

Hearing the crash behind him, August turned with a puzzled expression.

“What’s going on?”

Roxanne stared at the sight before her, realization slowly sinking in.

She had been wrong.

August really had the power to defeat all these Team Aqua members in such a short time.

What she’d thought was a rescue mission had just turned into a premature blunder.

The realization hit hard—and for someone like Roxanne, a top student and rarely ever wrong—it was deeply embarrassing. Her face turned scarlet.

“I—I thought…”

So awkward…

Seeing her flustered, August quickly pieced together what had happened.

With a good-natured smile, he offered her a graceful out. “Perfect timing, Gym Leader Roxanne. I was just about to ask someone to take care of these grunts.”

He turned to Mewtwo and gave a subtle wave.

Understanding immediately, Mewtwo lowered the floating Team Aqua members gently to the ground.

Roxanne, grateful for the lifeline, composed herself and stepped forward to deal with the now-defeated grunts.

August, meanwhile, exchanged a look with Sabrina and Blue, who had just arrived behind him.

Seriously, couldn’t you have just explained things to her? Now everyone’s in this awkward situation.

Sabrina gave him an innocent look.

How was I supposed to know she’d move that fast?

Besides, isn’t this all kind of your fault anyway?

“Ahem…”

August cleared his throat and looked over at Gary.

“...”

Sensing August’s gaze, Gary “volunteered” himself to start helping clean up the fallen Pokémon.

August nodded in satisfaction. Ever since Gary became Champion, he’d been getting more and more used to this kind of behind-the-scenes labor.

All those efforts August had put into grooming him—totally worth it.

Once the warehouse had been cleared of Pokémon and stripped of Team Aqua’s belongings, Roxanne delivered some bad news.

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T/N: Leaf leaf leaf blue blue blue hineirme blue leaf

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