Pokémon: My Titles Know No Limits! [186]

Silver's eyes widened in shock as he turned toward Sabrina.

He hadn't expected that she had once been a Rocket Executive.

Sabrina: "..."

Blaine was one too. Why is it always me getting brought up?

At that moment, one of the Poké Balls on Silver’s belt suddenly popped open.

Sneasel tugged at Silver’s pant leg, trying to comfort him.

Meeting Sneasel’s gaze, Silver took a deep breath and steadied himself.

"I will give everything I have to destroy Giovanni’s evil empire," he declared firmly.

Silver had made his choice—justice over Giovanni.
He would see his father brought to justice!

He would personally correct his father's mistakes and arrest him with his own hands!

Blue looked at Silver, who seemed to be swinging from one extreme to another, and hesitated as if wanting to say something.

August patted Blue’s hand, signaling her not to worry too much.

"There’s no need to rush things with Team Rocket. Right now, our enemies aren’t just them—there’s also the Masked Corp. And right now, the Rockets and the Masked Corp are at war."

"When I get the chance, I’ll take you to learn more about your father," August said to Silver.

Silver nodded, though his expression made it clear that he saw this as reconnaissance—learning about an enemy.

Sabrina watched this exchange and simply sighed inwardly. So, Giovanni’s son has fallen into August’s grasp too.

She could only imagine the expression Giovanni would make when he found out.

Sirknight approached out of curiosity and glanced at Silver.

"Sir~!"

"Dinner’s ready? Then let’s eat first!" August said.

Salamence was probably getting impatient by now.

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On the battlefield, Beedrill flitted forward in a blur, its twin needles thrusting toward its opponent, halting just at Persian’s throat.

Giovanni, his arm still wrapped in bandages, recalled Beedrill.

Across from him, Archer bowed slightly. "Congratulations on your recovery, Boss."

Giovanni clenched his fist and shook his head. "Not yet."

"What’s the situation in Johto?"

What he cared about most was news of his son, Silver.

Archer replied, "We haven’t managed to infiltrate the Masked Corp… but Petrel sent back a report."

"When he was leading a team to capture Slowpoke, he encountered Pryce, the Gym Leader of Mahogany Town… In the end, only he made it back alive."

"According to him… Pryce might be connected to the Masked Corp’s leader, reasoning that both specialize in Ice-type Pokémon."

Giovanni’s first instinct was to dismiss this as an excuse for Petrel’s failure.

Petrel had already failed once before.

And Pryce was an old contemporary of Professor Oak—an equal to Oak, Agatha, and the others. Defeating Petrel was no great feat.

But after some thought, Giovanni decided he couldn’t completely rule out the possibility.

Not for any specific reason—
But simply because he himself had once been a Gym Leader. If he applied that perspective, Pryce being involved wasn’t entirely impossible.

"Send someone to test him."

As Team Rocket, they didn’t need hard evidence before taking action.

"...Also, have we found where Matori is being held?"

Matori, his secretary, was too important to Team Rocket to be left imprisoned.

No matter what, Giovanni intended to get her out.

"There’s no record of her in the League’s prisons," Archer reported. "But the captured members who were eligible for bail have all been released."

That was at least one good piece of news. Giovanni’s brows relaxed slightly.

Bailing them out had cost a fortune, but now that he no longer needed to fund the Mewtwo Project, Team Rocket was financially stable, even after losing several territories.

"What do you plan to do with them?" Archer asked, awaiting Giovanni’s orders.

Many of their bases in Kanto had been wiped out recently, making it difficult to house so many people.

However, both the Sevii Islands and Johto were short on manpower.

Right now, Kanto’s situation wouldn’t change in the short term, but Johto needed to be secured—both for their turf and for tracking Silver. The Masked Corp had to be dealt with.

Giovanni made his decision. "Send them to Johto!"

Archer gave a deep bow. "Yes, Boss!"

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August twirled a shimmering, rainbow-colored feather between his fingers, teasing the Eevee in his lap.

Eevee pounced at the [Rainbow Wing], but August flicked it away at the last second, making the little Pokémon miss by a hair’s breadth and tumble onto the couch.

August was about to continue the game, but Eevee had had enough. It flopped onto the sofa, a grumpy expression on its face.

"Vee!"

Eevee turned its head away, clearly sulking—I’m mad! I’m ignoring you!

August reached out, trying to stroke its tail as a peace offering, but Eevee batted his hand away.

Earlier, they had made a bet—if Eevee could catch the [Rainbow Wing], August would buy a Captain rank for Iono.

Now that it had failed, it was upset.

August shook his head and sighed.

Nearby, Gardevoir rolled its eyes. You’ve been messing with Eevee all morning. Anyone would be fed up.

"Alright, alright, don’t be mad. I’ll top up your account so you can get the rank for Iono, okay?" August said.

At these words, Eevee’s ears perked up instantly.

"Vee?"

It looked at August skeptically—he had been teasing it all morning.

But the moment August pulled out his phone, doubt vanished, replaced by pure excitement.

Eevee bounced around happily before leaping into August’s arms, rubbing against him affectionately.

Gardevoir facepalmed. You’re way too easy to please…

After pacifying Eevee, August pulled out the crafting manual Kurt had given him.

Following its instructions, he carefully plucked fine filaments from the [Rainbow Wing]—obtained at the cost of sacrificing both the [Red Orb] and the [Blue Orb]—and processed them into delicate threads using an intricate method.

One by one, he wove these threads into the partially completed [GS Ball]’s capture net.

As August completed the final step—

Whoosh!

A burst of radiant light flared from the [GS Ball], illuminating the entire living room and drawing the attention of Blue and Sabrina, who had been chatting nearby.

At the same time, August felt an unusual energy ripple out from the [GS Ball] through his [Aura], though he had no idea where it was transmitting to.

"......"

Kurt, you didn’t mention this thing would cause such a huge commotion when completed.

And what was that energy just now?

Could it be connected to time…? After all, this is a Poké Ball designed to capture a Pokémon of time itself.

As August pondered, he suddenly felt a tug at his pant leg.

Looking down, he saw a fluffy Mareep staring at him—more precisely, at the faintly glowing [GS Ball] in his hand.

"Hm? You felt that energy wave just now too?" August asked.

Mareep tilted its head.

"Maaah~!"

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