Pokémon: My Titles Know No Limits! [180]

Silver stared at the man in front of him, momentarily stunned as he removed his mask.

In his memory, the Masked Man’s followers never removed their masks.

And combined with Blue’s odd reaction just moments ago…

Silver quickly regained his composure. “You’re definitely not with the Masked Man’s faction. Who are you?”

August spread his hands. “I never said I was one of them, did I? But you—just because I praised you a little, you immediately had Sneasel attack me… That was self-defense on my part.”

“?”

A question mark slowly appeared in Silver’s mind.

Thinking back carefully, he realized… the man in front of him had never actually claimed to be with the Masked Man’s group.

Did I just… completely misunderstand the situation?

Feeling a little awkward, Silver turned his head away.

On the other end of the call, Blue had been listening to their exchange and had pretty much figured out what had happened.

And given what she knew about August…

“You were messing with Silver, weren’t you?” Blue said, cutting straight to the point.

Silver froze.

Then, as realization dawned on him, his gaze toward August turned… unfriendly.

“Ahem…”

Seeing that his attempt to gaslight Silver had failed, August coughed and swiftly changed the subject. “Let’s do a proper introduction. August, Head of the International Police’s Kanto Division—and also your sister’s boss.”

Sure enough, that caught Silver’s attention. “International Police? My sister’s boss?”

Could it be…

“That’s right. Blue has already joined our International Police unit. I came here today to invite you to join us as well.”

Silver frowned.

He already had a bad impression of August, and he didn’t trust the League much either.

But… if Blue had already joined this organization…

Seeing the hesitation in Silver’s expression, August sighed inwardly. If it weren’t for Blue, I would’ve had him completely convinced by now.

So, he turned back to the phone. “Blue, this one’s your problem. You handle it.”

Then, he handed the phone to Silver.

Blue: “…”

She sighed, exasperated at how quickly August had dumped the responsibility on her.

But… if this was a step toward getting revenge on the Masked Man…

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In the end, with Blue’s persuasion, Silver agreed to join the International Police.

Part of it was because the only family he thought he had was now in this organization.

The other part was because, after hearing about August’s accomplishments from Blue, Silver saw a real chance to take revenge on the Masked Man.

This was a righteous cause.

August, having successfully recruited another subordinate, smiled. “Here’s your badge and communicator. Keep them safe.”

Although Silver still felt like this “Commander” of his seemed a bit unreliable, his quiet nature kept him from voicing his thoughts. He silently took the items from August’s hands.

“Pick a codename for yourself,” August said.

The International Police had a tradition of using codenames. But since the Kanto division had been understaffed before, August had just let everyone use their group chat usernames instead… which had resulted in some rather questionable names.

Silver typed a single character into the username field: “Silver.”

[System Notification: “Silver” has been added to the group chat by ‘Gardevoir Is the Best’]

[Gardevoir Is The Best]: [@Everyone, welcome our newest member.]

[Jigglypuff Is The Cutest]: [Welcome, Silver!]

[Psychic Beauty]: [Welcome to the abyss.]

[Mewtwo]: [+1]

[Beware of August’s Endless Scams]: [Hmm? A new recruit? Did August scam another one into joining?]

Silver looked at the flood of messages on his screen.

There was… a lot to process.

Another one? Scammed?

What was that supposed to mean?

Silver turned to look at August.

August waved dismissively. “That’s just Gary. Don’t mind him—he’s been mentally unstable lately from excessive training.”

Silver: “…”

From his perspective, August was the far more unstable one here.

But unlike Gary, Silver wasn’t foolish enough to say that out loud.

Meanwhile, August was already typing in the chat.

[Gardevoir Is The Best]: [Are you done dealing with the challengers at your Gym? Why are you idling in the chat?]

[Beware of August’s Endless Scams]: [Hah! Who do you think I am? A bunch of rookie trainers trying to sneak an easy win? That’s nothing for someone like me. Did you really think this would be enough to trouble me, August? You’re too naive.]

[Gardevoir Is The Best]: [Oh? Looks like I underestimated you. My bad—I admit my mistake.]

At Viridian Gym, Gary was taking a short break while the staff cleaned up the battlefield. He had just been about to smirk in satisfaction at August’s apology—

When suddenly, a memory struck him like a bolt of lightning.

Lampurchi.

Saffron City.

Celadon City…

The ghosts of his past came rushing back to haunt him.

His internal alarms blared. He hurriedly started typing—

But before he could send a message, August beat him to it.

[Gardevoir Is The Best]: [@Cinnabar Island Riddle Master, I’ll be counting on you when Gary challenges the Cinnabar Gym.]

[Cinnabar Island Riddle Master]: [No problem. 😊 Also, welcome to the team, newbie.]

[Beware of August’s Endless Scams]: [NOOOO, BLAINE!!!]

Gary wanted to slap himself.

Why… why couldn’t I just keep my mouth shut…?

Silver watched the chaotic group chat, feeling an odd sensation creeping up on him.

A part of him wanted to join in.

But after being alone for so long, another part of him felt like this warmth and liveliness… wasn’t something meant for him.

Noticing Silver’s expression, August patted his shoulder. “Now that you’ve joined my division, we’re all family. Let me introduce you—‘Jigglypuff Is the Cutest’ is Blue, ‘Psychic Beauty’ is Sabrina, and ‘Cinnabar Island Riddle Master’ is Blaine.”

Sabrina? Blaine?

Weren’t those both Kanto Gym Leaders?

Silver’s eyes flashed with surprise. This organization’s strength was far greater than he had expected.

“…What about Mewtwo?”

Silver asked, noting that August hadn’t introduced that particular member.

The fact that he initiated the question was a sign—he was slowly starting to integrate into the Kanto division.

August smiled. “Mewtwo is our division’s second-strongest member—only behind me. When the time comes to fight the Masked Man’s faction, it’ll be one of our core forces.”

Hearing that, Silver automatically assumed Mewtwo was a powerful trainer.

And when it came to those who could help him take revenge, he had nothing but respect.

With introductions done, August glanced at Silver and said, “I noticed earlier—you were trying to catch that Ursaring. Want me to help?”

“No need. I’ll catch it myself another time.”

Silver gestured for Sneasel to come over, and the Pokémon leapt onto his shoulder.

August shrugged. “Suit yourself. In that case, let’s head back to Azalea Town—I need to pick something up.”

Silver didn’t respond.

He simply followed August, silently keeping pace.

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T/N: hmeaimi i think ill keep those usernames

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