Chapter 1047

Just as All Baimu had thought.

When Peony appeared as the true boss, Pipper decisively let go of her obsession with victory or defeat.

Like most Team Star bosses, the reason she held on until now was to wait for the return of the true boss.

"I finally get to see you... I've always been so worried about you..."

Pipper's eyes were slightly red, and her tone became exceptionally delicate, completely inconsistent with the rough voice she had used during the battle just moments ago.

Perhaps this was her original voice?

Peony's eyes also turned red, "Big Sister Pipper..."

Within Team Star, Pipper was the oldest, a mentor and role-model-like existence; her strength gave everyone the confidence to stand up to bullies. They had also cultivated their current Pokémon under Pipper's tireless, individual guidance.

Upon learning of Peony's thoughts and past experiences, Pipper couldn't suppress the surging emotions in her heart; she pulled her into a hug and sobbed:

"You've really suffered! Peony! I will definitely support you!"

Upon hearing this, Mela's expression changed, "Big Sister Pipper—"

Ortega also shouted: "Peony wants to disband Team Star! Big Sister Pipper, wake up!"

"Ah? Oh, oh."

Pipper wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, but still said: "But Peony said before she left that she wanted to disband Team Star. I feel that as long as everyone is together, Team Star is actually also..."

The softer she spoke, the quieter her voice became, simply because everyone's expressions didn't look too good.

Team Star was everyone's treasure; not only did the bosses cherish it, but the members beneath them did as well.

"Although I'm not in a position to say this, if Team Star is disbanded just like that, how should everyone conduct themselves?"

Tanaka walked over at some point and said earnestly: "Bosses, it was Pipper who let go of past grievances and took me in. To me, to us, Team Star is as warm as a home."

Peony remained silent.

Giacomo laughed it off and stepped forward to mediate: "There's no need for everyone to be so pessimistic; perhaps we still have a chance to negotiate with the academy?"

"They wanted us to return to campus; now that Peony is back and the annoying guys have already left, we can completely continue going to school!"

That's right.

The reason they left school was, on one hand, because Team Star was stigmatized, and on the other, because of Peony's departure.

Now that Peony has returned, the school's teachers have also been replaced from top to bottom.

This is extremely likely to be a great opportunity to return!

Everyone looked at each other; after calming down to think, they actually felt there was some truth to it.

To boost everyone's confidence, Giacomo turned to look at Nemona, who was behind the crowd, and asked: "You're right, aren't you? Current Student Council President?"

Nemona: "..."

Giacomo couldn't hold it in, "Please! Just say something!"

"..."

Nemona still didn't speak, only using her eyes to ask All Baimu beside her, wanting to know if she could speak.

After he nodded, the current Student Council President then said: "First of all, I want to apologize for my previous prejudices; you are indeed not delinquents. If you are truly willing to return to campus, I will also plead for you!"

A shot of adrenaline was injected, and the atmosphere was suddenly no longer awkward.

No matter what the final result is, there might be regrets, and it might be unsatisfactory, but at least everyone is here.

The sky was dim.

Lights were lit all over the base.

Four of the five Team Star bosses were here; only the last one, Atticus, had not arrived.

Pipper suggested calling him over directly, but was stopped by Mela and Ortega at the first opportunity.

"Everyone is a boss who retired after losing according to Team Star rules; Atticus hasn't lost yet, so how can we break the rules?"

"That's right! Since Team Star's rules were established, they must be followed, Big Sister Pipper!"

It is said that one should not worry about scarcity, but about inequality.

After Team Star's atmosphere became relaxed, Mela and Ortega also started joking; Giacomo chimed in, all wanting Atticus to experience All Baimu's strength.

False friends — have been rained on, so they want to hold an umbrella ×

True friends — have been rained on, so they want to get rained on together √

Dinner.

Pipper indicated that she could make wrestling sandwiches for everyone to eat like before, but was stopped by All Baimu raising his hand.

"It's so cold late at night, who can handle eating such cold things?"

Northern Paldea is affected by Glaseado Mountain, with temperatures generally ranging from above zero to below zero degrees Celsius; the further east, the warmer it gets.

The bamboo forest area is slightly better, but at the moment it's still only about seven or eight degrees.

When the wind blows, the few people in thin clothing shiver.

"Leave it to me!"

All Baimu rolled up his sleeves, had Blissey tie an apron on him, and Peony and Mela's eyes lit up one after another.

The Champion is going to cook in person again?

The sumptuous dinner they enjoyed in West Province (Area One) a while ago still makes the two of them unable to forget it.

"After finishing this meal, solve the problem of your last partner tomorrow, and then all of you go back to school obediently."

All Baimu took out four kinds of Herba Mystica and went all out with Blissey and the other Pokémon helping out.

Ortega and the others were very confused at first.

But as golden light radiated everywhere and the mouth-watering aroma permeated the bamboo forest, they all became dumbfounded.

"F-food is glowing!"

"What did you add to it? Slurp~ Is this still edible? Slurp~"

"Giacomo~ don't be so embarrassing~"

"Ortega! You cannot speak rudely to your companions!"

"Sorry..."

A group of people were noisy; Clavell had intended to take a Flying Taxi back to handle official business, but after smelling the aroma, he didn't leave either.

"Kehehehehe~"

The Shiny Gengar responsible for chopping was exceptionally proud; it just loved how they looked, having never seen the world before.

Not long after.

Round pots bubbling away were set out one by one.

All Baimu carried out plates of food and said: "Hot pot tonight, blanch whatever you want to eat yourself."

The Fighting Crew members numbered twenty; counting their Pokémon, that's hundreds of mouths!

It's too difficult to feed everyone and their Pokémon by stir-frying; it's better to make a large pot of soup base and let this group of people take the food and blanch it themselves.

Everyone silently scrambled for bowls and chopsticks, almost coming to blows.

A few minutes later.

As the first chopstick-full went down, satisfied sighs rose one after another.

The dinner, perfect in color, aroma, and taste, filled the bamboo forest with the sound of chewing; there was very little conversation, for fear of eating one bite less.

The cold wind blew the aroma away, and the sound of countless wild Pokémon's stomachs rumbling from hunger was like a drum.

The next day.

The group set off toward the south.

The Team Star members watched the backs of All Baimu and Nemona as they left, their gazes filled with respect and admiration.

Not only was his Pokémon battle strength strong, but he also possessed culinary skills that could be called divine, and even his personal martial arts were extremely terrifying.

Pipper's wrestling skills made her a unique specialty student at Naranja Academy, but when she tried to spar with All Baimu, she was completely crushed one-sidedly.

Is there really an all-around person in the world?

If one were to become an existence like All Baimu, many of the problems that troubled them would likely be easily solved!

Peony and a few others began to be curious about his growth environment; what kind of soil could grow a flower like All Baimu?

It is unknown.

Information about the Orre Champion's past on the internet is countable on one's fingers.

The earliest exposure to the world was only that Pokémon Contest that caused Wallace to step down and comment.

It was the prelude to the opening of a legend.

——

Tagtree Thicket.

A quiet and gloomy forest surrounded by rocky mountains on all four sides.

Various Poison, Grass, and Bug-type wild Pokémon live here, and melted snow water from Glaseado Mountain on the west side flows here.

One type of Pokémon called Shroodle likes to smear their colorful body fluids on trees, leaving behind various abstract traces.

Hence the name Tagtree.

Combined with the tree shade that sunlight can hardly penetrate, the surrounding environment appears exceptionally gloomy.

"Being close is good."

All Baimu closed the map, and Nemona behind him was panting.

The two had a battle halfway, and afterward, he used the excuse of exercising physical strength to demand she run to the destination with him.

——This was too hard on Nemona.

She didn't have the stamina to begin with, and she had to force herself to keep up with All Baimu's pace.

Thanks to the physical recovery of the Pokémon anime world being what it is, otherwise she would likely have been scrapped on the spot.

"I... I request a break!"

She raised her hand to surrender.

All Baimu looked at her disheveled appearance and shook his head slightly.

With this kind of physical fitness, how can we go on an adventure to Area Zero together? We can't just take a Flying Taxi the whole way!

Forget it.

Let's solve the current matters first.

All Baimu chatted with Arven last night and learned that he had already found the location of the Lurking Steel Titan.

However, the other party kept shrinking into the depths of an abandoned mine, refusing to show its head.

A mine? He's familiar with that!

All Baimu told Arven to hold his position and wait for him to go over before doing anything.

Later, they talked about how if they wanted to go to Area Zero, combat power alone wasn't enough; they needed to find someone who understood machinery and information technology.

Clemont?

This was the first person to appear in his mind.

After thinking about it carefully, he felt it wasn't very realistic to just call Clemont over.

At the moment, there seems to be one ready-made.

——Peony.

Porygon2 had once praised her skills, and Team Star members also said that Peony originally hid behind the scenes, relying entirely on her phone to communicate with them, yet she tied every member of Team Star firmly together.

A talent!

Out of consideration for the members, All Baimu must solve the Team Star matter as soon as possible.

Fortunately, there's only one person left.

"This is the place, right? Peony and the others don't seem to have arrived."

All Baimu looked toward the barrier in the distance and was about to step forward when his peripheral vision suddenly caught a flash of white shadow.

Nemona saw it too; her pupils shrank sharply, and she leaned toward All Baimu unconsciously.

"That is..."

Her voice was very low, as if afraid of startling the other party.

All Baimu said: "The possibility of it being a ghost isn't high; it's probably some kind of wild Pokémon, the mischievous type."

"Really?"

"Gengar, go up and test the waters."

He didn't talk nonsense and sent out the genuine evil ghost directly.

Gengar flew forward, displaying high-speed movement completely inconsistent with its round figure.

The other party probably didn't expect All Baimu to be so ruthless and turned to flee.

But for a Pokémon targeted by Gengar, the possibility of escaping basically doesn't exist.

"Gengar!"

Black light shot out from its eyes like a searchlight, locking onto that Pokémon's retreat.

An eerie light flashed by.

The other party exposed its true form.

Nemona said happily: "It's a Zorua!"

"It's a Zorua?" All Baimu was also pleasantly surprised and shouted: "Catch it!"

And so.

Gengar returned carrying the black-furred little fox with the stinky face.

All Baimu hugged it into his arms, ignoring its struggling movements, and forcibly kneaded it, sighing: "Such nostalgic beast scent and big tail."

"So cute!"

Nemona couldn't help it and also reached out to knead it twice.

It wasn't until Zorua bit down hard that she was forced back, but no matter how much it fussed, it couldn't escape All Baimu's restraint.

"Awoo~!"

"Be good and don't move around; I'll feed you candy, and I'll let you go when things are settled." All Baimu stuffed a Pokéblock into its mouth.

The sweet scent entered its mouth, and Zorua was suddenly like a cat that had been fed a cat treat, burying its head and gnawing away.

All Baimu held it and walked all the way to the front of the Team Star base.

Unexpectedly, no one was guarding the gate.

Even the gate was wide open, and one could see the Team Star vehicle already driven out from the depths of the base.

Sitting on the roof of the car was a man in purple clothes, wrapped tightly from head to toe, revealing only one eye.

After All Baimu and Nemona approached, the other party opened his eyes sharply.

"You must be Champion All Baimu, right? I am a descendant of the ninja! Atticus! The boss of Team Star's Poison Crew!"

Atticus said in a tone mixed with multiple languages: "No need to be surprised! I have already learned that three bosses within Team Star have fallen by your hands, so I have specifically dismissed my compatriots, just to go all out and fight you!"

All Baimu: "..."

Chuunibyou?

"No need for more words! Let the battle begin! Experience the ninja's poison! One poison, no rest!"

Atticus didn't say anything more and released his Pokémon straight away.

Bang!

Light flickered.

Skuntank appeared.

All Baimu gave Gengar a look, and the gray fatty greeted it sneakily.

It could show off its skills again!

"I want to correct one mistake of yours; I solved four bosses, and you are the last one."

He took out his Key Stone and, under the shocked gaze of the Zorua in his arms, triggered Mega Evolution!

Gengar glowed all over, and in an instant, it changed into a terrifying, pure white appearance!

"Kehehehehe——"

An eerie and terrifying strange laugh echoed in the forest.

Subsequently, a completely crushing battle unfolded once again; when Peony and the others arrived, what they saw was the scene of Mega Gengar changing into a huge vortex, swallowing the Team Star vehicle step by step.

The visual impact was too strong, leaving everyone speechless for a while.

Atticus knelt to the side, his face full of doubt about life.

And when he saw Mela and the other Team Star bosses, he opened his mouth in surprise, "Lady Mela? Lady Pipper... why are you here?"

"Atticus! Look who's back!"

Pipper couldn't hold back and pushed Peony forward, laughing: "You definitely wouldn't have guessed, right? Our true boss looks like this."

Peony's face turned red from being talked about, and she said: "Atticus, long time no see. Mr. All Baimu, that's enough here."

"Ah? Oh."

All Baimu, who was focused on kneading the fox, nodded, and Mega Gengar spat out the Team Star vehicle with a "ptui" sound.

Bang!

The Team Star vehicle exploded, and parts flew everywhere.

Atticus looked at him, then at Peony, and then at Mela and the others who were full of smiles, and said in a daze: "Am, am I abandoned?"

"Atticus, how can you say that? No one abandoned you!" Pipper stepped forward eagerly and helped Atticus up.

Atticus said aggrievedly: "But it seems like I'm the only one kept in the dark, and everyone else is standing on the other side."

Upon hearing this, Mela and Ortega laughed heartily and comforted him: "It's okay, Atticus, we were all like you before!"

The six veterans of Team Star reunited.

Peony told her story again without getting tired of it; behavior that was very shameful to her in the past is now as simple as eating and drinking.

Atticus suddenly realized, the look of grievance faded; he realized who the person who should truly feel aggrieved was.

Seeing that everyone had arrived and believing the side quest was completed, All Baimu was just about to leave when he was stopped by Peony.

"Wait a moment!"

She bit her lip and said: "Battle me, All Baimu! Let me lose to you as the true boss of Team Star, and completely cut off this heart that doesn't want Team Star to end!"

Following the five bosses, Peony also wanted to end all this according to the rules.

?? PS: It is recommended to watch the final plot of Team Star in the game; it is really quite touching, especially when the five bosses all do that action.

? Not awkward at all, super tear-jerking.

? (End of chapter)