Chapter 1019

Facing All Baimu's inquiry.

The bespectacled girl with red and blue hair first widened her pupils in shock, then turned her head away uncomfortably.

"N-no need."

Her voice was extremely low; if his ears hadn't been sharp enough, he might not have heard it clearly at all.

It was just like those timid classmates he had seen in his past life who were bullied but didn't dare tell their teachers or parents.

However.

He didn't jump to conclusions either.

Because the Vaporeon and Sylveon the other party sent out were in good condition, with no signs of exhaustion or being covered in wounds.

"Then you guys continue."

All Baimu and Mawile adopted an attitude of watching from the sidelines.

But the Team Star members weren't happy; they rode their Cyclizar over aggressively.

"Who allowed you, uh."

Before the words were finished, All Baimu looked over indifferently, and the leading Team Star member immediately trembled in fear.

The Cyclizar beneath them also subconsciously shrank its neck.

As a former Team Quicksand executive and current Team Rainbow leader, All Baimu naturally countered all hoodlum-attribute characters, and campus hoodlums like Team Star were even more effective.

He looked at the other Team Star members, and without exception, they all showed fear and turned their heads to avoid his gaze, as if a teacher in a classroom was about to call on someone to answer a question.

This surprised the surrounded girl very much.

Team Star had launched "Operation Starfall," openly dragging those bad students who bullied them to the playground for revenge, and now they had become a scourge of Orange Academy.

How could they not even dare to speak?

Even if he is the Orre Champion...

The girl looked blank, and just happened to meet All Baimu's gaze again.

Then.

She buried her head very naturally, without the slightest pause, staring at the stones on the ground curiously.

Hmm, the stones are nice.

And because no one spoke.

The atmosphere of the scene became very strange, and the group of Pokémon that were still preparing to continue fighting had question marks floating over their heads.

"Y-you just wait for me! If you have the guts, don't run!"

The leader couldn't stand this silence anymore, threw down a harsh word, and called his companions and Pokémon to flee.

Mawile frowned, "Mawile."

"Let them go."

All Baimu reached out to stop it; he had already learned about the Team Star problem through the Dancer simulation.

Just a group of young people who have lost their way.

The end of the Dancer simulation said that they should let their boss solve it, but he didn't know who it was.

He withdrew his gaze and turned to ask:

"Did Team Star force you to join them?"

"No, not..."

The girl waved her hands in a panic, her eyes flickering behind her round-rimmed glasses, while Vaporeon and Sylveon sat obediently beside her legs.

Seeing her shy and flustered appearance, All Baimu turned and left, saying: "If you don't want to run into them again, leave here as soon as possible."

He wouldn't be stupid enough to wait there.

Not long after walking away.

The girl's voice of thanks came from behind.

"Thank you! My name is Penny!"

"All Baimu."

He waved his hand without looking back, suddenly feeling that the name Penny sounded a bit familiar.

One of Misty's sisters also seemed to be named Penny.

At the same time.

Team Star Team Mela base.

The Cyclizar motorcade rushed in from the outside, and the leader hurriedly found the boss, Mela.

"Boss! Someone not to be messed with came from outside!"

"Someone not to be messed with?"

Mela, dressed in metal punk style, frowned; since the new director took office, everyone in Team Star has been waiting and watching.

Watching how this new director will deal with Team Star.

Several people were prepared to be expelled, but strangely, so much time had passed, and there was no movement.

Mela asked: "Did he say who he was?"

"This... no."

Several Team Star members looked at each other.

Suddenly one person said: "Oh right, Boss! We also met a girl who said she wanted to challenge you and make you retire. She said something about this being Team Star's rule; it was really hilarious."

"What did you say!?"

Mela's expression changed drastically, she grabbed the person's collar, and only let go after finding that she had scared him, "Where is that girl?"

The Team Star member hurriedly said: "She, she is with that person not to be messed with!"

Mela's expression changed.

Team Star has a special rule—as long as someone challenges the boss, the boss must accept, and once they lose, they must retire.

Only those inside Team Star know about this, and even newer members don't know.

How did that girl know?

Unless...

It's someone related to the real boss!

Team Star was initially organized by the real boss, but the real boss disappeared after Operation Starfall.

Everyone is waiting for the return of the real boss.

"Go! Start the Starmobile!"

Mela didn't hesitate, ran into the tent to start the Team Star car to chase people.

In an instant.

The sound of ghosts crying and wolves howling sounded continuously.

Followed by the roar of heavy engines, the huge Starmobile and numerous Cyclizar carried Mela and the Team Star members away.

In the bushes outside the base.

Clavell, with a sharp hairstyle and wearing a school uniform, said strangely: "They actually left the base..."

You have to know that Mela rarely leaves the base.

Is it really like the rumors, preparing to attack the school?

Clavell hurriedly chased after them, and beside him followed a Charcadet with a face full of worry and expectation.

Half an hour later.

Penny looked at the open gate of the Team Mela base, looking at the empty scene inside, feeling a little blank.

"How come there's no one?"

Before she came, she specifically hacked into Mela's phone to confirm the location, preparing to issue a challenge.

Where did they go?

—

Artazon.

All Baimu took a photo of the windmill.

"The garden scenery is beautiful."

He sighed with emotion; if Mount Silver had such a designer, it would be great.

The woods around the house are a mess, and he can only rely on himself to trim them.

"Mawile."

Mawile suddenly tugged at his sleeve.

All Baimu saw it pointing to a restaurant by the road and checked the time on his phone.

"Is it noon? Alright, let's go eat."

As soon as the words fell.

Screams came from not far away.

People and Pokémon were running towards this side in a panic, shouting strange things.

Something about a biker gang invasion.

Where would a biker gang come from in Paldea? Aren't they all riding Cyclizar!

... Huh?

All Baimu and Mawile looked at each other.

"Looking for me?"

"Mawile~"

"No way, Team Star holds a grudge that much? Besides, I didn't do anything."

"Mawile~"

"Sigh, let's eat a Pokéblock to pad the stomach first."

He took a rainbow-colored Pokéblock out of his pocket.

Mawile wasn't pretentious either; it stuffed it into its mouth and ate it with a crunch.

Don't look at the small size of the Pokéblock; it's actually very filling. May once made a type that could make a Munchlax full with just one piece.

Then.

The two came to the outside of the town against the panicked crowd, and sure enough, they saw a sea of Team Star members.

Looking around, there must be sixty or seventy people.

All of them riding Cyclizar, shouting and running around, no different from the hoodlums All Baimu saw in his past life.

The most conspicuous among them was the Starmobile, with the engine roaring loudly, painted in bright red flames, and equipped with colored lights, colored balls, and sound equipment on the front.

All Baimu remembered that this was a battle vehicle composed of several Pokémon, including but not limited to Revavroom, Varoom, and Charcadet.

Standing on top was a girl with hair color like tomato and scrambled eggs, in a metal rock style with red and yellow.

Mela?

He remembered this punk girl; in the simulation, she almost had a romance with the Dancer.

"Boss! That's him!"

A Team Star member stepped forward to identify him.

When All Baimu looked over, he shrank his hand again, and only became righteous after there were more people around him.

On top of the Starmobile, Mela squinted.

Why does he look a bit familiar...

Forget it!

"Hey! Who are you?" she asked impatiently: "Where is that girl?"

The little girl is quite impolite.

All Baimu replied: "I am a student at Orange Academy this year, and the girl you mentioned is not with me."

"New student?"

The Team Star members were in an uproar.

Those few people who surrounded Penny earlier were stunned, and then their faces gradually turned red.

They were actually scared by a student preparing to enroll!

A great humiliation!

They took All Baimu's honesty as weakness, surrounded him with unhappy faces, and said very unpleasantly:

"We'll give you one more chance to release a Pokémon! We're going to teach you a lesson!"

"That's right, that's right!"

"Hurry up and release your second Pokémon!"

Several people clamored viciously.

Teach me a lesson?

All Baimu had a strange expression, looked up at Mela, "You're their boss, right? I didn't do anything before, and they are preparing to teach me a lesson now. Do you think that's appropriate?"

Mela, who hadn't found the main person, was feeling irritable.

She originally wanted to say something perfunctory, but seeing the aggressive underlings, some unbearable scenes flashed through her mind.

"Back off! What are you doing!"

She scolded those people mercilessly, "Team Star never bullies ordinary students!"

One of them refused to accept it: "But Boss! He's so arrogant—"

"If you speak again, I'll kick you out of Team Star!" Mela glared at him.

Those few people then retreated unwillingly.

Mela, who was in a hurry to find the main person, was about to drive away, and the other Team Star members also turned around.

Just at this time.

All Baimu walked silently in front of the Starmobile, looked up at Mela and said: "I don't seem to have allowed you to leave, right?"

"... What else do you want?"

Mela frowned tightly.

He said: "I answered your question, you answer mine too; what are you looking for that girl for?"

Mela: "None of your business!"

"If you didn't come to find me first, it would indeed be none of my business. Since you came to find me, it has something to do with me."

All Baimu took out a Poké Ball and smiled: "Besides, saying we'll battle and then saying we won't—the decision is all yours? How can there be such a good thing."

Mela understood.

She softened her expression and said: "If you can't get over it, I can have them apologize to you."

Having been bullied herself, she knew very well that sometimes acting tough is just because you feel you are missing an "I'm sorry" from someone else.

The Team Star members behind looked at each other.

You have to know that their boss is usually the easiest to lose her temper and can't stand this kind of provocation.

How come now...

"Apology is apology."

All Baimu looked at the Team Star members behind her, "Are you really not going to say it?"

Mela: "... This matter has nothing to do with you."

"Fine."

He nodded, "Then let's see the truth in our hands!"

Bang!

The Poké Ball opened.

"Humm..."

A towering giant stood up, casting a shadow that blocked the sky, and the metallic humming continued to echo.

In the shocked and panicked sight of Mela and countless Team Star members, the giant rose and swooped down!

Boom—!!

A deafening roar echoed around Artazon!

—

Five minutes later.

Artazon Gym Leader Brassius ran over in a hurry.

As a result, what he saw were Team Star members, Cyclizar, and various Fire-type Pokémon lying all over the ground.

A little further away.

A pitted area.

The Starmobile was dismantled into parts of all sizes, and Pokémon like Revavroom and Varoom were scattered all over the ground.

The familiar girl Mela knelt on the ground, full of unwillingness.

Opposite her was a tall young man in black, with Mawile standing on his left and a terrifyingly huge Steelix on his right.

"What on earth..."

Brassius was stunned.

All Baimu noticed someone approaching, turned his head to see a thin man, remembered the other party's name, and nodded: "Gym Leader Brassius."

"Who are you?"

Brassius felt he looked a bit familiar.

All Baimu didn't introduce himself, just said: "They came to find me, it has nothing to do with Artazon, you can rest assured. You should also say, what are you looking for her for?"

He looked at Mela.

Although he is not the Champion of Paldea, he has at least received help from the Hoenn Champion.

Meddling in other people's business is a fine quality for a Champion.

Mela gritted her teeth and said dejectedly: "I, I am looking for our real boss."

"Real boss?"

All Baimu knew this.

The Dancer simulation said that the real boss disappeared after Operation Starfall.

Everyone in Team Star is waiting for his return.

Is Penny the real boss?

That girl whose eyes are dodging?

All Baimu's first reaction was impossible, and his second reaction felt possible.

After all, Team Star was initially composed of a group of people who were bullied; what kind of people are easily bullied?

For someone introverted like Penny, the possibility is extremely high.

Wow.

You really can't judge a book by its cover.

Although All Baimu was not sure, thinking that the hidden boss of a villain organization is a little girl made him feel very wonderful.

At this time.

An old man with a pompadour and wearing shorts ran over, beside him was a Charcadet with a faster pace.

"Director Clavell?"

All Baimu recognized him at a glance.

Clavell's expression moved slightly, "No, you recognized the wrong person, my name is Clive."

All Baimu: "..."

Your Team Rocket-level disguise, and you're still being stubborn?

He was speechless, looked down and saw Charcadet running to Mela's side, with an extremely excited expression.

Mela was stunned, "You are... Armarouge? Why are you..."

Clavell said sternly: "This child, in order to find you, tried every means to find out your whereabouts, and traveled thousands of miles from the academy to your base."

"Bo!"

Charcadet shook its little hand happily.

Mela fell into silence.

When she was at the academy, the one she was closest to was Armarouge; looking at the way the flames on its head swayed, her mood would also unconsciously get better.

But...

"I think it came to find you because it wants you to come back." Clavell said softly.

Come back? Come back where?

Mela actually knew very well, but she couldn't accept it.

"Team Star is a very important treasure to me, I can't just discard it."

"But you have already lost!"

Panting sounds echoed.

Coming from Penny, who was walking in a hurry; she wiped the sweat from her chin and tried to calm her heart.

Facing Mela's gaze, she said: "Team Star's rule, the boss loses, they must retire."