Chapter 830

High in the sky.

A group of mount Pokémon, led by Garchomp, carried the Ultra Guardians as they flew past, completely unaware of All Baimu and the Team Rocket group at the edge of the woods.

Jessie looked displeased: "How come they are everywhere?"

James hit the nail on the head: "They must be here for that... Ultra Beast!"

With so many seasons of history between the two sides, some basic situations could be guessed.

Jessie suddenly became energetic: "Then shall we go and snatch Buzzwole? No, Buzzwole was discovered by us first!"

Hearing this, the wavering Meowth gritted its teeth and said, "That's right, meow!"

"Wobbuffet!"

With two out of the three making the decision, James agreed as well.

It's hard to imagine why they could always muster the courage to be blasted off by Ash and Pikachu time and time again, only to go and look for trouble with them again.

Love-hate relationship?

Seeing them snickering with extremely sinister expressions, preparing to formulate an evil plan, All Baimu raised his hand and said, "Let me interject, you can't do this."

The two and the cat were stunned; before they could ask why, they were grabbed by a warm and powerful arm.

"Gugu."

Bewear picked up these most hopeless "cubs," ignored their struggles and complaints, forcibly tucked them under its arm, and nodded calmly at All Baimu.

Stufful also waved its claws, "Guma!"

"See you next time."

All Baimu watched the loving family go away and waited in place for a while, seeing his own Pokémon flying over from the other side of the lake.

Hydreigon was in the lead, followed by the Shiny Gengar, whose expression was listless and whose limbs were hanging limply; Poryphone was circling around it, seemingly comforting it.

Lost?

That shouldn't be!

Although the "high-end matches" Gengar had participated in were limited to internal battles, Buzzwole didn't seem that high-end, did it?

At this moment, he was very glad he had called Poryphone over as well.

Otherwise, what happened could only be "orally recounted" by Hydreigon and Gengar.

The tacit understanding between Pokémon and Trainer only allowed him to understand the general meaning of the Pokémon; detailed communication was quite difficult.

"Shashang!"

After Hydreigon approached, it rushed forward head-on, only stopping when it gently bumped into its Trainer's chest.

All Baimu pinched its cheek hard, and seeing Gengar approach with its head down, not daring to look at him, he didn't express any opinion for the time being and waved at Poryphone.

Poryphone: "Actually, just now—"

"Play the recording."

"Okay."

Poryphone stopped explaining; compared to verbal explanation, it also preferred to let the facts speak for themselves.

The video played at All Baimu's accustomed 1.5x speed.

A moment later.

He looked at Gengar, tapped its big head comfortingly, and said, "Getting carried away and underestimating the enemy; you didn't miss a single small mistake..."

There was no doubt the Gray Fatty hadn't lost.

It was just that Buzzwole was too good at running, causing it to lose its target in a violent explosion caused by a clash, and when it wanted to chase again, it was stopped by Hydreigon and Porygon2.

How could one leave their Trainer by the lake for so long?

Gengar was helpless.

And the main reason it felt ashamed was that it wasn't incapable of using 【Mean Look】, the move to prevent opponents from escaping.

But as All Baimu said, because it was too carried away and underestimated the enemy, it failed to trap the opponent in time.

This was no different from a blow to the head for Gengar, who had been dreaming of being an ace a few hours ago.

A great shame!

However.

"Gengar..."

Gengar rubbed its cheeks, letting its drooping corners of the mouth curl up again.

What's more shameful than being defeated is dwelling on it.

The Trainer didn't deprive it of its priority to fight, which meant that in the Trainer's mind, the result of this battle didn't affect anything.

Then what was it worried about!

All Baimu saw the change in Gengar's mood and didn't say much.

He really didn't care about the battle result, nor would he harshly demand that his Pokémon never make mistakes, but he hoped to see Gengar's perseverance.

Even if it didn't make him as satisfied in every way as Aggron, as long as it didn't get discouraged, it would grow up sooner or later.

If it were like Dragapult, with no ability to regulate its psychology, it would be hair-pulling just to watch.

Glad the Gray Fatty was still a bit more reliable...

Well.

Six of one, half a dozen of the other.

He said, "Keep chasing; it's not easy to have fought to this extent, so don't give up lightly."

The Pokémon responded.

Hydreigon was very well-behaved today, acting as a mount, unlike in the past when it would act spoiled and beg to be sent out; with the growth of strength and age, its mentality had undergone further changes.

Allowing the Trainer to change important decisions at will was an act that damaged the Trainer's prestige.

In this big family, the Trainer's status must be ranked highest, the kind that says one thing and means it; next is it... well, Mawile moves up a centimeter above it.

In the sky.

Poryphone was placed beside All Baimu, and the screen showed the map and the dashed line representing the direction Buzzwole left in.

Just like the original plot, it was near the Mahalo Trail.

Poor Snorlax could hardly escape the disaster from above.

Fortunately, with Lana and Mallow using a steady stream of berries to help it replenish, it soon recovered.

"Still sleeping!"

When All Baimu flew over the Mahalo Trail, he keenly spotted Snorlax on the trail, and seeing it still in its powerful, splayed-out sleeping posture, he was shocked.

You were almost sucked until only a layer of skin was left!

What a big-hearted existence!

He clicked his tongue, and when he looked at the scene in the clearing in the distance, he signaled Hydreigon to land and hide in the woods.

At this time, the capture work of the Ultra Beast had entered its final stage, and Ash successfully used an Ultra Ball to capture Buzzwole; he perfectly missed the awkward muscle-showing segment.

Gengar popped half its head out of the shadow, giving one last resentful look at the opponent it hadn't managed to take down.

"Gengar..."

"Know shame and then be brave!"

All Baimu pushed it back into the shadow.

He didn't go out to greet Ash and his group, just feeling a bit regretful that he had been too cautious just now and hadn't been able to touch Buzzwole's muscles with his own hands.

He could have tried to compliment Buzzwole's muscles before acting to get a chance to touch them.

It might be that he hadn't expected the carried-away Gengar to let this guy run away at the time.

Sigh.

Next time he sees this guy, he'll have to take the initiative to find a way himself.

All Baimu had always been curious about whether that thing was pure body fluid; it even bubbled in the game!

Following the Ultra Guardians to Melemele Garden, watching Buzzwole being sent back to the Ultra Wormhole, this Ultra Beast invasion incident was considered over.

He briefly recalled the Ultra Beasts that appeared in order afterward.

Poipole, Celesteela...

Huh?

Celesteela seemed to have come to the Alola region a long time ago, right? The specific location seemed to be in a bamboo forest?

All Baimu further recalled the specific plot of that episode and gradually dismissed the idea of digging it out.

Unlike the Ultra Beasts that had just arrived in the Alola region, Celesteela had come to Melemele Island two hundred years ago, but because its "fuel" was exhausted and its body was too huge to take off, it had to stay in place to accumulate the power to return.

As a result, it had been accumulating for two hundred years.

The long time had allowed it to obtain enough "fuel" to raze the entire bamboo forest and even a larger area to the ground.

Startling it awake rashly would mean it would set off a "Tsar Bomba" on the spot.

A hometown not seen for two hundred years was enough to make Celesteela lose its head; how many wild Pokémon would be displaced if the bamboo forest were destroyed was not within its consideration.

All Baimu felt that communicating with Pokémon with too strong an obsession was not only inefficient but also very easy to lead to a fight.

"Let's talk about it in a few days."

He looked at the schedule on his phone.

——

Ula'ula Island.

Malie City, which carries an oriental charm.

Built based on the architectural style of the Johto region, it was distinctly different from the fiery, festive style of Konikoni City on Akala Island.

It was very quiet here, just like its name, Malie.

All Baimu didn't go directly to the police station to find the Island Kahuna, Nanu, but instead found Officer Jenny, who was eating red bean soup with her partner Oricorio (Baile Style) on the street.

"Uupu!"

Officer Jenny put down her bowl awkwardly, like an employee caught slacking off by her boss, hurriedly saluted, and said, "Alola! Is there anything I can help you with?"

All Baimu said, "Alola! I am a challenger of the Island Challenge; may I ask where the Island Kahuna, Nanu, is now?"

Nanu would leave the police station to find a hidden place to sleep just to slack off; he didn't want to go there later and be completely in the dark, unable to find the person.

As Nanu's colleague, Officer Jenny would surely know the whereabouts of this Island Kahuna.

Of course.

There was also a very critical issue.

Nanu was particularly cunning; if he went directly to him, he would deny being the Island Kahuna and come up with all sorts of reasons to fob All Baimu off.

There must be an intermediary who knew him well.

Acerola at the library was a good choice, but not the only one.

So—

When in trouble, find the police!

"He should be... ah no! He is at the police station!"

Officer Jenny nodded hurriedly to give a positive answer, casting aside the ambiguity and confusion from just now, looking completely convinced.

Then she became worried and said, "How about I give you a ride!"

The Island Kahuna of Ula'ula Island was idle all day; if it were discovered by a challenger that he was finding a place to slack off, it would be too embarrassing for Ula'ula Island.

"Really? That would be great!"

That was All Baimu's original intention, and since Officer Jenny offered, he naturally wouldn't refuse.

The siren wasn't on.

The police motorcycle traveled steadily, and there were very few cars on the street, only many people dressed as tourists coming and going.

"After the Island Challenge is over, you might as well stay on Ula'ula Island for a while; it might not be as lively as Melemele Island, but it has a unique style."

Seeing All Baimu's gaze shifting on both sides of the street, Officer Jenny said with a smile.

He nodded and said, "Definitely!"

The style of the Johto region was not within his scope of knowledge, because although the Hoenn region and it were both born from Japan, the latter tended to be a combination of East and West in terms of architecture and dietary habits.

Pure Japanese style was rare even in Kanto; it had to be the Johto region.

Arriving at the police station.

Before All Baimu could get off the bike, a group of gray-looking Alolan Meowth rushed out from inside, surrounding him and Officer Jenny, scaring the Oricorio into flying up.

It's hard to imagine that there are cats in the world that are more enthusiastic than dogs.

"Behave, stop messing around and get down."

Officer Jenny helplessly picked the Alolan Meowth off her body and was about to apologize to help All Baimu, but was shocked by the scene before her.

The Meowth that usually only messed around and grabbed things everywhere for food were still on this young man, but they were one more well-behaved than the other, rubbing their cheeks against him and acting spoiled.

Even their claws were retracted, and they only touched his body with their paw pads, as if kneading dough.

Officer Jenny looked over; All Baimu had gathered seven cats on his body alone, one on his left shoulder, one on his right, one clinging to his left leg, and one to his right.

Another one on his head, and two curled up in his arms.

It was like some kind of combinable Transformer.

"Are, are you okay?"

Officer Jenny exclaimed as she took the reluctant Meowth down.

He smiled and said, "It's okay, the Meowth are quite well-behaved."

The effect of the aromatherapy sprayed on his body in advance was excellent; it seems he should make more use of this stuff in the future.

If he hadn't watched the simulation of the "Bad Boy," All Baimu would probably have felt that this group of cats was cute but troublesome, but after watching the simulation, he only felt that these weren't cats, but one potential "mother" after another.

The Meowth in the Bad Boy's house even knew the lullaby skill; how much worse could this group be?

Nothing more than being a bit greedy.

"The young man is quite impressive!"

A cheerful voice sounded from the side.

A middle-aged man with gray hair, wearing a black police shirt left open to reveal a red T-shirt, and slippers on his feet, stood at the entrance of the police station with a lazy smile on his face.

Seeing him like this, Officer Jenny immediately walked up and complained in a low voice, "Senior Nanu! You are the face of our Ula'ula Island, how can you be like this..."

"Hehehe, sorry sorry, there was a small situation just now," Nanu laughed, thick-skinned, telling lies with his eyes open.

Officer Jenny sighed heavily and didn't say anything more.

Because it was really too painful to watch.

The Senior Nanu who was once regarded as an idol by all police officers had long since "died," and the one left here was completely a lazy middle-aged man.

"Then I'll leave this challenger to you! Senior!"

After saluting the two, she rode her motorcycle away quickly.

In front of the police station.

All Baimu and Nanu looked at each other; the lazy smile on the Island Kahuna's face didn't fade, but seemed to grow even more intense.

He waved his hand and said, "Come in."

"... Okay."

All Baimu responded, but his brow furrowed; just a moment ago, he had sensed a faint hostility from Nanu.

It was truly puzzling.

Did he offend this Island Kahuna somewhere? They should be meeting for the first time.

Giovanni?

Although the anime revealed that Nanu had a friendship with Giovanni, he really didn't think Nanu would be stupid enough to help Giovanni persecute a law-abiding citizen.

Inside the police station.

Nanu poured All Baimu a cup of tea and then sat down face-to-face; the Meowth gathered around and acted spoiled toward the latter, one or two of them like they had inhaled catnip.

He said, "How old is the young man this year?"

"Eighteen."

"Eighteen, so young... why would such a young person kill?"

The lazy smile on Nanu's face vanished in an instant.