Chapter 11: The Doll With Weak Presence

Everything was witnessed by Hearing Hearing Nimo.

As if infected by the power of the Dragonair and Luo Mu's calmness, Hearing Hearing Nimo widened her eyes and involuntarily let out a short, hurried sigh.

So.

This is what a Trainer is?

The helplessness she felt when kidnapped by the bandits flashed through Hearing Hearing Nimo's mind, and suddenly she made a firm decision in her heart.

Luo Mu did not notice the change in Hearing Hearing Nimo's state of mind; after taking out his phone to confirm that the message sent to the Pingle Town Police Station had been delivered, Luo Mu looked toward the building that should be the warehouse and murmured, "The suppression here is complete; the Luxray and the others over there should be about done as well."

Luo Mu jumped down from the Dragonair, then lifted Hearing Hearing Nimo down from the Dragonair's back.

Hearing Hearing Nimo, with her chin resting on Luo Mu's shoulder, felt her ear tips turn slightly red, thinking he was extremely reliable.

Suddenly, Hearing Hearing Nimo, who was enjoying the sense of security Luo Mu brought, noticed that a pair of sharp, terrifying, dark purple claws suddenly extended from Luo Mu's shadow in the sunlight, slowly approaching his legs.

Hearing Hearing Nimo's pupils contracted tightly, and her face showed a look of panic.

Neither Luo Mu, whose attention was on the warehouse, nor the Dragonair in the sky noticed any of this.

Returning to a short while ago.

With Luxray at the lead, the five Pokémon, with clear division of labor, leaped out of their Poké Balls and rushed straight for the warehouse.

While charging, Luxray's yellow eyes began to glow, until they transformed into a near-brilliant golden color.

Luxray's brilliant golden eyes burned like torches; the species' unique special talent "Infrared Vision" began to take effect, and barriers made of iron sheets and stone bricks could no longer block Luxray's line of sight.

Looking out, everything inside the dilapidated warehouse was laid bare.

Several Pokémon were guarding near the two windows on the east and west sides.

In the center of the warehouse were five people: three children lying on the ground looking somewhat weak, and two adult bandits.

Luxray narrowed its eyes, beginning to think about how to arrange the troops to ensure the children were rescued without any accidents.

Bursting in directly was definitely not an option; with their size, they would be discovered instantly.

The choice of using pressure like the Dragonair to forcefully intimidate the enemies was undoubtedly the most energy-saving, but one slip-up could cause trouble for the children, who were already extremely fragile due to fear and anxiety.

The only way was to distinguish the targets upon whom the pressure would be applied.

But neither it itself, Swampert, nor Cangyan Cangyan Rengui could achieve that level of fine control.

In that case, it seemed the only option was to ask Serperior if it had the confidence.

Luxray lowered its voice, growling a few times to convey its thoughts.

Soon, Serperior, which had already reached the edge of the warehouse, responded: "Gah-lo!" (No problem!)

Luxray nodded slightly, ordering Cangyan Cangyan Rengui and Swampert to suppress the Pokémon near the west window, while it alone suppressed the Pokémon near the east window.

Taking advantage of the moment their intrusion distracted the bandits, Serperior would use pressure to intimidate the bandits, then use Vine Whip...

... to rescue the three children.

The instant the plan was finalized, the four Pokémon swiftly began executing their respective duties.

Clad in a lightning battle suit, Luxray charged with ferocious momentum, smashing through the walls and windows, directly electrocuting the three Zubat guards into unconsciousness.

Swampert raised its muscular, sinewy right arm high; Cangyan Cangyan Rengui leaped onto it, and was immediately thrown by Swampert toward the west window!

At the same time, the flame swords on Cangyan Cangyan Rengui's arms ignited with the fire of resentment; the Regret Sword shattered the three Rattata along with the wall, rendering them combat-incapable and knocking them unconscious.

The three Pokémon struck with precise measure, not aiming to be fatal.

At the same time, as the bearded man and the tall, thin man froze in their movements due to shock, pressure surged toward the two like a tide, instantly freezing their bodies.

Serperior controlled it very well, completely avoiding the three children.

At the same time, emerald green vines cut through the air, wrapping up the three children who were being dragged by ropes held by the two men, their faces filled with terror, and pulling them toward itself.

Everything proceeded in an orderly fashion.

Only Mimikyu, standing dazedly before the door with a blank expression, looked left and right, realizing it seemed to have been ignored again.

Although this was a common occurrence, and Luxray and the others did not intentionally ignore it, it was subconsciously overlooked due to Mimikyu's own thin presence.

But Mimikyu still extended a pair of shadow claws capable of tearing steel from under its doll, felt a moment of claw-to-claw emotional grievance, and planned to go find Luo Mu, the only one who would not ignore it, to act spoiled.

After all, Luxray and the others had already resolved the situation.

Mimikyu dove into the shadows of the wild grass, following the connection between shadow and shadow to slip into the shadow of Luo Mu, who had just jumped down from the Dragonair.

A few breaths later, Mimikyu, appearing in Luo Mu's shadow, extended shadow claws from the shadow, wanting to tug on Luo Mu's three-quarter pants to make him notice it.

Then, Mimikyu saw the panicked expression of the girl on Luo Mu's shoulder; tilting its head, Mimikyu hesitated and spoke.

"Mimikyu?"

"Eh, Mimikyu, why are you here?"

Luo Mu reacted quickly; the instant he heard Mimikyu's confused call, he knew that child had slipped into his shadow again.

Hearing Hearing Nimo's panicked expression froze, then quickly shifted to confusion and dullness.

Was this Pokémon, which the big brother called Mimikyu, his partner?

That meant she had panicked for nothing...

Fortunately, the big brother hadn't noticed her change in expression; otherwise, she would have made a fool of herself in front of the person she admired...

Yes, in such a short time, Luo Mu had already become an object of admiration in Hearing Hearing Nimo's heart, on the same level as her father, mother, and older sister.

Mimikyu carefully retracted the sharpness of its shadow claws, climbed onto Luo Mu's left shoulder, and the entire Pokémon, melting like it was happy, almost collapsed into a pile, greedily absorbing the "Trainer Energy" from Luo Mu to fill its slightly wounded heart.

Suddenly, Mimikyu noticed that Hearing Hearing Nimo had already gotten down from Luo Mu's embrace, holding his right arm and quietly watching itself with her gaze.

For some reason, a subtle emotion that Mimikyu could not understand surfaced in its heart.

Before it could think deeply about what this emotion meant, Mimikyu noticed a blind spot.

Clearly, it was because of Luo Mu's voice that the Dragonair sister had noticed it.

But this girl seemed to have discovered it from the very beginning...?

Shortly after Luo Mu suppressed the three bearded men, those social scum who only dared to kidnap children in the shadows, the long-awaited but finally arrived siren sounds echoed loudly in the distance.

At the same time, a luxury car that looked exceedingly expensive followed behind the police car as it drove over.

Luo Mu glanced at Hearing Hearing Nimo, who was comforting the other three frightened children, the corners of his mouth lifting in a smile, then turned his gaze to the trio of kidnappers, who were tightly bound by the Serperior's Crazy Plant as if they had committed a heavenly crime.

The Serperior had even thoughtfully sealed their mouths to prevent any filthy language from offending Luo Mu's and the children's ears.

Luo Mu smiled and said, "Congratulations to you three bosses on receiving a pair of silver bracelets!"