Chapter 108: We Never Provoked Team Rocket Either

"As expected, I knew it; Young Lady Wallace in women's clothing would definitely look stunning."

On the way back to Lavaridge Town, Mamen occasionally admired the breathtaking beauty of Young Lady Wallace, exclaiming in wonder.

Caitlin covered her mouth and laughed softly, Flannery looked strange, and Gladio turned his head away with a slightly uncomfortable expression.

"But Champion Wallace really has an excellent foundation; after light makeup, he feels more exquisite than many girls."

Caitlin sighed with emotion, glad that her own looks were high enough.

Otherwise, if she couldn't even compete in beauty with a man, Caitlin felt her mindset would probably become very subtly unbearable.

"Right, Champion Wallace is really just... really the kind that's hard to judge."

Flannery interjected with a tender voice, but after thinking for a long time, she still didn't know how to describe it; however, Flannery felt she might never forget this day.

Because... she was the one who put makeup on Champion Wallace.

Hmm, Flannery felt the world was truly wonderful; she was a member of an evil organization, yet she could apply women's makeup to the Hoenn Champion, and even watch the Hoenn Champion strike another moving pose.

This world is truly damn amazing!

"..." Gladio was silent, but his expression was not good.

Because he discovered that when Wallace, wearing black stockings and hot pants, twisted his waist, he almost raised the flag!

Damn it!

Gladio's face was expressionless; he actually almost reacted to a man. Indeed, a monster like Wallace was truly terrifying.

In the future, he must stay far away from Wallace!

"By the way, Flannery, find me a Hoenn local forum account and a video account." Mamen slowly grinned at the corner of his mouth.

"Yes, but are you preparing to..." Flannery was stunned; no, Big Brother, are you really preparing to release it??

Flannery could no longer imagine what Wallace's expression would be like at that time.

"That's right, but it needs to be slightly retouched, striving to let the vast Hoenn public see the most beautiful Champion!"

Mamen truly felt that Wallace, dressed up in women's clothing, was truly qualified to compete with Cynthia in terms of beauty.

Who said the Hoenn region had no 'beauty' Champion? Here it comes.

Flannery and the other two: "..."

And at this moment, on the Route 119 side.

"Champion Wallace? We are..."

The Officer Jennies finally woke up, looking at Wallace, who had his back to them nearby, full of confusion.

Where is Team Rocket? And where did that house nearby come from? What happened while they were unconscious?

"Are you all okay?"

Wallace turned around, revealing a reassuring smile.

"No harm done, Champion Wallace, where are those Team Rocket members?" the leading Officer Jenny asked with a frown.

If she remembered correctly, before fainting, Wallace's Champion's Milotic seemed to have been easily defeated by the opponent...

"They have already left, Officer Jenny. You should return to Ever Grande City first; these Team Rocket members are truly too evil and terrifying. We must Add Caution in dealing with them."

Wallace's expression was more serious than ever before.

Moreover, the leading Officer Jenny didn't know if it was an illusion, but she felt that Champion Wallace had just gritted his teeth?

"Yes!"

But compared to that, Officer Jenny seriously obeyed the order.

She also felt it was so; the opponent could even easily defeat Champion Wallace's ace Milotic, which was indeed too terrifying.

The Officer Jennies left, and not long after they departed, a Metagross flew down from the sky.

Metagross landed steadily; Steven, wearing a suit, put his feet down, but almost went soft in the legs and failed to stand properly, nearly falling.

"Phew!! Sorry, Wallace, I was really late because of diarrhea. Uh, what is this?"

Steven apologized to Wallace, but before he finished speaking, he noticed that Wallace's face was not quite right.

And at this moment, Wallace, seeing his reliable best friend appear, could no longer control his emotions for a split second.

"Steven!! I have been insulted!!"

"????"

Steven looked completely confused.

After a while, Metagross carried the two people towards Ever Grande City, and on the way, Wallace roughly explained the incident on Route 119.

Of course, Steven asked about the so-called 'insult', but after Wallace came to his senses, he stammered and still brushed it aside.

Steven had high intelligence and EQ, naturally understanding that Wallace was hiding something, but Steven did not press for the bottom line; he respected everyone's privacy.

"So, Team Rocket has come to our Hoenn?"

Steven's handsome face became much more solemn; the evil organization Team Rocket?

Originally, Hoenn already had the Magma Team and Aqua Team, two organizations that didn't let people rest easy; unexpectedly, another dragon crossed the river.

"That's right, Steven. Unlike the Magma Team and Aqua Team, this Team Rocket... is truly extremely dangerous!"

Wallace swore with his innocence; he never thought an evil organization could be so evil!

Although the Magma Team and Aqua Team liked to cause trouble, in reality, neither Wallace nor Steven took these two organizations too seriously.

After all, expanding land and oceans? Such a concept was too bizarre; and another important reason was that the strength of these two organizations was just at this level, posing no threat.

"Do you mean that Team Rocket has sent high-ranking executives this time?" Steven asked.

"That's right, and probably not just two high-ranking executives."

Wallace replied in a deep voice; Gladio and Mamen, plus that glamorous girl who finally brought out seven sets of women's clothing, were definitely not simple.

Wallace trusted his intuition!

"Especially that Mamon; his strength is too great. Even I am no match for him."

"That is indeed troublesome." Steven pondered for a moment.

"Ask the President to request data from the Kanto League; they must have it. We must first understand who our opponent is."

Although he was no longer the Hoenn Champion, Steven remained a young man of sound values and strong sense of justice.

If Hoenn was in trouble, he would naturally not shirk his duty; an evil organization like Team Rocket had no place on the Hoenn continent!

Especially since those Team Rocket members had even bullied his good brother!

The League Building in Ever Grande City.

In the conference room, the Hoenn Elite Four gathered, a rare occurrence; Steven and Wallace took their seats as the Hoenn Officer Jenny Commander turned on the projector.

"Based on the information provided by Champion Wallace, we can confirm that there are currently three high-ranking executives of Team Rocket who have arrived in Hoenn."

Commander Jenny switched the display to a cold, arrogant-looking boy with short golden hair.

"The first is him, Gladion, an Alolan."

'Name: Gladion (Image. jpg)

Age: 17

Known Main Pokémon: Silvally, Umbreon, Zoroark

Affiliation: Team Rocket

Danger Level: ☆☆☆☆

Bounty: None

Notes: Son of Lusamine, President of the Aether Foundation in the Alola region. He has joined Team Rocket and severed ties with his relatives. Elite Four-level Trainer; extremely dangerous.'

Wallace immediately recognized him; he was the first boy he had battled today.

"This boy's strength is formidable even among Elite Four-level Trainers." Wallace said in a solemn tone.

Upon hearing this, the Hoenn Elite Four, led by Drake, were quite surprised and exchanged glances.

"The second is her, Caitlin, a Sinnoh native."

Officer Jenny switched to the second image, with a file of information beside it.

'Name: Caitlin (Image. jpg)

Age: 17

Known Main Pokémon: Tapu Lele, Metagross, Gallade, Gothitelle, Alakazam

Affiliation: Team Rocket

Record: Defeated Alola Island King Hala in a direct match; fought Koga of the Kanto Elite Four to a standstill; defeated Koga and Bruno together in a two-on-one match.

Danger Level: ☆☆☆☆☆

Bounty: None

Notes: Psychic girl from Sinnoh. Her Tapu Lele and Metagross already possess full Champion-level combat power. Extremely dangerous!'

"As expected, this girl is not simple." Wallace's expression was Solemn.

"A Champion-level specialist in the Psychic type..." Steven also frowned slightly; the Psychic type was already a troublesome attribute, let alone a Psychic-type specialist.

"Is Team Rocket's strength really this great?" Drake's voice was deep and Solemn; this completely overturned his worldview of the past decades.

As the oldest of the Hoenn Elite Four, he had never seen anything like this.

A 17-year-old Elite Four-level Trainer could be called a genius; a 17-year-old Champion-level? Good heavens!

"The last one is the true focus." Commander Jenny said in a low voice, switching to the final image.

"The third is him, Mamon! A Kanto native."

'Name: Mamon (Image. jpg)

Age: 17

Known Main Pokémon: Mewtwo (Pokedex not recorded), Tapu Fini, Shiny Gengar, Tyranitar, Passimian, Spiritomb

Record: Easily defeated the Alola Island King and Champion Kukui; easily defeated the combined forces of Kanto Elite Four members Koga and Bruno.

Danger Level: ☆☆☆☆☆☆

Bounty: None

Notes: Son of Giovanni, the Viridian City Gym Leader. He has now joined Team Rocket. His strength is extremely great; if encountered, retreat immediately.'

Silence!

The conference room fell much quieter.

Drake looked at the boy on the image with a sunny smile, then glanced again at the glaring six stars; wasn't the highest danger level five stars?

And was that note really not a joke?

Easily defeated a Champion-level Trainer??? How old is this boy?

"Hey, hey, hey, is this third person serious?"

Phoebe, with a tuft of red hair on her head, couldn't help but retort; as a member of the Hoenn Elite Four, what scenes had she not seen?

But this, she truly had never seen.

The second one, Caitlin, was one thing, but the third one's 'record' was a bit too exaggerated; with such ability, why join Team Rocket?

"This data was obtained from the Big Sister in Kanto; there is absolutely no mistake." Commander Jenny stated firmly.

And her Big Sister was precisely the current Officer Jenny Commander of Kanto.

Upon hearing this, Phoebe shrugged; fine, it didn't matter; anyway, such opponents would be handled by Steven and Wallace.

"No, why is Team Rocket coming to our Hoenn? We haven't provoked them, have we?" Flannery couldn't help but speak up.

"Reasoning with an evil organization? You are too naive, Flannery." Wallace was very calm.

"Moreover, this data on Mamon is not entirely accurate; I just fought Mamon today. His main team also includes a shiny Kosmoom and Suicune."

Mikoli opened his mouth and pointed straight ahead.

"Then Champion Mikoli, after experiencing it yourself, how would you rate Mammon's strength?" Genji asked the question everyone most wanted answered.

"Extremely strong! Even I am no match for him."

Mikoli replied with an utterly solemn expression.

Seeing even this usually narcissistic champion say so, Genji and the others all furrowed their brows.

Just then, Mikoli's phone kept buzzing.

Originally Mikoli didn't want to bother with it — they were still in a meeting — but the phone just wouldn't stop.

Mikoli could only take a look and saw it was a call from his teacher Adam.

"Champion Mikoli, you may take it first. I think everyone here needs some time to think it over properly," Officer Jenny said considerately.

"My apologies, this is truly rude of me." Mikoli nodded apologetically to everyone, embarrassed.

Then Mikoli picked up the call.

"Teacher, what is it?"

Mikoli didn't bother stepping away — after all, there was nothing shady between him and Adam.

That the Liuli Gym's Gym Leader Adam was his mentor was something everyone knew.

"Mikoli…" Adam's magnetic, deep voice was incomparably complex.

"I'm listening." Mikoli was full of doubt.

"If the pressure really is too much, I hope you can return to your original intention, rather than… rather than picking up those twisted, vile habits."

Adam sighed and spoke with the weight of experience.

"????"

Mikoli was utterly baffled by what he heard — wait, when had he picked up any twisted, vile habits?

He, Mikoli, was diligent and upright, for crying out loud!

Wait!

Mikoli's head suddenly started buzzing — wait!!

That bastard couldn't possibly—!

Mini-Theater

Mikoli: Mammon!!! You bastard!!!

One year later

Mikoli, with a wistful look: Cross-dressing is a vile habit, but I… just can't quit~

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