Chapter 114: On Mammon, There Is the Scent of Another Woman!!

"Phew~ That felt great!!"

The battle over, Hikari-na contentedly recalled her Salamence.

As expected, battling a strong opponent in a Pokémon match feels amazing!

"Katherine, when we get the chance let's have another full-team battle!"

Hikari-na looked forward to speaking to Katherine about it; the only pity was that Katherine hadn't fully reached Champion level yet.

Otherwise, it definitely would've felt even better!

"I'll work hard."

Katherine naturally understood Hikari-na's thoughts and replied with a smile.

"Mm-hmm! But when we were battling earlier, didn't something fall from upstairs?"

Hikari-na walked over to the greenery and asked, puzzled.

"It seems so, Young Lady Hikari-na. I'm a bit tired, so I'll head back to rest first."

Katherine nodded, though she didn't really mind; she had just thrown her whole being into the battle, and now that it was over, her spirit was somewhat fatigued.

Moreover, battling Hikari-na had benefited her greatly, and she needed to digest it properly.

"No problem, you go ahead, I'll look for it."

Hikari-na, on the other hand, still had plenty of energy—after all, unlike Katherine, her stamina had always been good.

And she didn't need to do what Katherine had to—Katherine still had to channel her psychic powers onto her Pokémon, which was naturally even more exhausting.

Katherine entered the villa through the back door.

"I think it landed around here, didn't it? Found it—huh?"

Hikari-na parted the grass blades and froze at the sight of a shoe stuck upside-down in the soil. How could it be a shoe?

"It should've fallen from that room. Huh, why is it so wet? And this smell…"

Hikari-na picked up the black shoe—it looked like a high heel. She took a look and saw some inexplicable 'liquid' inside?

Most importantly, Hikari-na also caught a whiff of a scent from the shoe.

Emmm…

Hikari-na scrunched up her little face. She didn't know how to describe it, but in her eyes the smell was a little strange.

"That room should be Ember's, right? Weird, does she even wear high heels? And how did her shoe end up falling out?"

Hikari-na looked up at the tightly shut second-floor window, full of doubt, and casually tossed the black high heel back up.

The wet stain inside the shoe and that strange smell left her utterly baffled, but never mind—it had nothing to do with her.

"That hit the spot."

Mammon walked out of Ember's room, refreshed and clear-headed.

That little vixen Ember really was a handful, and she really knew how to cooperate too—that suppressed little moan was simply the best accelerator.

Even Mammon, who had been through a hundred battles, couldn't help getting excited.

Mm, but being too intense isn't good either—the shoes flew right out. Luckily Katherine and Hikari-na were battling and didn't notice.

And Ember even passed out once in the middle—can't be helped, that girl was, after all, doing it for the first time.

Just as he was thinking of going downstairs to sit and rest for a bit, Mammon saw Katherine.

"Katherine, you're back."

"Yes, Young Lady Hikari-na is very strong. I'm not her match yet."

"I saw. But I believe you'll definitely surpass her in the future, Katherine."

Mammon encouraged Katherine with a warm, gentle smile.

"Mm~"

The corners of Katherine's lips lifted slightly, a soft smile playing on them, her eyes reflecting the young man's figure.

"You must be tired after the battle too, right? Go rest first; when it's mealtime I'll come get you."

Mammon showed his concern for Katherine—Mega Evolution also drained the trainer's stamina, especially since Katherine had even channeled her psychic powers.

Although Katherine's stamina was much better than before, she probably couldn't take much more either.

"Alright, sorry to trouble you, Mammon."

"With the relationship we have, you're still saying things like that to me?"

Mammon laughed.

The smile at Katherine's delicate lips deepened. She lifted her skirt slightly and went upstairs, but as she passed Mammon, her pert little nose twitched in a sniff.

Katherine's footsteps didn't pause, and she pretended nothing had happened, but a subtle shift had already come over her gaze.

On Mammon… there was the scent of another woman's perfume!!!

Katherine bit her lip, her fair face shifting between light and shadow. Which damned little hussy was it!

Her originally good mood vanished in an instant.

Dammit! This young lady had only gone off to battle for a bit, and Mammon had already been stolen a bite of!

How could this be! It's too much!!

……

Time moved on to the next day.

"Mammon, I heard there's going to be a Contest tomorrow in Cerulean City."

Katherine elegantly ate her breakfast. After her careful investigation, she quickly found out.

The little stray cat who'd been stealing a bite yesterday was none other than Ember!

She knew it—that sick-in-the-head woman would definitely be lusting after Mammon's body!

But she hadn't expected that in just the short while she was away, Ember had already found her chance. How infuriating.

Fortunately, that mere Fire Swan poses no threat; how could a woman like that possibly compete with me?

She is merely a weakling with a combat power of only 2.5.

Before I successfully rise to power, I might as well let her satisfy Mamon's desires; it doesn't matter, I don't care at all.

Caitlin told herself this.

Why do I feel like Young Lady Caitlin seems to have a major grudge against me today?

Fire Swan, sipping her nourishing soup in small sips, turned her head away; Caitlin's gaze, sharp as thorns on her back, left Fire Swan utterly baffled.

But immediately, Fire Swan stopped thinking about it; a suspicious blush rose on her cheeks as she stole glances at Mamon from the corners of her eyes.

Caitlin's gaze grew even colder.

"A Contest? Is Young Lady Caitlin interested in this?" Mamon pondered.

To be honest, he had little interest in Contests; Coordinators focus on how to make moves develop into something more beautiful and splendid.

However, going to take a look wouldn't be a bad idea; consider it accompanying Young Lady Caitlin on a shopping trip.

"If Young Lady Caitlin wishes to go see it, I will accompany you."

"I am indeed somewhat curious; I heard about it many times back in Sinnoh, but I never had the chance to watch it live."

Young Lady Caitlin's unhurried tone could not hide her joy; clearly, she was very happy at this moment.

"Fine, then you can't sleep in tomorrow; it starts at ten in the morning." Mamon checked his phone; he had just looked up tomorrow's Contest in Mauville City.

"Hmm~ I will try my best to wake up early."

Young Lady Caitlin's delicate face showed a look of difficulty.

This Psychic-type Young Lady was actually someone who loved sleep quite a bit, especially since she had a bit of a temper when waking up.

Unless there was a special circumstance, she generally slept until she woke up naturally.

"That's good."

Mamon found it very amusing.

After finishing breakfast, Mamon and Young Lady Caitlin went out, while Fire Swan returned to rest on the grounds of poor health.

Yesterday's first time had been so intense; she indeed still felt a bit of pain, and besides, Mamon was taking people to fight Team Magma today, and Fire Swan did not want to get involved.

Mamon very considerately agreed.

As for Cynthia, she was sleeping in; fighting Team Magma was something that simply did not require her to step forward.

So Cynthia continued sleeping.

On the coast northwest of Mauville City, when Mamon and Young Lady Caitlin arrived, Archie, having changed into a tight black uniform, was already waiting with his men.

"You really like tight clothes that much, don't you?"

Mamon clicked his tongue while looking at Archie; Archie, with his clearly defined blocks of muscle, looked very much like a bodybuilder.

"Haha~ Wearing this makes fighting convenient. My lord Mamon, let me introduce you; this is Chao, who is also willing to join our Team Rocket."

Archie was in a very good mood at this moment; he laughed loudly and introduced the bodybuilder standing beside him who was even stronger than himself.

He was precisely one of the three executives of Team Aqua from before.

"Greetings, my lord Mamon." Chao also had good insight; he immediately lowered his head to greet Mamon.

"Excellent; from now on, you will work together with Archie." Mamon was very satisfied.

"It's a pity that Shelly was arrested by Officer Jenny; I was unable to rescue him."

Archie scratched his head, feeling somewhat embarrassed.

During the Mt. Chimney operation before, Shelly was caught by Officer Jenny, and Archie had no way to handle it.

Although his brain was straightforward, he knew that breaking into a police station was definitely something one could not do.

"Let's set out."

Mamon nodded; he couldn't exactly tell Archie that Shelly was actually knocked out by him and handed over to Officer Jenny.

"Set out!"

Archie was full of energy; if it was fighting Team Magma, he would surely lead the charge!

The group set sail riding Water-type Pokémon, while Mamon and Young Lady Caitlin flew on a Metagross.

This Team Magma base was actually located on a small island northwest of Mauville City.

About ten minutes later, Mamon and the others landed on this small island.

Inside the base, Maxie was sitting in his office organizing the recently acquired data.

He already felt a sense of urgency; the appearance of Team Rocket was completely unexpected.

Moreover, he had clearly leaked information about Team Rocket to the Hoenn League, yet the Hoenn League was showing no signs of movement?

Truly useless!

"Shenshan?"

Finally, Maxie found the information he needed; his expression became somewhat excited as he stood up.

He had finally found it! The legendary Red Orb was on Shenshan, in the hands of a married couple on Shenshan.

And as long as he obtained the Red Orb, finding Groudon would allow him to use the power of the Orb to control it.

Land is the most important; as long as land can be increased, the activity space for humans and Pokémon will greatly expand; that is the beautiful world!

"We cannot waste time anymore; it is better to get the Red Orb into our hands sooner!"

Maxie made his decision in his heart; just as he was about to press the bell to summon his subordinates.

Bang!

His office door was blasted open with a boom, filling the air with dust and smoke.

Maxie immediately crouched down, observing the doorway with cautious suspicion; what was going on?

"Hey~ I can see you already, Maxie; hurry up and come out for this great master."

The familiar coarse, arrogant voice reached Red Flame Pine's ears, darkening his expression.

"Water Paulownia, how did you get here?"

Red Flame Pine pushed his glasses, looking at Water Paulownia striding in through the main entrance with a "doesn't-recognize-any-relative" gait, and said darkly.

No, even if Team Ocean knew the location of his base, given Team Ocean's strength, it was impossible for them to fight their way here in such a short time.

This was Red Flame Pine's confidence in this base.

"Heh~ Of course this great lord walked in, Red Flame Pine, you scrawny trash monkey, today is the end for your Team Magma, hahahaha~"

Water Paulownia grinned ferociously, his posture utterly arrogant.

"Heh~ Just because of brainless you and your Team Ocean?" Red Flame Pine gave a cold laugh.

"Of course, although I don't want to admit it, it really isn't that easy for this great lord to wipe out your Team Magma, but this great lord isn't Team Ocean anymore now." Water Paulownia laughed very arrogantly.

"???"

The normally calm Red Flame Pine showed a stunned expression in front of Water Paulownia for the first time.

"Let me introduce myself, this great lord is now a member of Team Rocket now, hahahaha~ my lord Mammon, you promised me, let me one-on-one Red Flame Pine, right?"

Water Paulownia gave Red Flame Pine a 'friendly' smile, turned back to ask Mammon, he could hardly wait!

His fists were already starving and thirsty!

Team Rocket? Water Paulownia actually joined Team Rocket?

Red Flame Pine's pupils shrank, and he finally saw the handsome youth and gorgeous girl behind Water Paulownia.

"Wait, I…" Red Flame Pine had just wanted to say something, when he found he could no longer move.

"Of course, you don't mind me filming your battle, right?"

Mammon held a video camera, cameraman Mammon! Activate!

The passionate wrestling between former Team Ocean boss Water Paulownia and Team Magma boss Red Flame Pine, this had to be filmed!

Posting it online, it would definitely let the public enjoy the show!

"Hehe~ Not a problem at all!" Water Paulownia's smile was extremely vicious and ferocious.

"I've confiscated all his Poké Balls, next is time for you two."

Armored Mewtwo controlled all the Poké Balls on Red Flame Pine's body to float out, then released the restraint on Red Flame Pine.

Having regained his ability to move, Red Flame Pine's face was terribly ugly, even somewhat pale as he watched Water Paulownia slowly approach.

Red Flame Pine was completely numb!

"Gulp~ Wait! Water Paulownia, calm down a bit! I think the two of us can talk things through."

Red Flame Pine swallowed, retreating continuously.

Seeing Red Flame Pine's terrified and fearful appearance, Water Paulownia felt his entire person comfortable and refreshed through and through.

"No use talking more, come~ Red Flame Pine, let me have a good time! Hahahaha~"

"Don't come over! Don't you come over! Stay away from me ahhhhhh!"

(End of chapter)