He knows Pokémon better than me.

"Solder, I told you long ago there was no need to mess with this brat!"

“Idiot, Hildi, I’ve never heard you say that before. You’re the one who sent the Aegislash.”

The two upper-class nobles immediately began to complain to each other in dissatisfaction.

They didn't want to face Ash, so they pointed to the burly man next to them.

"Hey, hurry up and take care of that brat for us."

"We can add money!"

Although the two men's arrogant tone annoyed the burly man, he could tolerate it since they had already paid extra.

Most importantly, it's Xiao Zhi.

The burly man stepped forward, a look of surprise on his face. His arrogant expression gradually faded, and he uttered a sigh:
"Ash from Pallet Town, I never expected to run into you here."

Do we know each other?

Xiao Zhi blinked, completely bewildered.

The burly man smiled and replied:
"You don't know me, but I know you. I've heard a lot about you. You're one of the most dangerous people in our organization!"

Although he had read the information beforehand, he was still surprised to see the real person standing in front of him, looking so young and harmless.

"organize?"

He noticed that the person opposite him pointed to the letter "K" on his chest, but he remembered that the Rockets' letter was "R".

"Is it really that insignificant? How annoying."

The burly man frowned. It seemed their organization hadn't shown up enough. He immediately began to introduce himself:

"I am Hunter K, a high-ranking officer of the Pokémon Hunter Organization!"

Xiao Zhi suddenly understood.

I encountered two Pokémon hunters in the Sinnoh region before. I forgot what one of them's letters was, but I think he gave it to Officer Jenny.

The other hunter, J, is currently still in the ancient Washi region, diligently farming and undergoing transformation.

"Hmph, you're really ruthless, managing to get both of us high-ranking officials removed from the list in one go."

Hunter K snorted coldly. Only high-ranking officers in the Hunter Organization are allowed to have their own unique letters.

Furthermore, this code name can be taken away; for example, "J" and "G" are now completely empty.

Under normal circumstances, one should immediately abandon the mission and run away from such a dangerous person.

revenge?

That's even less likely; they're just colleagues I don't know well.

But now that he'd already run into them, he was genuinely curious how a young boy could have managed to bring down two battle-hardened, experienced hunters.

However, Sarud, standing nearby, didn't give the two of them a chance to ramble on.

"Saruru!!"

With a roar, it raised its tearing claws and charged forward, preparing to tear open the leather straps binding Little Zarude.

This hunter K was clearly a skilled trainer as well, showing no fear even when facing a Mythical Pokémon-level opponent, and immediately spoke up:

"It's not that simple, use the DD gold hook arm!"

Beside him, the Fiery Roaring Tiger grinned arrogantly, then its claws ignited with black and red flames as it forcefully charged forward.

Clang!

Claws clashed, and crimson light and blackish-red flames exploded, the two forces evenly matched.

"Blazing Aww~!"

The Fiery Roaring Tiger grinned and waved its paw at Zarud, indicating that it could attack at any time.

"Hey Zarude, don't fall for their provocation, calm down."

"Saruud!!" Having successfully provoked Zaruud, he roared and charged forward again, this time his arms covered in a deep white light, ready to unleash a powerful arm strike.

Only when it rushed up to him did the Blazing Roaring Tiger coldly sneer and thrust its waist forward.

Swoosh!

The flames burst forth from the flaming belt, forming a huge, blazing "大" (da, meaning "big") character, which was then released with a roar.

Zarud had no time to dodge and could only raise his arm to forcefully block the attack at almost point-blank range.

Boom!
In the massive explosion of flames, it staggered backward, burned and battered, its body bearing numerous wounds.

The effect is outstanding!

Seeing that even the phantom beast could be steadily suppressed, Hildi and Sord were overjoyed. As expected of the expert they had hired from the Hunter Association at a high price!
“Saru!”

Sarud growled and stared intently at his target, but fortunately he quickly broke free from the provocation and did not launch a sustained attack.

Countless green lights flew in from all directions; the jungle healing was beginning to take effect.

"Don't give him a chance to recover, use Flamethrower!"

Hunter K, of course, knew about Zarude's information and quickly interrupted.

The Blazing Roaring Tiger immediately leaped up, poised to unleash flames from its waist once more.

Ash frowned, preparing to step forward to help, while Pikachu also prepared to fly over and give Incineroar an electric shock, having already gathered Thunderbolt.

"Wait a minute! Ash from Pallet Town, your opponent is me!"

Hunter K laughed loudly and suddenly threw out a second Poké Ball.

boom!
As the red light fell, a toad king appeared, the kind of creature whose appearance was so striking that Sonia couldn't bear to look at it.

Zizizi!
The Toad King blocked the path of the 100,000-volt release. The seemingly powerful current had no effect on it and gradually dissipated and broke apart.

He specifically prepared a Ground-type Pokémon to counter the opponent's ace. The hunter's K-skill is itching to use it. Just how strong is Ash?

"Toad King, Mud Bomb!"

King Toad launched an attack, spitting out several mud projectiles, forcing Pikachu to dodge in a panic.

At least, that's how Hunter K and the upper-class duo see it.

As for the rear, Sonia also used her own "electric dog" (a type of dog) to deal with the situation.

However, it's been many years since I've been a trainer.

"Hehe, I'm just here to watch the show~"

Sonia raised her hand and stood to the side, indicating that she was just there to observe.

Of course, her gaze never left the true myths and legends of Sord and Hildigal; she still wanted to extract them from their mouths.

"Pikachu?"

Pikachu nimbly dodged and landed back in front of Ash, turning back to ask a question.

What do you mean, Lao Zhi?

Should we kill it in one fell swoop, or let this ugly toad jump a little longer?
It doesn't just use Electric-type moves. Moreover, even if it does use Electric-type moves, as long as it increases the voltage enough, it can completely ignore the weakness of type immunity.

At least, this toad king can't stop it.

However, in the eyes of Sord and Hilde, this scene turned into Pikachu being powerless to resist and seeking its trainer to change its lineup.

"Hehe, in that case, let's go, Sord!"

"Let them see what true nobility from the Galar region is like!"

boom!boom!
As the red light faded, one person deployed the Bronze Bell, and the other deployed the Shielded Sword Monster—

He was also the one who started the incident of throwing away vines.

Ash glanced at Zarude, who was fiercely battling Incineroar on the other side, and pursed his lips. Now, no explanation was needed; it should all prove his innocence, right? (End of Chapter)