Pokémon, Ash is going to become a perfect man from now on.

It was facing a bespectacled man with a small mustache, whose eyes were shining as he manipulated several stolen Magnemite monsters to surround it from all sides.

"Sudden evolution, and even managed to escape all the way here—its hidden abilities are truly outstanding," the mustachioed man said with a sly grin. "But that's enough for you. If I were to sell it directly, the Boss would definitely reward me with a huge commission!"

“Nidorino…” Pink Nidorino glared at the mustache with hatred, and then delivered another full-force horn charge!

Unfortunately, although the attack was powerful, it was clearly lacking in agility. The monster easily dodged the attack by teleporting, and then returned an illusion ray to severely injure it again!

"It's useless." The mustachioed man seemed quite relaxed. "The Vitality trait does increase attack, but it also reduces accuracy, making it impossible to hit the Great Cosmic Monster! Just obediently stop resisting, have a good dream, and everything will be over..."

The mustachioed boy winked at his Pokémon, and Daewoo began using his psychic powers to invade Nidorino's consciousness...

But the next second, it found that its superpowers seemed to have stopped working. Not only could most of its special moves not be used, but even the Magnemite monsters from before had broken free and escaped!

"It's a sealing technique... Who could it be?!" The man with the mustache couldn't help but panic.

But at that moment, a voice suddenly rang in Nidorino's heart.

(Little guy, do you want to take revenge yourself?)

"Nidorino!" Nidorino was instantly flustered; this suggestion really hit a nerve.

(If you want to win, just follow my instructions, you'll definitely win... Charge straight in!)

"Nidorino!" Without a second thought, Nidorino launched a direct attack on the Great Universe!

"I told you it's useless!" the mustachioed man scoffed. "Even if you can't teleport..."

(Use highly toxic substances!)

"What?!" To the astonishment of the man with the mustache, Da Yu, who had just dodged, was sprayed with venom!

(Then he started praising it!) Before the little mustache could react, Nidorino started praising Daewoo again, successfully confusing the opponent, but also raising its special attack by one level.

"This kind of trick... Daewoo monster, use 100,000 volts!"

(Use lure! Then go straight for the guy with the mustache and unleash a flurry of kicks!)

"Nido!" Nidorino thought the command was exactly what it wanted. After easily reducing the opponent's Special Attack by two levels, it raised its leg and kicked the mustachioed boy!

The mustachioed man was in trouble now. He was entangled with Nidorino and couldn't recall the Great Unicorn, nor did he dare to let it use its 100,000-volt attack.

As a result, Da Yu Monster is now also poisonous and confused, not only continuously losing health, but also occasionally slapping himself, and soon he became on the verge of death...

"Good tactics." After observing this remote command, Cynthia couldn't help but nod in approval.

Ash's command skills are evident in how he first used Alakazam to seal and control the field, and then allowed Nidorino to turn the tide with its self-upgraded move.

Especially with the dual status of being highly poisonous and confused, their offensive is simply ferocious!

While abnormal states such as burns and poisoning cannot be stacked, confusion is a state change that can be combined with abnormal states!

Moreover, Ash was even able to accurately distinguish the gender of the monster, allowing Nidorino to use Lure to lower its Special Attack back down!

"The final blow, a series of kicks!"

Seeing that the battle was over, Ash stopped hiding and Pink Nidorino also kicked out with both feet, knocking Mustache and Daewoo over!

"Let me see... Hey, you're on the list." Xiao Zhi took out his phone and searched to confirm the other party's identity.

"Lion, a wanted criminal registered with Interpol, a dream thief from Unova, you're really wasting your talents by becoming the secretary of that good-for-nothing mayor." Ash's gaze gradually turned cold as he slowly tightened his grip on the other man's collar.

"Tell me honestly, who exactly are you working for?!"

Chapter 276 Don't be ridiculous, there aren't that many incompatibilities~

To be honest, if Ash didn't carefully recall after meeting some of these characters, he might not have immediately recognized that this thing in front of him was also something that appeared in the original work.

However, even if Leon is just a minor character who appeared in only one episode of the original work, he should not be underestimated.

There's only one thing to understand... These scoundrels who wreak havoc in the area were always at large before they met the protagonist group, and they could even easily outwit and outmaneuver the local police system!

Officer Jenny of Unova was originally equipped with Hayok, but in order to arrest this dream thief, she brought along a double egg cell ball, which is designed to target the Daewoo monster, in that episode, which already speaks volumes.

Now, Ash needs to know who hired this guy!

He tried to search Leon's memories, but the result was shocking.

Goodness, the size of this group is almost comparable to a criminal organization!

Leon was indeed sent to split up the Orange Islands, and it seems he's not the only one causing trouble here!

These people were all given strict orders to complete the secession of Orange Island this year... Under extremely special circumstances, they were even permitted to use violence to destroy the main islands and cities of the Orange Islands!

Leon's submarine, hidden in the sewers, is equipped with incredibly powerful bombs... If it were to detonate below the city's defense dam, the entire Little Orange Island could very well be submerged by seawater!

Is it really that bad...?

Ash is getting more and more confused. Is the mastermind behind these people someone who has a grudge against the Orange Islands?

In Leon's memory, he was hired by a mysterious man named Mr. G, who was said to be an extremely wealthy businessman from the Union.

However, this slightly contradicted the information Ash had gathered. The force secretly controlling the media and public opinion in the Orange Islands was clearly in cahoots with them... But Porygon-II's final investigation revealed that the network signal of this foreign media was located in Sinnoh!

"What's wrong?" Cynthia asked curiously, noticing the hesitation on Ash's face.

"It's nothing... I need to take him back first and then hand him over to the League for interrogation," Ash replied casually, without directly telling Cynthia.

They had only just met and were not even acquainted yet; the other party might not tolerate Ash's suspicion of her alliance.

Besides, even if she believed it, it wouldn't help much... even if she became the champion.

After leaving the Great Kanto region, the Elite Four members of each region basically don't have much to do. Among them, the Elite Four members of Sinnoh prefer to challenge their own champions.

From now on, Miss Cabbage will be dealing with those guys enough trouble, so she probably won't have time to help Satoshi investigate this case.

Moreover, this Mr. G is clearly no ordinary person; he may even have someone else backing him. With insufficient intelligence, a hasty investigation might alert him.

The priority now is to figure out what the other side is really concerned about in the Orange Islands, and why they are so determined to achieve a secede this year... even at the cost of causing massive destruction to the city!

...

"Little guy, you're alright now." After dealing with Leon, Ash squatted down in front of Nidorino and smiled as he reached out his hand to it.

“Nidorino…” Nidorino was clearly still somewhat wary, but given that Ash was the one who had commanded it in the revenge battle, it didn’t particularly resist.

Just as it hesitated, a pink energy cube suddenly appeared in Ash's palm.

"Here, have a taste. It's made with mandarin oranges from your hometown!"

"Nidorino?!" Nidorino paused for a moment, sniffed carefully, and finally swallowed the energy cube into his mouth, chewing happily.

Ash took the opportunity to stroke the other's head and horns, using the power of Viridian to begin healing its injuries.

"Nidorino..." Sensing the change in his body, Nidorino looked at Ash in surprise, only to see a gentle smile.

"It's all over now. Let's heal your injuries first, and then I'll take you home!" Ash gently patted Nidorino's forehead. "I came from Pinnacle Island. Your parents and family are waiting for you."

"Nido~" Nidorino silently looked at the human in front of him and affectionately rubbed its nose against Ash's hand.

"Let's go, let's meet up with everyone first." Seeing this, Ash smiled and hugged Nidorino, then he and Alakazam used Instant Transmission together.

Cynthia watched silently the whole time, and seeing how quickly Ash calmed Nidorino down, her opinion of him rose even higher.

A flash of light, and they were quickly back at the venue where Kona had given her presentation.

"Nido..."

"Don't be nervous, it's safe here." Nidorino froze as soon as there were more people around, but Ash quickly calmed it down.

"Ash, are you alright?" Lorelei rushed over, her face still showing lingering worry.

"Everything went smoothly. Nidorino has been rescued, and the mastermind behind the incident has been apprehended." Ash nodded. "I will write a report detailing the events, which Miss Rika will submit. Also, please send someone immediately to inspect the submarine in the sewers; it has a bomb on it and must be defused as soon as possible!!"

"I'll immediately ask Officer Jenny to fetch a bomb disposal expert!!" Lorelei was also startled upon hearing this. She never expected that a simple Pokémon smuggling case would lead to a crisis that could destroy the island!

After that, she looked at Xiaozhi with a worried expression and tentatively made a suggestion.

"Ash, how about we postpone our trip to the Orange Islands?"

Even though she didn't know the full story, Kona knew that this time it had definitely uncovered another shocking conspiracy!

To be honest, she really didn't want Xiaozhi to get involved...

"How can that be? There's no reason to give up halfway through a trip!" Ash refused without hesitation, and even comforted her instead, "Miss Lorelei, you don't need to worry too much. There won't be any major problems on Orange Isle. I'll just do what I did back in the Kanto mainland and give the Orange Islands a quick tour, and that should be enough to eliminate any potential problems."

Ash wasn't too worried about the crisis on Orange Isle. The other side had been operating in secret for many years, seemingly hiding themselves very well, but in reality, they might be doomed if exposed. They wouldn't dare to make a big fuss unless absolutely necessary!

Xiao Zhi treats people like mice... once you catch them by the tail, it's easy to swat them to death.

"But...won't this be too much of a hassle?"

Honestly, the more nonchalant Ash seemed, the more ashamed Lorelei felt, and the more heartbroken she felt.

Here it is again…

A child is fighting on the front lines, while the adults sit back and reap the benefits!

“Miss Lorelei, it’s just my duty.” Ash smiled nonchalantly. “I’m an investigator in Kanto, and I can’t stand idly by when something like this happens!”

To be fair, some of the methods used by time travelers don't apply to Xiao Zhi.

For example, if you want to show your love for Pokémon, you have to bring up the idea that animal rights are greater than human rights, and you have to apologize to Pokémon on behalf of humans at every turn.

In this world, most humans want to live in harmony with Pokémon. They know nothing and have not made any mistakes... Therefore, they do not need to be represented by villains, nor do they need to be represented by them to bow down and admit their mistakes for things they did not do!

Also, and this is something everyone's been waiting for... I'm a time traveler, and I don't fit in with this world~