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

"Yao, aren't you going to tame it?" Serena reminded her, and Yao finally snapped out of her daze.

"Oh, I want to catch it!" She hurriedly sent out Torchic, finally deciding to begin her first catching attempt.

Putting aside its combat abilities, the Hunting Butterfly's appearance is undoubtedly very gorgeous, and it's pleasing to the eye even in ordinary circumstances.

In addition, Musashi has already taken the initiative.

She decisively sent out a spiky snake, which, after a flurry of venomous tail strikes, successfully captured a stinging beetle.

Even a trainer who could easily defeat a Beautifly would choose to catch it, so there's no reason for me to miss out...

"Come on, Stingerbug, I'm going to tame you!" Haruka declared, rousing herself to her chosen opponent.

However, the stinging beetle completely ignored her challenge and continued munching on the leaves...

"So calm..." Haruka's expression tightened, and she began to attempt an attack, "Torchic, use Ember!"

"Chamo!" The chick spewed out a burst of flames, hitting the stinging beetle precisely.

"Great! Now we need to be wary of its counterattack... Uh, is it over?" May was still excitedly recalling the training subjects and preparing Torchic for a defensive standby when Wurmple suddenly started spinning its eyes in circles.

For its first opponent, Wurmple's performance was noticeably weak, which inevitably reminded May of the scene where Beautifly was tied up and brutally beaten by Arbok...

"Let's capture it, and then I'll heal it," Ash suggested.

"Okay, I understand." Xiaoyao stopped daydreaming, seriously threw out the Poké Ball, and successfully caught Wurmple.

"Great! I caught a Wurmple!" Despite the many hesitations she had beforehand, the girl still felt the joy of catching a Pokémon for the first time and excitedly held the Poké Ball to her chest.

"Congratulations! Keep training her well from now on. Beautifly is very good at Contests," Ash said with a smile.

"Thank you!"

"Hey kid, why aren't you congratulating me?" Musashi complained, "My Stinger will also evolve into a gorgeous Swallowtail!"

"It... will definitely become very much in line with your aesthetic in the future."

Ash thinks the Poison Moth is pretty good too.

Even though both are branched evolutions, Ash still thinks that the defensive Toxad is better than Beautifly, despite its base stats being a confusing 10 points lower.

After the brief incident, the group continued their journey and soon arrived at the main urban area of ​​Kanaz City.

This is a major metropolis, and thanks to the Devon Corporation's presence here, Kanaz has a thriving economy and business district.

In addition, the city also has dojos and trainer academies, with a wide range of facilities.

"The Corsair Gym... Ash, are you going to challenge it?" May asked curiously.

She had hardly ever seen gym battles. Although her father was a famous gym leader in Hoenn, Chisato rarely allowed her children to watch gym battles.

Of course, it's also because May wasn't interested in Pokémon before. Due to something that happened in her childhood, May had some lingering trauma regarding Pokémon, especially water Pokémon, for a long time.

"Don't go."

Ash has really passed that stage. Now, even if he wants to participate in the League, he will try to find ways other than gym battles.

"I see..." May seemed a little disappointed. She actually really wanted to watch Ash's gym battle.

It's going to be really exciting, considering how amazing Ash is...

"Haruka, let's go shopping! There are lots of malls in Kanaz City," Serena suggested at the right moment.

"Okay, okay!" Upon hearing about something that interested her, the girl immediately perked up and left chatting and laughing with Serena.

Before leaving, Serena gave Ash a flirtatious wink.

Isn't this the epitome of a virtuous wife?

If she were alone, she would naturally travel with Ash; but in the current situation, Serena's primary task is to take May with her so that Ash and the main characters can go on missions with peace of mind.

"We'll split up. You guys keep an eye on Devon Corporation, and I'll be monitoring the entire city." After giving the main character these instructions, the trio took their orders and left.

Ash has been pondering whether Devon's affair will be as hasty as in the original anime. Team Aqua went to great lengths to infiltrate, only to steal some useless things.

Time ticked by, and the main characters and Ash waited patiently. Finally, in the late afternoon, a riot broke out at Devon Corporation!

Someone broke into the company and stole two test tubes of fossil culture medium. They have now escaped to the top floor!

However, the real protagonist had already laid an ambush there.

"Damn it... what is this?" The suspicious man dressed as a researcher was about to use a portable rocket to evacuate from the top floor of Devon when he was suddenly caught in a large net.

Then, he was forced to listen to an opening speech.

"You weirdos, you've messed with me! Iron Claw Lobster!" Seemingly enraged by the protagonist's attitude, the suspicious man directly dispatched the infamous water thug, whose identity was now obvious.

"Using this Pokémon, you must be from Team Aqua," Jessie sneered. "Seviper, take care of it!"

"Desert Nya, you too... Ouch! The opponent is over there!" Kojiro broke free from his new partner's enthusiastic embrace and immediately stepped in to help.

Even though the suspicious man was quite strong, he was no match for the real protagonist in a fight against two opponents. Not only was he tied up like a dumpling, but the culture medium he had obtained was also taken back.

"You despicable bastards, how dare you interfere in our affairs... We will never let you get away with this!"

Team Aqua, perhaps used to their arrogance in Hoenn, allowed the suspicious man to still threaten the true protagonist with gritted teeth even after becoming a prisoner.

But he clearly chose the wrong target. The true protagonist comes from Team Rocket and now has Ash as his backer. They don't care about these villains from other regions.

"You've already been taken down, so stop being so stubborn," Musashi said disdainfully.

"You're probably just a fog; what you're actually trying to steal is something else, meow~" Meowth saw right through Team Aqua's little scheme.

"Gentlemen, I'm curious about what you're saying." At that moment, an elderly man in a suit and tie arrived at the top floor with a group of guards.

The true protagonist recognizes that the other party is none other than the president of Devon, Zuvoki Hibiscus... who is also the father of Champion Daigo.

"What exactly is it that this guy wants to steal?" President Zvoich asked the true protagonist.

"You'll find out soon enough," Kojiro replied casually.

Sure enough, a person who looked like a secretary also rushed to the scene.

"President, our safe has been stolen..."

"Then hurry up and take it back?!" Upon hearing this bad news, President Zvoich could no longer maintain his composure and anxiously ordered his secretary to quickly remedy the situation.

Compared to that combination lock box, these two bottles of culture medium are utterly insignificant!

It's no exaggeration to say that the contents of the safe are even related to the future fate of Hoenn!

"Gentlemen, who exactly do you work for, and what do you know?" After dismissing the secretary and a group of guards, President Zvoich asked the true protagonist in a serious tone.

"What we know, we don't need to tell you." "As for our current boss, he does have a rather cheesy nickname: Crimson Star~"

"It's from Kanto..." President Zvoich froze on the spot.

How did this get involved with that person? And when did he come to Hoenn?!

Meanwhile, on the other side of the city, inside the unfinished Kalu Tunnel, Ash is waiting in wait.

"Dewen's items, there really is such a thing." Through the monitoring of the city network by managing Pokémon, Ash knew exactly what Team Aqua had stolen, including their escape route.

The Kalu Tunnel he was in was built by Devon Corporation to connect the city of Kanaz with the town of Greenland to the east, but it is currently under construction and therefore a deserted place.

In the shadows of the tunnel, Ash patiently waited for the mouse to take the bait.

"I've arrived, where are you guys... Hey, answer me!" The Fleet Aqua members, carrying important items, wandered around the designated location in the tunnel for a long time, but did not see their companions who were supposed to meet them.

Instead, there were several guys wearing black and red uniforms.

"Stop shouting! Your people have already been dealt with. Hand over the goods now!"

"Team Magma? You despicable bastards, I'm not handing that over to you!!"

"Then why don't you leave it to me?"

hum~

The overwhelming superpowers swept through the crowd along with the casual words, and by the time the two opposing groups reacted, they were all already unable to move.

"You are from Kanto..." "The Red Devil?!"

"You got it right, so I'll reward you by making you prisoners." With a snap of his fingers, all the henchmen were instantly stunned.

The briefcase containing the important items naturally ended up in Xiaozhi's hands.

"Are you sure it's that thing?" Ash asked, seemingly to himself.

(I have already sent the engine design blueprints and core components of the Abyss 1 back to Kanto, and have your people begin their research.) The management spirit confirmed.

"Let's go then, let's see what President Zvoich has to say to me... Wait, Martial Arts Town?"

Ash, who was about to leave, saw a piece of information that caught his attention in the mind of the unconscious henchman.

Chapter 660 Dewen Company, very business-minded

Let me give you a quick introduction to the Sea Abyss 1. It's a submarine equipped with an engine powered by unlimited energy, which allows it to reach the underwater caves where ancient Pokémon slumber.

In the game, it was completed at the Kusnogi Shipyard in Kaina City.

However, the Water and Fire organization later changed its tactics. Instead of trying to steal the submarine's blueprints, they waited until the submarine was successfully launched and then raided Kaina City to take it away.

After that, they modified the submarine to resemble a fire-breathing camel or a megalodon, and happily drove the free vehicle to the underwater caves to awaken the sleeping flightless and fathead fish.

Ash doesn't want to comment on this baffling move that's purely aiding the enemy. Anyway, Devon must have some noble and righteous reason, definitely for Hoenn.