Elf: Starts with small diamonds, then mutates into Diancie.

Practice makes perfect, and after receiving the invitation from the protector Kawasaki Nara, the girl arrived at the Crescent Moon Sect headquarters near Meiji University in just half an hour.

The protector Kawasaki Nara was still wearing his "Ramen General" outfit, looking very simple. If it were someone who didn't know him, they would never have guessed that he was a protector of the Crescent Moon Sect.

Kawasaki Nara stopped in front of the New Moon Cult headquarters. Seemingly noticing the girl's arrival, he looked at her and said, "I expected you to arrive in forty minutes, but you're actually ten minutes early. Ito-kun, you're very good."

Kawasaki Nara was most satisfied with Ito Kazuma's efficiency. It was probably Ito Kazuma's most humiliating experience as a man before joining the church that forged his efficient actions. He could complete every task assigned to him in the best possible way.

With Kazuma Itō in charge, the tasks in the area he managed were completed much faster than in other areas. Thanks to this, Bishop Aoi Sawaki was very satisfied and even said he was considering promoting him to vice bishop.

The girl lowered her head and said modestly, "You flatter me, Guardian."

Kawasaki Nara nodded, said no more, and led the girl directly into the headquarters of the Crescent Moon Cult.

The route taken this time was clearly different. The route the girl took when she joined the church was frequently used by members, but this road was deserted.

As they walked, Kawasaki Nara, without turning his head, instructed, "Be careful what you say and do in the places we're going to next. No, it's best not to say or do anything at all. Just follow me."

The girl nodded silently.

Kawasaki Nara was very satisfied with his reaction. After all, he had called Ito Kazuma along with the intention of cultivating a trusted confidant. He smiled and said, "You have great talent. Keep up the good work, and you will definitely be able to take over my position in the future. I hope you understand that."

The girl looked touched, but she saw right through Kawasaki Nara's empty promises. The two walked for about ten minutes, asking and answering questions, before Kawasaki Nara finally stopped in front of a large silver-white door.

This door is somewhat out of place with the overall decoration of the Crescent Moon Church; its style is more suited to a research institute.

For reasons unknown, there were no guards or access control at this gate; it opened automatically as soon as someone approached, completely undefended.

The girl was puzzled. According to her observation, the Crescent Moon Sect's external defenses were the most formidable, while its internal defenses were basically nonexistent. Was it because they were fearless, or were the Crescent Moon Sect's people so technologically advanced that even she couldn't see any problems?

As she passed through the main gate, the interior came into view, and even a seasoned woman like her couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, "A research lab...?"

Yes, what appeared before him was undoubtedly a state-of-the-art, well-equipped research lab. Researchers in white lab coats went in and out expressionlessly, as if they were gears meshing and turning together.

The girl seemed to have lost her composure, but in reality, most believers who enter here for the first time react this way. Brainwashing only adds absolute loyalty to the Crescent Moon Cult to their existing personalities and memories, so it's not surprising that they react with shock.

Kawasaki Nara was unsurprised by the girl's reaction. Without saying a word, he led her around to a room that looked like a conference room.

Along the way, the girl saw several completely enclosed rooms, but since this was the enemy's base, she dared not make any move and could only decide to explore them when it was late at night.

Anyway, Kawasaki Nara said they would discuss their so-called grand plan here until the new moon night tomorrow.

Entering the meeting room, it was more like...

It was a large auditorium built within the research institute, and the auditorium was already full of people, many of whom looked quite familiar.

The Sakura Kingdom Alliance is full of politicians and big shots; in fact, the girl even spotted some Elite Four level trainers.

Shocked that the Crescent Moon Cult had infiltrated the Sakura Kingdom Alliance to this extent, the young woman followed Kawasaki Nara to her seat, her gaze fixed on the center of the Great Hall of Respect, the head seat.

An old man sat there, and the nameplate on his table revealed his identity.

After reading the text carefully, the girl's eyes suddenly widened.

[Bishop of the Crescent Moon Church, Ninth Seat of the Nova Group – Aoi Sawaki]

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In the Aokigahara Forest, after Su Hao and his four teammates shared the intelligence upon their return from reconnaissance, the leaders of the other three resistance alliances soon sent messengers to invite the Shenzhou Alliance to discuss the annihilation of the Thousand Islands Alliance's team.

Everything went according to plan. Su Hao smiled and chose to personally head to the meeting place.

At 9 p.m. that evening, Su Hao, who had once again stirred up controversy, returned to his base and, under the curious gazes of the allied forces and his four teammates, revealed the final results of their discussion.

The Sakura Kingdom Alliance teams are now a thorn in the side of all other alliance teams. The teams involved in the discussions all said that as long as the Sakura Kingdom Alliance teams are still around, no one can expect to compete fairly for first place.

Thus, with the agreement of the leaders of the four remaining resistance alliances, a decision was reached on how to deal with the Sakura Kingdom alliance.

The entire army is mobilized to jointly attack the Sakura Kingdom Alliance forces that have now occupied the Thousand Islands Alliance's territory!

It was late at night, almost midnight, and the final day of the selection competition was about to begin.

Formerly the headquarters of the Thousand Islands Alliance, now the headquarters of the Sakura Kingdom Alliance.

Tachibana Mahiru frowned and kept trying to contact Ito Ryuzaki using the secure communication device that had been hidden in the Aokigahara forest, but there was no sign of a reply or answer.

Are they asleep, or do they have something important to do?

After several more attempts to contact him, Tachibana Mahiru could only regretfully give up in the end, even though she could have used this communication tool to learn about the movements of other league teams through Mr. Champion so she could have taken the initiative.

It seems that now we can only wait for the area to shrink so we can drive the rats over and catch them all in one fell swoop.

Tossing aside her communication device, Tachibana Mahiru looked to her side and asked in confusion, "Huh, where did that woman, Aoi Erina, who could be scared to death, go?"

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Chapter 639 War in Two Places

Although she was puzzled as to where the woman had gone, Tachibana Mahiru's thoughts were quickly interrupted by the unexpected event.

Teammate Atobe Sousuke, who was in charge of reconnaissance, rushed into the tent in a panic, stammering, "Team...team...team...Captain!"

Tachibana Mahiru frowned: "What's with this rush? What's making you so flustered?"

Faced with Tachibana Mahiru's reprimand, Atobe Sousuke pointed to his points bracelet and said in a panic, "An attack is coming!"

Tachibana Mahiru raised an eyebrow: "Who knew that our combat strength was inferior, yet still dared to launch a reckless attack? South Korea, India, or even China?"

Atobe Sousuke shook his head violently, his voice trembling as he said, "It's not a single alliance, nor is it a multitude of alliances like the Thousand Islands alliance; it's all the surviving participating alliances attacking together!"

Upon hearing this, even someone as confident as Tachibana Mahiru slammed her fist on the table in shock, exclaiming incredulously, "How could this be... Even if we wiped out those allied teams from Chishima, it shouldn't have created the conditions that would make them put aside their past grievances and attack together."

Atobe Sousuke's voice was clearly tinged with a sob. He had never seen anything like this before and was completely at a loss: "Captain, what should we do now?"

A ruthless glint flashed across Tachibana Mahiru's face as she said viciously, "What else can we do? Notify Senior Zarude to send wild Pokémon to fight back!"

"This is a great opportunity! It saves us from having to go to them one by one. It's a perfect chance to catch them all in one fell swoop!"

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At the same time, at the headquarters of the Crescent Moon Cult.

The meeting has ended, and because of the big plan "Moon Reading" to be implemented tomorrow, the girl has to stay at the New Moon Cult headquarters for the time being.

A single room for one person.

The moment he was able to enter the meeting, he had already become a trusted person. Perhaps due to his blind confidence in his own brainwashing power, he neither underwent a physical examination nor had any other freedom of movement.

Of course, this only applies to the area near where he was assigned accommodation.

The girl sat cross-legged on the bed, trying to find a signal from various angles.

After a long pause, he said dejectedly, "Damn it! So even if the defenses are lax, the signal still can't be transmitted at all?"

He is currently still inside that research lab, which is probably using a wired intranet. All other signals are directly blocked and cannot be transmitted to the outside.

In that case, there's absolutely no way to relay what he witnessed today that made him uneasy back to Interpol headquarters.

Thinking of this, the girl gritted her teeth, feeling a throbbing pain in her head.

Those who were able to enter that conference room were already brainwashed and absolutely loyal to the Crescent Moon Cult; he was truly lucky to have managed to sneak in.

He truly hadn't expected that the relationship between the Crescent Moon Cult, the R Research Institute, and the Nova Organization would be like this.

Initially, Interpol speculated that the R Institute had some kind of cooperative relationship with the Crescent Moon Cult, but he never expected that the Crescent Moon Cult would also be involved with the Nova Organization...

No, rather, the Crescent Moon Cult is now an affiliated organization of the Nova Group.

Bishop Aoi Sawaki of the Crescent Moon Church was a former leader of the Sakura Kingdom Alliance who had stepped down. Now, this old man brazenly proclaimed himself the new ninth seat of the Nova Organization in front of everyone.

At the same time, he elaborated on the terrifying plan "Tsukuyomi"—to let beautiful dreams cover the entire Tokyo, including the Aokigahara forest at the foot of Mount Fuji.

During the task allocation process, the girl learned some details of the plan through Aoi Sawaki.

For example, the reason why the "Tsukuyomi" plan was brought forward by six months was because... during the Mingjin City Power Plant incident of the Shenzhou Alliance, the mental control fluctuations in the crescent pendants distributed to believers disappeared, or were absorbed.

This unusual situation disrupted the original plan to spread the followers around the world as a wedge, and the cult could only expand slowly from Tokyo as a base ahead of schedule.

This is what is known as the principle of striking first to gain the upper hand.

The person who carried out all of this was another woman who was present. She called herself the sixth seat of the Nova Organization and was known as "Full Moon".

Because of the girl's own status, this was all the information he could obtain through the meeting.

He had no idea where Cresselia, the goddess of dreams, was, the deeper relationship between Aoi Sawaki and the full moon, or what role the R Research Institute played in all of this.

The girl clutched her head and whispered, "Damn it... my brain is a complete mess."

Today, the exploration institute is no longer the best option.

He had to leave the research institute temporarily to find a place with a signal and send the edited report to Interpol headquarters.

At that time, Interpol headquarters can contact reinforcements with the power to fight against Cresselia, the goddess of dreams, and send them to Tokyo to stop the Crescent Moon Cult and emerging organizations' plot.

Taking a deep breath, the girl stood up resolutely, quickly completed her disguise, picked up the crescent pendant, and left the dormitory.

According to his observation, the door would only open automatically when someone carrying the crescent pendant passed by.

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The Crescent Moon Cult headquarters was very quiet late at night, which made it easier for two high-level combatants from the Sakura Kingdom Alliance to infiltrate the place.

Ryuzaki Itō and Hibiki Mitsurugi, using Pokémon, had already infiltrated the Crescent Moon Cult in the afternoon, but instead of acting immediately, they waited until after midnight to begin their operation.

Now, the two stand before a tightly closed, silver-white door, their expressions troubled.

During the day, the door would automatically open whenever someone approached it during reconnaissance. Why doesn't it open at night?