Pokémon: Starting as a Farmer Instead of a Trainer

Chapter 83 Team Rocket's Objective, the Trio's Cooperation

"You are... a little girl?!"

Seeing the Rockets trio suddenly staring at him in surprise, Xiao Zhao was slightly taken aback, looking equally bewildered: "Uh...do we know each other?"

Upon hearing this, the Rockets trio seemed to trigger some kind of combo, immediately throwing away the honey in their hands and starting to say one sentence each while striking a pose!

"I heard a voice saying, 'Uh...do we know each other?'"

"They appeared with the speed of light!"

"Wind!"

"Oh, Earth!"

"Sky, meow!"

"Click! Click! Click! The author cut this part out!"

Mingyou quickly interrupted the Team Rocket trio's spellcasting, saying, "I don't listen to classic opening lines that aren't sincere in asking questions."

But clearly, his skill did not interrupt the spellcasting, and the Rockets trio finished their opening remarks without any regard for the awkwardness of those around them.

"Musashi!"

"Kojiro!"

"Meow meow meow~"

"Solas~"

Team Rocket finished casting their spell with a Wobbuffet, and then Jessie pointed at Xiao Zhao and shouted, "How come I run into you here, kid? Where are you and Pikachu?"

"What are you guys talking about? And I think I just heard this cat talking?"

Xiao Zhao looked a little dazed, still not quite understanding the situation. At that moment, the talking cat paused for a moment and finally realized the problem.

"No, wait, meow..."

"What's wrong?"

"She looks quite a bit taller than the little girl. Although they do look very similar, she is definitely more mature than the little girl, meow."

"Speaking of which... she is indeed more womanly than a young girl."

Musashi also took a look at her for a moment, then waved his hand and said, "Although your figure can't compare to mine, it's much better than that little girl's. And even in this hot weather, you're dressed more conservatively, unlike that little girl who wears a miniskirt and exposes her thighs even in winter."

At that moment, Kojiro snapped his fingers, as if he had realized the truth: "I understand now, she and the little girl must be sisters, she should be called the older girl!"

"???"

Xiao Zhao really couldn't understand what they were saying. They kept calling her "little girl" and "big girl," even though she didn't know these people at all. But this meow that could speak human language was quite interesting.

However, Mingyou didn't care about any of that. Instead, he asked, "Why don't you just tell me honestly what Team Rocket is up to in Evergreen?"

"You're overthinking it. How could I possibly tell you!"

"Okay, then!"

Mingyou's expression instantly calmed down, and then he said casually, "Since that's the case, then there's nothing I can do. I'm quite familiar with Dodo... no, I mean Champion Dodo. He actually knows about Team Rocket's actions here. I suppose he'll be leading his men to block the entrance outside the forest first thing tomorrow morning."

"...A-Wu?!"

Upon hearing the name, the Team Rocket trio immediately huddled together. It was impossible for them not to be afraid; did that mean the Interpol had known about their mission all along? Shouldn't they run for their lives?

They were rescued by Heyue Xiong last night, and the reason they haven't left yet is to complete this mission on their own.

Because that guy Yalo doesn't treat them like human beings at all. When they encountered danger during the operation last night, he directly sent his subordinates to take their place while he took advantage of the chaos to escape, completely disregarding the lives of the others.

"So what do we do?"

"Should we wait until dawn and then run away?"

"Can you escape, meow...?"

The Rockets trio started their team voice chat without considering whether Mingyou was trying to fool them.

Seeing that they had been fooled, Mingyou pressed her advantage and continued, "How about this? If you tell me your plan, I can take you away."

"..."

After hearing this, the three members of Team Rocket exchanged glances and made their decision. Since the mission was bound to fail because of Lance's arrival, they might as well let Alo take the blame alone.

"That's what we'll do!"

Having made their decision, they coughed lightly and cooperated very honestly, explaining the situation.

Team Rocket's mission is to capture a special Dusknoir here. After months of investigation, they have almost confirmed the approximate location of this Dusknoir, somewhere in Kitakami Township.

A few days ago, they came here to investigate and eventually focused on this Everlasting Forest, which is rumored to be haunted. Usually, a powerful Ghost-type Pokémon will attract other ghosts to its side.

Upon hearing this, Mingyou couldn't help but ask curiously, "Is there anything special about that Night Demon?"

"This Night Demon came from the Spirit Realm and is tainted with antimatter energy. Dr. Jinbo's research requires this. As for the others..."

Before Musashi could finish speaking, her Rotom phone suddenly rang, even though there should have been no signal at all. She answered it instinctively and heard a man's roar from the other end of the line.

"It's Dr. Nanbo!!!"

The call ended...

"..."

Mingyou stroked his chin, pondering, "Antimatter? That stuff must be dangerous, right?"

"It's extremely dangerous!"

Xiao Zhao looked serious, seemingly very concerned about the topic, and continued, "The collision of two opposing substances will cause annihilation, erasing everything around them. Team Rocket's desire to obtain this power is definitely not for pure purposes."

"You're very knowledgeable, Sister Zhao."

"That's common sense, isn't it?"

"It's because I never went to school..."

Mingyou coughed lightly, then looked at the Team Rocket trio and asked, "Do you know what they're using antimatter for?"

"I don't know... We just happened to be in the Sinnoh region nearby, and that guy Alo suddenly summoned us to do a mission together."

"Yaluo...it really was him!"

Mingyou recalled the Team Rocket strategist on the flyer; it seemed this person was just like Cliff.

Although these guys' goal isn't Latias, we definitely can't let them take something as dangerous as antimatter!

"Looks like we'll have to go find the Night Demon again; Yalo will definitely go there."

As soon as Mingyou finished speaking, Heyuexiong, who had not yet left, shook his head, stopping them from going over.

"What do you mean?"

"Oh ho..."

"It said that Dusknoir is now the boss of Evergreen Forest, and that the mist here and the Ghost-type Pokémon that attack humans are all controlled by Dusknoir, so it's very dangerous, meow~"

This time, Meow Meow acted as the translator. After listening to this, Mingyou asked with a solemn expression, "So, all those human souls were taken by it? Why would this thing do such a thing?"

"Awooo..."

Because the human soul... tastes delicious.

This Dusknoir is a ferocious Pokémon that maintains a pristine ecosystem and possesses extremely high intelligence. It dares not trespass into human activity areas to hunt, but if humans dare to enter the Everlasting Forest at night, it will immediately begin its hunt and devour souls.

The Night Demon also goes out for a stroll. It uses the antenna on its head to receive radio waves from the spirit world. After receiving the instructions, it goes to the side of a person whose life is about to end and guides their soul to the underworld.

This is my job, but being the boss of the Everlasting Forest is just something I enjoy doing, and it's extremely awful...

"It's definitely not a good bird Pokémon."

"Hmm..."

Seeing that their conversation was getting more and more off-topic, Ponpo finally found an opportunity to interject, because there was no mask for it here.

"Isn't the mask here?"

Mingyou snapped out of her daze and looked at Heyuexiong, who nodded. The mask had long been stolen by the Night Demon Spirit, who had even gained greater power as a result.

Previously, when the Night Demon devoured people who had wandered into the forest, the Moon Bear could help save them if it happened to be there, but now it can't defeat the demon...

"this……"

How did this guy manage to steal my mask?

Naruto was dumbfounded. After going around in circles for so long, the monster he had been wary of was the Good Bear, but a new enemy suddenly appeared, and its strength was even more terrifying.

"Then let's go and get the mask back!"

Xiao Zhao clenched her fists, seemingly very angry at the Night Demon's behavior. Seeing her like this, Ming You shook his head and sighed, "I'm telling you, Xiao Zhao, you don't even have a Pokémon right now. You might as well stay here and leave after dawn."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Zhao exclaimed earnestly, "You can't battle without Pokémon? Pokémon are not such inconvenient things!"

"..."

"We want to go too! Let us help!"

The Rockets trio also raised their hands, saying they wanted to help, but actually they were planning to see if they could take advantage of the chaos to complete the mission. If they could bring back antimatter, promotions, raises, and becoming board members would be minor matters!

"...Alright then."

Mingyou slapped his forehead. He couldn't possibly restrict these people's freedom, and besides, he wasn't sure if he could defeat the Night Demon on his own. But as long as he could get the mask back, none of that mattered.

Seeing that they seemed to want to go and fight the Night Demon, the dead fish eyes of the Moon Bear seemed to perk up. However, its confidence did not come from Mingyou, but from Xiaozhao, because it had just heard the other party's name!

Just as they were preparing to set off, on the other side of the Eternal Forest, Candira was solemnly commanding his fire-breathing dragon to fight against the eerie figure in the mist.

"Just how strong is this Dusknoir...? Is it really a wild Pokémon? We can't afford to waste any more time..."

She still needs to find Team Rocket, and with Mizuki currently in a state of suspended animation, it's not convenient for her to fight, so she should leave this place first.

But before she could even mount Charizard, the ground suddenly shook, and a giant Steelix suddenly shot out from below, knocking Charizard flying.

"Who is it!"

Candira instinctively turned around, and behind her appeared many Team Rocket members wearing inspection goggles. The one standing at the front greeted her with a cheerful expression.

"You're all sweaty, Captain!"

"Yaluo!"

……

Two more chapters to come

(End of this chapter)