In the game: I stole Groudon at the start.

Sakaki paused for a moment upon hearing this, then spoke with some regret.

As expected, Bakura still refused to cooperate with Team Rocket to eliminate the Kanto Elite Four, and was quite disgusted by it.

Sakaki sat on the leather sofa in his office, his deep eyes flickering slightly, his brows furrowed as he pondered his next move.

But Giovanni wasn't surprised by Bakura's decision. If he were in Bakura's position, he would have made the same wise choice.

After all, the importance of the Four Heavenly Kings to the league is self-evident, and they also cooperated with the Rockets to take down the Kanto Four Heavenly Kings.

Not only would it expose their identities, but it would also bring no real benefit to Bakura or Etherland.

"However, I would still like to ask Mr. Bakura to wait in Rainbow City for a while. If Lance really makes a move, I would very much like to ask Mr. Bakura to lend a helping hand."

Sakaki pondered for a moment, then earnestly requested Bakura's help.

Lance's strength is too great; no one on Team Rocket can handle him except himself. This base is definitely doomed.

But at least we have to take all the important data with us!

“Mr. Sakaki, aren’t you putting me in a difficult position? It would be very difficult to stop Lance without revealing his strength.”

Bakura's eyes flickered slightly, and he spoke to Sakaki with some 'difficulty'.

He wasn't talking nonsense; Yu Longdu is indeed a top champion!

If it's Lorelei, Bakura can use an Aggron to deal with it, but if Lance sends out an extra Pokémon, Bakura will have to expose more of his Pokémon.

And right now, the only ones he can fight against Lance are four veterans and Groudon and Deoxys.

Groudon and Deoxys are definitely not usable, while Felmoth and Primarina are Bakura's commonly used main units.

For Bakura, facing the Dragon Crossing head-on would be far too risky.

"...That's natural, so Team Rocket will give Mr. Bakura a generous compensation afterwards. At another location, we found traces of Articuno."

"If Mr. Bakura is willing to lend a helping hand to Team Rocket's retreat, I will gladly hand over this intelligence."

"Furthermore, I will personally go to Rainbow City, so Mr. Bakura doesn't need to worry about being exposed."

Sakaki's magnetic voice carried a faint, calm smile, and his attitude was very sincere, clearly indicating that he had planned this for a long time.

"The whereabouts of Articuno..." Bakura narrowed his eyes slightly, weighing the gains and losses in his mind.

The legendary Articuno—while this information is valuable, Bakura already has an Ice-type mainstay.

He doesn't have a high demand for Articulated Bird.

Bakura wasn't surprised that Team Rocket found out the whereabouts of the three legendary birds. In the original special episode, Team Rocket had already captured the three legendary birds, carried out the three legendary bird gene fusion project, and even successfully created a three-bird unit.

"Since Mr. Sakaki has said so, it would be inappropriate for me to refuse again, but Mr. Sakaki (who is getting the money)..."

"I'm only responsible for providing cover."

Bakura hesitated for a moment, then agreed, but finally gave Sakaki a reminder.

It's impossible for Sakaki to use him as a tool.

As for Articuno, why not take it? It's better than giving it to Team Rocket. Putting it back in the manor yard as a guard bird wouldn't be bad either.

At least in the summer, Articuno can act as a natural cooling machine when playing in the yard.

“That’s natural, I understand.” Sakaki nodded.

Because of the arrival of the Dragon Crossing, all exits of Rainbow City have now been strictly blocked by the police.

It's easy to get in, but extremely difficult to get out!

This is also why he needs Bakura's help, because he wants to take the data from that base out.

Rainbow City is bound to descend into chaos first!

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In his hotel room, Bakura hung up the phone and lit a cigarette. As the smoke rose, a thoughtful look appeared in Bakura's eyes.

"Lord Bakura, are we really going to help Team Rocket?"

The campfire blinked, smoothed Bakura's bangs, and asked curiously.

She always felt that Sakaki had ulterior motives.

"We should still help, after all, Giovanni has already shown such great sincerity."

Bakura took a drag of his cigarette and said slowly, "They're even willing to provide information about Articuno's whereabouts."

This shows how much importance Sakaki attaches to this incident.

After all, that's a legend! Even for Team Rocket, the whereabouts of a legend are incredibly precious.

If they continue to refuse, it will be much more difficult to utilize the Rockets' resources in the future.

"However, it won't be so easy for Giovanni to make Team Rocket leave perfectly, Campfire."

With a glint in his eyes, Bakura slowly grinned, a sinister smile spreading across his face. Since Sakaki valued the Rainbow City base data so much...

Let's make this incident even more exciting!

"Here!" The campfire paused for a moment upon hearing the voice, then responded.

"Write an anonymous letter reporting that Team Rocket is preparing a big operation in Rainbow City 180 soon, and that the Team Rocket boss will also be there!"

"Okay." Hearing this, Campfire nodded. Sending anonymous letters was quite easy for her.

Even altering handwriting is easily done with a campfire.

"So, Lord Bakura, to whom is this letter addressed?"

"Of course it's Kona!"

"Oh...huh?"

Campfire nodded subconsciously, then realized, "Kona?"

"That would definitely be very interesting."

Bakura revealed a wicked smile. Sakaki would be personally coming to Rainbow City to oversee things, so it wouldn't be right not to let him have a proper showdown with the League, right?

Furthermore, it's unknown how many of the Rocket's senior executives have now gathered in Rainbow City.

According to Giovanni, he must have already found out about Lance's arrival in Rainbow City.

Thinking of someone, Bakura hesitated for a moment, then found a number on his phone and dialed it.

It's been over a month already; she should have been rescued by Sakaki by now.

……

Time flew by and it was evening. After dinner, Bakura and the campfire arrived at the pedestrian street in the southwest of Rainbow City.

This is a very famous amusement street in Rainbow City, and the famous arcade is located here.

Bakura followed the campfire into the arcade and whispered a few words to a waiter standing in the corner.

The waiter was clearly taken aback, then hesitated for a moment before leading Bakura and the other man around the corner.

"You two can go in from here. Lady Athena is down below."

The waiter pressed a button, and a tile silently opened, revealing an underground staircase. The waiter then whispered something to Bakura and his companion.

"Okay, thank you for your help."

Bakura said something to the waiter and walked down the stone steps with the campfire.

That's right, this is Team Rocket's secret base. Bakura contacted Athena at the hotel earlier.

Although Athena spent some time at the Tokiwa City Police Department, she was released last week after Sakaki bribed his way out.

Athena was also transferred by Giovanni to Rainbow City to oversee things, but unexpectedly, Lance also came to Rainbow City.

Upon entering the underground base, the first thing that catches the eye is Athena, whom we haven't seen for a long time, with Apollo and Lance beside her.

Three generals and four generals!

"Mr. Bakura, it's been a long time. It's a great honor to have you here."

Apollo greeted Bakura very warmly and respectfully, and he had a very good impression of him.

Last time on the Saint-Tiannu, if it weren't for Bakura covering his rear with Lance, he probably would have turned into fish poop by now.

That Kona is absolutely terrifying.

Although Bakura ultimately 'stole' the unexpected surprise prize, Latios, it was Bakura's doing all the work in the first place.

After Apollo reported this to Giovanni, Giovanni didn't care, and Apollo cared even less.

"Mr. Bakura," Athena and Lance greeted him respectfully.

"No need to be so polite. I was invited by Mr. Sakaki, so I came to visit in advance."

Bakura shook his head and smiled at the three senior Rocket officers.

"I'm afraid I'll still need to rely on you this time, Mr. Bakura."

Apollo smiled wryly upon hearing this. There was nothing he could do about it; his subordinates were simply not strong enough.

Lance is clearly more terrifying than Kona.

But the experimental data from this base is very important, otherwise Giovanni wouldn't have left three of the four generals here.

"No problem. It's a partnership, a mutually beneficial collaboration. Since my partner is in trouble, I won't hesitate to help if I can."

Bakura smiled and said there was no need to be so polite. Of course, he wouldn't say that he wanted to make the situation for the Rockets even more serious and tense.

He also sent the message to Cona...

Well, if they had known this, Apollo and his companions probably wouldn't have been so enthusiastic; they would have been quite indifferent instead.

"It's so kind of you to grace us with your presence, Mr. Bakura. Let me show you around, and I can also thank you for saving my life last time."

Seeing that Apollo and Bakura had finished their pleasantries, Athena smiled and took the initiative to suggest something to the two of them.

Actually, she was just really annoyed by how close Apollo and Bakura were to each other. Bakura was the one she introduced to the boss!