Pokémon from Galar

Five suspects were identified after screening: three men and two women. They all came to Spiketown because they had defeated the three people who challenged the Battlegrounds Gym.

There weren't many people, so the investigation was quick, but Miss Officer Jenny firmly refused Mary's offer to help with the investigation, arguing that ordinary citizens shouldn't do such illegal things.

Mary couldn't refuse. After all, she wasn't a gym leader or an investigator, so she naturally had no right to do such a thing. She could only nod in agreement.

After temporarily lending Silky to Officer Jenny so she could direct Silky and Gengar to infiltrate and investigate, Marnie had no choice but to go home with her headset to make dinner.

On the way, she bought dinner ingredients with Ichigo. Marie's mood calmed down, and her loose hair covered her small earpiece. She could hear Officer Jenny's conversation with the two Pokémon.

Of course, Officer Jenny is mostly in charge of directing things, and communication with Silk relies mainly on her superpowers, which Marie can't hear.

When Mari returned home with Ichigo, her parents were still not back as expected. Mari put all the ingredients in the kitchen, but before she could do anything else, she heard a clattering sound. Yuri shuffled in her slippers and followed the sound into the kitchen.

Upon seeing Mary, Yuri's face lit up with a relieved smile. She reached out and hooked her arm around Mary's neck, clinging to her and saying with a laugh:

"Welcome back, Mary!"

"Don't lean on me, I can't move."

patting the arm that was hooked across her chest, Mary turned and left the kitchen with Yuri on her back, heading towards her bedroom.

"Why did you suddenly let your hair down?"

Yuri, who was lying on Mary's back, raised her hand to brush aside her loose long hair and asked curiously.

"Here, I'm covering my headset."

Mary tilted her head slightly and showed Yuri the small communicator in her ear.

"Hey—what happened now?"

"Yes, we're being monitored, and it might be the same group as before, so I asked Ms. Officer Jenny to help investigate. This is for communication purposes."

"Huh?! Wait a minute! What we did before..."

"Pfft... When I said I was being monitored, your first thought was this side."

Mary smiled and raised her hand to touch Yuri's head on her shoulder.

"It's okay, the curtains are already drawn."

"It seems so..."

"Anyway, I'm waiting for news from Miss Officer Jenny. I'll probably go out again after dinner."

Pushing open the door to her bedroom, Yuri, whom she had been carrying on her back, finally let go and stood to one side. Mari, meanwhile, began to undress, intending to change her clothes.

"I'm going to change my clothes and go cook. Yuri, what about you?"

"Hmm...I'll go help too!"

"Then trouble you."

After changing into more casual clothes, Mary and Yuri went into the kitchen to start tinkering. According to Yuri, they needed to make a good first impression on Mary's parents.

Although Mary felt that she had actually seen her parents on TV many times before, and it would be strange to talk about first impressions now, she didn't say it out loud when she saw Yuri's expression.

Marie's Pokémon had already eaten dinner when they finished training at the gym, so she only needed to leave some for the cravings; the amount needed wasn't particularly large.

When Mary's parents opened the door, they had already prepared dinner and were calling the Pokémon to eat.

"Ah, Mom and Dad, welcome back."

Mary stood up and waved to her parents at the door, while Yuri, who was next to her, didn't seem nervous at all. She stood up as well and greeted them.

"Ah, you must be Yuri. I've seen you on TV several times, but you're even more beautiful in person today."

As Mary's parents had guessed, they actually had a pretty good impression of Yuri, so she didn't need to deliberately put on any show.

"Thanks……"

A little embarrassed, Yuri scratched her face and then gave Mary a pleading look.

Finding it amusing, Mary took over the conversation and introduced her Pokémon to her parents one by one.

Chirp could still stand inside the house, though its wings couldn't spread out. After finishing its snacks and greeting Marie's family, it returned to its Poké Ball.

"It looks like we really do need to move again."

Mary's mother was happily playing with Mo, while her father looked at Baloo lying on the sofa and pondered this.

Miss Officer Jenny hadn't been able to reach Yuri by the end of dinner. The meal went smoothly, though. After calming down a bit, Yuri gradually relaxed and stopped being nervous, since she was naturally a good communicator.

Back in the room with Yuri, before they could even do anything, Officer Jenny's call came through.

I pressed the headset button and heard Officer Jenny's voice.

"I've found the target. Although you're already hypnotized and asleep, if you're not going to touch any electronic devices, shall I have Su-chan bring you here?"

"Okay, Sis-chan, thank you for your help."

"Shh~ (It's okay, just wait a moment~)"

While Mary was on the phone, Yuri subconsciously became nervous.

Are we going out now?

"Yeah, I should be back soon. You can play on the computer for a while."

Mary didn't think this matter could drag on for long. After all, she only needed to ask for some information, and there was nothing else she could interfere with.

"Okay then~ Is there anything hidden on Mary's computer?"

No.

Mary raised her hand and flicked Yuri's forehead with her finger. Seeing Yuri wince in pain, she ignored her.

"Sha~ (Arrival~)"

Silky appeared in the room very abruptly, and the fluctuation of her psychic power made Espeon, who was lying on the bed, raise its head and take a few more glances.

Without further ado, Mary didn't waste any more words. After telling her parents, she took her Pokémon and Sue and left her house.

the other side,

Miss Officer Jenny stood in a hotel room, looking at the woman lying on the bed, her expression quite serious. She had actually caught the person secretly monitoring Mary, meaning Mary's suspicions were most likely true.

Compared to Gengar, Gardevoir has a stronger hypnotic ability, so Officer Jenny is also waiting for Marnie and Gardevoir to appear.

call out--

Silky's teleportation became increasingly refined, and it didn't take long for Mary to appear in the room.

"Now that you're here, let your Gardevoir begin."

Officer Jenny glanced at Mary's loungewear, then looked with some surprise at Silk who had already completed her Mega Evolution, before turning her gaze away and turning on the video recorder.

"Sis-chan, please."

"Sha~ (I understand~)"

Having undergone premature Mega Evolution, Su-chan easily enveloped the woman on the bed with her psychic powers, effortlessly invading her thoughts with her mental energy.

"Well……"

The woman frowned in her sleep, the hypnosis was blocked... It seemed easy to simply put her to sleep, but any attempt to penetrate deeper would be met with resistance.

"They must have been specially trained, or some barriers have been set up for them."

Miss Officer Jenny looked completely unsurprised, then turned to Mary and asked:

"Could your Gardevoir be any stronger? If the opponent has deliberately planted some kind of barrier in their minds with Psychic-type Pokémon, the chances of it being exposed are already quite high."

"Tsk...this is troublesome..."

The thought that even with all her precautions, she might still fail at the last hurdle made Mary click her tongue in annoyance. The Z-bracelet on her left wrist subtly emitted a glow.

"Silk sauce!"

"Sha! (I understand!)"

The next instant, the aura of dominance shone brightly once again. Feeling the surging power within her body, Sis-chan naturally sensed what Mary was thinking. Without delay, she increased the output of her superpowers again within a very tight and controllable range!

This time, the defenses in the other party's mind were clearly no match for Si Jiang, who had been greatly enhanced twice, and Si Jiang finally managed to control the woman in front of her.

The woman lying on the bed opened her eyes blankly, sat up, and stared motionlessly at the empty wall.

At Officer Jenny's instruction, they didn't even allow Mary and Officer Jenny to appear in each other's line of sight.

Taking the voice changer from Officer Jenny, Mary opened her mouth and let out a very hoarse voice:

"I ask, you answer, who are you?"

"...Team Rocket's elite member, Noya."

Do you remember the name of your superior in Galar?

"……Remember."

"who are they?"

"...Lambda, Dormino."

Mary raised an eyebrow. To be honest, she didn't remember either of the two names. So she turned to look at Officer Jenny, only to find that her expression had become quite unpleasant.

"What's wrong? Are these two troublesome?"

"I don't know about Dormino, but Lambda... is extremely dangerous, incredibly strong, and a master of disguise. Where are they now?"

"……do not know."

"You don't know? What were your orders?"

"Spy on Mary."

"What's the reason?"

"……do not know."

"Where did you live before?"

“A manor.”

"Where is the manor?"

"……do not know."

Several questions left Mary momentarily at a loss for how to ask them. To her surprise, Team Rocket had even separated all the mission information.