Pokémon: I picked up a reborn Eevee at the start of the game

Xia Chen scratched his head and said helplessly, "Sorry, I'm not from this school. Is there anything I can help you with?"

The student council girl remained solemn. "Not from our school? Don't you know that riding motorcycles is prohibited on campus?"

Is that true?

Xia Chen shifted the blame to the motorcycle lizard beneath him, saying, "I'm asking you! Don't you know motorcycles are prohibited on campus?"

It's the principal's motorcycle lizard, after all. It can't be that it doesn't even know this rule, right?

The Motor Lizard blinked its big eyes innocently. "Motor Lizard?"

Didn't you want to ride mine?

Wouldn't it seem like I'm unruly and disobedient if I don't listen to you?

Xia Chen, who understood the meaning behind the Motor Lizard's eyes, was quite speechless. Well, you didn't ask me before me about meddling in other people's business, and now you're pretending to be innocent?

Xia Chen took out another local elf, Rotom, and asked, "Little Rotom, are you aware of this school rule?"

"I know, Loto!"

"Then why didn't you say anything?"

"Because you didn't ask, Loto!"

Xia Chen felt that if he were a paper doll, the veins on his forehead would be bulging right now.

What kind of electronic ghost is this? It's not even as useful as an artificial intelligence. At least an artificial intelligence can remind you to stop running red lights or speeding, right?

Xia Chen concluded that both of the newly joined Pokémon were traitors!

The student council girl gave Xia Chen a disdainful look. "He even blamed his Pokémon for the mistake. What an irresponsible trainer!"

As she spoke, she quickly wrote out a ticket and stuck it on the motorcycle lizard's head.

"Although you're not a student at the school, this is still a violation. Come on, let's turn yourselves in!"

…………

Student Council President's Office.

After listening to Xia Chen recount the whole story, Nemo looked at Xia Chen with a helpless expression.

"Your situation is indeed special, but now that you're the trainer of the Motosaurus, you have to take responsibility, right?"

Xia Chen nodded in agreement.

If a non-wild Pokémon breaks the law or violates regulations, the trainer shall be held responsible. This is one of the most important fundamental laws in this world.

Seeing that Xia Chen agreed, Nemo said, "Then, we'll deduct credits and impose a fine... You can't deduct credits, so let's convert it into a fine, a total of one thousand, which is quite expensive... because street racing on campus is a very serious violation of school rules and regulations."

Xia Chen had no objection to the ruling. After paying the fine, the diligent student council girl continued to patrol the campus, leaving only Xia Chen and Nemo in the office.

"By the way, I've already applied for temporary accommodation for you. Here's the key."

As she spoke, Nemo handed her a key.

Xia Chen shook his head and said, "Thank you, but the principal arranged it for me when I went to see him this morning. I can stay in that room."

After discussing the dormitory matters, Xia Chen suddenly changed the subject and asked, "By the way, I have something to ask you. Do you know the Tianxing Team?"

I've offended those guys today, so I need to find out more about them.

Nemo frowned slightly. "The Celestial Star Team? Of course I know them. A bunch of troublemakers who don't study properly and are always causing trouble at school. Why are you asking about them?"

Xia Chen didn't hide anything and told Nemo about what had happened to him that morning.

Nemo pondered for a moment, then nodded and said, "Forcibly recruiting people does seem like something they would do. I've received a lot of feedback about this matter as well."

"The Tianxing Team is a troublemaking group that appeared at the school about a year and a half ago. I had only recently taken over as student council president and had a lot of things to deal with, so I didn't notice their sudden appearance. They don't bully students, but they do do some rule-breaking and disorderly things—altering school uniforms, causing mischief, skipping classes... basically, they do everything that doesn't involve attending school properly, which has a significant impact on the school's atmosphere and discipline. I've been thinking about how to dismantle them lately..."

Nemo's tone was helpless, as if this was not an easy task.

Xia Chen asked curiously, "Didn't they all violate school rules and regulations? Can't we use that as a reason to warn and punish them?"

Nemo explained, "It's not that simple. Orange Academy has a free atmosphere, and courses are secondary. The most important thing is [finding your own treasure]. So students can be away from school for a long time. Their behavior can only be considered as causing trouble at most, and it's not even as serious as your speeding at school. As for warnings, they are even less effective."

…………

Xia Chen understood. These street thugs, like leeches, wouldn't dare do bad things, but they'd do all sorts of disgusting things. As long as they didn't do anything more outrageous, the school couldn't do anything about them.

Most importantly, there is no age limit at Orange Academy; students can stay at the school forever.

After learning about the organization, Xia Chen only had one question left.

"What are they after..."

Xia Chen racked his brains but still couldn't understand these guys' thinking.

Team Rocket and Team Flare, on the other hand, have Pokémon to collect and receive salaries, so there are real benefits to be gained.

As for the cheering squad, they were also supported by the smile of Miss Mary, their spiritual totem.

What is the purpose of the Tianxing team's existence?

Nemo didn't understand either. "Almost no one in the school knows about this, but the principal has decided to take action to rectify the situation. In any case, we can't let this kind of bad trend grow on campus!"

Nemo's tone was impassioned, conveying an air of certainty that any evil would eventually be brought to justice. She blinked at Xia Chen, as if waiting for a response.

Xia Chen clapped enthusiastically, encouraging them, "Keep it up! I believe you can do it!"

"Eh..."

Nemo suddenly felt discouraged.

She said weakly, "You, a righteous partner, don't want to join our operation?"

Xia Chen was speechless. "What made you see me as some kind of champion of justice...?"

Nemo recounted Xia Chen's glorious deeds, "Look, last year in February and March you wiped out the elven poaching gang, and in April and May you quelled the Yveltal awakening incident. Can you still say you're not a partner of justice?"

Xia Chen looked completely bewildered. "Wait, how do you know so much about my affairs?"

Nemo waved her hand dismissively. "That's not important at all. What's important is whether you're willing to join our [Destroy the Stars] plan."

Xia Chen hesitated.

He didn't mean to meddle, but he had just received so many favors from the principal that morning and had nowhere to repay them. Helping to calm down a group of troublesome students seemed like a good option.

After thinking for a moment, Xia Chen nodded helplessly and said, "Alright..."

"Great!"

Nemo excitedly put her arm around Xia Chen's shoulder and laughed loudly, "Having Xia Chen is truly a gift from heaven!"

This guy... he started touching me inappropriately on our second meeting?

Xia Chen was uncomfortable with this overly familiar attitude. He subtly moved away and asked, "I can help, but first tell me your plan, and when will we start?"

Nemo suddenly stopped talking. She scratched her head and said guiltily, "Well... not for now."

Xia Chen: "......"

Is this guy really that unreliable...? Xia Chen was already starting to regret agreeing to Nimo's request.

…………

Just as the atmosphere became awkward, Rotom's voice suddenly rang out on his phone.

"Loto's calling! Loto's calling!"

Nemo exclaimed in surprise, "Hey, how come you have me... this? Isn't it not even on the market yet?"

Xia Chen shrugged. "Your principal gave it to me, but that's not the point right now. I just got the phone this morning, and the information was leaked so quickly? This product's security doesn't seem very good."

Ni said, inexplicably annoyed, "What? It's definitely not a problem with the product. Maybe it's because..."

"Shh..."

Rotom kept calling, so Xia Chen stopped Nemo from continuing and answered the call on speakerphone.

"You're Xia Chen, right?"

A synthesized voice came from the phone, making it impossible to tell whether it was male or female.

"You've dialed the wrong number. My name is Jugglus Juggler."

Xia Chen didn't want to pay any attention to this mysterious guy who didn't want to show his face, and immediately started making things up.

There was a moment of silence on the other end of the phone before the voice continued, "I understand. Hello, Jugglus Juggler, my name is Cassiopeia."

Cassiopeia?

It sounds just like me; it's not a real name.

Xia Chen stroked his chin, finding this guy quite interesting, and didn't hang up the phone for the time being.

"You are a very powerful trainer, so I would like to ask you for a favor."

What the heck? Is there any causal connection between these two sentences?

The Padiya champion is also more capable, why don't you go find her?

Xia Chen replied using his own logic: "I heard you're very rich, could you give me some money?"

There was silence on the other end of the phone again, and after a long while, the person on the other end replied, "I understand. I will pay you the reward after the incident is over. Just name your price."

Xia Chen said irritably, "One hundred million."

He originally intended to use an astronomical sum to dissuade the other party, but unexpectedly, the Cassiopeia readily agreed.

"no problem."

Xia Chen: "......"

So straightforward... Did I say too little just now?

Thinking of this, Xia Chen's tone softened considerably, "What kind of help do you need? Tell me first."

Although he is now quite wealthy, who would complain about not having enough money?

A task with a reward of 100 million... let's wait and see.

Do you know the Tianxing team?

This keyword stunned Xia Chen and Nemo, who was listening in; wasn't this exactly what they had just been talking about?

Could it be a call from the leader of the Tianxing team, inviting me to join?