Pokémon, Ash's art style is off!

Not to mention there was a group of Gyarados around.

Even if a few come by occasionally, they just hurry past once they find there are no Pokémon.

This is the first time I've ever seen someone sitting by a pond and shouting at the air like this.

Hakron swam forward, his slender body gliding silently beneath the surface of the water.

Its eyes surfaced a little higher, revealing its pair of dark, bright pupils, as it curiously observed the three people on the shore.

"Musashi, keep your voice down! Don't let anyone hear you!"

"Exactly! Of course I have to keep something this good for myself, meow! What if someone steals it, meow!"

Hakron tilted his head in the water, his pupils filled with confusion.

good stuff?

It has lived in this pond for so long.

There are only trees and rocks here, and I haven't found anything good around here.

It couldn't help but move closer.

His entire head was above water, with only his neck and below remaining submerged.

"Surround it! Hurry up and surround it!"

"Unless a beautiful and powerful Dragon-type Pokémon comes, I can't show it to anyone!"

Upon hearing this, Hakron, who considered herself beautiful and powerful, simply swam directly to the shore.

He leaned closer.

It craned its neck, stretching out its long neck, trying to see what it was.

"Huh?"

It uttered a soft question.

But the two people and the cat surrounded it completely, leaving not even a gap.

"Don't push! Don't push!"

"Are you a beautiful and powerful Dragon-type Pokémon? I want to see!"

Kojiro and Musashi waved without turning their heads.

"Go! Go! Go!"

This made Hakron angry.

It's a legitimate Dragon-type Pokémon!

Beautiful and powerful! Why can't we see it?

I squeezed through the two people and saw a deep hole right in the middle of the two people and the cat.

"Huh?"

Hakron tilted his head and blinked twice.

what is this?

Even as a beautiful and powerful Dragon-type Pokémon, it didn't know.

I was just about to peek inside.

A purple figure suddenly darted out of the cave.

Arbok had already dug its way underground, and its huge serpentine body shot out like a spring, instantly wrapping around Dragonair tightly!

"Meow hahaha—! I've been tricked! I've definitely been tricked, meow!"

Meow Meow stood with her hands on her hips, her face full of smugness.

"As expected of you, meow meow!"

Kojiro got so excited that he grabbed Nyanko under his armpits and lifted him up.

"Well done, Arbok!"

Musashi raised his arm and swung it, his eyes gleaming.

"This time, our team has finally achieved a breakthrough!"

He gestured for Kojiro to put it down.

Meowth walked up to the entangled Hakkar with its head held high and hands behind its back, its tail held high with smug satisfaction.

"How about that, meow? Do you submit? This is called—outsmarting the enemy! Do you understand, meow?"

But there was no sign of panic on Hakron's face.

Instead, Arbok's body suddenly stiffened.

"What's wrong with you, Arbok?"

Sensing something was wrong, Musashi asked.

"Could it be that I've been hit by some kind of magic?"

Arbok glanced at Hakuryu and then whispered something in Musashi's ear.

"What? It's so beautiful?"

"Are you a little embarrassed by this kind of extensive physical contact?"

Musashi immediately rewarded Arbok with a great duel.

"Wake up! It's prey! You've already gotten all involved, and now you're telling me you're sorry?!"

Upon hearing this, Meow Meow looked at Hakron.

Its body is slender, its scales shimmer, and even the little horns on its head are delicate and charming.

Even though Meow Meow isn't a dragon-loving creature, it has to be admitted that this Hakkarosaurus is indeed good-looking.

"She's definitely quite pretty, meow~"

"Sigh~"

Arbok, with a large bump on his head, looked at Musashi with a wronged expression.

"This Dragonair is in really good condition. If we present it to Boss Giovanni, then the three of us will be guaranteed a place on Team Rocket!"

"He might be promoted directly to Minister of Operations!"

Kojiro has already started imagining the future.

"They'll provide a car and a house, and you'll have henchmen following you wherever you go!"

"Huh?"

Upon hearing this, Hakron remained calm and composed.

It simply stared at Arbok with its big eyes, signaling Arbok to loosen its grip a little.

This hurts it a little.

Arbok subconsciously loosened his grip.

I thanked them.

It raised its eyes, looked at the two people and the cat in front of it, and its expression was surprisingly calm.

They had absolutely no idea they had been caught.

It lowered its head and touched the delicate collar around its neck with its chin.

It was a small, silvery-white ring with a strangely shaped stone set in it, gleaming with a warm luster in the sunlight.

"Ugh."

Meow Meow paused for a moment.

Its tone was languid, as if it were talking about something perfectly ordinary.

Meow's ears twitched; he understood.

What is it saying?

Musashi asked warily.

Meow Meow's expression became somewhat subtle.

"It said...it told us we'd better release it now."

"Release them?" Musashi scoffed. "Why should I?"

Meow Meow listened for a few more sentences, and the expression on her face became increasingly strange.

"It says it's taken... If we don't let it go, it's going to call someone else, meow."

The air was quiet for a second.

"So what if it's taken?"

Musashi spread his hands and shrugged indifferently.

"When have we, the Rockets, ever cared about this?"

Kojiro and Meowth exchanged a glance and nodded at the same time.

"Exactly!" Kojiro shrugged. "So what if they have trainers? We Team Rocket executives never care about that!"

"If you're so capable, then call in reinforcements."

Musashi crossed his arms, raised his chin slightly, and spoke with a provocative tone.

“Rock it now, we’ll wait here. I want to see who you can call.”

Hakron blinked but didn't say anything.

It simply lowered its head and gently touched a button on its collar.

"what?"

Kojiro noticed the stone on Hakron's neck.