Elves: Angler's Rainy Day Team

Chapter 937: He is not a good person
“Butler isn’t dead. As a former scientist for Team Magma, he can’t escape punishment. Let Officer Jenny handle it.” Yu Hai waved his hand helplessly, took out a Poké Ball, and skillfully recalled his three Pokémon, Poliwrath.

He then sat back down on the toucan beside him. The toucan cried out, spread its wide wings, and flew toward the experimental platform in the sky.

Upon reaching the experimental platform, the gull circled once in the air, then swooped down like an arrow, precisely grabbing Diane before quickly flying back to the platform.

As soon as Diane stepped onto the platform, she saw Butler lying unconscious on the ground. Her eyes were filled with anxiety and worry. She rushed over, knelt down, and hugged Butler tightly, her voice trembling with tears, "Butler, wake up..."

"He's just unconscious," Yu Hai said calmly, returning the Claydol to its Poké Ball.

At the same time, three other Poké Balls rolled off Butler's side and landed on the metal floor of the experimental platform with a crisp sound. These three Poké Balls belonged to Butler's other three Pokémon: Kirlia, Mightyena, and Dusknoir.

His gaze swept over the Poké Balls. Trainers who could capture Pokémon like Kirlia were probably not bad at heart, but they were just too fixated on their own ideas.

He had just assessed the potential of these three Pokémon and secretly shook his head. Only Kirlia was somewhat worth training; the other two Pokémon were simply not up to his standards.

He only glanced at the potential of this Kirlia. These kinds of Pokémon are always sensitive and proud, and are difficult to tame. As for humans with his style of doing things, they should forget about it.

"Your boyfriend is obsessed with reviving Pokémon. He even insists on reviving Groudon, picking the most difficult target right off the bat. He could have just tried reviving a regular fossil Pokémon; the success rate would be much higher," Yu Hai suddenly thought, turning to Diane and mentioning it.

"I know, I know..." Diane was in tears, her voice filled with bitterness and helplessness.

She had always understood Butler's crazy research, but every time she tried to stop him, it was like an ant trying to shake a tree—completely futile. She could only watch helplessly as her boyfriend sank deeper and deeper into this dangerous path, suffering and struggling every day, yet powerless to do anything about it.

“When Officer Jenny arrives, you can keep these three Poké Balls for yourself. I'll take the Salamence for now and have Butler actively reform himself in prison. Let him use his fossil Pokémon revival technology to try and get a reduced sentence so he can be released sooner. He can come back to me to get the Salamence back after he gets out of prison…” Yu Hai explained his decision in detail.

After saying that, he looked at Diane, who was crying her eyes out, and asked calmly, "Do you have any objections to this outcome?"

Diane gently raised her head, her eyes glistening with grateful tears, and quickly replied, "No, it's already very good, thank you..."

Hearing the outcome, she secretly breathed a sigh of relief and stopped crying. In her opinion, sending her boyfriend to prison was much better than continuing to conduct these extremely dangerous experiments. She felt that this was the best result so far.

"Let's go. Once we're all packed up, we'll go downstairs. Miss Officer Jenny will send someone to demolish this place." Yu Hai pretended to brush off the dust off his clothes and looked at Ah Long.

Ah Long nodded silently to reassure his boss, clearly having carefully packed away all the valuables. As for the items that he couldn't move, he had no choice but to give them to the Alliance.

Once everything was ready, Yu Hai released Claydot again. Claydot emitted a blue light and hovered quietly in mid-air. He whispered to Claydot, "Sense the whereabouts of Ash and the others."

The blue light on Claydot intensified, and after sensing Ash and his friends, Yu Hai and the others were also covered in blue light, and the four of them teleported directly to him.

With a "whoosh," the four suddenly appeared in the cave. The four members of Xiaozhi's group were startled by the sudden appearance of Yu Hai and the others, and the quiet cave was instantly broken.

Xiaoxia almost dropped the Poké Ball in her hand, and Pikachu cried out "Pika Pika!" with its fur standing on end. When they saw that it was Yu Hai and the others, they breathed a sigh of relief.

However, Xiao Yao still had a sullen face, her arms crossed over her chest, and her lips slightly downturned, clearly indicating that she was still not in a good mood.

"Jirachi, we finally became friends, and now we have to part ways again. I don't want to! I wish we had never met." Max hugged Jirachi tightly, tears streaming down his face, his cries echoing through the cave.

The separation from friends is incredibly difficult for children of this age.

"Tsk, isn't Jirachi a Pokémon? If you don't want to be separated, just catch it." Yu Hai crossed his arms, a slight smile playing on his lips, looking at Xiao Sheng's tearful appearance with a hint of disdain in his eyes.

"What? You can do that?" Xiao Zhi turned around abruptly, his eyes widening in surprise.

He then realized, as if waking from a dream, that Jirachi was also a Pokémon, and in his mind, Pokémon were meant to be captured.

"Ash, don't even think about it." Brock saw through Ash's little thoughts at a glance, shook his head helplessly, and gently tapped Ash. He knew all too well how obsessed Ash was with Pokémon, and he was completely powerless against special Pokémon like Jirachi.

"Really?" Xiao Sheng seemed to have grasped a lifeline. Her tear-streaked face was full of expectation as she hurriedly turned to look at Yu Hai, her eyes sparkling with hope.

“Of course, Pokémon are meant to be captured.” Yu Hai shrugged indifferently, a helpless smile on his face. He had no interest in Jirachi, so he said it without any guilt.

"No!" Xiao Yao suddenly objected loudly. She put her hands on her hips, staring intently at Yu Hai with suspicion and vigilance. She had to stop this bad guy, Yu Hai, from achieving his goal.

"If we subdue Jirachi, what will happen to Farns? Without Jirachi, this place wouldn't exist." Xiao Yao didn't believe Yu Hai's words. Her girlish intuition told her that Yu Hai was definitely not a good person.

It has to be said that a girl's intuition can sometimes be terrifyingly accurate; Yu Hai really isn't a good person.

The atmosphere inside the cave was somewhat oppressive. The damp stone walls gleamed coldly in the dim light, and occasionally water droplets fell, making a crisp, pattering sound.

"Tsk tsk, well, there's nothing I can do about it. Your sister is determined to break you two best friends up and stop you from being friends. You'll have to deal with it yourself." Yu Hai spread his hands, his face showing an indifferent and detached expression, with a hint of a smile in his eyes, and then threw this thorny problem back to Xiao Yao.

"No, I didn't, it shouldn't be like this..." Xiao Yao's face turned bright red, and her hands unconsciously clenched the hem of her clothes.

She clearly wanted to protect her younger brother and prevent him from falling into the trap of bad people, so why did it turn out like this? In this situation, she seems to have become the annoying bad guy.

Thinking about this, she became even angrier. Why did things turn out this way?

She was Xiaosheng's own sister, so how did she become the villain who prevented her brother from making friends?
Is it simply because she wants to oppose Yu Hai and prove that Yu Hai is not a good person that she has fallen into a state of obsession?
She was filled with confusion and frustration, her brows furrowed tightly, unable to figure out what had gone wrong.

"What if I capture Jirachi? What about Farns?" Xiaosheng seemed not to hear her sister's words, staring intently at Yu Hai, asking seriously, eager to know what she should do.

Yu Hai tilted his head slightly to look at the comet in the sky, and explained slowly, "Farns is still Farns. Does that mean that if there are no Jirachi elsewhere, trees won't grow? Elves won't live? Won't they hunt?"

"Ji Lachi shaped Farns's topography and natural ecology; from another perspective, isn't this also a constraint on Ji Lachi's freedom..."

He paused, his gaze sweeping across everyone's faces, before continuing, "Without Jirachi elsewhere, changes in terrain and ecology cause the Pokémon to migrate to more suitable places to live. This is the law of nature. Life always finds a way; we don't need to worry about it here..."

"And there's the Alliance. The Alliance will do what you're worried about, and you can also do what you can, instead of pinning your hopes on an elf, complaining, and opposing for the sake of opposing..."

At this point, he glanced at Xiao Yao, his eyes carrying a meaningful look.

Seeing Yu Hai's smug expression, Xiao Yao was furious and thought to herself, "This guy is deliberately picking on me!"
"Really?" Max's eyes lit up instantly, as if he had suddenly seen a ray of hope in the darkness. He had discovered the hope of being best friends with Jirachi for life.

“Of course, but…” Yu Hai sighed helplessly, looked down at the little boy, thought of his famous father, and then looked at the slightly immature little guy in front of him, and couldn’t help but shake his head in his heart.

This kid is too weak. Even if he manages to capture the legendary Pokémon Jirachi, he probably won't be able to protect it.

"What is it? Tell me quickly, I'm so anxious!" Xiaosheng stamped his foot impatiently, hugging Jirachi tightly with both hands, urging Yuhai to tell him quickly.

“You’re too weak, little brother. You can’t protect this legendary Pokémon. If it were your father, Gym Leader Senri, then it wouldn’t matter.” Yu Hai shook his head slightly, a hint of regret in his eyes, as he spoke this cruel reality.

The cave was so quiet you could hear everyone breathing. The cruel words echoed through the cave, like a heavy hammer striking everyone's heart.

"A common man is innocent, but possessing a treasure is a crime. If a three-year-old child carries gold through a bustling market, it's no wonder he'll be robbed..." Yu Hai thought to himself, such a simple truth that a child probably doesn't understand.

"What do you mean?" Xiao Sheng looked bewildered, tilting his head with confusion in his eyes. He couldn't understand why he couldn't subdue the monster himself, but his father could. His young face was filled with incomprehension.

"Is he afraid of being robbed?" Xiao Gang's eyes were sharp, and he immediately understood the deeper meaning in Yu Hai's words. He turned to look at Butler, who had already woken up.

When Butler was stared at like that, his face turned bright red. He was so embarrassed that he wished he could disappear into the ground. His eyes darted around, and he couldn't bring himself to meet the gazes of the crowd because of his guilty conscience.

"Yeah, even such a weak trainer can steal Jirachi. If it were me, you wouldn't be able to stop me at all. Besides, there are quite a few trainers stronger than me." Yu Hai said, deliberately looking at Xiao Yao, the corners of his mouth slightly upturned, raising his eyebrows, his eyes seeming to imply to Xiao Yao that he was a bad guy.

"Hmph, I knew it! This guy was up to no good and was trying to steal Jirachi!" Xiaoyao's cheeks puffed up with anger, like an angry pufferfish. She pointed at Yu Hai angrily, as if sulking and loudly accusing him of being a "bad guy".

However, the people around her were only slightly taken aback and did not react much, as if her words were just passing by and no one cared.

"Sis, just shut up and let me think about it." Xiao Sheng frowned impatiently, waved his hand at his sister, and said in a tone full of annoyance.

In his view, Yu Hai was just talking; he didn't actually try to steal it. Besides, even if he did, with their current strength, they really couldn't stop him. "Da da da, da da da—"

Just then, a rhythmic tapping sound came from outside the cave.

Yu Hai tilted his ear slightly and keenly heard the familiar sound of a propeller turning.

He immediately waved goodbye to everyone, saying, "Miss Officer Jenny must be here. I'll go hand over the criminals. You all can continue your conversation..."

Afterwards, Butler, who had regained consciousness, was led out of the cave by Aaron.

After Butler regained consciousness, Diane had already told her boyfriend everything about how he had handled the situation.

With helplessness and a hint of guilt in her eyes, she told her boyfriend that she was powerless to resist this arrangement, and that they wanted to keep the Flying Dragon as a hostage. She could only retrieve the Flying Dragon after her boyfriend was released from prison.

When Diane saw Yu Hai, A Long, and her boyfriend walk out of the cave, she hurriedly followed. In the bright light outside the cave, Yu Hai was standing next to a police helicopter, negotiating with Officer Jenny, who was dressed in a police uniform and looked very smart.

“Miss Officer Jenny, this is Butler, the former scientist of Team Lava. He claims to have been dismissed from Team Lava, but I don’t know the specifics. You’ll have to investigate this further. I saw him preparing to conduct a dangerous experiment here, so I stopped him…”

Officer Jenny smiled as she accepted the items from Yu Hai, returned his Pokédex, and then solemnly saluted him.

"Please keep the Pokédex safe, Trainer Yu Hai. Thank you for your help in catching such a dangerous criminal. I will report your contribution to the League."

After Miss Officer Jenny finished speaking, she turned around and began to methodically direct the officers who had come with her to prepare for taking Butler into custody.

"I want to say a few more words to him, is that alright?" Diane's eyes reddened as she saw her boyfriend about to be taken away. She quickly stepped forward and pleaded with Miss Officer Jenny.

Miss Officer Jenny glanced at Diane and, seeing that she was just a girl, couldn't help but feel a little sorry for her. She immediately nodded in agreement, but kept her eyes fixed on her to ensure that everything was under her surveillance.

Afterwards, Officer Jenny ordered people to dismantle the experimental platform, energy conversion equipment, and Groudon's resurrection equipment.

The officers sprang into action, busily moving through the jungle. The massive equipment, gleaming metallic under the searchlights, was dismantled piece by piece and then transported away by helicopter.

After completing a series of arrangements, Miss Officer Jenny faced Yu Hai again, saluted with a straight posture, and then escorted Butler onto the helicopter.

The helicopter rotors spun rapidly, creating a strong wind that rustled the surrounding leaves. As the helicopter slowly rose, it gradually left the primeval jungle of Farns.

Back outside the cave, only Yu Hai, A Long, Diane, and a few Poké Balls left behind by Butler remained.

At this moment, a few birdsongs occasionally drifted through the jungle, and after the helicopter left, the jungle fell silent again.

Yu Hai glanced in the direction of the camp in the woods and called out, "Let's go, A Long."

After saying that, he walked towards the campsite in the woods, where the little ones were waiting for them.

"Wait!" Diane suddenly shouted, taking a few quick steps after her, her eyes filled with urgency. "Who are you? How am I supposed to find you?"

She hadn't forgotten about the Flying Dragon, after all, she would need to find Yu Hai to retrieve it later.

"My name is Yu Hai, and I live on Xia Gan Island in the Orange Islands. I am the trainer of the Xia Gan Gym." Yu Hai waved his hand gently and stepped into the jungle with Arlong.

When they returned to the camp, the elves were already back, and a joyful atmosphere filled the camp as the elves, who had been busy all night, gathered together.

Looking at these adorable little guys, Yu Hai softly called out, "Everyone has worked hard. Have some late-night snacks and then go back to your Poké Balls for a good rest."

As the elves finished their midnight snack, the campfire in the rather simple camp gradually went out, leaving only a few embers flickering and emitting a faint light.

"Boss, things are over here. Where do we go next?" Ah Long said as he washed the dishes with practiced ease.

After washing the tableware one by one, he began packing his camping gear, figuring he would be leaving tomorrow and wouldn't need many of the things anymore.

“To Mizushima City.” Yu Hai lay back on the grass, gazing at the comet in the night sky. He could already see what Mizushima City awaited him.

He knew in his heart that he had obtained the information he wanted, and the next step was naturally to get the other Groudon fragment. These fragments were of great significance to him, as they were all valuable resources to help "Iron Man" break through to the Elite Four and even challenge for the championship.

He silently calculated in his heart that as long as he got another piece of fragment that couldn't fly, the conditions needed for "Iron Fool" to break through to the championship would be secured.

At that point, he wouldn't need to worry about the guy's growth anymore, and he could even skip the final evolution, relying entirely on the Ironhide Tyrannosaurus's current form to challenge for the championship.

"Okay, boss, I'll go prepare right away." Ah Long responded after hearing the order, quickly put down what he was holding, and immediately began to prepare for the trip to Shuijing City.

"Take care of Salamence's injuries, just make sure it doesn't die." Yu Hai casually tossed Salamence's Poké Ball to Arlong. This pseudo-legendary Pokémon still had an important use for him; he needed to send it back for breeding, so he couldn't let anything happen to Salamence.

Yu Hai thought to himself, this Salamence is male and has a potential of 76 points, which is quite good potential for a veteran Elite Four member.

Such excellent potential should not be wasted if it is not properly utilized. Salamence can "roam with ten female dragons at night" to produce as many pseudo-divine dragon offspring as possible.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but smile expectantly. He thought that he could select one or two outstanding dragon babies from among the many dragon cubs to form a "Dragon Team" full of dragon-type Pokémon.

If that were truly the case, becoming a "true" Dragon-type Elite Four trainer wouldn't be impossible.

……

Meanwhile, Ash and his friends emerged from the cave one after another.

Everyone was in pretty good spirits overall, but Xiao Sheng was clearly a little down. He kept his head down, his steps were slow and heavy, and he would occasionally look back at the direction of the cave, his eyes full of reluctance.

Finally, Xiao Sheng took a deep breath, as if gathering his courage, and chose to let go.

He chose to let Jirachi sleep in the cave, which had always been Jirachi's resting place.

However, they have already made a promise to each other that once Xiaosheng has enough strength, he will definitely come back to subdue Jirachi.

By then, he was convinced that he had enough power to protect Jirachi and give him a safe home.

"Hey, who is that annoying guy?" Xiao Yao crossed her arms, her puffed-up cheeks like ripe apples.

Her eyes still gleamed with anger. Yu Hai was clearly the bad guy, so why was she the one who was wrongly accused of being the bad guy when it came to her brother? This made her feel really frustrated.

"His name is Yu Hai, and he's a trainer from the Orange Islands..." Xiao Gang patiently explained to Xiao Yao, recounting Yu Hai's background and some of his deeds.

Through his narration, Xiao Yao gradually understood Yu Hai's identity. It turned out that Yu Hai was not the bad guy she had initially assumed to be, but rather a highly respected gym leader.

"Huh? Diane? What are you doing here? Where is Butler? And Brother Hai and the others?" As soon as Xiaozhi stepped out of the cave, he saw Diane standing quietly at the cave entrance.

He looked on with curiosity and couldn't help but ask the other party. The surrounding jungle was quiet and silent, with only the occasional low murmur of an unknown elf, making the atmosphere somewhat tense.

"You said Brother Hai left, but I don't know where he went. Butler was taken away by Miss Officer Jenny." Diane sighed softly, a hint of loneliness in her eyes.

Hearing Xiaozhi and the others talking about Yukai, she was also filled with curiosity and couldn't help but ask, "Can you tell me about him?"

"Okay, let's find a cave and make a fire first. It's pretty cold at night." Xiao Zhi subconsciously rubbed his arms. A cold wind blew, and he couldn't help but shiver, his teeth chattering slightly.

He looked out into the silent, dark jungle, where he could only see pairs of green eyes gleaming in the darkness, as if some predator was watching them, which made him feel a little uneasy.

(End of this chapter)