I'm not a Pokémon succubus.

Rotom responded from the phone, saying, "I've noticed that the signal in Lavender Town has been blocked."

"The signal is blocked?"

Zhulan also showed a surprised expression and asked: "What type of shielding?"

Logically speaking, if the signal of an entire town was blocked, the alliance should have noticed the abnormality long ago.

How is it possible that there is no movement until now?

"The other party's method of blocking the signal is very simple..."

After a moment's reflection, Rotom explained the situation to Aisha and Zhulan in a simple and understandable manner, saying, "They're simply blocking the signals transmitted outward from Lavender Town."

Mobile Rotom gave an example.

"In other words, if the people who set up the signal blockade are kidnappers, then even if they kidnapped the entire population of Ziyuan Town, the residents of Ziyuan Town would not be able to transmit any distress signals to the outside world. Moreover, in the short term, the outside world would not be able to detect the blocked signal from Ziyuan Town."

"..."

"Tsk."

After listening to Rotom's explanation, Aisha and Zhulan were silent, one looking unhappy.

Bamboo Ran herself is the Sinnoh champion and hates evil.

Now that we have encountered this kind of terrorist attack, it is naturally impossible to let it go.

Intervening and trying to solve the problem is also inevitable.

Aixia has already realized the identity of the so-called "kidnapper"...

They dared to kidnap the residents of a small town in such a high-profile manner, and they had such a sophisticated and advanced signal shielding device that even the Alliance could not detect it for a while. Their work was so skilled and efficient that even now the outside world has not noticed it.

This information has been pointed to an organization.

"Probably Team Rocket."

Aixia looked at Zhulan and told her the name of the organization.

"Team Rocket?"

Zhulan was stunned for a moment, then immediately reacted.

Team Rocket is an ace organization that dominates the underground world of the Kanto and Johto regions. Even though Takeran's jurisdiction is far away in Sinnoh, it has certainly heard of it. After all, there was a time when Team Rocket, which had expanded to the extreme in these two regions, also tried to extend its reach to other areas.

Of course, it didn't work out in the end.

"Hmm... I can only think of this organization." Aixia organized her words and said, "This period of time is just when the Rockets are preparing to make a comeback. The information given to me by King Dutian indicates that they are currently carrying out activities in various places and secretly preparing funds and some special resources."

"If they're targeting something special in Ziyuan Town, there's nothing wrong with the logic."

"oh......"

While they were talking, Aixia and Zhulan had moved to the shaded area of ​​a house.

After all, if I stay at the town gate for too long, I'm probably afraid that the possible enemies won't be able to find me...

"Coach Ai, what do you think?"

Zhulan asked Aixia.

Anyway, she was ready to take action.

The reason why Bamboo Ran can become the Sinnoh champion is not just because of her terrifying strength.

Her righteous mentality is also an important factor that has enabled her to gain the support and admiration of countless people.

Now that she has encountered such evil organizations committing crimes, turning a blind eye is not the style of this battlefield Valkyrie.

"If it can cause trouble for Team Rocket, I don't mind taking some risks."

Aixia looked at the sky which was approaching dusk and responded to Zhulan's question with a smile.

"Besides."

Coach Ai reached out and took out a badge and showed it to Zhulan.

"I forgot to tell you, I'm also a Da Yan investigator. Now I have obtained the authorization from King Xia Yi and King Du, and I have the authority to arrest criminals across regions."

"Oh~"

When Zhulan saw Aisha's investigator badge, she was a little surprised, but she immediately showed an expression of "as expected of you".

Now in her heart, Aisha's image is close to "omnipotent".

In comparison, this beautiful boy also hides the identity of an investigator, which doesn't seem to be a big deal...

"Ah."

Aisha also chuckled.

Even if Zhulan, a top fighter, is not around, he is willing to help rescue the residents of this small town - he is not wearing the uniform of an investigator in vain. Even if it is to respond to Du and Xia Yi's care and expectations for him, Aisha is willing to be the hero.

in addition......

He just said that.

Coach Ai would be happy to do so if he could cause trouble for the Rockets and Sakaki.

......

"Team Rocket."

A few kilometers away from Lavender Town, the first generation Mewtwo stood on the top of a big tree. With the help of psychic power fluctuations, its purple eyes emitting coldness successfully crossed the long distance, and its sharp sight was also locked on the Elf Tower in the north of Lavender Town.

It sensed the presence of a Psychic-type Pokémon inside the Pokémon Tower.

Although compared to himself, he is definitely extremely weak.

However, Pokémon of that level should be too powerful for ordinary humans and trainers to resist.

This type of powerful psychic-attribute Pokémon usually has some special abilities...such as hypnosis.

"I see."

The first generation Mewtwo showed an expression of enlightenment.

It had also noticed something strange about Ziyuan Town - the town, whose architectural style itself was a bit eerie, looked like a ghost town when it was empty.

"Team Rocket used a Psychic-type Pokémon to hypnotize the residents of that town without them realizing it, and then controlled them... Also, if they used violent means to control them, a town of that size would definitely have someone who could pass information to the outside world."

The first generation Mewtwo quickly realized what those people on Team Rocket were doing.

Pokémon can accomplish many things that are impossible for humans and technology.

For example, hypnotizing a large group of people without anyone noticing...

"What are they doing at the Elf Tower?"

Here are the doubts about the first generation of Mewtwo.

It also knows the famous Elf Tower in Ziyuan Town.

The problem is that the Pokémon Tower is really just a burial place for deceased Pokémon - although there were rumors that dead Gallants turned into ghosts and scared people here, the Pokémon Tower has not yet been discovered and has no special features that can be used.

"Could it be that they're targeting the Pokémon that live inside the Pokémon Tower?"

After much thought, the first generation of Mewtwo could only come up with this possibility.

There are many ghost-attribute Pokémon living in the Pokémon Tower.

Most of them are the Gastly family, a symbol of the Kanto region, and the Incubus family, commonly seen in the Johto region, are not uncommon here.

This is mainly due to the problem of too many buried Pokémon. Occasionally, you can see some ghost-attribute Pokémon unique to other regions in the Pokémon Tower.

No one has delved into the reasons why these Pokémon appeared.

The ghost attribute itself carries a lot of mystery.

"Ah."

The first generation Mewtwo's expression was a little better looking.

If Team Rocket hypnotized the residents of Lavender Town in order to capture a large number of Ghost-type Pokémon from the Poké Tower to supplement their combat power, there seems to be nothing wrong with the logic.

However, it always feels that things are not that simple...

Catching some ghost-attribute Pokémon requires the assistance of a Elite-level trainer—the first generation Mewtwo analyzed that the psychic-attribute Pokémon that hypnotized the residents of Lavender Town was at the Elite-level?

strangeness......

"There must be other unusual issues."

Because this is Team Rocket's problem, the first generation Mewtwo is particularly concerned about it.

Due to Sakaki's problem, it, like Coach Ai, hopes to cause some trouble for the Rockets.

However, this time it seems that the first generation Mewtwo does not need to take action himself.

"what would you do?"

It thought of Aisha.

If it were that person, he would definitely not sit idly by.

"Let me see your options."

......

Compared to the quiet Ziyuan Town, the interior of the Elf Tower is extremely lively.

A group of men in black uniforms walked through every floor of the tower. Their undisguised footsteps and conversations disturbed the silence that should have been maintained in this place where the dead slept.

The prominent R logo on their uniforms revealed their identities.

Rocket Soldier.

These people are all the Rockets' minions when they go out on missions.

"When do we start, Captain?"

"Wait a moment."

A soldier on the second floor of the Pokémon Tower asked the team leader leading him and his companions. The team leader gestured for him to remain calm and said, "The master is currently conducting a special investigation at the top of the Pokémon Tower. We must not act rashly until his investigation is completed. We must maintain a certain degree of silence and must not disturb the Pokémon living inside the Pokémon Tower at this time."

At this time, the team leader looked with a little fear at the person who was looking through the tombstones on the second floor, as if he was looking for something.

Those people wore uniforms that were clearly different from those of Team Rocket's soldiers, and they were members of the team who reported directly to the cadres.

"These guys will tell us when we can start catching Pokémon, so for now just be quiet and be discerning."

"Row."

The soldier also returned to his position in embarrassment.

"I wonder what's worth investigating in a place with so many Pokémon buried here..."

The soldier grumbled, as if annoyed by the long wait.

Their mission this time is to capture the large number of ghost-attribute Pokémon living in the Poké Tower.

During this period, in order to prepare for combat, there were many similar missions to capture Pokémon in large quantities.

However, because the Poké Tower is essentially still a place in Lavender Town, the Pokémon captured are still ghost-attribute Pokémon whose combat power cannot be underestimated and are rare enough. Therefore, the Rocket Team’s top management has invested heavily in this event. Not only has a special signal jammer been configured, but a cadre has even been arranged to lead the team.

The problem is... after this team arrived at Lavender Town, the leaders did not order the soldiers to immediately start capturing Pokémon.

The cadre simply kidnapped an old man and then took his team to the top floor of the Elf Tower. No one knew what he was doing.

“Cadres should have tasks that we are not aware of.”

The team leader nudged the soldier's shoulder and said earnestly, "Come on, we're just trying to capture Pokémon. We'll wait until the officers finish their work and give the order before we start. Stay out of their way."

"Hey......"

The soldier scratched his head.

"understood."

They had previously recorded the approximate hiding locations of the ghost-attribute Pokémon that inhabited each floor of the Pokémon Tower.

At the command of the cadres, the capture operation can begin.

On the top floor of the Elf Tower, Lance, one of the four generals of Team Rocket, stood in front of a pure white tombstone. His expression was hidden under the shadow of his wide hat brim, making it impossible to guess what he was thinking.

"it is good."

Lance put down a bouquet of flowers while talking to himself.