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"Well! It's been a long time, Miss Erika!"
Kyoko nodded slightly, then looked at Erika. She clasped her hands together politely and bowed slightly to Erika, though her face showed some embarrassment.
"Sister Kyoko, what brings you here?" Erika was just a little surprised to see Kyoko visiting.
"You... know each other?" Misty and the others were surprised when they saw their reactions. It turned out they were already acquainted.
"Well! Erika is... the daughter of our company president!"
Kyoko looked at Ash and the others as she spoke. Seeing that Ash and his friends already knew Erika, there was nothing to worry about revealing this information.
"What?!"
After hearing Kyoko's words, Misty and Brock were even more surprised. They hadn't expected that Erika was not only a Gym Leader, but also the daughter of the Silph Company president.
Both Brock and Misty came from Gym families, and they couldn't help but feel that life wasn't always fair.
Ash was a little surprised as well. He remembered that in the anime, there wasn't much information about Erika's background. He had always thought that Erika was just a Gym Leader who also ran a perfume shop part-time.
He never expected that she was also the daughter of the Silph Company president. He had originally just wanted to come to the gym to seek help. This seemed like more than just a coincidence.
"I didn't expect that Miss Erika was actually the daughter of Silph Company! We had no idea." Brock scratched his head unconsciously.
Normally he would have gotten flustered around a girl again, but now that he knew Erika's background, he instantly felt a little intimidated.
"It's nothing! I rarely go to my father's company, and many people in Celadon City don't know about it either."
Erika waved her hand casually, without any airs of being a wealthy young lady.
"By the way, Sister Kyoko, why did you come here with Ash and the others?"
After saying this, Erika also asked Kyoko, feeling a little puzzled. Kyoko usually helped out at the company.
But not only had she come to the gym, she had also arrived with Ash and his friends.
"This... actually, this is what happened..."
Kyoko hesitated after hearing the question, while Misty, Brock, and the others looked confused when they saw this reaction. It seemed that Kyoko was hiding something from Erika.
But after a moment, Kyoko decided to tell Erika everything. She explained the situation at Silph Company and how she had met Ash and the others.
"What?! Dad was kidnapped by Team Rocket?"
After learning about the situation at Silph Company from Kyoko, Erika's expression changed instantly. During this period, she had occasionally contacted her father.
But they had only talked about everyday things. Because Erika rarely went to the company, she didn't pay much attention to business matters there.
At this moment, Erika remembered that when she had contacted her father recently, she had always felt that something was off about his tone.
He had also specifically mentioned that the company was very busy lately, telling her not to visit. Since she rarely went to the company anyway, her father basically never said things like that, but he had specifically warned her some time ago.
Thinking about it this way, her father had been controlled by Team Rocket for some time, but she had been completely unaware of it.
"No, I have to save Dad!" After hearing this, Erika's face was filled with worry, and she immediately prepared to go to Silph Company.
"Wait, Erika! You can't go there! Even though you're a Gym Leader, you can't handle this alone. Team Rocket is a group of extremely dangerous criminals. You can't save the president by rushing in like this."
Kyoko quickly stopped Erika. Now she understood why Kyoko had seemed hesitant to speak earlier.
"But my father is still in their hands!" Worry clouded Erika's judgment. When she heard that her father had been kidnapped, she couldn't remain calm.
"Kyoko's right, Erika. You can't save your father by acting recklessly like this."
Ash also spoke up when he saw this situation. Because of Erika's gentle personality and love for Pokémon, she was reluctant to put her Pokémon through intense training.
Therefore, even among the Kanto Region Gym Leaders, she wasn't particularly strong in battle. She definitely couldn't deal with Team Rocket on her own.
"Then what should I do..."
But Erika was still a Gym Leader after all. Listening to Ash's words, she slowly calmed down, though she still felt helpless and didn't know what to do.
"Erika, don't worry. We'll definitely help you." Misty felt sympathetic when she saw Erika's helpless expression and stepped forward to comfort her.
"That's right, Erika! Brock will definitely help you rescue your father with everything I've got." Brock also vowed to help, clenching his fist with determination.
"Thank you!" Erika was moved after hearing this.
"But what should we do?" Although she was trying to comfort Erika, Misty had no clear plan.
"Should we contact the police first?" Brock also spoke up at the same time.
Ash began to think carefully. Although Kyoko had run out to call the police, now that he had calmed down, this approach didn't seem like the best idea.
"No, we can't call the police yet!" Ash shook his head slightly.
"Why not?" Kyoko looked at Ash in confusion and asked.
"President Silph and the others are in Team Rocket's hands. Even if we call the police, if the authorities alert Team Rocket, it will only put the president's safety at greater risk."
Since Silph Company was under Team Rocket's control, it meant that everyone in Silph Company was now a hostage. Even if the police knew about the situation, they couldn't act rashly.
If Team Rocket was cornered, they were capable of doing anything.
"Then what should we do..." Erika became even more worried when she heard that her father was in such danger.
"We need to go to Silph Company first to ensure the safety of the president and other employees before involving the police!" Ash thought for a while and then explained his plan to everyone.
"What should we do?" After hearing this, Erika perked up with hope.
"You three should take Sister Kyoko to the police station!"
"Explain the situation to the police first, and ask them not to take any action that might alert Team Rocket while they monitor the situation at Silph Company." Ash outlined the plan to everyone.
"What about you?" Misty asked instinctively.
"I'll infiltrate the building and rescue the captured people. Then you can have the police take action!" Ash's eyes showed determination after hearing Misty's question.