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~ Team Rocket, blasting off at the speed of light!
~ Surrender now, or prepare to fight!
~ That's right! x2
Seeing the two people who suddenly appeared, Liam was completely stunned. He never imagined he would meet these two here, of all times and places. How utterly embarrassing!!
"Heh… Liam, imagine that. You actually got caught. So? Tell me—how does it feel inside that cage?"
The tall newcomer smirked, clearly delighted to see Liam captured. His voice overflowed with schadenfreude, as if Liam's situation brought him genuine joy.
"Hmph. It's nice and cool in here. I'm very satisfied. Honestly, I don't even feel like leaving."
Liam arrogantly turned away, his expression saying he was perfectly fine.
Seeing Liam act like this, the two mysterious figures couldn't help laughing—louder and louder.
"All right, enough! What's so funny?! And more importantly, what are you two doing here? Doesn't Team Rocket need you to run it? I can handle my own problem—you don't need the Boss of Team Rocket and the Captain of the Royal Guards to intervene!"
Their schadenfreude was really getting under Liam's skin. His face flushed slightly as he shouted, suspicion rising in his tone.
The moment Liam mentioned their titles, the identities of the two intruders became obvious:
Team Rocket Boss—Giovanni!
Team Rocket Royal Guard Captain—Miyamoto!
These two invaders were none other than the Giovanni and Miyamoto Liam knew well. Their appearance here was completely unexpected.
"Tch. I didn't come here for you. Saving you is just incidental. I came to resolve a family issue. Right, Mother?"
Giovanni waved dismissively at Liam, then looked toward the unmoving woman standing not far away—the leader of the Hunter Group—and smiled slightly.
Liam: "...!! WHAT?!"
Liam's entire mind locked up. He stared back and forth between the female leader and Giovanni, utterly shocked.
"It's been a long time, Mother. Hm… how long has it been? Four years? Five? Or longer? Well—doesn't matter anymore. Forgive me for disturbing you today, Mother."
Giovanni walked toward her with a calm smile.
But before he'd taken more than a few steps, the woman—momentarily stunned—finally reacted. She stared at Giovanni, a flicker of struggle flashing in her eyes before it vanished. Her expression returned to calm as she smiled faintly.
"Stop right there, brat. You're my son—you inherited my superior blood. Even though I left you early on, I know my own child. I know exactly what scheme you're plotting right now. So… stop where you are!"
At her shout, the surrounding Hunter Group members finally reacted. They pulled out their PokeBalls and released their Pokemon, instantly surrounding Giovanni and Miyamoto.
"Heh. As merciless as ever, Mother. And just as you said—if I took even one more step, you'd surely command your subordinates to attack, just like you abandoned Father and me back then. Seeing that you haven't changed at all… I'm relieved! Beedrill—Pin Missile!"
Giovanni stopped walking. Looking around at the enemies tightening the circle, he actually seemed relaxed—smiling faintly. Then his expression turned ice-cold as he issued his command.
BZZZT!!
From the ventilation shaft behind them, a Beedrill—long prepared—shot out. Its lance-like stingers fired countless Pin Missile like a rainstorm.
BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM!!
"AAAHHH!!"
In one devastating assault, Beedrill suppressed the entire group of hunters, forcing them to the ground. Its power was staggering.
"Hmph! Your father was a coward. I'm rather pleased you didn't turn out like him. But defying your mother is no good habit either. Let me see what strength you think you have—coming before me to rebel!"
This airship was clearly one of the Hunter Group's major bases. Their numbers were tremendous. Even though Beedrill drove many back, waves of reinforcements immediately poured in from every corridor, rapidly increasing the pressure on Giovanni.
"Come out, Nidoqueen! Use Poison Sting!"
"Nido!!"
Seeing the situation escalate, Miyamoto released her Nidoqueen, joining the fight swiftly.
"Hm?! Miyamoto, you betray me too? You were once my most trusted and capable subordinate! Now you join this brat against me?!"
The female leader's expression twisted with anger as she shouted at Miyamoto.
"You said it yourself—once. When you abandoned Jessie and me in Viridian City to follow Giovanni's father, I was no longer your subordinate. Whom I follow now is my own choice. But rest assured—I still respect you. If you cooperate obediently, we won't harm you."
Miyamoto replied respectfully but firmly.
"Hah! You're barely protecting yourselves yet want me to cooperate? Absurd. My people outnumber you hundreds to one. Even if it's a war of attrition, I'll crush you. I'd like to see if you're still so arrogant once I capture you!"
The leader laughed mockingly.
Giovanni only chuckled.
"Oh, that's unfortunate, Mother. You're going to be disappointed. Because the ones who boarded this airship aren't just Miyamoto and me. There's… someone else. And I'll tell you this—the one you haven't seen yet is a complete explosion maniac."
Her threats did nothing but amuse Giovanni, who raised his collar to speak into the communicator hidden there.
"Lt. Surge—it's time to launch fireworks."
The moment Giovanni issued the order—
A crazed voice burst through the communicator:
"Roger that, Boss! Hahaha! Electrode! Voltorb! Use Explosion!!"
BZZZRT!!
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!!