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"Paul, help me take him on!"
Ash pleaded for help from Paul beside him, facing his biological elder brother.
"Hmph!"
Paul snorted, but his gaze remained solemn as he looked at Red opposite him.
He knew Red, the Champion of this year's Indigo Plateau Conference. Although he only challenged up to the third Elite, Agatha, in the subsequent Elite Four challenge, he failed.
But in reality, this achievement was already very strong!
It was well-known that the Kanto Elite Four had another name, the Kanto Four Champions!
Lorelei and Bruno were both Champion Trainers, and they were not weak among the Champion ranks, yet Red had cleared two stages.
This was evident.
"Rebellious younger brother… deserves a good lesson."
Red's crimson eyes were cold, and his not-so-tall figure exuded an unexpectedly heavy pressure at this moment.
Ash and Paul both looked serious, as if facing a formidable enemy.
"Greninja!"
Ash shouted at Greninja.
Greninja let out a low growl, and a water vortex rose from the ground, completely enveloping Greninja.
"Aggron."
Paul threw out another Poké Ball, and the massive, heavy Aggron landed heavily in front of Paul.
Then Paul raised his Key Stone, his calm face still expressionless.
"Mega Evolution!"
Aggron roared, the light of evolution shone, and then dissipated.
Mega Aggron, clad in even thicker and more ferocious steel armor, appeared.
At the same time, the water vortex on the other side also shattered, and Bond Greninja, with a giant water shuriken on its back, entered the fray.
Red's extremely calm gaze swept over Bond Greninja and Mega Aggron, his expression still unwavering.
"Sigh…"
Seeing the situation develop like this, Hibiki sighed helplessly.
He truly hadn't expected that Red and Ash would have a day of 'falling out.'
Looking at Ash and Red in a standoff, Hibiki didn't know who to help for a moment. Logically, he should naturally stand on the side of the Alliance.
But…
He had a very good relationship with Ash, and in a sense, he felt that Ash was right.
After the birth of the new Team Rockets, the Team Rockets in the Johto region had not committed any crimes, at least not to his knowledge.
That is to say, after Mammon became the Team Rocket Boss, Team Rockets had indeed undergone a huge change.
Having Team Rockets suppressing and dominating the underworld was actually quite good.
Hibiki shook his head, turned around, and prepared to leave. He didn't intend to continue watching the battle.
The outcome was not important to him. Whether Red won or Ash's side won, he didn't care.
Staying to watch the battle would only make Hibiki uncomfortable, so it was better not to watch, out of sight, out of mind.
Hibiki turned and left.
"Brother Red! Just watch, we will defeat you. I will prove to you that Team Rockets is right!"
Ash took a deep breath, his words extremely firm.
"..."
Red remained silent, his crimson eyes under the brim of his hat staring at Ash, and then, as if he had confirmed something.
He lowered his head slightly, habitually pressing the brim of his hat with his hand again, adjusting the angle of his hat.
However, the Charizard X in front of him roared and flapped its wings, its majestic and fierce gaze looking down at Bond Greninja and Mega Aggron.
Red also crouched on all fours, his eyes gradually sharpening, and the electric sacs on his cheeks began to flicker with electric arcs.
Trainer Red! Has come to challenge!
…
Silph Co. Building, top floor.
Silver slowly walked into the office and immediately noticed the Silph President sitting on the sofa, looking at his phone.
He seemed to be in good spirits indeed.
Because the Silph President was still in the mood to eat grapes at this time, which was quite telling.
Although officer Jenny had explained that this battle between the Alliance and Team Rockets was an inevitable outcome, and the Silph President was merely a fuse.
And Mammon was unlikely to harm the Silph President, but seeing the Silph President leisurely eating fruit at this moment still made Silver feel quite strange.
Even if it was just an excuse, the Alliance Trainers had come to rescue the Silph President, but who would have thought that the Silph President, as the 'target,' would be so relaxed?
However, Silver didn't care about the Silph President's matter anyway.
Silver's gaze focused on Mammon, his usually indifferent eyes now extremely complex.
"Long time no see, Yin~ My dear brother."
Mammon slowly stood up, looking at Silver with a gentle smile.
"I really didn't expect our reunion to be in such a setting, it's a bit ill-timed."
Hearing Mammon's words, the Silph President looked at Silver with curiosity. Mammon's brother?
The Silph President carefully compared them and indeed, their facial features and angles were somewhat similar.
However, their temperaments were vastly different, and…
Why were they biological brothers, but one had black hair and the other had red hair?
The Silph President complained in his heart. He knew such thoughts were boring, but he couldn't help it; he had nothing to do right now.
"Brother…"
After a long time, hearing Mammon's voice again, ripples appeared in Silver's pupils.
"I watched your matches at the Indigo Plateau Conference. As expected of my brother, you performed very well."
Mammon slowly walked up to Silver, straightened his collar, and said with a smile.
"…I didn't get a good result." Silver shook his head, his voice low and apologetic.
His brother was the Team Rocket Boss, called 'the strongest person in the world' by his father, Champion Leon, and others.
And his father had defeated the strongest Kanto Elite Four in front of everyone, reaching the top of the Kanto region and becoming the strongest Champion of the Alliance.
But what about himself?
He couldn't even make it to the finals of the Indigo Plateau Conference.
So, Silver actually disliked it when others talked about his Indigo Plateau Conference results. Although he was a rookie and participating in the Alliance Tournament for the first time.
A top four finish was actually very good, but in front of his brother and father, wasn't this result not even 'passing'?
"No, you've done very well, Yin." Mammon said gently to Silver.
"The participants in this Indigo Plateau Conference are very strong. If you had participated in my year's tournament, you could have won just like me, so there's no need to be embarrassed."
Well, Mammon's words weren't entirely false.
Looking at his brother, Silver pursed his lips, a warm current rising in his heart.
"Although I really want to catch up with you, Yin, today is a special day. Yin, leave Saffron City. After this, we'll reunite at home."
Mammon patted Silver's shoulder and smiled.
"Are you coming home, Brother?" Silver was delighted.
"Yes, the reason I didn't come back before was because I was afraid you and Dad would be affected by my identity, as I am the Team Rocket Boss."
"But after this battle today, we won't have any obstacles."
"Perfect, I'll introduce you to your sisters-in-law."
Mammon said with a smile, then also felt a little guilty.
"I also have to apologize to you, Yin. I saw all the messages you sent me before, but my identity is still quite sensitive, and the Alliance… ultimately, we didn't formally settle things."
"So I didn't reply to you. I also didn't want you to focus all your attention on me."
"It's okay, I understand."
Silver took a deep breath. In fact, these were the two points he most wanted to ask Mammon when he came to see him.
But now, Silver no longer had any doubts. So, it was because he was afraid his identity would affect them?
"That's good. You should leave Saffron City first."
"I'm not leaving." Silver replied directly: "Brother, I want to help you. Let me join Team Rockets too."
Silver's expression was very firm.
At first, when he learned that Mammon was a member of Team Rockets, he was indeed greatly shocked, because he hated Evil Organizations.
And his own brother was in Team Rockets, how could Silver be happy about that?
But later, he accidentally saw Mammon's interview, and only then did he realize how special Mammon's growth had been.
Yes, he was kidnapped as a child, which was indeed painful, but wasn't his brother the same?
His mother passed away early, his father was busy with work, and he himself went missing. In the huge house, only his brother was left…
Silver could imagine how lonely and solitary his brother must have been at that time?
And he at least had Sister Green to take care of him.
"Yin, are you serious?" Mammon raised an eyebrow.
"I'm very serious! Isn't Brother going to change the world? I want to help Brother too!" Silver said in a deep voice.
"I see! Good! Then let us brothers work together!"
Mammon smiled with relief, took out a golden badge from his pocket, and handed it to Silver.
Silver took the Team Rockets identity badge. This way, he was also standing by his brother's side!
The corners of Silver's usually indifferent lips couldn't help but curve slightly upwards.
"I'll tell you about the many benefits of the organization later, as for now…"
"I want to participate in the battle. Isn't the organization currently fighting the Alliance?"
Silver spoke up proactively. The Alliance? He wasn't familiar with them at all!
The Team Rockets Boss was his biological brother, so it was only natural that he would be a Top Executive of Team Rockets, right?
"Are you sure, Yin? The strongest person on the other side is Dad, you know." Mammon couldn't help but smile, teasing Silver.
"What if you run into Father?"
"I'll run."
Silver replied indifferently. Well, he couldn't help it, he couldn't beat the old man.
"Brother, when are you planning to make your move?"
Silver was quite looking forward to seeing his brother display his mighty power; it would surely be very cool!
"Yin~ The Demon King usually appears last."
Mammon chuckled. As the final boss of the 'Saffron City Dungeon,' he was actually quite looking forward to those heroes being able to break into this office.
But…
Well, they wouldn't be so bad that they couldn't even defeat the Top Executive outside, would they?
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District 2.
"If I remember correctly, you're Bede, aren't you? Have you joined Team Rockets too?"
Raihan took a cool selfie with his Rotom Phone, then lazily looked at the white-haired young man opposite him.
He remembered this young man, who was said to be a genius discovered by Chairman Rose, but later Chairman Rose revoked his Gym challenge qualification.
"Motostoke City Gym Leader Raihan, tsk~ Looks like my luck isn't bad."
Bede grinned, tilting his head to reveal a wild smile.
"Is that so?" Raihan put his hands in his pockets.
"Junior, your expression and tone, as if you've already got me cornered, are quite bothersome."
"I'm still the strongest Gym Leader in the Galar region, you know. You're treating me like a pushover."
Raihan said helplessly. These young people nowadays, are they all so arrogant?
"Ah~ After all, it's a new era now, Senior Raihan."
Bede threw out two Poké Balls, and Gardevoir and Hatenna appeared in front of him.
"And as luck would have it, I specialize in the Fairy type."
"If I can take you down, Senior Raihan, as a Champion, you could contribute 20,000 Merits (merit points) to me."
Bede was very covetous of the Fairy-type Enamorus, so he had always been very keen on merit points.
"I'm worth 20,000?" Raihan became interested. He had seen the Team Rockets app.
"What about Leon?"
"…Mammon-sama said that if Champion Leon is captured, one can get 50,000 merit points."
"Tsk~ That Leon fellow is really valuable."
Raihan smacked his lips. Tempting, so tempting!
He had a strong urge to tie up Leon and send him to Mammon; he wanted Regidrago!!
If he 'defected' now, would people point fingers at him?
Raihan began to think seriously.