Pokémon: Who told him to come out of Pallet Town!

Chapter 58 The Saint Anne sets sail

Chapter 59 The Saint Anne sets sail

Kojiro: "???"

Meow Meow: "???"

Musashi: "???"

Suddenly, Kojiro caught a glimpse of Natsume's clothes and exclaimed:

"Wait a minute, how come you have my housekeeper's uniform!"

This incredibly realistic reaction prompted not only the onlookers, but also Musashi and Meowth to turn around and look at Kojiro with suspicion.

"I found out! He's actually young master Kojiro from the Ryujiro family, one of the top wealthy families in Kanto!"

"Ah! I heard that Boss Natsume used to work a summer job at the Ryujiro family for a month, and they gave him this luxury cruise ship!"

The surrounding crowd began to murmur amongst themselves.

"What! You're actually young master Kojiro!"

Not far away, Miyamaru seemed to remember something, and his expression suddenly changed drastically, looking as if the sky was falling before him and he was about to die.

He pointed at Kojiro, took a deep breath, and shouted:

"Could it be that you are the legendary young master Kojiro, who was recognized by Victini at the age of one, defeated Arceus at the age of two, and tore apart Time Patches and Space Patches at the age of three, and is now an undercover agent for Team Rocket, preparing to take down Giovanni and take over!"

"Don't talk nonsense, you bastard!" Kojiro was furious, feeling a sense of helplessness like a eunuch being slandered.

"Young Master Kojiro, spare my life! Spare my life!"

Ignoring him, Miyamaru, as if his knees were strapped with rollers, slid down to Kojiro and begged him for mercy.

"Hmph! You bastard!"

Natsume's gaze turned cold, and with a single slap, Miyamaru spun several times in the air before landing.

"Young Master Kojiro, please allow me to serve as the butler of the Ryujiro family one last time!"

Natsume stood up and took Kojiro's hand.

Two terrified crew members immediately set off.

I don't know if it was just my imagination, but the way the people around me looked at me seemed to change immediately.

With three parts envy, three parts fear, and three parts shock

On deck, Xiaoxia and Xiaogang, who witnessed everything, were speechless.

"Wait, what are they doing?" Xiaoxia asked, completely bewildered.

"Performance art?" Xiao Gang scratched his head.

Rockets headquarters, Giovanni's office.

"Boss, the alliance is still not willing to budge." The secretary refilled the glass in Sakaki's hand.

"I see."

Giovanni's eyes were sinister. He had anticipated the League's reaction. There was no way the Rockets would get involved in promoting Dynamax.

He stroked the cat's head, simply swirling the wine in his glass without drinking, creating a very quiet atmosphere.

"How's it going with Kojiro's side?" Sakaki asked his secretary, as if he had just thought of something.

"As planned, we've already boarded the ship. Boss, would you like to take a look?" The secretary said, waving her hand, and a large screen appeared in front of Sakaki.

"Look, after all, it was Ryujiro's request."

Sakaki rubbed his temples.

The Rockets cannot directly participate in the league's future plans to promote giants.

However, he could use other established companies in the Kanto region as gloves to indirectly access them.

Ryujiro is a very good choice.

He naturally had to fulfill the other party's request this time.

It's just a way to manually boost Kojiro's performance and increase his confidence.

All you need to do is devise a villainous operation featuring a trio of protagonists; it's a piece of cake.

Thinking of this, Sakaki was in a great mood and drank the wine in his glass in one gulp.

"Snap—" With a flash of white light, the surveillance footage on the Saint Anne showed...

"Welcome back, young master Kojiro!" A powerful voice rang out.

"puff--"

"Boss, are you alright?"

The St. Anne has set sail.

Kojiro, Musashi, and Meowth were surrounded by a group of people as they boarded the ship.

Although they found it a bit strange, they had to admit that it felt surprisingly good to ignore it.

Natsume wasn't worried at all that the three of them would find it strange.

After all, Giovanni's original plan was also full of flaws, but the trio still firmly believed in it—

Instead of spending money on a banquet on a luxury cruise ship, Giovanni would be better off hiring a few Pokémon hunters; that way, he could catch more Pokémon.

"Hey, Ash, what were you guys doing just now?"

At the banquet, Xiaoxia, carrying a plate of small cakes, curiously pulled Xiaozhi, who had just finished taking a bath and arrived at the banquet.

"Oh, Natsume-nii hired a group of people to act in a play, and I went too. After it was over, he said he'd give me some pocket money."

"Pocket money? How much could it be?" Xiaoxia didn't think it was worth doing something embarrassing for a little pocket money.

One million.

"Huh!?" Xiaoxia and Xiaogang were incredulous.

Just by shouting a few words, a million?

"Shh~ Keep your voice down, there aren't many other people around!" Xiaozhi quickly covered Xiaoxia's mouth.

"No way! Natsume didn't even invite us to such a great opportunity!" Xiaoxia said angrily.

"That's just too much!" Xiao Gang chimed in.

"Don't worry, you are the key to luring young master Kojiro onto the ship. Our Ijuin family will not treat you unfairly."

Natsume suddenly appeared and, without saying a word, handed each of them a bank card with a Super Ball printed on it.

"Here's 500,000 yen. Thank you for taking care of my young master while we were away," Natsume said, sporting a fake mustache and speaking in a condescending manner.

Behind Natsume, Jiaozi was still dressed in a suit and wearing square sunglasses, looking very impressive.

"Hey, hey, hey, don't get too into character."

Xia looked at Natsume speechlessly.

"Ma'am, haven't you noticed how much weight you've gained?" Natsume suddenly asked, looking at the cake on Kasumi's plate.

"Oh? Really?"

Xiaoxia was stunned.

"So give it to me." Natsume reached out and threw the piece of cake into his mouth.

"Hello!"

Xiaoxia stomped her foot, but Natsume suddenly disappeared into the distance.

As he walked, he discreetly handed people bank cards, as if he were paying a bill.

In the dim light, Xia also caught a glimpse of that flamboyant young master named "Miyamaru".

This time, however, the other person took off the yellow wig and looked much more normal.

The bank card he received was the most high-end one among the ones Natsume had given away, with a fancy ball printed on it. I wonder how much "performance fee" was inside.

"Natsume said that Kojiro's father gave him a lot of money, so he will take good care of Kojiro on this voyage on the St. Anne."

Two Pikachus perched back on Ash's shoulders, and the three of them were enjoying fruit and snacks.

"Huh? Kojiro is really the young master?" Xiaoxia asked in astonishment.

She thought Natsume had suddenly gone crazy, but it turns out Kojiro really does have a very wealthy father.

"That's strange. Why is Kojiro joining Team Rocket instead of inheriting the family business?" Brock asked curiously.

"Hmm—I was also surprised when I heard about this, but Natsume-nii calls it: You have to finish the path you choose, even if you have to crawl on your knees."

Xiao Zhi's mouth was full of food, and his voice was muffled. He was responsible for pulling the strings for the extras watching the scene, and it was tiring to run around in the crowd.

Xiaoxia's lips twitched.

On the other side, the St. Anne's Market.

"That's terrifying, that's terrifying!"

On the deck, Kojiro crossed his arms, feeling utterly insecure, and simply walked with his head down.

"Oh, young master, would you like to take a look at the Golden Magikarp?"

Kojiro ignored the boss's shouts and walked forward stubbornly.

Has Dad's influence infiltrated the Rockets?

As he walked, Kojiro ran into Natsume.

The latter sprayed some onion water on his face and immediately came forward with red eyes.

"Young Master Kojiro!"

Kojiro: "."

"Natsume, what's going on? Did my dad call you?"

Kojiro asked directly.

"No, because I am truly the head steward of the prestigious Ijuin family."

Natsume tugged at his personal butler uniform and looked at Kojiro with a sincere expression.

"Who are you trying to fool?" Kojiro rolled his eyes.

"Actually, it's like this: the head of the family passed away the year after you left home."

"What?!!"

Kojiro exclaimed in surprise, a look of worry on his face.

"In the third year, the lady also passed away."

"Wait a minute, you must be lying to me, otherwise why would you pull this stunt?"

"Of course, I'll kill you, young master Kojiro, then all the property will be mine." Natsume said, as a Gengar floated up behind him.

"Aaaaaahh ...

Kojiro turned and ran, disappearing in a flash.

Watching Kojiro run towards the Magikarp stall in the distance, Natsume straightened his clothes.

When you're out in the world, you give yourself your own identity.

Ryujiro had one more request.

He prepared a carp for Kojiro.

Magikarp is just one step away from evolving into Gyarados.

Let Natsume figure out a way to transfer it to Kojiro without him suspecting anything.

Natsume has always been a person who dislikes trouble.

But the other party gave too much.

Kojiro, distracted, was forced to eat a Magikarp by the owner at the Magikarp stand.

He returned to his room and found that Musashi and Meow Meow were already waiting for him.

Actually, Kojiro had already explained his origins to them briefly last time.

Musashi and Meow Meow didn't say anything about it.

At most, Kojiro is used as emergency funds; when money runs out, he'll pretend to kidnap someone to extort money from his father.

But today is different. Natsume's antics have ruined Boss Sakaki's entire plan!

"Kojiro, this time it wasn't me who ruined things, meow!"

Meow Meow shook its head with a tsk tsk.

"Wait a minute, Meow Meow." Musashi tugged at Meow Meow, noticing that Kojiro's expression was a little off.

"I need to call my dad!"

Kojiro's expression was extremely serious. He turned around, walked out of the room, and went to the public telephone booth on the deck.

Musashi and Meow Meow followed behind.

The video call connected quickly.

On the other end of the phone appeared a middle-aged man with a small mustache, dressed in a well-mannered and gentlemanly manner.

"Hahaha, how's it going? Feeling the thrill of having that new identity?"

Ryujiro laughed heartily. He was quite satisfied with Natsume's "script," which might awaken the aristocratic genes within Kojiro.

"You're still alive!" Kojiro exclaimed in surprise.

Ryujiro: "???"

Kojiro breathed a sigh of relief.

(End of this chapter)