Pokémon: Rise of Evil

Chapter 198 Back to Azure City

A few days after eating Articuno, Shota came to Azure City in order to get the next badge.

This place is no longer as poor as it used to be, because a hunting zone has been established here, attracting a large number of Pokémon trainers here and boosting the local economy.

By the way, the person who established the hunting zone was Obao from the Kanto region, the director who lost his gold dentures in the game.

The locals of Crimson City nicknamed Baoobaba "Slowpoke" because he looks as dull as Slowpoke. Despite this, Baoobaba is very knowledgeable about Pokémon and has a collection of rare Pokémon fossils.

Thinking about some memories of his past life, Shota entered the Azure Gym while looking at a reward without a portrait posted on the entrance of the gym for the arrest of a Marine Team cadre named Kawaguchi.

After greeting the waiter at the door, Shota followed the waiter to the battlefield.

Just as Shota was standing on the fighting stage, thinking about his next plan, a familiar yet somewhat unfamiliar voice reached his ears:

"Hi, have we met somewhere before?"

Shota turned his head to look in the direction where the voice came from, and saw a girl in a white training suit standing behind him.

This girl was none other than Nobuka, whom Shota had met in the fighting dojo in the Kanto region.

When she saw Shota's face, Nobuka blushed for a moment, then stammered, "I'm so sorry, I recognized the wrong person."

At this time, Nobuhiko, who was standing next to Nobuka, looked at his sister with a red face and lowered her head, and suddenly felt a sense of crisis.

So he subconsciously said: "Are you here to challenge the gym? I am the apprentice of the gym owner. If you want to challenge the gym, you have to get past me first."

Shota glanced at him, and for some reason a look of disgust appeared in his eyes, but he quickly suppressed it.

Shota nodded to show that he understood.

Afterwards, after Nobuka finished reading the rules of the battle, Nobuhiko took out his Infernape first, and Shota also took out his Beedrill at the right time.

Nobuhiko felt the level of this Beedrill, which was about 3 levels lower than his own Infernape. His own Infernape was level 55, so the advantage was on his side.

However, when they thought of this scene, a person's face flashed in Nobuka and Nobuhiko's minds at the same time.

There was a look of reluctance in Nobuhiko's eyes.

"This time, I not only have to protect my sister, but also wash away the previous shame."

Just as Nobuhiko was thinking about his previous defeat, Shota had already impatiently ordered Beedrill: "Beedrill, use Poison Attack after Speed."

After hearing Shota's order, Nobuhiko was about to give the order when he saw that his Infernape had fallen on the field.

In addition to the constantly rotating circles and stripes in its eyes, a purple light also appeared on Infernape's face, indicating that it was poisoned.

But at this time, Nobuhiko was no longer in the mood to care about the popularity. A huge sense of failure filled his heart, and he knelt down helplessly.

At this moment, a man with a big belly but a very strong body walked out from a wooden door.

"Nobuhiko, quickly collect Infernape and take it to the Pokémon Center for treatment!"

"But, Master."

"If you can't accept failure, you will always be a weakling."

As if influenced by the words of the big-bellied man, Nobuhiko slowly got up from the ground.

With a flash of red light, the poisoned Infernape, who had fainted on the ground, was put into the Poké Ball.

Seeing Nobuhiko hurriedly running away from the gym, his worried sister Nobuka also ran out.

After watching the two leave, the middle-aged man with a big belly said to Shota: "I'm very sorry, my apprentice is not very competitive. I didn't expect it to turn out like this because of a game. I'm sorry to have given you a very bad experience."

After a pause, the middle-aged man continued, "Are you here to challenge the gym leader? I am Ah Si, the gym leader of the Azure Gym."

After introducing himself, Ah Si didn't see much reaction from Shota. Instead, he saw a look of disgust in Shota's eyes.

This made him, who had always been obsessed with training, feel uncomfortable and a little unhappy.

Therefore, Ah Si decided to teach this arrogant guy a lesson.

After about three minutes, Ah Si saw his three main Fighting-type Pokémon lying on the ground with their eyes unconscious.

Ah Si's eyes widened, as if he felt something incredible.

He looked at the giant Beedrill that was still flapping its wings in the air without taking a breath in somewhat incredible eyes, and felt that his entire worldview had been destroyed.

Shota looked at Ah Si who knelt down like Nobuhiko, walked up to him with disgust, and took out a blue badge from his pocket.

Then Shota looked down at him and said, "If you are not good enough, don't try to be brave. If you are not good enough, just practice more."

After collecting the badge, Shota left the Azure Gym.

After leaving the Azure Gym, Shota relied on his previous memories to come to the house above the former base of the Marine Team.

At this time, the small house has become a taller building with the following words written on it: Ocean Hotel.

After entering the hotel, Shota showed his ID directly at the front desk.

After receiving the certificate, the front desk worker looked around and found that no one was paying attention to this side. He gave Shota a signal look.

Afterwards, Shota followed a male waiter into a secret room.

As the male waiter pressed an unknown switch, the passage leading to the underground slowly opened.

Led by the male waiter, Shota walked through the Marine Corps members who were coming and going with sailor turbans on their foreheads and entered an office.

It seemed that the person in charge of this office had received his message. After dismissing the male waiter, he stood up and performed a salute commonly used by the Marine Corps.

"Hello, officer from the estuary!"

Looking at the captain of the ocean who seemed to admire him very much, Shota felt a little strange. Combined with the bounty he had seen before, he guessed that it was that big-mouthed guy Achao who publicized his deeds.

Shota sat on the office chair and said, "Don't be so reserved. Sit down."

"Yes!"