Pokémon: Rise of Evil

Chapter 122 Silent Farewell to the Base

"Well, are you leaving now? Can't you stay with me a little longer?"

Looking at Nancy lying on the bed, covered in sweat, Shota put on his clothes with the help of Gardevoir.

He just said: "There is no time to waste. As you know, the secret realm trial is about to begin."

Watching Shota walking towards the door, Nancy felt very uncomfortable, as if she was about to lose something.

However, the moment he opened the door, Shota said, "No, die outside. You are my strong support."

After a moment of silence, Shota said, "Be careful."

Then the door was closed tightly.

Nancy turned over, revealing a large area of ​​white skin on her body, with a happy smile on her face.

"This may be enough."

Under Miss Joy's strange gaze, Shota explained to her that he wanted to check out, but there would be someone in the room. After explaining that this person was Nancy, Shota left the Pokémon Center in Lavender Town.

Once again, we came to the area around the disappeared Pokémon Tower. It has been surrounded by a construction team. We can see a group of Fighting-type Pokémon such as Goliath, Gorilla, and Porter-King carrying materials for rebuilding the Pokémon Tower under the command of their trainer.

The basement was also sealed again with cement.

After withdrawing his super powers, Shota left.

Returning to Team Rocket's base, it was no longer crowded with people as it was during previous missions. Instead, it seemed very deserted.

I randomly asked a soldier from Team Rocket about the situation. It turned out that an order was sent from above for Instructor Viper to go to the headquarters for discussions.

Probably it was about the secret trial, so I didn't knock on Instructor Viper's office again, but I did meet a person who usually doesn't like to talk much.

After seeing Shota, Furuta asked, "Who are you? Why haven't I seen you before?"

The voice is a bit hoarse, most likely the result of not speaking for a long time.

"I am Captain Nazzi's subordinate. She asked me to come here to learn."

Furuta frowned, ignored Shota, and turned away.

After thinking about it, I decided to say goodbye to Musashi, otherwise there would be consequences that I couldn't control.

I knocked on Musashi's door, and as expected, Musashi was not there, but there seemed to be a letter on the desk in the room.

He used his superpowers to slightly expand his perception range and instantly teleported into the room.

I picked up the letter and saw the following words written on it:

"Muramasa, Instructor Viper has told me that you are not dead. How should I put it? I am very grateful for your care for me when we first met, you know? I really hated your coldness in talking to me the first time, and I just felt that you were a cocky kid. But thinking that you also helped me out, and you were the first in the trial at that time, I had to "thank you". So, I knitted a scarf for you with my own hands. Although you were still so indifferent when receiving the gift. However, later on, you helped me complete the task when I felt insecure, and recommended Kojiro, whom I had always looked down on, as a teammate, because I always thought he was a sissy. However, under your persuasion, I gradually found that this guy was quite manly. ... I actually look quite extroverted, and sometimes quite jumpy. In fact, I know that I am actually strong on the outside but weak on the inside. Perhaps you also saw it, so you pulled me out of the stinky mud with a look of disgust.

Well, I don't know what to say anymore. Thank you very much for your care. I still remember clearly that under the strong light of the spotlight that day, the pure look in your eyes without disgust, ridicule, or disdain, and the faint smile at the corner of your mouth, just like the smile my mother gave me when I was a child, gave me great encouragement to keep moving forward.

Muramasa, the teacher has told me that you must survive the trial in the secret realm. In fact, you have thrown away the scarf I gave you before, right? It doesn't matter, I have already knitted another one, and this one will be better than the previous one I knitted in a mess. "

—Your friend Musashi

After reading the letter, Shota thought back to the first time he met Musashi.

The reason why I smiled was probably because I was basically sure that this was the world of Pokémon, and my memories of my past life could come in handy.

As for the look in Musashi's eyes, it was most likely caused by his childhood memories.

It feels a bit like a coincidence. It would be better to let Musashi leave her alone and let her compete with Xiaozhi in a battle of wits and courage.

But maybe it will come in handy someday. After all, Musashi and those two technology fanatics are potential stocks.

Perhaps due to the tension caused by the secret trial, Shouta has conflicting feelings towards Musashi.

Taking a deep breath, Shota decided to take things one step at a time. Just like Nancy said: the future is unpredictable.

I was about to leave here, but I ran into someone head-on.

"I'm very sorry."

Watching the red-haired member of Team Rocket gradually disappear from sight, Shota seemed to have seen him somewhere for some reason.

Looking back at the place again, Shota got into the black car without hesitation and left the base.