Pokémon: My Titles Know No Limits! [496]

Asura's expression grew tense.

As one of the Seven Sages of Team Plasma, he really should have recognized August sooner, but who would have expected August to suddenly appear in the Unova region?

Observing Asura’s troubled expression, August raised an eyebrow curiously. “From your reaction, it seems Team Plasma didn’t even know I was here?”

Asura had no idea how to respond to that.

Team Plasma weren’t gods; how could they possibly track August’s every move and know exactly when he arrived in Unova?

At the same time, he was internally seething at the incompetence of their intelligence division. Such critical information—that the Pokémon World Champion had come to Unova—had completely slipped through their fingers!

Confirming again, August finally understood—the Team Plasma members who appeared at the airport earlier hadn't been targeting him specifically.

While August was still pondering this, Asura had already prepared his escape!

The August standing before him was the genuine Pokémon World Champion, not Alder, whose confidence had already been severely shaken.

The difficulty of handling these two wasn’t even on the same scale.

Even with Alder, they’d required extensive preparations beforehand—and even then, they still weren't completely confident!

With this thought, Asura shot a glance at his subordinates.

The Team Plasma grunts swiftly moved forward to shield him, allowing Asura himself to slip away.

Seeing Asura attempting to escape, Gary Oak was about to intercept him when Zinnia suddenly shouted, beating him to the punch, “Don’t you dare run! One more step and I'll stop being nice!”

Before Asura could wonder just what Zinnia meant by ‘stop being nice,’ he saw her excitedly throwing a Poké Ball into the air.

“Please, Lord Rayquaza!”

The Poké Ball opened, and with an earth-shaking roar, Rayquaza filled almost the entire sky with its immense presence.

By releasing Rayquaza, Zinnia finally fulfilled her long-held wish—throwing Lord Rayquaza's Poké Ball herself and commanding the legendary dragon in battle!

Feeling countless shocked gazes focused on her and Rayquaza, Zinnia's face flushed with excitement.

“Lord Rayquaza, let's sweep these guys up in one go!”

Rayquaza in the sky glanced down at Zinnia, then turned its head toward August, its eyes clearly questioning:

Do I really have to follow orders from this fool?

August read Rayquaza’s expression and returned a look of understanding.

Humor her a bit. After all, she’s been diligently giving you massages for days—at least credit her for effort.

Only then did Rayquaza unleash its attack on the Team Plasma grunts below.

“Roar!”

A destructive [Dragon Pulse] surged from Rayquaza’s mouth, a stream of purple draconic energy striking the Krookodile and Garbodor blocking the path.

The ground shook violently!

Before Krookodile and Garbodor even registered the attack, they were already down and out.

Seeing their Pokémon incapacitated, the two Team Plasma trainers tasked with covering Asura’s retreat swallowed nervously.

Is this really something we can handle?

Neither dared to move an inch.

Seeing this, Asura also froze mid-step.

It wasn’t that he didn’t want to flee; it was that, after taking down his rear-guard Pokémon, Rayquaza had locked its gaze onto him.

Asura had a chilling feeling—one more step, and Rayquaza’s [Dragon Pulse] would mercilessly obliterate him.

Witnessing the scene, Zinnia’s excitement was palpable.

She bragged loudly, “See! Lord Rayquaza is amazing, isn’t he?”

Gary was also within earshot.

Never one to tolerate boasting, Gary bluntly burst her bubble, “August just lent Rayquaza to you temporarily...”

“You’re just jealous!” Zinnia brushed off his comment, proudly retorting, “So what if August lent him to me temporarily? Why didn't he lend Rayquaza to you instead? It just means Lord Rayquaza approves of me—August was only following his wishes!”

“......”

Gary was momentarily speechless.

After holding back for several moments, he finally muttered, “Fangirls are scary.”

While Zinnia and Gary bickered, Asura wasn’t sitting idle, waiting for capture.

Though Rayquaza was undoubtedly powerful, it wasn’t as if he had no way to counter it!

Feigning surrender, Asura discreetly slipped a hand beneath his robes, grabbing a Poké Ball.

He narrowed his eyes at Rayquaza hovering above, a glint of cunning flashing across them before he abruptly hurled the ball into the sky.

A brilliant, hand-shaped beam shot towards Rayquaza!

Watching the claw-like energy grasping at Rayquaza, Asura laughed triumphantly. “Witness the power of the Snag Ball! Your Rayquaza is mine—!”

However, in the next instant, his laughter abruptly ceased.

As the beam touched Rayquaza, the great dragon effortlessly twisted its body, tearing the energy apart as if it were mere tissue paper.

The Snag Ball bounced harmlessly off Rayquaza, landing at August’s feet.

Gardevoir lightly waved her hand, causing the Snag Ball to float smoothly into August’s palm.

Turning over the Snag Ball—indistinguishable from a regular Ultra Ball—August remarked curiously, “So this is the Snag Ball your Team Plasma smuggled from Orre?”

“How could it fail?!” Asura stared in disbelief.

“Snag Balls sound impressive, but they’re just specialized Poké Balls that allow capturing someone else's Pokémon…” August tossed the Snag Ball to Gary to keep as evidence. “Did you really think that, just because you managed to steal ordinary trainers’ Pokémon when they weren’t prepared, this toy would work against Rayquaza?”

August’s voice dripped with sarcasm.

Recovering her senses, Zinnia nodded furiously in agreement, shooting an angry glare at Asura for daring to target Lord Rayquaza.

Asura's expression alternated between pale and flushed.

August’s words were true—while Team Plasma had conducted numerous experiments with Snag Balls, legendary Pokémon had never been among their test subjects…

“That’s enough nonsense from you,” August checked his watch. “Caitlin should be done by now…”

Asura was confused for a moment, but he quickly realized what August meant.

From the side, Caitlin approached leisurely with her Gothitelle, followed by unconscious Team Plasma members floating silently in the air, restrained by psychic power.

“I’m arresting you for inciting attacks against league officials, possession, and use of illegal Poké Balls…” August calmly told Asura. “Any objections?”

“You—”

Asura finally understood—this had been a calculated trap aimed directly at Team Plasma from the very beginning.

But beneath Rayquaza’s oppressive gaze, despite the rage boiling in him, he could only endure.

If he protested now, August would label him as resisting arrest, and Rayquaza’s [Dragon Pulse] would reduce him to ashes.

Humiliated, Asura raised both hands. “I demand a lawyer!”

“You’ll get one,” August smiled gently, cuffing Asura’s wrists, “but you’d better hire several—I doubt a single lawyer can handle defending all of Team Plasma.”

...

Having arrested Asura, Team Plasma's presence in Accumula Town was finally settled.

August received enthusiastic thanks from Accumula Town’s trainers.

After all, if not for August, they might truly have been fooled by Team Plasma into releasing the partners they'd cherished for years!

With considerable effort, August managed to escape their overwhelming hospitality, handing over the captured Team Plasma members to Officer Jenny as she arrived. He then turned to Caitlin, noticing her earlier hesitation. "You looked like you wanted to say something earlier?"

Caitlin nodded, recounting an unusual incident she'd encountered when cleaning up Team Plasma remnants within the town.

"...By the time I arrived, those Team Plasma members had already collapsed, completely defeated!"

August smiled knowingly after hearing Caitlin's story. "Don’t worry about it. It must've been those three."

[Smog], [Acid Spray], scratch marks…

The clues couldn't be clearer—besides Jessie, James, and Meowth, August couldn't think of anyone else.

"Are you sure we don't need to worry about them?" Caitlin still seemed concerned.

After all, even in Unova, Team Rocket’s reputation was infamous…

"If it were any other Team Rocket admins or elite members, I wouldn't be so certain. But those three… trust me!" August couldn't recall these three ever successfully pulling off anything villainous. Quite the opposite—they'd unwittingly done quite a few good deeds.

If it weren’t for their absence from the League's official database, August would’ve suspected them to be undercover agents.

Having dispelled Caitlin's concerns, August turned his attention towards Zinnia, who was still eagerly bragging to Gary. Just as he was about to call them over, a young girl accompanied by a Tepig suddenly passed through the square. When she spotted August—especially the Gardevoir beside him—her eyes lit up.

Excitedly, she rushed over, squeezing through the crowd and staring at Gardevoir with admiration. "Wow, such a beautiful Gardevoir!"

She reached out, intending to touch Gardevoir, but Gardevoir immediately repelled her gently with [Psychic].

Gardevoir disliked people who didn't respect boundaries.

Observing the girl who had abruptly appeared, August wasn't particularly angry. "And you are…?"

She looked familiar.

After examining her for a moment, he had already figured out who she probably was.

Hearing Gardevoir's trainer questioning her, the girl in the tight black vest flashed a professional smile and offered a business card. "Hello! Nice to meet you—I’m White, the president of the BW Talent Agency!"

"Your Gardevoir has incredible potential. Would you be interested in making her a Pokémon performer?"

White…

The protagonist of Pokémon Adventures' Black & White chapter, who dreamed of making her Pokémon famous actors and ran a Pokémon talent agency.

August glanced at Gardevoir, who met his gaze with mild confusion.

It wasn’t every day someone suddenly appeared, suggesting she become a Pokémon performer.

Seeing August’s hesitant look, White quickly added, "Have you heard of Miss Diantha? Your Gardevoir has the potential to become an actress as famous as her!"

"Uh…" August's expression grew even more complicated at Diantha’s mention.

Does she really not know my relationship with Diantha?

On second thought, probably not.

Considering White hadn’t even recognized him as the Pokémon World Champion, it made sense.

"Putting that aside…" August suddenly looked seriously at White. "Would you be interested in joining the International Police?"

"Eh?!" White stared at him in shock.

Wasn't she supposed to be recruiting him to join her talent agency? How did it suddenly flip around with him recruiting her?

And…the International Police? Did they normally recruit random people on the street?

Suspicion crossed her face briefly as she eyed August warily, but quickly she dismissed the idea.

Impossible! A trainer with such an elegant Gardevoir couldn't possibly be a scammer!

Still…

"Are you really from the International Police?"

August sighed patiently. "You might not recognize me, but surely you know Caitlin?"

He gestured toward the girl beside him.

Hearing this, White turned her head, finally noticing Caitlin—one of Unova’s Elite Four—standing right there. She’d been so fixated on Gardevoir earlier, she hadn't even noticed!

Upon recognizing Caitlin, White immediately became flustered.

Amused, Caitlin asked, "Did you really not recognize him?"

"Huh?" White blinked, confused.

Caitlin pointed gently at August. "He's August—the Pokémon World Champion."

"W-World Champion?!" White’s eyes widened in shock.

"And by the way," Caitlin teased gently, "the Diantha you mentioned earlier is August's friend."

White’s face instantly flushed bright red.

She'd actually used the other party's friend as an example to recruit them into showbiz!

How embarrassing!

"I'm so sorry for being rude!" White immediately bowed ninety degrees.

As a World Champion and Diantha's friend, if August had wanted to enter the entertainment industry, he'd have done so ages ago—not waited until now.

August chuckled lightly, shaking his head. "It’s fine…"

"But," he quickly added with a smile, "seriously—are you sure you don't want to consider joining the International Police?"

Since she was already here, and it was such a lucky coincidence, August figured it’d be a waste not to invite White.

White hesitated visibly at his offer.

Noticing her conflicted expression, August gently pushed a bit further. "You know, joining the International Police would mean you might get to meet Diantha~"

Hearing this, White immediately perked up, eyes sparkling with interest.

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