Axel rested for a day at the Indigo Plateau, then drove to Violet City with Blue.
On the way, he didn't rest. Instead, he used a light doze as an excuse to enter the dream world, trying to find Hoopa.
Originally, Axel thought that with his overwhelming strength, clearing this dream world would be easy.
But to his surprise, right at the start the system threw him into a desert. He searched for several days and still couldn't find the city where Hoopa was.
"Axel, we're here!"
All of a sudden, Axel was jolted awake by Blue's voice.
When he opened his eyes, he realized they had already arrived at Violet City in Johto.
The place they were in now was a small town. The overall architectural style was similar to Pallet Town, but it lacked a bit of depth.
Most of the children by the roadside didn't have Pokémon. They could only watch enviously as Pidgey flew over the fields and Pikachu ran past the road.
Behind the children was a rural elementary school that was currently under renovation.
"Hey kids, come chat for a bit," Blue leaned half his body out of the sports car and waved gently at them.
"Are you students at this school? Do you know someone named Silver?"
A little boy wasn't afraid of Blue at all and replied in a clear voice, "Teacher Silver? He's off today. Our math teacher said he's sick."
Axel: "..."
'Teacher. Sick. Putting those two together, why does this feel so familiar?'
'Don't tell me Silver is working here as a PE teacher!'
'No wonder Giovanni and Pryce couldn't find him...'
'Who would've thought that someone who grew up in an evil organization, trained like a villain since childhood, would end up teaching at a rural elementary school?'
'It turns out bringing Blue along is indeed useful.'
With his identity as a researcher, Axel easily obtained Silver's information from the principal.
"Came to this school two years ago... at first he couldn't do anything, almost had no ability to take care of himself, only knew how to fight."
"Later, because of his outstanding combat ability and his habit of protecting the children here, the principal invited him to be the school's security guard."
"After the volunteer Crystal left, he also took on Pokémon studies, which is what the children call the PE teacher..."
Recalling the principal's introduction of Silver, Axel was almost certain this was the person he was looking for.
His lack of self-care ability was because he was used to surviving in the wild, completely out of place in normal society.
And being able to take over from Crystal meant his level as a trainer was exceptional.
"Let's go, we'll check out his place."
Axel called out, and Blue slammed the accelerator, speeding toward the address the principal had given.
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At the same time, on the other side of town.
Several people in uniforms marked with an "R" were approaching a group of Slowpoke. Each of them had various Pokémon by their side, most of them Dark, Ghost, or Poison types commonly used by villains.
After most of the Slowpoke had fallen asleep, a squad leader-looking man took the lead, charging out of the grass with a Grimer.
"Brothers, get ready to move!"
"Cut off these Slowpoke tails, and we'll have enough points to evolve my Grimer into Muk. Then our squad will finally make it!"
"Got it, boss!"
All the Team Rocket members stared greedily at the Slowpoke, as if what stood before them weren't Pokémon but real gold and treasure.
And in fact, that was true. In the Pokémon world, many Pokémon have body parts that are extremely valuable.
Some are famous ingredients. Some are necessary materials for making TMs.
And Slowpoke tails are a type of meat whose deliciousness can rival Farfetch'd.
Because they can regenerate, they are also one of the few kinds of Pokémon meat that can circulate on the market.
Of course, that's only when the tail falls off naturally and with the Slowpoke's consent.
But Team Rocket members clearly didn't care whether the Slowpoke agreed or not.
The moment they finished speaking, streams of water, flames, frost, and poison shot into the sky, crashing down toward where the Slowpoke group lived.
"Slowpoke~", A few Slowpoke noticed the intruders, but with their reaction speed, they couldn't dodge these attacks at all. They could only watch in fear as the attacks drew closer.
Right then, a thin figure suddenly appeared between Team Rocket and the Slowpoke.
"Weavile, Icy Wind!"
As the words fell, behind that thin figure, a black-and-red Pokémon burst forward, slashing toward the Team Rocket Pokémon with its claws.
At the same time, a chilling aura erupted from it, forming a fierce gale that carried countless leaves as it slammed toward the Team Rocket members.
Those leaves were frozen by the icy wind, turning as sharp and hard as flying knives, easily breaking apart Team Rocket's attacks.
"Y-you… who are you? How dare you interfere with Team Rocket's business?"
"I'm interfering with Team Rocket!", The thin young man's voice was cold, his teeth clenched.
"I've lived this long, and the ones I hate most are people like you."
"You'll throw everything away for money? You think having some power means you can do whatever you want?"
"Weavile, use Dark Pulse!"
"Wiiile!"
Weavile nodded heavily. Despite its fierce appearance, it now stood like a hero in front of those Slowpoke.
It brought its hands together, and terrifying Dark-type energy gathered wildly between them, gradually forming a pulsing sphere that looked like it could explode at any moment, before it was hurled straight at Team Rocket's Pokémon.
The squad leader at the front sneered, not taking the fierce attack seriously at all.
"A righteous trainer, huh? Interesting…"
"But you've underestimated what the name Team Rocket really means."
"Number two, use Protect. Number three, use Thunder Wave. Number four, use Tailwind."
"Grimer, use the power of Tailwind to blow Poison Gas right into that Weavile's face!"
As the words fell, the Pokémon in front of the squad leader moved quickly.
One Pokémon raised Protect, barely blocking Weavile's attack. Immediately after, the second Pokémon used Thunder Wave, putting Weavile into a paralyzed state.
Then a gust of wind surged up, and in an instant, Grimer's Poison Gas covered both Weavile and Silver.
Watching Weavile's body turn purple, the squad leader burst into wild laughter.
"That's it?"
"Brothers, perfect timing. Let's grab another Pokémon to take back today!"
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