After a night of rest at the Pokemon Center, Hisoka boarded the S.S. Anne early the following day. Since he boarded the ship as a security guard, he did not use the ticket that the beautiful stewardess gave to him yesterday.
Four hunters, including Hisoka, came to apply for the job. The first person was a bald, burly man wearing a simple T-shirt and jeans. While the second person was a black-haired young man with a dark complexion and a big nose. And finally, the last person was a blond-haired woman in her early thirties clad in a leather outfit that hugged her curves.
"Everyone, please wait here for a moment. The Captain will be here soon!" A young man in a blue sailor uniform led them to the lounge. Then, he walked out of the room while closing the door behind him slowly.
They looked at each other for a moment before finding a place to sit. It was obvious that they had no desire to communicate and only thought about the next mission. Only the woman with the shapely figure seemed to be interested in Hisoka as she threw a wink at him.
Step!
Step!
The sound of someone walking on the floor came from outside the room.
Then, the door was pushed open, and a nearly two-meter tall old man with a white beard walked in with resolute steps.
"Good morning, everyone. My name is Iron, and I'm the Captain of S.S. Anne!" the old man said in an assertive tone.
"Please take out your Elite Trainer license. I will need to verify them first."
All of them complied with the man's request as they took out their license in unison. Although the old man's tone may seem a bit overbearing to some people, they would still have to comply with his order as he will be their boss for the next seven days. Moreover, as a hunter, they couldn't care less about how the other party treated them as long as they got the money.
"There's no problem, Captain!" The sailor said to the Captain after confirming their information on the laptop.
Captain Iron nodded, then looked at them and said, "Now that we have finally gotten that stuff over with. Welcome to S.S. Anne. Initially, I wanted to recruit five hunters as security guards, but unfortunately, only four of you came to apply."
The man paused for a moment to take a short breath. He then continued, "I'm pretty sure all of you knew about the reward of this task. You will be paid 12,500 dollars per day for a total of seven days. Also, you're allowed to use any amenities inside the cruise ship for free. And here comes the important part. If nothing happens during this week, you will still be paid the full amount."
Then, the man's voice suddenly became serious, "But, once something happens, and I saw you trying to shirk your duties... Don't blame me for being ruthless."
"..."
"You can trust us, Captain! Leave it to us!" the young man with a dark complexion puffed out his chest.
Then, he turned toward the other three hunters and said, "Isn't that right, guys?"
...
The scene fell into awkward silence. Neither Hisoka nor the bald man nor the woman paid any attention to the young man with a big nose. Moreover, when this man was talking just now, his eyes had never left the leather-clad woman's ass.
"Okay!" Captain Iron waved his hand to interrupt the young man's claim.
"Budd, Take them to their respective rooms first. Then inform the officers and managers that I am holding a meeting in the conference room," he gave an order to the sailor standing behind him.
"Aye, aye, Captain!" the sailor saluted respectfully.
"This way, sir. Please come with me!" The young sailor who led them before smiled at everyone and walked out of the room first.
The four hunters quickly followed the sailor as they left the room one by one.
...
"Hello, little guy."
Hisoka, who was walking in the front, was tapped on his shoulder by the sexy woman, "My name is Lisa. What's yours? And how old are you this year?"
Hisoka scratched the back of his head, showing a sunny appearance, and said, "I'm Hisoka. And I'm going to be 17 this year."
"Wow!" Lisa said in surprise, covering her red lips.
"It's quite rare to be able to become an Elite Trainer at 17 years old." she praised with a smile.
"I just took the exam in Vermilion City," Hisoka turned his head to the side as if he was embarrassed after being praised by her.
"Aw! So cute!" the woman gushed.
"Lisa? This is your room." the sailor's voice suddenly interrupted their conversation.
"Well, I'll see you around later. Goodbye," Lisa said with a smile.
But as she walked past Hisoka, she quickly whispered to his ears, "You can come to my room later when you are free."
Then, she blew a kiss toward Hisoka before shutting the door.
Bam!
"..."
"Tsk! Tsk!"
Suddenly, the man they had ignored before appeared next to Hisoka and said, "Bro, listen to what I'm telling you right now. I'm sure this woman wants to f*** you. Oh my God! Can't you see her figure? Although she looks a little bit plain, her figure, man! I can slap that booty all night..."
The man babbled non-stop. Then, he looked to the side only to find that Hisoka was about to disappear around the corner.
He hurriedly chased after Hisoka while shouting, "Hey! Wait for me, kid. Why are you leaving me behind? Let's talk about more girls, man!"
...
Inside a meeting room,
"Captain Iron, are you telling us the truth?"
A middle-aged man with a fat belly and thinning hair asked, "What does the Team Rocket want to do with S.S. Anne?"
"We are not sure yet," Captain Iron replied while looking at the manager who asked the question just now.
He then continued, "According to the information that we have obtained, Team Rockets have a few eyes and ears inside the ship. But in order not to cause panic among the guests, we did not conduct a large-scale search."
"Why didn't you do the search!"
Another manager suddenly slammed his hand on the table.
"Captain Iron! Do you realize what kind of damage those Team Rockets can do? We will suffer a huge loss if they manage to board the ship!" he snarled.
Bang!
The Captain slammed his hand on the conference table, causing the manager to shrink back in fright.
"I'm the Captain of S.S. Anne. I'm the one in charge here!"
"..."
"Fine! If something goes wrong, you'll have to take full responsibility," the man said with trembling hands.
Captain Iron lit the pipe in his hand, took a long drag, and then continued, "I have informed the League of this matter. They are concerned about Team Rocket's action this time and have dispatched several officers to assist us. They also issued an order that no one is allowed to incite a panic. Otherwise, they will be charged with collusion with a hostile force."
"Alright, I want to introduce you all to someone," he nodded in satisfaction after hearing no objections from everyone else.
The Captain then pointed at the young man wearing a brown suit standing in the corner and said, "This young man is the Chief Officer of the Special Operations Team."
The young man with silver hair put down the spinning pencil in his hand. Then, he walked to the front of the room and revealed a vulpine smile as his eyes narrowed into two lines.
"Hello, everyone. My name is Matthias, and I'm the Chief Officer sent by the League. I hope we all can work together."
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