Ash: "?"
But since the other party had said so, he subconsciously asked Pikachu to stop using Thunderbolt, but still kept the lightning on its cheek fully charged. He looked at the two of them vigilantly, ready to attack again if anything went wrong.
Seeing this, the tall man also waved to the blue Pokémon in front of him to stop, and the latter just floated quietly in the air beside him, looking at Pikachu curiously with its single eye.
The man took off the Rainbow Group hat, revealing his full face.
He had short silver hair and handsome features. He looked to be in his twenties, was tall and well-proportioned, and carried himself with an air of aristocratic elegance.
He greeted Ash with good intentions.
Ash: "?"
Who? I don't know.
"Let me introduce myself. My name is Alex, and I'm the head of Devon Company in the Kanto region."
He introduced himself elegantly:
"You may not have heard of my name, but you must have heard of my cousin's name. He is the champion of the Hoenn region, Steven."
Unlike his cousin Steven, Alex is not a combat expert. Instead, he focuses more on business operations management, so his name is not very well-known among trainers.
It may be somewhat famous in the Hoenn region, but no one knows it in the Kanto region.
This time he came to expand Devon Company's market in other places and gain a foothold in Saffron City. He also heard that the former Silph Company was now occupied by a charitable and conscientious enterprise, Rainbow Group, so he sneaked in to find out the truth.
As a result, it seemed like one undercover agent bumped into another undercover agent.
It is said that in evil organizations, apart from one or two truly capable people, there are also a few who are just doing the job to make a living, and the rest are undercover agents. This is not just a casual statement.
Maybe throwing a stone into an evil organization could knock out an undercover agent.
Ash frowned. He had never heard of either Alex or Steven.
But he was quite familiar with the Hoenn region, that magical place where a stone could knock people out.
However, since the other party had already stated his origins, and made it sound like Steven was some really remarkable figure, Ash did not dare to be negligent. He took a deep breath and nodded, indicating that he had indeed heard of Steven, thus indirectly proving that he was not a bumpkin.
Then the two of them turned their attention to another small-time member holding a wooden sword.
Ash was immediately curious. He didn't expect that besides their Pallet Town, there was actually someone so strong that they could withstand Thunderbolt with their body instead of a Pokémon.
It was the posture of wielding the wooden sword and the amazing sword energy that emanated from it that made him feel inexplicably familiar.
Seeing this, the latter also took off his hat, revealing a very tired face of a working-class man.
Ash: "?"
I still don't know him.
Seeing this, the ordinary office worker said nothing. He first glanced at Alex next to him, then suddenly gathered his energy, raised the wooden sword in his hand horizontally, and then struck out with lightning speed. The sword energy instantly reached its peak, and the sharp sword intent could cut through everything at this moment!
Iai: Tree Chopping!
"Swish!"
At this moment, the wooden sword actually made a creepy sound like a metal sword cutting through the air, and even an endless sharp cold light burst out, attacking Ash.
"Whoosh!"
The next second, the wooden sword was sheathed.
The office worker lost his terrifying sword energy and became ordinary again, leaving Ash and Alex with confused faces.
"Click."
After a while, the rainbow letter "R" on Ash's chest broke into two pieces, but the clothes that were tightly attached to it did not leave any trace.
Then the office worker suddenly winked at Ash playfully.
The action was cute.
But the appearance was terrible.
If he hadn't been afraid of the wooden sword in the latter's hand, Ash would have punched the other person's face while he was winking playfully.
However, Ash guessed the identity of the office worker from this hint, and couldn't help but feel quite touched.
As the saying goes, when fellow villagers meet, they shoot each other in the back.
When fellow villagers meet, they shed tears. It's nothing more than this.
I wonder when this girl learned how to disguise herself? Her skills are simply amazing. She portrayed the increasingly tired face of a working-class man so perfectly. Any more would be too much, and any less would be too fake.
It's simply amazing.
Alex standing next to him didn't know how impressive it was and didn't understand the secret language used by the villagers to communicate, but he applauded his sword move.
"Wow, what a powerful sword intent. Wow, it has reached the level of Heavenly Sword."
Seeing this, Ash nodded and was about to introduce himself to Alex but was interrupted by the latter.
Alex made a quiet gesture, then signaled his Pokémon to move.
"Ding"
The mental power around Beldum's body spread and quickly locked onto the target.
Then an invisible ripple burst out from behind the body, rushing out like a cannonball, refracting several times, and hitting the four corners of the room respectively.
Suddenly, four micro cameras exploded.
"Well done, Beldum." Alex rubbed the head of the Pokémon that floated back.
This building is full of cameras. Now that my identity has been exposed, I must first destroy these annoying eyes.
"Beldum?"
Ash looked at this strange Pokémon curiously. It looked like Brock's Geodude was dyed, stretched into a cuboid, and finally the head and body were separated by a knife.
"Beep beep. Beldum, a Steel/Psychic-type Pokémon, can only attack with one move: Take Down. But it is rare, so it is a high-class Pokémon that only rich people are qualified to capture."
The Pokédex automatically broadcast the report.
Hearing this, Ash nodded. Since only rich people are qualified to capture Pokémon, then what Alex said should be true, so he began to introduce himself:
"My name is Ash, this is my partner Pikachu, and now we are planning to drive the Rainbow Group out of Saffron City."
Alex was shocked, thinking that this young man had such evil ambitions.
It just so happens that their Devon Company has been suppressed by the Rainbow Group for a long time. If they can really drive the Rainbow Group out, it will definitely be a good thing for them.
The strength of that electric mouse just now seems to be not bad?
Alex had just arrived in Saffron City, but he didn't know the true strength of the local evil forces. He thought that these small fish were the backbone of the Rainbow Group, so he had some confidence in Ash.
If they knew that there were several enemies at the Half-Step King level in this building, they would have probably dragged Ash away.
Seeing that the camera was gone, Ash also looked at the office worker curiously.
"By the way, Little Blue, why are you here too?"
Seeing that the opponent was about to pull out the wooden sword, Ash quickly changed it so as not to reveal her real name.
"Oh, I heard from sister Blue that there is a copy here and asked me to play it, so I came in."
The voice of the office worker was a little hoarse and low, totally different from the cute and soft voice of Little Blue that sounded so deceptive. Ash once again wondered where this girl learned this skill.
As for Blue, he is not from this world. So his name is just mentioned. It doesn't matter.
At this time, Little Blue suddenly came up, with a bit of fear and piety in her eyes.
"Tell me, is this building a haunted house?"
Ash: "?"
"I think I saw Gary just now. Do you think he is haunting us with his eyes wide open after his death?" Little Blue asked tremblingly.
Ash: "."
(End of this chapter)