The scar-faced man fell into silence...
Plans could never catch up with changes, so the most important thing for those who became successful was the ability to improvise.
Rope's sudden appearance had thrown this original plan into a state of limbo. He was silent, his mind pondering what Rope's appearance meant for the plan, what it meant for Nobuhide... what it meant for himself...
Rope smiles and looks at Scarface quietly.
Rope didn't know the inside story, he just assumed that Scarface was thinking about how to place himself. But what Rope never expected was that the man they saw as their leader was still taking orders from the other real culprit.
At the end of the day, Rope wasn't a wise man in the traditional sense of the word, the guy was pretty good in his field of study, but his overall control of the situation was still lacking...
In the end, he's not a wise man in the sense that he's a demon, but at best he's just a little bit more intelligent. It's a good thing that Rope's Flame-Flame Fruit gives him the ability to defend himself and avoid danger to a certain extent, and it's also a good thing that the world of Pokémon has never been so brain-dead.
But there's always growth, and at the end of the day, Rope now has just had too little experience. She was a student before crossing over, and has been staying at home doing research since crossing over. It was normal to not see much.
"I can't promise you..." the scar-faced man said so after thinking for a long time.
"Cooperation... what, you don't promise?" Rope asked in dismay as the smile on his face froze.
Of course he wouldn't agree, Nobuhide didn't need help, much less accept it. And using Rope's power to snatch Hoopa from Nobuhide's hands? He couldn't trust this guy even more. Nobuhide was a notorious madman in Team Rocket back then, and Scarface, who was under his hand, naturally knew how crazy and powerful this madman was.
He had full confidence in Nobuhide's ability to control this power. Moreover, since Team Rocket began to change its nature, Nobuhide who left Team Rocket became even more insane, and could even be described as crazy. Naturally, he wouldn't touch Nobuhide.
Of course, the biggest reason was actually... this guy Delgado... was also Nobuhide's henchman.
No, in a sense, the leaders of all the regional Pokémon Hunter organization were Nobuhide's henchmen...
Nobuhide, is the man behind this wildly expanding poaching organization.
If it wasn't for this incident, Scarface still wouldn't have known that fat bastard Delgado, who he had clashed with more than once, was actually a colleague of his...
He had some guesses as to what Nobuhide was thinking. If this plan succeeded, Nobuhide, who had power and influence, would naturally be able to raise his arms and gather those who were against the League together to become an organization even larger than Team Rocket in the past.
Why would Scarface give Nobuhide any trouble at this point? That would be a death wish...
Not to mention... Prison Bottle wasn't in his hands right now...
"There's no reason, I don't need your help. If you want to join us, show your worth, if you don't want to join, leave now and I won't give you a hard time..."
The tone of the scar-faced man's response was rather cold. But it didn't reflect anything fierce either.
Rope was feeling like his brain hurt right now. Not with this, why didn't this guy follow the plan?
Just at this time, a Pokémon Hunter suddenly barged in.
"Chief! There's suddenly a large Pokémon Contests show over in Pewter City! We didn't receive any news beforehand, and a lot of people from Pewter City have run off somewhere. I think something's not right, Chief!"
That young Pokémon Hunter's eyes were filled with skepticism and fear.
The scar-faced man also felt that something wasn't quite right when he heard it, but for a moment he couldn't tell what the problem was.
Rope still had a headache, how he had forgotten the winded, grassy mental state of these guys. Let alone having Pokémon Contests at this point, you'd be suspicious of a normal New Year's Eve celebration, right?
At that moment, the Pokémon Hunter suddenly turned his head to take a closer look at Rope. Rope was a little bit furious by his stare, and was about to open his mouth to ask him what he was staring at him for, but before he could say anything, he was interrupted by the Pokémon Hunter's shout.
"Chieftain! This guy is a researcher from League! I saw him back in the day, he was standing behind Red and Blue!"
Damn! You! Bastard!
Who can tell him where this asshole came from? I've seen him with Red and Blue. How come you're still here as a little Pokémon Hunter? It's my plan. !!!!
Luckily, Rope's ability to improvise wasn't bad, and without waiting for Scarface to speak, he had already floated over as a ball of flame, and wrapped his hand around Scarface's neck in his shocked eyes.
Rope's hand was very hot, and the scarred man felt a sharp pain in his neck as if there was a flame burning, but it was clearly a hand. He had seen Psychic before, and he had also seen Sabrina's heroic appearance in the past, but superpowers were not like this.
"You, what are you?"
Scarface man endured the severe pain and said.
Rope finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the four big guys below also restrained the little Pokémon Hunter. Damn, why can't plans always keep up with the changes...
"I'm not a Pokémon!"
"I asked you to answer, you don't have the right to remain silent now, and everything you say will be used against you in a court of law!"
Rope asked in a harsh tone as he calmed down for a moment, then looked at the trashy actor who wasn't following his script.
Hearing Rope's question, the scar-faced man sneered, "Just kidding, do I look like the kind of person who has no backbone?"
Rope didn't say anything, but just silently made the flame on his hand more active, and an open flame had already appeared.
"You're a good judge of character!"
Scarface said righteously.
Rope: ????
The Four Men: ????
The Little Pokémon Hunter:?????
Hello? Mic test?
"Has anyone ever told you that you resemble that Rai guy?"
"The delivery one? My name's Denki, and that's my brother."
Rope: ...
The two of you really are brothers in arms. Even the speed of surrender is so similar. The persona is crumbling too fast! How about you recover a bit? I still like your untamed look.
Denki, a.k.a. Scarface, is a man of little ambition himself. All the reasons he gave for not recruiting Rope were just excuses.
Essentially, he just doesn't want to meddle. He's afraid of Nobuhide and believes in Nobuhide, but if Nobuhide fails, what does it matter to him? Nobuhide's money is much higher, so he came, and now his life is in someone else's hands, so he surrenders.
Reasonable and justified.
"What is your plan..." Asked Rope just as he was about to open his mouth.
"The leader behind us is a guy called Nobuhide who... blah blah blah..." said Denki whose mouth was like a seed machine gun spelling out all the plans.Rope, while lamenting that the world was not in the right place for people to live in, was also pondering on the next step to take care of that Nobuhide guy.
The boy who thinks he's wise... never admits defeat!
Then, a loud, malevolent roar, from a distance, came...