Elf: Who told him to be an investigator!

Chapter 56 Bamboo Orchid: "Huh?"

That's really enough!

As Zeki led Paras on a thorough search of the entire ship, with the help of the monitoring system in the "Captain's Cabin," all the hunters on the ship and the Pokémon they released could not escape Paras's hypnosis.

They all collapsed, dazed and confused, and were then gathered by Ze Shu onto the spaceship's large deck, where they lay sprawled about.

There are occasional exceptions.

However, one of the Murkrows has the "Sleepless" ability and cannot be put to sleep. So, Zeju deliberately saved it for last, letting Glaceon use "Ice Beam" to put it to sleep, and the Murkrow successfully "fell to sleep" as well.

"Pie, pie~~"

Paras collapsed to the ground, his eyes gazing blankly at the starry sky.

My body... my body is completely drained...

The hunters on the entire ship were hypnotized by its spores, even after most of the mushrooms on its back had been cut off.

But this made it very proud, after all, Ze Shu told it that these people were accomplices in the murder of Miko! Of course, it had no choice but to do its duty!

"group!"

the other side.

"Ooh~~"

The snow-white Vulpix bounced around on the deck, constantly moving among the Pokémon hunters who had fallen to the ground. Its nimble hands would occasionally pull out the Poké Balls from their waists and lock them in place, following the method taught by Zeju.

Finally, they used their fluffy tails to scoop them up and toss them into a "container" on the deck.

Meanwhile, Ze Shu found a large bundle of ropes that Hunter J had previously prepared in the ship's warehouse. He used them to tie up the unconscious bodies of the Pokémon hunters, binding them and gagging them so they couldn't make a sound.

He then casually took some of their "belongings" from their persons.

Well, consider it a small reward for his hard work.

I've been busy for a long time.

Only then were all the Pokémon hunters on the ship brought under control.

During this time, Ze Shu kept calculating and finally figured out how many Pokémon hunters were on the ship—a total of 108! The deck was completely full.

Fortunately, the deck was large enough that they didn't need to be stacked like boxes.

"Let's call you all the 108 Pokémon Hunters."

Finally, standing in the center of the deck, Zeki surveyed the 108 Pokémon hunters who were sprawled on the ground, completely bound and unable to move, like a commander, and nodded in satisfaction.

He then had Komato Kobu act as a "temporary prison guard," standing there in his place to monitor them.

He then went to the captain's cabin, turned the ship around, and set sail at full speed—

Pokémon League.

……

Two days later.

Since Ze Shu boarded the ship, the sun has already set twice and is currently setting for the third time.

The dim light bathed the deck in a yellowish glow. The Piketo stood upright in the center, its body resembling a mottled, sharp armor in the dim light. But to the Pokémon hunters bound around it, it was—a heartless demon!

Their eyes were hidden behind the gags stuffed in their mouths, and they dared not move or make a sound.

Because any movement would attract the attention of this demonic swordsman, who would then mercilessly slash the unbladed part of the raised arm.

With a sharp "snap," they would feel a sharp pain in their necks, but soon they would lose sensation of the pain as they passed out.

Just two short days.

They've been knocked unconscious and woken up repeatedly, and even the Pokémon hunter who was knocked out the least has been knocked out a total of four times!

Moreover, without food or water, and suffering from hunger and torment, some even fainted on their own before the soldiers could knock them out.

All of this was because of Zeju's order—to 'keep watch' on these Pokémon hunters.

The soldier with the dagger-like blade is doing a very good job of 'guarding' it!

Fortunately.

The days of torment for these Pokémon hunters are over.

Because Zeshu is almost at his destination.

……

Located north of Coastal City and east of Veiled City, is the Sinnoh League Headquarters.

This is the most important place in Sinnoh, the pinnacle that countless trainers strive to reach after overcoming the trials of the "Champion's Road".

Under the dim, golden light of dusk, countless League combatants, poised for battle, stood ready in the open space in front of the Gothic-style Pokémon League headquarters.

He slowly watched the enormous spaceship approaching from afar.

The leading position.

Sinnoh's Psychic-type Elite Four member, Archie, adjusted his dark blue glasses: "Here I am..."

The Mr. Mime standing next to him also saw the spaceship and showed an extremely surprised expression. It seemed as if an invisible wall appeared in front of it, and it danced around in a panic.

"Huh?!"

"Is it big?" Wusong smiled, looking at the spaceship, and had to admit he was impressed.

"It's really huge. I don't know how that investigator managed to bring this spaceship back. It's unbelievable... No matter how you think about it, it's just unbelievable..."

"However, next, we'll be fighting. Hopefully, we won't encounter any opponents with the Dark attribute."

"Whoa~!"

Mr. Mime nodded, his hands intently swiping the 'transparent' glass in front of him, but his swiping arms accidentally bumped into another Pokémon standing next to him.

Garchomp suddenly turned around: "Roar—!"

It had star-shaped scars on its face, making it look fierce.

The Mr. Mime was so startled that it quickly apologized, "Waaah... Waaah~"

"Garuda, stop causing trouble."

Garchomp just wanted to reassure Mr. Mime not to be nervous, but it didn't expect Mr. Mime to be so frightened by its turn, and even got scolded by its trainer!

This made Garchomp feel a little aggrieved: "Roar, roar~"

"Alright." Sinnoh Champion Cynthia said softly, gathering her blonde hair. "Now it's time to fight seriously."

She wore a black trench coat, exuding an aura of a champion. Her eyes were fixed intently on the massive spaceship that was now very close.

The massive Pokémon hunter group that attacked the Valley Power Plant three days ago is now gathered before her by the Nova Investigator she is watching.

So next, she needs to act as the champion and capture most of the Pokémon hunters attracted by these Sawa Tree Investigators!

This battle will not be easy.

After all, just from the videos sent back by the League personnel fighting inside the Valley Power Plant, it's clear that these Pokémon hunters are not the amateur Pokémon hunters you see everywhere.

It's not that it's "senior"!

Furthermore, according to the information sent back by investigator Sawaki, the number of Pokémon hunters on the ship is only an estimate, and may be in the hundreds!

Such a large number... This is a chance to wipe out all the Pokémon hunters in Sinnoh! A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!

It's unbelievable how Investigator Zeju managed to lure so many Pokémon hunters to this place.

But we cannot afford to fail!

Zhu Lan's eyes suddenly sharpened.

The massive airship carrying the Pokémon hunters had already "landed," with its suspended ladders extending downwards as if to welcome them.

"strong……"

Cynthia was about to lead Garchomp into battle first.

But then a figure slowly emerged from the suspended ladder.

Upon seeing their imposing formation, as if preparing for war, he was visibly taken aback: "What are you trying to do?"

Zhu Lan recognized the face she had specifically memorized from the file: "Ze Shu?"

"It's me." Ze Shu nodded, covering his nose as if in disgust. "Hurry up and come up here. Let's capture these Pokémon hunters. Some of them have wet their pants. They stink."

Zhu Lan: "Huh?"

She was also visibly stunned, her delicate face full of surprise.

The words were easy to understand, but why couldn't she understand what they meant?

Ze Shu: "Huh?"

He didn't understand what the Sinnoh champion was doing.

What's so surprising?

After a pause, seeing the alliance members seemingly preparing for battle, he vaguely realized:

"Oh...it really is my problem."

"I was focused on sailing and forgot to tell you, I've already taken care of all these Pokémon hunters. You don't need to fight, just come up and capture them."

As he spoke, he seemed to smell the stench coming from the deck again, and frowned slightly:

"Hurry up and get on my spaceship to capture people."

"It stinks! These people have made my spaceship stink. I'll have to clean the deck later."

But upon hearing Ze Shu's words, Zhu Lan's originally serious and sharp expression immediately crumbled. She opened her mouth wide in an adorable manner, her voice rising slightly with disbelief filling her heart:

"You solved it?!"

If the investigators could handle it directly, what's the point of having her as a champion?!