Lumiose City City Hall
Diantha was finally breathing a sigh of relief after finishing the meeting. She still had a real headache thinking about Rope who would be coming to Kalos region soon.
"Got to get things pretty much taken care of before Rope gets here..."
Diantha bit her nails and spoke a bit helplessly.
The occurrence of the problem here had nothing to do with Diantha, but the solution of the problem here Diantha must hurry up and do it. Because don't want Rope to see this messy scene.
More than that, she didn't want to lose face in front of Rope.
That's what's left of Diantha's stubbornness.
The mayor could be allowed to negotiate with the other leader first. Let Siebold and Wikstrom put pressure on their rear. There are forests nearby, but there are no large quantities of tree fruits, so food resources are scarce for the Pokémon Tide. So it's possible to airdrop some food to disrupt their fighting spirit and show our goodwill.
I'll also have to personally go out and at least defeat that leading one Scizor on the other side head on before I can do that.
Diantha thought so and nodded. Apparently, she was still satisfied with the plan she had initially made.
"Dong, dong."
A knock sounded on the door.
"Champion Diantha! Is the meeting finished!"
Bonnie's voice came from the door.
"It's time to eat!"
That's right, the sky's the limit and eating is the biggest. No matter what, as long as one could still eat, one wouldn't be panicked beyond measure.
Well, yes, it was crooked reasoning, crooked reasoning that Rope said at the time. But it somewhat relieves some of the tension.
When the superior is still calm and collected in the face of danger, some of his subordinates will feel that their own boss is not doing his job, what time is it, actually still engaged in these nonsense. So they will work harder.
And some people will see their own boss is not nervous, they naturally have no need to be nervous, the overall working atmosphere will be much better.
Often, it's not that being tense will necessarily solve things. More often than not, in a more relaxed atmosphere, the approach will be correspondingly more up.
Of course, this approach is not used is also divided into circumstances, anything to analyze specific problems, the only constant is the change itself.
So there is no such thing as a trick to break all the laws of the divine skill. Reality is not a game. It is more complex than the game, novels and so on. It was also much more chaotic.
"Coming!"
Diantha loved this lively little girl named Bonnie. If only she could have such a cute child herself.
Emm, it would be best if this child's last name could be Harlow!
Diantha rambled on while getting up and going out, ready for dinner.
"You know yourself what Diantha thinks of you."
Cynthia looks at Rope with a smirk. and Rope doesn't make a sound, just looks at Cynthia with a sincere look on her face.
Like saying 'What did you say? I don't understand.'
Cynthia looked at this look of him playing dumb and directly grabbed his ear.
"Ah ah ah, pain pain pain!"
Rope said with a grimace.
Actually... it did hurt... it wasn't like Rope was going to elemental transform over something like that. And I didn't expect Cynthia to actually not hold back this time. Spinning around and grabbing.
But of course, Cynthia had her own way of doing things. She was just taking out a little bit of bad blood, too.
In fact, it's outrageous that Rope and herself are ready to get engaged, and if it weren't for this mess, they would have started the banquet. The problem now was that all this had happened, and there was no telling when their engagement would have to be pushed back.
More to the point, everyone knows about Rope's relationship with her, but one by one those women still don't seem like they've all given up.
Naturally, Cynthia had her share of suitors before she and Rope established their relationship. At first, the suitors couldn't stand Rope and wanted to compete with her. But when Rope became the youngest Pokémon professor, there were a whole lot less of them.
And when Rope became the champion of the Indigo League Conference, the other half of them basically ran away as well.
As for those who were still left, after Kanto was purged by Daisy, they also completely disappeared.
And so in this way, Rope was the only one left by his own side.
But before she met herself, Rope had Sabrina, Daisy, and Lorelei by her side...
And after she met herself she had Diantha, Sennogi, Whitley...
And even though they were ready to get engaged, none of them were going to give up. They're all trying to bring themselves down.
It's like a hundred boats competing for Lance. This is in the end to say that he is too much inferior to Rope's suppression power, or that Rope is too much more attractive than himself.
Even if it's someone else, her best friend is thinking of backstabbing her at all times.
It really was...
"What are you going to do about your relationship with them."
Cynthia asked as she opened her mouth somewhat helplessly at the dinner table.
"As you know, I'm not forcing you to take a stand or anything, but this can't go on forever."
Even if she did like Rope, Cynthia wouldn't lose herself. The laws in this world right now don't allow polygamy or polyandry.
And Cynthia really wasn't generous enough to push her own man around. Just as much as Rope cares about her, she cares about Rope.
But she also wouldn't accept Rope staying the way he was after their relationship had gone further.
She understood that it was okay to lust after Rope, but she couldn't do it so blatantly, even teasing Rope in front of her. This was simply like being a minotaur in front of her.
The pure love warrior kills a minotaur with one sword!
Cynthia certainly wasn't willing to accept Rope leaving her. But if there's no way to resolve things like this in the end, then it's probably for the best that the two of them separate.
Lovers in love? It's hard alright, not everyone can have this kind of creation.
Rope looked at Cynthia's serious eyes, and the playful look on her face all but disappeared as she silently said, "Let me start by saying that I've always had the deliberate intention of keeping a distance from them."
Cynthia nodded at that. That she denied, except to say that Rope did do that already.
Had even been avoiding them as much as possible.
"And really, I don't think something like that is going to work if I say so. But...I'll find a way around it. Like what..."
Rope pondered for a moment.
"Cynthia, let's go mess with the ring."
Cynthia was startled by his words.
Rings, what rings?
As if he could see Cynthia's confusion, Rope spoke directly, "Engagement rings, let's both just go ahead and get a pair of engagement rings. I think it might work in that case."
Rope knew very well that those women didn't even need to explicitly say it themselves. The moment they took the initiative to put on a ring, they would all distance themselves as well.
Cynthia was proud. But which of the other girls wasn't?
Every one of them was a natural.
There was no dead set need to keep up with Rope.
"But there are those who are immune to that trick aren't there?"
Cynthia looked at Rope's face for a long time before silently sighing, "Sister Daisy and Sabrina... the two of them won't be of much use even if you put on the ring."
Rope also scratches his head...
"Sabrina I can try to avoid meeting her. But Mei...you know this...there's no way I can't see her, much less hurt her. Not responding is already...the limit."
Rope really didn't have any evil intentions towards Daisy...but all the same, there was no way he could do anything to hurt Daisy.
It was his family.
Cynthia sighed softly as well.
Then took Rope into her arms.
"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have pushed you."
"I'm the one who's sorry, it's obvious that it's come to this, and the two of us are actually still bitter over something like this."
Rope looked guilty. It really was his problem.
Cynthia cupped Rope's face and made him look into her eyes.
"Since Level can't solve it, then leave it to me. I'll take care of this."
Then Cynthia's face became more home grown serious.
"These are minor things. How are you going to deal with the one who set a trap for you?"
Rope pondered for a moment, then said, "It doesn't matter, does it, that guy won't be able to make any waves either way. The most you can do is approach his trap and get him head-on."
"As for safety...you don't have to worry about my safety your." Rope had a calm face, "I've gotten another wave of enhancements recently, it should still be easy for me to abuse him now."
"My biggest problem right now is finding out where he is."
Rope really didn't know where Katsuhisa was right now, and you said that if Katsuhisa was if he had his heart set on dealing with Rope, then Katsuhisa must have set up a trap in the Kalos region by now, waiting to deliver a hard blow to Rope when he went to preside over the big game.
But if he thinks there's no rush to go head-to-head with Rope first, he might as well just go around destroying things and provoking further confrontation between the Pokémon and human sides.
You should know that in the battle between humans and Pokémon back then, although the Wraith Emissary, the trainer that couldn't be considered a trainer back then, was the high light. But there is no doubt that in the battles at that time, those humans who didn't have magical beasts at their side also relied on the swords in their hands to confront the Pokémon head on.
Human fighting arts, that is, the current Bruno they represent the power of fighters, also began to rise from that time.
Nowadays, even without the aid of Pokémon, the development of technology has given humans the strength to fight most Pokémon head on.
If they fought now, then it wouldn't be good news for everyone.
"That's not something you need to worry too much about, I guess you'll find out when you get to the Kalos region." Cynthia said with a frown.
Rope laughed and rubbed Cynthia's frown away saying, "You don't look like you're not worried with that expression."
Cynthia gave Rope a blank look without any good reason.
No matter what, the other party's strength and other aspects were very powerful, an opponent that absolutely could not be underestimated. Saying that she wasn't worried was just saying that.
If it was in front of other people, Cynthia would still pretend to be a bit more relaxed, but in front of Rope, she didn't bother pretending.
"Don't worry, I'll take care of this." Rope said with a smile, "And I think the chances of a second one are very slim indeed is all."
"Why do you say that?" Cynthia asked curiously.
It was fine if Rope didn't mention it, but now that she did, of course Cynthia would jump at the chance to ask a mouthful.
Rope organized her words for a while, then said, "It's not that I'm looking down on everyone, but what I'm saying is that if that guy's strength is any indication, I guess it's only Akira who can defeat him head-on. And he'd have to suffer a considerable loss himself."
"And that guy is now a self-proclaimed god. Of course he wouldn't put his heart into something really boring."
"It's like destroying my plans like this right now, it's just a chess move to force me out. The person he's looking for is me, and as long as he defeats me, there's seriously a high probability that you guys should be no match for him."
Rope had actually closed his mouth when he said that.
Really if we were to follow that train of thought of Katsuhisa's, the approximate response would have been.
[Red, Blue, Cynthia? What kind of clunkers are these? Lance, Leon, Steven? What kind of crap are these? As a god just give them the right to choose to live or choose to die at the end].
I have to say that Katsuhisa has really learned the hard way about the bad qualities of the so-called gods. But it can be said that the good qualities of the gods have not been learned at all.
If you say that Katsuhisa had no one to guide Rope in this situation, you'd have to say it's outrageous.
But Rope didn't know who brought Katsuhisa into the ditch.
Was it that woman in the black dress?
Or was it...Al?
Rope couldn't tell, but no matter who it was, one thing was certain...Katsuhisa was just a pawn in the end. The real mastermind was still behind it.
"Alright, let's take a break after dinner. I'm heading to the Kalos region this afternoon. There's no telling when I'll be back by then."
With that, Rope strands Cynthia's hair behind her ear.
Cynthia blushed; she wasn't some little kid, so of course she knew what Rope meant by that. Of course, it wasn't the first time for her and Rope.
Blushing, she answered, then looked down and ate in a muffled voice.
Of course, because of this, she didn't see Rope's face.
Rope's face was also blushing. After all, Rope wasn't any so-called Sea King, and all these techniques were used for the first time. Speaking of which, it was still something she had seen from various sources in her previous life.
No, no, can't think about it anymore.
So Rope also lowered her head and ate in a muffled voice without speaking.
But both of them were coincidentally looking forward to the activities after eating.
And just as the two on this side were showing their love, Katsuhisa on the other side was also looking forward to it.
He was also amused as he looked at the assortment of traps in front of him.
"Rope, I really want to see how you guys react when you approach a trap."
Katsuhisa's face held a hint of cruelty.
Even now, he often thought back to the time when that attack by Rope had left a deep shadow in his heart. Ever since that time, there was a period of time when he didn't even dare to go near the flames...
That feeling of being on the verge of death, he never wanted to experience it a second time.
"It's just a pity that the Water Origin isn't in my hands, or else I could have given Rope a big one."
Katsuhisa more or less still felt a bit of pity, she had made a lot of preparations, but if she had the Water Origin, it would undoubtedly be like a tiger with wings.
However...
"It always feels like there's something not quite right about this matter of losing the Water Origin."
Katsuhisa recalled as much as she could the story of how she was severely snubbed in the Lake Village back then, and it always felt like something wasn't quite right. But on the contrary, there was nothing out of the ordinary.
In the end, he could only shake his head, leaving this matter and that bad feeling behind.
And looking at the valley in front of him, which was covered with all kinds of deadly traps, Katsuhisa couldn't help but have a smile on his face.
With a wave of her hand, the entire valley returned to its normal appearance. Of course these traps were just the icing on the cake.
Katsuhisa looked at the black jewel in her hand, and the corner of her mouth curved into a cold arc.
"I, for sure, will end you."
"What the hell is this guy talking about again..."
Ms. Psychic looked at the person in the crystal ball who was much stronger than herself, but not that much stronger, and spoke with a helpless face.
"He doesn't really think he can take on that Rope guy on his own, does he."
On the other side of the table, the black-skirted woman had a disinterested look on her face.
"He can think whatever he likes. Just let him be happy."
How could she care about what this kind of near mole-like guy thought? If she had time to think about this, she might as well think about what kind of cards this Rope fellow had again.
It was rumored that in the Void, this guy had also made things happen.
This made her feel very surprised... No, this guy was obviously in this backward sub-world, why would he suddenly get involved with the Abyss?
That was puzzling. As she thought about it, it was probably because the guy in front of her had come into contact with the strongest one in this world.
The same guy that the Speaker had asked himself to seek out.
The Speaker said that if she saw that guy then she must crush that stone in her hand as soon as possible. So that the Speaker can save her from that guy.
Although she didn't know what the Speaker was planning to do in this world, she knew that if she let the Speaker come down, she was afraid that she wouldn't be able to do anything good.
But this kind of thing had to be done...
The black-skirted woman looked at Ms. Psychic, who was complaining indignantly on one side, and a wry smile appeared on her face.
But this smile was nothing more than a flash.
In just a moment, she returned to that cold mood.