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When Moltres spotted Eddie, it became so terrified that it immediately turned around and flew away at maximum speed. In this situation, not only Ash but even Gary was stunned.
"Huh? Eddie, do you get the feeling that the fire bird seems afraid of us?"
"Umm, maybe it's scared because it sees how powerful the three of us are."
In response to Ash's question, Eddie provided a very unconvincing excuse.
"That makes sense! There are three of us, and we're all pretty strong. That Moltres looks like it was badly injured. It seems natural for it to be scared when it sees us approaching like this."
Well, this naive Ash actually believed it. Gary, who stood beside him, rolled his eyes quite obviously upon hearing this, as if attempting to express his response to Ash's brilliant deduction through his gaze alone.
"It seems the timing has worked out perfectly. Good, the cooldown for the Power of Viridian is almost over, and I can use it again in the next battle."
Eddie silently calculated the time in his mind and confirmed that, as he'd expected, nearly two hours had passed since he'd dealt with the three legendary birds.
The cooldown period was finished and he could use it again shortly, so everything was secure.
During the battles with the three legendary birds, time had seemed to pass quickly, but in reality most of those two hours had already elapsed. Adding the time spent traveling, it was perfectly reasonable for two hours to have passed.
No, it should be said that Eddie and the others had defeated three Team Rocket executives and three legendary birds in just two hours. In a certain sense, this timeframe was indeed remarkably fast.
"We're here! As long as we defeat these last three executives, we'll win!"
At this moment, when they flew to the upper floors of the Silph Building—specifically, the floor where Sabrina and Green were battling—Ash couldn't help but cheer joyfully.
In his estimation, the three executives of Team Rocket represented the organization's strongest force. As long as they defeated these three executives, the rest would be mere small fry, and the war would be essentially over.
So Ash couldn't contain his eagerness, and upon arriving at the battlefield, he immediately grabbed a Poké Ball, ready to help Green defeat this final enemy.
"You managed to defeat Koga and Lt. Surge in such a short time. I must admit that you trainers from Pallet Town are indeed stronger than we in Team Rocket could have possibly imagined."
Sabrina observed that Eddie and the others had arrived at the battlefield. Her expression was grave, yet she also offered rare praise to Eddie and his companions.
However, after Eddie and the others arrived, Sabrina kept staring at Eddie with a resentment she herself seemed unaware of.
As if to say, "You actually helped that vixen to bully me?"
Of course, these were words imagined by Green and Eddie themselves. Sabrina would never actually speak such words given her personality, although the implied meaning was roughly the same.
Eddie felt his scalp prickling when Sabrina stared at him like that. He didn't know if it was because he felt guilty or for some other reason, but Eddie simply felt his scalp tingling uncomfortably.
"Looking at Sabrina's condition, maybe I can attempt to persuade her to surrender?"
Although Eddie knew the success rate of persuading surrender wasn't high, success or failure was one matter, and whether to attempt it was another. This was a question of principle.
At the very least, seeing Sabrina's expression, Eddie felt that if he made this offer, he might gain some unexpected benefits.
As for why he hadn't tried to persuade Koga and Lt. Surge to surrender?
Eddie reasoned that Sabrina was beautiful and deserved special consideration, while Lt. Surge and Koga were unpleasant men who deserved to be beaten thoroughly.
"Sabrina, at this point you should..."
Eddie opened his mouth to make the surrender offer, but before he could complete his sentence, Green suddenly rushed toward him and embraced him tightly, twisting and turning in his arms as if attempting to merge her entire body into his.
"Darling! You're finally here! Thanks to your Moon Stone and the Pokémon who came to help, otherwise I would have been beaten to death by this bitter menopausal woman!"
"You bitter old hag! You'd better surrender obediently! Otherwise, my darling won't hold back when the fighting starts!"
While Green was speaking, she looked at Sabrina with a provocative expression, as if to say, "I can hold him like this—can you?"
Well, at this moment, Green was using her actions to demonstrate to everyone what a real "vixen" looked like.
At this moment, Eddie could feel the softness and warmth of Green's body as she held him. If this were normal circumstances, Eddie would definitely be very pleased. Without hesitation, he would start teasing Green relentlessly.
But these weren't normal circumstances. Right now, Eddie wasn't happy at all.
He tried pushing Green away from where she was embracing him, but Green didn't budge at all. Although this was partly because Eddie didn't use much force, it also demonstrated how tightly Green was clinging to him.
The temperature in the space was dropping rapidly. Not a physical temperature drop, but rather an immense sense of psychological oppression.
Sabrina, who stood more than ten meters away, maintained her cold and beautiful expression.
She remained expressionless and silent, with a terrifying aura of pressure emanating from her body.
She even kept her arms crossed and didn't move a muscle.
However, it was precisely this calmness that made the pressure feel more intense.
Witnessing this, both Ash and Gary quietly retreated to a corner.
Ash's thinking was that although Sabrina was indeed a beautiful young woman and as a teenage boy he naturally found her attractive, even though he was emotionally oblivious, he could sense the situation now.
The atmosphere at the scene seemed rather "dangerous," so he decided that until matters were resolved, he would simply be a spectator.
As for Gary, being straightforward as he was, he only thought that women were the most troublesome creatures.
Although he genuinely wanted to defeat Sabrina and end this conflict, they held the absolute advantage at this stage.
Gary reasoned that they should resolve this situation quickly and fight after settling the personal drama.
It would be ideal if they could persuade her to surrender.
Of course, even though Gary was straightforward, he recognized that with someone like Green obviously causing trouble, persuading Sabrina to surrender was highly unlikely. So although he and Ash had retreated to the corner to act as "spectators," both he and Charizard remained ready to battle at any moment.
"Look, darling! I told you Green was right—she really is a bitter old woman! No wonder nobody wants such a frightening woman. I said that women who've entered menopause are simply unreasonable. When they see young couples showing affection, they can only rage everywhere."
Green naturally sensed Sabrina's fury, but she continued provoking her. She deliberately shivered, and while continuing to twist and turn in Eddie's arms to express that she was "very frightened," she also muttered words that everyone present could clearly hear.
Eddie now genuinely wanted to teach Green a thorough lesson for causing such trouble, in every conceivable sense.
But even without punishing Green, he at least needed to stop her from creating more problems.
However, just as Eddie was about to tell Green to stop her provocations, Sabrina spoke first.
From Sabrina's perspective, when Eddie had been about to address her, that vixen Green had deliberately interrupted him. Not only that, the vixen had even deliberately provoked her. Although Eddie appeared embarrassed, he hadn't spoken up in her defense.
Witnessing this scene, Sabrina recalled seeing Eddie and Green kissing before the battle began. She suddenly felt an inexplicable rage burning in her heart. She, who was renowned for her composure and elegance, almost lost her rationality at this moment.
"I was hoping you would stand on my side!! If that's how it is!! Then you two bastards should die here together today!!"