Seeing that Silas did not respond, Anabel simply continued, "Although I don't know where you got this information from, you should understand, given that you know his other identity, that being targeted by him is not a good thing."
"What about you?" Silas raised his head, his expression becoming serious. "How did you find out?"
The fact that Giovanni, the Gym Leader of Viridian Gym, was the current leader of Team Rocket was something that it was not as though nobody in the League had ever suspected.
The attitude of the Sasaki family alone made it easy to tell. Even though they could not confirm that Giovanni was the leader of Team Rocket, they still had their suspicions.
It was just that without one hundred percent proof, such a suspicion could not become the truth.
After all, Viridian Gym was one of the eight Gyms in Kanto, and Giovanni, the master of the earth, was publicly regarded as one of the strongest among the eight Kanto Gym Leaders.
For such a Trainer to be the leader of a criminal organization would be a serious blow to the prestige of the Kanto League.
"Me?" Anabel fell silent for a moment. "It was Nanu."
The name that came out of her mouth genuinely shocked Silas.
"You International Police knew a long time ago that Giovanni was the leader of Team Rocket?"
He wondered if he needed to reevaluate the strength of the International Police.
Fortunately, Anabel denied it.
"No, that's not the case. Giovanni's disguise really is excellent. From childhood until now, he hasn't revealed a single flaw."
"As for why Nanu knew."
"It was because of personal reasons. He and Giovanni are very close friends."
Anabel looked at Silas with her light purple eyes as she said this.
"Good friends?"
Several question marks seemed to appear above Silas's head.
The director of the International Police being friends with the leader of a criminal organization was honestly a little too surreal.
But after thinking about it, it was not impossible.
At least on the surface, Nanu and Giovanni were not that different in terms of status and strength.
On top of that, Nanu had always worked in espionage, so the nature of his work was quite similar to that of Giovanni, who was operating undercover within the League.
"An alternate version of Infernal Affairs in the Pokémon world?"
Silas really wanted to laugh.
"You don't seem very concerned," Anabel said, looking at him strangely.
"Would worrying help?" Silas smiled. "Besides, I've ruined Team Rocket's operations so many times. It was only a matter of time."
An ordinary person naturally would not have the honor of being targeted by Giovanni.
But a talented Trainer like him, who repeatedly appeared in incidents involving Legendary Pokémon, was clearly an exception.
Besides, looking at it optimistically, Giovanni and Silas were technically fellow countrymen.
Fellow countrymen paying a little attention to each other was perfectly reasonable, wasn't it?
And even if he took the worst case scenario into consideration, Silas had already been mentally prepared when the duo of Butch and Cassidy came to recruit him.
"I really don't understand how you think."
Anabel shook her head helplessly. "Anyway, just be careful when you're out in the wild. Those Team Rocket guys aren't going to care about anything resembling a fair battle."
"Don't worry about that." Silas let out a derisive laugh. "You're making it sound as if I would follow the rules when I'm out in the wild."
"Besides, if I can't beat them, can't I just run? Pidgeot is ridiculously fast."
Anabel wanted to say something when she heard the first half of his sentence, but after hearing the second half, she gave up.
She had simply been overthinking things. There was no way this guy in front of her did not value his own life.
She dared to swear that if he encountered a situation where his life was in danger, Silas would definitely be the first one to run.
"As long as you know what you're doing." Anabel nodded. "This time, Nanu bringing me to the area around Olivine City may well have been a way of testing you on Giovanni's behalf."
"Nanu is working for Giovanni?"
Silas frowned.
Being friends and being subordinates were two completely different things.
If it was the former, that was still understandable. But the latter would mean something entirely different.
"So you're still nervous after all," Anabel teased. "The two of them should have reached some kind of agreement, which is probably why that guy Nanu wanted to run off to Alola."
Her expression became even more helpless when she mentioned this.
It seemed that she was quite unwilling to see Nanu getting involved with Giovanni, but she also could not say so directly.
After all, Nanu could not possibly tell Anabel Giovanni's true identity. Most likely, Anabel had discovered it through her almost supernaturally powerful empathy.
Even Nanu, who had once saved Anabel, probably did not fully understand just how incredible this girl's ability was.
Silas did not understand it either, but he could imagine.
"Speaking of which, you seem very certain about what I told you. That's actually rather strange."
Anabel stared at Silas, her eyes filled with curiosity. "Even if an ordinary person knew this information, their psychological reaction shouldn't be the same as yours."
"Well I have quite a lot of faith in your almost supernaturally powerful empathy. Sabrina already gave me a pretty thorough experience with that before."
Silas rubbed his temples with a headache.
To be honest, psychics were really annoying.
Who in this world did not have a few secrets? Nobody wanted their thoughts to be seen through completely during a conversation, with every single thought and intention laid bare.
That was probably one of the reasons why only psychics could truly become friends with other psychics.
"I see~"
Anabel nodded knowingly and did not say anything else.
"Anyway, as long as you know. I just wanted to let you know.
"I still have another mission to take care of this afternoon, so I'll be going~
"Alakazam, Teleport!"
As a flash of blue-purple Psychic energy and a ripple in space passed by, the yellow-bodied Alakazam and Anabel disappeared from the room.
"Seriously, she's way too casual about this."
Silas sighed.
He kicked off with both feet and threw himself directly onto the bed.
"Giovanni, huh~"
Looking at the ceiling, a quiet murmur escaped Silas's lips and echoed through the room.
The next day.
Outside Olivine Gym.
Jasmine looked curiously at Silas, who seemed somewhat listless.
"What, were you too excited last night and couldn't sleep?"
"No... yawn~"
Silas opened his mouth and let out a huge yawn.
"I was thinking about training. It's giving me a headache."
"Indeed." Jasmine nodded in agreement. "Training at every stage is important, so it really does require a lot of effort."
"When I was younger, I was just like you. I liked staying up late to make training plans."
"Mm. Anyway, it won't interfere with today's plans. Let's go."
Silas shook his head, forcing himself to wake up.
The two of them immediately released their Flying Pokémon outside the Gym.
After taking to the sky, Silas looked thoughtfully at the Magnezone beneath Jasmine.
"What? Isn't An'er amazing?"
Jasmine smiled and patted Magnezone's body.
The metallic clang of her knocks continued to echo through the air.
Silas nodded in agreement.
"Yeah. I was just wondering which one would be stronger, yours or Gym Leader Lt. Surge's Magnezone."
"Honestly, you boys really do like thinking about these kinds of things."
Jasmine rolled her eyes.
"Lt. Surge's is definitely stronger. An'er has learned quite a lot from his Magnezone."
"Mm. It's mainly because Lt. Surge's Magnezone left such a deep impression on me during the Gyarados incident. It was seriously strong."
"Right, right. That Magnezone has incredibly strong control over magnetic fields. A normal Magnezone would be about one-third slower than my An'er when flying, but that one is nearly twice as fast as An'er."
"Those numbers are that ridiculous? Is it because..."
The two Trainers continued chatting enthusiastically high in the sky.
Magnezone itself did not seem to feel anything, but Pidgeot was the one suffering.
Whenever it flew beside this huge steel machine, it felt as though an electric current would occasionally surge through its body from somewhere for no apparent reason.
With Pidgeot's strength, it was not enough to affect its movements, but it was extremely uncomfortable.
Fortunately, the process did not last very long.
Although they had slowed down to accommodate Magnezone, after roughly fifteen minutes, the two of them saw a huge crowd gathered below.
"Did they get into a dispute?"
Jasmine stopped chatting and looked down.
"Come on, An'er. Let's go take a look."
Under her command, Magnezone rapidly descended.
Pidgeot took the opportunity to catch its breath. As it followed them down, it secretly slowed its pace a little.
As soon as they landed,
"Look, Gym Leader Jasmine is here! Let Gym Leader Jasmine judge who's right!"
Among the two clearly divided groups of people, the villagers immediately ran over after seeing Magnezone and Jasmine descending from the sky.
"What happened?"
In front of ordinary people, Jasmine once again put on her serious expression.
Although her relatively young appearance seemed to make her look somewhat lacking in intimidation, that was only how it appeared.
The two groups looked at each other.
Their originally aggressive attitudes immediately became somewhat timid.
"It's like this, Lady Jasmine."
Someone from the group wearing researcher uniforms stepped forward and began explaining the situation.
"According to our instruments, we've discovered that the unknown ruins are located inside this small village called Qilei Village.
"But the villagers refuse to let us enter, saying that it is forbidden according to their ancestors' rules.
"This place was just a wasteland a hundred years ago, before the League even existed. How could there possibly be some so-called ancestral rule? These ruins must date back at least several thousand years."
Her tone was filled with indignation.
There was nothing she could do. She had encountered far too many people like this during her exploration of ruins.
They were obviously just trying to get some benefits.
They had never considered that the discovery of the ruins could only benefit the village.
Even an ordinary ruin would receive enough subsequent development investment from the League to completely transform a small village.
"What is your name?" Jasmine asked the female researcher, who had turned red with anger.
"Xia Xia. My name is Xia Xia. I used to be a traveling Trainer, but later I devoted myself to exploring ruins."
"Xia Xia. I understand."
Jasmine nodded at her before turning her gaze toward the villagers of Qilei Village.
"That's not how it is."
A sturdy middle-aged man anxiously shouted, "It really is part of our ancestral rule. That place they're trying to enter cannot be entered right now!"
"He doesn't look like he's lying."
Silas and Jasmine reached the same conclusion.
As a Trainer, being able to read people's expressions and understand psychology was something they had to master.
The man's expression did not look like someone trying to get benefits. His reaction was completely genuine.
"But I also remember what Xia Xia said isn't wrong. Qilei Village has only been established for about sixty years, hasn't it? Where would you have an ancestral rule from?"
Jasmine frowned as she asked.
It was not that she was unwilling to believe the villagers. The whole thing simply sounded strange.
A village that had existed for less than sixty years could have been founded by people who had only died relatively recently, yet it already had something called an ancestral rule.
"It's like this, Lady Jasmine."
The middle-aged man took a deep breath to calm himself before explaining.
"Our Qilei Village is a branch of the nearby Agate Village.
"Although we were established less than sixty years ago, this entire area was previously administered by Agate Village. That's why we have ancestral rules.
"And it was precisely because of those ancestral rules that Agate Village allowed one of its branches to come here and establish Qilei Village."
The middle-aged man was clearly nervous, and he did not explain everything very clearly.
However, Silas and Jasmine both understood.
"I'm not very familiar with this either. There are simply too many villages and towns nearby."
Seeing the questioning look in Silas's eyes, Jasmine shook her head helplessly.
"But there shouldn't be a problem. Agate Village has the longest history among the settlements in this area. It was established even earlier than Olivine City.
"So it isn't particularly strange for them to have ancestral rules concerning special locations in the surrounding area."
"So you're saying these ruins belong to Agate Village?"
Silas felt a headache coming on.
So all these people had been busy for nothing this entire time.
"Not exactly."
Jasmine shook her head.
"Agate Village is rather special, and the places they guard are a little different as well.
"Wait here. I'll ask someone."
With that, she walked off to the side alone and made a phone call.
Looking at the two groups of people in front of him, Silas was now the one with a headache.
"How about this? You should all go home for now. Once Jasmine confirms everything, she'll communicate with you."
He waved his hand, dispersing both groups.
Although the two sides were somewhat distrustful of Silas, out of respect for Jasmine, both groups obediently left the scene.
"What did they say?"
Not long afterward, Jasmine returned to Silas.
"I asked the village chief of Agate Village. This matter really does exist.
"She said that it would be best to open this area seven years from now.
"However, if we insist on entering now, it's not impossible. It might just be a little dangerous."
Jasmine said this while looking at her wristwatch.
"Huh?"
Silas's face was practically covered in question marks.
He had never heard of an ancestral rule like this before.
It opens at a fixed time and date? What is this, a theme park where you have to fight for tickets?
"What exactly is this Agate Village?"
He looked at Jasmine curiously.
Forget an ordinary village chief, even the mayors of most towns might not necessarily have Jasmine's contact information.
Yet Jasmine had just made the call without hesitation, without even needing to look up the number.
That meant Agate Village could actually contact Jasmine directly.
"How should I put it. You shouldn't really be asking me this question.
"For you, I think it would be more appropriate to ask Professor Oak."
Jasmine thought for a moment before giving her answer.
Silas frowned and began thinking.
Professor Oak, Agate Village...?
Hiss.
..
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