Xia You's Pokémon launched attacks one after another on Gyarados, and with Jolteon's final electric flash, which dealt quadruple damage, Gyarados could no longer withstand it and collapsed straight to the ground.
"You should be obedient now."
It is said that Gyarados becomes so violent because its brain cell structure undergoes a reorganization during evolution, which causes a drastic change in its personality.
Only after it becomes familiar with or acknowledges its Trainer will it truly settle down.
Recalling someone once said that stroking the horn on Gyarados's head would make it gentle, Xia You couldn't help but walk forward and gently caress its hard horn with his right hand.
As expected, its gaze slowly changed from initial resistance to acceptance.
After a short rest here to recover some stamina, Xia You reorganized his backpack and once again headed towards Rainbow City.
However, what he didn't know was that at this moment, in a secret room beneath the Evergreen City Gym, a conspiracy against him had already begun.
In the dimly lit room, Sakamaki sat upright on the sofa, with a Pokémon, whose head was adorned with a ruby and whose body resembled a large cat, quietly resting at his feet.
As a knock sounded, a woman with a bob haircut and glasses walked in.
Sakamaki glanced at her indifferently: "Ah, Matori, how is it? Have you investigated the matter thoroughly?"
Matori took out a document and handed it to Sakamaki, and in the upper right corner of the document, there was a blurry photo of Xia You!
"It has been thoroughly investigated." As a qualified and meticulous secretary, she naturally worked very efficiently, "This person's name is Xia You, 20 years old, came to Kanto from the Kalos region half a month ago, and has been challenging various Gyms everywhere during this period, and as Lambda confirmed, the previous St. Anne incident was caused by him and the International Police interfering, plus this Silph Co. incident, he has obstructed us twice now."
Sakamaki flipped through the document, which also contained general information about all of Xia You's Pokémon, including Zapdos and Gastly.
"Where is this person now?" Sakamaki asked.
Matori pushed up her glasses: "According to the trajectory of his movements, after leaving Goldenrod City, his next destination should be the Celadon Gym in Celadon City."
"Celadon City?" Sakamaki frowned slightly, "Isn't that International Police investigating our base in Celadon City?"
Matori nodded: "That's right, he has been lingering in Celadon City for several days, although we managed to shake him off in time, it seems he hasn't given up searching yet."
"We can't let them meet again, send someone to eliminate that Trainer." Sakamaki's tone was like crushing an ant, "Which of our action team members are currently near Celadon City?"
Matori thought for a moment: "Aside from the base's defensive forces, several Rocket Executives have been dispatched to the Johto region, and most of the other personnel are also scattered in other cities; only Musashi and Kojiro are currently lingering around Celadon City."
"Then send them." Sakamaki made his decision, but after speaking, seeing Matori hesitate as if she wanted to say something, he couldn't help but ask, "What? Is there a problem?"
"There are some problems…" Matori hesitated for a moment, choosing her words, "With Musashi and Kojiro's abilities, it seems a bit unreliable. How about deploying my Superior unit, the True Bird Matrix!"
"No matter." Sakamaki slowly lit a cigar, "Even if he cannot be eliminated, he must at least be delayed for a period of time, and taking advantage of this opportunity, let your unit eliminate that rat in Celadon City first."
…
Rainbow, is the dreamlike and illusory color of the Rainbow.
And as the second largest city in the Kanto region, second only to Goldenrod City in scale, its most famous attractions, besides a university renowned overseas, are the ubiquitous large shopping malls and the famous Celadon Game Corner.
Walking on the street leading to the Gym, Xia You suddenly smelled a peculiar fragrance.
This scent was like a mixture of many perfumes, gently drifting with the breeze, filling the entire street.
Following the scent, Xia You looked ahead and saw a relatively large perfume shop nestled between several tall buildings.
With a thought, he walked over.
"Welcome."
Entering the shop, several fashionably dressed female shop assistants were chatting at the counter. Seeing Xia You, they all chuckled softly.
"Are you looking to buy perfume?"
Xia You nodded, looking at the dazzling array of perfumes, but felt a bit overwhelmed, unsure where to start.
A girl leaned closer, sizing him up, and smiled: "Is it for your girlfriend?"
"No, I don't have a girlfriend yet. I just want to buy a few bottles for some friends."
"Friends?" They say three women make a scene. Perhaps the shop assistants were used to joking with each other, and clearly didn't believe Xia You's explanation. They exchanged a knowing glance and slyly said, "It's probably not just friends, is it? Are you dating several girls at the same time?"
"This…"
Before Xia You could speak, a soft yet somewhat authoritative voice suddenly came from behind him.
"You all, stop joking with the customer like that!"
Hearing the voice, the female shop assistants immediately became much more disciplined. Xia You turned around and saw a beautiful girl in a kimono, with a red hairband and shoulder-length hair, slowly walking over.
"Manager, why are you here?"
The girl said, "Some more perfumes have arrived at the warehouse, go and organize them quickly. I'll take care of things here."
After speaking, she walked in front of Xia You and bowed slightly.
"I apologize, they are usually playful and sometimes don't pay attention to their words. Please don't mind them."
"Not at all, not at all."
Xia You waved his hand, not taking the matter to heart. At this moment, he had already recognized the girl's identity—it was Lijia, the Celadon Gym Leader!
Lijia walked to the shelf and asked, "So, what kind of perfume would you like to buy?"
Xia You hesitated slightly, then described the temperaments of Xiaochun, Xiao Xia, and Natsume to Lijia. Finally, remembering that Sakuragi Yoshino had helped him a great deal, he asked Lijia to help him choose another perfume for her.
"I see." Lijia nodded, came to an area, and introduced, "Actually, all the perfumes in our shop are very good, but based on your description, I would still recommend the following."
Saying that, she pointed to a few perfumes in the center of the shelf.
"These are common floral perfumes, which are the signature products of our shop. However, the two on the left, one is more suitable for lively girls, and the other is more suitable for quieter girls. As for the two on the right, the scent is not very strong, but it lasts longer, which perfectly meets your requirements."