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Karen, on the other hand, is a Dark-type Champion, so it's most suitable for Karen to guide Marnie.
Although Ryuga himself is a Top Champion Trainer, he is most proficient in Dragon-type.
Of course, he is also quite skilled in other types, but after all, he doesn't specialize in Dark-type.
Compared to him, Karen, who has always been dedicated to Dark-type Pokémon, definitely has her own insights.
There's no harm in Marnie learning a few things from Karen.
"Oh? You also like Dark-type Pokémon?"
Karen became a bit interested, scrutinizing Marnie carefully, a hint of wickedness curving her lips.
To be called 'quite talented' by Ryuga, that arrogant fellow, truly piqued Karen's interest.
Moreover…
Perhaps due to public perception, in reality, Pokémon of the Dark-type, Ghost-type, and Poison-type are liked by a minority.
After all, most people are visual creatures, and few are enthusiastic about Dark-type Pokémon that don't look aesthetically pleasing.
In the eyes of most Trainers, Fire, Water, Grass, Psychic, and Dragon-types are the most popular.
As for Dark-type and Poison-type, they are generally the standard Pokémon for evil organizations, hmm.
Marnie's delicate face showed a slight frown, and she scanned Karen up and down, then turned her inquisitive gaze towards Ryuga.
Who is this woman of unknown origin?
Understanding Marnie's thoughts, Ryuga smiled and introduced the two of them.
"This is Karen, and that's Will. They are sort of my colleagues. Karen is a Champion-level Dark-type Trainer, and her strength is quite decent."
Champion-level… Dark-type Trainer?
Marnie's brows furrowed even tighter.
A Champion-level Trainer, even if not a Champion in other regions, would at least be an Elite.
But she had never heard of Karen's name before.
She had made sure to thoroughly research the Kanto region, the headquarters of the Pokémon League, after learning that Ryuga was from Kanto.
"Oh."
Marnie's pretty face was expressionless as she lightly parted her tender lips to utter that word, her attitude quite cold.
So what if she's a Champion-level Trainer?
For some reason, Marnie didn't have a good impression of Karen, perhaps because of her frivolous and wicked demeanor, or maybe because of her beautiful and youthful appearance?
After all, just from her appearance, Karen didn't seem much older, only about two or three years older than her.
Marnie, who appeared somewhat emotionless, was actually very proud deep down.
"Unexpectedly, you're quite arrogant."
Karen raised an eyebrow, her eyes sparkling with interest as she looked at Marnie.
This outwardly petite girl had a personality completely opposite to her appearance.
The group of four set off towards Goldenrod City.
To get to Kanto, the fastest options were the train or plane from Goldenrod City, or the ships from Olivine City.
Of course, if speed was the priority, then it was naturally by plane.
Around noon, Ryuga and the others landed in Saffron City and headed towards Viridian City.
"Speaking of which, I rarely come to Kanto. Ryuga, when did you join Team Rocket?"
On the way to Viridian City, Will was driving a rented car, while Karen, sitting in the passenger seat, idly manicured her nails.
After some thought, she asked Ryuga with great curiosity.
Although she didn't like Ryuga's personality, Karen was even more curious: with Ryuga's arrogant nature, how could he possibly join Team Rocket?
Perhaps because they had been with Masked Man since childhood, Karen and Will actually had a very high perspective.
After all, who was Masked Man?
Someone who had even captured Lugia and Ho-Oh!
So, Karen didn't really think much of Team Rocket, an evil organization that ordinary people feared.
"Probably early last year. Due to some coincidences, I joined Team Rocket."
Ryuga looked at the scenery rushing past outside the window, gently playing with Marnie's small hand in his left, and replied casually when he heard the question.
"Wait, aren't you two from Team Rocket?"
Marnie looked at Karen in surprise.
She had thought that Ryuga's mention of colleagues referred to Team Rocket.
Karen raised an eyebrow.
Apparently, the girl Ryuga brought along didn't even know their true background.
"Aside from Team Rocket, I'm also a member of another organization." Ryuga explained with a light chuckle.
Marnie could absolutely be trusted.
Ryuga understood this.
He hadn't mentioned it before simply because there was no need.
"So that's it… Team Rocket is your disguise."
Marnie's eyelids twitched.
She suddenly realized something: Ryuga was using his identity as a Team Rocket Executive to cause trouble everywhere.
Perhaps, besides his own invincible belief, was he also intentionally causing trouble for Team Rocket?
Thinking about it that way, it's really possible…
In such a short time, Ryuga had already offended the Galar League and almost clashed with the Sinnoh League.
"In a sense, you're not wrong to think that."
The smile on Ryuga's lips deepened.
Yes, without concealing his identity at all, he was indeed making enemies for Team Rocket.
For example, Oleana now absolutely regarded Team Rocket as a thorn in her side.
It was also fortunate that Team Rocket was located in the Kanto region, otherwise Oleana would definitely issue a region-wide warrant for Team Rocket.
In Ryuga's opinion, the current world was simply too peaceful.
Ryuga was someone who couldn't stand loneliness.
Not only for himself, he wanted to make the whole world lively!
And Team Rocket, wasn't it a perfect scapegoat?
After all, Lance, the Champion of the Kanto League, already harbored extreme animosity towards Team Rocket.
Adding fuel to the fire and drawing in other leagues would make it even more interesting.
"Team Rocket, that's just how it is. They're so suppressed by the League that they can only operate secretly in the shadows."
Karen stretched, speaking slowly and languidly.
She didn't think highly of Team Rocket precisely because of this.
The title of 'Dark Overlord of the Kanto World' certainly sounded impressive.
But they could only hide in the shadows.
To put it bluntly, they didn't even dare to speak loudly in front of the Kanto League.
"Karen is right. Team Rocket's influence is indeed not small, but with the Kanto League pressing down on them, it's too difficult for them to continue developing."
Will, who was driving, nodded in agreement.
His thoughts were the same as Karen's.
"Don't underestimate Team Rocket. They're not that simple." Ryuga couldn't help but laugh.
"Oh?" Karen exclaimed in surprise.
"Team Rocket's power is far more terrifying than you imagine. Do you think it's that easy for them to develop to their current scale in just over a decade?"
"Don't use your small-fry mindset to simplify everything."
Ryuga's lips curled into his familiar sarcastic smile. If their background weren't villainous, Team Rocket's rise to power would definitely be an inspiring legend.
You must know that ever since the Pokémon League was established, the entire world has been almost completely under the League's name.
To put it harshly, no region could escape unscathed!
Even Alola, which hadn't yet established a regional league, was the same.
Joy and Jenny had already settled in Alola.
The only reason Alola hadn't established a league was simply due to the threat of the Ultra Beast.
But it can be said that Alola has already been branded with the Pokémon League's name, and Alola itself was already desperately trying to get under the League's umbrella.
The Pokémon League's influence is unparalleled.
Otherwise, why would Kukui go to the Indigo Plateau every year to apply for the establishment of the Alola League?
But it was in such a world environment that Giovanni, who took over Team Rocket from his mother, in just over a decade, in the Kanto region, the headquarters of the Pokémon League...
He developed Team Rocket from an unknown small organization into a colossal entity dominating the Kanto underworld!
"Not to mention the countless low- and mid-level members of Team Rocket, you still don't know about Team Rocket's leader, do you? That's a Top Champion, whose strength is in no way weaker than Lance's Top Champion."
Ryuga's eyes flickered slightly.
Giovanni's strength was absolutely not weaker than Lance's.
There was no need to even consider that.
Because Ryuga knew that Giovanni's trump card was Beedrill!
That is, the Giovanni from the special chapters, and in the original work, Giovanni could be said to have easily defeated and captured Deoxys, who was severely injured by Ash's desperate fight.
Later, he even directly confronted one of the Sinnoh Creation Trio, his strength practically reaching the pinnacle of a Trainer.
"A Top Champion, huh…"
Karen and Will, both of Top Champion caliber themselves, simultaneously frowned slightly, because Ryuga was currently a Top Champion.
They both had a rough idea of how strong he truly was.
"And besides the Team Rocket leader, Team Rocket also has Three Executives, Four Generals, Three Beasts, and other scattered high-ranking Executives, and the average standard of these Executives are all Elite-level Trainers."
Ryuga's lips curled into a cold smile.
Still underestimating Team Rocket?
Team Rocket's hidden strength is actually almost as strong as any regional league!
Yes, this is the most terrifying aspect of Team Rocket.
With Giovanni, a Top Champion, at the helm, and the allegiance of high-ranking Executives like Koga, Sabrina, Sird, Lt. Surge, Archer, Carr, and others.
Only Ryuga and Giovanni truly know how terrifying Team Rocket's strength is.
Strictly speaking, in reality, apart from the Kanto League, no other region can contend with Team Rocket.
This is also thanks to the Kanto Elite Four's uniqueness and power.
Lance himself is a Top Champion and can contend with Giovanni.
And Agatha, Bruno, Lorelei, even the weakest Lorelei, is definitely an Elite at her peak, not ruling out the possibility of being Champion-level.
And regional Champions like Wallace, Alder, and Diantha, would probably be brought to tears by Giovanni.
"Hiss~"
Upon hearing this, Marnie subconsciously gasped, and Karen and Will couldn't help but be shocked.
One Top Champion, and an average of ten Elite (or quasi-Elite) Executives.
This is simply terrifying, isn't it?
"This must be fake, right? If that's the case, why would Team Rocket need to lie low?"
Although it was Ryuga who said it, Marnie was still a little incredulous.
Elite-level Trainers are already true powerhouses, but Team Rocket actually has ten of them.
Do they still need to fear the Kanto League?
"When strength reaches a certain level, having more weaklings is useless."
Ryuga shook his head.
Although Team Rocket indeed had many high-ranking Executives, their quality was low.
Ten high-ranking Executives, but in reality, Agatha, Bruno, and Lorelei alone would be more than enough to handle these high-ranking Executives.
Don't be fooled by them all being Elite-level.
The gap between Elites is far greater than one might imagine.
For ordinary Elite Trainers like Koga, Lorelei, who is at the peak of Elite, might not be able to take on ten, but she can definitely take on three, and that's being conservative.
This is even based on Lorelei only being at the peak of Elite.
If Lorelei were a Champion, well, she could take on even more.
That's why it's said that the Kanto Elite Four are the strongest, because the power of the Kanto Elite Four is far stronger than that of other regions.
"However…"
But then Ryuga grinned, revealing a strong maliciousness.
"With our addition, Team Rocket will truly have the strength to contend head-on with the Kanto League."
Yes, the original Team Rocket had enough numbers, but lacked in quality.
But with the addition of Ryuga and Karen, they gained two Champion Trainers, and Ryuga is even a Top Champion!
Team Rocket is now completely on par with the Kanto League!
As for Will, the little transparent… what can one Elite do?
"You really haven't changed at all. You're still so malicious."
Instantly understanding Ryuga's meaning, Karen rolled her eyes.
This nature of wanting to see the world in chaos, should she say it truly lives up to Ryuga's name?
"No, no, no, I just want to witness the rising wind, of course, if I can personally stir up this wind, that would be a dream come true."
Ryuga shrugged, his unhurried words filled with intense anticipation.
Time quickly reached the afternoon, and Ryuga's group finally arrived in Viridian City.
The Viridian Gym, the symbol of the entire Viridian City, was where Ryuga and the four of them had now arrived.
"What are you doing here?"
Karen scanned the luxurious Viridian Gym.
Ryuga had brought them here with a clear purpose.
And Karen vaguely had a guess in her heart, but she couldn't be sure, otherwise it would be too ridiculous.
"You'll know once we go inside."
Ryuga directly pushed open the Gym door and walked in.
What greeted them was a spacious area.
But very quickly, Ryuga's eyes flickered continuously.
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