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Blaine always believed that Trainers who couldn't endure hardship were unqualified, mm-hm.
"If possible, Blaine, it would be better if you went a little easier. After all, not everyone can withstand your Pokémon's attacks."
Ryuga shook his head and smiled faintly.
Personally, he had no ill feelings towards Blaine.
After all, in this day and age, there are truly too few elderly people like Blaine who are still willing to persist in raising Pokémon.
This also showed that Blaine's love for Pokémon was very deep.
However, Blaine's acting was truly excellent.
He had been researching Mewtwo at Team Rocket for the past six months, yet he spoke as if it were a matter of fact.
"This old man also understands, but this kind of thing, it's not something this old man can control just by wanting to."
"By the way, young man from the Dragon-type Family, would you like to challenge this old man's Gym and give it a try?"
Blaine shook his head, looking quite helpless, then glanced at Ryuga, indicating his interest in this young man who bore the Dragon name.
"Let's not. This kid hasn't thought about challenging the Indigo League, but I do have something to find Blaine about."
"Oh? What is it?" Blaine looked at Ryuga with interest.
"Dr. Fuji's whereabouts, I think Blaine should know a thing or two, right?"
The smile on Ryuga's lips slowly turned malicious as he asked.
Blaine's body instantly stiffened, and his pupils under his sunglasses constricted sharply.
This person came looking for Dr. Fuji?
"Don't react so strongly, Blaine. You're also half a member of Team Rocket, and a key person in the Project Mewtwo. You wouldn't think we'd let you off so easily, would you?"
Ryuga took two steps back, a strong malice lingering on his lips, and slowly spoke to Blaine, whose aura was gradually settling down.
Marnie also retreated with Ryuga, looking at Blaine with some astonishment.
The Gym Leader of the Cinnabar Gym is also with Team Rocket?
But listening to Ryuga, it seems there are some twists and turns.
But…
Marnie really couldn't help but complain in her heart.
The Viridian Gym Trainer is the Team Rocket boss, and now the Cinnabar Gym Trainer is also suspected of being a Team Rocket traitor?
Kanto is truly chaotic.
"Of course, I wouldn't think so. I just didn't expect you to come so quickly."
"But I really didn't expect that the Dragon-type Family would also have people from Team Rocket."
Blaine was silent for a moment, then took off his sunglasses and sighed, as expected, they had found him.
But Blaine truly hadn't expected that the esteemed Dragon-type Family would also have members of Team Rocket within it.
"This old man has already made one mistake by being momentarily deluded, and I don't want to continue making mistakes. This old man will also keep his promise not to tell anyone about the Project Mewtwo."
"Why make things difficult for this old man?"
Blaine's eyes, which were clouded due to his old age, were now remarkably steady and calm, as he gazed at Ryuga.
"Blaine, don't misunderstand. I think I just said that this time, I only want to know Dr. Fuji's whereabouts."
Ryuga shrugged indifferently.
He truly had no designs on Blaine.
After all, as long as Blaine was sane, he wouldn't possibly leak Team Rocket's information, because no matter what, Blaine was already half a member of Team Rocket!
Although he was now a traitor, he actually knew nothing about Team Rocket's other information besides the Project Mewtwo.
This was also why Giovanni didn't value Blaine.
Ever since Blaine and Dr. Fuji escaped, Giovanni immediately transferred Mewtwo to another secret base.
So even if Blaine exposed himself to the League, they would only find nothing at the old Mewtwo research base, and Blaine himself would be suspected by the League as a result.
In the special chapter, Blaine was the main person in charge of the Project Mewtwo, and he betrayed Team Rocket and took Mewtwo away.
However, in the movie, the anime Origin, and the game, the person in charge of the Project Mewtwo was Dr. Fuji.
In this world, there was a slight difference: Blaine and Dr. Fuji jointly researched Mewtwo.
But compared to Dr. Fuji, who took all the research data on Mewtwo, Blaine was not a significant figure.
"If you can obediently tell me Dr. Fuji's location, I promise Team Rocket will never bother you again, Blaine."
Ryuga's hands were in his pockets, a faint smile on his lips, and his slightly leaning posture carried an inexplicable wickedness.
"I don't know where Dr. Fuji is." Blaine was silent for a moment, then replied in a deep voice.
At the same time, Blaine's hand hidden beneath the counter had already gripped a Poké Ball, ready to strike at any moment.
"Oh~ I didn't expect you to be so old, Blaine, and still so loyal?"
Ryuga raised an eyebrow, not too surprised.
If Blaine would confess so easily, then he wouldn't be Blaine.
"Dr. Fuji was once a scholar at the Cinnabar Island Pokémon Mansion, and he was your close friend. Sharing similar interests, you even founded the Cinnabar Research Institute together."
"But later, due to some hidden unknown reasons, Dr. Fuji left Cinnabar Island and finally established a Pokémon shelter in Lavender Town to adopt injured and orphaned young Pokémons."
"I even think you should thank our Team Rocket, for letting you two old friends reunite and even work together, shouldn't you? Team Rocket treated you well, yet now you both betray us."
"Dr. Fuji even took all of Mewtwo's research data. You two are really something, aren't you?"
Ryuga's lips curled into a mocking arc, his head slightly tilted as he gazed at Blaine.
All of this was information Matori had provided him.
It detailed Blaine's and Dr. Fuji's past very thoroughly.
"Hmph! You speak so grandiosely. You merely used us to create a weapon of war!" Hearing this, Blaine's face was filled with intense anger.
Yes, he was extremely angry!
"You never thought of creating a new life. You merely wanted to create a living weapon for selfish desires. You are fundamentally unworthy of Mewtwo!"
When Team Rocket first approached him, they spoke of a Mew Gene cloning life experiment, but Blaine, understanding Team Rocket's true nature, refused.
However, it was Dr. Fuji himself who later persuaded him.
Out of his nature as a researcher and his old friend's plea, Blaine finally agreed.
Because Blaine understood, he understood why Dr. Fuji wanted to participate in this forbidden experiment.
But as the Project Mewtwo neared its end, Blaine and Dr. Fuji finally awakened.
They were wrong.
After Mewtwo was born, Team Rocket forcibly took over Mewtwo's final adjustments, inputting a large amount of negative war and battle knowledge into Mewtwo, which was still in an embryonic state.
Team Rocket's true nature was already exposed.
They never considered how advanced this gene cloning technology was or what kind of leapfrog progress it could bring to the world.
They simply wanted to create a weapon of war that was loyal only to Team Rocket!
Blaine and Dr. Fuji, having suddenly awakened, were unable to stop it, even if they wanted to.
So they could only escape New Island, refusing to continue aiding the wicked.
"What truly righteous words. But aren't you yourself the main culprit, Blaine? If it weren't for your efforts, how would Mewtwo have been born?"
The mockery on Ryuga's lips deepened.
No matter what, Blaine couldn't escape responsibility.
Because he was the main person in charge of the Project Mewtwo.
Without him, Mewtwo could not have been born.
"…" Blaine's face instantly turned pale.
Yes, no matter how much he regretted it, it was useless.
He had already made an irreparable mistake.
As Mewtwo's creator, Blaine deeply understood what terrifying power Mewtwo would possess once it fully matured.
And this power was controlled by Team Rocket!
"You can't turn back now. Do you think the League would forgive you if they knew about this?"
"Be realistic. As long as you tell me Dr. Fuji's whereabouts, you will be our Team Rocket's chief doctor."
Ryuga extended his hand to Blaine, smiling broadly, and invited him.
Blaine's abilities were beyond doubt. Not only was he an extremely outstanding researcher, but he was also a Fire-type Elite Trainer.
However…
"Is Team Rocket out of people? To send a greenhorn like you to find this old man? This old man has already made one unforgivable mistake, so I will absolutely not make a second one!"
Blaine's eyes were solemn as he spoke in a deep voice.
Having lived to this age, he no longer cared about life or death, so he wasn't afraid of Team Rocket at all.
Moreover, it was even more impossible for him to betray an old friend.
"Young man from the Dragon-type Family, you are still very young. Today, this old man will make you see the error of your ways."
Blaine's expression sharpened, and he threw out a Poké Ball.
He was preparing to take down this junior from the Dragon-type Family first.
"Arcanine! Flamethrower!"
A strong and majestic Arcanine leaped out, and intensely hot flames accumulated in its mouth.
"He's truly a stubborn and fiery old man."
Ryuga scoffed.
Did he really think he was a pushover?
"Psychic."
A white light flashed, and the elegant Gardevoir appeared in front of Ryuga, its eyes glowing with an extremely rich Psychic blue light.
Flamethrower was immediately frozen in mid-air, and Arcanine, who had used Splash, was also restrained, unable to move.
"This…"
Seeing this, Blaine was completely stunned.
How could this be?
This was his main Arcanine, yet it was so easily controlled by Psychic.
What kind of monster was this Gardevoir?
"Sana~"
Gardevoir chirped softly, its arm swaying slightly, and Flamethrower was forcibly controlled to reverse direction.
Boom!
A loud bang.
The surging, scorching Flamethrower narrowly missed Blaine, heavily striking the wall behind him.
And Arcanine, which had been suspended, was accelerated by an unparalleled force and crashed to the ground, falling heavily and looking pained.
"This guy is definitely not an ordinary person!"
Blaine looked at Arcanine, who was too pained to get up, and gazed at Ryuga in shock.
He is definitely not an ordinary Team Rocket member!
"Perhaps Blaine doesn't know who I am yet? Let me introduce myself, I am Ryuga, the strongest Team Rocket Executive."
"I am an unreasonable person. I'll give you, Blaine, one day to consider."
Ryuga looked at the pale-faced Blaine, gave him a gentle smile, and bowed slightly like a gentleman.
"I only want Dr. Fuji's location. If you don't give it to me, the Cinnabar Volcano on this Cinnabar Island has never had a large-scale eruption, right?"
Blaine's pupils constricted upon hearing this, and a chill ran through him.
He instantly understood what Ryuga wanted to convey.
"I just wonder if, with a sudden eruption, how many lives on Cinnabar Island would survive?"
The curve of Ryuga's mouth was as sinister and eerie as a demon's.
His understated words made Blaine break out in a cold sweat.
"No! You can't do this!"
Blaine hurriedly spoke to Ryuga.
The volcano on Cinnabar Island was extremely large, but each eruption had never been on a large scale.
If Ryuga were to artificially cause an unprecedented, massive eruption of Cinnabar Volcano, the entire Cinnabar Island would be devastated!
"Do you know what you're saying? Such immense sin! You'll face retribution!"
Blaine's heart swelled with unprecedented anger, and his aged voice trembled slightly.
Does this person have no conscience at all?
"Sorry, the choice isn't with me. I'm only giving you one day."
Ryuga scoffed, his relaxed and casual attitude as if discussing what to eat for dinner, completely devoid of any guilt.
"Don't doubt my words~ I have no other virtues, except that I always keep my promises."
"As long as you're obedient, then I'm just here to enjoy the hot springs. Otherwise…"
Ryuga paused, smiled at Blaine, and walked into the hotel with Marnie.
Blaine watched their backs disappear from sight, a feeling of powerlessness instantly enveloping him.
He slumped onto a chair.
He didn't doubt Ryuga's words.
What couldn't Team Rocket do?
The chilling malice emanating from Ryuga also startled him.
Such a powerful Trainer could certainly cause a volcanic eruption.
But precisely because of this, his heart was in agony.
Dr. Fuji was his closest friend.
How could he betray a friend?
But if he didn't tell this person Dr. Fuji's whereabouts, then Cinnabar Island…
"Dr. Fuji…"
Blaine closed his eyes wearily.
He didn't know what to do.
His heart truly felt exhausted at this moment.
...
Meanwhile, the two who had entered the hotel room.
"Ryuga, you were such a villain just now."
Marnie looked at Ryuga with a strange expression. Seeing Blaine's dejected face just now, she even felt a sense of guilt.
"What villain?" Ryuga couldn't help but look at Marnie amusedly.
"Just that kind of… very special big bad guy, like a super villain in a movie."
Marnie blinked, biting her finger and frowning her small face, but for a moment, she didn't know how to describe it.
She didn't know what to say, but it was just like a big villain in a movie.
Even the content was similar!
Using surrounding factors to threaten, isn't that what a villain does?
Although she had always known Ryuga wasn't a good person, this was truly the first time Marnie had seen such a dark side of Ryuga.
But thinking about it, it made sense.
Ryuga was originally a member of Team Rocket.
"Then do you dislike such a bad guy?"
Ryuga chuckled, leaning his face close to Marnie's, a playful curve on his lips, the distance very close.
So close that Marnie could almost feel Ryuga's breath.
"Don't get so close!"
Marnie's small face instantly flushed imperceptibly, and she pushed Ryuga with her small hands.
"I don't really dislike it. Anyway, I was mentally prepared from the beginning."
After pushing him away, Marnie rolled her eyes.
Although she wasn't bad by nature, she could grasp her position very well.
Now she was also a member of Team Rocket.
She didn't know Blaine.
While she sympathized, she wouldn't cause trouble for Ryuga.
"But what if he really doesn't tell you Dr. Fuji's whereabouts?"
After putting away her backpack and thinking for a moment, Marnie asked Ryuga curiously.
"Impossible. Blaine is a kind-hearted person. He wouldn't dare to gamble with the entire Cinnabar Island, and he can't afford to."
Ryuga sat down and lit a cigarette for himself, saying with a confident smile.
Yes, he was sure that Blaine would not refuse, nor would he provide him with false information.
Because Blaine wouldn't dare to gamble!
This was a major event concerning the entire Cinnabar Island.
Although it was agonizing, Blaine would understand what he needed to do.
Furthermore, Blaine couldn't possibly notify the Cinnabar Island police, because Ryuga had already demonstrated his overwhelming strength.
Even Blaine's own main Pokémon was so easily defeated, let alone those police officers?
In the face of such strength, no amount of people would be effective.
"You're really quite bad. That Blaine will probably hate you to death."
"But what if he refuses? Will you really cause a volcanic eruption?"
Marnie's eyes flickered, still not giving up on asking.
"If he still refuses even then, why would I do such a thing? It's just a threat to begin with."
Ryuga shook his head.
Although he would stop at nothing to achieve his goals, if a threat was ineffective, there was no need to carry it out.
While he was evil, he wasn't inhumanly evil.
"So you were just scaring him…" Marnie's eyelids twitched upon hearing this.
How cunning.
But she also felt a sense of relief.
Regardless, if Cinnabar Volcano erupted massively, the entire Cinnabar Island would be destroyed.
"Not entirely. If he truly doesn't compromise even then, I'll just have to have Gardevoir use Hypnosis."
Ryuga looked out the window.
Yes, even if Blaine truly refused to reveal his old friend's whereabouts.
He would only be able to use Hypnosis, but that would be the last resort.
He bore no ill will towards Blaine, because the human brain is too complex, and it's uncertain whether Blaine's mind would return to normal after Hypnosis.
Furthermore, what if Blaine truly didn't know Dr. Fuji's whereabouts at that moment?
That's why Ryuga gave Blaine one day.
This was both time for him to consider and time for him to contact Dr. Fuji!
"Enough about that. Once you've packed your things, let's head out. We'll take a good look around Cinnabar Island."
Ryuga put these thoughts aside and smiled at Marnie.
Once business was done, it was time to relax.
Meanwhile, Blaine returned to his house. After a moment of hesitation, he still dialed a number.
"Hello? Is that you, Fuji?"
...
"Hello? Is that you, Fuji?"
Blaine's tone was low.
As a close friend and co-head of the Project Mewtwo, he naturally had Dr. Fuji's contact information.
"Old Guy? What's wrong?"
Dr. Fuji, on the other end of the line, frowned.
He could tell that Blaine's mood was off.
Blaine was usually a very enthusiastic person, and his voice was always spirited, unlike now, which was lifeless.
It was clear he had something on his mind.
"Team Rocket found me."
"Is it because of me?" Dr. Fuji immediately understood.
He had taken all of Mewtwo's research data when he left the base, which must be why.
"It seems something very embarrassing has happened to you."
Dr. Fuji said in a low voice.
He knew Blaine well. If it wasn't something very serious, Blaine wouldn't have contacted him proactively.
They had known each other since they were young and had been old friends for decades, understanding each other too well.
"A Team Rocket Executive I've never seen before came. He's very strong. I'm no match for him at all."
Blaine closed his eyes.
He wasn't a young man.
He had his own way of dealing with things, and he knew how to choose in this situation.
"He's threatening me with Cinnabar Volcano, Fuji… I have no choice."
Blaine said wearily.
Precisely because they were close friends, he understood even more what to do at this moment, and he believed Dr. Fuji would understand.
"As expected of Team Rocket."
Dr. Fuji was silent for a moment, then scoffed.
Such methods were indeed typical of Team Rocket.
"I'm currently on my way back to Lavender Town, but since it's like this, I can't go back to the Pokémon Mansion in Lavender Town either." Dr. Fuji pondered for a moment.
He had originally planned to return to the Pokémon Mansion in Lavender Town, but since Team Rocket had already targeted him.
He certainly couldn't go back to Lavender Town and bring disaster upon it.
"Fuji… give up that idea. Amber is already gone. Can you really not let go?" Blaine hesitated for a moment, then sighed and advised Dr. Fuji.
Fuji was different from him.
In his youth, Dr. Fuji was full of vigor, a true genius researcher.
But due to an accident, Dr. Fuji's daughter passed away, and from then on, unable to cope with the blow, Dr. Fuji became disheartened and left Cinnabar Island.
"No! Old guy, it can be done! Mewtwo's birth has already proven that cloning genetic technology can artificially create life!"
"But Mewtwo also proved your failure, Fuji. Snap out of it, Amber is dead!"
Blaine angrily told Dr. Fuji.
Yes, the reason Dr. Fuji was willing to join Team Rocket's Project Mewtwo was because of that crazy idea.
And it was precisely because of his close friend Fuji that Blaine agreed to join the Project Mewtwo, as Blaine truly couldn't refuse his old friend's desperate pleas.
Mewtwo was indeed born, but their idea also failed.
And now, because of Mewtwo, they had fallen to this state, yet Dr. Fuji still hadn't given up that idea.
"I understand. I've always been very clear-headed, and I know exactly what I'm doing."
"Old guy, I'll send you my location later. Since they want to find me, let them come." Dr. Fuji's voice was very low.
After speaking, he didn't give Blaine a chance to respond and directly hung up the phone.
Blaine looked at his phone for a long time, his face full of complexity, which finally turned into a weary sigh.
Fuji…
When a person has an unrealistic fantasy and pursues it, reason and madness are truly just a thin line apart.
Mewtwo was already our biggest mistake, Fuji, how far do you want to go?
Blaine slowly stood up, looking at the distant sunset, which had already largely disappeared, his cloudy eyes shimmering with a hazy light.
Fuji, you are now just a step away from the abyss. I hope you… can wake up.
Time flew by, and it was already night.
On a beach, Ryuga and Marnie were quietly watching the constantly surging tide.
"She's here, Sabrina."
Hearing footsteps, Ryuga turned his head.
What came into view was a tall woman with long black hair.
She wore a dark red, form-fitting one-piece outfit that accentuated her incredibly graceful curves, and black tights on her legs.
Her demeanor was exceptionally cold, and she seemed to emanate a faint chill, as if warning others to keep their distance.
"Ryuga."
Sabrina bowed slightly to Ryuga, her tone very indifferent.
However, Ryuga was not surprised, because Sabrina was like this with everyone.
"Articuno of Seafoam Islands, have you confirmed its location?" Ryuga nodded.
"It has been confirmed to be deep within the Seafoam Islands cave. The people below are all ready, and the capture operation can begin at any time."
Sabrina said indifferently.
Her face was very delicate, but due to her expressionless demeanor, she resembled an exquisite doll.
Marnie was also usually expressionless, but the feeling she gave off was completely different from Sabrina's.
Because people could feel warmth from Marnie, and Marnie's aura was not cold at all.
"Sabrina of Saffron Gym…"
Marnie's gaze subtly scrutinized Sabrina.
Although their attire was different, it was clear that this ice-like woman was the Psychic girl Sabrina from Saffron City.
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