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Marnie had indeed checked the information on the Kanto region.
As a Gym Leader, all the details were described in the data.
Hmm, this is Team Rocket's third Gym Leader...
Marnie was already beyond complaining in her heart.
As the Kanto region, the headquarters of the Pokémon League, how deeply had it been infiltrated by Team Rocket?
Out of the eight official Gyms, this was already the third.
Is that all? And they call this the strongest region?
"Then let's prepare to act tomorrow morning. We must succeed in one go to avoid any accidents."
Ryuga pondered for a moment.
In his opinion, there would be no accidents in capturing Articuno.
After all, although Sabrina couldn't compare to those Top elite, as a Psychic girl, with her Elite-level strength, defeating a wild Articuno was certainly not a difficult task.
Moreover, Sabrina didn't come alone.
She also brought a team of Team Rocket elite and was equipped with machinery, all to ensure foolproof success.
"Sabrina understands."
"Still the same, like a robot. Sabrina, if you stay like this, you won't be able to win Uncle Giovanni's favor. You need to be a bit more feminine."
Ryuga clicked his tongue in wonder.
He actually couldn't be bothered with the Legendary Birds' matter.
Because unless the League intervened, it was basically impossible for accidents to occur.
In the original work, the three cadres' capture of the Legendary Birds was also extremely smooth.
Although they are called legendary, the difference in grades between legendary can be much greater than imagined.
Top-tier legendary can basically sweep a Top Champion's team, while ordinary high-level legendary are equivalent to a Top Champion's main team.
As for low-level legend, such as the Legendary Birds and Legendary Beasts, they are completely uneven.
This is especially true for legendary like the Legendary Birds.
The Legendary Birds near Shamouti Island are responsible for maintaining ocean current balance, so they have great responsibility and are relatively stronger, but the others are truly average.
Weaker Legendary Birds, such as the Articuno known by Noland, one of the Battle Frontier Brains in Kanto in the original work, couldn't even defeat Ash, who had just returned from traveling in Hoenn...
At that time, Ash's level was indeed just average, although his Charizard being overpowered was also the norm.
But that Articuno was also commanded by Noland!
Strictly speaking, it wasn't a wild legendary.
So, compared to worrying about Articuno, Ryuga was more interested in Sabrina.
"Ryuga, please don't make such a low-grade joke."
Sabrina's expression seemed to grow even colder upon hearing this, and her tone seemed to carry even more chill.
"I merely admire the Boss's talent. I don't have such thoughts."
Sabrina said indifferently.
Her admiration for Giovanni was no secret within Team Rocket.
But she only admired Giovanni's excellent abilities, and it was Giovanni who valued and discovered her, showing her great kindness.
Otherwise, she would have always been just a 'monster' feared and resented by others.
"Of course, I understand. But it seems Sabrina, you're not entirely a robot after all."
Ryuga's lips curled slightly, looking at Sabrina with interest.
Of course, he knew that Sabrina's feelings for Giovanni were merely the loyalty of a subordinate to her elite, but that didn't stop him from teasing her with this to break down her defenses.
After all, this woman's emotions are usually too restrained.
Occasionally teasing her is quite amusing.
"Ryuga, it is extremely rude to say such things to a lady."
Sabrina's eyelid twitched, and she replied faintly...
"If Ryuga has no other instructions, I will take my leave."
Then Sabrina bowed slightly to Ryuga, and an Alakazam appeared beside her.
Then, their figures instantly vanished from the spot.
Teleport.
"Still the same, can't handle being messed with."
Seeing this, Ryuga didn't take it to heart, shrugging and smiling it off.
Strictly speaking, Sabrina and he were both high-ranking cadres of Team Rocket, so there was no hierarchical division between them.
But as Giovanni's confidante, Sabrina knew how terrifying Ryuga's strength was, so she would carry a sense of respect for a elite in their interactions.
"Was that the Trainer from Saffron Gym just now?"
Sabrina left, and Marnie blinked, asking Ryuga.
"That's right, you should have seen her photo on the official website, right?"
Ryuga looked at Marnie strangely, seemingly wondering why she was asking something she already knew.
"So... how deeply has Team Rocket infiltrated Kanto?"
Having received confirmation, Marnie couldn't help but click her tongue, because there were no evil organizations in the Galar region.
So Marnie truly couldn't imagine that Kanto, as the headquarters region of the Pokémon League, was actually so broken?
This was already the third Gym.
"Don't be so surprised, otherwise, why do you think I would value Team Rocket so much?"
Ryuga chuckled softly, taking Marnie's soft hand and strolling on the beach.
The cool sea breeze carried a not unpleasant smell of the sea, and at the horizon where the sea met the sky, a crescent moon was reflected on the water, very beautiful.
"Just as people decay, no matter how large a force, there will always be various problems. This is not an accident, but an inevitable process."
Ryuga said slowly, Yes, this is the so-called world.
The Pokémon League has ruled the world for too long, and under the shadow of such a massive power, it's only too normal for the ruling class to gradually begin to decay.
Even if the Pokémon League still has those who strive wholeheartedly for the world and for good, it still cannot change the hearts of certain high-ranking officials who have been consumed by desire.
"So... it's not just these three Gyms, is it?"
Marnie's beautiful eyes flickered slightly, looking at Ryuga's handsome profile.
"Of course not just those. If you count Blaine, who has already betrayed, then out of the eight Gyms in Kanto, this many belong to Team Rocket."
Ryuga's lips curved slightly upwards, and he raised his right palm to Marnie, gesturing.
Marnie looked closely, and her eyes showed a surprised expression.
All five fingers were raised...
Five!
There are only eight official Gyms in total, and a staggering five of them are controlled by Team Rocket?
This is utterly outrageous, isn't it?
This can no longer be described as mere 5.9 infiltration.
It's practically being overturned!
"Sabrina of Saffron Gym in Saffron City, Koga of Fuchsia City's Fuchsia Gym, and Lt. Surge of Vermilion City's Vermilion Gym are the three major cadres of Team Rocket."
"Among the Kanto League council members, there are also many insiders who have been bought by Team Rocket. It can be said that as long as Team Rocket makes a move, the entire Kanto will descend into chaos."
Ryuga's smile deepened.
Of course, there are those in the League who genuinely care for the people of the world.
For example, the current President of the Pokémon League, Charles Goodshow.
Goodshow himself is not a Trainer, but he is well-versed in the ways of power, and like Rose, he is a President deeply loved and respected by the people.
But unlike Galar, which is almost a one-man show under Rose.
The Kanto region has not yet been divided into Kanto and Johto.
The entire Kanto is too vast.
Even Goodshow has been worn out trying to balance the relationships between council members, families, Gym Leaders, and the Kanto Elite Four.
Yet even so, the Kanto region is now riddled with holes beneath the surface.
Externally, Team Rocket lurks menacingly, and internally, the relationship between the domineering Elite Four and the council members is deteriorating, already evolving into an internal crisis.
President Goodshow is already overwhelmed.
"It's truly unimaginable."
Marnie pursed her lips, looking at the endless, calm sea.
She could already foresee that Kanto would likely not remain peaceful for much longer.
...
Indigo Plateau.
This is the center of power for the entire Kanto, the location of the Kanto League headquarters, and also the venue for the Indigo League.
In the Elite Four's office, on a large sofa, sat a gloomy old woman in a purple dress, and in front of the sofa was a cold Arbok over four meters long.
And this old woman, who was teasing the Arbok, was none other than Agatha, the third-ranked of the Kanto Elite Four!
Perhaps because she specializes in Ghost-type and Poison-type, Agatha's aura naturally carried an extremely uncomfortable gloom, making people instinctively fear her even without her speaking.
Click ~
The office door opened, and a young woman with a cold demeanor walked straight in, her gaze sweeping around.
Her beautiful face wore glasses, and she had thick, dark purple long hair.
She wore a black business suit with a hip-hugging skirt that outlined her full and graceful curves.
She should have exuded a mature, intellectual vibe, but a strange chill permeated her entire being, sending shivers down one's spine.
It was Lorelei, the Ice Elite, the first-ranked of the Elite Four!
"Where's Lance?"
Lorelei scanned the office.
Apart from Agatha, there was no one else.
She frowned slightly and asked Agatha.
"He's out. He supposedly received a lead on a dragon. You know him. He can never refuse a powerful dragon." Agatha fed a piece of dried meat to Arbok, then turned to Lorelei.
"You seem to have something on your mind?"
"Someone contacted me, saying they have a way to lure out a Team Rocket cadre."
Lorelei pushed up her glasses and said indifferently.
When she mentioned Team Rocket, a chilling gloom flickered in her eyes.
Team Rocket, they're all damned trash!
"These filthy rats have almost all hidden their heads recently. It was hard enough to find some clues."
Lorelei said coldly.
Almost all known Team Rocket HQs had been destroyed by her and Lance, which seemed to be the reason.
Recently, Team Rocket has been acting more cautiously.
"You're going to make a move?"
"Of course."
"You know, those council members have been very unhappy with us lately. What you did in Cerulean City last time was too much."
Agatha's aged face slightly furrowed.
She understood Lorelei's nature.
The Ice Elite's coldness was never just her Pokémon, Lorelei's heart was equally cold.
Because of her past experiences, Lorelei felt a deep-seated revulsion for those who harmed Pokémon and the environment.
As a child, Lorelei witnessed a Seel almost die due to industrially polluted water.
From that moment on, the sad and desperate look in the Seel's eyes as it lay dying completely changed Lorelei.
She loathed Team Rocket, detested all darkness, those greedy merchants who constantly destroyed the environment for their own selfish desires, and Team Rocket who conducted biological experiments on innocent Pokémon.
Lorelei utterly loathed them!
This loathing was indescribable.
Lorelei could barely tolerate any impurities, even though the League stipulated that no one's life should be harmed once they lost the ability to resist.
But in reality, the lives of Team Rocket members taken by Lorelei and Lance were far more than just one.
"Those pieces of trash should be dealt with by the means of eliminating trash."
Lorelei sneered, her cold face and voice equally cold.
As for those council members?
She didn't care at all.
If it weren't for the bigger picture, she would have frozen those rotten council members into ice sculptures immediately.
From beginning to end, all day long they just dragged their feet and talked nonsense.
She was already tired of it.
"I'm leaving now." With that, Lorelei turned and left.
"It seems I need to prepare."
Looking at the closed door, Agatha's gloomy eyes flickered slightly.
The conflict between them, the Kanto Elite Four, and the council members was deepening.
The cold-hearted Lorelei and the domineering, arrogant Lance had made the council members' dissatisfaction with them too strong.
And similarly, Lorelei and Lance's attitude towards those council members was also becoming increasingly dangerous.
This was a conflict that was almost impossible to resolve.
After all, their philosophies were completely different.
Lorelei and Lance's attitude towards evil was entirely consistent: ruthless elimination.
But in the eyes of the Kanto League, the actions of the two were too extreme, especially with Lorelei and Lance's growing stubbornness, their relationship had now begun to stiffen.
"Samuel, hehehe..."
A gloomy whisper slowly echoed in the Elite Four's office, finally settling into silence.
...
Seafoam Islands are two islands located in the southwestern sea area of Kanto.
Because these two islands are identical in shape, like a pair of twins, this is why they were named Seafoam Islands.
Similar to places like Viridian Forest and Mt. Silver, Seafoam Islands are also one of Kanto's famous wilderness areas.
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