Chapter 539: Want to Dance with Big Sister?
Giovanni taking the initiative to show himself and be stopped by Will, leading to his identity being exposed.
This matter.
In Will's view, wasn't necessarily a good thing.
Indeed.
Giovanni's identity was exposed early.
In many of his future operations, he might have to act with his hands tied.
At the very least, in many situations, he won't be able to personally take action openly, which might greatly slow down Team Rocket's development speed.
But...
Similarly.
Giovanni will also have no chance to become the Viridian Gym Leader in the future.
This also means they lost the opportunity to stand by a stump and wait for a hare (wait for him to come to them).
So.
It's hard to judge the pros and cons of this matter.
But without looking at the future from an omniscient perspective.
What is certain is.
This bait operation.
Is undoubtedly a resounding victory for the Indigo League:
The true identity of Team Rocket's boss was exposed.
The high-ranking spy planted by Team Rocket in the Indigo League was exposed.
Team Rocket's underground passage in Viridian City was discovered.
A large number of Team Rocket grunts were captured or even died.
The members of the Indigo League also had casualties.
But right under their feet is Viridian Hospital. The vast majority basically won't have major issues, and after resting for a period of time, they can return to their posts.
Even the Horn of the Dragon God that was just lost was successfully snatched back.
And Team Rocket's harvest...
Is a dying man, Hades.
How could this not be considered a resounding victory for the Indigo League?
Anyway.
On the night of the next day.
The General Chairman of the Pokémon League, the permanent person in charge of regional League conferences, and Chairman of the Indigo League—Charles Goodshow, held a banquet out of his own pocket, inviting all the staff who participated in this operation.
At the banquet.
Goodshow praised Will and Cynthia to the skies.
A little old man with gray hair excitedly held a microphone, standing on the table and singing loudly continuously.
He wasn't just happy about this operation alone.
Having been the League Chairman for decades, what kind of scenes hasn't Goodshow seen?
What he is happy about is...
Even if he dies.
The Pokémon League also has a vibrant new generation.
Their new generation is full of vitality and also full of potential.
He can be worry-free about the future of this world.
The venue for the evening banquet was the office building of the Indigo League.
The top floor.
The place closest to the sky.
Will sat on the wide stone railing.
While blowing in the evening breeze, he smiled and watched the people swaying gently to the music on the artificial grass of the terrace.
Tonight's Cynthia wore a black slit evening gown, the blonde hair on her head tied high up, stepping on nine-centimeter high heels. She looked the center of attention, like the most dazzling princess under the night sky.
Looking at Cynthia, Will couldn't help but grin.
Passersby might not know.
But in Will's eyes.
Blonde-kun is clearly deliberately imitating the mature charm of Kaoru (her mother).
How should I put it.
The imitation in appearance is quite successful.
But the temperament is still a bit too green.
However, such a beautiful Cynthia was currently entirely focused on choosing desserts next to a certain dining table.
As for those men who mustered up the courage to proactively approach her or invite her to dance.
If Cynthia reacted in time, she politely refused.
If she didn't react in time, she directly ignored them.
Immersed in choosing, Cynthia mostly couldn't react in time, leaving those pitiful youths to awkwardly walk away by themselves.
Later on.
No one dared to approach anymore.
While choosing desserts, Cynthia would look up from time to time, looking around with a troubled expression.
Will knew.
Blonde-kun was looking for him.
Wanting him to help choose a dessert.
That way Cynthia wouldn't have such a hard time.
But whenever Cynthia cast her helpless little gaze over, Will would deliberately doze off, and then secretly observe Blonde-kun's distressed appearance.
Very interesting.
"Lucario?"
A familiar voice came from beside his ear.
A slender purple evening gown appeared in the corner of Will's eye.
He raised his eyelids to take a look.
The fiery red long hair and pupils made Will momentarily stunned, and then he smiled and waved:
"Lorelei."
"Why are you staying here all alone? Where's Cynthia?"
Lorelei raised her hand and rubbed Will's head.
This feeling.
Is not familiar.
The Lorelei of this world strokes him as if stroking a child.
But Will's Lorelei strokes him as if stroking her own partner.
That feeling is different.
"She's over there eating."
"Oh, want to go dance with Big Sister? Hmm? So many men want to dance with Big Sister, but Big Sister ignores them all, only giving this opportunity to you~"
Lorelei reached out and hooked Will's arm.
"No thanks."
Will smiled and shook his head, pulling his arm out from Lorelei's soft chest.
Dancing with Lorelei.
Cynthia will be unhappy.
Moreover.
Only when he is Empoleon or Piplup, and the Lorelei in front of him is his Lorelei, would he dance this dance.
"?! Actually got rejected! So sad..."
Lorelei showed a crestfallen expression.
But actually, there was no overly sad Aura appearing in her heart; it was all an act.
The Lorelei of this life.
Without his protection when she was young.
Has become more worldly and has higher emotional intelligence.
"Hehe."
Will grinned.
Lorelei deliberately huffed and then turned and left.
She had just left on her front foot.
When Blonde-kun followed the scent and came over.
She pressed against Will's body, burying her nose in the fur of his neck and sniffing:
"Mm~ The fragrance of a woman."
"Your nose is even sharper than mine."
Will shook his head speechlessly.
He was just pressed against Lorelei for a moment, and it let Cynthia smell the scent on Lorelei's body.
Moreover.
Lorelei wasn't wearing perfume.
Otherwise, Will would have avoided her a bit.
The smell of perfume is too irritating for him; he can't stand it much.
What Cynthia smelled was the fragrance of Lorelei's body wash.
This nose, truly cannot be called not sharp.
"Hehe, I saw it~ Lucario rejected Big Sister Lorelei's invitation, why is that~"
Cynthia reached out and hugged Will from behind.
Her breath blew the fur on Will's ears, making the latter feel ticklish and twitch his ears.
The big ears flapping against Cynthia's face made her couldn't help but chuckle.
"Because Cynthia would be unhappy."
Will smiled slightly, not avoiding the question.
Cynthia's eyelids lifted, a smear of sunset glow appearing on her cheeks, and she asked softly,
"Dance?"
"Sure."
Will nodded readily.
Blonde-kun knows how to dance, that's beyond doubt.
Especially those old-fashioned social dances, she had specifically studied them.
And as for Will...
He doesn't know modern social dances.
Never specifically went to learn them.
After all, he might not even dance once in ten or eight years.
But he knows the dances from a thousand years ago.
One version came from the royal family of the Dragon Kingdom in the Johto region—forcibly taught to him by the Head Maid Hestia.
There is also a version that came from the royal family of the Kingdom of the Vale in the Unova region. This was Will specifically researching and learning in order to teach the two princes.
Mainly to teach Cazan (the older prince).
Lami (the younger prince) was humble, learning everything, acting outside adhering to the mindset of "when three people walk together, there must be one who can be my teacher".
But Cazan was different.
Only the things Will taught him would he appropriately and selectively learn.
Like this social dancing stuff.
In Cazan's eyes, it belonged to useless things, believing there was only the logic of others dancing for him to see. How could there be logic for him, the future King of the Vale, to dance himself?
Even if Will forced him to learn, Cazan ultimately couldn't learn it.
"Then let's go~ Hehe, I specifically learned this from mom, heard it originated from the social dance of Cameran Palace a thousand years ago."
Cynthia happily pulled Will towards the grass.
After a short while.
They were holding hands and swaying on the lawn.
Champions dancing naturally attracts eyes.
The moment Will and Cynthia stepped onto the grass, a massive amount of gazes from the entire venue were cast upon them.
However.
The plot in novels where the male and female leads jump out a stunning dance as soon as they appear didn't happen.
Because Cynthia's dancing was extremely rusty, and Will didn't know her version of the dance, so the posture of the two dancing on the lawn wasn't very professional or elegant.
But they didn't care either.
The two cooperated with each other.
Dancing just for happiness, not paying attention to the gazes of others.
"So strange, it's clearly a bit nondescript, but it gives people a very comfortable feeling to look at."
Kanon (Erika's teacher) blinked, unable to resist taking out her camera to film.
As a flower arrangement teacher at Celadon University, she has dabbled a bit in anything related to art.
But this dance in front of her.
So strange.
"Very natural."
Agatha beside her nodded, sitting on a stool and appreciating the little interactions between Will and Cynthia.
She doesn't understand dance.
Anyway, she just felt the dance Will and Cynthia were doing looked more comfortable than those dances deliberately performed by others nearby.
"So touching!! This is the concrete manifestation of the beautiful feelings between a trainer and a Pokémon!"
The one speaking was Brock.
Namely Flint's eldest son, Ash's partner in the anime.
The current Brock is still a half-grown squinty-eyed shota (young boy).
Flint attending the banquet, of course, had to bring his family along, letting the children have a good meal.
Brock actually showed the mindset suited for a Breeder at a young age, just don't know when the perverted mindset will awaken.
Will and Cynthia didn't care what others were saying.
"The Horn of the Dragon God and the Legendary Titans have all been sent back to the Tree of Beginning. Our mission here is also over.
We can go home tomorrow."
Will looked at Cynthia and spoke.
"Let's go home a bit later. I want to play outside with Lucario for a while longer."
Cynthia gently shook her head, stepping forward a bit.
The distance between her and Will got closer.
"Then where do you want to play tomorrow?"
Will stared at Cynthia's gray pupils.
He felt two considerably sized soft masses against his chest.
Couldn't help sighing in his heart.
The Cynthia of this world has truly developed well, developing even better than Lorelei.
This is all thanks to him focusing on improving Blonde-kun's meals when she was little, only then achieving today's results.
"Mm, heard from Ilene that there's a good photo studio in Rota City. Let's go take wedding photos?"
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