Cyrus, the boss of Team Galactic, had been captured and made a prisoner.
All the Team Galactic members he had brought to the Michina Ruins, including Commander Jupiter, were also captured.
One by one, they were escorted to the foot of the mountain and sent into vans.
"Ah so relaxing!"
Rosa raised both arms and stretched. Her tight-fitting short shirt lifted slightly with the movement, showing her slim waist above her dark leggings, which stood out against her yellow culottes.
Even that simple movement made her stand out.
"You all performed very well. You really defeated Cyrus. You didn't disappoint me."
Damian walked up to Rosa and the others, praising them with a smile.
"Hehe~ He's just the leader of Team Galactic. We handled him easily," Rosa said with a bright smile.
"In the end, it was you who stepped in, Damian. Otherwise, Cyrus might have still escaped," Kieran said, feeling a bit embarrassed. After all, it was five against one. They had won through superior numbers.
Even though you didn't need to follow a code of honor with people like him, Kieran still felt their victory wasn't very fair. Besides, Damian was the one who finished the job at the end.
"No, I just added the finishing touch. You might have caught him anyway," Damian shook his head.
"You all did a great job this time. Each of you is rewarded with twenty thousand merit points. Also, each of you can choose one item from the vault as a reward."
"You can use it now, or save it for later," Damian told the five of them. He was as generous as always.
"Hooray! Long live Damian!"
"Damian, you are truly too generous!"
"Damian, Damian! I love you!"
Rosa and the other four were all very happy. Actually, according to the reward list for the mission, the merit for capturing Cyrus was around eighty thousand.
However, Damian added another twenty thousand for the five of them so it could be split evenly. He even gave each of them a chance to choose an item reward.
He was truly too generous.
"You silly girl, you shouldn't say things like that so lightly. What if I take you seriously?"
Damian laughed. It was Rosa, the girl with the double-bun hairstyle, who had just shouted "I love you," and she had shouted it very loudly.
"I'm not just saying things! Damian, you're so handsome. I really like you. What do you think of me?"
Rosa was very direct about it. She smiled brightly as she said it.
"Whoa!!!"
Drayton and Kieran both let out a cry of surprise. These two teenagers were stunned. Good grief, was this a confession?
It was definitely a confession!
Platinum was shocked and felt shy. To be honest, she had never really thought about romantic feelings. Seeing a girl her own age being so bold truly shocked her.
But...
Platinum looked at Damian. Well...
It had to be said that Damian was very handsome. His strength was also incredibly high. If you didn't consider the nature of his work, the organizations and companies under his name were enough to make him a top entrepreneur.
Yes, but it was Team Rocket.
Caitlin looked at Rosa with cold eyes. Her pale face remained expressionless. Another one was trying to steal her man!
"You're great. We can talk about that later," Damian said with a light laugh.
"Eh?"
Rosa was a bit dissatisfied when she heard this. She had been so bold with her confession. Did Damian think she was joking?
Or was it because of his girlfriend?
Rosa felt she should have a proper contest with Damian's girlfriend. Only someone strong enough could be Damian's girlfriend!
"Rosa, feelings are not a game. You need to think carefully about your true feelings. Make sure it is real love and not just a sudden impulse."
"And as you know, I am someone who already has a girlfriend," Damian thought for a moment and said to Rosa.
It wasn't that he had suddenly become a saint. If Rosa really showed up at his door at night, he would definitely not refuse her. However, he was not in a hurry when it came to a talented girl with both looks and a great figure like Rosa.
"Oh~ I see."
So, it really was because of that mysterious girlfriend.
Rosa was certain in her heart. Although her confession had been politely rejected, she was not discouraged. She was very sure that she did like Damian. She was also sure that such an excellent man like Damian was the only choice for her!
Rosa still felt very annoyed. Damian had actually been "claimed" by someone else first. How frustrating!
Originally, she and Damian were a perfect match. They could have been each other's first love and had a bunch of babies in the future.
But now, Damian's "first time" was gone. That woman must have already slept with Damian, right? Definitely. If it were Rosa herself, she definitely wouldn't be able to control herself either.
Ahhhh! So annoying!
Just thinking about Damian and that woman together in bed made Rosa want to scream.
This is the man I picked!!
Fine. Since things had already come to this, she would just treat it as Damian using that woman to practice his skills. In the future, Damian would definitely be hers!
Rosa was very confident. She knew that with Damian's standards, his girlfriend certainly wouldn't be bad.
But so what? If you have the guts, come and face me!
If I don't beat you until you back off and leave Damian, I will eat a Poké Ball on the spot!
Rosa suddenly felt much better. That's right. When Damian's girlfriend finally appeared, that would be the best time for her to make her move.
That was the plan!
"Damian, now that Cyrus and so many Team Galactic members have been caught, what do you plan to do?" Platinum asked curiously.
She was indeed very curious about this. Unlike Rosa and the others, Platinum knew very clearly that Damian was the boss of Team Rocket.
However... during this period of time, Team Rocket had truly changed Platinum's fixed impression of villainous organizations.
Because she truly felt that Team Rocket was way too professional!
They were so professional they didn't even seem like a villainous organization.
They actively fought Team Galactic and the hunter organizations. Although it was actually to rule the Sinnoh underground and expand their territory, the fact was that Team Rocket truly was eliminating other criminal groups.
Furthermore, Platinum also discovered that while Team Rocket's way of doing things was very aggressive, they did not commit acts like stealing other people's Pokémon.
They were very disciplined!
This had really changed Platinum's worldview significantly. She felt that Team Rocket couldn't really be called a villainous organization. Even her own motivation for working had increased a lot.
"For those ordinary Team Galactic members, if they can repent, I am willing to give them a chance to turn their lives around," Damian did not hide anything. Wasn't the point of taking in Team Galactic to grow his own strength?
"The company is still very short on staff. This also makes them easier to control. After all, they probably picked up many bad habits while in Team Galactic. Even if they are willing to change, it will take time and management."
"Damian! You are truly too great!" Kieran looked at Damian with extreme admiration. This was his idol!
"It's not that exaggerated. It's also for the company's development," Damian shook his head modestly.
"As for the Team Galactic Commanders, we have all three of them now. Mars and Saturn were captured earlier. As for Jupiter, she was captured here."
Damian spoke. Among the Team Galactic Commanders, Mars was the most loyal to Cyrus. In the original story, she was even willing to go to the Distortion World to look for him.
Next came Saturn, then Jupiter and Charon. Jupiter was actually attracted by the "New World" Cyrus talked about and didn't know Cyrus's true plan.
"Now that Cyrus is captured, I expect Jupiter will soon be willing to surrender as well. As for Mars, she is still the most stubborn one."
"This man has a mental problem. He isn't good for the company's unity. I don't plan to recruit him. I'm thinking about whether to arrange for him to go mine rocks and build roads to contribute to Sinnoh, or hand him over to the League to let him rot in prison for the rest of his life."
Damian pondered. He was indeed thinking about this very seriously.
For Damian, Team Rocket didn't just take anyone. Having ambition was fine. Having ideals was fine. Even being stubborn was fine. These weren't big problems.
As long as it didn't hurt Team Rocket's interests, Damian didn't mind his subordinates having their own ideas. That's why Damian was willing to keep using someone like Carr.
If you really wanted to be strict about it, the Four Generals and the Three Beasts had all done many evil things before. However, Damian never planned to hold them accountable.
This was because, back then, Team Rocket was led by Giovanni, and the organization's direction was guided by Giovanni's vision. Team Rocket was called a villainous organization specifically because they didn't do anything good back then.
But now, Team Rocket belonged to Damian. The past was the past; the present is the present.
Damian's philosophy was very different from Giovanni's. He looked down on low-level evil. Carr and the others didn't dare to go against Damian's will. Otherwise, Damian wouldn't mind doing a "cleanup" at all.
Obviously, Damian's authority was no less than Giovanni's. The Four Generals were very loyal, and the Three Beasts were the same. Sird had already surrendered. Although Carr had a strange, violent, and nasty personality, he didn't dare to disobey Damian.
After all, Carr was just arrogant, not stupid. Now that the organization had a new king, if he didn't listen, he would end up like the Iron-Masked Marauder before him. He was the one who had personally dealt with the Iron-Masked Marauder, after all.
As for the people Damian recruited himself, there was no need to mention them. They were completely loyal to Damian.
Therefore, Team Rocket was Damian's word alone. He wasn't afraid of his subordinates forming factions. As long as it didn't affect Team Rocket's profits, he didn't care.
However, while he could take almost anyone, he would never take people who couldn't recognize the situation or complete lunatics.
He was talking about people like Ghetsis and Cyrus. Especially Cyrus.
"Let him go mining! Sending him to the League is too easy on him!"
Rosa's eyes lit up. She suggested this quite excitedly. The boss of Team Galactic going to the mines, just thinking about it was thrilling!
Well...
Platinum and the other three looked at each other but didn't say anything. Regarding extreme individuals like Cyrus, even they felt he was beyond saving.
"Alright, then let him go mining."
Damian didn't mind. He also owned a mining company in Sinnoh. It was specifically prepared for Cyrus and other members of dark organizations, like Team Galactic or Pokémon Hunters, who refused to surrender to Team Rocket.
Free labor should be used. It could be considered a way for them to show their value.
Just like that, the boss of Team Galactic, the man who wanted to create a new world, became a miner from then on.
Working from dawn to dusk until he was exhausted, he finally had no energy to think about what a "perfect person" was.
This was because the first thing he did every day after finishing work and returning to his small bed was fall asleep at once, snoring loudly.
Yes. If you keep him busy, won't he lose the time to think about the meaning of life?