“Go capture the five people traveling with Pikachu, and our Boss will give you lots and lots of bounty money!”
Musashi said to the Squirtle Squad in a seductive tone, after all, you have to feed a horse if you want it to run.
“Squirtle! Squirtle!”
The Squirtle Boss listened to their words and waved his hand to refuse without even thinking.
Leaving aside the fact that there were clearly only four people, he also didn't want to court disaster; it was obvious at a glance that the one accompanying them was very strong.
“What did he say?”
Musashi and Kojiro looked at Meowth, who could understand them, with great confusion. What exactly did the Squirtle Boss just say?
“Meow, he said he’s not the Boss right now, and humans can’t be trusted at all.”
Meowth explained to them somewhat helplessly. He wasn't the Boss anymore, and he also felt that humans couldn't be trusted at all. This meant that no matter what Musashi and Kojiro said, he wouldn't believe them.
“Then you figure out a way to make them trust you!”
Kojiro was getting a bit anxious now. If they didn't trust the two of them, then surely they would trust Meowth as a Pokémon, right?
Meowth was waiting for exactly that sentence. If he had said it himself, Musashi and Kojiro might have been unconvinced, but now that they had said it themselves, they couldn't complain, could they?
“Then I’ll try to figure something out.”
Meowth’s expression became very strange, looking like he wanted to laugh but couldn’t. Then he turned to look at the Squirtle Squad and Shiny Kirlia and said, “Meow, listen, these humans are my subordinates.”
“What did you say?!”
Meowth was interrupted furiously by Kojiro before he could finish. You asked me to figure out a way, and this is the way you came up with?
“Don’t interrupt. Leave this to me. Anything you say will absolutely not be believed.”
Meowth looked at Kojiro somewhat smugly, but still explained to him in a low voice. After all, these Squirtle didn’t trust humans, and the new Boss’s attitude was unclear.
But seeing Kojiro looking like he wanted to cause trouble but couldn’t move, Meowth felt a wave of satisfaction. The most urgent task was to persuade the Squirtle to help him.
“You should believe me. These two are my subordinates.”
Meowth turned his head and continued to entice the Squirtle Squad. Of course, he didn’t know that Shiny Kirlia saw through his ill intentions at a glance. However, for now, she wanted to see what he would say; it was a rare outing, so a little fun wouldn't hurt.
“Squirtle?”
The Squirtle Boss, receiving a hint from Shiny Kirlia, asked Meowth to prove that these two were indeed his subordinates, otherwise they wouldn't believe him.
“Meow! Because of you two, I’ve run into such bad luck! How are you going to explain yourselves to me?!”
Meowth’s brain worked at high speed in that instant, then he furiously looked at the bewildered Kojiro and Musashi, constantly kicking them.
Of course, whether it was due to distance or fear of Musashi settling scores later, Meowth’s attacks only landed on Kojiro’s head.
“Kirlia. (Untie him.)”
Shiny Kirlia motioned for a Squirtle minion to untie Meowth. She wanted to see how long these people could keep up the act. Anyway, everything was under her control.
If she couldn't control it... well, her big brother was there to back her up, no worries, no worries.
“You’re willing to believe me now?”
Seeing himself untied, Meowth’s face was full of smiles, seemingly having tricked the Pokémon in front of him.
After being given some food by the Squirtle Boss, Meowth also heartily enjoyed Musashi’s salted roe rice ball and pork cutlet sandwich. He already thought these things smelled good.
Now, eating them right in front of Musashi and Kojiro made them even more delicious! Especially their expressions, looking like they wanted to hit him but couldn’t, which was simply irresistible, making the food in his mouth taste even better.
“Hurry up and tell them to untie us!”
Musashi’s tone gradually became impatient. They trusted Meowth, so why weren't they being untied? What was going on?!
Unfortunately, Musashi shouted so loudly, seemingly forgetting that Pokémon could understand human speech.
The Squirtle Boss looked at Shiny Kirlia, wanting to ask for her opinion. She gave him a look that said, 'You decide,' and he knew that the Boss wanted to see what would happen next.
So, everyone tacitly pretended not to hear their shouts and continued to eat together.
“You guys are so noisy.”
Meowth growled fiercely at Kojiro and Musashi, then quickly climbed onto their shoulders and sat down, whispering, “Meow, until these Squirtle and this Pokémon truly believe me, you’ll just have to stay tied up, meow.”
After saying that, he swallowed the remaining rice ball in front of them. Being so close, the rice ball tasted even better.
Only Kojiro was left there, crying over his pork cutlet sandwich… “Yu Feng, are you sure it’s okay to let her go play by herself?”
Xiao Xia, while fishing, was still a bit worried that Shiny Kirlia running off to play by herself might be dangerous.
After all, she was a Pokémon, and it was too dangerous for her to go out alone.
“Don’t worry, she’s even safer than Ash. Besides, I haven’t let her out much lately, she must be bored.”
Enjoying a massage from Indeedee and cream fed by Alcremie, Yu Feng wore sunglasses and basked in the sun.
He had no qualms about letting Lao Mei go out to play. Among everyone present, anyone could get into trouble, except for that little devil.
She often stole Beedrill’s honey and framed him when she was little, but thanks to her, his body had been tempered through countless trials.
Besides, think about how many times they’d fallen into traps recently. Lao Mei was a Psychic Pokémon; even if she couldn’t win, she could always run away.
“Alright, alright, don’t blame Yu Feng. After all…”
Xiao Gang was about to help Yu Feng explain, but seeing Yu Teng Sheng Dai, he swallowed his words. If Yu Feng didn't plan to say anything, he wasn't going to be a busybody.
“I’m not blaming him, it’s just… sigh, never mind, I’ll just go back to fishing.”
Xiao Xia also wanted to say something, but she also noticed Yu Teng Sheng Dai and swallowed her words, so she could only quietly continue fishing.
“It’s Squirtle!”
A blue bald head emerged from Xiao Xia’s fishing hook. Xiao Xia recognized it at a glance as the Squirtle that had dug traps to prank them earlier.
Why did she recognize them at a glance? Well, there were no other Squirtle wearing sunglasses nearby.
These words finally startled Ash and the others awake. Except for Yu Feng, who continued to drink tea, Ash and Pikachu instantly jumped up.
Seeing that everyone was up, Squirtle stopped dawdling and directly drenched the three separated people with a wide-range Water Gun, turning them into drowned rats.
