Two days later, the Stone Alliance gathered the Four Heavenly Kings and the Gym Leaders from both Kanto and Johto to discuss countermeasures.
The result... predictable.
There were no countermeasures at all.
They didn't even know who the Masked Man was, how could they catch him?
Moreover, even if they knew, what could they do?
Who in the Alliance now has the strength to take down the Masked Man?
At this time, the video posted by Iono triggered another wave of public opinion online.
Before the Alliance reinforcements arrived, the Joker trio actually stopped the Masked Man.
So, at the critical moment, criminals stood up to prevent the situation from further deteriorating and prevent more citizens from being involved in the crisis.
The Alliance panicked even more and hurriedly removed all videos related to the Celadon City battle from the Internet.
Otherwise, if criminals became heroes who stopped the Masked Man, what would become of the Alliance's reputation?
"That's an exaggeration, we have no interest in being heroes."
After listening to Giovanni's description on the phone, Kazu interjected and complained.
"The ruling class doesn't think so, after all, they finally managed to pin the blame on you for the Asagi Gym incident a year ago, how can they allow you to clear your name so easily."
Giovanni's words were full of disdain for the Alliance.
"It doesn't matter whether it's black or white, I just want to live a carefree life."
Sheng Su expression remained unchanged as he said:
"Uncle, is that all you have to say? Then I'll hang up first."
"Hey, wait a minute, A-Sheng."
Giovanni stopped him:
"There's one more thing I want to remind you, be careful of Molayne."
Molayne?
Hearing this name, Erika and Kazu were both stunned.
They had some impression, but they just couldn't remember who it was.
"What's wrong with him?"
Su Sheng asked.
Molayne, they had met him once at the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Rainbow Company's establishment.
But they didn't say two words, so Erika and Kazu didn't have much of an impression.
But in the original work, whether it's the anime or the game, he always has a hidden and decadent master image.
According to Acerola's description in the game, Arola originally wanted Molayne to be the Four Heavenly Kings, but he refused because he found it troublesome.
It is speculated that he has at least the strength of the Four Heavenly Kings.
In the animated version, Molayne and Giovanni are also old acquaintances, and no one knows what happened between them in the past.
"After the meeting, he asked a lot about the previous Celadon City massacre. Although he seemed to be asking about the Masked Man and Ho-Oh, I could hear that he was most concerned about you, that is, Joker."
Giovanni, sitting in a special car leaving Celadon Plateau and returning to Celadon City, glanced at the Celadon Alliance headquarters building outside the window and continued:
"I've already found out that, in addition to being the Island King of Arola, that guy also has another identity as the ace police officer of the International Police Organization, so be careful, A-Sheng."
After speaking, Giovanni hung up the phone.
And Su Sheng in Masara Town was reminded by Giovanni and remembered that Molayne did have such an identity.
It's just that he didn't do it during the original period when Satoshi began his adventure.
"A-Sheng, is that Molayne investigating us?"
Kazu deliberately showed a sinister expression and made a hand knife gesture, "Do you want to... um?"
Su Sheng gave Kazu a chestnut unceremoniously, "Don't make trouble."
Although Molayne is lazy, he is a pretty good person.
Unless absolutely necessary, Su Sheng doesn't like to attack good people.
"We are very careful to erase the traces every time we act, he shouldn't be able to find us, right?"
Erika analyzed, holding her cheek in one hand.
Su Sheng shook his head, "Any action will leave traces."
Su Sheng would not think that he is the smartest in the world just because he is a time traveler, even if he has traveled twice.
It's like many modern people can copy a few ancient poems and become marquises and prime ministers after traveling back to ancient times.
Do you really think you are the only smart person in the world?
Even though Su Sheng has been very careful not to leave any clues every time he acts as Joker.
But he didn't dare to say that others would never be able to find out.
"What should I do?"
Erika couldn't help but worry.
"What should I do? Why think so much."
Didn't Giovanni's identity also be exposed in the later stage of the original work? Didn't he still do what he should do?
It's just a little difficult to move around in the sun openly.
"As long as they are here."
Su Sheng patted the Moon Stone, Green Cotton Bird, and Zoroa they were wearing on his belt, placed in the Poké Balls, and looked at Erika and Kazu again.
"And you."
"That way, I will be fearless."
Kazu silently turned his head and wiped the corners of his eyes from an angle that he thought Su Sheng couldn't see.
Erika pursed her lips hard, forcing the sourness on her throat down.
In this atmosphere, it feels a little unreasonable not to hug.
But seeing Kazu next to him, this obstructive thing... Erika felt it necessary to find a chance to get him out of here.
...
...
"Little friends, you must not leave the jurisdiction of the town without your own Pokémon."
In the main hall of Professor Oak's research institute, Professor Oak gathered the four Masara Town brothers and the children participating in the summer camp, including Serena, brought a blackboard, and told them about the relevant knowledge of future adventures.
"Walking Grass and Green Caterpillar are docile wild Pokémon, but you must avoid violent wild Pokémon such as Monkey Monster and Bee Needle. Have you seen the news this morning? Another new trainer encountered this kind of thing because he didn't understand the personality of wild Pokémon... Alas."
Professor Oak sighed, and a child in the crowd raised his hand and said:
"Doctor, those idiots only encountered this kind of thing because they didn't learn about Pokémon knowledge in advance. It's impossible for me to make such a low-level mistake."
Professor Oak's expression froze.
Su Sheng, who had just entered the door and heard this sentence, couldn't help but laugh.
There are always trolls in every world.
"Oh, A-Sheng, you're here~"
Noticing Su Sheng walking over, Professor Oak hurriedly beckoned him over.
Su Sheng glanced at the kid who had just contradicted Professor Oak.
I felt a little familiar for some reason.
"You are..."
"My name is Shooti."
Su Sheng:...
Good guy, it turns out that he is Satoshi's worst rival.
Although every opponent Satoshi encountered during his travels in the Hezhong area was quite bad.
But this one is definitely the heaviest among the heavyweights.
He was defeated by Satoshi in the first round of the Hiwaki Conference.
And he fought very ugly.
Su Sheng felt disgusted when he thought of Shooti's performance in the animation.
Although Shinji also had a stinky mouth, he at least showed corresponding strength.
His mouth was stinky than Shinji, but he was so bad when he fought, and he was defeated in the first round.
Is he worthy of all the harsh words he had said before?
Shooti frowned secretly, always feeling that Su Sheng looked down on him.
"Cough cough!"
Noticing that the atmosphere was a bit awkward, Professor Oak coughed twice to attract everyone's attention again and said:
"But when you reach the age of 10 and start adventuring, you will get the Pokémon Illustrated Book invented by Dr. Su Sheng, so you don't have to worry about this problem."
"That, that, Dr. Sang~ Does this illustrated book also have information on legendary Pokémon? For example, the Ho-Oh that appeared in Celadon City last week..."
At this time, a girl's voice with a melodious and extremely familiar voice came from the crowd.
Su Sheng turned his head and was almost choked by his own saliva, Damn it! Why is she here?
Rare blue and pink two-color long hair, as if with electric light flashing eyes.
Who is Iono, who had a relationship with him in the Celadon War before?!
Su Sheng's fleeting astonishment was successfully captured by Iono, who tilted her head and shook her head and asked:
"What's wrong? Dr. Sang, is there anything strange about me?"
Su Sheng, who reacted quickly, immediately returned to normal, "Oh, it's nothing, I just seem to have seen you in a video before..."
"Oh oh (!)! Dr. Sang, have you also seen my video?!"
Before Su Sheng could finish speaking, Iono jumped up excitedly, her eyes shining like an electric Pokémon.
"This is the first time Iono has posted a video online, and I didn't expect it to cause a super~big~traffic."
When she said this, Iono opened her hands wide, causing everyone around her to look sideways.
But in the next second, Iono was like a frozen grass Pokémon, with a drooping face and a frustrated face:
"But less than half an hour after the video was released, when it was about to break a million views, the website suddenly notified me that Iono's video violated the regulations and was forcibly removed from the shelves, Damn it!"
As she spoke, Iono jumped up again and stomped her feet.
If a boy like Shooti or Satoshi made this action, Su Sheng would only feel disgusted.
However, when Iono, who was only ten years old, made this action, Su Sheng only felt cute.
No wonder she will become one of the best Internet celebrity gym leaders in the Padilla area in the future.
After speaking, Iono raised her phone as if she remembered something and asked Su Sheng expectantly:
"By the way, Dr. Sang, can I take a video of your lecture? After the last video of Joker was forcibly removed from the shelves, Iono has been looking for a hot spot that can make the number of views break a million again. I didn't expect to meet the genius scientist who invented the move learning machine here, hee hee~ Iono is so lucky."
At the end, Iono showed her signature shark teeth and smiled strangely.
"I'm not here to teach you, I'm just developing the illustrated book with Dr. Oak... Forget it, take it if you want."
Su Sheng thought about it and felt that it didn't matter if Iono took some videos. He had promised Ho-Oh to do something good to promote the harmonious development of humans and Pokémon.
What he was going to say next was indeed better for more people to know.
Anyway, it was going to be sold.
"Iono, did you take any videos? Can you show us?"
As soon as Iono sat down, two beautiful girls who were a few years younger than Iono, and estimated to be about the same age as Red and Green, came up.
"No problem, I have a backup on my phone. If you are interested, you can ask me to see it. It's a pity that I still wanted to upload it this morning, but the website wouldn't let me. In fact, before coming to Kanto, I always thought Joker was a bad guy, but after actually seeing him, I think he is a pretty good person. Is it that everyone in Kanto and Johto misunderstood something..."
When mentioning Joker, Iono's expression was a little regretful.
Su Sheng, who glanced at it, changed his face again.
Why are these two girls also a little familiar?
Su Sheng turned to Professor Oak and said:
"Doctor, can you let me see the list of your summer camp?"
"Ah? Oh, it's nothing."
Professor Oak took out a list from his pocket and handed it to Su Sheng.
Su Sheng took it and immediately saw a few conspicuous names on the list.
Serena, Asaka Town, Kalos Region.
...
Iono, Niwako City, Padilla Region.
...
Shooti, Kanoko Town, Hezhong Region.
Touko, Kanoko Town, Hezhong Region.
Mei, Hiun City, Hezhong Region.
...
Gou, Kuchiba City, Kanto Region.
Koharu, Kuchiba City, Kanto Region.
...
Su Sheng:...
Good guy, I only knew that Serena participated in this summer camp in the animation, but so many came.
Oh, yes, I remember that a certain dog and the heroine with the lowest sense of existence did participate in the summer camp held by Professor Oak.
It's just that they didn't seem to come with Serena.
Now they actually ran into each other. Is it because of the butterfly effect I caused?
The bravest heroine, the Internet celebrity gym leader, the book king, the worst rival, Gou... a small summer camp.
I can gather these crouching dragons, phoenix chicks, and young unicorns, admire~admire~
You all have unique skills.
Just as Su Sheng was thinking wildly, a certain dog raised his hand and said:
"Dr. Su Sheng, can you first popularize the Pokémon called 'Ho-Oh' that appeared in Celadon City last week?"
Su Sheng glanced at him sideways.
Gou didn't notice the hint of disgust in Su Sheng's eyes and said in a rather proud tone:
"I have already taught myself the relevant knowledge of Pokémon that have been discovered in the Kanto region. It's just that the Pokémon called 'Ho-Oh' seems to have just been discovered. I'm a little interested. The news says it's very strong. If it's true, I don't mind capturing it as my initial Pokémon."
As soon as these words came out, everyone present had strange expressions.
Even Iono, who had a very good personality, couldn't help but frown and whispered:
"This guy, his personality is really annoying."
Although Iono herself was not injured in Celadon City, she also witnessed Ho-Oh healing hundreds of victims in Celadon City.
It is no exaggeration to describe Ho-Oh as "great."
However, this black-skinned monster has no respect for the legend with such upright character.
Green sneered, "With your virtue, you still want to capture Ho-Oh? Even the three holy beasts under it, you have no chance to touch."
Green also happened to see Iono's video.
How could such a powerful Pokémon succumb to this ignorant brat?
Not to mention Ho-Oh, you are not qualified for the three holy beasts!
And Su Sheng's expression was a little strange when he heard Green's words.
The shortest champion, it's easy to be slapped in the face when you say this.
Because the b*tch in front of you will really capture a Suikun in the future.
Oh no, that Suikun has been devalued by most of the treasure friends into a "water dog".
The idea of a dignified Legendary being caught in a poacher's net is as comical as the Nika Fruit.
"Ho-Oh, as a Legendary Pokémon, was only discovered last week. Currently, we only know its name and speculate that its type is Fire/Flying. It possesses strong healing abilities and has a superior-subordinate relationship with the three legendary beasts. Other than that, we know nothing."
"In fact, you don't need to know too much about Mythical Pokémon, because most people won't have the chance to encounter a Legendary Pokémon in their lifetime. However, it's still necessary to understand the attitude of Legendaries towards humans."
Indeed, in Su Sheng's view, there's no need for ordinary people to know too much about Legendary Pokémon.
After all, you probably won't encounter one in your entire life.
But there is an exception here.
Speaking of this, Su Sheng couldn't help but look at Satoshi (Ash), who was sitting in the corner, dozing off with his eyes closed.
Well, this little brother is practically a human-shaped Mythical Beast radar.
He can attract Mythical Beasts just by walking down the street.
"Legendaries' attitudes towards humans, A-Sheng, can you elaborate?"
Hearing Su Sheng mention this topic, Professor Oak became interested.
Kiki even moved closer, so that her 480p resolution phone could capture Su Sheng's handsome face more clearly.
"I divide Legendary Pokémon, or what many people call 'Mythical Beasts,' into three major categories based on their attitudes towards humans as a dividing line."
Su Sheng picked up the chalk and wrote three lines on the blackboard—
[Friendly]
[Neutral]
[Hostile]
As Su Sheng wrote these three lines, even Shūti (Trip), who had previously looked unruly, held his breath and listened attentively.
Not to mention Red and Green, the two geniuses who will reach the summit of champions in the future.
There was only one exception…
"Snore… snore…"
Hearing the snoring from the stinky younger brother next to him, Red secretly frowned, grabbed Satoshi's shoulder and shook him, rarely breaking his silence to say, "Listen carefully."
"For example, Ho-Oh, which appeared in Tokiwa City (Viridian City) last week and was certified by the League as a Legendary Pokémon."
As he spoke, Su Sheng wrote the words "Ho-Oh" after the [Friendly] entry, and continued: "Presumably everyone has heard that Ho-Oh saved hundreds of lives last week, so we can conclude that it is a Legendary that is very friendly to humans. Therefore, I classify it into the [Friendly] camp."
Hearing this, both the obedient Serena, the "doujinshi" queen Mei (Rosa), and the little rascal Green nodded secretly.
If saving so many people doesn't count as "friendly", then there probably isn't a Legendary that's friendly to humans.
Su Sheng continued: "Besides Ho-Oh, Celebi, the guardian of the forest, is undoubtedly a friendly Mythical Beast."
As soon as Su Sheng said the name "Celebi", Professor Oak immediately interjected, "That's right, I can guarantee that."
"Professor, does this mean Legendaries are all quite friendly to humans? Can I safely capture them then?"
Gou (Goh) raised his hand and shouted.
Su Sheng: …
Is this kid never going to stop?
Professor Oak keenly noticed the dissatisfaction in Su Sheng's eyes and smiled apologetically, trying to smooth things over:
"Gou, listen to Professor Su Sheng before you ask questions, okay?"
"Aren't there still two camps?"
Su Sheng pointed to the [Neutral] and [Hostile] categories on the blackboard.
"In fact, most Legendaries have a neutral attitude towards humans. For example, Rayquaza in the Hoenn region and Kyurem in the Unova region are like this. In layman's terms, their attitude towards humans is as long as you don't bother me, I won't bother you either. Of course, don't provoke them, or you'll die a miserable death."
Finally, Su Sheng pointed to the words [Hostile].
"There are very few in this camp. Currently, the only one that can be confirmed is Yveltal, the Destruction Pokémon of the Kalos region, which is truly a Legendary with a hostile attitude towards humans. Oh no, to be precise, it is hostile to all creatures except itself. It is a complete madman."
Su Sheng didn't mention Necrozma in Alola and Eternatus in Galar because their situations were special.
Moreover, strictly speaking, their positions don't count as hating humans.
The former is in pain because humans stole its light.
The latter has resentment because it was defeated by the two heroes (Zacian and Zamazenta) and sealed for 20,000 years.
Only Yveltal is a complete lunatic.
