The Su Sheng family continued to watch the competition. Facing the trainers that Su Sheng, the transmigrator, didn't recognize, Red won the first battle without any surprises.
Although the battle was decided in just two moves, the strength Red displayed allowed Erika and the others to see at a glance that this kid already had strength no less than that of the Elite Four.
Reaching such heights in just a year of travel... the last person with such ability was named Leon.
And after Red, Green and Blue, the other two members of the "Rainbow Team" also from Pallet Town, gradually emerged.
This book is first published on 𝕥𝕨𝕜𝕒𝕟.𝕔𝕠𝕞.
Over the course of a week, all the way to the fourth round of 3V3 battles, no one had been able to defeat any of the Pokémon of the Rainbow Team trio.
"Kanto is about to rise again."
In the third grass field, when Green's Arcanine crushed the opponent's three Pokémon with overwhelming force through the live broadcast in the VIP room, Chairman Rose's decadent face rarely showed a serious expression.
Chairman Rose's face wasn't very pleasant.
Previously, through cooperation with Su Sheng, Galar also obtained Raihan, Melony and other talents.
However, their performance was not as good as, and it could even be said to be far inferior to, these three.
The potential shown by Red and Green reminded Rose of Leon, whom he had discovered back then.
Although Blue was slightly inferior to the previous two,
Rose felt that given time, this little girl would definitely be Champion-level.
"Hehehe~ Thank you for your consideration, everyone."
Chairman Goodshow's face was splitting with laughter.
He had been paying attention to these three children for a long time, and their backgrounds were quite clean.
Goodshow planned that when the winner of this League Conference was born among the three of them, he would let the victor fill the vacant position in the Elite Four.
Listening to Goodshow's Versailles-like words, the faces of the chairmen and champions of other regions weren't very pleasant.
Even if not everyone had backbones like Rose and Yuzu.
But seeing the freaks from the Kanto region popping up one after another like bamboo shoots after a rain, they couldn't help but feel a bit of jealousy.
Why do they get all the good things?
"Huh? Isn't that the boy who appeared in the Kalos Junior Cup? Hah... completely outmatched."
Steven Stone noticed a familiar face—Alain.
He had also participated in the Junior Cup held in Lumiose City in Kalos, and Steven Stone still had some memory of him.
After all, his Charizard was defeated by Red's Charmeleon.
It was really embarrassing.
And the opponent is... Blue.
"That's... a Mega Evolution Stone?"
Wallace noticed the evolution stone necklace worn by Alain's Charizard.
"Heed my heart, Keystone! Beyond Evolution! Mega Evolution!"
Alain shouted a chuuni-like phrase similar to a Zanpakuto release.
The keystone ring on his right hand and the water storage Charizard's body bloomed with dazzling rainbow light.
Mega Charizard X!
"Mega Charizard X, a Fire-type + Dragon-type Pokémon with the Tough Claws ability. Its whole body is filled with extraordinary power, and its blackened body can burn with scorching blue flames."
Gary Oak in the audience seat used his second-generation Pokédex to provide information.
"Huh? Isn't the ability supposed to be Drough...err Water Absorb?"
Gary Oak was stunned. He remembered Su Sheng telling them that Alain's Charizard's ability was Water Absorb.
"But with the Dragon-type boost, Charizard is indeed not afraid of water anymore. Blue's Blastoise won't get much of an advantage."
Ash Ketchum, who was sitting next to him, interjected.
"Huh~ You actually memorized the type matchups, Ash. This is a major breakthrough for you."
Gary Oak said exaggeratedly.
"Are you looking for a beating!?"
Ash instantly bristled.
"Hmph, that guy only has his last Pokémon left. Blue will take care of it easily."
Silver snorted.
The eyes of the general public were still focused on this match.
However, what they didn't know was that the eyes of the major underground forces were fixed on the red-haired youth sitting with the main characters.
...
"That's right! Absolutely right! It's Silver!"
In the Team Rocket secret base, Giovanni stroked his Persian's head as he looked at the picture of the boy sitting in the audience seat, his hand trembling uncontrollably.
"Giovanni, we've investigated."
Proton picked up the clipboard and reported: "Young Master Silver regained his freedom last year after Pryce's death. After that, to confirm whether Pryce's death was real, he and a girl named 'Blue' smuggled to Sinnoh. There, they confirmed that Pryce's death was indeed true, and their source of information was Lance."
"That guy..."
Upon hearing this name, Giovanni's excited face visibly darkened.
Noticing the change in Giovanni's expression, Proton nervously swallowed and continued to report: "After learning that Silver had nowhere to go, Lance adopted him, and that Blue returned to Pallet Town... That, that's all."
Su Sheng, who was sitting next to him, raised his hand and said: "Blue was already 5 years old when she was taken away, so it's normal to remember her parents' faces and home address. Silver was only 2 years old at the time, so he doesn't have much memory of you, Uncle. But well... I didn't expect him to be adopted by Mr. Lance."
"So, what are you going to do, Uncle?"
Su Sheng changed the subject and asked.
"Of course, I'll bring Silver back immediately."
Giovanni rarely said with a dark face: "I feel disgusted even letting Silver stay with that guy for a second."
"Bringing Young Master Silver back is simple. Whether it's gathering Team Rocket's forces to openly capture him, or asking King to take action and using Hoopa's power to teleport Young Master Silver back at any time, there's no problem."
Ariana said with a faint smile: "The key is what identity Giovanni will use to recognize Young Master Silver. Is it the Gym Leader of Viridian City, or... the Leader of Team Rocket?"
Giovanni was silent for a while, feeling that this was indeed a problem. Ariana continued:
"I tend to use the identity of the Gym Leader. I've also been secretly observing Young Master Silver these past few days. He's the type who is cold on the outside but warm on the inside and has a sense of justice. It would be too shocking to tell him 'You are the son of the Leader of Team Rocket' right away."
In the original story, Giovanni's true identity had long been revealed when he found Silver, so there was no other choice.
Now that it hasn't been exposed yet, it can be used well.
"Well... then I'll go to Indigo Plateau tomorrow and find a chance to talk to Silver."
Giovanni really didn't want to wait even a moment.
"But there's also a problem, Uncle."
Su Sheng said again: "If the League asks you why you didn't report your child's kidnapping back then, what are you going to answer?"
As soon as these words came out, Giovanni and Ariana were stunned.
Damn it, I forgot about this.
Giovanni had concealed the fact that he had a son even from his trusted subordinates, let alone the League.
It was to prevent enemies from using this to cause trouble.
And after so many years, suddenly such a big son pops out, how do you explain it?
"...Su Sheng, do you have any good ideas?"
Giovanni thought for several minutes but couldn't come up with a good solution, so he could only turn to Su Sheng for help.
"Emmm... Well, you can only put on a show and let Silver see your 'love' as a father for him."
Su Sheng rubbed his chin and said.
"What do you mean?"
Giovanni asked in confusion.
Su Sheng said with a smile: "Didn't you use this trick to help me in Aether Paradise when you advanced into Alola back then, Uncle?"
Giovanni immediately understood when he heard this, and said with a smile: "Haha, I was blinded by the situation."
...
...
The next day arrived.
This year's Indigo Conference finally came to the 6V6 battle of the top 32.
The battle location was finally changed from the small battlefield to the magnificent new Indigo Stadium.
It was rare that the headlines of the media finally stopped reporting only about Su Sheng and the people around him.
The Rainbow Team trio from Pallet Town were in the limelight.
Kanto《Vermilion TV》: "Eight years ago, Leon of the Galar region debuted for a year and won the Galar League Championship with overwhelming force. Such a talent has only appeared once in the history of Galar, and we in Kanto have appeared three in just one year. But no matter Red, Green, or Blue, it is impossible to challenge Lance's Champion throne, but the victor among them will fill the vacant position in the current Indigo League Elite Four."
Johto《Goldenrod TV》: "The genius girl Jasmine from Olivine City has confirmed her appointment as the Olivine Gym Leader. Unfortunately, after Pryce's death, the position of Gym Leader of the Mahogany Gym has not been supplemented for a long time. We believe that one of the Rainbow Team trio from Pallet Town would be very suitable."
Paldea《Bistro Journal》: "It is a pity that the genius girl Nemona failed to participate in this year's Indigo Conference due to enrollment. Her strength is completely not inferior to any of the three of Red, Green, and Blue."
Kalos《Lumiose Press》: "Dr. Su Sheng's new girlfriend Sonia is becoming more and more plump, suspected of being pregnant."
...
...
VIP box area.
"Mr. Giovanni, it's really surprising that you came back to watch the game in person."
Bruno said in surprise.
You know, although Giovanni is the strongest Gym Leader of the Indigo League, he is the one who dislikes showing his face the most.
Usually, even Gym battles are basically fought by his subordinates, let alone attending such public occasions.
Giovanni tried his best to resist the urge to glance at the audience seats on the lower right, and responded with a smile:
"Didn't a few geniuses come out of our Kanto? I'm really too curious, so I thought I'd come and see."
After everyone was seated, Diantha raised the topic: "Does everyone think those three children can win the League Championship in their debut year like Mr. Leon back then?"
"Impossible."
Sonia, who was next to Su Sheng, interjected.
She is from Galar and used to travel with Leon and Raihan along with Sonia for a period of time, witnessing Leon's growth process with her own eyes.
"The reason why Leon was able to win Champion Peony back then was largely because the other party was passively fighting."
When Leon debuted as a trainer, Rose was already the Chairman of the Galar League.
And at that time, Peony, as Rose's younger brother and also the Champion at the time, had long been at odds with his brother and didn't want to be the Champion.
After seeing Leon, this powerful rising star, Peony simply went with the flow and gave up the Champion position.
It may be a bit of an exaggeration to say "give up", but Peony really didn't fight seriously back then.
And Lance doesn't have this taboo.
If any of those three really stood in front of him, he would never show mercy.
While everyone was hotly discussing, Giovanni secretly looked at Su Sheng.
Su Sheng shook his head with a smile, signaling Giovanni not to worry.
Last night, Su Sheng and Giovanni discussed who would be the "bad guy". Su Sheng said that there was no need to worry, the "bad guy" would run out by himself.
And Cynthia, who had never left Su Sheng's side, took the opportunity to whisper to Su Sheng: "What are you up to?"
"Look at what you're saying, I'm trying to help others repair their parent-child relationship."
Su Sheng said with a smile.
Cynthia was confused.
...
...
Two days later, the semi-finals.
The Rainbow Team from Pallet Town finally met. In the 6V6 full battle, Green defeated Blue with a significant advantage of 4 Pokémon.
Blue took back her Jigglypuff and breathed a sigh of relief.
Although she used to say that she didn't care much about the results of this conference, but she actually lost when she got to this step... she's still so unwilling.
"Blue is already excellent enough, but unfortunately those two kids are even more exaggerated."
Professor Oak commented.
"When I was her age, I might not be as good as her."
Cynthia commented.
In one year of travel, Blue's strength has already touched the Elite Four level.
This is an absolute genius in any region.
It's just a pity that she met two even more perverted people, who reached the Elite Four level in one year, and even belonged to a higher level in the Elite Four level. (Refer to the strength that Red and Green reached after a year of travel in the special chapter. After all, it's a bit exaggerated to beat the League invincible in one year in the game. I feel that Red and Green reached the level of the Elite Four in one year in the manga, and they didn't really reach the Champion level until the Elite Four rebelled two years later.)
"Su Sheng, is that Chakala guy coming or not?"
Giovanni didn't care about the situation of the Rainbow Team at all, and asked Su Sheng in a low voice.
"Don't worry, if it's not today, it's tomorrow."
Su Sheng replied.
If Chakala and Zinzolin want to make a comeback, they only have the trick of kidnapping Silver.
And their only chance is to take action during this Indigo Conference with a full capacity of people.
Once Silver is taken away by Lance, they will have no cards to play.
"Chakala?"
Cynthia, who was sitting next to Su Sheng, was stunned for a moment.
After trying hard to recall, Cynthia remembered.
Isn't that a wanted criminal belonging to Team Rocket?
Oh no, I heard that he defected from Team Rocket.
Just as Cynthia was curiously about to ask Su Sheng why he was talking about Chakala, Su Sheng suddenly sharpened his eyes and said in a deep voice: "Here they come!"
Giovanni and Cynthia looked in the direction Su Sheng was pointing.
At the seat where Silver, Ash, Gary and others were sitting, a spectator who had wrapped himself up tightly was getting up and walking past them, seemingly to leave.
But the problem is that the battle between Red and another semi-finalist is about to begin, so leaving at this time is very abnormal.
What was even stranger was that when he passed Professor Oak, that guy threw something into the corner of his seat.
"What's going on?"
Cynthia was stunned and hadn't reacted yet.
"There's more over there, Cabbage. It's up to you."
Su Sheng pulled Cynthia's hand and pointed to the left.
There sat the wife and son of Norman, the Gym Leader of the Hoenn League.
And coincidentally, a heavily wrapped spectator walked past them and dropped something.
It's not over yet!
Just as Blue and Green were shaking hands,
someone in the front row threw something at the two on the field.
That's… a Poké Ball?
"Probably a bomb."
Su Sheng whispered in Cynthia's ear, and her expression changed instantly.
Immediately, Cynthia summoned Garchomp, jumped on its back, and flew towards Mrs. Norman and her son, Brendan.
The audience, who were applauding Green and Blue in the arena, were dumbfounded, not understanding what Cynthia was doing.
"Uncle, don't forget to get injured."
Su Sheng added.
"Leave it to me."
Giovanni smiled slightly, summoned his Beedrill, clenched his shoulder, and rushed towards the battlefield.
The presidents and champions on the VIP stand were all stunned.
Cynthia flew down, so why did Giovanni go too?
Speaking of which, when did Giovanni get a Beedrill?
And Lance's face changed drastically.
He recognized that Beedrill…!
At this moment, Su Sheng also stood up and shouted, "Everyone, lie down! There's a terrorist attack!"
The strongest person in the League and the number one idol on the Pokémon continent had spoken.
No one disbelieved him.
The 100,000 spectators in the audience immediately lowered their bodies to find cover.
And in the arena, Green and Blue, who were about to shake hands, also saw that the Poké Balls thrown into the arena automatically opened.
The Pokémon that jumped out was… Forretress!
And at this moment, this Pokémon was burning with a fiery red light.
It's Explosion!
"Hydro P—"
Green subconsciously wanted to call out his trump card.
But the next second, he realized that his Blastoise had already lost its ability to battle in the previous fight.
Damn it!
Too late!
Buzz!
Just at the critical moment, a golden ring rose out of thin air, blocking Green and Blue, and sucking in the Forretress that was about to explode.
And in other areas of the stands, one golden ring after another appeared.
Absorbing the Forretress scattered everywhere that were about to explode.
Countless viewers in front of the TV immediately recognized it.
It's Hoopa's golden ring!
However, on the other side.
The Forretress that jumped out from where Silver, Professor Oak, and Ash were sitting was also about to explode!
But here, no golden ring appeared.
All six golden rings were used up!
"No!! Silver!!!"
At this moment, Giovanni roared as he rushed over.
In a panic, Silver turned his head to look.
Before he could think about it, he saw Giovanni descending from the sky, hugging him tightly, with his back to Forretress.
"Altaria!"
Su Sheng quickly sent out Altaria.
The expanding cotton wrapped Professor Oak, Mrs. Ketchum, Ash, Gary, and others.
But… it was too late to protect Giovanni and Silver.
BOOM!!!
The stands exploded, and a shocking roar erupted from the right side of the stands, with rocks flying everywhere.
Giovanni, who was hugging Silver, was directly blown away and plunged into the battlefield with a "thump."
Silver, who was unscathed, was dumbfounded.
That person is… Giovanni, the Gym Leader of Viridian City?
Does he know me?
And him, why did he save me?
"S, Silver… Silver ah…"
At this moment, Giovanni, whose back was blown to a bloody mess, tried his best to reach out towards Silver's direction, calling his name with all his might.
Su Sheng blinked.
Damn, this effect is absolutely awesome.
After all, it's a real serious injury.
