Chapter 168:Onami Stays Overnight! Heading to the Overseas Island!

Umikawa stood aside, looking up at the sky.

He had certainly heard of Farm’s Gym Leader Natsume.

The internal league knew that Natsume was quite reckless.

Using Pokémon to attack trainers and conducting interrogations with hypnosis—if an ordinary person dared to do that, they would surely end up in the Pokémon court.

However, rules are always quite flexible.

At that moment, Kenjo, under Gardevoir's control, slowly revealed their origins and plans.

Kenjo and his group were from the Unova League.

Before they started their operation, they first deployed a batch of mobile surveillance equipment around the farm.

These monitors were tiny, just one centimeter in size, capable of flying and moving freely.

They found out that Natsume had left, and immediately invaded the area, preparing to capture a few Pokémon.

This operation had been meticulously planned.

Their equipment could mask their presence.

This way, they wouldn’t be detected by Arcanine and Houndoom.

The scattered surveillance scanners on the farm also allowed them to avoid the farm's Pokémon.

Additionally, they had a dedicated division analyzing Natsume's personality.

This division concluded from the collected data that Natsume was someone who cherished Pokémon.

Most importantly, Natsume had a lot of confidence in his strength.

Based on this data analysis, they believed that as long as Kenjo could successfully capture a few Pokémon, they could then threaten Natsume into handing over Manaphy’s Pokémon egg.

The data analysis suggested that Natsume would definitely do so.

After Natsume took Manaphy’s Pokémon egg outside, the Champion-level Trainer Milo from the Unova League would step in to defeat Natsume.

This was the conclusion they had deduced.

Based on this conclusion, he began his actions.

However, what they didn’t expect was that Zoroark had already hidden itself using its illusions from the very beginning.

After hearing this, Natsume looked at Umikawa beside him and asked, “Can you locate the surveillance devices he mentioned?”

Umikawa nodded, “Of course, just a moment.”

Umikawa pulled out a tablet and quickly began operating it.

An icon for signal searching appeared on the tablet screen.

Then, one by one, small red dots appeared. 

“This should be military-grade mobile surveillance developed using future technology.”

“They’re very small and can disguise themselves as Pokémon, flowers, or leaves.”

Umikawa looked at Natsume and said, “These are the ones.”

After Gardevoir glanced at the positions on the tablet, she used her Psychic ability.

Soon, Gardevoir’s Psychic grasped all the surveillance scanners.

Psyshock.

Bang~

All the scanners exploded.

Gardevoir threw them into the trash.

“Gym Leader Natsume, how should we deal with these people?”

Natsume glanced at the ones lying on the ground.

They all looked like they were struggling to breathe.

Timurr and Gurdurr stood nearby, having Squirtle use Water Gun on the wooden blocks and steel beams they held.

They were cleaning off the bloodstains.

These people were beaten so severely, and they clearly had a large part in it.

At that moment, Kenjo came to his senses.

He glared at Natsume and asked, “Have you thought about your own fate with such harsh actions?”

“Milo , and we in the Unova League will definitely not let you off!”

Natsume smiled at him, saying, “Is that so absolute?”

Natsume turned to Chen River and said, “Let’s leave this guy here for now; you take care of the others.”

Umikawa looked at Natsume in confusion and asked, “Gym Leader Natsume, what use do you have for this guy?”

Natsume replied calmly, “Guests visit my farm in this way.”

“So I should at least take him along to give a return gift.”

Umikawa was momentarily stunned. “Huh?”

“Gym Leader Natsume, what are you planning to do?”

Natsume checked the time and said, “Alright, hurry up and handle this.”

“I’ll try to go and return quickly.”

Natsume then looked at Watanabe and Onami, asking, “What about you two? Are you staying over tonight?”

Onami looked at Natsume and asked, “Would that be inconvenient?”

Natsume shook his head slightly, “Not at all.”

Watanabe looked at Natsume uncertainly and asked, “Wait a minute, you don’t mean you’re planning to go find that Milo , do you?”

“Is there a problem with that?”

After a brief silence, Watanabe shook his head, “No, no problem.”

“I’ll head back first and wait for your good news.”

Natsume planned to make a trip to the island established by the Unova League in the waters of the United States.

It was an important base for the Unova League, and the island's defense facilities were certainly not weak.

But no matter how strong, it was still just the battle strength of a Champion.

Currently, Natsume's strongest battle strength was the Champion-level Dragonite, at level 83.

Moreover, Natsume himself was a Psychic type and also had Water type.

Thus, Natsume wasn’t worried about encountering any unexpected surprises.

Watanabe sat on Pelipper’s back, saying, “I’ll be leaving now.”

“I’ve entrusted the care of Manaphy’s egg to you until it hatches.”

“Don’t worry.”

Natsume waved his hand.

Watanabe took off on Pelipper.

With the pressure of caring for Manaphy lifted, Watanabe suddenly felt much lighter.

He took a deep breath of the night air and thought, “Maybe I’ll go fishing for a bit.”

Umikawa had also withdrawn.

“Dragonite~”

In the sky, Dragonite flew over.

“Awooo~”

Arcanine excitedly dashed toward Natsume.

The earlier battle hadn’t been enough to excite Arcanine.

However, the opponent Natsume was going to face would certainly be formidable.

Natsume patted Arcanine's head and smiled, “Don’t worry; I’ll definitely bring you along.”

“Serperior~”

“Eevee~”

Serperior and Arcevee also approached Natsume.

Natsume decided that the five of them would be enough.

“Zoroark, Sirfetch'd, you two will continue to take care of things here on the farm.”

Natsume looked at them and said, “I’ll be back as soon as I can.”

“Zoroark!”

Natsume returned Serperior and the others into their Poké Balls, then climbed onto Dragonite’s back.

Kenjo floated in the air, being lifted by Natsume’s Psychic.

“Dragonite.”

Dragonite slowly took off.

Onami wanted to ask Natsume if he needed her help.

But if he was going to battle a Champion, it seemed like her presence wouldn’t be much use.

So Onami simply said, “Be safe.”

Natsume looked at Onami and replied, “Okay.”

“Dragonite, let’s go.”

“Dragonite~”

Bam~

A powerful sonic boom echoed through the air.

Natsume and Dragonite disappeared from Onami’s view in an instant.

“That speed is truly amazing.”

Onami marveled, then looked around.

Once Natsume left, Onami suddenly didn’t know what to do.

Inside the farm gym.

Infernape and the others had resumed their training.

“Torchic~”

Torchic looked very happy to be part of such a battle.

It was running around the farm gym, releasing its emotions.

Torchic's speed was increasing.

Although it was already quite late, the farm was still very bright.

A group of Morelull were moving around.

At that moment, the farm was calm, as if the previous battle had never happened.

“Lopunny~”

Lopunny approached Onami.

Onami looked at Lopunny in confusion and asked, “Do you want me to follow you?”

“Lopunny~”

Housekeeper Rotom flew over and said, “Lopunny wants to take you to see the guest room, Rotom.”

Onami quickly replied, “Thank you, Lopunny.”

Lopunny led Onami toward the mountain.

Since everyone frequently traveled this path, a relatively smooth dirt road had already formed.

On either side of the road, a few Morelull swayed among the woods.

Additionally, Onami noticed that this small mountain seemed much colder than its surroundings.

Up ahead, a Glaceon was standing on a rock, looking down at the area below the mountain.

Glaceon glanced at Onami.

“Glaceon.”

After greeting Lopunny and Rotom, Glaceon turned and walked toward the entrance of the underground cave.

“This is Glaceon.”

Rotom explained, “It should be heading back to the underground ice cave to rest now.”

“Underground ice cave?”

Onami asked curiously, “Is it beneath this mountain?”

“Rotom~”

Onami thought to herself: No wonder it’s so cold here.

“Noivern~”

Noivern flew past Over Onami's head with Woobat.

They were heading to the orchard to find something to eat.

“Noivern?”

Halfway in its flight, Noivern turned back around.

Noivern asked Lopunny and the others if they wanted any.

“Lopunny~”

Lopunny shook its head slightly.

There were already some washed in the cabin's refrigerator.

So Noivern flew back toward the orchard.

Lopunny led Onami to the cabin door.

“Sylveon.”

Sylveon was sitting at the entrance.

“Sylveon?”

Rotom approached and said, “Natsume went out for something and will be back later, Rotom.”

Sylveon immediately looked disappointed and turned back inside the cabin.

“Cinccino~”

Cinccino brought indoor shoes for Onami.

Onami changed into them and followed Lopunny into the cabin.

Although it was called a farm cabin, the inside was quite spacious.

Onami remembered Natsume saying it was called a cabin out of habit.

Large houses often felt empty.

But this room provided a sense of comfort and fulfillment.

Eevee were nestled on the sofa, on the stairs, and even inside cabinets.

Their presence added a warm atmosphere to the house.

“Lopunny~”

Lopunny led Onami into the guest room.

The room was tidy, with clean cream-colored sheets.

There wasn’t much decoration, just a bookshelf and a desk.

The window next to the desk provided a view of the farm's garden.

Under the moonlight, the garden looked more like an enchanted forest than it did during the day.

Perhaps because Florges and Ribombee lived there.

Like Shiinotic, they were Fairy-type Pokémon.

Fairy-type Pokémon are always drawn to the moonlight, as their type was one of the last to be discovered.

In legends, fairies have always been synonymous with mystery.

“You’re the first guest to stay at the farm.”

Housekeeper Rotom landed on the desk and said to Onami, “If you need anything, feel free to call me, Rotom.”

Onami felt quite happy hearing Rotom's words.

“Thank you, Rotom.”

After settling Onami in, Lopunny hurriedly ran to the sofa in the room.

The late-night movie was about to start.

Onami looked at Lopunny, taking in the room's layout and the garden outside, and couldn't help but remark, “Gym Leader Natsume certainly has a comfortable life.”

Ocean Base.

Milo and the others glared at the black screen with grim expressions.

“This is outrageous, absolutely outrageous!”

Someone exclaimed in anger, “To use such excessive force, this so-called Gym Leader Natsume and the Pokémon on his farm are really too much!”

Another added, “For his Pokémon to recklessly attack humans, that would definitely end up in the Pokémon court in the Unova League!”

Milo said coldly, “Now isn’t the time for this discussion; first, contact the Japan league.”

“Our people were attacked without even making a move, and there needs to be an explanation for that.”

“Yes, get in touch with the Japan league immediately.”

Meanwhile, in the sky above the base.

“Dragonite~”

Dragonite slowly came to a halt.

“This is the place, right?”

Natsume cheerfully looked at the vomiting Kenjo.

The flight had been a bit dull, so Natsume had Kenjo experience free-fall and free flight for a while.

Kenjo wiped his mouth and looked down at the island base, asking, “What are you trying to do?”

Natsume replied casually, “Didn’t I say already?”

“I’m just here to say hello.”

“Oh, by the way, is there anything good in your base?”

Kenjo’s mouth twitched, and he asked again, “What exactly do you intend to do?”

Natsume sighed, “Never mind, I’ll take a look around myself later.”

“Hopefully, I won’t be disappointed.”

Natsume looked up at the sky, “Dragonite, let’s greet them first.”

Draco Meteor!

Dragonite lifted its head.

“Dragonite~ roar~”

A resonant roar echoed through the night sky.

An energy ball shot upward, and under the full moon's light, it burst like fireworks, forming countless stars.

These stars quickly expanded, emitting a bright glow.

The glows resembled flaming balls.

Then, like meteors, these flaming balls streaked across the night sky.

They rained down on the island like a brilliant meteor shower.

Bam~

The first meteor hit, and the island erupted with a deafening roar.

“What’s happening?”

Everyone inside the base immediately felt the tremors.

The technician quickly switched the screen.

On the screen, they saw Dragonite in the sky.

“Here already?”

Milo was taken aback.

Inside the base, red alarms blared.

Bam~

Another violent explosion resounded.

The base began to shake continuously.

Each "meteor" crashing down felt like the earth was roaring.

One after another, craters appeared on the ground.

Flames burned in the hollows.

Natsume hovered in the air, looking at Kenjo and said, “How about it?”

“Aren’t the sights beautiful?”

Kenjo stared in disbelief at the island set ablaze by Draco Meteor.

“You… how dare you do this?”

“You're provoking the entire Unova League!”

Natsume replied casually, “If we’re talking about provocations, didn’t you provoke me first?”

“With such detailed investigations on me.”

“You should understand what I’d do if you failed, right?”

Kenjo's expression stiffened slightly.

Fail?

They really hadn’t considered that.

“Goodbye.”

Natsume had no interest in speaking further with him and simply withdrew his Inner Focus.

Kenjo's body began to plummet rapidly.

At that moment, his mind was eerily calm.

Numerous images flashed by.

He suddenly recalled rumors claiming that Japan's Champion was killed by Natsume.

But few believed it.

After all, that was a Champion.

“No way?”

Kenjo murmured, “What sort of being have I provoked?”

Bam~

Kenjo's body plunged into the sea and disappeared.

“Kilowattrel~”

On the island, several Pelipper and a Kilowattrel flew toward Dragonite.

They were Pokémon belonging to the island's guards.

At that moment, these Pokémon, under the command of their trainers, launched an attack on Dragonite.

“Kilowattrel~”

A Pelipper took a deep breath.

Just as it was about to use Air Slash, a meteor crashed straight into it.

Bam~

Pelipper’s body was sent crashing to the ground by the meteor.

A lucky Kilowattrel managed to break through the Draco Meteor barrage.

Quick Attack!

“Dragonite~”

Dragonite looked at the approaching Kilowattrel and raised its palm.

Dragon Claw!

Boom~

A huge splash erupted on the sea.

Natsume smiled and said, “Let’s go, Dragonite, let's have a look around the island.”

“Dragonite~”