Pokémon: Master Pokémon has a fish-frying system.

Chapter 234 Badges, Gyms, and Cities

"I'm here."

A calm, even voice rang out from behind the crimson and green backdrop.

The previously relaxed red and green figures suddenly tensed up.

Who could have gotten behind them so silently!

The small bamboo, standing opposite the crimson and green bamboo, beamed with joy:

"Master Naz!"

Master Nazja?!

Crimson and green turned their heads suspiciously.

A young woman dressed in a tight-fitting outfit was floating in the air, drifting leisurely towards them from the main entrance of the Golden Dojo.

"Is this Sabrina, the Gym Leader of Saffron City?"

Looking at Sabrina floating in the air, Crimson couldn't help but say:

"Cool~"

Qinglv was annoyed that someone could be even more pretentious than herself.

"Hmph, the gym leader was nowhere to be seen when we were fighting to the death, but after we finished the battle, a certain gym leader suddenly appeared."

Xiao Zhu, who was initially overjoyed to see Na Zi, suddenly glared angrily at Qing Lü:

"What do you know! Our Master Sabrina is not the coward you imagine her to be!"

"The gym leader was originally at the investigator headquarters, discussing with other investigators a plan to wipe out Team Rocket."

"The fact that Goldenrod City fell into Team Rocket's hands is entirely due to them taking advantage of Sapphire's absence to cause trouble!"

"Even if you are the one who saved my Goldenrod Gym, I will not allow you to speak ill of the Gym Leader like this!"

Qinglu never expected that Xiaozhu, whom she had rescued, would react so strongly to her words.

But the proud man had no intention of backing down so easily, so he opened his mouth to retort:

"She's the owner of the museum, in Goldenrod City..."

Crimson stepped forward, blocking Green's view, and bowed to Natsume:

"We were unaware of the presence of Lady Naz, and we hope that Crimson and Green have been offended in any way."

Seeing that Crimson was blocking her way, Green pursed her lips and said nothing more.

Sabrina slowly landed on the ground:

"It's alright. Just as Oak's grandson said, if Goldenrod City falls into Team Rocket's hands, as the Gym Leader, even if I'm out of town, I still have an inescapable responsibility."

Crimson and Green were also surprised that Natsume would so readily admit to the matter.

After all, they all knew that this was just Qinglu saying something in anger.

Although the dojo master has a heavy responsibility, he is not bound to that city for life; there will always be times when he has to go out.

Being ambushed at such a time is truly unpredictable.

Especially an organization like the Rockets, once they've planned their moves, is even more difficult to deal with.

Nazi's quick acceptance of the blame caused Qinglu to grumble a few times:

"I'm not Da Mu's grandson. My name is Qing Lü."

Naza looked at the crimson and turquoise:

"The Goldenrod Gym was able to escape danger thanks to you and Oak's grandson. I will repay you handsomely later."

"However, there are still many Team Rocket thugs in Goldenrod City, so please forgive me for not being able to stay any longer."

Crimson bowed to Sabrina:

“Gym Leader Sabrina, we came to the gym to eliminate Team Rocket. If you have any requests, we are happy to help.”

Naz nodded:

"I'll turn off the superpower protective shield surrounding Golden City first..."

Naz paused suddenly at this point.

"Master, what's wrong?"

Xiaozhu noticed Nazi's unusual behavior.

Sabrina's superpowers had just given her a bad feeling, and she frowned:

"Xiaozhu, go check if the badges in the dojo are still there."

Xiao Zhu understood and immediately ran into the inner hall.

The crimson and green figures stared at each other in bewilderment: What happened?

Shortly after, Xiaozhu's scream came from inside the building:

"Oh no, Master! The badge has been stolen!"

Naz's eyes widened:

"Something's happened. Team Rocket must have stolen the gym badge."

Crimson was somewhat bewildered:

"So what if the badge was stolen? It's not like it's anything valuable. Is it really necessary to be so vigilant?"

After all, back when he was on his journey, Xiaogang and Xiaoxia casually handed him their dojo badges.

Naza shook her head:

"The badge I'm talking about isn't an ordinary badge given to challengers, but a badge exclusively for gym leaders."

"It can improve a trainer's control over Pokémon and enhance the Pokémon's strength, and according to the League, it has other uses as well."

"The Rockets must have some unknown purpose in taking the badge."

Crimson glanced at Green, who shook her head.

"Don't look at me. Although my grandfather was once the league champion, he didn't know the secret of the gym badge."

Naz frowned:

"At this time, the Rockets' sudden theft of the badge must have some ulterior motive."

"Now that this matter is settled, I need to hurry over to Silver Company; that's where the Rockets' current headquarters are..."

Just then, Naz tilted her head slightly.

Articuno and Zapdos remained obediently by Athena's side, making no move.

None of them paid any attention to the two legendary Pokémon.

Since their manipulators have been defeated, they can be released back into the wild.

But why does this feel so strange?

......

The seventh floor of the Silver Tower.

Sensing something was wrong, Lu An quickly threw the Magic Masked Cat at Apollo, attempting to snatch the energy amplifier from his hand.

However, a large bird with fiery wings stopped the Magical Masked Cat.

It was none other than the Moltres we had just fought just two days ago!

Apollo burst into laughter:

"If I didn't have foolproof methods, how could I dare to meet with Special Agent Lu and the others alone!"

Apollo fully revealed the energy amplifier to Lu An.

Lu An then discovered that six badges of different shapes had already been placed on the device with seven holes.

Lu An immediately recognized that those were clearly the gym badges of the six towns: Dark Gray, Azure, Jade Rainbow, Withered Leaf, Light Red, and Crimson Lotus!

Apollo's face was filled with an unbridled smile.

Perhaps feeling confident of victory, or perhaps believing that no fourth person would know about their conversation, Apollo spoke quite bluntly:

"Lu Te and others, among these six cities, there are three gym leaders who are, or were, members of our Team Rocket."

"Therefore, these three badges were already ours."

"The other three gym leaders are insignificant compared to Team Rocket, both in terms of their own strength and the cities they govern."

"Therefore, as long as unrest is stirred up in these three cities, obtaining the other three badges will be a piece of cake."

Lu An narrowed his eyes slightly.

Both of them knew perfectly well that the first three cities Apollo mentioned were, without a doubt, Maslow's Leaf, Ajumbo's Crimson, and Chapel's Red Lotus.

The last three cities are Dark Gray, Radiant Blue, and Jade Rainbow.

Of the eight major cities in the Kanto region, the only two that Apollo didn't mention are Viridian City, where Giovanni's gym leader is Giovanni.

And where they are now, in Saffron City, where Sabrina is the Gym Leader!