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Inside Lusamine's mansion.
"Are they really that fast?"
Rainbow Giovanni sat on a luxurious sofa, holding a stemmed glass, gently swirling the blood-red wine within.
Battlefields were virtually everywhere in Aether Paradise, yet he, the boss, was leisurely sipping red wine, appearing completely unconcerned.
Mewtwo stood silently behind him, its eyes, glowing with a faint blue light, gazing calmly forward.
"This red wine is truly excellent. I've traveled through so many worlds, but I've rarely tasted such fine wine."
Rainbow Giovanni took a sip and couldn't help but praise it.
"So, would the two guests like to sit down and share a glass?"
Rainbow Giovanni looked up towards the wide-open mansion doors, where two figures were slowly approaching.
It was Mammon and Giovanni.
"You certainly have a lot of leisure. All those Top Executives you went to great lengths to recruit are currently locked in bitter combat."
Mammon looked at the final boss of Rainbow Rocket with great interest.
Compared to Giovanni, his physique was noticeably leaner, and his face was darker and more sinister, exuding a malice that one could almost feel at first glance.
"If they fail, it only means they are only capable of that much. Even if not today, they would eventually be defeated by others in the future."
A faint, elusive malice always lingered on Rainbow Giovanni's lips.
Rainbow Giovanni's gaze then lingered on Giovanni's face for a while, and Giovanni met his gaze.
"Although I've seen parallel world counterparts more than once, it's my first time seeing a 'Giovanni' counterpart. This feeling is truly peculiar~"
The curve of Rainbow Giovanni's lips deepened slightly.
"It is indeed peculiar. I never imagined that a parallel world version of me could achieve such a level."
Giovanni agreed wholeheartedly. Yes, although he had already guessed that the boss of this Rainbow Rocket was likely his parallel world counterpart.
But seeing Rainbow Giovanni in a sharp suit with his own eyes, Giovanni's heart couldn't help but stir.
"Hehe~ Because my name is Giovanni."
Hearing Giovanni's words, Rainbow Giovanni seemed quite pleased. He crossed his left leg over his right, leaning back into the sofa in a more comfortable position.
"Gentlemen, sit."
Rainbow Giovanni then gestured to the two of them, his demeanor completely unlike an enemy about to engage in battle, but rather like someone greeting guests.
He didn't want to act immediately. Or rather, he had a lot to discuss with these two.
And Mammon and Giovanni shared the same thought.
"Can I say, this is actually my home?"
Mammon chuckled lightly, sitting down unceremoniously, and teased Rainbow Giovanni.
Lusamine and Lillie were his women, and Gladion was his subordinate. It was perfectly accurate to say this mansion was his.
"This is my spoils of war. To me, anything I conquer is mine."
Rainbow Giovanni poured a glass of red wine for Mammon and Giovanni, his tone very natural.
Giovanni picked up his glass, glanced at Mammon, and Mammon nodded, only then feeling reassured enough to take a sip.
"Mammon? That's a good name. I remember reading an ancient text once, and that name represents 'greed,' a greedy devil."
Rainbow Giovanni's gaze fell on Mammon's face, looking at the features that bore some resemblance to his own, his interest very keen.
"The two characters 'Mammon' embody the dark side of human nature, possessing the ability to stir human greed and make people turn on each other."
Rainbow Giovanni continued slowly.
"Such a name, indeed worthy of 'me' to come up with. I imagine when you had this son, you had immense expectations for him, didn't you?"
This question was clearly directed at Giovanni.
Mammon's lips curved into a smile, watching his father with a relaxed demeanor.
"That's right, you truly understand me."
Giovanni nodded, acknowledging it directly. When he named Mammon, that was indeed what he had in mind.
He wanted Mammon to inherit his talents and Team Rockets, and he held immense expectations for Mammon.
And as it turned out, Mammon's abilities indeed surpassed his own.
"But I truly don't understand why you two, father and son, would play house with the Pokémon League."
Rainbow Giovanni's tone gradually became colder. Yes, he was displeased.
"Both Mammon and you, clearly possess such excellent abilities. With the power and influence you two command, you could easily overthrow this world, couldn't you?"
This was the most incomprehensible aspect for Rainbow Giovanni.
He had already thoroughly researched this world. Giovanni was the Kanto Champion, the region where the Pokémon League headquarters was located.
Moreover, his reputation was very high, highly respected by the people of the Kanto region.
And Team Rockets, led by Mammon, was already on equal footing with the Pokémon League, with an extremely powerful scale of influence.
In Rainbow Giovanni's view, the two of them already had the capital to overturn the Pokémon League and let Team Rockets rule this world.
But these two, they didn't do that?
"Since there's a stable method, why engage in unnecessary warfare?"
Mammon said indifferently.
"Meaningless." Rainbow Giovanni shook his head.
Yes, from Rainbow Giovanni's perspective, he could see that Giovanni could later become the Kanto League President, and the Champions of various regions could also be gradually replaced by Team Rockets Top Executives.
At that time, Team Rockets could annex the Pokémon League without bloodshed, taking control of this world.
But wasn't there a faster way?
"The world is not unique, Mammon, you should see that."
Rainbow Giovanni gently flexed his fingers. He felt that perhaps Mammon's thinking was constrained by his limited perspective.
"A mere single world is not the limit for people like us. You must look further. Spending time on such matters is simply a waste of time."
"You know? I originally planned to lie low and wait for the opportunity, but then I realized this point."
What flickered in Rainbow Giovanni's eyes was unparalleled ambition.
"At that moment, I already understood that merely ruling one world would never satisfy me!"
"If Team Rockets uses all Pokémon to rule the world, then what I want to establish is a great organization that transcends Team Rockets—Rainbow Rocket!!"
Yes, it was through a stroke of luck that he obtained a way to travel through parallel worlds. At that moment, Rainbow Giovanni truly 'awakened'!
"I want to use Rainbow Rocket to rule all worlds, and the UB creatures in this world are excellent. If I form a UB army, it would be a huge step forward on the path to world domination."
Rainbow Giovanni grinned, revealing his stark white teeth.
"As expected of the boss of Rainbow Rocket, so ambitious~ Truly a grand ideal."
Mammon couldn't help but clap and praise.
"Dad, you should learn from him. Look at your parallel world counterpart, what noble and grand aspirations he has, and then look at you~"
Mammon didn't forget to lecture Giovanni, but his teasing tone was clearly a joke.
Giovanni chuckled twice, looking at Rainbow Giovanni, who made no effort to hide his ambition and aspirations, and couldn't help but sigh from the bottom of his heart.
To be honest, he could completely understand Rainbow Giovanni's thoughts.
Perhaps... if it weren't for Mammon and Silver, he might also have become like Rainbow Giovanni, completely consumed by ambition and malice.
But his life, after having two sons, had truly taken a completely different trajectory.
So at this moment, looking at the ambitious Rainbow Giovanni, his emotions were indeed very, very complex.
Because, the other party was actually another different him~!
"Mammon, do you find this amusing?"
But Rainbow Giovanni's thoughts were different from Giovanni's. Hearing Mammon's words, his eyes darkened considerably, and he asked Mammon.
"Isn't it amusing?" Mammon retorted.
"I believe what I said is not wrong." Rainbow Giovanni's gaze grew much colder.
"As my dad's counterpart, in a sense, we're somewhat related. Out of respect for an elder, I'll call you Uncle."
Mammon unhurriedly took a sip of red wine, moistening his throat slightly.
"Yes, what you said is indeed not wrong. You have ability, or rather, you are very capable, after all, you are my dad's counterpart."
"But with your talent and strength, to want to rule all worlds, you are far too delusional."
Mammon's tone couldn't help but carry a hint of sarcasm.
It was no exaggeration to say that Rainbow was definitely qualified to stir up trouble in various worlds.
But to rule all worlds, Rainbow Giovanni was truly not qualified.
Even if he hadn't come to Mammon's world today, Rainbow Rocket might one day have directly gone to the world where Selene was the destined protagonist, and then been crushed by the destined Selene with two slaps.
After all... in the original story, that's how Rainbow Rocket fell apart.
"Mammon, it seems your success in this world has made you arrogant and unable to recognize yourself."
Rainbow Giovanni couldn't help but laugh. It had been a long time since he heard someone speak so arrogantly in front of him.
After all, Mammon's words were simple: he was saying that Rainbow Giovanni was overestimating himself.
And what did 'after all, you are my dad's counterpart' mean?
The subtext was simply saying that he was inferior to Giovanni? Ridiculous.
I, Rainbow Giovanni, am the strongest Giovanni!!
"It's not arrogance. Rather, it's quite surprising that your Rainbow Rocket has been able to last this long."
Mammon replied with great sincerity.
"Don't be so quick to judge. Perhaps you think I'm looking down on you, but I truly don't mean that. I actually quite acknowledge your ability, Uncle, after all, you should indeed be quite strong."
"But what I want to say is, you don't even have an Arceus, yet you presumptuously aspire to be a cosmic overlord. How dare you?"
Mammon thought for a moment, then added.
"Not having an Arceus isn't surprising, that difficulty is indeed too high. But besides Mewtwo, do you have any other Legendaries?"