Natsui was right. In about thirty minutes, several international police ships appeared on the sea. They were far away at the edge of the horizon. They were moving very fast toward this place.
Before Natsui arrived here, he had already talked to Anabel. He did this right after he got news from Shelly and Courtney. After a long trip at sea, Anabel's ship finally arrived at this time.
Natsui felt that the international police were never there during the most important moments. However, they always appeared when it was time to clean up. Their style was to arrive late but always show up eventually.
It was also lucky that Anabel was already in the nearby sea. She had not gone to the land yet. If she was on land, she would not have reached this place so quickly.
While they waited, Natsui had Misty's Water-type Pokémon spray fresh water. They wanted to wake up Groudon.
Groudon was very smart. The first thing it did after waking up was notice that its old rival was already gone. It saw that many people were watching it closely. Groudon did not wait. Its body was covered in scars, but it walked back toward the ocean. It did not look back. It walked until the seawater covered it completely. Then it disappeared.
Because Groudon was too heavy, it could not swim on top of the water. It had to hold its breath. It left by walking on the floor of the sea.
This look was a bit sad for a super-ancient Pokémon. But this happened only because it cannot fly.
The two main Pokémon were gone. Now, the riot was finally finished.
Next was the cleanup work.
There was not much to clean on the battlefield. Natsui and the others put away their Pokémon. They only kept Dragonite and Gengar out to guard the prisoners.
At that moment, Courtney left the large ship of Team Magma. She had Tabitha with her. She drove a speedboat toward the island.
Most members of Team Magma and Team Aqua were rescued from the sea. Some were badly hurt and could not move. Most people saw the police ships and ran away. they used other speedboats or lifeboats.
They were still very scared after the big battle. No one wanted to come back to save the two leaders.
The members thought their own lives were more important than their leaders.
Natsui did not care if those people escaped. He did not plan to stop them.
They were not important people. The two leaders and the two admins were the important ones. If they were caught, the other members could not do much. Later, the local police would be enough to handle them.
The sound of engines became louder. Soon, Courtney reached the island. She jumped off the boat and guarded Tabitha.
"Good job."
Before she walked close, Natsui sent Gengar to meet her. Gengar tied Tabitha up with Maxie and the others. After that, Natsui looked at Courtney and praised her.
"I was wondering why I didn't see you. I didn't expect you to be hiding there in ambush. You really caught this guy off guard. Thanks to you, all the leaders and admins have been caught!"
Shelly rolled her eyes. She looked jealous, but she did not fight with Courtney.
Shelly did not want to admit it, but she knew Courtney did a good job. If Courtney had not kicked Tabitha, he might have escaped. Then the victory would not be perfect.
Shelly was not looking at Courtney, but two other people were staring at her. Their eyes were full of hate and anger.
These people were Maxie and Tabitha.
They were the ones who left Courtney first. But she had left Team Magma to follow Natsui. She had also helped Natsui fight them.
They thought she was a traitor.
They hated her very much, but they could only be angry in their minds.
Courtney stayed calm. She did not look at them for even one second.
Like Shelly, she loved Natsui completely now.
Natsui praised her, and Courtney smiled a little. Her eyes looked bright, and she was very happy.
This made Shelly feel even more jealous.
She thought that Courtney fell in love with him very quickly.
Then, the sound of a helicopter started. A helicopter flew across the sea and landed on the small island.
The door opened, and Anabel jumped out.
"Oh my..."
As soon as she landed, she looked at Natsui with a strange expression. She sighed.
"You really caused another huge scene!"
The three Legendary Birds blocked most of the energy. But some energy still escaped. That energy caused wind, clouds, and rain. This had a big impact on the sea and the land nearby.
There were storms and big waves. The police ships were moving a lot because of the wind and rain.
"That wasn't my fault."
Natsui shook his head. He looked at Maxie and the others. He shrugged.
"They caused all of this. I am just a passerby who happened to be passing through, happened to take back the orbs, happened to catch them, and happened to solve this matter."
"You certainly have a lot of 'happened to's."
Anabel smiled at Natsui's joke.
"Regardless, thank you so much. You not only removed a massive crisis for the people of the Hoenn region, but you also brought the leaders of Team Magma and Team Aqua to justice. Everyone sees your contribution, and we will always remember it!"
"It's nothing. After all, I like to train myself through these events to become stronger. So for me personally, the more of these events, the better."
Natsui changed his tone and joked.
"Of course, it would be even better if there were some actual rewards!"
He was only joking, but Anabel actually nodded.
"There are rewards, of course."
"Huh?"
Natsui was very surprised.
"There really are!?"
"Of course," Anabel laughed. "Based on the decision from the higher-ups, we have decided to officially grant you the honorary title of International Police Special Investigator. In addition, we will award you a cash bonus!"
"Special Investigator? A bonus?"
Natsui's eyes were bright.
The title was not important to him. It was an honorary title, so it did not give him special powers.
But he liked having more money.
He did not know how much it was, but he was happy to get paid.
Maxie and Archie looked very angry when they heard this. They knew Natsui got these rewards because they lost.
They were very mad, but they could not do anything.
Anabel said, "Actually, this was decided a long time ago. But the paperwork in our department takes a long time. It is almost finished. You will have it soon."
"How much money will it be?"
Anabel did not tell him the amount yet.
"You'll find out when it's issued. The only thing I can tell you is that it is definitely not lower than the prize money you got at the League!"
This answer was not very clear.
The prize money for the Indigo League and the Silver Conference was a bit low. This was because they were two separate competitions on the same continent.
However, he heard the prize money for the Ever Grande Conference was very high. He did not know which competition Anabel meant.
But it should be at least two or three million. To get that much money for free was very good.
"In that case, at least I haven't worked for nothing," he laughed. "But speaking of which, with both a title and a bonus, it seems you guys really want to tie me to your side!"
"Is that strange?" Anabel smiled. "A trainer with your strength and such a correct worldview has always been a high-quality partner for us. For the stability of every region, we will of course do our best to recruit you!"
Natsui knew he was strong. But he thought about his own views on love. Maybe his worldview was not perfect there.
He was a special investigator for a laboratory, and now he was one for the police. It was a coincidence.
But Natsui never tried to investigate things. One thing just led to another, and everything happened together.
Suddenly, Anabel said, "What I just said was official business. As a personal thank you, how about I treat you to a meal after all of this is finished?"
Immediately, Shelly, Courtney, and Misty all looked at her. They looked angry and jealous.
Natsui felt very uncomfortable because the girls were staring at him. He waved his hand quickly.
"I don't have time right now. Let's do it another day."
Anabel knew he was busy with gyms and the Ever Grande Conference. She nodded.
"Fair enough. I'll wait for your news then."
While they talked, the police ship moved close to the Team Magma ship.
Many police officers went onto the ship. They took control and moved the hurt members of Team Aqua and Team Magma to the police ship.
When they finished talking, Anabel took Natsui and the others to the police ship. Maxie and the others went too.
There was a lot of work to do next.
The police had to talk to all the members.
Because of Natsui, Shelly and Courtney were not in trouble. The police called them informants. If they explained everything, they would be safe.
This was a very good result.
But there was one rule. They had been in the evil teams for a long time. So, they had to stay under a guardian for one year. This was to make sure they were good people now.
The person watching them was Natsui.
This was just a rule on paper. Natsui had to travel, so he could not watch them all the time.
Anabel knew this. She made this plan to help Natsui.
This showed that she valued Natsui a lot.
Everything was going well. Everything was finally finished.
Shelly and Courtney went to give their statements. Natsui and Misty stood by the railing of the ship. They looked at the sky.
The dark clouds were gone. The sea was peaceful again.
Several small islands were now broken and had sunk into the sea. They were gone from the map. If the islands were not missing, no one would know a big battle happened there.
"It's finally over," Misty said with a smile. Her hair moved in the wind. "Now we can focus on traveling and preparing for the Ever Grande Conference!"
"Yeah, it's really over. No more Team Aqua or Team Magma jumping out at us," Natsui said. "I only need one more badge to enter the Ever Grande Conference. It's gone by so fast."
Misty felt a bit sad.
The trip through the Hoenn region was almost finished.
After the conference, she had to go back to the Cerulean Gym.
She wanted to spend more time with Natsui.
She was not ready to leave.
Natsui did not know what she was thinking. He and Misty watched the ocean quietly.
After some time, they heard footsteps. Shelly and Courtney walked up to them.
Natsui smiled and said, "You two look like you're doing okay. How was it? Is it all over?"
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