"Damn it, don't let the young lady remember anything."
At night, ZaoBo cursed quietly as he walked out of the laboratory.
"Mr. ZaoBo."
Suddenly.
When ZaoBo exited the B2 laboratory door, he heard a voice he had come to despise recently.
Natsuhiko!
Thanks to Natsuhiko's help, Lillie's recovery was very effective. Although she was still somewhat resistant to Pokémon with fierce appearances, she was gradually able to interact with those like Frost Six-Tails, Eevee, Gardevoir, and Gothitelle, which were cute and pleasing to look at.
Therefore, Lusamine granted him a high level of access.
Throughout the Ethereal Paradise, except for some more confidential areas he couldn't enter, he could go anywhere else.
And this B2 laboratory was one of the places that Natsuhiko could not enter.
But it didn't prevent him from waiting for ZaoBo outside the door.
"What are you doing here?" ZaoBo glanced at Natsuhiko from the corner of his eye.
Though ZaoBo was arrogant, credit-grabbing, and cunning, he had a good trait—loyalty.
From the beginning, ZaoBo never thought of betraying the Ethereum Foundation or Lusamine; all he pursued was more recognition from Lusamine.
And it's undeniable, ZaoBo did have certain capabilities; otherwise, he wouldn't have become the head of the Ethereum Foundation's research department.
Natsuhiko adjusted his hat.
"Nothing much, just found something interesting on Miss Lillie today and wanted to ask for Mr. ZaoBo's opinion." Natsuhiko said calmly.
Upon hearing this, ZaoBo's face tightened.
"What is it?"
Natsuhiko looked at him with a vague smile, "I think Mr. ZaoBo should be clearer about it than I am, right?"
"What do you mean?" ZaoBo said in a deep voice.
"Nothing much, it seems Mr. ZaoBo doesn't know either, then when Director Lusamine asks me later, I'll have to tell her honestly."
After saying this, Natsuhiko waved his hand and walked outside.
Watching Natsuhiko's departing figure, ZaoBo's eyes flickered.
A sudden gleam of viciousness appeared in his eyes.
Two Pokeballs appeared in his hands and simultaneously opened.
In the red light emerged an Alakazam and a Hypno.
However.
Before Alakazam and Hypno could make any move, a green fan gently waved in the dim corridor.
Taunt!
Alakazam and Hypno were immediately affected, stopping the actions they initially wanted to take.
Buzz—
A black transparent barrier unfolded.
Then, from Natsuhiko's body, a red light shot out.
"Grawr!"
Snorlax's enormous figure appeared in front of Alakazam and Hypno.
With a roar.
Snorlax's mouth emanated dark and dense Dark Energy, biting into Hypno.
Shatter!
Boom!!
Hypno staggered backward.
Then, from the shadows behind Natsuhiko, a milky white beam shot out, locking onto Snorlax while Snorlax, almost without a pause, landed another Shatter on the nearby Alakazam.
Although Alakazam tried to block with psychic powers.
But the psychic techniques were as fragile as a piece of white paper in front of the Dark Type's Shatter.
The severely hit Alakazam was also forced to retreat a few steps.
"Grawr!"
Snorlax stood upright, its head nearly touching the ceiling, with small squinting eyes locked onto Alakazam and Hypno.
As Natsuhiko expected,
ZaoBo, although a cadre of the Ethereum Foundation, had quite a disparity in strength compared to those truly responsible for combat.
Honestly speaking,
he was a bit surprised ZaoBo had two Pokémon at the Elite Candidate Level.
Judging from the situation, they probably were forcefully advanced using the resources of the Ethereum Foundation.
And ZaoBo's combat abilities were indeed concerning.
"Mr. ZaoBo, if you choose to do this, it's really meaningless."
Natsuhiko stated sternly, walking step by step towards ZaoBo.
From the shadows behind him, Oranguru also emerged, gently fanning with its fan.
Oranguru glanced at Natsuhiko, secretly noting.
When using Illusion Space against more agile opponents, it's imperative to first add a Taunt. This way, if the opponent has to directly compete on strength with our side, the odds of winning increase.
Following Natsuhiko, Oranguru was also learning some things.
Sweat beaded on ZaoBo's forehead, and as Natsuhiko got closer, he didn't flinch, barely holding his neck up, "What do you want to do? There are cameras everywhere, I'm the head of the Ethereum Foundation's research department."
"Cameras? You mean that?"
Natsuhiko tilted his head slightly.
ZaoBo followed his gaze and his face turned a few shades paler.
At some point, a Bewear stood in the corner, curiously playing with the camera in its hands.
"This…..."
ZaoBo's expression stiffened.
Smack!
At some point, Natsuhiko's hand had rested on his shoulder.
"Don't worry, even if the cameras are down, I won't do anything to you."
He couldn't cover his tracks if ZaoBo were to get killed, would they still find him anyway?
Although he wasn't very capable, he was still a cadre of the Ethereum Foundation.
"What is it exactly that you want?" ZaoBo understood, but still felt a bit fearful towards Natsuhiko being so close.
"Miss Lillie, it was you who tampered with her, right?" Natsuhiko got closer to ZaoBo, whispering.