Gengar stuck out its tongue again at Hoshino Ryuzi in the courtyard, well, what's left of the courtyard, and then slipped outside the wall, carrying Agatha....
It left.
Leaving behind only one last line from Agatha.
"If you're not satisfied, bring your Sinnoh friends to our Kanto, we'll be waiting! But if you ignore my warning and touch that kid again... I, Agatha, am alone... humph!"
Agatha may be alone.
But Hoshino Ryuzi isn't.
The threat here was far more lethal than the one Hoshino Ryuzi made to Agatha previously.
"Father!"
The unhurried Hoshino Ryuzen, the Dojo Leader of Zhuqing City and son of Hoshino Ryuzi.
Came running into the backyard.
When he saw what the backyard of the Hoshino Race residence looked like now, he was completely dumbfounded.
It no longer resembled even a hint of a garden.
The walls, flower beds, lake—all gone aside, the ground was sunk by dozens of centimeters, not to mention.
But his father, usually so meticulous about his appearance, looked exceptionally bedraggled at this moment.
Hair disheveled, clothes tattered, and even the cane he valued the most was broken in two.
Supporting the heavily gasping and scarred Tyranitar, and several other Pokémon had already fallen to the ground, losing their combat ability.
Honestly, Hoshino Ryuzen had never seen his father in such a disheveled state.
He hurried forward intending to help.
But Hoshino Ryuzi briskly swept him aside.
The dust-covered face full of shadows, but deep in his eyes, something named "fear" was hidden, unnoticed even by him.
"First Kikuno, now Agatha, do you really think this old man is easy to bully!" Hoshino Ryuzi said through gritted teeth.
"Agatha? Ghost-type Elite Four Agatha?" Hearing his words, Hoshino Ryuzen was stunned.
Quickly he added, "Father, should we inform..."
As he spoke, his hand pointed upward.
Hoshino Ryuzi took a deep breath.
The expression that was nearly distorted quickly returned to calm.
This kind of strategic mind and emotional control, decades of life haven't been wasted.
If not for his disheveled appearance, one might think nothing had happened.
He looked at Hoshino Ryuzen and said slowly:
"Just say, I was researching a new strategy and lost control for a moment, tell them not to panic."
"But..."
"Also, have those people keep an eye on that kid's movements, but don't make a move!" Saying that, he pressed the crumpled paper information into Hoshino Ryuzen's chest.
When Hoshino Ryuzen unfolded the paper with doubt and saw its contents, his eyes suddenly contracted.
"Able to take down an Elite Candidate level Trainer...."
...
Meanwhile, the Gengar carrying Agatha quickly fleeing was no longer looking so contemptuous but rather a bit aggrieved.
It raised its arm in front of Agatha.
There was a deep bite mark on its arm, with a faint ring of Dark Energy around it.
"Heh heh..."
Glancing at Gengar's arm, Agatha, sitting cross-legged on Gengar's back, patted it.
"I'll have that kid compensate you later."
Hearing this, Gengar nodded repeatedly, then quickly showed a sly smile.
Agatha squinted her eyes, muttering to herself, "That old guy indeed has some skills. But unfortunately, he's old, and he can't meet his Pokémon's demands anymore, otherwise, it would be a real hassle, that Tyranitar is indeed not bad...."
"Heh heh!"
"Yes, you're stronger." Agatha responded with a smile to Gengar's retort.
"Heh heh?"
"Don't worry, he won't and doesn't dare to inform the Alliance, let alone what he's been up to these years. Just saying with his prideful nature, he wouldn't dare speak of such disgraceful matters, at most he'd claim he's developing a new technique."
Agatha was absolutely sure of this.
Otherwise, she wouldn't have agreed to Natsuhiko's plea to trouble Hoshino Ryuzi.
It was because although this old guy was very strategic, his concern for face had nothing to do with strategy.
"Heh heh?"
"Heh— That kid isn't safe. It's just that the attacks have moved from the open to the hidden. But my disciple isn't one to be trifled with either, and he'll handle things in the shadows in his own way.
Think of me as his nanny? Helping him sort out the open matters is already good enough."
Gengar pursed its lips at her words.
Agatha might say that, but what she's done is already quite nanny-like.
An Elite Four causing trouble for another Elite Four just for a young guy.
This sort of thing has never happened in the Alliance's history.
But admittedly, this protective nature really suits Gengar's taste.
Hoshino Ryuzi and his Tyranitar couldn't perfectly sync.
But Agatha and Gengar were truly "two of a kind."