"Elesa, you would not want anything bad to happen to Nimbasa City, would you?"
Hearing Damian say those words, Elesa's face became very pale. She felt like her heart stopped for a moment.
What... what did that mean?
"Damian."
Elesa looked at Damian's face. He seemed to be smiling, but he also did not look like he was smiling. Her throat felt dry.
"A trainer as strong as you... why must you make things hard for us?"
Elesa bit her lip. She felt very unwilling. However, she knew she could not stop Damian by herself.
"I am who I am today because I am strong. Elesa, do you know? You are very beautiful."
Damian gave a wide grin.
"Also, Elesa, you should already know who I am, right?"
Of course she knew. Damian was part of Team Rocket!
That was exactly why Elesa was truly worried. If he was not in Team Rocket, she would not be scared.
He was an executive of Team Rocket. Because of this, Elesa feared his words were a real threat.
"..." Elesa pressed her lips together tightly.
"Actually, Elesa, if you are willing to work with me, I might be able to leave Nimbasa City alone."
Damian took a bite of ice cream. He spoke casually, and Elesa heard every word.
Elesa's eyes changed immediately. She was an adult. She understood what Damian meant by those words.
Most people in this world were kind, but many still had bad desires. Elesa was a famous model. She had met men before who wanted her body.
Usually, Elesa was a strong Gym Leader. The Unova League supported her. She could say "no" and punish men who were gross or low-class.
But now things were different.
"But you have to pay... you understand, right, Elesa?"
Damian spoke casually, but the meaning behind his words made Elesa's face turn even paler.
She thought about the safety of Nimbasa City or her own purity.
"Why have you stopped talking? Or maybe, as the Nimbasa Gym Leader, Elesa does not actually care about this city."
Damian's face looked evil. His mocking tone hurt Elesa's feelings deeply.
Elesa began to breathe faster. At this moment, she felt very conflicted and unhappy.
Finally, Elesa took a deep, quiet breath.
"I understand," Elesa said. She finally made a choice.
That was right. She was the Gym Leader of Nimbasa City. She had to protect this city. This was her duty!
Even if she had to give herself up, it was worth it!
"Oh? And what exactly do you understand?"
Damian looked at Elesa. He asked her with a lot of interest.
"As long as you do not hurt this city, I will pay any price!" Elesa's eyes showed she was determined.
"Any price? Even if I ask you to serve me tonight, is that okay?"
Damian asked the question, but he already knew her answer.
"...Yes!"
Elesa grit her teeth. She had prepared herself for this before she made the choice.
But she was still a girl. Her voice shook a little. Her face looked very pale and bad.
"Hahaha~" Seeing this, Damian started laughing loudly.
Hearing that loud laughter, Elesa felt even worse. But then everything changed.
"How interesting. Elesa, I did not expect you to actually believe me. Do I really look like a villain with no morals?"
Damian was surprised by the situation. He put his chin on his hand. He looked very curious.
"?" Elesa looked up. She was shocked.
"Don't worry, don't worry. I am from Team Rocket, but I have rules. I am not going to force you to sleep with me."
Damian patted Elesa's thin shoulder. He was not a good person, but he had some rules.
He had only been teasing Elesa. He did not expect her to agree so easily.
Elesa froze when she heard this. She wondered what all of that was about.
Her pale face quickly turned bright red. She thought about her earlier choice and her words.
"Then, Damian, what you mean is..."
Elesa went back to the main point. She looked at Damian with a little hope.
"Do not think Team Rocket is so evil. I only wanted you to be my maid for a while."
Damian spoke in a natural tone.
"Huh?" Elesa's eyes became very wide. Being a maid??
"Wait! Damian, did you not say you had rules?"
"That is right. If I had no rules, we would already be in a hotel room right now."
Damian replied like it was the most obvious thing.
Elesa was silent. Those words seemed to make sense to her.
She was ready for Damian to take advantage of her completely. If she only had to be a maid for a while, she could accept that.
"Since you are so beautiful, Elesa, and you happen to be a Gym Leader, I will need your help. But don't worry."
Damian moved his head down a little. He looked into Elesa's eyes and smiled.
"..." Elesa did not have an answer. She could not change the fact that she was beautiful.
"As long as you cooperate well, I will definitely not hurt Nimbasa City. Of course, you must do your job as a maid properly."
Damian showed that he would keep his promise if Elesa also kept hers.
"Yes," Elesa could only agree.
She felt like she was giving herself to a monster. But as long as Nimbasa City was safe, it was worth it.
"Very good. Then, until I leave Unova, I will be in your care, Elesa."
Damian was very happy with this.
Until he leaves Unova? How long will that take?
Elesa's eyebrows went down slightly. To be honest, she did not know how to take care of people. She thought she would have to search for information online.
While Elesa was thinking, her phone started ringing.
Elesa took the phone out. She saw it was a call from Officer Jenny. Then Elesa remembered she was supposed to go to the police station after she changed her clothes.
And now she could not go.
"Answer it. It is fine," Damian said. He did not care about the call.
"...Officer Jenny." Elesa answered the phone.
"Gym Leader Elesa, haven't you arrived yet? Alder and the others are already here," Officer Jenny asked.
"I am sorry, Officer Jenny. I might not be able to make it," Elesa said. She felt bad about it.
"Oh, that is okay. If you are not feeling well, please get some rest." Officer Jenny did not think it was a problem. Elesa did not have to be at this meeting.
She thought Elesa felt sick because of the heavy rain from before.
"Thank you." Elesa thanked her and ended the call.
"Why didn't you tell Officer Jenny the truth? You will not be able to go back to the Nimbasa Gym for a while, you know," Damian asked.
"Is that allowed?" Elesa was shocked. "Damian, you would be charged with kidnapping a Gym Leader."
Elesa did not expect Damian to say that. She wondered if he was afraid of the Unova League.
He had forced her to help him. If the Unova League found out, they would try to catch him, right?
Then she thought that maybe Damian was not afraid.
She thought about the strong Primal Kyogre. Elesa became quiet again.
"It does not matter. In the eyes of people like Alder, I am already a top-level dangerous person." Damian shrugged. He did not care.
"One more crime or one less crime makes no difference."
Damian laughed a little. He wondered what Alder would do next.
At the same time, at the Nimbasa City Police Station.
"Champion Alder, I am sorry, but Gym Leader Elesa won't be able to come for the time being."
Officer Jenny walked into the meeting room and apologized to Alder.
"It is no problem. I understand," Alder said and moved his hand.
"Then, Officer Jenny, please tell us what happened. At that time, Team Plasma and Team Rocket were fighting, correct?"
Alder asked the question quickly.
Steven Stone and Wallace were on Alder's right side. They had already arrived in the Unova region.
"Yes. We originally received a report that Team Plasma members were active in that area and appeared to be in combat. When we arrived, we happened to see Colress."
"The ones attacking the Team Plasma base were a group of current students from Blueberry Academy."
Officer Jenny told them the news seriously.
"Students??" Wallace was very shocked. He wondered if the students in Unova were really that wild.
They had not graduated yet, but they were already attacking Team Plasma.
"Yes. These students' combat strength is very impressive. The entire Team Plasma base, except for Colress, has been defeated."
"However, I am ashamed to say that even with Gym Leader Elesa and our forces combined, we were no match for Colress."
Officer Jenny felt very bad about this.
"Colress..." Alder was worried. He wondered if Colress was really that strong in battle.
"Then, the leader of Team Plasma, N, appeared. Immediately after, Damian from Team Rocket appeared as well. N summoned Zekrom, and then a battle broke out between them."
"However, N was not Damian's match. Zekrom was heavily injured by Primal Kyogre. In the end, it fled with N. Colress was taken away by Damian."
Officer Jenny explained what happened quickly.
Wallace looked at Alder. He saw that Alder looked very serious. This made sense.
Wallace felt that Alder's situation was worse than theirs had been in Hoenn. Team Magma and Team Aqua were not such a big threat back then.
But in Unova, even Team Plasma had a very strong Legendary Pokémon!
"What was the situation of the battle between Zekrom and Primal Kyogre?"
Steven Stone thought for a moment. Then he asked Officer Jenny.
"Primal Kyogre had the absolute advantage." Officer Jenny knew why Steven asked that.
"Looking at it this way, Team Plasma is definitely not Team Rocket's match. Alder, what do you think?"
Steven understood the situation. He had a plan.
"Steven, what do you think?" Alder wanted to hear Steven's idea. Steven had more experience with Team Rocket.
"There is no way Team Plasma can stand against Team Rocket. If we let them continue to fight, Team Rocket will eventually swallow up Team Plasma," Steven said calmly.
"The worst-case scenario is that the Unova branch of Team Rocket will not only grow massively by absorbing Team Plasma, but the leaders and executives of Team Plasma might even be persuaded to surrender and join them."
Steven spoke in a serious voice. In the Hoenn region, Maxie and Archie had joined Team Rocket.
Damian was very charming. Even though they were enemies, Steven had to admit that.
"If we want to stop Team Rocket's rapid growth, then..."
Steven looked at Alder.
"We prioritize taking out Team Plasma first!" Alder understood what Steven meant. "But Steven, Team Plasma also possesses Zekrom."
"If it is just one Zekrom, we are not without a chance of winning. You invited Leon and the others, right?"
Primal Kyogre was very strong, but Zekrom was beaten by Primal Kyogre. Steven felt that if the Champions worked together, they could handle Zekrom.
Most importantly...
"Also, Alder, you can go and invite Gym Leader Giovanni from Kanto! Giovanni... he should have gained Groudon's approval by now."
There was no news of any problems with Giovanni. So, he must have convinced Groudon.
And most, most importantly...
Between fighting Zekrom and fighting Primal Kyogre, is there even a choice??
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