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Giovanni had never expected that despite planning everything meticulously with almost no flaws in his scheme, and despite being confident in his acting abilities, his plan would fail so spectacularly. He understood that people like 'Morning Sun,' who were just starting their journey and specifically opposed Team Rocket, were typically passionate and helpful individuals.
Unfortunately, Giovanni could never have known that Eddie was both reborn and a time traveler.
Even without being reborn, Eddie would have recognized Giovanni's appearance, let alone now that he had been reborn.
He had seen Giovanni before, so he naturally spotted him at a glance as Giovanni, the boss of Team Rocket.
Therefore, the moment Eddie saw Giovanni, he subconsciously turned around and left.
So Giovanni's "perfect" plan was ruined—or rather, there was a major problem with the very first step of his scheme.
And now the Zubat he had recruited seemed to be taking their fake performance seriously. They were constantly biting and draining his blood with Leech Life. While it might be fine in the short term, if this continued, even Giovanni would be drained to death.
Seeing Eddie walk away so heartlessly, Giovanni became ruthless and decided to stop pretending. He prepared to eliminate these blood-sucking bats within ten seconds.
Then he would go beat up Eddie and capture him. In any case, Eddie's behavior looked extremely suspicious. Giovanni was already wondering if Eddie had seen his face somewhere or even knew his true identity.
However, just when Giovanni was about to take out his Poké Ball and prepare to eliminate everyone, Eddie, who had already walked away, actually ran back with Eevee.
"Sorry, sir! I'm a rookie trainer, and I have a bit of crowd phobia. This is the first time I've seen such a large group of Zubat attacking together, and they scared me, so I ran away instinctively. But after running for a while, I realized that no matter how frightened I was, I couldn't just stand by and watch someone die, so I came back. Wait a moment—I'll have my Pokémon save you."
Eddie displayed an "awkward but polite smile" and turned toward his Eevee.
Rookie trainer?! Still scared? Still a rookie? What nonsense! Even ordinary people could sense the powerful aura emanating from the Eevee on his head.
He was obviously an high level trainer.
And he called himself a rookie—did he have no shame? And he was talking nonsense instead of hurrying up to save him! These Zubat were draining him with Leech Life!
Giovanni felt extremely frustrated by Eddie's behavior and kept complaining internally.
But now he was being bitten by Zubat using Leech Life all over his body, feeling extremely uncomfortable, and Eddie in front of him was still dawdling, which only prolonged his suffering.
Eddie appeared hesitant.
He looked at Eevee above his head, then at the Zubat biting Giovanni.
He seemed to be contemplating which move to use, full of uncertainty.
"Well, Eevee, use that move—Buzzy Buzz!"
Buzzy Buzz: A partner move that releases electric shocks to attack opponents, causing them to fall into a paralyzed condition!
Eddie hesitated for a long time, and sensing that Giovanni's patience was almost at its limit, he finally had Eevee attack to save him.
Of course, he secretly ordered Eevee to shock Giovanni as well. There weren't many opportunities to give Giovanni "electroshock therapy" so openly.
After hearing Eddie's command, Giovanni's expression changed drastically. He thought that using electric-type moves at this time would shock him as well—was Morning Sun planning to take this opportunity to eliminate him too?
However, just when Giovanni was considering whether to act immediately, he heard Eddie shouting for Eevee to save the old man. He hesitated briefly, then decisively continued his act to the end!
The suit he was wearing was specially made with defensive capabilities. If Morning Sun was genuinely trying to save him, then the electric attack released by Eevee wouldn't be very powerful, so enduring it would be no problem.
But if Morning Sun intended something sinister, he could resist for a few seconds under his suit's protection, and those few seconds would be enough for him to take out his Poké Ball, release his Pokémon, and eliminate Morning Sun!
"Vui~~Vui!!"
Eevee leaped up from Eddie's head, then gathered energy and carefully controlled the power of Buzzy Buzz, attacking both Giovanni and the Zubat.
"The power of this electric attack is very small—it seems he really wants to save me. But why can such a weak electric attack cause paralysis?!"
"Why is it still shocking me? This has been going on too long. Is he really trying to save me? I feel so numb!!"
Giovanni was screaming internally. Is this really an Peak-level trainer? How can he have no common sense? How is this supposed to save people?!
After about a minute, the group of Zubat were shocked and flew away in a wobbly manner.
Especially the lead Golbat—it flew away very quickly, as if it had seen something terrifying and was fleeing desperately.
(Koga's Golbat: "Damn it, why is it this guy again? I don't want to be chased and beaten again!")
Yes, the Golbat that Giovanni had borrowed from his subordinates was naturally Koga's.
Although it possessed quasi-Elite level strength, the memory of being defeated by Eddie and Sabrina last time was too deeply ingrained.
Now it became extremely scared whenever it saw Eddie.
Returning to the main point—Giovanni had experienced several minutes of Zubat biting him with Leech Life, followed by more than a minute of electric shocks.
Even he looked pale and somewhat dazed at this point.
He appeared to be thinking "Who am I? Where am I? What am I supposed to be doing?" and looked rather foolish.
Eddie observed this and wondered if he should try using his ultimate Z-Move right now to see if he could take the opportunity to deal with Giovanni, the big boss.
But he abandoned this tempting idea after consideration.
After all, the crisis instincts of powerful trainers were no joke.
Attempting to eliminate a strong opponent through sneak attacks was nearly impossible unless they weren't carrying any Pokémon.
Besides, if Eddie didn't use his ultimate move for a sneak attack, the power would be insufficient, and Giovanni would react instantly and release a Pokémon to eliminate him immediately.
Using his ultimate move would obviously create a lot of commotion, and Giovanni wasn't a statue. After reacting, he would either flee or attack directly—neither outcome was acceptable to Eddie.
So for now, he would just toy with Giovanni. Since Giovanni wanted to play this role-playing game to test Eddie, Eddie would indulge him and have some fun.
As long as he operated properly, there might not even need to be a battle. This was undoubtedly the most favorable outcome for Eddie.