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The next day arrived.
"Mammon, Mammon, I miss you~"
"Alright, alright, I miss you too."
Early in the morning, Mammon saw a voice message from a certain bun-haired girl.
The sweet, coquettish tone made Mammon shiver; it was a bit too much.
"Hmph~ So perfunctory. Are you in Kalos now, Mammon?"
"Yes, come see Lumiose City's iconic Prism Tower."
Mammon sent a picture with a smile.
"Wow! It's magnificent, I want to see it with my own eyes, Mammon, Mammon~ When are you going to fight the Evil Organization in the Kalos region? There are no bad guys to fight in Unova, it's so boring."
"Aren't you supposed to be the Unova Champion? Shouldn't you be preparing for the Higaki Tournament? Do more special training."
Mammon couldn't help but find it amusing.
"Are your main Pokémon Champion-level yet? Let me tell you, Platinum is almost a Champion-level Trainer now."
"Tsk~ Looking down on me, my Hydreigon and Serperior are Champion-level, okay? My other main Pokémon are almost there too."
Rosa pouted, very displeased. A mere Platinum, she was determined to suppress her personally!
"Oh, not bad." Mammon raised an eyebrow. It seemed Rosa hadn't been slacking off, and her strength had improved rapidly.
"The Evil Organization Crusade in Kalos will probably have to wait a while. This time it will definitely be more exciting than the Sinnoh one, don't rush."
Mammon said with a smile.
"Yay! Then I'll wait, hehe~ Actually, I mainly miss you, Mammon. Do you want to video chat tonight?"
"Let's see. I have to go eat breakfast first."
Mammon found it a bit hard to bear; this Rosa was really too proactive, and she was very good at it.
Last time, she said she wanted to video chat at night, and then, how should I put it? That white nightgown, no, that dress was big, no, that's not right either.
Anyway, it was both white and big. I have to say, Rosa was very generous.
After a brief chat with Rosa, Mammon went to the villa's dining room to have breakfast.
Caitlin was nowhere to be seen. Either she was still having her beauty sleep, or she was doing special training with her Pokémon in the backyard.
But it was already ten o'clock, so she should have woken up by herself.
Caitlin was truly hardworking; she was often seen training on weekdays.
"Mr. Mammon, Mr. Gladion's investigation has yielded results," Platinum said to Mammon.
"Oh? Tell me."
Mammon took a sip of milk, while a sleepy Jirachi gnawed on bread, its head nodding as if it would fall asleep any second.
Victini, by its side, watched constantly, lest the star-headed Pokémon bump its head into Mammon's food bowl.
"According to a researcher from Lysandre Labs who was captured, Team Flare has been searching for a creature called a Zigarde core, and they have already captured one and are currently researching it."
Platinum's pretty face was quite serious.
"And according to the myths and legends of the Kalos region, Zygarde is a legendary order Pokémon, responsible for overseeing the ecosystem of the Kalos region, and is a very powerful legendary Pokémon."
"Team Flare wants to control Zygarde!"
Without a doubt, it must be so. Otherwise, why would Team Flare capture a Zigarde core?
"Hmm, what do you think, Platinum?" Mammon nodded.
"I think Team Flare's objective is definitely not simple; they must be carrying out a hidden plan."
Platinum thought for a moment, but still couldn't figure out Team Flare's specific goal, as she didn't understand Lysandre at all.
According to the information, Lysandre used to be a great philanthropist, and now he is a successful leader. At least on the surface, it's impossible to tell what he wants to do.
Well, it's just that Lysandre often talks about a beautiful, wonderful world, which makes one a bit concerned.
"Then continue the investigation. By the way, how did Gladion persuade that researcher to reveal the information?"
Mammon didn't rush to tell Platinum Team Flare's ultimate goal. Otherwise, with Platinum's nature, she would probably want to rush into Team Flare and capture Lysandre right now.
After all, Platinum was a kind girl, deep down.
"Emmm… It is said that Mr. Gladion had a subordinate use Arbok to intimidate that researcher."
Platinum's delicate little face looked a bit strange and embarrassed as she replied softly.
She had actually asked Gladion this question at the time, as anyone who could access the Zigarde core project would surely be a high-ranking researcher at Lysandre Labs. How could he betray Lysandre so easily?
But according to Gladion, he had his subordinate use Arbok to slowly swallow that researcher whole, then spit him out, then swallow him again, repeating the cycle.
What the hell was that?!
That was watching Arbok open its gaping maw and slowly swallow you whole, with your skin even feeling the Arbok's internal mucous membranes.
Finally, the researcher, covered in Gastro Acid, pleaded for mercy while vomiting, successfully flipping sides.
Finally, Gladion threw the researcher a bank card with a good amount of money and let him go home.
Well, it can only be said that Mr. Gladion knew how to recruit, simple and crude.
But it was very effective.
"It seems Gladion indeed has methods now. I'm becoming more and more confident in his work," Mammon said with emotion.
"Yes, having such a high-ranking researcher as an inside man is too beneficial for us to obtain Team Flare's intelligence."
Although Gladion's method of turning people was hard to comment on, having such a mole was indeed very convenient.
"That's right. By the way, have you contacted Serena?"
"Yes, I have! I knew you, Mr. Mammon, would be very concerned about Miss Serena, so I chatted with her for a while last night."
Platinum blinked charmingly at Mammon, very cute.
"I've already arranged it. She can take us around Lumiose City today, and then Mr. Mammon, you can try to recruit Miss Serena."
"Actually, I still prefer a simpler method. Her family is in Vaniville Town, right?"
Mammon pondered for a moment, speaking from the heart.
Persuading Serena to join Team Rockets would probably take a lot of effort, but there was a simpler and more practical method.
Serena, your mother is in Vaniville Town, right? If you don't want anything to happen to your mother…
Although this method was a bit shameless and evil, you had to admit, this trick was absolutely effective on a good child like Serena.
"Mr. Mammon, that would leave a very bad impression on Serena, you know. Miss Serena is so cute and pretty."
Seeing Mammon's expression and tone, Platinum instantly recalled some very unpleasant memories and couldn't help but say to Mammon with a hint of melancholy.
It was one thing for this to happen to her once, but was he going to do it to Serena too?
Most importantly…
"And this is still my special way of meeting you, Mr. Mammon. How can you use it on other girls again?"
Well, ever since accepting her Team Rockets identity, Platinum had always believed that her acquaintance with Mammon and her joining Team Rockets was very special.
The impression was so deep that even now, recalling it made her smile knowingly.
"Tsk~ Platinum, can I take that as you being jealous?"
Mammon couldn't help but laugh, looking at Platinum humorously.
Platinum felt a little embarrassed at the remark, but remained silent, expressing her attitude in this way.
"Since you say so, Platinum, let's try another method. Our Team Rockets is a legitimate organization, right?"
Seeing this, Mammon changed his tune and said to Platinum with a smile.
It didn't matter to him. He didn't think it would be particularly difficult to get Serena to join the organization anyway.
After all, Serena's personality was inherently quite strong-willed.
"Mmm~!"
Hearing this, Platinum's face lit up with joy, her pure and delicate features blooming into a big smile, her two large eyes narrowing into crescent moons.
She was very happy and enjoyed Mammon's subtle favoritism.
Mr. Mammon is so nice~!
Mammon, meanwhile, began to ponder his upcoming itinerary.
Coming to Kalos, besides developing Team Rockets, the most important thing was to get in touch with Hoopa!
Hoopa Unbound!
Hoopa Unbound now lived in the Genesis Valley, and its current 'caretakers' were the siblings Barza and Mayari.
It probably wouldn't be easy to capture Hoopa Unbound, as Hoopa Unbound and the Barza siblings had a very deep bond; they could almost be considered family now.
He could try, but there was no need to force it.
As long as he could get along well with Hoopa Unbound and the Barza siblings, it would be a simple matter to ask Hoopa for help in the future.
After all, Hoopa itself was a Pokémon that loved excitement and battles.
The main thing was that Hoopa was simply too useful. Its spatial golden rings allowed it to go anywhere, and it could grab all sorts of things, even people and Pokémon, which was simply invincible.
And Hoopa's evil intentions were also a very interesting point that he had to get involved with.
Besides Hoopa, Mammon also really liked Diancie, who was also from the Kalos region. This little princess of the Diamond Domain was cute and powerful, worth capturing.
However, there was currently no trace of Diancie, so he had to find the location of the Diamond Domain first.
After breakfast, he called for Caitlin, who was in the middle of special training, and the three of them set out again together.
But shortly after leaving, they ran into an acquaintance.
"Oh~ Miss Diantha, what a coincidence."
Mammon raised an eyebrow, looking at Diantha walking towards them from not far away.
From Diantha's direction of travel, her destination seemed to be his villa, so there was no need to think; this was definitely not a coincidence.
It seemed Diantha had specifically come to find him.
"Mr. Mammon, how was your rest here last night?"
Diantha asked with a gentle smile.
"Very good. Do you have something to say, Miss Diantha? You can speak frankly."
"In that case, I'll get straight to the point."
Hearing this, Diantha took a silent breath.
"I know you, Mr. Mammon, are the leader of Team Rockets. I've come specifically on behalf of the Kalos Alliance to express that as long as you can guarantee not to do anything too excessive here in Kalos, you can make your demands."
Diantha spoke earnestly to Mammon.
She had thought for a long time last night and decided to give Mammon the utmost respect, as she really didn't have much confidence to negotiate with Mammon.
"Oh? I'd like to know, what is 'too excessive'? And…"
Mammon's lips slowly curled into a smirk as he looked up and down at the Kalos Champion before him.
"I can make any demand?"
If you say that, then I have to make a demand.