352 Submission

Yuga silently retrieved a knife from his system backpack, a knife he usually used for cutting vegetables, and closed his eyes before pressing it against Motohara's neck.

Yuga didn't want to use his Pokémon to carry out this act; he had to avenge his parents and Grandbull with his own hands.

"Gulp... gulp..."

As Motohara's throat was severed, he couldn't utter another word. When his warm blood sprayed onto Yuga's face, Yuga couldn't help but remark, "Ah! So, even a person's blood is warm."

What kind of experiences had led him to become this way?

When Yuga finally opened his eyes again, he saw the pool of blood surrounding Motohara's lifeless body. He couldn't hold back the urge to vomit.

He had never killed a person before, and he found it psychologically unbearable.

When Yuga felt like there was nothing left in his stomach, he finally stopped vomiting.

At this point, both Natu and Cloyster, which had been controlled by Noctowl's Mean Look, were trembling in fear. They had been stationed near Motohara earlier.

Yuga casually tossed the knife aside, paying no attention to them. Instead, he had Noctowl gather the three Pokémon—Exploud, Shiftry, and Nidoking—that had belonged to Motohara and ordered Noctowl to eliminate them.

Although it was a pity to kill three pseudo-Elite level Pokémon, these three Pokémon, once completely under Motohara's control, had lost their humanity and would only be a menace if kept alive.

Yuga also retrieved all the Poké Balls from Motohara's body and proceeded to bury his corpse along with the three Pokémon.

Afterward, Yuga looked at Natu and Cloyster, unsure of what to do with them.

Both of these Pokémon had promising potential; after all, they had been carefully chosen by the infamous Pokémon Poacher Motohara.

Should he keep them for fear causing trouble? Should he release them, feeling reluctant to do so? Or should he...

While Yuga contemplated this dilemma, several Natus descended from the sky, one after another. They all stood before Yuga, bowing repeatedly, indicating they didn't want him to harm their fellow Natu.

These Natus were the ones that had been monitoring Yuga's every move in the forest earlier. It seemed that Natu near Motohara was their leader.

Several Natus that appeared to hold a certain status among the group chattered with their leader. Eventually, all Natus prostrated themselves before Yuga.

"Are you planning to submit to me in exchange for your lives?" Yuga asked with interest.

All Natus simultaneously nodded their heads.

Yuga hadn't expected these Natus to be so intelligent. They truly deserved their reputation as Psychic-type Pokémon.

After giving it some thought, Yuga agreed. After all, they were a large group of valuable Psychic-type Pokémon, and it would be a waste to abandon them. Moreover, he assessed their potentials and discovered that most of them had green potentials. He counted them; there were a total of eighteen, which was quite a significant number.

Upon seeing Yuga's agreement, Natus collectively breathed a sigh of relief.

They had not been personally raised by Motohara; hence, they felt no emotional attachment to him. Originally, they were raised by the Poacher organization that Motohara had been a part of, exclusively for gathering intelligence.

However, after the organization split, Motohara, using his authority and position within the organization, had taken them with him. He would often mistreat and verbally abuse them, making their lives miserable.

In truth, they had longed to break free from Motohara's control, but the opportunity had never presented itself.

It seemed that fate had taken an unexpected turn today!

"What about your Poké Balls?" Yuga inquired.

He had only found the leader's Poké Ball on Motohara; the Poké Balls for the other Natus were not on his person.

Natus all pointed simultaneously towards a stone hut behind them.

Yuga asked, "Are they all inside this room?"

Natus nodded in confirmation.

Now knowing where Natus' Poké Balls were located, Yuga turned his attention to Cloyster nearby and inquired, "What are you planning to do?"

What else can I do? Surrender, of course!

Observing Cloyster's lack of resolve, Yuga shook his head and returned it to its Poké Ball.

One couldn't entirely blame Cloyster for switching sides so quickly; after all, it had endured Motohara's frequent mistreatment. It was not a primary battling Pokémon, and its treatment differed greatly from that of Exploud, Shiftry, and Nidoking.

Yuga didn't rush to go inside the room to retrieve Natus' Poké Balls. Instead, he intended to tend to his own Pokémon's injuries first; Natus' situation wasn't pressing.

He released the incapacitated the Great Flygon, then gathered Wigglytuff, Florges, Absol, and Dragonair around him. From his system backpack, he retrieved healing items and administered them to each Pokémon before returning them to their Poké Balls.

Once he was done, Yuga returned to the front of the stone hut. He noticed that Natus had black cameras attached to their necks. Yuga removed all of them, as they were no longer needed.

However, he found that one Natu had nothing on its neck. Judging by its evasive gaze, it was the one Yuga had captured earlier and accidentally released on the way here. Yuga didn't blame it; it had also been under someone's control.

Guided by Natus, Yuga entered the stone hut. The room was dimly lit, with several computer screens illuminated, displaying blurry images. There were also a few Magnemites inside, apparently used by Motohara for power generation. Upon seeing Yuga, they immediately hid, trembling in fear. Yuga paid them no mind.

"Where are your Poké Balls?" Yuga asked Natus surrounding him.

Apart from the computer screens, the room contained a table, a few chairs, and a bed, with other unimportant odds and ends scattered about.

One Natu pointed towards under the bed. Yuga went to investigate and indeed found a wooden box beneath it, filled with numerous Poké Balls, all empty.

Yuga began checking them one by one, a process that took a considerable amount of time, before finally capturing all Natus into empty Poké Balls. There seemed to be quite a few of them.

However, when he was about to capture the last Natu, it led him to the center of the room and pointed to a square stone slab, indicating Yuga should move it.

Perplexed, Yuga lifted the stone slab, revealing an entrance leading downwards. A foul stench immediately wafted up, nearly causing Yuga to vomit.

"Is this the underground chamber built by Motohara?" Yuga asked Natu.

Natu nodded in confirmation.

"What's hidden inside?" Yuga inquired.

Natu shook its head, indicating it didn't know because it had never been inside. It only knew about the entrance to the underground chamber.

Yuga nodded and captured Natu into a Poké Ball. He decided not to enter immediately due to the strong odor; it might be a good idea to let the area ventilate first.