Chapter 1091: Deception That Goes All the Way

The number of wild Pokémon tricked by Murkrow was enormous, with creatures running on the ground and flying in the sky, completely surrounding the ranch.

When Mayor Ishida arrived, his old friend's son was still trying to solve the problem with force. This action completely enraged the Pokémon, and some wild Pokémon began attacking the workers in the ranch.

Originally, the person in charge's son was the main target, but seeing his son in danger, the person in charge took the blow for him. By the time Mayor Ishida arrived at the scene, his old friend was already lying on the ground, covered in blood.

Mayor Ishida was an experienced man who had seen his share of big events. Just by looking at the situation, he could tell what had happened. At first, he thought his old friend had lost his mind and done something against his conscience, but after pulling aside a worker and asking a few questions, he learned that it was actually his old friend's son's fault.

Fortunately, Mayor Ishida had called Masato Shirai before coming. With Shirai and Officer Kotono Jenny leading the police to fend off the wild Pokémon's attack, he was able to enter the ranch.

However, the number of wild Pokémon besieging the ranch was overwhelming. Shirai and the police had to fight while also protecting the workers in the ranch, making the battle increasingly intense.

Moreover, since the humans were at fault, Mayor Ishida and Shirai were afraid of doing too much and further angering the wild Pokémon, making the situation irreparable. As a result, the police were holding back in their efforts.

But the resistance from Shirai and the police still infuriated the wild Pokémon surrounding the ranch. They believed that the humans intended to exterminate them, and all the wild Pokémon began attacking the people in the ranch.

Mayor Ishida tried to calm the enraged wild Pokémon, but the scene was chaotic, and the Pokémon could not hear the humans' words.

As the situation grew increasingly out of control, with more and more people getting injured, Mayor Ishida had no choice but to decisively order an officer to escort his secretary back to seek help from Yuga.

By the time Yuga and the secretary arrived at the scene, most of the police led by Shirai and Officer Kotono Jenny had already fallen, with only a few struggling to hold on.

The security in Verdanturf Town had always been good, with hardly any major incidents in a year. Therefore, during her time in the town, Officer Kotono Jenny had never encountered such a dangerous task. Due to the overwhelming number of wild Pokémon attacking, both she and her Arcanine were exhausted.

At that moment, four Ursaring were attacking Officer Kotono Jenny. Her Arcanine, too exhausted, allowed one of the Ursaring to slip past it. That Ursaring bypassed Arcanine and directly attacked Officer Kotono Jenny from behind.

In that instant, Officer Kotono Jenny was so terrified that her mind went blank, and she froze, watching the Ursaring charge at her.

Just then, she noticed green vines suddenly growing from the grassy ground under her feet. The Ursaring charging at her was immediately bound by the vines, as were the other three Ursaring still attacking Arcanine.

After snapping out of it, Officer Kotono Jenny looked around and realized that it wasn't just her; the entire ranch's grassy ground was glowing, with vines sprouting from the ground and binding all the wild Pokémon attacking the ranch.

Bathed in the green light from the grass, she felt her exhaustion vanish, and the fresh scent of grass filled her senses.

This miraculous scene almost made Officer Kotono Jenny's jaw drop. She couldn't imagine what kind of powerful Pokémon could accomplish such a feat, controlling hundreds of Pokémon in an instant.

"We're saved! Gym Leader Shimizu is here!" someone shouted.

Following the voice, Officer Kotono Jenny noticed a young man standing in the center of the ranch. Beside him was a Florges with its arms outstretched, green light pouring from it, causing the vines in the grassy ground to sway.

At that moment, she finally understood why her family had instructed her uncle to use a high-quality Growlithe to win over the Gym Leader when they first came to Verdanturf Town.

This person was simply too strong, strong to a degree she couldn't even imagine.

This was Officer Kotono Jenny's first time seeing Yuga in action. Although she had always heard that Yuga was powerful, it wasn't until today that she truly understood the extent of that strength.

Officer Kotono Jenny even suspected that the head of the Jenny family might not be a match for this young man, who was just in his early twenties.

"Florges, Aromatherapy!"

Yuga's voice rang in everyone's ears, followed by a rich fragrance that instantly dispelled their fear and panic.

Not only were the humans in the ranch affected, but the wild Pokémon also calmed down as soon as they smelled the fragrance. The Grass-type Pokémon, in particular, instinctively felt a mix of affection and fear toward Florges.

The Aromatherapy from a Grass-type Pokémon naturally had a mild calming effect, but when performed by Florges, this effect was greatly enhanced, and the wild Pokémon, who had been consumed by anger, quickly regained their composure.

Yuga's arrival brought immense relief to Mayor Ishida. He wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and ran over to Yuga, saying, "Thank goodness you arrived in time. Otherwise, I really wouldn't know how to handle this!"

Yuga replied, "It's what I should do. Let's resolve the situation first."

Mayor Ishida quickly agreed, "Yes, let's resolve the situation first."

"Florges, you can release them now," Yuga said to Florges after seeing that the wild Pokémon had calmed down.

"Florges!"

Florges nodded and waved its hands, causing the vines binding the wild Pokémon to quickly retract into the ground, as if they had never appeared.

However, the grassy field remained, as the injured officers and workers still needed healing, including the seriously injured person in charge.

The wild Pokémon, now free, warily eyed Yuga and Florges but dared not make any rash moves. The aura emanating from Yuga and Florges made them feel both close and afraid.

"This matter was mishandled on our part. On behalf of the humans, I apologize to you," Yuga's voice echoed in the wild Pokémon's ears. "To express our apology, we will compensate you."

"Murkrow, krow, krow."

At this moment, a voice suddenly called out from an unknown direction, expressing distrust toward Yuga and humans.

Yuga continued, "There's no reason for us to deceive you. You should have seen my strength just now. If I had any intentions of harming you, I could have captured all of you directly. There's no need for me to argue with you."

Yuga's words made the wild Pokémon exchange glances; indeed, what he said made sense.

"Zan!"

After a brief discussion among the wild Pokémon, a Zangoose was elected as their representative to negotiate with Yuga.

"Mur.....krow, Murkrow~!"

Just as the wild Pokémon were about to reconcile with the humans, the voice that previously questioned Yuga sounded again. This time, it urged the wild Pokémon not to trust Yuga, insisting that he was lying to them.

The wild Pokémon, being more naive than humans, naturally trusted their companions more. As a result, they hesitated once again.

At this moment, under Yuga's gaze, Florges suddenly lashed out with a vine whip, pulling a Murkrow from a bush.

"Murkrow, Murkrow!"

With its legs bound by Florges' vine whip, the Murkrow struggled frantically, but no matter how much it fought, it couldn't break free from the seemingly fragile vine.

Florges dragged the Murkrow before Yuga, who grabbed its wing and said, "So, you're the one sowing discord? Quite bold, aren't you?"

"Krow?"

The Murkrow looked at Yuga with an expression that said, "I don't know what you're talking about," refusing to admit that it had been the one speaking earlier.

Seeing it wouldn't confess, Yuga smiled and didn't press further. He continued to negotiate with the wild Pokémon, still holding the Murkrow by its wing. Realizing it had no hope of escape, the Murkrow slumped its head and dared not cause any more trouble.

Without the Murkrow's interference, the negotiations quickly led to a reconciliation.

Yuga assured them that he would not disturb the lives of the wild Pokémon living outside the ranch and promised to give them a batch of berries as compensation.

As for the wild Pokémon originally living in the ranch, Yuga promised to arrange a new habitat for them where food would be more abundant.

The wild Pokémon's willingness to reconcile was partly due to Florges' show of force and partly because they were influenced by Celebi's blessing.

Celebi had always been highly respected among the wild Pokémon.

After the negotiations concluded, Masato Shirai finally approached Yuga to express his gratitude.

"Gym Leader Shimizu, thank you for your help. If you hadn't arrived in time, Kotono would have been in real trouble."

Yuga waved it off, saying, "It's nothing, we're all on the same team. It's what I should do!"

"Still, thank you!" Masato Shirai said sincerely, then called out to Kotono Jenny, "Kotono, come over here and thank Gym Leader Shimizu."

Obediently, Kotono Jenny walked over and earnestly thanked Yuga, "Gym Leader Shimizu, thank you."

Seeing his niece's sincere attitude, Masato Shirai nodded in satisfaction, thinking to himself: It seems working at the grassroots level really does toughen people up!

Masato Shirai had always thought his niece was a bit spoiled and arrogant, pampered by his wife and sister-in-law. He recalled that when she first arrived in Verdanturf Town, she didn't think much of their family's good relationship with Gym Leader Shimizu.

However, Masato Shirai had underestimated his niece. Kotono, after all, was an elite trained by the Jenny family. Though proud, she was no fool. Anyone who had witnessed Florges' earlier display wouldn't dare act arrogantly now!

"Director Shirai, what exactly happened this time?"

Although Yuga had been told by the mayor's secretary that the Pokémon attack on the ranch was due to someone not following the rules, he had yet to learn the details.

Hearing this, Masato Shirai recounted everything he knew to Yuga.

Meanwhile, the injured workers and police officers were gradually regaining consciousness thanks to Florges' Grass Terrain, including the old friend of Mayor Ishida.

"Ishida, it's all my fault. I was selfish, otherwise, this wouldn't have happened! I owe you an apology!"

At this moment, Mayor Ishida's old friend was tearfully confessing his mistakes, leaving Mayor Ishida unsure whether to console him or reprimand him.

Although the person in charge's injuries had been alleviated by Grass Terrain, they were still severe, and he remained unable to get up from the stretcher.

"I'll make sure to discipline him properly later, and I won't let him interfere with the ranch's affairs again!"

Hearing his old friend's confession, Mayor Ishida felt deeply troubled: Did you really think this matter would be so easy to brush aside?

"Dad, that's not fair! I only did this to speed up the construction of the ranch! I made mistakes, but my intentions were good!"

The person's son was unhappy with his father pushing all the blame onto him!

Hearing his son's words, the person in charge was almost infuriated to death: I'm saying this to protect you! If I don't speak up now, do you think this will just blow over?

Though frustrated by his son's stupidity, the person in charge still hoped his old friend would show leniency for his sake.

Mayor Ishida was equally angered by the son's remarks: All "for the sake of speeding up the ranch's construction," huh? Well, I really appreciate your efforts!

He had dedicated his life to the development of Verdanturf Town, putting everything else aside! And he was also partially responsible for this oversight!

As Mayor Ishida grappled with the situation, Yuga arrived with Masato Shirai and two police officers. Masato Shirai nodded at the two officers, who then handcuffed the person's son.

"What are you doing? Let me go, let me go! What right do you have to arrest me?"

The person's son tried to resist, but the officers restrained him, one holding each arm, and shouted, "Stay still!"

The two officers were also filled with anger toward the one responsible for this incident. If it weren't for him, so many of their colleagues wouldn't have been injured.

"Ishida…" Seeing his son arrested, the person in charge immediately looked at Mayor Ishida with a pleading expression.

"Uncle Kai, I'll handle everything from here. You've had quite a scare today, so please go home and rest." (Mayor Ishida's full name is Ishida Kai.)

After speaking, Yuga signaled the mayor's secretary standing nearby to escort his superior away.

"Very well, I'll leave it to you!" Mayor Ishida, not wanting to face more pleas from his old friend, gave Yuga a few instructions before leaving with the secretary.

The subsequent proceedings were straightforward: the person's son would spend at least twenty years in prison, with solid evidence against him, making it impossible for him to escape his sentence.

The League had always taken Pokémon-related disasters seriously, with strict punishments for such crimes. While this incident didn't reach the scale of a Pokémon disaster, it was of the same nature.

The person in charge also lost his job with the League because of this. Despite having a previously excellent track record, his reputation was now ruined in his final years.

Mayor Ishida wasn't spared either. As the primary person responsible for the ranch, he couldn't avoid accountability for his oversight and received a significant reprimand from the League.

(End of Chapter)