Pokemon: Reborn Rich Alternate Earth

Chapter 936: Chapter 1153: Farewell

"What a pity, a peak Elite Pokémon..."

Watching Aggron stomp the Machamp to death, the Steel Guard codenamed Lairon shook his head with a hint of regret.

"Let's go, Aggron," Lairon said.

Aggron looked at its trainer in confusion, as if asking whether they shouldn't pursue the two women.

"No need, the Second Team Leader has already gone after them. They won't escape."

"Just a mere peak Elite trainer—not only did both of us team leaders got involved, but even the Third Captain joined in. Seems like this incident is quite serious."

After muttering to himself, Lairon left with Aggron in the opposite direction.

Meanwhile, at the entrance of the Battle Club, Shawn had already been captured by the Third Captain, and all the Pokémon he carried with him had been killed in battle—including that Machamp.

"I didn't expect that besides that peak Elite Machamp, you also had a peak Elite Hitmonchan," the Third Captain said indifferently.

Shawn looked gloomily at the bodies of the Pokémon on the ground—all of them were his own. But upon hearing the first half of the Third Captain's words, his expression suddenly shifted.

"What did you do to my family?!"

He roared, but no matter how hard he struggled, he couldn't break free from Metagross's restraint.

"I'll take back what I said earlier. As a former member of the Steel Guards, Aron—no, now you go by Shawn—"

"Have you forgotten the code the Steel Guards follow?"

"The ends justify the means. We are people who dwell in the darkness—it's only natural for us to use underhanded methods."

"Now, tell me, what is your connection to the Wynn family remnants? Since we've made our move, we've already found relevant leads. If you confess honestly, your wife and daughter will have a peaceful death."

He didn't say that if he confessed honestly, they would spare his wife and daughter—because even if he did, Shawn wouldn't believe it. After all, eradicating the roots was the Steel Guards' policy; they would never let his family go.

Shawn stopped struggling and looked at the man in front of him.

"Since you have a Metagross, you must be one of the three Captains. I didn't expect someone of your caliber to be sent after me—quite a surprise."

"Back then, I did let three members of the Wynn family go—a man, a woman, and an elderly person."

"Why?"

The Third Captain asked, his tone icy.

"Because that elderly woman was the director of the orphanage I grew up in. She was a good person. Without her, I would have been dead long ago."

"And if it weren't for the family head back then, you would have been dead as well. Don't forget—you were rescued from the wilderness by the family head!"

The Third Captain roared in anger.

Hearing that, Shawn stared at him and suddenly said, "You're... Max?"

Because he had only ever told Max about this matter.

As the Third Captain's facial features twisted, a Ditto appeared, and his face transformed into a different appearance.

"So it really is you. I didn't expect that after more than a decade, you would become one of the three Captains of the Steel Guards," Shawn said with a sigh.

"If you hadn't left the Steel Guards back then, with your talent, my position would very likely have been yours," Max said calmly.

Indeed, after having left the Steel Guards for more than ten years, and without the resources they provided, Shawn had still managed to raise two Pokémon to the peak Elite-level in that time.

"Having done something like that—I felt guilty toward the family head. The only choice was to leave," Shawn said.

Max looked at him and continued asking, "Where are that man, woman, and the elderly person now?"

Shawn shook his head.

"After letting them go, I naturally didn't keep in contact with them, so I don't know either."

"Perhaps they're living quietly in some corner of the world."

Looking at Shawn's naive expression, Max sneered, "If things were really as you say, why do you think I came looking for you?"

Shawn's expression changed, and he said in disbelief, "How dare they seek revenge?"

The Walker family of a decade ago had been able to wipe out the Wynn family, let alone the current Walker family.

Were they out of their minds?

After saying that, he let out a bitter laugh and looked at Max pleadingly. "Can you at least bury my family together?"

Max glanced at Metagross.

Puchi—

The next second, Shawn's head exploded.

"Gen~"

A Gengar appeared and swallowed Shawn's soul in one gulp.

However, this wasn't Max's Gengar—it was Julian's.

"Sir Gengar, did you find any useful information?" Max asked respectfully.

Gengar didn't speak. It simply tapped a finger on Max's head, and a stream of information flowed directly into his mind.

Ten years ago, Shawn's bank account had suddenly received five hundred million. Shawn had thought it was a mistaken transfer, but when he went to the bank to check, he found that the money had indeed been transferred to him.

Although he didn't know who had sent it, Shawn had never used the money. That bank card had always been kept in the safe at his home.

"Gen~"

Gengar waved at Max, then disappeared.

Just then, Max's phone rang.

"Captain. I've caught the two women—what should I do?"

It was the team leader of the second unit calling.

"Deal with them. Just remember to clean things up afterward."

"Understood!"

The second team leader's voice sounded.

Immediately after, the sound of a thud came through the phone, along with an enraged woman's scream.

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"At least hang up first."

Listening to the sounds from the phone, Max's face darkened slightly before he hung up.

Looking at Shawn's headless corpse on the ground, he said calmly, "Betraying the young master always comes with a price."

"Meta~"

Just then, Metagross looked up at the sky.

A Tropius descended from above, and an elderly man in his seventies or eighties stepped down from its back.

"I am the president of the Skyhawk City Trainers Association. Who are you?"

The association president looked at the man in front of him with a solemn expression. On the ground lay several Pokémon corpses, along with a headless human body.

And one of the Pokémon corpses emitted an aura that deeply shocked him.

Earlier, the disturbance caused by the Machamp at Shawn's home had been too great, drawing the attention of investigators.

After discovering that the owner was Shawn, and detecting residual energy indicating the presence of a peak Elite Pokémon, they realized the seriousness of the situation.

Thus, the Skyhawk City Trainers Association president was notified. After checking Shawn's background and learning that he ran a battle club here, the president rushed over—only to witness this scene.

By now, Max had already put his Ditto mask back on.

"Here."

He tossed something over.

Clang!

A token landed at the president's feet. Seeing the emblem on it, the president's expression shifted drastically.

"Farewell."

With that, he immediately turned and left.

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