It's not like I'm not coming back.
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Nighttime.
Nimbasa City.
The dazzling vermilion lights changed colors constantly, with the classical and melodious tunes faintly audible.
The crowd came and went, most in formal suits and evening dresses, couples supporting each other by the hand, stepping on the red carpet, walking into the artistic and stylish building in front of them.
Music Theater.
One of the most famous music theaters in the Unova Region.
Wearing a little suit, Natsuhiko adjusted his hat and slowly followed the crowd towards the theater.
Just as he was about to enter the theater, someone stopped him.
"Sir, the VIP room is this way."
A girl dressed in the uniform of a server said softly.
Natsuhiko looked at her impassively, nodded silently.
Under the guidance of the server, stepping on a carpeted corridor, he arrived at a very elegantly decorated private room.
The room was unlit, only a few candles burned, emitting a dim light.
In the flickering candlelight, a man sitting cross-legged on the sofa, holding a glass of red wine, immediately caught Natsuhiko's attention.
Giovanni!
After a brief pause, Natsuhiko walked towards Giovanni.
"Leader Sakaki," Natsuhiko respectfully addressed him.
"Sit."
Giovanni, without any pretense, patted the seat beside him, swaying the wine glass with a smile.
When Natsuhiko hesitantly sat down, Giovanni smiled again and asked, "Want something to drink?"
"No, thank you."
Natsuhiko declined decisively.
Eating casually outside is not a good habit, even if the other party is Giovanni, who wouldn't stoop to such things.
But one must always remain vigilant.
Young men must learn to protect themselves outside.
Giovanni wasn't angry at the rejection.
The two fell silent.
The door of the private room was closed, and the view of the hall outside the glass was equally dim.
Yet with the stage lights coming on, the first act of the play began.
Natsuhiko sat on the sofa, watching the play outside.
Sitting with Giovanni, calming down to enjoy the play seemed impossible.
He kept pondering why Giovanni had called him there.
However, when the play reached a certain point and Giovanni hadn't spoken, Natsuhiko simply focused on the play.
This play was definitely no stranger to the people of the Unova Region.
It was the Foundation Legend of the Unova Region, the story of the Black and White Heroes with the Black and White Dragons Zekrom and Reshiram.
The play carried an aspect of adaptation.
In the end, Unova wasn't destroyed, the brothers reconciled, and the dragons fell into slumber after completing their mission.
Even until the play ended, neither Natsuhiko nor Giovanni spoke.
It seemed as if they had only come to watch the play.
But when the theater lights came on again, Natsuhiko turned to see Giovanni smiling at him.
His heart gave a little jolt.
"What did you feel after watching it?" Giovanni asked with a smile.
Natsuhiko pondered slightly and responded slowly, "Full of personal heroism but quite far from reality."
Natsuhiko remembered hearing that the Unova Region was inspired by the real world, reportedly based on the inspiration that the designer, Old Zeng, got from the New York Metropolitan Area, United States, when he played the game.
Indeed, having come to the Unova Region, he had seen not a small resemblance, and the name "Unova" was derived from the "Union" in "United States of America."
And America most deeply admires personal heroism.
The cultures of both worlds were indeed quite similar.
"Indeed," Giovanni agreed, nodding, "An individual's power is limited, no matter how strong they are; in the end, they're just one person."
One of Giovanni's ideas in leading the Rocket Team is strength in numbers.
He doesn't completely dismiss personal heroism, but he believes if a very strong individual leads a group in unity, the power and capabilities they unleash far exceed the limits of one person.
"Have you heard about the new 'Hero of Truth,' Natsuhiko, recently?" Giovanni asked again.
"In Unova, there's probably no one who doesn't know," Natsuhiko replied, his expression unchanged.
On the surface calm, but within, a flurry of emotions—as it described his current state.
"Ghetsis suffered quite a setback in front of him."
Natsuhiko felt that Giovanni's words were not praising him but rather mercilessly mocking Ghetsis.
To be honest.
Giovanni had the qualifications to mock any leader in the Pokémon Realm.
"It also gave the Hunter Guild some breathing room," Natsuhiko added.
"Indeed." Giovanni took a sip of wine, his lips curling into a cold smile, "It provided us with the best opportunity."
Opportunity?
Natsuhiko was taken aback.
Before he could ask, Giovanni continued, "I heard from Dr. Seg that you discovered the 'Divine Hall of the Sea Floor'?"
"Uh... sort of."
At the same time, Natsuhiko quickly added, "But the 'Divine Hall of the Sea Floor' has no entrance, and entering probably requires some special conditions."
Yet Giovanni waved his hand matter-of-factly, "You don't need to worry about that."
Upon hearing this.
Natsuhiko's eyes narrowed slightly.
What did that mean?
Has the existence of Meloetta been discovered?
Or has Meloetta already fallen into the hands of Rocket Team?!
"So what do you need me to do, Leader Giovanni?" Natsuhiko asked calmly, suppressing the turmoil in his heart.
"I have a plan."
Under Natsuhiko's watchful eyes, Giovanni continued, "The Storm Plan."
Everyone's attention was on the 'Hero of Truth' and the Plasma Team, which Giovanni saw as the best opportunity.
As for saying.
Isn't Rocket Team supposed to be retreating to fully create Mewtwo at this time?
Indeed.
Thus, apart from Giovanni and some members, no other leaders of Rocket Team came with him.
And the so-called Storm Plan was Giovanni's attempt to use the "Revealing Mirror" in the "Divine Hall of the Sea Floor" to control the Kami Trio of Landorus, Thundurus, and Tornadus in the Unova Region.
To overturn and rebuild the order of the Unova Region, allowing Rocket Team to take root in the Unova Region.
At that time.
With Rocket Team seated across the Kanto, Johto, and Unova Regions, it wouldn't easily be removed just because the Alliance wanted to.
However, Natsuhiko remembered that in the original, Giovanni almost met his downfall in the Unova Region...
But as of now.
The animation still had greatly weakened Giovanni.
Based on his lesson in real contact, if Giovanni indeed controlled the Kami Trio, the possibility of being countered was almost zero.
The question lay in.
Meloetta!
"Storm Plan?" Natsuhiko showed confusion.
"A legend." Giovanni had no intention of hiding anything.
"The Unova Region has the destructive Thundurus and Tornadus, and whenever their destruction becomes too great, Landorus would appear.
Just like Rayquaza's role between the land and the sea in the Hoenn Region, Landorus would calm their battle and make the land fertile again, thus being honored as the God of Harvest, revered by the people of the Unova Region.
Compared to the Twin Dragons that haven't appeared much in thousands of years, the Kami Trio are relatively more accessible."
"The so-called Storm Plan, the first target is to control the Kami Trio, making them work for Rocket Team, where both destruction and reconstruction will be dictated by Rocket Team."
"First target?" Natsuhiko caught the crucial point in Giovanni's words.
"Correct." Giovanni's smile gradually turned cold, eyes narrowing, "Considering the emergence of a new hero, failure isn't impossible, so a second target was set.
That is to abandon the other two Kami except for Landorus."
The Land-Giovanni!
Along with Landorus's.....
Natsuhiko's breath froze slightly.
But quickly his features relaxed.
Relieved.
Landorus is Insect-type.
Planning for possible failure even before starting wasn't the Giovanni Natsuhiko remembered?
Openly admitting in front of him that the plan could fail...
"Then I..."
Giovanni turned his head, formally asking, "As I said before, an individual's strength has its limits. I admire your talent, and in the Unova branch of Rocket Team, I have reserved a very important position for you."
This was unequivocally recruitment.
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