"Damian, Damian~!"
From a distance, as soon as she spots Damian, Rosa's eyes light up. She jogs over, practically bouncing as she calls out.
"Damian, long time no see~"
Rosa blinks her big pretty eyes at him, bright and lively like a little deer.
Dawn watches this twin‑bun long‑haired girl with curiosity; so this is a Trainer from Unova?
To be fair, Rosa's first impression is pure high‑energy: cheerful, bright face, and a very eye‑catching, curvy figure.
Dawn can't help glancing at Rosa's chest, tightly wrapped by that fitted top. Her development is way too good.
Looks at least a cup size bigger than her own.
"It hasn't been that long. Just over half a month, really."
Damian can't help chuckling.
You have to admit, Rosa's boundless energy makes it hard not to feel lighter around her.
"Mm‑hmm~ But I still missed you, Damian."
Rosa smiles with innocent sweetness.
Hearing that, Hilda, walking just behind her, silently clicks her tongue.
Wow.
"Missed me, or missed my Tornadus?"
Damian lets out a low laugh. In private, Rosa's been very clear about wanting his Tornadus.
Supposedly because her team doesn't have a Flying‑type at all.
But Damian suspects it's also because she lost to Tornadus when she tried to catch it, so now she's low‑key obsessed.
"Hehe~ both."
Rosa just laughs.
Elesa walks over with a faint, understated smile and nods to Damian.
Seeing this, Caitlin's brows tighten slightly. This woman really dared to come.
But with so many eyes on them, Caitlin just sweeps Elesa once with a cool glance, saying nothing.
"Mr. Damian~!"
Lacey's voice comes from behind.
Led by Drayton, the Blueberry Academy group rushes over as well.
"Guys, on my mark!"
Drayton swings his arm with a ton of presence.
"Good day, boss!"
Dozens of voices shout in perfect unison, loud enough to startle a few Starly into the air.
Passersby in the distance all look over, drawn by the noise. Some even think they're practicing for some show.
Pfft—
These guys really know how to play it.
Rosa can't hold back a snort. Academy kids really do know how to put on a show—mostly because there are so many of them.
"…"
Dawn is speechless. She really wonders whether these students would still be this respectful if they knew their "boss" was Team Rocket's big boss.
But Dawn has no intention of stirring the pot; Damian already specifically warned her and Paul.
"Nice. I like the energy."
Damian's honestly a little surprised, but very satisfied. Now that's an entrance.
"But don't run this kind of flashy formation too often in the middle of a city, yeah? People who don't know better will think we're straight‑up mobsters."
Damian tosses it out like an easy joke.
"Anyway, I don't really have to spell out the next part, do I?"
Damian lifts a finger and points toward the Team Galactic Eterna Building.
"That right there is one of Team Galactic's large bases. There should be at least one Team Galactic Admin holding it down inside."
"Your mission this time is simple: take down every Team Galactic member in that building. Whoever bags the Admin gets big credit."
"As long as this op is a success, for the next three days, all your food and lodging here in Sinnoh are on me. You can go wild and enjoy yourselves."
Damian smiles as he lays it out.
"Whoa!!!"
"Boss is generous!!"
"Boss! We love you!"
Without question, three days free across Sinnoh gets these still‑young students downright fired up.
What kind of company does this, seriously?
"Damian's really so cool…"
Rosa feels more convinced than ever that a man like this is exactly what she deserves.
"…"
Hilda rolls her eyes in an adorably exasperated way.
Meanwhile, inside the Team Galactic Eterna Building.
A woman with crimson‑violet hair in a silver‑and‑black skintight suit is tapping her phone with visible impatience.
This is Team Galactic Admin Jupiter.
"Yeah, I got it. If I've got time, I'll go. That's it."
Jupiter hangs up right away.
"Charon, that guy's brain is broken. All he ever thinks about is his own crap. You think I'm not busy?"
She mutters, clearly annoyed. Charon is one of Team Galactic's Admins too, but unlike her, he's a scientist.
Jupiter just really doesn't like Charon. That shady old man doesn't look like a good person.
And instead of focusing on helping Cyrus nail down Dialga and Palkia, he spends all day chasing Heatran.
What even is Heatran supposed to do for them?
"Heh, let him do whatever. If he actually finds Heatran, it still counts as contributing to the organization."
Saturn, with his blue hair, shakes his head. He doesn't like Charon either, but doesn't really care.
"With his sorry stats, so what if he finds Heatran? You think he can catch it?"
Jupiter says with a sneer.
Charon might be a scientist, but not every researcher is built like Colress.
Charon is nowhere near that league; even if he finds Heatran, how exactly is he supposed to catch it?
"Forget Charon. You need to be more careful lately. Team Rocket's entered Sinnoh; try to avoid tangling with them if you can."
Saturn's face turns serious as he warns Jupiter.
It's the whole reason he came to Eterna City in the first place.
"Is that really necessary? Even if Team Rocket's strong, this isn't the Kanto Region."
Jupiter frowns.
She thinks Saturn's blowing it way out of proportion. Sure, Team Rocket might be strong, but that's in Kanto.
"No, Jupiter. From what I've dug up, Team Rocket is terrifying."
Saturn's tone is heavy.
"The evil teams in Alola, Hoenn, and Unova—all got wiped out or absorbed after Team Rocket showed up. Even the hunter organizations got crushed and squeezed out."
Saturn's expression is all seriousness.
"You know what people in the underground call Team Rocket? No evil team escapes their purge."
Jupiter looks doubtful. That sounds over the top.
"Or maybe those evil teams were just too filthy and incompetent. Not every organization is like us."
She really doesn't put Sinnoh‑branch Rocket in her eyes. Sinnoh is Team Galactic's turf.
"Besides, didn't the boss send an Admin in to spy on Team Rocket a while back?"
"Yeah. The boss is very forward‑thinking; Team Rocket really is dangerous."
Saturn sighs.
"So there's nothing to worry about. If Team Rocket actually dares show up, I'll deal with them."
Jupiter's confidence is unshakeable. If Team Rocket actually picks a fight with her, she'd be more than happy to show them just how strong Jupiter is.
Team Rocket's a big deal? You think Team Galactic isn't?
Even the Lake Guardians couldn't stand up to their three Admins, never mind that Cyrus is a solid Champion‑tier Trainer.
Even Sinnoh Champion Cynthia, in Jupiter's eyes, isn't as strong as Cyrus.
"Jupiter, you—"
Saturn thinks she's way too arrogant. Any organization that can invade across regions isn't some simple gang.
But before he can finish, a frantic knocking slams into the door.
"Bad news, Lord Jupiter!"
With her permission, a Team Galactic subordinate rushes in.
"What's going on?"
Jupiter's annoyed; what kind of panic is this?
"There's a group attacking the base. They're slowly fighting their way up!"
"What did you just say?"
Jupiter is stunned. The Eterna Building is one of Team Galactic's most important bases—and it's right inside Eterna City.
"Is it the Sinnoh League?"
Saturn stays comparatively calm.
"N‑no, it's a bunch of young people."
Hearing that, Jupiter swears under her breath, her face darkening as she gets to her feet and marches out.
"What, now any random brats think they can come take a swing at Team Galactic?"
This base is under her watch.
If anything happens to it, how's she supposed to explain that to Cyrus? And how badly will Mars—who never misses a chance to mock her—drag her for it?
Jupiter's furious. She's going to make whoever hit her base pay.
"If it's not the League, who else would hit one of our bases?"
Saturn is a rational guy, but even he thinks it's strange.
Aside from hunter organizations, no other evil outfits in Sinnoh have the guts to raid a major Team Galactic base.
And those hunter outfits have no reason to pick a fight with Team Galactic, so it's weird.
No, there is one other option—Team Rocket, who just arrived in Sinnoh, and clearly came here to seize turf. That naturally puts them on a collision course with Team Galactic.
But if it is Team Rocket, why not even bother hiding their identity?
Saturn's puzzled, but still rises to follow Jupiter. No matter what, they're in the same organization.
The base is under attack already; he's not going to just sit and watch.
By now, the inside of Team Galactic's Eterna Building is complete chaos, with Pokémon clashing everywhere.
"This is awesome! So awesome!"
Hydreigon blasts a Dragon Pulse that sends a Dustox flying. Beside it, Serperior's Leaf Blade cuts down a Kadabra.
Rosa feels her adrenaline going through the roof. This is insane.
Everywhere she looks, Trainers are locked in battle with Team Galactic grunts; the whole atmosphere is on fire.
Rosa glances to the side. Elesa is running a human‑shaped Pokémon whose whole body looks like tangled cables.
That's the Ultra Beast Xurkitree.
Sparks crackle off Xurkitree's body. Electricity crackles and roars, and a casual Thunderbolt drops a handful of nearby Pokémon.
"That looks crazy strong. So this is an Ultra Beast, huh?"
Rosa's big eyes shine. Ultra Beasts—Pokémon whose raw stats can match or surpass pseudo‑legendaries.
She likes them a lot. Especially Pheromosa.
"Yup. You can redeem one too. Xurkitree's really strong."
Elesa strides up to Xurkitree on long legs and smiles at Rosa.
Yeah, after catching Xurkitree, she finally understood what top‑end power really feels like.
Even if this Xurkitree wasn't that impressive fresh out of the ball, half a month of training later, its strength has shot up.
As a very popular Unova Gym Leader, Elesa's challengers are nonstop.
So Xurkitree never lacked battles—and fighting is always the fastest way to grow.
Elesa's confident it won't be long before Xurkitree replaces Zebstrika as her ace.
That's the power of an Ultra Beast.
"Yeah, I really want one. But I don't have enough merit yet…"
Rosa feels the urge to bite a handkerchief.
Ultra Beasts cost a lot of merit, and Rosa's been saving for Tornadus instead, so there's no spare for a Beast.
"Quit chatting and get moving. If we don't hurry upstairs, someone else is gonna grab the Admins first!"
Hilda finishes off the last of the grunts in front of her and yells at Rosa and Elesa.
"Right, right! Upstairs, now!"
The Eterna Building has four floors. It's not tall, but the floors have a big footprint.
At this point, all four floors are battle zones. The lower three are basically war‑torn.
The fourth floor is where Team Galactic's elites are, but even they aren't much in front of people like Rosa and Drayton.
Until Jupiter and Saturn walk out.
"So it really is a pack of snot‑nosed brats."
Jupiter's face looks terrible; they've actually broken through this deep.
But as soon as she and Saturn appear, Rosa's sharp eyes snap right to them.
"Over there, over there! Those two have to be the Admins, right?"
"Absolutely. But only two of them?"
Rosa, Dawn, Drayton, and the others trade glances; each can see the same heat in the others' eyes.
They're walking piles of merit.
This whole op? Those two are the real prize.
"I'm Blueberry Academy's Champion! Leave these two to me. I can take 'em!"
"Yeah, no. Ever heard of 'ladies first'? Besides, you're all still students. These are evil‑team Admins. You don't have what it takes—leave them to me."
"I'm a Dragon‑type Trainer. How does that not count as 'what it takes'?"
"Hah~ and you think I don't have dragons? I've got a Hydreigon too."
"Ahem—everyone, chill. I'm the young lady of House Berlitz, native to Sinnoh. These two villains really ought to be my opponents."
Listening to this bunch of brats practically arguing over who gets dibs on the two of them, Jupiter's expression turns pitch‑black, her face twitching.
In the end, she actually laughs—out of sheer rage.
Yeah. When you get mad enough, you really do laugh.
Jupiter believes that now.
These arrogant little punks. Look down on people, fine, but there's a limit.
Even Saturn can't help frowning. The way Rosa and the others are talking, it's like they've already decided the two Admins are theirs for the taking.
Are kids really this cocky these days?
"Looks like I'm really being underestimated here. Mind if I say a few words?"
Jupiter pulls out two Poké Balls, her smile tight and cold, and draws every eye in the room.
"Don't fight over it. Come at me together."
She's already decided: she's going to beat these little brats until they question their life choices.
Lose? How would she lose?
They're just snot‑nosed kids; have they even finished puberty?
She's Team Galactic Admin Jupiter.
Of course she's going to win.
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