Upon hearing Natsuhiko's identity, the hunters who had been shouting just moments ago all choked up.
The two exchanged glances for a moment.
Hunter W extended his hand, gesturing for Natsuhiko to sit.
Natsuhiko didn't mind and directly walked to the side of the person who had been shouting the loudest earlier.
The other person held a sullen face, full of reluctance, but obediently stood up to give up the seat.
Natsuhiko couldn't help but chuckle lightly.
The disdainful laughter fell into that person's ears, making his face look even worse.
Looking at Hunter W, who still maintained his original sitting posture, Natsuhiko nodded silently.
At least he was still quite composed.
"What number am I?" Natsuhiko asked.
Hunter W glanced at the hunter standing beside him, the one who had always suggested he join Miss T's underlings, shrugged, and said, "Consider you the second."
"Oh~~" Natsuhiko showed a look of realization.
Bam!!
A Steelix suddenly burst from beneath the ground, intercepting a dark shadow attacking from the shadowy corner of the conference room.
When a pair of sharp claws landed on Steelix's rather tough body, it only made a crisp sound without leaving a single white mark.
The Weavile, who failed at the sneak attack, along with that person, was directly trapped by Steelix.
The entire conference room became a mess, courtesy of the abruptly appearing Steelix.
Only Natsuhiko remained calmly seated on the chair.
His chair was enveloped by a psychic ability, allowing him to escape the effects of the ground's tremor.
Beside him, a pink Fairy-like a noblewoman, had psychic auras flickering in its eyes.
Crack—
As Steelix's body curved, a crisp sound emanated from its coiling body.
The expressions of the other people changed upon hearing this sound, even the relatively composed W couldn't help but change his expression.
Natsuhiko, however, said softly, "Now, I'm the first one."
Everyone felt a chill in their hearts.
Behind W, a Houndoom and a Scolipede emerged, staring intently at Natsuhiko's Steelix and Hatterene.
But Natsuhiko acted as if he didn't see these two Pokémon.
He smiled and said, "Can we have a proper chat now?"
...
"The Hunter Guild in the Unova Region is really pathetic."
Walking on the streets of Twin Dragons City, Natsuhiko couldn't help but internally mock.
He guessed that the Hunter Guild in the Unova Region was probably the most miserable among all regions.
No way around it.
Hunter Guilds in other regions either cooperated with the local underworld forces or at least had shared interests.
But the Hunter Guild in the Unova Region was not only suppressed by the United Alliance but also by the Plasma Team.
The Plasma Team advocated the liberation of all Pokémon, completely contradicting the actions of the Hunter Guild.
If the top echelons of the Plasma Team didn't know that their ideology was just a deception, the Hunter Guild might find it hard to survive in the Unova Region.
So things went much smoother than Natsuhiko had imagined.
Of course.
A big part of it was because he arrived quite timely.
"Buyi~~"
The Eevee in his arms suddenly propped itself up, pointing at a bustling ice cream shop on the street, drooling.
"Awoo?" The Frost Six-Tails perched on Natsuhiko's shoulder, its curled tail naturally hanging down as it quietly swallowed saliva.
"Buyi~ Buyi~~" Eevee curled back into Natsuhiko's arms, its head constantly burrowing into his arms.
"Awoo~~" The Little Six-Tailed extended its cool, soft tongue, licking Natsuhiko's cheek, letting him feel a hint of coolness.
The two little guys came up with all sorts of ways to act cute just for a bite.
Natsuhiko smiled warmly.
"Alright, we have more time than I thought." Natsuhiko rubbed the soft milky-white fur on Eevee's belly, patted the head of the Little Six-Tailed, feeling its cool fur.
As he walked towards the ice cream shop.
He happened to pass by a skyscraper.
From inside the impeccably polished floor-to-ceiling windows, a gaze fell on Natsuhiko, no, it should be said, fell on the two Pokémon.
Tracing the source of the gaze.
He saw a green-haired youth with a baseball cap sitting on a sofa in the lobby of the building, his arm resting on his knee.
In those green eyes, Natsuhiko saw a sparkle of surprise.
And this person looked like...
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