The sun had finally set...
For the first time in her life, Reiko felt like the day had been so long. She boredly turned the pen in her hand, recalling the events of the day while crossing her fingers and hoping that the person who came to change shifts would hurry up and come over...
That's right, naturally, the Safari Zone was open at night as well, because many nocturnal Pokémon had a higher probability of being captured only at night.
Many trainers choose to enter the Safari Zone at night to catch their favorite Pokémon, but the Safari Zone is undoubtedly more dangerous at night, so after the accident of a trainer whose name cannot be traced, using one's own Pokémon for self-defense has become a tacit agreement between the guests and the administrators.
It is said that a thousand mile dike breaks down at the end of an ant hole, because of such a small opening... And then the incident of Pokémon battling in Safari Zone was like a flood that broke the dike, and with a roar, it broke the dam called the rules.
Having gotten off to a bad start, the people at Safari Zone didn't know how to wrap it up, and they tried to report it to the league. But the manager kept saying that he hadn't gotten any response from the league, or only responded with the occasional irrelevant 'we'll send someone to investigate' but in the end the investigator was nowhere to be found.
So they, the staff, could only watch as this rule, and even more rules, were broken by more and more people. The paper promises were like scrap paper in their warehouse, useless. But Reiko knew that with her own records, they would be a notice of death...
She secretly recorded the names of those who broke the rules and the specific events that they violated. Thanks to her Pokémon, Kecleon.
And this record existed without her telling anyone...
She was now instinctively suspicious of anyone... including the manager, Mr. Adler, who said that the League didn't care about anything...
The League didn't care about a major project that it had put together back in the day? How could that be!
You know that when this Safari Zone was built, it was under the auspices of Professor Oak!
Even if the Alliance didn't care about the employees of Safari Zone, or even Safari Zone itself, would they not give face to Professor Oak? Professor Oak was the most powerful professor in Kanto!
But it seems that there's another professor who's been quite out of the loop lately, and quite a few people have heard of him.
What's his name...
Before she could remember, her thoughts were interrupted by a scene she had been looking forward to for a long time.
At the exit, Naoi came out with his minions, Naoi's gloom was like the bottom of a pot, his otherwise pretty good face was full of shade and indignation. The black suits behind him all looked like frosted eggplants, and the inch-headed asshole who had been very arrogant even had his medicine laced before he could walk.
A rare smile spread across Reiko's face as she watched the scene. It was still a professional smile, but it was clear that this time there was a rare sincerity in it.
"May I ask what happened to young master Naoi? Did you encounter any accidents?"
Reiko smiled politely and appropriately, and her tone was full of concern. It had to be said that some women were indeed born actors. She couldn't wait for the guy in front of her to have both of his legs broken. Now still able to inquire about what happened with concern and not reveal the fact that she was gloating at all.
"I'm asking you! Is it forbidden for trainers to fight privately within the Safari Zone."
Naoi asked in a stern voice with a dark face.
Reiko had already prepared herself mentally so she wasn't intimidated, and continued to politely and appropriately say, "Yes Mr. Naoi, the rules of the Safari Zone prohibit private fights between trainers."
"Then I'll report someone." Naoi's face was still gloomy, as if he was thinking about how to kill this person... but made an act of reporting...
The pressure's off, Young Master Naoi, shouldn't you call a whole lot of people to block the doorway, then wait for that person to come out and you'll teach him a deep lesson? What the hell is a report?
Reiko spat in her heart while smiling, "Yes, Young Master Naoi please go ahead, I'll record it here and report it."
"That man's name is Rope, he and his Pokémon attacked us, that's all!"
Naoi also seemed to realize the shamelessness of what he was doing... so he just simply threw down this and left.
That handsome and handsome young man came to Reiko's mind, and she instantly felt that Rope was even more handsome...
Wait, Rope... Rope... Rope...
It seems that the name of the professor who recently came out of the circle is Rope. I didn't think so at first, but why is this name so familiar to me now?
After pondering for a while, he seemed to have suddenly thought of something and then hurriedly opened the book "Safari Zone Basic Code" in his hand and then flipped straight to the last page...
"The above rules are always the minimum requirements. I still hope that the majority of trainers can treat the Safari Zone and the Pokémon in it normally. believe in the morals in your hearts, not just the rules I have set out.
-Rope."
"So, that's it?"
Reiko stared blankly at that name. Suddenly, she recalled that in the list of people who prepared the Safari Zone, the name of the proposer...seemed...to be called Rope...
Reiko's mind was spinning in a thousand directions, and her heart was in a state of shock...
Geez, what the hell is going on here?
Why would Professor Rope be here!
No, no, no, no...
Professor Rope seemed to have no problem coming here. But wouldn't that really be a problem for Adler?
Reiko's heart fluttered with coldness... Even Professor Rope knew about the situation here, would the Alliance still not care?
Since Professor Rope had already collided with Naoi and the others, I'm afraid that he should have already figured out the basic situation of the current Safari Zone.
And isn't it picking a fight to break the rules in front of the people who made them?
And you're going to say that Professor Rope was just passing through normally and wasn't even here because of the state of the Safari Zone...
Don't be ridiculous, who would tolerate their rules being broken indefinitely?
Reiko looked to the workroom not far away, and through the furred glass, the figure of Adler, who was working at his desk, came into view.
What does he want?
Reiko asked herself. But there was no answer...
"Reiko! I'm here I'm here... shift change shift change... hard work, I'm that little bit late."
A bright sounding male voice came in as a young man walked through the door with a slight apology on his face.
Reiko's thoughts were interrupted by his words.
"It's okay, it's good to be here, I was worried something had happened to you on the way?"
Reiko said with a gentle smile.
The man smiled in the same way, "What could I have done! Just a moment, I'll go change first and then come out to cover your shift!"
"Okay, there's no rush you take your time."
Watching the man enter the locker room, Reiko didn't move as she tore the report slip off the table and slipped it into her pocket...
Right now she didn't trust anyone but Rope.
She didn't know why Adler had abandoned the principles of the Safari Zone... it could have been money, it could have been something else that had caused him to deceive. But what wasn't in doubt was that Adler and Reiko weren't on the same page anymore...
After a short while, the man came out of the locker room and then came out to take Reiko's shift.
"By the way, anything interesting today?" The man asked in a rather gossipy tone.
"Nothing, just that stupid Naoi was here again, this time he seemed to have searched for Dratini all afternoon and couldn't find it. then went out with a black face."
Reiko snickered.
The man was also helpless, "That guy still this is not dead. I think he should be banned from the Safari Zone though."
Said man's tone also brought with it indignation and helplessness.
It looked like the man in front of him was equally disgusted by the rule breakers.
But Reiko just shrugged her shoulders and said, "Got to go, busy day, go home and watch the new TV shows and movies, then go to bed."
She said waving her hand before walking into the locker room.
"Recommend you see Diantha's new movie, she said online that after this movie she'll take a break from acting for a while then go work on her strength. So cherish this movie!"
The man said fervently.
Reiko waved her hand, signaling that she knew and then closed the locker room door.
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Rope and Whitley have set up their tent. Of course, it's two tents. Whitley is a big kid too, and naturally Rope has to give her enough respect, after all, respecting others is also respecting yourself.
As for the time-consuming task of setting up two tents...
Tents are never set up by Rope and Whitley, and it doesn't take much for Pokémon to help out in this area. Pokémon helps out in this area without spending too much effort, and it builds fine-tuning skills, so it's a two-for-one deal!
If Rope had a Psychic-type Pokémon, he'd be tempted to let the Psychic-type Pokémon use the Confusion Tent by himself. This rather delicate maneuver is really an exercise in fine control.
If it wasn't for the fact that all of Rope's Pokémon were Fire-types who were afraid of setting the tent on fire, Rope himself wouldn't have done it.
After setting up the tent, it was naturally time to cook.
Rope started his own show again.
Sitrus Berry, Oran Berry, Leppa Berry, Iapapa Berry...plus thick stringy sausage with perfect fire control and cooking skills, a fire-breathing dragon level sour sausage curry was completed!
So all the guys and Pokémon started eating it with gusto.
Rope looked at the big guys together to eat their own cooking is also full of sense of accomplishment, but the sour curry is actually just Rope prefer, that is, do really good, otherwise not used to eating this flavor or change the flavor is better.
Of course, tonight's meal prepared an extra portion.
Dratini ate lying on the ground, fly do not want to fly.
With a face full of death and no regrets...
Whitley was amused by the playful Dratini, and Rope smiled faintly.
But Rope didn't forget he had business to attend to.
Rope poked Dratini's bulging stomach with his finger, then asked, "Don't rest so quickly, I'm sure I'm looking for you for something by treating you to a delicious meal!"
"Woo~"
"You heartless one didn't come to see me for so many years, and now you want me to do something after treating me to some food! Loto!"
Rotom is also helpless, this gluttonous dragon in front of him... seems to be a bit arrogant...
Dratini is fine... if a Dragonite throws its head at you with a chest hug plus a grunt... can't hold it... Rope was helpless and silently attached a layer of flame to his finger.
Rope controlled the temperature of the flame, gradually heating it up.
Dratini felt comfortable at first, but soon...
"Woo~"
"If you have something to say, just tell me! I will definitely do it for you seriously! Loto!"
Well, those words were significantly more reliable when paired with Dratini's earnest and serious face at the moment.
"Let me ask you a question, like that guy who blew up the river before, does he come here often?"
"Woo~"
"They come here quite often, every now and then, but I hide well, so they usually can't find me. Loto!"
Rope squinted his eyes and pondered for a while, and Whitley knew at that look that the guy named Naoi was probably really in a big mess...
"Do the Safari Zone staff come to check from time to time?"
Hearing Rope's question, Dratini didn't answer immediately but thought for a while, then shook his head and said, "Woo~"
After hearing this, Rotom also did not answer immediately, but turned to look at Rope. Rope gave him a look that said "don't worry", and Rotom said, "They don't come here often. Most of the time, they appear when we can no longer tolerate it and fight back against humans. Then the Pokémon that attack humans will be taken away. But we don't know where they will be taken. Loto! This is not right, Rope, Loto!"
The last sentence was Rotom's own words...
Rope wasn't stupid, there was something wrong with that... For the first time, Rope felt that he had made a mistake by suggesting the creation of the Safari Zone at that time...
How many things were hidden in this damn thing... Servants of God? No, Servants of God's plan was a very unskilled kidnapping. But there should be something else behind these people taking away Pokémon...
"Were there many Pokémon taken?" Rope's tone took on a cold edge.
Dratini winced, but she did know that Rope's killing intent wasn't directed at herself, so she wasn't particularly panicked.
"Woo~"
"There weren't many at first, but then more and more humans came in, and their behavior became more and more excessive. Then there were more and more, and we resisted, and then another group was taken away. But I don't think I've heard of such a thing in the past ten days... Or maybe it's just that there are very few humans in the past ten days... Loto!"
Rope and Whitley exchanged a look.
And thanks to Servants of God's Rock and Ground?
This rather amusing thought welled up in Rope's mind...
But the fact that this was the case...it did rule out the question of Servants of God's involvement here.
In that case, the odds were that it was something within the Alliance.
Rope's eyes revealed a chill...
The nerve, reaching out to his turf... What? Safari Zone isn't his Rope's turf?
It doesn't matter, it will be from now on...