Pokemon, a genius scientist who traveled from one piece

"Woof~ Woof woof~"

Houndour tilted its head, seemingly trying to say something.

Kazuki shrugged. "I don't understand."

Saying this, Kazuki turned his head towards the inside of the house and called out, "Hey! Asheng, it's your turn to step up."

Susheng stood up and walked to the door, a look of distaste on his face. "Are you guys never going to stop?"

"Woof! Woof woof!"

Houndour's emotions were even more agitated than before.

Susheng instinctively sensed trouble, but after thinking about it, he still placed his hand on the Houndour's back.

Speaking of which, to prevent confusing this bad-tempered Houndour with the three in my room in the future, I should decide on their names soon.

"So? What did it say?"

Kazuki asked curiously.

"Rika has been put in confinement."

Susheng's first sentence didn't change Kazuki's expression at all.

After all, after such a big commotion, Rika even let this Houndour escape.

Being confined is nothing, right?

But Susheng's next sentence made Kazuki unable to remain calm.

"Our identities might be exposed."

"Huh?!".

Kazuki's eyes widened as he used the Great Desolation Imprisonment Finger on Houndour, "You dog, you betrayed us?!"

"Woof woof!"

Feeling that its personality had been insulted, Houndour roared at Kazuki.

Scared, Kazuki quickly retracted his finger.

"Although I don't like this guy either, it's not its fault."

Susheng retracted his hand, unable to help but chuckle:

"Dodrio's observation skills are really sharp."

Kazuki didn't want to ask, nor did he have the leisure to ask what exactly happened; the only thing he cared about now was, "Then what do we do now? Should we run away?"

"Two paths, either move everything that can be moved, destroy what can't be moved, and run away like you said, or…"

Susheng turned his eyes to his own hard work inside the house, and after a short thought, spoke again:

"Let Rika join us."

In fact, an even more ruthless method would be to silence Rika.

Dead people are the best at keeping secrets.

But Susheng said that he wouldn't be that cruel.

Since that's the case, if we're exposed, we can only pull you into our group.

"Impossible, right? Rika Ritsuki of the Sandslash Real Estate Company is a somewhat well-known rich person in the Johto region."

Kazuki threw cold water on the idea:

"How could a young lady like her give up a life of wealth and comfort to live this kind of life where our heads are always on the line?"

"Woof woof! Woof woof!"

Houndour barked again.

Kazuki: "What is this dog saying again?"

Susheng: "Most likely it's saying that it thinks Rika will agree."

Susheng guessed correctly.

Houndour, who had been tracking Rika and sneaked into the villa, had clearly seen Rika's experiences.

It believed that if it was the current Rika, she would be willing.

Seeing Houndour nod in response, Kazuki was even more incredulous, "Really?"

Susheng pressed the hidden compartment behind the bookshelf.

The poster of Diantha on the wall turned around.

What appeared was Susheng's "Phantom Thief Outfit."

"Hey hey~ Are you really going?"

Kazuki was still very doubtful.

"At least I want to see that young lady's attitude. After all, she might have already guessed our identities, so we have to observe her."

Susheng answered while changing his clothes.

"No way…"

Kazuki rolled his eyes and pressed another hidden compartment.

The other poster next to it, along with the wall, also reversed.

It was Kazuki's "Phantom Thief Outfit."

By the way, that poster is of Elesa, a child model from the Unova region.

Susheng made this set of equipment by imitating that kid.

Although he doesn't really like that little brat.

"Asheng that guy can always make strange things. Well, my mission is complete, I'll run away quickly."

……

……

When the room was left with only herself again.

Rika finally raised her face and stared blankly at the crescent moon outside the window.

All of this made her feel disappointed.

A father who would use any means to achieve his position, a Elite Four whose true motives were unclear in killing Houndour's parents, and the Pokémon League, who was aggressive and wanted to get information from her.

Right now, she just wanted to escape from here.

"Woof woof!"

A familiar bark came.

Rika, who was paralyzed on the bed, straightened her body violently.

She would never forget this bark.

"Houndour, Houndour?!"

Opening the window and coming to the balcony, Rika found that the dog she had been dreaming about was sitting in the center of the balcony.

"You, how could you…"

While Rika was excited, a look of doubt appeared in her trembling eyes.

"Looks like you're not in a good mood~ Miss Rika."

A slightly frivolous teasing voice came from above.

Rika looked up violently.

She found that the figure who had appeared in her storage room a few days ago was now sitting on her roof with his legs crossed.

"You?!"

"You seem to know a little too much~ Miss Rika."

Susheng in Joker mode smiled.

This expression, these lines.

It's extremely similar to the villains in shonen manga.