Saffron City.

In an underground base, a young girl and a young man were fighting each other with an Ariados and a Nidoking, respectively. ​​

The young man had short black hair and a fit body. Together with his eagle-like eyes, he looked dangerous and handsome.

The young girl had purple hair and a ninja uniform similar to that of Koga. Even though she was young, you could feel a dangerous aura from her. Especially the indifferent eyes she had were abnormal for her age.

"Come on, Nidoking, finish this fight with Earthquake."

Nidoking, who heard the young man's orders, began to use Earthquake. After just a few seconds, the entire floor was vibrating.

Ariados used String Shot to dodge the attack. The silk she shot to the roof allowed Ariados to stay in the air and be safe from the Earthquake.

"Perfect. Nidoking, use Flamethrowers while it's in the air."

Ariados, who was in the middle of the air, had no way of effectively evading this attack. Ariados tried to dodge the attack but didn't quite make it and was hit. It already was seriously injured due to the fight, so it passed out immediately after being hit by this attack.

The girl looked sadly in the direction of her Pokémon when she called it back.

During this fight, 3 different Team Rocket Executives were talking on a balcony over the battlefield.

"Hmm, this year, the rookies are particularly strong."

"Yes, in other years, the third-ranked could have been the winner."

"Maria, right? She is good but nothing compared to these 2. The two have Pokémon on the Elite rank at such age. The talent of these two trainers is ridiculous."

"It's a shame that all three participants have already been taken away by other Executives. Aren't I right, Lisa?"

Lisa quietly listened to the talk of two Team Rocket executives and said with a smile, "No reason to be jealous. I was just lucky that Maria was in the rookie group that I was entrusted with. Besides, Maria is good, but compared to the other two, she is a good deal worse."

"Well, although you are right, these two participants have a strong background, so that it is expected from them."

While the Team Rocket Executive was speaking, the Team Rocket Captain, who was selected as the referee for this match, announced the outcome of the match.

"Participant Marco defeats participant Janine and wins this tournament."

The referee threw out a Pokéball and summoned his Slowbro.

Then he said out loud, "The first, second, and third-ranked contestant will be personally rewarded by the boss. These participants, please come here."

Marco, Janine, and Maria went to the referee when he said that.

Marco, who already knows who the secret boss of Team Rocket is, didn't show an excited expression when he heard this. Well, he is Giovanni's nephew, so he obviously knows who is the said boss is.

Janine, the daughter of Koga, also knew who the boss of Team Rocket is.

Although most Team Rocket members don't know who is the boss of Team Rocket, it is an open secret among the senior members. Even the top members of the Alliance know that Giovanni is the boss of Team Rocket. The reason they passively ignore Giovanni is not known. But it is believed that the Alliance would suffer too much damage if they tried to remove Giovanni.

Compared to Giovanni, 3 other Team Rocket members are much less known. Only Giovanni and a few Team Rocket members are aware that Koga, Sabrina, and Lt. Surge are also part of Team Rocket. The Alliance is not fully aware of Giovanni's actual strength.

Marco, Janine, and Maria teleported into a large, luxury room with a short man inside. Together with this short man, a bored Forretress was lying around.

The young man looked at the three when he got up and said, "Ahh, hello! I'm Carr and the person who will lead you to the boss."

Marco saw Carr and immediately showed a respectful pose and said, "Hello, sir. My name is Marco, and I'm happy to finally see you in person."

"Haha, I've heard a lot from you too, Marco. Your father was really a strong person."

In comparison to Marco's friendly greetings, Maria and Janine gave respectful greetings but didn't talk much.

All followed the who left the room. Marco kept on continuing their conversation. Maria and Janine wordlessly follow Carr as he led them to a large hallway.

After not even 1 minute, the four were in front of a large double door that was beautifully decorated.

"We are there. I have completed my task, so I will be going away." Then he left without waiting for the three of them to answer.

Marco looked at the door for a few seconds before he started opening that door.

When the door opened, the three saw a large and luxurious office with a man and a Persian inside.

Giovanni looked briefly at the three when he said with a strong and indifferent tone, "Hm, you are here. Come in and don't stand there."

The Persian gave the three of them a cold look as they walked in.

Maria had the feeling of being watched by an absurdly strong monster as they entered. She thought that if this monster ever wants to kill her, even with the help of her Pokémon, she won't survive even a second.

When she saw the man in the chair, she couldn't help but show a surprised expression. Maria did not expect that the strongest Gym leader of Kanto would be the boss of Team Rocket.

Giovanni looked at the three of them with an appraising gaze and said, "I congratulate you all for the performance you have shown in this tournament. Not only will three of you be promoted, but each of you will receive special rewards."

After saying that, he directed their eyes towards 3 Pokémon Egg that were inside incubators. All three eggs were of different colors and sizes.

Giovannie saw the curious gazes of theirs when he said, "One of these Egg is of Larvitar that was previously promised for the winner. But because the quality of the rookies has risen sharply this year, I have chosen two other rewards. The other two Pokémon Egg are probably not as rare as a Larvitar Egg, but should not be underestimated. you'll know why later."

Maria took the Pokémon Egg incubator of hers and looked at the Egg with a curious look.

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