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On the upper floors of Silph Co. Building, the battle had entered its final stage.
As trainers from Pallet Town, Eddie, Ash, Gary, and Green naturally had their three Kanto starter Pokémon with them.
Of course, they still had other Pokémon with the strength to fight and could release them into battle at any time.
On Team Rocket's side, there was only Sabrina, and the only Pokémon around her was the three-headed bird.
Alakazam had already been recalled by Sabrina when she summoned the Legendary Birds.
Whether Sabrina was overconfident or had other plans in mind was unclear. Regardless, only the three-headed bird stood by her side now.
Name: ???
Type: ???
Ability: ???
Level: 80 (Champion Level) (Strength is suppressed by the Badges, and all three were severely damaged before fusion)
"After all, the Pokédex was created by Professor Oak based on the Pokémon known to exist in the Pokémon world.
Professor Oak would be shocked to see this three-headed bird that Team Rocket researched and forcibly combined using the power of the Badges.
It's perfectly normal that the Pokédex can't display its information."
Eddie silently put the Pokédex away. For this kind of abnormally combined Legendary Bird, it was already quite impressive that the Pokédex could detect its strength and current condition.
"But my efforts to severely injure the three Legendary Birds one by one weren't in vain. At least I've managed to weaken this creature to this extent. Now I can not only win, but win more easily."
Eddie couldn't help but smile. Since Sabrina was planning to fight them now, he would simply have to defeat the three-headed bird and then persuade Sabrina to surrender.
"Ding~~~~"
At that moment, just as the battle was about to break out, such a sound came from the broadcasting equipment on this floor.
Was that the sound of the device being turned on?
Everyone thought so.
"Eddie from Pallet Town, there is no need for you to participate in the battle here. Come up to where I am now—the top floor of Silph Co. Building."
A voice familiar to Eddie came through the speakers, immediately addressing Eddie by name and telling him he didn't need to participate in the battle with Sabrina. Instead, he should come directly upstairs.
"Is this voice... Giovanni?"
Although Eddie phrased it as a question, his tone was quite certain.
"Giovanni?! Is he the Gym Leader from Viridian City who's been missing for years? The one who's said to be the strongest Gym Leader in the Kanto Region?! He's also part of Team Rocket?!"
After all, Gary was born in Pallet Town, which was near Viridian City. He had later planned to become a Gym Leader in his hometown of Viridian City, so he had investigated the Gym Leader of Viridian City who had long since disappeared.
Of course, his investigation had only uncovered some rumors and Giovanni's name from back then.
He hadn't found any connection between Giovanni and Team Rocket.
But hearing that name again in this place at this time, Gary couldn't help but have a flash of insight and instantly connected the dots.
"That's correct. Your name is Gary, right? You are indeed Professor Oak's grandson. I've been missing for so long, yet you still managed to discover my name."
After hearing this, Giovanni stopped hiding and frankly admitted his identity.
For Giovanni now, with the war already launched—that is, after Team Rocket attacked Saffron City and occupied it—it was time for him to step out from behind the scenes.
After all, no matter what, he couldn't remain hidden at this point. Team Rocket's many bold moves had already vaguely exposed his identity. There was no point in hiding anymore, and no need to continue doing so.
This Gym Leader of Viridian City, the strongest Gym Leader in the Kanto Region, the man who was once called the "Invincible General" and "Giovanni of the Earth," had reappeared before the world at this very moment.
"This guy actually launched his attack right now. Fortunately, I had made all the necessary preparations in advance, otherwise I would have definitely been in serious trouble during this battle."
Eddie was the one who understood best just how powerful Giovanni was. After hearing Giovanni's voice, he finally thought to himself, "It's just as I expected."
This "Pokémon Generation" simply loved to increase the difficulty level for Eddie, so he had always felt that in a battle of this scale in Saffron City, a person like Giovanni would show up for both emotional and practical reasons.
That's why he had trained himself so intensely—not only to defeat the three powerful executives and the three-headed bird, but also to be able to fight against a powerful opponent like Giovanni!
And now! Eddie truly possessed that ability!
However, since he had the capability, Eddie didn't need to pretend to be clueless to deal with Giovanni like he had done last time.
"I say, Uncle Giovanni, if you tell me to come up, do I have to obediently go up?"
Eddie knew that Giovanni would definitely find a way to force him to go upstairs, so he was just playing along with Giovanni's words.
After all, it was impossible for Eddie to simply go up immediately just because Giovanni said so without saying anything.
"Hmph! You brat, you're not going to pretend this time? You've got good acting skills—you even fooled me!"
It was clear that Giovanni, that old fox, was somewhat bothered by the fact that Eddie had played him during their previous encounter, and his tone now carried a hint of irritation.
Hearing this, Sabrina remembered how Eddie had pretended to be clueless in front of her before, and she couldn't help but feel slightly amused.
So it wasn't just me—even Boss Giovanni was played by Eddie?
Sabrina's anger, which had just been provoked by Green earlier, couldn't help but subside a little as she recalled her own experience of meeting Eddie.
"But why did Boss Giovanni show up at this particular time? Didn't he say he would remain hidden for a while longer? Could it be that because of Mewtwo, Giovanni couldn't help but take action himself?"
Sabrina was feeling confused at this moment. The three executives knew best how powerful Giovanni was. Although Eddie now possessed the incredible ability to help Pokémon reach Champion level in a short period of time, Sabrina still didn't think that Eddie could defeat Giovanni.
And if Eddie couldn't beat Giovanni, there would be only one outcome.
Death in battle.
Thinking of this, Sabrina couldn't help but speak up.
"Boss Giovanni! Why do you need to take action here? With the three-headed bird, I can handle them all by myself!"
Yes, in order to prevent Giovanni from personally killing Eddie, Sabrina made this suggestion.
"Sabrina, I understand the loyalty of you three. You are absolutely capable of dealing with those kids, but that doesn't include the cunning Eddie. I will deal with him myself."
Giovanni didn't doubt what Sabrina was trying to do, but he still issued an unquestionable order.
It wasn't for any other reason—it was simply because Eddie had Mewtwo in his possession. If they didn't eliminate him now, when Mewtwo and Eddie grew to their full potential, Team Rocket would be in serious trouble.
Therefore, today, Giovanni was going to kill Eddie personally.