“Fine, you got us with that, but we have no obligation to tell you anything more!”

”By the way, I took such a nice photo of you all at the beginning.

I wonder what the publicity will think when the word gets out that you willfully confiscated stuff from young trainers for your own priorities.”

”We did nothing wrong!”

”Well, what does the law say? Should I look it up quickly?”

”T-that was an emergency situation and completely allowed in that context!”

”Oh, so searching through Vanessa’s bag is allowed because?”

”It has to do with Legendary Pokémon. Of course it is allowed.”

”Hmm, found the Law. And it explicitly states that trainers who aren’t prone to causing damage to their surroundings or otherwise completely unreliable are free to roam with Legendary Pokémon.

Some finer details, which are also defined enough that you can’t frame Vanessa as being unreliable.

And last is the explanation of why such a law is allowed.

That is, because of the nature of Legendary Pokémon, if they are caught, it was either willful or they were subdued into obedience, which will last until release, death of the trainer, or complete retirement of said trainer.

So is the law given by Arceus, and should any Legendary Pokémon behave otherwise, then it will be fought by other Pokémon of the same status and punished, with the God of Pokémon himself ensuring no human causality.”

Oy, Arceus. Did you run out of good reasons why it should be allowed, and you just threw in your divine authority?

Is there some being above him?

Some kind of manager position that would take care of complaints I would file in?

Wonder which department it would be. PR? Or GR?

”You believe we will sit still just because some myths said that it will be fine?”

”Was the ‘Myth’ proven wrong until now?”

”Ehh? I mean, we have no guarantee that he really exists.”

”Which I am kind of glad about. I don’t know how it is for you, but having God suddenly appear in a city ordering ice cream would give me a heart attack.”

”Why does it have to be ice cream?”

”Fine, crêpes are also tasty.”

”No, that wasn’t my point.”

*clap*

”Okay, I believe I understand that this discussion is very important, but we can’t hold it on an empty stomach.

Miss Belford, it’s already lunchtime, and I would recommend delaying meals when you are recovering.”

”Okay. Will the other be fine?”

”Yes, there is no need to worry.”

”Understood.”

A tiny sigh of relief came out in unison from the people surrounding the table.

The, honestly very uncomfortable, discussion ended in an unexpected way but ended nonetheless.

”And by the way, it isn’t enough to warrant your negligence in the face of potential harm we could have faced only because you are worried about Lugia.”

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”How do you know?! Oh shit, did you bluff again?”

This book was originally published on Royal Road. Check it out there for the real experience.

”No, when the current would get disturbed, I would have noticed the turbulences.

For a fruitful future of the ranch, I read some books about the weather and climate, even though I was late to notice the indication of no changes.

The only other reason you would be worried is either that the other two legendary birds brew up trouble or Lugia comes over.

Considering Articuno’s known gentle nature and leading lost hikers to safety.

Moltres fire signals the beginning of the Pokémon League while also stepping in when the tournament gets interrupted.

Last, wasn’t even Blaine saved by said Fire Pokémon?

So I believe your greatest worry would be the most unknown m variable, right?

At least, I believe you have enough trust in the Trio, considering you didn’t already step in with Zapdos.”

Some points still don’t make sense, but I probably don’t have the whole picture.

Maybe the adults just had their stupid adult pride, like ‘kids can’t handle that’ or something.

Or there is really more, like steeping in a way that would violate a law would be heavily punished.

”I am sorry. I delayed you quite a bit.”

”No, no worries. You just said your piece, okay?”

With that, Sabrina came and left like a storm.

Stuart Langford tries to sit down again but notices his chair fell over by hastily standing up.

Fixing that and then burrowing his head in his arms.

”What a disaster. Someone knows what's going on.

And a kid at that!

What does that even mean, Blaine was saved by Moltres?”

”Blaine, the rumored Fire Gym Leader?”

”He exists, at least after the register.”

“? Oh, did you use your peer as official to find it out?”

”I looked up some documents when I worked on updating info about our gym here.

Even I am curious about such a rumored person, but he still seems to lead a fire gym; just no one knows where.”

”Well, shouldn’t we be more worried about what she knows?”

”What are we supposed to do?”

”… As a last resort, we could put her under investigation, restricting her movement.”

”Could we please stop using the power of the police for our own gain?

I mean, we already confiscated the bag.”

”I know, I also feel guilty, but what if a catastrophe approached us?”

”Exactly! We need to deal with it before it happens!”

”But it’s wrong! Justice should be equal for everyone, not to be the best solution every time, but so that we can be united under one thing.

Making one exception allowed, no matter the situation.”

”Oh, shut up, goody shoes!”

”You all shut up!”

“Sorry, mister official.”

”Oh, don’t get started. We are already at this point, so blaming won’t help one bit.

The Belford girls seems to know her Stuff, so we can try to confide her.

And even when she isn’t helpful, as an accomplice, she won’t easily try to blackmail us.”

”Wait a minute, aren’t we going further down the route of bad guys?”

”I just expressed it very pessimistically. No theoretically criminal activities anymore, okay?”

”That makes you sound even more suspicious!”

”Com?”

Frozen, everyone looks at a corner near an open window.

There, a little Pokémon wraps itself tightly around a familiar piece of technology.

It was the same little girl who had just left the room after stirring everything up.

When one would be calm, it would be noticeable that it secretly uses Wrap to hold the Pokédex tight.

Also, it’s Attack and Special Attack are strengthened thanks to Growth, while its speed is slightly increased by Trailblaze.

Before the first person could even properly react, Comfey vanished through the window with Trailblaze, not wanting to get caught.

Meanwhile, in a dining room for recovering patients in the center, Sabrina is enjoying her spaghetti with tomato sauce.

Skillfully, she eats it without sullying the paper bib Nurse Joy gave her.

Said nurse feels a bit remorseful that they are only one way, but after a second thought, they would have been treated as used and washed anyway.

”Thank you for the meal.”

“Don’t worry about it.”

“Actually, it’s a bit uncomfortable to talk about, but I would need somewhere to learn more about cooking.

Would you know somewhere I could…”

Sabrina doesn’t end her sentence, instead shifting a bit uncomfortably.

Nurse Joy is a bit relieved at the sight, now seeing a girl with worldly worries, instead of crashing a discussion of important people.

Which overall still stands out odd for her. Why would they be worried about Lugia?

”You don’t have to ask me. Chansey is the one cooking.

I am sure she would teach you.

You probably would have to do menial chores most of the time, when Chansey prepares meals for staff or patients at most.

She will also look at it with critical eyes, so you would only be able to cook at home or under Chansey’s guidance for yourself, Chansey, and me.

Chansey hates to waste ingredients while also not wanting to be half-assed.”

“I am not such a frail girl to whine about not being spoiled while learning a skill essential for life.”

”Chansey!”

That was probably a ‘nice attitude’ from the kitchen.

Not hard to guess where the Pokémon is right now.

Comfey also flew through a window, bringing back the Pokédex.

Judging by how no one is worriedly running to the dining room, the content of the audio isn’t actually that troubling.

Sure hope I didn’t mess up.