Spirits, who made him the Gym Leader’s directory 28

Chapter 28: I Prefer Excitement

The girl looked furious, her immediate denial leaving Gu Xin rather impressed.

What a female con artist!

“Gu Xin?”

But Eileen beside him was shocked. Gu Xin said this girl stole his wallet?

But Gu Xin wouldn’t wrongly accuse someone, would he? Eileen’s gaze towards the girl was already filled with suspicion.

“No! Sister, you have to believe me, I really didn’t steal this little brother’s wallet, how can you wrongly accuse someone like this…”

The girl looked wronged, tears welling up in her clear eyes, a picture of an innocent victim.

Eileen frowned slightly. She felt the girl wasn’t faking it, but Gu Xin couldn’t possibly be targeting a girl like this.

So the girl must be lying to gain her sympathy, but it was too realistic, impressive!

“Return my wallet, and we’ll forget about this.”

Gu Xin watched the girl still acting, a smirk on his face.

“You wouldn’t want to be surrounded by a crowd and attract Lady Junsha, would you?”

The girl’s eyelids twitched.

“Deal!”

The girl immediately agreed, her previous tearful pitiful act vanishing instantly. She took Gu Xin’s black wallet from her bag and returned it to him.

“……” Eileen hesitated, wanting to say something.

“A perfectly healthy girl, why choose to be a thief? Considering your young age, I’ll give you a chance this time.”

Gu Xin opened it, checked that his cash and ID were still there, then looked at the girl, speaking earnestly.

“?” A question mark appeared above the girl’s forehead.

“If I encounter you again, I will really call Lady Junsha.”

“Tch~ As if you’re that great. We’ll see.”

The girl was amused by Gu Xin’s words. In all her years of “working,” she’d never met someone so arrogant!

She stuck her tongue out at Gu Xin, then turned and left, quickly disappearing into the crowd.

“Is that okay? This person seems like a habitual offender.” Eileen hesitated. Logically, they should have notified Lady Junsha.

Although the girl seemed young, giving her a chance to reform was understandable, but judging from her actions, this probably wasn’t her first or second offense.

“This is a warning for her. If she does it again, it’s her own choice. Next time she gets caught, whether she gets a beating or goes to jail, it’s her own fault.”

“Gu Xin, you’re really gentle.” Eileen’s eyes sparkled, looking at Gu Xin’s profile.

“Am I? I don’t think so actually.”

Gu Xin denied it. He knew himself best.

Although in daily life, he easily gave off the impression of a warm and gentle man.

But Gu Xin understood his true nature.

“Why do you say that?” Eileen was puzzled.

“I prefer excitement.” Gu Xin answered honestly.

Eileen was a little confused. What did excitement mean?

“If something interesting is about to happen, I’ll welcome it, even push it along. In a way, even if it causes negative consequences, I might even help it along.”

Gu Xin thought for a moment and gave a concrete explanation.

If he had to give an example, he really wanted to see Team Rocket clash with the Kanto League, to see Sakaki and Shigeru fight.

Even if the Pokémon League asked Gu Xin for help at that time, he might slack off, because a full-scale confrontation between Team Rocket and the Kanto League would definitely be interesting.

“I see.” Eileen still didn’t quite understand, but prying further wasn’t something a good childhood friend should do, so she smoothly changed the subject.

Besides, Eileen trusted Gu Xin.

“Gu Xin, I saw online that there’s a great yakiniku restaurant here.”

“Let’s try it then. And we can go see the river view tonight?”

“Okay~”

…

On the other side.

“Ugh! Seriously!”

The girl left the pedestrian street and entered a deserted alley, pouting with dissatisfaction.

The skin on the girl’s face and neck seemed to come alive, wriggling and finally transforming into a pale purple Ditto standing on her shoulder.

Unlike her previously chubby and ordinary face, the girl’s current face was delicate and pure, a true beauty.

“Strange, there was no mistake.”

The girl tilted her head, puzzled. Both targets, in terms of temperament and the expensive clothes they wore, indicated that they were rich young masters and ladies.

Therefore, robbing the rich to help the poor by targeting such young masters and ladies couldn’t go wrong, but the girl hadn’t expected to be caught red-handed.

“The Rota Pavilion Master?” The girl played with a business card in her hand, which she had just taken from the man’s wallet.

That guy, who was so young yet acted so old, was actually a Pavilion Master?

After thinking it over, the girl kept the business card. A young Pavilion Master, and a pretty decent one at that, might come in handy someday.

“Team Rocket is up to something again, I wonder what.”

The girl didn’t stop walking, her slender legs crossing each other continuously, her playful steps like a dance.

She knew that the Saint Annu Vessel suddenly launched the Trainer’s Feast because it was currently under Team Rocket’s control.

“Heh heh~”

As if she thought of something interesting, a radiant smile appeared on the girl’s pretty face.

When she left the deserted alley, the girl had changed her appearance again, a face with freckles appearing, and she melted into the crowd…

…

Time soon came to the next day.

“Wow~ Such a huge ship!”

“Pika~chu!”

At the dock, a pretty boy wearing a hat looked at the luxurious cruise ship in front of him, exclaiming in surprise.

“Keep your voice down, you idiot!”

An orange-haired girl with a side ponytail couldn’t help covering her face.

The boy’s shout was a bit too loud, and the people around them turned to look at their group of three.

For example, a man in a gray-blue cloak who had just passed them paused and glanced at them before boarding the ship.

“A world-class luxury cruise ship is indeed very spectacular.”

A man with bronze skin and narrowed eyes sighed.

“I just don’t know why they’re suddenly holding a Trainer’s Feast. This is the first time.”

The orange-haired girl was still a little puzzled. Not only were they holding a Trainer’s Feast, but they were also giving away free tickets to trainers.

“Maybe it’s the captain’s whim.”

“That’s possible.”

Kasumi agreed, but quickly came to her senses; that wasn’t her companion’s voice.

She turned her head, and a handsome couple came into view.

“Are you trainers participating in the Saint Annu Vessel’s feast? Nice to meet you.”

Gu Xin smiled at the group of three plus a Pikachu, his gaze lingering on the boy in the hat.

The future world’s strongest champion was now just a greenhorn.

(End of Chapter)

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