“It’s only Level 20.
What exactly is this so-called B-Rank and C-Rank classification based on?”
“Also…
I can’t stay in this place anymore.”
Chi Hong looked at the Humanoid Cat, which was writhing on the ground after being struck down by Meowth in a single blow, his gaze turning increasingly cold.
Over there, Mightyena had tracked the man into an abandoned construction site in the distance.
Chi Hong didn’t immediately follow.
There was absolutely no need to wonder what the outcome would be when a fiercely enraged, injured Mightyena hunted down an ordinary man with a severed arm.
“It’s so weak, meow.
And here I am, a Meowth who isn’t even good at battling, meow.”
“Little Chi, what should we do about this, meow?”
Meowth scratched its head and turned its face to look at Chi Hong.
Seeing this incredibly familiar Team Rocket Meowth in front of him, a hint of a smile finally appeared on Chi Hong’s face.
Thank goodness.
Thank goodness it didn’t call him a ‘twerp’.
“It’s a pity we don’t have a Poké Ball; it probably could have sold for a sum of money.” Chi Hong shook his head, speaking with some helplessness.
“?”
“I have one with me.
It’s something I picked up during the battle earlier, meow.”
Meowth reached behind its back and pulled out a red and white Poké Ball.
Of course, Chi Hong couldn’t understand at all where it had pulled it from.
“Oh?”
“Great job!
Sure enough, carrying you around always brings good things, Meowth!
You really are a Meowth who attracts luck!”
Chi Hong’s eyes lit up.
He squatted down and patted Meowth’s head.
“But…
meow…
that feels so good, meow.” Meowth narrowed its eyes and asked, “But I remember we just recently caught a Shiny Yveltal, didn’t we, meow?”
“That really took a huge amount of effort, meow.
Garchomp and the others are all very exhausted, so how did we suddenly end up here, meow?”
“Also…
Although I’m not as good at battling compared to Garchomp, Metagross, and the others, I still feel like I’ve gotten weaker, meow!”
The words Meowth spoke caused Chi Hong to freeze entirely!
This Meowth could communicate; compared to a Pokémon, it was more like a human!
It seemingly remembered many of the things that happened in the game!
This was a peerless, excellent cat that could serve as a best bro!
“I’ll explain it all to you slowly later, Meowth.
Hit it one more time and knock it out completely!”
Chi Hong stood up, glancing at the Humanoid Cat that was struggling to crawl away on the ground.
“Then I’ll use False Swipe, meow!” Acting directly on Chi Hong’s request, Meowth selected a skill to unleash on its own!
The setting for False Swipe in the game was that it would not knock out a Pokémon.
“Jiejiejiejie…”
Meowth extended its claws, a sinister smile on its feline face.
It went up and struck the Humanoid Cat, causing its eyes to roll back as it passed out completely.
“Where did you learn that laugh from?
Why do you look like you’ve been reading web novels?” Chi Hong threw the red and white Poké Ball, and without any surprises, the Humanoid Cat was ‘tamed’.
“Meow?” Meowth pointed at Chi Hong and said, “Isn’t that the laugh you always made during our previous journeys?”
Chi Hong was taken aback, instantly recalling his ROM hack character.
Indeed, the creator had a quirk: whenever the player won a battle, the words ‘Jiejiejie’ would appear in the character’s dialogue box.
So it turned out it had learned that villainous laugh from him!
“But speaking of which, meow, if you let Mightyena directly finish him off, won’t we have no way of finding out who the mastermind behind this is, meow?”
Meowth crossed its arms over its chest and rubbed its round chin with a paw, looking every bit the great detective Meowth.
“It doesn’t matter at all.
I know perfectly well who it is in my heart.
We’ll just go see them tomorrow.”
“Come on, let’s go over and take a look.”
With his hands in his pockets, Chi Hong walked toward the abandoned construction site, with Meowth following beside him, curiously surveying their surroundings.
“Something’s not right, meow.
This isn’t Lumiose City, is it, meow?”
Meowth voiced its doubts.
It was a very astute Meowth; although it occasionally acted foolish, at its core, it was still a smart Meowth.
“It’s not.
You can think of it as another world; this place also has many creatures similar to Pokémon.”
“For some unknown reason, I brought you Pokémon over with me to this world.”
Chi Hong gave a brief explanation.
Meowth nodded, not feeling too surprised.
What a joke.
Even the Pokémon that controlled time and space ended up getting thrashed by Garchomp and the others before being caught by Little Chi with an Ultra Ball, didn’t they?
Transmigrating to another world was no big deal, meow.
Before the person and cat even reached their destination, they heard Mightyena’s low growls.
From the sound of it, it was tearing at something.
As they got closer, a thick stench of blood assaulted their nostrils.
Chi Hong stopped in his tracks.
Although he had already mentally prepared himself, if he could avoid seeing disgusting things, then it was naturally best not to see them.
“Mightyena!
Return!”
Chi Hong called out and received an immediate response.
“Awoo.”
Mightyena let out a soft cry, followed by the rustling sound of something being dragged.
“That guy Mightyena is dragging a person over, meow,” Meowth said as it jumped onto Chi Hong’s shoulder.
“….”
Chi Hong was speechless.
The man’s eyes were wide open, his face still bearing a look of terror.
His neck was practically broken; that was where Mightyena had bitten him, and it was completely charred black, emitting a burnt smell.
Mightyena had even used Fire Fang…
Against enemies attempting to assassinate Chi Hong, Mightyena was exceptionally vicious.
“Good job…”
Chi Hong glanced at the claw marks on Mightyena’s body, which were still bleeding.
He recalled Mightyena into its Poké Ball and then spoke to it, “I need to take you to the pet beast hospital.
Not having a Pokémon Center is really troublesome.”
“Let’s put that aside for now, meow.
How did the strength of I, the great King Meowth, shrink so much, meow?”
“According to you humans, my level has dropped, meow.”
Meowth hugged Chi Hong’s head from behind, looking thoroughly displeased.
“I’m not exactly sure about that either.
Let’s head to the hospital first; Mightyena is still bleeding, so we have to catch a cab.”
“Of course, given my funds, it’s completely insufficient to pay for Mightyena’s treatment, so I have to borrow some money right now!”
Chi Hong took out his cracked-screen Xiaomi phone, which he had been using for who knows how many years, and dialed Chao Xia’s number.
The phone rang for a long time before it was picked up.
Upon hearing Chi Hong say that Mightyena needed treatment and he had no money, the groggy Chao Xia instantly snapped awake.
“Let’s go, we’re heading to the hospital,” Chi Hong waved his hand and said.
Meowth licked its paw and said, “Little Chi, put me back into the Poké Ball.
I still want to sleep.”
And so, about half an hour later, inside the pet beast hospital, Chao Xia patted Mightyena’s canine head, indicating that it didn’t need to worry.
Mightyena continued to wag its tail, looking incredibly well-behaved.
It was hard to imagine the fierce look it had borne not too long ago.
Click~~
A Poké Ball automatically opened, and Meowth, whom Chi Hong had recalled into the Poké Ball, let itself out.
In reality, much like Ash’s Pikachu, Meowth was a Pokémon that disliked going into a Poké Ball.
This wasn’t shown in the game, but since this was now the real world, Team Rocket’s Meowth, being a ‘true’ protagonist, naturally retained the setting of disliking being in a Poké Ball.
Now that it was clearly awake, it came out immediately.
“Meow~~~”
Meowth gave a huge stretch.
Unlike other Meowths, it stretched its two front paws upward, just like a human.
After all, it was a Meowth that walked on two legs.
“Eh?
So cute!”
“When did you get such an adorable pet beast?”
Chao Xia’s eyes lit up, and she immediately reached her hand out to pet Meowth’s head.
“Smack~~”
Meowth ruthlessly slapped Chao Xia’s hand away and said in a low voice, “Little girl, don’t just touch me casually, meow!”
“Eh?” Chao Xia froze in place, still maintaining her hand-reaching posture.