Anti-Tinkaton Armor, but Made by Tinkatuff

Having repeatedly carried out difficult missions for Team Rocket, her contributions ranked below only the executives—no, in Madre's eyes, her merits surpassed those of ordinary executives by a fair margin.

But this was not the time to dwell on that.

In short, as one of Team Rocket's "strategists," Madre understood very well what it meant to weigh the pros and cons.

After seeing through the identity of the troublemaker, she issued the order to withdraw without hesitation.

There was no need for any explanation. That would only be a pointless waste of time.

As the leader of the "Madre Matrix," all she needed was a group of obedient elite soldiers who would faithfully carry out her commands, not idiots who kept asking questions and might stab her in the back.

Guz, Madre's right-hand man, also fell silent beneath her overwhelming presence.

Soon, accompanied by the roar of the airship engines howling through the blizzard, an airship emblazoned with a huge scarlet "R" began to rise into the air.

Madre sat upright in her chair, propping up her face with one hand. Her slender legs, wrapped in black stockings, were crossed as the heel of her long boot tapped against the floor now and then.

She was considering how to retrieve the three members Luo Mu had captured.

While it was true they had failed at their task, their opponent was Luo Mu—the man even Boss Sakaki had praised. Their failure was understandable.

Every member of the "Madre Matrix" had been personally selected by her. Replenishing their ranks would be quite troublesome.

In any case, most cross-border criminals were sentenced by international courts overseen by Interpol, then sent back to serve their sentences in the regions where they were registered.

In Kanto and Johto, Team Rocket had plenty of ways to