Team Rocket's New Business and the Meaning of "Punishment"

"Genga~"

Gengar waved at the Prison Bottle again.

Come on, give me a little more~ Hoopa Unbound: "."

"Genga?"

Gengar looked the Prison Bottle up and down, then scratched its head when it saw that it was no longer doing anything.

That's all? Hoopa Unbound: "."

Barza stared blankly at the scene, feeling that... some things had gone far beyond his comprehension.

He had personally been affected by the power of Hoopa Unbound's "Evil Shadow" and had nearly committed a terrible mistake. He had also watched that strange power attempt to corrupt Teacher Jing He's Gengar, but in the end, Gengar had... had eaten Hoopa Unbound's "Evil Shadow" power?

Could that thing even be eaten? Apparently still unsatisfied, Gengar reached out and lightly knocked on the Prison Bottle.

Knock, knock—

"Genga?"

Hello, hello~ Anyone home? Anyone home? Gengui has come calling~ Yet the Prison Bottle showed no reaction whatsoever, as though nothing had been sealed inside it, making Barza's heart pound.

Jing He could not stand to watch any longer and hurriedly said, "Gengar, that's enough."

What if it accidentally broke the Prison Bottle? With the Prison Bottle keeping it contained, Hoopa Unbound's Evil Shadow was being so "well-behaved." If it really got out...

"Genga."

Gengui put its hands on its hips, angry yet helpless, and floated back to Jing He's side.

"Barza, are you all right now?" Jing He asked.

"I-I should be fine." Barza swallowed as he looked at the "well-behaved" Prison Bottle.

Although the Prison Bottle appeared old and badly decayed... because of Gengar and Teacher Jing He, it was unexpectedly much more settled than during his previous visits.

Feeling greatly relieved, Barza let out a long breath and once again used the strange power possessed by the people of Creation Valley.

"O time, O heavens..."

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