Shame and Courage

BOOM—!!

The force of the punch surged through, piercing straight through a row of buildings in an instant;

Amid the rising Smoke, before those buildings could collapse, a muscular figure swept out with another kick.

Whoosh—

Lightning flashed as the kick struck like a swordmaster swinging his blade!

A gigantic, crescent-shaped blaze of searing white lightning shot forth, cutting a cluster of tall buildings cleanly in half like straw!

"The elementary schooler has revealed his 'true form.'"

Inside the city hall that Raichu's lightning had cleaved apart, a senior Team Rocket officer holding binoculars explained the battle to the others.

"Broad-backed and thick-waisted, with long hair flying in the wind—this is the power of his fists and kicks. It's terrifying."

Even without enhanced vision or item assistance, the others could see buildings collapsing one after another like straw. It was clear how intense the battle was; even among Ghost Rank fighters, it deserved to be called terrifying.

"How is the battle going?"

At boss Sakaki's question, the officer took a careful look.

"That man has beaten Lord Raichu to his knees. He might be trying to force him back into being a pet!"

"What? Lord Raichu actually..."

"What do we do, then?"

The other senior officers erupted in alarm, then—

Their gazes all fell on Misty, who was drinking tea nearby.

"Why are you looking at me?"

Faced with Misty's question, Team Rocket's uniformed boss clenched his fist and coughed.

"Miss Misty, please come with me."

If Xiao Zhi, who had ventured into Ghost Rank and had initially fused Execution Release, was overwhelming the sealed Raichu, then the situation on the other side was the exact opposite.

"How could this be?"

Blasted into an office building by invisible psychic power, Tsukuyomi, who was sent flying backward again and again,