In the end, Roy proposed the same solution he had offered the Primeape troop in Lilycove City: Annihilape could become their leader, but could not stay to lead them.
Roy explained his idea. He planned to send both Primeape troops to Oak Research Lab. At the very least, no poacher would dare cause trouble in Pallet Town.
"I can promise you that you'll be completely safe there. There is a professor who might need your help with a little research, but of course, it will be nothing like these experiments."
Both Primeape troops fell silent when Roy finished speaking. After what had happened, the Primeape leader no longer dared trust humans, but Roy was an exception.
From the moment he charged into the laboratory, he had become their savior.
In the end, with Mankey's persuasion, the Primeape leader finally agreed to go to Pallet Town. He did not want to stay in this place that had brought them so much grief, either.
The Primeape leader also set an example, becoming the first to acknowledge Annihilape as their new leader and accept Roy's plan.
Seeing that their leader had accepted Roy's proposal, the other Primeape followed suit and recognized Annihilape as their new leader.
A mysterious power emerged from the Primeape's bodies and flowed into Annihilape once more. At the same time, the Leader's Aura within the Primeape leader dissipated.
Roy activated System Scan and saw that the total base stat bonus from the Leader's Aura in the held item slot had increased from 5% to 6%.
That amounted to another five base stat points. Divided among all the stats, it was less than one point each, but Roy was already quite satisfied. Something was better than nothing, after all.
Once he had persuaded the Primeape leader, the rest was much