A Beating for Lack of Company

Muto did not answer.

The Johto Mt. Silver Pokémon Nature Preserve branch covered less than a hundred mu. There were few buildings, and even fewer Pokémon Rangers—fewer than a hundred active Rangers, with roughly another hundred support staff.

Yet these fewer than two hundred people had to protect nearly fifty thousand mu of land, stretching from the northern foot of Mt. Silver to deep within the Endless Forest.

On average, each person had to watch over nearly three hundred mu of nature preserve.

It was an incredibly demanding job.

Fortunately, there were trade-offs. Rangers never lacked supplies; procurement officers regularly brought things in from outside. They had internet access too, and in terms of technology, Rangers were at the forefront. Any technological product beneficial to patrol work would be airlifted to Rangers around the world at the first opportunity.

Overall, if there were no poachers or powerful Pokémon wrecking the forest, this preserve would have been a fine place to coast into retirement.

Unfortunately, things were never that comfortable.

The purple-haired woman gently blew across the surface of her tea, sending ripples spreading over it.

Bang!

The office door was violently thrown open!

The purple-haired woman's hand jerked from the shock, and hot water splashed onto her fair arm, nearly scalding her to death!

"Fei Liu! What's wrong with you?!" The purple-haired woman glared furiously.

Muto frowned and looked over. The newcomer's arrival had interrupted her thoughts as well.

The dark-blue-haired man named Fei Liu ignored them, panting lightly as he said anxiously, "Sister Teng! Sister Xiu! Fatty and Unhappy are fighting again!"

After hearing that, Muto and the purple-haired woman exchanged a look. As though something dreadful had happened, they sprang to their feet, their chairs screeching beneath them.

The two hurried outside, while the blue-haired Fei Liu led