Umbreon spoke with absolute confidence.
And it had every right to be confident. Most low-level Pokémon recognized people by scent, like when your dog suddenly barked at you—not because something filthy was nearby, but because you had changed body wash.
With the Pokémon in the ecological garden protecting it, so what if they mistook it for a Thief? Once it ducked into the ecological garden, which one of them would not have its back?
Besides, Mewtwo was nearby, and Salted Fish Lugia was in the room. With their relationship, what could possibly happen?
At worst, it could just Transform back.
Brimming with confidence, Umbreon strode downstairs.
It had finally gotten the chance to become human, so it wanted to properly take a stroll around as one.
It wanted to see what the Gym looked like from this new perspective.
Then—
Under a large tree in the garden, Heiduo, who had been lying in Typhlosion's arms and reading, saw Umbreon bent over with its hands bound behind its back, being escorted over with a completely shut-down expression.
The one escorting it was Du Wu, accompanied by an enormous indigo tentacled monster—Tangrowth.
"Heh."
Heiduo put down his book and stood up, sneering coldly.
"Heiduo, this person is a little strange—"
"It's fine. It's one of ours." Heiduo cut Du Wu off and walked over to pinch Umbreon's cheek.
Tangrowth had paralyzed the guy with Stun Spore. Its mind was a mess; it could not even use Telepathy, nor could it move. It stood there stupidly, its eyes narrowed to slits and its mouth pursed into an M shape, completely shutting down.
Du Wu froze for a moment. "One of ours?"
Heiduo nodded and snapped his fingers. Behind him, a strange-looking Pokémon that resembled a flower fairy from a fairy tale flew over,