"Please wait!"
Just before Baimu was about to make a move, Wu Yu stood up and called for a stop.
In a low voice, he said, "May I ask when we offended you, and who exactly are you?"
He had claimed to be a visitor from a parallel world, yet the first thing he did was demand to see the Rust Group's account books?
Wu Yu seriously suspected that the other party was concealing his true origins.
Could it be that the Kalos League's prosecutors had finally decided to move against Lumiose City and were preparing to purge every organization in the city?
Wu Yu's breath caught.
Since Kalos City's reconstruction had been entirely handed over to Quasar Company, Lumiose City was in a state of partial neglect. There was no need to worry about overall public safety, but strange little incidents always cropped up.
The Rust Group was responsible for secretly maintaining order and stability in Lumiose City's lower districts.
Of course, Wu Yu also knew that if the Rust Group failed to go legitimate, it would eventually be purged. After all, it mainly profited from gray-market businesses like lending. On the surface, it seemed to skirt the law, but a serious investigation would definitely leave them unable to escape.
What he wanted now was to go legitimate as soon as possible. Who could have expected the other party to come at them so fiercely?
"My name is Baimu."
Baimu spoke with a smile. Beside him, azure Dragon Flame churned between Hydreigon's fangs like cannon barrels primed to fire.
An invisible pressure descended upon the entire hall, making the Rust Group members breathe rapidly.
They could not help wanting to release their Pokémon, but they all looked toward their boss, waiting for his command.
"..."
Hearing that ambiguous answer,