The beach was unusually quiet.
Little White...
Hoopa opened his mouth, but didn't dare make a sound.
He had never imagined Baimu would be so angry. He glanced at Gengar, whose expression was grave.
Gengar raised a chubby claw to his lips and quietly shushed him.
"Roar—"
Hydreigon's glare at Unit Zero grew more hostile by the moment. If he hadn't been taught to follow his trainer's orders, he would have blasted Unit Zero with Dragon Flame already.
Mawile frowned.
Setting aside her personal opinion of Unit Zero, she had always thought Baimu was too nice. He should have pinned that guy down and beaten him the day he showed up.
If Unit Zero dared try to poach a Pokémon right in front of Baimu, he should have been ready to take a beating!
A good thrashing would work far better on someone like that than reasoning with him.
Inside the phone,
Porygon2, who had listened without speaking, thought his fellow Porygon had no sense at all.
If he wanted to refuse, he could just refuse. What was with the attitude?
He was acting as though he'd rather die than be controlled. Who wanted to persecute him, anyway?
Porygon2 hadn't trusted Unit Zero before, but he had thought well of him because Unit Zero had a clear dream and something he was striving for.
Today, Unit Zero's behavior had shown him just how immature he was.
His slogans sounded grand, but they were castles in the air.
He couldn't read the situation and stubbornly clung to his own views.
Was that conviction?
It was plain stupidity!
Compared with the trainer and companions pursuing their dreams, or Lisia and the other human trainers and Pokémon, Unit Zero fell far short.
Porygon2's admiration vanished. He doubted Unit Zero could build a functioning