Reversal (Bonus chapter for reader "Night Cold and Heartless" reaching 10,000 in cumulative tips)

"Officer Jenny?!"

Ash was stunned. He had just said he would hand Dian over to Officer Jenny, and Dian had called her himself.

"Pika?!"

Pikachu was just as surprised. It gave a confused cry, then turned to look at Ash.

"Wait... Mr. Dian knows Officer Jenny..."

Misty rubbed her head, feeling as though her brain had stalled. Brock had already turned to stone; all he needed was his soul drifting out of his body.

"Officer Jenny..." he murmured.

The world seemed to turn gray, and life lost all meaning. All he wanted was to meet an older woman and have a wonderful romance. Why was that so hard?! The heavens were unfair!

"We'll talk later, Chinami."

Dian quickly put away the Pokémon Pokédex and fixed Rossi with a serious look.

Honestly, he had never expected Rossi to appear here. Neither his memories nor common sense suggested this man would be on the opposing side.

And the recording Rossi had played really did show the entire process of Dian taking the Soul Dew, without a single detail falsified!

It was unbelievable. When had someone filmed him?

And how had someone followed him so closely without him sensing a thing?

A chill ran through Dian. He immediately began racking his brain over how they had done it, until he reached the only conclusion he could accept!

When his vision had shifted and shown him what the descendants of Napolant had set up, they had used that same connection to see what he was doing!

There were only two possible links: Honedge, the Sword of Silver Sovereignty hidden in the ruins of the Napolant Kingdom, or the blue spherical jewel hanging around his neck, which he had found in the ruins' mysterious courtyard.

Either one could have given them a way to use