Hunter K led the Pokémon Hunters in recalling the incapacitated Pokémon into Poké Balls one by one—he trusted that their boss knew exactly what was there, and the Hunters around him knew even better, so he did not bother saying what would happen if they pocketed anything...
The forest on the Nebel Plateau, which had been filled with incessant explosions, was now deathly silent. Apart from the crunch, crunch, crunch beneath their feet, not a sound could be heard—this was the greatest deterrent of all!
The black light from earlier, and the Beedrill that had defeated those Mega-Evolved Pokémon, had inspired a terror like a Sword of Damocles hanging overhead, making everyone instinctively sober up.
"Ahem, Lord K, what about those crystals the boss needs most?"
Jill discreetly offered a quiet reminder. He knew his place well. Replacing K was probably a long shot, but becoming second in line seemed possible. "The boss seemed pretty interested in those."
To be perfectly honest, who was not interested? He had seen it himself: those Team Rocket Members had merely shouted the ridiculously melodramatic line, "Go beyond your limits, Mega Evolution Wave!!" and their Pokémon had Mega-Evolved one after another.
If acting like an overdramatic teenager could be exchanged for power, Jill was willing to relive those days.
Being melodramatic was not shameful. Shouting and getting no response was.
Beside him, Qike quickly searched the bodies—before the police arrived, they had to loot those Team Rocket Members... Rather than letting everything be confiscated, they might as well use it to make money and pay taxes.
Hunter K took out a Poké Ball and recalled a deeply unconscious Pinsir. Only then did he turn his head and say flatly, "They shattered."
Even answering showed patience on his part. Those crystals were clearly either single-use