Sometimes, luck was even more useful than strength.
At least, while the Pokémon Ranger Union, Dian, and the Mihara Family had yet to track down Rinsetsu and her two companions,
James and Meowth, who had happened to get kicked down here, had discovered their target...
The very thing the infamous Pirate King Vanton had put a bounty on!!
"Three little girls, meow."
Meowth grinned wickedly. To Meowth, the three were fish on a chopping block—already grilled, at that.
James, however, brushed back his stylish hair, battered by wind and rain, with caution in his eyes. "I feel like I've seen that black-haired girl somewhere before. We'd better be careful."
If she had left an impression on him, her family had to be rich and powerful. Otherwise, he really wouldn't have remembered her.
James, whose family's dogs lived in mansions, was quite confident about that.
It had to be said: Meowth's love for Giovanni truly ran deep. Otherwise, Meowth would have long since moved into a mansion and started living the happiest life a cat could ask for.
"If we get that Egg?"
"We'll have money!"
"And if we have money?"
"Then we can teach that twerp a lesson, catch Pikachu, and present Pikachu to Giovanni!"
James and Meowth exchanged a look, then covered their mouths and snickered together. "Promotions, raises—what a wonderful feeling~"
The two quickly crept away to contact Pirate King Vanton.
After running into a secluded cave, James and Meowth immediately began dialing the number on the bounty notice.
After a brief tone, the call connected right away.
James licked his lips, unconsciously bowing as he spoke to the big shot on the other end, as though the man were standing right before him.
Meanwhile, Meowth rubbed those feline paws together, a mercenary grin brimming with longing for