"I see, a world within the network? I don't really understand networks, but a future like that must be someone's ideal world, too."
After Mingyou explained the situation, N readily accepted the information and sighed in wonder. He had an open mind about just about everything.
Seeing that he seemed to be doing fairly well now, Mingyou stopped beating around the bush. His expression grew serious as he asked, "So, why were you lying badly injured in a green belt in Lacunosa Town?"
"About that..."
N frowned slightly, lost in thought.
After escaping from prison in Humilau City with Colress's help, he had gone to Opelucid City, hoping to investigate Kyurem in that ancient city steeped in history.
Unfortunately, being a wanted man made getting around difficult. Even with the help of his Genesect, he had failed to sneak into the Opelucid Museum and had nearly been discovered by Drayden. In the end, he had no choice but to retreat.
But when he headed to Icirrus City to continue searching for clues in Dragonspiral Tower, where Zekrom and Reshiram had been born, another group had already been lying in wait.
"Team Plasma?"
"No, I didn't recognize them. They weren't from Team Plasma. Every one of them had a red letter R on their clothes. They seemed to be after me because I was Team Plasma's former leader..."
"Huh?!"
Mingyou's eyes widened. A red "R"—wasn't that Team Rocket? So those people were behind this!
"Team Rocket?"
"That's right. They're a mafia organization that makes money by controlling and trading Pokémon. They're currently the biggest criminal organization in the world, too. I've clashed with them a few times myself. Could Team Plasma have had a conflict with them, so they came after you for revenge?"
"I don't know... Team Plasma prefers to