Pokémon: Starting Out with Greninja
Chapter 13

Be Sensible and Wish Them Happiness

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Sure enough, he's here for me!

Greninja's face darkened, and he slipped into Xu Mu's Poké Ball of his own accord.

Charmander wasn't afraid. He just covered his mouth and snickered.

"Why did he go back in?"

Xu Mu looked at Charmander in confusion.

Charmander pointed at the Scarred Charizard in the sky, then at Greninja's Poké Ball.

Xu Mu understood.

What on earth had Greninja done to make a Charizard come after him like this?

No way. Did he sleep with the Charizard's wife?

Xu Mu paused. It wasn't impossible.

Given Greninja's shameless streak, he might actually do something like that!

A frog and a lizard... Damn, it really could happen!

The sight would be pretty hard to look at, though...

Charmander had no idea what Xu Mu was thinking. Seeing the lecherous grin on his face, he felt a chill run down his back.

In the sky, the Scarred Charizard was still seething!

He had smelled that bastard frog nearby. There was no mistake!

Looking down, the Scarred Charizard swept his sharp gaze over every Pokémon below.

He had only been occupied with one of his consorts for a little while. When he returned, he found that someone had slashed his first wife's face!

Worse, that damned frog hadn't held back at all. He had beaten his first wife black and blue!

The bastard had gone straight for the face!

Whenever the Scarred Charizard pictured his once-beautiful first wife with her face swollen like a pig's, his fury flared.

And this wasn't the frog's first offense. Female Charizards had fallen victim to him repeatedly over the past few days!

At first, the scar-faced Charizard hadn't thought much of it. Only when his own first wife became a victim did he realize how serious it was!

So, as the Champion of Charizard Valley, he had called his forces together and led an army out!

The scar-faced Charizard was going to teach that bastard frog a lesson!

He would show him what it felt like to have his face ruined!

"Roar!"

Another furious roar rang out!

[Hand over that frog, or I'll break our agreement and go to Flame City myself to catch that bastard!]

Chen Qi's Charizard had also come from Charizard Valley. Seeing his king's anger, he had no desire to resist.

He scrambled to his feet and hurried to translate for Chen Qi.

"He's looking for someone?"

Chen Qi couldn't fully understand him, but he had grasped the gist and asked in confusion.

His Charizard nodded vigorously. Yes, that was the idea.

Except he wasn't looking for a person. He was looking for a frog!

Chen Qi could generally guess what his Charizard meant.

But when it came to specific words, he was lost.

"Not a person? Then what's he looking for?"

He stared anxiously at his Charizard.

His Charizard was helpless. A frog!

"Roar, roar, roar!"

[Right! Not a person, a frog!]

"I get it. He's not looking for a person. So what is he looking for?"

Chen Qi still didn't understand. No matter how much his Charizard gestured, he couldn't work out how to translate the word "frog" from Pokémon language.

"Roar!"

[A frog!!]

His Charizard was getting frantic too. He kept sticking out his tongue, trying to show Chen Qi what they were looking for.

Seeing him repeatedly stick out his tongue, Chen Qi slapped his thigh.

"I know! A Shellder!"

Crash!

His Charizard toppled over on the spot, foam bubbling from his mouth...

A frog! A frog!

"Ribbit!"

An utterly bizarre sound suddenly came from the Charizard's mouth.

The clear croak instantly drew the attention of every Trainer and Charizard present.

Chen Qi scratched his head sheepishly as he watched his Charizard flee into his Poké Ball.

That was a little embarrassing...

A Charizard had actually resorted to croaking like a frog.

How badly had Chen Qi stumped him?

"Ahem. I get it now. You're looking for a frog, right?"

Chen Qi gave a dry cough, trying to ease the awkwardness.

Only then did Chen Qi look up and address the Scarred Charizard.

"Roar!"

[That's right!]

When Chen Qi saw the Charizard nod in confirmation, he grew puzzled.

What's going on? You made this huge fuss just to find a frog?

Wait...

A frog?

"Was it a blue frog?"

Chen Qi suddenly put the question to the Scarred Charizard.

"Roar, roar, roar!"

[Yes, him! That bastard!]

Well, damn!

Chen Qi nearly spat out blood.

So we're both victims! What a coincidence. I'm looking for that frog too.

He took on all six of my Pokémon by himself, then walked off like it was nothing. I didn't even see his Trainer's face!

Watching Chen Qi talk with the Charizard from a distance, Xu Mu knew he couldn't stay hidden forever.

Greninja couldn't spend his whole life hiding in a Poké Ball. Sooner or later, he would have to show himself.

If Chen Qi were the only one Greninja had angered, Xu Mu could just battle him until he gave in.

But that Charizard was clearly Master Class, and Xu Mu was a little intimidated.

Let's see if we can settle this peacefully.

"Director, do you have a Flying-type Pokémon? Give me a ride over there."

Xu Mu turned to Yu Hailong beside him, who was so stunned he might as well have turned to stone.

Xu Mu grabbed Yu Hailong by the shoulders and shook him several times before he came back to his senses.

"I do. What are you planning?"

Seeing that Xu Mu's first instinct wasn't to run, Yu Hailong almost froze all over again.

How can this kid be so calm?

His talent for causing trouble is unbelievable. Even Sun Wukong couldn't match him!

When it comes to raising hell, you're the expert, not Sun Wukong!

Yu Hailong sent out his Fearow and repeatedly warned Xu Mu to be careful and flee the moment things went wrong.

Xu Mu waved him into silence, then rode Fearow up to the scar-faced Charizard.

"Hello, Charizard. I'm Xu Mu. The one you're looking for is my Pokémon."

The Charizard looked at Xu Mu, who had come to him of his own accord, and smiled.

"Roar!"

[Hand over that frog. I'm going to fight him!]

Xu Mu couldn't quite understand him, but he could guess what the Charizard meant.

Holding Greninja's Poké Ball, Xu Mu said:

"Charizard, I know you're angry. Any man would be upset by this, especially since you're the Champion of the Charizard clan!"

"But feelings between two people can't be forced!"

"Since my Greninja and your wife have fallen in love, be sensible and wish them happiness. That's what a real man would do!"

"I do feel for you, though. I hope you can move on. There are plenty of beautiful female Charizards in the world. Don't get hung up on just one."

Xu Mu spoke loudly.

Everyone on the ground heard him, as did every Charizard in the sky.

Boss, when did your wife cheat on you?

Weren't we here to teach a frog a lesson? How did it turn into the boss getting cuckolded?

Oh no, the boss's wife betrayed him. I'd better keep an eye on my own wife when we get back!

I knew such a small matter couldn't be enough to make that Charizard nearly break the agreement and suddenly come out of the Secret Realm.

Of course. Only being cuckolded could make him this furious!

A frog cuckolded a lizard? Greninja, you legend!

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