"Uh... Charizard, take Dragonite and Slaking away."
"Those two have had too much to drink. Make sure you fill them in on today's meeting."
Xu Mu waved a hand and helplessly sent Charizard to deal with the pair first.
Bookish types really were the least reliable. Give them a little booze, and they couldn't tell up from down!
Xu Mu had just heard Dragonite call Slaking his grandson!
Slaking had answered with, "No, you are!"
Dragonite clapped his hands over his ears, shook his head furiously, and shouted, "Doesn't count!"
For fuck's sake... Xu Mu had to hand it to them.
"Roar!"
[You got it!]
Charizard happily ran over to Dragonite and Slaking.
Then he chopped each of them with one hand, knocking them both flat.
He'd wanted to teach these two a lesson for ages. This time, Xu Mu had told him to do it. Settling a personal score on official business, with full permission to play dirty!
He hauled the two big guys aside, one in each hand, and dumped them on the ground.
Charizard clapped his hands in satisfaction.
Job done!
"Roar!"
[Xu Mu, carry on. I've taken care of those two. They definitely won't bother us!]
Greninja watched Charizard's smug display with a cold smile.
"Croak!"
[I'll remember you. You were definitely one of the ones laughing at me, you red lizard!]
[Just wait until Dragonite and Slaking team up on you tomorrow!]
As Greninja made that silent promise, a faint smile crossed his face.
The instant Charizard saw it, his heart sank.
Shit, I forgot about that frog!
He won't go tattling on me, will he?
"Roar!"
[Xu Mu, that frog isn't behaving either. Shouldn't we make him lie down over there for a while?]
"Croak!"
[You're a frog! Your whole family's frogs!]
Having his