May 2, Undella Town.
Li Wei had already called the Real Protagonist Trio and asked them to help track down N.
The Pokémon League had a photo of N on file, so Li Wei had Pokédex Rotom show it to Jessie and the others.
Jessie exclaimed, "Isn't that the weird guy with the hat and ponytail?"
Meowth nodded vigorously.
"Yeah, that's the weird guy, meow. He said a whole bunch of weird things to me, meow."
In Meowth's and N's eyes,
the other was a strange fellow.
To Meowth,
N was a weirdo who could speak Pokémon language.
To N,
Meowth was a weirdo who could speak human language.
"What did he say to you?"
Meowth thought back for quite a while. "That weird guy said he wanted to chat with me, meow."
"But I thought he was too weird, so I didn't agree, meow."
Li Wei instructed him, "If he wants to talk to you next time, say yes."
Jessie and James immediately agreed.
"Yes, Executive!"
Meowth, however, looked conflicted.
"But, Executive, what am I supposed to talk to him about, meow?"
Li Wei instructed him, "Whatever he asks, just answer him honestly."
"No problem, meow!"
"The same goes for Jessie and James. If he has any questions, just answer them."
"Yes, Executive!"
Jessie and James stood ramrod straight.
Li Wei added, "Thanks for your hard work. If you do a good job, I'll put you in for a commendation."
A commendation...
Giovanni will definitely be pleased!
Giovanni will definitely pat Meowth on the head!
The trio giggled foolishly, slipping into their fantasies again.
"It's no trouble. Everything we do is for you, Executive!"
"No, you'd better do it for Team Rainbow Rocket."
Li Wei had let them keep calling him Executive
because he simply couldn't get them to