Undella Town.
The day after the Junior Cup ended,
Li Wei, who had been waiting for news, received a call from Meowth and James.
"Sir, we found the N you told us about, meow!"
"But he's surrounded right now, meow! It's those weird guys!"
The Team Rocket Trio could never remember the villains' names.
Weird guys who were still searching for N could only mean Team Plasma.
"We're now... near the Observatory to the north!"
After reporting their location to Li Wei, Meowth hung up.
Meanwhile,
N stood wearing a cap, his long green hair fluttering in the wind. His pale green eyes calmly regarded the members of Team Plasma surrounding him.
Even surrounded by Pokémon such as Liepard, Zangoose, and Gigalith, N remained composed.
He believed Pokémon would never hurt him.
That confidence came from N's ability to speak the Pokémon language.
He could communicate with Pokémon without any barriers.
That was also one of the reasons N was considered a monster.
If Angie and the others had dared look N in the eyes, they would have noticed a little more life in them than before.
Two years ago, N's eyes had been utterly vacant, beyond mere dullness.
Ghetsis had raised N in a single room since childhood, with only injured Pokémon, Bian, and Concordia for company.
That had also shaped N's extreme personality.
Two years ago, Ghetsis had been ready to make his move.
But an enraged Reshiram had appeared, interrupting Ghetsis's ritual and wreaking havoc on Team Plasma.
When N woke up, however, only Bian and Concordia were beside him.
They were the ones who had rescued N from the fire.
During Reshiram's rampage, Bian and Concordia had also learned part of the truth.
Knowing N's personality all too well, they understood that words alone would never