Soon, Xia You found a staircase leading down to the lower level.
He followed the stairs down, passed through another gate, and entered a laboratory filled with pipes and equipment.
To his surprise, the Team Rocket Trio, who had disappeared in the storm, were furtively fiddling with something inside.
"So you're all right? I thought you'd sunk into the sea!"
Hearing Xia You's voice, they hurriedly turned around. When they saw who it was, they all jumped in fright!
"Y-you... what are you doing here?!"
"The same as you, of course. Just having a look around."
Unlike their defensive wariness, Xia You walked past them as though nothing was wrong, seemingly not the least bit afraid they would attack him. Instead, he touched this and examined that among the machines and equipment, looking very curious.
Seeing that Xia You had no intention of troubling them, the Team Rocket Trio could not help breathing a quiet sigh of relief.
Although they had dealt with Xia You only a few times, plenty of stories about him circulated within Team Rocket!
Whether it was defeating Matori's unit, helping the International Police destroy a Secret Base, or holding off the combined attacks of four executives, all of it made them clearly aware that the man before them was unlike Ash and those other twerps. He was extremely difficult to deal with!
Faced with someone like that, James and the others knew they were no match for him and naturally wanted as little contact with Xia You as possible.
When Haunter even emerged from the shadows and pulled a face at them, followed by Gardevoir's hostile gaze, Meowth timidly-but wisely-hid behind James and Jessie.
A video was playing on repeat on a nearby computer screen. Jessie had accidentally started it after touching something she should