Celadon City.
At nine in the morning, two black sedans pulled up outside the Celadon Game Corner, one behind the other.
Vehicles of all sizes streamed along the street, and the pedestrians were too busy heading to their destinations to spare the two suddenly stopped sedans more than a glance.
"Is it time?" a young man wearing a Gengar mask asked in a low voice from the front passenger seat.
The driver, a man who looked somewhat weak, checked the time on the dashboard and nodded.
"Right on time."
"Shall we move?"
"No, we still need to wait for the signal. Their eyes are everywhere here. Everyone, be extremely careful."
"Understood!"
"Hey, you two!" Listening to their conversation left Erika exasperated. "Please, could you speak normally? Stop making it sound like we're undercover agents meeting up!"
"Ah, sorry!" Looker said sheepishly. "It's mainly that mask Xia You's wearing. It really doesn't make him look like a good guy. With this atmosphere, I got carried away without realizing it."
Xia You glanced at Looker and said solemnly, "Mr. Looker, please don't talk nonsense."
"Hm? What's wrong?" Looker froze.
Why did he suddenly get so serious?
Did I upset him by saying he didn't look like a good guy?
Xia You enunciated every word. "During the operation, don't call me by my name. Please use my codename-Player!"
"I..." Looker felt his blood surge, a breath catching in his chest. "I thought something was wrong, but you were just hung up on your name!?"
"Of course," Xia You said as though it were only natural. "That makes us sound more professional!"
In the back seat, Erika covered her mouth and chuckled. Even Sabrina had a hint of amusement in her eyes.
Just then, an explosion suddenly sounded outside the city, followed by a