Inside a homeless home.
Several people were sitting at the round table and communicating, laughing from time to time.
Ming Yi was quite happy today after not seeing her mother for several months.
"Is this the otter you received? It has evolved and is quite reliable~!"
Narui's mother rubbed Shuangedamaru's head, while the latter crossed his arms and looked triumphant.
Not just Pokémon...
I don't know why, Mingyi's mother suddenly felt that her daughter seemed to have become much more mature all of a sudden?
"That's right. Only when you really start walking can you grow faster."
Next to him, Xiaozhi, as an "old-timer", nodded matter-of-factly.
During the conversation, Mingyi's mother also pretended not to care, her eyes quietly fell on Akroma, and asked softly:
"I heard from Mingyi that Mr. Akroma is a great scientist... I wonder where he works now?"
Akroma was about to say that he was the "new king of Team Plasma" when his mouth was covered by Ash.
"Haha, Mr. Acroma is unemployed now. He is traveling around to see if he can get any inspiration for inventions~!"
Xiaozhi laughed and answered first.
He remembered Mingyi mentioned that his mother was once a member of Team Plasma.
And it is completely opposite to the new plasma team that Mr. Acroma belongs to. It is the kind-hearted one, but there is no need to say so much.
Speaking of which, the members of Team Plasma that Xiaozhi had seen before were all fierce, but Mingyi's mother looked like a gentle woman, which was beyond his expectation.
Akroma blinked and looked at Xiaozhi with some confusion.
However, he was too lazy to explain anything and simply nodded.
If you have no job, then you have no job.
"Yeah..."
Seeing that Mingyi's mother seemed to want to continue questioning, Xiaozhi quickly changed the subject and asked:
"Speaking of which, Auntie, why are there so many homeless rescue centers opened in the Hezhong area?"
He has also traveled to several areas, and aid stations are indeed ubiquitous... but not many.
A region may only have some small towns. For example, there is an aid station in Ziyuan Town in my hometown.
However, in the Hezhong area, towns of all sizes basically have an aid station.
Hearing this, Mingyi's mother's expression suddenly became sad, and she let out a long sigh before saying:
"Mingyi should have told you that I used to be a member of Team Plasma..."
"Let me explain this point."
At this time, an old voice came from behind and interrupted.
Several people turned their heads and saw an old man wearing a brown round top hat walking slowly.
He has a kind face and a thick white beard that covers his nose down to his chin.
Wearing brown robes and looking more like an old priest?
"Horo~!"
There is also a heart bat flying on the shoulder, with a dark blue body, black wings flapping rapidly on both sides, and a heart-shaped nose that is particularly eye-catching.
"Mr. Rhodes!"
Seeing this, Mingyi's mother quickly stood up and helped the latter sit down.
Rhodes raised his hand to signal the latter not to be so polite, and then looked at the people in front of him with a loving expression.
"The old man's name is Rhodes. He was once one of the Seven Sages of Team Plasma. He was responsible for preaching and reciting poems to the world."
Then he sighed, with a bit of shame in his expression.
"It's a pity that after reading books all my life, I thought I understood everything in the world... I didn't expect that I couldn't even recognize the most basic things in front of me, and made a big mistake. I'm really confused..."
Several people listened blankly, while Xiaozhi remembered another old man he met on the beach in Ripple Town.
That person also claimed to be some kind of Seven Sages, right?
But compared to the kindness and kindness of Grandpa Rhodes in front of him, the appearance of that Seven Sages seemed very cold and vicious.
"..."
Akroma touched his chin and looked at the old man in front of him curiously.
When he took over the new Plasma Team, he had already met the remaining Seven Sages...but not Rhodes. The people in front of me should be those who have quit Team Plasma.
"Sir Rhodes, don't blame yourself. Without you, the current situation might be even worse..."
Mingyi's mother patted the latter's shoulder and comforted him.
Although the two have quit Team Plasma, they still use their original rank names within the organization.
The Seven Sages, as the highest level below the leader of Team Plasma, have extremely high power.
Even Team Plasma itself is an organization with some theological overtones.
Divine right of kings.
At certain times, the authority that the Seven Sages can exercise even exceeds that of the King of Team Plasma.
After some explanations, Xiaozhi and the others finally understood the reason behind the construction of Pokémon rescue centers in various places in the Hezhu region.
Naturally, it's because of Team Plasma.
Ordinary people who were brainwashed by Team Plasma's propaganda forcibly released their Pokémon...
The original release movement received a great response in the Hezhong area.
This has also resulted in a large number of abandoned Pokémon appearing in the wild.
Due to living together with humans for a long time, most of them are unable to adapt to life alone in the wild, and the number of casualties is not low.
And being abandoned inexplicably also caused these Pokémon's temperament to change drastically, and they began to fear humans...
Some of them even become rebellious and startled, often rushing into nearby towns and actively attacking humans.
"Even now, the rate of abandoned Pokémon in the Hezhu region is still the highest in the world..."
Rhodes sighed.
Although Team Plasma's promotional activities have ceased, this idea has not completely disappeared.
"This is also the reason why we build rescue stations in various places. We want to make up for the mistakes we have made..."
Mingyi's mother bit her lip lightly and said ashamedly.
As a member of Team Plasma, she also encouraged people to release their Pokémon.
Whenever I see the scene where humans and their own Pokémon are separated, especially when the Pokémon suddenly becomes lonely and helpless, it stands there in a daze, even for several days, waiting for the return of the trainer...
This scene happened many times, and Mingyi's mother finally corrected her thoughts and voluntarily quit Team Plasma.
"Mother..."
Seeing her mother looking so lost, Mingyi stepped forward and hugged the former with tears in her eyes.
This was the first time her mother had said these words.
"And these rescue stations are to take in these abandoned Pokémon and help them survive..."
Rhodes squinted his eyes and looked in the direction of the backyard next to him.
"Whether they return to the wilderness or return to the embrace of humans, it is their own choice."
