I'm the Owner of the Pokémon Day Care In the World of Pokémon-Chapter 1386: The Shadow and the Shaded

Milis and Argus had been able to live freely as thieves for so long because they didn't act alone—they were part of an organized group.

Originally, Milis and Argus had planned to capture Diancie on their own without alerting anyone in their organization, but Yuga's appearance disrumpted their plan, forcing them to seek help from the organization.

Yuga was too tricky to handle on their own, and while many in the organization actually opposed getting involved in this matter, they couldn't resist the temptation of Diancie. Many reckless members were drawn in by Milis and Argus, joining their plot.

"Boss, are we really going to listen to that Argus guy?" A young man in the jungle whispered to a bearded man.

The bearded man gave him a slap on the back and sneered, "You fool, what are you thinking? Of course not! It's better if Argus gets taken out. That father and daughter duo has been hiding things from us for years, doing their own deals. They're getting more and more disrespectful!"

Another man with green hair chimed in, "Exactly, don't think we don't know. If it wasn't for this particular trouble, they never would have thought of us." The mere thought of Milis and Argus possibly keeping Diancie for themselves filled him with jealousy.

"That father and daughter still think they can use us as muscle. After this is over, who knows how much we'll actually benefit," the bearded man said coldly.

"Then why are we even involved?" the young man asked, confused.

The bearded man, looking at the newcomer in his group, responded, "They think they can use me, but can't I use them for my own advantage?"

The young man, still not understanding his leader's words, looked bewildered. Another person patted his shoulder and said, "Kid, you still have a lot to learn."

"Got it, I'll listen to the boss!" the young man said innocently.

Yuga, who had been hiding in the shadows, originally planned to catch them all, but after hearing this conversation, he fell into deep thought. fгeewebnovёl.com

It seemed this group wasn't as united as he thought. Since that was the case...

With that in mind, Yuga changed his plan and, along with Gengar, quietly left the area.

Meanwhile, on the ghost ship, Dusknoir remained hidden in the shadows, not revealing himself, while the ghost-type Pokémon all appeared to be helplessly entangled by the Basculin.

After Yuga quietly returned to the ghost ship, he immediately met up with Florges. Together, they found Ash and the others, and they began driving off the Basculin.

Under Yuga's instructions, Florges suppressed her strength and pretended to be overwhelmed by the large group of Basculin. She made it seem as though she was able to beat the fish back while still struggling with the sheer number of them, striking a perfect balance.

In the shadows, Argus and Milis saw that the time was right and sent a message to the bearded man.

"Boss, Argus and Milis have signaled us to act!" the green-haired man said to the bearded man.

"Don't rush, let's wait a little longer!" the bearded man replied, keeping his binoculars trained on the battle unfolding on the ghost ship.

Meanwhile, Milis and Argus still had no idea that their allies had started to develop second thoughts. After sending the message, they secretly boarded the ghost ship with the help of their Honedge and Doublade.

Little did they know, all their movements were being closely watched by Yuga.

Taking advantage of the chaos, Milis and Argus quickly located Diancie, who was with Bonnie and Serena. They secretly knocked out Serena and Bonnie, who were desperately fending off the Basculin, and were about to make a move on Diancie.

According to their original plan, at this moment, the bearded man was supposed to lead a group to delay Yuga, buying them time to take Diancie away.

However, the bearded man and his group had not appeared. At Yuga's command, Mismagius, along with several ghost-type Pokémon, blocked Milis and Argus's path.

Mismagius also suppressed its strength, pretending to be evenly matched with Milis and Argus, creating the illusion of a fair fight, which was closely watched by the bearded man through his binoculars.

Unaware of the situation, Diancie continued to struggle against the Basculin, trying to protect the unconscious Serena and Bonnie from further attacks.

At the bow of the ship, Yuga knew what was happening at the stern but didn't warn Ash and Clemont. The two were still unaware that Milis and Argus had boarded the ship.

Once Mismagius was "defeated" by Milis and Argus, Yuga, along with Ash and Clemont, finally arrived.

Seeing Yuga's arrival, Milis and Argus immediately sensed something was wrong but had no choice but to face off against Yuga, Ash, and Clemont.

Yuga, secretly suppressing his strength, along with Ash and Clemont, pushed Milis and Argus back step by step. They didn't immediately knock them out but created the illusion of being stalled by Milis and Argus.

Seeing this, the bearded man finally decided it was time to act! "Let's go, we board the ship!"

Seeing that Milis and Argus had stalled Yuga, the bearded man thought to himself: "These two have become this strong! They can even hold back a top-tier expert from the League!"

At that moment, the bearded man was more determined than ever—this father-daughter duo must stay here today, or else he wouldn't have a place to speak in the organization from now on!

While the battle was "intense" on Yuga's side, a Butterfree suddenly appeared above Diancie's head. Diancie instinctively tried to swat it away, but a voice from Gengar echoed in her mind, freezing her movements mid-swing.

The Butterfree released a cloud of Sleep Powder, and Diancie, with a tilt of her head, collapsed to the ground with a soft thud.

At that moment, a few figures leaped from the side of the ship—of course, it was the bearded man and his group. A Poliwrath jumped from the young man's body, grabbed Diancie, and ran off.

"Kevin, you tricked me!"

Seeing this, Argus's eyes nearly burst with fury.

As soon as Yuga saw the bearded man and his group trying to escape, he still made a symbolic effort to stop them, commanding Florges and several ghost-type Pokémon to strike.

"Stay behind and cover us!" the bearded man ordered the green-haired man and the others. After speaking, he, along with the young man and the Poliwrath carrying Diancie, jumped into the river and vanished from sight.

Gengar turned invisible and silently followed them.

"Diancie!!!"

Unaware of the situation, Ash and Clemont were stunned when they saw Diancie being taken away. They were about to chase after them but were blocked by the green-haired man and the others.

Once the bearded man had left, Yuga no longer needed to keep up the charade. He quickly dealt with Milis, Argus, and the others, taking them down in no time.

Seeing their Doublade, Honedge, Chesnaught, and other Pokémon being swiftly knocked out, and the Mismagius springing back to life as if nothing had happened, the father and daughter's faces turned pale with fear.

"You were faking it all along!" Argus shouted, his neck stiff with anger.

"Not too bad for a guess!" Yuga smiled, replying.

At the same time, the green-haired man and the others, along with their Pokémon, were immediately frozen in place by Mismagius's dark gaze.

"Yuga, what's going on here?"

Worried about the kidnapped Diancie, Ash looked on with concern.

Yuga smiled and reassured, "Don't worry. Diancie was deliberately taken. My Gengar has already quietly followed them."

"If we don't do it this way, how would we be able to find the thieves' hideout and take them down all at once?"

Upon hearing Yuga's words, Milis and Argus's faces turned incredibly grim, and the green-haired man and the others also looked shocked.

Ash and Clemont, however, let out a sigh of relief. Looking back, they realized how odd everything had seemed. First, Yuga's performance in battle was far from normal. With his strength, he shouldn't have been entangled with Milis and Argus for so long.

But they had been too focused on the battle to think much of it before.

Under the cold, predatory gazes from Milis, Argus, the green-haired man, and the others, Yuga had Mismagius knock them all unconscious one by one.

He then used his healing ability to wake up Bonnie and Serena, who had been knocked out. The two girls immediately began looking for Diancie. Once Yuga explained the situation to them, they finally understood what had happened.

As the time passed, the rudder wheel of the Ghost Ship destroyed the device under the ship, causing the gathered Basculin to gradually disperse when they no longer felt the attraction of the special sound waves.

Once everything was stable, Yuga turned to Ash and the others and said, "Stay on the Ghost Ship and keep an eye on these people. I'll be back shortly!"

Ash pounded his chest and assured, "Yuga, you can leave it to us!"

Bonnie with teary-eyed, said, "Yuga, you have to bring Diancie back..."

Yuga gently rubbed her head. "Don't worry, I promise I'll bring her back."

After giving all the instructions, Mismagius slowly appeared beside Yuga, and then they vanished, hidden from sight.

Once Yuga left, Serena whispered, "I hope everything goes smoothly."

Clemont comforted her, "Don't worry. With Yuga handling it, everything will be fine."

Meanwhile, the Team Rocket trio, after going through countless hardships, finally crawled to shore, wet and exhausted, after their submarine was destroyed by the Basculin.

"Ugh~ We're finally alive!" Jessie, soaked to the bone, lay on the shore and said.

"I almost thought I was going to be drown Nya!" Meowth panted heavily.

"Quiet, I think I hear footsteps." James, who was about to wring out his clothes, suddenly said.

The trio instinctively hid.

"Boss, Mark and the others haven't come back. Could something have happened to them?" The voice of the young boy, Arlen, echoed.

Mark referred to the green-haired man.

Kevin, the bearded man, responded, "Looks like Mark and the others, just like Milis and Argus, were caught by that Shimizu Yuga!" He had actually sent Mark and the others to hold back, not expecting Mark to return.

"Then... What should we do?" Arlen said in a panic.

"What are you panicking for!" Kevin hissed in a low voice, "Arlen, you need to understand, what we do is a dangerous job where death can come at any moment. You have to learn to adapt..."

Before Kevin could finish, he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his chest. Looking down, he saw that a knife had been plunged into his chest at some point.

"Arlen, you..." Kevin stared at Arlen in shock, "You... why..."

"Everyone's dead, so no one will know Diancie is in my hands," Arlen said, glancing at his Poliwrath and the Diancie in its arms. He then pushed the knife deeper into Kevin's chest.

The temptation of Diancie was too great. With it in his possession, he would never have to live in fear again.

"Hah... Hah... You... You..." Kevin groaned in agony before collapsing to the ground.

Jessie, hiding in the bushes, almost screamed at the sight, but thankfully James quickly covered her mouth, and Meowth also covered its mouth in fear.

After Kevin had passed away, Arlen, along with his Poliwrath, disposed of his body by throwing it into the river, then left with the unconscious Diancie.

Once they were gone, Yuga and Mismagius slowly revealed themselves. Yuga hadn't expected to witness this scene right after his arrival.

"Gengar~"

At that moment, Gengar slowly appeared, pointed in the direction Arlen had gone, and asked Yuga if he wanted to give chase.

"Follow them." Yuga pondered for a few seconds before responding. But before leaving, he glanced toward the bushes where James and the others were hiding and smiled faintly.

Yuga had been walking for a while when the trio finally dared to crawl out of the bushes.

"That... that scared me half to death!" Jessie clutched her chest, still terrified, and said, "That big ghost... Ah... Gym Leaser Shimizu must have noticed us, right?"

"Definitely! That was... so scary!" Meowth panted heavily.

"So... so should we still go after Diancie?" James weakly asked.

"Go after it? Are you stupid?" Jessie snapped, her words more harsh than usual. The scare from Yuga had completely erased any thoughts of doing something sneaky.

Jessie now seriously suspected that both the dead one and the one who escaped had been set up by Yuga.

It must be said that Jessie had a keen sense of danger.

"I also thinks it's better to lay low for now Nya. That big ghost... I mean, Gym Leader Shimizu, won't keep following the little kid and them Nya."

Just like Jessie, Meowth was too scared to call Yuga the "big ghost" anymore.

There was no point in trying to take Diancie now. It was better to wait until Yuga left and then go after Pikachu instead, at least that wouldn't put their lives in danger.

"Alright then, we'll follow your advice," Jamessaid indifferently.

Yuga was gone for three whole days, and when he returned, Diancie was safe and sound by his side.

When Ash and the others saw that Diancie had indeed returned unharmed, they were all overjoyed.

"Diancie, I'm so glad you're alright." Bonnie and Serenagathered around Diancie, expressing their concern.

"Sorry for making you worry. I'm fine, nothing happened," Diancie said with a bright smile. However, Ash and the others couldn't shake the feeling that Diancie was somehow different now. It seemed like she had suddenly become much calmer and more mature, and they all felt a bit uncomfortable with the change.

As Diancie thought about the events of the past three days, she fell into silence.

During the three days she spent with Yuga, she had witnessed the true evil in human hearts and had experienced what real combat was like.

"Alright, everything's over. Let's continue on our way! Diancie, aren't we close to the Diamond Domain?" Yuga's voice broke through Diancie's thoughts.

"Yes, we're almost there!"

With the destination in sight, Diancie's mood suddenly lifted. After being away for so many days, she couldn't help but wonder about how things were back home. How were the Sacred Diamonds? Were Dace and the others doing okay?