The Bai Family Chieftain squeezed through the crowd and, to stabilize the two kidnappers, stepped forward and said, "Gentlemen, let's talk this over. Don't hurt the children. Tell us your conditions, as long as you can release the children."
Old Cat arrogantly said, "Alright! Return the treasures you just took from me, and I also want the device to leave the Secret Realm!
Once I get the items, I'll release these two girls!"
The Bai Family Chieftain waved his hand, signaling someone to bring over the Dawn Stone, Compound Metal, and other items.
"These are the items you wanted, gentlemen. Can you release them now?"
A Gou said, "Send someone up with them, and no Pokémon allowed!"
The Electric Gym Leader stepped forward, took the items, and was about to hand them over to the kidnappers himself. He was confident he could make the two kidnappers pay dearly.
But Ye Gai stopped him. He stood there quietly, his posture as straight as a pine, his face seemingly unperturbed, like a still pool of water without a single ripple.
However, upon closer inspection, one could see his tightly pressed lips, a taut line, as if he was desperately suppressing something.
Most people wouldn't notice anything, but the Electric Gym Leader was quite familiar with Ye Gai. He could tell that Ye Gai was furious right now, like a volcano on the verge of erupting, calm on the surface, but accumulating power within that could destroy everything.
After a moment's thought, he realized that one of the people being held hostage upstairs was his apprentice. No wonder.
"Then I'll leave it to you." The Electric Gym Leader handed the items to Ye Gai.
If he had gone up, the two kidnappers would have at most suffered some minor injuries. But with Ye Gai going up… the two kidnappers were probably in for a terrible time.
Ye Gai walked forward, took off all the Poké Balls from his waist in front of everyone, placed them on the ground, and walked onto the roof alone.
Old Cat yelled at him, "Stand there and don't move. Throw the items over."
Ye Gai said nothing, throwing the items forcefully towards the kidnappers.
A Gou stepped forward, ready to catch them.
Seeing this, Old Cat was overjoyed, considering whether to extort more treasures from the Bai family, such as a pseudo-legendary Pokémon egg, which would be quite good.
Just as A Gou was about to catch the items…
"Boom!"
Several massive Vines burst from the first floor towards the roof, directly sending Zangoose and Shiftry flying. At the same time, two Vines gently supported Bai Yuchun and Bai Jin, protecting them.
"His Tangrowth has gotten stronger." The Water Gym Leader said, annoyed.
The Water Gym Leader had never won against Ye Gai in their spars, and now seeing his Tangrowth improve again, she was a bit displeased.
"It's almost Champion Class (Level 80), right?" The Electric Gym Leader commented, "Attacking while also being able to rescue people, with perfect control. Tsk, tsk, that 'Power Whip' is impressive.
If Leaf Gym Leader's other Pokémon also raise their levels, it seems he has a chance at a Four Heavenly Kings position."
Old Cat and A Gou panicked when they saw their Pokémon instantly defeated. They released all the Poké Balls from their waists, but it was still useless.
Tangrowth, from downstairs, with two uses of "Power Whip," swept them away.
Ye Gai came to Bai Yuchun's side and comforted her, "Xiao Bai, it's alright now. Can you still walk?"
Bai Yuchun nodded, "Yes, Master."
"Alright, you take that little girl downstairs first. Master will have a chat with those two things over there."
Bai Yuchun probably guessed that the two kidnappers were in for a terrible time, and there might be some R-rated scenes later, so she helped the weak-kneed Bai Jin downstairs.
Seeing the two young girls had left, Ye Gai walked, step by step, towards the two kidnappers.
"You two have a lot of guts! You dare to capture my student right in front of me?"
At this moment, in Old Cat's eyes, Ye Gai's muscles bulged like small mountains, each one taut, as if containing endless power, ready to explode at any moment.
He took heavy steps, each one seeming to stomp through the roof, making dull "thump-thump" sounds.
Ye Gai's eyes were wide and round, emitting a frightening red glow, and the tattoos on his body seemed to come alive, also staring at Old Cat, scaring Old Cat so much that his legs trembled.
A Gou was different from Old Cat; he was more reckless. He threw a punch at Ye Gai. If Pokémon couldn't win, he'd try a real-person PK.
But Ye Gai simply gripped his hand and caught A Gou's fist, twisting it forcefully.
"Ah!!!"
A Gou's arm deformed, and he rolled on the ground in pain.
Ye Gai then turned his head, staring at Old Cat, "Taking little girls hostage, did you two think about the consequences?"
Old Cat immediately plopped down on his knees, terrified.
"Big brother, no, sir, I know I was wrong, I truly know I was wrong."
Ye Gai's five fingers clasped the top of Old Cat's head, lifting him entirely, and he said disdainfully, "If you had some backbone, I would still respect you as a man."
"Ah! Spare me, sir, please spare me! Ah!!!"
Later, the people from the Bai family also rushed up, and in the end, the two were beaten beyond recognition.
Chen Kai also heard from Chun Jie afterwards that the police only came and arranged for the two to be carried to the hospital.
Chun Jie commented, "They deserve it for daring to kidnap this granny! Serves them right!"
"And, I heard something strange happened in the Bai family's warehouse. An old man was frozen in the Bai family's warehouse, and his arm was also shattered."
Chen Kai was confused after hearing this: Huh? His arm was shattered? I didn't do that!
Bai Yuchun continued to gossip, "And I heard that many treasures were stolen from the Bai family, too. Some people speculate that besides those two kidnappers, another culprit stole the treasures and escaped the Secret Realm with the device from the warehouse.
Now the police in Kyoto are going crazy!"
Chen Kai thought: Emm… As long as they don't suspect me, it's fine.
Of course, he wasn't afraid anyway.
"Anyway, it's quite a mystery, right? I'll tell you when I hear new information in a few days." Chun Jie concluded, then gave Chen Kai a punch.
"I heard you're not bad, kid! You got first place."
Chen Kai struck a strange pose, protecting the treasures inside his clothes, and replied, "Just so-so, Chun Jie. You always used to hit me when I was little, but don't hit me now!"
Bai Yuchun blamed him, "Still not hitting you? You were so heavy-handed in your battle with Bai Jin, hitting you once is light! You kid really don't know what it means to be gentle with women!
You're like this when battling me and Sun Qian too, like you're fighting for your life."
Chen Kai scratched his head, "Is that so… Shouldn't Pokémon battles always be fought with full effort?"
"It's just training! What full effort are you talking about!
But I heard that in my group, Long Zile still got first place in the end. Losing to the first place isn't a loss for me, I guess."
Chen Kai asked, "What about the university group?"
"The Long family was beaten badly. The Bai Family Chieftain couldn't stop smiling at the time, and then something happened in the Bai family's backyard. I heard the Long Family Chieftain is still mocking the Bai family.
But the Bai family deserved it, hahahaha."
Just then, the broadcast sounded, announcing that the Bai family was organizing everyone to leave the Secret Realm and return to Kyoto, and the students' rewards would be distributed in a few days.
Since the Bai family had just gone through this, everyone understood, and so they left the Bai family Secret Realm in an orderly fashion.
There was no one guarding; the Bai family just activated a few devices, allowing everyone to leave on their own.
Chen Kai successfully brought a body full of treasures out of the Kyoto Secret Realm.
After a busy day, his grandfather told Chen Kai to rest early.
Chen Kai happily went home to count the spoils he had acquired from the Bai family!
Miraidon had basically eaten everything clean and hadn't brought out any treasures. He even complained with some dissatisfaction, "The Bai family's stuff isn't tasty at all. It's tasteless, but it'd be a shame to throw it away."
But Chen Kai somehow remembered that it seemed to be the one that had wasted the most of the Bai family's treasures. The small mountain of dragon scales had been mostly eaten by it, and the remaining ones all had its tooth marks.
However, Miraidon didn't really like eating dragon teeth. It said, "Things from other dragons' mouths always feel strange to eat."
Dipplin managing to eat those few baskets of apples was already quite good, but it felt strange now. After evolving, it gained a brother, and the two "dragons" were now arguing fiercely over an apple.
"Mii!" (I want to stay on top!)
"Mii!" (You came later, you go to the bottom!)
"No!"
"I don't care, there's a first-come, first-served rule!"
...
Chen Kai didn't know what to do for a moment. He decided to deal with it tomorrow.
Xiao Mei had brought out the most. Its wool around its neck and on top of its head was filled with items.
For some reason, Xiao Mei had taken many "dragon teeth." It explained that it seemed to quite like absorbing the energy from "dragon teeth."
Chen Kai then told Xiao Mei to store them well and absorb them slowly, and he also gave Xiao Mei most of the treasures in his pocket.
A small portion was given to Dipplin, which settled the argument between the two Dipplin.
Miraidon wasn't given any; it would be a waste to give them to it.
Afterward, Chen Kai inspected the biggest haul from this trip—the mega evolution stones.
Charizard ite X
Sceptilite
Altarianite
Salamencite
Garchomp ite
And most importantly, Ampharosite!