CHAPTER 711: LUSAMINE AND BIG BROTHER-IN-LAW (TWO-IN-ONE CHAPTER)

"You three, go clean the first floor."

Aether Foundation Branch Chief Faba looked kind on the surface, but whether in words or actions, he appeared quite arrogant.

"Faba!"

Gladion vented all the resentment he’d accumulated over the years.

Faba’s expression changed.

Its front feet were like claws, back feet like paws, and fish-like tail made it look quite mismatched.

"Just give him a little lesson." Johan said softly, his mood brightening.

"Oh..."

"President Lusamine, no, I should say Lillie’s parent."

"Damn! Damn! Damn!"

But...

Steam rose as the cage slowly opened.

"Please speak."

Gengar also noticed Faba had discovered it, grinning and "friendly" greeting Faba with a wide smile.

"This is where everyone works." Wicke smiled as she introduced.

"Wasn’t it because you indulged Faba, letting him arbitrarily open Ultra Wormholes, causing Lillie to be attacked..."

"Eh? Miss Wicke, where does this lead to?" Energetic girl Mallow curiously pointed at the opened door leading to a dark passage in the corner.

"Faba... arbitrarily opened Ultra Wormholes?" Lusamine was even more shocked.

Gladion roared: "Didn’t you want to meet Ultra Beasts? Isn’t this what you hoped for? Even if Lillie was attacked by Ultra Beasts, you still wanted to see them - isn’t that the kind of person you are?!"

It was truly large and would definitely take time to clean, but...

Most eye-catching was undoubtedly the huge metal helmet on its head with axe-like structures, appearing extremely heavy.

"You’re..." Meowth gritted its teeth with a dark expression.

Jessie, still not fully cooled down, looked around: "Should we go to the second floor first or the basement?"

Flames seemed to rise from their bodies.

So she asked:

At this time.

Gladion immediately led Type: Null away - it would be trouble when Faba returned.

"Not self-sealed?" Gladion and Lusamine showed shocked expressions.

"Alola, welcome everyone to Aether Paradise." Faba said with a smile.

"Ka-kaah?" Gengar turned its head in confusion, looking at Lusamine and pointing at itself.

"Hm?"

"How could you bring Lillie to the basement!" Gladion roared angrily.

"Lillie!"

"The second floor is the simulation area, home to many Pokémon."

After all, even as her son, he rarely got to see Lusamine normally.

Wait, the people were chatting in the study - listening at the door was useless.

Faba was immediately stunned.

A loud sound suddenly came from the passage leading to the basement research lab, changing everyone’s expressions.

"Teacher Johan." Lusamine suddenly spoke.

"Hm? Not here?"

The trio slowly turned around, pointing at themselves.

"Type: Null!" he shouted loudly.

Johan: "?"

Wicke smiled gently: "Lillie, everyone, we’ve been waiting for you."

Hm?

Lusamine looked at Johan. Before she could speak, Johan immediately said:

"Oowoo~"

He looked at Lusamine, his voice becoming more serious as he asked:

"Commission fee... no, deposit - fifty million Pokédollars."

"The third floor is..."

Johan didn’t speak further but directly stood up.

Seeing Lillie sway and about to fall, nearby Mallow and others immediately surrounded her for support.

It was none other than Team Rocket’s trio!

Originally cooperating with Lusamine was actually Team Skull’s Guzma.

While everyone was immersed in joy and gratitude for Lillie’s recovery, Johan and Gengar stood aside, stroking their chins and rubbing gently, their expressions... somewhat serious.

In basement B2, Faba’s exclusive research facility.

"Has Lillie really feared Pokémon since childhood?"

Watching Faba’s departing direction, Jessie was the first to lose her temper, rolling up her sleeves and cursing:

"Yes, Mr. Faba."

Just before Johan and Lusamine headed to the research lab, while they were still sitting and talking in the study.

The research lab!

"Gladion!" Lusamine’s voice immediately rose.

Teacher Johan?

Recovering and facing her memories, Lillie felt Lusamine’s embrace.

Lusamine came to her senses, opening her mouth but not knowing what to say.

"I’ll consider it..."

Of course, Faba only participated in the project, not creating it completely independently - how much he contributed was unknown.

Fight whom?

No matter what he assigned them to do, they could complete it simply, quickly, and meticulously.

Suddenly, his expression changed dramatically as he stepped in front of Type: Null.

"What’s Lillie’s condition?"

"So you still didn’t ask." Johan crossed his arms.

After delivering coffee, it prepared to leave, then by the door, saw Johan’s Gengar.

"What’s wrong?" Gladion laughed bitterly, "Isn’t it all thanks to Mother?"

Regarding Ultra Wormholes, Ultra Space, and the Aether Foundation, President Lusamine could talk at length - whether Johan wanted to discuss development or new research, she knew everything inside and out.

"What is he?! Daring to badmouth Teacher Johan - if you really faced Teacher Johan, you wouldn’t have time to cry!"

Johan: "..."

"Teacher Johan, Madam said she’s sorry she couldn’t greet you personally due to busy affairs, but she asked that if you arrived, you could go directly to the study to find her."

"I asked. Faba said that Lillie and Gladion got lost in the research lab at the time, slept there overnight, and perhaps had nightmares. When they found them the next day, Lillie became..."

She had just arrived - what did it have to do with her?

"If she doesn’t like them, why would she attend Pokémon School? If she doesn’t like them, why would she study Pokémon knowledge so hard? If she doesn’t like them... haven’t you, as Lillie’s mother, asked her whether she likes them and why she’s afraid?"

"Madam Lusamine." Wicke respectfully called out.

Johan and his group successfully arrived at Aether Paradise. Under butler James’s guidance, they came to Lusamine’s home located behind Aether Paradise.

"No matter how Faba concealed and deceived, have you ever listened to us? Didn’t you prefer to believe Faba? Lillie even had to seal her own memories for this, and as her mother, you..."

Lusamine’s smile grew wider. Just as she was about to speak, Johan raised his hand to stop her.

"Damn! Damn! Damn bastard! How dare you toy with me, the dignified Aether Foundation Branch Chief!"

Johan called softly: "Ninetales."

As for how they got in and how they went undercover, Johan didn’t care - with the trio’s abilities, they had plenty of methods.

But comparing Guzma to Teacher Johan?

Come on, are you really testing a public servant like this?

Our Teacher Johan, or rather our Johan family, was famously petty.

But Gladion didn’t coddle her, shouting even louder:

"Quick! Call a doctor!" Wicke hurriedly shouted.

Beside him, an Umbreon’s Shadow Ball broke the cage mechanism in front.

Speaking, she made a welcoming gesture.

"Ka-kaah~ Ka-kaah~"

But listening and listening, Faba realized.

"I just saw that guy come up from the basement, acting all secretive..." James said.

"Clef? (tilts head)"

"She suddenly became unable to touch Pokémon - didn’t you find that strange at all?!"

"Erase, memories..." James also lowered his head, repeating calmly.

"Sorry, Type: Null, I actually believed Faba’s lies!"

I must say no to evil money!

Boom!!!

"Why... do I think I saw... Colress from the other end of that Ultra Wormhole in Lillie’s memory?"

"Lillie has been quite resistant to Pokémon since childhood, harboring fear toward Pokémon..."

"Alola, welcome everyone." Wicke also had a face full of smiles.

"After the UB invasion incident on Poni Island, I realized that perhaps Teacher Johan, you might be the person who could best help me achieve my goal."

After speaking, before turning to leave he couldn’t help muttering: "Though you don’t have clearance to enter anyway."

Then... when did Lillie start fearing Pokémon?

"Really rude, ill-mannered bunch of brats, the teacher must be the same..."

Turning his head.

"Ka-kaah~"

Wicke’s words weren’t finished.

Nearby Wicke and Burnet had similar expressions.

"Then I’ll take it that Ms. Lusamine agrees."

Ninetales leaped out of its Poké Ball on its own. Understanding Johan’s intent, psychic light immediately appeared in its eyes.

"I... they were just children, Faba..."

His usually strong mother Lusamine actually made way when she heard Teacher Johan’s irritated words.

Wicke was the Aether Foundation’s assistant branch chief, with a position similar to Lusamine’s secretary, managing Aether Paradise’s affairs large and small, like the entire Aether Foundation’s head housekeeper.

"What do you want to do?" Johan frowned, slowly sitting up straight with a serious expression.

"Teacher Johan, you really are a responsible, earnest, trustworthy good teacher."

Suddenly.

If not for having a mission and decent wages, they would have beaten him up long ago!

Seeing the two, Lillie politely bowed: "Thank you both for coming to welcome us."

"Get him!" James also shouted.

Gently knocking on the study door.

Accompanied by heavy metal collision sounds, a four-legged creature resembling a beast slowly walked out.

After seeing the parents of Mallow, Lana, and Kiawe, then meeting Lusamine, Johan as a teacher was truly somewhat angry.

"Teacher Johan, Lillie and the others might have gone to the second floor..."

His greatest invention was probably participating in Ultra Ball development and the "Type: Null Project"!

"Gladion, you!" Lusamine was somewhat stunned, but still asked: "Gladion, what’s wrong with Lillie?"

Faba patted his somewhat sore neck, looking at Johan and Lusamine leaving together, shouting angrily.

Johan straightened his clothes, standing up to walk toward the study door.

Even in the Pokémon world, not everyone could become a trainer.

Just creating Pokémon, and copying Arceus to create Pokémon at that, was quite an achievement.

Burnet carefully helped Lillie sit on the ground, looking at the self-blaming Gladion, seeming to understand that this Lillie’s brother knew why Lillie was like this.

How did the topic suddenly change while chatting?

"Let’s talk about it later..." Johan rubbed his temples.

Gengar seemed to see its "original form," while Clefable seemed to see its "shadow," unconsciously looking down at its own shadow.

"The basement?"

After drinking some coffee, Johan got straight to the point:

"Lu-President Lusamine!" Faba’s heavy breathing came through the phone, "They might have gone to the second floor, or possibly the third floor. The monitoring equipment had some problems, I’m rushing to fix it!"

Lillie’s cheeks reddened slightly, saying somewhat embarrassedly: "Didn’t I say not to call me Miss anymore?"

A mother could neglect her child to this extent, truly...

Speaking, she took out her phone and called Faba.

Before she finished, Johan suddenly interrupted:

Meanwhile.

It could change its type at will according to "Memory discs," just like Arceus’s plates.

Faba arbitrarily opening Ultra Wormholes, Nihilego appearing, attacking Lillie, being saved by Silvally, Faba erasing Lillie’s memories...

"Does she like them?"

Gengar waved at Lusamine.

Hadn’t become sentient...

He never expected Lillie and the others would suddenly enter the basement research lab and encounter Type: Null, which had become Lillie’s "nightmare."

He emphasized the words "since childhood."

Moreover.

Faba looked at them in shock.

Bear!

Aether Paradise, first floor.

"As long as you cause destruction, I won’t pursue your responsibility and will give you special bonuses!"

Lusamine seemed not to notice his expression change, a curve appearing at the corner of her mouth as she said softly but firmly:

"What kind of joke is this?!" ×3

He discovered Team Rocket trio quietly preparing to leave.

"Lillie, what’s wrong?" Attentive Lana noticed Lillie’s condition.

"The basement research lab door? How could...?"

Their conversation was just watched silently by Johan and Dr. Burnet, while Sophocles, Mallow and others kept going "wow, wow" in amazement.

Seeing Type: Null’s fierce appearance, Lillie was struck like lightning, freezing in place with a pale face, trembling all over, her eyes full of deep terror.

"Coming, Teacher Johan, but... where are we going?"

"Then let’s go to the basement first!" Jessie decided.

.

"Stop with the ’I, I, I’ - move aside!"

As for Faba... he froze in place.

When Gladion brought Type: Null and Umbreon to quickly leave the research lab, they happened to encounter Lillie’s group who had come down hearing the commotion.

But it was too late.

"Clef~"

Then Gengar phased through the door.

Gengar inside the door winked twice at Johan, who chuckled lightly - everything was understood without words.

"This isn’t a joke, President Lusamine." Johan said gravely.

"Teacher Johan, please wait, let me check."

"Roar..."

Originally, he was only curious about the talking Meowth and planned to study it, but surprisingly these three turned out to be remarkably useful.

Lusamine, dressed in a short skirt with tight white pants wrapping her long legs, dressed as usual, sat at her desk busily reviewing something.

He sternly stopped the three, shouting somewhat frantically: "Now! Go in and cause destruction! The bigger the commotion, the better! Give me a chance to take Miss Lillie away!"

Look, such a large building - cleaning an entire floor only required two people plus one Meowth, saving him countless labor costs that could be used for his more private and secretive research.

The existence of Ultra Megalopolis and Necrozma sleeping in Ultra Space made Johan dare not underestimate Ultra Space.

Opening Ultra Wormholes?

"Though I’m not a psychic, as a psychology teacher, I can only say... what a crude memory alteration method."

The trio sneakily infiltrated.

"UB01: Symbiont?"

Lusamine’s expression remained unchanged, maintaining her smile.

Taking out his device, switching to the research lab’s camera, he just saw Lillie’s group entering the basement.

Special consultant?

"Lillie’s problem, I remember now. I used to find many people to help her, but..."

"I heard Teacher Johan likes coffee very much? This is our Alola region’s specialty, I hope you’ll enjoy it."

But...

Faba couldn’t help but curl his lips, lowering his voice to mutter to himself:

Lusamine behind the desk instinctively shrank her neck, standing up and responding softly.

Originally, the trio wanted to use the "Sweet Honey" and berries stored from Bewear to earn some funds and build a submarine to secretly infiltrate the Aether Foundation. But before their stall had been open long, they were spotted by Faba and brought back.

!!!

Just as he came to his senses.

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Hearing this, Lusamine was stunned. She naturally heard the questioning tone in Johan’s voice, but she was more puzzled - could Teacher Johan, as an outsider, understand her daughter better than herself?

"Faba, help me see where Lillie and the others are touring now?"

"Ka-kaah? (tilts head)"

After Johan couldn’t obtain complete information about the Aether Foundation through the "UB Task Force," he made two preparations.

Clefable politely placed the coffee in front of Johan.

This youth was none other than Lillie’s brother, Lusamine’s other child - big brother-in-law Gladion!

Wicke looked surprised.

One was sending the trio to work undercover at the Aether Foundation.

"Erase, memories..." Jessie’s face darkened as she repeated flatly.

"Big broth... ahem, Gladion, there’s one thing you got wrong. Lillie’s memories weren’t self-sealed."

Lusamine looked directly at Johan, saying with certainty: "That’s why I want to specially hire you, Teacher Johan. With your strength and ability, if even you can’t do it, I think few people in the entire Pokémon world could."

But talking about Lillie...

Pushing the door open.

Indeed.

Click—

"Lillie!"

"Exactly! Exactly!" James chimed in.

But his heart was full of self-blame.

"This is a ’favor’?" Johan frowned.

"Just a teacher, having some strength doesn’t warrant such grandeur..."

Gen-Gengar?

Faba muttered his plan like rambling.

She brushed back her scattered hair.

Boom!!!

"Roar!"

Lusamine smiled slightly.

"Lillie’s parent, let’s talk about Lillie’s issues first!"

A sound came from under the heavy metal mask.

Lillie bit her lip, watching everyone go in. After brief hesitation, she gritted her teeth and followed.

Indeed.

Knock knock—

Faba curled his lips.

Because of Lillie’s "breakdown," in her terror, some memory "traces" were completely exposed.

"What are you standing there for? Keep up!"

Under Johan’s gaze, Lusamine weakened and was stunned for a while before responding:

This time.

Facing him were two people and one Meowth - subordinates Faba had just recruited yesterday.

"The second floor?"

Then under Johan and Gengar’s stunned gazes, Lusamine trotted up, following behind Johan.

After sighing to not lose composure, Lusamine said:

Today, this was the second person to ask her such a question.

"As long as you can bring Miss Lillie back, I can use Hypno’s power again to further erase Miss Lillie’s memories!"

"I know, I understand."

Lusamine murmured.

Gengar was also somewhat uncertain, hesitantly nodding.

"Weezing!"

Lusamine, who had just arrived with Johan, saw Lillie sitting stiffly on the ground with a face full of fear, and hurriedly ran over.

At the entrance, they met Faba and Wicke, who seemed to be waiting there.

Compared to Colress, who could control Kyurem and successively developed "Colress Machines" that could fuse Kyurem with the black and white dragons and merge Necrozma with the sun and moon gods, there was still some gap.

Johan admitted he was... a talent in research, and among villain scientists, his ability might only be second to Team Plasma’s Colress.

Lillie didn’t fear Pokémon as a child and even raised a Cleffa.

"Let’s go!"

"Clef~"

He came for a home visit, not job hunting, and certainly not...

"Remember, your task scope is only the first floor. Whether it’s the second floor, third floor, or the basement below, you’re not allowed to enter."

"Since you don’t know, let me ’show’ you."

But Gladion showed hostility, pulling Lillie into his arms and extending his hand to stop Lusamine from approaching.

Johan breathed out lightly. Before he could speak, Lusamine continued:

Lusamine was surprisingly "obedient," also following.

"Lillie, take your friends to tour Aether Paradise first."

"Mother..."

However.

Being a teacher really broke his heart.

Gladion and Lusamine looked at each other.

A Clefable carrying coffee walked in.

"Us?"

"Please come in."

Faba?

She really didn’t look like a mother of two children.

"Actually... not interacting with Pokémon is quite good. In this world, not everyone has to become a Pokémon trainer, right?"

"I can help Lillie, but facing a child, I need consent from her guardian."

"I want... to enter Ultra Space!"

"But Miss is Miss." Faba had his hands behind his back.

"Whew—"

"Don’t come closer!"

"No, what I mean is..." Lusamine chose her words carefully, "I want to ask Teacher Johan to help me explore Ultra Wormholes and Ultra Space!"

Looking at Gengar, who was staring at Clefable, he lightly patted its head and said irritably:

"Speaking of which, where is Mother?" Lillie asked.

Johan stared into Lusamine’s eyes.

Lusamine: "?"

"Thank you." Johan smiled and thanked Clefable.

Johan didn’t stand on ceremony, sitting across from her.

Johan gently held the little girl in front of him.

"Ultra Wormholes?"

A youth in black tight-fitting clothes with a red fanny pack at his waist and a golden tuft of hair on his forehead, looking somewhat non-mainstream or rebellious, clenched his fist.

"Teacher Johan!"

Johan leaned back slightly against the chair back, gesturing:

Then she opened the door, making a welcoming gesture to Johan.

Seeing Type: Null behind him again, Lillie no longer showed fear, even revealing gratitude and guilt.

Johan’s irritated voice came as he walked to Lillie’s side.

The basement research lab was classified territory of the Aether Foundation - how could the door be wide open?

Others naturally couldn’t hear such muttering, but for Johan with aura abilities, it was like someone badmouthing him right in front of him.

Sorry, doors had never been obstacles for Team Rocket’s trio.

But the biggest reaction was Gladion himself: "Lillie, why are you here?"

Meowth quickly dealt with the security door leading to the dark basement.

Then she smiled apologetically at Johan:

"Teacher Johan, sorry for not greeting you personally due to busy affairs."

"Gladion?" Wicke looked at the "young master" with confusion.

Faba showing disdain for them was one thing, but what was he to dare look down on Teacher Johan?

This was a very powerful man!

Clefable bowed slightly, also showing friendliness toward Johan.

As for the security doors requiring ID verification to stop them...

"Teacher Johan..." Gladion’s eyes slowly widened.

Under Lusamine’s puzzled gaze, Johan glanced at her and said:

"What do you think we are, bastard!" ×3

After a long silence, Lusamine sighed lightly.

He had heard some rumors about Teacher Johan.

"Lillie’s grades are excellent, especially in theory - almost perfect scores in every subject, but regarding Pokémon..."

"Thank goodness..." Gladion sat on the ground, breathing a sigh of relief.

Being able to put these two names together was somewhat overestimating Guzma.

"Who are you?" Gladion frowned, looking at Johan warily.

"Could you help me with a favor?"

"Can’t stand it anymore, get him!" Jessie immediately rolled up her sleeves.

Getting a satisfactory response, Faba put his hands behind his back and muttered somewhat indignantly:

Lusamine was even more stunned.

Connecting to the Rotom Pokédex, it displayed the scene of Lillie being attacked by Nihilego.

"I, I..." Lusamine’s lips trembled.

Seeing Lusamine’s expression, Johan was both angry and amused.

Eh? Wasn’t Johan calling it?

He saw a purple chubby also pressed against the door like him, "eavesdropping."

But thinking carefully, it seemed...

If not for her, Silvally wouldn’t have been sealed, much less imprisoned by Faba.

Nearby Mallow and others had been watching a "family drama" and only now noticed Johan had arrived.

Could it be that Faba guy left too hastily and forgot to close the door?

"Me?"

Speaking of Type: Null, not many might know it, but its evolved form Silvally was quite well-known - nicknamed "Little Arceus"!

Seeing the basement passage, Lillie’s expression immediately became unnatural, fear showing in her eyes.

Having witnessed the "entire process," Lusamine, Wicke, Gladion and others called out with various expressions.

"As Aether Foundation President, our Aether Foundation wants to hire you as a special consultant." Lusamine said.

"So~naaan~si~!"

"Is that so?"

And he indeed had capital to be proud.

"Right!"

"You!"

Lusamine pressed her temples with both hands, gently rubbing with a tired expression, saying in a somewhat low voice:

After Faba left, the two people and cat finally looked up.

Faba immediately couldn’t care about his pain, quickly running toward the research lab.

"Lillie!" Lusamine took Lillie, holding her in her arms, pressing her head against hers, crying and repeating full of guilt: "I’m sorry, I’m sorry Lillie..."

An alarm on him went off.

Ultra Space was no joke.

Beep beep!

"Arbok!"

Though the anime’s Aether Foundation had indeed developed special protective suits and made further research into Ultra Space and Ultra Wormholes.

After venting their dissatisfaction, the trio finally observed the first floor of Aether Paradise’s largest building.

Powerstones?

A favor?

"Lillie likes Pokémon." Johan said with a stern face, his words decisive.

"Beat him to death, meow!" Meowth was first to attack with its special move Fury Swipes!

Johan approached, Wicke led Lillie, Dr. Burnet and others away, and Faba’s eyes rolled as he immediately pressed his ear to the door, wanting to hear what they’d chat about.

Johan looked up at Lusamine, noticing she showed some obsession and strong persistence.

He said with "difficulty":

"Teacher Johan came!"

"That green-haired guy said not to go to the second floor, third floor, or basement, meow." Meowth rubbed its chin, stating confidently: "I suspect Bewear’s child might be on one of those floors, meow!"

Faba said with some teasing: "You seem to have not come to Aether Paradise for a long time, Miss Lillie."

The kids looked at each other, then followed.

"Brother?" Lillie was also somewhat surprised.

What if it threatened his position?

Lusamine hung up, looking up toward the second floor direction, saying to Johan:

"Everyone, this is Aether Paradise’s secret..."

"Oh no!"

"Madam has been waiting inside for some time." Wicke said.

After Wicke finished speaking, she said to Lillie and others:

He stared wide-eyed at Lusamine.

Lusamine was stunned.

He couldn’t help but laugh in anger.

Burnet and Wicke exchanged glances and ran into the passage.

"Ka-kaah~ Ψ(｀▽)Ψ"

"This, this place..."

Seeing Johan enter, she showed a gentle smile and put down her pen.

But Johan seemed not to hear, walking toward the basement direction.

Watching the monitor, Faba was sweating profusely. He had just run into the basement research lab and saw this scene on the monitor.

The youth became especially emotional seeing this creature.

Before leaving the room, he suddenly turned around and emphasized:

Especially after witnessing Teacher Johan’s strength at Poni Island’s Altar of the Sunne and his pacification of the entire UB: Stinger group, Lusamine was full of admiration for such talent.

His eyes swept around.

Type: Null approached the youth. Despite looking fierce and menacing, it showed no hostility toward the youth, appearing quite friendly instead.

Lusamine looked at the empty first floor with some confusion.

In Johan’s view, while Faba had some cunning, his brain didn’t really seem like a scientist’s.

Guilt appeared on the youth’s face, but he quickly became energetic: "He’s not here today, let’s leave quickly!"

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