Pokemon: With Title System

Chapter 312: Asahi, A Genius Playing Dumb!

The Former Spear Pillar Site

Those who had just arrived at Spear Pillar wore shocked expressions.

Among them, Platinum, a native of Sinnoh, was the most stunned.

As a member of the Berlitz family, her family had a tradition: every member, upon reaching a certain age, would collect minerals from Mt. Coronet's summit to craft a family emblem.

This time, Platinum had also planned to come to Spear Pillar to find minerals for crafting her family emblem.

She had a map given to her by her father showing the exact locations of the minerals.

But now...

Looking at the ground that had been leveled completely—with some parts even crystallized from explosions and impacts—Platinum couldn't find any reference points for coordinates. Her original plan had fallen through.

She held her head in her hands, feeling depressed for a while.

Finally, encouraged by Roark, Platinum took a shovel from her backpack and, picking a spot, began mining in the style she had observed from the miners in Canalave City.

Everyone: What is she doing?

Seeing this scene, Diamond suddenly hit his palm with his fist, looking enlightened: "I get it now!"

Pearl was surprised: "What do you get?"

Did Diamond know what Platinum was doing?

Diamond: "So Platinum was secretly practicing mining moves in the Canalave Mine to prepare for digging at Mt. Coronet's summit!"

Pearl hit Diamond on the head with a rolled-up newspaper, roaring: "Is THAT the important point here?!"

"Pfft..."

Ethan burst out laughing.

Seeing the two look at him, Ethan said: "I didn't expect you two to have such talent for comedy... I heard you earlier saying your comedy inspiration was 'The Red Gyarados of Rage Lake.' How about coming to Johto to see the real Rage Lake?"

"The real Rage Lake?"

The two were captivated by Ethan's description.

Meanwhile, Gary had already made his way to Asahi's side.

Upon seeing Saturn, he exclaimed just like Zinnia had: "Sird was here all along!"

"Get to the point..." Asahi said impatiently.

"Well, can I see Palkia and Dialga? No other reason, I just want to take a couple of photos..."

Take photos? Find Ash to show off!

Asahi, seeing through Gary's inner thoughts at a glance, gave a cold smile and released Dialga and Palkia.

His heart was too soft after all.

"So big! So powerful! So cool!"

"Huh? Why is Palkia's face swollen? Why is Dialga sitting on the ground instead of standing up?"

Asahi, watching Gary being completely oblivious to the murderous glares from the two legendary Pokémon, couldn't help but remark to Green: "Sometimes thinking less can be quite blissful."

Green nodded in agreement.

...

After handing over Team Galactic members, including Jupiter, Mars, and Saturn, to the Sinnoh League trainers who came for the transfer, Asahi took the Kanto branch members along with Cyrus and Sird back to Hunter J's—no, it should be called Asahi's base now.

After instructing everyone to keep a close eye on Cyrus, Asahi eagerly began interrogating Sird.

Inside Hunter J's interrogation room.

Sird woke from unconsciousness, vaguely seeing Asahi before her.

She shook her head.

Darkrai was indeed difficult to control... her nightmares were getting worse...

She tried calling out to command Darkrai to end the nightmare.

However... after calling for a while, Asahi still stood before her.

"Are you looking for this?" Asahi gestured, and Mewtwo approached Sird, holding the still unconscious Darkrai that was tightly bound by red chains.

Seeing Mewtwo and the Darkrai it was holding, Sird jolted awake, her foggy consciousness instantly clearing.

A flood of memories rushed back!

Spear Pillar, the Distortion World, Giratina...

Sird: "Are you really Asahi?"

"? If I'm not Asahi, then who am I? Did Giratina damage your brain or something?" Asahi asked, puzzled.

Sird: "....."

That way of speaking—it was definitely Asahi.

She indeed wasn't having a nightmare, but this was worse than any nightmare.

Asahi crossed his arms, his expression unreadable.

"So, you've come to your senses. You're a smart person, so I'm sure you understand your situation. Now, you answer, I ask."

His voice was calm but left no room for negotiation.

Sird took a deep breath.

"First question: Why did you suddenly appear at the Sky Pillar?"

"What happens if I refuse to answer?" she countered.

Asahi smiled faintly. "Take a guess."

Sird didn't want to guess.

She knew Asahi well enough. The moment she realized she had fallen into his hands, she had given up on resisting.

Adjusting herself into a more comfortable sitting position, she said, "I don't know the specifics. I was in the Distortion World watching a battle when Giratina suddenly appeared, grabbed me, and then… I lost consciousness. If I had to guess, maybe it tossed me into the Spear Pillar?"

Even now, she was still confused. She had been taken by Giratina—so why was she now in Asahi's custody?

Asahi fell silent, deep in thought.

Was Giratina cleaning up loose ends? Just messing around? Or had it developed some sort of… fondness for him after seeing him capture Dialga and Palkia?

With too few clues, the truth remained unknown.

But whatever the case, it was a good thing. And it didn't stop Asahi from doing something else…

He pulled out his phone. "Here, smile for the camera."

Sird's eyes twitched. "…What are you doing?!"

"Giovanni blocked me earlier. I'm going to send him a picture—might brighten his day. Maybe he'll even remove me from his block list."

As he spoke, he snapped a picture of Sird, along with the unconscious Darkrai beside her.

Sird: "…"

Staring at Asahi, who was gleefully taking photos of her, she suddenly felt that she would rather have had Giratina scramble her brain.

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Kanto - Seven Island Base

In the Rocket Base's office, Giovanni sat in his chair, stroking his Persian with a rare sense of peace.

After months of struggle, Team Rocket—once battered and forced into retreat—was finally stabilizing, back on track.

His Deoxys Project was progressing smoothly, and success was on the horizon.

And it was all thanks to one brilliant decision—blocking Asahi.

It might sound absurd, but Giovanni firmly believed it.

Back when Asahi wasn't around, Team Rocket flourished. Their influence spanned Kanto and Johto, and even the Pokémon League had to tread carefully around them. Everything was progressing in a golden age.

Then, Asahi appeared.

One by one, his top executives were captured or defected.

Their territories and assets were dismantled by the League. The Mewtwo project—his greatest creation—was stolen the moment it was born.

What followed was months of humiliation and struggle, a tragedy fit to be called Team Rocket's Chronicle of Blood and Tears.

Yet, after blocking Asahi, Team Rocket miraculously rebounded.

Thus, Giovanni was absolutely convinced—blocking Asahi had been the right call.

"Once the Deoxys Project succeeds… Asahi, you won't be so smug for long."

Just as he stood up to check on the project's progress, a notification popped up on his phone.

[System Notice: Silver has sent you a friend request!]

Giovanni's movements froze.

A sense of unease crept over him.

...

Inside the Base

"You think Giovanni will actually fall for this?" Sabrina asked skeptically.

Giovanni wasn't an idiot. He had already been tricked once by Asahi using Silver. Would he really fall for the same trick again?

"Oh?" Asahi raised an eyebrow, smirking. "Wanna bet?"

Sabrina, confident in her understanding of Giovanni from her time as a Rocket executive, smiled. "Fine. If Giovanni doesn't fall for it, you owe me… let's say, three favors!"

"I don't need three," Asahi said lazily. "One will do."

"Just one?"

Sabrina narrowed her eyes suspiciously. Was he planning to ask for something weird?

Just as the thought crossed her mind—Ding!

Asahi turned his phone toward her with a triumphant grin.

Displayed on the screen:

[Giovanni has accepted Silver's friend request.]

Sabrina: "…"

Giovanni actually fell for it?!

This was the Giovanni? Not some imposter?

Asahi chuckled. "Don't forget our bet."

Sabrina: "…"

Ignoring her stunned expression, Asahi went ahead and changed his username.

[System Notice: Your nickname has been changed from 'Silver' to 'GardevoirIsTheBest'.]

Then, he sent the photos.

[GardevoirIsTheBest: (image) (image) (image) Just caught Sird. Let's trade her for a Deoxys. Oh, and also remove me from your block list—fair deal, right?]

A moment later…

[System Notice: You have been blocked by Giovanni.]

"Man, Giovanni's getting less fun these days."

Tossing his phone aside, Asahi started scheming again.

"Maybe next time, I should have Silver himself send the request? Then we film him adding his own father, only to be cruelly rejected… and send the video to Giovanni?"

Sabrina fell silent.

Asahi's ability to be a complete menace wasn't just consistent—it was evolving!

She had only picked up a fraction of his antics, but to truly master the art of being the worst, there was only one real expert—Asahi himself.

...

Galactic Collapse

With the Spear Pillar incident concluded and their leadership dismantled, Team Galactic was in shambles.

Looker, undercover at their Veilstone HQ, arrested Cyrus and all the remaining commanders. In the chaos, the captured International Police agents were also freed.

Seeing the perfect opportunity, Asahi dumped the cleanup work on the Sinnoh branch of the International Police.

After all, he had already handled the hard part. He wasn't about to do all the work.

With that settled, Asahi enjoyed two days of relaxation.

Then—

The League sent a 'Spear Pillar Damage Investigation Committee' to his base.

"Did they make the name that long just to make sure no one can read it?" Asahi muttered.

Beside him, Cynthia frowned. "I didn't expect the League Council to step in over this…"

She had intended to suppress the issue using her status as Sinnoh Champion. After all, in a way, Asahi had saved Sinnoh.

But since it had reached the League Council, things were getting complicated.

With that concern in mind, Cynthia accompanied Asahi to meet the League investigators.

...

Conference Room

The lead investigator, dressed in an impeccable League uniform, got straight to the point.

"Asahi, the investigation team has determined that the ancient ruins atop Spear Pillar were destroyed. As one of the key figures in the incident, do you have any insight into the cause?"

Asahi looked genuinely surprised.

"Do you even need to ask? Isn't it obvious? Cyrus did it!"

The investigator hesitated. "However… our forensic analysis suggests that the main source of destruction was Dragon-type attacks. Additionally, numerous witnesses reported seeing a Draco Meteor at Spear Pillar."

He adjusted his glasses.

"According to League records, Cyrus does not own any Dragon-type Pokémon."

"Your intel is outdated," Asahi deadpanned. "He just caught one."

"…"

The investigator was speechless.

This guy… was a natural-born liar! His expression was so sincere, it was infuriating!

Hoping for some sanity, he turned to Cynthia.

"Cynthia, do you confirm Asahi's statement?"

Cynthia hesitated, then… turned away.

"Yes. Cyrus did it."

The investigator: "…"

This was… way too half-hearted! At least pretend to be convincing!

After a long pause…

He sighed.

Fine. Whatever. Cyrus it is.

It wasn't like the guy was getting out of prison anyway.

After hastily wrapping up the report, the investigator left.

Cynthia exhaled in relief, patting her chest. "Whew, I think we pulled it off."

No, you didn't. You got completely seen through.

But since it wasn't a big deal, Asahi didn't care.

"Alright, enough of that. Let's throw a party!"

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