Following Natsume's guidance, after crossing a mountain range, the two finally met up with Natsume's three Pokémon.
Icarus also saw Natsume's third Pokémon, a Hypno. It was entirely yellow, stood upright, and looked quite like a fox. It held a circular pendulum, which it used to guide others into dreams.
"Hoo di!" Seeing Natsume, Alakazam was the most excited. With a Teleport, it appeared before Icarus, not even glancing at the ugly-looking man, and shouted at the girl on his back. In its opinion, this ordinary-level human was merely Miss Natsume's temporary mount.
"Su li, su li~"
"Ba li, ba ji~"
Mr. Mime and Hypno, slightly weaker, were a beat slower. After Alakazam greeted Natsume first, they also used Teleport to appear before Icarus and greeted Natsume.
As for Icarus and his Pokémon, they were merely ordinary-level nobodies. To be used as Miss Natsume's mount and guard was their honor as nobodies; there was no need to greet them.
As pure Psychic-type Pokémon, they were very proud and generally would not submit to non-Psychics. In their view, apart from other powerful elemental Pokémon, all other Pokémon and humans were inferior beings. Unfortunately, Icarus's Pokémon did not include Dragon, Psychic, or Ghost types, and Icarus was not a naturally gifted Psychic, so Icarus, Weepinbell, Houndoom, and Pidgeotto were all considered inferior beings.
Icarus naturally noticed the three Pokémon's disregard, but what could he do? He could only smile wryly, sighing inwardly, "As expected, pure Psychic-type Pokémon are very arrogant!"
As for Weepinbell and the others, they were already so overwhelmed by the three Pokémon's powerful aura that they couldn't lift their heads. This had nothing to do with backbone or personality; in the face of crushing power, the weak indeed did not even have the right to face the strong directly. As for why Icarus could still look up, it was because the three Pokémon were mindful that Natsume was still on his back, so they voluntarily withdrew their aura.
"Long time no see, Alakazam, Mr. Mime, Hypno. I haven't fully recovered yet. Thanks to my beloved, Icarus, who saved me. Otherwise, I might have truly died."
Natsume smiled at her three Pokémon and responded, also introducing Icarus to them. She could tell that the three Pokémon seemed unfriendly toward Icarus.
Although Psychic-type Pokémon seemed to be naturally like this, Icarus was her, Natsume's, beloved, so she still needed to remind them.
"Hoo di! Hoo!" Icarus! Miss Natsume's beloved!
"Ba li!" Is she kidding! He's her beloved?
"Su li! Su li~ Su!" Isn't he just your temporary mount, Miss Natsume?
The three Pokémon were extremely shocked by Natsume's words. They finally lowered their heads and properly looked at the man they had previously ignored. At the same time, powerful yet hidden mental energies swept over Icarus and his Pokémon, not even sparing the Squirtle in the Poké Ball.
"Cough~ Hello, Alakazam, Mr. Mime, Hypno."
Hearing Natsume introduce him, he tried his best to show what he considered a very kind smile. Of course, to others, his scar-filled face looked a bit ferocious.
In fact, with all the money Icarus had earned, even old scars could be completely removed, but he had grown accustomed to them, so he had kept them.
The three Pokémon were silent for a few seconds, not speaking. In reality, they were rapidly communicating through telepathy.
"Boss Alakazam, I scanned three times. This man's physique is barely ordinary-level, and he's not a naturally gifted Psychic!"
"Yes, yes, I also scanned his Pokémon twice. Their aptitudes are just barely passable. How could Miss Natsume take a liking to him?"
"Nonsense, how would I know? But Miss Natsume's decisions—do you dare to defy them?"
"But he's too weak, and his aptitude is very ordinary!"
… In just a few seconds, the three Pokémon had exchanged dozens of messages through telepathy, full of disdain for Icarus and his Pokémon.
There was nothing to be done. While Icarus's achievements were indeed quite good among commoners, to the three Pokémon, they were simply too poor, not even enough to be Miss Natsume's direct subordinates. One must know that they stood at the very peak of Goldenrod City, and Goldenrod City was already the most prosperous city in the Alliance. Therefore, every Trainer they saw was a Superior, and Icarus was indeed far too inferior compared to them.
The Elite-level aptitude of Weepinbell and the others might be one in ten thousand for others, but for them, it was merely passable. One must know that among the three Pokémon, the weakest, Mr. Mime, had Superior-tier leader aptitude, while Alakazam and Hypno both had King-tier aptitude!
Weepinbell and the others, with their barely Elite-level aptitude, were indeed very ordinary—not bad, but mediocre.
"What, you don't acknowledge it? It seems I'm injured, so you three have too many ideas!"
At this moment, the aloof girl on Icarus's back, seeing that several seconds had passed and the three Pokémon had not responded to Icarus, became a little angry. This was her beloved, and strictly speaking, he was half of their Trainer. How could they treat him like this! So her tone gradually turned cold, and a captivating light flashed in her eyes. At this moment, she was truly the Psychic Queen, who commanded absolute authority in Saffron City!
"Alakazam, greet Lord Icarus!" Seeing Natsume get angry and her expression turn cold, Alakazam, as the longest-serving starter Pokémon, seemed to recall some unpleasant memories. It shivered, then immediately bowed slightly to Icarus, offering a salute, while completely retracting its aura.
"Mr. Mime! Hypno! Greet Lord Icarus!" Seeing their boss cower, and Miss Natsume also angry, the other two Pokémon also quickly saluted and withdrew their aura.
"Moo moo!?ω?" Weepinbell, finally able to look up, immediately gazed at Icarus with an expression of adoration. It hadn't expected even such powerful Pokémon to be so obedient in front of Icarus.
It secretly poked Icarus's calf with a vine and transmitted a message through their Mind Contract.
"Icarus, Icarus, you're too amazing! I didn't expect the woman you saved to be so strong. Are we going to get rich!? ω?"
As the starter Pokémon most heavily influenced by Icarus, Weepinbell had followed Icarus to count money and snatch resources since its Bellsprout days, thus developing a money-grubbing personality.
"We are going to get rich, but it's still hard to say."
He also transmitted a reply through their Mind Contract regarding the message from Weepinbell. In fact, he had been thinking about this problem while crossing the mountain range. Although it seemed he had found the wealth password (Natsume), if he considered it more deeply, due to various conditions such as identity, status, strength, and family, he wouldn't be able to get much, and it didn't mean he would have no worries in the future.
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