บท 10: Pervert

Shirona still didn't know the safety of her precious Pokémon. Even when she asked Muroya and the others who had apparently been fighting them until now, she didn't get a satisfactory answer. However, she could guess from their not-so-refreshed looks. At least they seemed to be safe.

After leaving the apartment building, Shirona tried to run with all her might. But she was wary of those beside and behind her.

"Why are you following me?"

"Because we're going home in the same direction. Are you being self-conscious?"

Muroya was the only one making excuses boldly, while the others followed closely behind Shirona without a word. Anzu was fine. She had various things she needed to talk about with her. But it was puzzling that even George and Kuwabara were there. The only ones who parted ways without saying anything were Oka and Kyo who rode off on a motorcycle.

"If you're after my children..."

"Shut up. It's over already. There's no point in killing them now. Look, your precious family is running over here." At Muroya's point, she turned around.

Immediately, Shirona started running. Likewise, they were also rushing towards her with momentum to jump on her.

The first to touch Shirona's body was Milotic. It instantly wrapped around her whole body and kept pressing its mouth against Shirona's cheek many times. She heard an excited male voice saying "whoa," but she didn't mind.

Next to jump into her chest was Roserade. She too was shining her usually calm face to the fullest and rubbing the flowers on both hands against her chest.

"Oohn."

Mikaruge also loosened her green eyes and mouth. She placed the keystone part on Shirona's extended hand. And she wrapped the haze part around her arm. At that point, Shirona's whole body lost strength and she sat down. She shed tears of relief and smiled.

Slowly, Gastrodon made a late arrival. It rubbed its horn against her back and narrowed its three eyes.

After savoring the contact with them as if clenching her teeth, she noticed a presence still coming from the back.

"No way..."

Lastly, Togekiss who grabbed on was a little awkward in movement. Even so, its face was energetic, letting her feel the existence of its body a lot.

She thought it might have been done something by Oka's attack earlier, but when she observed, she realized it was different. The reason its wings were numb was poison. Roserade, who was also sticking with it, threatened Togekiss. Crying pathetically, Togekiss made an excuse.

Of course, the poison it received could be removed with a life dew or wish. Even so, Togekiss deliberately left it. When these two fight, there is such an implicit rule.

Shirona took a long breath, relieved that what she feared had ended in vain. Among the photos of the victims, there was none of Togekiss. She had thought that if it was done in by that Y-muzzle weapon, it might be irretrievable. She didn't know what it meant, but it seemed to have ended in a dud.

"Whoa!"

Gastrodon was showing its habit again. It was trying to get on top of Anzu who was looking at Shirona and the others with a heartwarming gaze.

"So cute."

When Shirona warned it, it seemed to have shifted its target to the person who said those words. Gastrodon headed happily towards the black-suited woman with open arms.

"Sumi-chan! You better stop..."

Even though the other blonde woman warned her, she didn't particularly try to run away. The deeply tanned woman with thick gray permed hair was unfazed even when Gastrodon stuck to her feet.

Shirona was no longer surprised. Apparently, they all had unbelievable power. Gastrodon, which couldn't be called light by any means, was easily lifted up.

"What's its name?" The woman asked, rubbing her face against Gastrodon, whose joy seemed to be breaking the upper limit.

"Gastrodon."

"Then, is it Todon-chan? Or Tori-chan? Nah, that's lame. Ah, I'm Yamada Sumiko. You had a tough time. Being chased by the men."

Shirona observed without letting her guard down. The arm part of the suit was getting muscular. It looked like power was gathering. She formed a hypothesis. Perhaps their strength was... Thinking that far, she was glad she brought her own suitcase just in case. She could verify it.

She felt a gaze. When she looked, the white woman with blonde hair she had warned earlier was glaring at her. When Shirona blinked, that gaze was immediately averted.

Roserade had left Shirona's side and was staring in a certain direction. There, George was standing.

"Huh? What is it?"

It poked Shirona's waist. When she tilted her head, Roserade suddenly made a stupid face. While sticking out its tongue, it pretended to fall over with a thud. Its performance was detailed, constantly twitching its whole body.

"You..."

Shirona didn't understand, but it seemed to be provoking George. He took out the hilt and tried to walk towards Roserade with an angry look. Muroya grabbed his shoulder and stopped him.

"Cut it out. It's not like you. Well, for now..."

Then he met Shirona's eyes with a challenging look. He received something like a cigarette from Kuwabara and put it in his mouth. The blonde woman lit it for him, and he started to blow out smoke.

"Let bygones be bygones. Your pet is quite something. Don't worry. I won't lay a hand on it anymore. Just think of it as being caught up in Gantz's whim. From now on, we'll be fighting together..."

A mass of water hit his face with a splash. The cigarette fire instantly went out, and he became drenched. Keeping his face fixed in almost the same condition, Muroya only moved his eyes.

"Powapowa!"

Gastrodon was grinning while opening and closing its mouth. And as if provoking, it spouted water upward with a pyupyu.

"I'll mince you and eat you!"

Muroya, visibly angry, was being restrained by the blonde woman and George. Seeing this, Shirona fell into a strange feeling. Just a moment ago, she rather recognized them as enemies. And yet, it no longer had that atmosphere. She was half pulled along by how quickly they switched gears.

The three with sunglasses were squatting around the tilting head Milotic.

"The mark? How did you form the bond?"

"You can become the Hokage."

"Can you do the Rasengan too? Try it out a bit."

"Foh?"

Anzu looked at her with a confused face. For her, it was natural to not understand. Even for Shirona, she needed to sort things out. It was true that the sense of crisis that had been there all along had completely vanished. So she thought back on Oka. That way she could tighten her awareness a little.

"Is 10,000 yen okay?" Kuwabara, who had already changed back into his black suit, suddenly said.

"Huh?"

"I mean, that's about the going rate, right? It'll be over quick. I'll be satisfied with one shot."

"Big sis...this is bad." Anzu, who seemed to have understood the meaning first, pulled Shirona's body.

"It has nothing to do with that, right? Hey, I'm begging you."

"So, what are you..."

"This guy...he's trying to buy big sis. Because you're beautiful. There are situations like this in manga too."

"Wha..."

Finally understanding, Shirona felt a different sense of crisis growing. In fact, Kuwabara's eyes could even be described as strange. Somewhat melting. If she quickly glanced down, she could clearly see his crotch bulging.

Shirona backed away. "Pervert!"

"Huh? Wait a minute. You've got it wrong. It's not you. I have business with your pet over there."

Where Kuwabara pointed, there was Milotic who looked fed up with being talked to a lot by the sunglasses group. When it realized it was the center of attention, it raised its face while shaking its peach-colored tentacles.

There, Kuwabara threw a heated gaze.

"It's female, right? Well, male is fine too. Just tell me where its hole is and that's enough. I'll figure out the rest."

Shirona was receiving perhaps the biggest shock so far in a sense. She understood that her Pokémon was being made a sexual object, but nothing beyond that would enter her head. There had never been such men around her before. Of course, it might just be that Shirona didn't know. Even in the world she used to be in, if this kind of man carelessly showed his true colors, he would surely be ostracized.

"Total pervert!"

"You don't get it because you're a woman? Or is this a bargaining tactic? Fine. Can't be helped. I'll go up to 20,000 yen."

"Get away right now."

"Not enough? Then, let's see...50,000. That's a steal. And it's just one time. I don't think any high-class brothel has that kind of pricing."

"Milotic, come here."

"You're stubborn. Well, being made to wait fires me up for sure. I'll compromise for today. I'll bear with you. 15,000 yen, in cash."

"Ice Beam."

Milotic seemed to have the same thought. Its aim was firmly set on Kuwabara's lower body.

"Whoa!"

Unfortunately, the opponent also seemed to have anticipated the counterattack to some extent. The line of ice went astray and only froze the wall behind Kuwabara.

As if Shirona had done something outrageous, he was indignant.

"Are you stupid?! What if it hit my crotch?! I'd definitely become impotent. Being impotent at this age is no joke."

"Ah, so close."

"Go for it, fire a second shot. Bash him. A piece of trash becoming an impotent piece of trash makes no difference."

It seemed the women on the same team also had thoughts about him. No, Shirona slightly changed her perception. She was already included in this team as well. She had to fight together with them many times.