"The Lord of the City has arrived!"
At this moment, a voice sounded. After hearing the voice, everyone looked over and saluted the Lord of the City. As a witch, Violet could only step forward.
"Lord of the City!"
"Violet, today is a very important day. The arrival of Ho-Oh depends on you~!"
Although Ho-Oh will come on its own without the need for a sacrificial dance at this time, Violet's sacrificial dance is still a very important part of his plan.
"Yes, Lord of the City, about that matter!"
Violet didn't know that the person in front of her was the biggest enemy at this time. Instead, she was still concerned about how well he was doing with his safety work.
After all, there was a warning from Ash, which always made her feel a little uneasy.
"Don't worry, I have arranged everything. Not even a fly will be let in. Reading, where are your two friends from the future? Aren't they going to meet Ho-Oh too?"
"Well, I have sent someone to find them, but there is no news yet!"
For some reason, the brief exchange with the city lord made her feel very uneasy, just like when she had a premonition that something was wrong before, and then she met Ash and Nana not long after.
It's almost the same now. This is the intuition of the witch, but there is no way to fully predict it!
"Really? That's a pity. I wanted to thank them!"
The city lord sneered secretly when he heard this, and then responded hypocritically.
But his expression was well hidden, and Violet didn't notice it.
" Violet fell silent.
At the same time, the city lord turned around, and the smug smile on his face could no longer be concealed.
"Haha, they can't come anymore!"
Everything was already a sure win for him at the moment, and he only needed to wait until the sacrifice began, and he would become a hero admired by thousands of people.
The power in his hands would also reach an unprecedented peak.
In another scene, Ash, Nana, and Morty quickly rushed to the direction of the bell tower. The road was very quiet, and almost no one could be seen.
Swish, swish, swish!!!
A burst of air-breaking sound suddenly came, and Ash's expression changed. He quickly Teleported to Nana's side and propped up a green energy barrier.
Several sharp arrows were bounced off, and those flying towards Morty were also blocked by Ash with Psychic.
"Who?"
Morty immediately drew his samurai sword in a serious manner.
Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh!!!
The next moment, figures fell from the sky, and a group of men in black blocked their way. At the same time, many figures also fell on the surrounding buildings [and instantly surrounded the owner.
Another group of guys wearing Scary Masks came, but Ash did not sense the guy who was psychically controlled by him before.
"These guys were the ones who murdered us before!" Nana recognized these guys at a glance.
"These are all samurai of the shogunate. It seems that this matter is indeed closely related to the shogunate!"
Morty tightly grasped the samurai sword in his hand, and his expression became cold. As the family that protects Ho-Oh, they will not let go even if the city lord makes a mistake.
"People from the Matsuno family?"
The Scary Face man looked at Morty and looked around. From the family emblem he wore, he could tell that he didn't expect that people from the Matsuno family would also be involved.
But the order they received this time was to act at all costs and not let anyone interfere. When they saw Ash and others escape, they were also surprised. Naturally, they couldn't let Ash and others pass through here and interfere with the city lord's plan.
"Although I don't know how you escaped, this road is forbidden to pass!" The Scary Face man stopped Ash and others. It was obviously impossible to let a few people pass easily.
"Do you know what you are doing? You will destroy the entire Ecruteak city by doing this!" Morty held the samurai sword and angrily scolded.
In his opinion, the current development of Ecruteak City is all thanks to Ho-Oh. The behavior of the city lord is undoubtedly ungrateful and self-destructive.
"Tsk! We are only responsible for executing the orders of the city lord. As for other things, it has nothing to do with us!"
Obviously, these people have been brainwashed a long time ago. It is not that they are controlled by the city lord, but they have been instilled with the idea of loyalty to the city lord since childhood. It has been deeply rooted over the years.
"Okay, don't waste time with them!" Ash obviously didn't bother to waste time with them. Now that he has figured out the whole story of the Ho-Oh incident a hundred years ago and found the murderer behind the scenes, Ash doesn't have the patience to waste time with them.
"Fortunately, the city lord has long expected that things will not be so simple and has prepared for you. Present!"
Papapapa!!!
The Scary Face people clapped their hands, and then a series of black shadows appeared in the air. In the dark sky, a large group of Zubat and Golbat appeared in front of them.
They were all forced to wear a restraint similar to a slave shackle.
This is a device developed in this era that can forcibly control the monsters.
Soon, Zubat and Golbat surrounded the three of them. Ash frowned slightly when he saw this. He was not afraid, but these Pokémon were not like the Rockets.
They were all innocent, and it would take a lot of time to deal with them.
"Humph!!!"
"I didn't expect that the shogunate had secretly detained so many monsters in recent years? But you are not the only ones who can mobilize monsters, Gengar!"
At this time, Morty shouted, and Gengar flew out of the shadows.
Hehe~~
Then Gengar sent out a series of Growls.
Soon, more and more black shadows appeared around, and figures floated out from the shadows.
There were Gastly and Haunter.
Although the number was far less than that of the City Lord's Mansion, it could at least greatly improve the number gap between the two sides.
"Young Master of the Matsuno Family, do you want to betray the Lord of the City?" The leader, Scary Face, saw that the situation was not good, and immediately pointed at Morty's nose and shouted angrily.
"Haha, our Matsuno Family is only willing to be loyal to the leader who can bring peace and tranquility to people, not the guy who is blinded by interests and dares to plot against Ho-Oh!"
At this time, Morty did not give him any face and directly retorted.
At this time, the Matsuno Family he represented was completely torn apart with the City Lord's Mansion.
This scene made Ash next to him nod slightly. Sure enough, the Matsuno Family of Miki sisters and Morty was still trustworthy.
Morty's uncle Matsuno also became a little crazy because of the nearly 100 years of waiting. .