When the Real Villain Appears

Rope didn't look too good.

He was actually rather embarrassed, he didn't really know he was handsome enough to make a woman that obsessed...

Or to make a woman with whom he would most likely be hostile.

Especially when this woman was also pretending to be lovers with another man...

What's with the inexplicable bit of excitement...

Good thing this Rope guy had basic self-control, he wanted to watch the show, but not be an actor.

Plus this guy's skin isn't too thin, so he didn't refuse when Mizushin came over again to call him over to see the construction situation, but still consciously stayed away from this somewhat eccentric woman.

Rope was fairly self-aware, so he didn't think the woman would be obsessed with her face value, although Rope's face value was just as high as any of you viewer lords.

But as long as there isn't any special ability, the face value doesn't reach the kind of effect that it did before. We're a serious novel, there won't be this kind of ability that makes people unable to stop looking at him.

That's why the kind of expression Mizushin showed him wasn't normal, and could even be considered a bit morbid.

So Rope figured the woman must want something from herself.

Rather, he wondered if what she wanted was decent or not. Of course, Rope was a decent person.

He was just being helpful.

But glancing up at Mizushin, who was leading the way in front of him, Rope couldn't help but feel a little bit emotional about what this woman was made of, obviously seeing herself in the morning she would make that kind of expression, and right now it was just a polite smile and formulaic public attitude.

Rope was still impressed. After all, anyone who could ignore their embarrassment must be mentally strong.

The two walked quickly, and within a few minutes they were at the construction site.

It was clear that Rotom's calculations weren't entirely reliable, and as it stood now, under the command of Junji and Yoichi, the work, though impressive, would take a lot less time than Rotom had estimated.

It was evident that a good commander could really boost the efficiency of the work.

After all, something like humans were always full of unknowns.

Yoichi saw Rope's arrival and hurriedly greeted him before saying, "Professor Rope, our work is almost done, so see if there are any more questions."

Rope shook his head and said, "Mr. Yoichi, I'm not a professional, so I've already mentioned enough opinions about this kind of thing, I can't cause you any more trouble."

Yoichi waved his hand, "Hey! How can it be causing trouble? Your suggestions, that are all spurring and checking on our work, after all, those of us who are all in this circle one by one, there are a lot of drawbacks in the circle that we can't see for ourselves!"

"No more really, since it's pretty much over, have you found the person behind the toxic energy yet?"

Rope smiled and declined the request for further comment, asking about the findings instead.

Yoichi's eyes also glazed over slightly before saying, "Mizushin should have already told you that we found a large hole that was spewing toxic energy outwards. Thanks to your warning, Professor Rope, our workers evacuated quickly, which prevented any irreparable tragedy."

There was a sense of gratitude in his eyes, but he didn't know if the points were false or not.

Rope also made a relieved expression.

"That's good, just leave the rest to me to investigate. I have the best protective gear in my backpack, I'll just go down and investigate."

After saying that, he was about to walk that way, and while walking, he also took his backpack off his back.

Yoichi immediately spoke up at his words, "No!"

His voice was not small, and scared Rope a little, who looked back at him in confusion.

Yoichi said very seriously: "This is a very dangerous matter, how can I let you personally go down and take the risk, our workers also have quite good strength, and our protective gear is not bad, let them go down first to see if there is any danger, it's fine. If there's no danger, it's not too late for you to go down there, after all..."

"After all, I am a Pokémon Professor of noble status?"

Rope interrupted Yoichi with a cold tone.

Yoichi choked on him but continued.

"That's what I meant, a gentleman doesn't stand on a dangerous wall."

Rope just shook his head silently.

"I won't let the dangers I should have taken on myself be passed on to others, I won't push duties that are within my power onto others, and if my glory I'll keep to myself then my risks I'll take on my own."

He looked deeply at Yoichi.

"That is my principle."

After saying that, Rope turned around and continued walking that way.

Yoichi, on the other hand, looked at Rope's back for a long time without words, and as for Mizushin, she once again began to flush.

Yoichi vaguely sensed something, but when he tried to catch the glimmer of thought, he caught nothing.

But he still saw something in Rope.

Something that he could not ask for, or that had faded away.

He hammered a hard fist into the trunk of a tree off to the side. His force wasn't great, and the leaves only shook lightly, then quickly subsided without causing much of a ripple.

And in Mizushin's eyes, Rope looked like he was glowing at that moment.

The whole person is like the sun in early spring, emitting gentle warmth but not dazzling light.

"It's people like this that have the value of being destroyed by me!"

Mizushin's words were incredibly passionate and warm.

But... for the first time, Yoichi felt intimidated by this partner he didn't really know.

What was in the head of this kind of person?

Yoichi looked at Mizushin, silent.

On the other hand, Rope on the other side didn't know what was going through the minds of each of the two people here.

He just said what he had been thinking and doing.

Rope is too self-reliant in a sense.

Junji, who was organizing the evacuation by the river, saw Rope approaching and asked suspiciously, "Why are you here? It's dangerous here, isn't this what you told us to evacuate?"

Rope rolled his eyes, "Is there any necessary connection between me telling you to evacuate and me coming here myself?"

Junji cocked his head and scratched it, "Doesn't matter? Wouldn't it be better to get those strong trainers if there's danger?"

Rope ignored him and just silently opened his backpack and pulled out his protective gear.

Junji frowned when he saw that Rope didn't pay any attention to himself, then said, "I think, it's better for you not to push yourself, there's no shame in letting other people help you."

Rope put his body and equipment back on, then said.

"First, I don't like, bothering others."

"Second, I make my own decisions."

"Third..."

Rope looked at the huge, circular pit with a flat perimeter but dark and deep, leading nowhere.

"I am a strong trainer!"

He said, and jumped down.