Chapter 45: Chapter 45: Giovanni: I can't laugh, I have to hold it in!!!
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"Master Giovanni, I understand how you feel, but please calm down."
Miss Jenny comforted Giovanni who seemed 'quite agitated'.
Although Giovanni's reaction did not seem to be stressful, Giovanni has always been steady and rational, so this reaction was actually quite "excited".
Hearing this, Giovanni fell silent for a moment, his breathing slowly calming down.
Kikuko and Charles Goodshow looked at each other secretly, and Charles Goodshow shook his head.
"Are you sure?" Giovanni's low voice sounded.
"Master Giovanni, although it is regrettable, this is indeed true."
Charles Goodshow said helplessly.
"I don't know why, but Mammon did join Team Rocket. The island kings in Alola and the Sinnoh champion Cynthia can attest to that."
Charles Goodshow glanced at Jenny, who nodded and picked up the remote control and pressed it.
The display screen lit up, and a handsome black-haired boy appeared on the screen. It was Mammon.
"This is what they filmed at the time."
"…"
Giovanni looked at the screen, his eyes becoming increasingly complicated, and he remained silent for a long while.
Then Giovanni took a deep breath, took out his cell phone in front of Charles Goodshow and the other two, and made a call.
Beep, beep, beep.
The phone kept ringing. In the entire conference room, you could hear a pin drop except for the ringing of the phone.
Soon, the phone rang.
"Hello? Dad?"
The boy's voice came from the receiver, and even Charles Goodshow and the others could hear it. The tone was light yet a bit incongruous and lazy, and it sounded very special.
It was indeed Mammon's voice. Charles Goodshow was very sure of this because he was the one who presented the award to Mammon when he won the championship.
At that time, Charles Goodshow was very pleased and thought that a genius would appear in the Kanto region again.
"Mammon, what are you doing in Alola?" Giovanni's voice was very low.
"Of course I'm traveling." Mammon's chuckling voice came again.
"Tell the truth! Did I ever teach you to lie?"
Giovanni's heavy voice at this moment seemed like a suppressed volcano, as if it would erupt at any time.
Noticing this, Charles Goodshow's gray brows frowned slightly.
As Giovanni finished speaking, the voice on the other end of the phone seemed to be silent at this moment.
"Sure enough, you know it, Dad." The boy's voice was cold.
"So you joined Team Rocket after all! Mammon, do you know what you are doing? What have I taught you since you were a child, and you..."
Although Giovanni still seemed calm, anyone could see that he was actually very angry at the moment, and his tone was very harsh.
"You always say things like that."
The boy interrupted Giovanni calmly.
"What did you say?" Giovanni was stunned.
"I've had enough, Giovanni. Sixteen years. Sixteen whole years."
Mammon's voice was not loud, not hysterical, nor heartbreaking, but rather calm.
"You always ask me to move forward in the direction you set. Have you ever considered my feelings? I am like your puppet, operating step by step according to your words."
"I..."
Giovanni's throat seemed to be blocked by something, and he could only squeeze out a few words dryly: "I'm doing this for your own good."
"Yeah, they would only say, 'Look, that's Master Giovanni's son', 'As expected of Master Giovanni's son, so amazing', no matter how hard I tried, even if I became the champion of the Quartz Tournament."
"I will still have your label on me, as if my excellence seems to come only from you." Mammon's tone was still calm, or rather indifferent.
The meeting room was eerily quiet. Charles Goodshow frowned deeply, and Kikuko had a faint sinister smile on her face. Her eyes swept over the silent Giovanni.
Commander Jenny's expression was similar to Charles Goodshow's, with her brows also furrowed.
"I'm not your toy, and I will prove that I can succeed even without you!"
With these last words, the call was ended.
Giovanni lowered his head and said nothing. A shadow covered his face, making it impossible for Charles Goodshow and the other two to see his expression clearly.
But they understand that their son's words must have been a huge blow to Giovanni, right? But in fact...
Hold it in! You must hold it in! Don't laugh!
Giovanni's years of training were finally useful!
Charles Goodshow wanted to say something but stopped himself, but considering Giovanni's current mood, he sighed softly.
The strict family education, external public opinion, and the lack of due recognition for his efforts have pushed such an excellent child into an extreme situation.
What should Charles Goodshow say? Blame Giovanni? What's the point?
"Sorry, President, it's my fault." A hoarse and deep voice suddenly sounded.
"It's okay. No one expected this. Master Giovanni, don't blame yourself too much." This was the only way Charles Goodshow could comfort him.
What the hell is this? Charles Goodshow groaned in his heart. He had originally thought that after Mammon's journey was over this year, he would personally invite Mammon to become one of the Elite Four of Kanto.
Who would have thought that this talented young man educated by the official gym leader would now join Team Rocket.
Charles Goodshow held his forehead with his hand, feeling very tired. Who understands?
…
Alola region.
Mammon ended the call with a refreshed look on his face. It was great! With this cut, no matter what Mammon did next, it would not affect Giovanni.
Although there will inevitably be some noise, it won't be a big problem for Giovanni.
"Great! Find a suitable opportunity and I can officially take over as the boss of Team Rocket!"
Mammon leaned on the leather sofa with his legs crossed, looking very comfortable and relaxed.
He has been waiting for this day for too long! What's the point of being the second in command? If you want to be in power, you have to be the boss!
"Sir, what shall we do next?"
Cross, who was watching the whole process, actually wanted to complain in his heart. These two father and son were really good at playing.
However, as a qualified subordinate, he is very sensible and can accept both the boss Giovanni who is about to "retire" and the boss Mammon who is about to take over.
Not to mention that he felt that Mammon's abilities and strength were in line with his expectations, and Boss Giovanni was just "retiring", not dead.
It doesn't matter, either of the father and son can be the boss.
"Let's ask the members of the organization to restrain themselves for the next few days. We don't know what Kukui and the others will do."
Mammon pondered for a moment and then gave instructions to Cross.
"yes."
"Cynthia's appearance is indeed troublesome. In this case..."
Mammon's eyes flickered slightly. He originally didn't want to act so quickly, but now he had to speed up.
There was no way. Cynthia's sudden appearance did disrupt some of his plans.
Tsk~ I'll go to the Aether Paradise in a few days and capture Lusamine first.