Mind Master of the Elf World

Chapter 457 Challenge me? You'll have to beat my student first! (Seeking monthly votes!)
"Pokémon?"

Jing He was slightly surprised to hear Dr. Kong Mu's words.

However, considering that he was already "famous" as a "Pokémon psychologist," he quickly accepted it.

"I wonder what kind of Pokémon it is?" Jinghe asked with a hint of curiosity.

"It was Professor Ginya from Orange Academy who sent me a few Pokémon, hoping I could help study their physiology, especially their egg group," Professor Elm explained.

Teacher Ginja?

She appears to be a biology teacher at the Orange Academy in the Padilla region, knowledgeable about Pokémon ecology, and also a well-known researcher.

“The Pokémon of the Padia region,” Jinghe murmured.

"No rush, it's getting late. You should rest for the night and look at it again tomorrow," Dr. Kongmu said with a smile.

"Alright."

Jinghe nodded, not refusing, since the sun was indeed about to set.

"Luckily, I've already had Christal tidy up the room. It's rather simple, so please don't mind."

"how come."

After exchanging a few more pleasantries, Christal led Jinghe to his guest room.

"Teacher Jinghe, is this Jigglypuff a new Pokémon you caught?" Crystal knew Jinghe quite well and knew which Pokémon he had, so she couldn't help but ask her question while leading the way.

Jing He smiled slightly and glanced at the chubby boy who had fallen asleep in her arms. The little guy had been swept up in the tornado during the day and was quite frightened.

"No, I just happened to run into it and helped it out. I guess you could call it a friend."

"Oh"

Christa suddenly realized.

The relationship between trainers and Pokémon is not simply one of capture and being captured.

Even if they are not subdued, it is not uncommon for them to become friends due to their close relationship.

Furthermore, not all Pokémon enjoy being captured and kept in Poké Balls; they prefer battling.

"Teacher, we're here."

The two arrived at a guest room at the very end of the second-floor corridor.

"Thank you."

Jinghe thanked him and pushed open the door.

The room wasn't large, and it didn't contain much—just a bed and a desk—but it was very clean and tidy, a stark contrast to the somewhat messy scene in the research institute on the first floor.

It's clear that Christal put in a lot of effort to clean the room.

Just then, a sound came from outside the corridor window.

"Christal!"

It sounds like a boy.

Kristall clearly knew who was calling her, and couldn't help but rub her forehead, forcing a smile as she said to Jing He:

"Teacher Jinghe, it's alright."

However, the two still walked to the window and looked down.

I saw a black-haired boy wearing a baseball cap backwards, goggles, and holding a pool cue, poking around.

And it was none other than the one who hatched it—Ah Jin!
"Eh?"

When Akin saw that it wasn't just Kristall who was sticking her head out of the window, he instinctively paused in surprise.

Because of the lighting and angle, he could only see the outlines of the two people. Jing He was wearing a black suit, a hat, and a monocle. He didn't look like a good person at all.

Immediately, Ah Jin's face darkened, and he pointed at Jing He and shouted:

"Hey! Where did this man in black come from!"

As he spoke, he grabbed the pool cue with one hand and swung it out. A long-tailed monster hand quickly climbed up the pool cue along his shoulder, and then, just as it reached the end of the cue, it launched itself into the air.

"Go! Ootaro!" Kin shouted.

Using the billiard cue as a fulcrum, Longtailed Hand leaped to the second-floor window and grinned at Jinghe and Christa.

Seeing this, Jinghe's heart stirred slightly.

It's an indiscriminate battle from the moment we meet.
As expected of A-Jin.

Seeing this, Kristal was furious. She never expected that Ajin would attack Teacher Jinghe without even asking any questions. "That Ajin!"

That was too reckless!

How rude!
But Jinghe wasn't surprised much.

After all, this guy is the kind of reckless brute who'll charge straight in and attack anyone, whether it's Professor Oak or Lance.
He was somewhat surprised by Akin's arm strength.

With such a long cue, the weight of the long-tailed juggernaut plus the force generated by its jumping, and the added "bonus" of the wheelbase brought by the long cue tip, how could Akin keep the cue completely still?

This power
This is something a child under ten years old could own?
So there are even Super Wakaba people.
Just as Jing He was pondering, the long-tailed monster had already arrived in front of her. Just as Kristall was about to cry out in surprise, a dark shadow appeared in front of Jing He.

When faced with the attacking Aipom, Gengar immediately made a face at it.

"叏Ga! ヾ(▼▼;)"

"Ee-bang!"

Aipom was startled by Gengar, its hairs stood on end, and its tail straightened.

Before I could even reach the window, I was about to fall from mid-air.

Fortunately, Jinghe reacted quickly and grabbed the tail of the long-tailed monster, leaving it suspended in mid-air.

"Otaro!"

Upon seeing this, Ajin exclaimed in surprise.

"hateful!!"

He hadn't expected that the man in black who had "kidnapped" Christal would be so strong, and that he had even captured Otaro.

"You wait!"

A Jin pointed his cue at Jing He, rolled up his sleeves, found a tree nearby, and climbed up it in a few quick movements, seemingly preparing to jump into the house and have a "one-on-one" match with Jing He.

Seeing this, Jinghe's expression turned slightly strange.

Ah Jin, your tree-climbing skills are really impressive.

This reminded him of an "old friend".

Fortunately, Kristall had already reacted by this time and shouted, "Akin!"

"This is Teacher Jinghe!"

When Ah Jin, who was climbing the tree, heard the name "Teacher Jing He," he was stunned for a moment, stumbled, and fell off the tree.

"Genga~~"

Fortunately, Gengar floated to his side, lifted him into the air, and they gazed at each other from afar.

“Genga? (￢з￢)σ”

Gengar looked at Jinghe and pointed at Ajin.

Is this guy an idiot?

With the change of angle, Akin finally saw the person standing next to Kristall and exclaimed in surprise:
"It really is Teacher Jinghe!"

Judging from his appearance, he seems to know Jing He as well.

"Haha!!" Ah Jin waved his arms and legs in the air, shouting excitedly, "Teacher Jing He, let's have a one-on-one match!"

Jing He: "."

Christal covered her face.

To be honest, she felt she shouldn't let Teacher Jinghe know that she knew Ah Jin; it was a bit embarrassing.

Jinghe suddenly realized that coming to Ruoye Town to see Ajin and then going to find Xiaoyin through Ajin was a very wrong decision.

However, seeing Ah Jin's appearance, Jing He still replied:
"Okay."

Upon hearing this, Christa looked at Jinghe with some surprise, while Ajin seemed very excited.

If you can defeat Teacher Jinghe, countless honors and praises will come your way.

Ajin raised his head slightly, closed his eyes, and spread his arms, as if he were already under the spotlight, surrounded by flowers and applause.

But before he could indulge in his fantasies for long, Jing He continued with a smile, "However, if you want to challenge me, you have to beat my student first."

"Students?" Akin and Kristal both looked puzzled.

"It's not that difficult," Jing He waved her hand.

"Who?"

“Zivukki Daigo.”

Christal's eyes widened.

The young master of the Devon Corporation, Daigo Zivchi?!

It's only in the last six months that Jinghe's reputation has gradually grown. If it were six months ago, Zifuchi Daigo's name would have been much more famous than Jinghe's.

This can be seen from the fact that they know a great deal about Daigo, the Hoennian, even though they live in Johto.

Besides
For Gin, the difficulty of defeating Jinghe-sensei and defeating Daigo isn't much different, right?

We can’t win anyway.

But then Ajin scratched his head. "Are we going to go all the way to Hoenn? That's so far."

Dark lines appeared on Christal's forehead.

Is this the point? !

Jing He gently shook the long-tailed monster in his hand, slightly channeling his Aura power into it.

"Ee-bang~(≧▽≦)"

So comfortable!
"Otaro, what's wrong? Otaro!!"

Longtail was enjoying itself and didn't have time to pay attention to Ajin.

“Or, you can defeat one of my students from the Chengdu region first, that would also count as passing the test,” Jing He said with a smile.

Johto region?

This is close!
"Who?" Akin couldn't help but ask.

"Little Silver." "Little Silver?"

Not only Akin, but Kristal also looked puzzled.

Who is it? I've never heard of them.

However, the fact that Mr. Jinghe would say this suggests that he might not be too different from Mr. Daigo.

Where is it?

Jing He shrugged. "Then you'll have to find it yourself."

As he spoke, he waved his hand slightly, tossing the long-tailed monster's hand, which was comfortably resting, toward Akin.

"Ee-bang."

Aipom felt a pang of disappointment, but still nimbly climbed onto Akin's shoulder.

“Alright! After I beat Xiao Yin, I’ll challenge you, Teacher Jing He!” A Jin said solemnly.

That little silver thing is easy to handle!
Jinghe's smile widened, and she gave Gengar a look, "Then I'll wait for you."

"rest assured!"

After landing, A-Jin adjusted his hat, gave Jing-He an "OK" sign, and ran home without looking back.

He completely forgot why he had wanted to find Christa in the first place.

“Teacher Jinghe, this little silver.” Christal was somewhat worried about the impetuous Ajin.

“It’s alright, Xiao Yin is about the same age as him,” Jing He said.

About the same size?
That should be alright, right?
After Kristall left, Jinghe looked at Gengar, who was covering his mouth and chuckling, and couldn't help but smile as well.

"It went surprisingly smoothly."

"Genga~"

The next day.

"Pop~ Pop giggle pop, pop li, pop~ pop li pop~"

Jinghe woke up to the sound of Pangding singing.

"Pop! ()"

Seeing that Jinghe was truly unaffected by his singing, Fatty Ding, who had been practicing singing early in the morning, stood on his desk like a victorious general, holding the microphone high, his excitement beyond words.

He then coughed lightly twice, preparing for his formal performance.

"Pop! Lim-hum"

Before I could even open my mouth, an energy cube was shoved into it.

Interrupt the spellcasting!

"Pop!"

Fat Ding sat down at the desk, placed the microphone at his feet, and began to eat the energy cubes in small bites.

Jinghe opened the window and gently took a breath of fresh air.

After some trying, he finally figured out how to use Jigglypuff's "switch," and he was in a particularly good mood.

The presence of Fat Ding at the café might negatively impact business.

However, it's actually quite good as an assistant in a psychological clinic, as it can save the effort of hypnosis most of the time.

Like Nurse Joy from the Kalos region, whose partner Pokémon is Jigglypuff's evolved form, Wigglypuff.

Of course, Fatty is impatient, and if it wants to leave, Jinghe won't stop it.

"Yo~ Yo-ji yo-ji~ Yo~"

Young Gillas thought Jigglypuff's singing was so funny that he couldn't help but try to imitate it.

"Pop!"

Jigglypuff immediately realized that Young Gilas was singing incorrectly. His cheeks puffed out, and he jumped aggressively off the desk, walking over to Young Gilas's side.
Teach them.

"Pop!"

"Yo-yo~~"

The two little ones sang and sang in harmony, one teaching and the other learning, and the room became noisy and chattering all at once.

The backyard of Dr. Kūki's research institute.

This place is actually quite similar to the backyard of Professor Oak's lab, only the area is a bit smaller, but it is definitely a large research area.

This clearly demonstrates the importance the Alliance places on Dr. Elm.

Dr. Kongmu, Jinghe, and Christal rode in a jeep, crossed a small hill, and arrived at the habitat of the elves originating from Padia.

"That's... a family of rats?"

Upon seeing the four white mice, two large and two small, living on the grass, Jinghe's face showed surprise.

One-Rabbit is a rather special Pokémon.

They evolved from a pair of mice.

Generally speaking, a pair of mice consists of only two individuals, which makes them appear like a couple, but their true sex remains unclear according to current research.

A family of mice evolves from a pair of mice. When they reach a certain level, the two mice become four, just like having two more children, forming a family.

However, there are rare cases where there is only one extra child. This probability is almost one percent, and it is a rare "three-child family".

Whether it's two mice in a pair, three mice in a "three-family" group, or four mice in a "four-family" group, they are all considered as one Pokémon.

Somewhat like a kangaroo and its offspring.

Dr. Kuroki smiled and said, "Jinghe is indeed very knowledgeable. Even in the Padia region, the Ichiro is a relatively rare Pokémon. They are also the subject of my research recently."

The way a family of rats reproduces greatly intrigued him, a Pokémon professor specializing in Pokémon eggs.

“This is no easy feat,” Jing He murmured.

"Yes." Dr. Kumoki strongly agreed.

"However, with the kangaroo beasts and the array soldiers as references, we have already grasped some of the direction."

Jing He nodded.

Like the family rat, Kangaskhan are also a pair of mother and child, and when they Mega Evolve, they can even possess the extremely special ability "Parental Love", which is unique in the entire Pokémon world.

Like the Family Rat, the Strider is a Pokémon composed of multiple individuals forming a whole, and it is also a "genderless" Pokémon.

Seeing the rats, Jinghe understood why Ginja from Orange Academy wanted Dr. Kongmu's help.

Such research is still very difficult.

However, whether it's a single rat or a pair of rats, as long as they don't get close at special times, their temperament is relatively mild.

The jeep continued on its way.

They soon docked beside a fairly large artificial lake, which seemed to be home to quite a few water-type Pokémon.

On the shore, a few dark brown stones stood out somewhat out of place.

"Yo-yo!"

Young Gilas jumped out of the Poké Ball on its own. Its eyes lit up when it saw the rocks, and it thought of pouncing on them and taking a bite to see how they tasted.

However, Jinghe held his head down, preventing him from moving forward.

He gently tapped Larvitar on the head and chuckled, "Look closely, that's a Pokémon!"

"Yo-yo?"

Although it didn't hurt at all, Young Gilas still covered his head, looked pitifully at Jing He, then at the stones, and swallowed hard.

You can vaguely see several dark holes in those rocks, as if something is hidden inside.

“Dr. Kongmu, is that the Three Seas Groundhog?” Jinghe looked at Dr. Kongmu.

Dr. Kumoki had also gotten out of the car, holding a document in his hand. He adjusted his glasses, nodded, and said:

“That’s right, it’s the Three Seas Groundhog.”

As he spoke, he picked up a pebble from the ground and threw it toward a special stone by the lake.

Da da da--

The pebble bounced on the ground, and soon three red, tentacle-like things quickly emerged from the stone, grabbed the pebble that Dr. Hollow had thrown, and swiftly wrapped around it, crushing it into powder.

"Yo-yo-yo! Σ(дlll)"

Young Gilas was startled by what he saw and instinctively put himself in the shoes of the stone, taking a small step back.

However, it quickly forgot its fright and looked around. When it saw the pile of stones not far away, its eyes lit up.

Diglett is the Pokémon Eel. It looks somewhat similar to Dugtrio, but it is a pure Water-type Pokémon that evolves from Diglett. In fact, it is a Pokémon with a very aggressive personality.

From this perspective, this artificial lake should be called an "artificial sea," Jinghe thought.

The reproduction of the three-sea voles is also a pretty good research topic.

Dr. Kongmu then entered research mode, muttering to himself as he studied, "After returning to their natural mimicry environment, the three-ocean voles have fully adapted to this environment and are now ready to reproduce."

Seeing this, Christal quickly took over the task of introducing the topic.

She carefully tugged at Jinghe's clothes, pointed to the other side of the "artificial sea" not far away, to the area where rocks were piled up, and said:

"Professor Jinghe, Dr. Kongmu's request is over there."

There, the little green-skinned dinosaur, Young Gilas, was tiptoeing past.

Jing He's face twitched slightly, and he shouted, "Younggilas!"

"Yo-yo?"

Young Gilas stiffened, then turned his head away with an awkward smile.

Oh no, we've been found out.
Rumbling--

at this time.

A faint rumbling sound emanated from the pile of stones.

The shovel shook, scattering pebbles, and Pokémon that looked entirely made of rock, much like those made of stone in a pixelated world, stood up unsteadily.

Kristal's expression changed slightly, and she said nervously, "Teacher Jinghe, these few have rather bad tempers."

Jing He raised an eyebrow.

"The Salt Giant?"

(End of this chapter)