Pokémon: Who let him leave Pallet Town?

Chapter 193 Is this a legitimate research institute?

"What are they doing?"

On the communicator screen, Xia's head popped up. She stared blankly at the screen as Dr. Nishino Mori muttered something about leaving.

To her left, a young man with a vertically parted hairstyle, wearing a headscarf, and looking very pragmatic, also had a blank expression.

"Hey, Jian, don't you aspire to be a researcher? Speak up!"

Xiao Zhi nudged the young man with his elbow.

"Ash, is this a legitimate research institute?"

Xiao Jian suddenly lowered his head, covered his mouth, and whispered in Xiao Zhi's ear.

He seems a bit like the cult the alliance is cracking down on!
"Of course, this is Oak's Laboratory!"

Ash looked at the other person strangely.

"Oki's Lab!" Ken suddenly became serious, his expression instantly turning extremely solemn.

He stood tall and straightened his back, his gaze fixed intently on Natsume.

Just then, Dr. Nishino Mori left, and Natsume turned around and saw Ken.

Who is this? They look so familiar!
Natsume's gaze shifted upwards, fixing on the other person's center-parted hairstyle.

"Middle-parted hair, you've successfully transformed!?"

A startled voice rang out, and Xiao Jian, who was sitting upright, was taken aback, glancing at Xiao Zhi for help.

“Natsume-san, this is Ken, a travel companion we met on our journey.”

Xiao Zhi stepped forward and quickly said.

"Xiao Jian, are you interested in becoming a researcher?"

Natsume realized what was happening.

"Th-th-this..." Seeing Natsume get straight to the point, Ken suddenly became nervous and started stammering.

"Of course, my dream is to become a researcher. I'm currently working on Pokémon observation. This is my employee badge!"

As Xiao Jian spoke, he excitedly opened his encyclopedia and showed his employee ID to Natsume.

The Orange Islands Pokémon Observer qualification is valid for three years.

Natsume narrowed his eyes.

In some areas where manpower is scarce but scientific research and exploration value is high, the alliance will recruit relevant personnel from the private sector.

"Are you a college student?" Natsume raised an eyebrow slightly.

These opportunities are usually allocated by the alliance to various university institutions as a form of internship.

"Uh, no, I... I passed the written and oral exams through self-study," Xiao Jian Chen Ken said.

"Self-taught? That's great, I look forward to seeing how you do."

Natsume praised her sincerely.

Having this kind of Pokémon observer internship experience will make your job search much smoother in the future.

It's not just research institutes within the alliance; some private research institutes also tend to hire this type of person.

Therefore, these highly sought-after internship opportunities are in high demand and fiercely contested by various higher education institutions.

It's very difficult for these products to reach the general public, and even if they do, the competition is fierce.

Xiao Jian's ability to fight his way out of the crowd is evident.

"Hey Natsume-nii, how's my new partner? Pretty good, huh?"

Xiao Zhi popped his head out and chuckled.

"Mr. Natsume! You are Professor Oak's student, Mr. Natsume!"

Xiao Jian's eyes lit up, and his tone immediately became respectful.

He quickly put down his backpack and took out many thick notebooks, which looked like they had been flipped through frequently, with many pages curled up.

"Mr. Natsume, I have a lot of Pokémon observation records here. I hope you can take a look at them for me!"

Xiao Jian stacked the notebooks, and they were as tall as a person.

Natsume stroked his chin, remaining silent.

After a moment, Xiao Jian realized his rudeness and smiled sheepishly, saying:

"I'm so excited, Mr. Natsume. I'll go back to Pallet Town with Ash, and then I'll ask you to come and see me."

“Perfect timing, Professor Oak might be coming back around then.” Natsume nodded slightly.

Professor Oak has been calling him for the past two days, making it clear that something might be discovered in Mount Tsukimura, and that they are short-handed and want Natsume to come over.

Unfortunately, Natsume couldn't even handle his own affairs.

He thought he would go and take a look, and bring Xiao Jian along to see what the other person's abilities were like.

If it's good, then consider it as finding a high-quality, nuclear-powered cow for Professor Oak, and consider it compensation.

"Okay, I'll definitely prepare well!" When Natsume mentioned Professor Oak's name, Ken's eyes lit up, and he carefully put away his notebook.

I heard that this Mr. Natsume is the most outstanding in scientific research among Professor Oki's students.

It seems that the other party holds a high position in Professor Oak's heart.

If you gain the other person's approval, you are more likely to gain Professor Oak's approval!

Xiao Jian suddenly felt hopeful about tomorrow.

"Hehehe, Natsume-nii, I caught Lapras!"

As Ash spoke, he held up the Pokédex and pointed it at a pool of water behind him.

Inside the pool is a small Lapras, and on its head, a Pikachu with a spiky middle parting is fast asleep.

"And I even got my first cherry blossom badge!"

After chatting with Satoshi for a while, Natsume hung up the call.

In the Orange League, you only need four badges to challenge the Chief Trainer on Orange Isle.

Judging from Xiaozhi's current speed, he should be back within two months.

We need to hurry.

Natsume got up and walked towards Warehouse No. 1.

Stepping inside, it was as cold as ever.

Natsume easily found his way to the AI.

"How's the simulation going?" Natsume asked.

"it is ready."

The temperature displayed on the electronic screen suddenly disappeared, replaced by a laughing soybean emoji.

A stream of data suddenly burst forth, converged, and formed a polygonal beast.

"Sizzle—" The polygonal beast seemed particularly happy.

This research institute is much better than the computer lab I used to work at.

Compared to the AI ​​system, which resembled a luxurious villa, that place was practically a dilapidated old house.

Natsume glanced at the state of the Porygon.

Very healthy, and its level has even increased by two levels.

"It's amazing that processing data streams can boost your level."

Seeing this, Natsume's face lit up with even more joy.

In that case, he only needs to tame a Porygon with decent analytical characteristics and let it live in the chip.

As Rotom the Motorbike engages in daily activities, its level will naturally increase gradually, which is quite worry-free.

"Come out, Rotom the Motorbike!"

A red light flashed from Natsume's waist.

A motorcycle-riding Rotom No. 1 appears.

"Come on, Polygon, try to blend in."

Natsume pointed to the dark energy on Rotom's chest.

Polygon nodded and, lifted by Natsume's telekinesis, gradually approached Rotom's chest.

With a "whoosh," the former transformed into a data stream and disappeared.

"Rotom, try moving?"

Natsume gave the order.

Rotom started doing gymnastics.

His every move was no longer as stiff as before, but rather as lifelike as a real person, as graceful as a swimming dragon.

"Good, my control has improved. Let's try releasing the black mist!"

Natsume tried to speak.

Rotom paused, the dark energy on his chest flashing continuously.

This time, no black mist emanated from Rotom's body.

The black lines that were originally confined to its chest area began to expand wildly outwards, devouring the original golden lines.

Soon after, all the golden patterns on Rotom's body disappeared, replaced by a viscous black substance resembling oil.

Yes, it's viscous.

Unlike the golden patterns that originally radiated a halo, these black patterns, upon closer inspection, appeared to flow slowly across Rotom's body like a fluid.

It was as if a heart had grown inside Rotom, pumping blood throughout his body.

(End of this chapter)