Pokémon: Who let him leave Pallet Town?

Chapter 200 Eterna Puzzle Version

Natsume decided to set off immediately.

But before he goes, he needs to ask Mewtwo for a favor.

Upon entering the study, Mewtwo was sitting at the desk, engrossed in the book in his hands with an extremely upright posture.

"The construction team from the alliance might arrive in the next few days, but I need to go out."

As Natsume spoke, he handed a large stack of documents to Mewtwo.

Mewtwo closed the book and looked at Natsume strangely.
"Then why don't you just tell them your requirements directly?"

Mewtwo was a little angry at Natsume for disturbing it.

"No, important projects must be delivered in person."

"With your telekinesis, it shouldn't be a big problem to bewitch them into looking like me."

Upon hearing this, Mewtwo frowned, but finally nodded.

From the many books he's read recently, Mewtwo is also aware that many of the League's procedures are extremely complicated.

This is also an inevitable trend for free benefits—in order to avoid being taken advantage of without any value, the procedures have to be complicated and many conditions and restrictions have to be added.

"And one more thing."

Natsume remembered.

"See if you can sneak in under the guise of helping out and take some lab materials or something."

Natsume said in a low voice.

He recalled that the alliance allowed for 10% material loss.

Mewtwo's lips twitched:
"Do you want me to make the Rotom motorcycle for you too?"

In the past few days, Natsume would chat with Mewtwo whenever he had free time, and Mewtwo has a good understanding of many of Natsume's motives.

"Okay, thank you for your help."

Natsume placed a USB drive into Mewtwo's hand and instructed him:
"If you don't understand, you can ask the AI ​​for help and discuss it with them."

As he spoke, Natsume's figure disappeared.

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Mewtwo stared silently at the USB drive in its hand.

It said that Natsume had been showing it all sorts of motorcycle-related books these past few days.

It was initially wondering what this had to do with being a researcher.
After everything was ready, Natsume rushed towards Mount Tsukimura without stopping.

finally--

After a long journey, Dragonite rode Natsume to Mount Tsukimura.

Moon Mountain, the mountaintop.

"Woo-"

A huge Dragonite was dancing and jumping around happily in place.

In her arms, Natsume felt dizzy and lightheaded.

"Wow, Natsume, is this the Pokémon you're best at digging?"

Professor Oak appeared, looking at the Dragonite with a surprised expression.

It had been a few months since I last saw him, and he seemed to have gotten even bigger.

"No, she insisted on coming along."

Natsume broke free from the Great Dragonite's embrace.

Dragonite can't fly; it has relied mainly on Natsume's psychic powers to get here.

However, Natsume only needed to control the direction, and with the wings of the Great Dragonite propelling him forward, the speed was faster than expected.

"Cough cough cough, with such a huge size, it looks like it's a descendant of that giant Dragonite, right?"

Dr. Mulan suddenly appeared from the side, marveling as she circled around the giant Dragonite.

"Perfect! This guy is obviously a skilled digger!"

Dr. Mulan nodded.

Well, if we're talking about digging, then a middle part hairstyle is actually number one.

Even the little groundhog couldn't compare to it.

Natsume touched his nose.

Although curious as to why the two professors had instructed her to bring a Pokémon that could dig, Natsume first focused her attention on the stone slab.

"Professor Oak, where's that half of the stone slab? Let me take a look."

Natsume rubbed his hands together, looking impatient.

“Stone slab, come with us.”

Soon, Natsume followed the two to a newly opened cave.

The place is filled with all sorts of black debris.

"these are?"

Natsume picked up a small piece of crumb about half the size of his palm, a hint of confusion in his eyes.

The debris was dark purple throughout, and in some places it was almost black.

The feel of holding it in your hand is like holding a piece of crystal.

Natsume looked up and fixed his gaze on a large fragment on the table, about as tall as a person.

The dark purple fragment gleamed with a cold metallic light, its cross-section showing skeletal patterns, and scorch marks spreading like blood vessels at its edges.

Seeing this, Natsume raised an eyebrow and began to look over the remaining fragments, finding many signs of attack.

"You noticed it too, didn't you?" Dr. Mulan looked at Natsume and sighed deeply.

Natsume nodded, and while Professor Oak went to get the stone tablet, he planned to have a chat with Professor Magnolia.

"These things...do resemble the armor shell on Mugentai's body?"

Natsume stared intently at Professor Magnolia, the giant in Dynamax research.

“Yes,” Professor Magnolia nodded. “Our initial investigation into the Dynamax energy beneath Mt. Luna was that we thought it was related to Clefairy and the others.”

"Until we found one of these fragments in a pitiful cave."

As Dr. Mulan spoke, she took out a small piece of the Ephemeral shell from her bosom, about the size of a fingernail.

“From that time on, a bold hypothesis began to take hold in my mind.”

Dr. Mulan's face suddenly turned pale:
"Perhaps, perhaps deep within the Moon Mountain, lies another Void-Tana."

Upon hearing this, Natsume nodded; he had expected it.

"And, this Eternatus isn't in very good condition?" Natsume asked tentatively.

Dr. Mulan shook her head abruptly:
"It's not just bad, I suspect the other party has already lost all signs of life."

"In the past few days, as we dug deeper, the Dynamax energy became more and more concentrated. At the same time, we also unearthed more Eternatus shells."

"These are what's on the table right now."

Dr. Mulan has a table full of shells.

"Mm," Natsume nodded.

His priesthood has been utterly destroyed; it's no wonder his body is in good condition.

"Based on geological analysis, the person may have died around three thousand years ago."

Dr. Mulan frowned.

As a pioneer in Dynamax research in the Galar region, she has a deep understanding of the terror of Eternatus.

Is there really a second one like this in the world?

Moreover, the second one died in an extremely gruesome manner, as if it had been directly blasted to pieces.

"Aren't there signs of attack on these fragments?"

Natsume pointed to the shards on the table.

"There are signs of attack, and we've examined them to try and reconstruct the scene. Never mind, you can take a look."

As Dr. Mulan spoke, she handed Natsume a stack of documents.

The document contains a study on the physicochemical properties of these fragments, based on which it is inferred what kind of experiences these crustaceans had in the past.

Natsume took a look.

Probably Fire, Grass, Electric, Fairy, and Dragon types.
Almost all types of attack traces are present.

Even more surprisingly, these attacks occurred at almost the same frequency!
"Could it be a siege?" Natsume speculated reasonably.

"It couldn't be a siege; look behind you."

Dr. Mulan pointed to the document in Natsume's hand.

Natsume flipped to the back, where Dr. Mulan had also had researchers examine the broken parts of the Mugentana fragment.

These fragments were shattered almost instantly.

“A siege is a slow, attrition-based attack, but this situation is an absolute crushing victory.”

As she spoke, Dr. Mulan herself frowned.

What Pokémon can use all types at the same time and instantly crush Eternatus?
On the other side, Natsume's eyes lit up.

Hiss—yes.

Why is he so fixated on attribute transformation? Using all attributes together might be even more powerful!

However, the only thing Rotom can theoretically do is change attributes.

But it doesn't matter, Natsume has four more Rotom parts to form the Rotom he envisions.

Since the theory of transforming different attributes exists, there should also be a way to fuse them.

However, Natsume doesn't know what method he's using right now.

This made him even more interested in the remains of Mugenta, buried deep beneath the Moon Mountain.

This Mugentana most likely comes from a parallel universe.

That parallel universe seems to have such technology.

If Natsume finds Mugentana, he might be able to discover some clues on it and deduce the truth!

"What are you talking about?"

Professor Oak came out carrying a glass jar.

A layer of cotton was laid at the bottom of the jar, and half a stone slab lay on top of it.

Natsume's gaze immediately became fixed on the stone slab.

Regarding various items related to mythical beasts.

This type of stone slab, which can bear the weight of divine authority, is one of the most common types.

As for how to change Rotom's attributes, the stone tablet was Natsume's first priority.

If it can bear divine authority, it can't just be an ordinary stone slab, can it?
"Let me see."

Natsume carefully took the stone tablet from Professor Oak's hand.

The next second, a dark blue halo rose from the bottom of his eyes and slowly seeped into the half of the stone slab.

The stone slab was small, entirely black, and engraved with many purple stars.

At the very center is a huge circular void, which is also divided in two into a semicircle because the stone slab is only half full.

The remaining purple stars were painted with a long line, like a beam of light, leading to the void, as if providing energy.

As Natsume delves deeper into the power source, the internal structure of the stone slab becomes fully visible.

It's exactly the same stone slab we found in the underground temple that day!
Strange, could these stone slabs actually be a universal medium?
Natsume was taken aback, realizing that after the stone slab transformed, it carried humanity and bonds within Ash's body.

Just as Natsume was pondering.

In an instant, a strong sense of sorrow and resentment surged forth and crashed towards Natsume.

"Ok?"

Three thousand years have passed, yet the resentment is still so strong?

(End of this chapter)