Pokémon: Who let him leave Pallet Town?

Chapter 220 The Law of Conservation of the Hairy Chicken

"Alright, alright, the location shows that the guy with the middle part is still on Zapdos Island and has been moving around, so he should be fine."

As Natsume spoke, the group mounted the Loletta, intending to find the guy with the middle part first.

Zapdos Island.

Inside a cave filled with scorched earth.

In an inconspicuous, dark corner, a faint light flickered.

A Pikachu with a middle parting hairstyle sits here, holding a mobile phone in its arms.

The battery was already very low, but there was a wire extending from the charging port, which connected to the electrical clips on both ends of the center parting.

The latest news is playing on my phone.

"Given the positive attitude of the poacher Gilluta in reflecting on his actions, and in cooperation with the League officials, we have investigated loopholes in areas such as the protection of ancient ruins and important rare Pokémon."

"Gilluta will be granted probation, as ruled by the Union Supreme Court."

"The sentence was changed from life imprisonment to 80 years."

Perhaps the current control of the center-part head is not stable enough, as the phone's light flickers.

In the darkness, the small face with the center-parted hair began to shift and change color with the flickering light.

"Pickup truck." Eighty years ago?
Her small face, with its center-parted hair, was heavy with an unprecedented weight!
But after a while, it seemed to have thought of something and suddenly shook its head.

"Pickup!"

It's okay, it's not afraid!
It'll all be over after a good night's sleep!
With that in mind, the man with the middle parting skillfully logged into Natsume's account and entered the Alliance's database.

Clicking into the online course, my little finger kept swiping across the screen.

Ultimately, the interface stopped at the Pokémon Ranger online training course.

"Pickup!"

The girl with the middle parting poked her head out and cautiously glanced at the cave entrance, her dark eyes constantly scanning the surrounding hidden corners.

Zapdos hasn't returned yet, so it can review before the actual test!
"Students, today's online training will cover how to prevent poaching."

"This kind of device is a favorite among poachers because the raw materials are common and can be made at home."

Zapdos Island.

"Middle-parted hair! Where are you? Come out now!"

"Pika pika!"

Ash, with Pikachu by his side, wandered around the island, shouting all the while.

"That's strange, I haven't seen anyone with a middle parting hairstyle anywhere."

Xiaoxia and Xiaojian came running from different directions, panting.

Right in the center, Natsume held up his phone, which recorded the movement trajectory of the man with the middle parting over the past two days.

Initially, the guy with the middle parting stayed on Zapdos Island.

However, its trajectory shows that it went to Articuno Island and Flamebird Island respectively.

After lingering on these two small islands for a long time, the man with the middle parting has now returned to Zapdos Island.

What does it do?
Natsume looked strange.

"That's strange, Natsume-san. We've searched the entire island, but we haven't seen anyone with the middle-part hairstyle."

Xiao Zhi also came back, looking puzzled.

The islands where the three sacred birds roosted were all very small, and the group searched for them several times.

"Actually, there's a place we haven't been to."

As Xiao Jian spoke, he pointed to the cliff face not far away, where there was a cave, the cave where Zapdos lived.

Adhering to the principle of not disturbing each other, the group did not enter.

What was the guy with the middle parting doing in there?

Xiaoxia looked at the cliff face with a puzzled expression.

However, at that moment, a small yellow figure appeared at the cave entrance.

"Pica~"

With a sigh and a disappointed look, the man with the middle parting walked out of the Zapdos cave carrying his small blanket.

The trainer is telling the truth.

You can't get someone else's priesthood by sleeping.

But the man with the middle parting felt that he could still absorb the divine power by sleeping on the clergy.

This time, it's simply because it can't find any exposed clergy.

That must be the case!
"What are you doing here?"

A chilling sound rang out.

The next second, the man with the middle part felt himself being lifted up.

It plopped down on all fours, a fawning smile on its face, and looked at Natsume, who had lifted it up in front of it.

"Hehehe—" The girl with the middle parting rubbed her hands together.

Natsume frowned.

Normally, if someone with a middle parting smiles like that, they've done something wrong. Thinking this, Natsume scrutinized the current middle parting hairstyle.

The other person was filthy, with wet fur on their back covered in small pebbles and moss, as if they had been resting on some damp rock for a long time.

Natsume glanced at the cell phone connected to the electric pouch in the man with the middle parting, then fixed his gaze on the small blanket of the man with the middle parting.

The quilt was unusually bundled up like a parcel, with its parted hair styled in the middle, and carried on its back. It was bulging inside, and no one knew what it contained.

"Hey, you with the middle parting, do you know how hard everyone's been looking for you?!"

Ash and Misty rushed out, each pinching half of the man's face.

"Pica-"

The man with the middle parting winced in pain, grabbed the hands of the two men, and the bundle on his back fell off, revealing its contents to everyone.

A few wrinkled tree fruits, and—three stone slabs!
"Hmm? You went to the island of the Three Sacred Birds just to find this?"

Natsume picked up the stone slab and examined it for a moment.

A stone slab is carved with a statue holding a torch, but the torch is missing. It should be the stone slab that once held the duties of the firebird god.

The other two are the stone tablets for Zapdos and Articuno, respectively.

"Pika pika!"

Seeing that Natsume was interested in the few useless stones it was about to throw away, the man with the middle parting nodded and proudly patted his chest.

Trainer, this is what I specially found for you. Aren't you touched?
"is it?"

Natsume glanced at the man with the middle parting with suspicion.

As he spoke, he glanced at the deep Zapdos Cave.

They're already at someone's doorstep, and the guy with the middle part still brought this out. Does that mean he tacitly approved of it?

With that in mind, Natsume put the three stone slabs into his backpack with a clear conscience.

"In that case, Ash, let's say goodbye here!"

Seeing that the electric hat on Pikachu's head had disappeared, Natsume took out a small one and put it on Pikachu's head.

"Hey, you need to keep an eye on this guy with the middle parting."

Natsume instructed.

"Pikachu Pipi".

With his hair parted in the middle, he seemed distracted, his eyes glancing absently towards the back of his head.

"By the way, middle-parted hair, where did you get these tree fruits?"

The group walked toward the ships moored on the sea. Xiaoxia seemed to think of Saimai and asked a question.

"That's right, all three islands have harsh environments, so there shouldn't be any plants growing there." Xiao Jian seemed to have thought of something, and looked at the man with the middle parting with a look of surprise:
"Could it be that there are some tree fruits that can survive in drought, thunderstorms, or frozen ground?!"

"Pikachu, Pikachu—"

The man with the middle parting waved absentmindedly.

"It said it encountered that hypnotic tapir, and the tapir gave it to it."

Natsume translated.

Suddenly, as if remembering something, Natsume looked down at the person with the middle parting:
How did you get to the other two islands?

Natsume was very curious. Had the man with the middle parting learned to surf on his own?
"Pikachu pikachu pikachu—"

Natsume nodded knowingly at the explanation given by the man with the center-parted hair, who was gesturing wildly.

According to the guy with the middle part, the three fiery monkeys have a new companion who swims very fast, so he hitched a ride with him.

"Okay, goodbye then!"

Seeing that there was nothing more to ask, Natsume waved his hand, mounted Loletton, and disappeared in a streak of light.

"Goodbye, Natsume-nii!"

On the ship, Ash waved goodbye.

"Pica-"

The man with the middle parting lay dead on the ship's deck, gazing resentfully at Zapdos Island in the distance.

Inside the cave on Zapdos Island.

"Gaga na?"

The weakened Zapdos opened its eyes.

After a long while, its eyes blazed with fury!

“Gana—”

Damn humans, they've attacked it again!
Zapdos tore off the devices binding it, sensing that the person who had ambushed it from behind was still not far away!
At least, it smelled that person's Pokémon!
Just as Zapdos was about to take flight, it suddenly realized that it had no feathers left on its body.

"Gah?"

It stiffly turned its head and then discovered that its own feathers were piled up like a mountain on the ground not far away.

On the feather, there were also three wrinkled pomelos.

This was left here by the murderer to allow it to recover its strength.

"Gana!!!!"

(End of this chapter)