Pokémon: Who let him leave Pallet Town?

Chapter 244 The Academy of No Name
Natsume's hands swept across the keyboard, and he neatly finished making the changes.

Looking out, Kongmu felt as if the wrinkles in his brain had been smoothed out as well.

"This! This!"

Kuki's gaze kept shifting back and forth between Natsume and the computer.

How can there be such a genius in the world!

While maintaining the original expressiveness, Natsume not only subtly changed the concept.

It even took into account the Archaeopteryx's base stats.

To make the base stats look better, Natsume didn't just use double, but 1.4 instead.

Based on this calculation, Archaeopteryx's base stats would be close to 500.

Compared to other fossil Pokémon, it's not bad.

"Natsume, thank you so much!"

Dr. Kumoki suddenly stood up and grasped Natsume's hand.

Natsume's move solved some of his problems to some extent.

Although there are still many troubles left, it has made Kongmu feel a little better.

"You're welcome. Just show up when the time comes."

As Natsume spoke, he took out a card and smeared it on his head.

Using the moisture, the plastic film wrapping the card stuck to his head, and Natsume handed the card to Kuuga.

"What do you mean by 'attending' or 'not attending'?"

Kuki took it with a puzzled look and discovered that Natsume had given him a business card.

"You've started a college?"

Kongmu glanced at the business card, and after reading the information on it, his eyes widened.

"How about it? Are you interested in establishing a joint training program with our college, such as allowing students to intern at your research institute?"

“If your research institute is hiring, we will give you priority in recommending outstanding students from our college.”

Natsume's voice was incredibly alluring, and Kuroki's Adam's apple bobbed, as if he was quite tempted.

There was nothing he could do; he was a newly appointed Pokémon professor, and in terms of research resources, he couldn't compete with the established research institutes.

What ends up in his hands are almost always arduous tasks like training newcomers' starter Pokémon.

The candidates are polarized; he can't attract the excellent ones, and he doesn't like the ones who apply.

"Then may I visit your college?"

Dr. Kongmu thought about it and decided it was better to be on the safe side.

After all, this is Natsume.

"The school hasn't been established yet."

Natsume shook his head.

"Oh, you mean it just got approved? Does your college have any alliance support programs?" Kongmu nodded thoughtfully and asked.

"do not know."

Natsume shook his head again.

I do not know what that means?
Kongmu sensed something was wrong.

"School location?"

"Still thinking."

"Student source?"

"The whole universe."

"School funds?"

"None yet."

"Academy with no academy? No, you haven't even established an academy yet!"

Dr. Kuroki realized what was happening.

"That's normal; this is my first time running a college too."

Natsume waved his hand.

"This is not normal."

Kongmu's lips twitched, and he sat back down.

He carefully put away the business card Natsume had given him and said:

"When your academy is completed, I will definitely go to show my support. We can talk about the rest later."

Natsume nodded, without saying anything more.

He established the college primarily to cultivate his own research team.

After all, the design of some parts of the Rotom mech was a huge undertaking.

For example, in the design of optimal circuits, taking only an advanced Rotom as an example, Natsume still doesn't know whether the circuit he designed is the optimal solution.

Because he only repeated the process a few hundred times, the optimal circuit he found was only the optimal one among those hundreds of iterations.

If a better circuit design can be found, the Rotom machine can be further improved.

The optimal circuit is just one of the countless details that affect the performance of the Rotom machine.

It would be difficult for an individual to accomplish this massive amount of work.

Archaeopteryx recovered, and Miss Joy called Dr. Elm away. The laptop was on the table, and Pride curiously came over.

"Mr. Natsume, is this really alright?"

Jiaozi pointed with a puzzled expression at the Archaeopteryx data that Natsume had modified.

"What could be the problem?"

Natsume looked at the proud child with a strange expression.

"Yeah, that's right. What if trainers feel cheated after Pokémon like Archaeopteryx have been bred and popularized?"

Jiaozi was somewhat worried that this might lead to a large number of Archaeopteryx being abandoned by trainers.

"Do not worry."

Natsume patted the prodigy's head and said slowly:
"After looking at the Pokédex data, I thought Archaeopteryx was very powerful, but then I discovered its negative ability in battle. That's when I felt like I had been deceived."

"After looking at the Pokédex data, I thought Archaeopteryx was just average, but then I discovered its positive ability in battle, and that's what you call a surprise."

"Oh," Jiaozi nodded, seemingly understanding but not quite.

"But will the league approve it?"

Jiaozi blushed and tiptoed slightly.

However, Natsume withdrew his hand, went to Kuki's notebook, logged into the League's official website, and found an article.

Interview with Professor Nishino Mori: Finding a Balance Between Humanistic Care and Scientific Literacy for Pokémon Pokédex Registration Staff

Turn the computer around to face the proud child.

"This is an interview with Professor Nishino Mori," Jiaozi said curiously, looking at the article.

The article was published more than ten years ago, before Professor Nishino Mori retired.

"Do you understand? Although the league doesn't have relevant laws and regulations, you can still see the league's attitude from these articles on the official website."

"Without changing or distorting the facts, we should beautify the information about Pokémon in the Pokédex as much as possible."

“That’s called humanistic care,” Natsume said, tapping the table.

Jiaozi was slightly taken aback. After thinking about it, he realized that Natsume hadn't actually distorted the facts.

“But… Archaeopteryx’s weakness is probably a survival strategy developed over a long period of evolution.” A hint of confusion appeared in the proud child’s eyes.

"So the Archaeopteryx population went extinct." Natsume said, neither confirming nor denying.

"Oh," Jiaozi blushed.

"You've seen the Ancient Pokémon arc?"

Natsume seemed to have thought of something and suddenly asked a question.

"Yes."

Jiaozi was stunned for a moment, then quickly nodded.

During the two months Natsume stayed in Shinichi, she spent most of her time reading the books Natsume had given her, in addition to assisting him.

"Um"

Natsume was somewhat dazed; the prodigy's learning speed was much faster than he had imagined.

In fact, Zheng Hui's original definition contained much more information.

A survival strategy of running away if you can't win, or sacrificing some of your companions to ensure the continuation of your race.

Some insightful trainers can see more hidden meanings about the Archaeopteryx population in this.

However, after I modified it myself, this meaning was lost.

I can only say there are pros and cons.

As it stands, Jiaozi doesn't understand these things yet.

"boom--"

A loud explosion rang out, and Natsume looked up.

High in the distance, a deflated cat-head balloon is propelled by air currents, swaying like a plastic bag caught in a strong wind.

"Archaeopteryx is alright, double happiness!"

Professor Elm emerged from behind, followed by a bird-shaped Pokémon with feathered scales and claws.

"Be bold, triple happiness is coming."

Natsume pointed to a spot not far away.

Looking further ahead, through the floor-to-ceiling windows of the Pokémon Center, you can see Ash, Brock, and Misty, all covered in Totodile.

However, none of the three looked too pleased.

These little saw-toothed crocodiles bite hair and clothes, just hanging there stiffly.

Even Pikachu's tail has a small tortoise biting into it.

"They actually did it!"

As they were talking, Dr. Kumo noticed the Meow Head hot air balloon high in the sky.

"Hiss—how did they manage to rescue them?"

That height was beyond the reach of Xiaozhi and his friends.

Natsume patted Professor Utsugi on the shoulder and said:

"You may not believe Ash and his friends, but you should believe in the reputation of Team Rocket's Gold Special Operations Team."

"what?"

(End of this chapter)