Pokémon: Who let him leave Pallet Town?

Chapter 407 Where did the super-evolution stone come from?
Pokémon Center, top floor.

"Okay, I'll change it for you."

The converter was repaired, and Lollerton leaned closer, sticking his butt out.

"If you can switch seamlessly inside your body, why do you still expose the converter?"

Natsume reinstalled the converter and muttered to himself.

Rotom No. 1 had been with him the longest, but Rotom's personality was very introverted, and Natsume still didn't quite know what Rotom's hobbies were.

"Because he's handsome!"

Behind him, Xiao Mao's voice suddenly rang out. He was holding a laptop and a data cable in his hands.

"Natsume-nii, you know what I mean."

As Xiao Mao spoke, he placed the laptop on Loletton's breastplate, and he trembled as he stroked the machine.

"So handsome! It's just a pity about my lover."

Xiao Mao became sad when his red sports car was mentioned.

"You can raise a Rotom and a Porygon yourself, become a researcher, apply for Alliance chips, and in the end, you only need to self-study these few dozen books."

Natsume points out a clear path for Shigeru.

"never mind."

Xiao Mao's lips twitched slightly as he connected Loletton to his laptop with a data cable.

He came here to watch TV series.

The latest episode won't air until next week, and Xiao Mao can't wait a moment longer. He's always climbed out of poverty on his own since he was a child.

However, it requires a more powerful chip.

"That's great, we get to see next week's episodes ahead of time."

Xiao Mao couldn't wait to put on his headphones.

Natsume glanced at it casually and noticed that it was playing a movie or TV show similar to the Kamen Rider series from his original world.

"You're finally past the age of watching Sailor Moon." Natsume patted the other person's head.

Xiao Mao ignored him, his eyes gleaming.

Suddenly, Natsume glanced at Loletton, who was transmitting data to Shigeru.

The golden psychic energy remaining in the conversion box had not completely dissipated, and Natsume could clearly sense that Loletton's emotions were fluctuating at this moment.

It was very happy.

You didn't just learn how to transform, did you?
Natsume's expression was strange, but he didn't say anything more.

Compared to seamless switching within the body, this method will definitely have some impact, but it is one of the few hobbies of Rotom No. 1.

"Pickup!"

A yellow figure appeared and landed on the stall in front of Natsume.

"came back?"

Natsume looked at the person with the middle parting and saw them walking towards him as if asking for credit.

It held its head high, brimming with pride!

"Pika pika!"

"You said you helped people in need?" Natsume was slightly taken aback.

"Won't this just make things worse?" Natsume looked at the man with the middle parting with suspicion.

"Pikachu Pikachu"

He shook his head, his middle-parted hair indicating that he was helping others strictly according to Natsume's rules.

There are absolutely no gray areas.

"is it?"

Natsume stroked his chin, only to see the man with the middle parting hand over a large money bag.

"You received payment?"

Natsume unexpectedly took the money bag, and when he opened it, he found that in addition to some banknotes, there were also five crystal-clear jade rings!

One ring has a black phantom image engraved on it, while the other ring has a white phantom image engraved on it.

Natsume raised an eyebrow slightly and carefully put the two rings away separately.

As for the other three, apart from one ring setting that is somewhat unique (similar to a crown shape), the other two rings are just ordinary jade rings.

Where did you get these rings?

Natsume narrowed his eyes.

These jade rings looked incredibly familiar to Natsume; they were the same rings that Quixote had been wearing that day.

"Pikapi!"

"Is this a gift to thank you?"

"is it?"

Natsume was dubious.

Although we don't know what the man with the middle part did, it must have been something very important that made Quixice give away even the ring he always carried.

For example, how to get to Baiyin Mountain.

Thinking of this, Natsume carefully put away the money pouch, picked up his middle-parted hair, and said:

"You've been kowtowing outside the cave entrance for the past few days, have you received a response?"

"Pikapi!"

With its middle-parted hair, it shook its head stubbornly, insisting that this was a new technology it had invented, not something it had done by kowtowing, and that it would apply for a patent later.

After making some inquiries, Natsume finally understood that the man with the middle parting had indeed received a response.

Moreover, it was a kind of mandatory response; it had to go to that cave every day.

"why?"

Natsume placed his middle-parted hair on the stall and looked at the other person suspiciously.

Is there something special about this guy that he hasn't noticed?
As Natsume pondered, the rooftop door behind him was carefully pushed open.

The old door creaked and groaned, and the weeds growing at the threshold were swept aside crookedly as the door was pushed.

"Xiao Zhi, be gentle, you'll have to pay for the broken door."

Natsume looked up, but was taken aback.

The person who arrived was not Xiao Zhi, but a young man with green hair, emerald-like pupils, and a gentle demeanor.

Natsume knew him quite well; he was Mr. N, the nominal leader of Team Plasma in the Unova region and the adopted son of Gryphon.

"Are you Mr. Natsume?"

Sunlight fell on N's cheeks as he gently straightened the crooked weeds and walked towards Natsume.

"That Chengdu representative from Hezhong at the ferry crossing, could it be you?"

Natsume suddenly realized.

N was taken aback, then naturally sat down next to the stall that Natsume had set up. He said unhurriedly:
“Mr. Natsume, since you know I’m from Unova, you must have recognized my adoptive father.”

He looked up, his voice possessing a magical quality, alluring and striking straight to the soul:

"How about it? Interested in joining us to liberate Pokémon from all over the world?"

Natsume remained expressionless, but a golden light shone in his eyes.

N's expression changed drastically in an instant. He clutched his chest and gasped for breath.

"Mr. Natsume's mastery of telekinesis is so high! I've been showing off my limited skills before an expert!" A look of shock flashed in N's eyes.

"Tell me, what brings you here?" Natsume crossed his arms and stared at N with interest.

He still felt some pity for this person.

It's even worse than when Sakaki was a child.

N straightened his posture, raised his head, and looked sincerely at Natsume:

"I hope Mr. Natsume can tell us how to climb Mt. Silver?"

Natsume was somewhat surprised that N didn't ask him for the huge sum of money that Quixes had given him.

He patted the red and white ball on Xiao Mao's waist, and a Blastoise appeared.

"Water~ Arrow?"

The world spun around, Blastoise flipped over, and what greeted it was Natsume's butt.

N frowned as he saw Natsume sitting on Blastoise like a stool.

"Aaaaaaah!"

Blastoise, enraged by its impotence, resorted to its old trick, stretching its neck to try and bite Natsume's butt.

However, after its evolution, its shell became too large to reach Natsume.

I should have known better than to evolve.
Blastoise glanced sullenly at Gary beside it, who was already completely engrossed in the world of tokusatsu dramas.

"You shouldn't do that; it doesn't want to."

N stood up and stared intently at Natsume.

Blastoise was taken aback and turned to look at N. Someone was actually speaking up for it?

Natsume looked at N, a hint of a smile flashing in his eyes.

"you're right."

After the test, N was not yet "intelligent" and did not begin to have its own thoughts, unlike in the story when it met Ash in the Unova region.

The current N is still a tool used to unite people's hearts, having been brainwashed by Quixes since childhood.

"Water rocket!"

When Natsume released the dehydrated Blastoise, the first thing it did was to give Shigeru a heavy beating.

"Ah! Who!?"

Shigeru then realized that there was another person in front of Natsume.

Seeing that the two looked like they were about to talk, he picked up his laptop and left the rooftop with Blastoise.

Why are you angry again?

"I'll recite a poem for you, Blastoise, my beloved—ah!!!"

Xiao Mao's screams could be faintly heard from the rooftop entrance.

"So, how's their relationship going?"

Natsume stared at N.

The latter remained silent for a moment, then finally nodded.

He rarely saw this kind of interaction.

Most trainers and Pokémon have a superior-subordinate relationship.

Even his adoptive father, Quixes, was no exception.

Natsume didn't rush to say anything, but instead steered the conversation back to the main topic:

"Isn't there a clear path right in front of you, the way you mentioned to enter Silver Mountain?"

Natsume made a pointed remark.

“I can’t handle the transition,” N said simply and clearly.

"So, I'd like to ask, how did you get up there?"

N looked at Natsume with a serious expression.

"I'm a little curious about your purpose?" Natsume's eyes narrowed slightly.

This group of people traveled a long way from Hezhong to Silver Mountain, looking for the divine beast on the mountaintop. What do they want to do with it?
"We are determined to realize our ideal of liberating all Pokémon!"

N's gaze became fervent, and he raised his arms high, facing the summit of Silver Mountain as if on a pilgrimage:
"This must be good for peace, and that being will definitely support us!"

"Hehe." Natsume smiled without saying a word.

N's purpose is pure, and Natsume believes in that purity.

It's not surprising that an absolute idealist would have such a purpose.

What puzzled him was Quixote.

Ghitchus discovered N's talent: the ability to communicate telepathically with other Pokémon, making it very easy for him to gain the trust of the Pokémon Gate.

Recognizing this aspect of the other party, Gryphon adopted him and, with N at its core, gathered a group of people under the banner of liberating all Pokémon, forming Team Plasma.

Therefore, N can only talk about the ideal of liberating all Pokémon. It's impossible that Gryphon, an ambitious person, came with such a purpose.

The other party must have ulterior motives towards the divine beast at the top of Silver Mountain.

"Many people will not agree with your views. Are you seeking help from others?"

Natsume tentatively asked:
"I've heard that the Unova region has a dragon of ideals and reality that helps others achieve their dreams."

"We will unite all forces that can be united," N said solemnly.

Natsume understood.

This is a two-pronged approach; the arrival of Quixote is most likely related to the Black and White Dragons.

The other party's ultimate goal was the Black and White Dragons.

But what does this have to do with Baiyin Mountain?
Natsume became even more curious and couldn't wait for tomorrow to arrive so he could go to that cave.

"I have a readily available force here; would you like to join forces with them?"

As Natsume spoke, he pushed several bottles of gene-suppressing drugs forward.

N paused, picked up a few bottles of reagents, examined them for a moment, and then frowned:

"These products, created through experiments with Pokémon, should be abolished."

"Aren't you representing the super-evolution system?" Natsume asked in astonishment.

It's not like you haven't given your Pokémon any water.

To everyone's surprise, N shook his head, and the red and white orbs on his waist began to flash, revealing a Gardevoir.

Around the neck of this Gardevoir is a necklace, on which is engraved a stone with powerful psychic abilities.

"Gardevoir Mega Stone!"

Natsume suddenly stood up.

Doesn't such a thing exist in this world?
Behind him, Lollerton nimbly swam through the air, blocking N's retreat.

“You’re hostile towards me.” N looked up, still looking at Natsume with a gentle expression.

"Where did this thing come from?"

Natsume frowned.

“It was excavated from the ruins,” N said, holding up the stone in his hand.
"I discovered that this stone has similar functions to gene-suppressing drugs, and we should use this all-natural one."

"Adding unnecessary experiments will only make the Pokémon that undergo them miserable."

"Heh, this stuff isn't all-natural." Natsume looked at the other person sarcastically.

All matching Pokémon Mega Evolution Stones were created during a war in the ancient Kalos region by a king who activated an ultimate weapon, which was bombarded with powerful energy.

The Pokémon that perished in this attack were "engraved" in various evolution stones, and it was only through the erosion of the massive energy that these things were born.

(End of this chapter)