Pokémon: Who let him leave Pallet Town?

Chapter 510 Hoenn Champion, Steven

Having just resolved the conflict between the middle-parted haircut and Hoopa, Natsume hadn't even had a chance to catch his breath when Ash's call came in again.

“Natsume-nii…”

The voice was mournful, as if haunted by a ghost, drifting over weakly.

"Huh? You're in jail?"

Natsume was taken aback, noticing that the background behind Satoshi was clearly off—iron railings and cold-toned walls, typical of a police station.

"What do you think, Natsume-nii?" Ash asked with a mournful face, his eyes filled with "Help me!"

"Of course, they were arrested by the League trainers who arrived on the scene!"

A lively, youthful voice suddenly broke in, and then Xiao Yao peeked out from the edge of the screen with a smile of anticipation on her face.

"Yes, we can all testify."

Behind her, Xiao Gang appeared with a serious expression and squinted eyes, looking as if the case was "serious and the circumstances were serious".

Faintly, Natsume could hear a series of anxious jumping sounds, undoubtedly from Koshock. Unfortunately, his height was a major disadvantage; no matter how he jumped, he couldn't get into the frame.

Seeing that they were all there, Natsume breathed a sigh of relief.

It seems like nothing serious has happened.

If only Ash was captured, he would seriously suspect that the League's higher-ups had been infiltrated by Team Rainbow Rocket.
They didn't even give face to the spokesperson of the Peace Dog.

But who exactly made the arrest?

Natsume squinted, catching a glimpse of a suit in the swaying screen.

The other party seemed to be deliberately avoiding the camera and refused to show their face.

He then cleared his throat, his tone suddenly becoming serious:
"Don't panic, Ash. Even if you get caught, there's no need to rush. Listen carefully, I put something in your backpack. Take it out now."

"Huh, what is that?"

Xiao Zhi muttered to himself as he looked down and rummaged through his backpack.

Not long after, he pulled out something the size of a watch box.

Suddenly, the noisy background noise on the other end of the communication channel fell silent.

Even the mysterious person who had been hiding behind the camera and laughing softly subconsciously held their breath.

“Open the box, and inside is an egg-shaped device!” Natsume continued.

"There's another button on top. Natsume-san, what's it for?" Ash asked curiously, turning it over and over to look at it.

"Pickup?"

Pikachu also came over, craning its neck to stare at the egg, its electric sac on its cheek flashing curiously.

"Press the button."

Natsume's voice was firm and resolute, even carrying a hint of unquestionable determination.

"Oh." Without thinking, Xiao Zhi pressed down with his thumb.

A sharp alarm suddenly went off!

The eggshell surface instantly lights up with a one-minute countdown:
"59, 58, 57"

"I pressed it, Natsume-nii, and then what? What is this?" Ash was still holding the egg that had started to emit white light, completely bewildered.

"It's for you in a crisis," Natsume replied seriously.

"A...crisis moment?"

Before anyone could react, the white light on the eggshell grew brighter and brighter, and a faint but rapid sound of activity came from inside, as if something was reacting violently.

A terrible thought simultaneously surfaced in everyone's minds.

"Idiot! Throw it away! What are you thinking?!" Xiao Yao screamed and lunged forward to grab it.

However, the countdown suddenly started jumping wildly:
"40, 3, 2"

It practically jumped from 40 seconds to the last three seconds!
"What's going on!?"

Amidst the chaos, a loud shout suddenly rang out:
"Metamorphoses, use Teleport to take it away!"

"Thorn-"

Even through the screen, Natsume could feel the powerful wave of psychic energy sweeping over him.

In the blink of an eye, the egg had been moved to the center of the police station courtyard.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, the countdown reached zero.

"boom!"

The eggshell cracked with a sound—but there was no explosion. Only a clear liquid slowly flowed out, and a fresh, healing medicinal fragrance instantly filled the entire police station courtyard.

".ah?"

Everyone was stunned.

"Wow! To be able to encapsulate the Vitality Potion and these miniature mechanical devices without damaging the eggshell... that's so cool!!"

Xiaosheng was the first to react, excitedly rushing to the eggshell remains and crouching down to examine them. Natsume finally saw his full appearance in the image as well.

"Good taste."

Seeing Xiaosheng's reaction, Natsume felt as if he had met a kindred spirit and couldn't help but give him a thumbs up from afar.

That's the kind of drive we need for scientific exploration.

"Mr. Natsume! I've decided, I'll definitely work hard to get into your graduate school!"

Xiao Sheng's eyes lit up, and he shouted confidently.

However, before he could finish speaking, two slender yet strong fingers precisely clamped his ear.

"Oh, sister, it hurts, it hurts, it hurts, it hurts!"

Xiao Sheng screamed in pain as Xiao Yao grabbed him by the ear and dragged him away from the scene, his feet almost leaving the ground.

"You—are—not—allowed—to—be—like—that—!"

Xiao Yao spoke each word slowly and deliberately, with righteous indignation.

After a subtle silence, the person who had been hiding behind the camera finally stepped out slowly.

He has short, silver-white hair, a blue and white suit, a meticulously tailored red tie, and is accompanied by a distinctive, silver-white, shimmering Metagross monster.

It is none other than Daigo, the son of Devon Corporation and the current champion!
"Champion Daigo, weren't you just joking with me first?"

Natsume's smiling voice came through, easily easing the last tension in the room.

Daigo was speechless for a moment, and could only shake his head helplessly.

Indeed, it was he who joked and kidnapped Ash and his friends first.

"I'm sorry, but I was indeed a bit anxious at the time."

Daigo sighed softly, his tone softening slightly.

“Mr. Natsume, as a Pokémon professor, you should be well aware of how rare meteorites that fall into the Hoenn region are, and their research value.”

He stopped abruptly halfway through his sentence.

Natsume wasn't listening at all.

Before anyone knew it, he had pulled out a color printout from under the table and was examining it closely, a faint smile playing on his lips.

Daigo's gaze was involuntarily drawn to it.

The picture shows a Pokémon he has never seen before.

It is covered with dazzling gemstones, which refract a dreamlike halo under the light.

Its torso is pieced together with sparkling diamonds, its wings are covered with dazzling pink gemstones, and its eyes are like two perfectly cut sapphires.

Even the tail is adorned with tiny emeralds and rubies, making it resemble a walking work of art.

Visibly, Daigo froze, his eyes widened, and his Adam's apple bobbed involuntarily.

"Excuse me, where...where was this newly discovered Pokémon found?!" He leaned almost instantly closer to the camera, his voice trembling with excitement.
You must tell me!

“Oh, this?” Natsume looked up, his expression completely matter-of-fact.

“I discovered it in ‘intention’.”

"'Intention'? What kind of place is that?" Daigo was completely dumbfounded, his mind racing to search for the names of the secret realms in various regions, but to no avail.

“It’s a modeling software,” Natsume said, flipping the computer screen over.

The image shows a complex and exquisite model of an ice cave scene.

Below the layers, there is a folder named "For Boredom and Slacking Off".

He clicked on one of the items, and immediately—

A three-dimensional Pokémon model, made entirely of gemstones, with an ornate design and dazzling brilliance, slowly rotates and is displayed, every detail shimmering with an unreal, luxurious sheen.

Natsume felt that his Rotom mech design should not be confined to two-dimensional drawings, but should be placed on three dimensions—such as modeling.

This highlights more details and makes it more intuitive.

This ice cave map was just for practice, but Natsume discovered that he actually had a special talent for it.

Daiwu: "."

"Don't worry, Mr. Daigo. Natsume isn't targeting you. He's like that with everyone."

Ash tugged at Steven's clothes.

"Ok, I know."

Daigo chuckled and shook his head.

Unexpectedly, Natsume's voice rang out again:
"Actually, my Pokémon was inspired by real-world Pokémon."

"Inspired by reality?"

Upon hearing this, Daigo cast a curious glance at him.

“Yes!” Natsume smiled.

With a "whoosh," he pulled out another drawing.

It was still a Pokémon.

"This Pokémon is called Diancie."

Diancie is like a little diamond princess, her whole body made of translucent pink gemstones.

It is adorned with a dazzling gemstone crown on its head, and a large heart-shaped pink diamond is set in the center of its body, shimmering with a soft light.

The arms and skirt seemed to be pieced together from countless tiny pink diamonds. Although they were all hard gemstones, the overall effect was exceptionally delicate and translucent, like a finely crafted work of art.

"Modeling again?"

A hint of amazement flashed in Daigo's eyes, but given his previous experience, he remained very conservative.

"No, this Pokémon is a mutant of Diamond Smash."

Natsume rubbed his head, looking troubled.

While there are records of small diamond fragments in the current academic community, no evidence of the existence of Diancie has been found.

"If you want to look for it, you can try looking in the Carlos region."

Natsume thought for a moment, then reminded him.

"Oh?" A glint flashed in Daigo's eyes.

Natsume's expression didn't seem fake; maybe this time it was genuine.
“Mr. Daigo, Natsume likes to bloom two, three, four, five, six, and many more times. If you find out later that this was also a lie, I apologize to you on his behalf.”

Ash's voice suddenly rang out, pouring cold water on Steven's enthusiasm.

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"Let's not talk about Pokémon that might be targeted by obsessive gem collectors. I have something related to that meteorite here."

Natsume spoke, breaking the silence.

"what?"

(End of this chapter)