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Chapter 232 Mewtwo: If I were a mother, who would Mewtwo's father be?
As Aoba returned to Sunnyvale Gym by boat, a "small incident" occurred in the distant Kanto region.

Joban City, underground of Joban Gym.

Nearly three weeks later, Viridian Gym Leader Giovanni returned to the research institute that was completely closed to the outside world.

After all, if even a little bit of the shady experimental content were leaked, it would likely be met with overwhelming public condemnation, and even the league wouldn't stand idly by.

Gene synthesis, artificial Pokémon, biological experiments...

If any one of these things is exposed, the positive image that Giovanni has painstakingly cultivated over many years will collapse instantly.

Therefore, even though the location was right below the dojo, Giovanni was still very careful.

He did not intend to cause any trouble before he truly possessed extraordinary power.

"Give me a report on Mewtwo's recent growth."

Dressed in a black suit and followed by a cat with elegant cat-like steps, Sakaki spoke to the researcher behind him without expression or turning his head.

"Yes, yes, Boss Sakaki!"

His deep voice sent a chill down the researcher's spine. He quickly flipped open his research log and reported loudly:
"After entering its growth stage, Mewtwo's physical development speed reached an incredibly terrifying level. In just half a month, it had already reached the size of a ten-year-old human..."

"In this respect, it has far surpassed fantasy!"

As a scholar deeply devoted to his research, he subconsciously straightened his chest and looked very proud when talking about Mewtwo.

"Besides its robust physical development, its brain development is even more terrifying. It has already begun to learn how to use telekinesis and seems to be able to understand our human language!"

"Furthermore... perhaps because it has incorporated human genes, Mewtwo seems to have a desire to communicate with us. Almost every researcher in the institute has heard it make sounds using its psychic powers."

At this point, the researcher's expression became somewhat complicated.

From this perspective, Mewtwo's brain computing power is undoubtedly terrifying.

Even for people born into a purely native-speaker environment, it takes at least 3-5 years to gain a basic understanding of a language.

Mewtwo, which has only been born for two months, has already quickly mastered human language through daily communication among the researchers.

Many researchers were startled when they first heard the innocent voice that reached their hearts.

"What did it say?"

Sakaki seemed intrigued, turning to look at the researcher. For some reason, the smile on his lips sent a chill down his spine.

"There wasn't anything particularly interesting; most of the time it was just repeating our conversations, and occasionally a question would be repeated—"

"Of course, we've never spoken to Mewtwo!"

Giovanni didn't care about that; his focus was always on Mewtwo itself.

"what is the problem?"

"who I am?"

The researcher dutifully repeated what he had heard Mewtwo say.

"..."

Sakaki frowned briefly, then quickly relaxed.

"interesting."

"Since the restriction agent can't suppress its brain development, then starting tomorrow, stop adding the restriction agent to the nutrient solution."

"A puppet without self-awareness is certainly nice, but wouldn't it be more interesting to control a legendary Pokémon with intelligence?"

Looking at Mewtwo, who was curled up in the petri dish and seemed to be sleeping, Giovanni's lips curled up slightly.

As the underground emperor of the Kanto region and the true boss of Team Rocket, Giovanni has never doubted whether he can truly control Mewtwo's power.

After all, apart from that retired legend, the remaining four Heavenly Kings on the entire Quartz Plateau were no match for him.

The Dragon Messenger Wataru, now hailed as the "uncrowned king" and "messenger of justice" by Quartz Plateau, was nothing more than a defeated foe ten years ago.

If he could possess even more powerful Pokémon, his strength would certainly increase even further, and then...

Their wishes will eventually come true.

"Don't let me down, grow into the strongest tool, Mewtwo."

As if recalling something, Giovanni's expression softened slightly. After taking one last look at Mewtwo, he slowly left the research lab.

As Giovanni and the researchers left, Mewtwo, who had been sleeping, suddenly opened its eyes in the empty laboratory.

【Sakaki? 】

Is that the name of the human who named me?

After half a month of growth, Mewtwo has now developed a certain level of thinking ability and has completely mastered human language.

But Mewtwo was still very confused about this human who had reappeared after a long time.

If he were his "father"...

Why didn't I sense any special emotional fluctuation from him?

Even the humans in white clothes that it sees every day always have a feeling it can't quite describe when they see it.

In human language...

Should it be pity?

Mewtwo doesn't understand human emotions, but one thing is certain—

He was not his father; at most, he could only be considered "the one who created him."

In theory, should I be grateful to him for giving me birth?

But Mewtwo couldn't understand it at all.

Why would a man named Sakaki refer to himself as a "tool"?

Just as it was thinking this, it suddenly sensed a turbulent current of mental energy emanating from the air outside the petri dish.

Soon, a pink-skinned little beast appeared out of thin air.

"Mwah!"

The dreamlike appearance caused Mewtwo in the petri dish to unconsciously smile.

Stop looking, they've already left.

Noticing that Mewtwo was looking around nervously, seemingly searching for traces of humans, Mewtwo subconsciously used its psychic powers to remind it.

During this time, the creature named "Mew" appeared in the laboratory almost every day, so Mewtwo gradually got used to its appearance.

"Mwah~"

With Mewtwo's reminder, Mew quickly smiled.

[Is there something you need from me today?]

[Does Mewtwo mean I can't come to see you unless there's something important? Aren't we friends? I'm so sad, sob sob~]

I didn't mean that, I'm sorry.

It's okay, I forgive you!

【Thank you. 】

After skillfully using its psychic powers to converse with Mewtwo in the petri dish, Mew quickly turned its head, a mischievous smile appearing on its lips.

Just as Qingyu said, Mewtwo is completely like a child now.

They knew nothing, and their reactions were particularly interesting!
With Qingyu's explanation at the time, and combined with his interactions with Mewtwo over the past few days, Mew quickly confirmed one thing—

It does have a genetic connection with Mewtwo, which is why it instinctively feels very close to it.

Although Mew knows that it is sometimes a bit frivolous, it usually focuses on teasing humans and Pokémon and rarely gets close to other creatures.

Aside from Eevee, who was so cute that it actively tried to connect with him, and Aoba, an interesting human he met through Eevee...

Only this Mewtwo in front of it could make it lower its guard and communicate with it.

Mewtwo is actually two or three times larger than Mew, but that doesn't stop Mew from playing with it from time to time.

Kids are just for playing with!

Recalling Qingyu's words, Meng Huan, though not entirely convinced, stood tall and proud, almost as if she were about to put her hands on her hips.

According to Qingyu, Mewtwo's genes mostly come from him, which is why it has so many similarities with him in appearance and can connect with him using psychic powers.

So, I really am Mewtwo's "mom"!

but……

If I were the mother, then who would be Mewtwo's father?

The man in black who had been chasing him with his men for years and didn't look like a good person at all?
It seems the extra bit of human gene in Mewtwo's body comes from that really annoying guy...

"Mwah!"

Absolutely not, I won't admit it!
Mew quickly shook its head, its expression towards Mewtwo revealing a complex mix of emotions.

Indeed, it's best to treat him as a friend.

Becoming a mother painlessly at only a few thousand years old is too fast!
?

Mewtwo in the petri dish quickly noticed the change in its expression and slowly typed out a question mark.

It seems like you're...pitying me?

[You have the same look in your eyes as some researchers, can you tell me why?]

Mewtwo can see the emotions in their eyes and Mew's eyes, but it can't truly understand their meaning. But at least it can understand that these emotions are definitely not good.

So it took the initiative to use its telekinesis to ask Dream.

Dream quickly shook his head.

[I just think you seem a little lonely, right? Life in a petri dish must be quite boring, right?]

However, it's not the right time yet. After the power within you awakens, I plan to take you outside to meet more interesting humans and Pokémon~

【Outside……?】

Mewtwo was understandably confused by this unfamiliar term.

From the time it could remember, it had lived in this cramped laboratory and had never even left the petri dish.

Where humans and Dream would go after they left was completely unknown to it.

“Miao…”

Dream sighed.

No wonder even the researchers among those bad guys were somewhat lenient and felt sorry for Mewtwo.

Pokémon born in this environment are deprived from the very beginning of the possibility of having freedom and their true selves...

If it hadn't happened to sense Mewtwo's presence when it came to find Celebi, who knows what Mewtwo would have become under Giovanni's control.

Thinking about this, Meng Huan felt a wave of fear.

If Mewtwo gets led astray, I'll miss out on a lot of fun...

No, it's that we've lost a friend!
"Mwah~"

Dream quickly spoke again.

Once your body has grown to the point where you can survive outside without nutrient solutions, I'll take you to see the outside world!

There's also a really interesting human being; I think you'll like him a lot too!

If Mewtwo's body weren't still underdeveloped and unable to live in a normal environment, Mew would probably have already intercepted it and taken it away.

Mewtwo is a forbidden product, a special individual that emerged from the fusion of human and Pokémon genes. Theoretically, it should not exist in this world at all.

Therefore, even after birth, Mewtwo's body needs a long time to adapt to this world.

Without the petri dishes and complex life support equipment in this underground research institute, Mewtwo might not have survived at all, and Mew wouldn't dare to take the risk.

Now that the miracle of life has been born, all it has to do is wait patiently.

Once Mewtwo has grown to the point where it can adapt to the outside world and has the ability to protect itself, Mew will then find a way to take it away from here.

Humans...like it?

Mewtwo repeated the two keywords, then quickly shook his head.

If all humans were like the Giovanni I saw, completely disregarding their own will and treating themselves merely as tools...

Therefore, it will absolutely not get close to any human.

However, due to her relationship with Mewtwo, Mewtwo eventually nodded.

Okay, I'll do as you say.

Refusing might upset your only friend...

Unbeknownst to her, this "friend," the only one who could communicate with her without barriers and even treat her as an equal, had become a very important presence in Mewtwo's heart.

Compared to the "father" who created his physical body, it was the dream before him that awakened his will and gave him a real sense of being "life".

Therefore, it will always firmly believe in the choice of the dream.

"Miao?"

Mew quickly sensed Mewtwo's inner resistance and then smiled knowingly.

It's okay. As long as it's willing to leave with me, there will be plenty of opportunities to gradually correct its personality later.

If all else fails, we can just leave Mewtwo with Qingyu for a while; he seems to be a pro at taking care of kids.
Since taking care of one baby dragon is the same as taking care of a child, it shouldn't be a big problem to take care of one more, right?
"Mwah!"

It's almost time, I'll be going now!

After Mew greeted them, it quickly disappeared at Mewtwo's wave.

Goodbye, my friend.

After Mewtwo slowly released its psychic power, it quickly curled up into a ball again, emptying its mind and spending the rest of its time in the petri dish.

Time seems to drag on when I don't have friends...

So lonely...

……

Also in the Kanto region, Pallet Town.

"Doctor, I'm off!"

Be careful on the road!

A boy wearing a red and white baseball cap and standard trainer attire rode his bicycle out of town and headed toward Route 1.

Professor Oak, who was waving goodbye at Oak's lab, suddenly felt a pang of emotion upon seeing this.

"After all these years, finally, our Zhenxin Town has another group of children embarking on their journeys..."

Pallet Town has a very small population and is not well-known in the entire Kanto region. In fact, the town's fame is far less than that of Oak's Research Lab.

However, Professor Oak has always thought Pallet Town is a good place.

Children born here are born to become trainers.

He had no doubt about this, because in his view, both Crimson, who had already set off, and his grandson Green, who was saying goodbye to the familiar researchers at Oak's lab, had the potential to become top trainers.

Back then, I was a spirited and handsome young man. On my journey, I met my lifelong companions, as well as my two best friends, Steel and Kikuko...

Finally, he won the Kanto Tournament with the help of Kangaskhan and Dragonite, thus beginning his short but still pretty good life as a trainer.

These wonderful memories, so many years have passed without us even realizing it...

Professor Oak shook his head, stopping his thoughts before they became complicated.

Right now, he's just an ordinary PhD student who's passionate about researching Pokémon and hopes to showcase its charm to the world.

Let's leave the path of becoming a trainer to these two juniors, Crimson and Green!

The champions in each region are all very young, and there are also geniuses like Qingyu who are good at fighting. It really is the generation of young people!

Professor Oak sighed inwardly, unaware that the spiky-haired boy was walking out of the door behind him.

"Grandpa, where's Crimson?"

A green call quickly brought Professor Oak back to reality.

"Oh, it's Little Green."

Professor Oak scratched his head, chuckled dryly, and pointed in the direction Red had left.

"That child said he wanted to leave before you, so he's already ridden off on his bicycle. Shouldn't it be possible to catch up now?"

"..."

Qinglu shook her head helplessly.

"Grandpa, did he say he was going to challenge the Viridian Gym when he left?"

"how do you know?!"

Professor Oak was taken aback; Red had indeed said something similar to him before.

Seeing this, Qinglu revealed a knowing smile.

They say the early bird catches the worm, but if the early bird flies in the wrong direction, it might be better to start later...

He knew that, given Red's personality, he would never consider so much, and would probably just rush in as soon as he found out that the nearest gym was the Viridian Gym.

But the problem is...

The Viridian Gym is the most difficult gym in the entire Kanto region, and you can only challenge it after you have obtained at least 6 badges.

Gym Leader Giovanni is a powerful trainer whose strength is comparable to that of an Elite Four member, and Red is simply not someone who can challenge him at his current level!

Therefore, Crimson will definitely miss out on this trip.

And I can take advantage of Red staying in Viridian City to overtake him, cross Viridian Forest first, and head to Pewter City to challenge the first gym!

You idiot Crimson, you'll spend your whole life eating dust following me around!
"Grandpa, I'll head off first too!"

With that in mind, Qinglu immediately stopped hesitating, took out her folding bicycle from her backpack, and soon embarked on her journey.

Have a safe trip!

After seeing off Crimson and Blue, Professor Oak gazed at Route 1 under the sunlight and shook his head to himself.

"This year's champion will most likely be one of these two."

"Although Crimson may seem like an ordinary newcomer right now, that's only because he hasn't had many opportunities to interact with other trainers..."

"Whether or not we can withstand the crimson that has evolved during its journey depends on whether Azure is prepared for the consequences!"

Professor Oak shook his head and quickly returned to his lab.

(End of this chapter)