Pokémon: The Genetic Researcher Just Wants to Slack Off

How is that possible?

If someone told you that a Pikachu doesn't have electricity in its body, wouldn't that be a joke?

But the facts were right in front of Natsuno, and he had no choice but to believe them.

Both Pichu and Pikachu are electric mice; their bodies and even their tails carry electric currents.

Pikachu's greeting is even more unique: they overlap their tails and exchange electricity.

But at this moment, the tail of this shallow hill did not react at all.

Moreover, she was so unique, with her entire body in light colors.

Natsuno called out in his mind: System, perform a full-body scan on this Pikachu.

<Scanning>

<Target Individual: Pikachu. Due to consistently sharing its electricity with its companions over many years, it has become unable to generate electricity itself.>

Seeing the system's analysis and looking at the gentle, comforting Pichu, Natsuno's heart clenched.

Can it be treated?

<...The damage has reached its root and cannot be resolved by conventional means. Please seek out a legendary Pokémon with relevant authority.>

Useless thing!

Cursing the system under his breath, Natsuno moved closer to Akane and noticed that the spot where Pikachu had bitten him was still bleeding.

He quickly rummaged through the red bag and pulled out a small first-aid kit, which contained all the common medicines, including bandages and alcohol.

While Akane's attention was still on Pikachu, Natsuno poured alcohol onto Akane's wound.

"hiss..."

Caught off guard, Chi Hong bared his teeth, but his hand did not move.

With a glare of resentment in his bloodshot eyes, Natsuno pulled out a small bottle of medicine powder and flashed a bright white smile.

"Don't worry, Little Red, it won't hurt."

Red was skeptical, then transformed into a large wolfhound: "Awooo!"

After applying the medicine and bandaging it, he grimaced again.

To distract himself, Natsuno told the other person about his recent discovery.

Chi Hong could no longer feel the pain in her hand. Her eyes widened, and she suspected that Natsuno was joking.

But Natsuno looked very serious and gestured for him to turn around and observe carefully.

Seeing that nothing happened after their tails overlapped several times, Crimson finally confirmed that it was true.

What Natsuno was thinking about was the cause: What happened that would make this shallow hill share its electricity with its companion?

Moreover, it's a long-term process, not a short-term one.

Another point is, where did their ethnic group go?

Pichus cannot store much power, and even 20 Pichus would not run out of power in the long run.

Natsuno looked at Pikachu in Chi Hong's arms: "Where is your tribe?"

Pikachu remained silent, only shaking his head.

"Has your tribe been arrested?"

Pikachu froze, remaining silent and motionless.

Seeing Pikachu's reaction, Natsuno was certain of his guess.

Evergreen Forest is right here at Team Rocket's headquarters. If you say that Giovanni hasn't done anything about it, Natsuno would never believe it.

Natsuno put the crimson hat on backwards, covered the upper half of his crimson face with his hands, leaving only his eyes exposed, mimicking a mask.

"Was it like this, someone wearing a hat and covering their face, who grabbed me?"

Although Natsuno's imitation was extremely abstract, Pikachu still understood it with the help of explanation.

Staring at the disguised crimson, he gritted his teeth, and electric sacs on his cheeks began to surge with electricity.

Seeing Pikachu's reaction, Natsuno quickly released his grip, afraid that Pikachu would throw him at him with an electric shock.

Bingo, as expected of the Rockets.

People who cheat don't need to explain the process; they only need to give the result.

Oh, by the way, please don't imitate this if you're taking an exam, especially math, where you won't get points if you don't show your work.

"Do you know where those people are? Don't you want to rescue your tribe?"

Perhaps it was because he felt a different emotion when he was with Crimson than before, that Pikachu began to try to trust the two of them.

Having regained his strength, Pikachu jumped down from Crimson's arms and pointed into the depths of the forest: "Pikachu!"

Although Natsuno didn't say it explicitly, Akane could infer it from the previous questions.

The two looked at the large pile of Pichus on the ground and then at Pikachu: "Let the little guys hide in their burrows first, then you take us to see them."

Pikachu called out to the large group of little guys, and Shallow Hill responded a few times.

Then he led the way and hid in the cave, while Natsuno counted to make sure nothing was missed.

After rearranging the leaves to create camouflage, the two gestured for Pikachu to lead the way.

Pikachu was extremely familiar with the terrain of the forest, and led the two through it without any obstacles.

Half an hour later, they emerged from the evergreen forest and arrived at the foot of a small hill.

There was a cave entrance at the foot of the mountain, guarded by two people wearing Team Rocket R uniforms.

Pikachu got down on all fours, trying to rush out, but was pulled back by Red.

"Wait a minute, what if you rush in and get caught? Who will take care of Pikachu and the others?"

After calming Pikachu down, Natsuno picked up a twig and started drawing on the ground.

Unlike painting masters like Xiaocai, Xiaye is an abstract painter.

A circle represents the head, and a cuboid represents the body.

Having drawn ten "people," Natsuno looked at Pikachu and asked, "How many people are in there?"

Pika looked at the drawing on the ground and roughly understood what Natsuno meant.

Standing on the ground, it thought for a moment, then used its tail to cross out the two abstract figures that Natsuno had drawn.

"Eight? The two near the entrance don't count, right?"

Pika nodded, his eyes fixed on the two gatekeepers.

At this moment, two henchmen leaned against the cave entrance, their movements lazy and casual, still talking.

"I said, no one will find out here, so why bother guarding it?"

"Enough with the nonsense. We subordinates can only accept the orders the cadres make. I heard it's because a few test subjects escaped before."

"Tell me, what kind of experiment is being conducted inside?"

"Why bother with this? It has nothing to do with us. Anyway, I'm going to take a dump over there. Keep an eye on things."

"Go ahead, what's there to watch? You've been standing there like an idiot for a week, it's so boring."

The two men and one man hiding behind the tree saw a henchman walking towards them.

With a quick glance, the two retreated to hide behind the trees.

Crimson took out the ball, placed Quick Swim on the tree, and ordered his body to be concealed.

The unlucky henchman walked into the woods and was about to take off his pants when he saw a mosquito coil fall from the sky.

The unfortunate henchman's eyes widened, and he was about to shout when a hand suddenly reached out from behind and covered his mouth.

As the energy flowed, the unlucky guy's eyes were fixed on the spirals on the fast swimmer's belly.

As soon as the screws started to turn, the henchmen's eyes began to dart around uncontrollably.

A few seconds later, I got a good night's sleep like a baby.

"Hypnosis is really effective. Once you see it, you can't escape. What a great technique. I'll have Xiao Cai write it down as a backup once she's healed."

While sighing, Natsuno and Akane lifted the unlucky guy's body.

He subtly waved the unlucky man's hand from behind the tree, attracting another henchman over.

The henchmen over there, seeing that this unlucky fellow hadn't returned after so long, and then seeing him waving from the woods, also came over, cursing as they went.

A few seconds later, the same method was used on him; he immediately collapsed after being hypnotized.

Two physically fit young Rockets henchmen appeared on the ground.

The two men's eyes lit up when they saw the uniform on the henchman, and they began to change their clothes.

Looking at the bare-chested henchmen on the ground wearing only their underwear, the two men were in a dilemma: what if they woke up?

When Natsuno inadvertently noticed the thick vines hanging down from the tree behind him, he had an idea.

Several vines were twisted into a rope, which was used to tie the two henchmen to a tree on the side. Their mouths were also gagged with bandages to ensure they could not shout.

The two hid their clothes under a tree, dressed in Team Rocket uniforms, and swaggered into the cave.

"Pikachu, come into the Poké Ball first, let's go rescue your companions!"