Pokémon: The Genetic Researcher Just Wants to Slack Off.

Chapter 518 He who takes a bribe is bound to be lenient

Hearing this, Natsuno shook his head: "You're overthinking it. Xiaomeng's birth was an accident. Legend has it that Pokémon aren't born so easily."

"I didn't have that idea. I just wanted the Rainbow Feather to study it. I wouldn't mind if you took it back after I finished studying it."

Sensing Natsuno's feelings, Masado tilted his head again, expressing his confusion.

Having had her worldview shaken, she decided to calm herself down first and then disappear into Natsuno's shadow.

Xiaoya, who peeked out again at this moment, saw what was happening. She closed her eyes in fear, and her heart raced once more.

Natsuno sensed that the guy's body trembled again, as if he was imagining something terrible in his mind again.

Although somewhat speechless, Xia Ye had long known that Xiao Ya was incorrigible and there was nothing he could do about it.

After calming down, he felt slightly uncomfortable because his clothes were soaked through, so he patted Xiaoya's head.

"Alright, alright, it's all my fault. I dragged you into this because of Marcia. The little guy apologized to you, so I'll apologize to you too, okay?"

"Please let go, please."

Xiaoya's skin was visibly red at this moment, spreading from her forehead all the way to the base of her neck, and Xia Ye could feel the sudden increase in temperature.

"What, what are you doing? I'm scared. I just want to use your belly to shield myself. That guy isn't gone yet, is he? Can I use it to shield myself again?"

Her voice was somewhat muffled, and unlike usual, she was no longer confrontational with Natsuno; instead, it showed a rare touch of gentleness.

Xia Ye shrugged: "My stomach is soaked, I need to change my clothes, right? Or are you still crying? Then let's continue, so I don't have to change again later."

Upon hearing this, Xiaoya was extremely embarrassed. She quickly pulled her head off Xia Ye's stomach and covered her head with the blanket.

Unfortunately, Xia Ye had sharp eyes and still noticed her flushed face and red eyes. Xiao Ya waved her hand and said, "Go!"

Natsuno shrugged, opened the door and left, and his friends all wanted to follow.

The superpowered young lady poked her head out from under the covers: "No, Xiao Cai, you can't leave! Stay here with me!"

Xia Ye shook his head helplessly: "You guys stay here, I'll be right back. Remember to take turns washing up."

Xiao Cai and the others patted their chests and nodded. Except for one whose main body was always soaking in cell fluid and another whose main body was an inflatable duck, the others had all developed good habits of brushing their teeth and washing their faces.

Back in her room, Natsuno changed her clothes while simultaneously using telepathy: 'Marshado? I know you're still in my shadow. Come out, let's talk.'

Xia Ye was very certain of this at this moment, and Xiao Lan, who had been sitting on his shoulder and remained silent the whole time, quietly shifted her body.

Half a minute later, under Xia Ye's gaze, the shadow distorted slightly, and Mashado peeked out again, but after realizing that Xia Ye was looking at him, he pulled his head back in.

At this moment, Natsuno was recalling some information about Marcia in his mind.

"By the way, Marshadow, was Ho-Oh really there yesterday? Were you protecting Ho-Oh over there?"

"Speaking of which, where did the Phoenix Guard go?"

Despite Natsuno's series of questions, Marshall remained unresponsive. After a moment's thought, Natsuno tried the energy cube attack again.

He had prepared these in advance when he returned to the hotel last night. He had several boxes of Ghost-type and Fighting-type Energy Cubes. He took them out and put them on the table, opening two of the boxes to let the fragrance waft out.

Fishing requires patience, and Xia Ye waited quietly for several minutes, but the fish still didn't come out.

Natsuno shrugged helplessly, and a large green jelly took the opportunity to float up, making Natsuno feel a sudden emptiness in his shoulder.

With a sullen expression, he said, "Sigh, if you don't want to, then forget it. I'll go think of another way to find Ho-Oh."

Then Natsuno opened the door and left. Just as Natsuno closed the door, the shadow of the door inside the room trembled, and Mashado's body appeared.

After glancing towards the door, the guy disappeared into the shadows again.

The next second, it popped up from the shadows by the table, jumped onto the table, grabbed a box of energy cubes, and started eating.

This scene was clearly seen by the giant green jelly floating in the air.

Xiao Lan has become somewhat numb to the fact that Natsuno knows even more about the legends and mythical Pokémon than she does herself, and she's too lazy to ask any more questions.

After all, he knew that if he asked Natsuno, that guy would just use something like "seen in documents, murals, or stone carvings" to brush him off, so he might as well save his energy.

Lord Order waited patiently until Marshall finished a box of Fighting flavor and was about to grab the Ghost flavor before revealing himself.

'Your aura of authority gives me a shadowy feeling; you were born within the last thousand years, weren't you?'

The sudden appearance of a large green jelly in mid-air startled Marcia, who was enjoying her meal, and she quickly disappeared into the shadows.

Little Blue didn't stop him: 'Don't panic, I am a guardian of order. Ho-Oh should have mentioned me to you, right?'

Marshall then shrank into the shadows, revealing only half of his head and eyes, as he sized up the little blue creature floating in the air.

'Guardian of Order, I recall Lord Ho-Oh mentioning that you are quite different from him, could it be...'

In Xiaoya's room next door, Xia Ye was pressing his ear tightly against the wall next to his own, trying to eavesdrop.

Unfortunately, he overlooked the fact that this was the champion suite arranged by the super-powered young lady, with top-notch soundproofing; he couldn't hear a thing.

Using superpowers would be detected by the opponent in an instant, making it a losing proposition.

Natsuno knew that Masado was actually a socially awkward person, and that he probably wouldn't have shown up at all if Natsuno hadn't called out his name so quickly.

Even if someone possessing the Rainbow Feather is present, Marshall might not show up. He usually guides them secretly and tries not to show himself, unless there is a problem with the Rainbow Feather.

Xiaoya had recovered by this time and came out again with all her groceries, but she didn't dare to look at Xia Ye.

Xia Ye had no time to dwell on trivial matters. After failing to eavesdrop, he heard a knock on the suite door and went to receive the breakfast delivered by the hotel.

They ran over and knocked on Fuji's door, where the group enjoyed a hearty breakfast.

Natsuno and his friends returned to their room, where the energy cubes on the table had disappeared, leaving only a pile of empty boxes, but Marshado was nowhere to be seen.

Xiao Lan returned to Xia Ye's shoulder. Xia Ye was about to speak when he noticed his shadow trembling.

Then Marshadow's telepathic message came through: 'I will take you to see Lord Ho-Oh, just this once.'

Xia Ye's eyes lit up: It still has to be a gift! If we give out a bunch of energy cubes, people will be too soft to refuse, and that will do the trick.

"Thank you, Marshall. My companion will be coming along too, is that alright?"

Marcia didn't speak, which seemed to be her tacit agreement.

Natsuno went out and found Dr. Fuji, who was about to confront the fisherman, and the group set off again.

'Marshado, which way should we go?'

I don't know.

Chapter 519 Can he really be a good guide?

"What?"

Natsuno's exclamation drew Fuji's attention, but the latter said nothing.

The main point is that before leaving, Natsuno said to Fuji, "I know how to find Ho-Oh now, I don't need to argue with the fisherman."

But now, looking at Natsuno's appearance, it seems that something has happened.

Natsuno stood there, stunned: 'You didn't know? Then why did you say you could lead us to Ho-Oh...?'

What kind of Rainbow Hero guide is this? Natsuno wonder doubted whether the guy hiding in his shadow was really capable of guiding him.

Marshado's tone was somewhat aggrieved: "I am the guide of the Rainbow Trial; the rainbow feathers will provide the direction. Apart from that, even the Ho-Oh Guard cannot find Lord Ho-Oh's whereabouts."

Natsuno was speechless: 'So why did you end up there? Was it really just a coincidence?'

Marcia nodded weakly: "I sensed the aura of the Rainbow Feather at sea and followed you here."

Xia Ye frowned, took out the GS ball from his pocket, and looked it over from side to side.

'Can it still be considered Rainbow Feather in its current state? Could you offer some guidance?'

No.

The two short words left Xia Ye speechless, but he quickly thought of the Authority Device in his hand. At least the radar of the Authority Device couldn't detect the GS Ball.

This was within Xia Ye's expectations. Last night, he fiddled with the power device and discovered that it also included a "tracking mode".

The power energy that was previously scanned and identified by the power device can be further enhanced for tracking, and the range can be increased to 300 meters. Although it is not large, it is still usable.

Last night, Natsuno was thinking about whether he could scan Ho-Oh's authority energy from the GS Ball, but it turned out he couldn't, and the tracking function was wasted.

Natsuno even took out the system's tracker, which he hadn't used in a long time, and placed the GS ball on it. The result was as follows.

[The aura of two legendary Pokémon has been detected. One of them is in a special state and cannot be tracked. Do you want to track the other? Hint: The latter is in the sea.]

In addition to the Rainbow Feather, the GS Ball also used the Silver Feather. Natsuno didn't even need to think that the latter must be aimed at Lugia. The Ocean God, who doesn't have the Water attribute, is not his target.

Coming to his senses, Natsuno continued, "Do you have a way to summon Ho-Oh like the Ho-Oh Guard?"

"Yes, but Lord Ho-Oh has not responded for a long time. I have been searching all over the capital, but there is no trace of him on land. Only at sea does it seem that there is a trace of Lord Ho-Oh's presence."

'I followed this very scent and encountered you along the way. I thought I could rely on the rainbow-colored feathers on your body...'

Natsuno was truly at a loss: "Fine, then you continue tracking Ho-Oh's scent. We'll go with you."

Once aboard their flying companions again, the group began to wander aimlessly around the sea, following Marshall's directions.

Xia Ye and Xiao Ya rode the Symbol Bird together again, but for some reason Xia Ye felt that Xiao Ya was particularly quiet today.

Even though Xia Ye followed Ma Xiaduo's instructions and led the group around like headless flies, Xiao Ya didn't complain at all.

To be precise, she didn't even dare to look at Xia Ye. Her eyes darted away, and her movements were evasive. Xia Ye even wanted to ask her if she was possessed by a ghost.

However, considering that this guy had been scared by Marcia all night, Natsuno wasn't really that inhuman; that's not how you insult a friend.

Gazing at the boundless sea, Marshadow occasionally whispered, "I sense Ho-Oh's presence in this direction!" and "There seems to be one over there too, let's go this way!"

After wandering around at sea for so long, Natsuno was starting to feel like he was looking for a needle in a haystack.

'Marcador, are you even giving us proper guidance? I have a feeling you're just leading us in circles.'

When Marshall was mentioned, his body trembled slightly in the shadows, but he quickly calmed down.

'You may find your own way; I will no longer follow you. The aura in this direction is gradually growing stronger; calm your mind!'

Natsuno couldn't remember how many times he had heard Marshall say this, but he had no choice but to believe it anyway.

Only the little blue thing on his shoulder remained silent, quietly sensing the situation around him.

I've been sensing ever since Marshall first spoke, but I haven't been able to detect any of Ho-Oh's presence.

Considering that having only a core might not be accurate, it even began to mobilize some cellular memories in the surrounding area.