I'm a Pokémon Master from School City (by mistake)

“I…” She hesitated for a moment before finally deciding to say, “I don’t know his exact name, I only know that his nickname is ‘Bald Head’.”

Chiyo finally breathed a sigh of relief when she saw the girl speak.

She did feel something was off, but Hei Zi had previously said that carrying this much money didn't seem unusual.

But Chiyo was even more certain of her judgment.

She admitted that there was an element of gambling involved, but this time she won!

Chiyo glanced at Kuroko, signaling her to take notes.

Hei Zi quickly started writing.

“Tell me in detail,” Chiyo said. “Who introduced you to him? How many times did you meet that 'bald guy'? How did you know he had the Imagine Might and Magic? How did you know it was useful? When did you start preparing the money? When did you go to make the deal? How did you get robbed? Tell me all of that in detail.”

"It's like this."

Miho mustered her courage and said, "I did it through..."

She quickly recounted everything that had happened to her.

She saw the concept of the Fantasy Hunter on an urban legend website, where many people were discussing it.

She didn't pay attention to this at first, but a while ago she heard some of the girls in her class talking about it, and they happened to have gotten their hands on it.

The allure of improved skills finally gave Mei Hui the courage to ask them where they bought it.

Then, through these delinquent girls, I met the bald man.

"That man was short, ugly, and dark-skinned, like a monkey," Mei Hui described. "He was bald, with very noticeable tattoos on his face, from the corner of his mouth to the left side of his cheek and then to his head. We paid a deposit as they requested, and then..."

"Then the second transaction was robbed," Chiyo said. "Is that right?"

Mei Hui nodded, and asked nervously, "Can you help me get that money back? That money is very important to me."

"We'll try our best." Chiyo nodded and said, "We'll do everything we can to help you get it back."

Based on my experience, the chances of recovering the money in this situation are slim.

"How many of them are there in total?" Chiyo asked. "Describe each person in detail. Also, are you still able to contact that bald guy?"

“They…” Miho described each person’s appearance carefully.

After a long pause, once she had finished speaking, she said, "Um... I... I'm not sure if we can contact them. Those people are also from our class..."

"You came looking for me yesterday, and today..."

"People die for money, birds die for food." Chiyo said nonchalantly, "Since it's not like you're paying, why don't you ask for a higher price?"

“But they want a deposit,” Mei Hui said timidly.

“Don’t forget,” Chiyo said, “you’ve been robbed once before. You’ve lost all trust. Do you still dare to ask for a deposit? Just tell them it’s cash on delivery, and you can choose the location.”

"Girl, be assertive, you'll be fine."

“Of course.” Chiyo didn’t press him, saying, “If you can’t do it, that’s fine. Just don’t do such stupid things again.”

"That group of people doesn't keep any promises."

Chiyo didn't give Miho any more time to think and said directly, "Kuroko, see the guest out. Haruharu, bring the next one in."

The suspect has been basically identified; now it's just a matter of how to apprehend him.

'Was it a gang crime...?'

Chiyo crossed her arms over her chest.

This is a bit troublesome.

Chapter Fifty-Nine: Before the Battle

They asked several people in a row, but not those who were detained directly for not cooperating.

It wasn't the 177th Disciplinary Committee branch that went to detain them; Chiyo notified both Kuroko and the Tokiwa-dae Disciplinary Committee branch at the same time.

Although the disciplinary committee is relatively loosely organized, modern organizations, based on their powerful communication capabilities, can react quickly.

Even with Chiyo's warning, those marked in standard red were all violently arrested without exception, and several disciplinary committee members were even injured. As a result, they would have to spend some time in the detention center.

Chiyo received all those who came to the summons and asked them questions.

Soon, profiles of the main gang members involved in this case were revealed.

Besides the bald man, there were fifteen people suspected of being directly involved in the robbery. They formed a thug gang called the "Skull Gang," which was affiliated with a large gang called the "Big Spider."

As Chiyo predicted, the group has recently made its main source of income by selling 'Phantom Master'.

They attract potential targets by deliberately spreading rumors about the Fantasy Hunter among students who are too afraid to be outright delinquents but imitate their behavior, such as the few teenage girls in Miho's class. They also post messages on forums in Academy City to find clients.

As 'Phantom Master' has recently become a hot topic among students, its price has also risen accordingly.

"A bunch of idiots," Chiyo muttered, tapping her notebook. "They're pleasing neither side and courting their own destruction."

Through the conversation, Chiyo could imagine what the plot would be like. She was certain that these people had something like the Imagine Breaker, and they must have sold a lot of it to others, made some money, and then used it themselves.

After his abilities improved, he became arrogant, started to break his promises, and treated people differently based on their status.

Just rob those that seem easy to bully.

They were probably certain that the buyer wouldn't dare report the crime, and they were also certain that, given their methods and the illegal nature of the transaction, even if the buyer did report it, they wouldn't dare tell the whole truth.

If Chiyo knew the capabilities of the disciplinary committee members, this case might truly remain unsolved.

But what could they do when they encountered a time traveler like themselves?

Chiyo had to admit that these delinquents were indeed resourceful, anticipating that this item had the potential to become a contraband, but they predicted it too early.

Phantasmagoria is still under development and has not yet been officially listed as a prohibited item.

Secondly, doing so is likely to make people hate you. Although the students who were robbed were initially afraid that their actions would bring them bad things, they told Chiyo everything after she assured them that nothing would happen.

Some people even offered to help Chiyo make connections.

"Can they really do it?" Kofumi asked doubtfully, taking a sip of milk. "This matter involves so many ordinary people."

"Ordinary people?"

Chiyo glanced at Kofunomi, and she really wanted to say that these people were no longer ordinary citizens from the moment they started trying to buy 'Amazing Hand'.

Of course, these unlucky guys didn't qualify for a full-scale crackdown; those who did are already being dealt with by the disciplinary committee and are sitting in jail.

“We don’t need them to do anything.” Chiyo took a sip of tea and said, “I don’t expect them to help us catch those people. My move is called ‘beating the grass to scare the snake.’ By bringing over such a large number of people and arresting a few of them, they should have already noticed. Someone may have already tipped off the gang.”

"Huh?" Kuroko said in even greater surprise, "Then won't they all have to hide? Won't that make it even harder to catch them?"

"As the saying goes, people die for wealth and birds die for food." Chiyo explained, "There are always one or two people in this group who can't resist the temptation and want to take a gamble. And more importantly, if it's a gang, we can't be sure which one of them has the ability to erase other people's memories, what level that ability has reached, or how many people it can affect at once."

"So our best approach now is to take them down one by one. We should first capture those who are greedy and want to gamble. At that point, even if someone can erase other people's memories, they will have no choice but to surrender to our encirclement unless they are LV5 and as strong as Misaki Shokuhou."

"I don't believe he can catch all the disciplinary committee members at once."

Moreover, she has Pokémon to counter her.

However, if you're facing a dozen or more level 3 or higher ability users at the same time, which could be level 4, then it'll be a real headache.

Chiyo, being a transmigrator, knew that the delinquent groups in Academy City were quite vulnerable most of the time when facing ability users, especially strong ones.

But these people might do something weird that could trick you.

Taking them down one by one is the best option.

"Speaking of which," Chiyo asked again, "did you find anything in Hatsuharu?"

"Ah..." Chu Chun shook her head and said, "I can't find anything at all!"

"With only a description of appearance, it's impossible to find this person."

Chu Chun said with distress, "If it's about ability characteristics, that's not impossible, but those ability characteristics are too general and there's no way to check them."

The only known ability is the erasure of memories from a certain period of time.

However, there are many ways to achieve this effect. If someone really used the Imagine Breaker to enhance their abilities, there would be far too many people to investigate.

Even if you rely solely on physical characteristics without a photo and only on description, and since Academy City doesn't have a facial recognition system, finding someone would be extremely difficult.

The most distinctive one is the one nicknamed "Bald Head".

"Why don't we start with the bald guy?" Gu Famei suggested. "Isn't he dark-skinned, short, and has tattoos on his face?"

“Hmm…” Chiyo did not directly agree.

Based on past experience, this obvious physical characteristic may not be genuine. If the other party has decided to commit a crime, they will disguise it.

Therefore, given such obvious characteristics, we can exclude skin color and height.

The tattoo is most likely fake, and the person deliberately showed it to the victim to mislead them and guide the investigators in the wrong direction.

"That's fine." Chiyo nodded and asked, "But are there really that many people?"

But this is Academy City!

Based on what I've seen in anime and what I've actually encountered, it's not fair to say these people are just guessing; they might actually be overconfident in their abilities, which is why they never even considered pretending.

“We can call on other disciplinary committee branches to join us,” said Miho Kofumi. “This incident is serious, and it’s not just Misaka-san who’s investigating it.”

"Okay." Chiyo nodded and said, "Then I'll leave it to you."

Although it's unreliable to rely on the disciplinary committee to solve cases, we can ask them to help investigate cases that are already showing promise.

This is still something you can pass the exam for.

However, I need to learn the Shadow Clone Technique as soon as possible.

This ninjutsu is very useful.

Chapter Sixty: The Silly Turtle and Groudon

An investigation was conducted to identify the suspects, and a subsequent arrest operation was launched.

The initial investigation is now considered complete, although Chiyo feels that something is still missing.

The chain of evidence can also be said to be nonexistent.

This is the most troublesome case she has ever encountered; the perpetrator is extremely cautious. Currently, all the cases only have the victim's testimony, lacking concrete evidence, and there are no security cameras at the locations where the suspect committed the crimes.

The scene was well hidden, and there were no eyewitnesses.

Criminals manipulate victims into handing over their valuables through methods such as suspected hypnosis and brief mental control.

Therefore, there were no signs of fighting injuries on the victim's body, and even fewer at the scene.

Crimes committed by superpowers, especially those that cannot be directly seen or observed by the naked eye, will not leave any evidence.

At the same time, the other party was quite principled, and did nothing but rob the property, making it even more difficult to leave any evidence.

Therefore, even if Chiyo knew the exact identity of the criminal, she would not arrest him directly, because without evidence, the other party would likely have calculated this point and could go home for the New Year as long as he denied it.

Therefore, the key to this incident is to catch them in the act.

Robbery is the best option, but if you have to settle for catching someone in the act, you can also do it. Either way, as long as you catch them in the act, you'll have a way to get them to talk.

There will still be some time before the arrest officially begins.

Chiyo estimated that even if the disciplinary committee was efficient and the victim was willing to cooperate, it would probably still take three to five days. She needed to use these three to five days to quickly improve her combat power.

This time, Chiyo decided to officially participate herself instead of relying on Pokémon.

Go back and rest first.

After a busy day, Chiyo fell asleep the moment her head hit the pillow.

[Whether to enter the Dream Trial (Y/N)] (Part 1) (Pokémon World)

[Whether to enter the Dream Trial Realm (Y/N)] (Part 2) (Naruto World)

[Whether to enter the Dream Trial (Y/N)] (Part 3) (Unnamed)

Having spent so much time in the Naruto world, Chiyo breathed a sigh of relief upon returning to Academy City and entering the dream world again, looking at the choices made in several worlds.

It seems I was overthinking it.

The Pokémon world is still normal. The last time it turned gray was probably because the system forced her to re-enter the Naruto world.

Enter the Pokémon world.