Pokémon: Trainers Start as Bounty Hunters.

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Chapter 132 The Pure White Symbol of Departure (Seeking First Subscription!!!!)

The instant Pidgeon landed on Tetsuya, Officer Jenny, dressed in a police uniform, appeared in the seemingly empty forest. She looked to be about forty years old.

Of course, due to the unique nature of the Elf World, the people here appear much younger, which Tetsuya perceives through the lens of his modern world.

According to the traditional viewpoint, Officer Jenny should be a beautiful young woman around thirty years old.

"Hello, please show your identification." Officer Jenny gave a Union salute.

"Such agile movements!" Tetsuya thought to himself in surprise. He had almost not noticed Officer Jenny's appearance.

At the same time, he took out his ID card and handed it to Officer Jenny.

Officer Jenny took out a device from her handbag, scanned her ID card, and the device flashed green.

"Okay, Trainer Tamaki Tetsuya, I'm sorry to bother you. I hope you have a pleasant memory in Pallet Town."

After giving another salute, Officer Jenny offered Tetsuya a very formal blessing before returning to the woods to continue hiding.

Tetsuya looked around and marveled, "No wonder he's a professional."

In just a short while, he lost sight of Officer Jenny.

If the two were enemies, he would probably have been defeated by Officer Jenny in a real fight.

It's perfectly normal. After all, his experience in the wild is only three or four years at most. Even if he is exceptionally talented, he can't possibly match the nearly thirty years of hard work that others have put in over twenty years.

However, he is quite confident in his ability to raise Pokémon.

He recalled Pidgeot and released Mantle Rock. Since he had landed on the ground, he didn't plan to fly back up. He decided to walk to Pallet Town, since it shouldn't be too far anyway.

"Dangoro!"

After emerging from the mantle rock, it let out a slow cry, seemingly without any meaning.

But Zhe also looked in the direction indicated by the mantle rock without making a sound, and after careful observation, he also discovered Officer Jenny's whereabouts.

After patting the mantle rock, Tetsuya headed towards Pallet Town with it.

The indication from the mantle rock was exceptionally well-hidden; it was merely a shift in the position of a spike on a specific rock. At the same time, just in case, Tetsuya also had it move many other spikes to prevent the enemy from spotting the flaw.

Only he and his elves knew the specific directions of the mantle rock warning.

Therefore, Officer Jenny was unaware that Tetsuya had already discovered her.

Of course, a large part of the reason is also because Tetsuya's identity document has Professor Yamanashi's guarantee, so she is relatively less wary of the other party releasing Pokémon.

After all, if Professor Yamanashi had also been bribed, then not only would the Oak Laboratory have been breached, but its internal information would probably have been completely leaked long ago.

Tetsuya, carrying the mantle rock, slowly made his way along the main road, recalling the introduction to Pallet Town in his mind.

Zhenxin Town, formerly known as Pure White Town, means that Zhenxin is the pure white color that symbolizes a new beginning.

To commemorate Professor Oak's great-great-grandfather, Shin Oak, who ranked 931st among 10,000 trainers, White Town was renamed "Shin Oak Town".

It is a small rural town located in the western part of the Kanto region. It was originally an inconspicuous place, but it became well-known because of Professor Oak's appearance.

It was even given the name of the Starting Town after the establishment of Oak's Laboratory.

Not only because many of the League's core trainers receive their Pokédex entries and starter Pokémon here, but also because they begin their journey from here.

At the same time, it also symbolizes the great invention of the Pokédex, jointly developed by Nishinomori V and the regional professors led by Professor Oak, which made a huge contribution to the new generation of trainers in the League.

As Tetsuya continued along the exceptionally quiet road, he soon came to see what Pallet Town looked like.

The whole town is full of rural charm, with only a dozen or so households, each separated by a huge expanse of grassland, and the only means of transportation between them is a dirt path.

It has a sense of "fields crisscrossed by paths, and the sounds of chickens and dogs mingling in the distance".

At the end of the path is a small hill, and the iconic Oki Research Institute of Pallet Town is located on top of the hill, with the striking windmill that Tetsuya had just seen from the sky behind it.

Outside the town stands a stone tablet with the three large characters "Zhenxin Town" written on it.

Tetsuya entered the town and withdrew the mantle rock that had been placed under guard.

It was morning, and residents of Zhenxin Town were sitting in twos and threes outside chatting about everyday life.

I was a little surprised to see this handsome, unfamiliar boy.

This isn't the time for new trainers to collect their starter Pokémon, so very few people come to this remote town.

After all, the Oak Laboratory is located here, and the League's protection measures are quite thorough. Outsiders generally need to apply in advance to enter, and the procedures are quite cumbersome.

However, being quite simple and kind, they greeted the boy warmly, suggesting he must be an outstanding young trainer.

"You're here to see Xuecheng, right? He's at the research institute on the back mountain. You'll need to apply in advance." An elderly man who looked quite old smiled and pointed to the back mountain, greeting Tetsuya.

"Okay, thank you, sir. I've already applied." Tetsuya smiled and thanked the old man.

The old man nodded slightly. "Okay, okay."

"When I was young, I felt that Xuecheng was destined for greatness. Look how amazing he is now! Back then, he was just a mischievous kid, like Hanako..."

The old man chatted away with his family members, who seemed used to it and listened patiently even though they had probably heard it many times before.

Tetsuya gradually walked away, and the old man's already weak voice quickly disappeared from ear to ear.

Walking along the road, I couldn't help but marvel at how this place seemed like a secluded paradise, so much quieter than the city.

The houses in the town gradually disappeared, and in their place was a straight road leading to the Oki Research Institute.

Tetsuya quickened his pace with excitement.

Upon arriving at the entrance of Ooki's research lab, several guards were on duty. One of them, Tetsuya, came forward to greet them.

"Hello, this is Oak's Lab. Do you have an appointment?"

The guard asked very politely.

“Ah, yes, my name is Tamaki Tetsuya. I received the invitation from Dr. Yamanashi.” Tetsuya took out his identity card again.

The guard took the ID card with both hands and operated the device next to him.

"Okay, identity confirmed, you can pass." The guard returned the ID card to Tetsuya while reminding him, "Professor Yamanashi registered your Pokémon as Pidgeot, Blaziken, and Rockruff."

If you have other Pokémon, you can't bring them in. There will be staff checking them inside, and you'll need to leave them with us temporarily.

"Okay, thank you, but I didn't bring any other Pokémon." Tetsuya smiled and nodded at him, indicating that he understood.

The guard made a gesture that should have been a signal to let them through, and the guards at the gate opened the gate.

Tetsuya smiled at them and stepped through the first gate.

After passing through two more checkpoints, he was finally allowed to enter the research institute.

"Hello, you are Trainer Tamaki Tetsuya, right? Yamanashi-sensei has already told me about it. Let me take you to his research lab."

A researcher in a white coat, who had been notified by the guards long ago, was already waiting at the door. As soon as he saw Tetsuya come in, he eagerly pulled him inside.

"Um, I don't know who you are..." Tetsuya was interrupted by the male researcher in front of him before he could finish speaking.

"My name is Anghui, one of Professor Yamanashi's students, and I currently work at Oki Research Institute."

My task is simply to take you to Ms. Yamanashi. Don't ask me anything else; I don't know.

Researcher Ang Hui practically dragged Tetsuya forward, giving him a brief explanation.

Zhe was helplessly pulled forward by him, and soon they arrived in front of a tightly closed door.

Researcher Ang Hui swiped his ID card, verified his identity through the instrument, and opened the door.

"Alright, you can go in now. The teacher is inside. I have something to do, so I'll be going now."

After finishing his speech, Researcher Ang Hui hurriedly left, leaving Zheye standing alone.

"Wow," Tetsuya exclaimed, "This is way too rushed. Is this what a researcher is like?"

As he entered the room, the door slowly closed, and he saw Dr. Yamanashi's back as he busily worked in front of the computer.

Tetsuya greeted him, but Dr. Yamanashi did not respond at all.

Because of Anghui's reaction, Tetsuya had been mentally prepared, and he had somewhat anticipated this scene.

With a helpless shrug, Tetsuya glanced at the messy table in the research room and began to tidy up.

He put some obviously food-related trash into garbage bags, while leaving the other paper documents untouched.

Even though they look very messy.

After all, many people can keep things in a messy yet orderly way, which may seem messy to outsiders, but they can find what they're looking for very quickly.

He didn't know if Dr. Yamanashi was the same way, so it was best not to touch it just in case.

Not to mention that accidentally mixing up some research materials would be a serious offense.

After finishing his quick cleaning, Tetsuya checked the time; it was almost noon. However, Dr. Yamanashi showed no signs of snapping out of his work.

He could only wait anxiously from the sidelines.

He didn't dare go out, because judging from the looks of it, if he went out, he probably wouldn't be able to get back in.

Ten minutes, twenty minutes, half an hour, an hour...

Time passed slowly, and Tetsuya felt extremely hungry, but Dr. Yamanashi continued working.

Tetsuya took out a Kamaji Senbei and a bottle of fruit juice milk from his spatial backpack and started eating. Fortunately, these things were usable by both humans and Pokémon. He had bought a lot of them in the morning, otherwise he would have continued to go hungry.

"Kacha kacha." Zheye chewed the food.

"Senior, my data analysis is finished. How's yours going?"

A deep, magnetic voice rang out, and the owner of the voice walked in.

Tetsuya quickly put down the food in his hand and greeted the other person: "Hello, Professor Ooki, I am Tetsuya Tamaki."

Professor Oak was taken aback when he saw a strange yet familiar face in his senior's research room, but quickly realized who it was after hearing Tetsuya's self-introduction.

"Oh, Tetsuya, right? Nice to meet you, welcome to Oak's lab!"

Professor Oak greeted Tetsuya with a smile.

"Come on, let's have some instant noodles together. It looks like it'll take you a little while to finish, senior!"

Professor Oak opened the refrigerator door and took out three cup noodles, starting to make them.

"My senior has been mentioning you to me a lot, haha. Now you do seem to be a pretty good young man."

Professor Oak laughed heartily.

Tetsuya, somewhat flustered, took the cup noodles from Professor Oak and hurriedly thanked him excitedly.

After all, this is Professor Oak.

In my past life, I didn't think much of watching anime, and I was even puzzled by how excited some of the characters were when they saw Professor Oak.

Having lived in this world for so long, Tetsuya feels that he can now understand them very well.

"Um, Professor Oak, would you like some kabuki senbei and fruit juice milk?" Tetsuya awkwardly pulled food out of his bag. He always felt that eating only cup noodles wasn't healthy enough, but he also felt a little embarrassed.

"Haha, Hoenn's Flying Sound Mochi? Give me some! The flavor of this fruit juice milk hasn't changed at all. Your taste is quite similar to mine!"

Professor Oak readily accepted the two kinds of food from Tetsuya, took a bite, and exclaimed in appreciation.

"Flying Sound Cookie?" Tetsuya didn't react for a moment.

"Yes, the Kama-en Senbei is also called Hi-on Mochi, but that's an old name. It's said that a long time ago..."

Professor Oak took a bite of senbei, a bite of noodles, and a sip of his drink before beginning to tell Tetsuya about his past experiences.

Tetsuya listened attentively, nodding occasionally, and the two, one old and one young, chatted happily.