I caught a Pokémon

He's still just a child.

Shaking her head, Makomo covered Hikaru with the blanket, then sat down at the table, preparing to study the materials that had piled up over the past few days.

But no matter what she did, her mind was not on the data at all.

Instinctively, she pricked up her ears to listen to the sounds outside.

This has become a habit she's developed over the past few days.

Footsteps could be heard occasionally in the corridor; someone would pass by and then walk away.

There were some faint sounds coming from next door, but they were difficult to hear clearly because of the wall.

What is Xia You doing?

Did he do it again after taking a shower?

From this perspective, Ho-Oh's blessing is indeed incredibly powerful.

Her face flushed again.

No, no, I can't think about these things!

She forced herself to focus on the notebook, but the numbers and symbols seemed to come alive, twisting and turning into other shapes.

I don't know how much time had passed, but the rain was still falling outside the window.

Makomo checked the time.

It was a little after 3 p.m.

Dinner will have to wait a while.

Her gaze drifted back to the wall.

them……

In the end, curiosity prevailed over reason. She stood up, tiptoed to the door, opened it a crack, and peeked out.

The corridor was deserted, with only soft light shining on the carpet. It seemed that because of the rain, even other trainers rarely came to the Pokémon Center.

Taking a deep breath, Makomo pretended to be nonchalant as she walked out of the room and slowly headed towards the next room.

She paused as she passed Xia You and Ya Mi's room.

Then she heard—a sound.

The sound was very soft and subtle; you wouldn't notice it at all unless you pressed your ear against the door and listened carefully.

That's the sound of Yami.

Her gentleness was tinged with a slight tremor, as if she was trying her best to suppress something.

Makomo's face instantly turned bright red.

She quickened her pace, pretending to be just passing by, and hurried toward the public area at the end of the corridor.

Standing there, she leaned against the wall and took several deep breaths to calm her wildly beating heart.

really.

They are again—

She dared not think any further.

She stayed outside for a few minutes until her heartbeat returned to normal before slowly walking back into her room.

This time, however, she didn't dare linger as she passed that door.

……

As evening approached, the rain finally subsided somewhat.

Dressed neatly, but with a slightly lazy and rosy complexion, Yami knocked on Makomo and Hikari's door and invited them to have dinner together in the restaurant.

At this moment, Xiao Guang was also awakened by the knocking on the door. Still sleepy, he followed Ya Mi out of the room.

Just as Makomo was about to take a step, she suddenly stopped.

In that instant, a bold idea suddenly came to her!

Especially after seeing Xia You already heading to the restaurant in the corridor, her heart pounded wildly because of this thought.

Maybe it's me...

We can secretly do something now!

Chapter 1382 In-depth Study

Seeing that Makomo had stopped standing still, Hikaru turned around and looked at her with some surprise.

"What's wrong, Makomo-neechan? Why aren't you leaving?"

"You guys go ahead." Makomo showed just the right amount of apology. "My stomach hurts a little. I'm going to the restroom first, I'll be right back."

Hearing her say that, Yami and Xiaoguang didn't suspect anything. Instead, they asked her a few questions, asking if she had caught a cold or eaten something bad.

Makomo waved her hand and watched the two leave before closing the door.

However, after closing the door, she did not leave. Instead, she put her ear to the door and listened to the footsteps outside to make sure that Yami and Xiaoguang had left the corridor and gone to the restaurant before carefully opening the door again.

She glanced outside a few times to make sure no one was there, waited a few more seconds, took a deep breath, left the room, and tiptoed to the door of Xia You and Ya Mi's room.

She gently turned the doorknob, and the door opened directly.

Makomo's heart rate instantly soared to 180.

But it also gave her a secret thrill.

These two people are so careless, they didn't even know to lock the door!

This is understandable, considering that in a place like a Pokémon Center, most trainers, if not all, are quite well-mannered and won't barge into other people's rooms. Besides, there are security cameras in the hallways. If something is found missing, checking the footage will not only ruin their reputation but also get them blacklisted by the entire Pokémon League.

So nobody dared to take that risk.

But for Makomo, none of this mattered.

after all……

What she was going to 'take' wasn't any valuables, and Xia You and Ya Mi wouldn't even notice... that such things had been touched, and they wouldn't even realize that someone had entered their room!

She slipped inside and then gently closed the door.

The room was tidy, and the bed had been simply made, but there was still a lingering, indescribable smell in the air.

Makomo's face started to burn again, but she forced herself not to think about it, because she had gotten used to it and had developed a certain immunity to it.

Her gaze swept quickly across the room, finally settling on the trash can beside the bed.

Seeing the exposed garbage bag handle, Makomo's heart skipped a beat.

She walked over, squatted down, took a deep breath, and reached out to open the lid of the trash can.

Inside were several used tissues, an empty water bottle, and some... she was already familiar with them, a bulletproof vest wrapped in toilet paper that had already been used.

And it's much fresher than the ones that were left overnight.

Makomo's face instantly turned bright red. She silently repeated several times that she had no special fetishes and that these were all just for research. She reached out and carefully picked up one of the samples with tweezers. Then she took out some of the samples that were slightly shiny under the light and put them into a test tube.

Perhaps because she had done it before, her movements were skilled and quick. After taking out the sample, she quickly put the lid on and put it in the insulated bag she carried with her.

The whole process took less than a minute.

After doing all that, she put the trash can back in its original position, making it look as if no one had touched it. Then she stood up, took one last look at the room to make sure no traces were left, and gently opened the door and peeked out.

The corridor remained empty.

This calmed her down, and she quickly slipped out, gently closing the door behind her, and hurried back to her room.

The moment she closed the door, she leaned against it and let out a long breath.

Only then did I realize that my heart was beating so fast it felt like it was going to jump out of my throat.

I did it!

I did it again!

She looked down at the insulated bag in her hand, and the corners of her mouth unconsciously curved into a smile.

But she knew that now was not the time to be careless. She quickly went to the table, put the test tubes away, washed her hands, tidied her clothes and hair, took a few deep breaths, tried to look normal, and then pushed open the door and walked quickly towards the dining room.

After all, she hadn't forgotten that Xia You and the others were still waiting for her at the restaurant, and she couldn't let her excuse drag on for too long.

Inside the restaurant, Yami, Xiaoguang, and Xiayou were already seated, with several steaming hot set meals laid out on the table.

Upon seeing Makomo appear, Hikaru waved to her: "Makomo-neechan, over here!"

Makomo walked over and sat down in the empty seat.

"Sorry to keep you waiting."

"It's alright, the food just arrived." Yami smiled gently and handed her the chopsticks and spoon.

Dinner was quite normal, just like the others had been before. As they ate, they chatted about tomorrow's gym challenge. Hikari excitedly guessed which Pokémon Shaka would use, and Yami gently echoed her. Xia You occasionally chimed in, but Makomo's mind was not on the meal at all. Her heart had already flown back to her room, thinking about her experiments.

This time, we must find out the root cause!

After dinner, the group returned to their respective rooms.

Makomo pushed open the door almost impatiently, with Hikaru following behind. He wondered why Makomo looked... strange today.

"Makomo-neechan, are you going to continue your research tonight?"

"Yes, there's some data to analyze."

As Makomo spoke, she sat down at the table, turned on the desk lamp, took out the test tube, and placed the samples inside into different instruments.

Xiao Guang climbed onto the bed, hugged Bogarman, and looked over curiously.

"Makomo-neechan, what exactly are you researching?"

“It’s some…” Makomo paused, “It’s some special sample analysis, we want to see what they’re actually used for.”

She didn't explain further and began to focus on operating the machine.

She adjusted the focus, held her breath, and magnified the image little by little. Under the lens of the instrument, through its operation, various data of the sample were detected and recorded one by one.

really.

Makomo nodded to himself.

Besides their unusual level of activity, these samples also seem to carry some kind of life energy!

It must be the power of Ho-Oh.

This life energy is not generated by these samples, but originates from Xia You's body. Through the transfer of the samples, it enters the women's bodies and can be absorbed by them in the same way!

In short, this life energy can be used to change other women through samples!

No wonder sometimes, even though Yami looks very tired from traveling, she looks even better the next day!

So that's the reason!

Makomo's heart began to race again; her intuition told her that she had indeed discovered something extraordinary!

Although she had no intention of using these things, she subconsciously thought that if they were commercialized, extracted, and produced, they could be a great beauty product.

But she only had that thought out of a wicked sense of humor.

After all... even if someone really wanted to do this, Xia You herself couldn't produce them on a large scale.

“Sister Makomo…”

Just then, Hikaru's voice suddenly rang out, instantly reminding Makomo that Hikaru was still watching from the side!

Makomo quickly turned around and saw Hikaru sniffing.

"That...that sample of yours has a strange smell? Just like that day..."

Oh no, I forgot about that.

Makomo's hand froze, and her expression changed slightly. For a moment, she didn't know how to answer.

Seeing her like this, Xiaoguang continued, "It's... a bit fishy, ​​like... um... like..."

No!