Pokémon: The Genetic Researcher Just Wants to Slack Off

Chapter 46: Crimson Pikachu Bond Achieved, "Registering"

Xia Ye, who was standing next to him, was blushing with embarrassment at his dereliction of duty.

Upon seeing this scene, my hand instinctively reached for my phone, quickly opened the camera, and began taking pictures.

The hand even left afterimages as it was swung, a skill honed over many years of trying to capture adorable moments of colorful puppies.

In the video, a boy wearing a red hat crouches down, his eyes filled with determination.

"I know you're worried about your community. Let's work together to settle them down before we set off again."

"By sheer coincidence, I ran into you at the entrance of the market, and so much happened in one day."

"No matter what, I'm going on a trip with you! Feel my love, Pikachu!"

Perhaps it was the Creator's design, but humans cannot understand the language of Pokémon, while Pokémon can.

But even if one day Pokémon can no longer understand human language, don't panic.

They can still feel the burning passion in a human heart; every beat silently speaks of their most sincere emotions.

When two lives meet, something new will emerge.

The connection between hearts is thus established, and the bond is formed.

A bead of sweat slowly slid down his flushed forehead, and time seemed to stand still at that moment.

Pikachu looked at the boy in front of him, staring at the boy's outstretched right hand.

The events that occurred after meeting the other person flashed quickly through my mind.

So much has happened in just half a day?

Anxious expressions, happy expressions, sad expressions—all eventually converged before my eyes.

Only the boy's resolute gaze and the violently pounding heart in the other's chest could be seen.

Looking down at his two little hands, Pikachu stretched them out and pressed them against the bright red palms.

"Pikachu!"

The shout was filled with determination and joy, and Crimson laughed too. He found that he seemed to understand Pikachu's feelings.

Standing up, Pikachu jumped back onto Crimson's shoulder.

"Let's go, Pikachu, let's go register our information. Please take care of me in the future."

The video ends with a shot of the boy walking away with Pikachu.

Xia Ye put away his phone and quickly chased after him.

"Little Red, it's really not my fault, I really don't remember it."

"Would you believe me if I told you that Xiaoyuan hasn't registered her information yet?"

Upon hearing Natsuno's words, Akane raised his eyebrows, as if he had discovered a new continent.

"In that case, perfect! Let's go register together."

The two arrived at the "Pokémon Information Room" on the second floor and stepped inside.

League law stipulates that all domesticated Pokémon must be registered under an individual's name, commonly known as "registering" them.

An individual can register a maximum of 12 individuals at the same time, but this number can be increased for special identities, such as gym leaders.

Furthermore, individuals who change their registration information too frequently will be monitored by the alliance to prevent criminals from committing crimes.

To register a Pokémon under your own name, you must either obtain a Trainer's License or be at least 18 years old.

Previously, Xiao Cai was registered under the name of Grandma Jie Zi Lan, and so was Sha Sha under Zhu Lan.

It wasn't until Xia Ye was 18 and about to start university that he transferred Xiao Cai's household registration to his own name.

From that day on, Xiaocai and Xiaye became family in the legal sense.

Looking at Madoka, who was playing and blowing bubbles in her arms, Natsuno felt embarrassed.

It's been so long since I registered my Pokémon information that I completely forgot about it.

If it weren't for Crimson's reminder, he wouldn't know when he would remember.

While waiting in line, Xia Ye took out his phone's memo app and glanced at it.

The memo stated that I would register Xiaoyuan's household registration, but unfortunately, I had too many things to do and completely forgot.

A dozen minutes later, Natsuno entered the space capsule-like device in front of him and closed the hatch.

Click "Scan" on the big screen to start facial recognition, then confirm your fingerprint.

In the information age, most things can be directly scanned and identified.

However, trainers also like to have machines read their licenses.

This thing is quite special; not everyone has it, and you have to take an exam to get one.

When it's pulled out, it also exudes a sense of prestige; just a squeeze reveals its noble status as a trainer.

After the scan, information begins to appear on the screen.

'Natsuno, 22 years old, unregistered trainer'

Pokémon Information 1: Smeargle, Identification Code 743626-3006-060355

Pokémon Information 2: None, Click to Add

Because of her height, Xiao Cai, who is only 123 centimeters tall, can't see the screen very well.

The little guy climbed up Xia Ye's back and perched on top of her head, watching the information on the screen with great interest.

Don't assume Xiao Cai can't understand it; she can understand some of the text.

Pokémon are intelligent creatures; they can understand human language from birth.

With some more time, it wouldn't be surprising if people could understand human writing, but very few people actually do it.

Natsuno was bored while reading Pokémon during her school years, and she couldn't train Pokémon's moves like other Pokémon.

So he started teaching Xiaocai to read. Although she couldn't read them, she copied them repeatedly, and with Xia Ye's explanations, she was able to understand some of the characters.

A colorful puppy headband appeared on her head. Xia Ye reached out and clicked to add it, then put the small circle back into the ball.

A slot for holding a Poké Ball popped out from the device in front of her, and Natsuno placed Madoka's Luxury Ball in it.

The groove retracts, and the instrument starts.

"Loading, please do not turn off the power."

Pokémon information 2 added: Single ovum, generated identification code 743626-3020-050912

"Information update successful, please retrieve your Pokémon."

Once everything was done, Natsuno opened the hatch and went out, and Akane also finished registering and came out.

"Now that everything's settled, let's go back downstairs and have Joey check on those Pikachu."

"If treatment is still being arranged, why don't we go back to the market and check on the forest's condition?"

"We still need to think about what to do with Shallow Hill and those little Pichus. At the very least, we need to prepare food for them."

"Now that it's been reported to the Alliance, the food production in the forest should recover soon."

"It would be difficult to rely solely on Pokémon in the forest, since they already lack food to replenish their energy."

"It takes several days for the tree to bear fruit after the fruit has been forced to ripen, and without food in between, it is impossible to support the forced ripening process."

The two went downstairs and asked Joey to check. It turned out that they were still arranging treatment.

So I decided to go out and head towards the vegetable market again.

Before leaving, Natsuno casually asked, "Miss Nurse Joy, have you heard that there's a group of Eevee that can't evolve in Evergreen Forest?"

Joey looked up and thought for a moment, then her expression turned puzzled: "I've never heard of it. Are you sure you're not mistaken?"

"These past few days, when I chatted with my colleagues from other centers in the city after get off work, they didn't mention any of these rumors."

Natsuno nodded secretly, made a mental note, and went out with Akane.

Along the way, I saw many people carrying their Oddish, Bellsprout, and other Pokémon heading to Evergreen Forest.

Further ahead, in the area near the edge of Evergreen Forest, police officers were already maintaining order.

Many tents have been set up near the forest, and a number of people are carrying supplies in and out.

In the very middle tent, three figures lifted the curtain and walked out.

The one in the middle is Sakaki, and the one on the right is a young man with jagged hair and eyes that are squinted into a line.

On the far left is a burly man in a green military uniform with a lightning bolt-shaped arm patch on his shoulder.

Natsuno noticed the three people not far away and quickly tucked Aya and Madoka into the ball.

Turning to Chi Hong, he said, "Little Chi, sign up to be a volunteer and sneak into the forest with the group."

"I have some other things to arrange, so I might not be able to get away."

"From now on, the Pikachu tribe, including Asuka and the others, will probably all depend on you for resettlement. Can you do it?"

Although Chi Hong was very puzzled, he nodded solemnly and went to the side to line up to register.

Xia Ye strode towards the tent in the middle.

"Master Sakaki, what's going on here?"