Elf: Who told him to be an investigator!

Inside the research institute, on the medical examination equipment.

Snow Child obediently accepted the machine's examination. Dr. Yamanashi looked at the data on the monitor and said with a smile, "Although it is relatively small, the data is the same as before, basically no problems, very healthy."

"That's good……"

Holding the Snow Child in his arms and feeling its light body, which was about twenty centimeters long, Ze Shu couldn't help but laugh and say, "Being a little smaller is not bad either."

He had checked the information in the Snow Child inspection room—this Snow Child should be among the smallest of its kind.

This is not a disadvantage.

Even among Pokémon of the same species, there are differences in size, but the specific impact of these differences needs to be analyzed on a case-by-case basis.

For monster-type Pokémon like Rhyperior and Aggron, larger sizes are generally better, as they create a greater sense of intimidation. However, Pokémon that prioritize agility in combat should not be too large.

For Snow Child, there are two evolutionary forms—Ice Oni Guardian and Snow Fairy Woman, which can only be evolved by females.

undoubtedly.

This extremely small size is most suitable for the ghostly snow fairy.

Zeshu was reviewing the information on this Snow Child.

Snow Child

Attribute: Ice

Gender: female

Rating: 18

Characteristic: Frozen Body

Moves: Immobilization, Switch, Fine Snow, Startle, Ice Shards, Shadow Clone...

Current mood: Relatively at ease

Friendliness: 67 (You are its only close human friend, and it is willing to do things for you)

These are seemingly standard and common Pokémon statistics.

However, Ze Shu wasn't worried. Even though there are individual differences among Pokémon, each Pokémon has infinite potential and won't be limited by so-called "aptitude".

……

The next day.

In an open area of ​​the research institute.

"Don't worry, don't be afraid. No matter how well you do or how many times you fail, we won't blame you." Ze Shu gently stroked Yukidouji's slightly rough straw hat and pointed to an open space in front of him. "Use Fine Snow."

"Yo, yo-ki—"

Snow Child replied in a soft voice, then stared intently in the direction Sawaki was pointing, his eyes becoming serious. He inhaled and exhaled, puffing out his cheeks as if blowing air.

Huhuhu~

A thin gust of air, carrying tiny snowflakes, appeared out of nowhere, scattering leaves from the only large tree standing in the clearing. It also froze the green caterpillar that should have been sleeping on the tree, making it stiffen up and open its eyes wide as it hurriedly tried to climb higher into the tree.

Although its power was relatively small, it was still successfully used nonetheless.

"Great!" Ze Shu praised Yukidouji enthusiastically and held a dark blue ice cube to Yukidouji's mouth. "Eat it, it will make you more energetic."

Snow Child, panting, smiled happily and obediently ate the unmelting ice cube in Ze Shu's hand.

As it ate, Ze Shu explained in detail: "Now that we can use Fine Snow, our next goal is to control it and turn the ice attribute energy into chains that we can do as we please."

"Like Ibrahimovic."

"Buyi—"

Glaceon tilted its head and, following Zeju's command, also used Snowflakes. A stream of air covered with snowflakes appeared out of thin air in front of them. Unlike the stiff Snowflakes that Snorunt was currently using, Glaceon's Snowflakes were like lively elves, spinning and blowing freely in the air.

It even gently rolled the green caterpillars that were struggling to climb up the tree to the bottom.

During this time, Caterpie was not frozen stiff like it was by Snowman's direct attack of fine snow. Instead, it seemed oblivious to the cold, relaxing its body and gazing at the increasingly distant treetop with a look of utter despair.

With a simple move, this demonstrates Glaceon's excellent control over blizzard and Ice-type energy.

Yuki-Douji stared blankly, "Yo-yo-ki..."

Is this something it can do?

"Of course," Ze Shu smiled, "as long as you have the intention."

To be honest, on the second day after subduing Yuki-Douji, he didn't really want to rush into training him. This training session was initiated by Yuki-Douji himself, timidly but bravely.

This surprised Ze Shu greatly.

Perhaps it was because I heard Professor Yamanashi's words yesterday—that Sawaki had defeated "many very powerful" Pokémon hunters—that I had this serendipitous encounter with it.

So, Snow Child, recalling his past experiences, wanted to muster the courage to improve himself and also wanted to help Sawaki fight against Pokémon hunters.

"Buyi!"

"With Zeju's guidance, you'll definitely reach that level too!"

Glaceon patted Snorunt with its tiny paw, encouraging it. Then it thought for a moment, closed its eyes as if trying to think of something, and a turquoise stone slab appeared and surrounded Glaceon.

Under the blue light, Snow Child felt very comfortable and squinted his eyes in enjoyment.

……

The addition of Yuki-Douji.

Ze Shu's days were quite busy, which also made his finances somewhat tight.

Although Professor Yamanashi successfully reimbursed several thousand League Coins for the Poké Ball he used to catch the Chatterbox, unfortunately, once training began, the two Pokémon consumed far too many resources.

This is something that can't be avoided.

While you can use the basic Pokémon food provided by the research institute for free, achieving better results requires more advanced preparations, which undoubtedly necessitates paying for them yourself.

Although the formula Ze Shu had secretly memorized a lot while observing Liu Bo, each unmelting ice crystal cost two thousand Alliance Coins and could only last for half a month.

It can only be said that the cost and money required to raise Pokémon well and with high precision are considerable.

We need to make money.

then.

Through Professor Yamanashi's introduction, Sawaki found a part-time job as a teacher at the Pokémon School in Sandy Town. His job was to teach Pokémon courses to help the children at the school who had not yet embarked on their trainer journeys to learn about Pokémon.

Because Ze Shu demonstrated a solid understanding of Pokémon during his "job interview," his salary was increased accordingly.

After careful calculation, there is a small surplus after covering the training resources for two Pokémon.

Today is the first day of class.

morning.

He woke up the lazy Eevee, washed it up, picked up the Snorunt that had woken up early and was quietly watching him, and walked out of Professor Yamanashi's lab toward the Pokémon School in Sandy Town.

Ze Shu was somewhat moved.

I never imagined that I, who escaped from the masked base, would be able to become a teacher for children.

Life is really tough.

I wonder how Xiao Lan is doing. Ze Shu is also having trouble contacting her right now. After all, they are in two different regions and have no way to contact each other—the Masked Army certainly wouldn't give them cell phones.

Thinking this, I walked into the gates of the Pokémon School.

Unexpectedly, the situation that came his way was somewhat different from what Ze Shu had anticipated.

What hit Zeshu first were two rabbit-like Pokémon charging towards him. One was blue, and the other was red, with positive and negative symbols on their cheeks.

Ze Shu recognized them as positively charged and negatively charged patters.

Three more children were chasing after them.

"Ahhh... Get out of the way! They're going to hit you!"