Elf: Who told him to be an investigator!

"I see..." Ze Shu sighed. "Tell me next time you feel pain. I don't know how to relieve the pain yet, but at least I'll be there for you."

"Yo-ki..." Yuki-dōji's eyes narrowed happily.

With Ze Shu's words, I'm no longer afraid of any pain!

"Buee—" Glaceon called out with concern.

"Unfortunately, I am powerless to help you, Emrido..." Emrido lowered his head in shame.

Ze Shu shook his head.

He remembered what Professor Yamanashi had said when he first met Snorunt—that Snorunt possessed an extraordinary talent for concealment, and that even using psychic Pokémon to find him was sometimes difficult.

This may be the effect of this energy within the Snow Child's body.

Just then, the roar of a motorcycle came from afar, followed by Officer Jenny's cry: "Ze Shu!"

Upon the appearance of the stranger, Empyreo immediately vanished, leaving only one thought in Zeki's mind: "If you need Empyreo's help, you can come find me here anytime, anytime..."

Ze Shu could only smile helplessly.

The sound of the motorcycle grew closer, accompanied by a loud "woof" from Growlithe. Officer Jenny looked at Sawaki with a complex expression: "Sawaki, sigh, Investigator Sawaki-sama, do you need me to give you a ride home?"

Ze Shu: "..."

"Officer Jenny, you don't have to say that about me..."

Previously, he had anonymously conducted all police station movements through the "Investigator Terminal" in Masago Town. The Masago Town Police Department only knew that an unfamiliar investigator was directing them, but they did not know Sawaki's identity.

Only now did Miss Officer Jenny realize that the investigator was actually Sawaki!

"The investigator is clearly in such danger..." Officer Jenny's expression was complicated. "Never mind."

……

Riding on Officer Jenny's police motorcycle, we quickly returned to our room at the Yamanashi Research Institute. It was getting late, so we decided to rest early.

Ze Shu also checked the tasks in the system. As expected, information was already displayed there.

[Accumulate good deeds: Discover Team Galactic's plot to destroy Lake Heartbeat, save the Legend of Lake Memridge from falling into their hands, and capture Team Galactic executives and a large number of Pokémon hunters.]

[Good Deed Reply: No one could have done this better than you. Even the sleeping Emlid likes you very much.]

I casually clicked on "Charity Settlement".

Ta-da!

A dazzling pink light shone forth, and a treasure chest with colorful crystals inlaid on its exterior appeared in Ze Shu's sight, floating silently in the air.

click -

As the top of the treasure chest opened, a transparent crystal appeared, faintly revealing five colors: gray, blue, yellow, red, and purple. But with a thought from Ze Shu, the blue light within the transparent crystal instantly overwhelmed the others, gradually dyeing the entire crystal.

The item descriptions gradually emerged.

[Iceberg Crystallization]

[The legendary giant Regigigas, who dragged the continent, used a replica of himself as the core material to create the ice giant Regice. It appears to be ice born in the Ice Age, an unyielding and indestructible substance.]

Iceberg crystals?

Ze Shu watched as the irregular, light blue crystalline object slowly appeared in his hand. It was about the size of a soccer ball. The moment it was exposed to the air, Ze Shu felt a dense surge of ice-attribute energy emanating from it, causing the already frigid surrounding air to drop by fifteen or sixteen degrees Celsius.

The moisture in the room had begun to frost over.

The Snow Child, who had fallen asleep with his eyes half-closed, was hunched over, seemingly affected by the ice crystals.

Suddenly, Eevee raised its head, noticed that it was something Zeki was holding, glanced at it curiously, and then closed its eyes again.

"That's pretty intense," Ze Shu exclaimed, blinking.

Just taking it out has caused such a huge impact on the environment. Moreover, Ze Shu felt that the ice crystals had only caused these effects, which was quite restrained.

This is the Toilet King, who can eat at the same table as Arceus the alpaca, and the material used to create the Ice Pillar, a mythical beast representing the Ice Age. I just don't know why simply saving this 'Red Sacred Mushroom' resulted in such a great reward.

Of course, legendary Pokémon are too far removed from the Zephyr Tree—although he had just encountered a so-called legendary Pokémon. But for now, let's focus on this 'iceberg crystal'.

This ice crystal, while not currently allowing Ze Shu to create an Ice God Pillar on his own, is still a significant factor.

However, considering that feeding most Ice-type Pokémon with unmelting ice can purify their energy and raise their level, this is clearly an ice crystal of an immeasurably higher level. Even scraping off a few specks of powder would probably cause it to burst.

Moreover, this is still a very basic usage.

Thinking about it.

Ze Shu suddenly shivered. The ice crystal in his hand was incredibly cold.

Never mind, it's too late tonight. Let's explore its usage tomorrow.

He placed the ice crystal into his spatial backpack, then hugged the Ice Eevee that was pretending to be asleep but had actually been watching him the whole time. Feeling its warm yet cool touch, Zeki closed his eyes.

"Good night."

"Buyi—"

……

the next day.

He drifted off to sleep towards noon. It wasn't until the sun was high in the sky that Zeshu opened his eyes.

First, he brushed away Eevee's paws covering his face and got up. He picked up Snowball, who had already woken up and was silently watching them, washed up, got dressed, and went to the research institute's living room.

At a glance, you can see a white Pokémon egg with light blue flower-shaped markings on a unique round plate on the table.

Dr. Yamanashi and Investigator Yusei sat down next to him.

"This is..." Ze Shu asked in confusion.

"Hmm." Xiong Zheng laughed, "Our hero has risen. This is the Pokémon you wanted back then."

After saying that, he suddenly shivered, "I almost froze to death trying to get this egg back."

Dr. Yamanashi said, "Before you woke up, I contacted Dr. Akira in Alola and had a check-up done on his advice. Everything is healthy, even a little too healthy. It should hatch in the next few days."

"After all, this is the first time I've ever seen a Pokémon like this. A regional form... that's certainly a topic worth exploring."

Dr. Yamanashi's usually serious face broke into a smile.

"Buyi—"

Is it a new partner?

The sleepiness in Eevee's eyes vanished instantly, replaced by a look of curiosity as it stared at the egg on the table.

What kind of new partner is it?

Ze Shu rubbed Glaceon's head, "Now you'll have a partner to support you from the rear during battles."

He looked at the egg in front of him, and the system panel revealed its information.

[The egg of the Vulpix (Alolan form)]

Attribute: Ice

Gender: female

Rating: 0

Feature: Snowfall

Inherited moves: Hypnosis, Round Eyes, Moon Power

Current mood: Warm