Elf: Who told him to be an investigator!

"Um?"

Seeing them stunned, Ze Shu gave a puzzled "hmm".

The fat Pokémon hunter realized what was happening and quickly revealed the password, allowing Ze Shu to unlock his phone.

The place was empty; there was almost no one to contact. The time in the upper right corner showed 3 a.m.

Unperturbed, Zeju earnestly asked, "Are you Pokémon hunters?"

"Y-yes..." the Pokémon hunter said with a mournful face, "but we were forced to do this, we had no choice..."

"Shut up!"

Seeing that the Pokémon hunter was trying to play the victim, Ze Shu interrupted, saying he didn't want to listen.

He had just overheard these Pokémon hunters talking, and they seemed quite proud of themselves for "hunting" Pokémon.

Let's deal with them as soon as possible.

He opened the communication function on his phone, and Ze Shu's fingers subconsciously dialed three familiar numbers from his memory.

wrong!

What's the emergency number here?

He paused.

He then looked at the two Pokémon hunters who were tightly bound on the ground: "Tell me, how do I call the police?"

Two Pokémon hunters: "..."

They robbed their phones and then tried to get the police number from them so that Officer Jenny could arrest them?

Did you make a mistake!

That's such an insult to the professional ethics of Pokémon hunters!

Ze Shu reminded him, "If I don't know the police number, I might as well not call the police at all and just bury you here. Then..."

The flickering campfire cast its light on his expressionless face, and the firelight dancing in his eyes made it impossible to doubt that he would do such a thing.

So Zeshu hadn't finished speaking.

"We'll talk! We'll talk!"

The two Pokémon hunters quickly gave the police station number.

They thought that compared to the devil in front of them, perhaps Miss Officer Jenny would be kinder to them!

Ze Shu successfully dialed the police station number, and soon a slightly tired female voice came through: "This is Officer Jenny, may I ask...?"

"I caught a Pokémon hunter."

Ze Shu said this directly, and then briefly explained the situation.

"...I understand!" Officer Jenny's voice turned serious. "Where are you located?"

Ze Shu paused for a moment.

How does he know.

Then he turned his gaze to the two Pokémon hunters.

……

……

As the Pokémon hunter tearfully recounted his story, Zeju disconnected the communication. Now, all that was left was to wait for Officer Jenny to arrive and handle the situation.

He naturally picked up the wallet, empty Poké Ball, and healing items he had taken from the Pokémon hunter on the ground and put them in his pocket.

The two Pokémon hunters looked at Zeju with some strange expressions when they saw his behavior.

Perhaps they sensed what they were thinking.

Ze Shu said, "It's mine."

"Mmm-hmm..." The Pokémon hunters nodded eagerly, "It's all yours, yours..."

Ze Shu didn't mind; it was just an announcement.

Everything was tidied up, and we were at the scene. All that was left was to wait.

In the cold, dark forest where the temperature difference between day and night is large, Ze Shu held an Ice Eevee in his lap by the only warm campfire, surrounded by the five Pokémon he had just rescued.

He was applying the newly found medicine to the wounds on each of them, some from ropes and others from being crushed, likely caused by the two Pokémon hunters' rough treatment.

but.

Watching the swelling and redness on Pachirisu's white tail visibly subside, Ze Shu thought to himself, "As expected of a Pokémon, and as expected of an item from the Pokémon universe..."

Thinking back, my burns also healed just as quickly after eating "berry fruit".

No matter how many times I've seen it, I can't help but marvel at how amazing it is...

"Ugh—"

Glaceon yawned. It opened its mouth, revealing its pink oral cavity, and exhaled a cool breath before comfortably burying its face in Ze Shu's arms, its ice-blue diamond-shaped tail swaying leisurely outside.

Wherever it is, as long as Ze Shu is by its side, it feels as comfortable and peaceful as if it were in a warm harbor.

Sawaki ruffled Eevee's hair, his gaze sweeping over the grove of trees.

He also learned about the current location while he was calling the police.

In Sinnoh, in the woods south of Masago Town, near the sea, perhaps it's Route 202?

The name "Road 202" is likely just an internal designation for this "road" within the Alliance. Although Ze Shu doesn't know the official name of this road yet, it's clear that the locals wouldn't refer to it as "Road 202."

But this is not important.

This is actually Sinnoh… Ze Shu couldn’t help but gasp. He had unknowingly drifted all the way from south of Chengdu to such a far place?!

I couldn't help but think of what Glaceon said about Wailord giving them a ride along the way.

This journey took him way too far...

The Sinnoh region is located at a higher latitude and has a colder climate. Its northern area is covered by heavy snow all year round, making it difficult for ordinary people to even walk.

Fortunately.

They are located south of Sinnoh, where the days are relatively warm. Sand Town is also the first stop after setting off from Sinnoh in the game, a relaxing sand town where you can smell the refreshing sea breeze.

Professor Yamanashi, the most senior Pokémon professor in the Sinnoh region, also has his research institute located here.

While waiting for Officer Jenny, Ze Shu thought aimlessly.

He warned the two Pokémon hunters not to move. He thought to himself: catching these two should be a good thing, right?

Then the system is opened.

[Accumulate good deeds: Capture two Pokémon Hunters under Hunter J's command and rescue the Pokémon]

[Good Deed Reply: Your actions averted a crisis for Masago Town. Congratulations to you, hero of Masago Town!]

Ze Shu: "..."

crisis?

His gaze was involuntarily drawn to the bomb he had found.

Was it really a terrorist attack?

Ze Shu thought for a moment and then chose "Good Deeds Settlement".

Ta-da!

A simple, gray-purple steel treasure chest gradually appeared in their vision. As the lid of the chest was opened, gray light spread out, and a black device appeared in the area shrouded in light.

[Learning Device]

[Turn on the switch, and your Pokémon's growth rate will be boosted.]

Ze Shu: ?

He looked at the small device that appeared in his hand, about half the size of his palm and shaped like half a helmet.

Not to mention that Pokémon come in all shapes and sizes, how can a Pokémon wear this size?

However, after fiddling with it for a while...

Ze Shu realized that he didn't seem to need to wear it. This should be like a buff-type item? He just needed to turn it on to activate it and apply it to his Pokémon, so he didn't need to wear this ugly, dark-experiment-like learning helmet.

Once the 'learning device' was activated, Ze Shu's thought caused it to merge into his body. A switch for the learning device was also added inside the system.

It should be a buff that accelerates growth, Ze Shu thought, since he hadn't tried it and it was just a guess.

As the campfire crackled and popped, I was lost in thought when I finally heard the sound of a motorcycle.

Miss Officer Jenny has finally arrived.