Pokémon: All About the Breeding House

Chapter 521 Granny Orange and Professor Oak: What I Have to Say...

"Ooki Yukinari, where's the person you mentioned? Why hasn't he arrived yet?"

In Pallet Town, at Professor Oak's lab, an elderly woman with orange hair was tapping the lab floor tiles with her cane, making a "clanging" sound, while questioning Professor Oak sitting opposite her.

"You're still the same as always, always in such a hurry. What time is it? It's still early." Professor Oak poured her a cup of tea and said, "Try this. This is tea he sent me from the breeding center. It's tea he grew himself. You can't even get this kind of tea outside. He only sent me three cans. If you like, you can take one back with you later."

Grandma Orange looked at the steaming hot tea in front of her, filled with an extraordinary aroma, glanced at Professor Oak, and said coldly, "You know perfectly well that I don't drink tea."

Professor Oak paused for a moment as he poured himself some tea, then put the teapot down and said, "I remember, but the tea from the nursery is really different. You'll know once you've tasted it."

Professor Oak looked up and found that Granny Orange had already finished her tea.

Professor Oak shook his head slightly and said, "It contains the essence of Celebi, Shaymin, and a whole host of other Pokémon. Only his breeding center can make such magical tea."

"Who exactly is he? How does he know so many legendary Pokémon?" Granny Orange frowned and asked, "You have to tell me the truth."

Professor Oak took a sip of tea himself: the rich aroma of the tea, like the essence of herbs, flowed down his throat and into his stomach, making him feel refreshed. He said, "Didn't I tell you? The second champion of the Sinnoh region, the owner of the breeding center, and also Gary's teacher, the professor who studies Pokémon emotions and bonds."

"As far as I know, isn't the Sinnoh region champion that girl named Cynthia?"

"He defeated Cynthia and became the second champion in the Sinnoh region. Oh, and he's also Cynthia's boyfriend."

"I see—I do feel much more energetic after drinking it. Give me two cans, I'll take them home and drink them."

"Isn't that going too far? There are only three cans in total, and you want to take two back?"

"What? I rarely ask for help, and you can't even bear to?"

"It's not that I'm reluctant to part with it, it's just that this thing really is—"

"That settles it then, Gengar. Go get two cans, and half of all those weird things with labels that look like tea."

"You—you really haven't changed at all—" Professor Oak shook his head and sighed as he watched Gengar ransack the place.

"But you've changed—"

Professor Oak didn't say anything, but just poured himself some tea.

"Hmph, old man." Granny Orange snorted again, then pushed the cup towards Professor Oak.

"Pour it up."

Splash—

The teacup was filled to the brim with tea.

But the entire research institute fell silent.

Fang Yan took off his goggles, got off Latias's back, and helped Latias take off his goggles as well. He then handed them to Gengar for safekeeping, while Latias concealed himself.

Fang Yan scratched his head, tidied it up, and then walked into Professor Oak's research lab.

The reason we didn't use the Reverse Passage this time is because Latias sometimes wants to go for a drive. There's no other way; usually, we alternate between using the Reverse Passage and Latias for transportation.

Fang Yan walked into Professor Oak's lab and immediately saw Professor Oak sitting in a seat drinking tea, and an old woman sitting with her hands on her cane and a serious expression.

Fang Yan immediately recognized the old woman as Granny Orange, one of the Four Heavenly Kings of the Kanto region.

Professor Oak and Granny Orange ignored each other and just sat there quietly.

Sensing the eerie atmosphere, Fang Yan blinked and then called out, "Professor Oak!"

Professor Oak looked up and saw Fang Yan. He stood up, walked over to Fang Yan, and patted him on the shoulder. "Long time no see, Fang Yan."

"Long time no see, Professor Oak."

While speaking in dialect, Granny Orange was also sizing up the black-haired young man who was talking to Professor Oak. She could sense an extremely familiar aura surrounding the young man.

A similar aura surrounded her.

Does he also have a Gengar?

"This is Granny Orange from our Kanto region. She is a Ghost-type Pokémon Master and one of the Elite Four of our Kanto region."

Professor Oak introduced Granny Orange, who was sitting to Fang Yan, to Fang Yan. Fang Yan turned around and politely greeted Granny Orange.

Grandma Orange nodded, which was her way of saying hello.

Seeing Grandma Orange's serious expression, Fang Yan thought to herself, "She's really scary."

When he was a child, he thought Granny Orange was scary, especially the Pokémon she raised, which were all called ghosts in the anime.

You could say she was the first person to be traumatized by dialects.

Professor Oak had Fang Yan sit down in a chair and began to explain the details to him.

After giving the general information, Professor Oak looked at Fang Yan and asked, "Do you have any thoughts?"

Fang Yan pondered for a moment, then said, "If we follow your idea, Professor, then the Pokémon that causes the trees to wither is most likely a Bug-type Pokémon, because Bug-type Pokémon almost always live on leaves, resin, and tree roots."

"Last night, Cynthia and I looked up some information (actually, we didn't, we went to sleep), and we roughly narrowed it down to Caterpie, Weedle, Fluffon, and Paras."

"However, based on their habits, Weedle and Caterpie are Pokémon that eat leaves. Generally speaking, if they only eat leaves, it is rare for them to cause a large number of trees to wither in a short period of time. As for Pokémon like Woolball, although they live in the root system, they mainly eat some small insects, so I feel that the probability of it being them is very small."

After listening to Fang Yan's analysis, Professor Oak nodded repeatedly. "Now that you mention it—I remember that Paras live by absorbing the essence of tree roots, and their evolved form, Paraster, also lives by absorbing nutrients from roots. If they appear in large numbers, it can easily cause large areas of forest trees to wither."

Professor Oak is extremely knowledgeable about the habits of these Pokémon, after all, he was the one who spearheaded the development of the Pokédex. The reason he hasn't thought of it for so long is because his mind is filled with a large amount of Pokémon knowledge, making it difficult to narrow down the scope in a short time.

However, after the dialect helped him narrow down the area, he quickly realized what was happening.

"Then we just need to monitor where Paras and Paraster are appearing in large numbers, and then see if a large number of trees wither and die, and we'll know if it's because of them."

Professor Oak continued talking to himself.

Although Fang Yan felt that this was most likely caused by the unusual large-scale appearance of Paras and Paraster Pokémon, he couldn't say it out loud because research is a rigorous matter that requires sufficient evidence.

Seeing how quickly Fangyan locked onto his target after communicating with Professor Oak, Granny Orange nodded inwardly.

No wonder that old guy, Yukinari Ohki, thought so highly of him; he really does have some skills.

"Then I'll send M'K Eagle to patrol the forests near the area where many trees have withered."

After speaking in dialect, he took out a Poké Ball and released Staraptor from it.

The sound of flapping wings rang out, and a huge, mighty Mk Eagle appeared inside the research institute.

Grandma Orange's eyes widened slightly as she looked at the suddenly appearing Muggle.

This Muckeagle actually made her feel threatened.

It seems this old guy wasn't exaggerating; he might actually have champion-level skills.

Fang Yan whispered a few words in Starhawk's ear and pointed to several locations on the map. Starhawk nodded after looking at them, flew out of the research institute, and headed straight for its destination.

After Muke Eagle left, Fang Yan spoke a few words to the air beside him, and then Granny Orange saw a figure in the air that seemed to have slipped out of the research institute as well.

That is ————

Grandma Orange recalled the shape she had just discovered and felt like she had seen it somewhere before.

The Latias and Latios clans?

I don't know if it's Latias or Latios.

He does appear to be exceptionally robust.

After Latias and Starhawk left, the atmosphere at the research institute became strange again.

Fang Yan looked at Professor Oak, who was pouring tea for her and chatting with her, and then glanced discreetly at Granny Orange, who was resting with her eyes closed.

I seem to remember—the two of them have a story, right?

It seems that Professor Oak, in his youth, disapproved of the Pokémon research group's actions in its early days, so he left the group and returned to Pallet Town to devote himself to studying the Pokédex.

In an attempt to stop Professor Oak, Granny Orange engaged in a battle with him, but her ace Gengar was defeated by Professor Oak's Kangaskhan.

The story then seems to take place in the finals of the Kanto Regional League Tournament, where Granny Orange is defeated by Professor Oak once again. After two defeats, coupled with Professor Oak's later significant achievements in scientific research, Granny Orange believes that Professor Oak has betrayed her favorite battles, and thus her love for Professor Oak turns into hatred.

Fang Yan touched his chin; this seemed to be the situation he remembered.

But if Granny Orange dislikes Professor Oak so much, why did she show up at Professor Oak's lab today?

Huh?! Could it be that—

Fang Yan's eyes widened slightly, as if he had discovered something significant.

No way? If Shigeru finds out, wouldn't that be—

Tsk tsk tsk tsk —

Just as Fang Yan was chatting casually with Professor Oak while his mind wandered, the sound of flapping wings rang out again. Fang Yan looked at the entrance of the research institute, got up, and walked out.

Professor Oak and Granny Orange followed closely behind.

As Fang Yan walked out of the research institute, he found a Starhawk perched on a large tree, preening its feathers. He walked over and reached out his hand, and the Starhawk flew down from the tree and landed on his arm.

Fang Yan's lips twitched and his arms began to tremble, but his face remained calm.

"How is it?"

Mk Eagle recounted everything he had just discovered.

"Is that a lot?"

Mk Eagle nodded.

There were many more than I had ever seen Bug-type Pokémon in any forest.

After speaking, the Mk Eagle left Fang Yan's arm, returned to the tree, and continued to preen its feathers.

Fang Yan turned his head and looked at Professor Oak with a serious expression. He said, "Professor Oak, Staraptor said that it found a large number of Paras and Parasect in a forest not far from Viridian Forest. According to it, there are more Paras and Parasect than it has seen in any other forest."

"However, it also discovered that this group of Paras and Parasters seemed to have just moved to that forest. If they really caused the trees to wither, then after that forest withers, their next target will be—"

"Wikiwa Forest!"

Professor Oak frowned. "This is not a good situation. There are so many Pokémon living in Viridian Forest. If we let them migrate there, the Pokémon in Viridian Forest will lose their habitat, and the surrounding ecology and even the entire Kanto region's ecology will suffer a fatal blow."

That's how the world of Pokémon works. When a large number of Pokémon gather and go out of control, it will cause a lot of anomalies, which will affect the surrounding environment, or even the environment of the entire region.

Therefore, the champions, kings and gym leaders in each region also need to keep a close eye on their respective territories to avoid this situation from occurring.

"I'll go with Gengar and the others to check the situation first, and then discuss a solution with you, Professor."

Fang Yan released Nine-Tails, flipped over and sat on Nine-Tails' back, and spoke to Professor Oak.

Professor Oak nodded. "Okay, thank you for your hard work."

"It's alright, it's part of being a champion. By the way, speaking of the champion, does Wataru know about this? Why hasn't he shown up yet?"

Fang Yan then remembered that Watari was also one of the Four Heavenly Kings of the Kanto region.

There is no Champion in the Kanto region, only the Elite Four. To become the Champion, you must defeat the Elite Four. However, the Elite Four in the Kanto region are mutually restraining, and no trainer can defeat them all.

Therefore, no champion has been selected in the Kanto region so far, and all affairs are handled by the Four Heavenly Kings—Watari.

There was no other way; Watari was the champion of the Johto region, and he loved fighting crime, so the other Tenno "reluctantly" handed over their duties to Investigator Watari.

"Him? Hmph! He was entrusted with some business in the Hoenn region a while ago and hasn't returned yet. Otherwise, why would I be here?"

Grandma Orange tapped the ground and said.

"Why did he go to the Hoenn region again?! Wait, did the two champions of the Hoenn region skip work again?!"

The dialect reminded me of a champion who held the "Mikoli Cup" everywhere, and a champion who dug stones all over the world.

He really is the kind of person who can skip work.

"That's why I asked you to come over." Professor Oak sighed.

"If only I were younger, I would have gone there myself. I'm too old now, and I've neglected combat for many years because of research."

"You know that too! You gave up being a proper trainer and went off to do scientific research."

Grandma Orange stood by and mocked without any politeness.

Professor Oak didn't speak, he just shook his head.

Fang Yan felt that if he stayed any longer, he would probably be beaten to death, so he quickly said, "Then I'll leave first."

"Wait a moment, I'll go with you."

Grandma Orange called out to Fang Yan.

dialect:???

"what?"

"What? You think I'm holding you back?"

"No, Grandma Orange, that's not what I meant. Then please take care of me, Grandma Orange."

"No need for such formalities. Since you are the champion, you can make all the decisions. But this is the Kanto region after all, and there has to be a Champion to step up. Otherwise, people will say that our Kanto League has no one who can carry the banner except Lance."

"Okay, Granny Orange, I will definitely handle this matter well. Professor Oak, we'll be going now."

"Communicate in advance if there are any issues."

"it is good."

After Fang Yan finished speaking, he rode away on Nine-Tailed Fox. The Starhawk also flew up from the tree and flew in front of Fang Yan to lead the way.

Grandma Orange also rode a Pokémon and glanced at Professor Oak.

"I'm gone."

Professor Oak nodded. "Be careful."

"Don't worry, this little thing doesn't threaten my safety."

After Granny Orange left, Professor Oak put his hands behind his back, seemingly lost in thought.

However, he felt that the dialect was very similar to his own when he was young.

They are very strong and have excellent research capabilities.

How wonderful it would be if I could have encountered dialects when I was young.

Maybe I can spar with him.

Fortunately, Fang Yan didn't know about this idea, otherwise she would have run away overnight.

Fighting a young Professor Oak?

Was it a field fighting style back then?