Pokémon: Trainers Returning from Monster Hunter

Chapter 116 Evolution methods can be uncommon, but they can't be bizarre!

The storm subsided in a way that was difficult for Zheki to understand but respectful.

The door to the underground laboratory at the Devon factory was opened a crack from the inside.

Daigo's scrutinizing gaze peeked through the crack.

?

Has Oreki-sensei really solved it?

In sight.

Oreki stood with his arms crossed and expressionless, followed by Flameback, whose head was lowered and whose expression was obscured. Next to Flameback stood Kirlia, and the two seemed to be whispering and exchanging information.

Click.

The experimental door was fully opened.

A wave of cool air instantly swept out of the pristine laboratory, causing both Fire Goose and Kirlia to shiver simultaneously, before revealing a hint of pleasure in their expressions.

Daigo was completely confused.

You two are a little too in sync—and you've gotten so good in such a short time?

However, it's clear he won't delve into the details.

Since Oreki-sensei was able to get his Pokémon and Flame Goose to chat and laugh together, it means that the farce from before has been perfectly resolved.

He wouldn't bother bringing it up again.

If I accidentally say the wrong thing, all of Oreki-sensei's efforts will be wasted.

Instant amnesia activated!

Daigo chose to forget everything and remained silent.

"Fire Goose, you talk to Kirlia first. I have some things to discuss with Daigo."

Oreki's tone was unquestionable.

"Um--"

Huo Yan nodded softly, but the memory of what she had just witnessed sent another chill down her spine.

Upon hearing this, Daigo almost couldn't contain his curiosity.

comminicate?

What good communication could Fire Goose and Kirlia possibly have?

That's enough.

Just leave it to Mr. Oreki to handle.

He gave Huoyan a polite smile and nodded in greeting, then walked into the elevator with Oreki.

"call-

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As the elevator doors closed, Huoyan exhaled the hot air from her body, and her legs began to feel weak again.

Fortunately, Kirlia was supporting her the whole time, preventing her from collapsing to the ground again.

"Oreki—can he really fight against the Four Heavenly Kings' ace with just his physical strength?"

"Once the elevator starts going up," Huo Yan asked.

After thinking for a moment, Kirullian replied, "Kirul—"

"You mean he could take on three opponents at once before, but now he seems even stronger?"

Even though it wasn't her Pokémon, Firebird could accurately understand Kirlia's meaning.

One can only say they truly are "the same kind of people".

"Chiru".

Kirullian nodded seriously.

As a Pokémon that has always lived with its trainer, its senses are not wrong.

Upon receiving a positive answer, Huo Yan's listless eyes lit up.

Doesn't that mean Oreki can fight against the champion ace?

Thinking of this, her gradually cooling body seemed to start to feel hot again.

The other person's undisguised contempt and unbridled rebuke resurfaced in my mind—

It turns out that mental stimulation is far more lasting than physical stimulation.

Huoyan felt as if she had opened the door to a new world.

"So, normally—um—does he treat you like that?"

When talking about what had just happened, Huo Yan found it difficult to speak, but the feeling of shame was also very intoxicating.

I don't know if this is a "paradox" or a "closed loop".

Kirlia quickly shook her head to clarify on behalf of her trainer.

They are completely innocent!

"I see—"

This was different from what Huoyan had imagined. She thought that Kirlia's ability to unleash her potential through injuries in battle required long-term training, but it turned out that Oreki hadn't even done any targeted training.

Wait, something's not right!

If Oreki never specifically trained Kirlia, then is he the first?

hiss!

This feels ominous!!

After a while.

Huoyan struggled to get up and went to the changing room to take a cold shower and change into some refreshing clothes.

They came out and immediately sat cross-legged on the ground with Kirlia.

"Since Oreki hasn't trained you, then I'll pass on some of my experience!"

When this topic came up, Huoyan didn't seem discouraged at all; on the contrary, she appeared quite enthusiastic.

After all, Kirlia was the first "fellow enthusiast" she had met. Although it was just a Pokémon, it didn't stop her from considering it a kindred spirit!

Upon hearing this...

Kirullian also showed interest.

Previously, it had always thought that only the pain of battle and the occasional magic displayed by the trainer allowed it to evade taxes, but now it seems there are other ways it didn't know about?

Huoyan immediately launched into a long and eloquent speech.

"First, you need to raise your spirits and have a sense of pride from the bottom of your heart. Hmm—you seem to already have that. Next is—"

Inside the elevator.

Daigo finally couldn't hold back any longer and asked, "How is she? Huoyan—"

Oreki succinctly stated, "It's solved."

:

What does "solved" mean?

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"Fire Goose has decided to join Team Lava."

"what?"

"Don't rush, let me finish."

Oreki told Daigo about some of his conversation with Kogane.

Of course, we can't talk about those bizarre "lessons" at all.

Furthermore, Oreki strongly suspected that even if he wanted to say something, Daigo would just cover his ears and yell "I can't hear you," then ramble on and on before pretending nothing had happened.

The individual was identified as having social anxiety towards the opposite sex.

"Oh, so you're an undercover agent."

Daigo breathed a sigh of relief, while once again paying the highest respect to Oreki's methods.

He had just thought it was a "certain death" outcome, and when he was alone in the lab, he had prepared to give Huoyan a large sum of compensation to settle the matter, and then permanently put her on the other party's blacklist.

As a result, Oreki-sensei managed to handle everything in less than an hour.

Not only did they prevent Fire Goose from pursuing the matter, they also successfully tricked her into joining the Lava Team as an undercover agent.

It can even guarantee that the other party won't turn against you!

Although he didn't know how Oreki would ensure the last bit, he chose to believe!

If he were in this situation, he would probably only be able to say with shame, "I'm sorry, teacher, I messed everything up."

Right.

Don't look at me like that.

Oreki suddenly developed PTSD from the "worshipful" look in Oreki's eyes.

Daigo gave an awkward laugh and changed the subject.

"The teacher said, 'The Fire Goose helped the Lava Team suppress the incident that caused the Chimney Mountain tremors at the beginning of the year.' Did she provide any explanation?"

"The reason is simple: of the dozen or so Magma Bugs she released, two were accidentally captured by Team Magma. In exchange for their help, she got all the Pokémon back, including the Magma Bugs."

"The Lava Team was unaware of the details, but their leader, Crimson Pine, was very interested in her lava research and sent his men to extend an olive branch to her."

Oreki summarized the whole story and told Daigo.

However, there was one thing he concealed.

The training bracers on Firebird's hands and feet were obtained from Team Magma in exchange for helping them. Originally, they were special items modified by Team Magma to control Pokémon and could release different levels of pulse stimulation.

Even Pokémon at the Gym Leader level can only obey after enduring pain once they are put on the mask.

Oreki's assessment of this was: "That Fire Goose is really good at this."

Instead of using their imagination to raise Pokémon and improve their battles, they're wasting it on this kind of thing.

But upon closer reflection, he felt that there seemed to be no problem.

As a leading figure in the field of lava research, Firebird disdains to participate in the League rating; otherwise, she would likely be a PhD by now. Researchers of this caliber don't need to waste their time on Pokémon battles.

Are top talents more likely to develop little-known quirks?

Oreki suddenly had this thought.

"Okay, I understand."

Daigo didn't dwell on the veracity of the reason after hearing it.

Just as he told Huoyan, he trusted Oreki.

As they talked, the two walked through the factory passage and arrived at the entrance.

Sakura, who had been pacing around the lobby, heard the commotion and rushed over, eagerly asking, "General Manager, and Oreki-sensei, what has the Chief—um—liked lately?"

"Still asking? Be careful your chief doesn't give you a hard time," Oreki said half-jokingly.

"No way, the CEO wouldn't care about that at all."

Sakura spoke with great confidence, appearing as if she knew her master very well.

"Oh? Is that so?"

Oreki opened his phone and Rotom played an audio clip.

"You're right, your subordinates have been talking about your hobbies all the time, are you aware?"

"What?! You know who they are?! I'll get them out of here tomorrow!"

"Tsk—"

Oreki pressed the pause button; what followed was somewhat inappropriate for children.

Sakura's eyes widened, seemingly unable to believe that her beloved Oreki-sensei would betray her, and even more unable to believe that the usually indifferent and aloof Chief would be so furious over his subordinates discussing their hobbies.

Before she could think it over, Oreki's large hand gently landed on her shoulder.

"Keep up the good work. I've already covered for Huoyan."

"Really? Thank you, Oreki-sensei!"

Sakura hurriedly bowed to express her gratitude.

But after Oreki and the other person left, she suddenly came to her senses.

wrong!

If you're going to try and cover it up for yourself, why bring it up in the first place?!

After her "impotent rage," Sakura reminisced about the recording she had just heard.

"Speaking of which—was that last 'tsk' sound made by Oreki-sensei?"

"Why does his tone sound a bit angry? But what is he angry about? It can't be because he raised his voice at the chief, can it?"

"And—was there a slight tapping sound in the background of that 'tsk' sound?"

Sakura frowned and gently patted her thigh with her left hand.

Snapped!

"That sounds like it? It's so strange—"

..

Stepping out of the company gate, Daigo released Metagross and Skarmory, and led Oreki straight to a cliff on Mt. Chimney.

That's the place where the lava team caused the tremors at Smoke Window Mountain at the beginning of the year.

After Daigo learned that the Chimney Mountain tremor at the beginning of the year was caused by Team Magma, he insisted on coming to investigate himself.

After all, the first security statement was issued in Devin's name, and he needs to take responsibility.

During his break in the underground laboratory, he checked the lava monitoring equipment. There were indeed no signs of eruption at Yanchuang Mountain. Now, all he needed to do was confirm that the mountain where the lava team had tampered with it posed no potential risk, and everything would be fine.

Not long after.

The joint investigation by Aggron and Metagross has ended.

One of the two Pokémon has a deep understanding of rock and mountain structures, while the other is very good at analysis.

After some coordination, it was concluded that "although there were two signs of blasting in the cliff cave, it would not cause a collapse or fracture."

The conclusion.

Only then did Daigo finally feel completely at ease.

"Alright, this matter is now considered closed. I will contact the Alliance and suggest that they send people to patrol Chimney Mountain regularly."

"Weren't you already preparing to challenge the path to the championship?" Oreki said, "You can just give the order once you become the champion."

"Is the teacher so confident that I will become the champion?"

"Of course, as long as you don't leak water."

Just now, Oreki secretly investigated Steven's three Pokémon.

The system's evaluation of them is almost identical to that of Cyndaquil Garchomp, Lucario, and Rockruff.

If she can't become a champion with this level of skill, what will happen to Karuni?

"Thank you for your kind words, teacher." Daigo smiled. "By the way, teacher, did you need to borrow the smelting equipment to forge some tools?"

"Oh right! I almost forgot about that."

Oreki grabbed Daigo and headed out of the cave.

"etc!"

"Hmm?" Oreki stopped and looked at Daigo with a puzzled expression.

"Um—Teacher can go down alone later. Huoyan knows how to use the smelting equipment—"

"Aren't you going?"

Daigo coughed lightly and quickly waved his hand, "No, no, no, I'll wait for you upstairs."

joke.

If he accidentally sees something he shouldn't, he fears he'll never be able to face Huoyan again.

"That works too."

Oreki knew that Daigo was going to desert again, so he didn't force him.

Given Huoyan's eccentric personality, he was also worried that she might cause some trouble again.

Having reached an agreement, the two returned to the company.

It was nearly noon when I arrived at the company. The sky was dark and gloomy, and a downpour was clearly imminent.

Daigo stops the "problem girl" Sakura, and Oreki takes the elevator back underground.

With a ding, the elevator doors opened.

Before he even stepped out, he heard a series of clanging and clattering sounds.

He thought to himself, "As expected," and stepped out of the elevator car, looking toward the source of the sound.

"Kirullian, what's going on??"

The scene of the Fire Goose causing trouble that Oreki had imagined did not appear again, but this time it seemed to be his Pokémon instead?

It's only been a short time, and he's already been corrupted?!

Kirlia was wearing the two pairs of specially made wristbands from Flamewaker, sitting in a "duck sit" position on the silver metal lab table, turning her face away as if she couldn't meet the trainer's gaze.

Before Oreki could ask.

Firegoose slowly emerged from behind Kirlia. This time, she was dressed quite formally—or rather, a little too formally.

She wore a white shirt, black suit pants, and red-soled high heels. Judging from the appearance, she was also wearing underwear. She wore frameless glasses on her nose and was holding a retractable metal rod in her hand.

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Oreki: When I type "", it's not that I have a problem, it's that I think you have a problem!!

You're addicted to role-playing, don't drag my Pokémon down with you, Tepe!

Oreki stretched out his hand, his five fingers spread wide.

"Fire Goose, if you don't give me a reasonable explanation, this slap will be on your body soon."

"Tsk tsk tsk."

Huo Yan pushed up her glasses and shook her slender index finger.

"Although my battle command skills are not very good, my Pokémon training skills are not bad, especially for Pokémon like Kirlia. I can definitely bring out its strongest form in my hands."

Oreki didn't believe it at all and made a move to slap him. To be honest, he wasn't sure whether this was a punishment or a reward.

"Wait a moment!"

Fire Goose shouted, then immediately looked at Kirlia and spoke very quickly.

"Imagine your favorite trainer, the one you admire most, is right in front of you. Don't hide, face him! I know it's difficult, but it's a step you have to take!"

"strange--"

Meaningless bytes slipped from Kirullian's mouth.

"I think you're asking for it again."

Oreki continued to close in.

They were almost there.

Kirlia took a deep breath, turned her head sharply, and stared directly into Oreki's eyes with her red eyes.

At the same time, Huoyan quietly increased the pulse intensity on her wrist.

"Chiru!"

Caught off guard, Kirullian trembled.

Then--

To Oreki's astonishment, a white light suddenly shone from its body.

???

Is this fucking right?

The methods to stimulate evolution can be unconventional, but they shouldn't be bizarre!

At this moment, Huo Yan, holding the metal rod, let out a soft hum, "I've already said, I'm the authority in this field!"

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