Pokémon: The Genetic Researcher Just Wants to Slack Off.

He kept staring at Natsuno with sharp eyes, his finger already moving to the button for the deluxe ball.

At this moment, the system in Xia Ye's mind was issuing a frantic warning in large red letters.

<WARNING! Beedrill with the Totem title detected. The target trainer, Giovanni, is hostile. Contractor, please be aware of your safety!!!>

In an emergency, the system will automatically spend 10 points to purchase microsecond-level teleportation to a random area 10 kilometers away, accompanied by a Pokémon.

Seeing that the system actually had a protection function and even came with Pokémon, Natsuno breathed a sigh of relief.

Her expression softened, and she looked into Sakaki's eyes again.

At that moment, Sakaki was staring intently at Natsuno, and the latter's sudden relaxation shocked him.

He clearly sensed the Beedrill; his wary look in his eyes didn't seem fake, indicating he had detected a significant threat.

Why did I suddenly feel relieved in less than 3 seconds?

Is it just a bluff, or... is there a countermeasure in place?

Judging from his expression, he didn't seem to be bluffing; he didn't make any unnecessary small movements.

That means you've already taken some measures. Interesting, really interesting, Natsuno, it seems you have some secrets.

Besides, Project Mewtwo really can't do without you. Anyway, we've already decided to come clean, so let's just leave it at that.

After quickly finishing his thought, Sakaki put the ball away.

A smile returned to his face, and he turned and walked towards the passage.

“Naza is right, you are an important person, and collaborators should indeed be honest with each other.”

"Come with me, this is not the place to talk."

Natsuno waved to the two little ones in the audience. At this moment, the energy that filled Xiaoyuan's body had disappeared, and she landed again.

She was carried back by Xiaocai, which made Natsuno look at Nazi with a strange gaze.

Naza rushed over, feeling very uncomfortable under Natsuno's gaze.

"What are you doing? I just saved your life. The boss's trump card is no joke."

"I didn't intend to save you, but I find you quite interesting, rather amusing."

"Consider it a debt you owe me. Next time we fight, I'll be using my main force, and you can't refuse!"

Natsuno's eyes widened, and he raised his hands in a French military salute.

"No way, I surrender. You're the gym leader, and I'm just a researcher, an amateur one at that."

"You're still using your main force, how can I possibly win? Please have mercy!"

Seeing Natsuno's expression and actions, Natsuno was once again certain that Madoka's absorption capacity was definitely limited.

Patting Natsuno on the shoulder, Natsuno shook off her gloom and quickly caught up with Sakaki.

"It's already agreed, and you're not allowed to refuse, hmph."

Seeing that the other person had their back to him, Natsuno finally couldn't help but smile.

High-level hunters often appear as prey, and Sabrina has taken the bait again.

So how far away is it from the next time she can use a Psychic Pokémon to help Madoka level up?

<System analysis indicates that the target is a heterochromatic monocytic egg cell. With proper defense, there is no risk in withstanding a level 40 psychic attack.>

Sabrina is a good comrade. Madoka's leveling up depends entirely on her. Who can blame her when she's the only one in Kanto who loves using Psychic Pokémon?

Although the average level of the gym leader's main force is 65, there are ways to level up Madoka in between.

In conclusion, the future looks promising!

To avoid arousing Natsume's suspicion, Natsuno reverted to his pained expression, as if he had just lost the battle.

"No, Lady Sabrina! I was wrong! I don't want to fight your main force! I surrender!"

Sabrina was already rebellious, and seeing Natsuno's attitude only strengthened her resolve to fight him head-on.

No matter how much Natsuno begged for mercy, he remained unmoved, instead watching Natsuno's pleading appearance with great interest.

Completely different from his initial arrogant and provocative demeanor towards Naz, which Naz found quite amusing.

A short while later, the group arrived at the end of the third floor of the dojo.

After entering, you'll find yourself in Giovanni's office, where Masato is waiting.

Sakaki gestured for Natsuno to sit on the sofa and waved to Masato.

The curtains in the room were closed, and a projection screen descended from the ceiling.

Photos appeared on the projector, each showing a Pokémon that looked like a pink kitten.

As a long-time fan of the game, Xia Ye recognized it immediately as a dream.

Hundreds of photos were zoomed in and out, with the last photo being enlarged to show a strange fossil.

Sakaki explained to Natsuno in a calm voice.

"The photos above are all eyewitness accounts of a Mythical Pokémon in Kanto, namely Mew."

"Numerous ancient records and eyewitness accounts indicate that Mew can transform into other Pokémon at will."

"It's a complete transformation, not just in appearance, but also in characteristics and moves."

"Natsuno, you are the founder of genetics. I want to ask you, what does this mean?"

Xia Ye began to pretend, pinching his chin and thinking for a moment, then his eyes lit up.

"This means that this Pokémon has a lot of genes."

"To be even more daring, perhaps all Pokémon's genes exist within their bodies."

Sakaki smiled and looked at the fossil photos on the projector: "And I happen to have a dreamlike eyelash fossil in my hand."

Natsuno was so excited that he stood up abruptly, his eyes shining brightly, and his tone was extremely urgent.

"Where is it? Hurry up and show it to me so I can study it!"

Sakaki waved his hand, signaling Natsuno to calm down: "Don't rush, there will be opportunities."

“But what I want you to do is not just study the genetic sequence of dreams, you need to study creation.”

Xia Ye's expression was first puzzled, then he suddenly realized: "You mean you want me to use genes to breed a whole bunch of Dreams?"

"This is indeed a very challenging study. Let's get started right away, I really can't wait!"

Sakaki shook his head after hearing this: "It's not that either."

"I'm talking about creativity. Why don't you use your imagination?"

Chapter 67 Mission Progress Update

Although Natsuno knew Sakaki's true purpose, he could only pretend to be clueless.

"Forgive my ignorance, but stop being so mysterious and just tell me directly to improve efficiency."

Instead of answering immediately, Sakaki had Makoto zoom in on some of the dreamlike photos to examine them.

Most of them are photos of people playing around while transformed into other Pokémon.

"Abundant evidence suggests that Mew is a very gentle Pokémon that enjoys transforming into other Pokémon to play with."

"This is not what I want, even if it's a very rare Mythical Pokémon."

"What I want is a tireless weapon of war, an ultimate weapon born solely for destruction."

"What you need to do is use Mew's genes to create a completely new Pokémon that has never existed before!"

"To possess power that rivals or even surpasses that of legendary Pokémon, and the will to forever obey Team Rocket!"

Seeing the fanaticism in Sakaki's eyes, Natsuno's pupils dilated, and his whole body trembled.

"This, this, this, this is insane! I never thought this was what you wanted!"

Natsuno's breathing became heavier, and he closed his eyes, showing Sakaki his inner struggle.

After a long two minutes, Natsuno exhaled forcefully and opened his eyes.

“I’m just a researcher who isn’t valued by the Alliance. What I want is complex research.”

"This plan isn't theoretically feasible, but it's exactly what I want, so I'm joining!"

Natsuno stared at Sakaki's smiling face and added coldly.

"But I'm only responsible for research; other things have nothing to do with me."

"I'm just an official researcher from the League, invited by Gyūki, understand?"

Sakaki's smile remained unchanged: "Of course I understand."

"Our Rockets team is full of talent, and you don't need to worry about anything else. Seriously."

As Masato retracted the projector, the wall on the right suddenly opened, revealing an invisible room.

"Come on, let's go to the underground base. There's something waiting for you in the lab."

The group entered the hidden room, which contained an elevator leading to the underground base.

Upon entering the spacious and bright laboratory, Natsuno saw Dr. Fuji again.

<You have entered the research lab at Giovanni's secret base. Quest chain 2 progress updated. Next stage: Touch the Dream Eyelash Fossil.>

The progress of Mewtwo's quest chain in his mind was updated, but Natsuno's gaze was drawn to the table in the laboratory.

On the table, three pieces of golden, transparent amber of different shapes reflected a faint light.

Xia Ye went up to examine it closely and found that each piece of amber contained some uniquely shaped substances.

"This is amber we obtained by chance, and the structure it contains has not been found in any of the Pokémon we know."

"It's pretty certain that these amber pieces contain body parts of ancient Pokémon."

Sakaki's explanation confirmed one thing for Natsuno: these were probably the secret amber lost from the Dark Gray Science Museum.

As expected, the Rockets were not wronged; they were the ones who did the bad thing.

Sakaki looked at Natsuno with a smile again: "Although I really want you to start the Mewtwo Project right now."