Pokémon: The Genetic Researcher Just Wants to Slack Off.

He then drifted off to sleep in his fantasy.

The next morning, Natsuno was awakened by the noise coming from the dojo. He checked the time and it was only a little past six o'clock.

When Natsuno went out, Fuji was already having breakfast at the restaurant.

"You're awake? I knew you'd get woken up. Sit down and eat, I've taken your portions."

Xia Ye didn't stand on ceremony and sat down to eat, while shouts and calls came from the courtyard.

Faced with his questioning gaze, Fuji explained to Natsuno, "Those are all the apprentices from the dojo; they came to train this morning."

“A dojo has a large number of challengers every day, and the dojo master alone cannot handle them all.”

"Challengers need to make an appointment in advance, and a suitable gym apprentice will be arranged to challenge them based on the number of badges they have."

"Generally, you need to defeat three apprentices to challenge the Gym Leader, and usually the challenger will not fight the Gym Leader on the same day."

"Registration will be postponed by one to three days to allow challengers to compete in the best possible condition and without any regrets."

"The apprentices are the backbone of a dojo. Without them, the dojo master would be busy to death every day."

"You see, Giovanni is always running around because his dojo students are very strong."

"Many challengers will make this their final stop to get the badge, especially newcomers from nearby cities."

Having learned something new, Xia Ye quickly finished his breakfast, wiped Xiao Cai's mouth, and got up to go downstairs.

"I'll go down and take a look. I've never seen it before. I want to see how they train."

Waving goodbye to Fuji, Natsuno went to the open space in the backyard, where the shouts gradually grew louder.

Xia Ye roughly counted in the corridor that there were nearly 30 apprentices, a large, dark mass.

First comes physical training, including long-distance running, obstacle courses, and shuttle runs.

Sakaki, dressed in his training clothes, led the training, occasionally turning back to cheer on his apprentices.

Natsuno also noticed a relatively thin boy next to Sakaki, wearing a headscarf and revealing some blond hair.

The blond-haired figure with the headscarf followed closely behind Sakaki, never falling behind regardless of whether Sakaki accelerated or slowed down.

After the physical training was over, the apprentices rested for a while before starting their combat training.

The blond-haired figure with a headscarf led several apprentices into a room inside the dojo.

A few minutes later, he pushed a small cart full of red and white balls back to the open space.

All the apprentices lined up and stepped forward, each receiving a ball, and began playing against each other in pairs.

Sakaki had just noticed Natsuno watching from below in the corridor, and now he beckoned Natsuno over.

"Gym Leader Sakaki is truly diligent. No wonder the Evergreen Gym is renowned for its overall strength."

Sakaki wiped his sweat with the towel around his neck and gave an apologetic smile: "Ahaha, I'm really sorry, I guess I disturbed you."

"Apollo is already waiting for you. You can set off anytime if you want to go to Crimson Island."

Xia Ye shook his head, his eyes fixed on the blond-haired figure with a headscarf in the middle of the field.

"No rush, we probably won't find anyone if we go that early."

"Let me watch your training first, it's really interesting."

"That child is very special."

Chapter 74: It's her? How did she become Sakaki's apprentice?

Natsuno stared intently at the blond figure, his eyes unblinking.

At this moment, two apprentices were surrounding a Pokémon, and it seemed that a winner had already been decided.

One of the apprentices, who had received a Rada, had been knocked down; his eyes had turned into circles, and he had fallen into a coma.

Natsuno saw the blond-haired, headscarf-wearing figure run quickly toward Rada, squat down in front of Rada, and reach out to press Rada's body down.

The other person's eyes were focused, somewhat like the prelude to a Pokémon unleashing a move.

Natsuno was puzzled, so he quickly walked over there to find out what the other person was doing.

The next second, the rat's round eyes gradually cleared, and its whole body swayed slightly, indicating that it had regained consciousness.

Natsuno stared wide-eyed at this amazing scene.

The other person gently patted Rada's head and looked at the apprentice who had led Rada to defeat in the battle.

The voice was clear and pleasant: "You lost this round. Go and change to a different Pokémon for the next round."

The failed apprentice put away his rattata, his expression respectful, and walked toward the cart containing the red and white balls.

Natsuno stood to the side and looked around repeatedly, but found no treatment device, not even a miniature one.

Noticing that the figure with the headscarf had empty hands, Natsuno scratched his head.

Did you see Gengar? I've never heard of healing technology advancing to this level.

Ultra-long-distance treatment? Or something else entirely?

Is it a Pokémon? It doesn't seem like one either, there's no sign of any Pokémon that can heal.

Natsuno looked puzzled, and at that moment, Sakaki had already walked over to his side.

The figure wearing the headscarf saw Sakaki approaching and respectfully greeted him as "Teacher".

Natsuno was not surprised at all. Putting aside his identity as the leader of an evil organization, Giovanni was still a powerful gym leader.

It's not surprising that he would take on several apprentices, after all, he even wrote a paper about his training methods and published it.

Sakaki smiled and raised his hand to introduce the two to each other.

The other person recognized Natsuno's face first: "You are researcher Natsuno? I didn't expect that the collaborator the teacher mentioned would be you."

Seeing the other person's delicate face, Natsuno felt a sense of familiarity.

Sakaki spoke up promptly: "Natsuno, this is my disciple, Koji."

Natsuno's pupils dilated instantly. Little Yellow? Could it be that Little Yellow?

Considering that the other party could heal Pokémon with a simple press of their hands, that inexplicable healing ability.

Natsuno glanced at the other person's neck again; there was no Adam's apple, and the hair was wrapped in a headscarf.

It's highly likely to be that Xiao Huang, but Natsuno just can't figure out how Xiao Huang became Sakaki's disciple!

Just as Natsuno was feeling excited, Huang turned his head and noticed that another Pokémon had fainted.

Without a second thought, Xiao Huang rushed over to treat the unconscious Pokémon.

Seeing that Xiaohuang had treated more than a dozen Pokémon in a row and was still full of energy, Natsuno was very surprised.

As far as he knew, Xiao Huang originally had a habit of falling asleep while talking.

Because she often overuses the power of Evergreen to heal Pokémon, her body often falls asleep in order to recover.

But now this little yellow guy has treated more than a dozen fainting Pokémon without even breaking a sweat, which is really strange.

Sakaki looked at Xiaohuang with great satisfaction and relief.

"Five years ago, I heard that a child was healing Pokémon in Evergreen Forest without using any tools."

"Out of curiosity, I kept searching in the forest, and one day I found Little Yellow lying unconscious on the ground."

"I discovered that she is also a Blesser of Evergreen Forest, and her ability to heal Pokémon comes from her blessings."

Sakaki turned to Natsuno and asked, "You should be familiar with 'The Blessing of the Evergreen Forest,' right?"

"It's no secret in Guandu; many people know it."

"Although the pattern of the blessings is unknown, many parents bring their children to the forest every year to try their luck."

Natsuno nodded, indicating that he understood. Although it seemed unreasonable, it was also quite reasonable.

Giovanni was blessed by the Evergreen Forest, which allows him to use the power of Evergreen to enhance Pokémon's battle strength.

This is no secret, after all, he has demonstrated his abilities in public before.

The whole "chance encounter" with Xiao Huang thing is definitely fake; that old guy is obviously actively seeking out those who are blessed.

After all, he's a cunning leader of an evil organization who's up to no good, so of course he'd want to recruit all sorts of talented people.

The Evergreen Forest regularly produces people who wield the power of evergreen. How could Mamoru Sakaki not be tempted here?

Sakaki's voice continued: "I discovered that Xiao Huang is also a possessor of the Evergreen Power, just like me."

"But she didn't know how to control this ability and often overused it, which led to her falling into a coma."

“From then on, I took her as my disciple and guided her to master the power of evergreen.”

On the other side, Xiao Huang, who had finished his treatment, came back and wiped the sweat from his brow.

He smiled and filled in the gaps in Sakaki's knowledge for Natsuno.

"Teacher, why don't you tell the truth?"

"That day I encountered a group of people wearing strange uniforms, and I think I heard them say they were called Team Rocket."

"They wantonly injure Pokémon and then lock them in cages, saying they will sell them to people in other regions at high prices."

“I couldn’t help but go up to help, but they found me and caught me and put me in a cage.”

Xiao Huang's eyes still held a trace of lingering fear, as if the scene that day was much more terrifying than he had described.

She then turned to look at Sakaki, her eyes filled with gratitude and admiration.

"Fortunately, the teacher appeared in time, and with the help of Evergreen's power, Beedrill subdued the criminals in just a few moves."

"After that day, I decided to follow my teacher and learn from him. Only by improving myself can I better help the Pokémon."

Sakaki smiled and nodded in response: "You are the most talented student I have ever seen. I am honored to guide your growth."

The master and apprentice were in harmony, and the scene looked pleasant and harmonious.

Natsuno mentally applauded Sakaki: Brilliant, absolutely brilliant!

The thief cries "stop thief!" and staged his own drama; you're invincible, Boss Sakaki.

The Rockets' leader intervened to attack the Rockets members, directly saving their lives.