I run an orphanage in the Pokémon world.

Akai continued to look up some information and then quietly waited for the night. Fortunately, nothing much happened today. After the children left, the orphanage returned to its usual tranquility. It wasn't until late at night that Akai opened his eyes.

Holding the prepared laptop, Akai teleported away from the attic and appeared at the gate of the orphanage. A moment later, Abandoned Monkey arrived with Beast Dragon and Ralts. The four Pokémon exchanged glances and then went out together.

Although the wind was cold at night, the Abandoned Monkeys quickly arrived at their mission's target location—the outskirts of a middle school.

At that moment, only one elderly security guard was sitting in the security room watching TV. Kai and his friends quietly slipped inside as well.

Akai shuddered. He had noticed earlier that Dean Tengshu was looking at driving test materials. It seemed that the welfare home would have a car in the future, which would make it much easier for them to go on missions.

“!” Kai held up a finger, and Abandoned Monkey nodded. Then he led Beast Dragon and Ralts to the teaching building.

Akai decided to start his investigation here, since there were rumors of strange crying sounds coming from here every day. This would make the investigation easier. Akai kept typing on his laptop, trying to find out if the school had any security measures. Fortunately, it was just an ordinary school, with no security network except for the finance office.

This is normal, after all, schools aren't military strongholds, so they naturally wouldn't have overly extravagant security measures. This was within Akai's expectations. With that in mind, Akai continued to type rapidly on the keyboard.

Ah Kai pressed Enter.

Soon, three red dots appeared on the computer screen. These were the locators that Akai had placed on the abandoned monkeys to facilitate their subsequent actions and communication. Akai had also bought them when he was setting up the Yorozuya.

Now it has come in handy.

The Abandoned Monkey has now arrived on the third floor, with Baby Dragon following behind. Baby Dragon has a head-mounted camera strapped to its head to film the mission process so it can settle accounts with the client later.

Just as the abandoned monkey arrived outside the third-floor restroom, it heard a strange crying sound coming from the dimly lit women's restroom...

Chapter 206 Getting Closer to Science: Pokémon Shards

Late at night, in the toilet, with mournful sobbing sounds—this combination practically screams terror. Unless you're incredibly brave, most people would probably hesitate to go in.

But the abandoned monkey had no such concerns. It rushed into the women's restroom and, following the sound, found the source of the mournful weeping.

A broken water pipe.

There was a hole in the water pipe, and a howling cold wind blew out from it. Then, by sheer coincidence, it turned into a mournful weeping sound. Curious, the abandoned monkey grabbed the water pipe and twisted it. Immediately afterward, the weeping sound disappeared.

Akai watched the whole thing. Its main purpose in coming over was to see how the crying came about. Unexpectedly, it actually saw it on the camera. Upon seeing this, Akai immediately typed something on the keyboard.

[Three unbelievable things on campus: The crying in the toilet was caused by a broken water pipe letting in wind; it was purely coincidental.]

Bored, the Abandoned Monkey released the water pipe and then took its Pokémon, Ralts, and went outside. It wanted to check out two other places and get the videos from them so it could help its trainer.

Immediately afterwards, the Abandoned Monkey led his companions to the Academic Affairs Office in the teaching building. There were indeed many photos hanging on the wall opposite the Academic Affairs Office, but all of these photos were hanging there intact without any abnormalities. The Abandoned Monkey hugged the Baby Dragon and then made sure that the Baby Dragon could be photographed more clearly.

[Three unbelievable things on campus: the missing photos and portraits have been verified to be true.]

Kai yawned boredly. It seemed that today's deal would be easy to make money. The next thing to do was to investigate the infirmary and see if the two models inside were still there. Once he found them, he could make his escape.

While Akai was idling around, he noticed that under the moonlight, there seemed to be a dark figure slowly walking in a very strange posture in the teaching building.

Akai was stunned for a moment. When it came in earlier, it took a quick look and found that there was only the old security guard watching TV in the school, and no one else. So, what was this dark figure?

And those abandoned monkeys are right across from the academic affairs office!

Kai took out his flashlight and shone it. The bright light instantly pierced the darkness and illuminated the dim corridor. Then, Kai saw a 'person' with red muscle texture all over its body walking in the corridor. The person noticed Kai's flashlight, turned its head sharply, and a pair of blank faces appeared in front of Kai. Kai was so frightened that he trembled all over and almost dropped the flashlight.

Kai hurriedly turned off his flashlight and quickly tapped the device in his hand a few times. The abandoned monkey, who had just finished taking pictures, heard the voice in its earpiece and quickly reacted. It then led its companions away from the administration office and returned to Kai's side.

After communicating with Kai, Abandoned Monkey put down Ralts and rushed inside with its Pokémon. As soon as it entered, Abandoned Monkey noticed the strange, twisting, moving figure. A hint of surprise appeared in Abandoned Monkey's eyes. It stomped its foot and instantly rushed towards that direction. The specimen also turned its head and stared stiffly at Abandoned Monkey.

The abandoned monkey didn't speak or roar, but calmly threw a punch, instantly crushing the specimen and scattering it all over the ground. At the same time, a Pokémon let out a terrified cry. The abandoned monkey's gaze fell down and saw a Pokémon hiding inside a Pikachu suit, trying to dodge to the side.

However, the abandoned monkey stepped on Pikachu's costume. The Pokémon struggled for a moment, but when it couldn't break free, it crouched down on the ground trembling. The baby dragon also came over and patted the Pokémon. Its eyes were filled with curiosity. It had never seen a Pokémon like this before. The one outside seemed to be a costume, not its real body. The costume looked like Pikachu.

BabyDragon didn't recognize this Pokémon. It just felt that this Pokémon didn't quite look like Pikachu, and as the cold wind blew, BabyDragon could also see that there seemed to be something under the Pokémon's suit.

Out of curiosity, Baby Dragon stretched out its claws and peeled off the Pikachu's costume...

Then, with a helpless expression, the Abandoned Monkey dragged the Baby Dragon out and grabbed the strange Pokémon; it had already finished filming.

Since the strange Pokémon was captured, the entire school building has become quiet. The strange specimen hasn't been moved. Kai is currently researching information. He doesn't recognize that Pokémon, but that's okay. The internet is very advanced, and it's not difficult to look it up.

After inputting the Pokémon associated with the Pikachu costume, Akai quickly identified the Pokémon.

Mysterious Hill.

Ghost and Fairy-type Pokémon are relatively common in the Alola region, but rarely seen elsewhere, making them quite rare. It's a mystery how this Mimikyu ended up here, and it's even been playing pranks every night, creating a whole ghost story.

However, Akai soon noticed that Mimikyu's true form is hidden under Pikachu's suit, but no one has ever seen it. It is said that those who have seen it were terrified, so you must never lift Mimikyu's suit.

Just as Kai was about to warn the Abandoned Monkey, he saw it emerge carrying the Pokémon. Kai glanced at the unconscious Bellatrix, which was still twitching. Kai then noticed something: Bellatrix seemed to have just recorded Mimikyu's true form...

"Ah..." Mimikyu trembled. It could feel the power of the Abandoned Monkey, a power that was unreasonable. Moreover, the Abandoned Monkey's emotions didn't fluctuate at all, so Mimikyu didn't even have time to react before being caught by the Abandoned Monkey. The punch that the Abandoned Monkey had thrown earlier was also super scary!

Kai scratched his head. The mission was complete. Of the three unbelievable things, one was a coincidence, one was pure nonsense, and the other was caused by Pokémon. But what should be done with Mimikyu? Should it be released?

It doesn't seem impossible.

As for taking Mimikyu back? Akai had no such idea.

Kai is very smart. It knows what the orphanage represents. It is a place where abandoned Pokémon live. Mimikyu doesn't look like it has been abandoned, so Kai doesn't want Mimikyu to go there.

Akai glanced at the Abandoned Monkey, who instantly understood what Akai meant. It let go of his hand, and Mimikyu instantly hid in the darkness.

Chapter 207 Mimic Hill

"Huh? Another donation? From Kai?" When Teng Shu woke up the next day, he found that there was an extra sum of money in the orphanage's bank account, exactly 57,000 Alliance Coins. As soon as he saw the donor information, Teng Shu knew that it was from Kai.

Teng Shu smiled slightly. Akai was really hardworking, and judging from the videos, he probably made a lot of money. Teng Shu would use the money for various matters, big and small, at the orphanage. Akai knew the password, and Teng Shu wouldn't question what Akai bought. Akai was someone Teng Shu could trust.

"The weather today is..." Teng Shu was just about to look out the window when he froze, because he saw a pair of small eyes staring at him from outside the window. As if realizing that he had been discovered, the small eyes shrank back, leaving Teng Shu stunned.

Tengshu opened the window in confusion, and a gust of cold wind blew in first, making Tengshu shiver. Then a Pikachu flew in and landed directly in front of Tengshu, staring at him tremblingly.

"This is..." Teng Shu glanced at it. There was no panel on the other side, but Teng Shu quickly realized that this was not Pikachu. It was just wearing Pikachu's skin.

Tengshu instantly recognized the Pokémon as Mimikyu!

A relatively rare but still quite powerful Pokémon. Although it doesn't have an evolved form, it's still quite popular because of its unique cuteness. When Tengshu played Sun and Moon in his previous life, he also trained Mimikyu.

But why would there be a Mimikyu in my own orphanage?

The abandoned monkey jumped in, stepping on the Mimikyu's suit, and then handed over a letter. Teng Shu took it and glanced at it. It was written by Akai. Akai said in the letter that this Mimikyu wanted to follow them, which is why it was brought to the orphanage.

"Follow?" Teng Shu scratched his head, but didn't think much of it. After all, there were indeed some wild Pokémon that would occasionally sneak into his orphanage and mess around. Some wild Pokémon even lived in the orphanage. When Teng Shu patrolled every day, he would occasionally see some wild Pokémon going out to forage for food and then returning to the orphanage to sleep at night.

Teng Shu had no objections to this. The orphanage would continue to grow larger in the future, and it was relatively safe. It wasn't surprising that wild Pokémon would come in, and these wild Pokémon were very well-behaved. From beginning to end, none of them caused any trouble, which put Teng Shu at ease.

So Tengshu just thought that Mimikyu might have broken into the orphanage, been discovered by Kai, and then followed Kai, which is quite normal.

"But this Mimikyu isn't an abandoned Pokémon, so how did it get to Viridian City?" Teng Shu was a little puzzled. Mimikyu is a Pokémon that is quite popular in this world, and it is a special Pokémon that can only be found in the Alola region. Although it can be seen occasionally in some other regions, it definitely doesn't exist in the Kanto region.

Therefore, Tengshu felt that this Mimikyu was unlikely to have come to the Kanto region naturally, but was more likely brought by someone else. And since he couldn't see Mimikyu's stats yet, it proved that Mimikyu was not an abandoned Pokémon.

"Could it be lost? Or perhaps it was abducted?" Teng Shu considered some other possibilities.

Most regions in the Pokémon world are individual landmasses. The Kanto and Johto regions are different, as their landmasses are connected. Therefore, you can find some Johto Pokémon in the Kanto region, but not in other regions.

The oceans in the Pokémon world are vast. Apart from some Water-type and Flying-type Pokémon, most Pokémon do not have the ability to cross oceans, so Pokémon from different regions rarely appear in other places.

Generally speaking, it's more common for trainers to bring Pokémon with them or for someone to buy them. In rare cases, Pokémon might travel to other regions by ship or plane, but it's extremely rare for a Pokémon to travel to other regions on its own.

“Mimikyu…” Teng Shu looked at the Pokémon in front of him thoughtfully. He planned to ask Officer Jenny to see if the Officer Jenny team had reported any Mimikyu lost or stolen. If so, then this Mimikyu should be able to find its original owner.

As for the claim that Mimikyu is wild, Tengshu doesn't really believe it. Not to mention Viridian City, there are no records of Mimikyu being sighted in the wild in the entire Kanto region.

Teng Shu sent a message to Officer J. S. Kwok. Officer J. S. Kwok was also Teng Shu's personal tool, just like Commissioner Gordon and Batman. Teng Shu also had some Commissioners Gordon around him, although he was not Batman, after all, he did not have the power of money.

Officer Jenny: Mimikyu? You actually encountered that Pokémon?! Okay, I'll check. But there aren't any in Viridian City, and there are no reports of Mimikyu in Viridian City.

Officer Jenny responded quickly, showing that she was also quite surprised to see Mimikyu here.

"Isn't there one in Evergreen City?" Teng Shu looked at Mimikyu in front of him. The other party looked like a coward, but it was also possible that Abandoned Monkey was too strong, which made Mimikyu a little afraid.

Tengshu had heard that powerful Pokémon could exert a strong sense of pressure on weaker Pokémon, and the pressure from legendary Pokémon was especially strong. Ordinary Pokémon might not even be able to stand up in the face of a legendary Pokémon. Only those powerful Pokémon that had undergone elite training were qualified to battle legendary Pokémon.

"Mimikyu, did you have a trainer before?" Tengshu asked gently. Mimikyu was still trembling. Tengshu was a little helpless and could only signal Abandoned to leave first. Otherwise, with Abandoned there, Mimikyu wouldn't dare to speak.

The Abandoned Monkey was a little worried. Baby Dragon had fainted for some reason and had only just woken up. Moreover, it felt uncomfortable whenever it saw Mimikyu and wanted to avoid it. The Abandoned Monkey was worried that Vine Tree might be like Baby Dragon.

"Don't worry, I'll be fine." Tengshu was very calm. He was immune to Pokémon attacks, and even if Mimikyu really went berserk later, Tengshu could still beat it down.

Moreover, the Vine Tree could sense Mimikyu's emotions; Mimikyu only showed fear and dread towards the Forsaken Monkey, and had no other emotions.

The abandoned monkey nodded, then jumped out of the window.

Teng Shu's lips twitched. Jumping from the second floor so easily?

As soon as the Abandoned Monkey left, Mimikyu quickly hid under the bed of the vine tree, showing no intention of coming out.

Chapter 208 is free, but also the most expensive.

Tengshu looked at Mimikyu hiding under the bed and his lips twitched. The little guy seemed a bit timid. Although Tengshu couldn't see it, he could sense the fear on Mimikyu's body.

This reminded Tengshu of the days when he used to keep cats.

Back then, Tengshu brought the cat home from a colleague's house. The kitten hid under the bed and kept meowing, refusing to come out even if it meant death. After meowing for a day or two, Tengshu couldn't stand it anymore, so he crawled in, grabbed the cat, and fed it two kibbles. Then the kitten stopped meowing and started eating obediently.

However, Mimikyu is, after all, a Ghost-type Pokémon, and the protagonist has done some research on what Ghost-type Pokémon should eat.

After all, Forsaken is itself a Ghost-type Pokémon.

The Pokémon League has special food for Ghost-type Pokémon, which is very popular. However, Forsaken usually eats the food made by Tengshu himself.

The vine didn't bother with Mimikyu; it was fine as long as Mimikyu adapted on its own.

After changing his clothes, Teng Shu yawned and went out. He was going to patrol again this morning, but the weather had been getting colder and colder lately, so he planned to speed up his patrol.

As the vine passed through the woods, it saw the armored pupa. The pupa was clinging to the tree, motionless, with only its eyes looking at the vine. The vine could sense the pupa's gratitude. The vine smiled and touched the pupa's shell. It was a little cold, but the vine could still feel the caterpillar's body undergoing some changes.

Tengshu once wondered about a question: how do caterpillars transform into butterflies after they become pupae? After all, caterpillars and butterflies don't look very alike. At that time, Tengshu thought that caterpillars grew wings or something inside their pupae. But later, Tengshu learned that this development of caterpillars is called metamorphosis.

It liquefies inside the pupa, and then its body structure is completely remodeled, retaining only some of the caterpillar's organs. The liquefied body then transforms into a butterfly inside the pupa, and finally emerges from the cocoon.

Teng Shu felt that the armored pupa in front of him was probably in a similar situation.

"I remember someone saying that Caterpie could evolve into Rayquaza..." Tengshu looked at the Metapod in front of him and smiled.

Metapod can never evolve into Rayquaza; it will only evolve into Butterfree and then live out its short life.

Some Bug-type Pokémon have very short lifespans, especially those with large populations that can reproduce many Bug-type Pokémon at once. These Pokémon may only have a lifespan of a few years. Therefore, Bug-type Pokémon trainers often train some Pokémon with relatively long lifespans to avoid the pain of losing them just as their battle power reaches its peak.

After touching the armored pupa, Teng Shu hurriedly left the orphanage, completing his daily patrol. This patrol was also uneventful, and Teng Shu felt a little relieved.

As soon as he arrived at the gate, Teng Shu saw a piece of paper posted on the gate of his orphanage in the distance. This scene, which had a strong sense of déjà vu, made Teng Shu feel that he had seen it before. He walked over quickly and found that there was an advertisement posted on his door.

Evergreen City Pokémon Adoption Center

Adopt, don't shop.

Let the light shine upon every Pokémon.

Adoption is free of charge. Please inquire for details...

"Huh? When did Changqing City open this thing? And why is the advertisement here?" Teng Shu looked at the flyer in his hand with some surprise. He had thought it was another message from the dark web, but he didn't expect it to be an advertisement for an adoption center.

Teng Shu was somewhat speechless.

However, Tengshu didn't have any ill intentions towards these people. After all, raising Pokémon was indeed a problem. Tengshu didn't know about other worlds, but in the world he had traveled to, it wasn't easy to obtain a good enough starter Pokémon. Most people would just take the Pokémon they caught and embark on their journey.

Of course, some children will choose to cooperate with the Pokémon Professor and work for him, or simply donate money to the professor's research projects in order to obtain some excellent starter Pokémon, also known as the three starter Pokémon.

So Tengshu appreciates this kind of adoption service, but he also has some concerns. You know, some breeding centers that do this kind of thing don't charge free of charge. After all, people need to eat, and money doesn't just fall from the sky while you're sitting at home. So breeding centers also charge for raising starter Pokémon.

However, to avoid the League's laws, they don't say they're buying Pokémon, but rather purchasing a Pokémon breeding service. Once a breeding center receives an order, it will begin breeding the Pokémon the employer needs, and this breeding also needs to be approved by the League.

So when Teng Shu sees an adoption center that doesn't charge any fees, he always feels something's off. After all, as anyone who's played a game knows, sometimes free things are the most expensive.

Because if a game is free, it means that the game will have its own monetization points in other places.

“This tactic…” Teng Shu’s eyes became somewhat subtle.

He remembered something.

Before Tengshu's time travel, there were several cat houses in his city that offered free adoptions of purebred cats. They advertised that there were no adoption fees and you could simply take your favorite purebred cat home. It sounded wonderful, but once you asked around, you would know that it was a scam.

Although adoption is indeed free, they will require you to sign a contract. After signing the contract, you are required to buy several months' worth of designated cat food. This cat food is generally a counterfeit or substandard product. If you search for it on shopping platforms, it will be very expensive, which may seem like a good deal, but in fact, these products are all listed by them.

After buying a fixed monthly supply of cat food, you'll find that the money you spend isn't actually cheaper than buying a purebred cat, and may even be more expensive.

Teng Shu calls this method "buying a cat in installments," since the money for buying a cat in one lump sum becomes the money for buying a cat accumulated over the months, which is just like paying in monthly installments.

If that were all, it would just be a case of being heartless. But these guys' substandard cat food might cause all sorts of problems for cats, yet the cats still love it. That's because these cat foods contain palatability enhancers.