Pokémon, but cultural invasion

Perhaps, the Psychic-type Sabrina is even better.

Izumi suddenly felt a strong urge to recruit Natsume.

Doesn't this teleportation completely outclass flying techniques?

The following afternoon, he received a message from the Golden City Police Department.

The paparazzi who were following him were caught.

Chapter 136 When a person is killed, they die.

Golden City, South Maglev Train Station.

"What an old Growlithe."

In the square outside the station, innocent children marvel at a large orange dog sitting on a flower bed.

His mother led him away, saying with emotion, "It was here before you were born."

The Growlithe had droopy eyelids, cloudy brown pupils, and its once fluffy flaxen fur was sparse, making even the black and orange stripes on its body appear dull.

Anyone could see that it was nearing the end of its life.

"Quanshu, the police station is on this side of the intersection."

Naz pointed to the signpost in front of him and gently reminded him who had stopped.

The two walked side by side.

"You were spacing out just now, what's wrong?"

"It's nothing, I just sensed the influence of the theory of lifespan."

Electronic billboards along the street displayed promotional posters for "Ratatouille," and movie clips played on the rooftop screens of high-rise buildings.

Lifespan theory?

Having spent a long time by Izumi's side, Nazu has begun to get used to the unfamiliar words he sometimes uses.

The South Ward Police Station in Golden City was notified in advance, and Ms. Jenny was already waiting at the door.

The police dared not neglect the case specifically assigned by the owner of the Natsume Institute.

By reviewing surveillance footage and deploying speed detectors, they quickly apprehended the suspicious visitors.

I thought they were just ordinary paparazzi, but I didn't expect to find out something amiss when I investigated.

The group, led by Nagayoshi, came from Unova and were members of Team Plasma. They all entered Kanto by forging their identities.

If they were legitimate paparazzi, they wouldn't need to falsify their identities; the fact that they specifically traveled from United States makes them even more suspicious.

Officer Jenny led them to the one-way transparent interrogation room.

"Besides the Plasma Team members, the perpetrator also included a local prostitute from Golden City. She has already confessed that Nagayoshi paid 500,000 yen to instruct her to get close to Mr. Izumi and create a scandal."

Quanshu was reviewing the police records.

He walked to the interrogation room and personally checked whether there were any acquaintances among the plasma team who had traveled a long way.

Unfortunately not.

Angie and Brad, who held relatively lower positions, were also not included.

Quanshu rubbed his chin; he couldn't recall ever having a conflict with Team Plasma.

The only connection between Teigo and Team Plasma might be that their new movie and the release dates of their three movies are close together.

It's also possible that the positive image of humans and Pokémon promoted in Ratatouille caught the attention of Team Plasma's leadership.

Regardless of the reason, the other party took action, though not with particularly aggressive methods.

Did he hire prostitutes to create scandals to tarnish his reputation and thus affect Tingxiang's new movie?

It's a truly unpretentious business battle, and if successful, it will definitely impact the box office of "Ratatouille".

Izumi was surprised; Team Plasma was quite disciplined and hadn't sent the infamous Dark Triangle to assassinate him.

Looking at it this way, it seems that he and Tingxiang are not very important in the eyes of their superiors.

That's true. Even an evil organization wouldn't kill someone over two movies.

"Let's send these paparazzi to prison for six months of labor reform first, and then strengthen the review and inspection of visitors from Hezhong."

"Yes."

With a single, casual remark, Izumi Tree decided the fate of the Plasma Team members.

Anyone who tries to smear him through underhanded means will definitely pay the price.

After the little incident, he asked Officer Jenny about the Gyrocopter he had just seen.

"What's with that Growlithe dog by the flowerbed at the station? Is it from the Goldenrod City Police Department?"

When flower beds were mentioned, Officer Jenny immediately understood. She explained, "Not all Growlithe dogs belong to the police force."

"Arcanine is often chosen as the Pokémon of the Officer Jenny Family and the police because of its loyalty to its trainer, obedience to instructions, and brave and reliable personality, but it is not our exclusive Pokémon."

"The Growlithe dog in front of the station is now wild; its owner unfortunately passed away many years ago."

"But the speed dog still waits by the flower bed every day, probably because its owner often goes to and from get off work at the station."

"This story has been circulating in the neighborhood for a long time, and older people probably know more about it than I do."

Officer Jenny spoke of this past event with a heavy heart.

She also owns a Gyrocopter, and the thought that her Gyrocopter might end up like this many years later makes her heart ache.

"Thank you for your answer, Ms. Officer Jenny."

Quanshu couldn't help but marvel at how many coincidences exist in the world.

I was still thinking about which movie to choose next, but now I don't have to hesitate anymore.

The Pokémon cared for in orphanages include not only those abandoned by their owners, but also some special individuals.

Their owners unfortunately passed away for various reasons, and they were unable to continue accompanying them in the days to come.

The sad Pokémon cannot return to the wild; they linger in places filled with memories, reluctant to leave.

Orphanages and kind-hearted people regularly feed these Pokémon; it's a kind of unspoken rule in this world.

After all, no one can be sure whether tomorrow or an accident will come first.

Feeding Pokémon that have lost their owners also implies that one is thinking of one's own Pokémon.

As he left the police station, a conversation between the officers kept him in mind.

"The port town where the last report was made is indeed haunted; the officers saw the ghost of the vengeful girl with their own eyes."

"Don't talk nonsense. There are only Ghost-type Pokémon in the world. How could there be ghosts? Did you use a Pokémon Detector?"

"It doesn't work at all. Even the Arcanines are trembling with fear. There's no doubt that it's a real ghost."

"...What was that place called again?"

"Girl's Gorge."

...

I bought a light meal for my elderly Gyrocopter.

Quanshu began visiting elderly people in the surrounding area. They remembered the Growlithe, but couldn't recall much about its owner.

The station has undergone two renovations, from a green-skinned train to a maglev train. So much time has passed that the stories circulating about it have become distorted.

Before long, Izumi gave up the idea of ​​finding out the truth.

"You're interested in abandoned Pokémon?"

"It's the subject of my next film; art comes from life."

Naza recalled the sad expression and gloomy look in Arcanine's eyes in front of the station and whispered, "It doesn't sound like a lighthearted story."

"Both of your films had happy endings, will this one be the same?"

Quan Shuyin chuckled slyly. He said, "Movies can be comedies or tragedies. Making the audience cry their eyes out or making them laugh heartily is the same job of the director."

"So, will the main character in the movie die?"

Naz and he walked down a summer street.

In the sweltering late summer, she once again recalled the two questions that had arisen when she fell to the bottom of the lake—about death.

"Everyone has to die eventually, don't they?"

What does death feel like?

Sabrina's question was really strange. Izumi replied without hesitation, "I've never died, how would I know?"

"I might know..."

Naz couldn't be sure: "When I sank to the bottom of the lake, I really thought I was going to die."

Chapter 137 Offering a Knife to a Wonderful World

Naz was stunned, recalling the feelings she had at the time, and said, "What I felt before I died was probably the feeling of death."

"Oh, so what does death actually feel like?"

Quanshu chatted casually, considering what to eat at which restaurant that night.

"It's gratitude."

"...Why gratitude?"

He stopped.

"Thank you for swimming down to save me."

Naz's voice was very soft, "The reason I was stunned for so long after I got ashore was because I was thinking about the pounding emotions in my heart."

“I’ve never felt that way before. I think it’s gratitude, because you were the first person to come and save me.”

She smiled, revealing a shy, awkward but heartfelt smile on her usually cold and delicate face.

"So thank you, I'm really happy."

"Um...you're welcome."

Quanshu touched her nose; she actually looked quite pretty when she smiled.

...

I don't think Naz meant anything by it, right?

Quanshu thought about it for a while and found his own idea amusing.

She is a beginner who is not yet clear about the different types of emotions, and her emotional state should be chaotic, so there is no need to worry about it.

The next day, Quanshu found Ache with the script he had finished working on overnight.

"Hachiko, the loyal dog?"

Ache eagerly flipped through the script, and the first two lines read, "Parker finds a Growlithe that escaped from poachers at the train station..." He thought it was another happy fairy tale.

But upon seeing Parker's passing, his lips tightened.

"An elf who has lost its master?"

A-Che unusually stopped reading the script and said seriously, "Daring to touch on social pain points can come at a price if you're not careful."

Humans are born, grow old, get sick, and die. Pokémons are much stronger than humans, and some Pokémon also have a longer lifespan.

The handling and resettlement of these Pokémon that lost their trainers is extremely complicated, and opinions have been divided.

There's a saying that goes: You can't please everyone.

If a film chooses a sensitive or controversial subject, it will inevitably cause dissatisfaction among some people after its release.

"That's right, so we have to be careful when filming."

Quanshu largely agreed.

"What's the point of being cautious when filming such a sensitive subject?"