Pokémon: Trainers Start as Bounty Hunters.

"Leaves, green, fragrant..."

Professor Oak pulled out a magnifying glass from somewhere and began observing Yeezy.

“Although it looks like this Eevee’s evolved form is Grass-type, we need to observe it further to be sure,” he said to Tetsuya, who had walked up to him.

"As the discoverer of this new evolutionary form, you have the authority to name it. What do you think would be a good name for it?"

“Let’s go with Leafeon, it has so many leaves on its body,” Tetsuya blurted out.

"Leafie, I thought it would be called Grass Eevee, but it's very nice." Professor Oak seemed a little disappointed, but also felt that this name was more suitable.

Tetsuya wiped the sweat from his brow. "Kusabi, that's a bit much."

Professor Oak, of course, had no idea what he was thinking. He recalled all his Eevee, including Leafeon, picked up his Pokédex, and began to perform a series of actions.

A flash of white light appeared, and the six Poké Balls disappeared from their original spot.

"This is a new feature developed by Researcher Zheng Hui. It's still being improved and will probably be available for some time before it's released," Professor Oki explained, noticing Tetsuya's curious gaze.

Tetsuya nodded, feigning sudden realization.

"There's no rush. This rock isn't going to grow legs and run away anyway, and the analysis results will take some time. Let's go to the Sasaki family's banquet first," Professor Oak said with a smile, in a very good mood.

"Dragonite, you stay here and keep watch for a while. When the old friend comes, you can just go back to the back of the research institute."

He gave these instructions to his old friend.

Dragonite nodded with a slight smile on its honest face.

Tetsuya looked at it with envy; it was a Dragonite!

Chapter 170 Bike Tribe

"You'll have your chance too. If your luck keeps going like this, I reckon you'll soon be able to exchange for a Dragonite egg from the League."

Professor Oak joked, half of which was also serious, as he genuinely believed Tetsuya had a very good chance.

Tetsuya nodded slightly.

"Let's go, let's set off." Professor Oak turned around and led the way out of the forest, with Tetsuya quickly following behind.

The surrounding Coconut Exoskeleton Forest was quiet, completely unlike its usual noisy state, filled with the screams of the Coconut Exoskeleton trees.

.......

"So, there's another type of rock that's covered in ice?" Tetsuya asked as they walked.

Throughout the journey, Professor Oak spoke eloquently about the evolution of Eevee. As expected of Professor Oak, he effortlessly quoted various legends and presented data from academic papers.

Coincidentally, it also mentioned another type of rock that Tetsuya knew about for Eevee's evolution.

"Yes, judging from the situation just now, if that moss-covered rock has this function, then a similar ice rock should also be able to."

Professor Oak explained in abbreviation, "Unfortunately, no one has ever thought of this before."

The evolution of Pokémon is actually just like scientific research in the past. You may have done a lot of data analysis and come to a lot of conclusions, but you are always just one step away from the core and a flash of inspiration.

Of course, once this kick and this flash are obtained, the previous data will certainly be able to speed up the research process.

"If that's really possible, then you'll have done a tremendous service!" Professor Oak exclaimed.

"Is it powerful enough to exchange for a quasi-god egg?" Tetsuya asked excitedly.

Professor Oak gave him an annoyed look: "How could that be? Even with these two evolutions, it's not enough. Unless we have three or four more, you're just incredibly lucky this time. Otherwise, how could we have made such a simple discovery?"

"Of course not for ordinary people," Tetsuya thought to himself, "but it seems like he can."

If all else fails, there's always the Fossil Pokémon, which is more than enough to get him an egg of a pseudo-legendary Pokémon, or even two if you're being a bit extreme.

However, he doesn't really want to reveal the existence of the fossil spirit at the moment.

"Wuhu!!!"

A group of typical bikers sped past the two of them on bicycles.

"Hey, boss, aren't you going to do anything about those two?" A thug who was clearly a henchman following behind asked the red-haired woman in front of him who was riding a bicycle and waving an iron chain.

"What's there to care about? Two old, weak, sick, and disabled people. Let me tell you, we also have dreams, you know?" The red-haired woman said casually without turning her head.

"But boss, today is Kojiro's birthday, shouldn't we prepare a gift for him?" another henchman asked.

"Prepare? Prepare my foot!" The red-haired woman seemed to have a very short temper.

The underlings shrank back; their boss was still as fierce as ever.

"By the way, have you guys seen any recruitment information from that Rocket Group lately?" the woman, referred to as the boss, asked, brandishing her chains.

"Yes, yes, they have great benefits. It's a pity we don't seem to have that." The younger brother's words were full of envy.

"Big Sister, you're so amazing, you can definitely do it, right? And Brother Kojiro too!" said the quick-witted henchman.

"Yeah, yeah!" several people echoed.

The leader snorted coldly, but didn't say anything.

Tetsuya was completely unaware that among the group of bikers he had just passed, there was a familiar figure of his, still having a heated discussion with Professor Oak.

"Speaking of which, I've heard of that Kojiro. He was recently expelled from the Pokémon Academy."

Professor Oak shook his head. He disliked children who didn't like to study the most, or rather, he felt sorry for them.

"Ah, no wonder Mr. Gangtai's temper has seemed a bit bad lately."

"By the way, Professor Oak, are you and the teacher very close?"

Tetsuya asked curiously, still very curious about the stories of the previous generation.

"Gonta, his knowledge of Pokémon is really impressive," Professor Oak remarked, though he seemed to have no desire to tell any further stories.

Tetsuya also consciously refrained from asking any further questions.

The two walked along the main road and soon arrived at a luxurious estate area.

Tetsuya inwardly groaned; it seemed like everyone he'd seen lately was richer than the last.

"Hey, excuse me, make way!" A blue-purple-haired man riding a bicycle with two extra wheels on the back hurriedly passed the two people on the right and rushed straight into the manor.

"Ah, what?" Tetsuya and Professor Oak stared in shock at the scene.

"Young Master Kojiro is back!" "Young Master Kojiro is back!" ... "Yay!"

Inside the manor, the shouts of the stewards and servants could be heard incessantly.

The two then realized that the person who had just rushed over was actually Sasaki Kojiro, the only son of the Sasaki family in this generation.

Of course, Tetsuya was even more shocked by the way Kojiro was riding his bicycle. Goodness, that's way too much for a beginner.

"Let's go, let's go inside." Professor Oak was also slightly speechless, but he quickly recovered and led Tetsuya toward the manor.

Upon arriving at the door, he showed the butler his invitation and was respectfully ushered inside—only Tetsuya had shown it, so who wouldn't recognize Professor Oak?

Out of respect, not many people would impersonate Professor Oak, not even members of the Black Organization.

Not to mention the cost of being exposed after the disguise is revealed.

Tetsuya followed behind the butler, looking around here and there.

Although this estate is not as large as the Eevee family's, unlike the Eevee family's estate, only three people live here besides the servants—Kojiro and his parents.

"Um, excuse me, what's that two-story villa over there used for?" Tetsuya asked the butler. He had a feeling about it, but he still wanted to confirm, probably to avoid making a fool of himself.

"A villa?" the butler asked in return, then glanced in the direction Tetsuya was pointing.

"Oh, that one, that's..." Before the butler could speak, a sudden male and female voice interrupted him.

"Since you've asked so sincerely..."

We will mercifully tell you...

This is where Kawhi Leonard lives...

It is my son's best friend.

The couple who suddenly appeared in front of him answered Tetsuya's question in a call-and-response manner.

"Oh! That's a very good rhythm, Mr. Sasaki, and Mrs. Sasaki," Professor Oak praised familiarly.

Only Tetsuya stood awkwardly in place, wondering if this line of reasoning was a family heirloom.

However, he still greeted them very politely, "Hello, Mr. and Mrs. Sasaki, I am Tetsuya Tamaki, a student of Professor Gota."

"Hello, Professor Oki, it is an honor for the Sasaki family to have you here!"

As for Tetsuya, he's very happy to welcome you. Hope you have a pleasant evening, haha!

The Sasaki couple responded elegantly, as if they hadn't just said those words.

Tetsuya was momentarily dazed.

"Butler, you can continue greeting guests at the entrance. My wife and I will take care of these two distinguished guests," Mr. Sasaki, dressed in a blue tuxedo, instructed the butler.

The butler bowed slightly and left.

Soon, the group of four arrived at the banquet hall.

After a few words of casual conversation, Professor Oak spoke up, "You two have put in a lot of effort for the young master's coming-of-age ceremony, and you must have a lot to take care of, so there's no need to stand on ceremony here."

The Sasaki couple seemed relieved. "Alright, then we won't bother you any longer. Please make yourselves at home."

Then he turned to Tetsuya, who seemed to be invisible, and said: "I remember my uncle often praised this Tetsuya. After meeting him today, I can see that he is indeed remarkable. If you are interested, you can chat with my son. I'm sure you people of the same age have a lot to talk about."

Tetsuya naturally thanked him and declined to discuss it further.

The two then left quickly.

"Alright, go find someone you know. I don't have time to take care of you," Professor Oak said irritably, glancing at Tetsuya as he moved his feet.

"Hehe." Tetsuya wasn't embarrassed at all. He was quite familiar with Professor Oak, but the way the people around him were looking at Professor Oak was really unbearable, so he quickly slipped away.

As soon as Tetsuya left, a group of people surrounded Professor Oak.

Just as he said, there wasn't a single spare moment.

"Hey, what are you doing here?" a few people behind us greeted.

"Long time no see!" Tetsuya picked up the red wine from the waiter's tray and raised his glass in response.

It includes Oniha Yozo, Kaede Yoru, Tetsuo, Hayato, Kajiyama, and others.

As a prominent family in the Kanto region, the Sasaki family naturally needs to maintain good relationships with the descendants of the Tenno, the successors of various dojos, and those who invest in businesses.

Kojiro's coming-of-age party was a great opportunity.

Therefore, they were naturally invited to come.

"Hurry up, let's find time to have another match."

However, even among the powerful second-generation individuals, there are obvious differences, and it was Oniha Yozo who spoke first.

"Go play somewhere else, we'll talk about it at the League tournament." Tetsuya rolled his eyes and decisively refused.

Although the battles would certainly enhance the atmosphere of the banquet, and the Sasaki family would be happy to see Yozo's appearance, he didn't want to. Wasn't it better to just slack off?

The group chatted and laughed, and since they were all the same age, they shared similar views on many things. They couldn't very well discuss these things with other middle-aged people.

"Next, let's welcome the protagonist of our banquet, Sasaki Kojiro!"

The Sasaki couple walked out, one on each side, accompanying Kojiro, who was wearing a black tuxedo.

This is nothing like the biker gang outfit from before; it even has a Team Rocket uniform, Tetsuya exclaimed.

As the heir to a large family, Kojiro certainly had a lot of presence on this occasion.

"Kojiro! Once you grow up, you'll be mine!"

A red-haired woman stood not far from Tetsuya and made the following vow.

Chapter 171 Kojiro's Life

Tetsuya looked at the red-haired woman holding a whip, and guessed that this must be Kojiro's hot-tempered fiancée, Rumika, who looked just like Musashi.

I have to say, it looks a bit scary.

No wonder the future Kojiro couldn't stand her pressure to get married and chose to run away from home, even though he was the one who fell in love with Rumika first.