Pokémon: Trainers Start as Bounty Hunters.

To his astonishment, the room was completely empty except for the bed and coffee table.

"It's alright, please sit down."

Grandpa Pokémon knelt before the coffee table and slowly picked up the kettle to start brewing tea.

Although there were a few stools in the corner, it didn't seem quite right to sit down, so Tetsuya had no choice but to awkwardly sit cross-legged.

The sight of a British gentleman in this style of sitting and making tea always seemed quite amusing to him.

"Here, have some tea."

Grandpa Pokémon handed Tetsuya a cup of tea.

"Thank you."

Tetsuya quickly took it with both hands and took a sip.

It was green tea, slightly bitter yet fragrant and pleasant, and he felt his spirits lifted.

My throat, which had been a little hoarse since waking up, felt much cooler.

"It tastes good, doesn't it? This is a specialty of Rainbow Building, and not everyone can get it."

Grandpa Pokémon's personality is very similar to the other two professors Tetsuya knows; they all have a bit of a playful, childlike quality. Right now, he's showing off his good tea to Tetsuya.

"Yes, it's very good."

Hearing Tetsuya's reply, Grandpa Pokémon was clearly even happier.

He then started telling Tetsuya about his travel experiences over the years, and also showed him all the magazines and commemorative coins he had collected.

Although it was the first time the old man and the young man had met, there was not a trace of awkwardness or discomfort in their conversation.

It has to be said that this must be a great coincidence.

In addition to the local customs and traditions of various regions, the stories told by the Pokémon Grandpa also include different tales about various legendary Pokémon.

According to him, the author of the once-popular "Ho-Oh: My Life," Fan Ye, asked him many questions when he was writing the book.

If Tetsuya hadn't been quite knowledgeable about these things, he probably wouldn't have recognized many of the names that came out of Grandpa Pokémon's mouth from time to time.

"Not bad, not bad. There are very few young people like you."

More than an hour later, the Pokémon Grandpa stopped, still not quite finished, and proceeded to shower Tetsuya with praise.

He said it from the bottom of his heart.

He has traveled to so many regions and experienced so many things. At his age, he has only met a handful of people who have such a wide range of knowledge.

Moreover, several of them are so-called superpowered individuals.

People like Tetsuya are one in a million.

"So-so."

Tetsuya responded very modestly.

To be honest, in terms of memory, he has never been afraid of anyone in this life, thanks to his photographic memory.

The only problem is that he himself admits that his IQ sometimes can't keep up with this ability, which makes him seem to react slowly at times.

It's probably just that the processor isn't compatible.

"Alright, old man, I won't take up too much of your time. Young people like you should spend your time on more meaningful travels."

The more roads you travel, the more scenery you see, and the more you yearn for life.

Grandpa Pokémon suddenly became quite artistic.

He put down his teacup, stood up, walked to the bedside, and took out a small box.

"This is what Daiki sent you to get from me."

He turned around and handed the box to Tetsuya.

Don't you want to open it and see what's inside?

Grandpa Pokémon was a little surprised to see Tetsuya stuffing the box directly into his spatial backpack.

"Well, I'm just a messenger, so there's no need for that."

Tetsuya scratched his head and replied.

Although he was very curious about what was inside, as he said, it didn't matter whether he looked at it or not.

"I think I know why that guy Oki let you come and get it, hahaha."

Grandpa Pokémon was taken aback for a moment, then burst into cheerful laughter.

But Tetsuya didn't have time to think about why Grandpa Pokémon was laughing, because he realized that the unassuming box in his hand couldn't fit into his inventory at all.

"This is..."

Tetsuya looked up, glancing at Grandpa Pokémon with a hint of confusion.

He had never encountered anything like this before.

"That's why Daiki specifically asked someone to bring it back for him."

Grandpa Pokémon sat down unhurriedly and took another sip of tea.

"This thing inside cannot be stored or transferred using any spatial technology; it can only be transferred using the most primitive method of carrying it close to the body."

GS ball, that was the first thing that came to Tetsuya's mind.

After all, this thing appeared in the animation in a very ambiguous way.

But he remembered that this thing was discovered by Dr. Nemu.

Soon, the Pokémon Grandpa's explanation resolved his question.

"The things inside aren't actually mine. I'm just a middleman, just like you."

Grandpa Pokémon jokingly laughed at himself without caring at all.

He admitted that he didn't have many friends who were as professional as him when it came to studying what was in the box; he wasn't good at this kind of thing.

"It was discovered by Dr. Utama from the Orange Islands by chance."

The strange property of this thing that resists the concept of space aroused Uchiki's curiosity, and she conducted a lot of research on it, but to no avail.

So she handed it over to Daiki, wanting him to do some analysis.

But Oak was busy, so he passed the problem on to a professor named Moen in Alola. A large part of my trip to Alola was to help him send this thing there and bring it back.”

Grandpa Pokémon explained the origins of the contents of the box in the simplest terms.

Professor Nemu is also an old friend of Professor Oak, so it's normal for the Pokémon Grandpa to be familiar with her.

Several well-known figures from the older generation, including Grandma Kikuko, Mr. Steel, and the Nursery House couple, are actually close friends in private.

"So, what results did Dr. Moen produce?"

He asked the question instinctively.

I really don't know Dr. Moen.

However, according to Pokémon Grandpa, he seems to be a good Pokémon Professor. So, will he become the regional professor of the Alola League in the future?

"Don't even mention it."

Grandpa Pokémon seemed quite helpless when this was mentioned.

“You know Alora, that place is very far from here. I finally got there, but the people there told me that Dr. Moen is missing and they are still searching for him.”

Ah, Tetsuya immediately dismissed the possibility that Dr. Moen was the future doctor of the Alola region.

Judging from what Grandpa Pokémon said, this professor is most likely doomed; he probably won't live to see the day the Alola League is established.

"Fortunately, the area is an island landscape. I visited several islands and experienced the local customs and culture firsthand, so it wasn't a waste of time."

Oh, and there are elves too. The elves there are very different from the elves we usually know here.

When talking about his journey in Alola, Pokémon Grandpa instinctively wanted to start talking non-stop again.

But the next moment, as if he had remembered something, he abruptly ended the conversation.

"Anyway, I stayed there for half a year, and Dr. Moen was not found. He was already considered dead, so I had no choice but to bring this box back."

As Grandpa Pokémon spoke, he refilled the empty teacup in front of him.

Tetsuya nodded to indicate that he understood.

Don't you still want to know what's inside?

Grandpa Pokémon is acting even stranger this time.

"Um, I really want to, but it doesn't seem to make any difference even if I know."

Tetsuya replied in the same way, as he couldn't very well say that he already knew what was inside.

"You can open it and take a look. It's not anything very precious, it's just that its properties are a bit strange."

That's what Grandpa Pokémon said.

At least that's how he sees it.

Tetsuya thought about it and realized that, in his memory, this GS ball was really nothing special except that it couldn't be opened and couldn't be passed.

So, at the prompting of the Pokémon Grandpa, he unlocked the box.

Inside, a Poké Ball with a yellow upper half and a white lower half, and a blurry logo resembling the letters GS slightly above the button in the middle, is prominently displayed.

"As expected, it is this thing," Tetsuya nodded to himself in understanding.

"As you can see, it's a Poké Ball. Nemu likes to call it the GS Ball because the letter pattern on it looks like those two."

But I personally prefer to call it the Gold and Silver Ball; don't you think that better suits its colors?

Grandpa Pokémon introduced Tetsuya to this peculiar Poké Ball.

"Yes Yes."

Tetsuya nodded frantically, like a woodpecker.

He is a professional and experienced expert in how to make the elderly happy.

"I knew it!"

Grandpa Pokémon wholeheartedly agreed.

"However, Professor Oak didn't tell me when I should take it back."

Now that he knew it was a GS ball, Zhe naturally put it in the inside pocket of his clothes.

This thing is basically isolated from space.

Then he asked Pokémon Grandpa about his job as a deliveryman.

"When?" Grandpa Pokémon thought for a moment. "I remember Oak's exact words were something like this:"

"A nice young man will come and get that Poké Ball for me tomorrow. Have him bring it to me next time he goes back to the lab."

As he spoke, Grandpa Pokémon nodded to confirm that his memory was correct.

"The next time I go back to the research institute won't be until after the Silver Conference next year," Tetsuya thought to himself, speechless.

Professor Oak's actions reinforced his belief that the GS Ball was useless.

If it were truly a precious item, even if Professor Oak trusted Tetsuya completely, he wouldn't have allowed Tetsuya to retrieve and safeguard it, knowing that he wouldn't return for about a year.

It's not about the object, but rather that Professor Oak has more options.

"ok, I get it."

Tetsuya wasn't unhappy about switching from being a courier to a safe deposit box operator. After all, it was just carrying something; he could treat it as a local specialty brought back from Johto.

What Tetsuya and Grandpa Pokémon didn't notice was that inside the sealed box, the half-gold, half-silver GS Ball trembled as if it were alive the moment Tetsuya placed it close to his body.

"Then I won't bother you any longer."

After exchanging a few more words, Tetsuya bid farewell to Grandpa Pokémon.

"Hey, wait a minute."

Seeing this, Grandpa Pokémon called out to Tetsuya.

"I have a small gift for you."