Pokémon: Trainers Start as Bounty Hunters.

Although it's possible the other party won't stop me, I'll let it go; there's always another chance in the future.

He turned and left.

The mandible ant was even more stunned. "Wait, how could you just leave like that?"

Tetsuya disappeared, and a man dressed as a squad leader behind the rock gave the order over the radio: "Go, capture Trapinch Ant."

Although he was puzzled as to why the other party suddenly stopped, that was the instruction he had received, and the other party's reasons for acting were irrelevant to him.

In the monitoring room, the usually unhurried Principal Baoba had a dark face, and the supervisor was on the verge of a breakdown.

"Is this the elite force you were talking about, the one that will never be discovered?" Principal Baoba squinted at the supervisor.

"They hadn't been close for long when they spotted them and immediately withdrew."

This is a hundred times worse than him catching a mandible ant! What will others think of us?!

Director Baoba is furious now, even though he wasn't angry when the giant ant wasn't discovered.

The supervisor trembled, half with anger and half with despair.

What's infuriating is that this group of guardians, these fools, actually got discovered. Just as Director Baoba said, this is far more serious than the case of the mandible ants.

Didn't you say you learned concealment techniques from Officer Jenny? Is that all? That's all?

The despairing thing is that I'm most likely to lose my job.

"Reporting to the supervisor, reporting to the principal, mission accomplished!"

The door opened, and the team leader saluted, holding a Poké Ball containing Trapinch.

But instead of receiving praise, he only received the supervisor's eyes that seemed to want to cause him trouble, and the principal's back.

"Okay, get ready."

Back to Tetsuya.

He has crossed the river area and arrived at the final integrated area.

He was disappointed that he didn't catch any mandible ants, but it wasn't entirely unexpected; it was just that the zoo's response was slower than he had anticipated.

"It's probably because it's too far," Tetsuya thought. "That makes sense. It takes at least an hour to walk from the entrance to here. Even if they go fast, it will still take time."

If you rashly use technological vehicles here, the elves will cause an uproar.

"Little guy, you'd better be careful."

Tetsuya carefully bandaged the elf in front of him.

Chapter 151 Just Right~

"Lilu~"

The blue water rat Pokémon in front of Tetsuya let out a weak cry.

This is a Marill, and its evolved form, Marill, will have a resounding name in the future—Dragon Slayer.

Amarril's second ability is Hercules, which doubles her physical attack power. In addition, her Fairy type is a natural counter to the Dragon type, hence her name.

Marylou typically live on the surface of the water, and their oily tails can be used as a substitute for a lifebuoy. When you see a small blue ball floating on the surface, it means they are submerged underwater eating aquatic plants.

You can usually see them living near water.

The one in front of me was probably attacked from the air by a bird Pokémon while it was eating; it has a wound on its small tail.

Having seen so many humans, he approached Zhe hoping to get a free treatment.

This happened in a hunting area; such a thing would never happen in the wild.

Since it wasn't a serious injury, Tetsuya casually bandaged it up.

Tetsuya tied a bow on its tail and clapped his hands. "Okay, that's enough."

Marylou stretched her tail, feeling quite comfortable, and she was very pleased with the large bow.

"Lilu~ Lilu~"

Marielou bowed politely to Tetsuya in gratitude before disappearing into the forest.

Tetsuya stood up and continued exploring the area.

The forest area is the most ecologically complete and largest area, and according to statistics, there are nearly 40 species of Pokémon living in it.

High on the branches, Bobo stood in rows, preening their feathers while watching the humans below.

The long-tailed monsters darted through the forest, terrifying Tetsuya, as hazelnut balls hung from the branches around them.

The body of the Hazelnut resembles a hazelnut, with a grayish-green color and scales on its body. This kind of Pokémon will explode with a "bang" if it is hit even slightly. The key is that it lives in groups, so when it explodes, a whole group will be destroyed.

The sound it makes is like fireworks, but its power is comparable to a hand grenade.

Only Pokémon with extremely agile bodies, such as Aipom, can manage to constantly weave through the gaps between them.

The thicket is home to small Pokémon such as Ooze, Pikachu, Rattata, and Mankey.

Tetsuya looked around and saw only the most common types of spirits.

Alas, it's a pity that the Trapinch-ant belongs to the park. Tetsuya was still regretting that he hadn't been able to capture the Trapinch-ant in time.

A familiar little creature emerged from the bushes in front of us.

"Lilu~"

"Hmm?" Tetsuya blinked at Maryl, who had a ribbon tied around her tail. "What else do you want to do?"

Mary Lou called out to the bushes a few times, but there was no response.

"Lilu!"

Marylou puffed out her cheeks, walked into the grass, and pulled out a small, bright yellow sprite.

It is very small and looks like an egg. The eggshell has some red and blue triangular ring patterns. Its limbs are also very short. It has five spiky things on its head, which makes it look a bit like a crown.

Togepi, a Needle Pokémon, is Normal-type. Its evolved forms are Togepi and Togekiss. It excels in aerial combat. Its diet is unknown; in the wild, its main food is fruit, but there have been instances of domesticated Togepi eating ice cream, which is considered a symbol of good luck.

The moment Tetsuya saw this elf, this description popped into his mind, which was comparable to a humanoid encyclopedia.

This is an extremely rare Pokémon, even rarer than Trapinch from before.

Tetsuya was a little stunned by this sudden surprise.

Currently, people rarely see large groups of Togepi in the wild, let alone Togekigu and Togekis. They are only said to live in large groups in extremely remote and secluded places.

"Cha-ke-yi~"

Togepi puffed out his cheeks and yelled at Marilyn, "Why did you have to drag me over here?"

"Lulu Lilu!"

Mary Lou called out to Togepi, "Look, isn't this on my tail pretty?"

"Cha-ke-yi~"

It looks good, but I don't have a tail. Togepi puts its short arms on its hips to make itself look even angrier.

Tetsuya snapped out of his daze. "Little guys, what are you doing?"

He wore an extremely gentle smile.

“Riruru!” Marielu pointed to the ribbon on her tail at Tetsuya, then pointed to Togepi next to her.

Tetsuya's gaze shifted to Togepi.

It shrank back as if startled, completely turning into an egg, with only two small black eyes still rolling around outside.

Tetsuya took out Pokémon food and energy cubes from his backpack.

These two items are extremely attractive to most Pokémon living here, provided that you first gain some of their trust and affection.

The food for the Pokémon is the same, while the energy cubes are sky blue and gray, corresponding to the Water and Normal types respectively.

Because no fairy-type items have been discovered, energy cubes with special attributes have not been created.

Marie Lou unceremoniously took a few elf food and a blue energy cube from Tetsuya's hand and started eating them.

"Lilu!" It's delicious. Marilyn ate while urging Togepi to hurry up and stop hiding.

Tetsuya carefully handed the food to the egg-shaped Togepi, trying his best to make his smile look more natural.

"Cha-ke-yi~"

Togepi sensed the human's mood before him; it seemed happy and gentle, with nothing wrong with it.

Then, tiny hands and feet gradually emerged from the eggshell, timidly glancing at Tetsuya.

He reached out his hand a little further, and Pokoby instinctively took a half step back. Then, realizing it wasn't a good idea, he blushed and quickly took the food from Tetsuya's hand.

Tetsuya saw that Pokopi's initial reaction was quite frustrating, but his subsequent actions made him very happy.

He naturally wanted to capture Togepi, as it was an extremely good Pokémon.

The final form of Togekiss evolves from the second form of Togekiss using a Light Stone. It can learn a very wide range of attack and status moves, as well as a variety of moves based on flight and wind.

In the wild, when paired with a Pidgeot, the sky would be completely dominated by the two of them.

However, the evolutionary path of Tokkiguma remains uncertain, and researchers have not yet proposed a clear concept of affinity evolution.

However, a group of scholars, led by Professor Oak, have proposed that the evolution of Pokémon such as Togepi and Babywing relies more on the bond between the Pokémon and its trainer, or in other words, on positive energy.

As a transmigrator, Tetsuya was naturally familiar with the method of friendship evolution. In addition, Togepi was a Pokémon that Misty often held in her arms, so he was not unfamiliar with it.

So he now has a general idea for evolving Togepi.

If possible, I'd also like to get a Soothing Bell. I think that thing has the ability to increase intimacy, but right now it only seems to be able to soothe elves, and it's not very expensive.

Tetsuya was thinking.

If he had enough initial capital, he could have made some money by stockpiling some comfort bells in the future.

"Cha-ke-yi~"

Togepi called out weakly, its tone exactly the same as Marilyn's at the beginning.

Tetsuya snapped out of his daze; it had just been a beautiful fantasy of his. The most important thing was whether Togepi was willing to go with him.

"No tail? No problem, I'll tie a bow for you."

He understood what Pokopf said and smiled as he spoke.

Then we returned to the game area's monitoring room.

When the supervisor saw Tetsuya encounter Togepi, his vision went black and he fainted.

"Thump." Her body fell to the ground.

The surrounding employees looked at their former supervisor with pity, but still kindly moved him aside.

Yes, they have confirmed that the manager is definitely leaving. If there was any hope for what just happened, this Togepi was the last straw that broke the camel's back.

This time, Principal Baoba didn't even glance at the supervisor.

Initially, the supervisor was responsible for not finding the mandible ants, but after so many years of work, he had certainly put in the effort, so it wasn't a big deal; at most, he would be held accountable.

Later, Tetsuya discovered the people he had sent, which was a serious matter.

The former won't damage one's reputation, it will only affect some of the revenue, and it might even attract more people with some publicity. However, the latter can cause extremely serious damage to one's reputation.

If this matter ends here, compensation can be provided later, and things will be fine, it's just a bit worse.

Tetsuya is considered one of their own, so he can at least make amends.

However, if an even rarer Togepi appears within a single day, or even within a few hours, then it truly is a dereliction of duty on the part of the supervisor.

Togepi's habits are not as difficult to detect as those of Trapinch ants, and judging from its behavior with that Marilou, it has definitely lived in this area for quite some time.

"Togepi, a spirit that symbolizes good luck?"

Principal Baoba muttered to himself, then signaled everyone not to move, walked out of the monitoring room, and made a phone call.

"Ah Ju, I'm asking you a personal question."

..........

"Alright, little guy, how does it look?"

Tetsuya clapped his hands confidently and took out a mirror, placing it in front of Togepi.