Investigator's Assistant, Xiao Lan

Chapter 96 Investigator's Assistant, Xiao Lan

During dinner.

The Pokémon were all eating their favorite foods in an orderly fashion.

Only Vulpix lay listlessly on the table, its fluffy little tail drooping weakly. Although it wasn't hungry, its eyes were full of envy as it looked at the Pokémon around it.

"Ou Ming..."

I really want to eat it...

But Ze Shu wouldn't give it to him...

Six-Tails could only cover its eyes with its snow-white claws, looking utterly dejected.

I'm thinking of out of sight, out of mind!

Yet the fragrance still wafted into my nostrils.

Even with its eyes covered, the Six-Tails drooled with regret, muttering, "Ooh...Ooh..."

Next time...: I absolutely mustn't let Ze Shu see me sneaking a bite next time!

Although Pokémon's food can be considered luxurious: Energy Cubes, various berries, Mummies' Milk, Rage Buns, Forest Yokan, Dark Grey Rice Crackers...

But the food that humans eat is relatively simple.

Xiao Lan looked at the bread in her hand with a strange expression: "Ze Shu, is this what you eat on the ship...?"

Ze Shu: "No, sometimes I even steal food from the Pokémon."

After saying that, he casually snatched the Orange Berry that Psyduck was holding and was about to eat, and took a bite.

Psyduck looked confused for a moment: "Quack?"

But it seemed to have gotten used to the fruit in its hand disappearing from time to time, so it happily grabbed another fruit.

Xiao Lan: "...—"

That's true. In such a huge spaceship, Ze Shu is the only one here. Maybe it doesn't matter to him whether he eats or not.

Right now, she's really bothered that she can't cook!

I have to learn it! I've learned more than ten different dishes from it!

Xiao Lan munched on bread, leaning against the deck with Ze Shu, silently watching the night view below, and thought to herself.

Even though they were eating bread, it didn't seem so bad for the two of them to be looking at the night view together.

"fresh.:

Okay, Yangliyang came over to look at the night view together.

This sheep is a bit annoying.

"Do you know why I'm being chased so much by the arcade?"

"Why?"

"Because of this."

Xiao Lan suddenly took out something that looked like a cassette tape. "It's said that this thing contains traces of some powerful Pokémon. When I infiltrated the game mall, I saw this thing being preserved by layers of the highest level of security. It looked very important, so I just took it."

Ze Shu: "...—"

What strange words—"preservation at the highest level of protection" but "taken away casually".

All I can say is that it truly lives up to its name, Little Blue.

He took the cassette tape from her hand. It was square and neat, but although it was a cassette tape, it didn't have a playback port.

Use the system to view a [Dream Cassette Tape].

[The only magnetic tape in the world to record the wavelengths generated during the Dream Event.]

"I haven't researched it yet, but perhaps given some time, I can modify something to recognize the wavelength of this magnetic tape," Xiao Lan said with a smile. "Ze Shu, are you interested?"

"interested."

Ze Shu said honestly.

A dreamlike trace... Raboa valued it so much that he went to such lengths, even besieging the city, just to get it back.

Isn't that the Rockets' plan to create "Mewtwo"?

However, they have not yet captured Mew, which means that Mewtwo's creation may not be complete. If they can find Mew in advance, they will have a significant advantage in dealing with Team Rocket.

No... Ze Shu shook his head.

Dealing with Team Rocket is clearly a matter for the Kanto League or Ash, so why am I even thinking about it?

But in any case, it's good to find the dream in advance.

"If possible, please, all-powerful Little Blue."

"Hmph... Fine, since Ze Shu has already asked me."

Xiao Lan smiled.

"Pfft~ Pfft!"

Just then, the slightly leaky Jigglypuff floated over, waving its short arms in the air, its mouth stuffed full of Mori-Grey Rice Crackers.

He also seemed very happy, singing a song that was slightly slurred and made fun of the food in his mouth:

"Plop... Plop plop...."

......

Then Ze Shu grabbed its head and pulled it into his arms, ruffling it gently:

"It has indeed been a long time, Little Fatty. Your singing is still as unconventional as ever."

This reminded him of Jigglypuff's paradoxical species, Roaring Tail, which might have an even more "unconventional" singing style.

But perhaps the roaring tail style is quite suitable for Little Blue?

Little Blue added to Fatty, "Its name is Little Dingding now!"

This made Ze Shu fall silent for a moment.

This name... it sounds so...

Blue has always been obsessed with naming her Pokémon. However, during the Masked Army arc, she was scolded by Lucius for "doing something completely useless," so now she has named all of her Pokémon.

But actually, Xiao Lan doesn't have many Pokémon now, and the names she gives them are all in the style of "Xiao something something".

Blastoise (nicknamed "Little Turtle"), Jigglypuff (nicknamed "Little Ding Ding"), Ditto (nicknamed "Little Ditto"), and Pippi Levi (nicknamed "Little Pippi").

Except for Blastoise, they are all pink.

Seeing Ze Shu holding Jigglypuff for a long time, Xiao Lan hesitated for a moment and asked:

"So, Zeki, what have you been through during this time?"

After a pause, Ze Shu said, "...To put it simply, he accidentally killed Team Galactic, and then unknowingly gained the trust of the Sinnoh League and the Champions, and inadvertently became a top-level investigator."

Xiao Lan: "Huh?"

It seems... it seems that Ze Shu's achievements in such a short time are even greater than she imagined...

How is she going to catch up with her?

"And...the identity of an investigator should be kept secret, right...?" she said. "You just told me that...?"

Ze Shu: "So... I want to invite you to be my assistant. The assistant to the famous Special Class Investigator, you know, it'll make sure the Alliance has a smooth journey for you wherever you go. This responsibility, naturally, should be given to Little Blue, whom I trust most in this world."

How was it?

In fact, he felt that if we were to talk about suitability for the job of an investigator, Xiao Lan, who was good at disguise, theft, infiltration and investigation, might be more suitable for the position than him.

Upon hearing Ze Shu's sudden invitation...

Xiao Lan paused for a moment, then raised her head and said with a smile, "Hiring me as an assistant requires payment!"

"What kind of compensation?"

"At least... at least, you have to keep one room in this spaceship for me... I want the room next to yours!"

Xiao Lan actually moved into the room next to Ze Shu's.

Blastoise carried its luggage with a smug look on its back, including various mechanical parts, modified wrenches, and a variety of jewelry, earrings, a makeup box, and different styles of boots.

These were all things she needed for cross-dressing, or things she was personally interested in.

After moving her luggage.

Incidentally, there were also the prizes they had "won" in the arcade before—countless Pokémon consumables, stored in boxes and boxes, enough to last them for years. Ze Shu had Xiao Lan pile them up in the "warehouse," only carrying a few with him.

However, while sorting through these "prizes", Zeki discovered a Poké Ball - a Porygon Poké Ball.

They had previously forgotten about it among the pile of boxes.

It is said to be a Pokémon developed using the most advanced Pokémon technology.

But in fact, what is considered the most advanced technology was already twenty years ago.

"But honestly, what's the point?"

It actually works.

Captain's cabin.

Looking at the wooden, angular duck toy floating in the air, Ze Shu pointed to the control wheel of the spaceship and gave it a command:

"Infiltrate in."

Then, the Porygonian's body began to move, as if melting into the cabin, imbuing it with the Porygonian's style—a mix of blue and red, turning it into something like a cheap toy, perhaps not even feeling very good to the touch.

But now that it's like this, the feel of the touch is no longer needed.

Ze Shu pointed in the direction of Pallet Town on the desktop 'sea map': "Head this way."

The spaceship started moving with a roar.

It rises straight up, rotates 270 degrees in place, flies straight towards its destination, and then...

It crushed a grove of trees around it.

The ship made a series of loud rumbling noises.

Ze Shu: "...—".

Ok.

Although it can drive itself, the multi-faceted beast, lacking any independent consciousness, is too rigid... This autonomous driving system needs to be monitored constantly.

Perhaps it needs to evolve into Porygon2 or PorygonB before I can entrust it with peace of mind.

But where do we get the 'upgrade data' and 'suspicious patches' needed for evolution?

Sitting in the captain's cabin, Ze Shu shook his head helplessly.

"Looks like we're still a long way from 'autonomous driving.' Oh well, I'll just drive myself and have this polygonal beast assist me for now."

Two days later.

Zhenxin Town.

The place where true dreams begin.

The initial breeze makes the dirt paths and large meadows here seem even more vibrant.

Standing on the grass after a long absence, Glaceon stretched its limbs a bit, feeling quite pleased:

"Bue...Bue!"

Arrive at Oak's Laboratory.

"Ookaki's Lab." Blue hesitated for a moment. "Sawaki, I have something to tell you..."

"What, did Blastoise steal you from Professor Oak?"

"...How did you know, Zeqi?!"

Ze Shu pointed to the "Lost Turtle Notice" posted by the roadside: "I found out from here."

"Hmm...."