mtl008 Chapter 1268 Professor Oak
Chapter 1268 Professor Oak
Chapter 1268 Professor Oak
"Is it closed?"
Kashiwagi was reading the notice outside the Dark Gray Gym.
The situation was even stranger than imagined; not only was Xiaogang not there, but his nine siblings and parents were also gone.
The posted notice stated that they had gone on a trip.
Specific return time—
indefinite!?
It's the second half of the year now, and the gym challenge season is in full swing!
Kashiwagi finally understood why the Indigo League conducts regular reviews; after all these years, the Kanto gyms still look like makeshift operations.
No wonder its numbers are the highest among all regions.
"What should we do now?"
He asked for his thoughts via multiple mobile phones.
Kashiwagi said, "Let's go to Changqing City. We've already seen the model of the fossil restoration device anyway."
In the field of Pokémon fossil reconstruction, Kanto was the first to make a technological breakthrough, which is said to be related to the ancient Pokémon discovered in Dassou Valley.
Without a doubt, it was those guys who lured Ash's Charizard into evolving into Charizard and becoming even more disobedient.
However, the fossil Pokémon in the Pokémon anime world are rather unique.
Even without modern scientific instruments, it would be revived due to various influences.
For example, in the original series, when Ash and his friends were traveling and adventuring in the Orange Islands, they arrived at an island that was entirely composed of Kabuto fossils.
The fossil helmets, illuminated by the moonlight, miraculously came to life, causing the entire island to collapse with a deafening roar.
In the movie "Aura Warriors," most of the fossil Pokémon living on the Tree of Beginning also came from this source.
In the blink of an eye.
Three-headed dragons flew over the evergreen forest.
In the special comic chapter, a child with special abilities is born in the Evergreen Forest every ten years.
They can heal Pokémon, read their thoughts, and even use the power of the Evergreen Forest to raise a Pokémon's level.
One of the main characters in the comic, Xiao Huang, and the Four Heavenly Kings, A Du, are both such people.
There are rumors that Giovanni in the manga is also like that, but judging from his subsequent actions, he was probably just born in that area and doesn't possess the same abilities.
Kashiwagi thought of all this mainly because of the Dragon King title held by the three-headed dragon.
Numerous signs indicate that nature possesses a will beyond human comprehension, designating living beings as the decision-makers and bestowing upon them inconceivable powers.
Given this, could there really be someone named "Little Yellow" in Evergreen Forest?
Anyway, it's impossible for A-Du to be. In the anime, A-Du is a good guy from beginning to end. He was born in the city of Yanmo in the capital. He and Xiaochun are both cousins and childhood sweethearts.
A true pure-blooded dragon tamer! Absolutely authentic!
Don't even try to get involved with that mere evergreen forest!
The dense forest gradually recedes, revealing the bustling city of Changqing.
Once upon a time, Giovanni lived in seclusion here as the Gym Leader, secretly manipulating Team Rocket to plunder Pokémon and develop his underground power.
But with the birth of Mewtwo, Giovanni stopped pretending and laid his cards on the table!
He's the Rockets' leader!
With Mewtwo's power, Giovanni stirred up trouble in Kanto, causing chaos and disorder.
However, Mewtwo, the philosopher in the anime, was unwilling to be bossed around. After going berserk, he broke free of his restraints and blasted Team Rocket's headquarters, causing the entire organization to languish for a long time.
Huh?
So Kashiwagi's previous actions must have weakened the Rockets for quite some time.
Unfortunately, the Rockets are always getting messed up, but they never seem to fall apart.
As expected of an evil organization that will continue to stir up trouble in the shadows as long as the Rockets trio remains in charge.
In general, Team Rocket has disappeared from Viridian City, and the Gym Leader is currently Granny Agatha, with no indication of a change in the near future...
Why do you say that?
Because during the Advanced Generation era, Grandma Kikuko was the head of the gym, and now, almost five years later, she still hasn't stepped down.
"Hey! Maybe it's to make it easier for her to go see Professor Oak!"
The cypress wood's eccentric heart was rekindled.
Grandma Kikuko and Professor Oak's "friendship" is featured throughout the games and manga, but it's not mentioned much in the anime. Perhaps it's because the anime is primarily aimed at children, and children don't usually enjoy stories about twilight romances...
Anyway, he felt that there must be a story between these two in the animation.
Without stopping in Evergreen City, Kashiwagi drove the Hydreigon around the city and headed further south to Pallet Town.
Although Pallet Town is a childhood memory for many, it would indeed be considered a rural town if Professor Oak hadn't settled there.
There are many more cities in Kanto that gamers have never heard of, but which are thriving in the anime world.
For example, Binu City on the Binu Coast, further south of Pallet Town.
The creator of the Pokédex, Mori V Nishino, lived in seclusion here. Ironically, many of the Pokédex entries about legendary Pokémon were fabricated by him.
— "Based solely on legends and imagination without any real basis."
Ironically, this kind of person, like Professor Oak, is an authority on Pokémon studies.
It's simply because he doesn't fool ordinary Pokémon.
"arrive!"
Multi-sided mobile phone voice prompts.
Looking out from the cypress tree, the town of True New, symbolizing the pure white of the beginning, comes into view.
"finally!"
He breathed in the rural air and felt an extraordinary joy in his heart.
Although many Pokémon fans may not have started their journey from the first generation, no one can help but understand the significance of Pallet Town.
It was the beginning of everything, the true starting point of the Pokémon series!
Professor Oak's laboratory is located on a hill, with a three-story building next to a huge wind turbine, and behind it connects to a large wilderness where all kinds of Pokémon live.
Professor Oak's backyard is a treasure trove for countless protagonists from early fanfiction.
They always manage to discover something of extraordinary potential within them and take it on their journey.
Unfortunately, most of the Pokémon in the backyard already had trainers—young people from nearby towns who received new Pokémon and Pokédex entries from Professor Oak.
They then sent any creatures they captured during their journey back to Oak's lab and entrusted them to Oak's care.
His grandson, Xiao Mao, alone has tamed more than a hundred of them.
This grandson really doesn't understand his grandfather at all!
As Kashiwagi sighed with emotion.
Below, as Hydreigon made no attempt to conceal its aura and flew recklessly, many timid Pokémon trembled with fear.
Their trainers looked up in amazement as the black dragon flew away.
"Whose Pokémon is this? It looks amazing!"
"It's flying towards Professor Oak's house!"
"Come over and have a look!"
"it is good!"
The boys talked animatedly and decided to go and join in the fun.
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Big Wood Research Institute.
The three-headed dragon slowly descended, its wings flapping and stirring up the weeds and fallen leaves beside the path.
As Bai Mu rolled off the dragon, he could vaguely hear various noises coming from the backyard.
He rang the doorbell.
ding dong~
"coming!"
A young voice entered my ears.
Xiao Jian?
When the door opened, what appeared was not the turbaned youth that Kashiwagi had imagined, but a big boy with brown spiky hair.
"Excuse me, who is this—oh! Champion Kashiwagi!"
Xiao Mao was stunned.
Kashiwagi smiled and said, "Hello, you must be Shigeru."
The person in front of him was none other than Ash's childhood friend and former love-hate partner, Gary.
Once upon a time, the two were a pair of bickering lovers who would tease each other, but in the journey chapter, all that remained was pure friendship.
Ok……
It's not really that pure.
He questioned whether someone was qualified to be Ash's partner, which once drew cheers from countless people.
In short, Ash and Gary's relationship is quite complicated.
"you know me?"
Xiao Mao seemed extremely surprised.
Compared to the fact that he knew the champion Kashiwagi, he couldn't help but feel flattered that the other party knew about him, a Pokémon researcher who had not yet made any achievements.
but……
It's most likely due to his grandfather's influence.
Shigeru felt helpless. He used to be extremely averse to being called "Professor Oak's grandson," but gradually, he began to accept it.
After all, people sometimes cannot choose their own identity, and he has indeed benefited a lot from this identity.
What he didn't expect was.
"Of course, how could I not know that he's Ash's rival and childhood friend?" Kashiwagi's answer surprised Gary.
The reason why I was known one day was because of Ash!
Does this guy have that many connections?
Just as Xiao Mao was lost in thought, an elderly man with a square face wearing a white coat appeared.
"Who is this guest? The Pokémon in the backyard are making a ruckus!"
A familiar accent and a familiar face.
As a loyal Pokémon player, Kashiwagi felt this even more deeply than when he met Ash before.
"Professor Oak! You have a great reputation! I have come here to pay you a visit!"
"You are... Oh! Kashiwagi! I've heard of you! From my cousin!"
Professor Oak's initial acquisition of Kashiwagi was also through a mysterious means: he was the principal of the Alola Pokémon Academy, Professor Oak's cousin.
But I never expected to see the person in person, and that they would come to visit me personally.
"welcome!"
Professor Oak warmly welcomed Kashiwagi inside and asked Gary to pour tea. Then, seeing the enormous three-headed dragon behind him, he suddenly realized what was happening and laughed:
"So that's why the Pokémon in the yard were causing such a commotion! Turns out it was your Hydreigon that scared them!"
"Excuse me."
Kashiwagi quickly apologized.
Hydreigon sensed the importance in its trainer's tone, shrank its neck, and tried to make its half-ton body look like a Deino weighing over ten kilograms.
Professor Oak was as kind as he had imagined, or perhaps most professors who provided Pokémon to new trainers were like that.
Kashiwagi still vividly remembers the email he sent to Dr. Yamanashi to discuss the issue, and Dr. Yamanashi's response—
"If you'd like, please come to my lab, get your first Pokémon, and embark on your journey. You won't be disappointed."
The other party mistook him for a primary school student, given his numerous grammatical errors at the time.
"Is there anything I can help you with, Champion?"
Professor Oak smiled kindly, assuming that Kashiwagi needed his help with something.
He has collaborated with the EuroLeague several times.
Xiao Mao, who was accompanying him, listened attentively.
Kashiwagi shook his head and said, "I was just paying a visit to the titan of Pokémon studies. You are one of my most profound childhood memories."
"That would be an honor!"
Professor Oak spoke with extreme humility, mainly because Kashiwagi's words made him happy.
He usually works alone at the research institute, and very few people actually visit him. He is quite lonely most of the time, but fortunately, the children from Pallet Town often come to visit him, and the many Pokémon in his backyard also help him relieve his loneliness.
Xiao Jian used to be my assistant, but he hasn't been around lately.
Outside the door, little heads peered inside, pushing and shoving each other, wanting their companions to go to the research lab first.
But before they could come to a conclusion...
A yellow mouse flew over their heads first.
"Pickup!"
Pikachu stood in the research institute, its ears twitching like antennas. Ash squeezed through the crowd and asked, "Pikachu! What happened?"
The two of them were eating at home when Pikachu suddenly ran out.
"Pika pika!"
Pikachu gestured for Ash to follow, and just as they rushed into the living room, Kashiwagi happened to turn his head upon hearing the sound.
"Ok?"
"what?"
The two looked at each other, both surprised.
Ash exclaimed in surprise and delight, "Kashiwagi! What are you doing here? Professor Oak! Gary!"
Kashiwagi was also puzzled, "Shouldn't you be helping out at Professor Sakuragi's research institute?"
"Hahaha! Xiaochun and the others are having their sports meet today, so I have a day off!" Xiaozhi scratched his head.
Although he often acts together with someone in the anime, that person did not drop out of school and usually only goes out on weekends.
Ash...
He really didn't continue his studies.
Ash, who is crammed with Pokémon knowledge, would probably find it difficult to adapt to a normal academic school.
Didn't you see in the movie "I Choose You" that Ash "died" and then discovered that there were no Pokémon in the world and that he was actually a student, and immediately went crazy and jumped off a building? (laughs)
Kashiwagi picked up the cuddly Pikachu and said to Professor Oak, "I know Ash well, so I guess we're friends?"
He turned his head to look at Xiaozhi.
Xiao Zhi laughed heartily and patted him on the shoulder, "Of course! We're good friends!"
Xiao Mao looked at their familiar manner with a strange expression.
It's not that I'm jealous or anything, the key is that Kashiwagi is almost 1.9 meters tall, which is far shorter than Satoshi's height.
How could the two of them have such a good relationship?
Xiao Zhi didn't understand either; his intuition told him that Kashiwagi was friendly, so he didn't bother to think about it further.
Professor Oak understood that Kashiwagi genuinely only wanted to visit him, so he turned the tables and asked, "Would you mind if I could study your legendary Pokémon?"
Scholars without Pokémon studies are not curious about legendary Pokémon.
They are like another kind of life, completely different from ordinary Pokémon and humans, and are of great research value.
"—Of course, I happen to carry the legendary giant with me."
Kashiwa reached around his waist and pulled out two Poké Balls.
He always had Regigi and Regigidorago with him, but they didn't eat and were quiet, so they seemed to have little presence.
Professor Oak was delighted. "Thank you so much!"
"Giant! Is that the one that defeated Pikachu?" Ash's eyes lit up; he had wanted to get revenge for a long time.
Before he could say anything, Kashiwagi stopped him. "I heard you have quite a few Pokémon left with Professor Oak? Tell me about them!"
"Alright then~"
Ash was a little disappointed, watching Professor Oak and Gary leave with big smiles on their faces. "Gary! Aren't you coming with us?"
"What are you talking about, Ash? I'm a Pokémon scholar. Besides, it's most appropriate for you to entertain your friend."
Xiao Mao raised an eyebrow and apologized to Bai Mu, "I'm sorry, I was rude."
Cypress casually waved his hand.