Pokémon: Who told him to come out of Pallet Town!

Chapter 4: Who are you, meow?

"Ash, kick now if you don't want to die!"

In the rain, Xiaozhi felt the raindrops on his body suddenly lighten.

Turning around, he saw Natsume, who was holding his phone, Rotom, with one hand and holding an umbrella over him with the other.

"Hey, Natsume-nii, stop saying such weird things!"

Ash's feet had already left afterimages as he pushed off with all his might, but upon hearing Natsume's words, he miraculously gained a little more speed.

Although Ash couldn't understand what Natsume was saying.

But no matter what, the sooner Pikachu gets to the Pokémon Center, the sooner it can escape danger.

Just pedal faster, you can't go wrong.

"You have to hang in there, Pikachu!"

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Joban City, dusk.

In the duty room, Miss Officer Jenny was looking at the wanted poster in front of her with a worried expression.

The wanted poster features a man and a woman in special uniforms, the most striking feature of which is a large "R" printed on the chest of each uniform.

"Seriously, how come there are Pokémon thieves in Viridian City... huh?"

Suddenly, Officer Jenny's gaze sharpened, and she stood up, staring straight into the distance.

"I didn't expect to see you so soon."

The door to the duty room opened, and Officer Jenny came out, her expression solemn and ready for action.

In her field of vision, at the entrance to Tokiwa City, two teenagers, one big and one small, were fleeing for their lives.

Behind them, a fierce and violent figure followed closely.

"Natsume-nii, who's that person standing at that checkpoint up ahead?"

"Officer Jenny, police officer, remember your initial Pokédex later."

After receiving the answer, Xiao Zhi pedaled even harder, rapidly closing the distance.

Behind Ash and Natsume, Misty also saw Officer Jenny blocking the entrance, and she was overjoyed.

These two robbers will be punished soon!

As the distance closed, Officer Jenny could see Natsume and Ash's appearances clearly.

Officer Jenny's gaze darkened when she saw the wounds all over Ash's body.

As she drew closer, the sight of the barely alive Pikachu in the bicycle basket fueled her anger even more.

"Miss Officer Jenny, this is mine..."

"I understand, you all go inside quickly!"

Unexpectedly, Officer Jenny only glanced at Natsume and Ash's Pokédex before letting them pass.

"Miss Officer Jenny, stop those two robbers!"

From afar, Xiaoxia shouted excitedly.

Unexpectedly, Officer Jenny allowed Natsume and Ash to enter Viridian City without any hindrance.

Was her voice too soft?

Xiaoxia quickened her pace.

"Go on, Growlithe!"

As soon as Misty approached, Officer Jenny threw out a Pokémon shaped like a puppy.

Xiaoxia, who had been so aggressive, paused in her tracks.

"Hmph, not only did they appear in Viridian City at this critical juncture, but among those attacked was even a Pokémon researcher!"

"You have such audacity!"

Officer Jenny looked at Xia as if facing a formidable enemy.

Xiaoxia: "???"

No, they are the robbers!

On the streets of Tokiwa City, Natsume turned around, glanced at Kasumi who was being stopped, and shrugged.

Xiao Zhi was in a hurry, and so was he.

Even before Ash arrived in Viridian City, he had already used his research institute privileges to make a prior contact with the local government.

Officer Jenny let him and Ash pass almost the instant she saw his face clearly.

Before long, with Paladin's powerful leg kicks, the bicycle displayed performance beyond its price range, and the Pokémon Center was soon reached.

But the price was that the bicycle broke into pieces the moment Ash got off the bike and picked up Pikachu.

"Miss Nurse Joy, save my Pikachu!"

Ash was in a hurry and ran into the Pokémon Center shouting.

Outside, Natsume stared into thought at the bicycle shattered into pieces on the ground.

In the original storyline, without him, the bicycle would have been affected by Pikachu's Thunderbolt and turned into charcoal, and then Misty would have clung to Ash.

Now, even without 100,000 volts, the bicycle has shattered into pieces.

Natsume clicked his tongue and shook his head, then took out a small notebook and began to write and draw.

The final conclusion is that the plot of this world has the ability to be corrected!

"System, would you say I've transcended destiny? It's at least an SSS-level project, right?"

【+1. 】

The system directly put one dollar into Natsume's backpack.

A topic that failed miserably and didn't even qualify.

"..."

Natsume remained silent, then turned and followed him into the Pokémon Center.

Inside, Pikachu had already been carried into the emergency room, while Ash waited anxiously outside.

"Xiao Zhi, do you want to call your mom?"

"Okay, Natsume-san, but Pikachu..."

Xiao Zhi's face was full of self-blame and anxiety; he clearly wasn't in the mood to make a phone call.

Looking up at the unhurried Natsume, Ash couldn't help but speak:

"Natsume-nii, why aren't you worried at all? What if..."

"Of course I'm not in a hurry, it's not my Pikachu."

"..."

Ash's second half of his sentence, "I wish I could be like you," was abruptly swallowed back.

"Ring ring, ring ring!"

The phone rang nearby.

It's Ash's Pokédex.

One of the patents published by Natsume is to add a mobile phone function to the Pokédex for newcomers.

"Look, Aunt Hanako is looking for you."

Natsume pointed to Hanako's portrait displayed in the Pokédex and turned to Ash.

"Um......"

With a heavy heart, Xiao Zhi answered the phone.

Seeing this, Natsume turned his head and looked outside.

It's getting late, time to rest!

Natsume went up to the second floor of the Pokémon Center, where there were rooms for trainers to rest.

Pikachu is fine now, and his S-class project is about to make progress.

But the most important thing now is to open all ten scratch-off tickets I've saved up over the years!

Natsume rubbed his hands together and entered the room impatiently.

He took a bath, changed his clothes, burned incense... wait, he forgot to bring incense.

At the window, Natsume, dressed in his pajamas, looked out at the night sky. A cold wind blew by, and his heart was filled with sorrow.

A ten-pull without any sense of ritual is destined to be soulless.

No, he needs to go out and find incense.

Having made up his mind, Natsume left the room.

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Night had fallen, and under the bright moonlight, a giant hot air balloon with a cat's head floated in the air.

Inside the hot air balloon, two men, a woman, and a cat were huddled together, seemingly discussing something.

If Officer Jenny were here, she would definitely recognize these people as the Pokémon thieves on the wanted list!

They were engrossed in their discussion, their enthusiasm running high:

Kojiro: "Hahaha, let's take advantage of the night and wipe out all the Pokémon at the Pokémon Center!"

Musashi: "Yes, with so many injured Pokémon, there must be some rare ones among them!"

Meowth: "That's right, meow. If you give your precious Pokémon to Giovanni, he'll definitely give you Meowth coins, meow."

Natsume: "Yes, Boss Giovanni might be in a good mood and allow me to research Mewtwo. After all, it's an S-rank project!"

Meow: "That's right, meow, even Boss Ban will allow you... Who do you think you are, meow!!!"

In an instant, accompanied by a piercing meow from a cat, the meeting came to an end.

As if they had seen a ghost, the Team Rocket trio quickly distanced themselves from Natsume and went to the other end of the hot air balloon.

"Who are you?!"

Musashi and Kojiro also realized what was happening at the same time, both looking at Natsume with expressions of horror.

Could this be a ghost?

They're floating in mid-air, how could anyone have gotten up there without them noticing?!