Let you make animations and develop virtual Pokémon? Chapter 083

Out of the wooden house, Taozi put the Pokémon Egg into her backpack and quickly returned along the path she came from.

Just as she was about to reach the outskirts of New Bark Town, a familiar figure slowly walked out of the town entrance—the young man was dressed in black, his hands in his pockets, his cold face showing no emotion.

Taozi’s pupils constricted. Isn’t that the red-haired boy from before?

Recalling Professor Elm’s words about the missing Pokémon, Taozi darted forward, blocking his path.

“Hey! Stop right there!”

The red-haired boy tilted his head slightly, his eyes coldly glancing at her, remaining silent.

Taozi crossed her arms over her chest and demanded, “Professor Elm’s Pokémon is missing. I saw you sneaking around outside the lab earlier. Tell me, did you steal it?!”

“I took it, so what?” The red-haired boy raised an eyebrow, looking at Taozi with disdain.

“Good! It really was you who stole it. Stealing Pokémon at such a young age?” Taozi’s eyes widened, incredulous that he had admitted it so directly.

“How can something between a Trainer and a Pokémon be called stealing?” The red-haired boy sneered, pulling out a Poké Ball from his pocket. “Come out, Cyndaquil!”

With a flash of white light, Cyndaquil was released.

“Yina~”

Cyndaquil seemed a bit flustered. It was clear that it knew it had been taken without permission by the person in front of it.

“Cyndaquil!”

However, the red-haired boy bent down, looked directly into Cyndaquil’s eyes, and spoke in a low but powerful voice:

“Listen, even though I took you without permission, I swear right here and now! I will make you stronger than any other Pokémon! How about it? From today on, I am your Trainer!”

Although the red-haired boy was not old, he somehow exuded a powerful aura. His words seemed to carry magic, giving off an undeniable feeling.

“Yina!!”

Flames instantly ignited in Cyndaquil’s eyes, and it nodded vigorously.

One might ask, which Pokémon doesn’t wish to become stronger?

“Very good! Come back!”

The young man retrieved Cyndaquil with satisfaction, his gaze returning to Taozi, a slight smile playing on his lips.

“How about it? This Cyndaquil has already recognized me as its Trainer. Are you still going to stop me?”

For a moment, Taozi truly didn’t know what to do.

“Hmph…”

In the instant she hesitated, the young man snorted coldly and brushed past her, leaving only a receding figure.

A gentle breeze blew, and a card floated down from the direction the young man had left.

Taozi, coming back to her senses, bent down and picked it up. She found it was an ID card with an “R” symbol printed on the back:

[Name]: Silver

[Position]: Ordinary Member

The R symbol! This was a symbol recognized by gamers, anime fans, and manga readers alike.

The biggest villainous organization in Kanto! Team Rocket!

“Holy cow! This is Team Rocket’s symbol!”

“This Silver is a member of Team Rocket!”

“Team Rocket is that awesome? They’ve already spread to the Johto region!”

“Didn’t Professor Oak just say that the Viridian City Gym Leader in Kanto has become Green? Where did Giovanni go?”

“What happened in the three years between the first and second games?”

“Is Giovanni planning something big?”

The audience in the live stream discussed animatedly.

Taozi stared at the ID card in her hand and swallowed.

What kind of game is this?!

The beginner’s guide wasn’t even finished, and one huge pitfall after another had already been dug for the players.

Taozi believed that Silver could not possibly be just an ordinary Team Rocket member; he must have other identities or other stories.

She sighed lightly and returned to New Bark Town with a complex feeling.

At this moment, inside Professor Elm’s lab, Professor Elm was conversing with a police officer who had come to investigate. The sound of the door opening made both of them look up.

“Taozi!” Professor Elm quickly went to greet her. “Did you find anything?”

Taozi silently handed over the ID card: “This is what the thief left behind.”

The officer leaned in for a closer look, and his expression immediately changed drastically: “This is… a Team Rocket ID card!?”

He irritably ran a hand through his hair and continued, “Professor Elm, this matter is beyond what I can handle. I’ll go back and apply for an arrest warrant, as for when he’ll be caught…” His unfinished words were full of helplessness.

Watching the officer’s retreating back, Professor Elm smiled bitterly and shook his head: “Forget it, Taozi, let’s leave this matter for now.”

Facing the massive organization that was Team Rocket, Professor Elm was also helpless.

“Fortunately, he only took Cyndaquil. Totodile is still here.”

“Totodile is still here?” Taozi was slightly startled.

The other party could have stolen both Pokémon, but only chose to steal Cyndaquil.

It seemed that this young man named Silver had his own principles.

“Oh, right, Professor, this is the Pokémon Egg you wanted.” Taozi called up her backpack and took out a Pokémon Egg from it.

“Thanks! You’ve been a great help.”

Professor Elm took the Pokémon Egg and gently placed it in the incubator. Turning around, he took out an exquisite gift box: “This is my thank-you gift for you.”

“Thank you, Professor.”

Taozi took the gift box and opened it. Inside lay five Poké Balls and an orange mobile phone.

Huh?

Taozi was very surprised. The Pokedex in the Kanto region would directly turn into a stream of light and enter the player’s body.

She curiously used the identification function.

[New Version Pokémon Pokedex]

[Function: Communication/Pokedex Two-in-One]

[Hint: Can be switched to a simple mode like ‘Pokémon: Dream’s Beginning’ in settings]

“Taozi, my and Professor Oak’s phone numbers are already recorded in it. If anything happens in the future, you can call us.” Professor Elm smiled.

“Professor! I’m sorry, I’m late.”

Just then, a black-haired boy wearing a backward baseball cap rushed in.

Beside him was a brown-haired girl wearing a beret, and behind the girl followed a blue “round ball mouse.”

“So it’s Ethan, but… due to certain factors, there’s only one Pokémon left, Totodile. The Cyndaquil you originally wanted to choose was stolen by a young man named Silver.”

“What?!” The boy was struck as if by lightning. “My Cyndaquil was stolen?!”

Before he finished speaking, he fell backward and “fainted.”

The beret-wearing girl squatted beside him, at a loss: “Ethan! Ethan, wake up!”

The live stream comments immediately burst into laughter.

“Hahaha, isn’t that Ethan from the trailer?”

“I remember in the trailer he chose Cyndaquil, but now it’s stolen by Silver. He’s dumbfounded now.”

“At least he left him a Totodile, that’s pretty good.”

“What about that girl? Doesn’t she need to choose a Pokémon?”

“That blue round ball mouse must be her Pokémon.”