"Uh-oh, uh-oh! Professor Elm is being attacked by a group of Sentret again~!"
As soon as Silas stepped into New Bark Town, he saw a man in a white lab coat, who looked like a researcher, shouting loudly.
For some reason, Silas felt that the researcher's shouting reminded him of a certain commander from his previous life.
And that "again" was used perfectly.
The researcher's eyes flicked toward Silas, whether intentionally or not.
Silas facepalmed silently.
According to Professor Rowan's description, this was one of the few twisted pleasures of Professor Elm.
Originally, it was mainly meant to test the personalities of new Trainers and also to get to know them better. Looks like this time, Silas became the "target."
Unlike another professor—who actually got attacked in the wild due to their own research—Professor Elm being attacked by Sentret was purely a joke.
Anyone who knew Professor Elm even slightly would know that his own Sentret was the leader of the Sentret group near New Bark Town.
Having his Pokémon command its own kind to "attack" him? Truly ingenious.
Besides, Professor Elm's research focused on Pokémon breeding and Pokémon eggs, so normally he wouldn't go into the wild for fieldwork.
No one really wants to get themselves killed.
For context, Silas himself had been chased by a Nidoran♂ and Nidoran♀ couple before, so he understood the danger.
Pokémon that regularly interact with humans would get angry at such situations, let alone wild Pokémon whose life goal is to reproduce and protect their offspring.
Also, the townspeople nearby, just standing there like spectators… it was a bit too theatrical.
But whatever, Silas decided to play along.
Prepared in advance, Silas waved his hand. "I can help. Please tell me where the attack is happening."
Even Silas felt the hairs on his neck stand up at how fake that sounded.
The researcher, looking like a scientist, was momentarily taken aback by Silas's straightforward words.
"Uh… just go out the southern exit, then take the leftmost path at the fork and turn right."
But the researcher continued fulfilling the task assigned by his teacher.
"All right, I'll go immediately."
Before he finished speaking, Silas had already disappeared from sight.
"Elm… can you please change your script next time? This plot's been repeated over a hundred times already. I'm tired of it," said an elderly man, leaning on a cane, trembling.
"The teacher likes it this way. We, as students, have no choice," said the researcher named Joey, looking helpless.
Back to Silas, who quickly ran out of the town.
"Seriously… I just stepped into New Bark Town~"
Silas felt his impression of the mischievous Professor Elm completely collapse.
Who would believe that a professor who normally obsesses over research and chatters endlessly could actually be a drama enthusiast in his spare time?
Previously, while staying at Professor Oak's lab, Professor Elm had also contacted Professor Oak.
At the time, Silas thought Elm was exactly how a researcher should be.
Professor Oak, who loved training Pokémon physically, and Professor Rowan, who loved sweets, didn't quite fit that image.
He never would have guessed it… indeed, any bespectacled professor seemed to be a "cultured scoundrel."
Silas felt he had just made a sweeping generalization.
Thanks to his exceptional speed, Silas quickly arrived at the scene where Professor Elm was supposedly "attacked" by the Sentret group.
"Hey, hey, hey! That Sentret, can you at least act a little believable? Professor Elm is so frail, having his Pokémon toss him around like that is too fake."
Silas ranted internally at the scene before him.
Anyone unaware might have thought this was a fight scene being filmed—Elm looked like a humanoid Pokémon.
"Don't worry, Professor! I'll save you!" Silas shouted and threw out his Poké Ball.
"Take it easy."
"Thunderbolt, Ampharos!"
The command had been shouted well in advance.
"Bzzzt!"
Ampharos's body crackled with electricity, impressive and terrifying.
"Wuli~ wuwuli~"
The Sentret scattered in all directions, frightened.
In the blink of an eye, nearly twenty Sentret had disappeared into the forest.
All that remained was the completely unharmed Professor Elm, standing there a bit awkwardly.
He sighed inwardly at the unreliability of his Pokémon.
Professor Elm's Sentret didn't care what its Trainer thought—after all, it knew this was just acting. It was much better to dash home and have a meal.
Speaking of which, was it time for its "happy hour" already?
The little Sentret's small mind was full of confusion, but it had a surprisingly precise sense of time.
Every year, new Trainers came to receive their first Pokémon at a fixed time, and the "acting" by their Trainers usually happened a little later than now.
This time, Professor Elm had just given Silas a special exception.
"Anyway, thank you very much for your help. How about coming to my lab for a visit? "
Looking at Professor Elm, who seemed completely unaware anything was wrong, Silas fell silent for a moment.
Impressive.
"Bzz?"
Ampharos weakly let out a call, still surrounded by its yellow aura.
"Ah, that's enough, that's enough. Just release it on that area over there," Silas quickly instructed.
Ampharos seemed to relax slightly.
The next moment, a wavering stream of electricity shot from its body.
Calling it electricity might be an exaggeration—it was more like two charges' worth. Apart from the visible light, it had no real effect.
Silas sighed as he watched Professor Elm, who was still continuing the act without any reaction.
"By the way, Professor Elm, I have a few questions about your last paper on pheromone communication between different species within the same Egg Group. Some parts aren't clear to me."
He immediately looked for a way to solve his problem quickly.
"Oh! Oh! Oh! You think it's amazing too, right? Different species of Pokémon producing similar pheromones due to the same Egg Group—this is probably one reason why we see so many cross-species couples in the wild. But I believe a lot of this can also be traced back to a paper I wrote during my time at Rainbow University under Professor Oak about pheromone communication within the same species. In the second chapter, third subsection, I detailed…"
Professor Elm's desire to act was instantly interrupted by the research question, and he started chattering endlessly at Silas.
Most of the content was dry and repetitive, but Professor Elm was tireless.
Professor Oak had once commented that Elm was still young, and his divergent thinking was understandable.
Of course, "understandable" meant that Professor Oak often got a headache when Elm called, frequently finding excuses to avoid taking the calls.
He didn't want to listen to half an hour of talk that never reached the point—it was exhausting.
Never underestimate Professor Elm.
Achievements at the regional professor level aren't easy, especially at his age.
Besides assisting Professor Oak in completing the Pokédex, Elm perfected the Egg Group concept—he is the researcher and classifier of all Pokémon Egg Groups.
While studying under Professor Oak, he also learned many things from Professor Rowan. It was under these circumstances that Pichu, a pre-evolution of Pikachu, was discovered by Elm.
During their casual conversation, the two soon arrived at Professor Elm's lab, located on the outskirts of New Bark Town.
"Thank you for your hard work, and sorry for troubling you, Silas," said the researcher who had been shouting earlier, bowing formally.
"No problem, it's my duty," Silas replied politely, stepping back in surprise at the bow.
While Professor Elm continued talking, Silas explained his purpose to the researcher.
"Ah, I see. Both Professor Rowan and Professor Oak had called to inform me about this before, and I took note at the time. Just give me your Pokédex," the researcher said politely.
"Thank you very much."
Silas handed over his Pokédex once again.
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