Elf: Who told him to be an investigator!

Chapter 43 The Weasel and the Next Destination

Why are bicycles in the Pokémon world so expensive? Some are even priced at a million.

The main issue is actually storage.

Ordinary backpacks simply don't have enough space at the top to fit these rideable cycling gears, and they're also difficult to fold. Therefore, only specially treated backpacks can be carried around, and naturally, they are more expensive.

Moreover, this is O'Reilly.

It hasn't undergone any special processing, and ordinary people simply can't fit it into the space backpack; it's very inconvenient.

This might be one of the reasons why previous buyers skipped out on their orders.

But Ze Shu is different; he uses a special waist pack made for investigators, which is said to be one of the most high-tech space backpacks.

Anyway, that's what Investigator Yuzheng said.

But it does have many more functions than those on the market. It can directly absorb the Oule motorcycle without having to pull the bag open forcefully. It can absorb and release the motorcycle in a second.

"alright."

I also bought some motorcycle rider equipment at the Global Trade Center, and then walked out of the Global Trade Center amidst the surprised looks of the waiters.

After taking Glaceon and the others for a stroll around Lucky City and enjoying a good, hearty meal, they returned to Lucky Apartment.

Not far away, one could faintly hear the clanging sound of the soldier sharpening his sword inside the room.

"Open the door."

Ice Sixtails excitedly pushed the door open with its head.

The scene that immediately came into view made Ze Shu twitch the corners of his mouth.

Koma-tori placed the metal membrane in front of the owl's tank, his bright yellow, emotionless eyes fixed on it. Accompanied by the clanging sound of sharpening a knife, and the dark aura surrounding him, he resembled a butcher sharpening his knife.

The wakaba was so frightened it almost rolled its eyes back.

Her whole body trembled uncontrollably, and her star-like eyes overflowed with obvious tears of fear.

Even so.

The food that Ze Shu had placed in the feeding ring before leaving home was still completely eaten up by the shrew.

Timid and helpless, but has a big appetite.

Ze Shu: "..."

Thinking it's your last meal before you're executed, huh...?

"Stop it," he said.

The sound of sharpening the knife stopped abruptly as soon as he finished speaking.

The soldier with the dagger stood up silently and continued to await orders.

Upon closer inspection, one can see that the blades on the soldiers' swords have become incredibly dazzling. The original uneven blade surface and edge are gone, leaving only an extremely sharp blade.

He had clearly instructed it beforehand: "Let it keep an eye on things."

But the soldier with the dagger seemed to be working extremely hard at his orders, to the point that one could say his blade was sharpened a bit too much.

For example, before leaving, he told Komato Kobei to "keep a close watch on this Woshio fish," but he didn't expect Komato Kobei to keep such a close watch on it that the Woshio fish was terrified.

Ze Shu said softly, "Great job, Komato Kogyo."

The soldier with the dagger did not respond.

But Ze Shu noticed that its purification value had changed from -100% to -98%.

He smiled, then looked at the panicked wampee fish in the tank, spitting out bubbles: "I'll send you home tonight."

Instantly.

The panicked wiggler, which had been blowing bubbles in a frenzy, calmed down and stopped blowing them. Its starry eyes looked at Sawaki in disbelief: "Mmm—"

Ze Shu was taken aback: "You don't want to?"

"Meow!"

The waddodendron was frantically thrashing its tail.

The food here is so delicious!

You've already put me in this fish tank, what kind of nonsense is it to throw me into the ocean!

"But you're not really of any use," Ze Shu said honestly. "I can't carry the fish tank around all the time."

Immediately, the weakling froze, and tears welled up in its starry eyes again, sobbing softly.

"Mimi, mi—"

It's really not very useful.

After all, once it's released into the ocean, it'll be eaten by howling whales and whale kings, by bigmouth gulls, and by white sea lions...

Ze Shu: "..."

That makes it sound like this wakaba is in a really bad situation.

However, the wispfish does have its own means of retaliation. It sends signals from its star-like eyes and then gathers thousands of its companions to merge into one, transforming into a school of fish called the "Sea Monster".

Thus, even Gyarados, considered the overlord of the sea, has difficulty dealing with it.

Moreover, judging from the fact that this widower is crying and the light in its eyes is particularly obvious, it must be very experienced in how to gather its companions.

They're not so easy to eat.

But the wakizashi just wouldn't let Sawaki put it back in the sea.

It nimbly dodged Ze Shu's grasp and continued to look at Ze Shu with a teary-eyed expression.

Ze Shu: "..."

After a moment of silence, he said, "Okay."

"Since you don't want to go back to the sea, I'll put you away in a Poké Ball and then take you to a new place soon. There will be plenty of basic food there, and it won't be dangerous, but you might need to do some research."

"Is this okay?"

He planned to place the Wishiwashi in the Yamanashi Research Institute under the name of his Pokémon, since it was fed by Professor Yamanashi anyway.

The wabi-wah nodded its head in delight: "Meow, meow!"

Zeshu took out a Poké Ball, and it eagerly crawled inside.

Without even shaking the Poké Ball, it immediately emitted a sound indicating successful capture.

Ze Shu shook his head helplessly.

……

in the afternoon.

Accompanied by the roar of the Orlemo motorcycle.

Wearing windproof goggles and thick rider's clothes, Ze Shu rode on the road.

The original greenery on both sides gradually became overgrown, dusty, and a slight smell of coal filled the nostrils.

Originally intending to stand on the front of the car, the Ice Six-Tails watched as its pure white tail gradually became stained with gray. It hurriedly burrowed into the chest of Ze Shu, which was covered by his clothes, for protection, and only poked out its small and cute head to look curiously at the outside world.

"Ooh~~"

"Don't get blown away!"

Motorcycles can only carry about one Pokémon, so Glaceon and the others gave the opportunity to the curious Vulpix.

Ze Shu is currently heading to Heijin City, which borders Zhuqing City.

It was a major coal-producing town with abundant natural resources.

Below are countless coal pits, where one can supposedly dig out various Pokémon items such as ores, fossils, and evolution stones. There's even a fossil museum inside. Countless miners also live there, and the coal and other resources they produce occupy almost the entire Sinnoh region.

Ze Shu was quite interested in that place, and it was also on his way to Tian Guan Mountain.

The further you ride towards Black Gold City, the less greenery there is, and the more rugged the roads become.

Fortunately, Ze Shu was wearing windproof goggles, otherwise riding a motorcycle would have been really difficult.

But the areas not protected by the goggles are still battered by the wind and sand.

"I should have bought a face mask."

"Huh?"

The Ice Vulpix buried in Zeki's chest let out a puzzled cry, as if it had sensed Zeki's problem. A cold air emanated, and a light screen quietly enveloped Zeki.

This time, Ze Shu noticed it.

"Huh? This is Little Six-Tails..."

"Ooh!"

Six-tailed Fox proudly answered first.

"Thanks……"

Ze Shu hadn't finished saying "thank you" yet.

In the distance, a violent tremor suddenly erupted, accompanied by shouts from people.