Mareep?
A sheep-type Pokémon from the Johto Region, and also an Electric-type Pokémon.
This type of Pokémon has a gentle nature, making them very suitable for captivity, and they offer many valuable products.
For example, Mareep's milk is a great dairy product, rich in nutrients, possibly not as good as Miltank's milk, but still a very good food.
And then there's Mareep's wool.
Compared to Mareep's milk, their wool is actually the most valuable thing you can obtain from breeding them. It not only makes very warm clothing but can also reduce the damage from Electric-type Pokémon's Electric-type Techniques to some extent.
Because Mareep's wool has the ability to store a large quantity of static electricity, the power of Electric-type Techniques from Electric Pokémon will be diminished to a certain extent.
It's the clothing material that Electric-type Pokémon Trainers are most enthusiastic about.
The Sato family's clothing store likes to use materials from Pokémon to make clothes, and Mareep's wool is indeed a good raw material.
"Do you have a target?"
Natsuhiko spoke as he squatted down, reached out to touch the dirt on the ground, and casually picked up a piece, rubbing it between his fingers.
This mud...
The conversion device stolen from the power station, the static electricity stored in Mareep's wool, the reminder "buzz buzz buzz"...
Gradually.
His brows slowly relaxed, revealing surprise, disbelief, and a touch of sudden realization in his eyes.
It seems the key information has all connected.
"Target? Not yet, but according to what Officer Jenny said, it seems that the Sato family has had some conflicts this time with another substantial clothing business in Goldenrod City. They have already..."
Boomoo—
Suddenly, a massive bolt of lightning cut through the dark sky, splitting the low clouds and illuminating the night.
The bright lightning appeared so abruptly, like a sudden loud noise in a silent city.
It illuminated Lance and Natsuhiko's faces.
And Lance also saw the trace of... shock on Natsuhiko's face?
Having known Natsuhiko for a considerable amount of time, Lance's impression of him has always been synonymous with calm and composed. Whether faced with the blocking of Magnemite from the power station or Electabuzz's attack, or noticing the missing key parts of the power turbine, all of this showed the wisdom he displayed under his calm demeanor.
But what on earth could make this calm Natsuhiko show such a shocked expression?
Boomoo—
Another bolt of lightning suddenly descended, the thunder shaking the entire Goldenrod City.
These lightning bolts appeared very abruptly, with almost no warning.
This rain had been falling for a whole night plus a day, yet there had never been any lightning. Why would it appear so suddenly now?
"Natsuhiko, what's wrong?" Lance slapped his arm.
"Sssss—"
The sharp pain made Natsuhiko take a deep breath quickly, and the not-yet-fully-healed wound on his arm leaked blood again, staining his clothes and jacket bright red.
"You're injured?!" Seeing Natsuhiko's reaction and the wound on his arm, Lance's face darkened, asking in a deep voice.
"Buzz buzz!!"
On the other shoulder, Weedle bared its teeth and expressed dissatisfaction with Lance's reckless behavior.
Natsuhiko's wound is deep, and it's not the first time it's been touched. Seeing the blood flow again, Weedle is very angry and worried.
"Sorry, I didn't know you were hurt," Lance apologized hurriedly.
Natsuhiko's face turned somewhat pale, fine beads of sweat covered his forehead as he waved his hand and said, "Never mind now, let's hurry back to Goldenrod City."
Saying this, he returned to the road, planning to catch a cab.
Only, at this time, with the pouring rain and not being in the city center, it wasn't easy to catch a cab.
Lance ran to catch up with Natsuhiko, panting asking, "What's wrong? Did you discover something?"
Natsuhiko turned his head seriously to stare at him.
"Lance, a very important question. That Reserve Elite Four who defected from the Alliance, what exactly did he steal from the Alliance?"
"Why bring that up again all of a sudden?" Lance couldn't keep up with Natsuhiko's thought process.
But looking at his serious expression, he thought for a moment, finally saying, "The name is 'Pure Gold Feather,' but I can't disclose the specifics of its effect."
"Pure Gold Feather, Pure Gold Feather..." Natsuhiko kept chanting the name of this item.
Gold feather pen in Lotto's hand!
The photo of the Reserve Elite Four in Lance's hands!
"What's wrong with you?" Lance reached out to touch Natsuhiko's forehead, "It's just another missing person case, what does it have to do with Tom Rokicki? Are you running a fever?"
Lance felt the distinctly unusual temperature on Natsuhiko's forehead.
Suddenly, Natsuhiko's body seemed electrically shocked. Many fragmented pieces of information in his mind started wildly flipping and connecting into a complete info chain, all previous information and assumptions suddenly all aligned.
"'Pure Gold Feather,' does it have something to do with Electric-type Pokémon? In other words, is it an entirely gold-colored feather? Is it... Zapdos..." Natsuhiko didn't reply, but instead gripped Lance's shoulders tightly, his fingers digging deeply into his clothes.
With experience from his past life, Natsuhiko couldn't help but associate the connection between golden feathers and Electric-type Pokémon.
Zapdos!
The legendary Pokémon from the Kanto Region, known as one of the legendary bird Pokémon, controlling thunder, an Electric-type Pokémon, a Divine Beast in the Pokémon Realm.
Undoubtedly, it's one of the top representatives of supreme power in this world.
For Natsuhiko, who is familiar with Pokémon from his past life experience and the Pokémon games, Zapdos is a Pokémon with a high presence rate in anime and games.
"How do you know? Could it possibly..." Lance lifts his head, looking in amazement at the continuous lightning streaks appearing in the sky.
Could this damned lightning actually be due to Zapdos?
Tom Rokicki is really in Goldenrod City?!
With a shocked expression, Lance looked at the frowning Natsuhiko beside him.
He must have thought of something!
He must have thought of something!
Otherwise, he wouldn't suddenly bring up the issue of Tom Rokicki at this time.
"Charizard!" Natsuhiko suddenly shouted.
"What?"
"Summon Charizard! Can't find a cab, we need to return to Goldenrod City quickly," Natsuhiko said grimly.
Cities like Goldenrod City, which are part of the Alliance, typically prohibit flying, otherwise, everyone would summon Flying Pokémon and fly around, causing chaos in Goldenrod City's air.
Lance hesitated for a moment, but still took out Charizard's Pokéball.
But special situations always have special methods.
"Roar—"
Charizard appeared instantly and immediately unfolded its wings, roaring excitedly, seemingly unconcerned about the rainy weather.
The flame on its tail remained unaffected by the rain.
"Are you alright? You've got a fever..." Lance hesitated but asked.
"I'm fine," Natsuhiko's eyes were somber.
The Pokémon Egg of Yujira is still in the club's incubator!
Considering the rain, carrying the Pokémon Egg is not a good choice, and during the day, he went out with Weedle to capture Pokémon. Carrying the Pokémon Egg could easily lead to some unavoidable accidents, plus the club has specialized Pokémon incubators which are safer.
After all, he couldn't run around with the Pokémon Egg; otherwise, encountering events similar to Yujira's would certainly affect his actions, leaving him unable to evade flexibly, no possibility to... dodge quickly.
That evasive maneuver back then indeed saved his life.
Most importantly, the club offers free incubators!
But he couldn't have imagined that all these issues originated from the Silver Pokémon Battle Club.
Is it really him?
Why hasn't he acted against me yet?
Was the Yujira incident purely coincidental?
Natsuhiko's heart still harbors too many doubts.
"What's really going on with you? I haven't got a clue," Lance asked, a bit bewildered but due to the trust in Natsuhiko, he still summoned Charizard.
They both got on Charizard's back.
"Let's head back, I'll tell you on the way."
Lance hesitated but nodded, patting Charizard's wings, and it spread them to fly upwards.
"Is this event possibly related to Tom Rokicki and Zapdos?" Lance couldn't help but ask.
He too felt from Natsuhiko's reaction key elements concerning the truth behind the matter.
The key that ties all these things together.
"It is!"
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The fourth update! An extra chapter for the million tips from Caterpie, who can give the finishing touch!
No courage to request monthly tickets anymore, everyone please calm down, calm down, I'm overwhelmed...