"Beedrill, how are you feeling?"
In the backyard of a house in Twin Dragons City.
Natsuhiko looked at the Beedrill enveloped in deep purple mist and couldn't help but ask.
"Ssss-hhh!"
The firm voice of Beedrill came from within the mist, and the purple mist surrounding it was dissipating at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Or rather, it was being absorbed.
Once the purple mist completely disappeared, Beedrill's appearance re-emerged in front of Natsuhiko's line of sight.
Its exterior hadn't changed much.
If anything, perhaps those two dark purple stripes on its abdomen were now even more vivid.
"The last one, and it absorbed it much more smoothly than the first, seems like you've almost fully adapted." Natsuhiko smiled and patted Beedrill's long needle.
"Ssss-hhh."
Beedrill nodded in agreement.
It then swiped the long needle, leaving a streak of purple in mid-air flashing.
A faint stench spread through the air.
"The effect of the Poison Sac is much better than expected." Watching the improvement in Beedrill's toxins, Natsuhiko couldn't help but exclaim.
Last time, Joanna got someone to extract the Poison Sac, and through the Hunter Guild's connections, all of them arrived in Natsuhiko's hands a few days ago.
The Pokémon trading and auction process is rather slow, probably still needs quite some time, but Natsuhiko has had Beedrill consume all these Poison Sacs within the past few days.
Toxins and Poison Energy have surged rapidly.
Even its strength has seen a significant improvement to a certain extent.
"The only pity is Hunter S's few Elite Trainer Level Poison-type Pokémon, because of the Genetic Potion, their Poison Sacs can no longer be used, otherwise it would have brought you immeasurable benefits." Natsuhiko lamented.
Leaving only an Alola Muk.
But Muk as a Pokémon doesn't possess a Poison Sac; its entire body's goo carries toxins, and "Black Mud" is their key.
"But for you at this moment, it's enough. Not necessarily could you withstand the Poison Sac of an Elite Trainer Level Pokémon."
"Ssss-hhh."
After confirming Beedrill's status, Natsuhiko clapped his hands and gathered the Pokémon around to prepare for lunch.
These past few days, he hasn't gone out, just staying in this yard training with his Pokémon.
It's not that he doesn't want to do anything.
One reason is that the Hunter Guild in Twin Dragons City has somewhat stabilized.
Except for the lack of top seats, it doesn't greatly affect ordinary Pokémon hunters.
One dissatisfaction might be the lost entrance in Longmu Town, preventing access to the northeastern forests of the Unova Region.
Secondly, Dr. Seg from the Rocket Team did seek Natsuhiko for help.
However, "Undersea Ruins" isn't easy to locate.
Even though Natsuhiko dispatches some hunters to aid in the search, it's unlikely to pinpoint the exact location anytime soon.
The most important thing is that even if the existence of the Undersea Ruins is found, without the Help of "Meloetta," one cannot enter the "Undersea Ruins."
Natsuhiko estimates Rocket Team may focus their efforts on this for the time being.
What truly concerns him is the Plasma Team's movements.
If their target is really Kyurem inside "Giant Cave."
Natsuhiko believes that with Plasma Team's capabilities, combined with Colress's technology, they might not be entirely incapable of tackling Kyurem.
After all, there's the precedent of freezing the entire Twin Dragons City.
If Plasma Team's strongest warship, [Plasma Destroyer], is utilized, alongside Colress's technology, it's indeed unpredictable.
But worrying is useless.
Plasma Team isn't something he can confront alone.
The United Alliance isn't paying heed, perhaps only Boss Sakaki could educate them.
His primary purpose in coming to the Unova Region was to stabilize the situation of the Hunter Guild.
Now that Feiyun City's Hunter Guild is confirmed to have fallen into Tom Rokicki's hands, Twin Dragons City's Hunter Guild is more or less under his control, achieving a balance within the Hunter Guild's top seats, and presumably without unexpected events, no one will disrupt this balance in the short term.
"Wait another week, if the situation remains the same, leaving shouldn't be an issue."
Handing out food, Natsuhiko muttered to himself.
Lunch ended.
Natsuhiko prepared to take Beedrill and the newly Gym Leader level Latios and Infernape to refine some tactics.
But an "unexpected visitor" arrived.
Backyard.
Natsuhiko looked at the man with bright red hair and a sunny smile in front of him, and couldn't help but squeeze his temples.
"You don't seem too pleased to see me?" Lance observed Natsuhiko's expression and asked, rather "self-aware."
"Feel confident, remove the word 'seem'." Natsuhiko held his forehead.
"Uh....."
Lance was momentarily stunned.
Natsuhiko sighed, slightly helplessly, "Why did you come to Unova?"
"The Investigation Department and the International Criminal Police have a joint task."
As expected.
The moment Lance spoke, Natsuhiko knew it would not be a good thing.
"Don't you have anyone in the Investigation Department?" Natsuhiko decided to struggle a bit.
"Aren't you here?" Lance asked matter-of-factly.
Natsuhiko: "..."
The two stared at each other and blinked.
"So, can I understand that you had a plan when you originally gave me this dubious credential?" Natsuhiko pulled out that Investigation Department credential.
To him, this credential seemed far too conspicuous.