In addition, Akira sensed that his lightning had undergone some kind of change.
With that thought, he raised his right hand and spread his palm. Arcs of lightning gathered within it.
But this time—
The lightning was no longer blue.
It had turned golden.
"…Doesn't seem that special?"
Akira frowned slightly.
It didn't feel fundamentally different in behavior.
Or maybe… he just hadn't discovered its true properties yet.
However—
The law-like energy contained within it was clearly different from that of the Rumble-Rumble Fruit.
The fusion of the two had enhanced his lightning abilities.
That alone was good news.
After all, they originated from completely different worlds.
"Too bad Pichu is still too weak… otherwise I'd get more feedback."
Akira muttered to himself.
"Maybe next time, I should contract a beast with a different attribute…"
At that moment—
Inside the Beast Space, Pichu was also undergoing changes.
A faint life-force aura surrounded it.
Its lightning-origin energy was rapidly strengthening.
Golden streaks of electricity, mixed with blue, flickered across its body.
Its form even showed faint signs of becoming lightning itself.
Clearly—
This time, Pichu had benefited far more than Akira.
But that was fine.
As it grew stronger, the feedback it provided would also increase.
A perfect win-win.
"I'm looking forward to your growth, Pichu."
Akira smiled.
With the Beast Space's acceleration and evolution effects, Pichu's growth speed would be astonishing.
And the returns would only get better.
He then checked the berry trees he had transplanted.
"They've grown quite a bit already…"
In just one night, all the trees had survived and thrived.
Their vitality was stronger than before.
Clearly, the evolution effect of the Beast Space was working.
At this rate—
They might even evolve into spiritual plants.
"There's still a lot of empty space…"
Akira stroked his chin thoughtfully.
"With this growth and evolution boost, I could cultivate high-quality crops—or even rare medicinal herbs."
Acting immediately, he headed to the western market of Konoha.
He bought seeds, saplings, and various fruits and medicinal plants.
After returning home, he planted most of them inside the Beast Space in a structured layout.
The remaining saplings were planted in his backyard as a cover.
After all—
If everything he bought suddenly disappeared, it might raise suspicion.
Once finished, he returned to the hospital and continued assisting with patient treatments.
…
Two days later—
"Exchange!"
The cooldown ended.
Akira captured another chakra-infused creature from the Forest of Death—a large snake—and activated his ability.
In an instant, the snake vanished.
A vision appeared.
…
Familiar scene—
Pallet Town, inside Professor Oak's laboratory.
Professor Oak and Daisy Oak were examining a massive boar inside a reinforced metal cage.
Suddenly—
A small stone on the table vanished.
In the next moment—
A five- to six-meter-long snake appeared out of nowhere and slammed onto the lab table.
"Bang!"
Both of them were startled.
"What the—?"
They turned toward the noise and saw the snake lying there, unconscious.
Oak's eyes lit up instantly.
"It's here again?!"
"This is a normal snake, right? Completely different from Ekans! And look at its size!"
Without hesitation, he rushed forward and even reached out to touch it, feeling the texture of its scales.
Excitement surged through him.
"Grandpa!"
Daisy hurried over with her Alakazam, pulling him back.
"Can you be more careful? That thing is dangerous! If it bites you, you could die on the spot!"
"This isn't a Pokémon!"
"Ahaha…"
Oak scratched his head awkwardly.
"I got a bit too excited."
"But this is already the second time… First, the Pikachu egg disappeared. Now something else has been swapped."
He began scanning the lab.
After a moment—
"I see it."
"What's missing?" Daisy asked.
"A piece of Everstone."
Oak rubbed his chin thoughtfully.
"What's the connection here…"
"I have no idea."
Daisy shrugged. "Maybe it's random. Whatever's doing this… we don't understand it yet."
"Hmm… makes sense!"
Oak nodded.
"Anyway, that's not important."
"What matters is—we've got another normal animal!"
He looked at the snake with shining eyes.
"We must study it thoroughly."
Then, with excitement:
"Daisy, do you think more of these animals will appear in the future?"
"If so… I might be able to recreate an entire ecosystem of normal creatures!"
"That would be incredible!"
His face was full of anticipation.
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