"Don't worry," Nurse Joy smiled. "After my emergency treatment, Raikou is no longer in life-threatening danger. But then again, Electric-type Pokémon have a certain resistance to electricity. This is the first time I've ever seen an Electric-type Pokémon with such severe electrical burns!"
Although Nurse Joy appeared calm, she was actually very excited.
While she had seen many rare Pokémon since taking over the Pokémon Center, she had never seen a Legendary Pokémon before. This was a dream come true for her. Compared to the other Nurse Joys, she was undoubtedly the luckiest!
It's the Legendary Pokémon Raikou!
The Pokémon that everyone in the Johto region dreams of! A truly rare existence that most people might never see in their entire lives!
I can't believe I got to see it, and even personally performed surgery on it!
Hehe, the next time I have a get-together with my sisters, I'll have something to be proud of!
Kenta, of course, had no idea what Nurse Joy was thinking, but hearing her words, he finally let out a long sigh of relief.
"That's great. So it's going to be okay?"
"I wouldn't say that just yet," Nurse Joy shook her head gently, coming back to her senses. "After all, it suffered such severe injuries. Raikou's body is still very weak, and it will take some time to fully recover. I estimate it will wake up tomorrow morning. For now, let's let it rest here for the night."
Kenta thanked her. After Nurse Joy left, Natsui's group went to the window on the wall and looked through the large glass. They could see Raikou had been moved to a Pokémon sickbed.
At this moment, Raikou was lying there with its eyes closed, its breathing even. Various wires and tubes were attached to its body. With the steady "beep, beep" from the machine, although it still looked unconscious, a surface examination showed that all its wounds had healed. It was clearly out of danger.
Seeing that it was indeed alright, Natsui patted Kenta's shoulder.
"Alright, that's enough looking. Let's go get some rest too. Didn't Nurse Joy just say it won't wake up until tomorrow morning? Let's not waste our time here."
This time, Kenta didn't insist on staying. But before leaving, he stared at Raikou for a long time before silently following Natsui and the others out of the hallway.
However, when the group exited the hallway, despite being mentally prepared, they were still taken aback by the scene before them.
Dozens of people were gathered outside the door. It seemed like every trainer in the Pokémon Center had congregated here. With them and their Pokémon, the area outside the door was completely blocked!
Fortunately, with Chansey on guard, no one dared to force their way in.
It was important to remember that the Chansey at a Pokémon Center wasn't just a Pokémon that assisted Nurse Joy. It represented the entire Pokémon League!
Although these trainers were daring enough to climb high mountains and enter deep pools in the wild, they were still law-abiding citizens. They wouldn't dare to force their way into a Pokémon Center to challenge the authority of the law, nor did they want to clash with the Pokémon League.
Unless an evil organization like Team Rocket or someone intent on committing a crime targeted the place, as long as you didn't want to be wanted by Officer Jenny and the police, this was a very safe place.
Otherwise, so many trainers wouldn't entrust their Pokémon to Nurse Joy, let alone sleep so soundly here.
Therefore, even though they knew Raikou was inside, these people didn't dare to make any rash moves.
And with Team Rocket having just been defeated, not only did their mechanical shark need repairs, but they also needed stronger Pokémon to face Natsui. It was unlikely they would come looking for trouble anytime soon.
At this moment, seeing Natsui's group come out, their eyes lit up, and they all surged towards them.
"Hey, did you really bring back a Raikou!?"
"Did you catch it!?"
"I'm willing to trade all my Pokémon for that Raikou!"
Their ears were filled with a chaotic clamor. Kenta and Marina were startled by this "enthusiasm" and stood frozen on the spot, not knowing how to face them. Fortunately, Natsui grabbed one with each hand and pulled them out of the crowd. It wasn't until they reached the dormitory area that they finally shook them off.
"That was terrifying..." Leaning against the wall, Marina looked back to make sure no one had followed them before wiping the sweat from her forehead with a lingering fear. "I don't understand, why are these people so crazy?"
"What's so strange about it?" Natsui glanced at her and retorted, "Just think about how out of it Kenta was just now, and it's not hard to guess what these guys' attitude towards Raikou is!"
"Out of it?" Kenta touched his head in confusion, completely unaware. "Was I? I was perfectly normal, okay?"
His only response was a roll of the eyes from Marina.
"You call that normal? Your eyes were practically glued to Raikou just now!"
After saying goodnight to Erika, Natsui returned to his dorm room. He took a shower to wash away his fatigue and then lay comfortably in bed.
By now, night had fallen outside the window.
I wonder how Gengar is doing.
Just as he had this thought, an oval-shaped shadow phased through the wall from the outside.
It was his Gengar!
"I'm back!"
"How did it go? You weren't discovered, were you?"
"With their skills, it's impossible for them to discover me!" Gengar first boasted, then grinned. "I followed those two all the way and found them entering a secret base. The base is to the southeast of the Pokémon Center, not too far away. Hehe, and I even sneaked into the base and did some investigating. It seems to be a Team Rocket research center. And I even found a familiar face there!"
Natsui raised an eyebrow. "A familiar face? Who?"
"It's that Team Rocket scientist who created the red Gyarados!"
"So it's him." Natsui nodded, a researcher with square glasses and a goatee, and his R-Project, coming to mind. "I remember his name is Dr. Zager, right? I never thought that after leaving the secret base at the Lake of Rage, he would end up here! Is he conducting some new research?"
"I'm not sure about that," Gengar shook its head. "I was afraid of being discovered, so I didn't get too close."
"You did the right thing." Patting Gengar's shoulder, Natsui took out his phone and sent the information Gengar had gathered to Looker. "The rest, let's leave it to the International Police. When it comes to dealing with Team Rocket, they're the real professionals!"