Chapter 460: The 'Egg' of Humans and Pokémon
"Hey hey~ Lucario, your reaction is too heart-breaking. Back when you were a Riolu, Auntie even hugged you."
Yoko put her hands on her hips, pouting and complaining.
Compared to three years ago.
The changes in her appearance were not very big; she still looked relatively young.
The few changes were nothing more than the original grayish-white hair fading or being dyed back, turning into the signature brown hair of the Juniper family.
The length of the hair also went from the original shoulder-length short hair, growing to the point where it could reach her mid-back when let down.
The most obvious change in Yoko was undoubtedly her temperament.
A kind of maternal temperament was added.
'This woman...'
Will sweated profusely looking at her posture.
If he remembered correctly.
Today's Yoko should be around 35 years old.
And yet she could still make such a girlish expression.
And the nature of this is different from Kaoru.
Although Kaoru's age is even older than Yoko's, when she acts coquettishly and cute, it's only to her family members.
But Yoko can do this to people and Pokémon she's not very familiar with.
This thick skin must have been tempered.
"Wow! A little baby, Aunt Yoko, could this be..."
At this time Cynthia behind him suddenly exclaimed.
Will looked down.
Only then noticed that behind Yoko's calf, there was actually a little girl hugging it.
The little girl looked only two and a half years old.
A head of short brown hair and pink pupils were exactly the same as Yoko's.
"!!"
Will was startled!
This is the child of a human and a Pokémon?!
Looking exactly like a child born between humans.
Plus there was already the precedent of N before.
It seems humans and Pokémon can have children normally, without reproductive isolation.
"Yes, Laura Juniper, this is her name."
Yoko smiled and looked down, picked Laura up, and pointed to Will and Cynthia in front of her,
"Call them Uncle and Auntie."
"Uncle Auntie~"
An unclear, confused voice sounded, sounding extremely cute.
Just the title wasn't that pleasing to the ear.
"..."
This shouldn't be revenge for them calling Yoko Auntie, right?
With the age difference between them and this child, calling them Uncle and Auntie is also about right.
Will didn't care.
He had people calling him Dad over a hundred years ago, would he care about this?
But Cynthia felt a bit complex in her heart.
She became an auntie at the age of sixteen.
"Aunt Yoko! I have so many questions I want to ask!"
Cynthia lowered her head and touched little Laura's head, then looked at Yoko with shining eyes.
Seeing this, Will instantly felt a headache.
He knew Cynthia's curiosity had come up again.
If he didn't satisfy her, she wouldn't be able to sleep at night, tossing and turning in bed not letting Will sleep.
"Hehe, I know, come with me."
Yoko didn't seem surprised at all.
After all, regarding her situation, anyone who heard about it would be very curious in their hearts.
Regarding the rules of humans and Pokémon having children and such...
In this world, she should be the only one specifically researching this topic.
The scene changed.
Café.
As for why it's a café again.
Because cafés in Lumiose City are the most numerous leisure and entertainment venues; there are a full fifteen cafés famous even globally.
If it were an ordinary café, naturally it wouldn't be so famous.
The cafés in the Kalos region are just "cafés" in name, but actually "clubs".
Each café gathers different groups of enthusiasts; they communicate and learn from each other in the corresponding café.
When thirsty or sleepy, they order a cup of coffee to quench their thirst and refresh themselves.
The reason why the fifteen cafés in Lumiose City can be so famous.
Is nothing more than two points.
One point is there are many people in Lumiose City.
The other point is the groups of enthusiasts corresponding to these fifteen cafés are extensive.
For example, right now.
Will and Cynthia were in a [Café Slalom].
Gathered here are all people quite interested in Pokémon Egg hatching, exactly corresponding to the topic Yoko is researching.
Yoko seems very popular here.
As soon as they saw her come.
Many people greeted her.
Even the boss of the café personally came to deliver coffee to her.
Will wasn't very surprised by this scene.
Because Yoko Juniper is also a Pokémon League Professor anyway, a rising star Professor in the field of Egg hatching, and the research subject is "humans and Pokémon" which no one has ever delved into before.
Will remembers, last year or the year before last, he saw the news on TV about her becoming a Professor.
In this kind of place where everyone is interested in Egg hatching.
Being popular is taken for granted.
"Aunt Yoko, is the child of a human and a Pokémon definitely a human?"
Cynthia asked the words in her heart.
"No."
Yoko smiled and shook her head, then explained, "The rules of 'Egg hatching' between humans and Pokémon are indeed different from between Pokémon and Pokémon. The Egg born between Pokémon randomly inherits the species of one parent."
"Mm! I know, Lucario's mother is a Mightyena."
Cynthia nodded unsurprisingly.
This is considered "common sense" knowledge.
"But between humans and Pokémon, the child born inherits the maternal species; so, Laura looks like a human."
Yoko reached out and stroked her daughter's little head.
The little girl was tasting the "children's coffee" in front of her with a hard-to-describe expression.
"Then if that's the case, N's mother is also a human."
Will pinched his chin after hearing this.
According to this rule researched by Yoko, then N's mother is that Person of the Vale, and the father is a Psychic-type Pokémon, maybe a Gardevoir or Gallade or similar green-haired ones.
"N?"
"Over three years ago, when Lucario and I were traveling in the Unova region, we unexpectedly met a pitiful child in the wild.
Lucario said he is the child of a human and a Pokémon, but we have never seen his parents."
Cynthia took out her Pokédex from her backpack.
Photos of their big family were saved in the Pokédex.
Wolf Mom, N, Druddigon, Victini, everyone was on it.
Cynthia pointed to a little boy looking about seven years old to show Yoko.
"Oh? How did Lucario know?"
Yoko's eyes lit up, getting some interest. She held the Pokédex and observed carefully, feeling the look in this child's eyes was full of wisdom not suitable for his age.
"Mm, this is related to an ancient ethnic group in the Unova region, the People of the Vale, and also involves Zekrom and Reshiram; anyway, the matter is very troublesome, can't explain it to you in detail."
Will spread his hands.
He knew N's identity purely because of God's perspective.
If he wasn't a transmigrator, he wouldn't have discovered N's special identity either.
"Is that so, any clues about his father?"
"Definitely a Psychic-type Pokémon; I suspect it's a Gardevoir or Gallade."
"Um, is this judgment because of the hair color? That is wrong; the appearance of the child of a human and a Pokémon will only be affected by the maternal line."
Yoko glanced at N's hair, then shook her head.
"Not only that, N's IQ is very high, and he has extremely strong psychic talent. In just three years, he can already use telekinesis to move objects and transmit sound."
Will frowned.
If according to Yoko's statement.
Then it's indeed impossible to judge N's father as Gardevoir or Gallade.
Could also be other Psychic-type Pokémon.
"Is that so? Then it's highly probable to be the descendant of a Psychic-type Pokémon. How is his physical fitness?"
After saying this sentence, Yoko reached out and pinched the calf of Laura beside her,
"The paternal ability genes will have a greater impact than the maternal line. My Laura's leg muscles are very developed; whether it's endurance, jumping ability, explosive power, or sense of balance, it's far beyond other children."
These things Yoko mentioned.
Are all the advantageous genes of her husband, the Cinderace species.
"N's physical talent is just slightly stronger than ordinary children; this might also be because of the bloodline of the People of the Vale. As for other things, there's no special place."
"Then it's relatively hard to judge the specific species of the specific paternal line."
Yoko sighed regretfully, but then added,
"I'd like to meet this child in the future."
"Sister Yoko is welcome to come play anytime; he will definitely be very happy to meet Laura."
Cynthia responded with a smile.
Afterwards, the two chatted for a long time regarding the aspect of "humans and Pokémon having children", even planning to go back to the hotel together at night to continue the long talk knee-to-knee.
Will listened beside them while always staying vigilant against Yoko, lest the other party bewitch Cynthia to come up with some weird ideas again.
For example, doing a dog or something.
Cynthia has six Pokémon in her team, but only he is male.
If Cynthia really had any ideas, she would definitely start with him.
Leaving the café.
On the way back to the hotel.
Little Laura's attention was attracted by a passing Scorbunny.
Maybe because there were the same genes as the other party in her body, so the little guy was very interested in Scorbunny, hopping out like a little rabbit.
"Laura likes those Fire-type Pokémon very much; Lucario, can I ask you to help me look after her for a bit? I'm a little tired."
Yoko's voice came from the side.
Will nodded, chasing towards Laura's direction.
Today Yoko and Cynthia chatted for a whole day; the Aura of fatigue filling her heart didn't seem fake.
"Laura will become a Fire-type trainer in the future, right?"
Cynthia looked at little Laura interacting with Scorbunny, getting melted by cuteness, smiling.
"Hehe, maybe."
Yoko smiled, then reached out and hugged Cynthia's arm,
"By the way, Cynthia, are you very interested in the descendants of humans and Pokémon?"
"Mm, everyone should be interested, right?"
Cynthia nodded gently, not sensing anything wrong.
"Is that so? But I feel you are different, Cynthia; when you first heard the child would completely inherit the maternal appearance, you were very disappointed."
"Eh? That's..."
Cynthia froze, raising her head wanting to explain, but couldn't speak.
Right.
Why was she disappointed?
"Could it be you want to give birth to a little Riolu?"
"Little Riolu..."
Cynthia's mind couldn't help letting her imagination run wild.
A small Riolu lying in her arms, looking at her with a pair of cute, watery big eyes...
Damn it.
How could it be so cute.
"Aiya! Aunt Yoko, don't talk nonsense! Really."
Smack smack.
Yoko took a few little punches, gritting her teeth clutching her chest.
This Blonde-kun's strength is quite big.
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