The two sides were at daggers drawn, and the atmosphere instantly turned heavy.
"Leave now. Don't force us to make a move."
One of the mysterious strangers on the other side spoke, his tone icy and overbearing.
Minister Kenjiro stared back at him with a dark expression.
Their gazes met in midair,
faintly seeming to throw off sparks.
The oppressive atmosphere was thick with the smell of gunpowder.
The Military personnel behind Minister Kenjiro
had all made their preparations for battle.
To be honest,
facing the lineup of unfamiliar mysterious people on the other side,
with the combat strength they currently had on hand,
winning would be very difficult.
If a clash really broke out,
they would definitely suffer another heavy blow.
"We're leaving!"
After a moment of stalemate,
Minister Kenjiro clenched his fists so hard
that his knuckles turned pale.
After gritting his teeth and throwing out those words,
he gave the weakened Genjo a deep look,
then swept his gaze across the eyes of the unfamiliar strangers who had appeared.
Then he turned around,
waved a hand,
and left with everyone.
After returning to the Military,
Minister Kenjiro immediately arranged for intelligence personnel to investigate the identities of those mysterious people.
Any force that could gather so many top-tier combatants at once
was absolutely not some obscure minor organization.
A lineup like that
was practically comparable to the top combat force of an entire Military division.
Right after that,
the trainers from the Lighthouse Alliance who had come as reinforcements
also politely declined Minister Kenjiro's goodwill, said their farewells, and left, returning to their own Alliance.
Watching them ride their flying Pokémon into the distance,
Minister Kenjiro stood there with his hands behind his back,
his expression growing more and more grave and solemn.
In his heart,
he had already begun to form a faint guess about the identities of those mysterious people.
It sounded absurd and outrageous,
but after thinking it through,
it was the hypothesis that best matched the facts.
By the time their figures had completely vanished from sight,
Himeko also happened to return.
Minister Kenjiro went with her into the Northern Military Division's laboratory.
The laboratory was enormous.
It was the largest building by area in the entire Military base.
Once inside,
in one of the eastern laboratories,
a great many researchers had gathered.
At the center of the crowd
was none other than Professor Boo.
Mew was lying there quietly.
Compared to before, its condition had improved somewhat.
The horrifying wounds covering its body had healed quite a bit,
and its breathing had become steady and even.
It seemed that it had already escaped mortal danger.
Now it had fallen into a deep sleep.
The faces of the researchers flickered with excitement, agitation, and a trace of madness.
That was only natural.
After all, to be able to conduct such careful and detailed research on a Legendary Pokémon—
and one that was even a Second-tier Legendary—
was already the dream of a lifetime for many of the people present.
The instrument screen lit up.
A string of complex data appeared.
"Its vital signs are stable."
"The energy inside its body is slowly recovering."
"It is estimated that it will wake up in another forty-eight hours."
A young researcher glanced at the screen and spoke.
Professor Boo nodded.
Forty-eight hours remained!
That was enough!
That amount of time
was enough for him to collect Mew's cells and analyze its unique genetic structure.
He collected somatic cells from Mew's body surface.
Then,
Professor Boo placed them under a microscope
and began observing and analyzing Mew's genetic structure.
On the instrument screen beside him,
a large amount of genetic data from other known Pokémon was also displayed.
"So it really is just as I thought!"
A moment later,
Professor Boo let out an exclamation.
His face was filled with shock.
"It really does possess the gene sequences of all known ordinary Pokémon!"
"No wonder—no wonder it can use moves of every Pokémon and every type!"
"It can even transform into the appearance of other Pokémon!"
(End of Chapter)
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