Standing in front of the iron gate at the foot of the mountain, Merlin rang the doorbell of the Oki Research Institute.

After a while, the video talker was connected, and what appeared was a teenager's face, a slightly frivolous and arrogant face, handsome but somewhat cold.

"Hello, this is Dr. Ohki's research institute, do you have anything to do?" The boy said in a rather lazy voice, although he was talking into the intercom, but the boy didn't look at this side at all.

"Hello, I'm Higashikawa Umebayashi from Toyoyoshi Town, and I'm here to visit Dr. Ohki. It's really presumptuous not to say hello in advance, is he free now? Merlin said very politely into the video interlocutor.

The young man had the shadow of Dr. Ohki in the corners of his eyebrows and eyes, and he also looked quite similar to the appearance of Dr. Ohki's brother, who was the head of the post office, whom he had just met in the afternoon. Therefore, Merlin can basically conclude that this teenager is a relative of Dr. Oki.

[I seem to remember that Dr. Ohki had a granddaughter and grandson.] Merlin thought to himself.

When he heard that he had come to visit Dr. Ohki, the boy looked over slightly, but now standing on the other side of the intercom was a young man who seemed to be very young from him.

"Looking for grandpa?" The young man muttered, and then began to look at Merlin suspiciously.

[It's really Dr. Ohki's grandson, but his personality isn't very good.] The boy looked at Merlin, and Merlin was judging the boy.

"Do you need any proof?" Merlin waited for a long time, but now that the young man was looking at him, he couldn't help but ask.

"No, no," the boy waved his hand, "Grandpa is doing a physical examination of the Pokémon in the back, I'll just ask, please wait there for a while." With that, he turned off the video caller.

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While Merlin was quietly waiting for a reply, there was a powerful shout behind him.

"Shigeru! Shigeru! I heard them say that Xiao Chi was defeated! ”

Merlin couldn't help but turn his head to see who was so strange and began to communicate in such a primitive way of communication from so far away.

I saw that a young man dressed in a cool costume was running with his head down, and continued to shout while running: "...... Wait a little bit and borrow two Pokémon from Dr. Ohki, and we'll beat him down! Be sure to show him my ......."

As he spoke, he had already run to the door, and when he looked up, he saw that Merlin was beside him, and a vigorous face rose a little embarrassed.

Merlin could only smile at him in a friendly manner.

The boy scratched his messy head in embarrassment, as if searching for a way to speak.

At this moment, the video intercom was suddenly turned on, and a young man's face appeared in it-his appearance was somewhat similar to the previous young man, but he was not so frivolous and arrogant, but it seemed a little strict-the young man cleared his throat and said, "Xiao Zhi, cousin has gone to the back to find Grandpa Xue Cheng." Also, please don't yell so loudly in the future, okay? ”

This young man's voice is a little lower than the previous one, but it seems more mature than that one.

"That's right, Midori. Then open the door and let me in, and I'll go find Xiaomao myself, and Dr. Ohki by the way. The young man called Ash said impatiently, and ran on the spot as he spoke.

[The person who went to find Dr. Oki is called Xiaomao, and the person who is on the phone now is called Xiaolu, and the two of them are cousins...... This one is called Ash...... Looks like the three of them know each other well. Merlin is combing through the information of the three teenagers, [If memory serves, Dr. Oki's grandson seems to be named Shigeru, and it seems that the previous one was. As for Midori, I don't have any impressions. On the contrary, it is this Ash, it seems that Ms. Hanako mentioned that her son is called Ash......]

"Ash, wait at the door for a while, my cousin has gone to find grandpa, and he should be back soon." Midori persuaded Ash and swept his eyes around Merlin twice, signaling that Ash couldn't open the door for him because Merlin was beside him.

"Okay, then I'll wait." Ash was visibly a little lost, and it seemed that he didn't understand Midori's hint at all.

For a while, the scene was a bit cold.

Just as Merlin was about to open his mouth to break the silence, Ash's eyes suddenly lit up, and it seemed that there was an outsider standing here just now.

He leaned over to Merlin and said, "I'm Ash in Shinshintown, and I'm going to be an official trainer in less than two months. You look like a trainer, right? How long have you been traveling? ”

Merlin smiled a little helplessly and said, "Merlin from Fengji Town has just become a trainer for less than two months. ”

"You're really a trainer, huh? Is your family relieved to let you go out on a trip? My mom kept saying I couldn't do it. Ash looked excited.

"Well, I guess I'm a little bigger than you, though it looks a little small." Merlin was still a little nostalgic when it came to this topic, because of his physique and appearance, there would always be people who thought that he was still young, at least not yet fourteen years old.

"That's right, I thought you were younger than me, but I'm almost fourteen years old, and it's the twenty-eighth of next month." Speaking of this Xiao Zhi's face of pride, "Xiao Lu and Xiao Chi are obviously not old enough, but they can travel with me and Xiao Mao, which really makes me angry." They obviously have a much smaller birthday. When he said this, he was unwilling.

Merlin really didn't know how to answer this question. He couldn't tell him that there was a problem with the league's rules: anyone who turned 14 this year could become a trainer at the right time. Generally speaking, this is the right time after the birthday and after the official adulthood, but there are always some people who will come out early because of some relationships.

After a few simple conversations, Merlin heard that this guy named Ash was a very scheming teenager, which was simple at best, and stupid at worst. But this kind of person is not what Merlin hates, on the contrary, Merlin actually has some thoughts about this Ash. Because he's so innocently cute.

[This really new town is really amazing.] Merlin thought to himself, "Looks like I'll be able to make friends here." 】

[The so-called true new is pure white, it means that it is not polluted or defiled, and the guy who named his hometown after him has a lot of stories......] Merlin's thoughts began to disperse.

Just as Merlin was thinking nonsense and Ash was thinking to himself, a spirited old man appeared on the screen of the video intercom.

"Ahh Xiaomao, didn't you say that someone was looking for me? Dr. Ohki's voice came from the intercom, interrupting Merlin's imagination and Ash's self-talking.

"It's me, it's me, Dr. Ohki. This time you must borrow my Pokémon, and I must take this opportunity to win against Xiao Chi. Ash, who was originally standing in front of the video intercom, filled the screen with his whole face this time.

"That's impossible, Ash, at your current level, I've already taken a huge risk to give you the initial Pokémon and make you a trainer, how can I let you go to battle in advance? If you have Shigeru or Midori, then you won't even fail the basic knowledge test if you work hard. To be honest, I really wish you could stay in town and continue to study and grow a little bit before you travel......"

"That's right, save the face of Zhenxinzhen." Xiao Mao's voice floated out of the intercom, and he suddenly became a little mean after changing his previous laziness.

"How could it be, I ......" Ash hurriedly opened his mouth to tell.

"Okay, okay, don't block the screen, that visitor should be behind you, I called Grandpa here to see him, not to see you." Shigeru continued to tease Ash with his unique tone.

"Xiao Mao, you!" Ash was a little frustrated, but obediently let go of the screen of the video talker.

[A delicate relationship, the two of them. Merlin walked to the screen with a smile, "Hello Dr. Oki, I'm Higashikawa Merlin......"

Before he finished introducing himself, Dr. Oki on the other side immediately recognized him and shouted, "Ahhh Don't stay out there, come in, come in......"

As he spoke, the iron door slowly opened.

As soon as the door opened, Xiao Zhifei rushed up, and disappeared after a puff of smoke.

[Good motor nerves.] For this kind of four-limbed person, Merlin can only secretly envy on the sidelines.

Without that good foot strength, Merlin had to go to the institute step by step.

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After a brief exchange of pleasantries and introductions in the foyer, Dr. Oki led Merlin to the living room, where his grandson Shigeru, his eldest brother's grandson Midori, and the incidental Ash walked in.

After sitting down and taking a few sips of tea, Dr. Oki spoke first, "Seriously, I was very sorry when Brother Shin wrote to me that you gave up becoming a scholar and became a trainer, and it was a pity that you had such a good and rare talent. ”

"Where, you're too much of a prize." Merlin hurriedly thanked Dr. Oki for his praise, "Speaking of which, I started out with those things purely because I wanted to help my grandfather solve some burdens, and now it's just a hobby of mine, what I like more is the life after becoming a trainer, the life now." ”

"yes, yes, what's so bad about a trainer? I've got your back, Merlin! Ash, who is familiar with him, expressed great support for Merlin on the side.

"Grandpa Xuecheng, speaking of which, I seem to have seen the surname Dongchuan, and it seems to be from some works on the study of ancient and ancient civilizations." Midori thought about it and said what she thought.

"Oh?" Dr. Oki was very surprised by Xiao Midori's words, "I didn't expect Xiao Midori to be involved in that kind of unpopular subject?" ”

"Not really, just a little bit, those things are so, uh, boring." Midori is very modest.

"Indeed, the study of ancient civilizations is very boring, and we are still stuck in translating documents and deciphering texts, and the research results are very obscure and cumbersome, and there is no fun. Some of our histories are so strict that we can't even read ancient texts. But those are an integral part of our research on Pokémon, and our relationship with Pokémon has been throughout our history......" Dr. Ohki sighed.

"Grandpa. Didn't you get some pictures lately, as if they were excavated from some ruins? Xiao Mao also interjected.

"Yes, yes, I was about to say that." Dr. Ohki's face was full of excitement, "Merlin, I have recently received some photographs of some of the murals, inscriptions, ornaments, and the like that my students have compiled from the Stone Chambers of Askana, and they are in urgent need of decipherment. Originally, I was going to fax it to your grandfather to trouble him, but since you happened to be here, I didn't have to send it over. ”

Merlin was also very interested in this, and he rarely said so confidently: "No problem. ”

"Grandpa, is he really good?" Xiao Mao was suspicious of his grandfather's expectations and Merlin's self-confidence, and couldn't help but ask softly. In fact, Xiao Lu also had a puzzled look. Only Ash, because he couldn't understand their topic, was already lying on the windowsill at this time, watching the backyard of the research institute and entertaining himself.

In response to his grandson's suspicions, Dr. Oki only smiled to signal his peace of mind.

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