"I still find it hard to believe..."
Staring at the small pink kitten on the sofa, Cynthia's eyes were filled with curiosity.
Even though she had just learned under her questioning that Mew had come to Sunlight Gym on its own after making contact with Eevee, she still found it hard to accept.
This elusive mythical Pokémon, which Professor Oak had only seen once under extremely rare circumstances, had actually come to Sunlight Gym voluntarily?
And, it even acted like this was its home!
Mew sat on the sofa holding the remote control, snuggled up closely with Eevee who was lying there with its paws tucked in, occasionally emitting cheerful "Mew mew mew" sounds.
It completely made itself at home...
Cynthia turned to look at Aiden and couldn't help but remark:
"Should we say Eevee is lucky, or do you actually have some special constitution that attracts these Pokémon?"
Regarding this question, Cynthia herself leaned more towards the latter.
Because aside from Mew, who became friends with Eevee, there was also a significant secret hidden behind Miraidon outside the gym.
When they first met, her intuition as a mythologist immediately sparked interest in this Pokémon that carried her and Aiden to Mesagoza every day.
In appearance, it bore a resemblance of six to seven points to Cyclizar, yet its body exhibited a technological sense rarely seen in Pokémon.
It was hard not to find it strange.
Although Miraidon was already part of Sunlight Gym, out of concern for Aiden's safety, Cynthia still kept a watchful eye.
However, based on her observations during this time...
This guy seemed to pose absolutely no threat at all; it appeared to have no other desires besides eating and sleeping.
To be honest, she actually felt relieved about this.
"Is there any difference? If Eevee is lucky, doesn't that mean I am lucky too~"
Aiden smiled faintly.
Actually, Cynthia probably still didn't know that he seemed to have inexplicably caught the attention of a black Rayquaza, appearing twice in front of him...
But recently, he hadn't noticed it anymore.
He sometimes wondered if he really had the protagonist treatment in this world?
A few of his Pokémon might not be legal, but even Mew, which roams around the world like a street wanderer, could be brought back by Eevee...
Unfortunately, being the protagonist in the Pokémon world isn't easy; you constantly have to fight legendary Pokémon.
I'm already an eighteen-year-old geezer; let the young people handle such things!
Aiden shook his head and looked at Cynthia again:
"By the way, aren't you interested in Mew?"
Mew is an extremely rare mythical Pokémon.
Logically speaking, even Professor Oak would likely be extremely excited upon seeing Mew.
After all, it is speculated that Mew likely contains the complete genes of all current Pokémon; calling it the common ancestor of Pokémon wouldn't be an exaggeration.
Team Rocket in Kanto merely extracted some genes from Mew's fossilized eyelash and created Mewtwo, whose power rivals legendary Pokémon and has reversed the plot in the annual movies ten times.
If they managed to pluck a few hairs from the real deal, it would sustain several research institutes, and academic papers would pour out like rain!
If Cynthia needed it, Aiden reckoned shamelessly asking Mew to shed a couple of tail hairs wasn't impossible?
Regarding Aiden's question, Cynthia smiled and shook her head.
"As a researcher, how could I not be intrigued by Mew?"
"However…, this time I came to Paldea as a champion to participate in the Master Tournament, so my identity as a scholar will take a backseat for now."
The allure of Mew was indeed great, but this wasn't necessarily a good thing.
If news of Mew being here spread because of Aiden, it would inevitably attract some unnecessary trouble.
Perhaps due to the approaching awakening of Legendary Pokémon, other regions had started to show some discordant voices.
Paldea was a region with a rare sense of peace; Aiden was living well here, so it was better not to disrupt his peaceful life because of her arrival.
Therefore, rather than researching Mew, it was better to help Aiden keep this secret for now.
Thinking of this, Cynthia smiled gently.
...
Soon, the movie ended, and Mew unceremoniously stayed at Sunlight Gym to freeload a dinner.
Only when it was full and had fun did Mew, preparing to leave using Teleport, suddenly notice—
Besides an additional human and a few Pokémon in Eevee's house, there was also a Pokémon egg seemingly about to hatch?
"Mew?"
Mew quickly drifted over and examined the egg, which was about the same size as its body, with curious eyes.
"Be careful, don't break the egg."
Aiden noticed its little movements but didn't pay much attention since although Mew was mischievous, it still had a sense of propriety.
Professor Elm's egg group theory in Johto had been published in this world for some years, clearly categorizing which Pokémon can breed with each other.
But there were a few exceptions.
For example, Legendary Pokémon and Mythical Pokémon.
Some of them obviously had groups, but how they reproduced still had no clear results, and their egg groups were temporarily classified into the unknown group.
The only exception was Manaphy, which could breed with Ditto to produce a Pokémon named Phione.
As for Mew, it was even more impossible since Mew didn't even have a gender.
Thus, it was normal for it to be curious about Pokémon eggs.
"Mew~"
Feeling the vigorous life energy within the Pokémon egg, Mew quickly smiled and gently touched the shell.
This was the first time it had observed the miracle of life up close; in the past, approaching wild Pokémon nests always immediately led to the mother Pokémon driving it away.
Especially the Ursaring on Silver Mountain, which directly started with Hyper Beam upon meeting.
Pokémon, these magical creatures, need a period of development inside the egg before hatching into their juvenile stage.
The more vigorous the life energy, the stronger the little one inside the shell would be in the future.
In Mew's eyes, after this little dragon hatched, it would definitely be very lively, perhaps able to play with it daily like Eevee?
Thinking of this, Mew gradually moved closer to the dragon egg and kissed the shell.
This action made Aiden feel both amused and exasperated.
He couldn't shake the feeling that Mew was prematurely recognizing a junior.
However, as the most ancient Pokémon, maybe Mew's "angelic kiss" could give Bagon some positive buff?
Crack—
Just as he was thinking this, a crisp sound suddenly rang in his ear, instantly drawing the attention of everyone and the Pokémon in the gym.
"Mew??? "
Mew was also startled by the sudden crack on the Pokémon egg.
What's going on?
I swear I didn't break this egg!
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