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"Ethan, is something wrong?"
Seeing Ethan Black freeze like that, Ethan Black's mother showed some concern.
"Hahaha, it's nothing, it's nothing."
Ethan Black quickly came back to his senses, smiled at his mother, and then personally began teaching his father and mother how to use a Poké Ball.
"Alright, Dad, Mom, now get along well with Machop and Lotad. I'm going out to train with my Pokémon."
After teaching his parents how to use the Poké Ball, and once they managed to put Machop and Lotad inside them and then release them again, Ethan Black made an excuse, took his six Pokémon, and went out the door toward the back mountain to train.
"Just as I thought..."
Sitting on a rock in the back mountain, Ethan Black held Dusknoir's Poké Ball in his hand. Pressing the button, the Poké Ball enlarged in his palm, and Ethan Black became momentarily absorbed in his thoughts.
"Come back, all of you."
Then, Ethan Black took out the Poké Balls and recalled the six Pokémon that were present.
"If I try it, I'll know."
Looking at the seven Poké Balls neatly aligned on the ground, Ethan Black's expression turned serious.
"Let's start with you. Go, Sandslash!"
With the Poké Ball in his hand, Ethan Black released one by one Sandslash, Cacturne, Shellder, Meltan, Shuckle, and Trapinch.
Finally, he picked up Dusknoir's Poké Ball, looked at the six Pokémon before him, and took a deep breath: "Everyone get ready, I'm going to release it."
"Sha sha!"
"Cac cac!"
"Zzzt!"
Hearing Ethan Black's words, the six Pokémon, who already knew what he intended to do, nodded and fixed their eyes on the Poké Ball in his hand.
"Come out, Dusknoir!"
With the click of the button, a white light shot out from the Poké Ball, and the imposing figure of Dusknoir appeared on the field.
"Dusnoir!"
Upon coming out, Dusknoir looked somewhat downcast, but still let out a roar, staring straight at Ethan Black.
However, just as it turned, the Poké Ball in Ethan Black's hand emitted a red flash that enveloped Dusknoir, pulling it back inside. Then, the Poké Ball shrank, and Ethan Black immediately locked it.
"Incredible... I really released it."
Although Ethan Black had already suspected it, seeing with his own eyes—that he could release seven Pokémon at the same time—left him astonished.
"Why?"
Having confirmed the fact, Ethan Black looked at Dusknoir's Poké Ball in his hand and fell into thought.
"Wait... could it be because of the peculiarity of my soul?"
Suddenly, his eyes lit up. He lowered his gaze to the Poké Ball in his hand and had a suspicion.
Just like how Dusknoir had specifically sought him out, maybe his soul really was different from the others. "Could it be that I traveled only with my soul?"
He thought of many isekai protagonists.
In general, those travelers are divided into two types:
Body and soul (complete travel), where the entire body crosses into the other world.
Soul only (spiritual travel), where only the soul crosses.
Ethan Black's case was special. Technically, it seemed he had traveled to a parallel world. So in reality, he didn't know whether to consider it a "complete travel" or a "soul travel."
"Most likely, it was a soul travel, and my souls from both worlds fused."
"In other words, right now my body has two souls... and that would be the reason why I can release more than six Pokémon at once?"
"If my hypothesis is correct, the number of Pokémon I can release isn't six... but twelve!"
At the thought of that possibility, Ethan Black's heart began to race.
"Before, I released six Pokémon, and afterward I released Machop and Lotad. That means I can already handle at least eight."
His eyes narrowed. If his guess was true, he would have an enormous advantage in this world.
In this world, the limitation of Poké Balls was the main obstacle to a trainer's power.
Pokémon Researchers had never stopped investigating how to break that restriction.
Although they had completely dismantled and analyzed Poké Balls, and could even recreate them with materials from the Secret Kingdoms, that problem still remained unsolved.
That's why, even a Champion-level trainer could only release six Pokémon at once.
Of course, there were methods to bypass this limitation.
The simplest way: another person releasing the Pokémon for you. That way, even if one can only release six, they can command many more.
For example, in the Pokémon Island Adventure Club, Ryan Grant did exactly that: the Ursaring carried by Brent Holloway actually belonged to Ryan Grant, but was registered under Brent Holloway's name.
That way, upon entering a Secret Kingdom, Brent Holloway released Ursaring and Ryan Grant could use it as his own, thus reaching seven Pokémon under his control.
Many powerful trainers entered the Secret Kingdoms accompanied by allies or subordinates to multiply their combat capacity.
For example, a Champion could bring along a normal person, who would release six Champion-level Pokémon, and thus the Champion could control twelve Pokémon, doubling his strength.
But now, Ethan Black might be able to do it on his own, as if he always carried an invisible helper. The increase in power would be enormous.
Moreover, in certain Secret Kingdoms there were special rules, some of which limited the number or strength of those who could enter.
In those cases, Ethan Black could count as two people, and the advantage would be overwhelming!
"Breathe... stay calm, don't get too excited..."
"Even if I really can release twelve Pokémon at once, it's an ability I can't let anyone know about."
Ethan Black took a deep breath, carefully stored Dusknoir's Poké Ball in his backpack, and silently warned himself.
(End of Chapter)