"Whew——"
Natsuhiko let out a long breath, looking out the window at the sky already tinged with dawn. He stretched, his body making cracking sounds.
After a night's effort, he finally completed the unfinished paper on Eevee evolutions.
Since learning from Sakuragi about the existence of Umbreon and Espeon and getting his approval, Natsuhiko began writing this paper.
However, due to limited time, he hadn't been able to finish it.
Additionally, after planning to evolve Hilona's Eevee into a Glaceon, he wanted to wait until Glaceon appeared to complete it all at once.
Although there was no Leafeon, Natsuhiko provided some "speculations." He believed that once the conditions for Glaceon's evolution were announced, along with the release of these "speculations," Leafeon would not be far behind.
Whether or not to use an Eevee to evolve into Leafeon as proof was no longer important.
He didn't have another Eevee to try anyway.
Moreover, since Glaceon and Leafeon could actually be considered similar evolution methods, once one was announced, the impact of not announcing the other wouldn't be significant.
Once this paper is published.
Natsuhiko might soon become an "expert" in the field of "Eevee Evolutionary Science."
The authoritative kind.
This would also give him his first independent achievement aside from the "affinity" project he cooperated on with Sakuragi.
This would definitely help him on his path as a "researcher" more smoothly in the future.
It was precisely because of knowing the importance of the content in this paper that Natsuhiko had to seek Sakuragi's opinion first.
Although it was Natsuhiko who initially proposed the discovery of Espeon and Umbreon, it was Sakuragi who did the actual work.
Natsuhiko had intended for them to co-author, just like the "affinity" project.
But Sakuragi declined.
He said he was almost a doctor, and the importance of achievements wasn't much to him. He cared more about the joy of researching Pokémon and the excitement of uncovering Pokémon mysteries.
And Natsuhiko was just starting on his path as a researcher, far more in need of such achievements than him.
Besides, while Espeon and Umbreon could be seen as a joint discovery, he hadn't participated at all in the verification of Glaceon and the speculation of Leafeon and wouldn't step in.
Though Natsuhiko verbally expressed regret, he couldn't help but feel happy inside.
After finishing, he spent more than an hour meticulously reviewing it from start to finish and then clicked the mouse to upload.
After all this, he finally relaxed completely.
He was never this serious even when studying in his past life.
After publishing, he stood up and picked up a pre-printed sheet of paper.
On it were some specifics he had written about the characteristics of Glaceon, possible techniques it could learn and master, traits, and future training directions.
For him, writing this wasn't complicated. After all, he regularly made lists based on the changes in his own Pokémon, the directions that needed adjustment, etc., to better train them.
The one for Glaceon was just more basic stuff; how to train and develop it later would still depend on Hilona's specific needs and the state of Glaceon.
He placed the paper on the coffee table, pressed it down with a cup, and then returned to the room, heavily lying on the bed.
Although he needed much less sleep since becoming a Superpower User, he still had to sleep at least three to four hours a day to ensure his condition for the next day.
What he didn't know was.
As he fell asleep, the forums on the league's observer researcher interface were exploding.
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"Dodo! A new paper has been published again!"
"'A New Form of Eevee Evolution and Evolution Requirements and New Speculations'? This Mr. Dodo really knows a lot about Eevee as a Pokémon."
"Finally! I've always been unsure which evolution my Eevee should take, and finally, I've got it!"
"Dark Type Umbreon! Psychic Type Espeon! And... Ice Type Glaceon?! Plus speculations about Leafeon evolution?"
"In one go, Eevee now has four evolutionary forms! This is a bombshell for Trainers with Eevees!"
"Four forms? Isn't it three? Did the one upstairs not see clearly?"
"Didn't the one upstairs understand? Mr. Dodo's and Researcher Sakuragi's results have already been half-announced. There's photographic and empirical data for Glaceon; how could Leafeon be fake?"
"Actually, compared to the Eevee evolutions, I'm more curious about the identity of this Mr. Dodo."
"I'm curious too."
"I've looked up the information, why doesn't this Mr. Dodo have any degree certification?"
"What further proof is needed? Being able to collaborate and co-author with Researcher Sakuragi is the best evidence of capability."
"Exactly."
"..."
It was entirely different from the first time Natsuhiko published a paper.
When he published this time, it attracted a considerable amount of attention.
Moreover, it wasn't just ordinary forum members paying attention to him, but also many researchers and even individuals at a higher level than researchers.
Additionally, this time there was concrete proof and detailed data, making it vastly different from the previous time, which was only speculative.
In fact, for some reasons, this attention was still increasing.
There were even some influential figures who expressed opinions and comments on this matter.