Amidst the white light, Gastly's appearance rapidly changed.
Its body grew larger, and its formerly round physique sprouted a pair of hands separate from its body, with three fingers hovering in front of it. Three sets of spike-like protrusions appeared on either side of its face.
It had triangular white eyes with black pupils, and its mouth held several sharp, purple teeth.
Haunter was born!
Kawaki wasn't surprised by this. In the game, Gastly is a Pokémon that evolves at Lv. 25.
It wasn't a newly hatched Pokémon to begin with, and combined with the experience gained from battling Pokémon of Latias and Latios's caliber, it wasn't surprising for it to break through to the Haunter realm in one go.
"Gengar Gengar?"
The newly evolved Haunter curiously adapted to its new body.
"Congratulations, Haunter," Kawaki said to it with a smile.
"Gengar~!"
Haunter floated over, sticking out its Lickitung and licking Kawaki.
Kawaki: "..."
Even after evolving, its affection for him hasn't changed!
Kawaki withdrew his gaze from Haunter and looked up at Latias and Latios.
With the battle over, Latios flew up from the grass, looking quite disheveled.
The Latias on the opposite side quickly flew towards her brother, an apologetic expression on her face.
"Mew~!"
She affectionately rubbed her cheek against her brother's, acting spoiled.
Latios sighed helplessly at this.
Forget it, she was his sister after all!
The siblings looked up at Kawaki again.
Kawaki took Max Potions from Bewear's hand and handed them to the two Pokémon.
"Drink these two potions, and your injuries will heal completely," he said.
Upon hearing this, Latias and Latios looked curiously at the two small potions.
Latios, as the older brother, took one first and drank it. The next second, his injuries indeed began to heal at a visible speed.
"Mew—..."
This miraculous effect made Latios slightly surprised.
Seeing this, Latias also quickly tasted her potion.
Hmm… it tasted sweet!
Latias's eyes lit up, and she tilted her head back, gulping down the potion.
When the last drop of Max Potion entered her stomach, Latias's injuries also began to heal at a visible speed.
She looked very happy about it.
The two legendary Pokémon, full and satisfied, did not linger long in the Breeding House.
They waved their small paws to bid farewell to Kawaki, then chased each other into the sky, quickly disappearing into the clouds.
Immediately, only Kawaki and his Pokémon remained in the Breeding House.
"They left again!"
Kawaki felt quite regretful. He had originally wanted the two Pokémon to stay a little longer so he could observe their habits!
Since he wanted to become a researcher, relying solely on Mega Evolution wasn't enough. He needed to have something of his own, such as observing certain special Pokémon and researching their ecological data.
Among all Pokémon, the Latias and Latios siblings were considered extremely rare and uncommon existences.
If their ecological data and photos could be published in the Pokémon Research Daily, it would certainly cause quite a stir.
However, there was still plenty of time, and Kawamuku was not in a hurry.
Latias and Latios would surely continue to visit the Breeding House for donuts in the future.
Their arrival this time allowed Gastly to evolve into Haunter, and he also obtained the Tailwind and Heal Pulse Technical Machines, which could be said to be a full harvest.
Kawaki was happy. He turned to the Pokémon and said, "Alright, everyone go play!"
"Gengar~!"
"Woof woof!"
The Pokémon nodded happily, then scattered in all directions, some napping under the shade of trees, others chasing and playing with their companions.
They looked carefree and joyful.
When the Pokémon were happy, Kawamuku's mood would also improve.
The rain outside the window had stopped at some point, but the sky still hadn't cleared.
In the damp, cloudy weather, Kawaki returned to the Breeding House, sat behind the counter, and read a book his master had sent him.
In such weather, there were few customers in the Breeding House. Kawaki suddenly remembered Little Ai, whom he had placed in the underground research facility, so he quickly put down the book in his hand, got up, and walked along the passage to the underground research facility.
In that huge computer, Kawaki saw the girl in the white dress again.
However, compared to the day she first arrived at the Breeding House, Little Ai now seemed to have undergone earth-shattering changes.
Her eyes were no longer confused (lost/confused) but instead full of spirit.
Seeing Kawaki approach, Little Ai said, "Mr. Kawaki, you're here!"
Kawaki sat down in front of the computer and asked, "Are you still adapting to life here? How have you been feeling lately?"
Little Ai nodded and replied, "I think I already know how I should live."
"Oh? What do you mean?" Kawaki raised an eyebrow.
Little Ai replied, "Mr. Kawaki is right. Although we are created beings, from the moment we were born and gained our own consciousness, we have already been independent individuals, not copies of our original masters."
"Clap, clap, clap!" Kawaki clapped his hands: "I'm very happy you've had such an epiphany. You're right, that's exactly how it should be."
Little Ai smiled faintly, then said, "Moreover, I already know what I should do."
"Mr. Kawaki, please allow me to stay here. These past two days, I have learned so much knowledge from the internet world, and I can definitely help you! I want—I want to wait until Mewtwo awakens, so I can use this knowledge to explore this world with it!"
Hearing this, Kawaki was quite surprised: "Learning—knowledge?"
"That's right!" Little Ai nodded: "Through some papers and knowledge on the internet, I understood my current state. I am currently similar to a virtual intelligent life form living in the internet world, and I also possess my own consciousness. In this state, I can absorb knowledge as I please for my own use."
Kawaki was stunned. If that was the case, then Little Ai must have already become a perfect intelligent AI, hadn't she?
"What do you know?" Kawaki asked.
"Anything that exists on the internet, I know everything," Little Ai paused, then added, "It's just—I'm still growing right now, but please give Little Ai some time, and soon, I will know all the knowledge!"
Besides this, Little Ai had also learned a large amount of hacking knowledge.
Now, she had clearly become a top-tier hacker.
And her purpose in doing all this was to use this technology to remotely connect to the research facility on New Island, monitoring Mewtwo's status twenty-four hours a day.
That way, when Mewtwo awoke from its slumber, she could contact it immediately!
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