Reincarnated in a Pokémon world

48. Ditto

After Lyon finished making dinner, Celebi came back. Lyon was confused that the green onion was alone until a hair on Celebi's head transformed into a lump of purple slime with two black dots. Such a scene was so bizarre that his mouth unconsciously opened wide agape. Even though he knew beforehand what Ditto was capable of, he was still caught off guard. But after he snapped out of it, Lyon became overjoyed at how good Ditto was at transforming. It was probably thanks to Imposter ability.

-Let's eat first.

Lyon invited Ditto to the dinner. It was late and he felt exhausted. He would like to eat first before anything else. It seemed his Pokémons also felt so. Celebi quickly flew to the table and aimed at the food on the plate. Others also hurried to their seat and waged a new food war. In this kind of mood, Ditto felt relaxed and joined in.

After a pleasant dinner, Lyon took a walk for fresh air like usual before going to bed. He was in a hurry at first but felt calmer while making food. Now Lyon was tired so he figured the talk could be postponed to tomorrow.

When Lyon woke up, he did his morning routine and ate breakfast with his Pokémon. Only then Lyon and Ditto would have a talk about the conditions. The contract was simple. Similar to Hypno's, Ditto would obey his command until the operation was over. In return, Lyon would pay with berries, food, and Quick Powder which he got from Joltérax's backpack.

Now the items had been in his possession for so long, he began to utilize these resources to power up. Things that were in Joltérax's backpack would be more useful than in the Spatial Ring. Lyon was amazed at first until he realized that all those seemingly Mythical Legendary Items had lost most energy. Some were still usable but the others were only for show. True to how Joltérax introduced himself as a collector. Still, Lyon could make some use of them for his experiments.

Anyway, Ditto was very satisfied with Quick Powder. It became very cooperative as Lyon inspected its ability. He asked Ditto to pick a Pokéball and stick itself to his stomach for trial. It felt weird as Lyon could feel the Pokéball and the cold from Ditto against his skin. "Well, I only have to get used to it." Lyon endured the feeling and asked Ditto to transform into his belly with a slightly bigger size. Like this, he had a space in between his stomach and Ditto so he could stuff Pokéballs and the Spatial Ring inside. The outsider would only think his belly was a bit plump. But whose kid wasn't a bit fat these days?

Confirming that Ditto could maintain its form for a very long time, Lyon asked Ditto to practice with all the things a couple of more times. Both Pokéball and the Spatial Ring were small. Although Pokéball was about a baseball at its full size, it could shrink to a smaller size, around 5 centimeters in diameter, close to a ping-pong ball. So when Ditto covered them, it wasn't conspicuous.

After ensuring there would be no other problems, Lyon checked his items one more time and began doing some makeup with dirt. Making himself look disheveled, Lyon headed out of the forest by teleporting. He searched for the trail the team from the grimoire-emblem organization often used and followed it to get further from their base. Lyon didn't go outside the forest. He strayed from the trail to somewhere nearby and was easy to notice. He calculated the distance between his location and a nearby city so that he would look like a child who got lost in the forest.

Lyon stayed there with his Pokémons and waited for the criminal team to come back to their base. He was confident that they would also throw him into the cage as he saw them sometimes abduct people along the way. They must always have high demands for guinea pigs that the 'goods' they transferred from the city weren't enough.

It wasn't long before the criminal team drove their truck to the entrance of the forest. They got off and ordered their Pokémon to transfer the cages to different wagons as the truck was too big for the trail. They were using Pokémons as laborers so it wouldn't take long for them to finish. The team followed the trail and quickly moved towards the laboratory.

Lyon recalled his Pokémons. Only then he would realize something. Celebi didn't have the slightest intention to go inside a Pokéball. Didn't that mean the green onion wouldn't accompany him in this operation? He took a deep breath and looked at Celebi and surely the green onion disappeared in the forest while waving its tiny hand at him.

-Yeah, bye jerk!

Lyon didn't expect anything anyway. He calmly asked Ditto to take Pokéballs and the Spatial Ring. Ditto started transforming and covering his belly. After everything was completed, Lyon laid down on the grass under a tree. He didn't want to be uncomfortable. Still, he changed his position to look like he had fainted.

Lyon felt that he became bolder as time went by. Although he was still a bit afraid, he was different from when he first reincarnated here. He didn't know if it was a good thing or not but he preferred doing something like this rationally. Still, he wanted to curse when he had to go to such a great length for a lizard.

Soon enough, Lyon heard sounds nearby as they found him lying on the ground. Everything after went by smoother than he thought. They stuffed him inside a cage filled with other kids. They let their guard down probably because he was still a child. How much threat could he be?

The wheels were turning and Lyon could feel the wagon creaking. He planned to pretend to faint all the way to the laboratory. It was tiring if he had to act like a scared child. The wagon was moving fast with the help of Pokémons towards the laboratory. A place he would never forget for the rest of his life.

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