Professor Elm smiled as he looked at Meg and Cyndaquil.
"You have shown great faith in me by letting me keep an egg, miss," he told Meg, surprising Kai. "I think I should return the favor, no? Haha!"
Meg's eyes flickered, moistening instantly.
In the next moment, she snapped back to reality. She shifted her gaze and looked at Kai, asking for his permission.
Kai ignored the gaze. -/Quite generous of you, Elm,/- he said. -/I am sure Meg's having a hard time controlling her emotions now. Haha!/- Inside, he thought, Come on! Give the third Pokemon to Petyr now.
"Haha! You are right!" Professor Elm laughed back.
Kai's mouth twitched ruefully.
On the other side, Meg's face gained the brightest smile, gaining a new Pokemon. She took out her Pokeball and let Cyndaquil fill its empty status.
"I truly hoped you could prolong your stay, Professor Desmond," Elm said, putting his hands in his pants. "But I won't stop you from doing what you love to do. Take care of Totodile and Chikorita for me. Let us complete the paperwork, then you can be on your way soon."
Kai smiled and followed the Professor back to the lab.
He didn't even correct Elm. By now, he had figured out Elm's personality. Taking the name of the wrong Pokemon was nothing compared to what Kai had seen the Professor ignoring and blundering.
It has been worthwhile, exploring the world and interacting with main-storyline Characters unlike the last Random World, Kai thought. Now just one more thing is left to do.
As he noticed Meg closing the main door of the lab, Kai nodded at Petyr. The Character disappeared, and Meg caught his gem-embedded cane. Professor Elm was already typing on the PC, filling out details. With him being so air-headed, he didn't even notice the Petyr's disappearance.
Kai had been putting away this task for a long time. But his interaction with Professor Elm had helped him in deciding one thing- Professor Oak didn't suit his needs.
Professor Oak specialized in Pokemon-Human relations, a field that Kai had no interest in. Professor Elm, though, not only matched his area of interest, but even his personality was favorable to him.
Sometimes, it's not the best option, but the most suitable one that matters, Kai reflected, taking out the shuddering Book.
Making sure that he was within 10 ft of Professor Elm, Kai flipped the book open to the page next to The Herald of Chaos. The Skill, the Song of History, would write Professor Elm's tale anytime now, Kai knew.
With bated breath, he waited, almost grinning.
Then with a bang, the Book closed itself.
Where was the tale? Why did the book shut itself? Why was it shuddering before then?
All these questions echoed, as one fact planted itself in his mind like a tree, its roots distorting Kai's face in an ugly rage and maliciousness.
That fact was...
Thousand Tales Parasite had just rejected Professor Elm's tale.
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Evening, June 25
Pokemon Center
New Bark Town
There was pin-drop silence in the room.
After saying a strange goodbye to his friend, Kai and Meg had come to the Pokemon Center. New Bark Town was a hub for Pokemon Trainers, and thus, they found it unnecessary to go to Alto Mare before the 27th.
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Chaos and Order - A Multiverse Fanfic
Fanfiction[A Terror Infinity and the Ultimate Evolution inspired Multiverse Systems fanfic] Kai died and resurrected in the Primordial Tower with a Glitch. In the Tower, to ascend each floor, Kai must complete a series of Missions in the Infinite Random World...
