Elf: No, it's because he was made the gym leader!

PhD?

Gastly spat out a red dictionary and began flipping through it.

Doctorate: An academic title that signifies a person's original theoretical ability or academic qualifications; it is the highest level of academic degree...

"Kou Jie?!!"

The highest degree, so he must be very impressive.

I have a lot of questions saved up.

The ghost's eyes suddenly lit up.

I led the little one to the entrance of the research institute.

Tuk Tuk——

Gently knock on the door.

The door opened quickly.

But the person who opened the door was neither Professor Oak nor his assistant, Brick.

Instead, she was a beautiful woman.

Hanako!

Xiao Zhi's mother.

She stood there disheveled, her hair messy, and she still smelled pungent.

Upon seeing Lu Yuan and the other two, she was visibly taken aback for a moment, but quickly recovered. She first straightened her clothes and then simply combed her hair with her fingers.

After doing all this, she bowed slightly to the three of them and gave them a polite greeting.

Witnessing Hanako's departing figure, Lu Yuan's shock was beyond words.

What have you done, Wang Damu?!

Ash isn't home, and you... you actually...

The door opened again, and this time it was a young man wearing glasses who opened it.

Dr. Kongmu!

Lu Yuan had met Professor Oak's junior colleague just two weeks ago.

"Hey, isn't this Lu Yuan?" Dr. Kongmu asked in surprise.

!!!

Lu Yuan noticed that Dr. Kongmu was also disheveled, with messy hair, and had the same pungent smell...

If what happened just now was somewhat forgivable, then this time Lu Yuan's pupils felt like they had experienced a magnitude 10 earthquake.

Master and disciple, both...

Is this still Zhenxin Town?

Give my mother back her childhood!

Chapter 51 Professor Oak's Lab

"Hey, isn't this Lu Yuan? It's been a long time."

"Okay, long time no see."

Lu Yuan tried his best to calm himself down...

It just won't calm down!

"Should we call the police?" Lu Yuan blurted out.

"Call the police? Why would we call the police?" Dr. Kongmu asked, puzzled.

"No, it's nothing..."

When will I finally get rid of this habit of talking before thinking?

Just then, Professor Oak dragged his tired body over.

"Kuku, who's here?"

Professor Oak, whose real name is Yukinari Oak, is 55 years old and lives in Pallet Town in the Kanto region. He is a famous professor in the Pokémon world and the first Champion of the Indigo League. He has been arrested for participating in a mass crime and is sentenced to life imprisonment.

The following string of words unconsciously surfaced in Lu Yuan's mind.

Looking at the unidentified liquid covering Professor Oak's body and his inability to straighten his back, Lu Yuan felt that the sentence was too lenient and should be changed to the death penalty.

"Lu Yuan, Lu Yuan..." Qiao Yixue reminded him, "It's very impolite of you to look at Professor Oak like that."

Although Professor Oak's clothes were disheveled and he looked wet and sticky, Lu Yuan couldn't look at him like he was trash.

They are, after all, a leading figure in academia.

"Beiduo~"

Just as Lu Yuan was about to pick up his phone after a struggle with his thoughts, a sprite's cry came from inside the house.

A moment later, a Pokémon made entirely of mud pounced on Professor Oak.

"Here comes Muk again. That's enough for today. Don't come again."

Professor Oak was about to run away, but Mud had already grabbed his ankle.

It started from his ankles and slowly climbed up Professor Oak's body until it completely "swallowed" him.

"Stinky...stinky mud...let go...I...can't...breathe..."

After Professor Oak finished speaking his last words, he fell silent.

Upon seeing this, Lu Yuan suddenly realized what was going on.

So it was Ash's Muk! I knew it! How could the highly respected Professor Oak possibly lead his juniors to do something so unethical?

"Professor Oak! Um, aren't we going up to help?" Joyce asked, her voice trembling.

Is Professor Oak dead?

"It's nothing, he's just playing with Mud." With the misunderstanding cleared up, Lu Yuan explained with a relaxed expression.

No matter who dies, Professor Oak will not die.

That's Professor Oak, who washes his face with Charizard's 4,000-degree flames and gives his head a massage with Marowak's bone club that can shatter rocks.

Even Regigigas, who can drag the continent, looks like a greenhorn in front of Professor Oak.

The original Super Rookie, terrifyingly powerful!

One minute.

Two minutes.

three minutes.

......

Five minutes later, Shigeru, unable to bear it any longer, came over, took out Muk's Poké Ball, and recalled it.

"There are guests here, stop playing."

"Haha, Muk has gotten quite chubby lately and is getting heavier and heavier, so it's impossible to push it around!" Professor Oak explained cheerfully while tidying his slightly disheveled clothes.

Gary, Professor Oak's grandson, and Ash's childhood friend and rival.

Originally, he shared Ash's dream of becoming a Pokémon Master, but after being defeated by Ash at the Silver Conference, he realized his limitations and decided to pursue a career as a Pokémon researcher.

Now he should be learning from Professor Oak.

When Xiao Lan saw that it was Xiao Mao, she greeted him warmly, "Xiao Mao, it's been a long time! Is Qing Lü not home again today?"

Upon hearing Xiao Lan's question, Xiao Mao quickly replied, "Sister Xiao Lan, Brother Qing Lv is probably training with Brother Chi on Silver Mountain right now."

Since being defeated by Ash, Gary's personality has matured considerably, and he has lost his previous arrogance and competitiveness.

"Honestly, they're together again," Xiao Lan muttered to herself.

They're already number one and number two in the world, yet they still work so hard, and nobody's competing with them.

After Professor Oak finished tidying his clothes, Professor Elm introduced him: "Oak, this is Lu Yuan, whom I mentioned to you before..."

Before he could finish speaking, Gastly, still in the shadows, eagerly floated towards Professor Oak with a dictionary in hand.

"Kou Jie."

Seeing this, Lu Yuan tried to pull him back.

But Professor Oak's expression became somewhat complicated.

His eyes held reminiscence, regret, and sorrow...

Finally, to Gastly's bewildered surprise, it gently patted its head.

"Thank you, Gastly."