The Genius Scientist Who Crosses Over Twice

"Nephew? Could he be a secret child?"

Nashizuki mused to himself.

A little brat who appeared out of nowhere, and now Giovanni had given him a house, along with all these strange devices...

Nashizuki seriously suspected Victor was the result of one of Giovanni's affairs during a trip.

He probably just found him recently and thought he should make up for lost time, hence all these gifts.

One had to admit, rich people's imaginations were quite powerful.

"Ahem, this is Mr. Victor, president of the Sandslash Real Estate Company," Giovanni cleared his throat, changing the topic. "His daughter is about the same age as you."

Nashizuki smiled, "If Victor has a chance, he can come over to our house for a visit, and I'll introduce the two of you."

He was 99% certain Victor was Giovanni's illegitimate son.

Even though he was a well-known rich man in Johto, comparing himself to Giovanni, the strongest gym leader in the Kanto League, he was still lacking.

If his daughter were to get together with Giovanni's son... wow, wouldn't that be soaring to new heights?

"Is she pretty?"

Victor reflexively asked.

What could he do? That was ingrained in a man's DNA.

He wasn't some male lead who still acted like a kid even after ten thousand chapters.

Both Giovanni and Nashizuki fell silent.

Well, that was just so real.

"Haha! Don't worry, my daughter has perfectly inherited the excellent genes from both me and her late mother."

After a brief silence, Nashizuki couldn't help but laugh.

What he was afraid of was Victor not being interested.

Giovanni couldn't resist teasing, "Hey, is it too early for a ten-year-old to think about these things?"

Victor shrugged his shoulders.

If he were to retort, he could mention that Ash had probably been through numerous girls even at ten.

If it weren't for his fixation on Pikachu, Aunt Hanako might have had grandchildren before turning thirty-five.

But considering Ash was likely still in diapers during this timeframe, he probably wouldn't even be able to talk.

Victor chose not to counter.

After a few more pleasantries, Nashizuki made a date with Giovanni to grab a meal and then took his staff members to leave first.

With the help of the Machoke Moving Company, some basic infrastructure was successfully set up.

Victor couldn't wait to start his research journey in the Pokémon world.

"Don't worry, little black, it won't hurt... hmm?"

Just as Victor was preparing to draw some blood from Umbreon to check her condition, he noticed numerous bruises and heavy impact marks on her body.

She hadn't had these injuries when he carried her to bed last night.

"What happened? Did something occur while I was out?"

Victor's expression darkened noticeably.

Could it be that robbers had broken in?

"Ugh..."

Umbreon dared not look Victor in the eye, lowering her head and giving a slight shake.

"...It's fine, if you don't want to say, then don't."

After a short silence, Victor didn't push Umbreon.

But even if she wanted to explain, it'd be hard to do so without a shared language, right?

This highlighted the importance of Meowth.

Just being able to communicate seamlessly with both Pokémon and humans was enough for the Team Rocket trio to live wealthy lives forever.

He couldn't understand why they were always so poor.

...

Victor began examining Umbreon's body.

Once he ensured everything was in order, he finally felt relieved.

"Uncle, you should release your Pokémon too."

Victor mentioned casually.

"What for?"

Giovanni subconsciously asked back.

"Having just Umbreon isn't enough for my research, and you have plenty of Pokémon at hand, right?"

Victor said with a mischievous smile.

Giovanni rolled his eyes subtly.

But then, hearing that Victor only wanted to draw blood, he didn't put up a fuss.

He casually released notable ground-type Pokémon like Nidoking, Nidoqueen, and even his ace Beedrill.

Nidoking, who was already familiar with him, was alright.

But when Victor approached Beedrill with the syringe, the champion-level Pokémon instinctively released a hint of killing intent toward him.

"Yee!!"

Umbreon instantly jumped off the examination table and bared her teeth at Beedrill and the others, unleashing a furious roar.

True newborn calves fear no tiger.

"Don't be like that, Beedrill, we're on the same side."

Giovanni promptly calmed them down.

Then, looking at Victor drawing blood from Beedrill, a hint of surprise flashed through his eyes.

"Not many can remain so composed while sensing Beedrill's killing intent."

"Get used to it."

Victor replied indifferently.

Compared to the Marine's top tier, even this level of killing aura was negligible.

Victor gently smeared the Pokémon's blood on a lens and placed it under the microscope.

"This really is interesting."

At the very first step of his research, Victor's face lit up with an excited smile.

That expression resembled the heroine from "30 Days of Liberation" finally seeing her treasure.

"What's up?"

Although this wasn't his field of expertise, Giovanni couldn't help but ask out of curiosity.

"The DNA of Eevee reminds me of a certain group I studied before..."

Its genes were highly unstable and could change based on environmental contact, blending with the objects it interacted with.

That was likely the reason for its multiple evolution routes.

This made Victor recall his previous research on the Lunarian tribe.

This was the race of the vice-captain of the Beasts Pirates.

This tribe was once referred to as a "god" race.

They had immense adaptability, able to survive in various environments.

Moreover, they could fuse with diverse bloodline traits.

Hence, they were replicated by Vegapunk, creating a new kind of pacifist known as the "Seraph" or "Strongest Human."

This aspect was quite similar to Eevee; its genes exhibited remarkable adaptability.

Initially, Vegapunk had implanted the genes of the Warlords into the cloned Lunarian tribe, creating the Seraph version of the Warlords… hmm?

Thinking of those little ones resembling the Warlords, Victor also recalled the Pokémon world, where certain Pokémon could freely change forms and even alter their types.

Deoxys's four forms, Silvally's disk-switching ability, and even... Arceus's type switches!

Speaking of which, Eevee should have the potential for this aspect.

After all, with such a complicated evolution pathway, it was comparable to the adjacent Goodra.

With that in mind, Victor stopped speaking and began tinkering with the devices.

From time to time, he picked up paper and pen to jot down notes and sketches.

"Where did this kid learn all this?"

Giovanni was increasingly astonished as he watched.

Putting everything aside, Victor's displayed proficiency was on par with the scientists he kept at the Team Rocket secret base.

What did "previously studied" even mean?

How old was he when he researched?

In the womb?

Years later, when Giovanni discussed Victor with his subordinates, he often began with this line:

"This is how I first met that guy, known as the 'Brain 500 Years Ahead of His Time' and regarded as the 'Strongest Mind'..."

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