Chapter 109: Researching Ghost Serpent’s DNA with Professor Elm
The stunned silence broke away with Kai's renewed grave expression.
-/That's why I requested Simon to bring me to you, professor,/- he said. -/I lack the equipment to find out what is wrong with the last Pokemon of its species. This Ghost Serpent is blind. No matter how I looked at them, I couldn't find anything about the rest of the two eggs either. Priestess Shae, please take out the two eggs for the professor to see./-
Kai approached Professor Elm and blocked his sight.
Behind him, Meg took two eggs out of her Miscellaneous Rent Box (MRB), which Kai had already passed to her.
One egg was fist-sized, red-blue-brown stripes running over its dusty, rock-like shell. The other was a golden egg the size of a thumb. Meg handed both of them to Kai as Professor Elm ran his fingers over Selene's dragon-like scales. If it wasn't for Kai's strict command to let the Professor do as he wished, the Ghost Serpent would have killed him already.
"You are right," Professor Elm said. "There are many things out of place."
-/Professor Elm,/- Kai said, his eyes glowing with expectation. -/How about you let me assist you in finding the exact nature of the Pokemon and these eggs? I have some days to spare./-
If it was before, this kind of request would have seemed nothing but a jest.
Professor Elm grinned at the notion. "Of course, Dr. Desmond," he said, already taking out glass cylinders to store the eggs. "I would be glad to hear your point of view regarding Pokemon evolution and their breeding habits."
Professor Elm passed a white lab coat to Kai, ignoring the existence of Petyr and Meg entirely.
Kai rubbed the coat, as memories of a time he had buried deep tried to resurface. He threw off his hat, keeping the sunglasses on his face, and donned the coat as if it were meant for him.