"Yes."
"First, about Dr. Fuji. He was a leading expert in Pokémon biology, much like Professor Odo today. Dr. Fuji was an outstanding scientist who made many great advances in the study of Pokémon genes."
Dr. Fuji had achieved tremendous things in his research into Pokémon genes, but he rarely appeared in public. He only submitted a great many papers. Though he was very famous, few people knew what he was like, since he so seldom showed himself in public.
"He rarely appeared in public, so it didn't cause much of a stir, but it must have sparked a great deal of discussion among scholars."
"So Mew was connected to the reason Dr. Fuji disappeared."
"Perhaps."
"Why? Why leave Mew behind?"
Cynthia turned her gaze toward the sign.
"I'm only guessing based on this, but perhaps Dr. Fuji learned something from Mew that he shouldn't have known. Or perhaps he created something that shouldn't have existed."
"Something that shouldn't have existed?"
"Do you all know about cloning technology?"
Lucia and Ishana exchanged a glance and nodded. Kaim naturally knew about it, so he didn't answer.
"That's right. It uses genetic information to create a separate entity that looks exactly like the original."
"Um..."
"What about that cloning technology?"
"Of the two possibilities I just mentioned, I don't know about the first, but if it was the second..."
"So he cloned Mew."
Cynthia nodded silently.
Although there was no definite evidence, Cynthia thought it was highly likely. The main reason was that cloning technology created clones based on genetic information.
Another reason was that Mew was an extremely rare and valuable Pokémon.
"Mew is an extremely rare and valuable Pokémon. So if you mishandled Mew and caused her to weaken or die, it would be an enormous loss. But what about