While hospitalized in Macha City, Professor Akihabara learned that something was wrong with his condition and told his good friends, including Nishinomori V, to bury his ashes at the institute if possible.
To avoid interfering with anyone else using it afterward, scattering his ashes beneath a tree would suffice.
In the end, Nishinomori V bought the Akihabara Research Institute and built his good friend a proper grave with a headstone and a small shrine, regularly sending people to maintain it and keeping everything in good order.
As Dodo quietly remembered Professor Akihabara, Shen Qi's phone chimed with a message.
The sender was Nishinomori V.
More than two hours had passed since their earlier call. It was now past half past one in the morning, and Nishinomori V sending a message meant that something relatively important had come up.
"Professor Akihabara's... belongings?"
The reason he had sent a message rather than calling was that Nishinomori V did not know whether Shen Qi and Dodo had already gone to bed or had headed to the Akihabara Research Institute overnight.
Shen Qi called back, and the call connected quickly.
"Mr. Nishinomori V."
"Shen Qi, you went to the Akihabara Research Institute, didn't you?"
"Yes."
"Hahaha, just as I thought. You couldn't possibly hold out until tomorrow."
Nishinomori V brought up the belongings.
"As I said in my text, Professor Akihabara left behind an Upgrade and a Dubious Disc for Porygon's evolution."
After Professor Akihabara's accident, his good friends had never known that Dodo was hiding in a computer somewhere. Team Rocket had found Dodo and tricked him into leaving with them.
Later, at the banquet in Saffron City, Nishinomori V had met Dodo again and mentioned Professor Akihabara, but Dodo had still looked weighed down by worries.
At the time, Nishinomori V had