Port Town, Port Sea

Tetsuya did not consider himself someone who liked meddling in other people's business.

But he was genuinely curious about that Dark Crystal.

And even setting that aside—

For such a large-scale operation, the Ranger Union's reward certainly would not be small.

Who would ever turn down money?

"I personally agree."

Under Professor Nihara and Anli's gaze, Tetsuya nodded. "However, I came here primarily as Researcher Bill's protector, so I need to ask for his opinion first.

If he does not agree, then I will still have to fulfill my duties."

He had always been quite firm on this matter.

For a Bounty Hunter, aside from their mission completion rate, their reputation was the most important thing.

Curiosity was one thing, but he could not ruin his own name over it.

Of course.

All three people present knew that was merely something he said.

The chances of Bill refusing were about the same as getting struck by lightning for no reason while walking on the road.

"Then, thank you very much for your help."

Professor Nihara said with a smile, "With you joining us, this operation will certainly go much more smoothly."

That was not flattery. It was simply the truth.

As had been mentioned before.

Rangers and Trainers were quite different.

They usually only had one partner Pokemon accompanying them.

The rest were temporarily communicated with and captured from the surrounding area during battle.

This led to great fluctuations in the Pokemon's strength, making their capabilities highly uneven.

A Trainer like Tetsuya would not have that problem.

It was no exaggeration to say—

One powerful Elite Four Level Trainer was worth at least three or four Chief Rangers.

That was even taking command into account.

Tetsuya had Psychic-type abilities and could take care of every single Pokemon completely. In group