Izumi genuinely liked Ralts.
The little Pokémon was simply too adorable.
Because of that, he didn't mind raising a few more.
Caitlin was equally surprised after hearing Izumi claim he knew where Ralts habitats were located.
Although she found it suspicious, she was smart enough not to ask unnecessary questions.
"If that's the case, then I have no objections."
"I'll return and have my family capture more Ralts before bringing them here."
To her, this was a perfect deal.
She could earn points while also searching for more Ralts.
Why refuse?
Maybe she could even discover one with exceptional potential for herself.
At least, that was what Caitlin was thinking.
Hearing her answer, Izumi smiled.
"I'll tell you the habitat locations."
"But in exchange, I'll only buy the Ralts from you at half price."
"After all, information has value too."
After thinking briefly, Caitlin nodded.
"That's fine."
"I don't mind."
She already understood how precious points were.
And she also understood what points could do.
If she managed to obtain enough, she could purchase items from other worlds and further strengthen herself.
Whether it meant enhancing her psychic powers—
Or empowering her Pokémon—
Both were worthwhile investments.
Once the deal was settled, Izumi casually scanned Caitlin with his ability.
Then—
He directly read the information of her world.
A moment later, he condensed it into a sphere of light and sent it into Caitlin's mind.
After processing the sudden flood of information, Caitlin's eyes lit up immediately.
"I understand now."
"I'll head back and start searching for Ralts right away."
As she spoke, she prepared to leave.
But Izumi suddenly stopped her.
"Wait a second."
"Take them with you too."
As soon as he said that, Izumi directly summoned all the Spirits over.
Including Kurumi.
The girls were briefly startled when they suddenly appeared beside him.
"Shido—"
Kurumi paused before correcting herself naturally.
"Izumi, did you need something from us?"
Even Caitlin looked confused.
What exactly was he trying to do?
Izumi pointed toward the Spirits before turning back to Caitlin.
"These girls are Spirits too."
"So bring them to your world."
"They should be able to catch some Pokémon as well."
A smile spread across Izumi's face as he spoke.
At the moment, Izumi himself couldn't enter Caitlin's world.
The instant he descended there personally, the entire world would probably collapse beneath the pressure of his power.
So instead, he could only send people like the Spirits—existences closer in nature to "spiritual beings."
The moment the word Spirit was mentioned, Kurumi and the others curiously looked toward Caitlin.
Meanwhile, Caitlin herself was completely dumbfounded.
"They're Spirits?"
"How is that possible?!"
"They're obviously humans!"
No matter how hard she tried, she couldn't believe these cute girls were "Spirits."
Izumi merely shrugged.
"Whether you believe it or not doesn't matter."
"But they really are Spirits."
"In every sense of the word."
"If you don't believe me…"
"Why not throw a Poké Ball at them?"
Hearing that, Kurumi and the others looked utterly confused.
Meanwhile, Caitlin's eyes sparkled.
Quietly, she took out a Poké Ball.
After glancing around at the girls, she eventually aimed at Yoshino and tossed it.
The Poké Ball lightly touched Yoshino's body.
Immediately—
A red light enveloped her.
But in the next instant, the light vanished completely.
The Poké Ball exploded on the spot.
Everyone froze.
Yoshino herself looked blankly confused.
"Izumi… what just happened?"
"That thing just now…"
"It felt like it wanted to put me inside…"
"But…"
"I refused."
Hearing that, Izumi immediately became interested.
"Looks like Poké Balls are pretty impressive after all."
Then he looked back toward Caitlin.
"So?"
"Do you believe it now?"
"She really is a Spirit."
At that point, Izumi coughed awkwardly.
Technically, this logic wasn't wrong.
…
Caitlin looked speechless.
Still, she didn't continue arguing.
Looking at the girls, she frowned slightly.
"I can take you to my world."
"But you absolutely cannot do anything dangerous there."
Although she didn't understand Izumi's intentions, she couldn't refuse either.
So she decided to make her stance clear beforehand.
If these people turned out to be invaders—
Then she'd become a traitor to her world.
And Caitlin definitely didn't want that.
Naturally, Izumi could guess what she was worried about.
"Relax."
"They're only going there to catch a few Pokémon."
"I understand your concerns."
"But if I truly wanted to do something to your world…"
"I wouldn't need to go through all this trouble."
"The moment you arrived here, I already obtained the coordinates to your world."
"If I wanted to, taking your world for myself would be effortless."
He wasn't lying.
If Izumi truly wished to, he absolutely could seize the Pokémon world.
There was simply no need.
Eventually, that world would merge into his own anyway.
Hearing those words, Caitlin fell silent.
Meanwhile, Kurumi tilted her head curiously.
"Catch Pokémon?"
"What exactly are those?"
Not just her—
Tohka and the others were equally curious.
Izumi didn't hide anything and directly transmitted knowledge about the Pokémon world into their minds.
Once that was done, he began assigning tasks one by one.
"Origami, go look for Rayquaza and the others."
"Kurumi, you're in charge of Dialga and Palkia."
"Tohka, go find Zacian."
"Yoshino…"
One after another, Izumi assigned missions to the Spirits.
Beside them, Caitlin's face became increasingly blank with disbelief.
"You're sending them to capture Legendary Pokémon?!"
"Can that even be done?!"
"Those Pokémon aren't easy to deal with!"
At that moment, she truly started worrying.
If these girls fought the Legendary Pokémon—
Wouldn't her entire world suffer the consequences?
Wasn't this basically inviting disaster into her home?
But hearing her concerns, Izumi only laughed.
"Don't worry."
"It's not a big issue."
"The moment Kurumi and the others descend into your world, Arceus will probably sense them immediately."
"So you don't need to interfere."
"Just bring them there."
"Otherwise, I can simply send them myself."
Caitlin rolled her eyes helplessly.
"…Forget it."
"I'll take them there myself."
"So, can we leave now?"
Since resisting was pointless, she decided it was easier to simply accept reality.
Izumi nodded toward them.
Then he casually opened a spatial gate.
Smiling mischievously at Caitlin, he said:
"Beyond this gate is your world."
Caitlin immediately rolled her eyes again.
This guy was seriously annoying.