Treasure Hunting
Three closely grouped uses of “might” appear as adult Jon works out how and where to hide the Pokémon treasure.
Near the beginning of the adult hiding section, Jon repeatedly uses the word might while considering possibilities. The repetition is compact enough to deserve attention: it occurs precisely when the story shifts from owning the treasure to solving the problem of hiding it. [1]
The observation is simple. The harder question is whether the cluster is merely natural uncertainty—or whether Chapter 25 is telling us to notice a group of three.
Chapter 25 contains many numerical and three-part motifs, but this one does not require converting a word into a number. The same conspicuous modal word repeats three times in a short span while Jon is evaluating what he might do. [1]
The location matters as much as the count. This is the transition into the practical hiding problem. Jon is no longer explaining Pokémon history or describing the value of the collection; he is deciding how the treasure will enter the real world.
That makes the cluster useful as a reading marker even if it never becomes a standalone clue. Three repeated expressions of possibility may be functioning like a small flag: pay attention to the decision-making that follows.
There are at least two reasonable readings. In ordinary prose, repeated might is exactly what we would expect when a person is brainstorming uncertain options. In a constructed treasure-hunt chapter, however, an unusually tight repetition can also be intentional texture.
The stronger case would come from corroboration: another nearby three-part structure, a cross-chapter echo, or a later instruction that makes the count of three operational. Until then, the cluster is best treated as a pattern worth preserving rather than a solved instruction.
What we know: “might” appears three times in a compact portion of the adult hiding narrative. [1]
What it may mean: the cluster may emphasize the chapter’s recurring use of threes or simply mark a moment of uncertainty and choice.
What it does not establish: three MIGHTs alone do not identify a location, route, or extraction method.
[1] Jon Collins-Black, There's Treasure Inside, Chapter 25, “The Pokémon Box.” Primary source for the quoted/repeated wording and narrative placement discussed in this article.
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