He knows Pokémon better than me.

Ash casually picked up the baby dragon and hugged it.

The latter was gnawing on Ash's fingers like it was chewing on a twig, but without using much force.

After all, in its Pokémon egg form, this baby dragon had followed Ash to three regions and was already familiar with the latter's aura.

In addition, since Ash was the first thing they saw after hatching, their initial affinity was already at a very high level.

"Then I'll take good care of you from now on, my little dragon~!"

Ash smiled and pulled his finger out of its mouth, then gently shook the baby dragon's little hand.

"Bea?"

Baby Dragon looked on blankly, and when Ash's hand left, it turned around and started playing with the dark red scales on its belly.

"It looks different from ordinary Baby Dragons. Is it because of Groudon's scales, or is it just like that?"

Xiao Zhi became puzzled.

After all, his dragon was originally an ancient treasure, so its appearance was probably different from that of modern ones.

And the fluffy feathers on its back—

Wings and feathers—that has absolutely nothing to do with Groudon, right?

Ash simply put his Bellatrix on his shoulder, and his Galar team finally welcomed a new member.

We can talk about testing combat capabilities later; let's leave here first.

"Emperor Napoleon!"

"Emperor Cha~!"

King Naboo understood and this time changed direction, swimming towards the Azure Coast.

Boom! Boom!

Behind them, volcanic eruptions continued, shaking the earth and turning the sky gray-black with spewed volcanic ash.
"Thank you for your hard work, Emperor Nabo!"

We landed at Cape Curtain on the coast of Qunqing, which stretches out into the sea for a long distance and is closest to Fubuki Island.

However, there were other people present at this moment, and both of them were looking towards Fire Island with surprise and tension—

On the left is a burly man with dark skin, wearing a dark blue King Kong team uniform, with a buzz cut and thick eyebrows, who looks honest and simple.

On the right is a fair-skinned, short-haired woman with an outstanding temperament, wearing a light pink outfit from the Pearl Team.

Both of them are farm managers at the Gunqing Coast.

"How could a volcano suddenly erupt?!"

Aman, dressed as a fisherman by the sea, kept rubbing his head and pacing anxiously in place, as if the world was about to end.

Didn't the experts from the Galactic Team assert that a volcanic eruption is unlikely for at least several hundred years?

Beside her, Gua Na, the team manager of Pearl Team, looked towards Fubuki Island with a worried expression, wondering how the Cave King Arcanine was doing.

She had lived with Arcanine before Arcanine evolved, and she knew that Arcanine couldn't swim.
Even the previous Cave King died from drowning.

Although the surfing prodigy King, Phantom Fish, is served by Team Kong, now that the teams are different, Gua Na can't care about that. She wants to borrow Phantom Fish from Armand and go to Fire Island to check on the situation herself.

And the phantom of the lava behemoth rising from the crater, its spreading aura far surpasses that of ordinary Pokémon.

"If the Grand Master Sinnoh were here, he'd probably be around this level, right?"

The same thought popped into their minds.

Upon hearing Guana's request, Armand, though timid, hesitated for a moment before gritting his teeth and agreeing:

"I understand. Then, I'll go with you!"

The two are arguably the most harmonious pair of farm managers in the same area, and they never clash.

Amang immediately played the Divine Harmony Flute, and within seconds a green sea bass emerged from the nearby sea. It had a slender body and was covered with white and green fins.

Its tail was enveloped in a cloud of grayish-blue mist, resembling an ethereal, soulless state—

The Ghost-tailed Blackfish is a species that can only evolve from the wild bass native to Xicui. Males and females differ in appearance, and it is also a rare species with both water and ghost attributes.

It was covered by a mist that resembled spirits, said to be the result of groups of companions swimming upstream during the time of the Savage Bass.

Only a very few Savage Bass successfully evolve, while the vast majority fail and die, thus attaching themselves as spirits to the evolved Dark Tail Black Fish to continue their journey.

Wow!
At that moment, a massive figure sped towards us from afar.

"It's that leader, Emperor Naboth!"

Amang recognized him at first glance; this arrogant leader was a big star on the Blue Coast.

There was even a person standing on its back. Had that Regal Naboo actually been tamed?!
Seeing that they seemed to be coming from the direction of Blowing Fire Island, the two immediately became alert.

As Ash reached the shore, Amang and Guana exchanged a glance and leaned over to ask:
"You don't have silver hair. Who are you?"

What happened on Fire Island?

She looked like just a teenager, not a dangerous silver-haired woman.

The two of them had also received the intelligence and were helping to search for Hunter J's whereabouts.

"I'm."

Just as Ash was about to reply to the black and white duo in front of him, a clear sound of deer hooves came from afar.

Then came a familiar voice:

"Mr. Armand, Ms. Guana~ This is my friend, Ash!"

Xiao Guang rode the horned deer and quickly approached, clearly indicating that he was familiar with both of them.

Xiao Guang quickly approached the three people, dismounted from the deer, and acted as the middleman to introduce them:
"This is Mr. Armand, the manager of the King Kong team! This beautiful lady is Guana, the manager of the Pearl team!"

Upon hearing that he was Xiao Guang's friend, the two immediately dropped their guard.

Not long ago, Xiao Guang did them a great favor, especially Guana, who had a lot of trust in him.

"So what happened on Fire Island?"

"And what about the Cave King? Ash, have you seen a Growlithe?!"

Even Hikari looked at Ash with curiosity this time.

"Well, it's a long story. I was searching for Pokémon with the Flame Body ability on the island, riding Arcanine."

Ash gave a brief overview and casually tossed out the Poké Ball containing Arcanine.

"Woof woof~!"

As soon as they came out, Arcanine wagged its tail and nuzzled against Dawn and Guarna affectionately.

Of course, Ash didn't say much about Kyogre, Groudon, and the like.

Getting these guys, who are extremely fanatical about the Sinnoh Grandmaster, to accept the existence of the Earth God and the Ocean God will probably be another waste of time and breath.

Upon hearing this, Armand and Guana stared blankly at Fire Island, praying to their Sinnoh Grandmaster while marveling at the magnificence of the volcanic eruption.

Was it really an accident?

Xiao Guang secretly pulled Xiao Zhi aside, his disbelief evident in his expression. As for Xiao Zhi, he told the truth.

Simply put, it was caused by the battle between Groudon and Kyogre.

Xiao Guang: "."

Sure enough, the wisdom of the mind is still working!

Ultimately, the real culprit was Ash, who was carrying Kyogre!
"However, it doesn't seem like a bad thing."

Xiao Guang raised an eyebrow. In ancient times, volcanoes would erupt. It didn't seem like anything was wrong.

Her gaze then fell on the Pokémon perched on Ash's shoulder, and she couldn't help but examine it curiously; it looked different from ordinary Pokémon. (End of Chapter)