He knows Pokémon better than me.

As for the third floor of the Galaxy Team headquarters building, it only contains the room of the leader, Magamu.

The latter is not in the village now, and two guards are stationed at the stairwell, preventing anyone from going up.

The two exchanged a glance, then revealed a sly smile in unison.

Zoroark was quietly released from a corner. The latter activated his Illusion ability, and a distorted light screen covered both of them at the same time, causing their figures to gradually disappear.

"I'd like to see what this leader is up to!"

Xiao Guang's eyes became serious.

Professor Yamanashi was her mentor in her trainer career, so when Xiao Guang saw Maka's similar face, her first reaction was to trust him.

But she trusts Xiaozhi more.

The two invisible figures walked past the guards. Ma Jiamu was highly respected in the village, so no one dared to approach him.

The guards were just there for show; the two guards were practically asleep standing up.

Upon entering the room, the furnishings were quite simple. Apart from a desk and a tea table for guests, there was nothing else, making it feel very spacious.

"Uh, is it specifically designed for wrestling practice?"

Xiao Guang could probably understand Ma Jiamu's thoughts.

Ash looked around and felt a strange sense of familiarity.
Hikari, a Sinnoh native, might not understand, but the furniture has a strong Kanto Johto feel to it, like being in a traditional teahouse in the Johto region.
"By the way, which region is Ma Jiamu from?"

Xiao Zhi turned his head and asked.

The Galaxy team is made up of people from other places; there are no locals.

"Chief Magamu? I don't think I've ever heard of him."

She did know that Dr. Raben was from the Galar region, while Team Leader Starmoon was from the Hoenn region.

That's why I love Uncle Shiyue's roasted taro cakes, a Hoenn delicacy, and I basically eat all three meals a day at Yumantei.

But no one in the Galaxy team ever mentioned Ma Jiamu's words.

Xiao Guang casually picked up a photo frame from the table. It showed a younger version of Ma Jiamu with a woman, their arms linked together, looking quite intimate.

"Is she Mr. Ma Jiamu's wife?"

She frowned; she had never heard that Ma Jiamu was married.

Xiao Zhi scanned the room a few more times but didn't find anything special; all that was on the table was a calligraphy copybook.

It looks exactly like a simple office for a retired employee.

Unable to uncover any secrets, the two had no choice but to return to the second floor to deactivate their invisibility, and then swagger out.

"Anyway, be careful."

Ash still gave a warning: if Magamu and Hunter J were hanging out together, they must be planning something dangerous.

Xiao Guang nodded, but in his heart hesitant about whether to talk to Team Leader Xingyue about Ma Jiamu.

In fact, the latter had mentioned it to her a few times, feeling that she was increasingly unable to understand what her leader was thinking.

After spending two leisurely days in the village and buying a lot of local specialties, Xiao Zhi decided to go out.

Feeling that something was about to happen in Xicui World, he didn't have the patience to stay in Zhuqing Village any longer and planned to live at the foot of Tianguan Mountain for a while.

"All right."

Hikari didn't go with them; instead, she came to the village entrance to see Satoshi off.

She plans to use this last bit of time to upgrade herself from a seven-star member to the highest level, "Starry Sky." This is absolutely unique in the Galactic Team!
Also, she's now 80% complete on the quest to collect the sealing wedges of 108 clusters of ghostly flames.

If she collects them all in one go, she can have her own Rockruff, just like Ash and Cynthia!
Rockruff is a powerful and rare Pokémon, no less so than a pseudo-legendary Pokémon in the region. "Gaa ...

I climbed onto the back of the Steelraven, which spread its wings and let out a loud cry before flying swiftly toward Mount Skycrown!

Half a day later, Xiao Zhi had settled in at the base in Bei Shang.

Located at the southeast corner of Tianguan Mountain, next to a pool called "Liquan", the environment is quite nice, with seven or eight tents bearing the Pearl Team logo pitched around it.

Upon hearing that Ash was going to stay temporarily at her Team Pearl's outpost, Pearl said that she would also come here soon to check on her subordinates.

After a few days apart, Bei Shang's gloomy and depressed face had been completely transformed, and he looked radiant.

As Xiao Zhi was preparing to find a good place to train, he even pulled two eight- or nine-year-old children to Xiao Zhi's side and introduced them:

"Well, these are the two disciples I've chosen. I'm going to teach them how to fight in doubles!"

Xiao Zhi looked at the two people in front of him, and his brows furrowed deeply in an instant.

Why does this look so familiar?
On the left is a cool young man with short, bluish-purple hair, wearing a red scarf, and looking at me with a hint of doubt in his eyes.

On the right is a blond boy with his hair sticking up, who is so hyperactive that he can't stand still and keeps shaking his arm every now and then.

"Uh, it feels very familiar."

Ash really wanted to complain: Isn't this just an ancient version of Shinji and Ash?
Unfortunately, no one in this era can understand this rant.

"Let me introduce you. This is Tsugumi. Although he's from Team Kongo, he's an excellent trainer!"

Bei Shang introduced with a smile.

He's from out of town, so he doesn't have that many prejudices.

"This guy's name is Ah Xun, he's from the Pearl Team~"

Ah Xun couldn't wait any longer and urged repeatedly:
"Mr. Kitashō, hurry up and give us a good workout! If you keep delaying, I'll punish you with a Poké Ball!"

Xiaozhi: "."

It tastes just like I remember.

Bei Shang gestured for them to calm down. These two young men were handpicked by him. Finding two people in the Green World who were passionate about Pokémon battles and had potential was no easy task.

Just then, Ash arrived, and he planned to ask Ash to give the two of them a proper lesson.

"Oh? Interesting."

Ash's eyes lit up. Was he going to teach his ancient rival a lesson?

So he waved his hand and said without any politeness:

"I'll only use one Pokémon, both of you come at me together!"

Ah Xun was the first to jump out in dissatisfaction, pulling out a Green Poké Ball:

"Hey, hey, hey, you're underestimating us! If you lose, I'll punish you with three Poké Balls!"

Despite his contrasting personality, Kyoshiro stepped forward with the same proud expression:

"Even if you are Teacher Bei Shang's friend, don't blame me for being impolite if you want to fight two people at once."

Aside from each other, the two of them could easily outperform all their peers.

boom!boom!
As the red light fell, two Pokémon appeared on the left and right. In front of Asuka was a Piplup, and in front of Tsukumo was a Chimchar.

This is the authentic Sinnoh starter Pokémon!
Ash threw a Poké Ball back at Ash; he'd always been battling opponents much stronger than him, but now he could finally crush weaker opponents.
"It's up to you!"

The next moment, the young Valkyrie from the Galar starter families appeared, bouncing and hopping curiously at what lay before them. (End of Chapter)