He knows Pokémon better than me.

Originally, he was like a ninja retainer, without his own thoughts, only following the will of his superiors.

But now that Ma Jiamu has admitted his mistake, it seems that he has no reason to continue following him. Having sold pancakes here for several years, Shi Yue suddenly feels lost about his future.

Xiao Guang sighed, thought for a moment, and then spoke:

"How about we stay in Zhuqing Village?"

After all, everyone in Zhuqing Village is used to the existence of Yumanting Pavilion. Every time they pass by this street intersection, they can smell the rich aroma of roasted taro.

"Since you don't know what to do, why not try being a real boss in the future?"

"Yes."

Beside him, Xiao Zhi nodded in agreement.

It's definitely not because I'm hungry and want to eat roasted taro cakes right now.

The latter lowered his head, hesitated for a moment, and seemed to have nowhere else to go but Zhuqing Village.

"But what about my identity?"

"Then just openly show your identity to the villagers. They will accept you. And if anything happens in the village in the future, Uncle Shiyue is powerful and should be able to help."

Xiao Guang looked at him earnestly and encouraged him.

After resolving the Tianguan Mountain incident, she will now return to the modern world.

Having spent almost two months in Zhuqing Village, she has developed a strong affection for this ancient village.

Before leaving the village, Hikaru planned to do something for it, at least to leave behind Uncle Ishizuki, a powerful ninja.

Upon hearing this, Shi Yue's expression gradually softened.

Like Magamu, he also wandered around after his village was destroyed by Pokémon.

No, his hometown was truly destroyed, not a misunderstanding like that of Ma Jiamu!

Shiyue, from the Hoenn region, still remembered that a snow-white beast-type Pokémon with sickle horns came to the village and stayed there for several days. Its red eyes stared intently at them, making it look extremely dangerous.

Their village lived cautiously under the watchful eyes of this snow-white beast for several days, until finally, the beast seemed to lose patience and unleashed its fury.

An exaggerated landslide and mudslide occurred from the cliff next to the village, completely burying it!
With nowhere else to go, Shi Yue eventually met Ma Jiamu, and together they arrived in the Xicui region.

Ash & Dawn: "."

That Absol must be so angry it'll faint, right?

"Okay, then I'll stay."

Shi Yue finally spoke up, saying that there seemed to be nowhere else to go but here.

If he sees that snow-white calamity beast again, he must do everything in his power to kill it and prevent Zhuqing Village from repeating the same mistake!
Seeing that Xiaozhi was still clutching his stomach, Shiyue brought out the stove that she had put away.

After washing and peeling the potatoes, I chopped them and kneaded them into the dough, skillfully making taro cakes.

This time, instead of continuing his hot-tempered act of driving away the outsiders, he politely said:

"Please be patient, everyone~ The delicious taro cakes will be ready soon~"

Xiao Zhi smiled with satisfaction. Today he could finally eat freshly baked taro cakes!
The next day, early in the morning, the two went to the market.

There was no romantic or innocent atmosphere among the men and women strolling around; all that could be seen was a frenzy of buying all sorts of local specialties along the way.

Before leaving, they planned to fill their backpacks and bags to the brim!

"Poga—!"

Behind him stood the three-meter-tall leader, Emperor Nabo, imposing and dignified, his body covered in bags.

Dawn was also curious about how Ash managed to tame the proud Empoleon into becoming a laborer.

And judging from his appearance, he seemed quite honored and proud?
First, on the west side of the village, Miss Bellila's training grounds had reopened. At this moment, besides her own people wearing Team Galactic uniforms, there were also quite a few people wearing Team Kongo or Team Pearl uniforms.
Bellila will be open to all Green Washers, teaching and mastering her techniques.

This is the latest instruction issued by Team Galaxy.

"It looks pretty good!"

Xiao Guang smiled and nodded; she was very satisfied with the changes in Zhuqing Village!
Adjacent to the training grounds are farmlands to the south. From afar, Yabai sensed Ash's Aura and ran to the fence to wave and greet him.

"Good morning, Xiaozhi, and Xiaozhao too!"

"Good morning~"

Xiao Zhi responded and then curiously looked into the farmland, quickly spotting a figure with short silver hair.

At this moment, Hunter J had changed into the khaki-colored cloth clothes of the farming group, wearing slippers, and was bending over turning the soil in the farmland.

With a pout and an annoyed expression, he seemed quite uncomfortable.

"Uh, are you starting work so early?"

Ash and Dawn exchanged a glance; the situation seemed somewhat difficult to resolve.

Yabai then raised a finger to Xiaozhi, indicating that with him around, everything would be reliable.

"Oh, Xiao Zhao! Is there anything you need to plant?"

Upon seeing Hikari, Naka immediately came to greet him. Usually, when Team Galactic members come to them, it's to plant something.

For a fee, the farming team will help with planting, providing a one-stop service including seeds, watering, and fertilization.

"Oh, I'm not here to plant anything, Uncle Caihua, I'm here to buy some mint and some tree fruits."

Xiaoguang explained with a smile.

Knowing that Ash bought a whole bunch of Mints at a low price, she naturally didn't intend to miss this good opportunity.

"Then come and pick whatever you like. Your Black friend bought a lot from me before~"

Caihua smiled and led the way, glancing curiously at Xiaozhi, who looked quite unfamiliar.

Taking advantage of this break, Xiaozhi also submitted his resignation to Yabai.

"Are you leaving already? Thank you so much for your time; you've shown me such powerful waveguides!"

Yabai chuckled and shook hands with Xiaozhi.

He thought that when Ash said "leave," he meant going to other regions.

My gaze drifted to Xiao Guang, who was passionately haggling with Master Caihua.
It seems like they're taking this Galaxy star with them when they leave?
After leaving the farmland of Zhuqing Village, the two went to the general store and the Ginkgo Merchants Association's stall, where they bought many rare items.

After inquiring about Wang Luo's whereabouts
"Wang Luo? He left after waking up."

Chief Yinren, with a straw cigarette dangling from his lips, sighed.

He had already heard about Wang Luo from Xingyue and the others, but he didn't expect that this kid was so secretive.

However, after Wang Luo woke up, he acted as if nothing had happened, seemingly unaware that he had exposed his villainous identity. He remained gentle and friendly, and left the village after saying he was going out to do business.

Since Xiaozhi didn't do anything, Yinren naturally didn't bother to care and just let things take their course.

"Well, that's all."

Xiao Zhi nodded, working backwards from the scenario of his future meeting with Mr. Wang Luo.
Wang Luo has probably given up on causing trouble in this era.

He'll probably find a new way to travel through time, planning to cause trouble again in the modern Sinnoh region, and then run into him.

—This forms a closed loop. (End of Chapter)