He knows Pokémon better than me.

When Ash returned from Hero's Fountain, he saw Melantha in the lobby. Beside her flew a gorgeous Edelweiss, which looked to be one of her main Pokémon.

The two quickly went up to him and greeted him:
"Hello, Miss Meirong! My name is Xiaozhi, and I'm a friend of Magua."

"My name is Sonia, and I'm a Pokémon Professor!"

Mei Rong smiled gently and kindly:

"Hello~ I've already heard from Magua, Sonia, you can stay next door to me tonight, my room is all ready~"

Then she looked at Xiaozhi and praised him directly:

"Ash, I watched your battle between Butterfree and Felfin this afternoon, it was really exciting! Especially the Z-Move you used at the end, that was quite unexpected!"

The explosive power of Z-Moves meant that if she hadn't known this information beforehand, her Edelweiss would probably have been a disaster.

Besides that, she was also very grateful that Smartie had become Magua's friend.

Despite her eldest son's outgoing and carefree personality, he rarely goes out except for work.

He's doing very well online with his live streaming, but Magua doesn't have many friends in real life.

This is the first time I've brought a friend back to the Arena to stay!
"What a worrying child!"

Mei Rong touched her cheek and muttered to herself, her face full of doting affection.

Xiao Zhi and the other's gaze then fell upon Mei Rong's back. Her voluptuous figure completely obscured the person behind her.

"Oh, I forgot to introduce you, this is my daughter!"

Mei Rong realized what was happening and quickly pushed the girl in front of her with a smile.

She looked to be only six or seven years old, with short, light blonde hair and a somewhat shy demeanor.

"Hello"

She grabbed Mei Rong's clothes and whispered.

Like Mei Rong, the little girl was also wearing a fluffy white scarf and snow boots, but her figure was not as "large" as her brother or mother; instead, she appeared very slender.

"So Magua has a younger sister? I've never heard him mention her before."

Xiao Zhi was somewhat surprised, but what surprised him even more was that there seemed to be more than one?
"Hehe, Magua actually has three younger brothers!"

Mei Rong said with a smile, her expression a mixture of doting affection and pride.

Although her family wasn't as outrageous as Teacher Gang's family, who had a whole football team of children, they still had a total of five children!
However, the three youngest sons are only three or four years old, which is quite a big age gap with Magua.

Ash and his friend exchanged a glance; it was quite a lively family.

Sonia suddenly remembered something and spoke abruptly:

"By the way, Miss Meirong, I'd like to ask you some questions about the Galar mythology! Could I do an interview with you later?!"

"Oh, chatting with young girls? I'm already looking forward to it!"

Mei Rong covered her mouth and chuckled, immediately agreeing. Like Ma Gua, she was also an outgoing and enthusiastic person.

"Young man, it gets a bit chilly at night, remember to keep warm!"

After giving Ash a brief reminder, she quickly led Sonia down the other side of the corridor.

Alone, Ash shrugged, then covered the back of his head and headed towards Maga's room.

When I went in, Magua was still live streaming.

It was prime time at night, and Xiao Zhi glanced at the number in the upper right corner—over 1 views, indicating extremely high popularity!
"Ash? You're back?!"

He was just about to sneak back to his room when Magua, quick-witted and agile, pulled him in front of the camera and began to introduce him:
"Oh my god, my family is in luck! My friend is back! He just made it into the top 120 of the World Championship Super Ball level today, and he's going to be a powerful trainer in the Ultra Ball level promotion tournament soon!" As for Ash's other achievements, he didn't say much.

Helpless, Xiao Zhi could only wave to the camera and force a smile:

"Uh, good evening everyone."

Immediately, a lot of "?" comments appeared on the screen.

"Pikachu~?"

However, Pikachu seemed quite interested in the live stream, jumping onto the computer desk and bringing its entire face close to the camera.

The breath he exhaled left adorable misty marks on the lens.

"It's Pikachu! So cute!"

Are there many wild electric rats in the Galar region?

"Host, is it the same-sex roommate type?"

"A high-level promotion tournament, that's impressive."

"This person's face... I feel like I've seen it somewhere amazing before?"

Immediately, the screen was filled with comments, all sorts of things.

However, Maga didn't keep bothering Ash; after a brief introduction, it let go.

Given Ash's strength, his popularity in the Galar region will probably explode in two months, right?

It might even surpass Dan Emperor?!
Just thinking about this made Magua's lips curl into a smile.
Damn it, he really wants to reveal everything about Ash's amazing resume and the Galar mythology from Version 3 that Sonia just told us!
Finally back in his room, Ash immediately sprawled out on the bed and let out a long sigh of relief.

After soaking in the hot spring for two hours, his whole body felt weak, and all he wanted to do was curl up in bed and get a good night's sleep.

That's good, I don't need to take a shower.

"Heh heh, Pikachu, you little rascal!"

Looking to the side towards the door, you can see Pikachu still standing in front of Margua's computer desk, waving at the camera, seemingly very interested in the live stream.

Even the Mr. Mime was sitting on the sofa outside, legs crossed, engrossed in scrolling through his phone and watching Magua's live stream.

Today we have a rare new guest, and Magua's smile in front of the camera is as bright as a 180-pound fat man.

However, Ash didn't go to sleep immediately. Instead, he got up, took out his phone, Rotom, and checked it.

Now that the World Championships are over, all we need to do is wait for the official arrangements. Next up is that ice and snow aquarium!

He opened the official ticketing app, which showed that he had successfully purchased two tickets for tomorrow.

Although Magua was a big celebrity and didn't want to alert the enemy, he still bought him two tickets.

In that case, I, the Mr. Mime, and Sonia can all go in together tomorrow.

While soaking in the hot springs, he mentioned this to Sonia, who immediately became indignant and expressed her desire to join the investigation.

"OK, that's good enough!"

After thinking it over and making sure he hadn't missed anything, Xiao Zhi lay back down on the pillow and closed his eyes.

It was snowing lightly outside, but it was very warm inside.

The sounds of a live stream, with Maga and Pikachu laughing and joking, could be heard coming from the next room.
Surprisingly, it had a really nice atmosphere.

Before long, Ash was fast asleep! (End of Chapter)