Pokémon, Ash is going to become a perfect man from now on.

"Wait a minute!" Lance quickly stopped Ash. "I want to talk to you about the aftermath of the attack on Team Rocket."

"You can handle those things yourself. I'm just a junior investigator. Send me any frontline missions you need to take care of." Xiao Zhi rubbed his eyes, which were starting to blur. "By the way... let's keep this base. If the Alliance doesn't need it, they can approve it for me. My company just happens to need a research and development base."

Actually, this was his first proper meeting with Lance, and Ash really wanted to talk to him more...

But after using Viridian Power too much, Ash felt weak all over. His eyelids were starting to droop, and he just wanted to get back to the present and have a good sleep.

"Let's talk about it later..." Lance noticed that Ash wasn't in a good mood, so he could only suppress his desire to continue the conversation and watch helplessly as Ash entered the computer.

However, remembering the company Xiaozhi had just mentioned, he thought it might be worthwhile to collaborate.

That company recently started operating in Yuhong City, and its main business seems to be mobile phones and information networks, which happens to be the technology that the Kanto Alliance needs most right now.

If the league cooperates with them, they might be able to decipher the Rockets' secret communications.

...

On the other side, Xiao Zhi, who was racing through the computer world, soon emerged from his phone again.

He found himself in a living room where only Xiao Lan and Na Zi were present; the rest of the people were not there.

"Miss Kona and the others went to discuss the follow-up matters, and Shigeru is helping out as well," Xiao Lan explained immediately.

"I understand..." Ash nodded slightly and solemnly handed the doll in his hand to Sabrina.

"Look, I've found her... Her old injuries should be healed, but it seems she was imprisoned for a long time before. After you used your superpowers to help her recover, it will take a long time to help her recuperate."

"Th...thank you!" Naz immediately hugged the doll to her arms. She still couldn't believe that what she was holding in her hands was her long-lost mother!

"If you have something important to do, go ahead and take care of it. I'll take Ash to rest; he must be exhausted from all this traveling." Noticing that Sabrina was upset, Blue immediately stepped between the two of them and also helped Ash up.

She doesn't mind Sabrina expressing her feelings for Ash, but it's best if it's not now.

Ash was clearly exhausted and on the verge of collapse. For Blue, getting some rest was the most important thing right now; even if the sky were to fall, that would come second.

"Well... alright." Although she was incredibly excited, the thought of reuniting with her mother urged Naz to leave the living room immediately and go to Miss Joey to arrange a hospital room.

Xiao Lan then helped Xiao Zhi to the next ward and settled him in bed.

"Little Blue, your uncle and aunt..."

"You didn't have to be in such a hurry to say it." Seeing that Xiao Zhi was trying to stay awake, Xiao Lan shook her head with heartache. "So much time has passed, I'm not in a rush."

"But I really want to tell you right away... uh, you'd better see for yourself." Ash sighed wearily, but still activated his psychic powers to bring Blue's consciousness into his mental world.

In this way, Xiaolan can truly see what her parents experienced after they were kidnapped, including the scene when they disappeared again.

"So... they're no longer in Team Rocket's hands, but were swallowed by the black hole?" The video ended, and Blue muttered to himself in a daze.

She felt as if all her strength had been drained away, realizing that all her efforts had ultimately been in vain…

He originally thought that as long as he kept attacking the Rockets, he would eventually be able to rescue his parents.

But now that such a change has occurred, the search ahead is like looking for a needle in a haystack!

"I've only heard of the theory that it's possible to reopen the Ultra Inferno in the same location, but everything still needs further verification," Ash said apologetically.

Even if Blue's parents really do live on the other side of the Ultra Cave, judging from the plot development of the anime, it will be at least several years before Alola develops a device that can detect Ultra Aura.

However, Ash has already made up his mind that he must get involved in the research of Ultra Void as soon as possible!

The two most important people in his life, Blue and Lyra, both had their experiences related to the Ultra Tunnel. Ash couldn't possibly be indifferent to this!

Once we've resolved the Team Rocket issue, let's head to Alora ahead of time and make contact with the Aether Foundation...

"What are you worrying about now?"

Just as Xiaozhi was deep in thought, Xiaolan suddenly touched his forehead with both hands, as if trying to smooth out the lines that appeared from his frown.

"Now that we have a new lead, just relax and we can investigate it slowly later." The girl had regained her bright smile and opened her arms to gently hug Xiaozhi. "I'm really happy to hear new information... Xiaozhi, don't put too much pressure on yourself because of me."

"Okay..." Looking at the girl's eyes, which were deliberately forcing a smile, Xiaozhi knew that it was no use saying anything.

It's always like this. Because she doesn't want to worry herself, Xiao Lan always swallows her pain alone, only showing her happiest and most beautiful self...

Xiao Zhi couldn't do anything else right now; he could only hold the other person tightly before being overcome by sleepiness...

"Go to sleep, I'll stay here with you."

Xiao Lan looked intently at the sleeping face, then suddenly leaned closer and left a warm mark on his cheek.

"I'll give you this for now. Anything more... we'll have to wait until you're fully awake, right?"

The girl smiled wistfully to herself, then quickly leaned against Ash's bedside, keeping him company as he drifted off to sleep...

"Ash... um, is he already asleep?"

A moment later, Naz rushed back and saw the two sleeping soundly inside the house. She immediately tiptoed.

She didn't leave, but tiptoed to the bedside, looking at Xiaozhi's face with eyes full of gratitude.

"Thank you... thank you so much," Naz whispered. In the past ten years of her life, she had never felt so happy.

She no longer needs to live in fear or suffer the pain of missing her long-lost mother…

And all of this is thanks to Ash.

As expected, the prediction of the future was correct.

From the moment they met, he was destined to become her hope, and... a reliance she could entrust herself to.

As if possessed, she went around to the other side of the bed, and like Xiao Lan, she lay down there and slowly closed her eyes.

...

"Xiao Zhi, I heard you're back? What...?" The spiky-haired boy who arrived later was completely dumbfounded when he saw the scene in the ward.

There's no seat left for him... No!

Xiao Mao meant that he had been on tenterhooks and busy for a long time, only to end up letting someone have two women on either side of him.

Chapter 170 Tokiwa's Affairs End

Ash genuinely felt that the Viridian Pokémon Center was a place that didn't suit him at all.

He slept here three times in total: the first time was when someone drew blood from him, and the second time the house collapsed...

Finally, nothing unexpected happened this time, but I ended up sleeping in very short, fragmented sessions.

Ash didn't exhaust his power this time, so he didn't sleep soundly and woke up not long after.

Then he discovered that there was a furry little head in the crook of each of his arms...

When did the three of them end up sleeping in that position?

Could it be that I missed some program while I was sleeping?

Out of gentlemanly conduct… well, actually it was more about the pleasure of having two girls on either side, Xiao Zhi didn't intend to disturb the two girls beside him and decisively chose to continue pretending to be asleep.

As soon as he closed his eyes, Blue suddenly woke up again. She looked at Ash, then at Sabrina on the other side, and after thinking for a moment, she lay back down next to Ash.

So, the number of members in the "pretending to be asleep" group has increased by 1.

When Sabrina woke up, Ash and Blue both heard her muttering to herself in exasperation…

"I'm not awake, I'm not awake..."

One more member to the pretend-to-sleep group!

And so, you wake up while I pretend to be asleep, I pretend to be asleep while he closes his eyes, and the three of them gradually get caught in a loop in bed, like a bug has been fixed.

In the end, Ash couldn't take it anymore, pulled his arm away, and got up to leave.

If this continues, his stomach is going to rebel.

"Hey, stop pretending, everyone's gone." Not long after Xiao Zhi left, Xiao Lan patted the edge of the bed, waking up the person who was still pretending.

"Uh..." Naza hesitated as she got up, feeling rather embarrassed, like a primary school student caught doing something wrong.

However, Xiao Lan, being a master of social interaction, wouldn't let her remain embarrassed forever.

"Are you hungry?"

"A little..."

"Let's go eat!"

“Okay.” Naza nodded immediately; Little Blue’s suggestion was exactly what she wanted!

"How is Auntie doing?" Xiao Lan asked with concern on the way to the restaurant.

“She’s settled in and is resting. I left after she fell asleep, and I don’t know if she’s awake yet,” Sabrina said in detail. “She wants to see Ash… I’m also considering whether to go back to Saffron City after this…”

Perhaps because of sleeping with Ash, Sabrina now feels closer to Blue, and she can open up to her about many things.

"I won't get involved in meeting the parents, but I don't recommend you go back to Saffron City," Blue suggested. "Viridian City will have Elite Four member Kikuko overseeing things later, so it's actually safer than Saffron City. Besides, it's very close to Pallet Town!"

“Then let’s stay here. I’ll ask Miss Joey to contact a specialized sanatorium.” Naz smiled faintly, clearly agreeing with Xiao Lan’s suggestion.

Especially the last point, that it's very close to Pallet Town, that reason really hit the nail on the head!

The two sisters chatted all the way to the restaurant and found that not only Xiaozhi, but Xiaoshi was also there.

Unlike Ash, who was enjoying his meal, Gary kept biting his fork with a resentful expression.

"Tch, they're here too... I'm done eating~" Seeing two girls approaching together from afar, Xiao Mao immediately cleared away his plates and left.