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

"Whoosh!" The little dragon released its power in the opposite direction, easily annihilating the not-so-large vortex.

"Come on up!" Xiaoxia and Lila quickly arrived on their Gyarados and together rescued the little girl and the sea lion.

"Um... thank you!" After distinguishing between Xia and Lila, the rescued little girl immediately rushed into Xia's arms...

“Uh…” Lila, standing to the side, couldn’t help but have a slightly subtle expression.

Was that girl making a comparison just now?

"Don't underestimate the ocean. Gentleness and fear are just some of the ocean's expressions, you know?" Xiaoxia gently lectured.

"Okay, I understand!" The little girl snuggled against Xia's chest and answered in a sweet, childish voice.

"Mary!" At that moment, an anxious shout suddenly came from the dock.

A boy with a parted hairstyle was running towards them. When the little girl saw this, she stopped clinging to Xiaxia and ran ashore to hug him excitedly.

"Brother, I'm sorry!"

Clearly, they are siblings.

"I really don't know how to thank you... Uh, may I ask your name, Miss?" After confirming that his sister was safe and sound, the boy with his hair parted approached Ash and the others, but his attention was immediately drawn to Misty.

"I'm Xiaoxia..."

"Miss Xia, you are absolutely gorgeous!" The parted-hair boy suddenly exclaimed dramatically, snapping his fingers to have several followers present him with a bouquet of flowers... and at the same time, he brought over a sound system!

"Beautiful flowers for a beautiful lady, please dance with me..."

"Sorry, I'm in a hurry." Xiaoxia glanced at the expressionless man, then immediately jumped back onto the top of the Gyarados head. "Whether it's the bouquet or the dance, I think we should just skip it. That's fine~"

She had no desire to talk to the unfamiliar boy in front of her. She simply nodded goodbye to his sister and then rode her Gyarados away from the dock.

Behind Gyarados, Ash, atop Lapras, merely glanced indifferently at the parted-haired boy... Ash ignored the provocation in the latter's eyes.

Ash realized that the Gym Leaders of the Orange Islands are utterly useless. They don't do any work to protect the islands or its inhabitants; all they do is show off on their islands all day long.

He didn't have time to waste on this guy; it was more important to get down to business.

Xiao Zhi simply ignored it, but the other party had already set their sights on the people around him...

"Miss Xia has quite a personality; I really wish I could keep her on the island!"

"Really? Brother, you have to work hard so that Mary can have a sister!"

"Haha! Don't worry, I'll definitely succeed!"

Chapter 270 The Sudden Appearance of the Sinnoh Future Champion!

Little Orange Island is located directly south of the Orange Islands, and it is also the largest and most geologically complex island in the area.

The eastern part of the island features a natural landscape dominated by forests and plains, where large training grounds and spectator stands have been built, and the quaint town of Yombella is located.

The south-central part of the island is a sparsely populated desert, and natural thunderstorms often occur there. Many cowboys risk coming here to graze Magnemite in order to absorb electricity to power the surrounding towns.

To the west of the island lies Big City, the largest and most bustling city on Little Orange Island… Compared to the desert-strewn city of Yombella, this is practically another world.

Orange Isle is undoubtedly the most famous island in the entire archipelago, even more famous than Orange Isle, where Orange Stadium and Victor's Palace are located... and all of this is thanks to the attention brought by the Ice Queen, Lorelei.

Lorelei comes to Orange Island for vacation every year and holds large-scale seminars there, unconditionally explaining Pokémon breeding and battling to the trainers present.

Some particularly lucky viewers even got the chance to battle the Ice King!

Kona also came to Little Orange Island this year, but unlike in the past, she did not hold a presentation at a special venue in the east. Instead, she came to Big City for the first time.

This made Big City the focus of attention for countless people. By the time Ash and his friends arrived, the entire city was already overcrowded.

The streets were plastered with banners announcing Lorelei's upcoming presentation, and the city was bustling with activity. Enthusiastic trainers were everywhere, and you'd almost always encounter someone with an exclamation mark above their head!

"Hey, let's have a match!"

"Alright, baby dragon, headbutt!"

Ash certainly wouldn't let such a rare opportunity to train pass him by, accepting all challenges as if it were a chance to give his Bagon experience.

The new Ironhead Pokémon, equipped with a Life Orb and the Boost ability, has seen a significant increase in overall damage output, practically making it a one-hit wonder!

They continued their headbutt assault, but their destination wasn't the Pokémon Center. Instead, it was the hotel where the Elite Four member was staying, as she had previously told them.

Ice King has already booked a room for me; I heard the hotel bed is huge and comfortable…

After they arrived, Xiao Zhi asked the front desk to call and inform them. Soon after, they were invited to the hotel's private reception room.

However, to his surprise, there was more than just Kona there.

A black trench coat with a fur collar, long golden hair reaching his waist... Xiao Zhi never expected to encounter such an important person here!

However, to be fair, Sister Cabbage truly lives up to her reputation as a goddess-level figure active in various... well, in short, she is a goddess-level character. Even though she is slightly inferior to Master Lorelei in terms of figure, she can still hold her own with her looks and temperament.

But there's one thing... Doesn't she get hot wearing that outfit on that southern island?

"Ash, you've finally arrived." Lorelei greeted him with a smile upon his arrival. "Your sister is with the girl from before... And who is this?"

"It's a newly met companion, Tracey. He's a very talented Pokémon observer."

There was nothing that could be done; Xiao Jian was so nervous that he couldn't speak at all, so Xiao Zhi had to introduce him on his behalf.

As for Lila and Xia, Kona was already familiar with them.

"A Pokémon observer? That's really impressive. Ash is very lucky."

"Well... not really~" Lorelei casually complimented Ash, leaving Tracey feeling flattered.

“Let me introduce you too. This is Cynthia, a scholar from Sinnoh.” Lorelei pointed to the blonde beauty beside her. “Her other identity is that of the soon-to-be Sinnoh Champion!”

"Sinnoh's..." "The Champion?!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Xiao Jian and Xiao Xia were both shocked.

Lila was alright. She had often heard a high-ranking official mention things about other regions, and she had a considerable understanding of famous figures such as the Kings and Champions outside of Kanto.

"I just plan to challenge the Sinnoh Champions League when I get back; I haven't officially reached the top yet," Cynthia said modestly.

She's never been a flamboyant person... Of course, Kona's presence also played a part.

Cynthia had also heard the story about Lance's inability to reach the top of the championship for so long. In many people's minds, another title for the Ice King is "Dragon Slayer"!

Unfortunately, Cynthia's main Pokémon is also a Dragon-type, and it's also 4x weak to Ice.

I won't go into the details, but in short, she was quite fortunate. If Lorelei were Sinnoh's Ice Queen, she wouldn't have had to worry about reaching the top this year...

“Ash, Cynthia came here specifically to see you,” Lorelei explained. “She visited Indigo Plateau earlier but couldn’t find you, so she came straight here.”

"Oh, is there anything I can help you with?" Xiao Zhi asked curiously.

“There is something that Yagen, the Aura user of Sinnoh, entrusted me to give to you,” Cynthia explained calmly. “But before that, I want to see your Riolu first.”

“Okay.” Ash nodded nonchalantly and casually tossed the Luxury Ball that the Jackal was in.

The opponent clearly hadn't seen the match where he won the championship, otherwise he would have known that Riolu had already evolved into Lucario!

"Oh, it's evolved already? It's been trained very well." Cynthia nodded in approval, but also threw out a Poké Ball and summoned her Lucario.

"Lucario..." Sensing the powerful aura emanating from its kin, Ash's Lucario's expression became somewhat ferocious, and its aura began to stir.

"Calm down, you're no match for it right now." Ash raised his hand and pressed it on Lucario's shoulder. With a wisp of Aura injected, Jackal's consciousness immediately cooled down... but its eyes still gleamed with fighting spirit!

"A Champion-level Lucario... no wonder it's Cynthia."

Ash's soft compliment surprised Cynthia, who was surprised that the boy had such good eyesight and could immediately see through Lucario's strength.

For Ash, what he truly saw was the absolute gap between a champion and an elite player!

As mentioned before, most world champions are single-core players, and the same is true for world champions.

Generally speaking, if a player has one character who can officially reach the Heavenly King level, they can consider themselves a Heavenly King.

Aki is a typical example. Apart from Crobat being an Elite Four member, the strongest of other Pokémon like Muk and Arbok is only at the level of a near-Elite Four member.

The real strength of champions lies in the fact that if they can train their main Pokémon to champion level, they can more easily train their other Pokémon to champion level!

Besides the champion Dragonite, Lance has four Elite Four-level Dragons in his main arsenal, which is the key to his ability to fight against the Elite Four.

Cynthia's situation is clearly similar.

So, Ash thinks that those Sinnoh Elite Four members in the original series who challenged Belladonna at the drop of a hat were all really too ambitious.

If they really have free time, they should train their other main Pokémon and try to shed the label of being a "single-core Elite Four" first.

"Ash, let me be frank... I want to battle you and Lucario to confirm some things." Realizing Ash wasn't an ordinary kid, Cynthia cut straight to the point. "After that, I'll give you Aster's things."

"Please allow me to refuse."

Surprisingly, Xiao Zhi simply didn't intend to agree!

Chapter 271 Superpower Control, the Wise Know No Doubts!

Ash rejected the challenge from the future champion without hesitation, leaving everyone in the room stunned.

Especially Xiao Jian, who didn't know much about Xiao Zhi's specific situation, was afraid that this act of 'not treating the future champion as an executive' would anger the important figure who had come from afar.

"Hey, I knew it would be like this." Lorelei immediately tried to smooth things over. "Miss Cynthia may not know, but Ash has always been very self-aware of his own abilities. After winning the tournament, he didn't want to challenge the four of us either."

"Can you tell me why?" Cynthia ignored Lorelei's explanation and just looked at Ash with a serious expression.