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

In fact, Ash had already informed Kukui about their skipping school trip, otherwise the five kids would definitely have been caught and brought back.

"Also... how was your experience interacting with Pokémon and your first battle?" Ash asked Lillie with a smile.

"That was absolutely amazing!" Lillie said, her face flushed, her voice filled with gratitude. "Ash, I really have to thank you! Thanks to you for arranging all of this, I was able to successfully touch Whitey and Lillie! I..."

Lillie paused for a moment, and her cheeks grew even hotter...

"As for combat, we're not very good at it. We were defeated in no time." After considering for a while, Lillie reluctantly changed the subject.

"Take it slow, everything will get better," Ash said with an understanding smile.

After chatting with the five Alola members for a few minutes, Ash let them tour the island while he, along with Mewtwo and Gastly, began the final cleanup.

"Is there anything else you want to finish?" Gastly asked, puzzled.

"We need to contact people to comfort the trainers who were eliminated," Ash said seriously. "Lillie and the others know me well, so they'll be grateful... but the others might not. My initial intention in organizing this party was to help Mewtwo recognize its own shortcomings, but it has undoubtedly caused psychological trauma to many people. We must send someone to counsel them and provide them with compensation as soon as possible."

"Compensation... Do we also want compensation for those guys who abandoned Pokémon?" Mewtwo frowned unconsciously.

"The choices they made in that situation might have been out of desperation, not necessarily their own will," Xiao Zhi explained. "If we don't guide them properly at this point, they might really become bastards in the future."

“I understand…” Mewtwo suddenly realized.

Before anything happens, we shouldn't arbitrarily condemn people based solely on our thoughts; instead, we should try to guide them back to the right path…

"But that depends on the situation." Xiao Zhi suddenly let out a cold snort for no reason.

Don't accuse Xiao Zhi of double standards. Some people are not human, so they are not worth reforming!

I won't name names, it's too annoying~

Chapter 464 Michael, the Meeting in Golden City

After the party on New Island ended, Ash and the Alola Five returned to Pallet Town together.

Although he has dropped out of school, Ash is still friends with them. Now that the Pokémon School is conducting outdoor lessons in Pallet Town, Ash should at least show some hospitality.

Furthermore, he could also go back to visit his mother and take the opportunity to tidy up his belongings.

Since becoming a trainer, Ash has been constantly on the go and has hardly ever been home.

Now that he finally has the opportunity, is he going to pass by his own home without going in?

As for the Pokémon he carries, Ash had brought almost all the Pokémon he had caught with him to make it easier to move around in Alola. He certainly couldn't be so bulky back in Ogaku.

Especially for companions like Crobat and Pinsir who have already found their way to becoming stronger, giving them enough time and space to practice at their own pace will definitely be more effective than Ash constantly guiding them.

Considering all this, Ash left all of Johto's former companions, except for the five main Pokémon, at the lab... Among them, Venusaur was specially sent to Fuchsia City Gym, and asked the Kamaitachi family to help take it to the Mysterious Garden; while Pink Nidoking was sent back to Mandarin Island, so that he could pass on what he had learned to the other companions on the island.

There's also Gengar, which was left on the new island by Gastly, supposedly to be systematically taught and helped to further master the wonders of psychic powers.

Ash has no objection to Gastly's attempt to take over the new island, since Mewtwo left with him anyway, and the three cloned creatures need someone to take care of them.

As for its desire to teach Gengar, Ash wholeheartedly agreed... after all, that's how the spoon of fate guides us.

The teachings of the Millennium Gastly were the turning point for Gengar to become stronger!

Perhaps it was because Ash had revealed his secret to Gastly, letting it know that Ash would seek out the power of defying fate and would help the ghost girl fulfill her wish no matter what.

Gastly then reciprocated by deciding to wholeheartedly teach Gengar, which caused the dormant Bent Spoon to react.

So far, of all the bent spoons, including those owned by Mewtwo, only Blastoise's remains untouched.

However, Ash is not in a hurry. He will keep Blastoise by his side and will definitely help it find a way to become stronger!

After a short rest in Pallet Town, Ash was about to set off when he met up with Brock who had arrived... but only Brock showed up.

Blue was going to act alone again, saying she had some important things to investigate. As they left Indigo Plateau, she asked Brock to convey her apology to Ash.

Of course, Xiao Zhi wouldn't blame her, and he also roughly guessed what Xiao Lan wanted to investigate.

So, should I help her... or should I help her?

...

"Huh, are we going to Goldenrod City?" After setting off again, Brock realized that Ash wasn't going to Johto, but instead went to the central area of ​​Kanto first.

"Yes, it's said that a group of VIPs came to Golden City because of the construction of the Grand Contest venue. Miss Rika went to receive them and is currently with Natsume."

The official Hoenn Grand Contest team has been operating in the greater Kanto region recently. The Johto region has already officially started the contest, and the Kanto region has begun preparing and constructing a venue starting from Saffron City.

However, the usually quiet and reserved Naz was really not suited for the reception work, so Rika decisively stepped in to save the day, a true testament to their close sisterly bond!

"That makes perfect sense~" Xiao Gang's smile was a little sarcastic... but it also carried a hint of jealousy.

To put it simply, Ash went to Goldenrod City mainly to see some girls along the way...

Damn it... Ash, can't you face your age?

He's still just a kid, but he insists on acting like an adult, flirting with girls and building a harem. This kind of behavior... is going to be a huge blow to Xiao Gang, a single guy.

...

"Mr. Ash, welcome back." At the entrance of the Goldenrod Gym, seeing Ash's figure in the distance, Rika immediately led Sabrina to greet him.

"Long time no see, Ms. Rika, Sabrina," Ash greeted them naturally.

Of all the girls he was close to, he and Rika still address each other with the respect due to each other to this day.

This politeness is not a sign of estrangement, but rather a subtle understanding between them, which evokes a unique mood every time it is mentioned.

"How have you been lately?" Ash asked with concern as he was led into the gym by the two girls. "They're building a Contest venue here. Is the reception work very tiring?"

"It's alright~" Lijia smiled and shook her head, "It's just keeping an eye on the progress and helping to compile some information and such."

"Rika took care of the reception, and the gym battles weren't too difficult," Sabrina said casually. "It's just that a rather annoying guy has recently appeared."

"Are they here to harass you?" Xiao Zhi frowned, a nameless anger rising in his heart.

He wanted to see which fool dared to steal from his own house!

However, Natsume shook her head in denial: "No...the other party came to see you."

"Looking for me?" Xiao Zhi was taken aback...

"Miss Rika, Miss Sabrina, I'm here again. Has Ash come over?"

As soon as he was told, the guy who had been harassing the two girls for days came knocking on the door again before Xiao Zhi could even wonder.

However… the white hat, the wing-like cape, and the two green ribbons that looked like Milotic's hair fins left Ash completely bewildered.

"Isn't this one of Hoenn's champions, Mr. Wallace?" Even Brock could recognize him at a glance with his distinctive attire.

One of the twin stars of Hoenn, Wallace is a Water-type master who takes turns being the champion with Steven, and also a top-tier Coordinator!

"Hey, you must be Ash, that's great!" Wallace greeted him, pulling up a chair and sitting opposite Ash as if they were old friends. "I've been looking for you several times lately, but you've never been here."

"I'm sorry, something came up and I was delayed. I should have been the one to visit you first," Xiao Zhi said in a very formal manner.

"It's okay, I'll just treat this as a paid vacation here," Mikoli said nonchalantly... but his expression didn't reflect his calm tone.

"Mr. Michael, if you want to know something, just ask," Ash said bluntly. "If it's something I can tell you, I won't hide it from you."

"Since you've put it that way, I want to know... did you do the Rarus thing?" Mikuri seemed to be a straightforward guy, directly using the excuse Ash gave him to raise his suspicions, which even caused everyone in the room to change color!

“Mr. Michael…you can’t just ask that kind of question!” “I knew it, he’s really annoying.”

Both Lijia and Naz looked serious, their expressions suggesting they were ready for battle at any moment.

"Of course it wasn't me. I've never been to Hoenn in my entire life," Ash waved his hand nonchalantly. "However, I was recently attacked by what appeared to be Larus technology."

"What did you say?" Mikoli was immediately startled. "When did that happen?!"

"Just a few days ago, I had a battle with Giovanni, the former leader of Team Rocket, on New Island... Mr. Mikkuri, would you like to hear the details?"

Chapter 465 The three starter Pokémon of Hoenn, pick one!

In the ensuing talks, Michaeli fully realized just how terrifying a 'detail-obsessed' person can be.

After Ash returned to Kanto, he fought Giovanni on the new island. The mechanical modules that Giovanni used were exactly the same as the guard system used for city defense in Larousse City.

Michael couldn't deny this. Ash had secretly asked the Pokémon manager to check online and then played a video of the product's launch event for Michael on his phone.

'With this security system, Larousse will be the safest place in the world!'

The mayor of Larousse—who is also Gilluta's biological father—was captured on camera with great conviction, his demeanor clearly revealed by various cameras.

However, Gilluta, who was serving time in Kanto at the time, provided testimony admitting that Larus was colluding with Team Rocket. Gilluta had also used his Flying Palace to capture the three legendary birds of Kanto for Team Rocket and participated in the evil experiment of combining the three birds.

Taking all the details into account, Ash concludes that... the previous incident involving Larus was a case of the pot calling the kettle black; they had actually given the security system to Giovanni in order to secretly support him in continuing to wreak havoc in Kanto.

Furthermore, the security system in Larus City, including Gilruta's Flying Palace earlier, all seem to be highly targeted at Legendary Pokémon... This also raises suspicions that they might be after some Legendary Pokémon!

This meticulously logical analysis, coupled with the labeling, left Mikoli feeling incredibly uneasy.

He was familiar with the inside story and knew that Larousse was definitely not stealing from his own entourage this time.

They were indeed robbed, and it wasn't just a security system that was lost.

Even so, Larus's actions were indeed entirely his own fault.

As for other speculations, Wallace only hoped that Ash wouldn't find any convincing evidence, otherwise Hoenn would definitely be in chaos.

Too monstrous...