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

"Shōshī, you didn't lose anything, did you?" Brock asked, leaning closer and pointing to the open backpack.

"No, she's the Pokémon I met before that can turn invisible. She's probably just curious about what's in my bag."

After a quick check, Xiaozhi found that he hadn't lost anything.

But he couldn't figure out what Latias was looking for.

His backpack was full of random things: various crystals and items, most importantly, GS Balls and Gold and Silver Wings, as well as a bunch of 'local specialties' he brought from Alola before leaving.

But these things, no matter how you look at them, have absolutely nothing to do with the Water City Girl~

"Hmm?" Just as he was thinking, Xiaozhi suddenly frowned. "Wait for me a moment, I'm going to deal with an emergency."

After saying that, Ash immediately teleported away.

Since they met, Ash has been keeping his Aura locked onto Latias, and it seems like she's been entangled with someone!

Meanwhile, by a secluded little bridge, the girl transformed from Latias was being harassed by two women in a speedboat. One of the sun elves was blocking her way, while the other, Ariados, was directly spitting silk to entangle her body!

Latias is still too naive, which seems to be a common problem in Pokémon movies... Despite possessing extraordinary power, it is always manipulated by villains in various ways.

However, Ash has to admit that this did create an opportunity for him to play the hero and save the damsel in distress.

"You two, let go of that girl!" Ash flashed in front of Latias and ripped off Ariados's web.

"Oh, so you get to come after I let her go?" one of the blonde women said with a wicked grin.

“Yeah, we just thought she looked so plain and wanted to give her a fashionable outfit. Are you even peeking at that?” Another woman with short silver hair was even more audacious.

"Heh, you two actually dare to talk nonsense with me~" Ash sneered disdainfully, "The notorious thief sisters on the Interpol list, and also former special members of Team Rocket—Sanna and Lian... You two walking half-millionaires, do you really not know who I am?"

Five hundred thousand is the bounty on the two female thieves. Although it's probably less than one percent of the bounty on Xiao Zhi's head in the underworld, every little bit helps!

"You..." "Could it be..."

The two female thieves scrutinized Xiaozhi, their expressions growing increasingly grim.

"The Red Demon?!" *2

The two female thieves screamed in unison and immediately started their speedboat to escape, not even intending to keep the two Pokémon.

But no matter how much they struggled, it was all in vain. Suddenly, Alakazam appeared out of the ball, and with the spread of its superpowers, it lifted the entire speedboat and the two female thieves into the air!

As for those two Pokémon, they were already knocked down by Pikachu's tail.

Yes, a very successful hero-saves-the-damsel-in-distress maneuver!

Chapter 470 The Guardian of the Water City, Three Contacts... and then a fight broke out~

Sanna and Lian, two female thieves, are the villains in the Water City movie.

To be fair, these two women are really weak, arguably the weakest villains in the entire Pokémon series of movies... no, possibly the weakest villains in all of Pokémon movies.

However, these two lowly individuals managed to trigger a series of events in the original story, even directly leading to the tragic death of Water City's brother...

Xiao Zhi can't help but sigh whenever he thinks about these things.

The truly wicked thing about bad people is their intentions... Just like these two thief sisters, even without great power, they can still cause tragedy and bring pain to others!

Water 7 is a theatrical film like this; it doesn't simply calculate the fighting power of the two sides, and the final ending is far more complex than a superficial victory of good over evil...

"Uh, pervert... no, Master Ash, please have mercy on us!"

"That's right, we only stole things, we never hurt anyone..."

The two female thieves weren't stupid; they could tell that Xiao Zhi was in a terrible mood. So they hurriedly begged him to spare them this time, even striking poses and throwing flirtatious glances.

Unfortunately, Xiao Zhi wasn't interested in this kind of older woman.

He could accept someone older, of course, but it had to be someone on the level of Nanami and Cynthia…

Oops, we've gone off-topic~

"Alakazam, knock them out and then take them to Azalea Town." After a moment's thought, Ash made a plan.

He definitely wouldn't let those two go, much less let them linger in Water City, lest something else happen later.

Therefore, it's best to send them away. The exact location of the Water City is in the sea directly south of the City of the Sea. The nearest town in a straight line is Hinoki Town.

With Hu Di's skills, making a round trip at sea would not be difficult.

"It's all over now... How are you? Are you hurt?" After dealing with the two female thieves, Ash turned to Latias with concern.

However, the other party was probably a little frightened, and just shook its head in a panic before disappearing away from Ash's side.

Ash didn't insist on it, since the other party was in Water 7 and he would definitely see them again later.

He retraced his steps and found Xia and the others. After explaining the situation, he continued his tour of Water City without delaying anything.

Their next destination was the Grand Cathedral, the largest museum in Water City.

This is a museum with a simple and grand design, somewhat resembling a church. The curator here, Mr. Ben Gray, is a kind and talkative old man... but he has two big dark circles under his eyes, making him look quite tired.

Even so, he started with the fossil Pokémon skeletons as an introduction and explained the history and legends of Aldor Mare in detail to everyone.

The old man probably didn't know that the fossilized pterosaur and katana skeletons on the ground could come back to life...

"It is said that the builders of the Great Cathedral and this Tower of the Sun were the ancestors of the Water City, in order to commemorate Latios and Latias for protecting the peace of the city."

Ben Gray led his group to a special mechanical tower. The stained glass behind the tower had a special light-transmitting design, making it seem as if the sunlight was dazzling and a rainbow was spanning the top of the tower.

"Logically, this device is also used to protect peace, but its specific function has never been clear. This cathedral has been renovated many times, but it is said that this device existed even before the cathedral was built... um."

Before the old man could finish speaking, he swayed, but luckily Xiao Gang caught him quickly: "Mr. Ben Gray, are you alright?"

"Sorry... I was just a little tired. I guess I'm really getting old..." Ben Gray said apologetically.

"Have you been resting poorly lately?" Xiao Zhi asked with concern.

"Pretty much... I often dream at night."

"A dream?" Ash's heart skipped a beat, but Ben Grey was unwilling to elaborate and continued to lead the group on a tour.

"Hey, isn't that the one from just now..." At this moment, Xiaoxia also saw the girl who had just been cheek-to-cheek with Xiaozhi on the street on the second floor of the museum.

She was dressed the same as before, except now she had a white beret on her head, and she was tidying up her easel and tools.

“No…she’s human,” Lila said, shaking her head.

"Humans?" Xiaoxia curiously approached the stairwell and carefully observed the path the girl was sure to take.

"Do you need anything? If not, please move aside, I'm in a hurry to leave!"

“Okay, she is indeed human…” Xia instinctively stepped aside, certain that she had mistaken someone for someone else.

Pokémon can't talk... at least not like this.

Moreover, this girl's dark circles were quite heavy, completely different from the radiant girl from before.

"But why do they look the same?" Lila wondered, puzzled. "Or rather, why did that Pokémon choose to transform into this girl's appearance?"

"Why don't we go out and take a look?" Xiaoxia immediately suggested, and then grabbed Xiaozhi and Lila and ran out of the Grand Cathedral in a hurry.

Although Xiao Gang wanted to talk to Ben Gray a few more times, he had to give up for now.

They went out into the street and searched for the girl from before, but she was fast on her feet and soon disappeared into the maze-like town.

"Hmm, there she is!" Ash was about to use his Aura to search for her, but instead he saw a girl smiling and waving at him from a small bridge on the other side.

She wasn't wearing a hat or carrying a backpack... Everyone quickly realized that she was the Pokémon from earlier!

The other party seemed to be leading Ash somewhere, and kept mischievously wandering through the city until they brought Ash and the others to a dead end.

As they walked through a quiet alley, everyone watched in disbelief as the girl disappeared into the wall at the end!

"Let's go in and take a look too." Without hesitation, Ash followed the girl's example and led everyone through the wall.

As the light shone brighter, a clear view suddenly appeared before everyone's eyes!

They were now in a beautiful secret garden, where the spring water was clear and the grass was lush. Several towering trees were scattered in different areas, their lush branches and leaves like umbrellas, shielding them from the scorching midday sun.

Along the flowerbeds and by the pond, many Pokémon gathered in small groups, occasionally stealing glances at these 'uninvited guests'.

The girl who led Ash here was now sitting on a swing by the water, happily swinging back and forth.

Seeing Ash chasing after her, she couldn't help but smile sweetly...

But just then, Ash suddenly felt a great alarm!

"Get out of the way!" He shoved Xia and Lila aside. Just as he crossed his arms in front of his chest, he felt a tremendous force slam into him, sending him flying backwards like he was being lifted into the air!

"Ash?!" *3

"Woo..."

Ash's companions gasped in unison, and even the girl Pokémon that had drawn Ash over was taken aback!

This isn't what we agreed on before. Why does it want to...?

"Whoosh!" Just as the girl Pokémon was confused, the Pokémon that had launched the attack earlier started up again, relentlessly unleashing a dazzling stream of light!

Unique move: Cleansing Light!

"Pikachu!" Pikachu, realizing what was happening, immediately unleashed a bolt of lightning to counter.

The two energies collided, triggering a violent explosion in the air!