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

"Aren't you all planning to leave?" Canon asked wearily, looking exhausted.

She and Ben Gray have been suffering from severe sleep deprivation lately and all they want to do now is go home and sleep.

"I think camping here is a good idea, and Latias obviously doesn't want me to leave~" Ash said with a smile, while quickly setting up the tent.

Seeing this, Canon and Ben Gray had no choice but to leave.

Ash certainly has his reasons for staying here. Now that an unexpected situation has arisen in the Water 7 movie, staying in the garden is definitely the best option for Ash if he wants to defend himself.

There are only so many elements in a theatrical version. Even if the enemy comes up with some fancy tricks, at most they can capture the Water City siblings, use the Heart Drop to activate the Tower of the Sun in the Grand Cathedral, and then trigger a tsunami to destroy the city.

As long as Ash stays in the garden, he can keep an eye on both the Latias and Latias siblings and the Heart Drop, thus adapting to any situation.

Besides, this adorable girl from the water city is practically begging you to stay, and she'll even sleep next to you tonight... who could resist that?

And of course, there's Latios... I should say, Ash was mainly watching it.

After a brief encounter, Xiao Zhi discovered that it was a rather stubborn fellow, always wanting to solve problems on its own.

In the original story, it actually had a similar experience; when the great tsunami struck, it rushed out without hesitation and ultimately sacrificed itself so that its sister could bring back a new Heart Drop…

With Ash now involved in this storyline, the tragedy from the original story must absolutely not be allowed to happen again!!

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"Yūki...Yūki!" As night fell, a mournful cry suddenly echoed through the tranquil secret garden.

"Karuru!" The little bag next to it woke up immediately and quickly calmed down Larvitar, but Ash was still woken up.

Seeing the little guy with teary eyes, Xiao Zhi smiled and gave it a hug.

"Yakira, you had a nightmare, didn't you?"

“Yuji…” the little guy responded weakly; it was dreaming of its mother.

Although there was only an indistinct outline, Kira was certain that it was his mother... She was tall and seemed to have a huge scar on her abdomen.

In his dream, he was fighting a fierce battle with a group of villains. Kira was awakened by a destructive beam that was blasted towards him.

"It'll be alright." Ash gently patted Tyranitar's back. "We'll keep traveling, and we'll eventually reach Mt. Silver. Then we can give your mother a surprise!"

"Yuki!" Yuki finally stopped crying and smiled, then snuggled close to the pouch and fell asleep again.

It has grown a bit during this time, at least it can express its thoughts to Ash, but it still resists contact with anyone other than Ash and Pocket.

After soothing the child, Ash was wide awake and decided to wander around the Secret Garden.

Before long, Lila and Latias, who had discovered his departure, came looking for him, and they also dragged along a Water City brother.

The two pairs of siblings wandered around in a somewhat awkward atmosphere, eventually arriving at the place where the heart-shaped water droplets were placed.

On that high platform, there is an area paved with ancient stone slabs, on which are engraved the legend of Odomare and the specific ways to activate the power of the Heart Drop using the Tower of the Sun.

Ash recalled that during the daytime visit, Bengle had mentioned that the Tower of the Sun was meant to protect the city, but he still didn't know how it worked.

Even though Bengrave and Canon are from a family that has protected the Infinite Pokémon for generations, they only know more about the Heart Drop than others, as well as the terrible consequences of rashly activating the device.

They had no idea how to use this instrument, as they didn't understand ancient writing systems…

However, coincidentally, Ash was able to analyze it.

He didn't know why, but he could just read these words... It was the same when he got the rock slab before.

"Brother, what does it say on this?" Lila asked curiously.

Latias waited for Ash's answer with sparkling eyes, while the slightly arrogant Latios secretly peeked at him.

"The correct way to use the Tower of Sunlight," Ash said softly. "Actually, the most important thing isn't the Heart Drop, it's the heart."

"Heart?" Lila was a little confused.

"It's better not to verify it."

Xiao Zhi silently shook his head, not intending to continue this heavy topic.

Chapter 473 The Guardian of the Water City, Chaos Erupts in the Dead of Night!

At the same time late at night, on the sea off Odomare Island, the long-haired youth, who was plagued by nightmares, was staring in the direction of the Water City with a pained expression.

"Why did that damn brat suddenly appear? After passing Goldenrod City, shouldn't he have headed north to Enoki City?!"

The young man was absolutely furious and resentful.

In the month or so that Ash was away from Johto, the young man took on a bunch of missions with no penalties. He thought he could finally soar to great heights and have a blast, but he found that things were not as he thought at all.

Take the capture of Ho-Oh's guard, for example. With Darkrai by his side, the young man was not afraid of any of the three in a one-on-one fight.

The problem was that these three guys were always wandering around, and they were all incredibly fast, often going off at lightning speed. The young man had been running around the city for a long time, but he hadn't seen a single hair of them.

As for dyeing Ho-Oh's feathers black... that thing is currently in Ash's hands, so he doesn't have the chance to dye them.

Left with no other choice, the young man could only turn his attention to the outer sea of ​​Johto and do some side quests in Aldor Mare, perhaps even catching an infinite number of Pokémon.

After all, the reward is quite generous, and if he could subdue even one of them, his mobility and combat power would be greatly enhanced, and he wouldn't have to always be following behind the three sacred beasts and getting dusted.

However, after he began to act, his governing spirit insisted that he send Darkrai to infiltrate the city, interfere with Latios's thoughts with nightmares, and take the opportunity to corrupt the Heart Drop.

The young man initially found it troublesome, but when the managing spirit told him that this method would definitely dye the Phoenix King's feathers black, he immediately agreed without hesitation.

(This will also correct the distorted worldline; Latios must sacrifice itself in Aldor Mare... If the protagonist can complete this task, all Mythical Pokémon exchange privileges will be unlocked!)

The young man readily agreed with the manager's words, especially after it was accompanied by the generous reward of "correcting the world line".

He was doing something to set things right; it was a noble and righteous act!

"Don't worry, it's just a little sacrifice. Those are flaws that have to be sacrificed on the road to perfection." The young man smiled indifferently, but his eyes always gleamed with greed.

"Just asking, I'm just curious... Is Arceus considered a Mythical Pokémon?"

The management wizard remained silent for a long time before finally giving an affirmative answer.

(Calculate…)

"Then there's no problem, I'll definitely complete this task!" the young man said confidently, reverting to his insatiable state. "I'm not trying to criticize you, but this broken system of yours is just too strict... I'm the protagonist, why do I need so many Perfection Points to exchange for Pokémon? Shouldn't they be given away in a lottery or for free?"

"Besides, you should have unlocked all my permissions from the beginning. That way, I might have completed all the tasks long ago. Why would I need to play hide-and-seek with a brat like this?"

(Insulting the management sprite will deduct Perfection Points.)

"No...you!" The young man's face froze instantly.

After pouring cold water on his enthusiasm, the management sprite once again made an outrageous demand: (The situation has changed; the first phase of the mission has failed... To continue, you need to exchange for a Heart Drop.)

"You're making me pay points again... Fine, I'll pay." The young man suppressed his anger and reluctantly paid a considerable amount of points in exchange for a dark red glass ball.

He had no choice; without the Heart Drop, the Tower of the Sun was just a piece of junk, unable to be activated at all, let alone repair the world line.

But instead of letting him steal things from Ash, it's better to just let the Pokémon management punish him with an immediate elimination.

"However... thankfully it's already there, saving me the time of contaminating it." The Heart Drop was already contaminated when he got it, which the young man was quite satisfied with.

(The Heart Drop exchange is complete. The protagonist must embed it into the Sun Tower within ten minutes, or the Heart Drop will explode.) The managing spirit said seriously, (In addition, the protagonist needs to pay another amount of points...)

"Why do you need more? Are you a vampire?!" The young man immediately bristled.

(The management spirit collects points in order to unleash a large-scale sealing attack within the Odomare area... Friendly reminder: the enemy possesses the ability to teleport.)

"Fine, I'll hand it over!" the young man said through gritted teeth, forced to succumb to the threat.

Ash is a psychic, and even when facing him, the two are not safe from each other even when they are ten kilometers apart, since the other can teleport over in a minute.

If this ability can be sealed within the Water City area, the mission will obviously be easier to complete.

But despite saying it, he still felt incredibly heartbroken.

All those points I painstakingly accumulated over the past month are gone again…

"Tch, this is so unfair! Why does that kid get such a useful ability?" the young man complained bitterly.

(The enemy has his own way of controlling his power... If the protagonist can defeat the enemy in full view of everyone, he can take everything from him, including his power.)

"So I'll be perfect by then, huh?" The young man couldn't help but reveal a sinister smile. "I will definitely do it!"

As the young man became smug and carried away like a megalomaniac, a hint of disdain flickered across his usually expressionless face.

It quietly left the youth, diving deeper and deeper into the sea, and finally found the ancient sealed place.

"Open... the gate to the spirit world!"

hum!

The management spirit shot out a powerful beam of light. Due to the lack of ocean currents, the seal on the seabed was instantly reduced to ruins. Endless black mist spread across the sea like ink, and the waters around Aldomare were now pitch black!

Just as the waves on the outer perimeter were stirring, the young man had already quietly slipped into the Grand Cathedral and found the Sun Tower that had never been activated!

He found the base where the crystal was installed, stuck the dark red heart droplet there, and then sat down in the cockpit with a sinister grin.

“Darkrai, go and charge the Tower of the Sun… You know what to do.”

The young man instructed Darkrai to enter the energy collector, which consisted of three nested rings, and pressed the switch without hesitation!

Darkrai let out a painful scream, while the power of the Heart Drop was continuously activated!

"Hahaha, this is great!" The young man burst into laughter, his hands swirling across the screen of the device, switching between different functions. "This is the feeling of being in control I've been waiting for all along!"

Boom!