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

What he's interested in now is the intelligence he's obtained from the henchmen of both teams.

The Water and Fire Organization is searching for relics related to the ancient Pokémon, and the Stone Cave on Dew Island is their next target for investigation.

This reminded Ash that after leaving Rustboro City, he should go to Dew Island.

Once the Hoenn disaster begins, the isolated island of Dewford Town will inevitably be flooded, and may even be submerged by a tsunami!

The Hoenn authorities may lack a proper contingency plan, but Ash cannot stand idly by!

Moreover, the Gym Leader of the Fighting Dojo, Tengshu, was originally a trainer from the Seven Islands of Kanto, and was also a fellow trainee of Shiba. Ash had to remind this fellow countryman.

"Let's return it to its rightful owner first." Having planned his next move, Ash left behind his bewildered minions and departed from the dark tunnel.

...

At Devon Corporation, President Zvoich was surrounded by a group of guards, warily guarding the trio of main characters.

The two sides remained deadlocked for a long time. Just as Devon was debating whether to resort to force, a figure suddenly appeared in the arena.

"President Zvoich, what's the meaning of detaining my people like this?"

"So you're the Red Star of Kanto, Mr. Ash?" President Zvoich's expression changed slightly, and he waved to dismiss the guards. "I was worried that your two subordinates were suspicious since they came uninvited, but it seems that was a misunderstanding."

While speaking, he kept his eyes fixed on the combination lock box in Xiaozhi's hand, carefully concealing the nervousness in his heart.

"Hey kid, here you go." Kojiro immediately handed two test tubes to Satoshi.

"Since it's a misunderstanding, let them leave first." Ash instructed the main character, who then created a Meowth hot air balloon that inflated instantly and leisurely left Devon's rooftop.

This move also made President Zvoich realize that they were completely ignored by the other party.

"Mr. Ash..."

"You're my elder, just call me Xiaozhi." Xiaozhi quickly waved his hand.

"Alright, Ash, it's a rare opportunity for you to come all the way to Hoenn, so you must let me do my part as a host." President Zvuch extended a seemingly hospitable invitation.

"Okay, let's chat then~"

Ash was personally invited to a reception room by President Zuvoki, after which a waiter served a series of drinks and refreshments.

Xiao Zhi didn't stand on ceremony and ate and drank as he pleased, since he wasn't the one in a hurry.

"Ash, I really have to thank you... If it weren't for your help, we would have suffered huge losses this time." Seeing this, President Zvoich could only express his gratitude while trying to find something to talk about.

"President Zvage, you don't need to be so polite. Let's get straight to the point." Ash wiped his mouth hastily. "Give me the rights to the Hoenn Pokédex so I can use it to develop new games, and that'll be the end of it."

"That's...that's all?" President Zvoich was taken aback.

"That's right. I've wanted to make a Pokémon Hoenn game for a long time. If you hadn't refused to cooperate and kept restricting the academic community in Hoenn, I would have reached an agreement with Professor Birch long ago."

"There might be some misunderstanding here. I've always looked forward to having the opportunity to work with a talented young man like you, Ash."

President Zvoich is indeed a successful businessman; even now, he's still trying to salvage the situation.

"Mr. President, are you not going to admit to what you've done?" Ash asked with a forced smile. "Also, I'm very curious... why is Devon's fossil resurrection technology so similar to that of the Crimson Lab? And what is the connection between Devon's detection scope and Silver's inspection scope?"

"this…"

"You probably don't know this, but the inventor of the Silver Eye Examiner is my girlfriend... So guess how I feel right now?"

After hearing what Ash said, President Zvoich completely gave up trying to argue.

"I might as well be frank, you're a good person, that's true, but your business methods are questionable." Ash continued bluntly, "Take the Hoenn Pokédex for example, I can replicate it myself, even more detailed than yours... but I'll still come to you to talk about using a proxy, that's probably the difference between us."

Perhaps, humans are indeed complex beings.

President Devon is a good person. He not only cares about the safety of Hoenn, but he is also kind and loves Pokémon.

He halted the construction of the Kalu Tunnel because he was worried that the construction would disrupt the peace of the wild Pokémon there.

But such a good person is really hard to talk about when it comes to doing business.

Ash wanted to collaborate with them on game development, but they vehemently opposed it, fearing that Silph would use the opportunity to enter Hoenn.

As a result, when Guandu was in chaos, they were given a small opening, and they immediately stormed into Guandu to seize market share.

Add to that all the plagiarism and imitation, and even if making money isn't shameful, this kind of behavior is truly disgusting.

“Satoshi… I admit, for the sake of the company’s development, we have used some unscrupulous methods…” President Zvoich said in a low voice, “But you must understand, businessmen are all profit-driven, even Silver is no exception…”

“I know, that’s why I don’t want to deal with you. Please don’t be polite to me, and don’t even think about expressing any goodwill.”

"That's really a shame..." President Zvoich said with a sigh, but he wasn't particularly surprised.

Ash had previously given Wallace a good scolding, and President Zvoich had naturally heard about it.

So he actually knew that Ash didn't just look down on Dewon, but rather on all the high-ranking people in Hoenn!

"That's all for now. Thank you for your hospitality. Goodbye." Xiao Zhi put down the briefcase and got up to leave.

"By the way, I'd like to offer one last piece of advice... human problems are best solved at the human level. Placing all your hopes on legendary Pokémon will only bring disaster to the entire Hoenn region!"

Ash wasn't exaggerating; that's just how the story goes in the game, and Kanto has a precedent to follow.

Devon Corporation originally intended to use the Deepsea 1 submarine to seal off underwater caves and prevent the Water and Fire Organization from finding the ancient Pokémon.

In the special episode, they are also studying the ancient stone tablets, hoping to use the power of the three sacred pillars to deal with the Hoenn disaster.

Regardless of the method, they all implicitly accepted the arrival of natural disasters.

Ash doesn't know if anyone in Hoenn has ever thought about dealing with the people who caused the problems in advance.

...

After leaving Devon, Ash met up with Serena and May at the Pokémon Center.

The main characters have already left Rustboro City, leaving Ash to travel alone with the two girls for the rest of the journey.

"Shh, look! We bought so much stuff! All sorts of ingredients, and new swimsuits..."

Two sisters chatted excitedly about their shopping haul, clearly having a great time.

“Swimsuits…that’s perfect! We’re going to Dewford Town next; the beaches there are famous.” Ash said to Serena with a smile.

"Great!"

"Um... Ash, if you go to Dewford Town, can you take me with you...?" Unlike Serena's excitement, May became a little nervous, weakly raising her hand to ask.

"I...I also bought a new swimsuit, and I want to try out the beach over there..."

They were supposed to part ways in the center of Kanaz, but they ended up following each other all the way to Kanaz city. Haruka couldn't find a reason to continue tagging along, so she even brought up her 'newly bought sexy swimsuit'.

"If it won't interfere with your schedule, let's go together." Ash confirmed Serena's attitude, and seeing that she nodded secretly, he naturally agreed.

"It won't delay! I don't have any special plans, it definitely won't delay... Hmm~" Overly excited, Haruka grabbed Ash's wrist tightly.

Noticing that Serena was looking at her strangely, she quickly let go as if she had been electrocuted, blushing and lowering her head.

"It's getting late. Shall we just fly there using Pokémon?"

"Uh, we have to fly..." Hearing Ash say this, May couldn't help but recall the first time they met, when he and Serena rode Dragonite together and descended from the sky with divine might.

He's handsome, but can he really pull it off...?

"Don't worry, Ash will take you with him," Serena said with a smile, trying to reassure him.

"Huh, why is Ash leading me?" May was a little confused.

The other two are a couple, and I'm just tagging along. I shouldn't be assigned to Ash at all... although May does really hope that's the case.

"Because I'm going to fly across the ocean myself. Wait a moment, I'll go change my clothes," Serena explained with a smile, getting up from her seat.

When she returned, Xiaoyao finally understood what it meant to fly across the ocean.

Serena changed into a flight suit, and now she had a Light Stone in her hand!

"Pokkikiku, let's go one step further!"

On the beach in Rustboro City, Serena touched the Light Stone to Togekiss's forehead, and the little guy's body immediately began to grow, eventually evolving into the elegant and cute Togekiss!

"Chak~" Togekiss bent down and lifted Serena up, he was also very excited about being able to carry his trainer in the air.

"May, get on, we're about to take off." Ash helped May sit firmly behind him and directed Dragonite to take off smoothly!

Next stop, Wudou Town!

...

"Strange, why is the cloud line heading south?"

On the beach in Rustboro City, shortly after Ash and his friends left, a mysterious girl wearing a cloak suddenly appeared.

She frowned and looked up at the sky, seemingly not understanding someone's itinerary.

He's already in Las Nova City, so why isn't he heading towards the center of Hoenn? What's he doing going to the southwest corner?

Are we really going to have to challenge each gym one by one?

"Violent Salamander, follow them."

Helpless, the girl could only take off on the Bloodwing Dragon...

Chapter 661 Arrival at Martial Arts Island

Flying through the vast sky, gazing at the surrounding blue expanse and floating clouds, must be a truly exhilarating experience…