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

"How could this be?" Xiao Zhi was taken aback.

When we found the altar before, the managing elf mentioned that a small Ultimate Cave was sealed there, and the Flute of the Sun should be hidden inside.

The management sprite's treasure-hunting ability is now extremely accurate; it shouldn't make a mistake...

"Acerola, are you sure you're not mistaken?" Ash asked instinctively.

“Why would I be wrong?” Acerola frowned unconsciously, retorting with a hint of arrogance, “I saw it with my own eyes, there was nothing there at all! Or do you think that as the last princess of the royal family, I can’t find… or even deserve to see the treasures left behind by my ancestors?! I… uh, sorry.”

Acerola quickly realized her lapse in composure and lowered her head in disappointment as she apologized.

"Ash... I'm sorry, I just now..."

"It's okay." Xiao Zhi smiled understandingly. "Besides, I'm the one who should apologize... I was too abrupt just now."

"Acerola, you're actually quite concerned about royal matters, aren't you?" Serena asked with concern.

“I…I’m just so curious, why did our ancestors abandon this land?” Acerola twisted her fingers together, speaking softly as if to herself, “What were they trying to pursue by abandoning their homeland, even their own beliefs…?”

“The departure of the Alola royal family may also be related to the Sun and Moon gods,” Ash said softly. “I heard from Flippi that it was after the royal family disappeared that the Sun and Moon gods stopped appearing in Alola… So we can’t say that they completely abandoned their faith; perhaps they had new pursuits.”

Ash's words were somewhat comforting. The departure of the Alola royal family was indeed related to the Sun and Moon gods. Ash could even deduce that the royal family used the power of the two gods to travel to some Ultra Dimension.

But they must have fallen out later, and the royal family may have really died out. Otherwise, there would be no reason for the two gods to go to such lengths to return and contact the guardian god Tapu, and entrust the Star Child to Fizz and the others.

“Is that so…” Acerola paused, then finally managed a smile. “Anyway, I feel much better, thank you.”

"Let's call it a day," Xiao Zhi said, taking his leave. "This topic came up rather suddenly. If you'd like, we can talk about it again later."

"Hmm..." Acerola's mind was a bit confused, so she didn't insist that Ash and the other two stay.

She saw them out of the library, then went to tell stories to a group of children...

Ash and his friend, along with Sabrina and Lillie, went back to the Pokémon Center first.

"Acerola, she's had a tough time too." On the way back, Ash sighed. "She should have been the princess of Alola, but now she's been adopted by a bad old man and is working as a librarian."

“Yes, her ancestors created such a glorious history, but they gave up everything and disappeared without a trace,” Serena chimed in. “She keeps emphasizing her royal status, perhaps because she’s afraid that people around her will forget that there was once a royal family in Alola that had a bond with the gods.”

"So... there really isn't anything in the altar on Exeggutor Island, is there?" Lillie was very worried about the altar's condition.

If Ash can't find the Sun Flute, wouldn't all his efforts have been in vain?

“No, the Sun Flute should be there, but Acerola can’t see it.” Ash shook his head with a sigh, “Because… she’s not one of the chosen ones.”

He really couldn't say much about this, and could only secretly feel fortunate.

The guardian deities Tapu and the sun and moon gods—the gods of Alola have always chosen their deities based on personal preference.

This applies to games, anime, and comics.

After the Alola royal family's bond with the Sun and Moon gods was severed, Acerola, the last princess of the lineage, was no different from an ordinary person in the eyes of the gods...

Back at the Pokémon Center in Marie's City, Ash had just returned to his room when Kiawe and the others arrived.

As everyone chatted about their previous activities at the library, Mamane brought up something that really bothered Ash.

"When we left, Acerola was telling a story to some children, about the greedy Lapp who was sealed away by the island king..."

"Greedy Lappland... No way!" Ash immediately sensed something was wrong. "Serena, Sabrina, let's go check it out!"

The greedy Lapp in the animation seems to have been sealed away rather hastily. Even without the main character interfering, it's hard to guarantee that nothing unexpected will happen.

Worried that Acerola might really be in trouble, Ash immediately summoned Dragonite and sped off towards the library.

Seeing this, Serena also summoned Togekiss and followed closely behind Ash; Sabrina simply used Teleport in the air with Alakazam, as if to practice her psychic powers.

Meanwhile, above Ula Ula Island, a gigantic Gengar, comparable in size to a Tyrant, was forcibly carrying Acerola at high speed through the clouds.

It grinned wildly and laughed incessantly, occasionally swallowing clouds into its belly without a care, appearing quite excited.

"Greedy Lapp...stop right now!" Acerola relentlessly tried to stop Gengar from behind, even pulling Gengar's face hard with both hands, stretching its eyes out of shape, but the latter still went its own way.

"Mini~" The girl's Mimikyu floated in the air, constantly attacking the giant Gengar with Shadow Claws.

But as a true ghost, its special moves couldn't even touch Gengar's body!

In contrast, Greedy Lappy, as a powerful Ghost-type Pokémon, can easily control Ghosts.

It casually reached out its paw, easily grabbed the little mimic's tail, and flung it far away.

"Hehehe~" After doing all this, Gengar let out another burst of triumphant laughter...

But it soon stopped laughing.

"Stop!" Ash arrived at lightning speed on his Dragonite, blocking Gengar's path.

"Heh...heh?" Realizing that its opponent was not easy to deal with, Gengar was about to turn around and run away, but Serena and Togekiss caught up with it from behind.

At the same time, a powerful superpower instantly pressed down on it!

Sabrina and Alakazam have arrived!

"Ash, what brings you guys here?" Acerola was taken aback when she saw Ash and the others who had come to her aid.

"I happened to have heard about Greedy Lappy, and I know it's not just a legend, so I came to check it out," Ash explained, while simultaneously reaching out to Acerola, "I'll take you away, let's get away from it first..."

"Hehehe!!" Before the words were even finished, Gengar suddenly let out an angry shriek.

It actually broke free from the superpower restraints with its explosive power, and then expanded its body to put Acerola inside!

"Pikachu, Quick Attack!" Ash sent out Pikachu without hesitation. The latter held back some of its power and, relying on the mutual immunity between Normal and Ghost, forced its way into the opponent's body!

boo~

Like a balloon with a hole popped, Pikachu quickly escaped from behind Gengar with Acerola, only to be caught by Ash who had arrived earlier.

"Alakazam, use Psychic!" "Togekiss, we'll use Psychic too!"

Sabrina and Serena launched their attack simultaneously, unleashing two superpowers as they manipulated Gengar's body to slam it into the ground.

"Heh...heh!" Gengar was startled and let out a cry. Fortunately, the two women did not really make things difficult for it and managed to stop it before it landed.

"Crawdill, knock it down!" But Ash wasn't about to let it go so easily. Dragonite, carrying Ash and Acerola, swooped down at high speed, while Crawdill launched a powerful attack, swinging its large pincers and slapping Gengar's belly!

The perfectly controlled blow not only caused Gengar's eye sockets to bulge out, but also caused its entire body to cave in violently.

It involuntarily opened its mouth wide and sprayed out a whole bunch of all sorts of objects like scattering flowers!

Various tree fruits, props, and gold beads that can be sold for money...

Ash even spotted a Dark Zygarde!

Chapter 756 He must have saved your life, right?

After being thoroughly beaten up, Greedy Lapp seemed to realize that resistance would not end well, and obediently curled up in a ball on the spot.

It also looked pitiful, with a few tears welling up in its eyes, pouting and glancing at Acerola repeatedly, as if silently complaining.

However, the girl was quite swayed by his tactics and indeed pleaded with Ash for mercy.

“Ash, it doesn’t mean any harm. It’s probably just been sealed away for too long and wants to play with me,” Acerola tried to persuade it. “Of course, it’s absolutely unacceptable to steal other people’s things. It has to return them!”

The things that Greedy Lap just vomited up were all things it robbed on the road. Right now, there's probably a group of victims beating their chests in regret.

"It doesn't want to play with you, it just likes you," Ash said, rubbing his temples. "It doesn't want to return these things either... because it was all taken for you!"

After learning the truth, Ash was speechless. This giant Gengar's thinking was really problematic.

Ash didn't tell Acerola directly, but Greedy Lapp's feelings for the girl weren't just simple liking; it was love at first sight.

This guy's real intention was probably to find a columbarium or cemetery and bring Acerola back to be his wife.

As for the stolen items, they were naturally used to please the 'Madam'.

Sure enough, Pokémon tend to become sentient as they get older.

Greedy Lapp's idea is actually very similar to that of Loke and Ho-Oh, the only difference being that he is male.

"Anyway, that's the situation." Ash explained the situation to Acerola and also subtly warned her about things that couldn't be said. "I can reseal it... or you can consider capturing it."

"This..." The girl hesitated for a moment.

Acerola was indeed reluctant to reseal this silly guy, especially since she felt that Greedy Lapp wasn't inherently bad; he was probably just too lonely and wanted to attract attention, which was why he caused all that trouble.

It steals things to please itself...

But that's a big problem!

If I manage to subdue it, what if I ever experience sleep paralysis again?

However, seeing the guy's pitiful appearance, Acerola ultimately couldn't bring herself to be cruel...

"Greedy Lappland, you can stay with me, but you have to become my Pokémon first," the girl tried to negotiate with the large Gengar. "We can stay together forever, but you have to listen to me!"

"Heh...heh heh!" Gengar pondered for a while, then hurriedly swayed its body in agreement.

Let's keep him by our side for now, and as for the future... with our hard work and charm, there will always be opportunities~

"That's settled then." Acerola took a Poké Ball and captured Gengar, but quickly released it again. "Now go and return these things to their owners, and remember to apologize to them properly."

“Heh…” Gengar’s expression immediately fell; it was clearly unwilling to do this.

"Greedy Lapp, didn't you just say you'd listen to me?"

"Hehe~" This giant Gengar was really outmaneuvered by Acerola. Seeing the little girl glare at it, it immediately swallowed everything back into its stomach and floated away to return it.