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

"Phew... Is that alright?" Acerola breathed a sigh of relief, then thanked everyone gratefully, "Thank you all so much, you really helped a lot. And thank you, Mimi too."

“Mini…” However, her Mimikyu didn’t seem happy at all; instead, she looked dejected.

“Little Mimi, what’s wrong…” Acerola asked worriedly.

"Maybe he felt he hadn't been able to help," Ash sighed.

Acerola's Mimikyu is a true ghost. Compared to a regular Mimikyu, it has the ability to fly, but it cannot come into contact with any people or Pokémon.

Moreover, the invisible aura it emits always attracts a group of Ghost-type Pokémon, making Acerola's surroundings often eerie and even affecting other people.

Whenever Mina sees Acerola apologizing to others for this, she feels extremely sorry... and this experience has undoubtedly aggravated this sense of guilt.

“Little Mimi…” Acerola looked at her companion with heartache, but didn’t know what to do.

Is there any way in this world to bring a ghost back to life...?

After a moment of silence, the greedy Lap quickly returned the items and flew back.

It didn't try to cheat or shirk responsibility, but it had promised Acerola it would apologize to others, bowing and scraping incessantly, which clearly made it a little unhappy.

"Hehehe~" After landing, Gengar spread out its hands and helplessly handed over the Dark Z-Gold.

"Wasn't this sent back? Why?" Acerola asked, puzzled.

“Because I made it bring it back.” The bad uncle’s voice came from the side. It was Mordan with dark circles under his eyes. “This Z-Crystal was stolen from me, so you don’t need to return it. You can keep it.”

"Then... is it okay to give it to Ash?" Acerola asked hurriedly. "Without Ash's help, it might cause even bigger trouble."

"Heh!" Gengar obediently handed the Z-Crystal to Ash.

"Thank you very much then." Ash naturally wouldn't refuse, especially since he had indeed helped.

"Now that things are over, we'll be going." Seeing this, Mordan prepared to take his leave. He had originally come to pick up Acerola and did not intend to get involved in any other troublesome matters.

"Wait a minute, Mr. Mordan," Ash quickly called out to him. "I have something to discuss with you. Why are you in such a hurry?"

"You're never here for anything good," Merdan muttered to himself, but still stopped in his tracks.

"My girlfriend wants to participate in the Islands Tour, could you help arrange it?" Ash said, pointing to Sabrina.

"Aren't you the king of the island yourself? If she wants to participate, you can just give her a simple test. Why bother me?" Mordan complained lazily, but then suddenly realized, "I get it, you're plotting to steal my Radiant Stone!"

"How could this be considered scheming? It's just borrowing them to give to the challengers," Ash said with a grin. "I've only been the King of the Islands for a short time, and I don't have many Z-Crystals or Shiny Stones left. Lots of people will be participating in the Island Expeditions soon, so I can't expect Tapu to go out into the sea and find them for me, can I?"

That's right, Ash's plan was to make Modan bleed out.

Z-Moves are a pretty good way to boost your team's strength. It would be best if everyone on his side participated in the Island Tour later on. Whether they can clear the game is another matter, but they should at least get a few Z Crystals.

However, compared to Z-Crystals, which have a stable source, Radiant Stones are much harder to obtain. Ash can make Z-Rings for Sabrina and others, but he has to search for the raw materials from various places.

"Alright, alright, I understand." Mordan finally relented. "I'll prepare the Radiant Stone. If she wants to take the great test, it'll be in the quiet city of Mariè..."

“No way.” Before Modan could finish speaking, Ash immediately shook his head. “I want Sabrina’s Great Trial to take place at the Harvest Ruins. I happen to need to see Tapu Bulu.”

"Fine, then let's go to the Harvest Ruins, okay?" Merdan agreed listlessly.

"Wow, Uncle Mordan listens to Ash so well... Did he save your life before?" Acerola teased with a smile.

“Who says otherwise…” Mordan shrugged helplessly. For a moment, he really thought that being chewed up by the Gluttonous King back then was not so bad, it was better than having such a troublesome guy.

"Is everything alright now? We'll..."

"Please wait a moment, Mr. Merdan."

"Are you ever going to shut up?" The bad uncle bristled when Ash called him again. "Look at the time! I need to take Acerola back for dinner. Are you going to take responsibility if she starves?!"

"Don't be so impatient, I have important things to say." Xiao Zhi said with a smile, "Besides, I can take responsibility. After we finish talking, I'll treat you to dinner."

"The Dreamer's Top-Tier Kaiseki Cuisine Set Meal, or forget it!" Merdan immediately began negotiating.

Revolving Dreamers is a top-tier chain restaurant that operates across regions. With Mordan's salary as a policeman in Po Town, he could only enjoy his favorite set meal once a month. This time, it was clearly a deliberate attempt to rip him off.

However, Xiaozhi didn't care; anything that could be solved with money wasn't a problem.

"Deal. Now... tell me about Little Mimi, why did it become a ghost?"

Chapter 757 The Identity of Little Mimikyu, Overlord Mimikyu Q

"Little riddle?"

Both Merdan and Acerola were taken aback, not expecting that Ash was going to talk about this.

"I'm just curious. I wanted to find out since I came across it," Ash asked casually. "How exactly did it become a ghost... Of course, if there's something you can't say, then just pretend I didn't ask."

“No, not at all…” Modan looked at Acerola and, finding that she didn’t object, explained the situation of Ghost Mimikyu to Ash.

"Mimi was once the dominant Pokémon living near the old site of a discount supermarket..."

"It's the overlord?!" Serena exclaimed involuntarily.

Looking at the ghost quietly following Acerola, she never expected things to turn out this way.

Ash then remembered that in the game, the dominant creature at the former site of the Value Supermarket was indeed a Mimikyu.

As the team leader, Acerola will guide the player through a trial, including entering a supermarket at night to photograph the Rotom Pokédex's appearance.

However, in the world today, the position of captain has been vacant in Alola for various reasons.

The only captain of Ula Ula Island in recent years was Marin of the Huilani Observatory, but he has already retired.

At the former site of the Value Supermarket, Acerola did not become the captain as she does in the game, which is probably related to the fate of Mimikyu, the Overlord.

“You know about Tapu Village, right? The people there angered Tapu Bulu, and in a fit of rage, it razed the village to the ground, even affecting the former value store,” Mordan continued, explaining. “Mimikyu… that’s when the incident happened…”

"Impossible..." Ash's first reaction was that there must be something wrong with Tapu, the guardian deity, attacking the Totem.

As for being accidentally caught in the attack of Tapu Bulu... even with the Overlord's physique, it shouldn't have been killed outright!

“Little Minion wasn’t attacked by the Guardian Deity; it was harmed by something else!” Acerola said, her head bowed. “But we don’t know why. When I met it, it was already like this… and because it became a ghost, it lost almost all of its memories.”

"Then it should be able to leave some fragments, right..." Ash tried to communicate with Mimikyu telepathically. Although Mimikyu was somewhat resistant, it eventually told Ash about the scenes deep in its memory.

It was a pitch-black vortex, seemingly trying to devour everything…

Seeing this, and recalling Rainbow Wing's reaction to Mimikyu, Ash roughly guessed what was going on.

"Serena, Sabrina, you two go back to the Dreamer's Locator first. I'm going to check out the old site of the Value Shop." Ash instructed Serena, and secretly told her to remember to call all the relevant people, the more the better.

While he's treating everyone to a meal, he can also give a little pep talk... not just about the League Conference.

The unusual activity within the Star Cocoon is becoming increasingly frequent; something may be about to happen...

"Okay." Serena did as she was told and left with Naz.

And knowing that Ash was trying to help Acerola, Modan stopped complaining about the trouble.

In order to save time, Ash activated Teleport and quickly brought the two of them to the outside of the abandoned supermarket.

Since the Value Store moved to Royal Road on Akala Island, this old site has been neglected. The ghost Pokémon that used to live nearby seem to have been attracted and have brazenly occupied the store's interior.

"You'd better be careful, the ghost Pokémon here are really tough," Mordan warned at the door. "Even though it's still daylight, they won't hide in the supermarket, and they're more aggressive than regular Pokémon."

In the end, he sighed helplessly, "Sigh, without the domineering leader in charge, things have really fallen into chaos."

"It's not because the Overlords left, they were affected by a special energy," Ash said, shaking his head as he took out the Rainbow Feather.

The feathers were flashing incessantly, as if giving some kind of warning.

"Mini?" Little Minnie was very interested in the Rainbow Feather. It instinctively tried to get closer, but Ash blocked it.

"You mustn't touch this. If you're accidentally exorcised and killed, you'll never see Acerola again."

"Extra...extraordination?" Acerola was completely bewildered.

Little Mimi was clearly startled and hid behind the girl, not daring to show her face.

"Is the title of Rainbow Warrior so prestigious that it can even perform tasks like performing rituals to help the dead find peace?" Mordan exclaimed in surprise.

He was also from Osaka and knew the legend of Ho-Oh and the meaning of the rainbow feathers.

“I have a good relationship with Ho-Oh, and she takes good care of me,” Ash replied casually.

Ash and Ho-Oh are really close, so close that she'd help him mentor his girlfriend, while he'd be busy babysitting her best friend's child.

Xiao Zhi didn't struggle with this chaotic and somewhat shocking relationship; he quickly accepted it all.

That's just how kind-hearted he is!

The three of them, along with Xiao Mi, planned to enter the old site of the supermarket. It was pitch black inside, like another world compared to the twilight outside.

Suddenly, many unfamiliar waveguides appeared around us, hidden in the shadows, clearly ready to make their move.

"Get out!"

hum!

With a soft shout from Ash, Rainbow Wing unleashed a rainbow-like halo, illuminating the supermarket's interior and scattering all the Ghost Pokémon.

This confirmed Ash's previous guess: the ghost Pokémon here were affected by extremely weak resentment energy!

"It's here after all!" After a smooth journey to the back of the supermarket, Xiao Zhi stopped in front of a door.

To Modan and Acerola, it was just a dilapidated door, but Ash could see the lingering resentment on it.

Moreover, this should be some kind of smokescreen. Considering the overall structure of the supermarket, there should be no door beyond this point, as it's just the outer wall of the supermarket!