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

The iron-clawed lobster's three-pronged attack is always an open strategy, but it's so powerful that it's unstoppable.

The Adaptability ability brings a stronger STAB boost, especially since it's super effective. Even if you get hit by Solar Beam at the start, Crawdance is not afraid at all!

Bang!

The water jet hit him squarely, and just as the psychic clay golem was about to retaliate with a magical flash, a large pincer flashed by, and the black light it brought struck his vitals directly!

Just as the lobster delivered its final blow, a light drizzle began to fall in the woods, further amplifying the power of the crab punch!

Bang! !

After a tremendous roar, the psychic clay figure crashed heavily onto the clearing in the forest.

"The match is over! Claydot is unable to battle. The winner is challenger Ash Ketchum!!"

Drop~

Just as the referee announced the winner, a crisp notification sound came from Xiaozhi's phone.

At the same time, the Water People's token bracelet that Yu Kang had just given him suddenly began to shimmer faintly...

"This is... Manaphy has finally woken up?!"

Chapter 1029 A Sudden Meeting... A family of three, and the single fathead fish

Sensing Manaphy's emotions, Ash didn't even have time to say goodbye to Ukon before hurriedly accepting the Psychic Token handed to him and grabbing Rika to jump onto Dragonite.

They flew at breakneck speed near the sea, their supersonic speed breaking the sound barrier even carving a trench in the water. Ash unleashed the full power of Poseidon to sense his surroundings, trying to reach the location of the escaping emotion as quickly as possible…

"No... the sensor is gone." After speeding at full speed for a while, Ash had no choice but to stop.

As an egg, Manaphy's conscious time is quite limited. Ash can only roughly sense the direction from which the emotion is coming, and cannot even confirm the exact distance.

Furthermore, Manaphy's eggs seem to be constantly moving, making precise positioning impossible.

Ash sent Dragonite to patrol the nearby waters, and he also sent several Water-type Pokémon to dive into the sea to investigate, but in the end, they found nothing...

"This is a bit of a problem..." Ash sighed helplessly, then asked Rika with a renewed spirit, "Where are we now?"

“We’ve already left the waters off Kanto…” Rigari checked her phone’s navigation. “If we head straight north from this location, we can land in Wakaba Town.”

"So it's directly south of the Oceanographic Institute, I wonder if Ms. Chengmei has detected anything..."

Bell~

As luck would have it, just as Xiaozhi was thinking of the subordinate in charge of this matter, the Ocean Research Institute called.

A very urgent situation has occurred. In the sea area not far from Ash's current location, an incredibly huge energy reaction has suddenly appeared, even threatening to change the direction of the ocean currents!

Strangely, this change came and went quickly; before Chengmei and the others could react, the unusual reactions had already disappeared.

"A huge energy reaction... what could that be?" Rika asked, puzzled, after reading the message.

"It's Kyogre... and Lugia is here too!" A new target appeared in the Sea King's perception: the sea god and the embodiment of the sea were now together!

The situation had changed, and Xiaozhi dared not delay, immediately taking Rika to the scene of the incident.

While on the road, Lijia checked the messages on her phone and discovered something big!

...

After flying a distance across the vast ocean, Dragonite finally carried Ash and Rika to their destination.

The sea here may appear calm, but the highest being in the ocean is lurking here!

"Lugia, I'm here!" Ash dipped his fingertip into the water, and the power of the Sea King created a ripple. The sea god, hidden underwater, immediately sensed it.

hum~

The azure sea shimmered with light, and a giant sea bird spread its wings and gracefully broke through the water.

"Ash!" As soon as Lugia saw the boy on the dragon's back, it immediately came closer and gently nuzzled Ash's chest with its head.

After that, she nodded to Lijia as a gesture of greeting.

Even though she's just a human, they'll all be sisters in the future... Wait a minute?!

"What's going on?" Lugia sniffed Ash repeatedly, its brows furrowing deeply. "Why is its scent so strong on you? What were you doing before?!"

Something's not right... How come Ash smells like that phoenix all over?

Could it be that…

The thought of Ash and Ho-Oh in human form being "inseparable" made Lugia feel a wave of vulnerability wash over her.

Why the rush? I'm so close to being able to use magic to transform...

"Uh, Ho-Oh and I only fused our life force before..." Seeing Lugia's 'I'm so wronged' look, Ash could only helplessly explain, "This was to deceive our enemies and make them think that my Aura power was also exhausted."

"So that's how it is... Hmph~" Lugia's expression softened, but she still let out a slightly dissatisfied hum.

Even so, you two have indeed 'joined forces' before!

That guy beat me to it...

"Mom!" Just as Lugia was muttering to herself, a joyful call pulled her back to reality.

boom!

A huge whirlpool suddenly erupted in the sea. Unlike Lugia's gentle movements, Silver's appearance immediately caused a surge of waves in the ocean.

However, it was clear that it had mastered the power, and after circling around the area, all the turmoil dissipated.

"You're already so amazing, that's really great~" Lugia's eyes immediately lit up with maternal love.

Silver is now almost the same size as her, and perhaps because it was raised like a boy by Ash, it also has a very lively personality.

Lugia could also sense the immense power hidden within the other party, a power that was already very small compared to a legend like herself!

"Dad... uh, Ash, he's always been really good to me, and he even found a lot of meteorites for me to absorb..." Silver almost forgot that Rika was there, and he barely managed to call her "Dad".

However, Ash really treated it well, piling up all sorts of resources without a second thought, especially the meteorite energy collected along the way, which Silver enjoyed all by itself.

"It's mainly because it's worked hard enough and is gradually becoming able to stand on its own," Ash praised with a smile.

Silver is really easy for him to handle. Although it hasn't reached the level of Mewtwo's off-the-charts strength yet, it can already handle most god-level battles without any problems.

Ash has recently been considering that he might already be capable of taking over the powers of the Sea God…

(Mr. Ash, you're really amazing~) Looking at the happy family of three in front of her, Rika couldn't help but cover her mouth and chuckle.

She didn't find it particularly bizarre; she just admired Ash's incredible strength, managing to handle even a legend like Lugia...

They even got a child!

However, while I'd love to continue watching the drama unfold, I still have serious business to attend to.

So Rika gently reminded him, "Mr. Satoshi, Ms. Narumi just said there was a huge energy reaction..."

"Oh right, there's also Kyogre!" Ash suddenly realized.

"Oh no, I forgot about it!" Lugia exclaimed, as if waking from a dream. "I was worried that surfacing with it would cause disturbances, so I left it on the seabed..."

Then I was so busy flirting with Xiaozhi... that I forgot~

(Sorry, Kyogre, come up here.) Ash chuckled awkwardly, scratching his cheek, and used the power of Kyogre to summon it to the surface.

With him present, he can help stabilize the sea. As long as Kyogre and Lugia don't unleash their power, the sea can remain calm.

Suddenly, huge waves surged up on the calm sea, and a deep blue demon whale broke through the waves!

"You... finally remembered me?!" Kyogre questioned in a low voice, but its displeasure could only go so far.

It's all alone and definitely no match for the Zhi family of three... What's more, as the head of the family, Xiao Zhi can not only summon Rayquaza, but also Xiao Lan with an indigo orb~

Furthermore, Kyogre is not here to cause trouble this time.

"Successor of the Sea King's power, I have something very important that I need your and Lugia's assistance with!" Composing himself, Kyogre got straight to the point, "The Prince of the Azure Sea has appeared, but he is being threatened by evil humans!"

"Kyogre, just call me by my name." Ash nodded. "I've already heard about this. Did you encounter anything when you came from Hoenn?"

“We encountered a human manipulating a cosmic virus. The opponent was very powerful, but seemed hesitant. I took advantage of the situation and used a wave to sweep away the prince's egg,” Kyogre explained. “Lugia arrived later, and we couldn't catch up with her.”

"The humans who manipulate the cosmic virus, aren't they..." Ash was taken aback.

“It’s Giovanni who’s on the run!” Rika said decisively. “I received an urgent intelligence from the Champion’s Office that the three chief rangers sent by the Ranger League to escort the Manaphy Egg were ambushed and seriously injured by Giovanni and Deoxys, and the egg they were protecting was also stolen by him!”

"It really was Giovanni who made the move?" Ash exclaimed in surprise. "How are the rangers doing? Also... Kyogre, where is that egg now?!"

“The three chief rangers escaped unharmed, and the Ranger Alliance is about to send someone to Quartz Plateau to discuss this incident with Mr. Wataru in person,” Lika explained solemnly.

“Speaking of that egg…” When it was Kyogre’s turn, the chubby fish looked embarrassed.

"The waves were so big... when I came to my senses, I couldn't find them anymore..."

Chapter 1030 Fiona...A Pawn in a Conspiracy!

You idiot, you moron!

If the other person has a clearly visible ear structure, Xiao Zhi must hold on tightly and repeat the sentence ten times.

It's unbelievable that they could so recklessly sweep away the egg they were trying to protect!

Ash can only pray that Manaphy's egg is sturdy enough, otherwise all that shaking and lightning might shatter the yolk...