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

"Not yet," Ash gently stopped the girl.

"Is that so..." Xiaoguang's face showed obvious disappointment, but it quickly turned into relief.

Perhaps there are unspeakable reasons, such as not letting her see his face or mentioning his name...

“I’m not restricted by anything.” Ash seemed to understand Dawn’s thoughts. “In order to meet you here, I made many preparations in advance and overcame many obstacles. I no longer need to hide my identity.”

Indeed, even though Xiao Zhi had known that Xiao Guang might be in Zhuqing Village for so many days since he traveled to Xicui, he had refrained from meeting him because the time was not right.

Now that he has obtained the second Gear of Time, he can openly intervene in history. He has also threatened the three lake gods, preventing them from interfering with Xiao Guang's cognition. It can be said that everything is ready.

However, he still didn't want to rush into acknowledging Xiao Guang.

"Xiao Zhao, I need to double-check... and I think you need to as well." Xiao Zhi's tone was apologetic, but also carried a deep-seated anxiety.

"I want to know if you are someone I knew before... and I want to know even more if the person you've been wanting to see is me."

"Is that so..." Xiao Guang's excitement gradually cooled, and he fell into deep thought.

During her time in Xicui, she did experience severe memory confusion, and all of it pointed to Xiaozhi!

Using the memories from the year she was nine to ten as a dividing line, the Ash she met when she was nine and the Ash she met while traveling after she was ten are completely different people in terms of appearance and personality!

"How old am I this year? How did I do at the Lily of the Valley Convention? How old were you when we first met? Xiao Zhao, can you give me definite answers to these questions?"

Faced with Ash's question, Dawn remained silent.

She remembered the answers to these questions vividly... but the problem was that the answers were two completely different sets!

Ten years old, top four, ten years old;

And... maybe fourteen years old, not yet participating, nine years old!

Hikari understood that both sets of answers were actually options... Whichever set she said, it was considered that she had implicitly chosen that 'Ash'.

"I...I really don't know, I'm sorry...My mind is a mess right now, I can't give an answer..." In the end, Xiaoguang was still unable to make a decision.

The memories from when he was nine to ten years old became clearer, and the super powerful Ash was now right in front of him, having done so much for him, giving him a solid support even though he was in another dimension.

However, those memories from when I was ten years old are so hard to let go of.

They met through cycling and traveled all over Sinnoh together with Xiaogang. There were laughter and quarrels along the way, but they were always moving towards each other's dreams.

Then there was their reunion with United, and at the World Championships, she was there in person to watch him defeat one strong opponent after another and finally defeat Dante to win the championship!

Even after she learned of the world's greatest crisis and was forced to travel to Xicui, her first thought was to make sure he knew about it!

But Hikari already knew, even without removing the Cursed Fox mask, that the incredibly powerful Ash in front of her was not 'him'.

Both memories are incredibly important, and she truly has no choice...

"No answer... Oh well, I think this is the best answer for now." Xiao Zhi smiled with relief and comforted the girl, "I was too abrupt today. Don't worry about it so much. Things will get better in the future."

How could he not understand the girl's situation? If he were in her shoes, he wouldn't be able to give her the same answer either.

This world was forcibly given an anime timeline by alpacas, and from the original series until the end of the journey, all the plot points were fixed.

But this isn't the actual TV anime... and Ash must emphasize that any world where characters like Blue, Nanami, Sisanna, Gin Giovanni, and everyone from the Greenery Era appear—all of these non-anime characters—have absolutely nothing to do with the original TV series.

In such a seemingly real yet ambiguous world, even the alpaca cannot rewrite everything... As a result, Ash and the people around him keep getting older, and the 'story' from Kanto to Sinnoh has been completely altered by him.

However, the girl in front of us comes from the 'future' that has not been changed, and the 'past' in her memories is also the 'original story' that Ash has not altered.

He started traveling at the age of ten, his bicycle was wrecked by Pippi's electric shock, and so on and so forth...

That is still a valuable experience in life. Even if the real memories from nine to ten years old are awakening, and even if the memories after ten years old will gradually become false as time goes by, it is not something that Xiaoguang can just give up now.

So let's just let things take their course for now.

"Xiao Zhao, what are your plans for the future?" Xiao Zhi asked, seeing that Xiao Guang hadn't spoken.

"I... want to go back to Team Galactic and report to Captain Starmoon..." Hikari hesitated for a moment, then said timidly.

She knew that Xiaozhi definitely didn't want her to go back... but her memories weren't clear yet, so it would be difficult for her to stay by Xiaozhi's side in a straightforward way.

"Alright... I'll lend you my Dragonite. It'll be very convenient for you to go anywhere in the future." Without further ado, Ash summoned his aerial vehicle, which his wife had just returned.

"Okay, thank you." Xiao Guang didn't refuse the kindness. He boarded the Dragonite and flew towards Zhuqing Village, looking back every few steps.

"Are you... alright?" After Dragonite had gone far away, Tamabe stepped forward and asked with concern.

She had been a spectator the whole time, and was curious about what Ash and Dawn's reunion would be like... but it ended up like this.

Tsubasa is really worried that Ash might be too shocked...

"It's okay, I expected it to turn out like this." Xiao Zhi shook his head with a laugh, quickly composing himself. "Whether it's her and me, the past and the future, we are all tightly bound by the rules of time and space. Sometimes we are not in control of our own destiny... Perhaps only by solving the time-space rift can everything get back on track."

"Is it going to get back on track...?" Zhu Bei stared blankly at Tian Guan Mountain in the distance.

If everything is on track, then someone will have to leave...

Chapter 1109 The Powerful Return of the 'New' Companion!

Xiao Guang's problem is quite difficult to solve, since it involves the interference of time, and the past and future are constantly changing.

Even knowing that these memories were written by the alpaca, Ash has no way to change them... Their true Sinnoh journey hasn't even begun yet, so what can he use to replace them?

Hikari, who comes from the future, believes that she has known Tomoya for much longer.

If Ash hadn't traveled to Shizuku because of the time-space storm, fifteen-year-old Dawn would be all alone here, trying her best to send a message to Ash in the 'past'.

To put it bluntly, the words Ash heard in the Mt. Misty ruins were what Dawn, who had washed up, told Ash in Sinnoh.

However, Ash won't embark on that kind of future... After all, Darkrai is already dead, and even if Ash were to go all out now, he wouldn't lose to Kotetsu and then to Alain.

Therefore, Ash after Sinnoh is not a real person in this world; he only exists in the memories implanted in Dawn.

Xiao Zhi couldn't handle these memories, so he could only focus on his own tasks, systematically acquiring the Source of Life, and ensuring that the girl wouldn't encounter any danger in Xi Cui... or be bullied!

"So what exactly are you going to do now?" Pearl Shell asked, puzzled, while the pearl settlement was resting.

Ever since she saw that small photo, she noticed that Xiao Zhi's actions had gradually slowed down. He was less proactive and spent his days either training his partners or holed up in the tent, tinkering with something.

He had previously said he would wager something and fight the scythe with all his might, but he never actually did it…

"Wait." That was the only word Ash gave in response to Pearl's question.

Of the eighteen Life Sources in total, Ash has already obtained one-third, and also acquired the super-extended Red Chain... Compared to other forces operating openly and covertly, he has established a leading advantage.

Therefore, Ash might as well pause his planning for now, and give his companions who might absorb the source of life some time to train, so that they can go to their respective locations to wait in advance.

The battle with Scizor was thus put on hold. Ash was truly exasperated by this glutton who openly went off to eat elsewhere, claiming that "there's nothing good to eat in the Deep Forest and it will affect my training progress"!

Of course, these are all harmless little incidents, and Xiaozhi won't mind them.

Right now, the most important thing is to wait for Rotom to fix the phone!

According to previous feedback, the phone's condition is relatively optimistic, and it is currently attempting to power on.

Ash was also lying by the table, holding his breath and waiting.

Sizzle... sizzle~

With a faint hissing sound, the phone, which had been silent for a long time, finally lit up again.

As the screen began loading data, Ash saw Rotom looking smug.

This gave him the unsettling feeling that he might be using a product developed by Nemo's family.

However, Rotom quickly shrank itself into a corner app, giving the center stage of the screen to the phone's core system—3D Dragon Z.

"Ash..." Accompanied by the sound of data streams and intermittent calls, coupled with the eyes on the screen that have been unable to battle, the current management Pokémon does indeed give people a bewildered feeling.

But Ash felt incredibly fortunate; he had finally heard the other person's voice again!

only…

"How could a sound be coming from your phone... Are you alright?" Xiao Zhi asked immediately with concern.

He used to communicate with his Pokémon silently through telepathy, but now the other party had to use a mobile phone to speak... As a result, because the speaker got wet from the snow, there was all sorts of noise when the amplifier was turned on, making Porygon-Z's condition seem weird and terrible.

"I... have given up my identity, and can no longer communicate with my mind..."

"What did you say?!" Ash jumped up in shock.

What is Porygon-Z...? It is the will of a planet!

If it abandons its identity, does it mean it doesn't even want the whole world anymore...?

“It’s not that serious. I’m still here in this era,” the management spirit explained. “When I was traversing the time storm, I used up too much energy to preserve your memories… If I hadn’t given up my identity and transformed myself into a real Pokémon, I would have been completely absorbed by me in this era.”

"So that's how it is... Porygon-Z, I'm the one who dragged you into this..." Ash's tone was full of apology.

If Porygon-Z wasn't trying to protect its memories, it wouldn't have needed to relinquish its identity as a planetary will and completely transform into a Pokémon...

"Wait... Pokémon?" Ash suddenly paused, "So, you can come out of the phone now?"

“Yes…” Porygon-Z nodded silently, passing directly through the screen and materializing in front of Ash.

"It really is a Porygon-Z!" Ash exclaimed in surprise, reaching out to grasp its head and body simultaneously, then separating them to the sides...

"Damn it! Let go of me!" Porygon-Z yelled angrily, then unleashed a powerful Electric Shot at Ash. "I knew it would turn out like this!!"

It boasts that it has fully recognized the inherent flaws of human nature... all it ever thinks about is playing with its own body or rubbing its own head~

"Sorry, sorry, I couldn't help it." Ash quickly apologized, but he was still a little confused. "Speaking of which... there's something I've been curious about for a long time. You're clearly the will of the planet, so why did you exist as a Porygon family member back then?"