In the game: I stole Groudon at the start.

Latios floated up unsteadily, the bloodshot in his eyes gone, replaced by exhaustion.

Opposite Latios, Greninja knelt on the ground, panting heavily, its eyes fixed on Latios.

Time seemed to stand still, but...

“kug…”

The Greninja croaked softly, trying to push itself up, but as soon as it moved, a wave of weakness washed over it.

Before he could finish speaking, the bond mode turned into specks of light and dissipated, and Greninja slowly collapsed to the ground, unconscious.

The energy burst just now caused far too much damage.

"Greninja Frog..."

Seeing the Greninja fall to the ground, Satoshi's expression was complicated, and he finally let out a slightly somber sigh.

He had done his best, and his spirits had also given their all.

Greninja is unable to battle; Latios wins.

Kukui stepped forward, observed Greninja, raised its head, and held up its flag to announce the battle result.

"Since all six of Ash's Pokémon are unable to battle, Bakura is the winner of this all-out battle."

Kukui turned the flag toward Bakura and laughed.

As expected of Bakura, he defeated even such a strong trainer from another world, and that was without even using a high-level legendary skill.

As Kukui announced the victory, the Greninja icon that had been lit up on the battle screen went gray, and Bakura won.

"Sigh~ As expected, Bakura is still too strong."

Seeing that Zhi had failed, Xiao Zhi spoke up helplessly, saying that, to be honest, he was also biased towards Bakura in his heart.

But since Satoshi is from a parallel universe, Satoshi's emotions at this moment, seeing Satoshi's defeat, are quite intriguing.

"But Bakura is getting stronger and stronger. I really hope we can have a full-team battle like this with Bakura!"

But Ash is Ash after all, and in the blink of an eye his expression became excited as he looked at Bakura in the arena and exclaimed excitedly.

Yes, having watched the entire battle between the two, Ash felt quite excited himself.

"You? Forget it. Even if you train for another ten years, you still won't be a match for Bakura."

Upon hearing this, Xiaoxia rolled her eyes and habitually made a sarcastic remark.

This guy really is living in a dream world.

Even though Zhi came from a parallel world and failed, it was clear to anyone with eyes that Zhi's strength had truly reached its limit. If he had taken another step forward, he might have become a master.

Even with such great intelligence, it only managed to defeat three of Bakura's main forces!

"What?! I'll get stronger too! Xiaoxia is so mean, what do you mean I won't be a match for Bakura even in ten years~?!"

Ash was clearly very dissatisfied upon hearing this.

"Hee hee~"

Seeing the two of them arguing again, Lillie's beautiful eyes curved into crescent moons, after all...

They completely acknowledged Bakura's power.

……

"Well done, Latios, you did a great job today."

In the arena, Bakura walked to Latios' side, gently patted Latios' head, and smiled.

Latios did perform very well.

"Woo~"

Having exited its Mega Evolution form, Latios rubbed against Bakura's hand, then tilted its head back with a proud expression.

At that moment, Satoshi also walked over. Looking at Bakura and Latios interacting, a knowing smile appeared on Satoshi's handsome face.

He could feel the strong bond between Bakura and Latios. Although he lost, Satoshi accepted the defeat wholeheartedly.

"Latios is really strong, but next time, I will definitely defeat you, Bakura."

Zhi extended his hand to Bakura and said with a smile.

But as he spoke, Zhi looked at Latios with some helplessness, still unable to defeat him.

This is the second time he has lost to Latios...

Yes, it's a very vivid memory.

However, compared to the previous Suzuran Tournament, Bakura clearly left a much deeper impression on him.

"You're welcome to challenge me anytime, but I won't give you the chance."

Bakura grasped Satoshi's hand and spoke with a smile.

"Are you alright? You seemed to be in a lot of pain just now?"

Bakura then asked Ash another question, since Ash's Greninja was injured, and Ash would also be affected to some extent.

To be honest, Bakura really felt that Tomo had it tough...

"Oh? It's okay, I'm used to it. I'll just rest for a bit."

Zhi was taken aback by what he heard, then touched his nose somewhat embarrassedly.

Speaking of which, it does seem strange for a trainer to suddenly appear to be in pain during a regular battle.

"Let's go to the Pokémon Center first. But your Greninja is really special, and so is your Pikachu."

Bakura nodded, preparing to take Satoshi to the Pokémon Center to treat their injured Pokémon.

"Haha~ Really? I feel really lucky too."

……

At the Pokémon Center, after handing the Pokémon over to Nurse Joy, Bakura and the others gathered around a table in the rest area.

"The battle just now was quite exciting. Speaking of which, Zhi, how long do you plan to stay in this world?"

Oki Yukinari took a sip of tea, then smiled gently before turning his gaze to Tomo.

Oki Yukinari had a very good impression of Tomo, or perhaps it was a case of loving someone because of their love for them.

He has always been very kind to Ash, and as Ash from a parallel world, he naturally feels a natural affinity for him.

Moreover, the pure and clean aura emanating from Tomo was something that the kind-hearted Oki Yukinari really liked.

"How long are you going to stay...?"

Zhi was taken aback by what he heard. After a long while, he seemed to have thought of something and scratched his head in distress.

"I don't know either, mainly because I don't know how to get back now..."

Zhi replied with a very frustrated expression, "Yes, he actually doesn't know how to get back to his own world either."

At the time, he heard the mysterious person tell him that he could be sent to another world, a world with many powerful trainers.

On a whim, Zhi agreed immediately.

But now that I think about it...

Holy crap, that guy didn't tell him how to get back, you bastard!

"Forehead……"

Upon hearing this, Ooki Yukinari and the others twitched their eyelids, speechless.

Xiaoxia and Xiaogang, in particular, glanced at Xiaozhi in perfect unison. Xiaozhi's personality—getting excited and then completely disregarding the consequences—truly befits Xiaozhi from a parallel world.

Even after they grow up, they are all cut from the same mold.

"Don't worry about that. If it's really necessary, I can call Palukia to send you back."

Bakura chuckled lightly, "This isn't a big problem."

Although Palkia, as a Space Dragon, suffered a 'disgrace' in Desert City, it remains a monitor of the spatial dimension.

Palkia's spatial abilities are indeed outstanding, which may make it difficult for him to find the parallel world of Giovanni.

But if this otherworldly being, Satoshi, is right in front of us, given the completely different aura he possesses compared to this world, we should be able to get Palkia to send him back by following that aura.

Is it really possible?

Zhi's eyes lit up upon hearing this; in that case, there was really no need to worry.

"Don't worry, I have a good relationship with Palkia. If you want to go back, just come to Aether Paradise to find me. But after all, we are different worlds, and I don't think you want to go back so soon, right?"

Bakura nodded. If even that spatial dragon couldn't do it, then it wasn't a big problem.

At worst, we can ask Arceus for help; it's no big deal.

"Hmm, of course, I still really want to go to Pallet Town."

Zhi nodded naturally; if he had no worries, he wouldn't be in a hurry.

After all, he was a travel fanatic, and ever since he reached the age to travel, he has been traveling all year round.

Besides, he really wanted to visit Pallet Town in this world.

Upon hearing this, Yukinari Oki and the others smiled knowingly. If they were in Satoshi's position, they would definitely make the same choice as him.

"Well then, Zhi, I also have something I want to ask you. Do you know the person who sent you into this world?"

Bakura's eyes flickered slightly. Tomo was a very suitable friend. If he could like and enjoy this world, Bakura would certainly welcome him.

But what he wants to know more about Nijigasaki now is!

Zhi was taken aback by what he heard, noticing the seriousness in Bakura's tone, and lowered his head slightly to think.

"...That person...it was too dark at the time, I couldn't see his face clearly, if I had to say..."

Zhi pondered the events of that night, feeling conflicted. It was very dark then, and the person remained in the shadows, so he could only make out the person's general appearance.

However, he also always had a sense of familiarity.

"Hmm?" Bakura raised an eyebrow.

"If I had to say, I'm kind of like this middle-aged man... right?"