Pokémon from Galar

This time, however, Lycanroc could no longer hide. Even though Ash shouted out a solution from behind, Lycanroc's condition prevented him from executing it successfully.

Silk-chan's full-force hypnosis worked quickly; the mane rock werewolf couldn't hold out for long before collapsing and falling asleep on the spot, feeling dizzy.

Mary waved to Sissa, signaling her not to finish off the enemy. After calling out a few times and finding that Lycanroc didn't react at all, Ash on the other side had no choice but to concede defeat.

Secretly relieved, Mary smiled at Sis, whose domineering aura had dissipated and who had come before her, and raised her hand to pat Sis's head as she knelt down.

"Thank you for your hard work, you did a great job."

"Thank you~"

As expected, as long as it's not a direct confrontation with Pikachu, it still has a chance against other Pokémon. Marie smiled at Ash, who had already returned Lycanroc to its Poké Ball.

"You won this time, Mary, but I'll win next time!"

Xiao Zhi clenched his fist, showing no sign of discouragement. Mary nodded.

"I'm also looking forward to the next match."

Meanwhile, Dr. Kukui glanced at the other eager students, clapped his hands twice to attract their attention, and then said with a smile:

"Alright, your duel is over for now. Everyone, is there anyone else who wants to have a match with Mary?"

"Huh? Why me?"

"I want it! I want to fight Mary, right, Sweetie!"

"Me too! I feel so excited, right? Gara gara!"

"..."

Marie remained silent. She had underestimated the allure of the Totem Pokémon's aura to these Alolans. Moreover, unlike Mizuki's world, where the rules and arrangements regarding Totem Pokémon and the Island Tour were more mature, Marie's approach was different.

Compared to that world, the dominant Pokémon here are indeed much harder to find.

Unfortunately, apart from Lillie, who didn't like fighting, everyone else wanted to fight Mari. Faced with those eager eyes, Mari finally let Pazu and Ichigo join the battle, and held back as much as possible, letting them fight one by one.

……

School was finally over. Mary carried Mo and led everyone along the path. She was actually wondering if Xiao Qiu and Mo could use the Overlord Aura. Si Jiang's experience was basically the same as theirs, so there was no reason why only Si Jiang could use this ability.

So the most urgent thing is to get Marie able to connect with her Pokémon using the Z-Bracelet. However, after practicing with Sue these past two days, Marie feels she's almost got the hang of it and should be able to succeed in a couple more days.

Marie leisurely returned home, only to find that Yuri and Sonia hadn't come back yet. She wondered where they had gone to play. The most fun things in Alola were naturally the sea and the beach. If they had gone there, Marie would be a little disappointed that she wouldn't be able to see their swimsuits.

Yuri is still a child, but she is healthy, and the innocence that is unique to children is something that Mari longs for. As for Sonia, she is a big sister with a great figure and is also beautiful. Who wouldn't love to look at her?

Marie casually put down her backpack, took out an incubator from it, and placed it on the table next to her. This little guy had followed her on a trip to the Ultra Cave and returned from another world. He had received the blessing of the Alola Guardian even before he was born, so he was quite a capable little guy.

I don’t know when they will hatch, especially since they were affected by the Ultra Hole. Although the incubator shows very healthy status indicators, Mary guesses that they will probably be delayed for a while before they hatch.

Sitting side by side with Si-chan on the sofa, I-chan lay listlessly on their laps as four hands stroked her. It wasn't that she disliked it; if she really disliked it, she wouldn't let Si-chan cling to her. She just felt that her dignity as the eldest sister had vanished, and she was momentarily lost.

Mary sat on the sofa in a daze for a while when suddenly the door to the house was pushed open, and Yuri and Sonia walked in carrying large bags and small bags, a swimming ring on their backs, and sunglasses on their heads.

"Wow, I had so much fun today!"

Hearing Yuri's remark, Mari tilted her head and peeked out from beside the sofa, smiling as she looked at the two people dressed in distinctly Alola-style attire and asked:

"Welcome back. Where did you two go today? You even changed your clothes."

"Marie! You're back~ Listen to me, listen to me! I went to ride the giant flying fish surfing today! It was so much fun!"

Mary reached out and caught Yuri, who pounced on the sofa. She smiled and patted Yuri's head, then her gaze fell on the packaging bag Yuri had casually placed to the side.

"You went to the beach? Did you buy new swimsuits?"

Sonia walked in at that moment, wearing a daring crop top and short skirt that showed off her beautiful figure, making her exceptionally alluring. She casually put down the shopping bag she was carrying, then plopped herself down on the sofa, smiling as she looked at Mary and said:

"We not only bought some for ourselves, but we also bought you a swimsuit!"

"Huh? How can you help me buy it? You don't even know the size..."

"Judging by appearance, isn't your figure similar to Yuri's?"

Sonia waved her hand dismissively, giving Mary a slightly awkward look.

Yuri rolled over and lay on her back on Mari's lap, taking up half of Ichigo's space, and chuckled as she looked at Mari's face.

"Mari-chan, Mari-chan~ Let's go play together next time!"

"Sure, go whenever you have time."

Mary pinched Yuri's soft cheek and said with a smile.

Chapter 166 Entering the Ultimate Cave Again

Mary remembered her promise after all. She only stayed there for two days before preparing to leave on the evening of the second day.

However, Yuri will also be going with them this time. After all, while Ultra Beasts are troublesome, they are not particularly dangerous, and there won't be any problems even if Yuri is with them.

Standing on the beach outside, Marie took out her riding device and waited a short while. Then she saw an ultimate hole open above her head, and a Solgaleo emerged and landed in front of her.

Yuri, standing next to Marie, instinctively gripped her arm. Solgaleo's aura was still quite imposing. He took out two protective suits and put them on for Yuri and himself. The two climbed onto Solgaleo's back, then waved to Sonia and Dr. Kukui below.

"I'm leaving first, Sonia. Dr. Kukui won't be staying there for long."

"It's okay, it's okay, go have fun."

Sonia, on the other hand, was very carefree, waving with a smile and not worried about their safety.

"Dr. Kukui, we'll be back before your wedding with Dr. Barnet!"

"Haha~ You two better hurry up. Wedding preparations will take at most half a month. If you two can't make it, we won't wait for you."

Dr. Kukui chuckled and joked, watching Marie and Yuri disappear into the Ultra Wormhole before turning his gaze to Sonia.

"What are you planning to do after this? Wait for them to come back here, or..."

She didn't finish her sentence, but Sonia smiled and shook her head, saying:

"I'll be going back in a couple of days. I still have some unfinished business to attend to in Galar, so I probably won't be able to attend your wedding. But I'll still prepare a gift for you, don't worry."

"Haha~ The gift doesn't matter, the thought is enough."

Dr. Kukui didn't plan a grand wedding, and the guests were mainly limited to relatives and close friends. Most of his friends, like Sonia, who were focused on their academic work, wouldn't have much time to attend.

After all, everyone is busy with their own projects, and most of them are not in the Alola region. It would be good enough if they could send each other a congratulatory video or prepare some gifts.

"It's a rare treat that you've come to Alora this time. Barnett and I will show you around Alora for the next few days."

Dr. Kukui and Sonia have a fairly good relationship. Initially, Dr. Kukui was drawn to Dr. Mulan's reputation, so his acquaintance with Sonia was quite natural, even though Dr. Kukui was a few years older and obtained his doctorate first.

However, in his opinion, Sonia was knowledgeable enough; she just lacked a topic of sufficient importance to help her obtain a doctoral degree.

"Sure, as long as Dr. Barnett doesn't mind."

"Forehead……"

Dr. Kukui scratched his face, realizing after Sonia's comment that his earlier words had been somewhat insensitive.

……

On the other side, Mari sat behind Yuri, hugging her body, comfortably riding on Solgaleo's back as they traversed the Ultra Hole.

"Wow... this is what the inside of the Ultimate Cave looks like..."

Seeing this scene for the first time, Yuri held onto Mary's arm and looked around. This experience was so rare that very few people had ever had it.

"Yeah, it really does seem amazing the first time you see it, but after seeing it a lot, it doesn't feel that way anymore."

"Speaking of which... is that champion named Mizuki really about the same age as us?"

For some reason, Yuri suddenly brought up Mizuki's name, probably out of admiration and curiosity, since she was such a young champion.

"He's about a year or two older than us, and he's really strong."

"Eh...I see. So, can he beat Champion Dan?"

Being suddenly compared to Dante made Mary grin from ear to ear.

"How would I know? Besides, Dan Di also became the champion when he was ten years old, so they should be about the same."

"That makes sense, doesn't it? Leon has been the champion for over ten years without ever losing! By the way, what if there was a champion like Leon in Galar over there?!"

"Instead of this... don't you care that another Galar might have another me and another Yuri?"

"Eh... another Mary-chan?"

It was obvious that Yuri's whole body stiffened for a moment. Mari blinked helplessly. Was it really necessary to waver like that? Even if it did, it wouldn't matter.

"I wish I could go to Galar~"

"Wake up, none of us have the qualifications to be a trainer in that world. We're lucky if we can even wander around Alola. You want to cross regions?"

"Um...you're right, hehehe, I was just fantasizing."

Yuri's cheeks flushed slightly as her face was covered by the mask. She wouldn't tell Mary what kind of crazy things she had just been imagining, or Mary would definitely be angry.

Yuri has recently found it increasingly difficult to bear being separated from Mary, especially after they were reunited. She suspects that her feelings for Mary have changed somewhat, but she's not sure.

"By the way, I should have a lot of free time after this trip. Let's go to Alola together then. To be honest, I haven't really had much fun there."

After all, Mizuki doesn't have to attend classes, and Ultra Beasts aren't available every day, so strictly speaking, she does have a lot of free time to hang out with Yuri.

"Really?! That's great! I knew I made the right decision to come along!"

Mary hugged Yuri, who was wriggling in her arms, and smiled noncommittally. She had indeed considered this aspect, which was why she agreed so easily.

In fact, I've been in Alola for quite some time now, and if nothing unexpected happens, I should be able to return to Galar in about a month.

As for Yuri, if she were left there, she might have already returned to Galar with Sonia by the time Mari went back.

"Oh! But I didn't bring my swimsuit! I didn't even think of that..."

"Why don't you just go buy it again? You were shouting so loudly, I thought something serious had happened."

"But I spent a long time choosing the swimsuit for Mary."

Yuri still couldn't get over it. Who knows if she could buy the same thing in Alola?

"I can always find a nicer swimsuit. Besides, it's not like I lost it. I can wear it again when I get back."

"Hehehe~ Really? Then it's a date."

Yuri held up her little finger and showed it to Mary, seemingly laughing at something. Mary raised her hand and hooked her little finger around Yuri's, saying helplessly:

"Do you really need to pinky swear for something like this?"