Pokémon, Ash's art style is off!

Anonymous user: [Okay, here's the address.]

It remained eerily simple, stubbornly focusing on the address.

They didn't mention the truth or the problems at all.

Seeing that Xiaoxia did not reply immediately, the chat box began to be flooded with the same text.

【address】

【address】

【address】

[Address] ×N

Watching the same word pop up on the screen like a tidal wave, almost spreading outwards.

Even the spirited Xia began to feel a chill creep up her spine.

She gritted her teeth and typed again.

[I don't want any gifts! Please answer me seriously: what did you mean by saying "fake, don't come" before? Did you encounter any danger at the Saffron Gym?]

The moment the message was sent.

"Om-"

The encyclopedia screen suddenly started shaking violently!

Suddenly, a video call invitation screen popped up, taking up the entire screen!

The initiator was none other than that anonymous user!

The invitation interface has no avatars, only a deep, dark background that seems to draw you in, and a cold, blinking "Accept" and "Reject" button in the middle.

"Whoa—!"

Xiaoxia screamed in fright, her hand trembled, and the encyclopedia almost flew out of her hand!

As if she had touched a hot iron, she stabbed the "Reject" button with her finger at an unprecedented speed!

"Huff...huff..." she gasped, still shaken, her face pale. "What...the sudden video call..."

However, before she could even recover—

"Om!!"

The video call invitation popped up again!

A pitch-black background, a flashing button, stubbornly occupying the center of the screen.

"Again?!"

Xiaoxia felt a chill run down her spine and her hair stand on end. Just as she was about to make a move, she refused again.

But Ash's hand was a step faster, his finger already accurately pressing the constantly bouncing "Accept" button.

hiss~

Xiaoxia and Xiaogang both gasped at the same time.

"Don't mention it, I think you pressed the wrong buttons in your panic."

Xiao Zhi said matter-of-factly.

Meanwhile, his eyes were already fixed on the screen with curiosity.

The screen went black for a moment, then the image reappeared.

Blurry, jittery, and with a very poor signal.

But one could see clearly that it was a dimly lit room with only a candle burning in the corner, its light so faint it was almost swallowed up by the surrounding darkness.

At the intersection of light and shadow, a small figure wearing a large hat sat upright, the hat pulled low, covering most of his face, only a pale, sharp chin could be seen.

It hung its head, motionless, like a strange doll.

Then, a hoarse, dry sound, like rusty iron rubbing against each other, came intermittently from the encyclopedia's speaker:

I... I saw you...

Not only Xiaogang and Xiaoxia, but also Xiaoxia got goosebumps all over.

Even Pikachu stopped eating.

Faced with this bizarre scene, the two instinctively hid behind Ash, each grabbing one of his arms.

But Ash scratched his head and looked at the other side of the screen.

"Isn't that obvious?"

His voice sounded exceptionally clear in the quiet room.

"We're on video, how can you not see me? The signal is so bad, can you even see what I look like?"

This statement came out.

The other person was clearly stunned by this completely unconventional remark.

Even the faint, almost imperceptible breathing seemed to pause for a moment.

Xiao Zhi looked behind the little man.

Although it looks a bit distorted through the screen.

But he could still vaguely see a woman sitting behind him.

Why aren't you saying anything? Don't you want to talk?

Seeing that the other side remained silent, Ash took the initiative and attacked.

"Also, what's the deal with the news just now? What gift are you going to give them?"

【...】

Are you listening?

Xiao Zhi moved forward a little.

"Hello? Hello? Hello? Say something!"

He extended his index finger and gently tapped the edge of the encyclopedia screen.

"Why are you making a video if you're not going to talk? It's a waste of data."

Under Ash's barrage of questions, the screen suddenly shook violently, and then—

"Snapped."

The video was unilaterally cut off.

The screen returned to a normal chat interface, as if what had just happened had never occurred.

"No, this person is really rude."

Xiao Zhi pointed at the screen, then turned to Xiao Gang and Xiao Xia, who were still holding his arm and had turned pale, and complained with a dissatisfied expression.

"You hang up halfway through a sentence? Don't you even have basic social etiquette? I was even thinking of asking you properly."

Before the two could react, a new message popped up:

I'll remember you.

It was still those emotionless words.

But this time, those five words lying in the chat box inexplicably gave off a feeling of... bluster and cowardice?

"Hey! I have such a bad temper!"

Xiao Zhi's eyes widened, and he immediately made a video call back.

"I want to ask her what she really means—"

"Wait, Ash!"

"Don't hit me!"

Brock and Misty pounced almost simultaneously, their four hands pressing down on the Pokédex and Ash's wrists.

But how could a mere human body possibly stop Satoshi?

While the two were filled with anxiety.

The screen displays: The other party rejected the call request.

"Hung up?"

Xiao Zhi raised an eyebrow, his seriousness completely aroused.

The other party refused?

He then called back!

Without hesitation, he clicked the video call button again.

I was rejected again.

Dial again.

Rejected again.

A silent tug-of-war thus began.

Ash remained focused, his fingers steadily pressing the dial button again and again, completely ignoring the gradually changing expressions of the two people beside him, from fear to helplessness, and finally even a bit numb.

This continued for a full half hour.

Finally, when Ash tried to call back again, the Pokédex gave a short busy tone, followed by a message saying "The other party is either switched off or out of service area".

The other side seemed to have completely chickened out, shutting down their phone and no longer daring to provoke this unpredictable and frighteningly persistent young man.

The room fell silent again, with only Ash muttering with slight regret.

"Why is it off? I haven't even asked what the gift was yet..."

......

For several days in a row, the Saint-Téné sailed smoothly on the blue sea.