Pokémon, Ash's art style is off!

But in Xiaoxia's eyes, it was a face that didn't look like anything good.

It opened its mouth wide, looking directly at itself, as if it wanted to taste how salty it was.

"Wa ...

Before Xiaoxia's brain could even issue the command, her body had already taken action.

She made a fadeaway jump shot, and her whole body bounced backward.

The tray in his hand, along with the plates on it, flew out, but he also lost his balance due to the excessive force and fell backward.

"careful!"

Before I could react, Ash's voice came from the side.

Xiaoxia was certain.

When it really matters, Ash is still reliable!

Although he's not usually very bright, his reaction speed in crucial moments is still—

boom!

Xiaoxia fell hard onto the floor.

The back of his head didn't hit the ground, but his tailbone was hit hard.

"Phew~ Good thing I got here quickly. Are you alright?"

fine?

Which eye of yours saw that I'm alright?!

She looked at Xiaozhi in front of her and saw him standing steadily a meter away.

She held a tray in one hand and a plate in the other, on which the food she had just picked up was neatly arranged.

Not a single drop was spilled.

Not a single grain fell out.

Then he looked at the ferocious-looking Pokémon with a concerned expression.

A word suddenly flashed through Xiaoxia's mind.

It seems familiar.

This looks so familiar!

Xiao Gang, who was standing to the side in a daze, witnessed the whole thing.

He also thought that Ash had gone to rescue Misty.

To be honest, Ash's speed is indeed fast.

He caught the tray that Xiaoxia threw out in mid-air with an extremely agile movement.

Then, with another turn, he caught the scattered plates and, before the food hit the ground, swiftly gathered them all together.

They even went so far as to avoid the location of the Fiery Roaring Tiger.

I carefully circled it halfway around, making sure not a single drop of soup splashed onto it.

"Sorry, did you scare me just now?"

Xiao Zhi asked.

The Blazing Roaring Tiger was clearly taken aback for a moment.

It lowered its head, looking into the sincere eyes of the boy in front of it, and was momentarily speechless.

Then, it patted its muscular chest and let out a low growl.

"roar~"

Nothing.

I'm tough and resilient, so even if I get hit, it won't be a problem.

"That's good."

Xiao Zhi smiled with relief.

Then he looked at Xia on the ground.

"Hey? Xia, why are you sitting on the ground?"

He tilted his head, looking confused, as if he was only now noticing this detail.

"The ground is cold, get up quickly."

He reached out his hand, the movement as natural as if he were doing something perfectly ordinary.

Xiaoxia looked at the hand in front of her.

call--

Suck--

She silently counted to two beats in her mind.

In the past, she would definitely have been angry, but after being on a team with Ash for so long, she has grown up.

They've developed a certain level of resistance to this.

After all, this time the little AI thought of itself and didn't kick itself away.

This is already progress, already huge progress!

After composing herself, Xiaoxia took Xiaozhi's hand and was pulled up by him.

Then he added a sentence.

"I'm fine, I was just startled by its appearance."

"Were you scared?"

Ash tilted his head, looked at Incineroar, then at Misty, with a puzzled expression.

Why were you scared?

"Don't you think the Fiery Roaring Tiger has a unique kind of beauty?"

"Look at its muscles! Look at its lines!"

"Not to mention his strength, he also has a good personality. Although he has evil tendencies, he would never bully the weak."

Incineroar looked a little embarrassed after hearing Ash's words.

It lowered its head and looked at the human boy who had spoken up for it.

A hint of emotion flickered in those tiger eyes.

Having been in Kanto for so long—

This is the first person to speak up for it!

Whenever it walks on the streets of the Kanto region, people always walk around it.

Some children cry when they see it, and some adults tremble when they see it.

But it really didn't mean any harm! It just wanted to be friends with everyone!

But nobody understands it, nobody wants to understand it.

Even today—this human boy!

He understands me!

He really understands me!

Suddenly remembering something, the Blazing Roaring Tiger turned around and roared in the direction behind it.

"Roar!"

Kukui!

Come out quickly! This human understands me! He really understands me!

Xiao Zhi was taken aback.

"Young man, I never expected you to know so much about the Pokémon of our Alola region!"

A loud voice came from behind the Blazing Roaring Tiger.

Then, a figure strode out.

It was a strangely dressed man.

His upper body was bare, his muscles were bulging and well-defined, clearly showing that he exercised regularly.

He was wearing a mask that covered the upper half of his face, leaving only his chin and mouth exposed.

He was dressed like a typical wrestler.

"Hey? It's you! The one who watched me during the preliminary rounds!"

"...Exactly."

"Young man, to be honest, I was quite surprised by your assessment of the Blazing Roaring Tiger."

He strode closer, his gaze fixed intently on Xiaozhi, as if he were looking at a rough, unpolished gem.

"Most people in this region are afraid of it, but you can see through its true nature at a glance, which shows that you are a true Pokémon trainer!"

Xiao Zhi was a little embarrassed by the praise and scratched his head.

"No, I just read a lot of books."

"Haha, what a fine 'read a lot' statement!" The man's eyes lit up. "Just based on that statement, it seems we are destined to be connected in Alola!"

Is it destined that Alola is connected with me?

Xiao Zhi's body trembled.

He sensed the profound cause and effect from just one sentence!

Although he didn't quite understand the cause and effect, his intuition told him so.