Pokémon, Ash's art style is off!

Upon hearing this, Imetti gave Ash a grateful look, who had come to her rescue.

I never expected this person to have such high emotional intelligence!

She coughed lightly, and although the blush on her face hadn't completely faded, she still forced herself to speak.

"As you know, I'm a stage actor."

“We usually need to play many different roles, and playing different roles often requires us to present different images.”

"So it's reasonable to carry around a Ditto and change its appearance at any time, right?"

In the end, Imetti was the first to convince herself, and her tone gradually became more resolute.

"Yes! That's right! That's exactly it!"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Zhi nodded very seriously.

"That makes sense. Stage actors are truly remarkable!"

"Pikachu".

Pikachu also expressed its understanding.

Xiao Gang remained completely calm.

Once he was certain that there was nothing wrong with his XP system, he had no time to think about anything else.

Seeing that Xiaoxia had become one of their own, they didn't say much.

They quietly pulled Imetti aside.

Xiaoxia and he secretly discussed how to use the shapeshifter.

Rest complete.

The group set off again.

Ahead, the canyon walls grew narrower and narrower, until at the narrowest point only two people could pass side by side.

The gravel underfoot turned into rough rock slabs, making a dull sound when stepped on.

The sky above gradually widened from a thin line, as if something was pushing the mountains on both sides apart.

After walking for about an hour, just as Xiaoxia was about to ask, "Have we arrived yet?", the view in front of her suddenly opened up.

The rock walls on both sides resemble two heavy doors, slowly receding to either side.

A wide-open terrace unfolds in the last rays of the setting sun.

"Wow……"

Ash stopped and exclaimed in genuine admiration.

This is a natural basin surrounded by mountains.

The entire venue is about the size of two or three football fields. The ground is not soil, but a layer of antique rock with dense textures and protrusions on the surface.

Those textures are not ordinary stone patterns.

It's a fossil.

Man-made fossils are everywhere.

A huge, spiraling seashell is embedded in the rock wall, half of it protruding, gleaming with an amber luster in the setting sun.

That was a fossil model of the Pokémon Omanyte, replicated one-to-one by the park's craftsmen using resin and mineral powder, with even the growth lines on the shell being exactly the same.

The complete outline of the tentacle lily is imprinted on the stone floor, and the texture of each tentacle is clearly visible.

Even the facilities in the park incorporate fossil elements.

The four of us bought tickets and went in together.

Xiao Gang was trembling all over.

"The craftsmanship, the details, the level of accuracy..." Xiao Gang's voice trembled, "These fossil models alone are worth the price of admission!"

Ash was also shocked.

But what attracted him was not the fossils that were everywhere, but the unfathomable caves in the distance.

The dents varied in size, with the largest exceeding two meters in diameter and the smallest being as big as a washbasin.

Some of the depressions still had dried moss and fragments of unknown feathers along their edges, clearly not ancient relics, but rather—

"A living fossil Pokémon!"

Xiao Zhi was extremely excited.

Imetti stood at the front of the line, looking back at the three people's reactions, a "I knew it" smile on her lips.

"This is the reaction of everyone who comes for the first time."

She pointed to the caves and crevices of all sizes around the plateau.

"It's getting dark, so they won't be out at this time, but if you're lucky, you might see them active tomorrow morning."

She looked up at the sky, which had turned completely deep purple.

"Alright, that's all for today. Your rooms in the park have been arranged. Go and rest for the night, and I'll take you on a proper tour tomorrow morning."

"it is good!"

Although Ash wanted to rush in right now, he knew that disturbing the Pokémon staff at the park was not a good idea.

Xiao Gang nodded repeatedly.

He needed a whole night to calm down, otherwise he was afraid he would be too excited to sleep.

Xiaoxia let out a long sigh of relief; she could finally get some real rest.

Imetti skillfully led them through the path along the edge of the plateau to the accommodation area inside the park.

Several small houses, designed to resemble caves, are scattered around the area, with warm yellow lights shining in front of their doors.

"Here's the room key. It's spacious enough for the three of you." Imetti handed the key to Ash. "Get some rest. I'll be waiting for you in the restaurant at eight o'clock tomorrow morning."

After receiving the keys, the three were about to enter their respective rooms.

Imetti grabbed Ash from behind.

"where are you going?"

Ditto, still in Ash's form, turned its head innocently and blinked.

"Come on! Follow me inside!"

Imetti dragged it back without expression.

"Don't think you can get away with turning into Ash. I haven't settled the score with you yet!"

162. I...I miss it so much!

The next morning, Ash, Misty, and Brock arrived at the restaurant in Fossil Park on time.

The restaurant is also designed in the style of a cave, with rows of amber-colored lights embedded in the ceiling, providing soft lighting.

Looking down, you see that the walls are covered with simple drawings depicting how ancient people accidentally discovered that Pokémon were allergic to stones and that berries could capture Pokémon.

Even the tables and other items are shaped like fossilized Pokémon that have been knocked unconscious.

Just one glance, and the memories from its ancestors etched into Pikachu's DNA begin to attack its brain, causing its head to throb with pain.

“Pikachu…”

Xiao Zhi covered its eyes, and it felt much better.

The three people and the rat had just sat down when they saw Imetti walk in from the doorway.

Behind her followed "Ash"—or more accurately, a Ditto that looked like Ash.

I met the original Ash.

Ditto couldn't contain itself any longer and immediately came over, full of energy.

Imetti herself, however, was a completely different person.

With prominent dark circles under her eyes and her hair casually tied in a ponytail, she looked like a frostbitten eggplant.

She yawned deeply, walked to the counter, grabbed a cup of black coffee, and gulped it down.

Judging from his posture, it didn't seem like he was drinking a beverage; it was more like he was pouring cold water on himself and trying to force himself to turn it on.

"Morning!"

Xiao Zhi greeted everyone in high spirits.

Ditto also imitates others.

"morning……"

Imetti responded listlessly, dragged her feet to the table, and plopped down next to Xia.

She leaned back in her chair, looking like a shapeshifting monster who had lost all his dreams.

Xia, who had quickly established a close, revolutionary friendship with Imetti, immediately went over to her.

"What's wrong? Didn't you sleep well last night?"

Imetti was silent for two seconds.

"It's not that I didn't sleep well, it's that I didn't sleep at all."

She slowly turned her head and looked at Xiaoxia with an expression that said, "You have no idea what I've been through."

"You have no idea..." Imetti put down her coffee cup and took a deep breath, "Last night's Ditto... was just too much trouble!"

"Annoying?"

Xiao Gang was taken aback and subconsciously glanced at the Ditto next to him, which was earnestly imitating Xiao Zhi.

hiss~

Some images he had seen in the notebook flashed through his mind instantly.

He remembered that Ditto had various uses in the notebook, but to just say it out loud like that...?