Pokémon, Ash's art style is off!

Ash swept across the edge of the pond—

Ok?

Xiao Zhi?

Click.

The cookie in my mouth fell out.

The sunglasses had slipped halfway down his nose, hanging crookedly on his face, revealing a pair of wide-open eyes.

Unsure, let me take another look.

"Jenny?!"

Squirtle leaned back strategically, staring at Ash in shock.

It really is you!

The row of Squirtle behind them heard the captain's exclamation.

They all poked their heads out from behind it.

Once you can see clearly who is standing by the pool—

"Jenny?!"

"JeniJeni!"

"Jenny?!"

Lined up, the Squirtle group imitated the captain's posture, leaning back tactically and staring at him in shock.

Blaine: "..."

He had seen these Pokémon near his gym before.

But I really didn't expect it.

Can anyone be this dramatic?

"...You two know each other?"

"More than just knowing each other!"

Ash rushed over in three quick steps, squatted down, and patted the lead Squirtle.

"It really is you guys!"

"Jenny!" "Jenny!" "Jenny!"

The other Squirtle turtles then gathered around.

The sounds of "Jenny, Jenny" rose and fell, making it as lively as a vegetable market.

"Roar?"

The Charizard next to it pursed its lips and squinted at the Squirtle that was leading the group.

Yo?

Isn't this our fire brigade captain?

Haven't seen you for a few days... why are you so bloated?

The fire-breathing dragon exhaled two streams of hot air from its nostrils, and the corners of its mouth turned up slightly, revealing a typical "old acquaintance watching a joke" expression.

"Jenny!"

The leader, Squirtle, immediately became unhappy. He pushed up his sunglasses, clenched his claws, kicked with his hind legs, and arched his body.

He immediately adopted a standard "gill charge" starting stance, looking aggressive.

The Squirtle behind him were terrified and scrambled forward to block the captain.

"JeniJeni!"

Captain!

You can't hit customers! You'll be fined!

"Jenny!"

Don't stop me! Even if it means a fine, I'm going to take action!

"Jenny...Jenny!"

Captain, calm down!

I haven't saved enough money for the latest sunglasses yet!

The lead Squirtle paused, clearly hesitant.

But Charizard deliberately chuckled.

"Jenny—!"

The leader Squirtle's anger reignited, and it charged forward again.

A group of Squirtle turtles clung tightly to its thighs and shell, creating a chaotic scene.

The duckbill fire beast squatting by the hot spring was enjoying the spectacle even more.

They were secretly stirring up trouble from the sidelines.

"Gurgle!"

Good job!

Fight!Fight!

Just as Xiao Zhi was about to speak up and mediate—

"Whoosh!"

A crisp crack of the whip suddenly exploded out of nowhere.

Charizard froze.

The Squirtles all froze in shock.

Even Xiao Gang, who was watching the show from the sidelines, was so frightened that he trembled all over.

In the air, several emerald green vines were poised to strike, their tips trembling slightly, like snakes ready to unleash their tongues.

Water droplets still clung to the vine, gleaming coldly—

The power of a rattan whip dipped in water is naturally incomparable to what it used to be.

They took one shot without making a sound.

Charizard and Squirtle immediately fell silent.

Even the duckbill fire beast shrank its neck and dared not utter a word.

"Alright, alright, we're all on the same side." Ash quickly smoothed things over. "Bulbasaur, put down your Vine Whip."

"seed."

Bulbasaur slowly lowered its vine whip and glanced around the area.

After confirming that no one dared to cause any more trouble, it, with an Everstone hanging around its neck, lay back down in the little hollow that Ash had dug out by the hot spring and continued to soak comfortably.

"Sigh~"

Bob gasped in shock.

I never expected that this Bulbasaur, despite its small size, would have such a powerful presence.

As expected of someone who possesses the Everstone.

Every single one of Ash's Pokémon seems to have a special skill!

Suppress the tension between the dragon and the turtle.

Ash turned to look at Squirtle, his surprise still lingering.

But in the blink of an eye, another layer of confusion appeared.

"By the way, Squirtle, what did you guys do on Cinnabar Island? And you're even working here?"

"Jenny~"

Upon hearing this, the leader of the Squirtle sighed.

After rummaging around in its shell for a while, Squirtle pulled out a whiteboard and started scribbling on it.

Despite its short claws, it writes with remarkable fluidity.

After it finished writing, it turned the board around and held it high above its head.

[To buy the latest style of sunglasses]

Following the large letter is a simple sketch of a dejected Squirtle, with two exaggerated tears hanging on its round face and several drooping shadow lines drawn on its cheeks.

It's a perfect meme that says, "Life is tough, turtle sighs."

"Jenny, Jenny."

The leader, Squirtle, sighed again, this time extending a claw and patting the whiteboard with a meaningful expression.

Did you see it clearly?

Isn't that reason heartbreaking enough?

Life is really tough, so the turtle resorts to performing.

It's been calculating its options countless times over the meager salary the league pays it.

After deducting daily expenses, food costs, and the occasional snacks for the underlings, the remaining coins would never be enough to buy that pair of the newest, coolest, most dazzling sunglasses that would turn heads wherever you put them!

I heard there are part-time jobs on Red Lotus Island that pay well and include food and accommodation.

They got together and decided to come as a group during their vacation.

"I see," Xiao Zhi nodded, "Your wages aren't enough to buy sunglasses... so you come here to work and earn extra money?"

“Jenny.”