Pokémon, Ash's art style is off!

Nemo glanced at Xiao Mao, who seemed to have spoken rudely, and scratched her head.

"Ah! That's right!" Realizing something, she looked at Ash with her eyes lighting up again, "By the way, Ash, do you have any plans after the tournament?"

"If not, perhaps..."

"No, why don't you come to Alola instead!"

Bearing in mind the sacred mission of the rise of the Alola region, Lillie took a deep breath and clenched her little fist.

He practically tiptoed and interrupted.

"We not only have island pilgrimages on our side, but we also have several approachable... well, probably approachable island gods!"

"In short, it's a completely different experience from the Kanto region!"

Nemo, whose words had been interrupted, stared wide-eyed in disbelief and took a step forward.

"Hey, Lillie, you're so cunning! I was the one who spoke first!"

She grabbed Xiaozhi's hand.

"Ash! You should go to our Padonia first!"

"At Orange Academy, you get a Crystal Bead as a gift just for enrolling! It's a free gift upon enrollment! Plus, there's an amazing campus life!"

"You'll absolutely love it—battle classes, the school's ultimate tournament, all sorts of challenges!"

Lillie, not to be outdone, grabbed Ash's other hand.

"We have a Royal Dome in our Alola region too! And it even comes with a free Royal Masked Man sparring partner!"

"Cough cough!"

As the two talked faster and faster, and the atmosphere seemed to be a competition of benefits, a steady cough came from the side.

Professor Oak, wearing a white lab coat, strolled out from behind the crowd at a leisurely pace.

"Alright, alright, stop arguing, stop arguing." He waved his hand, his tone gentle. "That's not how you invite someone. Ultimately, it depends on Xiaozhi's wishes."

"But speaking of which, Ash promised to consider my research lab first..."

Lillie froze.

This, this, this—

Even a veteran like Professor Oak has personally gotten involved. Is it possible that the only way to revive Alola is to bring out his own foundation?

Just as she was debating whether or not to send a message to her mother, several more voices rang out from different directions.

"Ha, you?"

With a low, hoarse laugh, Ghost-type Elite Four member Kikuko slowly emerged from the shadows, leaning on her cane.

She glanced at the large tree.

"Someone who can't even teach their own grandson properly wants to mislead other people's children?"

As a fellow veteran, Kikuko naturally doesn't need to give anyone face!

Daiki's face twitched.

"Kikuko, you can't generalize about everyone's situation!"

Xiao Mao, who couldn't be generalized: "???"

“Professor, Akiko-senpai is right.” Lorelei pushed up her glasses and walked over with her arms crossed. “What can a place like a research institute bring to Ash? Isn’t that a waste of his talent?”

She's been waiting for Ash to inherit her mantle!

How could I just stand by and watch Ash fall into someone else's arms!

"Exactly! Exactly!"

Shiba nodded, unusually siding with Kikuko.

He looked at Xiaozhi.

"However, no matter how strong Pokémon are, they are ultimately external forces!"

"The true essence of being a trainer lies in honing your physical skills and sharpening your fists!"

Kikuko, Kona, and Shiba finished speaking.

They all turned their heads at the same time to look at the last of the Four Heavenly Kings.

"roar--?"

Dragonite tilted its head, its big, round eyes scanning the three faces, then with a decisive flick of its tail, it turned its gaze precisely to Lance beside it.

Yulongdu: ".......?"

No, does he have to say it too?

But he simply saw the three of them walking this way and instinctively followed.

Nobody told him about this!

Feeling the gazes of the three people, one dragon, and six paths all falling on his face, Yulongdu remained silent for two seconds.

After thinking about it, he decided to talk less and act like an expert.

So he simply nodded calmly, keeping his tone as concise as possible.

"……right."

Satisfied with Yulongdu's clean agreement, the other three Heavenly Kings turned around almost simultaneously and began to argue with Damu based on reason!

As for Lillie and Nemo?

How could people from the Northeast be allowed to be robbed by outsiders?

Let's see who's really up to first, and only talk about it after we can beat them!

Seeing that everyone was arguing and no one could be determined to win in a short time.

Xiao Gang rummaged through his backpack and shared the desserts inside with Xiao Zhi and Xiao Xia, who were standing next to him.

"Oh, thank you, Teacher Gang."

Xiao Zhi took it, his eyes lighting up.

"Give."

Ash shared half of Pikachu's food with Sabrina, then casually handed the other half to a bewildered Sabrina.

"Thank you."

Naz hesitated for a moment before reaching out to take it under the encouraging gaze of her father.

"Hey bro, here's some for you and Dragonite."

Ash gestured with his chin toward Lance and handed him two desserts.

Yu Longdu nodded.

"Congratulations!" "Hooray!"

While eating, the four of them watched the crowd arguing heatedly in the center of the room.

Just as Yulongdu felt they were about to use a persuasive method that was extremely characteristic of the Kanto region.

Damaranchi, who had been observing from the sidelines for a long time, spoke up in order to ensure the safe conclusion of the Quartz Conference.

"Everyone! Everyone!"

Why are you arguing? Why don't you ask Ash what he thinks?

Upon hearing this, Professor Oak, Lillie, Nemo, Lorelei, Shiba, and Kikuko...

Six gazes, from six directions, all fell upon Xiao Zhi.

Da Mu smiled and nodded.

Kikuko looked at the grinning Oki and sneered as she leaned on her cane.

Kona pushed up her glasses.

Shiba crossed his arms.

Yulongdu... Yulongdu continued to stand in place, eating dessert.

"So, Ash, what are you thinking?" ×6

The voices of the six people overlapped, some high, some low, some fast, some slow, but they all pressed down on us at once.

Suddenly called out, Xiao Zhi raised his finger in confusion, pointing at himself, with half a cookie still in his mouth.

"...Hmm? Me?"

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With this, the book is basically finished.

To be honest, I'm not entirely satisfied with the writing of the Quartz Conference segment.

I was originally planning to write a road trip story, focusing on interaction, but adding a battle-oriented tournament made me feel like it completely ruined the experience. It didn't fit the soul of a road trip story at all, and the interaction was practically zero.

If I write again in the future, I'll probably find a reasonable way to avoid or simplify the plot of these kinds of matches...

As for the two underlying storylines of Boss Giovanni's Entrepreneurship and Mewtwo's Counterattack, as well as the theatrical version that some people have mentioned.

All I can say is that if I come up with a good idea, I'll add it as a bonus chapter.

That's about it!

Finally, thank you to all the readers who have been following the updates!