Pokémon: Simultaneous time travel, this Ash is too versatile!

Chapter 156 Gardevoir's Familiarity, Mystery of Its Origins, and the Elite Four Pokémon Standing in Its Way!
The real reason Blaine left the Cinnabar Gym gave Ash and his friends a chilling feeling.

The genes of the elves merged, creating life on their own, and in human form, a completely new kind of elf appeared...

This is like a fairy tale; Ash would never have believed it if it hadn't been told by Professor Oak.

He just came here to challenge the Crimson Lotus Gym, but it's like he's overheard some incredible secret.

"Right now, the League is also searching for Blaine's whereabouts. The reason they haven't revoked his position as Gym Leader of Cinnabar City is to indirectly convey goodwill to him, indicating that they won't do anything to him." Professor Oak's next words surprised Ash.

"Why? Didn't Blaine do something that the League couldn't tolerate, which is why he ran away? Now the League isn't pursuing it?" Ash asked, puzzled.

If you didn't intend to pursue the matter in the first place, why force Blaine to leave?
“There are many things here that you can’t understand, Xiao Zhi, and I can’t explain them in too much detail. In short, you just need to know that Blaine’s research is unacceptable to heaven and earth, but he has already done it and succeeded. So the League needs his research results, and for this reason, they can even ignore the mistakes he made.”

At this point, Professor Oak sighed. The League isn't entirely bright, and the villainous organizations aren't entirely dark. The world isn't simply black and white. Ash doesn't understand this, and he shouldn't.

It's best to let Ash keep a pure heart for now. If possible, Professor Oak doesn't want to tell Ash this, but Ash will find out sooner or later if he keeps pursuing it, so he took the initiative to tell him.

While Professor Oak informed her, he didn't explain the intricacies of the situation, only clarifying the true reason for Blaine's disappearance.

Ash only partially understood what he heard, but he did learn why Blaine had disappeared and why the Cinnabar Gym was in such a dilapidated state with no one taking care of it.

And now, it's estimated that no one can find Blaine's whereabouts, which means that his desire to challenge the Crimson Lotus Gym has been completely extinguished.

Ash sighed at this, already silently thinking about the next gym.

He couldn't challenge the Crimson Lotus Gym, and even if he included the Viridian Gym, he was still missing a badge. He'd have to see if there were any other gyms he could challenge on his way back.

"Thank you for telling me so much, Professor Oak. I'll hang up now."

"It's a small matter... But if you really see Uncle Xia, you can have him come and have a good talk with me. I've known him for a long time, and I know exactly what he's thinking. However, some things can't be resolved without discussing them."

Upon hearing this, Ash chuckled and said, "How could I possibly find someone that the entire League can't find?"

"That's not necessarily true. With your incredible luck, you might just bump into Blaine on the street," Professor Oak teased with a laugh, leaving Ash speechless on the other end of the phone.

It's ridiculous that you could just bump into anyone on the street and they'd be Blaine. Even with the best of luck, you couldn't possibly be that lucky!
"I'm hanging up now." Ash hung up the phone immediately, then led Misty and the other two to the hotel they had booked in advance.

Since Blaine wasn't on Crimson Lotus Island, they decided to stay at the hotel for two days as a relaxing vacation.

Ash still wanted to try the hot springs here to see if they were really that magical in relieving fatigue. If so, he could let his Pokémon try them out.

Led by Ash, the three arrived at the hotel they had booked. The hotel looked quite luxurious, with an exterior that was on a completely different level from other hotels. Inside, the decorations were even more magnificent.

Although it's called a hotel, it's not much different from a five-star luxury hotel. Having always been used to sleeping in the open and living in free houses like the Pokémon Center, Ash and his friends were staying in such a place for the first time. Besides being shocked, they were also a little uncomfortable.

They lived on the fourth floor, in a room with three beds, which was considered a top-of-the-line room. Looking down from the fourth floor, you could see a sea of ​​heads formed by people packed together.

In addition to comfortable rooms, there are various supporting facilities here, such as hot springs, swimming pools, elf arenas, elf massage areas, and more.

Lijia's name is really useful. If it weren't for Lijia, they wouldn't even be able to see what the rooms look like, let alone stay here. This place isn't something you can just buy a room in with money these days.

Even if you pay money, it would probably cost five figures a night, after all, this is the most luxurious hotel in the tourist area.

After putting down their luggage, the three of them went out to stroll around Honglian Island. It was still early, so they could experience the local customs and culture of the Honglian tourist area more, and then return to the hotel to soak in the hot springs in the evening.

This trip, which lasted for more than three months, was probably the most relaxing one I've ever had.

……

As evening approached, Ash and his friends strolled around Cinnabar Island, eating and drinking, and had had their fill of fun. Just as they were preparing to return to their hotel, Ash accidentally bumped into someone.

With Xiao Zhi's physical abilities, he would only have his shoulder shrug slightly and nothing else would have happened, but the other person was different; he was knocked to the ground with a thud.

"Excuse me, are you alright?!" Upon seeing this, Xiao Zhi quickly squatted down to help the other person up, but the other person's tan hair fell off while he was pulling them up. The round, shiny head caused both of them to freeze.

The next instant, the bald man picked up his wig with lightning speed and put it back on his head. Xiao Zhi coughed awkwardly, "Sorry, I didn't mean to."

"It's okay, just be more careful next time." The bald man's voice was rather hoarse, as if he was deliberately raising his voice, but he was quite generous and didn't hold it against Xiao Zhi for bumping into him.

"Shauna?"

As Ash was about to walk past the bald man and leave, Gardevoir, which Ash had released to go shopping with him, made a questioning sound.

"What's wrong, Gardevoir?"

"Shainai."

"You remember this person? Maybe you met them somewhere by chance before," Ash said, not paying much attention.

Gardevoir, being a Psychic-type Pokémon, possesses an incredibly powerful memory. It can remember even people it glimpses on the street perfectly, essentially having a photographic memory.

If this happened to a human, it would be a disease called hyperthymesia, which would place an extremely heavy burden on the brain. But it's not a problem for Psychic-type Pokémon. Their brains are far more developed than humans'; photographic memory is hardly a burden at all.

"Shauna!"

"You mean... we didn't meet after we came out, but we knew each other inside the Pokémon egg?!" Ash froze, then turned sharply to look for the bald man from before, but when he turned back, he could no longer find him, as if the collision had been an illusion.

"Ash, Gardevoir fell from the sky when it was in its egg, right? If it knew Gardevoir from the egg, then wouldn't it be Gardevoir's original..." Although Misty couldn't understand what Gardevoir was saying, Ash basically translated what Gardevoir was saying.

That person was someone Gardevoir had met before it was even born, which means that the person was with Gardevoir from the time it was an egg.

Ash obtaining Gardevoir was a completely unexpected event. Gardevoir fell from the sky when she was an egg, and no one knew anything about her past.

So, was that person Gardevoir's original owner?
"I'll look for him, he shouldn't have gone far." As soon as Ash finished speaking, he closed his eyes, activated his Aura to its full potential, and the dense Aura around him caused the amount of information in Ash's brain to explode instantly!
If his waveguide hadn't been so powerful, he probably would have fainted from the influx of so much waveguide information.

However, this level is still acceptable for Ash, after all, his aura is not an ordinary aura.

As Ash closed his eyes to search for the bald man, Misty looked worried. Brock, who was standing nearby, immediately understood what Misty was thinking: "Are you thinking, what if the other person is the original owner of Gardevoir and he takes Gardevoir back?"

Xiaoxia nodded. Xiaozhi wanted to find the other party, perhaps to thank them, but if the other party saw a shiny Gardevoir, would they really not take it back?
"You're overthinking it. The bond between Gardevoir and Ash is something no one can affect. Besides, the other party only has a Pokémon egg, while Ash has Gardevoir's Poké Ball. Even if it goes to the League, Ash will be in the right, unless Ash impulsively returns Gardevoir to the other party." Brock said leisurely, without any worry.

Although Ash is somewhat straightforward and honest, he wouldn't do something so foolish. His love for Pokémon is undeniable, and the bond between him and Gardevoir is now unbreakable.

Gardevoir is so powerful that it only acknowledges Ash as its trainer.

In this situation, even if Ash wanted to return Gardevoir to that person, it would be impossible.

If Gardevoir and Ash are unwilling, then Gardevoir's ownership will definitely belong to Ash, and the same will be true if the matter is brought to the League.

Upon hearing this, Xiaoxia felt a slight sense of relief, relieved that the situation she had anticipated wouldn't occur.

But in reality, they were both wrong. Ash was looking for the bald man not to thank him, nor to return Gardevoir, but to find out Gardevoir's origin.

What others may not know is that, besides being shiny, Gardevoir's most outrageous feature is its six-S aptitude, a aptitude that is impossible for a normal Pokémon.

Furthermore, Gardevoir's ability to learn many moves that are not normally within its capabilities suggests that it is definitely not born of an ordinary Pokémon.

Although Ash hasn't noticed anything unusual about Gardevoir's body yet, given its unique characteristics, Ash must figure out the reason. The most troublesome thing would be if Gardevoir suddenly had a problem in the future and he was completely unaware of it.

Ash has never been misled by Gardevoir's outstanding talent.

It's impossible for an ordinary elf to possess such talent without paying a price—that's what the expert in the group said.

Now that Ash finally has a chance to find out the origin of Gardevoir, he is naturally quite excited.

After scanning with the power of aura again and again, Ash opened his eyes and stared straight ahead: "He hasn't gone far, he's just ahead, let's chase him!"

With that, Ash took the lead and chased after Pikachu, with Gardevoir floating behind him. Misty and Brock exchanged a glance and could only follow helplessly.

They didn't quite understand why Xiaozhi was so excited. Wasn't he just going to thank the other party?

As Ash chased after them, the crowd around him thinned out. Ash sensed something was wrong and slowed down his pursuit, only using his Aura to lock onto the person from a distance.

Ten minutes later, Xiaozhi and his two companions followed the man to a very secluded place.

Ash and his friends had expected the entire Cinnabar Island to be packed with people, but there wasn't a single person here. They had walked countless paths to find this desolate place.

There's a small house here, which looks like where the bald man from earlier lived.

"Why does this person live in such a remote place?" Xia looked around and felt a sense of gloom on this hot island.

It's almost evening now. The sun has set, and the light is gradually fading into darkness. In this place without streetlights, only that small house stands there, which doesn't look very appealing.

"Perhaps this person doesn't like noisy environments... Gardevoir, do you remember this place?" Ash turned to Gardevoir and asked.

Gardevoir looked at it, then slowly shook its head.

She only had a vague consciousness inside the fairy egg before, and being able to recognize that person was already her limit. Perhaps if she were to go to the environment where the fairy egg had always lived, she would be able to sense something.

But here, there's absolutely no sense of familiarity.

"Then let's go find that person and take a look." Xiao Zhi said, and once again took the lead and walked forward. Xiao Xia wanted to pull Xiao Zhi back to stop him from being so reckless, but her hand reached out but missed.

"Why are you in such a hurry, Xiaozhi? That person can't possibly run away, can he?" Xiaoxia muttered but still followed after him.

As the three of them slowly approached the house with a small light on, a red and yellow figure descended from the sky and blocked their way. The aura emanating from that figure was clearly at the Heavenly King level!

(End of this chapter)