Pokémon, Ash is going to become a perfect man from now on.

"Ah... how did you know?" The researcher trembled as if he had been electrocuted.

That's settled~

Besides being prescient, knowing the plot obviously has many other benefits, such as putting psychological pressure on people.

In the game, Sumio is a researcher on the Seven Islands. He once followed the protagonist in the Point of Depth and stole the Sapphire, intending to sell it to Team Rocket.

As for now, his purpose in coming here should be about the same.

After a brief interrogation with Ye Yue, Chengfu was clearly intimidated by Xiaozhi's 'all-knowing' demeanor and confessed very readily.

He was indeed a researcher recruited by Giovanni, but he was only working for Team Rocket and didn't know anything about Wangluo.

The information that Sumio can provide so far is that Giovanni is fighting the League's entry on the Fifth Island; in addition, there are the stolen Max Candies, which they have indeed replicated and mass-produced. Apart from Team Rocket keeping a portion, the rest have been distributed to unknown individuals.

In addition, Sumio was sent by Sakaki.

“It really is the Boss… uh, Sakaki sent me. He said that sapphires are rare treasures, and if I can bring them back, I can get a large bounty…” Chengfu said in a completely cooperative manner.

"Ye Yue, take him away first... interrogate him more thoroughly later and see if we can get more information out of him," Xiao Zhi thoughtfully instructed Ye Yue.

He wasn't quite sure what Giovanni was up to... Sending such an incompetent fool to find sapphires was practically a blatant indication that there was something wrong with the acupoint technique.

Is the intention to use Chengfu to lure their own people into a trap and then ambush them?

Or perhaps, Giovanni was deliberately revealing the location of the sapphire?

Xiao Zhi couldn't figure out the reason for the time being, so he could only suppress his thoughts and wait patiently at the entrance of the acupoint.

He had just received a call from a girl who had come all the way from United States; she would be meeting him soon…

"Woo!" A moment later, the long roar of the Four-jawed Needle Dragon indeed came from the sky.

Boom!

The poisonous dragon crashed to the ground like a meteor, kicking up a cloud of dust. The white-haired girl on the dragon's back also laughed and raised her arm at Ash.

"Hi, Ash..."

"Ash, I've finally met you!" Before she could even greet him, the little fox beside her pounced forward, stumbling and leaping straight into Ash's arms.

"Waaah, you have no idea how miserable my journey has been!" Zoroya began to complain, tears streaming down her face. "I asked so many people but couldn't find you... I finally managed to catch up with you from Golden City to Binu, but I missed your departure... Also, Homiga's flying skills were terrible; Little Sprout and I both threw up so many times..."

"So-Ro-Ya!!" Homiga immediately bared his teeth in a grimacing expression.

It's bad enough that she got to catch up with Ash first, but to make matters worse, a fox told on her! This is absolutely unacceptable!

Even though Homiga has a terrible temper, Mei was still gagging beside her, so she could only take care of the twin-tailed girl first.

"Waaah, look at her... she's been so fierce all the way here~" Zoroa seemed to have found a backer and started snuggling into Ash's arms in a teasy manner.

"You know, they went to a lot of trouble to bring you here, you should be grateful, you know?" Ash patted Zoroa's head as if giving a lecture, but hugged the little fox even tighter.

He couldn't even describe how excited he was when he heard the news over the phone.

Soroya actually kept thinking about him, and even traveled thousands of miles to come to his side!

"Mmm, thank you~" Zoroa nodded absentmindedly, but when he looked at Ash again, his eyes suddenly lit up, "This place is mine!"

Yes, it just saw Pikachu at Serena's place, so Ash definitely doesn't have any other accessories on his shoulder.

Zoroar leaped onto Ash's shoulder in a few quick steps, then proudly raised his chin, as if he had unlocked some special achievement.

Ash just smiled when he saw this, and moved the dog from his right shoulder to his left shoulder—this is where Pikachu usually stays.

As for the seemingly empty right shoulder, it has actually been occupied by 3D Dragon Z all along.

"By the way, is Mei alright?" When Homiga brought Mei forward, Ash noticed that the twin-tailed girl still looked a little sad, so he asked with concern.

"No...it's alright, thank you for your concern, Mr. Satoshi." Mei hurriedly and awkwardly shook her head...but the movement was so large that her head and chest were shaking uncontrollably...

"Uh..." Of course, Xiao Zhi was too embarrassed to stare at this sudden benefit.

As soon as he looked away, he saw the white-haired girl's grinning face.

"Hey, you're such a bad friend!" Homiga leaned close to Ash and punched him hard. "Such a big thing happened, and you didn't even tell me!"

At this moment, Homiga had clearly forgotten that she was the one who first lost contact with Ash.

"Sorry, I won't do it again," Ash said with a light laugh. "If I encounter something this fun again, I'll definitely tell you first!"

"That sounds more like a reasonable statement." After a satisfied smile, Homiga's expression gradually became serious. "Ash... if you encounter anything related to you again in the future, you're not allowed to exclude me anymore, understand?"

"Hmm...definitely!" Ash paused for a moment, then suddenly raised his hands and pulled Homiga into his arms tightly.

Since things had already come to this point, he naturally had no reason to hesitate.

"Hey... what are you doing~" The white-haired girl hesitated for a moment, then stopped moving and quietly leaned against Ash's chest.

"Hehe~" *2

Upon witnessing this scene, Mei and the little fox simultaneously exchanged knowing, sly smiles.

Chapter 1063 Contact!

After a 'simple' reunion and reminiscing, Ash, his two friends, and a fox began to study how to enter the Point of Absorption.

Just like in the game, the entrance to the acupoint is blocked by a mechanical stone wall. The outer wall is carved with many protrusions, and it seems that it can only be opened when certain requirements are met.

"What a mess... I have absolutely no idea what this is." The little fox felt like her brain was a complete mush after just one glance.

“There’s no time to solve the mystery now. I think we should just be violent!” Homiga was even more direct, rolling up his sleeves to violently demolish the structure.

"Wait a minute, this looks like Braille," Mei suddenly spoke up. "It probably means... iaido?"

"You can read Braille?" Xiao Zhi was taken aback; this girl had quite a diverse range of knowledge.

He knew the meaning of these Braille characters because he had played the game in his previous life, but Mei recognized them by her own skill.

"I've only glanced at it a little bit," Mei said shyly.

"That's just how this girl is. She'll look into anything that interests her, and as a result, she's learned a lot of weird and wonderful things," Homia explained casually. "I never thought they'd actually come in handy... But I mean Iaijutsu, right? Do your Pokémon know that kind of thing?"

This is not surprising. In the real world, there is no need to use fixed skills to cut down trees and grass, so the Iai Slash is quite useless.

With a power of only 50 and an accuracy that is not even full, it doesn't even have any special effects... Apart from Farfetch'd, which can learn it by leveling up, you can't see this move on other Pokémon at all.

Uh… please ignore the Greninja frog here~

“As for Cut, my Snivy knows how to use it.” Mei suddenly raised her hand cautiously. “When I graduated from the Trainer Academy, my internship teacher happened to give me a HM…”

"Oh... your teacher, could he be a die-hard fan of the general department?" Homiga was speechless.

Ash knew that Homiga's statement was absolutely true.

If it's the Trainer Academy in Hinoki City, Mei's trainee teacher would likely be Clefairy, who will become the Hinoki City Gym Leader. He's definitely a Normal-type.

In short, with a single downward iaido slash from the Tentacles, the thick stone wall opened with a resounding crash.

The internal structure of the Point is very simple, roughly similar to the game, consisting of several open levels, with different pits distributed on the four sides of each level.

The correct opening leads to the next level, while the wrong one may lead to a trap.

There were also Braille signs in the room, so Xiaozhi simply let Mei do her own thing and find the corresponding cave entrances in order of 'up, left, right and down' according to the inscription.

Soon, they arrived at the deepest part of the Point of Absorption... Xiaozhi even felt that they were already underwater.

Before reaching the entrance to the final stone chamber, Ash sensed a waveguide with extremely strong life force inside.

"There's something inside, be careful!" After warily instructing the two girls, Xiao Zhi forcefully opened the door to the room... but his expression immediately changed drastically!

"Back off immediately! Crossbat, go and blow away the fog!!"

Without hesitation, Ash pulled Homiga and Mei behind him at the same time, and then threw out a Crobat Ultra Ball with lightning speed, commanding it to flap its wings and disperse the incoming purple mist.

He couldn't be mistaken; all this purple mist was a collection of poisonous powder, and its toxicity was far more potent than that of ordinary Poison-type Pokémon!

Such a large dose would probably kill an ordinary human or Pokémon on the spot if they inhaled just one breath!

"Lo!" The Pokémon that had set the trap clearly wasn't going to let Ash off easily. Seeing that the poison mist attack wasn't working, it immediately unleashed a terrifying storm of flowers!

This time, even Crobat couldn't completely withstand the attack, so Ash had to send Gengar out to help again. Only with the combined effect of Air Slash and Ice Beam was it able to barely block the Super Petal Dance.

It was only then that Ash saw the true face of the gatekeeper.

It was a Roseradore, much larger than its kind, located in the center of the stone chamber, surrounded by countless thorns and vines.

From the flowers on its hands, patches of poisonous powder continued to emanate.

"This must be that Pokémon from Wangluo... just like that Island King," Homiga guessed from behind Ash.

"Yes, and it also carries a Source of Life." Ash nodded, then handed Zoroa to the girl. "You guys just watch, I'll handle it myself."

Now is not the time to fight side by side. This Roserade is clearly a leader-level Pokémon. The poisonous mist it emits is extremely terrifying, and even ordinary Poison or Steel-type Pokémon cannot withstand it.

Even Ash's Crobat and Gengar could only be said to be barely unaffected.

However, that's about all it has to offer.

A Herbivore trapped in a secret chamber of an ancient ruin is much easier to deal with than a Green Growlithe on a volcano.

"Crobat, Gengar, go!" Since it wasn't a standard battle, Ash decisively opted for a group brawl, disregarding any sense of sportsmanship.

Mega Gengar provided stun, while Crobat, swaying like a ghost, took the lead in attacking. After a flurry of attacks including Incisor, Lifesteal, and Poison Blade, Roserade not only had the surrounding Thornbush cut to pieces, but also suffered numerous wounds of varying sizes.

Just as it was enraged and wanted to unleash the full power of its Grass-type source in a desperate fight... it suddenly found itself unable to move!