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And they enjoy it immensely.

The five of them smiled knowingly.

Because they were familiar with each other and had a good relationship, after getting past the initial politeness, their daily conversations became more playful and teasing.

But it is precisely this mutual teasing that is constantly enhancing their relationship.

"By the way, where exactly is the Temple of the Sea, Ashak? How much longer will it take to get there?" Kona asked curiously.

Before Xia Yan could answer, Cynthia spoke first:

"The Temple of the Sea, Ashak, has always been a legend. It is said to be a temple built by the people of the water for the 'King of the Sea'. But it has always drifted in the sea, without a precise location or a fixed position."

Legend has it that only the descendants of the water people possess certain methods to find the sea temple, Ashak.

Legend has it that only the 'Prince of the Azure Sea,' Manaphy, can find the location of the sea god's temple, Asak.

Xia Yan glanced at Manaphy, who was humming a lullaby beside him, and after a moment's thought, added:

"Legend has it that the Temple of the Sea, Yashak, possesses a 'Crown of the Sea.' Whoever obtains this crown can become the 'King of the Sea' and receive the favor of the ocean."

That's why so many pirates roam freely on the high seas.

A large part of it was in search of the legendary "Temple of the Sea" in an attempt to obtain the title of "King of the Sea".

In the original work.

Ash Ketchum earned the "Crown of the Sea" recognition, allowing him to swim freely in the ocean without worrying about breathing or movement.

only.

After that movie ended, Ash Ketchum reverted to being a simpleton, and this ability was forgotten.

"But judging from Manaphy's appearance, they should be arriving soon," Xia Yan added.

"Shall we take a look at that 'Crown of the Sea'?"

Du's eyes lit up as he asked.

Xia Yan shook his head.

"Without the token of the Water People, it is impossible to open the true internal passage of the Sea God Temple ruins."

Even Manaphy can't open it.

This seems to be a mechanism deliberately left behind by the original group of water people.

Unfortunately.

The people of the water have now almost completely disappeared.

Unlike the Meteor Village in the Hoenn region, where the Meteor People still live out their traditions, or the Earth People of Aindooc in the Unova region, where the Earth Sword still gathers.

Speaking of which, there are quite a few remnants of the elven world.

There is also an ancient group of people in the Sinnoh region.

Strictly speaking, Cynthia can also be considered a descendant of the ancient Sinnoh people.

If, by some stroke of luck, I manage to obtain the relic of the Water People, I might be able to use the power of Manaphy to find the Temple of the Sea again and acquire the power of the so-called "King of the Sea."

At that time.

Maybe we can actually communicate with the fathead fish.

With Manaphy acting as a bridge, finding the bighead carp shouldn't be too difficult.

“Our purpose is to safely deliver Manaphy and its child Phiona to the Temple of the Sea, so that they will not be used by those with ulterior motives. You have all witnessed the power of Manaphy.”

Whoever can control Manaphy indirectly possesses the power to control the ocean.

You should know that manaphy can affect bighead carp.

Although Manaphy's strength and abilities are not something that ordinary people can deal with.

But if young Fiona were captured, things would be hard to say.

After all, even though it's only a newborn Fiona, it has already shown its mischievous side.

One Latios wasn't enough for it to cause trouble, so it also dragged Lance's Dragonite, Steven's Skarmory, and Cynthia's Togekiss into the fray.

Several elves took turns watching over it to prevent it from getting lost while playing around.

"Once we drop off Manaphy and Fiona, we'll go back and hand over the mission. It won't take more than one night, and it'll give us some peace of mind."

Then he clapped his hands and said:

"Let's go get something to eat."

Xia Yan stretched and stood up.

Ready to show off my skills.

Upon hearing this, Cynthia and the others' eyes lit up.

Xia Yan's craftsmanship is renowned within their small circle.

He is skilled at preparing both elven and human food.

And so.

A joyful dinner for the Pokémon and their trainers began.

Even the enormous whale king got some food.

although.

For Wailord, no matter how much he eats, he is never full.

But it's clear that Xia Yan's attitude, as well as the food he prepared, has won the approval of Wailord.

It would be quite difficult to take such a large roaring whale home and raise it.

There isn't a lake big enough in the town to raise whales, and keeping them in captivity with only a limited range of movement is unfair to the whale king.

It's best to put them in the sea, where they can hunt freely.

You can come back to it when you need it.

Alakazam has already left a psychic "anchor" in Wailord's mouth, allowing it to sense Wailord's location at any time.

In joy.

Guided by Manaphy, the howling whale finally found the sea temple, Ashak.

Xia Yan and his group were finally able to enter and witness the grandeur of Yashak.

...

...

The next day.

Silver Mountains.

"Teacher, that's about it."

Xia Yan respectfully reported the entire process to Ju Zi, who was sitting in her seat looking exhausted.

This was the first time he had ever seen his cheap teacher, Kikuko, sitting in the office of one of the Four Heavenly Kings of the Kanto Alliance.

You know what?

Kikuko's office...

Those who know will recognize this as an office; those who don't might think they've entered a haunted house.

After listening to Xia Yan's story, Kikuko's eyes were bloodshot and her brows were furrowed.

During this period, Silver Mountain was indeed not peaceful. The alliance leaders defended it day and night and finally managed to quell the biggest turmoil among the wild Pokémon within Silver Mountain.

They successfully persevered until the Masters Tournament came to a successful conclusion.

Ultimately, Adeline from the Unova region defeated Shiro from the Battle Frontier to become the champion of this Master Tournament.

It can be considered as what everyone hoped for.

However, after listening to Xia Yan's story, Kikuko fell into deep thought.

They keenly sensed the underlying contradictions in this matter.

"Hehehe?"

Gengar stuck out its tongue.

Peeking out from the shadows on the wall, he made a face at Xia Yan.

Seeing Kikuko Gengar, Natsuhiko smiled.

He pulled a box of energy cubes out of his pocket; the kind that was shrouded in wisps of black mist when opened.

This is the favorite energy cube of Ghost-type Pokémon. The materials used to make it are extremely difficult to find, and its value far surpasses that of energy cubes of other types, almost rivaling that of energy cubes of Dragon-type Pokémon.

Gengar's eyes lit up the moment it saw the box of Power Cubes.

It appeared beside Xia Yan in the form of black mist, looking "gratified," and patted Xia Yan's shoulder with its large, fat hand.

'It wasn't for nothing that I said all the good things about you.'

Xia Yan chuckled and shook his head.

Having known Kikuko for so long, Natsuhiko is quite familiar with her Gengar.

I know what kind of person this guy is.

A reckless, unambitious personality that won't act until the rabbit is caught in the trap.

He does resemble Xia Yan in some ways.

That's why Gengar found Xia Yan very pleasing to the eye.

He said softly:

"The teacher is very tired lately, so you should behave yourself."

Upon hearing this, Gengar's eyes widened slightly, but when it caught a glimpse of Kikuko's exhausted appearance out of the corner of its eye, its expression immediately deflated, and it silently nodded.

He flipped his palm over.