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After uttering the last word, the manager of the Friendship Store unexpectedly received stares from several people.

"Um, I wanted to ask, you all know Ash, right?"

It was at this moment that they finally broke through the crowd and arrived near them, Mao said.

Serena, Hikari, Haruka, and the girl who was hiding somewhere and watching the Friendship Store, then shifted their gaze away from the store manager.

"Are you... Ash's classmate, or a new friend you recently met?"

"Um, we're just ordinary friends."

As if afraid of touching on a dangerous situation, Mao quickly explained:

"I've been asked to do something, and I need to find out some things about Ash."

"Have any of you traveled with him for an extended period of time?"

The girls exchanged glances and nodded simultaneously.

ps: [Dream] Emperor is another Minling doubt (] seven) Wu Jiu 〆 Si Jiu Pa Gan Ci master?

Volume Two: The Grand Alliance Chapter 170: Who Has Seven Years of Travel Experience at the Age of Ten?

They met through a sudden accident, accepted a request from the professor, and embarked on a journey involving gyms, villainous organizations, legendary Pokémon, regional tournaments...

Whether it's Serena, Hikari, or Haruka, the stories they can share are actually not very long.

Even towards the end, before the narrator even opens her mouth, the audience can often subtly guess what she's about to say with their eyes.

So here's the question: what if something looks very similar, has similar experiences, and similar personalities, but only has a different name, and even hates the same enemy, Team Rocket?

When Xiaoyao finished saying goodbye after the conference, an inexplicable deathly silence enveloped the surroundings.

Before, we just didn't have the opportunity. Now that we have the chance to sit down and have a good chat, and go over the accounts, a strange feeling of anger has welled up inside me.

Especially for girls with sensitive hearts, it's surprising to see the beautiful memories they cherish being repeated several times by others.

Any woman would be angry, right?

But the reason for their anger wasn't that something they cherished had become a repetitive performance; after all, given their familiarity with Ash, this was indeed something that person would do.

But this, in turn, proves something, and it's what really angered them:

"Doesn't this mean we're the only ones indulging in wishful thinking?" The panicked girl in the red hat silently wiped away her tears: "I... I can't accept this!"

"Salina!" Xiaoguang reached out to try to stop the girl who was running away in tears, but she had already covered her face and rushed to the bathroom.

Mao scratched his cheek, unsure of what to say next.

Girls are naturally gifted when it comes to dating. Even if they haven't been in a relationship before, they can usually understand why the other person is so angry and sad.

If it's just one person secretly in love with the other, being popular doesn't really matter.

However, from their descriptions, Mao was able to sense with her girlish intuition that something must have happened during their respective journeys.

Even if he didn't explicitly express his feelings for them, he must have subtly shown his affections and perhaps even received a response from them to some extent.

Otherwise, they would never have come looking with such confidence.

The temporary separation is simply because everyone understands Ash's character.

If he isn't allowed to fulfill his dream, he will absolutely not be distracted by anything else.

[Skirt] Chatting about two things ⊙@Deleted VII 氵 In other words, everyone made concessions for his dream.

The reason for the concession is that some responses have already been received.

This is the most infuriating and heartbreaking part: having something you've already gained taken away again, only to receive a one-sided answer and "we're just friends."

No girl could accept something like this.

There is no hope, just wait for death.

Mao, being a girl herself, made this judgment in front of her friends and classmates.

This is no longer just a matter of being unfaithful, but rather...

Why flirt if you're not going to marry me, Xiao Zhi?

However, although emotional issues are indeed very difficult to handle, it doesn't quite qualify as the "terrifying" secret that Mr. Xia Ming mentioned.

The manager of the Friendship Store, who had been observing the situation from the sidelines, reminded Mao with a self-respecting murmur:

"That kid, I remember he was only 10 years old when he was in Kanto. After traveling for so many years, he has managed to attract so many girls. He is truly a force to be reckoned with."

"Why don't I have such good luck in finding a partner?"

Ok. . .

Ok? ? ?

Um! ! !

Three interjections were enough to convey Mao's feelings at that moment, to the point that she disregarded her composure and rushed up to the manager of the Friendship Store to question him:

"What did you say? Ash was already ten years old when he was in Kanto?"

"Oh! Is there a problem? Isn't it customary to go on a trip at the age of ten?"

"no no……"

Mao remembered clearly that when this new student enrolled, Dr. Kukui seemed to have mentioned his age.

Ten years old.

fear.

A sense of dread, as if she had heard a terrifying tale, surged into her heart at that moment, to the point that the world before her seemed to become chaotic.

It seems that is indeed the case.

Ash himself said that he has already challenged six regional tournaments, and Alola is the seventh region he has challenged.

Normally, competitions are registered at the beginning of the year, and after a year of growth, the competition takes place at the end of the year.

What Serena and the others said proved all of this; that long journey would take at least ten months to complete.

In other words, Ash should be 17 years old now?

The chaotic thoughts and absurd reality made Mao chuckle softly.

After waiting a little while longer, she asked the store manager another question in her mind:

“Shrabah, you must be watching me.”

"Can you explain to me whether what happened to Ash was also your doing?"

silence.

The bustling noise in the hall couldn't mask the loneliness in the young cook's heart.

She is now completely certain that the person she saw the next night was Xiaozhi.

He was the one fighting with Mr. Xia Ming, and the injuries on Mr. Xia Ming's body must have been caused by him.

Ah, speaking of which, Mamane seemed to have mentioned Ash's unusual behavior when he was gathering information before.

However, as if some force was at work, everyone subconsciously forgot about this overly obvious anomaly.

The evidence is...

The shopkeeper, who had just been marveling at Ash's good fortune with women, turned his head away for a moment, and when he tried to ask about the details of their encounter again, the latter seemed to have forgotten everything he had heard.

After racking his brains, he said as if he had unearthed a long-forgotten memory, "Oh, you mean that child? What happened to him?"

Aren't legendary Pokémon supposed to be incredibly powerful? Why can they only send me fragmented messages in my dreams?

If you think about it for a moment, isn't the answer quite clear?

The events that happened to Ash were just like those that happened to him. Celebi, no, there must be other Pokémon, they were all using their own power to maintain this strange phenomenon.

Just as she was pondering this, a strange sense of drowsiness, just like the next day, washed over her.

But as if she was really angry, the little cook forced herself not to close her eyes, and just watched as the people and Pokémon around her fell asleep one by one.

Hikari, Haruka, Sister Junsha, Sister Joey...

As she stood alone in the Pokémon Center's lobby, watching the mist creep in from afar, the legendary Pokémon, silent for so long, finally spoke in its mind:

"It's dangerous to stay any longer, Mao."

"The Ultra Void has opened, Team Rainbow Rocket has arrived, and even they are lost in the Spirit Mist."

"Today's attempt has failed; you should go to sleep."

"Answer my question, Shramana!!!"

(Mao's rebellion stat has increased.)

Volume 2: Grand Alliance Arc: Chapter 171 DAY 4, The World Only Mao Knows

"pray……"

As if startled, another Pokémon besides Celebi weakly made a sound.

"Ah, don't worry, I'll explain."

After offering a word of comfort to the Pokémon that had made the sound, Celebi's voice once again resonated in the little cook's heart:

"Since we are at the final stage of rewinding time, we can gather all the scattered forces together."

"I'm sorry, Mao, for dragging you into such a troublesome matter."

"Agreement? What agreement!" The young cook asked fiercely, forcing her eyes open.

"Sorry, this is prohibited."

The rabbi answered as follows:

"But one thing I can tell you is that what happened to Ash was... his own will."

"We were simply accepting his commission and doing our best to accomplish this task."

"Go to sleep, Mao. Haven't you always been afraid of the strange tales about the spirit world's mist?"

The aggressive young cook suddenly stammered, "You...how could you..."

"You have two more chances, Mao."

As if sensing her embarrassment, Shirabbi sighed softly:

"In the foreseeable future, this is something only you can do, only you can make up for everyone's regrets, only you can persuade Ash to change his mind."

"However, you are still afraid to face the Spirit World Mist, and you don't know what to do or how to persuade Satoshi."

"There's no time left, go to sleep, tomorrow will be another peaceful day."

She didn't utter the name of the move, but strange ripples with a hypnotic effect swept over her body.

The little girl's last resistance was easily broken, and the pale green Pokémon finally emerged from the void.

"Come, Jirachi. When RED arrives, the future of this world will be set."

"pray!"

…………

Ding.

The alarm clock rang, and Mao sat listlessly on her small bed, lost in thought.

Here we go again, completely ignoring what others think and only knowing how to do what they want.

This applies to adults, friends, and even Pokémon.

Mao now understands a little bit what those girls are thinking when they look at Ash.

You bunch of idiots, listen to what people are saying!

Mao was furious.

But after the anger subsided, what followed was... (The rest of the text appears to be nonsensical and unrelated to the initial statement.)

emptiness.