Ash, with his invincible physical body, wants to become a Pokémon Master

Ash found it quite novel; Empoleon looked like a giant penguin, while Gastrodon looked just like a sea slug.

I feel like I'm talking nonsense, but the player on the other side named Shinji is indeed quite strong.

But in the end, his Pokémon were defeated by Ash's Gyarados and Milotic's tail.

But for some reason, Ash seemed to hear Shinji say to his Emperor Nepo what a useless thing he was.

You must have misheard.

Ash won all three preliminary rounds in Water 7 and successfully advanced to the main tournament of the Whirlpool Tournament.

[Ding! Congratulations on completing the new side quest "Who is the King of the Preliminaries!": Complete all the preliminaries with an undefeated record!]

【获得奖励：联盟币+4000；速度+2；攻击+2；自由属性点+2；道具“贝壳之铃”+1】

【Shell Bell: When the Pokémon carrying it deals damage to an opponent, it recovers a small amount of HP.】

Xiaoxia's competition ended in a narrow victory.

"Xiaoxia, you have to make sure you get the timing right when you let Mosquito King use Belly Drum."

"While this move can boost a Pokémon's attack level to its limit for a short time, it also drains nearly half of its HP."

"If it weren't for Mosquito Coil Frog King's perseverance, which allowed it to fall down a second later than its opponent, you would have lost."

On the way home after the match, Xiaozhi reviewed and commented on Xiaoxia's game.

Of course, it was mainly Xiaozhi who was giving Xiaoxia pointers.

"Stop, I know!" Xiaoxia muttered unhappily.

Although she knew that Ash meant well and that what he said made a lot of sense, this was the happiest moment for Misty, who had finally won.

Couldn't we have let her be happy a little longer? We could have talked about this later tonight.

Seeing that the atmosphere between Ash and Misty was starting to get a little off, Serena quickly changed the subject.

"Everyone, now that the competition is finally over, let's go to the Cathedral Museum together again."

"I really want to explore all the places I didn't get to see before."

Xiao Zhi and his team finished their match and left the stadium at 3 PM, so they still had plenty of time.

Seeing Serena's response, Ash and his friends stopped arguing and prepared to head towards the museum together.

But then, an unexpected figure appeared in front of them.

"Oh, it's Miss Canon! We were just about to go to the museum, would you like to come with us?"

Upon seeing her familiar friend, Serena immediately went up to her warmly and struck up a conversation.

When Serena invited him, Canon didn't say anything, but just smiled and shook his head.

Is it inconvenient?

"Serena, this isn't Canon." Ash noticed something was off as soon as he saw her. This familiar Aura was the Latias from before.

"what?"

Upon hearing this, Serena and Xiaoxia immediately stepped forward to carefully examine the girl in front of them.

"Judging from his appearance and clothing, he is clearly a Canon."

Suddenly, the girl in front of them turned around, smiled slightly at them, and then ran away quickly.

Pikachu and Togepi seemed to have received some kind of instruction, and immediately jumped off Ash and Misty's arms and chased after Latias.

Seeing this, everyone quickly followed Latias.

She weaved through the streets and alleys of the Water City, turning left and right, just like Ash did at noon.

They even crossed the bridge that had been blown up earlier, and then continued running forward.

Suddenly, Latias crashed into a wall and disappeared from Ash's and his friends' sight.

"Ah, this is..."

"This wall must be fake." Ash immediately ran inside.

Xiaoxia and Serena exchanged a glance and then followed.

Passing through that wall, they were greeted by an absolutely beautiful garden.

The area is shaded by green trees and bathed in bright sunshine.

The pools inside are exquisitely decorated, and many water-type Pokémon inhabit them.

Xia's eyes lit up. "Wow, it's so beautiful! What place is this?"

Like some kind of legendary secret garden, they felt nothing as they passed through the wall.

It was as if we had passed through a teleportation portal and suddenly found ourselves in this enormous garden.

Meanwhile, Latias, in the form of Canon, is happily swinging on a swing by the pool in the center of the garden.

Pikachu and Togepi gathered at her feet, waving their little hands happily.

When Latias saw Ash and the others come in, it immediately jumped over happily and pulled everyone's hands to the swing.

One by one, she pushed everyone onto the swing and then they started playing around.

Although they were full of questions, Ash and his friends had a lot of fun.

"Swinging on a swing in such a beautiful place is a unique kind of enjoyment."

But then, an unseen figure suddenly swooped down from the sky above the garden.

Just as it was about to attack Ash and his friends, Latias, in the form of Kanon, immediately blocked their way.

They heard a sound behind them.

"Stop it, Radeus! They're not thieves, they're my friends."

"And they must have been brought in by Latias, right?"

The person who arrived was another Canon, who was holding a drawing board and wearing the familiar artist's hat.

This must be Canon himself.

Chapter 275 A New Storm Has Appeared~

Good afternoon, everyone.

Shin Kanon greeted Ash and his friends warmly.

At this moment, Latias revealed his true form, startling Misty and Serena.

"Latias probably brought you here because he wanted to play with you."

After setting the drawing board aside and calming Latios down, Kanon invited Ash and his friends to sit down.

Serena, genuinely curious, was the first to ask, "Kanon, where is this place?"

"Do you remember the legend I told you?"

“Every year, Latios and Latias would visit this island, and this is the secret garden that receives them.”

“We follow the tradition of our ancestors, and each generation of our family will protect this place for Latios and Latias who visit here.”

“The garden is usually off-limits to outsiders, which is why Latios thought you were bad guys who had deliberately trespassed.”

So that's how it is. Ash and his friends finally understood what had happened during the attack.

"But Kanon, you're such an amazing person." At first, Xia thought the other party was just an ordinary girl from Water City.

"Actually, no, it's just that we benefited from the kindness of our ancestors."

She became good friends with Latios and Latias because she was the guardian of the garden and often came here.

Therefore, Latias only takes on her appearance when he transforms into human form.

At this moment, Latios came to Ash's side and looked at them curiously.

"Pikachu~ Pikachu~"

Pikachu, being the most outgoing of the group, was the first to greet them. They sniffed each other, and then Latios happily licked Pikachu.

"ssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss"

The two Pokémon started playing together.

Everyone smiled as they watched them get along so well. Latios even circled around Ash and sniffed him, immediately showing affection.

"It seems that Latios really likes your scent, Ash. It and Latias can sense people's hearts very keenly through telepathy and scent."

"Only those with kind hearts will be drawn to them."

Upon hearing this, Xiaoxia looked at Xiaozhi with a complicated expression, "Xiaozhi...is he kind-hearted?"

His ferocious laughter and the way he sweeps away wild Pokémon during his daily training don't exactly make him seem like a kind guy.

"Why are you looking at me like that? My kindness is obvious to everyone!"

"Right, Pikachu!"

"Pickup!"

Ash protested against Misty, pointing out that Ash always heals wild Pokémon after battles.

You could say he has a heart of gold; can any other trainer do that?

"Speaking of which, Canon, why did you suddenly leave before?"

Ignoring the self-absorbed Xiaozhi, Xiaoxia turned to look at Kanon.

"Actually, it's because a huge tsunami is coming."

"A massive tsunami?" the crowd asked, puzzled.

"We hadn't heard anything about this before," Ash said, rubbing the Airplane siblings' heads as he curiously walked over.

"The great tsunami is the evil force that is said to invade the island. Water City is surrounded by ocean because of its special terrain."

“Every twenty years, there will be a massive tsunami of unknown cause. It is an unimaginable natural disaster that can even swallow an entire island in an instant.”

"Therefore, considering the severe weather, all flights to and from the water city will be temporarily cancelled for the next three days."

"Wouldn't that be terrible?" Ash and his friends had to rush to Red Rock Island to participate in the official tournament, and even Misty and Serena sat up straight.

Seeing what Ash and his friends were thinking, Canon quickly added.

"There's no need for everyone to worry too much. The competition's procedures have, of course, taken into account the situation in Water City."

"Moreover, the City of Water has been established for eight hundred years. With the protection of the Heart Drop and the Guardians, it has remained safe and sound all these years without any accidents."

“Even now, every time a great tsunami comes, it has become a time for an infinitely grand celebration to commemorate the arrival of Latios and Latias.”

At this time, the preliminary rounds at the stadium officially ended, and the official notification from the tournament organizers was also sent to Ash and Misty's Pokédex.

Indeed, as Canon said, the official competition will be held on Red Rock Island in half a month, and an invitation to the Water City Festival will also be sent along with it.

However, Canon sighed again.

"However, there was a slight mishap this year; the ancient book that records how to obtain the Heart Drop was stolen."

"Were they the two thieves who attacked Latias before?" Ash immediately thought of those two guys.

“Yes, it’s them.” Canon nodded.

"They are notorious jewel thieves; it is said that no jewel that they set their sights on ever escapes their clutches."

"Their purpose in coming here is most likely the Heart Drop. If the Heart Drop is stolen, the Water City will be in danger."

"The reason I left the museum in such a hurry was to help move the Heart Drop to a safe place."

"But it's been resolved now. The Heart Drop has the most suitable protection, so there won't be any problems."

"Then there shouldn't be any problem." Xiao Zhi trusted Canon's words completely.

After all, he had already arrested those two heinous thieves, so it was impossible for them to steal the Heart Drops again.

Those two bastards were truly despicable; if they had followed their original plan and stolen the Heart Drop...

Wouldn't all five million residents of Water City be destined to perish at sea?

But thinking about it, it's obvious that in Sanna and Lian's hearts, it's definitely not as important as selling the gems for money and then spending it lavishly.