Pokémon the Movie: The Journey of a Slate

Chapter 264 Return to Crown City

The dawn light breaks through the dark sky and awakens the sleeping world.

In the bustling town of Kamio, Aislo and Mari are ready to leave. They don't plan to stay here for long. After all, there are less than three months left until the Lily of the Valley Tournament in Sinnoh begins.

Now, the next target of the boy and girl is Yosuga City. However, there is still a long journey from Kamikaze Town to Yosuga City, during which they have to pass through two small cities, Wakaba City and Crown City.

"Crown City..." Aislo's tone was filled with emotion and memories. That was where he was born and where he lived for two years. It could be said to be the boy's true hometown. "It's been a long time since I last saw you all..."

Cunning Tengu, Snorlax, Pidgeot, Squirtle, etc., thinking back to these, the Poké Balls belonging to Absol and Umbreon on Eslo's waist couldn't help but shake slightly.

"Then let's go quickly. If we go fast enough, maybe we can get there before dark." Mary took the lead and walked towards the exit of Shenhe Town. She was covered in sunshine and under the blue sky, which made Aislo stunned for a moment. Then the boy smiled and trotted after her. The two of them set out on the road to the distance.

And in Shenhe Town behind Aislo and Mary, on a small building where they could be seen, two old women were standing side by side, watching them leave from afar.

At this moment, the old man standing on the left, dressed neatly in a white researcher's robe, was the first to say with some emotion: "It's great to be young..."

"We are still very young, Mustard Orchid." Another old lady with simple clothes and silver hair also said with a smile, "I'm afraid Miss Sirona is in real trouble this time... Do you think the Sinnoh champion will change again this time?"

"... A replacement is a good thing... Kikuno, the Alliance should have a lot of things to deal with, right? Why are you always here with an old woman like me? Go back earlier." Dr. Mustard Orchid smiled. She was very open-minded, while King Kikuno glanced at the person next to him in surprise, as if he did not expect the other party's answer to be so bland. "Wusong is here at the Alliance, there is no rush..."

"Why are you looking at me like that? In your impression, do I need to be furious and protect my granddaughter?" Jiezilan looked at Kikuno helplessly.

"indeed so……"

"Ok?"

"Haha, I thought you would say something like 'My granddaughter won't be defeated so easily!' with a proud look on your face."

"Haha." Mustard Orchid smiled calmly, "Xiao Zhulan has long wanted to find someone to replace her like Daigo next door. I can still see her little thoughts."

Although Dr. Mustard is proud that her granddaughter is a champion, fundamentally, she is proud because Shirona is her granddaughter. As a relatively open-minded parent, Mustard will naturally respect her child's wishes.

"Well... I'll wait until the Lily of the Valley Conference is over before going back. By then, we should be able to catch the part where Aislo challenges us." Kikuno raised his head and looked at the sky in the distance.

"So what are you going to do before that?" Mustard Orchid looked at Kikuno beside her curiously. In her impression, whenever there was a battle with a strong person, the other party would always be very motivated to prepare a few days in advance. So why did they suddenly want to check it out this time?

“More practice.” After saying that, Kikuno turned and left without any reluctance - she didn't want to repeat the tragic plight of the Four Heavenly Kings of Kanto. Otherwise, with the mental state of today's young people, God knows what kind of memes they would come up with... Well, Wusong has suffered greatly from it now.

"Wusong is still working overtime."

……

On the other side, Aislo and Mary encountered a special situation at this time. A young insect catcher stopped them and challenged them... The young insect catcher here was a real insect catcher. He looked about eleven or twelve years old, wearing a big straw hat on his head and holding a bug net in his hand.

Mary silently protected Aislo in front of her, then looked at the black-haired boy with a smile in her eyes. She really wanted to know how the other party would deal with the challenge from the insect catching boy.

"Challenge?" Eslo had a headache. He didn't want to undermine the confidence of a rookie trainer, but now the weakest trainer in his team, Morbeko, has reached the level of a king... This seemed a bit bullying.

But "as long as the trainers make eye contact, a Pokémon battle will take place" seems to be some kind of strange unspoken rule between trainers, and Eslo couldn't refuse.

In the past, he often replaced the opponent to deal with this kind of battle. However, there is no doubt that the opponent now is no longer suitable for this kind of battle.

"Yeah! Challenge!" The unknown insect catcher's eyes sparkled brightly, and he held his partner's Poké Ball in his raised arms.

"...Okay, one-on-one, eh?" Eslo slowly took out Morbek's Poké Ball.

"Yes!"

A fight was quickly arranged, with Mary as the referee. From her calm expression, one could tell that this kind of sudden fight was a very common occurrence in this world, and Eslo was already familiar with it - although he didn't quite understand it.

The insect catcher sent out a giant hornet, which seemed to have just entered the elite level. This was already enough to be considered a strong one among all the insect catchers. Perhaps it was because of this that the opponent had the idea of ​​fighting against a stronger one.

The battle came suddenly and ended quickly. Morube ended the battle with a 100,000-volt attack, and the episode ended.

Aislo and Mary set out on their journey again and arrived at Wakaba City at noon. This city did not have any major highlights. Not only was the technology relatively backward, but its industry, history and characteristics were also mediocre. So after a short rest, they passed through here without any reluctance and then headed straight for Crown City.

I don’t know how long it had been, but the originally dazzling sun had gradually set, turning into an orange-red sunset, lighting up the clouds in the sky.

The breeze blew quietly, making Aislo and Mary, who were standing on a cliff, feel very comfortable. Looking into the distance, they could catch a glimmer of light from the seemingly endless forest. That was the rare water town in the Sinnoh region - Crown City.

Without saying much, Aislo and Mary looked at each other and rushed towards the Crown Forest.