Pokémon: Dreams Come True Starting in Sinnoh

Chapter 136 Ash and Dawn's respective communications

"Hehehe~ How about it? This is the ribbon medal from the Fate Tournament! It's really valuable!"

"Pogaga!"

On the night the Pokémon Tournament ended, Hikari and Piplup were alone in a corner of the Pokémon Center when they made a video call to Ayako.

During the video call, Xiao Guang kept showing off his spoils.

"How about it? Pretty special, right? Also, this is Ash's. His is blue, and mine is pink."

As he spoke, Hikari placed the ribbon medal he had borrowed from Satoshi alongside his own, continuing to show it off happily.

"Okay, okay, I know... Seriously, I know you're excited, but isn't that enough? It's been a whole day already."

Ayako covered her face with a hint of helplessness and said this.

If possible, she would also like her daughter to be a little more low-key, but the word "low-key" doesn't seem to fit Xiaoguang very well.

"This feeling won't dissipate even in another week! There were so many people watching the game today! Probably over a thousand... no! There must be more—"

"More than ten thousand viewers."

Ayako, hands on her hips, added in this helpful manner:

"Today's Romance Event was broadcast across the entire region, and the number of viewers in real time far exceeded even your favorite morning drama..."

"Huh?! So that means..."

With Ayako's reminder, Hikaru finally realized that there was still a live stream today.

Throughout the tournament, she was constantly switching between tension and immersion in the battle, and only felt excited after the crowd dispersed. It wasn't until Ayako said this now that she began to feel surprised.

"Sigh, what a careless person."

Ayako sighed again about her daughter's personality, then said with a helpless expression:

"It seems you don't really understand your current situation."

"Situation? What situation?"

Hikari tilted her head, her expression full of confusion, while Bogaman, standing in front of her, looked at her with the same puzzled expression.

"...Sigh, you haven't even paid attention to the newspapers and magazines about how much of a topic you're generating in the Sinnoh region right now? To put it simply, you...no, I should say you and Ash are already famous."

"......ha?"

After a long silence, Xiao Guang finally uttered only this questioning sound.

As Ayako continued to explain, Hikaru eventually gained a general understanding of the whole story.

In short, the doubles match she and Ash previously filmed by "Sinnoh Now," along with the video and text analysis of their participation in the Conference of Destiny together, have become a huge hit in the Sinnoh region.

"The most compatible partners"

"Sinnoh's Best Partner"

Similar titles have been continuously bestowed upon them since the end of today's Fate Tournament.

The Sinnoh Now website has been the most active in reporting on this matter, since in addition to the information about the Sinnoh Tournament that everyone has, they also have a video of Dawn and Ash participating in a doubles match together when Dawn was confused and clueless.

"Sinnoh Now" is not only about the synergy between Ash and Dawn, but also about Dawn's personal growth while partnering with Ash.

After all, in the recording of the first doubles match, Dawn was clearly just a complete novice. Although she and Ash had some teamwork, that teamwork was based on Ash taking the lead.

While Ash's presence was strong during the Tournament of Fate, that presence was only in relation to Ash's individual strength and command skills.

Anyone with a discerning eye could see from Ash's performance in these two doubles battles that he had deliberately handed over the other half of the stage to Dawn in this tournament.

And Dawn did not disappoint Ash, fully demonstrating her strength and growth in the competition.

This kind of trusting relationship is welcomed and talked about by people in Sinnoh and other regions.

Although Ash and Dawn are still too young, people have already begun to have heated discussions about their future relationship, which is a key factor in the rapid rise in their popularity.

"Especially these two photos, they've gone viral today, take a look for yourself."

Seeing that Xiaoguang had completely stopped responding, Ayako did not let her off the hook. Instead, she took out a newspaper that had been urgently printed that day, which had two color photos printed on it.

One photo shows the first round of auditions completed, with Bumblebee and Pikachu standing together holding hands, and Ash and Dawn standing side by side behind them, while their performance creates an ice sculpture that sparkles with golden hearts.

The other picture shows Ash and Dawn smiling at each other and high-fiving while holding special ribbon badges at the awards ceremony after the competition.

Xiao Guang: "......"

Xiao Guang's brain completely shut down.

.......

Meanwhile, at another phone in the Pokémon Center with a teleportation device, Ash was also talking to Professor Oak.

"Hmm, so you're changing the lineup?"

"Yes."

Ash nodded and then pointed out the lineup he needed to change.

"Twin-Tailed Hand and Forest Turtle will be temporarily sent back. Ursaring and Swim-Style Weasel will come back first. I want to see how their training has gone."

"I see. I understand, but there's something else I'd like to tell you."

"what?"

Xiao Zhi asked this question.

Professor Oak cleared his throat and said:

"Didn't you bring back the Swimming Weasel and the Cubone for training last time, and have your former companions mentor them?"

"Ah."

Xiao Zhi nodded.

Professor Oak continued:

"So when your former companions heard this news, they all thought you might have run into some trouble in the Sinnoh region, and most of the Pokémon that participated in the Pokémon League with you started training on their own."

"Own?"

Xiao Zhi asked, slightly surprised.

"Ah."

Professor Oak smiled, his hands behind his back, and said with great satisfaction:

"So you must hold a lot in their hearts, and they probably really want to fight alongside you again as soon as possible."

Professor Oak's words plunged Ash into a brief silence, but after the silence, Ash revealed the same smile as Professor Oak.

Ash and Pikachu exchanged a glance, then looked at Professor Oak and said:

"I understand. I'll be changing the lineup again in a few days, and I'll need your help then!"

"Of course it won't be a hassle. To be honest, I'm also very happy to see you fighting alongside your old friends again. So, let's do this. I'll teleport the Circular Bear and the Swimming Weasel to you first."

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P.S.: Although there's only one update for now, I'm still shamelessly asking for gifts. Yesterday, both my reading earnings and gift earnings dropped, almost falling below 25 (；д；)

(I forgot to post this last night, so I'm making it up to you~)