Pokémon: Dreams Come True Starting in Sinnoh

Chapter 172 Professor Oak's Lecture, Ash's Determination

Hikari remained silent and did not answer Ash's question.

But this silence seems to have said it all.

"You didn't... participate, did you?"

"Hmm... Haha... No problem, no problem, it's just a grand contest! I'll win it back next time! Anyway, I already have quite a few ribbon medals!"

Xiao Guang initially appeared somewhat stiff, but then began to laugh heartily as usual, as if he truly didn't care about this casual gathering.

But Ash knew that Dawn would never easily give up the opportunity to participate in the Contest.

Reflections after each competition.

Before each competition, I would study and practice the new performance repeatedly.

Every success.

Every failure.

Xiao Guang cherishes every experience he has had.

The same was true for this casual tournament. Despite having trained day and night for so long, and even though the Flower Rock Monster incident caused Hikari to lose focus for a while, she did not stop training because of it.

After capturing the cat, Dawn started training the same performance for the cat at the same time. Even on the day she arrived in Random Town, she was still struggling with which Pokémon to send to the competition.

Don't care?

That's definitely impossible.

"...Okay! Stop making that face! I already said it's okay, right? The most important thing is, Ash, what happened to you? Why did you faint in the ruins? We didn't really understand Pikachu's explanation!"

Seeing that Ash was still somewhat downcast, Dawn quickly changed the subject.

"Um... I don't know what happened myself. I was probably surrounded by unknown totems, and then I fainted."

Xiao Zhi briefly explained the circumstances of when he fainted.

As for the memories after he fainted... not to mention that he himself felt they were somewhat blurry and strange, even if he described them in detail, Xiaoguang probably wouldn't understand.

"Unknown totem?"

Xiao Guang frowned slightly, her eyes darting around, but no matter how hard she tried to recall, she couldn't remember what the unknown totem was.

It sounds like something like stone pillars and statues, but Ash said it's surrounded... so what kind of Pokémon is it?

Xiao Guang couldn't figure it out, so she decided to do some more research on the unknown totem later.

The atmosphere in the ward was eventually improved when Xiao Gang, who had gone out to buy food, and Pikachu, who had gone out with him, returned.

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After a series of examinations, the doctor determined that Ash was in good health and had no problems. After nearly three days in a coma, Ash was finally able to be transferred from the hospital to the familiar Pokémon Center.

at night.

In front of the communication phone in the lobby of the Pokémon Center.

"I'm glad you're alright. I heard the details from Brock and Dawn. What exactly was it in the ruins that piqued your curiosity and made you make such a risky decision? Being a Pokémon Trainer certainly comes with danger, but that doesn't mean you have to go looking for it!"

On the other end of the phone, Professor Oak was patiently lecturing Ash.

He originally thought that Ash had really become much more mature after arriving in Sinnoh, but in the end, he still hadn't grown at all when it came to this kind of issue.

"And you even made Xiaogang and Xiaoguang wait for you at the entrance of the ruins, right? Although your intentions were good, and it's normal to ensure the safety of your companions when you encounter danger, did you ever think about their feelings? Watching your companions walk into danger while you could only wait helplessly at the entrance."

"...Yes, it was my fault...I've already reflected on it..."

Faced with Professor Oak's lecture, Ash promptly apologized.

In fact, when he learned that he had been unconscious for more than two days and that Xiao Guang had been by his side the whole time, he realized that he had done something wrong.

Not to mention that Ash knew that Dawn had given up participating in the Contests to take care of him.

Ultimately, he might be a little too confident in himself right now.

Having returned to his former self from the brink of becoming a Pokémon Master, he assumed that with his command abilities, knowledge, and the help of the Pokémon, he could resolve all troubles.

But after this incident, Ash quietly decided to change his mind.

The world does not revolve around him; many things have changed after he was given a second chance.

Therefore, he is not an omnipotent prophet, and he should still think things through carefully before making each decision.

"By the way, Professor Oak! Now that you know I was unconscious for two days, what about my mom...?"

"Don't worry, your mom doesn't know yet... I was under a lot of pressure to keep it from you. I'm just glad you didn't get into any trouble. If something had happened to you, I wouldn't have been able to stay in Pallet Town any longer."

Professor Oak's face darkened again after he finished speaking, and Ash could only apologize repeatedly. Finally, after another lecture from Professor Oak, Ash hung up the phone.

"So tired..."

Xiao Zhi sighed and said wearily.

I don't know how long it's been since I've been lectured, especially by Professor Oak.

Back when I was participating in the Pokémon Master Challenge, Professor Oak was too exhausted to even come and cheer me on... Now that Professor Oak is still so energetic and lecturing me, it's actually a good thing in a way.

Coming to his senses, Ash shook his head, temporarily putting aside his previous thoughts.

Although he has an adventurous nature, he would never go so far as to enter an obviously dangerous ruin alone.

The reason he was so eager to go in and explore was actually because he was worried that the Galactic Team might have made some discoveries inside the ruins.

Summoning Dialga and Palkia to create a new world, Team Galactic was, in a sense, half-successful. Now, if they were to do it again, Ash isn't entirely confident he can achieve anything.

Or rather, even if the Galaxy Team has only a one in ten thousand chance of success this time, he will do everything in his power to stop their plan.

He knew Dialga and Palkia's power better than anyone else.

If Team Galactic's New World Project succeeds completely, then their world will be utterly destroyed by the power of Dialga and Palkia.

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Ash opened the Pokémon Watch and found a string of numbers. He dialed a number according to the numbers.

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