svetikya Chapter 175 Xiao Guang's Comforting Words, Moo Moo Fresh Milk
Chapter 175 Xiao Guang's Comforting Words, Moo Moo Fresh Milk
"I'm fine, isn't it you who's in trouble?"
Ash completely ignored Dawn's somewhat bewildered expression and continued speaking to himself:
"Come to think of it, I almost forgot about this. After all, it wasn't really a dispute..."
(Staring)
Ash: "Um...maybe?"
Xiao Zhi, somewhat puzzled, crossed his arms and muttered to himself with a mixture of belief and doubt.
"Of course it counts! After all, Ash, you don't seem to have completely let it go yet!"
Hikari suddenly pointed at Satoshi and said with such certainty.
"..."
Seeing Dawn's determined look, Ash felt a little embarrassed to say that what he couldn't let go of wasn't that Dawn gave up the tournament because of him... Well, maybe that was part of it? But it was mostly about Team Galactic and Aura.
"Now let's try to see things from each other's perspective!"
In Xiao Guang's view, Xiao Zhi's current silence was as if he had tacitly agreed with his guess.
Miss Detective Hikari, holding an empty pipe, said with a confident expression:
"If I had fallen into a coma and showed no sign of waking up, and you, Ash, were facing the League Tournament, what would you have chosen—"
"The League Tournament...?"
Xiao Zhi scratched his cheek and said somewhat helplessly:
"These two are not the same thing, are they? One is a regular Grand Contest, while the other is the League Contest, which requires collecting eight badges to participate in."
"That's what they say, but they all have one thing in common."
"what?"
Xiao Zhi asked.
"Limited time offer".
Xiao Guang closed his eyes, put his hands on his hips, and said this with his head held high and chest out, as if he had revealed some earth-shattering secret.
Although Ash had a lot to complain about, upon closer reflection, it seemed that Dawn's points weren't entirely wrong.
So your answer is—?
Ash's silence further convinced Dawn that her guess was absolutely correct. Since her guess was right, all she had to do now was use the power of language to help Ash out of his self-blame.
Just like how Ash comforted himself before.
"Hmm... will they skip the League Tournament?"
Xiao Zhi pondered for a long time before finally making a difficult decision.
"That's more like it! Since we would have made the same choice in that situation, there's no need to feel guilty anymore! If we're talking about the number of times we've felt guilty, I've felt guilty far more often than you!"
With a smug expression, Xiao Guang uttered these words that were not exactly smug. Seeing her like this, Xiao Zhi became even more convinced that he couldn't reveal the truth.
A gentle breeze caressed their faces, and the dark clouds under the bright moon were softly pushed away. The moonlight gently veiled their faces, as if a transparent veil had been placed over them.
"So don't feel embarrassed, after all, we're partners! Isn't being partners about helping each other, supporting each other, and caring for each other? You've helped me so much before, so this time I've chosen to stay in the hospital to take care of you."
"That's what you told me back then..."
"Huh? What?"
After Hikari finished speaking the first part of her sentence, Satoshi felt like he had heard something else, but Hikari pretended not to notice and turned away, waving her hand as she walked out of the park, saying:
"It's nothing, it's nothing! Okay! Let's go back now~ It's so late, and I'm really sleepy."
"..."
Watching Hikari's retreating figure, Ash tilted his head and assumed a thoughtful posture.
Speaking of which, he didn't know if it was just his imagination, but Xiaozhi felt that Xiaoguang seemed to be becoming less and less honest.
Although her growth rate is indeed very fast, both in the Grand Contest and in daily life.
However, that inexplicable lack of frankness always gave Ash a strange feeling without him realizing it... But whatever, Dawn seems to be enjoying herself anyway, so being happy is the most important thing.
Ash smiled knowingly and followed the moon's movement, slowly walking towards the Pokémon Center.
.......
The next day.
On the way to Veiled City.
Ash and his friends arrived at a vast plain.
As far as the eye can see, there is an endless grassland, and in the far distance, the continuous snow-capped mountains stand tall, like road signs telling passing tourists that the way to Tianguan Mountain is to walk towards that location.
"Mmm~~ So comfortable~~"
While resting by the roadside, Xiao Guang lay sprawled out on the grass, enjoying the fragrance of the grass and greedily inhaling the fresh air.
Over the past few days, Dawn hasn't had much rest. Her mind was disturbed by the Rockruff incident, and afterwards, she spent every day thinking about how to deal with the upcoming tournament. Then, she took care of Ash at his bedside for two days.
Ash seems to be in pretty good spirits over the past few days, but Dawn doesn't seem to be feeling very well.
So when she arrived at this vast, boundless meadow where she could completely relax, she lay down on the grass without any regard for her image. If Ash hadn't been watching her, Dawn would probably have started rolling around on the grass like she would at home in bed.
"The environment here is indeed very relaxing."
Ash agreed, saying, "But it would be even better if we could have a strong cup of green tea right now."
"Eh—green tea? Even if I were to drink it at this time, I should be drinking coffee, or at least black tea, right?"
Hikari sat up halfway and on the grass, expressing her disagreement with Satoshi's opinion.
It's not that green tea tastes bad, but in Xiao Guang's opinion, young people drinking green tea in this environment always seem old-fashioned, as if they've prematurely entered old age.
"Although they all sound good."
Xiao Gang, who had been silent until now, suddenly spoke up, seemingly intentionally or unintentionally, while holding the travel brochure in front of him.
"But on a grassland like this, wouldn't it be best to have a cup of hot milk?"
"Milk..."
"It tastes like something a child would drink."
Ash and Dawn thought for a moment, then said this with a hint of hesitation in their eyes.
However, among the three options, milk is indeed the middle choice in Ash and Dawn's eyes.
but--
"What if it's freshly produced Moo Moo milk?"
Xiao Gang seemed to have anticipated this scene, so he moved the travel brochure aside, revealing his white teeth, and a glint of light seemed to flash in his eyes.
.......