Pokémon: Dreams Come True Starting in Sinnoh

Chapter 244 Exchanging Testimony? Clues Already Discovered

"Ah~ I never expected to meet Shigeru here, and even be involved in such an important operation. What a surprise."

"Pikachu? (Can you not be serious?)"

Unlike Ash's current optimistic mood, Pikachu seems somewhat worried.

Of course, Pikachu, having weathered countless storms, wasn't afraid of how strong its opponents were, but rather afraid of—

"Hmm...that's what I was thinking. I wonder what Hikaru will think. I think I've been warned several times already...I hope they have their own things to do tomorrow."

Although he had already made an agreement with Gary, Ash couldn't guarantee that Dawn would participate in the fashion competition as before. Therefore, he had to go back and discuss it with Dawn and the others. If Dawn and Brock really had nothing to do tomorrow, then Ash would tell them the truth and let them join him and Gary.

.......

With that thought in mind, Ash and Pikachu finally returned to the Pokémon Center, but before Ash could even go inside, he saw Brock standing at the door.

"Standing at the door so late? Are you waiting for me?"

Ash walked up to him somewhat embarrassedly and said this. Brock breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Ash return.

"You're finally back... You left after saying that, what happened?"

"It's nothing, I just saw someone familiar...it's Xiao Mao."

"Is Xiao Mao here too?"

Xiao Gang said this with some surprise.

He never expected that Ash and Gary would meet again in the Sinnoh region. He thought that Gary would go back after dealing with the Shieldon.

"So let me guess... Xiao Mao has run into some trouble again, and you decided to get involved after hearing about it?"

"...Can you read minds?"

"No...it's just that they're experienced."

Ash: "......."

Indeed, if you think about it carefully, it seems that the series of events they were involved in all happened in this order, so it's no wonder that Xiao Gang guessed it right away.

"Really, I knew it... By the way, when are you planning to go on a mission with Xiao Shi?"

"Hmm...tomorrow morning then. We didn't find any clues tonight, and Xiao Mao said he plans to search the nearby forest first thing tomorrow morning."

After telling Xiaogang all this, Xiaogang also went over his story with Xiaozhi to make sure that he wouldn't give anything away to Xiaoguang.

After all, Hikari is planning to participate in the fashion competition tomorrow, so she definitely won't be able to travel with Ash. In that case, it's better to let Hikari relax and enjoy the competition. Besides, since Ash is traveling with Gary, there shouldn't be any unexpected problems.

If an enemy can put both Ash and Gary in a desperate situation, then even if Dawn and Ash are added to the mix, it won't help.

And so, Ash and Pikachu went back to their room first. Under Dawn's questioning, Ash slowly revealed that he had conspired with Brock all along. Dawn then asked Ash if he was interested in participating in the costume contest, but Ash refused.

He said he met Xiao Mao at the dessert shop, and that he and Xiao Mao would go to investigate the mysterious Pokémon that had recently appeared early the next morning.

At this point, Dawn was somewhat disappointed but had accepted it. However, the fact that Ash met Gary again in Yosuga City made her feel a little strange.

Regardless, Ash was given the opportunity to act on his own.

The next morning, before dawn, Ash got up, grabbed the still-sleeping Pikachu, and headed straight for the warehouse where he and Gary had met the night before.

.......

At this time of day, most people in Yosuga City were still asleep, and naturally, there were no pedestrians around the warehouse located on the outskirts of the city.

Apart from--

"I didn't expect you to arrive earlier than me. I thought I was early enough."

As soon as Ash arrived at the warehouse entrance, he saw Gary's figure, who had taken off his cape.

Seeing that Ash had arrived, Gary simply shrugged and said:

“I stayed here last night, so of course I got up early. I was wondering if that so-called suspicious person would come back, but it was a pity.”

As Gary said this, Umbreon gracefully strolled out of the warehouse, it seemed that Gary had already prepared for the battle yesterday.

"So, should we go into the forest to look for clues first? Speaking of which, the surrounding forest seems quite vast—"

"We found the clue last night, so we can set off immediately."

"Eh?"

After a moment of stunned silence, Ash finally realized what Gary had said, and asked in disbelief:

"Found it? Last night?"

"Yeah, I found it pretty much right after you left~ Haha~ Actually, to be honest, I had a backup plan yesterday. This is a powder that can reveal footprints. I didn't use it when you were there yesterday because I had a feeling that if I found these clues yesterday, you probably wouldn't go back, right? To avoid trouble, so—"

This guy...

Seeing Shigeru's teasing expression, Ash's lips twitched uncontrollably. He wished he could challenge him to a Pokémon battle right then and there and have a good talk with him.

........