svetikya Chapter 267 Mysterious Cave - Moving Forward
Chapter 267 Mysterious Cave - Moving Forward
Looking in the direction of the sound, I saw Xiaoguang waving and calling out to me from the shore not far away.
She wore a blue and white one-piece swimsuit, the blue and white tones complementing her clear eyes. The swimsuit's cut showed off her slender arms and fair legs, exuding youthful vitality.
She stood on the edge of the lake, a gentle breeze ruffling her long hair, making her smile even brighter. Her fair skin glowed slightly in the sunlight, radiating a healthy sheen. Her arms were lightly crossed over her chest, displaying her confident and elegant posture.
"Honestly, didn't I tell you to wait for me? Why did you come all by yourself?"
Xiao Guang pouted, hands on his hips, looking rather unconvinced, as if he were about to interrogate someone.
"Sorry, sorry." After swimming to the shore where Xiao Guang was, Xiao Zhi knew he was in the wrong, so he didn't continue to argue. "Because I saw Xiao Gang, A Xun, and Pikachu were all here, so I came here by myself."
"So where did they go now?" Xiao Guang looked around, but still couldn't see Xiao Gang and the others.
"I've already told them about the food gathering part designed by Dr. Yamanashi. Ah Xun was worried that time would be too tight, so she grabbed Xiao Gang and they went to find the note together."
"What about Pikachu?"
"I don't know why I went with those two. Speaking of which, Pikachu seems to always be with Brock lately, he doesn't even wait for me anymore..."
As Ash said this, he crossed his arms in bewilderment, unable to understand why Pikachu had become so "independent." He hadn't raised Pikachu to be like this!
"Eh...that's really strange..."
Xiaoguang seemed to remember something, and gave an awkward laugh, but her expression quickly returned to normal, as if nothing had happened. She pretended to look into the distance, and then said happily, "Never mind! It's rare to be able to travel near such a wonderful lake, let's calm down and enjoy this leisurely time!"
After saying that, Xiao Guang continued on from his previous discovery, pointing to the cave in the distance and saying, "It seems like no one has ever gone into that cave. Should we go in and see what's inside?"
Xiao Guang's tone was full of anticipation.
That makes sense.
After all, this is an artificial lake built by Professor Yamanashi's laboratory, and everything here should be under his supervision. Even if it's a strange cave, there shouldn't be any danger inside. Even if there really is some danger inside, Hikari won't be afraid. After all, she's already encountered so many terrifying things on her journey with Ash and Brock. Compared to those, a mere cave near an artificial lake is nothing!
Furthermore, Dawn is quite confident in herself now. Even though she feels pressured when facing Nozomi, how can ordinary wild Pokémon compare to Nozomi? Besides, Ash is with her, so she is even less afraid of encountering dangerous wild Pokémon.
Following the direction Xiaoguang pointed, Xiaozhi finally saw the cave hidden on the edge of the lake.
To be honest, even though he had been swimming around here for a while, he really hadn't noticed the cave. As for whether there were any special Pokémon in the cave, Ash was quite concerned.
Furthermore, Professor Yamanashi had assigned them the task of observing the Water-type Pokémon in the lake before they set off. Although there was still plenty of time, it was always better to finish it sooner rather than later, so as to avoid having to rush to find targets at the last minute.
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The journey from the lake to the distant cave is both long and short.
If you travel directly by water, using a boat or a Water-type Pokémon to swim across, it would only take about ten minutes. However, if you walk slowly along the shore, it would take much longer, probably doubling the total time.
Unfortunately, they had no boats around them, and not enough Water-type Pokémon on them.
Wearing a swimsuit was inconvenient, so Dawn only carried Piplup's Poké Ball with her. When asked, Ash said he wouldn't encounter any danger, so he left all the Pokémon near the camp to play by themselves.
Therefore, the two ultimately decided to take the more time-consuming method to get there.
"If we both swim across, and I run out of strength in the middle, will you carry me across, Ash?" While walking along the road and enjoying the scenery, Dawn suddenly asked this question.
"Hmm? That's why we decided to walk overland to prevent that from happening, isn't it?"
"That's not what I meant! If! I mean, if!"
"Don't worry, you have Piplup with you, right? It won't drown because it's too weak~" Ash replied with a relaxed expression.
Seeing that he couldn't get the answer he wanted from Satoshi, Hikari turned around and sighed.
Even though it was by a lake that was the perfect place for Water-type Pokémon to roam, Piplup stayed inside its Poké Ball the whole time.
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(PS: It's so painful. Teaching at a private school is so difficult. I only teach one class, but I have to work overtime until after 10:30 every day. They are all first-year high school students. They don't know anything when I ask them questions. They can't even find the subject, verb, and object. He said he was full, but he can say that being full is the object. He said his eyes were the subject. Sigh, I'm exhausted, both physically and mentally. I don't know how to teach them anymore.)