Pokémon: Dreams Come True Starting in Sinnoh

Chapter 378 and the Trio

Time passed quietly.

Xiao Guang became increasingly convinced that the so-called TV programs were completely unreliable.

She had actually been looking forward to it.

However, this feeling is quite nice.

They stood side by side, looking at the scenery outside, right in their own room.

Oops.

Thinking of this, Xiao Guang smiled self-deprecatingly to himself.

In the end, in this so-called "room battle," it was actually her who was truly moved.

"Um, Ash—"

"Hey? That's not it—"

Just as Hikari was about to strike up a conversation with Ash, Ash suddenly saw something and his attention flew into the distance.

"?"

Hwang followed Ash's gaze and saw that Ash's attention seemed to be focused on a lake. In the center of the lake were several figures, but from such a distance, Hwang couldn't make out who those figures were. However, Ash seemed to recognize them.

"I'll go for a bit and come back later."

"Huh? Ash—"

Xiao Guang never expected that this wonderful atmosphere would be shattered by those unfamiliar figures.

Hikari stood there dumbfounded, stretching out her right hand in the direction Ash had left, but she received no response. Ash had already disappeared, and all that could be heard was the sound of the door closing abruptly.

"Huh? It's over already?"

After confirming that Ash had left, Ayako went to Dawn's room out of curiosity. But even when Ayako arrived, Dawn's posture and movements were exactly the same as when Ash left.

Seeing this, Ayako probably guessed how things would unfold, and couldn't help but sigh—

"Sigh, how come Xiaozhi is even more clueless than your dad? I'm really worried about your future."

Xiao Guang: "......"

The repeated blows left Xiao Guang completely exhausted. A wisp of white smoke seemed to rise from the air as Xiao Guang collapsed weakly onto his bed, staring blankly at the familiar ceiling above his head.

at the same time.

Ash, who had abandoned Dawn in the room, was running through the streets of Twinleaf Town, without even bringing Pikachu with him.

After passing through the people who were busy preparing for the festival, Ash crossed the forest and soon arrived at his destination—

On the shore of the forest lake.

"Ugh, what's going on? Is fishing really that difficult? We haven't caught a single fish since we started fishing!"

Musashi sat wearily by the lake, the fishing rod dangling beside her mirroring her own dejected mood.

They had never specifically bred Pokémon before, so they didn't know much about it.

However, once they decided to train their Pokémon properly and become stronger than Ash, and then launch a direct attack to steal Pikachu, they discovered that the cost of training Pokémon was far greater than the cost of feeding them.

Because of this, Musashi hasn't even had a luxurious beauty treatment in a long time.

All the funds were invested in making their Pokémon stronger and more beautiful.

The cost of raising Pokémon plus the debt to be paid off each month.

They had already earned a lot of money through various channels and jobs.

As a result, at the beginning of this month, they once again spent all their savings, and even eating became a problem.

Out of desperation, they found another job here. Their task was to catch goldfish for one of the stalls at the Futaba Festival, which was to be held the next day.

They had been fishing here for over an hour, and it wasn't like they'd come back empty-handed; at least they'd caught some things like aluminum cans and old clothes.

It's a goldfish?

Not only did we not catch anything, we didn't even see a trace of it.

"Sigh, if this keeps up, I'll be going hungry again today."

Kojiro sighed helplessly.

While training Pokémon is exactly what he wants, especially since his Desert Nyx has grown at an astonishing rate, his sense of accomplishment as a trainer has been completely maximized.

But while a sense of accomplishment is one thing, it can't be eaten like food.

Their only concern is survival; as for everything else...

talk later.

"Are there any goldfish in this lake, meow?! We haven't been tricked, have we?!"

Even the cat has lost patience.

Compared to Musashi and Kojiro, its tolerance for hunger is not that high.

If it can't eat dinner tonight, it doesn't even dare to imagine what terrible things it might do at the Futaba Festival tomorrow.

"Sonam—Gu~~"

Even Wobbuffet, which had finally managed to emerge from its Poké Ball, collapsed with a growl of hunger.

Survival is really a difficult thing.

"Thump~"

"?"

Hearing footsteps coming from the woods, the three members of Team Rocket all looked toward the source of the sound.

They initially thought the person who came was their temporary boss, urging them to hurry up and start fishing.

But when they turned around, they were surprised to find Ash standing in front of them, a slightly teasing look on his face, as if to say, "How come you've gotten so sloppy in all this time?"

The trio's expressions changed completely in an instant.

They all stood up, their expressions revealing undisguised pride, and said with their heads held high, "Little brat? What are you doing here?"

"Shouldn't I be the one asking you that question?"

Seeing the trio, who looked like they hadn't eaten in a long time, looking so energetic, Ash couldn't help but sigh.

They really weren't willing to admit defeat in front of me.

"Hmph!" Musashi snorted coldly, "We are the free Team Rocket. Do we need to report to you where we go?"

Musashi tossed his hair dismissively, his face full of disdain.

"is it?"

"Yeah, if there's nothing else, you'd better get out of here!"

Kojiro waved his hand impatiently, completely oblivious to the fact that they were the ones who had followed Ash and the others all the way here.

I never imagined that they were the ones who were usually annoying.

"That's right, Meow! Don't waste our fishing time!"

"Ah~ Is that so? In that case, I'll be going."

Xiao Zhi looked regretful, leaving the three of them stunned.

I don't know what Ash was regretting.

Is it because they regret not seeing their jokes?

Before the three could even form an answer in their minds, Ash had already given his.

"What a pity. I was just saying that I didn't know what to do with all this stuff in my backpack. I was going to buy some new food in Twinleaf Town, and I was even thinking of sharing this stuff. But since you don't want it, I'll just have to throw it away."

"?!" *4

Team Rocket, along with Wobbuffet, were stunned after hearing Ash's words.

As if he had already grasped their hearts, Xiao Zhi secretly opened the backpack he had brought out a little bit. Although the gap was small, it was enough for them to see the backpack full of food, such as potato chips and cookies, which seemed to have everything.

These are all snacks they usually can't bear to eat.

"You, you who are you trying to seduce?! (glug~) Who are you trying to seduce?!"

"Alcohol—yes! (Glug~!) We're Team Rocket, not some kid's stuff! You better...you better...you better give up on that idea!"

"Even if we die here! Even if we jump into the lake! (glug~!) We won't eat a single bite of your food, meow!"

"Sonams—"

"Wobbuffet!?" *3

The trio never expected that their act of going against their conscience would be so easily defeated by Wobbuffet.

Seeing that Wobbuffet had already run to Ash's side and started asking him for food, the three of them felt that their long-held beliefs had been completely shattered.

"Don't rush, don't rush, no one's going to take it from you, eat slowly."

Ash smiled and patted Wobbuffet's head.

It's slippery and quite comfortable.

"Sonams~!"

As expected, Wobbuffet understood what Ash meant, so it turned around and looked at the trio glaring at it from behind, a smug expression on its face, as if to say that it was smart and that it could finally have a full meal.

"You bastard—!"

The one who was most angry was definitely Musashi.

After all, Wobbuffet was her Pokémon. How could she accept that her Pokémon had abandoned her and started enjoying the food given to her by their greatest rival?

"Here, these are the newest potato chips."

"Sonams!!"

"And this, the new cookies, you shouldn't dislike the chocolate flavor, right?"

"Sonams!!!"

"Are you thirsty? I still have drinks here."

"Sonams!!!!"

"Why don't you leave Team Rocket and come with me? There'll be such delicious food every day!"

"Sonams~!!!!!!!!!"

"Woof Woof! Get this over with!!!"

Musashi finally couldn't resist anymore. She pushed Wobbuffet away, who was munching on snacks, and snatched the cookie from Wobbuffet's mouth before it could finish eating it. She then began to devour the cookie, stuffing her face full of it, completely oblivious to the two people behind her who were still having a fierce internal struggle.

"Musashi!!"

"Even you have betrayed us?!"

"So cunning, meow!"

"So long-winded!"

Musashi shouted loudly while eating.

"Can this pointless persistence compare to delicious food? If I don't eat something soon, my body won't be able to take it!"

"Damn it... How dare you say that! The Rockets' last cookie was clearly meant for you!"

"If that's the case, then don't blame us, meow!"

Kojiro and Nyanko exchanged a glance.

If meaningless persistence doesn't get recognition, then they should join in.

"Stop it!"

"Leave some for us, meow!"

Kojiro and Nyanko promptly joined the army vying for food.

Seeing this, Ash didn't hold back and took out all the food from his backpack so they could have a good meal, since they looked like they had been starving for a long time.

"Eat slowly, it's like you haven't eaten for a week..."

Xiao Zhi said speechlessly.

What do you think?

Musashi retorted while stuffing food into his mouth.

"We only ate two packs of biscuits and two bowls of instant noodles this week!"

"It's going to be divided among the three of us, meow!"

"Sonams!!"

Is it really that bad...?

Before this, Ash knew that Team Rocket's situation was a little difficult and that their daily lives might not be so good, but he never expected that they could actually survive for a week with just such a small amount of supplies.

Even Xiao Zhi himself couldn't quite believe it.

"It's okay, I have plenty of food if it's not enough, no need to rush."

"Well--"

The trio were initially accepting Ash's food with a clear conscience.

But when Ash offered to give them more food, the trio stopped eating abruptly. They exchanged a knowing glance, seemingly understanding each other's confusion about Ash's behavior.

"Why are you helping us? We've caused you so much trouble along the way."

Kojiro asked first.

Although James and his friends kept praising Team Rocket, he also knew that they had caused Ash a lot of trouble along the way, and for whatever reason, Ash shouldn't be so nice to them.

But Ash only pondered their questions for a moment, then shrugged indifferently and said:

"There's no particular reason," Ash said, glancing at them. "Anyway, your plans never succeeded, and honestly, I didn't suffer any losses because of your actions, did I?"

when!

A blow to the head!

Ash's words of comfort made the trio's hearts tremble.

Yes.

They all thought of it at the same time.

They've worked so hard to catch Ash's Pikachu, but what have they actually accomplished?

Not to mention Pikachu, they couldn't even snatch a single Pokémon from Ash. All their hard work over the long term wasn't even as valuable as the food Ash gave them today.

Lies don't hurt, but the truth is the sharpest knife.

The three of them looked dejected, but they didn't slow down their eating speed at all.

"not to mention."

Ash didn't consider their feelings; he simply stuck to his own way of saying what he thought.

"Didn't you guys help me a lot with the Galaxy team? Consider this a return gift."

......

P.S.: I'm asking for a gift every day~ QAQ~!