Sunlight poured into the dimly lit tent. Next to the fire that had been extinguished, Ash held the sleeping Pikachu and was silent.

"I really didn't expect you to like Pokémon to such an extent. You're the dumbest trainer I've ever met. ”

Xiao Gang was washing outside. Breathe in the warm air left behind by the flaming horses on the grassland, and spit out all the cold air from the night when ghost Pokémon run around. And Xiaoxia was sorting out her backpack, looking at Xiao Zhi, who was still stunned, and said helplessly:

"The brain that likes it is gone."

"Say whatever you want."

Ash just pouted.

"Whether you call me stupid or immature, this is my own idea."

"You don't realize your mistake. Why not talk to Sika? Yesterday I saw Sika coming to you, and I thought I would tell you something. Compared to the dream demon and blastoise who live in groups, Pikachu who grew up with you, and the newborn fire dragon, Sika, who evolved from a weak primary form to survive in the cruel forest in a juvenile state, should tell you some different opinions. ”

"It's okay if you don't want to tell us, Sika is your own Pokémon, aren't you embarrassed to ask for advice from your own Pokémon? You're such an awkward child. ”

The sound of their bickering was not small, and Sika, who was still standing on the canopy of the trees and looking down on the grassland, could hear the conversation between the two guys. Of course, Ibu and Pikachu, who were now lying on either side of his shoulders, could naturally hear it clearly.

The Pokémon's own survival will bring a big difference to the surrounding environment, such as the Flame Horse who likes to run wild with Kentyro in the morning, the little Fire Horse will quickly warm up the morning because of the flames generated when running, and the Wild Ghost Pixie always take the temperature away at night, making the midnight extremely cold.

Xiaoxia walked out of the tent to help Xiaogang prepare breakfast, and Xiaozhi took back the Poké Ball from the little fire dragon and dream demon who were curled up in the corner of the tent and fell asleep, walked out with two backpacks, put them aside for the time being, and began to start dismantling the tent around the tree.

"Hey, Sika, do me a favor."

Hearing Ash's call, Sika gently pressed the two little ones on his shoulders, jumped lightly, and jumped between the branches to the ground. Gently put the two little ones down, then turned around and jumped back onto the canopy, and began to recycle all the ropes tied to different places in the tree.

"Twenty-six Field Balls, after subduing Eevee, can I still take 25 Pokémon?"

Ash silently glanced at Eevee, who was playing with Pikachu at his feet, and sighed softly.

Although it is natural for trainers to take Pokémon, but... If you take your Pokémon away because you like it because you don't have to, but you store it in one place... Isn't that a very cruel thing?

[If you don't want to be so profound, I don't think I can hear it, Ash.] 】

Ash was stunned for a moment, then looked back to find that Sika, who was a thief of high efficiency, had quietly stuffed the last corner of the tent into his package.

[Just because of this matter, you specifically asked Pikachu, Eevee, and Dream Demon? 】

Sika turned her head and looked at him with a strange look.

[I always thought that what the hell was going on with you, and what kind of situation made you look like this... If it weren't for the fact that I saw you staring at Pokémon pictures all day long, I would have thought you were having the same dream as you did a long time ago. 】

It shrugged.

【...】

"Come with me.] I'll find a place to talk to you. 】

With that, Sika threw his backpack on the floor, and without looking at Sika, he stepped towards the lawn in the distance.

Xiao Zhi glanced at Xiao Xia and Xiao Gang who were preparing, and finally raised his hand and said hello to Xiao Gang, who was still busy, and then walked a few steps towards the place where Sika left silently.

One Pokémon walked and stopped, and after a while, he came to an absolutely flat plain with trees at the border. Sika took a few steps, letting Ash stand where he was, and then continued walking on his own.

Standing not far from Ash, Sika slowly spoke.

[Tell me about it, what is it like for a while.] 】

[I am your Pokémon. If you don't like listening to me, you can just take me back to the Poké Ball, right? 】

It folded its arms and looked at Ash silently.

Pikachu and Eevee didn't have him with him, and even if he said it, no one would hear him, but Ash seemed a little shy to say what he thought?

“... You're my partner, and if you don't want to go back inside the Poké Ball, I won't take you back unless it's an emergency. ”

Ash thought for a while, but finally let out a long sigh and said to Sika:

"If you really want to know... All right. ”

"Actually, you should be able to hear it too. Last night, though I said it, you should be able to guess a little bit. ”

[Hmm.] It's about the seventh Pokémon. 】

"That's right."

Ash sighed and pulled out a field ball.

"I've scraped together enough of the six Pokémon necessary to participate in the Pokémon League, and it's also the maximum number of Pokémon that the average trainer can have when traveling."

"In other words, I can only keep a total of six Pokémon around me for a long time."

"You, Pikachu, Little Fire Dragon, Blastoise, Dream Demon, Eevee..."

"If I take any of the pokemon again, I'll have to trade it for one of the Pokémon I have now to keep it, but I..."

He raised his head slightly, looking at the sky that was still cold, occupied by a few ghost Pokémon that didn't like to sleep and ordinary flying Pokémon, and sighed softly.

"That means I have at least one Pokémon to send back to the Oki Institute... This is probably the snub of that Pokémon..."

"Leave them in foster care on their own, and the trainers who take them in rarely care about them... This feeling... I can feel it. ”

"This feeling of abandonment..."

Sika looked at him and seemed to have a lot of stories, a lot of stories that Ash hadn't told him. However, he shook his head, not caring what he was talking about, but instead brought his focus back and bluntly tore apart Ash's little trick to try to change the subject.

[I hope you can think about it.] 】

Sika shook her head slightly.

[Remember what I said?] 】