After breakfast, Ash retrieved the Pokémon one by one, and followed the Bibi Bird who came back from reconnaissance towards the distance. Extinguishing the firewood, Ash, who had nothing to bring, followed Pikachu at his feet, and with Bibi Bird flying on his head, he walked out of the dense forest that had gradually become stuffy.

"Do you continue in this direction?"

"Than."

"Okay."

"Pickup."

Looking at the appearance of a storm in front of him, Ash took a deep breath and slowly spit it out. What a terrifying power...

The trees were falling everywhere, and the dust had covered everything in the vicinity with a little dust, and it looked a little uncomfortable.

The ground was also scraped up with a surface layer of soil, and half of the original shrubs were missing. The somewhat desolate looking soil has completely transformed the terrain.

From a forest to a wasteland.

Ash was only stunned for a moment, and then continued to take forward steps.

The distance is very boring. For Bibi Bird, it may only take a few wings to cross a wasteland, but for Ash, it is a step by step.

The wind was a little cold, but under the sun's rays, Ash could withstand it. His target was a distant town, he was scared yesterday, and he needed a little time to rest.

"Pickup, pickup!"

Just after walking for a while, Pikachu suddenly fell on all fours, looking warily ahead. Ash slowly stopped, his hands in his pockets.

“...”

A snow-white Pokémon with strange sharp horns, claws and dark blue skin was lying on a tree, silently watching Ash.

Is that... Scourge beasts.

Ash glanced at Pikachu.

"Pickup."

Pikachu nodded slightly.

"Just try to scare away, I don't have any Pokéballs on me, Pikachu."

"Pickup."

Pikachu gave Ash a strange look and shook his head.

"What's wrong, Pikachu?"

"Pickup, pickup."

Ash watched in confusion as Pikachu danced about what he wanted to tell him.

"Pickup !!!"

"What the hell is going on..."

Just when Ash was confused, Pikachu suddenly ran forward.

Just as Ash hesitated to catch up, he suddenly noticed that Absoru on the branch of the tree seemed to look at him with disdain, and immediately jumped off the tree and walked slowly in the direction of Pikachu's departure.

“...”

Ash had no choice but to follow.

Absolu's steps weren't fast, but he wasn't too slow, and he kept leading Ash forward—as if he was leading the way.

In fact, he was indeed leading the way, because Ash followed Absolu for a short distance on the edge of the forest, and gradually broke away from the place where he had fought before. While the original broken trees gradually disappeared, the large trees that could be seen everywhere gradually became sparse, until when they were almost at the edge of the forest, Ash saw a young man with a brown hat and a telegraph standing under the tree.

And Pikachu stood in front of him and looked up at him.

Absolu walked straight towards the man.

No matter how stupid Ash is, he knows that this Absoru is someone else's elf. In fact, when Absolu gently turned in front of him and asked him to turn around, the man did crouch down and touch Absolu's head.

Then I naturally found out that Ash was not wearing a shirt and was only wearing a big pants.

"You're... Ash? ”

“... How do you know my name? ”

The young man muttered a few words on the walkie-talkie, then hung up the communicator, put it in his pocket, and took out a black ID from his pocket by the way.

"Hello, Ash of the Alliance's trainer, my name is Shiwu, and I am a police officer in nearby Hualan City. I received a request from my superiors to find you, so I waited for you here for a long time. Now that I've found you, then I think my mission is complete. Come on, I'll take you to the nearest town. ”

He turned around and introduced himself. And Pikachu jumped onto Ash's shoulder in two or three steps.

"Uh, thanks. That one... saved. ”

"I'm sorry for you."

Ash finally let out a big sigh.

"Oh, yes. Excuse me, where is the closest town to us with a Pokémon hub? ”

"Got a Pokémon Center? Uh, let me think about it, it's supposed to be Horizontal Town... It's not the closest town to here, though. What's wrong, how many of your Pokémon have been severely traumatized? ”

The young policeman listened to Ash's questioning and thought carefully and asked.

"If it's not a very serious injury, I don't mind if you go with me to a nearby town to rest first, of course, don't worry if any Pokémon are seriously injured. There's a doctor in a nearby place called Wamura who is known for treating Pokémon, and he should be able to help you as well. ”

“...”

However, Sika's case... Is it really okay?

Ash wanted to say something, but looking at the police and Absolu's figure who had already gone farther and farther away, Ash didn't say anything in the end, and walked two or three steps quickly to keep up with the departing policeman.

Walked for a long time. Ash watched the jungles on both sides of the path grow lush from time to time, and the bushes that appeared here and there, and he could gradually see the appearance of the town in the same place.

"Pickup pickup."

Back in the city, Pikachu seems to be happy. Ash was also relieved. It's finally back to human society.

When he was in Hualan City, he was simply unjustifiably affected, and under all kinds of coincidences, he was inadvertently and indirectly involved in the conflict between the league and the Rockets. If it weren't for Sika's protection, Ash might have died in that violent energy fluctuation.

... But then again, if Sika hadn't insisted on stimulating Ash's waveguide ability, Ash might not have been discovered by Takumi passing by and used it, right? Does this count as a drink and a peck, all of which have a fixed number?

After all, if Sika hadn't inexplicably suddenly had the idea of turning Ash into a Pokémon, a lot of things might not have befallen Ash next, and he wouldn't have almost sent himself in to protect Ash.

"Come back, Bibi Bird."

Ash raised his hand and wandered wildly in the sky for a long time, and the already exhausted Bibi Bird withdrew the Pork Ball, hung it on his pants, and followed the young policeman towards the police station with Pikachu in his arms.