"Uh-huh......"

Ash hugged Pichu and fell into the turbulent river, struggling in the river, but the current was so rapid that Ash's physique could not move in such a turbulent river with Pichu in his arms.

"Really......" Ren immediately threw the backpack on the ground, then grabbed a small packet of milk tablets from it, stuffed a handful into his mouth, and then took a deep breath, looking at Ash and Pichu who were drifting away, he couldn't care so much......

Lian swallowed a piece of milk in her mouth, and immediately felt that she had regained some strength, so she rushed into the river in one go, and caught up with Ash and Pichu along the river, holding one person and one mouse.

He's about the same size as an adult, so a five-year-old kid like Ash can hold it with one hand in the water, and the other hand can allow him to swim in the water......

Pichu curled up, shivering in Ash's arms, it had never experienced anything like this, but it knew that once its weak body fell into that terrible wave, it would never be able to get out......

"Don't be afraid, Brother Lian will save us~" Ash was held on the water by Lian, so he had time to comfort little Pichu, Pichu looked at the boy, and the moment they looked at each other, a sense of intimacy and peace of mind that had never existed before appeared in Pichu's heart......

The boy's unwavering gaze seemed to have magical powers, soothing Pichu's fearful heart.

Pichu smiled, and in the boy's arms, Pichu laughed happily, and the boy laughed happily when he saw that Pichu was finally not afraid......

"You guys had a great time...... ......"Ren is going crazy, the current is so fast, he can only keep swallowing the handful of milk tablets in his mouth to continue to recover his strength, but even so, it is difficult for him to successfully bring Ash and Pichu ashore in the river......

"Oh no, Brother Lian will also be washed away......" Xiao Hao looked at Lian's struggling expression and began to panic, judging from the current situation, Lian is already full strength to maintain her body in such a rapid river, and it is even more impossible to swim back to the shore if she holds Ash and Pichu......

"Whew...... Call...... If only I could swim back...... The first thing I did was to take in a water-type Pokémon that could take me across the river......"

Lian took Ash and Pichu to flutter in the water, but the last piece of milk was swallowed, and Lian's physical strength was quickly lost in the current...... I'm going to be unable to hold on soon......

"Ash, quick, throw Pichu to shore first!"

Lian knew that even if he and Ash were swept away, there was still a good chance of surviving, but once Pichu and them were washed away, the possibility of drowning was much higher.

"Xiaohao, catch it for me!" Lian shouted at Xiao Hao, who was stunned.

Xiao Hao reacted from the panic and quickly ran to the river.

Ash was also unequivocal, lifted the little Pichu high, and threw it towards Xiaohao on the shore.

Pichu was tossed up, and in the air, it could clearly see that Ash squinted and smiled at it, as if he didn't care that he was about to be swept away by the rushing river......

Xiao Hao successfully took Pichu, and Lian finally ran out of strength, and was instantly submerged by the current...... Ash didn't have the support of the lotus, and he was washed farther and farther away with the current.

"Why the hell, this kind of approach is not rational at all......"

Xiao Hao hugged Pichu and looked at Lian and Xiao Zhi who were being washed farther and farther away, the whole person was stunned, the two of them were in danger and changed to a Pichu safely, is it really worth it?

"Pichu ......" Pichu watched the figures of Lian and Xiaozhi gradually move away, and immediately jumped out of Xiaohao's arms, followed the riverbank, and chased in the direction of Lian and Xiaozhi.

"Hey, wait!"

Before Xiao Hao could catch up, a black shadow behind him rushed out like a cannonball, and jumped into the river unstoppably......

"Huh?"

Lian, who had already closed his eyes and was waiting for death, gradually opened his eyes, as if he was blocked by something......

Then, a thick arm lifted him up, and Lian looked down in a panic, this is, a marsupial beast!?

I saw that the tall marsupial beast stood firmly in the current, and the extremely fast waves did not affect it in any way.

The river, which Ash and Lotus couldn't tread on at all, could only reach its chest, and at this time, it held Lotus in its left hand and Ash in its right hand, and slowly walked ashore......

……

"Whew, survived......" Lian collapsed to the ground weakly, it was too hard to swim in such a rapid current, even if she took a large handful of milk tablets in advance, she couldn't hold on to it at all......

And Ash was already excited to hug Xiao Pichu at this time, and the eyes of one person and one mouse were twinkling little stars, and it seemed that both of them were very excited.

"Click!"

The Thysupial Beast beckoned to the Sacrum on the side, it seems that it should be the mother of the Saccharmon, and it is here to find the Sacrum, and by the way, to save Ash and Lian......

The Teasmans ran over happily, jumped into the bag in front of the Teasman, and waved at Pichu, signaling to Pichu that it was time for them to go back.

Pichu looked at Ash who was holding him, then at the Marsupial and the mother marsupial, as if thinking about something.

From birth, it is looking for its companions...... It didn't know what its companion should look like at first, it only felt that it was a companion who lived together in harmony, so it regarded the marsupial mother and child as companions.

However, this teenager gave it a very different feeling...... It always felt that it should be with this teenager...... Let's explore this unknown and wonderful world!

Little Pichu smiled at the marsupial mother, but instead of getting out of Ash's arms, he climbed down his arm and onto Ash's shoulder.

The marsupial mother stared at Pichu and let out a long sigh at the end, after so much time together, it had completely regarded Pichu as its own child, but ...... Although it is reluctant, it is willing to respect Pichu's choice.

In addition, this pure-eyed teenager is not a bad person......

The marsupial mother nodded, then turned around and left the canyon, preparing to return to the marsupial group, only Lian noticed that the corners of the marsupial beast's eyes were filled with imperceptible tears......

"Pokémon actually chose to take the initiative to be with the humans they met for the first time, instead of returning to their own lives...... Shouldn't Pokémon be close to humans because of the function of Poké Balls......"

Xiao Hao seems to have fallen into a blind spot of knowledge, and he can accept it without relying on Poke Balls, which is beyond his imagination, and this kind of thing has never been said in the book!

"Pokémon have their own feelings, whether you are good or not, they can feel it, so the bond between humans and Pokémon has never been established by relying on Poké Balls, just like me and the green onion duck...... If you want to become a trainer, you still have a lot to learn......"

Lian touched Xiaohao's head, looked at Ash who was playing with Pichu, and not far away, the mobile phone in the backpack shook slightly.

"Unlock Achievement...... Witness the growth of the main character...... Get a new tree fruit recipe ......"

The phone screen showed these big words, but they quickly dimmed......