Odomare, the Secret Garden.

Dream and Baby Bear ride the lightning bird and follow the Pokémon that transforms into a human form through a hidden passage to this tranquil garden in the depths of the city.

The gurgling fountains in the garden and the sunlight shining on the lush trees give the place a dreamy hazy color.

Looking at this dreamlike scene, the three Pokémon of the heroic expedition team were completely shocked.

Ladias, who was flying in front of him, smiled happily into squinting eyes, and let out a melodious chirp from his mouth.

"Woo~" (Beautiful, right?) This is my secret base for my brother and me~)

"One!" The baby bear nodded again and again, praising the beauty of the place.

And at this moment, another mysterious Pokémon suddenly flew out from the depths of the garden.

The dream group immediately looked over there.

After seeing the figure's appearance, they froze in place.

Because that Pokémon looks like Latias!

Ladios, who sensed the strange aura breaking into the secret garden, looked wary until he saw the Pokémon that were following his sister, and the vigilance on his face disappeared.

Latias also hurriedly introduced to his brother: "Woo! (Brother, they're heroic expeditions!) ）

Dream immediately nodded: "Miu! (That's right!) We are the hero expedition that walks the world and helps Pokémon in need everywhere! ）

The baby bear also said: "One and one! (That's right!) ）

The lightning bird behind him raised his head proudly: "Chirp! ”

After they had finished introducing themselves, Latias turned back to the dreamy ones and said, "Woo! (Heroic Expedition, this is my brother, it's called Ladios!) ）

Ladios, who had witnessed the whole process, looked at the three strange Pokémon with a little curiosity.

As the patron saint of Odoromare, it has never seen a Pokémon like this here.

The way Pokémon get along with each other is simple and straightforward.

After introducing each other's identities, Latias, as a younger sister, began to curiously ask what the heroic expedition was.

So, on this sunny morning, Dream and the baby bear sat on the grass and happily told Latias and Ladios about the good things that the heroic expedition had done before.

They helped a giant dragon find a companion.

They helped a nine-tailed fulfill his wish.

They get to know the confused Mewtwo.

They helped the mosquito tadpoles find their mothers.

Latias's eyes sparkled with novelty, and there was no doubt that it was full of interest in these deeds.

And the more mature Ladios on the side also showed a surprised light on his face.

It looked uncertainly at the three Pokémon in front of it and asked, "Huh?" (Heroic Expedition?) Can you do this kind of thing with the power of Pokémon alone? ）

Hearing this, Dream blinked and didn't speak.

The bear baby said with a resolute look in his eyes: "One, one!" (The power of a Pokémon may be weak, but as long as everyone unites, any obstacle can be overcome!) ）

Dream nodded happily: "Miu! (That's right!) ）

Its azure eyes reflected the figures of Latias and Ladios, and continued, "Miu. (And we're not the only ones!) And Naoki has been helping us! ）

Latias and Ladios looked curious.

"Huh?" (Naoki?) ）

The baby bear nodded, thinking that they had become good friends with Latias and Ladios in front of him, so he said:

"One, one!" (Naoki is the best person in the world!) He also planted a world tree on which many Pokémon lived! ）

Latias was curious: "Huh? (World Tree?) What is that? ）

The baby bear exaggerated his arms: "One! (It's a big, big tree, big enough to house the Pokémon friends we met on the road!) ）

"One!" (Naoki says that if we meet friends who are reluctant to part during our travels, we can invite them to live on the World Tree, so that we can meet anytime and anywhere in the future!) ）

Latias listened with a radiant look: "Woo! (That's amazing!) We're good friends, aren't we? Can my brother and I go there too? ）

Dream on the side also added happily: "miu~" (Of course~ But we still have to continue traveling, and there is no way to return to the World Tree yet, and that tree has not grown up, and there is no Pokémon yet.) ）

Latias turned his head to his brother with excitement on his face: "Woo! (Brother, when the World Tree grows up, let's go over there and play with them!) ）

Ladios: "......"

He said to his sister earnestly, "Whew. (We can't just leave Odomare.) ）

Because they are the patron saints of this place, and they have to protect the island.

Hearing this, Latiaston's face was full of loss.

Seeing this, Ladios was silent for a moment, and then added, "Woo." (But when the time comes, you can go over there and play with them.) ）

Latias hurriedly asked, "Huh? (What about my brother?) ）

Ladios: "Whew. (I'm going to stay and protect the drop of kindness from being taken by the bad guys.) ）

Latias understood what his brother meant, and immediately let out a cheer from his mouth, and affectionately lied to his brother.

Brother is the best!

Ladios also licked his sister's forehead affectionately.

Then, Latias's figure changed back to the appearance of a girl with short hair.

It looked at Dream and the baby bear with a happy face, and said to them, "Woo! (This is your first time in Otomare, right?) Let's go play together! I'm going to take you on a tour of this beautiful town! ）

Dream and Baby Bear look excited.

The lightning bird has little interest in going out and playing, because wherever it goes, it attracts a large group of nasty humans.

So without waiting for the baby bear and Dream to speak, it expressed its intention to stay here and wait for them to return.

Dream and Baby Bear were used to the lightning bird, and they nodded, telling the lightning bird that they would bring it something delicious later.

Then he transforms into a Pokémon of Latias and follows him through the tunnel that connects the mysterious garden to the outside world, and goes to the town to play.

In order not to attract attention, Dream took the form of a petite pichu this time and stood on Lateas's shoulder.

The baby bear was held in the arms of Latias.

In this way, the three Pokémon happily walked through the streets and alleys.

At this time, the annual Pokémon Water Race is being held in the town, and contestants from other places and athletes from the town are driving water-type Pokémon and engaging in fierce chases on the waterway.

Latias blends in with Dream and Baby Bear to watch.

They didn't notice that a flight monitor was hovering above, following the human-transformed Latias.

"Found it." The female thief Leanne looked at the figure in the monitor, and the corners of her lips immediately hooked slightly: "The legendary Infinity Pokémon, Ladias." ”

Another female thief, Sanna, was full of excitement: "Sure enough! Latias, who has been transformed into a human, has a much lower body temperature than a normal human, and Wowrian, we're going to make a fortune this time! ”

"Hmph, the legendary Pokémon is nothing more than that, no matter how powerful they are, they will become the bag of Leanne, the number one thief in my thief world."

The female thief named Leanne put away the sights, got on the speedboat, and said to her accomplice Sanna, "Prepare for action!" ”

(End of chapter)