Pokémon Legends Ash

Chapter 127 The Journey Continues

"Are you okay? Xiaozhi."

Hanako held Xiaozhi in her arms and touched his head, just like she was a child, afraid that he would be frightened by what he had just experienced.

Xiaozhi felt the warmth coming from Hanako and shook his head. At this moment, he felt an inexplicable sense of security in Hanako's arms.

"Woo!!!"

Lugia howled towards the sky, his voice as ethereal as the sea.

Its voice echoed in the air and the sea. Gradually, it was heard by every Pokémon.

The sea was churning, and countless Pokémon in the ocean were hitting the ice that was freezing the sea surface. Looking at the Pokémon working hard under the ice, the white sea lions also hit the ice with their tails and heads.

Click, click…

Thanks to their efforts, the ice gradually broke apart and sunlight refracted through the sea surface into the water.

Lugia nodded with satisfaction, like an old father. It glanced at Xiaozhi and then dived into the sea.

Until next time, Xiaozhi, the hero of the sea…

Its joyful voice echoed in Xiaozhi's mind.

The big event on Asia Island is over. Apart from the local residents, only Professor Oak, Satoshi and Hanako know what happened here.

Will Xiaozhi's life return to normal?

...............

"Mom! I'm going to keep going!!"

This is the second day back in Pallet Town, and Xiaozhi can't even sit still.

He couldn't stand staying at home for just one day and wanted to continue traveling. It was not for anything else, but because the feather kept calling him to go.

At the doorstep, Hanako watched Satoshi leave Pallet Town with tears in her eyes.

She hopes that her children will never try to be stubborn again.

On the shore of Pallet Town, there happened to be a ship heading to Muping Town today, and Xiaozhi got on the ship.

From Zhenxin Town, we arrived at Muping Town.

"Thanks, old man!"

The boatman nodded as a response to Xiaozhi's thanks.

"Hu... Let's go, Pikachu, and set out again from Mupin Town.

We must reach that mountain this time!"

Xiaozhi looked into the distance and saw that the mountain at the end of the rainbow was still standing there as always.

But...for some reason, Xiaozhi always felt that he was closer to the mountain.

Xiaozhi and Pikachu continued their journey, heading towards the mountains, and this time they were fully prepared.

…………It has been three days since Xiaozhi and Pikachu left Mupin Town. Except for eating and sleeping, they have basically been on the road.

Finally... we arrived in front of a city.

"Cough, cough, cough... What's that smell? Why is the sky so dark, and this city... What's going on?

Why are there factories everywhere? The black smoke they emit has blackened the sky."

Xiaozhi looked at the dark sky and frowned. Although he had just arrived, he already had a bad impression of this city.

"Pika...Pikapi..."

Pikachu leaned weakly on Xiaozhi's shoulder and raised his hands to show his agreement with what he said.

It is a mouse Pokémon with a more developed nose than Ash.

Although the black gas emitted by the factory floated in the sky, Pikachu could smell it. The black gas was slowly blending into the entire city.

"Forget it... Let's go to the Pokémon Center first."

Xiaozhi brought Pikachu and walked into the city. He thought he would have to go around in circles for several times before he found the Pokémon Center.

But I didn't expect to see it just by turning a corner. The reason was nothing else but that the red roof of the Pokémon Center was too conspicuous.

This...is this Miss Joy?

Walking into the Pokémon Center, Ash saw Miss Joy standing at the front desk, her head swaying.

Her once vibrant face now looked as lifeless as that of a woman in her seventies or eighties, and her lively eyes opened and closed.

There were thick dark circles under his eyes, as if they had been smeared with ink twice.

"Miss Joy, you didn't..."

Boom boom! Bang bang bang bang! !

Just when Xiaozhi wanted to ask Miss Joy if she was okay, the sound of machines running and metal colliding was heard.

Xiaozhi and Pikachu subconsciously covered their ears, their expressions in pain, as if they were twisted together.

But Miss Joy continued to doze off as if nothing had happened.

The noise lasted for several minutes before it finally stopped.

"Huh~ It finally stopped. I thought I was going to die."

The sound of the machine running stopped, Xiaozhi breathed a sigh of relief, and a gentle and sweet voice sounded in his ears.

"You...you guys are? Are you new trainers?"

“Yes, my name is Ash, and this is my partner, Pikachu.

Miss Joy, what's going on in this city? We just arrived in this city and saw the black smoke from the factory filling the sky...”

Xiaozhi didn't say anything else because he saw Miss Joy's sad eyes.

"Ah... it's hard to describe in a few words. Anyway, this city, Dark City, is like this now. The scenery used to be beautiful, but... I want to change it and restore it to the way it was before.

I don’t know what the price is, and whether they can accept it.”

Miss Joy seemed to be reminiscing about something, and Xiaozhi didn't want to disturb her when he saw her like that.

After a long while, Miss Joy coughed, seemed to realize what was wrong with her and continued:

"I'm so sorry for getting off topic. Are you here to stay overnight, Xiaozhi?"

“Yes, because we want to rest here for a day before continuing our journey.

After all, our dry food and other things are almost used up."

"That's right, but I don't recommend you live in a Pokémon Center for the reason that... you've just experienced it.

That sound is not something that most people can accept.”

Miss Joy smiled awkwardly, although the sound was the same to her.

But after all, I have to work, and I've gotten used to it after so long.

"Well, I'll go out and find a quieter hotel. But before that, could you check on my Pokémon?"

"Of course, leave this little thing to me."

After confirming that the Pokémon were fine, Xiaozhi thanked Miss Joy and walked into the Dark City, planning to find a hotel to stay in.

But after wandering around for a while, he still didn't see any hotel in this city.

Helplessly, he had to go back to the Pokémon Center again and looked awkwardly at Miss Joy who was looking confused.

Why did he come back again? Miss Joy must have thought so, but there was nothing she could do...

Who made me unable to find the hotel?

Miss Joy looked at the grievance in Xiaozhi's eyes, slapped her forehead, and suddenly realized: "Sorry, sorry, I forgot that the last hotel in this city was demolished and converted into a factory a few days ago.

After all, this city is like this, and generally speaking, there won't be many tourists coming here.

Even a trainer like you is the only one I've come across this month."

Miss Joy smiled sheepishly, rummaged through her pockets, pulled out a bunch of keys, and threw them all to Xiaozhi without even choosing.

"No one lives in any of the rooms upstairs. You can use whichever one you want."

"Okay, thank you, Miss Joy."

Xiaozhi took Pikachu upstairs and looked back downstairs. Miss Joy, who was originally full of energy, was now drowsy and drooping her head.

Bang bang bang bang!!!

The noisy sound rang out again. Xiaozhi and Pikachu covered their ears and ran upstairs in embarrassment. They found a room at random and went inside.

But even after entering the room, as Miss Joy had kindly warned, the noise was constant.

Helplessly, they had to squat at the door and wait for the sound to disappear.

After a few minutes, the sound disappeared again. Xiaozhi took a breath and looked up at the room.

Hmm... It's just like a normal Pokémon Center. Wait... What is that?

Hanging on the wall was a pair of dusty, dirty-looking fur balls.

Xiaozhi picked it up and found that it was an earmuff.

He brushed the dust off his earmuffs, and a card fell out of one of the fur balls. There were a few words written on it and a cartoon image of Miss Joy.

[If you feel it's noisy, take this with you. May you have a good dream. ]

Xiaozhi looked at the card and laughed. He put it on and tried it on, and felt happy from the bottom of his heart.

I will definitely have a good dream tonight...