Chapter 23

White Light Curtain continues to play the journey of Ash and his companions.

After defeating Ma Zhishi, Ash and his companions simply passed by the port and saw a super luxurious liner.

Originally they had no money to board this ship, but thanks to Team Rocket's "help", they boarded the Saint Anne without spending a cent.

The belligerent Ash battled others on the ship, showcasing Butterfree's strength.

However, he was persuaded by a gentleman uncle to trade away Butterfree.

Afterwards, Ash felt upset after trading Butterfree, but after Xiaoxia's guidance, he went to the gentleman and traded to get Butterfree back.

【Ash: I really have to thank Xiaoxia here; at that time I wasn't thorough enough, Brock was charmed by a beautiful girl, I got hot-headed and traded Poké Ball with that gentleman, but luckily I traded back.】

【Xiaoxia: It's fine; it's normal to be curious about everything when just starting a trip; pay more attention next time, think it over, ask your Poké Ball's opinion before deciding!】

【Professor Oak: Ash had thought about how he himself, from catching to raising, saw Caterpie gradually grow and evolve into Butterfree, had long regarded it as his friend companion, and finally came to his senses and traded it back.】

Many trainers have never seen the exchange system, being misled by others' talk of increasing friendship, out of curiosity they traded Poké Ball with others, but few, unlike Ash, constantly worry about their own Poké Ball and actively trade it back.

White Light Curtain, Team Rocket was hijacking the ship, while passengers rose up in resistance.

Finally, although they successfully drove off Team Rocket, it also caused the Saint Anne to sink completely.

Ash and his companions escaped death together with the two Team Rocket members and one cat, drifting together on the vast ocean.

Xiaocilang resented that he had overdrawn the Team Rocket's salary to buy a Magikarp that was useless, and in anger kicked the Magikarp into the sea.

However, that single kick caused Magikarp to instantly evolve into Gyarados, which immediately took revenge on Xiaocilang, summoned friends to use Dragon Rage on him and his companions, sweeping them away.

Afterwards, Ash and his companions woke up to find themselves on a deserted island, and their Poké Balls were not with them.

While Ash and his companions were searching for Poké Balls, they also encountered giant Poké Balls.

After enduring great hardships, they discovered that those few giant Poké Balls were machine-made.

As Ash and his companions left the forest, the White Light Curtain gradually faded.

【Yulongdu: Team Rocket's plans were all thwarted by Ash, even one of their sources of funds was destroyed; I feel Ash is their nemesis.】

【Xiba: And there's Team Rocket; their three members are indispensable, I somewhat suspect those three guys were sent by someone as undercover agents.】

【Wuzang: Damn it, we are loyal members of Team Rocket, definitely not any undercover agents.】

【Xiaocilang: How could we be undercover agents? We also don't know that place is Team Rocket's territory; truly, a great flood washed away the Dragon King Temple.】

【Brock: Whether you're undercover agents isn't important, but I want to know why Xiaocilang kicking Magikarp causes it to evolve. Xiaocilang, does your foot have something special that can make Poké Ball evolve?】

【Ash: And it's not just once; my Mankey is like that too.】

【Professor Oak: It's because Xiaocilang angrily kicked away the Magikarp, and then the Magikarp felt anger, thus evolving into Gyarados.】

【Xiaocilang: Don't mention Magikarp to me; talking about it annoys me!】

【Brock: Do you feel embarrassed for trusting Magikarp Uncle's story about the Magikarp business and sinking Team Rocket's salary into it? Actually you don't have to; dealing with Team Rocket for so long, it's somewhat like your normal operation.】

【Meowth: Nonsense, when have we ever done such a thing? Every time we deal with you we barely get by luck; otherwise we'd have snatched Pikachu long ago!】

【Wuzang: Exactly!!!】

Just as they were talking, the Black Light Screen quietly lit up.

Black Satoshi and his companions came to the seaside.

Releasing the Poké Balls to let them out to relax and play, they unexpectedly discovered an underdeveloped big claw crab.

The big claw crab's right claw happened to clamp onto Squirtle's tail, making Squirtle let out a series of cries.

"Squirtle~"

Squirtle wore a bitter face, thinking how unlucky it is.

Seeing the big claw crab's earnest, unyielding gaze, Ash's heart shook; he could sense the crab's thoughts, and promptly took out a Poké Ball to capture it.

After resting on the beach for a while, they arrived at the Upright Brilliance Lighthouse.

Ash had heard from Professor Oak that Shoki was a very capable researcher, and he could ask him about Poké Ball matters.

Indeed, after chatting with Shoki for a while, they heard that there was a huge, one-of-a-kind Poké Ball here, and that Poké Ball was also looking for its Friendship.

At that moment, the huge Poké Ball came before the lighthouse and emitted the sound of the recording that Shoki had played for them.

It truly is the biggest Dragonite... Ash and his party have currently seen the biggest Poké Ball.

"Friendship!"

"Are you here? I've been searching for you for a long time; I'm finally about to find you!"

Upon hearing the sound emitted by the huge Dragonite, Ash whispered.

The huge Dragonite merely made a cry, but Ash could understand what it meant from its cry.

The huge Dragonite also looked at Ash; the Poké Ball on the boy's shoulder had a good relationship with him, and it also sensed a different aura from the boy.

After friendly communication with the huge Dragonite for a while, Ash learned that the huge Dragonite had come here to look for Friendship; it had been searching for a long time, and recently it had heard a similar Friendship sound from the lighthouse, so it came to check.

Seeing Ash chatting amicably with the huge Dragonite, Xiaoxia and the others were quite surprised, wondering if he could understand what the Dragonite was saying.

"Goodbye, Dragonite; I look forward to our next meeting, when we'll have a Battle!"

Ash and Pikachu looked eagerly at the huge Dragonite!

The huge Dragonite let out a roar in response to Ash.

The lighthouse is currently unsuitable for Battle; although the Dragonite they interacted with has a gentle temperament, Ash still has to consider whether a Battle with the huge Dragonite would damage the lighthouse.

There are his Friendship here at the lighthouse; we can't let them be endangered because of this.

Ash and the huge Dragonite agreed to have a Battle the next time they meet.

"Ash, can you understand what that Dragonite is saying?"

Seeing the huge Dragonite leave, Xiaoxia looked at Ash, her eyes hinting at a hint of doubt.

"Yes!" Ash nodded.

Shoki looked at Ash enviously; the boy possessed an ability that Shoki greatly desired.

"Is that the Wave-Guiding Power?"

Yes, Professor Oak told me that the power of Aura senses the feelings of Poké Ball, communicates with Poké Ball, and can also sense the surrounding environment.

"Hmm!" Xiaoxia recalled the last time she was ambushed by the Great Armor Warrior youth; Ash must have sensed the Great Armor Warrior youth hiding in the grass clump, so he blocked him.

Brock nodded in agreement. No wonder Ash and his Poké Ball are so in sync.

"Professor Oak has unearthed a fine seedling!" Zheng Hui exclaimed.