Chapter 130

Enter the house, close the bedroom door.

Serena observed again, feeling doubtful,

Strange, I clearly heard communication sounds just now—could it be that I'm hard of hearing?

While the beauty was lost in thought, Ash had already recalled his unwilling Pikachu and tossed it into his spatial backpack,

and wrapped his arms around the girl's slender waist.

"Clemont left?"

"Yeah, Clemont and Yurie went back to the next room to sleep, and Tierno took Xiao Guang to move in."

While answering the question, Serena seemed a bit absent-minded.

"What? Still holding a grudge from the team split? You're in a hurry to find me for revenge?!"

"Huh?!"

Ash wouldn't have said it, but the moment he did, Serena's delicate brows furrowed slightly and she pouted.

She jumped up, legs wrapping around Ash's waist, her two Fair Skin arms encircling his neck, clinging to him like a sloth.

"How dare you say that? Playing doubles with me at night isn't enough, and during the day you're thinking of going to find Tierno and Xiao Guang—you've got quite the plan!"

However, Ash completely pretended not to hear the girl's resentment,

He quickly pecked the girl's delicate cherry lips on her pretty face, dispelling most of her resentment while teasingly saying,

"You jumped up on your own—are you trying to unlock new knowledge?!"

"Mm! Holding?"

Upon further thought, Serena's face turned completely red, but her Mind felt a different kind of excitement!

"Why not? Give it a try?!"

Thinking of this, Serena immediately gave Ash a flirtatious white-eye and feigned anger,

putting on a princess's dignity comparable to Diancie's,

"First go take a bath—I'm going to properly punish you this time!"

"Yes, my princess!"

Ash naturally obeyed.

Compared to the plump older sister, the beautiful girl may be petite, but she also has her own advantages—for example, she doesn't feel heavy when held.

Of course,

For Ash's super‑true‑new‑physique, even holding a mature sister as soft as a ripe peach is effortless.

But he hasn't yet experienced that,

Xiao Ju'er's frame, although tall, is not at all voluptuous, so it naturally doesn't count.

At night,

Along with the light in Tierno's room going out,

Xiao Guang tiptoed up to the second floor, came to Ash's door, held his breath, and pressed his ear to listen.

The longer he listened, Xiao Guang's face grew more flushed and shy; after a while he felt his body becoming somewhat uncomfortable,

Xiao Guang, face red and ears hot, wanted to leave, but his legs went weak and he suddenly sat down on the ground,

Struggling to stand, Xiao Guang instinctively looked at the wooden floor, seeing a few drops of crystal‑clear water on it, his face reddening to the point of bleeding,

Panicking, he glanced at the still‑closed door and the empty hallway,

Confirming no one around, Serena's voice still unchanged, he then hastily pulled out a tissue from his pocket, wiped the crystal‑clear water droplets from the wooden floor, and hurried back to his room leaning against the wall,

But she still couldn't just go to sleep directly,

Taking out a change of underwear, Xiao Guang headed straight for the bathroom, changing into a brand‑new set while showering,

At the same time he washed the underwear and pants together.

Tonight is destined to be a sleepless night for Tierno and Xiao Guang.

The difference is that Tierno knows what will happen, but Xiao Guang's appearance only intensifies her anxiety.

Meanwhile, Xiao Guang is completely experiencing this for the first time,

Even she understands it more clearly than Tierno does, resulting in her losing all desire to sleep,

Thus she thought a lot.

Including how to fulfill the purpose of her coming, and how to trick Ash or Serena away from each other.

Having thought a lot, Xiao Guang still couldn't come up with a reasonable method, and before he knew it, dawn had arrived.

……

The next day,

Xiao Guang and Tierno woke up early to wash up—actually…… they hadn't slept at all.

Coming downstairs, feeling a pang of hunger, the two prepared to get something to eat and met each other in the kitchen,

Seeing each other's heavy dark circles, both girls pointed at each other's eyes and laughed,

After laughing, they both simultaneously revealed the bitter self‑mockery of defeated dogs.

Finally, the slightly better‑mood Tierno spoke first: "You weren't involved in that, were you?"

Xiao Guang widened his eyes, his cheeks flushing red, shaking his head repeatedly: "Mm~ How could it be? Our relationship is pure!"

"That reaction shows you're not lying."

Tierno believed Xiao Guang's words, but…… then, aside from gaining a clown companion, what else could there be?

"Well, it looks like you don't either, huh?"

Xiao Guang mustered his courage and said,

In her view, if Serena isn't around during the day, it's surely a great opportunity to cultivate feelings with Ash.

But Tierno was present,

If the other side intends to cause trouble, I also couldn't succeed; rather than both sides losing, it's better to cooperate for mutual benefit.

That's right, Xiao Guang is very careless, but she isn't stupid,

She knows that, compared to competing with Tierno, it's more important to achieve the ultimate goal.

Taking a deep breath, Xiao Guang said decisively: 'Miss Tierno, you don't want Ash to keep being bullied by Serena alone, do you?'

"What do you mean?"

8:00 a. m.!

Inside the holiday area, Bulatano's voice rang out.

"Please, all trainers participating in the summer camp, gather at the beach now."

The announcement sounded three times in a row.

Ash and her group walked out of the villa, and saw that Clemont and Yurie next door had also come out.

"Ash, let's go over and take a look."

"Um!"

The group followed other trainers who had also come out of the villa, heading toward the beach.

Upon reaching the beach,

Not surprisingly, Ash saw Ailan appearing in the crowd.

But what surprised Ash was the identities of the two people beside Ailan.

The two were one male and one female.

The woman wore a white shirt, orange loose shorts, and underneath, two slender beautiful legs wrapped in black silk.

Her skin was a healthy wheaten tone slightly darkened, black hair in a single ponytail, with three little tufts at the front—two green and one black.

"Nimo?"

That's right, this woman who dares to dye a bit of green in her hair is none other than Nimo, the senior rival protagonist who appears in Paldea Scarlet and Violet after Galar Sword and Shield.

A Champion-level trainer from the Paldea region,

Her father is the boss of the company that produces the Rotom Pokédex; because she has an older sister who can inherit the family business, she has developed a carefree personality.

She has an unparalleled desire for battle, and NPCs rate her trait as 'I do what I want'.

Furthermore, players rate her as a stalker, madly in love.

This is because no matter where the game's protagonist goes, Nimo will closely follow and launch a challenge, sending out Pokémon of the same level to give experience.

This world has the Paldea region, which Ash knows very well.

Therefore, he had long thought that Nimo would appear like Nana, challenging him in Kalos.

If Nimo's appearance could still be considered somewhat expected for Ash,

then the appearance of the other person truly far exceeded Ash's expectations.

Golden hair, with what looks like a gold cloth stuck on his forehead; Fair Skin, a black long-sleeve vest, and long pants, exuding a strong non-mainstream vibe.

A man destined to make time-travelers wonder whether to call him son or brother-in-law.

The son of Lusamine, chairman of the Alola Region Aether Foundation, and also the brother of the popular rich-and-beautiful female lead Lillie—Gladieux!