Chapter 198

Its sleep was relatively light, and this movement alerted Pikachu.

Seeing the glowing egg, Pikachu rubbed its eyes.

"Pika!"

After confirming it wasn't seeing things, it hurriedly woke Ash up.

Pushing Ash's head a few times, Pikachu found Ash didn't move at all.

So!

"Pika! Chu!"

"Ahhh! I told you not to use Thunderbolt to wake me up!"

After a burst of electric light, Ash sat up from the bed skillfully.

Pikachu, having practiced until perfect, could now use Thunderbolt to shock Ash without accidentally hurting other things.

"Pika! Pika!"

Pikachu didn't have time to explain and immediately pointed at the egg on the table.

Ash, originally charred black, immediately woke up after seeing the glowing egg.

Shaking off the char from his body.

Ash dashed to the table in one stride.

Looking at the cracked egg, Ash's eyes immediately turned into stars.

"You... are finally going to hatch!"

A new life is about to arrive; this is the most beautiful moment.

No matter how many times one sees it, it is shocking.

Especially since this egg made Ash feel exceptionally familiar.

But before it hatched, everything was just Ash's guess.

"Pika~"

"Pikachu thinks it's beautiful too, right?"

"Pika!"

Pikachu nodded with a serious expression.

"Crack"

The sound of the eggshell breaking became more and more distinct.

Until finally, a dazzling blue radiance enveloped the entire egg.

After the light faded, a blue-black puppy the size of Pikachu appeared in front of Ash and Pikachu.

"Beep beep, Rotom, Riolu, the Emanation Pokémon, Riolu's size..."

The long-silent Rotom Phone reported Riolu's information in time.

Ash and Pikachu were instantly charmed by the Pokémon in front of them!

It was really... too cute!

The moment he saw Riolu, a sentence Lucario said when they parted years ago surfaced in Ash's mind.

One day, you will gain your own Lucario.

Looking at the Riolu in front of him.

The corners of Ash's mouth couldn't help but rise.

The comfort from back then had now become reality.

Ash still hadn't forgotten the experience from back then.

Just as Lucario said, he would meet his own Lucario.

But during the many years of traveling.

Ash had seen too many Riolu and Lucario.

But among these.

None could trigger his Aura to resonate with them.

Just like when Ash and Lucario met back then.

The familiar Aura connected the two of them.

Although things are different and people have changed, the Aura remains forever.

And after the Riolu in front of him hatched.

Ash felt that familiar Aura; it had returned.

Unlike Ash's relief.

The first moment Riolu opened its eyes.

There was no relief or joy of reunion in its eyes as Ash had.

Instead, there was confusion and vigilance toward the new world.

Especially after seeing Ash's face, which was extremely close, that vigilance reached its peak.

Riolu raised its hand and swiped out a palm.

A powerful cyclone pushed Ash away directly.

Ash, caught off guard, was pushed directly to the bed behind him by this cyclone.

And Riolu took advantage of this gap to leap down from the window.

The sudden turn of events caught Pikachu off guard.

Standing on the table, Pikachu looked at the window, then at Ash, who had fallen to the ground.

It was at a loss for a moment.

"Pika!"

However, after seeing Ash's furrowed brows, Pikachu resolutely ran to Ash's side to comfort him.

"I'm fine, don't worry."

"Pikachu!"

"Really fine, don't you know me yet? That kind of attack can't cause me harm."

He said that, but Ash's furrowed brows betrayed him.

The newborn Riolu didn't know how to use its power.

The move it used contained extremely strong Aura.

"What a talent, using Vacuum Wave as soon as it's born."

Ash rubbed his abdomen, which had just been struck, and slowly stood up.

Such a talented Riolu indeed had the air of that person's reincarnation.

The attack just now and Riolu's eyes also made Ash understand some things.

Some things had changed, but some things hadn't.

Lucario's life had indeed ended.

But its Aura remained, and Riolu had inherited Lucario's Aura.

But the memories hadn't been inherited along with the Aura.

"Let's go, it's so late now, we must find Riolu quickly; it's too dangerous outside."

Looking at the moonlight outside the window, Ash said softly to Pikachu beside him.

【Lance: The development seems a bit wrong; didn't the memory just now say that this Riolu and Ash have a past-life connection? Why did it run away immediately after hatching?】

【Gardenia: It should be because it's just born and is vigilant about the surrounding environment, and Ash was too close just now, making Riolu instinctively feel that this was an enemy, which is why it attacked.】

【Sabrina: Interesting, isn't it said that Aura can sense good and evil? How could this happen?】

【Cynthia: Riolu is just an Emanation Pokémon, not Lucario; the Aura power hidden in its body is still in the ripple stage and should be uncontrollable.】

【Dr. Elm: Although I don't understand if there's anything like reincarnation or inheritance, Riolu's performance is very consistent with the state of a newborn Pokémon.】

【Dr. Elm: Newborn Pokémon are full of unknowns about this world; usually, Pokémon will feel close to the person closest to them after hatching, but there are exceptions. For example, this Larvitar; many Pokémon survive in the wild from birth, so they have passive protection mechanisms and like to be alone after birth, not easily contacting other Pokémon.】

【Ash: Is that so? Then it seems Larvitar's temper is quite good; it was very well-behaved after hatching.】

【Misty: Togepi too! I love Togepi so much!】

【Ash: But I think with my personality, I won't give up on Riolu, and even if I still experience those things now, I can still feel the bond between me and Riolu.】

【Professor Oak: Yes, the bond between Ash and Pokémon is very pure.】

Seeing Professor Oak's statement, the viewers also thought of the footage played before the light screen.