LRAB Chapter 225 More Than Just Beautiful Girls Will Fall from the Sky!
Chapter 225 More Than Just Beautiful Girls Will Fall from the Sky!
Chapter 225 More Than Just Beautiful Girls Will Fall from the Sky (Part 2)
Maple Forest is the largest contiguous forest in the Johto region. It is a beautiful place with tall trees everywhere, and it is the home of a large number of Pokémon.
After a week of travel, Ash and his friends finally arrived here.
"Ash, stop! Please don't continue—"
At this moment, Xiaoxia pleaded weakly, and Lihua beside her was also listless.
"What's up? It's rare to find such a nice environment here."
"Can't I even sing my heart out?"
In the crystal-clear stream, a group of people were slowly traveling in a small boat towards Kanono Village.
Looking back from the bow of the boat, you can immediately see Xiaoxia and Lihua covering their ears with disgusted expressions.
Ash felt very hurt.
"Xiao Hei clearly loves listening to me sing. You tasteless guys really don't know how to appreciate it."
Just then, Ash suddenly felt something soft at his feet.
"Hey Pikachu, wake up Pikachu, what's wrong with you, Pikachu?"
Ash quickly picked up the yellow creature that had collapsed on the ground and shook it.
It turns out that without anyone noticing, the yellow-skinned mouse that was just happily admiring the scenery on Ash's shoulder had suddenly collapsed, foaming at the mouth.
At this moment, Xiaoxia suddenly exclaimed again.
"Oh no, Mr. White has fainted too!"
"What?"
The person in charge of the boat couldn't be allowed to have an accident, so everyone rushed to the wheelhouse and gave White a quick first aid treatment before he finally slowly woke up.
The moment he opened his eyes, he immediately grabbed Xiaozhi's hand, his face filled with terror.
"Stop it, Ash! Otherwise, I'll have to pay you back for the life you saved before!"
"You guys are exaggerating."
[Ding! Congratulations, host, you have achieved the achievement "Deadly Voice": You have successfully made someone experience the feeling of hovering between life and death using only your voice.]
[Rewards: Alliance Coins +3000; Stamina +1; Special Attack +1; Free Attribute Points +2; Title "Death Singer"]
[Death Singer: When wearing this title, the duration of the Song of the End is reduced by half!]
Xiao Zhi: ————
In short, after sealing Ash's singing voice, everyone was finally able to continue their journey normally.
"Thank you, White, for showing us the way and for giving us a ride on the boat."
The gentle breeze blowing through the forest was refreshing, and Ash happily thanked White, who was piloting the boat.
"I should be thanking you first. Without your help when I was lost, I probably wouldn't be standing here."
Actually, the boat they're on now is a hitchhiker's ride with the wind.
As usual, when Ash and his friends finally arrived at the port town, they missed the ferry that was supposed to take them to the entrance of the Maple Forest.
At that time, Ash and his friends were planning to give up and wait a few days until the new ship arrived before going again.
Unexpectedly, Ash happened to rescue the lost White in the forest where he trained near the town.
Moreover, White is a resident of Kono Village.
To repay Ash, White specially invited them to take his boat to the maple forest.
This way, they wouldn't have to enter the forest through the difficult entrance, and they could go directly to the village. Of course, Ash agreed without hesitation.
"I was lost in the forest and starving to death. I almost thought I would never be able to go home again. Luckily, I met you and you saved me."
White was really unlucky; he encountered a rare torrential rain that blew away his map and caused him to lose all his food.
He was still terrified when he thought about it.
But Ash was relieved to see White lost.
"Getting lost is the norm in the Pokémon world, and normal people are supposed to get lost!" (Not at all!)
The small boat of the Song of the End sailed upstream along the river and soon arrived at the foot of a large waterfall.
"How are we supposed to get up there?"
Pear Blossom looked around curiously, but there didn't seem to be any place where the boat could dock.
However, boats simply cannot navigate up to such a large waterfall.
White simply smiled mysteriously at this.
"Watch closely."
Pressing the button on the rudder caused the life-saving airbags on both sides of the small boat to suddenly inflate, and it slowly floated up.
Once all the airbags were fully inflated, it carried the entire ship into the sky, just like an airship.
Xiao Zhi was amazed.
The level of technology here is always amazing, and the development of materials science is particularly astonishing.
It's amazing that they can use airbags to create an amphibious ship that can easily carry four people into the air. Ash even wants to build one himself.
Looking down from the sky, the scenery of the maple forest was even more beautiful, and Xiaoxia and Lihua didn't stop taking pictures.
"That's the real meaning of traveling."
The pear blossoms were very satisfied with the photos she took on her first visit.
"Rika, aren't you a local from Johto? Haven't you ever traveled to the famous tourist attractions in this area?" Kasumi had traveled all over the Kanto region.
"I used to be a city girl," Pear Blossom said proudly.
To put it bluntly, Rika was a lazy homebody before, and she wouldn't go out unless absolutely necessary.
It was after following Ash that her life became more eventful.
Of course, the price is that I have to be the only one to meet and greet by Xiao Zhi every night, and I have to have a very refined look on my face.
Although she enjoyed it.
"I still couldn't wipe it off!"
Pikachu and Ash leaned against the side of the boat, quietly enjoying the beautiful scenery.
Large numbers of butterflies and ladybugs flitted among the flowers in the forest, while startled deer leaped through the trees.
There are many different kinds of Pokémon in the forest, which is a forest with a very good ecology.
As the airship drifted through the air, it slowly came into view of the village of Kanano through the woods.
Xiaoxia immediately exclaimed, "The villages here are all built on trees!"
The traces of human activity in the village seem to coexist in such harmony with nature.
"Isn't our village beautiful? The friendly coexistence with the Pokémon in the forest is one of the great features of this place."
The airship gently landed on a platform high in the tree. Ash thanked White and asked for directions to the gate leading to the center of the forest.
He immediately led Xiaoxia and Lihua to the interior of the maple forest, eager to reach the offering site deep within the forest.
Entering this forest is truly like stepping into a fairy tale world; Pikachu feels incredibly joyful in such an environment.
Running ahead of the pack, even Ash's steps became much more cheerful.
In no time, they hopped and skipped to the boundary between the village and the heart of the forest.
The gate here was actually made from a huge tree that had been lying on the ground for who knows how long.
What's called a gate is actually just a small hole cut into the trunk of this huge, horizontal tree, but it's big enough for two or three adults to pass through.
Unfortunately, the entrance to the cave was locked. Ash picked up the lock and weighed it in his hand; it was a lock he could easily break.
"Let's just break through and get in quickly." Pear Blossom decided to force her way in without any hesitation.
"But it might be village property, so wouldn't it be a bad idea to destroy it directly?" This was Xia's opinion.
"At worst, we can just lose money later."
Taking their advice, Xiaozhi decided to force his way into Rika's place tonight.
The pear blossoms are in danger.
"Wait a minute, I haven't seen you before. Are you heading into the forest?"
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Just as Ash and his friends were thinking about how to open the gate, an old woman with a white headscarf and an indifferent expression suddenly walked out of a wooden house in a tree that looked like a sentry post.
After she finished asking her question, she stared at Xiaozhi and the others without moving.
At that moment, another young woman appeared behind Xiao Zhi carrying a flower basket.
"You'd better listen to Grandma."
Seeing that Xiaozhi and his group were outsiders and might not know the situation, the girl quickly introduced herself.
"My name is Miku, and I'm a resident of Kano Village. The lady upstairs is my grandmother."
"She is the guardian of the forest entrance, and has been protecting this place for forty years."
They learned from the girl that the old man didn't mean to stop Ash and his friends from entering; he just needed to give them a few words of advice.
"If you hear the sound of the forest, you must stay where you are and not wander off."
The old lady made a request that sounded like a strange, uncanny rule.
"The sound of the forest?" Xiaoxia asked, puzzled. "It's a legend from the village," Miku continued, explaining to them.
"Although it's hard to describe, once you hear it, you'll definitely understand that it's the sound of the entire forest."
Still leaving Ash and his friends completely confused, "Pikachu, did you understand?"
"Pikachu, Pikachu." Pikachu shook its head.
At this moment, the old man in the treehouse came down and walked in front of Ash and his friends.
"Anyway, if you don't want to get lost in the forest, you have to do as the legend says."
"Okay, I understand."
After hearing Xiaozhi's loud response, the old lady took out the key and opened the gate to the forest for them.
"After you walk out of the main gate, just keep walking straight along the road and you will reach the temple where the shrine is located."
Although the old man had a cold expression, he was actually very kind and even told Xiaozhi and the others the location of their destination.
This is very friendly to Ash, who is prone to getting lost.
Deep within the maple forest, there are far more Pokémon than on the outskirts.
Along the way, Ash resisted the temptation to battle while holding the Gold and Silver Balls, and resolutely arrived at the offering location.
This is a small stone temple, which seems to have been neglected for a long time, with moss growing all over the stone platform.
Upon arriving at the shrine, Ash slowly placed the Poké Ball in the shrine's offering spot amidst the expectant glow of the crowd.
[Ding! Congratulations on completing the side quest "Delivery quests are common in Japanese RPGs, right?": Please bring the gold and silver balls to the location designated by Mr. Steel.]
[Rewards: Alliance Coins +4000; Stamina +2; Special Attack +2; Free Attribute Points +2]
Then everyone stared intently at the gold and silver balls—
Unfortunately, nothing happened after a long time.
"Is that guy Steel lying to us?"
"No, wait, the ball might move!"
Just as Rika was getting impatient and wanted to go back, Ash suddenly noticed that the Gold and Silver Balls swayed slightly.
He quickly grabbed Pikachu and jumped off the stone platform, arriving at Xiaoxia and Lihua's side.
The gold and silver balls swung more and more, and finally the balls opened automatically.
A beam of light suddenly shot out from inside and into the sky, instantly illuminating the heavens with dazzling brilliance.
The vibrant colors brightened the eyes of Ash and his friends, and everyone watched the strange event with great anticipation.
Then a passage suddenly opened, and a figure carrying an unknown green Pokémon fell out.
"Ash, look! That's a human!" Misty exclaimed.
Falling from a height, with hard rocks underneath, he'd be in serious trouble if he landed headfirst.
Luckily, Ash was nearby and quickly caught him.
Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be a boy with a bob haircut.
"Such a dazzling entrance, and it's not a beautiful girl?!" Ash was extremely disappointed.
However, the boy looked somewhat familiar; Ash seemed to have seen him somewhere before.
Suddenly, the green Pokémon in the boy's arms opened its eyes, wobbled, and weakly tapped the air with its arm.
Then it quickly disappeared from Xiaozhi's sight.
Ash originally wanted to call out to the Pokémon to heal it, but it moved too fast.
As if time had stopped, it quickly disappeared into the range of waveguide sensing.
The life-giving droplet is currently in a heavily guarded camp on the outskirts of the maple forest.
Wearing a standard Team Rocket uniform, Kosaburo scrambled into the largest tent in the camp at lightning speed.
"Here they come! Lord Bishas is here!"
"For your third time, can you please not be so flustered?"
"We are now Lord Bishas's direct subordinates, and we cannot disgrace him."
He was greeted at the door by his old partner, Amado, but she seemed a little unhappy with Kosaburo's embarrassing actions.
"It's Kosaburo!" Kosaburo also knew that the two of them had been specifically requested by Bishas to be bailed out of prison.
He was especially grateful to be transferred to serve by his side, so he stopped wasting words with Amado and went straight to Bishas's position.
"Lord Bishas, the instruments have finally detected the fluctuations of the opening of the spacetime tunnel."
"The target, the shrine brigade, has really appeared!"
The large chair that had been facing away from them suddenly turned around, and a tall man wearing a strange mask immediately stood up happily.
"Well done, Kojiro. You two truly deserve to be called Team Rocket's 'Master Machines' on par with Kojiro and the others."
Bishas patted Kosaburo hard on the shoulder.
"It wasn't for nothing that Boss Sakaki and I specially brought you all here."
"It's Kosaburo~"
This time his voice was so soft it was barely audible, and Bishas, of course, ignored his subordinate's irrelevant rebuttal.
Instead, he turned to the map of the maple forest and revealed a ferocious smile.
"Amadou and Little Three, go and open the blockade immediately."
"And give the order: stop moving in small teams, have all members split into four groups and set off along the forest to search!"
"We must find the shrine!"
"Yes!" X2
Kojiro and his two companions were also there outside the camp.
"Meow, something's wrong with James. It looks like they're going to mobilize the whole team later. Have you informed Ash yet?"
Looking at the busy Team Rocket members around him, Musashi suddenly felt something was wrong.
The three of them were suddenly summoned by Sakaki to the vicinity of the maple forest a week ago.
Although they informed Ash before leaving and asked Sundae to temporarily take over their business in Johto.
However, the trio never expected that once they arrived at Bishas's camp, they would never find another opportunity to send a message to Ash.
All I can do is stay here and miserably help Bishas debug the equipment.
Ash was puzzled as to why the trio had lost contact, but the system showed that they were in good condition.
They planned to investigate Kojiro and the others after resolving the matter of the gold and silver balls.
Unexpectedly, they are now in the maple forest.
Team Rocket combatants in the camp were divided into pairs and skillfully climbed onto the spider-shaped machines that had been prepared in advance.
They set off in pairs, a grand procession heading deep into the forest.
Now, an opportunity has finally presented itself at the heavily guarded Team Rocket camp.
Taking the opportunity to change into the clothes of ordinary Team Rocket members, Kojiro quickly pulled Jessie and Meowth up onto a spider-shaped robot.
The three of them were true masters of disguise; their performance was so natural and fluid that none of the Team Rocket members around them noticed anything amiss.
Even when they were about to leave the camp, Yamado and Kosaburo, who were issuing the mission at the gate, shouted "Be careful on the road!"
"Meow, we will!"
"Meow?" Kosaburo immediately sensed that something was wrong.
But after thinking about it for a while, I thought, "Whatever!"
I'm just a lowly subordinate now, so I'd better finish the mission quickly and go back to report to Bishas.
They successfully slipped out of the camp, but their departure was fraught with difficulties due to their lack of experience operating the robotic spiders.
However, they eventually managed to get quite a distance away from the camp.
Kojiro carefully observed his surroundings and only sent a message to Ash after confirming that everything was alright.