The soul penetrates Xiaozhi and destroys Gou Hao at the beginning

“But not for Zarude,” said Abba Zarude, shaking his head.

"Is there no way?"

"No."

Hearing this, Coco couldn't help but feel a little disappointed. He looked at his hands and said in a low voice,

“But I am not Zarude, so I don’t even know the rules. My hands, body shape, and skin color are different from theirs.”

“No, you are Zarude.” Abba Zarude seemed to have been touched on a sore spot and couldn’t help but roar.

"Then why don't I know a single move? What am I?" Coco roared back.

"You are……"

Abba Sarud was speechless, unsure how to respond to Coco.

At that moment, Coco turned around and ran away, disappearing from sight.

"Hey...Coco!"

Father Sarud wanted to chase after her, but then sighed, because he didn't know how to comfort Coco. At this moment, it was better to let Coco be alone for a while.

“In the past, whenever he asked about Pokémon, I would avoid the topic.”

After saying this, Abba Sarud couldn't help but laugh at himself.

It remembered that once, Coco had rescued a wild little eagle and wanted to take it to the Healing Fountain for treatment.

But Abba Sarud wouldn't let Coco go, because he was afraid Coco would be in danger, just like today.

However, Coco was particularly anxious about this. In Coco's opinion, healing her Pokémon companion was the most important thing, and she absolutely could not stand by and watch it die.

So Father Zarude used the Zarude clan's exclusive skill, Jungle Healing, and successfully cured the little eagle.

Coco was overjoyed that the healthy little eagle had recovered, but she also kept asking her father, Sarud, how he had used that move.

Abba Sarud said that even among the Sarud clan, very few people knew how to use this move.

Abba Zarude is right about this, since Zarude needs to reach at least level 90 to learn this move.

It's impossible that every Zarude in the entire Zarude population is of such a high level.

Meanwhile, Coco, who had "run away from home," sat on a tree branch and sighed.

Just then, the greedy squirrel found him and perched on his head.

"Tell me, who do I look like?" Coco asked.

Upon hearing this, the greedy squirrel immediately pointed at Coco herself.

"is not what it means."

After saying that, Coco began to swing among the vines, perhaps trying to numb herself with exhaustion.

Like many TV dramas, after the male and female protagonists suffer setbacks or heartbreak, they like to run in the rain.

And as Coco swung on the vines, she was also thinking, muttering to herself,

"If I am not Zarude, then what am I? Who am I, really?"

While Coco was engrossed in pondering these two philosophical questions, he, not watching where he was going, had already swung all the way to the edge of the forest.

So he crashed into a huge water pipe with a bang, then fell into the river with a splash and lost consciousness.

That's why when Ash first encountered Coco, he found her unconscious in the river.

The greedy squirrel perched on Coco's head noticed several huge water pipes ahead.

But by the time Coco, who had been lost in thought, heard its extremely anxious warning, it was too late to dodge.

Because the greedy squirrel was on Coco's head, which was quite high, it neither bumped into the water pipe nor fell into the river; instead, it landed right on the water pipe.

By the time it ran down to find Coco, Coco had already been rescued by Ash.

Afterwards, Ash took Coco back to Milifa City for treatment and to watch the fireworks festival, spending the whole day playing.

When Sarud noticed that Coco had been gone all day and hadn't returned by nightfall, he became worried about her safety and went out to look for her. That's how he met Ash and Coco and brought them to this abandoned research institute.

Time returns to the present.

Hearing his father Sarud's words, Coco's anger vanished, replaced by tears of gratitude. He shook his head repeatedly, meaning that his father Sarud had done nothing wrong, and murmured to himself, "..."

"dad……"

"I've told you everything I know. From now on, you can make your own decisions and do what you like."

After saying this, Abba Sarud reached out and used vines to wrap around the branches outside, then left the abandoned research institute, which had a large hole in the ceiling, and disappeared from the two people's sight.

Looking at the place where her father, Sarud, had left, Coco's eyes were filled with emotion and reluctance.

Ash was pondering why Coco, as a baby, drifted alone in an incubator into the forest and was eventually adopted by her father, Zarude.

Seeing that Coco was still so downcast, Xiaozhi went over and comforted her with a smile.

Coco, cheer up!

Seeing you all suddenly reminded me of my father.

When I was little, my friends laughed at my dreams. When my dad saw me sulking, he told me...

The map to your destination lies in your heart; if you give up, your dream will never come true.

After traveling with Pikachu, I think I understand what my dad meant.

It's okay, you're father and son.

Even if they argue, they'll make up without even realizing it.

The relationship between fathers and sons is truly wondrous.

Hearing this, Coco seemed to feel much better. He raised his hand, looking at the group photo in his left hand and the pendant in his right hand, as if he had made up his mind.

He then began searching the research institute, presumably looking for any other clues about his parents.

Ash initially had little hope, since his father, Zarude, had undoubtedly already searched the entire area before them.

So they found the group photo and the pendant, both related to Coco's parents.

Furthermore, Pokémon have a much more sensitive sense of smell than humans, so if there were any other clues, they would have been found long ago.

However, Ash still helped Coco search, after all, even if he didn't have any hope, he couldn't just stand by and watch Coco search alone, right?

To Xiaozhi's surprise, he actually found a clue.

To be precise, it was the greedy squirrel that found it.

It was an ID card, but the rest of the information on it was illegible. However, Xiao Zhi happened to recognize one of the symbols on it.

It was a black design consisting of four squares and a lightning bolt symbol.

And this pattern, Ash saw it when he first arrived in Okora Forest today.

The female staff member I met who led the team to collect water samples was named Jialian. Her company uniform had this pattern printed on it.