Pokémon: Dreams Come True Starting in Sinnoh

"Want to travel with me...?"

To Hikari's surprise, she thought that Satoshi would be surprised or find it hard to understand after she told him about her decision.

But Xiaozhi doesn't feel too surprised right now. If you have to say he's surprised... it's just that he doesn't understand why she would bring this up at this time.

"Um... do you understand what I'm saying...?"

Dawn reached out and waved her hand in front of Ash, trying to make sure he was conscious.

"Of course I understand. It's just traveling together, right? No problem at all. Our destinations should be pretty much the same, right? We're both starting from the same town and heading towards a more distant destination. Since the destinations and the routes we'll take are similar, traveling together seems reasonable, doesn't it?"

"This... eh..."

Xiao Guang initially wanted to argue, but after thinking about it carefully, she realized there wasn't really a problem.

Since they already know each other and are traveling in the same direction, it's perfectly reasonable for them to travel together. But even so, Xiao Guang always feels like there's something wrong with it.

"Right, everything's alright, right?" Ash seemed to find Dawn's flustered state amusing, so he continued:

"Actually, finding travel companions is a very simple thing. Back then, I also traveled with those companions for all sorts of strange reasons."

"...So what are the reasons?" Xiaoguang asked blankly, she was almost losing her ability to think.

"Hmm... two whose bicycles were destroyed by Pikachu, and then they decided to travel together... one who wanted to see a wider world so they traveled together... one who wanted to see Professor Oak in person so they traveled together... and one who went on a trip with his sister..."

What is all this about?

Hearing Ash's explanation, Dawn couldn't help but have such doubts in her mind.

If Ash hadn't looked so serious, Dawn would have thought he was just making up some excuse to fool her.

"Compared to them, I think you're pretty normal, Xiao Guang."

Because you should have been one of them.

Ash looked away guiltily, avoiding eye contact with Dawn.

"Is this normal...?" Xiao Guang thought with a worried expression, but since she had never traveled before and didn't know much about this kind of thing, she could only assume that what Xiao Zhi said was true.

"Then, please guide me?"

Xiao Guang hesitated for a moment before reaching out his hand to Xiao Zhi.

She had stayed up all night thinking of so many lines to deal with various situations in order to persuade Ash, but she didn't expect Ash to agree so easily.

Not only did he agree, but he also said that it was quite normal to travel together right after meeting someone, a view that shattered Xiao Guang's long-held belief.

"Yes, please guide me."

Compared to Dawn's restraint, Ash was quite poised and confident, taking Dawn's hand. From that moment on, their bond and story officially began.

......

"Ahem...ahem...In that case, I'll go back to sleep first, otherwise I'll be too tired tomorrow, what about you?"

With the matter that had been troubling him finally settled, Xiao Guang could finally breathe a sigh of relief.

Xiao Guang thought it would be just an ordinary day, and that her life would only change starting tomorrow, but she never imagined that she would have such great luck before the trip even began.

"I'll go back first, otherwise it would be awkward if I fell asleep here."

Xiao Zhi said this while yawning.

He was already feeling a bit sleepy from lying on the grass, and now he could hardly resist the urge to get a good night's sleep. So, after reaching an agreement, the two of them walked back the way they came.

Arriving at the door, facing the tightly closed door, Ash looked at Dawn and said, "So, opening the door... um? Wait? What's with that expression?"

Noticing the embarrassment on Xiao Guang's face, Xiao Zhi was taken aback and quickly asked, "Your expression... it wouldn't be..."

"Hey~ Sorry, I forgot my keys and closed the door before I left."

Xiao Guang punched his head with his fist, trying to get away with it by being cute.

Ash: "......"

Unexpectedly, they encountered a huge problem before the trip even started. They couldn't very well be knocking on the door in the middle of the night, could they?

It's one thing for him to subconsciously forget to use his key to open the door after closing it, since it was the first time he'd encountered something like this, but what's wrong with Xiaoguang?

"Didn't Aunt Ayako say that to you at noon? Aren't you forgetting things a little too quickly?!"

"There was nothing I could do! I wasn't even thinking about the door or the key at the time. After I came out, I instinctively and carefully closed the door. What could I do?"

"That's why you should be more careful! If you're this careless when traveling..."

The two, who were being polite to each other just a moment ago, started arguing over a trivial matter the next second.

Even though it was the first time Hikari and Satoshi had met, for some reason, Hikari didn't feel that bickering with Satoshi was awkward at all; on the contrary, she felt that this was how it should be done.

Will this kind of thing happen frequently on future trips?

As Hikari bickered with Satoshi, a strange expectation arose in his heart.

As for Ash, since he got to do it all over again, he naturally had even more thoughts to share.

He felt that he and Xiaoguang had similar personalities when they were traveling together, and looking back now, he still gets the same answer.

They seem to be both clueless idiots, insensitive to anything other than their own dreams, but that's precisely why they are able to become each other's most compatible partners.

Future trips will definitely be even more interesting.

Ash felt the same expectation.

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