Pokémon: Dreams Come True Starting in Sinnoh

After walking a considerable distance, Ash finally arrived at Twinleaf Town, the closest town to the airport.

And luckily, the commercial street in Futaba Town was located on a street not far from the entrance.

"So there's no Pokémon Center here? What a disappointment..."

At the entrance to Futaba Town, there is a map of the town. The map is very simple, just roughly dividing the various areas of Futaba Town.

After all, this is just a very simple small town, not as good as Zhuqing City, let alone Feiyun City in the Unova region.

If you're traveling in the latter two cities, you could easily get lost.

That's because cities have too many buildings, towering skyscrapers, and a complex network of roads. If you get lost in Futaba Town, it's probably just because you have a terrible sense of direction.

If we're talking about whether Ash has a terrible sense of direction, then he probably does.

The number of times he got lost during his travels was comparable to the number of times many veteran trainers had gone through; Ash had even come to regard getting lost as a philosophy of life.

It's clear that he really has no way of overcoming getting lost, but even so, he won't admit that he has a terrible sense of direction and that getting lost must be fate!

"OKI!"

Compared to Ash's current troubles, Aipom seems much happier.

After all, if Ash retrieves the Poké Ball, it won't be able to stay outside any longer.

Although Aipom isn't as resistant to Poké Balls as Pikachu is, the outside world is definitely more appealing to its naturally active nature.

"There's no other way. It seems you'll have to stay outside a little longer. Anyway, let's go to the shopping street to buy some necessities and have lunch while we're at it, otherwise it'll be troublesome if we forget later."

"Pickup!"

"OKI~"

Pikachu and Aipom both wholeheartedly agreed with Ash's plan, but they didn't agree to go shopping; they agreed to go eat.

They spend most of their time sleeping on the plane, even though there's an organic meal, it was last night.

It had been a whole day since Aipom last ate anything.

If it weren't for its somewhat oblivious nature, failing to realize it was hungry before Ash said it was time to eat, it probably wouldn't have had so much energy.

"Let's go then."

Seeing that Pikachu and Aipom looked even hungrier than the other, Ash smiled and, without saying anything more, led them toward the shopping street in Twinleaf Town.

......

After half an hour.

Inside a convenience store.

"So we already have plenty of ketchup, right? There's no need to buy more, is there?"

"Peel—!" (This is a necessity!)

"What kind of necessities are you talking about... You can live without ketchup, right?"

"Pikachu!" (This is different!)

Just as Xiao Zhi was checking out and paying the bill, and was even about to pay,

Pikachu somehow managed to sneak over two bottles of ketchup and tossed them into the shopping basket without any explanation, much to Ash's chagrin.

"What's the difference? If you're going to buy something new, at least finish eating what's in your backpack first!"

"Pikachu!!" (Better safe than sorry!)

“OKI…”

The usually noisiest Aipom fell silent as it watched Ash and Pikachu arguing.

It's not that it's unwilling to speak up or break up the fight, but the concerned looks people in the mall give it make it afraid to step forward and intervene. What if it gets mistaken for being part of the group?

"Um...that..."

Just as Longtail was about to leave, the cashier suddenly spoke up and said:

"We're having a promotion right now. You can enter a prize draw once you spend a certain amount. If you include these two new bottles of ketchup... that'll give you five chances to win! How about it? Want to give it a try?"

"..."

Well, Ash finally realized he had lost his composure after hearing the cashier's voice, mainly because Pikachu hadn't changed at all from before.

Even before Pikachu traveled back in time, it always liked to sneak a bottle or two of ketchup when it went shopping.

Ash wouldn't say anything if it ate all the previous stock.

The problem is that Pikachu always has to buy more ketchup before he finishes eating, resulting in his ketchup filling half of his backpack for a period of time.

"Then let's leave it at that..."

Under the cashier's watchful eye, Xiao Zhi waved his hand and said this, which could be considered an admission of defeat.

Pikachu, standing at Ash's feet, happily flashed a peace sign, celebrating its victory.

Even Aipom doesn't know what's the point of comparing them.

"If you want to participate in the lucky draw, just bring your receipt at the entrance. Thank you for your patronage."

The cashier smiled and saw Xiaozhi off.

Although Ash and Pikachu put on a little farce here, for the local residents who are used to the unchanging life in the town, Ash and Pikachu's antics added a touch of fun to their peaceful life.

After all, they seem to have a very good relationship, and their arguments aren't really arguments, just playful banter.

Holding the receipt handed to him by the cashier, Xiao Zhi slapped his head in embarrassment and staggered to the prize draw area.

The man guarding the lottery booth was a middle-aged man with a stocky build, wearing a white headscarf.

Seeing Ash's disheveled appearance, he generously patted Ash on the shoulder and said:

"Don't mind! Young people should be energetic! Don't take it to heart, everyone's just watching the show, no one's going to laugh at you!"

"...Although I don't know if your words have any comforting effect, never mind."

Xiao Zhi shook his head and handed over the invoice. The uncle glanced at it briefly before stepping aside and saying:

"Received. You can have 5 draws in total. Here you go! The prizes are different from before. Our boss really put a lot of thought into what the prizes would be this time."

Going to great lengths?

After hearing what the other person said, Xiao Zhi curiously looked up at the list of prizes posted on the wall.

First Prize – A complete set of Pokémon stickers (with matching Capsule Balls)

Second Prize – A Year's Supply of Tomato Sauce

Ash: "???"

Pikachu: "!!!"

Although Xiaozhi didn't want to continue reading when he saw the second prize, he still continued browsing under the uncle's excited gaze.

Third Prize – A month's supply of banana-flavored fruit

Ash: "???"

Long-tailed Monster: "!!!"

Why does this world seem so full of malice...?

Well, the first few prizes were indeed very good, except that they were of little use to him.

Xiao Zhi covered his face, and finally managed to peek at the remaining prizes through the corner of his eye.

Fourth Prize – One Futaba Restaurant Invitation Voucher

Fifth Prize – A beautiful keychain

Consolation prize – a pack of tissues

.......