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Speaking of which, we still have to thank the Team Rocket Trio. If they hadn't given out the St. Anne tickets, Ash wouldn't have gone to the police to report them.
Just as Brock said, those three guys, even though they always think about doing bad things every day, they always manage to turn bad things into good things.
This time, if the Team Rocket Trio hadn't tried to lure them onto the ship, Team Rockets' plan would definitely have gone smoothly.
Who would have thought that a famous luxury cruise ship would have so many Team Rockets ambushes?
If the ship had gone out to sea and Team Rockets' ambush appeared, then for the Trainers on board, it would truly be like catching a turtle in a jar. There would be nowhere to run, just like how the police are currently cornering Team Rockets.
So this time, Team Rockets still did a good deed with bad intentions. Their original intention was bad, but the result was good.
However, Ash wouldn't thank them for it. After all, no matter what, they still wanted to do bad things; they just coincidentally messed it up by accident, even if their coincidences were a bit too many.
After completing the St. Anne cleanup operation, it was already noon. Everyone returned to Cerise's house, and Brock, Ash, and Yoshino made a delicious lunch, also preparing food for all the Pokémon.
Lunch took another hour, and in the blink of an eye, it was afternoon.
Ash saw that it wasn't too late and wanted to continue his journey. After all, they had already stayed in Vermilion City for two days. They had caught up, Riolu had been rescued, and everything they had done in these two days was quite satisfying, so it was almost time to continue.
But Cerise asked Ash to stay one more day. Tomorrow, Chloe's school was off, and they could go to Ranpuluqi (Rampurghi) Resort, a newly built resort near Vermilion City.
It was July, the middle of summer, so going to the resort was naturally perfect: beaches, the seaside, various amusement facilities, luxurious seafood, and so on.
Ash didn't have much of an opinion on this. He still wanted to quickly go to the next city and collect his badges as soon as possible.
After all, he started in June, and only had half a year left to collect badges. If he didn't collect all the badges within this half-year, then he would have to wait until next year to participate in the Indigo League.
But Misty and Brock were very eager to go to the resort. The seaside, the beach—who wouldn't yearn for it? For the latter, there was also the factor of beautiful women!
On the hot beach now, how many beautiful big sisters in sexy swimsuits must there be! If he was lucky, he might even get someone to apply sunscreen for him. So, Brock and Misty unanimously decided to go to the resort!
Plus, with Chloe having a holiday tomorrow, three votes outweighed one, and the proposal passed.
Ash could only reluctantly agree and choose to rest in Vermilion City for two days. Anyway, a two-day delay wouldn't matter much. Their next destination was Celadon City, which wasn't far from Vermilion City, and these two days of rest would also allow him to organize some thoughts in his mind.
And also think about how to earn money.
Celadon City is the core city of Kanto. Its area is not only the largest, but its commercial district is also the most prosperous. In Celadon City's department store, you can find almost everything, it just depends on whether you have the money to buy it.
In order for his Pokémon to improve quickly, external expenses are necessary!
So, Ash's first priority now is—to make money!
...Time came to evening. After dinner, Ash, Misty, Brock, and Chloe went out for a stroll in Vermilion City, while Cerise called Aurant Town.
He needed to report the hatching of Riolu and his current information to Aurant Town.
As the call connected, on the other end was the operator of Aurant Town. After learning what Cerise needed to report, he quickly notified the Queen of Aurant Town, Irene.
Irene was a beautiful and mature woman with a fair complexion, a graceful nose, well-defined full red lips, and a pair of gentle emerald green eyes.
On her head, she wore a crown symbolizing her status as Queen, and on her chest was a deep green gem. She wore a pink dress that looked both solemn and gentle.
"Cerise, you said the Pokémon Egg has hatched?"
"Yes, the Pokémon that hatched from it is Riolu, but Riolu is currently..." Cerise had seen Irene many times, so he wasn't as formal when speaking to her.
He tried to describe Riolu's situation in detail, as well as how Ash had rescued Riolu.
After listening to the entire process, a hint of surprise appeared on Irene's beautiful face, but there was also some relief.
"I didn't expect that after Aaron, another person capable of using Aura would appear, and he also saved Riolu. Is this destiny?"
"Hmm? What Aaron?"
"Nothing, that's just a legend in Aurant Town..." Irene shook her head, as if not wanting to elaborate on the legend.
"Since that boy named Ash rescued Riolu from the Pokémon Egg, and Riolu still needs him to recover, then let Riolu stay with him. Besides, I also said that whoever can hatch the Pokémon Egg, the Pokémon inside belongs to that person. So Ash is naturally Riolu's Trainer."
Upon hearing this, Cerise was slightly surprised. He had thought that Aurant Town's previous statement was just to attract people to save the Pokémon Egg, and once the Pokémon Egg was saved, the Pokémon, which was of special significance to Aurant Town, would definitely be taken back by them.
At most, they would give some compensation to the person who saved the Pokémon Egg.
But he didn't expect that they would actually be willing to give the extraordinarily significant Pokémon to Ash. Why was that?
Doubt swirled in Cerise's mind. Even if he asked this question, he wouldn't get an answer, and it would be a bit presumptuous, so Cerise didn't speak.
After they chatted for a while, Irene asked Cerise to send her a copy of Ash's information. After Cerise agreed, she said goodbye and hung up the phone.
Over in Aurant Town—
After hanging up the phone, Irene went to the castle in the city. She looked at a huge painting on the wall. In the painting, there was a handsome man holding a staff, and beside him was a dog-like Pokémon looking at him with adoration.
This was the legend of Aurant Town, the portrait of Aaron, the Hero of Aura. The Pokémon resembling a dog next to him was the extremely rare Pokémon, Lucario.
Years ago, Aaron and Lucario quelled a massive war. Their great achievements and portraits were widely circulated in the city; no local person didn't know Aaron and Lucario.
Some years ago, something happened, and that Pokémon Egg appeared in their city. After various confirmations, they learned that it was a Riolu's Pokémon Egg, and it was very likely the offspring of Aaron's Lucario.
If it was true, then the Riolu in that Pokémon Egg would not only be of extraordinary significance but also of extraordinary potential. Once hatched, it would definitely be a great joyous event for the entire Aurant Town.
However, an accident occurred. The Pokémon Egg failed to hatch after several months. So they sought help from outsiders and eventually found the renowned Cerise.
However, an accident caused cracks to appear in the Pokémon Egg, even to the point where its life was about to dissipate.
At that time, many people in the castle cursed the ten-year-old boy, and some blamed Cerise for being unreliable, but no matter what they did, the Pokémon Egg could not be restored to its original state.
Originally, they planned to keep the Pokémon Egg in Aurant Town to see if a miracle could happen. If the Pokémon that delivered the Pokémon Egg originally appeared, then it might be able to save this Pokémon Egg.
After all, that was the legendary progenitor Pokémon, Mew!
However, before they could have the Pokémon Egg transported back, Mew appeared. It showed everyone a few images and gave them an instruction via telepathy, then disappeared.
Mew's instruction was—to let the Pokémon Egg remain in the damaged place.
And Mew provided a total of four images.
First, a blurry figure appeared in front of the Pokémon Egg, then blue light appeared on the figure, and the Pokémon Egg resonated with it. Immediately after, the Pokémon inside the Pokémon Egg appeared, with Riolu lying in the person's arms. Finally, there was an image of the figure fighting alongside a Pokémon resembling Lucario.
The reason it's described as resembling Lucario is because that Pokémon was seven parts similar to Lucario, but much more majestic than Lucario.
If nothing unexpected, that should be Riolu's appearance after evolution. But why it was different from a regular Lucario, the people of Aurant Town didn't know. Perhaps the descendants of Aaron's Lucario had some special changes.
Finally, they chose to leave the Pokémon Egg with Cerise. After five long years of waiting, good news finally arrived.
Although Riolu's current condition is not optimistic, from the images Mew provided, Riolu should be able to fully recover later and even evolve into a form different from Lucario, reaching an unprecedented height.
Even surpassing Aaron's Lucario of that time!
Thinking of this, Irene's gaze also gradually softened. It was more important than anything for the descendant of the Lucario who had achieved great feats in Aurant Town to have a good outcome.
As for who that Trainer was... Irene had a premonition that perhaps the other party also had some connection with Aaron. It remained to be seen when they met. She heard that the other party still had things to do, so he couldn't detour to Aurant Town. So, they would have to wait until that Trainer's matters were concluded... Time flew by, and it was the next day. Last night, they had called Professor Oak. Ash proposed adding a Pokémon carrying slot and informed Professor Oak about Riolu's condition.
Professor Oak readily agreed. With his status in the League, he didn't even need to apply; he could handle it himself. So now, Ash's Pokémon carrying slots had increased to seven.
Also, Professor Oak was also coming to Ranpuluqi for a vacation, accompanied by Ash's Delia. Ash didn't expect such a coincidence; they also arranged to meet at Ranpuluqi.
Early in the morning, Ash and his two companions, along with Cerise and Chloe, embarked on their journey to Ranpuluqi (Rampurghi) Resort... Sunshine, beach, seaside, swimsuits!
All these combinations formed a beautiful scenic line at Ranpuluqi (Rampurghi) Resort!
Ash lay on a beach chair, under a sun umbrella, sipping coconut water, wearing sunglasses, completely at ease.
Pikachu next to him also struck the same pose as Ash. Ralts lay on Ash's body, limbs spread out, not at all ladylike, but this pose was extremely comfortable for her.
Besides Pikachu and Ralts, all of Ash's other Pokémon were also released. It's a vacation, so of course, it's most fun when everyone plays together.
Charmander and Bulbasaur were building sandcastles, Squirtle ran off to play by the sea, Pidgeotto soared freely in the sky, and Riolu stood by Ash's side, its round, big eyes curiously observing everything around him.
That's right, Riolu could now control its body with its consciousness. Although it couldn't train yet, and its body was still weak, normal walking was no longer a problem.
Riolu, who had recovered with great difficulty, could finally observe the world with its eyes. Before this, its perspective was observed through Aura, and the world was colorless, only consisting of clusters of Aura.
But now, he could finally appreciate this colorful world with his eyes.
Every Pokémon enjoyed this rare leisure time, including Ash.
Since he started his journey, Ash didn't know what relaxation was. Every day, he was either training or on his way to train.
The Pokémon's training was hard, but his training was actually even harder.
Although Ash inherited the powerful Aura, his own Aura was actually in an undeveloped state. However, under the guidance of that powerful Aura, his own Aura also began to slowly develop and merge into that powerful Aura, making the Aura grow stronger.
The stronger he was, the stronger the power brought by the Aura fusion would be. He could teach skills to Pokémon more quickly, and there were many other benefits, so Ash was not at all slack in his own training.
Pokémon roll, he rolls more than Pokémon!
Today is also a day to relax all the muscles in the body, preparing for the more rigorous training to come.
"Ash, come play! Don't just lie there sunbathing!"
Misty, wearing a swimsuit, called out to Ash.
Her fair skin reflected dazzling light under the sun. An orange-red bikini was very eye-catching on Misty. Although her figure wasn't voluptuous, she had a good foundation.
Fair skin, beautiful face, long legs. Her figure being slightly less than perfect was only in comparison to her three older sisters; at this age, this development was actually quite normal.
Ash glanced at Misty. For some reason, his heart beat a little faster, but he didn't pay attention, turning his head back and continuing to close his eyes and rest, saying, "No, it's more comfortable to lie here and enjoy the sea breeze, and I have a sun umbrella here, so I won't get too much sun..."
"Sizzle~"
Before Ash could finish speaking, he was directly sprayed in the face!