Not a trainer this time

The strong and sturdy Explosive Fly now looked like a big bullfrog that had lost its strength, lying on the ground and passed out.

Naoki walked up and poked its muscles, and couldn't help muttering:

"It turns out that an Ultra Beast has already run out of the Ultra Cave at this time?"

"How terrible... Was that Pikachu killed by this Po... Ultra Beast?" Qishu noticed the trainer holding the Pikachu that was sucked into a "Pikachu skin" over there, and couldn't help frowning.

Naoki stood up, noticed the crying trainer over there, and explained:

"That's not the case. As long as the sucked Pokémon is replenished with enough energy, it will recover soon."

Naoki thought about it, and then took out a bottle of Life Goat Milk from the backpack he carried with him, walked up and handed it to the trainer.

"Feed it to Pikachu, and Pikachu will recover."

The man was stunned for a moment, then took the goat milk as if he had found a life-saving straw, and gulped it into Pikachu's mouth.

Soon, Pikachu's body slowly became rounder until it returned to its original state.

It seemed to be still in a confused state. After waking up from the special state of exhaustion, it looked around with confused eyes.

"Pika...chu?"

"Pikachu, I'm so glad you're okay!" The man hugged Pikachu in his arms and hugged him tightly.

"Pikapi!" Pikachu was strangled to the point of being unable to breathe, and hurriedly pushed the man's chest with his little paws.

The man came back to his senses, bent down with gratitude and thanked him: "Thank you very much for your help!"

"You're welcome, I'm glad Pikachu is okay." Naoki smiled slightly, then turned around and returned to his family.

"Okay, it's okay now!" Naoki pinched Xiaoshu's little face.

At this moment, he suddenly saw a plane landing from above.

Then, two men jumped down from above, one of them went to check on the situation of the Explosive, and the other came to Naoki's family.

"Sir, thank you very much for your help! We are members of the Aether Foundation, and we are currently responsible for capturing this... this Pokémon!"

Naoki knew the Aether Foundation, which was founded by Liliae's mother Lusamine.

They would rescue the victimized Pokémon and also conduct research on Ultra Beasts.

Because Ultra Beasts often invade the Alola region, the Aether Foundation is also responsible for protecting the Alola region from Ultra Beasts.

In the anime, Lusamine also created the Ultra Defense Team and invited Xiaozhi and others to join. They are responsible for capturing Ultra Beasts that accidentally enter the Alola region and sending them back to their original world to protect the peace of the Alola region.

Naoki didn't want to interfere. He waved his hand casually and handed the defeated Explosive to the Ether Foundation, who sent it back to the Ultra Hole.

After being disturbed by the Explosive, the family lost the desire to continue playing.

They took a casual rest on the beach, and then took Qishu and the Pokémon to the Malasada chain store in Haole City to experience the local specialty Malasada.

At the same time, in the Ether Paradise.

Lusamine was listening to the report of the members of the Ether Foundation.

"Report to the Chairman! UB02's injury has healed and has been sent back to the Ultra Hole!"

"I know." Lusamine nodded.

At the same time, she thought of UB02, who was known for his powerful strength, being knocked down by the unknown Pokémon.

After a pause, Lusamine asked again: "Help me investigate the identity of that trainer."

The other party's strength is so strong that it may be of great help to their work.

If possible, the Ether Foundation can hire the other party to join the foundation with a high salary to help deal with the invasion of the Ultimate Beasts.

"Yes!" Hearing this, the member of the Ether Foundation responded, and then turned and walked outside.

Lusamine turned around, looking at the screen and various facilities in front of her, but she was thinking about how to better deal with the invasion of those Ultimate Beasts.

But soon, the door of the institute was pushed open again. Lusamine turned around and saw that the member of the foundation who had just left had returned.

Lusamine: "Is there anything else?"

"Report! I have found out the identity of that trainer!"

Lusamine was slightly stunned and said in disbelief: "So fast?"

The man showed an embarrassed expression on his face: "I just searched the Internet when I went out, and I happened to find the information of that trainer. His name is Naoki. He currently runs a ranch and seems to be very famous on the Internet."

Naoki... Lusamine muttered the name in her heart.

The man continued: "I saw many trainers online discussing his ranch..."

Lusamine was puzzled: "Oh?"

"I heard that he opened several trials for trainers to challenge at the ranch. It is said that so far, only a few people have passed the trials, and even champion-level trainers have failed."

After a pause, the man continued:

"In addition, I also found some information. The other party seems to have bought a ranch in the Alola region before, and he should be on vacation here with his family!"

He saw this from a real estate agent on the Internet. The real estate agent did not know that the other party was the famous rancher Naoki at first.

Later, after knowing this, he immediately shared it on the Internet.

"It is said that the location of the ranch is near Ohana Town on Akala Island!" The man reported.

Lusamine pondered for a moment, then nodded and said, "I know."

Since the identity of that person is so extraordinary, then out of courtesy and to better show her sincerity, she thinks she should go and invite the other party in person, Lusamine thought.

"How is Lilia?" After learning about the information of the trainer, Lusamine suddenly thought of her daughter. She looked at the butler beside her and asked.

The butler replied respectfully: "The eldest lady is currently attending the Pokémon School, but she still dares not contact Pokémon."

Lusamine nodded thoughtfully. She knew this matter.

But as a mother, Lusamine had no way.

Everything was fine until three years ago, when she brought Liliae to the Ether Paradise to play with Pokémon.

After that, Liliae changed. She became very afraid of Pokémon and lost her memory of that period.

Lusamine tried to investigate, but to no avail.

Since then, the relationship between her children and her has been broken and gradually alienated.

As a mother, Lusamine tried to repair the relationship with her daughter, but Liliae kept hiding from her.

Until recently, Liliae left home and went to the Pokémon School in Haole City.

Lusamine's thoughts gradually gathered, and she decided to visit Liliae later.

But now, she still has work to do.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, after finishing her work, Lusamine looked at the time and prepared to set off for Akala Island to visit the trainer.

*

In the ranch, Naoki was picking fresh bananas with Xiaoshu in the farmland.

After being cultivated by the mount goat with grass energy, these banana trees are already full of clusters of golden banana fruits.

Even the air is filled with sweet fruity fragrance.

Xiaoshu rode on his father's neck and stretched out his little hand to touch the bananas on the tree randomly.

Butterfree flapped its wings and floated beside him. It gently broke off a banana and handed it to Xiaoshu.

As a result, Xiaoshu didn't hold it firmly, and the banana accidentally fell and hit Naoki's head on the spot.

Naoki was startled and couldn't help but exclaimed.

Xiaoshu seemed to realize that she had done something bad, and immediately became cautious.

She tentatively touched her father's head, and then blew on it twice, imitating Naoki's way of blowing on the wound when she bumped it.

"Hoohoo!" The pain flew away!

Naoki was happy and pretended to be in pain: "Hiss!"

Xiaoshu believed it and blew a few more times.

"You are such a good daughter of Dad!" Naoki smiled and said, "Okay, Dad doesn't feel any pain anymore, keep picking bananas, I'll make fried bananas for you tonight."

As he said that, Naoki picked up the bananas that had just fallen and put them in the basket that Guldon was carrying.

The basket was already filled with a lot of bananas and a big pineapple.

"Hey! Naoki, it seems that there are guests coming to visit!"

At this time, Naoki suddenly heard the voice of Qishu.

There are guests? Who could it be?

Naoki was slightly stunned. He thought about it carefully and found that he didn't seem to have many acquaintances in the Alola region except Kachi.

"Let's stop here today! These bananas should be enough! Butterfree, you've worked hard too!"

"Fuyi~" Butterfree looked very happy.

Naoki smiled, and then he carried the small tree and left the banana garden. Gulerton followed behind. As soon as they arrived at the pasture, they saw a tall woman with long light golden hair, who looked like a philomena, standing at the entrance of the pasture.

Naoki was slightly stunned when he saw the person coming.

That was... Lusamine, the chairman of the Ether Foundation?

At this time, everything in the pasture was also seen by Lusamine.

Although the pasture was not large, it seemed very fulfilling. There were all kinds of Pokémon living here, some of which she had seen, and some of which she had never heard of.

Looking around, what came into view was an endless green pasture, and several plots of land had been opened up into farmland, where some simple crops and fruit trees were planted.

Each fruit tree was full of heavy fruits. Some Pokémon hovered on the branches to pick fruits, while others lay leisurely in the shade of the trees to rest.

The trainer she had seen before who defeated UB02 with one move was carrying a little girl forward, and a scarlet dragon Pokémon was following behind with a fruit basket.

Not far away, stood a girl with blue and pink hair, who seemed to be the hostess of this family.

The family of three happily ran the ranch with Pokémon, and it looked like a very warm family.

Looking at this scene, Lusamine felt a sense of envy for no reason.

Her husband, Morn, passed away in an accident in his early years, leaving only her and a pair of children.

And in recent years, her children have gradually become estranged from her...

If Morn were still alive, their family of four would probably live a happy and fulfilling life together like this, right?

Thinking of this, Lusamine was slightly in a trance.

Unfortunately, that kind of thing is too far away for her.

"Madam, what can I do for you?"

At this time, a voice interrupted Lusamine's thoughts.

She raised her head and saw the trainer named Naoki asking.

Lusamine finally came back to her senses and regained her previous composure.

"Hello, first time meeting. I am Lusamine, the chairman of the Aether Foundation. Thank you very much for helping us deal with the dangerous creature in the beach area of ​​Hauola City today."

Naoki was a little surprised. Did Lusamine come over in person to thank her for this? As far as he knew, the chairman of the Ethereum Foundation was very busy at work on weekdays.

"You're welcome, after all, my wife and daughter were also there at the time." Naoki said.

Lusamine smiled slightly, and after a simple greeting, she clearly stated her purpose.

"To be honest... in recent years, this is not the first time that dangerous biological invasions have occurred in the Alola region."

"And we have been suffering from this kind of trouble, so I came here to visit this time mainly because I want to hire you to join the Ether Foundation and work with us to deal with that kind of intrusion."

In fact, Lusamine had made this idea a long time ago. She even thought of the name of the person responsible for handling the invasion of the ultimate alien beasts.

It's called the "Ultimate Defense Force", which is affiliated with the Aether Foundation and is responsible for capturing the ultimate beasts that accidentally stray into the Alola region, sending them back to their original world, and safeguarding the peace of the Alola region.

Hearing this, Naoki felt suddenly enlightened.

No wonder Lusamine came to visit today. It turned out to be because of his strength!

Lusamine must have seen the scene of him fighting the Explosive Mosquito on the beach this morning.

But joining the Ethereum Foundation...

Naoki thought for a moment, then politely shook his head and rejected Lusamine's invitation.

"I'm very sorry. I usually have to run the ranch and take care of the children and the Pokémon in the ranch. I'm afraid I don't have much time. And after the winter is over, we will return to our hometown and leave the Alola region."

The Ultimate Defense Force, the main plot involving the Alola region, should be left to Xiaozhi and the others!

After hearing this, Lusamine understood.

There was an expression of regret on her face, but she didn't hold back too much. She just said: "I understand. If that's the case, then I won't disturb you anymore."

Lusamine came in a hurry and left in a hurry.

With such an acting style, Qishu was confused.

"Just leaving like this?"

"As the chairman of the Aether Foundation, Lusamine's work may be very busy." Naoki explained.

After all, she is often so busy that she can even forget about Lillie.

But then again.

Now that Ash has become the champion, will he still travel to the Alola region?

If Xiaozhi does not come, Lillie's knot will not be resolved, and the crisis in the Alola region will continue.

It would be bad if the flapping of butterfly wings affected the main plot of the Alola region.

After thinking about it for a while, Naoki still felt that he had to call and test Xiaozhi.

He left the small tree to Yandi and the others to take care of, while he took out his Rotom phone and dialed Ash's video chat.

Soon, the call was connected, and the faces of Ash and Pikachu appeared on the screen.

"Mr. Naoki, why did you call me suddenly?" Xiaozhi opened his eyes wide in surprise.

Now, he has returned to Zhenxin Town and is taking care of his former partner in Dr. Ohmu's research institute.

Naoki smiled and said, "Of course I'm here to congratulate you on successfully winning the competition! I watched all your games without missing a beat."

Xiaozhi looked excited and seemed a little embarrassed when he heard this.

"But having said that, do you have any other plans next?" Naoki asked.

Xiaozhi thought about it carefully, then shook his head: "It seems not yet..."

But soon, he thought of something.

Xiaozhi's eyes were full of fighting spirit: "It's decided! I'm going to the Padia region and challenge you, Mr. Naoki!"

Naoki's heart skipped a beat and he called him a good guy. He really changed the plot!

He quickly pretended to be calm and said: "Haha, that's such an unlucky coincidence. I'm not in the Padia region now, but on vacation in the Alola region!"

"Alola region?" Xiaozhi couldn't help asking.

"Yes, there are also many Pokémon unique to the Alola region that live here. In addition to ordinary Pokémon, there are also powerful island guardians living here. I heard that if they get their approval, they will also I’m giving you the powerful Z move!” Naoki’s tone was full of temptation.

Sure enough, when Xiaozhi heard this, his eyes immediately showed interest.

At this time, Dr. Omu, who was walking in from the outside, heard the conversation between the two and happened to come to assist.

"Ash is going to travel to the Alola region? Then you can do me a favor and deliver this Pokémon egg to the principal of the Pokémon School in Hauale City."