On the same day, Annie, Xiaoxia, Xiaozhi and Xiaojian continued to play and rest with their Pokémon on the uninhabited island with charming scenery after enjoying the delicious lunch.

They enjoyed the leisure time on the island that belonged only to them and their Pokémon, and continued like that until the afternoon.

When the sunset gradually dyed the sky red, they set up two tents with full joy and good mood, and began to prepare sleeping bags, planning to camp on the island overnight.

In the meantime, Xiaozhi finally found a lot of dry firewood and begged for a long time before his disobedient Charizard reluctantly helped him light the bonfire so that everyone and the Pokémon could continue.

They chatted and laughed around the bonfire, roasting the seafood, fruits and vegetables they found nearby, and spent an unforgettable and rare island night happily chatting, laughing, singing and dancing.

Although, in the middle of the night, the annoying and haunting Team Rocket showed up again, and once again brazenly launched their ridiculous Pokémon-stealing operation?

But fortunately, Xiaojian's flying mantis, Xiaozhi's fire-breathing dragon, and Annie's little dream were relatively reliable. Under their counterattack, Team Rocket ultimately gained nothing, not even a fight.

Annie, Xiaoxia and others, who were awake and sleeping, were directly connected to their Magikarp submarine, and were thrown far away into the dark sea by Mew using super powers.

then!

When the sun shines over the entire island again in the morning of the next day, except for Annie who ran away with her little dream before dawn, Xiaoxia, Xiaozhi and Xiaojian are missing.

The three of them naturally ended their vacation with satisfaction, and once again took the slow "Dragon Riding" Laplace to continue their trip to the Orange Islands.

But this time, what surprised Xiaoxia, Xiaozhi and Xiaojian was that until the three of them visited several small islands and arrived at Yangbeila City on Little Orange Island, they did not encounter him again.

Over Annie?

However, the three of them didn't pay much attention to it when they didn't meet Anne, and they weren't too surprised. After all, Anne always liked to appear elusive, and they were already used to it.

that's all!

When they were tossing around in Nayang Bella City and meddling in some other business, they went to help a little girl and a little boy get back together, and witnessed their Pokémon, namely a Nidoran and another

After Nidoran could finally be together and evolve into Nidona and Nidorino, they were satisfied and packed their bags and headed for the metropolis.

Because, they heard that Metropolis and Yangbeila City are both on Little Orange Island, and the most important thing is: in Metropolis, it is said that there is an Orange Alliance Gym?

Therefore, for Xiaozhi who is determined to participate in the Orange League Competition and want to win first place, and wants to see the difference between the Orange League Championship Championship Trophy today three hundred years later and the Championship Trophy three hundred years ago.

For sure, it is a place not to be missed.

Of course, in addition to the championship trophy, the championship bonus is also very important to Xiaozhi and his team!

but……

When the three of them came out of Nayangbela City and started walking to the metropolis, the problem arose after they had only walked half a day's journey.

When the three of them were on their way, whether they relied on Annie's little dream to teleport or fly, or relied on Ash's 'Ride the Dragon' Lapras to cross the sea, it didn't require the three of them to pay too much.

physical strength, but the situation is different now. Now they have neither Annie's little dream as a basis, nor Xiaozhi's 'Dragon Riding' Lapras that they can use. The only thing they can rely on is

It's just their own legs.

then!

Xiaoxia, who was holding Togepi and walking at the end of the team, was the first to feel a little unbearable as she walked. She couldn't help but be the first to speak plaintively:

"Hello……"

"Xiao Jian?"

"How long do we have to walk until we reach that big city?"

"My feet are sore!"

"And I think I may have blisters. It's so painful..."

Looking at the scorching summer sky in the sky, and then looking at the endless plains of Gobi and the uninhabited wilderness in front of her, Xiaoxia stopped immediately as she spoke, and then asked with a look of embarrassment and frustration, and some

She sat down on a stone on the side of the road in aggrieved manner, took off her shoes and rubbed her feet.

"ah?"

"Well..."

Unexpectedly, Xiaoxia would ask such a question after walking for less than half a day. As a last resort, Xiaojian, the Pokémon observer and guide who was walking at the front, had to stop and awkwardly took out a map and compared it carefully.

"Let me see……"

"Well……"

"It will take about three days..."

"Maybe?"

Soon, Xiaojian made a rough estimate of the time.

"!!"

"Wha, what?"

Hearing this, Xiaoxia was stunned. Then with an exaggerated expression, she raised her voice and asked loudly:

"Do we need to go for three more days?"

"Isn't it right?"

"Why is it taking so long?!"

You know, on weekdays, when they travel between small islands, they only spend at most one night or about half a day. There are very few people who need to travel all day and night.

And if you are with Annie, it will be faster!

But now, Xiaojian said that he would walk for three days, and the three of them would walk step by step. How could Xiaoxia bear it?

In fact, she had only been away for half a day and she already couldn't stand it.

"yes……"

"Why does it take so much time?"

"I can't stand it anymore..."

"Tired, hungry, and sleepy..."

Similarly, Xiaozhi next to him couldn't stand it anymore.

In the past, I didn't feel anything when I was on the back of 'Chenglong' Laplace. Although I was occasionally tired, hungry, and sleepy, that situation was completely different from now!

At that time, they only needed to stay on the back of Chenglong, and they could still drink water, eat, chat and hold an umbrella. But now, they need to expend their own energy and walk step by step on the ground. In comparison, the two

, he suddenly realized that those previous complaints seemed to be nothing?

"All right!"

"Then we can only take a rest before setting off."

"After all, the nearest place with people will not arrive until tomorrow morning..."

Looking at the appearance of the two of them, and then looking at the map, Xiao Jian finally just spread his hands and said that he could rest, but he would still need to hurry up later, because he would not be able to reach the next town until tomorrow at the latest, and there was only so much he could do at the moment.

Already.

"!!"

"The nearest place with people can't be reached until tomorrow?"

"this……"

"Why so far?"

"Isn't there any transportation like cars or trains here?"

Thinking that the three of them would have to walk for a day and a night, and would definitely have to camp in the wild for one night, Xiaoxia couldn't help but lament again.

"It can't be helped!"

"Because this little Orange Island is very big, several times larger than any other island we have ever visited, the cities, villages, towns, etc. on it are very far apart."

"Moreover……"

"It was you who insisted on walking to the metropolis at that time. If you take the 'Chenglong' and go around the island by sea, it will only take a little more than one night, and you can also dock at any time to rest?"

"Even if you don't want to take the 'Chenglong', there are ferries in Yangbeila City that can go to the metropolis, and people here usually take ferries."

"Anyway!"

"It was your own suggestion to walk to the Metropolis. It's useless for you to complain to me now. If you've had enough rest, then let's keep walking!"

Having said that, after confirming that the direction was correct, Xiao Jian put away the map, and then motioned for the two of them to continue moving forward. It would not be too late to stop to rest and have lunch until there was a suitable place ahead.

"Oh my God!"

"I'm done……"

"It would be great if Annie was here. At least we could fly there directly?"

"yes!"

"I can't walk either."

"Beep beep beep..."

"correct!"

"Xiao Zhi, can you release the Charizard and let it carry the three of us directly to the metropolis?"
To be continued...