Ash held up his orange badge, looking at the sun with a silly grin.
“I say, what are you grinning at that thing for? Aren’t you tired of looking at it every day?”
Yu Feng looked helplessly at the foolish Ash. He just couldn’t understand why a mere badge warranted such a long stare. He himself had never been like that.
“You don’t understand. This is the first badge Ash has earned with his own strength, so of course he’s going to be happy for a while.”
Xiao Xia, on the other hand, unhesitatingly spoke Ash’s current thoughts. After all, he had fairly and squarely defeated his opponent with his own strength to earn it.
“Oh, enough talk. Look how big that ship is!”
Ash’s way of changing the subject was a bit stiff, but there really was a very large ship in front of them.
“Has anyone ever told you that your way of changing the subject is very stiff? But yes, there is a big ship.”
Yu Feng rubbed his forehead. Had no one ever told Ash that his way of changing the subject was very stiff? But Ash was right; it was the first time he had seen such a large ship.
Before, he had only seen photos of such large ships online. He had never actually seen one in real life.
“Oh, how wonderful! Just thinking about sunbathing on a ship like this…”
Looking at the large ship in front of her, Xiao Xia fell into her own fantasy, imagining herself in a cool bikini, leisurely sunbathing on the deck of the large ship. Thinking this, her saliva couldn’t help but drip down.
“Yes, that way we can see so many, many unknown Pokémon.”
Ash was also very excited, already imagining himself on the ship, going to the other side of the sea to see more types of Pokémon.
“Is that really so good?”
Yu Teng Sheng Dai, however, found it strange why the two of them were so interested in a ship. After all, with her family’s wealth, she had ridden on ships even better than this one.
“But, you don’t have any money.”
Yu Feng’s calm remark instantly deflated Ash and Xiao Xia, who had been lost in their fantasies.
Yes, “they don’t have any money” – what a cruel statement.
It directly shattered their beautiful dreams.
“Are you sure that’s okay, Xiao Feng?”
Xiao Gang quietly approached Yu Feng, wondering if it was really okay for Yu Feng to discourage them like that.
“They always need to experience more setbacks. Besides, not having money is normal, isn’t it? If you want, I can just use Psychic to teleport all of you over there.”
Yu Feng, however, was indifferent. After all, not having money was true, and for him, he hadn’t ridden a ship in his previous life. In this life, he didn’t even need to ride a ship; he could just use Psychic to teleport to the other side.
He was even more indifferent to discouraging Ash and Xiao Xia. Besides, it wasn’t that he didn’t have money to ride this ship; it was just unnecessary.
His mother had given him a lot of universal currency before she left. She said it was pocket money she had “borrowed” from his father before leaving, probably about five years’ worth of his dad’s salary.
Anyway, his mother said that in the forest, she didn’t need to use money normally. The food she got for him was directly taken from Pokémon. Except for things like edible salt that needed to be bought outside, she hadn’t spent much of this money.
And now that Yu Feng was out, this money was even less needed, so it was better to just give it all to him. Indeedee fetching ingredients back and forth was troublesome, and although she enjoyed it, there were always inconvenient times.
He hadn’t calculated the exact amount, but it was enough to ride this type of ship back and forth over a thousand times.
“Reality is very cruel.”
Ash and Xiao Xia walked dejectedly into the distance, thinking that out of sight was out of mind. Looking at the ship, they couldn’t help but imagine themselves on it, but they had no money to ride it.
There was nothing they could do. Aside from Ash and Xiao Xia maintaining their negative attitudes, the remaining three looked at them helplessly.
If they had just opened their mouths and asked, there were two super-rich people right there willing to pay for them. But these two didn't seem to be planning to say anything, and if Ash and his friends didn't bring it up, the other two were too lazy to mention it.
The main idea was: you don't ask, I don't tell, and everyone's better off.
“Bang bang!”
Just as Ash was walking forward dejectedly, two streamers exploded in front of his face.
“Congratulations! You look like super lucky people!”
Two familiar figures with dark skin, blonde hair, and wearing JK uniforms with bubble socks appeared before the two dejected individuals.
“What is it?” x4
Why multiplied by four? Because Yu Feng’s Psychic immediately recognized who the two people in front of him were.
“Actually, the thing is, we two have tickets for this ship!”
The dark-skinned ‘Musashi’ fanned out five ship tickets, waving them in front of Ash and his friends.
“Super!”
The dark-skinned ‘Kojiro’ also couldn’t help but wriggle his body, looking as if they were incredibly lucky.
“So, do you want these tickets?”
The dark-skinned ‘Musashi’ looked at Ash and his friends with an expression that suggested they had hit the jackpot, as if the tickets were something extremely valuable.
“I really want them, but we don’t have any money.”
Xiao Gang spoke the unspeakable truth for Ash: “A penny can stump a hero.”
“Yes, you really are super…”
“Super!”
“Super clueless.”
“These are gifts! Gifts!”
Musashi and Kojiro, like a comedy duo, took turns explaining the reason to Ash and his friends.
“Gifts?”
Ash was very confused by their explanation. Who would give them gifts for no reason?
“Actually, we really wanted to go too, but I have a date with my boyfriend, so…”
“So…”
“If you like Pokémon, you absolutely must participate. You definitely can’t miss it.”
Musashi handed the five tickets to Ash, hoping he would take them.
Ash did not disappoint Musashi and Kojiro, who had acted for so long, and took the tickets.
“Then!”
“Go…”
“Please enjoy yourselves!”
After saying this, Musashi and Kojiro ran off in a hurry, as if wild beasts were chasing them, bouncing and hopping away from Ash and the others.
“Today is truly super lucky.”
Looking at the tickets in his hand, Ash was just worrying about not being able to go on the big ship to play, when someone delivered five free tickets.
Isn’t this like getting a pillow when you’re sleepy?
He didn’t have the slightest doubt why someone would give him five free tickets for a luxury cruise.
“Don’t you guys think those two look familiar?”
Yu Feng’s eyes widened as he watched them interact. Although Team Rockets did wear makeup, these two clearly hadn’t changed their hairstyles.
Their voices hadn’t changed either, especially Kojiro’s way of speaking – how could he possibly be a girl?
