He knows Pokémon better than me.

Chapter 4289 The Local "Local Tyrants"!

That night, Mary officially moved into the Watchtower Castle with him.

With three people and their respective Pokémon, the small castle-like manor suddenly felt a bit crowded.

Ash stood at the gate, looking at the two girls in the courtyard and the Pokémon that kept popping up everywhere, and couldn't help but stroke his chin.

For no apparent reason, the image of another dark-skinned boy appeared in her mind—

If one day Hop also collects all the badges, he might excitedly express his desire to move in and train with them.

He could only regretfully say that the place was full and politely decline.

"Bari!"

The Mr. Mime remained vigilant throughout, fearing that the backyard might catch fire at any moment, and was ready to rush in and help break up the fight.

However, after observing for a few days, things did not develop in the direction of the chaotic scene it had imagined.

Surprisingly, Xiaoyou and Mary got along quite well.

Besides their daily lives, the two often train Pokémon together in the yard and exchange ideas.

Xiaoyou's knowledge is clearly broader.

Not just the Galar Gym, she has a higher level of understanding of Pokémon training methods, move sets, field tactics, and so on. She shared her knowledge without reservation and gave Marie a lot of practical advice.

Mary listened attentively, and their relationship gradually developed into one of mentor and friend.

"Bari~"

After keeping a close watch for several days, the Mr. Mime finally breathed a sigh of relief.

It seems I was indeed overthinking things.

Then Mr. Mime pulled out a feather from his pocket, saying that he must have been aroused by this thing!

Then it clutched its feathers and went to meditate and cultivate itself.

Meanwhile, life has temporarily calmed down for Ash.

The organizers have not yet assigned him an opponent for his next World Championship match.

Once he reaches the advanced ball level, there are usually five or six days between each official matchup, giving him plenty of free time.

With the final Masters tournament approaching, his Galar team is training steadily without letting up.

As for President Loz

He couldn't possibly ride a Steel-armored Raven into the palace city, knock people unconscious, and tie them up, could he?

Right now, the more important thing is to find what those two Galar gods need.

On this day, in the courtyard of the Watchtower Castle.

Ash sat in a chair, holding his Rotom phone and making a call with the speakerphone on:

"Thank you very much, Magua. Please keep an eye out for those two strange men in suits around Spiketown."

"Yes, yes, the kind with a really exaggerated hairstyle."

After a few more casual words, he hung up the phone and continued scrolling through his contacts.

— He has basically contacted everyone he could.

Instead of aimlessly searching for the "theft duo" on your own, it's better to ask the local "gangsters" to keep an eye out for them.

In fact, he didn't challenge any gyms or collect badges on this Galar trip.

However, nowadays, most gym leaders are already well-known figures.

Mr. Yalo from Grass Road Town, Lulina from Water Boat Town, and Mr. Kawu from Machine City.

Bea and Onio from Legend Town, Margua from Spike Town, and Mr. Chibana from Hammerlocke City.

As for Spiketown, Mary has already contacted her brother Nie Zi to help with the search.

He even has a large group of cheering squads under his command who are looking for a place to shout their hearts out!

After all, she didn't have any gyms to challenge for the next month, and the cheering team had nowhere to cheer her on—

The watchtower castle was within a ten-mile radius, and they had long been forbidden by Mary from approaching or disturbing it.

"Miss Mary's mission?!"

"Getting excited!"

"Found two stinky rats? That's easy!" The shouting team was immediately energized and scattered throughout Galar to search.

The only one they haven't been able to contact yet is the Gym Leader of Mapletown. Ash remembers her as an old lady who specializes in Fairy-type Pokémon and has a somewhat eccentric personality.

We weren't very familiar with each other; we'd only met once.

No problem, Xiaoyou is very familiar with Popella from the Dance Arena!

"Leave it to me, I'll ask Grandma Popira for help!"

After listening, Xiaoyou smiled, picked up her phone (Rotom), and went to the side to make a call.

When she first challenged the Dance Arena, Popira even considered keeping her as the gym leader's successor.

But as soon as the call connected, the voice on the other end wasn't that of an old lady, but rather the arrogant voice of a young boy.

He sounded somewhat reluctant.

"Looking for Popella? Who are you? I'm busy right now."

"what--!"

The next second, a short scream came from the other end of the phone.

Xiao You, holding her phone, gave a dry laugh:

Hehe~

It seems that Grandma Popura has already found a new gym leader.

It just sounds like life isn't going to be easy.

The phone number quickly changed to Popira, who was pleasantly surprised to hear Xiaoyou calling.

Xiao You is definitely the most talented young person she has ever met!

Unfortunately, I wasn't very interested in Fairy-types or Gym Leaders.

She had no choice but to settle for second best and select Peter as the successor to the master of the museum.

"They were just two people dressed in suits with strange hairstyles."

On the phone, Xiaoyou didn't go into too much detail, only saying that something important had been stolen and asking for help in finding Soder and Syldi.

The latter readily agreed.

Of course, Xiaoyou soon heard Popella's outsourcing orders on the phone, as well as Peter's reluctant response.

Inside the courtyard.

"Now, we've basically notified everyone."

After making the phone call for a while, Xiao Zhi let out a long sigh and leaned back in his chair.

He then switched the Rotom phone to the Galar map interface.

He had roughly covered the area, and had already asked all the local bigwigs in each city for favors.

As for the Isle of Armor, it shouldn't be like that, right?

The only one left is Gongmen City in the far north—

The venue for the World Championship Masters Series and the Galar League Congress.

It is also the headquarters of the Galar Alliance!

So the local "powerful figure" is actually Chairman Loz, who can't be ordered around at all!

He even had a nagging suspicion that the two noblemen might be Chairman Loz's men, ordered to steal the broken sword and shield.

"It shouldn't be that bad, right?"

Xiao Zhi scratched his head, after all, those two upper-class nobles were extremely arrogant.

Originally holding a prominent position, he was essentially trampled underfoot by a "new aristocrat" like Chairman Loz, who rose from humble beginnings.

The latter should be extremely hostile, and there's no way they would obey Chairman Loz's orders.

However, the process of elimination can also be used!

If Sord and Hildy can't be found anywhere else, then it's highly likely that the two are hiding near Palace Gate City. (End of Chapter)