He knows Pokémon better than me.

Chapter 4335 Return Gift

There's no need to deliberately hide anything when taking the sword and shield.

Ash simply slung the broken sword around his waist, tucked the tattered shield under his arm, and turned to walk out of the storeroom.

The sight of the dazzling array of treasures around him made Mr. Mime take several more glances, his heart filled with excitement.

Crowns, jewelry, and antique ornaments.

Each of them looks very valuable!

It's not necessarily something that money can buy!

"Bari."

Mr. Mime struggled for a moment, but seeing that Ash had already turned and left, it could only sigh in the end.

Oh well, I'm not short of money anyway.

Before leaving, Ash didn't forget to leave a note on the table.

【I'll take back what I stole from the Misty Forest~】

When those two aristocratic men return in a couple of days, they'll be furious when they see this note.

As for the staff along the way, none of them came up to check.

Upon noticing the extra items on his body, they all turned to look at him with strange expressions.

After all, this kind of old and rusty thing is obviously not a department store item, and it doesn't look like an antique or treasure.

What's more, Manager Arthur was with them the whole time.

Then no one would dare to say anything more.

Ash stopped at the door and waved to Arthur.

"Thank you for your help today. You can go back now."

Uh, I hope I won't get fired by those two?

The Mr. Mime understood, walked up to Arthur, and snapped his fingers lightly.

"Huh?"

Arthur swayed, blinking as if waking from a dream.

He stared blankly ahead.

Hmm, what just happened?

When he came to his senses, he could only see that Ash and Marie had already walked down the steps and entered the crowd.

By the way, did that boy have that tattered shield with him at the beginning?

Although he was a confidant of Sord and Syldi, he only knew the location of the private storeroom.

He had no idea what was actually inside.

It's really hard to associate things like tattered shields and broken swords with treasures.

correct.

Were they discussing business just now, or have they already reached an agreement?

Arthur realized what was happening and tried to chase after them, but Ash and Marie were already far away.

The street was crowded with people, who were constantly rushing towards the grocery store across the street.

Seeing this, Arthur's face darkened, filled with a mixture of envy and annoyance.

"Humph"

In the end, he could only snort coldly and turn back to the department store.

Out of sight, out of mind!

At the entrance of the grocery store.

Uncle Pierre pushed up his glasses, watching the scene with curiosity.

What happened inside just now?

Xiao Zhi went in and came out in twenty minutes. Has everything already been sold out?!

On the other side, Ash and Marnie naturally didn't stay in Motostoke for long either.

Having already arrived at their doorstep, they decided not to release any more flying companions, but instead left the city and headed towards Watchtower Castle along Yaya Lake.

A cool evening breeze blew across the lake.

When we passed by Ya Ya Lake, the giant pincers crabs at the bottom of the lake even floated to the shore and shook their big pincers as if to say hello.

On the way, Xiao Zhi kept playing with and gesturing at the broken sword.

The rusty, broken sword, in his hand, inexplicably gained a sharper edge.

Mary took the old shield, held it in front of her, and examined it closely.

"Is this the token of the ancient god Galar?" She had already heard Ash tell her about the importance of this thing.

But when you hold it in your hand, it's surprisingly light.

It looked like a cheap product made of some inferior alloy, with a tattered surface and several gaps, and there was nothing special about it at all.

Mary turned her head to look at Xiao Zhi next to her.

At that moment, Ash casually swung the broken sword, and Pikachu's tail on his shoulder flashed with a white light for a moment, emitting a metallic clang as it swayed gently.

The sight of a man and a rat in the night gives off a strange feeling of "man, rat, and sword" combined into one.

Mary remained silent for two seconds before reluctantly looking away.

It seems I wasn't chosen by this shield.

When they returned to the watchtower, the Pokémon Cinderace and Urshifu, who were still training at the entrance, stopped what they were doing and looked surprised.

"Haha everyone~ We're back early."

Xiao Zhi raised his hand and waved, saying hello.

We had originally planned to stay in Caolu Town for two days, but we left and returned on the same day.

He looked up at the top of the watchtower again, but did not see that familiar pink figure.

Is the bear-themed outfit not home?

"By the way, everyone, come out!"

Ash threw several Poké Balls, and a group of Pokémon landed on the open ground in front of the door.

Mary also released her companions, and the originally spacious castle entrance suddenly became lively.

As for the broken sword and shield...

The broken sword wasn't heavy or long, so Ash simply kept it on his waist, intending to carry it with him at all times.

Or, when Pikachu needs it, you can carry it like a toy.

For the shield, let's choose a Pokémon and have it carry it temporarily.

We'll hand it over to Xiaoyou, the "chosen one," when she returns.

The latter is currently out catching the last Pokémon in his team, and probably won't be back for a while.

"Gah, gah!"

"Meta!!"

Onion Soldier and Melo Meta immediately crowded around, their burning gazes fixed on the tattered shield.

As a relic of the ancient gods, it should also have some effect on other Pokémon.

Ash hesitated for a moment, but finally decided to temporarily entrust the shield to Melmet.

Mehmet instantly became excited as if he had won a battle, raising his arms and roaring:

"Meta—!"

He then directly inserted the tattered shield into his liquid metal body.

As the metal flowed, the shield quickly merged with the body, then reappeared from the chest.

It appears that in addition to the pile of nuts, the MeroMeta also has an extra shield organ.

Onion Soldiers' spears went limp, and they were somewhat disappointed.

Xiao Zhi quickly smiled and comforted him:

"Haha, this should suit you better!"

As he spoke, he took out the orange-red spiked feather that Galar Zapdos had given him.

With its fighting attribute and bird-like nature, it should be more suitable for Sirfetch'd, right?

"Gah!"

Sure enough, after receiving the feather, the Onion Soldier's Onion Spear instantly regained its power and was full of energy.

"Remember, don't lose anything!"

After a brief reminder from Ash, the main focus, of course, was on Melmet.

MeroMeta and Onion Soldiers nodded and quickly ran to the side to examine their new toys.

However, when faced with the hopeful looks from Pokémon like Cinderace, it was as if "Where's mine?" was written all over its face.

Ash could only helplessly shrug.

"That's all. There are only these two gifts this time."

"cowry"

Cinderace pursed his lips, and the surrounding Pokémon dispersed, each returning to their own training plans. (End of Chapter)