Shuichi nodded, then dived into the water. Not long after, when he resurfaced, he was accompanied by a magical creature. It had a white body, wings that looked like arms, and a blue tail fin.
With just one glance, Natsui and the others immediately recognized it as the legendary God of the Sea—Lugia!
However, compared to the Lugia they had seen in the Orange Archipelago, this one was much smaller, about the same height as a human child. It was clearly just a juvenile of its species.
Shuichi made the introductions. "This is my friend, Silver. Silver, this is the Sea Hero and his traveling companions. Go on and say hello to them!"
Lugia's eyes curved into a pair of crescents as it let out a cheerful cry at them. It didn't seem shy at all, nor did it seem particularly afraid of humans.
Faced with such a friendly Sea God, after their initial bewilderment, Ash, Misty, and the others quickly bowed their heads and waists in a flustered return greeting.
"Silver... h-hello..."
"I'm Ash."
"I'm Misty!"
This was the first time any of them had observed a Lugia at such a close distance. Even Ash and Misty had only seen it from afar in the Orange Archipelago; they had never been able to examine it so carefully up close like this.
Especially for Misty, Lugia and Kyogre were among the Pokémon that all Water-type trainers dreamed of and ultimately hoped to catch. To have one appear right before her eyes, how could she not be excited!
Similarly, for Hiroshi and Brock, it was their first time seeing one in person. Even though this Lugia was only a juvenile, it still left them deeply shaken! They couldn't contain the surging emotions in their hearts!
Erika, on the other hand, was more composed. Perhaps because there were already so many legendary Pokémon around Natsui, she was no longer surprised by them. Even though this was also her first time seeing a Lugia in person, she was surprised to find that she only felt a bit of curiosity when facing this Sea God, and nothing more, as if she were looking at a very ordinary Pokémon.
Maybe my horizons have just broadened...
Thinking this, she turned her head to look at Natsui and saw that he, as expected, also had a calm and composed expression, showing no significant emotional fluctuation at Lugia's appearance.
After they had greeted each other, they learned from Shuichi that he and Silver had a secret base. In the past, whenever they encountered other humans, Lugia would hide there.
When Natsui had seen its shadow earlier, Silver had been about to sneak away to that secret base!
After observing Silver for a while, Misty finally couldn't help but ask curiously, "Shuichi, how did you two meet?"
For some reason, the young and beautiful girl made Shuichi blush. He lowered his head, not daring to look Misty in the eyes. "I-it was a while ago when I was playing by the sea... I saw it by chance, a-and then we became good friends."
Halfway through his sentence, even his ears had turned bright red!
It seemed that compared to the dense Ash, the seven or eight-year-old Shuichi had certainly blossomed earlier in matters of romance. Or perhaps, having lived on the island his whole life, it was the first time he had seen such a pretty girl, which was why his young heart was stirred, leading to such a reaction!
But this also showed that although Misty often called herself the number one beauty in the world, and while there was some exaggeration, she was indeed very pretty. Combined with her slightly feisty and cheerful temperament, she was undoubtedly very charming to innocent little boys!
"I see, you're a very lucky person then," Misty nodded knowingly. "So you're the one who gave it the name Silver?"
"Y-yes..." Shuichi scratched his head in embarrassment. "Because most of its body is silver-white, that's why I gave it that name."
"I see! It seems to like the name very much!"
Being praised by Misty like that, Shuichi felt his heart pound wildly, as if it were about to jump out of his chest!
Nearby, Ash tilted his head and asked Shuichi, confused, "Since you and Lugia are such good friends, why didn't you tell us it was here just now?"
Among everyone present, probably only the pure and innocent Ash still didn't understand such a simple concept.
Before Shuichi could answer, Hiroshi had already explained for him. "Shuichi must have been trying to protect Silver, which is why he wouldn't reveal any information about it. After all, he didn't know us at all before. If we were bad people with malicious intent, once we learned that a Lugia was here, we would definitely try every means to capture it!"
"That's right," Shuichi nodded, but he quietly glanced at Misty again.
After Shuichi and Lugia came ashore, the group sat down together. Seeing that it was already noon, Brock conscientiously took out his cooking utensils and started making lunch.
Seeing this, Erika also quickly went to help. With the two skilled cooks working together, a fragrant aroma soon wafted through the air.
Both Shuichi and Silver were drawn in by the scent, swallowing their saliva repeatedly.
Shuichi was one thing; after all, someone cooked for him at home every day. He was just tempted by this unique aroma. But Silver was clearly seeing fragrant human food for the first time and was practically drooling!
Seeing it like this, everyone couldn't help but find it amusing. The initial sense of reverence they had for this legendary Pokémon also lessened a lot. Looking at it now, without its halo, Lugia was just another Pokémon!
Not long after, with Silver eagerly waiting, lunch was finally ready. When Brock scooped a full spoonful of food for it, it immediately began to eat impatiently.
The group exchanged glances and then stopped watching it. They sat on the ground, picked up their bowls and chopsticks, and focused on finishing the food in front of them.
While they were eating lunch, among a patch of reefs in the distance, two men dressed in black wetsuits with a large letter 'R' printed on the chest were hiding sneakily behind a rock, watching them with a spy camera.
One of them took out a communication device and whispered, "This is Search Team C. Reporting to Dr. Danba, we have found the target!"
After a burst of static, an old but vigorous voice sounded in his earpiece.
"It's not Danba, it's Dr. Namba! Honestly, how many times do I have to tell you?"
"Ah... I'm very sorry." The Team Rocket grunt wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, first apologizing, then said seriously, "Dr. Namba, we have found Lugia on a small island off Oki Island. Requesting next instructions!"
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