Pokémon: Standing at the Silver Conference at the Beginning.

Inside the cave.

Xiaozhi gathered his thoughts.

Only then did he realize that the girl's eyes were a little curious.

A little... presumptuous?

This is treating him as crazy...

Xiaozhi reacted and coughed twice in embarrassment about his behavior just now, "I'm sorry, um..."

Halfway through his words, he didn't know how to explain.

After thinking about it, I decided to start by introducing myself, "My name is Xiao... Chi. Nice to meet you."

Although he didn't know what year this evening was, judging from most cases of time and space turbulence, this was definitely not the timeline of his world.

In order to avoid the possible butterfly effect, he decided to use a pseudonym to guard against the variables of time and space.

However, the silver-haired girl just stared at him quietly without responding.

Maybe even she herself doesn't know how to communicate with others.

Xiaozhi seemed to be aware of this, so he took the initiative to ask: "What about you, what is your name?"

The girl looked slightly startled and finally reacted.

However, she opened her mouth, but closed it tightly.

name?

She had long forgotten.

In fact, she didn't know if she had a name.

Xiaozhi saw her paused on the spot with a depressed expression, so he didn't bother to disturb her.

Taking advantage of this gap, he began to look at the girl.

Her silky silver hair was cut very sloppily, as if it had been cut randomly with a sharp instrument.

The gray shorts and short-sleeves he was wearing were a little dirty. They had obviously been worn for a long time and were a little narrow.

Xiaozhi even suspected that the original color of this suit was not gray.

His eyes fell on the girl's exposed white legs and arms, and his pupils flickered slightly.

So many scars!

The scars on the feet should be caused by the alternation of old and new scars while traveling through the jungle, and they are relatively shallow.

The scars on her arms looked like they had been scratched and bitten by the teeth of wild beasts.

The most horrifying thing is undoubtedly the long scar that extends from the elbow to the collarbone. It looks like it has been there for some time.

What has this child experienced?

Xiaozhi took a deep breath and couldn't help but ask, "Does it hurt?"

His voice was very soft, but it seemed to touch the sensitivity deep in the girl's heart.

Her eyes instantly turned cold, as if this question had touched the pain she least wanted people to know.

She quickly covered her other elbow with her hand, turned around and fled the cave, like a wounded animal, eager to hide her vulnerable side and not wanting others to see her pain and unbearableness.

"It seems that I am anxious..." Xiaozhi looked at her retreating back, feeling helpless in his heart.

But depending on the situation, he should have been rescued by the other party, and he couldn't ignore it.

So, he moved his body a little and followed him out.

Once outside the cave.

Pikachu and Latias, who were playing with the crustacean, heard the sound and immediately gathered around excitedly.

"Pikapi!"

"Ugh!"

"Sorry for making you worry." Xiaozhi smiled and touched the heads of his two pets, and immediately walked to the side of the silver-haired girl.

"Are you concerned about that scar?"

Xiaozhi's words made the girl look sideways, and a surge of anger rose in her heart.

However, when she met Xiaozhi's clear eyes, her anger miraculously subsided.

There was an inexplicable emotion in her heart that she had never felt before.

What is this look? Why is he looking at me like this?

It's not disgust, it's not disgust, and it's not fear.

On the contrary, there seemed to be a deep care and understanding that made her feel at ease like never before.

"How about it? You saved me. We are now friends of life and death. Let's get to know each other again. My name is Xiaochi. What about you?"

Xiaozhi said, withdrew his gaze and sat down on the rock in front of her.

"...a life and death...friend?"

The girl didn't understand.

But after hesitating for a moment, he sat next to Xiaozhi by some strange combination of circumstances.

"It's the kind of friend that goes beyond friendship and faces life and death together."

That should be the explanation, right?

Xiaozhi touched his nose awkwardly.

But his words unexpectedly made the girl's eyes sparkle this time.

"friend…?"

She murmured and repeated in a daze.

It seemed that she had pursued this thing a long time ago.

However, the voice in the memory brought piercing pain.

"What is this? A Pokémon carved from wood? Hahaha, I don't want such an ugly thing like you!"

"Huh? Be friends? Haha, hey, look, this ugly guy wants to be friends with me, hahaha!"

"If I play with you, other people will hate me. I'm sorry..."

...

Blurred memories, blurred faces, only the harsh laughter was clear and cold.

Her eyes suddenly filled with mist, and she looked at Xiaozhi steadily.

"Are we... friends?"

For the first time, the girl's voice gained warmth.

She was cautious, with a hint of trembling in her voice.

Xiaozhi didn't expect her reaction to be so big, but looking at the other person's hopeful eyes, he still nodded affirmatively.

Seeing this, the silver-haired girl's face gradually changed from tense to soft, and her heart felt warm.

"Chi... we are friends."

She smiled inadvertently, without even noticing it.

Seeing this, Xiaozhi joked with some surprise: "So you can also laugh?"

"I laughed?"

The silver-haired girl was stunned for a moment, looked at Xiaozhi, and then returned to her previous appearance, tilting her head, as if she was a little confused.

"Yes."

Ash replied softly, then paused and continued, "What about you? You haven't told me your name yet."

"name?"

Hearing this, the girl shook her head and said that she did not have a name that could be exchanged with her.

Xiaozhi felt her loss, looked at her hair, and suddenly stretched out his finger and said, "In that case, I'll get one for you, Mio, which means your hair is like the water flowing like the Milky Way, beautiful and beautiful. unique."

"Mio?"

The silver-haired girl was lost in thought for a long time, and then her eyes lit up, as if she was very satisfied with the name.

She wanted to say something grateful, but didn't know how to express it.

In the end, I could only stare at Xiaozhi silently, and the two of them looked at each other strangely without saying a word.

Just when Xiaozhi could no longer bear the tense atmosphere, he was about to speak.

A huge movement broke out in the middle of the forest, and the whole earth trembled.

"The Lord of Heavenly Crown..."

Mio stood up fiercely and looked at the peak towering in the middle of the forest with a solemn expression.

Lord of the Heavenly Crown?

Ash frowned, this was obviously not the Pokémon's name.

He guessed that this was most likely the name of the overlord of this land and forest.

But since it’s called that…

"This is Tianguan Mountain?!"

Xiaozhi was shocked.

Did he travel through time and space and come to the Sinnoh region?