Eichi smiled. "That's me!"
"You must be Ash!"
Ash said excitedly, "You know me?"
Eichi walked over to them. "Ash, I watched your matches."
"Although it's a shame you didn't make the top eight, I think you have a lot of potential."
Pleased by the praise, Ash said, "Of course! My dream is to become the greatest Pokémon Trainer!"
Misty said helplessly, "A little praise and he's already floating on cloud nine."
Brock said, "If you have a dream, you should say it proudly. I think that's a good thing."
Eichi agreed. "If you have a dream, say it openly. It doesn't matter even if someone laughs at you."
Ash chuckled. "That's what I'm saying! My dream is to become a great Pokémon Trainer."
Then Eichi said to Brock, "Brock, it's been a long time. Is Mr. Wu Neng doing well?"
Brock smiled. "After being defeated by you, my father went traveling."
"But thankfully, he's back now."
"That's good," Eichi said. "Otherwise, all the pressure at home would have fallen on you."
"And you wouldn't have been able to travel."
Ash asked, "Eichi, you're my favorite Pokémon Trainer."
Eichi said, "Oh? Why is that?"
Ash said excitedly, "Because you were the youngest in that tournament, yet you stood out among Trainers who were all older than you."
"You defeated countless opponents and made it into the top four."
"And I especially like your Beedrill and Golisopod. They're so cool!"
Eichi said, "Thank you for the praise. Your Charizard and Pikachu are excellent too."
"As long as Charizard trains properly, its strength will be quite impressive."
Ash said excitedly, "Mm-hm! I will!"
After chatting for a while, Ash suddenly asked, "By the way, Eichi, why are you here?"
"And I feel like there's some strange familiarity between us. It feels like