On the 240th day after leaving the Orange Islands, Xiao Yu.
Half a month passed quietly. During this time, Yu Hai continued to maintain his fisherman persona.
Calling it a persona would be inaccurate. He genuinely loved fishing. Whenever the line sank into the water and he watched the float rise and fall, quietly waiting for a fish to bite, it felt as though he could forget all his worries, his heart filled with peace and ease.
Of course, whenever he came up empty-handed and failed to catch even a single fish, his mood inevitably sank. The slight furrow in his brow and his soft sighs revealed the disappointment in his heart.
Fortunately, Latios was always by his side. After taking human form, this Legendary Pokémon had unexpectedly developed a strong interest in fishing as well. Every day, it stayed close beside him, copying his manner as it fixed its gaze on the water. It looked rather adorable and earnest.
Latias, on the other hand, lacked the patience to sit quietly and fish. After trying several times and failing to stick with it, it returned to playing with Ash. Its lively, restless nature simply could not stay still.
However, a week ago, Ash had finished his journey in Altomare and left that beautiful Water Capital.
Now, Yu Hai also planned to bid farewell to Altomare. He had told Latios the night before that he would be leaving today.
He looked levelly at Latios, a trace of reluctance in his eyes, and slowly smiled. "Latios, I'm leaving. I'm planning to travel through the Hoenn Region..."
As he spoke, he took a slightly wrinkled world map from his backpack and carefully unfolded it. His finger moved across the map before stopping at the Hoenn Region. He explained to Latios, "Look, the Hoenn