The 257th day after leaving the Orange Islands, afternoon.
The gentle afternoon sea breeze carried a salty tang as it slowly brushed across the surface, stirring ripples upon ripples.
Yu Hai had already met up with A Long yesterday. After slightly adjusting their direction, the two sat on Blastoise's shell and headed toward the Orange Islands.
As for whether Magma Team could find them, that depended entirely on Magma Team's own abilities.
He had thought it over. Even if Maxie did not come looking for him, he would definitely seek Maxie out himself when the time was right.
After all, he had a Near-Champion-class Pokémon in his hands. He believed Maxie would never easily give up such a powerful Pokémon. The two sides were bound to meet again sooner or later, and when that time came, it would come down to their own abilities.
At this moment, they were still on the long journey back to the Orange Islands. They had not chosen to quickly return aboard Flying-type Pokémon, instead leisurely sitting on Blastoise's back as they drifted slowly across the vast, boundless sea.
The Orange Islands were not that far away anyway. At their current pace, they would arrive safely in another two days.
Before that, however, he had sent Pelipper out to find an uninhabited deserted island so he could properly teach Maxie's Camerupt a lesson.
This Camerupt was truly stubborn. Ever since it had been taken away, it had constantly tried to break free from its Poké Ball whenever it woke up. Several times, it had nearly succeeded in breaking it open.
After thinking it over, he felt that only replacing it with a Heat Ball would allow him to capture this Fire-type Pokémon securely.
After all, he had only managed to withstand Magmar's high temperature with