"Hoopa~ Pa-pa~"
"Huh?"
Lu Ze had just finished breakfast and was lying on the sofa when he suddenly heard a familiar voice. He froze for a moment.
The next second, a golden ring appeared in front of him.
Lu Ze looked at the golden ring, then at the Hoopa beside him, who was lying there with a huge belly, struggling to lift his head with a blank look on his face. He found it rather strange.
"It's not Hoopa, Little Ze!"
"It is Hoopa~"
The two voices rang out one after the other. As the latter voice sounded, Hoopa's head poked out from the golden ring.
Lu Ze looked at the Hoopa inside the golden ring, then at the bewildered Hoopa lying on the sofa with its swollen belly, and immediately understood.
This had to be the Hoopa from Ash's World.
But...
"Hoopa, why are you here?"
Lu Ze looked at Hoopa curiously. Hoopa first greeted Latios and Latias, whom it had once fought alongside, then ignored the fierce glare from the Hoopa on the sofa and spoke to Lu Ze.
"It's like this. Ash said today is his final, and he wants to invite you to watch his match in person."
After Hoopa finished gesturing animatedly, Lu Ze was stunned again.
"Wait, the final is today?"
Lu Ze was puzzled. He had been back for almost two months, hadn't he? The tournament had seemed about to begin when he returned, so why was it only reaching the final now?
Even if time flowed differently in the two worlds, the difference should not have been this great.
"That's right. Ash specifically came to find me and asked me to bring you over."
Hoopa smiled as it casually accepted some food from Snorlax beside it.
After taking a bite of the