Melemele Island, Alola Region.
In a forest somewhere.
Xia Yan slowly opened his eyes.
"Tapu—"
Tapu Koko hovered right in front of him, its colorful eyes fixed on Xia Yan.
"I'm back?"
Xia Yan looked around, and the dense jungle confirmed which world he was currently in.
And Tapu Koko's body coloring looked normal too.
He let out a small sigh of relief.
In the original storyline, Dia and Ash were supposed to send Guzzlord back into the Ultra Wormhole together, but that might have only been one of the goals.
More importantly, Tapu Koko wanted to use Ash to warn the Alola Region of that time not to repeat the same mistakes.
Though the Alola Region was called the countryside of the Pokémon World, its level of development was fairly average.
But it was precisely because of that that the Alola Region had been able to endure.
Dealing with Guzzlord was a minor matter; having Ash issue a warning—or rather, a caution—was the important part.
However, because of Xia Yan's involvement, the original storyline had changed considerably.
Buzzwole's sudden appearance had been the greatest unexpected development.
But now that he thought about it carefully.
The reason Tapu Koko had chosen to send Xia Yan over there.
Was also so Xia Yan could take on the same responsibility as Ash, right?
To use the fate of Melemele Island in that world to warn the people of this one.
Especially now, when the Alola Region had just opened up and a flood of people and capital was pouring in, this was the most critical turning point.
"Tapu Koko, is that what you meant?" Xia Yan asked softly.
Seeing that Xia Yan had finally understood its intentions after thinking it over, Tapu Koko's expression changed for the first time.
Its eyes curved