On the other side of the island, Wang Yao sat by the river with a blade of grass in his mouth. Beside him, Grovyle dangled his tail in the river, fishing.
Wang Yao patted Grovyle on the shoulder and complained, "Come on, buddy, can you actually do this? It's been ages, and you haven't caught a single Pokémon."
"Cha."
Grovyle rolled his eyes speechlessly. I'm not a fishing rod, and there's no bait on my tail, either. It would be a miracle if I caught a Pokémon like this.
Wang Yao looked up at the blazing sun. This isn't getting us anywhere.
Just then, a Magikarp underwater stared at the two green leaves, deep in thought. Do they think I'm an idiot? They think they can catch me with some lousy leaves?
The more Magikarp thought about it, the angrier he grew. He quickly surfaced and, seeing Wang Yao and Grovyle staring wide-eyed at him, sprang up with a Bounce. With a smack of his tail, he splashed water all over them.
The river water made Wang Yao shudder. "Why, you little-take him out!"
The leaves on the backs of Grovyle's hands swiftly lengthened into green blades. Raising his Leaf Blade, he leaped at Magikarp.
Wang Yao had thought Magikarp would dodge this attack, but to his surprise, the fish didn't even try, simply letting Grovyle knock him onto the bank with a slash.
"Huh???"
Wang Yao's head was full of questions. Did this guy deliberately let me catch him? Is he after a free meal ticket for life?
After washing up, Ye Qing crouched beside the river with his two Pokémon. Looking at the indistinct shapes underwater, he decided, "Let's go down and take a look."
"Mino."
Milotic raised her head and dove into the water first. The