Seeing that Ash insisted on going to see Xia You, Dawn had no choice but to take out her phone and send Xia You several messages explaining what had happened.
But every message she sent disappeared without a trace, without so much as a single reply.
This made Dawn quite worried.
Fortunately, when they returned to the hotel, they found Xia You sitting in a chair outside after taking a shower.
But apart from him, there was no sign of Cogita.
Though she was a little curious about why Cogita had not come out with him, Dawn did not dwell on it. She simply said to Xia You, "Xia You, look who we ran into!"
After a long time apart, Xia You saw Ash again.
Though he was still that same ten-year-old child, it had to be said that after traveling for so long, Ash had visibly grown much more composed.
Even his bearing had become steadier.
Compared with before, he really had made great progress.
"Xia You!!"
Before they even drew close, Xia You heard Ash's distinctively loud voice. Looking up, he also saw Ash's trademark baseball cap and the Pikachu on his shoulder.
You've interrupted my fun.
He had only just finished a round in the bathroom and had been about to carry Cogita into the bedroom to properly savor this feast, only to be interrupted.
Giving Ash a resigned look, Xia You did not get up, merely waving a hand casually.
"We meet again."
The "coldness" of Xia You's attitude did nothing to dampen Ash's enthusiasm. The moment he saw Xia You, he was as warm as if he were greeting family.
Still, it had to be said that time was a wondrous thing.
The last time they had met, Ash had still seemed like a rash