Because Groudon and Kyogre were gone.
Silmen, Daigo, and a few others searched the experimental base. They found the laboratory where the replicas were made.
But this was useless to them.
So they didn't bother with it.
As for the Mewtwo Balls.
Although useless to Ye Feng, he destroyed them all before leaving.
Therefore, this island was a废 island.
There was no point in staying here.
Silmen and the others came to the edge of the island. Preparing to leave.
This trip had been costly.
Silmen and Daigo were still thinking about how to explain things when they returned.
But then something even more devastating happened!
"Damn it! Where are my Pokémon!!!!"
Silmen originally only had two Pokémon.
One was Groudon, and the other was Gyarados.
He didn't even want to bring Gyarados.
But Groudon, as a legendary Pokémon, couldn't even fly.
So he brought a Gyarados to use as transportation.
But now Gyarados was gone.
With Silmen's actions.
Daigo and Mikuri also quickly looked at their waists.
They found that their Poké Balls were also gone.
These missing Poké Balls were, without a doubt, Ye Feng's doing.
"Ahhhhhh!!!"
"Ye Feng!!!!"
Silmen was relatively fine.
He wasn't a trainer, so losing one or two Pokémon wasn't a big deal.
But Daigo and Mikuri were different!
Both were world-class trainers!
Their attitude towards their Pokémon was both as tools and with some affection.
Now, they were gone.
They were devastated!
Although for Daigo, he didn't lack money or resources, he could just train again.
But as mentioned before.
Retraining required not only money and resources but also a lot of time and energy.
And Mikuri was even more miserable.
At least Daigo had a father.
He relied on himself.
Now, his six main Pokémon were gone.
The money he had earned for most of his life would probably be spent on retraining his Pokémon.
All three were quite distraught.
The two men and one woman present dared not speak.
Although their Pokémon were gone, the means to contact the outside world were still there.
Soon.
Several helicopters arrived.
And took Silmen, Daigo, and Mikuri away.
Before they left.
The two men and one woman quickly pleaded for help:
"Young Master Silmen, Young Master Daigo, and Master Mikuri, please save us and take us with you!!!!"
If it were just Groudon and Kyogre that were gone.
They might still have taken them.
But this time, not only were the two ancient Pokémon gone, but their main Pokémon were also gone.
They had no mood for such things.
They ordered their subordinates to fly away in helicopters.
Thus.
The two men and one woman had no means of contact.
No, they did, but they were affected by the island and signal issues.
They couldn't get through.
Unlike Daigo and the others, who could.
Thus, what would happen to the two men and one woman on this small island?
...
Ye Feng returned to Celadon City.
Not long after.
Ash and the others also woke up.
They talked to each other, and Ye Feng said everything was over.
Ash and the others didn't ask much.
Afterward.
May, who had collected five badges, was going to compete in the Grand Festival in Slateport City.
She asked Ye Feng if he wanted to go.
Ye Feng was bored anyway.
So he went.
Hoenn Region, Slateport City: A harbor for communication between humans and Pokémon.
The biggest difference between those participating in the Grand Festival and those participating in the main competition was:
Regardless of gender, they were all quite good-looking.
It felt like going to an art academy.
Handsome men and beautiful women were a feast for the eyes.
"Wow, excuse me, are you Ye Feng?"
At the registration hall.
A female participant in the Pokémon Contest recognized Ye Feng.
Afterward, she pursued Ye Feng relentlessly.
Such as:
"Wow, I didn't expect to see you here."
"You're even more handsome than on TV."
"Are you also here for the Grand Festival?" and so on.
In short, Ye Feng's popularity was terrifying.
After May successfully registered, and they went to the contestant dormitories.
They encountered someone.
"Mom!"
That's right!
It was May's mother, Mitsuko.
As her precious daughter was competing, of course, her mother had to come to watch and cheer her daughter on.
Seeing Mitsuko, May and Max naturally asked why their father, Norman, wasn't coming.
Mitsuko looked a little troubled, but then her expression changed: he had something to do.
Everyone was happy to be reunited.
After dinner in the evening.
Contestant Dormitory.
It wasn't just contestants living here; anyone who knew and was with a contestant could also stay here.
"Mom, where are you going?"
Around ten o'clock at night.
May and Max went to bed.
Mitsuko was leaving the room.
"Oh, my sleep quality hasn't been good lately, so I need to sleep in a separate room."
Hearing this, May and Max didn't say anything more.
The siblings, along with Ash and Brock, shared a room with bunk beds.
Mitsuko left the room and walked about ten meters to the left, to another room.
The other room had the same layout as May's.
The difference was that only one person lived inside.
A man.
An extremely handsome man.
Ye Feng.
As the saying goes, a day apart feels like three years.
The meeting between Ye Feng and Mitsuko was also like this.
Without a word, the two immediately began their "training."
This "training" lasted for a full three hours.
From south to north, and from north to south.
Finally, they embraced each other.
Mitsuko closed her eyes.
Feeling very comfortable.
But after a while, she said:
"Ye Feng, I think my husband might know what's going on between us."
Hearing this.
Ye Feng frowned: "He knows? How did he find out?"
Mitsuko blushed.
"It's all your fault, leaving those traces in the kitchen, on the table."
"The morning you left, when he woke up, I didn't have time to clean up, and it seemed he discovered it."
"Although he didn't show anything at the time, he became colder and colder towards me."
"Less than a month later, he told me he had something to do and was going away for a while."
"It's been three months, who knows where he's gone."
"Oh, I see."
Ye Feng nodded: "Are you scared?"
Mitsuko: "Of course I'm scared."
Ye Feng: "What's there to be afraid of? If Norman doesn't want you, I want you."
His warm words warmed Mitsuko's heart.
Ye Feng hugged her and said gently:
"It's okay, I'm here. If something really happens, I'll treat May and Max as my own children."
...
The next morning.
The Pokémon Contest Grand Festival officially began.
The Grand Festival was divided into three stages.
The first and second stages involved Coordinators and their Pokémon performing, and then the judges would score them. Those with higher scores would advance to the next round.
The third stage.
Was Pokémon battles.
Double battles.
Whoever could persevere to the end in this stage.
Would be the champion of the Grand Festival.
Becoming one of the top Coordinators.