Because they had jumped onto the ferry after it had already departed, Ash was inevitably called in for a talk by the ferry captain.

The ferry captain was a young man named White, and after some conversation, the misunderstanding was cleared up.

"Oh, so you are Trainers who have embarked on a journey with dreams in your hearts!"

White looked at Ash and his group in surprise.

"Yes!"

Ash and his group nodded in unison.

"Upstream of this river, in the forest near our village, there are many Pokemon!" White said.

Ash seemed to recall something and asked, "Is that so? Then, Mr. White, could you please take us to see that forest?"

"No problem, but once we reach the station, we will have to transfer to my own boat."

"That's not a problem!"

Just as Ash's group was talking.

Pikachu and Eevee sensed something at the same time, and their eyes involuntarily turned toward the forest on the riverbank.

A large Pokemon silhouette appeared in the forest.

"Pika Pika!"

"Eevee!"

Hearing the commotion, everyone turned to look.

"Was that just now... Suicune?" Misty said uncertainly.

Ash confirmed, "Yes, it is!"

"You are really lucky to be able to see such a rare Pokemon!" White said with envy.

As a native of the Johto region, he had heard the legends of the Sanctuary Beasts since he was a child, and he hadn't expected to see one with his own eyes today.

After a two-and-a-half-hour voyage, the ferry arrived at the destination pier.

After finishing his shift handover, White prepared his special boat.

Before long, the group headed toward the unknown forest.

The appearance of Suicune made Ash recall a certain plot, but he wasn't entirely sure, so he asked:

"Mr. White, besides the legend of Suicune, are there any more mysterious rumors in your village?"

"More mysterious rumors? Let me think..."

White fell into deep thought, and after a moment, he slowly said, "There is indeed one legend, but it is unique to the forest near my home.

I heard from the village elders that there is a Pokemon in that forest known as the Guardian of the Forest, but none of us have ever seen it. It is rumored to have the power to travel through time and space..."

"Travel through time and space?!"

Misty and Brock were deeply shocked.

While Ash's face remained calm, his heart was already unable to contain his excitement.

Is it Professor Oak when he was young?

Finally going to meet him!

Ahem, Ash didn't have any other strange thoughts; he just simply wanted to get to know this young Samuel Oak Oak.

In the sky.

The Team Rocket Trio had somehow managed to get a pedal-powered glider and were pedaling furiously to track Ash's group.

"No matter where the Ash goes."

"We Team Rockets will follow!"

"Before we snatch the Ash's Pokemon, we absolutely cannot give up!"

The Team Rocket Trio said one after another.

The next second, Jessie, who was sitting in the front, chose to go on strike.

The glider lost a power source and plummeted straight down.

"Ah! Didn't I say we couldn't stop?" James said in a panic.

"Ah~ What a terrible feeling!"

...

At this time, Ash's group arrived in front of a waterfall with a drop of several dozen meters.

Looking at the rushing waterfall, Misty turned her head in confusion to look at White, who was steering the boat, "Mr. White?"

"No problem, rest assured."

White pressed a few buttons on the helm, and two balloons immediately inflated on both sides of the boat, causing it to slowly float upward.

After flying over the waterfall, the boat flew straight into the forest.

After flying for less than ten minutes, White shouted, "Alright, we're here!"

Brock looked down, "Huh? Where? It's still just forest down there!"

"Look carefully!"

As the boat slowly descended, wooden houses built on trees appeared before them.

"They're treehouses!"

"This is our village, Arborville!" White introduced.

After a brief stay, Ash's group bid farewell to White and headed toward the forest.

Just as the group arrived at the entrance of the forest, an old Grandma walked out of a nearby treehouse and shouted at them, "Wait a minute, I haven't seen you before. Are you going into the forest?"

"Ah, yes!"

Ash and his group nodded.

"If you are going into the forest, you had better listen to what my Grandma has to say!"

At this moment, a beautiful girl walked up from behind the group.

Seeing the beautiful girl, Brock immediately stuck to her, "Ah! That goes without saying!

I am Brock, traveling with the goal of becoming the world's number one Pokemon Breeder. Miss, may I ask your name? And if it's convenient, could you please give me your phone number? Email address is fine too!"

"Uh..."

Looking at Brock's lecherous expression, the girl couldn't help but step back twice.

Misty reached out in time to rescue her and pulled Brock aside.

The girl breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I am Meijiu. My Grandma has always been guarding the entrance to this forest!"

"When you hear the voice of the forest, you must stay where you are and absolutely do not walk around!" Meijiu's Grandma cautioned Ash's group.

"The voice of the forest? It seems Mr. White said something similar! It's emitted by the Guardian of the Forest, right?" Misty said.

"Oh, White has already told you! There is indeed such a rumor about the forest ahead." Meijiu said.

"If you don't want to get lost in the forest, you must do as I say!"

"We understand, then we'll be going! Grandma, thank you for the reminder!"

Ash's group said, and then walked into the forest.

After entering the forest, the group was truly amazed. This forest was well protected by Arborville; wild Pokemon could be seen everywhere, and the entire forest was full of vitality, with lush greenery everywhere.

The group didn't go far before a strange sound came from the forest. The color of the surrounding treetops all turned light blue, and they were emitting a faint glow.

"Is this... the voice of the forest?"

The next second, two special Aura signatures appeared out of thin air in Ash's perception.

"Over there!"

After sensing them, Ash ran in the direction from which the Aura was coming.

Seeing Ash run off, Misty quickly followed.

Among the three, the only honest one, Brock, remembered Meijiu's Grandma's words and said, "Hey, isn't it better not to walk around!"

But seeing Ash and the other running far away, he scanned the area, felt a strange panic in his heart, and quickly followed.

Soon, the group witnessed a boy appearing out of thin air in front of a shrine.

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