After the three had escaped from danger, Diya led them to his temporary residence.
At the same time.
The trio engaged in some brief exchanges, revealing a bit of their identities to each other.
"What Pokémon was that just now?"
Ash Ketchum was full of curiosity, and Pikachu on his shoulder wore a similar expression.
"Guzzlord, it's an Ultimate Beast," Natsuhiko explained amicably.
"Ultimate Beast?!"
Natsuhiko didn't say anything further, just looked at Diya.
Diya chuckled bitterly.
He slowly explained, "It's indeed Guzzlord, and because of its existence, this place has become like this."
Then he briefly recounted the events.
Diya originally lived on Melemele Island in the Alola Region, but one day, Guzzlord suddenly appeared on Melemele Island.
Determined, Diya joined the Ultimate Patrol Team, attempting to defeat Guzzlord.
However.
They found themselves helpless against Guzzlord, and their efforts ultimately ended in failure.
Therefore, the Ultimate Patrol Team evacuated all the island's residents, leaving the already devastated place to Guzzlord.
But Diya disagreed with their approach, choosing to leave the Ultimate Patrol Team and stay behind alone to fight Guzzlord, using the now-ruined Pokemon Academy as his base to find a way to deal with Guzzlord.
That's roughly his story.
"Alola?! Is this also Melemele Island?!"
After hearing Diya's explanation, Ash Ketchum was stunned.
Just over an hour ago, he was fighting Tapu Koko in the dense jungles of Melemele Island. How had it turned into this?
But when he saw the ruined yet oddly familiar Pokemon Academy.
Ash Ketchum became bewildered.
Diya, too, found Ash's shock peculiar.
"Parallel universe, perhaps," Natsuhiko said slowly, gazing at the now completely desolate Pokemon Academy in front of him.
"Parallel universe?"
Diya and Ash Ketchum looked at Natsuhiko.
Natsuhiko shook his head and spoke softly:
"This is indeed Melemele Island, Ash. Where you were before was also Melemele Island, and I also come from Melemele Island."
"Mr. Natsuhiko, you also come from Melemele Island?"
This made Ash Ketchum even more confused.
But Diya seemed to vaguely understand what Natsuhiko meant.
"The process of coming here was somewhat similar to yours, Ash. I also came through Tapu Koko's power."
Ash Ketchum opened his mouth.
"Can it be understood this way? If we consider the time Ash is in as 'now,' then the world we are in now is the 'future' of his world, and Mr. Natsuhiko's world, compared to Ash's, would be the 'past'?" Diya speculated.
"That's roughly correct," Natsuhiko nodded.
The difference is, in your world, I don't exist... Natsuhiko silently added in his heart.
"'Past,' 'future,' 'now'?" Ash Ketchum counted on his fingers, feeling lost.
"Don't worry, just understand it as Tapu Koko calling us here to solve the problems," Natsuhiko patted Ash's shoulder.
Making him understand was indeed a bit difficult.
"Oh~~"
With some thought, Ash nodded.
Then Natsuhiko looked at Diya, "I have some questions, could Mr. Diya answer for me?"
Having witnessed Natsuhiko's strength, Diya showed respect towards him.
"Please go ahead."
"With Melemele Island becoming like this, what about the Alliance?" Natsuhiko asked.
Even if this Guzzlord is troublesome, without the Ultimate Cave, it's hard to deal with. But speaking of it, it's just at an Elite Candidate Level strength. Couldn't a few Elite Trainers easily defeat it?
"The Alliance... is busy guarding the Ultimate Megacity, dealing with the Ultimate Beasts continuously emerging from the Ultimate Cave," Diya said dejectedly.
With that said, Natsuhiko understood.
If the Ultimate Beasts from the Ultimate Cave are invading the Pokemon Realm en masse, then it's truly troublesome.
Just unknown why in this world, the Ethereum Foundation hasn't developed the Ultimate Ball.
With an Ultimate Ball, Ultimate Beasts could actually be handled without much difficulty.
"What about other regions?"
"They're all dealing with their own problems," Diya replied.
Which means.
The Alola Region has to handle its own issues?
With Ultimate Megacity and Ultimate Beasts, what can the Alola Alliance do, what if the Ethereum Foundation is backstabbing them?
Ethereum Foundation....
Wait.
Natsuhiko suddenly thought of something.
"What about Giovanni, the Rocket Team Leader?"
Natsuhiko asked the final question.
"Do you mean the Rainbow Rocket Team?"
Natsuhiko realized.
The Rainbow Rocket Team was indeed established, so the Ethereum Foundation naturally ceased to exist.
Without the research results from the Ethereum Foundation on the Ultimate Cave and Ultimate Beasts for decades, the Ultimate Ball couldn't be developed anytime soon.
Now the Alola Region has the Alola Alliance, and also the Rainbow Rocket Team, Ultimate Megacity, and Ultimate Beasts.
What a mess.
Seeing Natsuhiko bow his head in thought, Diya said nothing further.
But Natsuhiko's arrival gave him a glimpse of hope for dealing with Guzzlord.
Ash Ketchum: Did you forget someone?
"Anyway, let's rest for now," Natsuhiko waved his hand.
Grrrr——