Not a trainer this time.

Chapter 627 Hero Expedition Team Member +1
"Pikapi..."

Xiaozhi and Pikachu looked at the scene in disbelief.

Especially Xiaozhi, he stood there in a daze, unable to come to his senses for a long time. That Shadow Hoopa and so many legendary Pokémon were defeated so easily by Mr. Naoki?
At this moment, except for Kyurem, the Pokémon summoned and controlled by Shadow Hoopa also arrived one after another.

However, they did not come forward, but floated slowly on both sides of Naoki, looking at what was happening here.

Groudon, Kyogre, Rayquaza, Ho-Oh, Crown of the White Horse, Giratina...

"Wow……"

Xiaozhi's eyes suddenly showed excitement. Mr. Naoki, it turned out to be the mysterious masked man!
"Xiaozhi, you did a good job." Naoki nodded at him, and then said: "Thank you for your hard work, Latias, Latios."

"Woo~"

The matter was over, and the legendary Pokémon summoned by Shadow Hoopa began to embark on the return journey one after another.

A surge of space-time energy surged in the sky, and two whirlpools slowly emerged. Dialga and Palkia flew into them and returned to their own latitude.

Rayquaza nodded at Naoki, and its huge body rushed into the sky like a dragon, and soon disappeared.

Giratina originally wanted to go back with Naoki, but when it saw that Naoki seemed to have some unfinished business, it roared and turned back to the reverse world.

In the end, only Gurudon, Groudon and Calyx were left by Naoki's side.

Seeing Groudon's expression, Naoki couldn't help but twitch his lips, but still said to Hoopa:

"Hoopa, please send Groudon back to where it came from!"

"No problem! Leave it to Hoopa!"

A golden halo flew out from Hoopa and formed a huge gate of light in front of Groudon.

Groudon walked in and didn't breathe a sigh of relief until he saw the familiar scene around him.

Fortunately, I'm back.

The halo was retracted, and at this time, Meyali and Balza and his party quickly rushed back with the completed Punishment Pot.

When they saw that Hoopa had calmed down, they froze in place.

"Where is Shadow Hoopa?" Balza tried to look for him, but he could not find any trace of Shadow Hoopa.

Meiyali covered her mouth and looked in disbelief at Hupa who was grinning with a sly smile.

"Hoopa here!" Hoopa said.

"What on earth is going on?" Serena's eyes were full of confusion.

"Mr. Naoki used his power to purify Shadow Hoopa's anger. Now Hoopa has regained its true power!" Xiaozhi explained to everyone excitedly.

Meiyali and Balza were stunned for a moment.

Anger... purified? How on earth did that happen?
But soon, Balza reacted quickly. He looked at Naoki and thanked him sincerely.

"Thank you very much for your help, Mr. Naoki."

"You're welcome." Naoki turned his gaze to Hoopa again: "It's not completely over yet."

Balza was startled: "What do you mean?"

"Although Hoopa has regained its true power, the power of punishment imposed on it has not been lifted," Naoki explained.

After hearing this, Balza and Meyali immediately understood.

Hoopa, it hasn't been able to penetrate its own halo yet!
Hoopa turned back into Little Hoopa again, and it summoned a halo and tried to pass through.

But it was as if there was a layer of light film blocking it, and no matter how hard it tried, it couldn't get through.

Hoopa couldn't help but feel a little discouraged.

Seeing this, Xiaozhi immediately ran forward, hugged Hoopa, and wanted to take it through with him.

"Don't give up, Hoopa! We're going to do this together!"

Hoopa was stunned for a moment, then he looked at the serious Xiaozhi in front of him, and then nodded his head vigorously: "Yeah! Hoopa hasn't given up yet!"

"come on!"

After that, Xiaozhi rushed into the halo with Hoopa in his arms.

But he was unrestricted and passed through in one go, while Hoopa was still blocked on the other side.

Xiaozhi still didn't give up. Since it didn't work from the other side, he would pull it from this side!
"Hoopa, give me your hand!" Xiaozhi grabbed Hoopa's hand.

"Let's help too!" Selina and Hitlon also ran forward.

"Brother, you go to the back and I will help from the front!" said Mei Yali.

Balza hummed, and the brother and sister came to the two sides of the halo respectively, stretched out their hands, and the Arceus pendants hanging around their necks suddenly emitted a golden glow.

The light enveloped Hoopa, trying to help it break the seal.

Time passed by minute by minute, and everyone gritted their teeth, trying to break through the seal through brute force.

"..."

After a while, Naoki sighed, walked forward and said to Hoopa:
"Hoopa, have you not yet understood the true meaning of punishment?"

"Punishment?" Hoopa looked at Naoki while exerting force.

"Now that you have such powerful strength, if you return to the Valley of Creation with Meyalibalza, will you use this power to bring disaster to the Valley of Creation like you did a hundred years ago?" Naoki asked.

Hearing this, Mei Yali and Balza were slightly startled.

Hoopa shook his head vigorously. "Of course not! Meiyali and Balza are Hoopa's family! Everyone in the Valley of Creation is also very kind to Hoopa. Hoopa will not hurt them!"

"So you already understood?" Naoki smiled slightly: "Look, everyone is working hard for you, waiting for you to lift the seal. Everyone in the Valley of Creation is also waiting for you to come back and make trouble and live with you."

Hoopa was stunned for a moment, and all the past events emerged in his mind.

Whether it was a hundred years ago or the experience in the Valley of Creation...

family……

That's right! Gulis also said this to it, they are family, Meyali and Balza are also family!
Everybody is waiting for it to come back!
When the time comes, it will use its true power to help everyone, and it will never mess up again this time!
Realizing this, Hoopa felt the barrier in front of him suddenly disappear.

The next second, its body miraculously passed through the halo.

Hoopa looked at his halo with surprise on his face: "Hoopa did it!"

Meyali and Balza were also extremely excited.

"Very good……"

Everyone high-fived to celebrate.

Naoki stood not far away and watched this scene, thinking to himself that this is indeed a world of idealism!

Hoopa has his own family and friends in the Valley of Creation, and it seems unlikely that he will be able to return to live in the World Tree with them.

After a little thought, Naoki gave up his original plan.

As for now... now that the work is done, it's time for them to go home!
Naoki asks Hoopa to use the halo to send himself, Guerrero and Crown of Buds back to the ranch.

Hoopa readily agreed: "Leave it to Hoopa!"

"Mr. Naoki, goodbye!" Xiaozhi and Pikachu waved goodbye to Naoki vigorously.

"Good luck to the Carlos Conference!" Naoki smiled slightly.

"I definitely will!" Xiaozhi's eyes were full of fighting spirit.

Naoki glanced at Yurika and Serena again.

Now that the Flash Team's crisis has been resolved, Xiaoruan will probably continue traveling with Yurika. Now it seems that Yurika is also a true beast girl! As for Serena...

In fact, this is the first companion in the anime who expressed affection for Satoshi. It's a pity that Satoshi only knew about Pokémon battles and missed the girl's affection.

However, these are all Xiaozhi's stories.

Naoki withdrew his gaze and looked back at the hero's expedition team.

"I'll be waiting for you at the ranch."

"miu~" Mew, Bear Baby and Victini nodded happily.

When the New Year is approaching, they will go back to the pasture!
"Well, goodbye, everyone!"

Naoki nodded to everyone, then turned around, walked through the halo, and returned to the ranch.

At the very end, Xiaozhi and his friends said goodbye to Hoopa, Balza and Meyali, and embarked on a journey to the next city where the badge was located.

Hoopa, Balza and Meyali left Desert City and returned to their hometown, the Valley of Creation.

Now that Hoopa has gained full power, he will finally stop messing things up.

It successfully summoned rain to help Grandpa Dam irrigate the fields, and a happy smile appeared on Grandpa Dam's face.

It used its strength to help Granny Mira carry the goods that she could not move, and Granny Mira happily gave it a lot of donuts to eat.

One thing after another.

Hoopa is always happy when he sees the smiles on everyone’s faces.

Mew, Victini and Baby Bear, who came with Hoopa, were also sincerely happy for Hoopa.

They originally wanted to invite Hoopa to join the Great Hero Expedition, but now it seems that Hoopa has his own life here.

So, after staying in the Valley of Creation for a few days, Mew, Baby Bear, and Victini found Hoopa.

"miu!" (We are leaving!)

Hoopa was stunned for a moment, then quickly asked, "Where are you going?"

The baby bear replied, "Yi-mo!" (We are the Great Adventure Team. We are going to continue our journey and help Pokémon in need all over the world!)

"Will Hoopa be able to see you again in the future?" Hoopa asked reluctantly.

"miu～" (Of course you can～)
Curious about the adventures of the expedition team, Hoopa slept next to them that night and listened to them tell about the interesting things that happened during their trip.

For example, they helped a careless Farfetch'd find some green onions, helped a Nine-Tailed Fox fulfill its wish together with Naoki, resolved the war crisis between an Armored Rhinoceros and a Desert Dragonfly, and helped them reconcile, and so on.

Hoopa listened to these words with eyes wide open with curiosity.

The journey of the Hero Expedition Team sounds so interesting!

It also wants to come over and play!

But the Valley of Creation still needs its help...

Hoopa sighed, and Meiyali soon noticed his depressed look.

"What's wrong, Hupa? Did you encounter something unhappy?" Mei Yali asked.

Hoopa then told Mayali the story of the heroic expedition.

After listening, Meiyali immediately understood what Hoopa was thinking.

She smiled gently and said to Hoopa, "If you want to go, you can also travel with Dream and the others!"

Hoopa looked up in disbelief, but soon, he became worried again: "But if Hoopa leaves, what will happen to Mayali and Balza? Hoopa will miss Mayali and Balza, and you will miss Hoopa too, right?"

Meiyali smiled and then pointed at the halo around Hoopa.

"You can pass through the halo now, right? If you miss us, you can pass through it anytime and anywhere and come back to the Valley of Creation to meet us!"

"That's right!" Hoopa laughed foolishly.

So the next morning, when the expedition team packed up and prepared to say goodbye to Hoopa, Balza and Meyali, they saw Hoopa following out with a lot of bags on his back.

As it chased, it shouted, "Wait for Hoopa!"

Menghuan looked over in confusion: "Miu?"

Are these packages gifts for them?

But the next second, what Hoopa said made several Pokémon of the hero's expedition team stunned.

"Huppa has decided to go out with you guys!" Hoopa said excitedly, "Meyali and Balza have also agreed!"

"One?!"

"miu?"

"Nini?!"

The three Pokémon were extremely shocked.

Baby Bear still retains his original thoughts: "What... What?" (But if you leave, what will Meiya Libalza and everyone else in the Valley of Creation do?)
"It doesn't matter!" Hoopa summoned the halo on his body: "As long as the halo is there, Hoopa can come back anytime and anywhere, and see Meiyali and Balza anytime and anywhere!"

Baby Bear, Dream, Victini: "..."

I almost forgot Hoopa has a magical aura.

At this time, Balza and Meiyali also came out of the house. The brother and sister looked at Hupa who was carrying a lot of bags and said:

"Safe travels!"

"Hupa got it!" Hoopa smiled and waved to the two of them: "Meyali, when Balza misses Hoopa, Hoopa will come back to see you!"

Mei Yali burst into laughter: "Go ahead, have fun."

"Yeah!" Hoopa nodded vigorously.

It's getting late, and it's time for them to set off.

After saying their final goodbyes, Mew, Baby Bear, Victini, and Hoopa boarded the Zapdos, left the Valley of Creation, and flew in a farther direction.

What awaits them ahead is a brand new journey.

*
October 203, 10 of the Alliance Calendar, winter.

As soon as autumn passed, a new round of cooling began in the Padiasi region.

The gym tour has come to an end, and gym masters from all over the country have begun their vacations one after another.

What follows is the upcoming alliance conference.

The strange tree also had a holiday, and before it snowed, Naoki began to plan to spend the winter in the Alola region.

There were no problems with the Pokémon on the ranch either. The ranch he had bought in the Alola region had complete facilities and a large open grassland for the Pokémon to run around.

For the mount goats and the salt stone giants, it was just a change of location.

Naoki has also made an agreement with Zack that he plans to take his family and Pokémon to the warm Alola to spend the winter this year and temporarily stop shipping products abroad.

Xiaoshu is now ten months old. After a month of practice, she can already clearly call out "Dad" and "Mom".

Next is a critical period in the child’s growth—learning to stand.

The weather in Padia is cold, and children can only stay in the living room if they want to move around. In comparison, the Alola region is more suitable.

The open grassland and warm and comfortable climate are not only suitable for Pokémon, but also for small trees to practice standing and explore the world.

Thinking of this, Naoki had an idea in his mind.

It’s decided. We’ll set off to the Alola region the day after tomorrow to spend the winter!
(End of this chapter)