Chapter 129: Searching for the Crystal Rock Snake
Upon landing on Sunburst Island, the first thing that greeted Ash's group in the town was a street full of shops selling glass products.
"Wow, Serena, look at these glass Pokemon statues, they're so beautiful!" Misty exclaimed, pulling Serena's shoulder and pointing to the merchandise displayed in a shop.
"Mmm, mmm, they are indeed beautiful. It's a pity they're too big, otherwise, I could buy them as gifts," Serena said with some regret.
The group walked along, admiring the glass products, and as they reached a quiet, deserted shop, a conversation between a young man and a little girl caught Ash's attention.
"What's going on? Why hasn't your shop closed yet?"
"But..."
"You don't have anything to sell, so why keep the shop open? Go back and tell your brother that if he has no talent, he should just give up."
"You're talking nonsense... that's not true at all." The little girl lowered her head and sobbed, looking wronged.
As soon as the little girl cried, the man panicked, "Alright, alright... please don't cry..."
"Hey, how can you bully a child!" Misty scolded.
"Who are you? Are you her friends?"
Misty had no habit of introducing herself and said coldly, "Who we are isn't important. What's important is how can a grown man like you bully a child? Don't you have any shame?!"
"If it doesn't concern you, don't meddle. Being neighbors with a shop like this, customers won't come over at all."
The man also didn't want to get entangled further, so he turned and walked into the shop next door after speaking.
"No customers isn't necessarily someone else's fault. It's wrong of you to blame others indiscriminately like this.
You should reflect on your own shop instead. Good wine needs no bush. How can customers come if you attribute the blame to others?" Serena spoke up.
The man who had just walked into the shop next door heard Serena's words and was so embarrassed his toes could dig out a three-bedroom, one-living-room apartment.
"Serena, there's no need to get entangled with such an ill-mannered person," Ash comforted.
Serena nodded, then looked at the little girl and asked, "Little sister, are you alright?"
The little girl wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes and said seriously, "I'm fine, thank you, big brother and big sister."
Misty looked at the empty display stands inside the shop and asked, "Little sister, are you running the shop by yourself?"
"No, all the glass items are made by my brother, Mateo."
"Is that so? But why is your shop..."
"Actually, it's because my brother can't make very good glass products, that's why the shop is like this. Oh, by the way, big brother and big sister, my name is Marissa."
"So Marissa, has your brother always been busy with your shop?" Ash asked.
"Not at all. My brother only took over the shop recently. If he could find the Crystal Onyx, I believe my brother would definitely be able to make very good glass products," Marissa said confidently.
"Crystal Onyx! So there really is a legend about it on this island, huh?"
Misty also wanted to see what an Onix made of crystal looked like.
"My grandpa saw it with his own eyes when he was young, which is why he left this shop behind. But my grandpa passed away, and my brother was forced to take over the shop," Marissa said, her voice a little sad.
"I'm sorry, I made you recall sad memories," Misty said with an apologetic look.
"Marissa, can you take us inside to have a look?" Serena inquired.
"Of course, big brother and big sister, please come in!"
Marissa led Ash's group into the glass workshop inside the shop.
There, the group met Marissa's brother, Mateo.
"I'm so sorry, my sister has caused you trouble!"
Ash waved his hand and said, "No, not at all. Actually, we also came to Sunburst Island because of the rumors of the Crystal Onyx."
"Are those glass products over there made by you, Mateo? They look pretty good. Why don't you put them out front to sell?" Serena asked, pointing to several glass statues on a nearby table.
"No, these are no good at all. They're far too inferior compared to what Grandpa made. Grandpa's Pokemon statues all seemed to have souls, looking like living Pokemon, but these statues I make are still just statues."
Mateo was angry at his own craftsmanship. He took out a lifelike Onix glass product and said, "This is a Crystal Onyx piece made by my grandpa. You can take a look."
"Wow! It really looks alive!" Serena exclaimed.
Ash and the others also had the feeling that the Onix on the statue could move at any moment.
"Grandpa said that the Crystal Onyx has actually always been on Sunburst Island, but I've searched everywhere on the island and still haven't found any trace of it."
"No, there's one place on this island you haven't been to," Ash said.
"Huh?" Mateo looked at Ash in confusion.
"I've seen the map of this island. Sunburst Island has another part, but the path to that island is submerged by seawater," Ash explained.
"You mean, the Crystal Onyx is on that small island?"
As a local, Mateo naturally knew what island Ash was referring to. He had suspected that place too, but that island was like Sunburst Island's neighbor, separated by the sea.
"That's right!"
Outside the shop.
Team Rocket Trio was listening through the wall with a stethoscope.
After hearing Ash reveal where the Crystal Onyx was, the three rascals rushed non-stop towards the small island on the side of Sunburst Island.
They wanted to set up traps, trying to take the Crystal Onyx away before Ash arrived.
With a target in mind, Mateo picked up his well-trained Pokémon and rushed non-stop towards the small island on the side.
Ash and the others followed behind him.
The group had only walked a short distance on the beach when Mateo, who was running at the front, fell into Team Rocket Trio's trap.
"This trap... could it be Team Rockets' masterpiece?" Misty wondered, looking at the three-meter-deep pit.
"Since you asked so sincerely!"
"Then we will mercifully tell you."
As Jessie and James just started, they saw Ash and the others staring at them with expressions of looking at idiots. James asked with slight shock, "Eh? Ash, why didn't you fall into the trap?"
"Pikachu, give them a send-off," Ash said.
Seeing Pikachu charging up electricity, James hastily shouted to stop, "Wait... wait a minute!"
However, Pikachu didn't give them any chance. A Thunderbolt struck, and the Team Rocket Trio directly ascended into the sky and flew away.
After pulling Mateo out of the trap, it was also time for the tide to recede. The receding tide revealed a small path leading directly to the uninhabited island opposite.
Upon arriving at the uninhabited island, the group passed through the forest and saw a cave.
Entering the cave, the group saw many natural crystals.
"With so many natural crystals in this cave, it really could be a place where Crystal Onyx lives!" Tracy exclaimed.
Having found the place, Ash also extended his Aura forward, and before long, he sensed the enormous creature inside the cave.
He said with a smile, "The Crystal Onyx is in the lake."
"In the lake?"
Everyone turned their puzzled gaze towards the lake surface, only to see it perfectly clear, showing no signs of any living creature.
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