The next morning, Ash packed his things and prepared to set off. At that moment, May suddenly walked up beside him and asked in a soft voice, "Uhm, Ash, can we travel together?"
"Sure, the more the merrier on a journey!" Ash smiled slightly and agreed readily, wondering why he hadn't noticed how interesting May was before. "Pika-pika," Pikachu also expressed its welcome to May.
Hearing Ash's reply, May secretly made a victory sign. She had thought she would need to bring up her bicycle as an excuse, but it turned out Ash was really nice. Ash caught all of May's little gestures out of the corner of his eye, though he didn't call her out on it, simply asking where Natsuki had gone.
Chapter 37