Pokémon: Who let him leave Pallet Town?

Chapter 100: The Dream Shield with Parted Hair
The first round of matches has concluded, and it is nearly dusk.

"See you tomorrow, viewers!"

After a day of commentary, the host's voice also carried a hint of fatigue.

But soon, under everyone's watchful eyes, the host took off his suit jacket, revealing a promotional shirt underneath.

The shirt has a picture of a circling bear and a tent printed on it.

Immediately afterwards, the host's passionate voice rang out:

"For those of you who live far away, don't worry, there will be tents provided free of charge at the competition venue!"

"Circle Bear Tent, enclosing the Milky Way, a bear hug for sweet dreams, ensuring you sleep soundly!"

"Circle Bear Tent, circular patterned night watch, bear protection for adventure, an essential item for travel and exploration!"

Preparation zone.

"What? Why is the host also leading the way in advertising?" Xiaoxia looked at the screen with a puzzled expression.

"After all, this is a competition organized by the private sector, without official funding, so it's normal to seek investment."

Xiao Gang replied while wiping the little stone's body.

"This host is quite versatile," Xiao Zhi thought, looking up at the sky. He saw a Pokémon mini-theater playing on the big screen.

The show airs every ten minutes, followed by a one-minute commercial break.

This one-minute ad will only display a log on the screen; the rest of the time, it will be introduced by the host standing on the Magneto.

A true model worker.

"Hehehe, that's why I say, compared to the serious league competitions, these amateur tournaments have a unique flavor."

Jiaozi walked over carrying a large pile of boxed lunches.

“When I went to rent a tent, I found that they were selling curry boxed meals on site. Come and have some.” With that, Jiaozi distributed them to everyone.

"Thank you, Sister Jiaozi," Xiaoxia said, taking the lunchbox and tilting her head.
"But I still like the league's games; at least no players are so outrageous as to use the games for advertising."

"That's not necessarily true, Xia." Natsume looked over.

"A champion in the Galar region has a cape covered in sponsor logos."

"The Galar region?" Ash leaned closer.

"When you become a champion, you can wear the custom-made jersey I made!" Natsume patted Ash's head.

"Hehe, really? Natsume-nii, you also believe I can become the champion?" Ash grinned foolishly.

"Come on, he's like that." Xiaoxia retorted.

"Hey, I've got five badges now!" Ash retorted.

Watching the two bickering as usual, Natsume shifted her gaze to the person with the middle parting.

"Pee—" A chill ran down the back of the man with the middle parting, and he suddenly lifted his face, which had been buried in his lunchbox.

Its face was covered in curry, mixed with a few grains of rice.

"Pipika—" Pikachu took a tissue and wiped him clean, speechless.

The middle-part hairstyle is much smaller than it, and Pikachu always treats the other party like a younger brother.

"Don't worry, there's a match tomorrow." Natsume patted the boy's head with his middle parting.

"Pee!" The guy with the middle parting breathed a sigh of relief. Before he could continue eating, Natsume's voice came from afar.

"So we're going to have a surprise training session tonight."

"Satoshi, can you drive a jeep?" Natsume turned his head.

"Oh, how could I possibly do that?"

"Don't know how? Then let the guy with the middle parting teach you."

"How do you teach me, Middle-Part Hair?" Ash asked, puzzled.

"Skin--"

The man with the middle parting collapsed to the ground in despair.

Nighttime, the inner world of the man with the middle parting.

"Middle parting, don't run away, face your fear!" Ash shouted.

A jeep was speeding along, and a Pikachu was running away frantically.

Ash couldn't bear to hear about Natsume's training plan.

But after Natsume explained the principle behind how the guy with the middle parting could exhaust his enemies by sleeping during the day, Satoshi felt fortunate for the guy with the middle parting.

Training in your dreams can make you stronger! "Middle parting, isn't this the way you've always dreamed of getting stronger?!" Ash's shout continued.

Natsume ignored the laziness of the man with the middle parting.

But Ash saw this and was anxious. He also tried to get Pikachu to do a lot of talking to him.

But the only answer they received was, "Unless you can get stronger by sleeping, it's impossible to train."

"Middle parting, don't be afraid, bravely face your fear!"

Xiao Zhi stood on the jeep, let go of the steering wheel, and cheered on the middle-parted hair.

"Pikachu, Pikachu!" The man with the middle parting turned around and was so frightened he almost lost his soul.

Unlike Natsume, who is a master driver, Satoshi drives his jeep with complete abandon.

With a middle parting, it's impossible to predict where the opponent will land.

So much so that even without two people, just Xiao Zhi in his jeep and the guy with the middle parting would have a hard time hiding.

"How about we bring Ash in for special training from now on?"

In another Jeep that wasn't running, Natsume leaned back in his seat, watching the man with the middle parting flee for his life.

Faced with the nightmare, Natsume gave the middle-parted man two choices—

Dodge it or smash it!

"At this rate, before his willpower improves, his dodging skills will probably be maxed out first."

Natsume muttered to himself, feeling that this was not a big deal.

One nightmare can be avoided, but what about two? Or three?

Is your mental world filled with nightmares?
After all, you're just lying there, and the enemy's attacks won't stop.

A constant stream of attacks will turn into a constant stream of nightmares.

To maintain the eternal resting place for a long enough time, Natsume prefers to train the willpower of the middle-parted head so that it can shatter the nightmare.

Only in this way can the duration of the eternal slumber be maintained to the maximum extent.

However, it seems that his training has actually made him more inclined to avoid things.

Natsume could only forcefully shatter the will of the man with the middle parting to solidify it again and make it even stronger.

I've been trying it for the past few days. At first, the effect was okay, but now it's gradually becoming negligible.

"Pica-"

Not far away, the wobbly jeep was about to crash into the man with the middle parting.

Natsume looked up and saw dark blue particles gathering, ready to repair the "potato pancake" that was about to appear.

"Pickup!" The headlights of the jeep were right in front of him, and the man with the middle parting was terrified.

A burst of milky-white heat suddenly emerged from its head, and the heat quickly condensed in its hand, forming a small shield.

"Huh?" Natsume suddenly stood up.

The man with the middle parting instinctively raised his shield and held it in front of him.

"Thump—" The small shield collided with the jeep, making a dull sound.

The shield in the middle-parted man's hand shattered, and he flew out like a kite with a broken string.

"Pickup!"

He rolled several times on the ground, then lay motionless with his middle-parted hair still.

"Skin"

A weak voice rang out from the middle-parted hair, and in its vision, Natsume and Satoshi's will appeared.

"Hey, are you alright?" Ash asked curiously, looking at the man with the middle part who had been knocked away.

This seems somewhat different from the tragic scene described by Natsume.

The hair parted in the middle of the skin was barely perceptible.

Strange? Why hasn't the trainer taken it out yet?
"Don't lie there anymore, you didn't become a rat pancake this time." Natsume's telekinetic power swept repeatedly across the will of the man with the middle parting.

"Pikachu?" The man with the middle parting stood up, looking bewildered.

That's strange. Shouldn't it have directly become a two-dimensional being at this point?
He stared blankly down, his head parted in the middle.

It was astonishing to discover that it was still alive.

(End of this chapter)