Pokémon: Who let him leave Pallet Town?

Chapter 228 Orange Alliance
"Xiao Jian, what's wrong?"

Xiao Zhi turned his head and looked at Xiao Jian curiously.

"Uh, it's nothing." Xiao Jian smiled and waved his hand.

He now knows how Natsume won.

"Ahem, challenger, the Orange Alliance has a new rule: you can't use the team-based system for challenges. Do you understand?"

Gutt suddenly coughed twice and looked at Ash with some wariness.

"Why?" Ash asked, waving his hand in confusion.

Although his understanding of the team is limited to direct confrontation, why are there so many restrictions on this system?

Xiao Zhi couldn't understand it.

Also, isn't the chief trainer supposed to have the strength of an Elite Four member? Why are there still so many restrictions?
"The reason is simple: the challenge rules of the Orange Alliance stipulate that I get to choose the venue!"

A clear and powerful voice rang out.

Everyone turned around and saw a handsome young man wearing a leather jacket walking towards them.

"Let me introduce you. This is Mr. Yuji, our chief trainer on Citrus Island."

Gutt approached Yuji and introduced him to the others.

As he spoke, Yuji's gaze had already turned towards Ash:

"It's been a long time since there have been any challengers. If it weren't for your arrival, I might have even forgotten the rules."

Then, Yuuji changed the subject:
"Because I'm familiar with the field, I can't switch my Pokémon, but you can switch freely. Now you understand why I don't let the bottom team go on the field, right?"

As Yuji spoke, his bright eyes were fixed on Satoshi.

He had heard of this unstoppable young man before; in less than two months, he had collected all the badges.

He even saw the other person's name mentioned in the reports of the Three Sacred Birds incident, suggesting he must be someone of both intelligence and courage.

"I don't know."

Ash shook his head, casting a bewildered glance at Yuuji.

"Idiot, Team Defender is known for its defensive attrition tactics. Now that he can't rotate, won't every Pokémon he sends out just get worn down and knocked out?"

Xiaoxia grabbed Xiaozhi's ear.

"Why? Why not just defeat the opponent?" Ash asked, somewhat unconvinced.

"Trains who are skilled in battles have a strong ability to switch out and form defensive formations, and it's not easy for them to find an opening."

Xiao Jian shook his head.

Especially given the rule that the head trainer cannot replace a Pokémon, he could already imagine how Yūji was being tortured.

"Haha, Grandpa Gutt, I'll leave them to you to take care of. I need to go prepare for battle."

"Don't worry, Young Master Yuuji!"

Seeing Ash's unwavering determination, Yuji patted him on the shoulder, then turned and left.

On the other side, Xiaoxia and Xiaojian surrounded Xiaozhi and explained for a long time before he finally understood.

"Okay, in that case, restrictions are indeed necessary."

Xiaozhi nodded.

"Xiao Zhi."

As Yuuji left, Natsume suddenly spoke up on the encyclopedia screen.

"What's wrong, Natsume-nii?" Ash asked Natsume curiously.

"Actually, you can also try renting Pokémon teams with different battle styles and systems, which will help you find your own path faster."

"No need! My friends and I will overcome all difficulties!"

Natsume: "."

An expected answer.

As Xiao Zhi spoke, he raised his hands and placed them on his shoulders.

"Pickup!"

On the right, Pippen is high-fiving, full of energy.

On the left, the person with the middle-parted hair turned around, presenting their back to Ash, as a polite way of declining.

No, it won't do; it can't endure any hardship.

“Natsume-san, look at it.”

Xiao Zhi pointed to the middle-parted hair.

"Humph."

Natsume smiled but didn't say anything.

Clearly, the guy with the middle part still hasn't realized that if he can't endure physical hardship, he can only endure mental hardship.

"Pica-"

The hair on the back of the middle-parted head suddenly stood up, giving it a creepy feeling.

Quietly, it glanced sideways at the encyclopedia, carefully observing Natsume's expression on the screen. Had it been discovered?

Fortunately, Natsume didn't pay much attention to it.

"Ash, remember to video chat with me when you battle tomorrow."

After giving his instructions, Natsume hung up the call.

Regarding the "humanity and bond" within Ash, my progress in collecting it is not ideal due to insufficient battle data.

Only battles that cause Ash to experience significant emotional fluctuations can activate the power of the divine role.

Such battles are rare; perhaps the Orange League challenge could be a good one.

When I opened the clergy's list of topics, only four icons were lit up.

Mewtwo/Mew, Pikachu, Zapdos, Articuno.

In addition, three other icons, namely 【Humans and Bonds】, 【Firebird】, and 【???】, are in a half-bright, half-gray state.

Among them, the [Humans and Bonds] area was the most lit up, covering about 75% of the area.

Natsume's gaze unexpectedly fell on the [? ? ?].

When was this taken?

Natsume was puzzled. This [???], like [Pikachu Raymond] and [Humans and Bonds], was not divided into generations.

Instead, it was categorized under the "Other" category.

After thinking for a moment, Natsume suddenly remembered that the system had made a broadcast when he met Sakaki.

The other party possessed a divine beast, but Natsume failed to detect it.

Come to think of it, it's been a long time since I made those annoying phone calls to Sakaki.

“Jiaozi, contact person: ‘The man Meow Meow can’t have.’”

"Okay, okay."

A stunned voice came from above, which surprised Natsume.

Looking up, I realized that the giant dragonite had already left.

Instead, Jiao Zi stood behind him, her face covered with fine water droplets that clung to her long eyelashes like a string of ice crystals.

It was clear that the other person had been standing there silently for a long time.

Are you going to use it as a humidifier?

Natsume touched the top of his head.

Mewtwo was more stubborn than he had imagined.

The opponent seemed determined not to come out unless they could create a Mewtwo version of the Master Ball.

Even though Natsume tried to dissuade the other party many times, citing the complexity and extreme difficulty of the Master Ball's structure.

But Mewtwo remained unmoved.

Forget it, so be it.

Jiaozi went back to her room to get her phone. On Natsume's computer, her email showed that she had received an email.

Upon opening it, I found it was a file.

The sender's address was exactly the same as mine.

Natsume paused for a moment, then saw the name Chen Yu.

Brain No. 1?
What are you going to do?
Before Natsume could ask, another email arrived, again from the AI, containing only one sentence.

"Please transfer the files to a USB drive and then come to the cold storage."

What are you going to do?
Natsume's expression was strange. He opened the file and found that it was full of binary symbols like 01101.

Despite feeling puzzled, Natsume still imported the files into the USB drive and took it to the cold storage.

"What do you want to do?"

Natsume looked at the AI ​​Number One with a strange expression.

"Could you... could you help me plug the USB drive into Xinghuan's body?" The number one AI suddenly became shy.

"What do you want to do?" Natsume asked warily.

"It's... an apology letter." The AI ​​Number One became even more shy, and the image of a puppy holding flowers reappeared on its half of the screen.

"Only an apology letter?" Natsume didn't believe it.

The AI ​​didn't speak, but Natsume's phone suddenly lit up, showing that the AI ​​had sent another message to his email address.

Click to take a look:
"Oh, actually, there's something else, just a tiny bit of my admiration."

Natsume suddenly realized that it was a love letter.

However, you're being a little too human.

Why are you stuttering while typing?

(End of this chapter)