Pokémon: Who let him leave Pallet Town?

Chapter 247 Psychedelic Forest
The group headed towards Kikyo City.

The surrounding forest grew increasingly dense, and a thin mist filled the air.

"Heracross, come on!"

Inside the forest, Ash, shirtless, spoke passionately to a Pokémon that resembled a rhinoceros beetle.

"Suck it-"

Heracross ignored Ash and instead found a tree trunk, lay down, and started sucking on the sap.

"Natsume-kun, why won't Heracross wrestle with me?"

After several unsuccessful attempts, Ash looked at Natsume in frustration.

“Not all Pokémon have the same personality as Penelope,” Natsume said, scratching his head.

He was still a little unaccustomed to the sudden stop in the smoke.

"To build a deep bond with Pokémon, you can't just use one set of interaction methods. You have to change your strategy according to the Pokémon's personality."

As he spoke, Xiao Gang took out a box of Pokémon cookies and handed it to Xiao Zhi.

"I think Heracross looks delicious, why don't we try feeding it more of its favorite foods?" Xiao Gang suggested.

"Oh, thank you, Xiao Gang."

Xiao Zhi took it, and just as he tore open the packaging, a yellow lightning bolt flashed by, and the bag was instantly empty.

"Hey, you with the middle parting, what are you doing?!"

Ash roared and chased after the man with the middle parting.

During the chase, the Mega Evolution Keystone fell to the ground.

"Hey, Ash, you dropped something!"

As Xiaoxia spoke, she picked up the Mega Key Stone, but before she could hand it to Xiaozhi, her hand froze in mid-air.

Two Ash appeared in front of her!

"Which of you is Ash?"

Xiaoxia's gaze swept back and forth, somewhat dazed.

"Huh? Who are you?"

One Ash looked curiously at the other Ash.

"Who are you?"

The other Xiaozhi also looked curiously at his other self.

"It looks like we've reached the Enchanted Forest."

Xiao Gang walked over, holding the map, looking thoughtful.

"The Enchanted Forest?"

The two little geniuses spoke in unison.

"The Enchanted Forest is a peculiar location situated within one of the Alliance's ten major nature reserves."

Natsume's voice suddenly rang out, and he continued:
"In the psychedelic forest, most electronic devices will malfunction, and many hallucinations will occur."

So you're saying he's just imagining things?

The two Ashes pointed at each other at the same time.

"Hey, hey, hey, I'm warning you, don't follow my example!"

Both of them were furious.

Illusions of other people appear around them from time to time.

However, none of the illusions had Mega Evolution Keystones in their hands, making them easy to identify.

"Pikachu, tell me, who's the real one?"

In the end, only two Ashes remained, who cornered Pikachu.

"Pikachu——"

Pikachu had no choice but to test its authenticity with a 100,000-volt test.

"what--"

Both of Xiao Zhi's fell to the ground at the same time.

"It's amazing, this illusion is so real, I can't tell the difference."

A ghostly blue light flickered in Natsume's eyes, and even his superpowers were powerless to stop it.

only.
Humans have only one bond, and Natsume can easily determine which one is the real Satoshi through the system's location tracking.

Clergy cannot be replicated.
Mega Keystones cannot be copied either. Mega Keystones are derivatives of Mew, and ultimately, they are still the power of the divine.

In other words, in the Enchanted Forest, those who create illusions may be on par with clergy.

Natsume thought for a moment, then continued to observe without making a sound.

Natsume had visited the Enchanted Forest long ago.

The Alliance's description of this place was very mysterious, and Natsume thought it might trigger some kind of challenge.

After wandering around inside for who knows how long, Natsume saw nothing but a few illusions.

This time, I came with more knowledge, looking beyond the surface to the essence, and thus gaining more information.

"No matter who you are, you are not allowed to impersonate me!"

The two Ashes started fighting.

With a "bang!", one of the little Zhi turned into smoke and disappeared.

"Haha, I really mean it!"

Ash cheered and raised his hands high.

"What do you mean 'you're real'? That's a strange statement."

Xiaoxia covered her face and handed the Evolution Key Stone to Xiaozhi.

"Alright, take it, or else..."

Before she could finish speaking, Xiaoxia froze on the spot. There, in front of her, stood another Xiaozhi.

Then the second, the third
More and more Ashes appeared, taking over the entire open space.

"I am Ash!"

"I am Ash!"

"I'm Ash! I'm Ash!"

Suddenly, the once quiet forest became bustling with activity.

"Tsk, tsk, tsk."

Natsume marveled.

It has to be Ash; something magical can happen to him.

He had never seen anyone who could rival the Enchanted Forest.

"Pikachu, Pikachu—"

Pikachu walked over and touched Natsume's trouser leg with concern.

"I can't tell these little ones apart either; they're all exactly the same, even..."

Even Natsume's telekinetic powers could scan through them and see that Satoshi's physical characteristics were exactly the same.

"Then what should we do?"

Xiaoxia walked over worriedly, sensing that Xiaozhi and his gang were about to start a brawl.

At that point, even Ash Ketchum might be swept away to who knows where.

"I have a solution."

Natsume seemed to have thought of something and stepped forward.

"Quiet!"

The telekinetic power swept across the entire area, and the previously chattering Ash and his friends all fell silent.

"Next, I will test you. Only those who pass are the real Xiao Zhi!"

Upon hearing this, countless Zhi looked at each other in bewilderment.

"Big big big!"

Suddenly, a thick golden rod appeared in Xiao Zhi's hand!

"what is this?"

The rest of the Ash stared at Ash curiously.

"Hmph, Natsume-nii, there's no need for testing, I'm the real one!"

Ash wiped his nose and proudly raised the golden rod in his hand.

However, Natsume ignored Ash and instead took out many photos, distributing them to each of Ash's children.

More than a thousand!
"Alright, now, you guys punctuate these photos according to the pattern that Number Two summarized."

"Hey, hey, hey, Natsume-nii, I'm the real one!"

Ash raised the golden rod in his hand, looking bewildered.

The next second, a photo appeared in front of him.

"The one who talks too much will have one more task."

Natsume remained expressionless.

"Okay, Natsume-nii!"

Ash and the others replied in unison, but Ash himself remained completely bewildered.

Seeing that Ash and the others had started to break down sentences, Natsume's eyes sparkled with excitement.

These illusions
These photos are all the artificial parts of the analysis of the unknown totem on the black stick.

If Natsume handles it himself, it will probably take him two or three months.

But with the help of thousands of little Zhis, it was all completed in less than two hours!

No, there are two missing.

"Natsume-nii, what's this?"

Ash looked completely bewildered. He couldn't understand what Natsume was trying to do with the picture he'd been given, even though there was an explanation on it.

Seeing the other kids handing in their papers, he was starting to get anxious.

"They're all correct."

Natsume was astonished.

These illusions are intelligent!

It can perform simple operations!
If one could adapt to their own inner world, wouldn't that make them an unlimited source of labor?
However, Natsume could only think about it.

After all, the alliance has been exploring for decades and hasn't found anything here.

"Ahem, I also have photos here."

As Natsume spoke, he pulled out several thousand more blueprints.

"Bang bang bang bang-"

Seemingly having seen through Natsume's thoughts, Ash and his friends began to disappear one by one.

In the end, only the bewildered Xiao Zhi remained in the same spot.

"Pickup!"

Pikachu happily pounced on it.

"Can't afford to play this game, it's really boring."

Natsume touched his nose.

This is just a few repetitive analysis operations.

(End of this chapter)