Pokémon: Who let him leave Pallet Town?

Chapter 261 The Fire of Competition, the Fire of Transformation!
Fire-Breathing Dragon Valley, at its very center.

"Pica-"

“Gana—”

The two birds, one with the middle part and the other with the lightning bird, faced off head to head, gritting their teeth and pushing each other, neither willing to give an inch.

In front of them stands a beautifully crafted fire-breathing dragon statue.

Surprisingly, the statue was continuously spewing flames into the sky.

Natsume checked it and found no technological devices.

The statue can breathe fire continuously thanks to the feather in its mouth!

"Stop arguing, this feather belongs to the Moltres."

As Natsume spoke, he lifted the middle-parted hair up, and Zapdos, losing its resistance, crashed headfirst into the Charizard statue's toes.

"Pikachu!!!"

Favoritism! The trainer is biased!

The girl with the middle parting started throwing a tantrum, trembling wildly in Natsume's hands like a high-frequency electric toy.

Zapdos got up in pain, and when it saw the man with the middle-parted hair, it stretched its neck and instantly switched to an arrogant and mocking expression.

"Quack, quack, quack——"

"mound--"

The next second, a thunderbolt struck right in front of Zapdos.

Zapdos couldn't dodge in time, and the ground suddenly exploded, sending the bird and its eggshell flying and landing in Charizard's mouth.

With Zapdos joining in, it was like dry tinder meeting a raging fire; the flames spewed from the statue instantly expanded dozens of times!
"It has expanded to about this size!"

Natsume gestured in front of Ji Ke.

"Mr. Natsume, do you know what this statue means?"

Ji Ke's face turned extremely dark.

Behind her, the statue was bathed in pillars of fire, making it impossible to get close.

"Miss Ji Ke, there's no way to extinguish this flame," Xiao Zhi and Xiao Xia said in unison.

Beside the statue, several Water-type Pokémon, including Squirtle and Staryu, were constantly on the move.

"Woooooo~"

Behind them, the giant dragon beat its chest without stopping, whether it was encouraging them or trying to extinguish the flames with its roar, it was unclear.

"Miss Ji Ke, does this statue have any special significance?" Xiao Gang asked.

He had been observing that Ji Ke's emotional outburst seemed to stem from this statue.

"Ugh--"

Ji Ke sighed deeply. Lisa came up behind him and let him lean against her soft belly.

"It's a long story."

Ji Ke sighed and was about to begin her story when she saw Natsume shove the camera hole right in front of her.

“It’s not to be told to outsiders, Mr. Natsume.”

Ji Ke gritted his teeth and said.

"Oh."

Natsume put his phone away and took out his notebook instead.

"The Fire-Breathing Dragon Valley was established by my grandfather."

"At that time, the League had just launched the Trillion Elite Fund program to train starter Pokémon for newcomers."

"In response to the Alliance's call, Grandpa changed his breeding program to focus on breeding Charizards and eventually moved to this valley."

"Grandpa firmly believes that only through free competition can a truly powerful fire-breathing dragon be trained."

As they were speaking, two fire-breathing dragons collided behind Ji Ke.

"Indeed, it seems like there are Charizards fighting all along the way." Xiaoxia looked around.

"Could this be why the Charizard in Charizard Valley is so powerful! Charizard, you're going too... huh?"

Ash excitedly opened his mouth, only to find that his Charizard had already gone off to fight with the other Charizards.

Judging from his bruised and swollen face, he had been beaten several times.

"Sigh, Grandpa's method is completely useless; it even failed to win the alliance's bidding."

Ji Ke covered his face.

"How is that possible? The Charizards here are the best I've ever seen!"

Xiao Gang exclaimed in surprise.

“That’s not right. I checked, and Miss Ji Ke, your Charizard Valley is quite famous. It’s even a civilian protected area of ​​the League.” Jiao Zi frowned slightly.

"It all started with this statue," Ji Ke said, pointing to the statue of Mu Huo beside him.

"This statue was left by my grandfather before he passed away. At that time, my father was planning to close the Fire Dragon Valley."

"But I don't know if it was my grandfather's spirit appearing in heaven, but one night, flames suddenly started coming out of the mouth of this fire-breathing dragon statue!"

"The flames were dazzling, and..."

"And it can also enhance the potential of the Charizards, right?"

Natsume suddenly spoke up, taking over the conversation.

"How did you know?" Ji Ke looked at the other person in surprise.

"And they have to compete with each other to improve their potential. The lower the potential, the greater the improvement they can get in this way, right?"

Natsume continued.

"you you you!"

Ji Ke pointed at Natsume in astonishment. This was a pattern that her father had spent several years figuring out!
"I understand."

Natsume nodded slightly.

The feather in the mouth of the fire-breathing dragon statue was definitely left by the holy firebird.

Ji Ke's grandfather created a favorable competitive environment in the Fire Dragon Valley, which attracted the other side.

The spirit of competition, the flame of transformation!
The fire of competition also has this effect.
When Natsume first entered the valley, he felt a deep sense of doubt.

Every Charizard you see has an exceptionally high talent!
It wasn't until he discovered the statue that Natsume's doubts slowly dissipated.

The Charizards currently engaged in a fierce battle perfectly confirmed Natsume's thoughts.

On the system panel, Ash's Charizard's terrible Individual Values ​​(IVs) are slowly increasing.

"That's amazing."

Natsume narrowed his eyes and looked at the Zapdos in the mouth of the Charizard statue.

The latter retracted completely into the eggshell, as if it had fallen into a deep sleep.

It turns out that effort can actually improve individual values.

He had only ever seen this kind of situation in games; he never imagined that something similar could happen in real life!

[Ding! The A-level project - Charizard's Counterattack - has been completed, A-level scratch card +1]

[Ding! SSS-level long-term project released – "Including non-combat uses of clerical roles" has been released.]

[Ding! Detected new Divine Class: Fire and Arena (Non-Combat Use), S-Rank Scratch Card +1]

A series of system notification sounds rang out, and Natsume raised an eyebrow slightly.

Sure enough, his idea was correct.

"But Miss Ji Ke, isn't this a good thing? Why are you so sad?"

Xiao Zhi asked in confusion.

Are you blind or what?!

Xiaoxia suddenly grabbed Xiaozhi's ear.

"Such an important statue has been damaged by Natsume, he'll definitely be heartbroken!" Kasumi whispered.

"Actually, it doesn't have much to do with Natsume," Ji Ke said, somewhat disappointed.

"Huh? You heard everything?" Xiaoxia awkwardly hid behind Xiaozhi.

Ji Ke shook his head slightly and muttered to himself:
"Even if the statue isn't destroyed, it will gradually become useless."

"A few years ago, I don't know what happened, but I noticed that the Charizards that newly entered the valley were improving their talents at a slower and slower pace."

"Was it during those years when news broadcasts frequently featured Moltres at various competition venues?"

Natsume suddenly said.

"Yes, more or less." Ji Ke was taken aback, wondering why Xia Mu was asking this.

Natsume nodded. That was probably around the time the divine firebird had its accident.

"Don't worry, the statue will return to normal after this baptism of fire."

Natsume affirmed.

This Moltres feather contains a massive amount of competitive fire, and that golden flame is continuously seeping into the eggshell and flowing into the Zapdos's body.

Similarly, something Natsume couldn't describe was continuously being injected into the feather from Zapdos, giving it new life.

Although Natsume didn't know what was flowing from Zapdos's body.

But telekinesis can easily capture those emotions—the unyielding, courageous, and forward-moving emotional fluctuations.

(End of this chapter)