Pokémon: Who let him leave Pallet Town?

Chapter 345: Asparagus City, Ami
The moment the black energy was released, a striking blue figure flashed past in the nearby jungle.

Natsume touched his nose and withdrew his telekinetic powers.

It seems that unless a solution is found, he will be unable to use his telekinesis.

It's not that it's unusable; the golden telekinetic energy is unaffected by the black energy, but it's quite precious, makes up a small percentage, and is difficult to restore.

Without blue telekinesis, many daily activities would not be as convenient as before.

"Mr. Zaiyong was right. We've left the protected area and it won't be long before we reach Asagi City. Look!"

Xiao Gang, holding a map, excitedly pointed to the buildings in the distance.

Asagi City is located in the central part of the Chengdu area.

If you keep walking west, you will pass by several dojos and eventually reach the westernmost mountain, Shirogane.

"Wow, I heard this is a seaside city. I haven't seen a beach in so long!" Xiaoxia's eyes lit up.

"What? Of course, we should go to the gym first and get the badge as quickly as possible."

Ash jumped off Loreton and charged ahead.

"come back."

Loletton transformed into a streak of red light and returned to the red and white sphere at Natsume's waist, whereupon everyone landed.

"There aren't many beaches to visit here, look over there."

As Natsume spoke, he pointed to the lighthouse not far away.

"A port city," Xiaoxia thought, her disappointment palpable as she saw the lighthouse.

"Perfect timing! There's a Fighting-type Gym in Azure City on the other side. We can get there quickly by taking the ferry from Asagi City."

Xiao Gang took out the map and exclaimed with delight.

"Why are you all suddenly in such a hurry?" Xiaoxia was a little unaccustomed to the pace of the group.

"Don't you want to see Officer Jenny and Joey from all over Chengdu gathered together?" Xiao Gang suddenly asked with great seriousness.

He felt he was too late at the last Quartz conference.

"If I had gone earlier, I might have been able to apply for volunteer status, and then..." Xiao Gang was completely absorbed in the moment.

"And then what?" Xiaoxia asked, puzzled.

"Then I can be bossed around by a bunch of Officer Jenny and Joey, hehehe—ah!"

Xia silently withdrew her steaming fist, only to see Natsume and Jiaozi walking towards the lighthouse.

"Don't delay, Ash has almost finished a roadside battle."

Natsume's voice drifted from afar.

Xiaoxia and Xiaogang looked closely and realized that Xiaozhi was battling someone below the lighthouse.

It was a little girl, and her opponent was a giant onyx.

As the group approached, within just two or three minutes, Onix fell to the tail of Pikachu's Magnetic Storm Sword.

"What? You're really a Gym Leader from Asagi City?"

As they approached, they heard Ash mutter to himself.

"A Gym Leader from Asagi City? Who is that?" Misty stared suspiciously at the little girl opposite her.

"She said she's Amy, the Gym Leader from Asahi City," Ash explained, pointing to the little girl over there.

"How could that be? Asahi City is an Electric-type Gym, and the Gym Leader uses Electric-type Pokémon."

Jiaozi immediately shook his head.

On the other side, the little girl was spraying medicine on her giant onyx.

Xiao Gang looked at the giant rock snake thoughtfully, but then he saw Natsume walk over.

"Little sister, gym trainers get badges if they lose."

Natsume reached out and took it.

The little girl paused for a moment, then actually took a badge out of her pocket.

"what?"

The people behind him were startled.

"Not only that, this badge also needs to be logged into Ami's account and entered into the league's official website."

Natsume found the website and handed his phone to the other party.

"No way!"

Everyone was startled and gathered around.

When the little girl actually logged into her Gym Leader account and started uploading the badge number in her hand, everyone was stunned. "I originally thought that it was already a very trivial thing for ten-year-old Misty to become a Gym Leader," Ash said, his eyes wide.

"What do you mean by this?!" Xiaoxia exclaimed angrily.

"Kexia, what are you doing!"

From below the lighthouse came a woman's angry roar.

"Oops!"

The little girl was startled and tried to run away, but it was too late.

Two long, slender fingers reached out and snatched the phone from her hand.

When everyone turned around, they saw a young girl dressed as an appliance repairman.

Around sixteen or seventeen years old, her apricot-yellow work pants were stained with engine oil, her red ponytail was tied with a piece of insulating tape, and a gear necklace was visible under the faded collar of her gray shirt.

"Excuse me, I'm Ami, the Gym Leader from Asagi City. This is my student; you can call her Kosha."

Ami smiled, didn't even look in the direction Kexia had fled, and reached out to precisely pull her back.

"This match cannot be confirmed. I'm very sorry for the trouble!"

Ami pressed down on Kexia's head, and together they bowed deeply to everyone.

"Alright, Kexia, the dojo has been having some operational issues lately, so don't cause me any more trouble. Go train hard!"

Ami sternly sent Kesha back to the lighthouse.

"Is this lighthouse yours?" Xiaoxia asked curiously, looking at the lighthouse behind Ami.

This lighthouse is different from ordinary lighthouses. It occupies an area four or five times that of a typical lighthouse and stands on the coast, looking like a small house.

The top of the lighthouse is entirely made of glass, forming floor-to-ceiling windows; the view of the sea from there must be fantastic.

"Yes. I'm sorry."

Before Ami could finish speaking, a Pikachu with a spiky middle parting grabbed her pants and pulled her up.

Please return my "Pikachu" phone, thank you.

The guy with the middle parting took back his small phone and spat twice as he passed by Xiao Zhi.

"Hey, hey, hey, how can you be so unreasonable? It was Natsume who gave it to you." Ash spread his hands helplessly.

"Xiao Zhi, this should be called 'pointing at the mulberry tree while cursing the locust tree,'" Xiao Gang whispered.

"Never mind all that, Miss Ami, please have a gym battle with me!"

Xiao Zhi shook his head and looked at Ami with anticipation.

“This…” Ami looked troubled.

"I'm afraid that won't work; there's something wrong with my Pokémon."

Ami shook her head and pointed to the other side of the river, saying:
"Perhaps you can go and get other badges first, and then my Pokémon might get better."

“That would mean taking a detour,” Xiao Gang frowned.

"What's wrong? Can't Miss Joey solve it?" Jiaozi frowned.

“This…” Ami shook her head.

"Don't worry, Miss Ami, we have some very capable researchers here. If Natsume-nii takes a look, he might have a solution!"

Xiao Zhi patted his chest, speaking with unwavering confidence.

"Who?" Ami looked around.

"Where did Natsume go?"

Only then did everyone realize that Natsume had disappeared again.

Inside the lighthouse, it was extremely dark.

"Cannes?"

A glowing "egg" floats in the air, serving as a light source.

"what!"

As they turned the corner, a small figure carrying a bucket was startled.

"No, please don't hurt Ke Xia!"

"Little friend, how do I get to the rooftop?"

A familiar voice rang out, but Xia looked closely and realized that she had not encountered a lantern monster, but a person holding a glowing egg.

As Natsume held the Zapdos egg above his head, the light shone on it, allowing Kaka to see clearly that the person was the older brother who had handed her the phone earlier outside.

(End of this chapter)