Pokémon: Who let him leave Pallet Town?

Chapter 95 Fighting Spirit Dojo
The unsolved case in Rainbow City has been closed.

Just as everyone was about to leave, they were approached by Officer Jenny.

A blue and white motorcycle was parked in front of everyone.

"Woof~" A Growlithe jumped down, its paws covered in mud, as if it had walked a long way with its owner.

"Is there anything else, Officer Jenny?" Ash asked curiously, looking at the hurried Officer Jenny.

“If you want to give out bonuses, you can transfer them to my account. I am their guardian.”

As Natsume spoke, he handed over Rotom's phone.

Officer Jenny: "."

She paused for a moment before revealing the purpose of her visit:

"That's right, the Rockets used Hypnos to hypnotize those kids."

"Hypnotic Baku?" Ash pulled out his Pokédex.

[The Hypnotic Baku, a hypnotic Pokémon, can occasionally make you dream about the dreams it has eaten before if you sleep with it.]

“Miss Officer Jenny, did those hypnotic tapirs escape?” Natsume guessed.

"Yes, the mechanical dragon underground malfunctioned and exploded yesterday, destroying a lot of things."

"The hypnotic tapirs that were kept by Team Rocket have all escaped, and one of them has not yet been found."

"It's not a big deal if one gets away, is it?" Xiaoxia asked doubtfully.

“It’s different,” Officer Jenny shook her head and explained:
"Those hypnotic tapirs are specially trained by Team Rocket to hypnotize children they see. There's a hypnotic tapir wandering around the city, and I'm afraid something might happen to it."

“You two were there at the time, and I’d like to ask you something.”

Officer Jenny looked at Ash and Natsume. Lance had rushed back to Mount Tsukimura last night, leaving only her and her officers here again.

"I've been busy filming Misty in the Ecosystem—ah!" Ash was grabbed by the ear before he could finish speaking.

"I asked you if you deleted it or not, if you deleted it or not!" Xiaoxia roared.

"It's deleted, it's really deleted!" Xiao Zhi cried out in anguish.

Seeing this, Officer Jenny turned her gaze to Natsume.

“This one,” Natsume pondered for a moment.

Yesterday he teleported out, and above the basement was a forest.

If Officer Jenny's people can't find it in Celadon City, then the hypnotic tapir has likely escaped into the wild.

Natsume shared his thoughts with Officer Jenny.

"I'll send out a notification to inform the trainers who come and go."

"Thank you, Mr. Natsume," Officer Jenny said, bowing to Natsume.

The roar of the motorcycle began, and Officer Jenny's figure gradually disappeared.

"Alright, let's continue on our way and find the next gym!"

"The nearest dojo is... Fighting Spirit Dojo?"

Meanwhile, in Rainbow City, outside a forest.

"Waaaaah! Waaaaah!"

A fiery monkey hops and skips around a hypnotic tapir.

"Granny?" The hypnotic tapir looked at the other party strangely.

"Waaaaah, waaaaah!" Do you have telekinesis?

The fiery monkey handed a tree fruit to the hypnotic tapir.

A pale blue light appeared on the tree fruit and floated into the mouth of the hypnotic tapir.

"Wow!" I want you to be my partner!

The fiery monkey was overjoyed.

"Grandma?" Why?
The hypnotized tapir didn't understand.

Quite unexpectedly, Natsume and his group found the so-called Fighting Spirit Dojo in less than half a day.

A small courtyard stands beside the road.

As the group entered, they saw a plaque covered in scratches above the courtyard.

"Fighting Spirit Dojo? It's so dilapidated." Xiao Gang's gaze kept shifting back and forth between the map and the dojo.

Could he have caught Natsume's influence? Surely he wouldn't have led us astray.
"Who cares? You can't judge a book by its cover. Maybe the gym leader is really strong!" Ash rolled up his sleeves and was about to enter the gym.

"Wait a minute!" Xiaoxia grabbed him, finally unable to bear it any longer.
"How many times has this happened? How come you never learn?"

"This looks like something that Musashi and the others put together on the spot, doesn't it?"

Xiaoxia complained. "Yeah, Xiaozhi, you need to grow." Xiaogang nodded in agreement.

"But I saw someone here, a beautiful older sister."

Xiao Zhi pointed to the window and said.

"Hello, miss, we're here to challenge the gym." Brock teleported to the gym's entrance and began knocking.

"Squeak~" The old wooden door opened.

The girl pushed open the door and peeked out; her sports headband was slightly damp, and her knuckles, gripping the jump rope, were white.

"Sorry, the Fighting Spirit Dojo has been closed for a long time."

A soft voice rang out; the girl seemed somewhat socially awkward.

"Well, let's go then, Brock." Ash said, turning to leave.

"Wait a minute, Xiao Zhi!" Xiao Gang grabbed the other person.

"What are you doing?" Xiao Zhi turned around and found Xiao Gang's face was red.

"Miss, may I ask why your Fighting Spirit Dojo is no longer open?" Xiao Gang tried hard to find a topic to talk about.

"Yes, that's how it is." The girl hesitated for a moment before slowly speaking:

"The owner of this gym went to the deep mountains to train in preparation for the P1 Fighting Tournament and hasn't been home for a year."

As she spoke, the girl's voice was tinged with sadness.

“She’s right,” came the proud son’s voice.

“I checked, and this gym was disqualified by the league six months ago.”

"P1 Fighting Tournament? What's that?!" Ash's interest was piqued again.

"Okay, you can come in." The girl glanced at the group behind Ash, hesitated for a moment, and then opened the gym door.

The group was led to the backyard, where they could see a lot of training equipment inside the dojo.

However, these utensils were covered with some dust.

"If I'm not mistaken, the Fighting Spirit Gym must have been good at Fighting Pokémon before, right?" Misty asked.

"Yes, you can rest here for a while while I go get some snacks."

Before long, a table full of pastries was laid out in front of everyone, and hot tea was placed in front of each person.

"I wasn't very prepared, please excuse my poor preparation." The girl bowed slightly to the crowd.

"Haha, you're too kind. By the way, what's your name?" Xiaoxia said with a smile.

"My name is Amy, and I am the daughter of the gym leader."

"Pikachu——"

A suppressed sound came from the table.

Looking back, I saw the man with the middle parting sitting in front of the pastry plate, clutching his neck, his face flushed.

"Pikachu." Pikachu stepped forward speechlessly and began patting the back of the man with the middle parting.

"Pi—" The man with the middle part coughed, and a piece of rice cake fell to the ground.

That was close! I almost got killed by a single rice cake.

"Hmph hmph hmph," Amy chuckled softly, covering her mouth.

The air was filled with the aroma of tea and the sweet scent of pastries, and the group rested there for quite some time.

"Miss Amy, is there something you want to say?" Jiaozi asked, looking up.

“Yes, Miss Amy, you don’t look too well,” Xiao Gang added.

"It's like this. It might be a little offensive." Amy paused for a moment, then continued:
"I want to invite you to participate in the P1 Fighting Tournament and defeat my father!"

Amy bowed to everyone, her tone incredibly sincere.

"Oh right, I haven't asked you yet, what is the P1 Fighting Tournament?" Ash's eyes lit up with interest.

"The P1 Fighting Tournament is an unofficial event that was initiated by Shiba, the king of fighting games, and later popularized by the public."

Natsume's voice drifted from afar.

Everyone looked over and saw that the other person had somehow acquired a poster in their hand.

The poster features promotional material for the P1 Fighting Tournament, with the most eye-catching element being a giant gold belt in the center.

"Will the Fighting-type Elite Four member be there?!"

Xiao Zhi jumped up, his eyes blazing with fighting spirit, and even his middle-parted hair couldn't hold him back.

He felt deeply regretful that he hadn't been able to fight Mr. Watari last time.

(End of this chapter)