Pokémon: Simultaneous time travel, this Ash is too versatile!

Chapter 180 Professor Bill: Ash, are you human or a Pokémon? The ordeal at Cerulean City Gym.

In the end, Ash made a promise to the ancient Dragonite that he would definitely return within six months, help Dragonite grow back to its normal size, and then have a battle with Dragonite.

The condition is that Ash cannot participate in the battle himself; there are no other strict requirements.

After agreeing on the terms, Ash descended from the sky on Pidgeot and arrived in front of Professor Bill, who was still stunned and hadn't recovered from his shock.

Professor Bill is still not recovered from what just happened. It's not about Ash and the giant Dragonite communicating, but about Ash releasing that blue energy ball and shattering the giant Dragonite's Hyper Beam!

Is that even possible for a human to do?
If that Destruction Ray had hit him just now, he wouldn't have been able to withstand it even if he had a hundred lives, and the entire Bright Lighthouse would definitely have been destroyed!
In this situation, Ash did not display his powerful Pokémon abilities. Instead, he chose to stand in front and easily blocked the terrifying Hyper Beam, seemingly with plenty of energy left over.

The giant Dragonite calmed down and made peace with Ash because of Ash's power.

"Professor Bill, snap out of it!" Ash waved in front of Professor Bill, who was still in a daze. Professor Bill suddenly snapped out of it and looked at Ash with a look of horror.

"Are you human or elf?!"

Xiaozhi: ? ? ?
Are you being polite? Asking someone this kind of question as soon as you realize what's going on?

"Hahahaha!! *2" Xiaoxia and Xiaogang laughed so hard they almost fell over, their stomachs aching, after seeing Dr. Zhenghui's reaction and the words he blurted out.

Ash, with a dark expression, stopped Misty and the other girl from laughing at him, and then tried his best to calmly explain his special ability, Aura, to Professor Bill.

However, even knowing that Ash is a special ability user, Professor Bill still didn't feel any real sense of it. After all, what kind of special ability user could so easily block a destructive beam that could destroy a mountain?

However, in the end, Professor Bill took about ten minutes to accept this reality and then learned that Ash and the giant Dragonite had communicated very successfully and that the giant Dragonite would stay at Professor Bill's Lighthouse, waiting for him to return.

But Ash gave Professor Bill a very serious warning: never use that machine to imitate the voice of your giant Dragonite partner again.

"...Giant Dragonite is already very eager for partners. Dr. George, if you use that machine to summon Giant Dragonite again, and she loses control of herself, then no one will protect you anymore!"

Faced with Ash's warning, Bill nodded repeatedly, indicating that he would not make that mistake again. However, he wanted to collect a scale or hair from the giant Dragonite to study it.

Ash thought for a moment, then made the request to the giant Dragonite, which agreed without hesitation.

It's just a scale; compared to what Ash will do in the future, it's a trivial condition.

Suddenly, a huge scale, almost the size of an adult, fell from the giant Dragonite and landed heavily in front of Dr. Bright and the others, making a loud bang!

Dr. Zheng Hui's lips twitched as he looked at the enormous scale in front of him. How was he going to take this back?

"Let me take it back for you, Professor Bill." Ash noticed Professor Bill's predicament, then grabbed the scale with both hands and gently pulled it up from the hard ground. The scale, which looked to weigh tens or even hundreds of pounds, was thus pulled up by Ash.

Amid Professor Bill's dumbfounded expression, Ash hoisted the scale onto his shoulder with one hand and waved to the others with the other: "Let's go, let's go back to the lab first."

It was getting late, and after a brief exchange with the giant Dragonite, the sky had turned completely dark.

They will likely be sleeping here tonight, but thankfully Ash had already asked Professor Bill beforehand and there are enough beds available.

……

The next morning, Ash and his friends waved goodbye to Professor Bill.

"You're welcome to come and visit whenever you have time. I'll treat you to a great meal!" Dr. Zhenghui said with a smile as he waved his hand.

They talked for a long time after they got back last night. Dr. Zhenghui learned a lot of imaginative ideas from Xiaozhi, which were very helpful to his research.

Ash's arrival not only helped him uncover the true nature of that giant Pokémon, but also saved his life, provided him with a scale from the giant Dragonite, and inspired his research that night...

In Dr. Zheng Hui's opinion, Xiao Zhi is simply a lucky star!

Although Ash's behavior seems a bit too monstrous, once you get to know him, you'll find that he has the mindset and thoughts of an ordinary teenager, at most a little more mature, and he doesn't become arrogant because of his abilities.

Ash is certainly a little proud and arrogant, but compared to those trainers who become arrogant after achieving even a little success, Ash's pride and arrogance are at most insignificant.

Professor Bill has almost never met a trainer who possesses such terrifying power yet has such a calm and composed mind.

So he gave Ash a piece of advice—he will definitely be the champion within three years!

The youngest champion in the world right now is Cynthia, who is only about 22 or 23 years old. She became a champion trainer when she was 18.

This record is unprecedented; even the Pill Emperor cannot match it.

Professor Bill, however, believes that Ash has a chance to break this record, and that his abilities make him a natural candidate to become a powerful trainer!

It all depends on whether they can outrun Cynthia.

"We'll come back when we have the chance!" Ash waved goodbye to Professor Bill and then continued his journey to the last gym.

This trip yielded a decent Krabby at Bright Lighthouse, and I also negotiated a deal with a giant Dragonite. Overall, it was a good haul.

Once he returns and restores the giant Dragonite to its normal size, and then defeats it, he can obtain a legendary ancient pseudo-legendary at the Elite Four level!
However, he was probably on a completely different level back then compared to now. The peak of the Heavenly King realm was no longer an unattainable level for him!

...On the third day after leaving Bright Lighthouse, Ash and his friends arrived in Misty's territory, Cerulean City.

Compared to when they left Cerulean City, almost nothing has changed, but the Cerulean Gym has become rather deserted, a far cry from the scene when Ash first came here and a group of people came to watch the performance.

"Strange, why is no one coming to watch the synchronized swimming? Wasn't there a performance today?" Ash looked at the sign hanging in front of the gym and said with a slightly puzzled expression.

The doors to the Cerulean Gym were wide open, and from there you could see that there was almost no one in the stands. This was not the behavior of those veteran SPs!
Xiaoxia shook her head and said, "I don't know either. When I called Sister Sakura yesterday, she seemed a bit listless. Anyway, let's go in first."

Led by Xiaoxia, the group entered the Cerulean Gym. On the stage, the Sakura Sisters were still performing the same routine as before, although their movements had changed slightly compared to a few months ago, but overall it was pretty much the same.

When Xiao Gang saw the three sexy sisters in swimsuits, his eyes immediately turned into two hearts: "It's been so long since I've seen you three sisters! You're still so beautiful and charming, with such slender figures!!"

"Hehe, they haven't changed much, but you've changed a lot. Before, when you saw my sister and the others, you knew how to be reserved. What made you turn into such a lecherous person in just a few months?" Xiaoxia rolled her eyes and complained mercilessly.

"Pah! What do you mean by 'lecherous maniac'? I'm just appreciating beauty without any pretense. What do you know?" Xiao Gang retorted with a dissatisfied look, then looked at the three sisters performing with a lecherous expression.

Xiao Zhi then approached a member of the audience, nudged their shoulder, and whispered, "Excuse me, why are there so few people here today? Is there some other event that prevents you from coming to see the synchronized swimming?"

The audience member was watching with great interest when he was suddenly interrupted by Ash. He looked slightly displeased, but he still told Ash the truth: "Because it's all the same. The Cerulean sisters are well-known beauties in Cerulean City. People come here to watch the show because of their looks. They also have no shortage of suitors."

"It's just that many people keep running into obstacles in front of them, and because of their status as the owners of the venue, they can't use any underhanded methods. Over time, knowing that they can't win over their suitors, they give up. In addition, their synchronized swimming is quite monotonous. After watching it a couple of times, you get tired of it. Those who are still here now are basically just here to have a good look."

In general, most of the fans who like the looks have left, while there weren't many fans of synchronized swimming to begin with.

Even though the three sisters' synchronized swimming skills are superb, they have always performed in Cerulean City, and most of the residents of Cerulean City have already seen their performances.

And the number of outsiders was also very limited, so over time, their monotonous performances lost their audience.

Even if the three sisters seek to change their movements, no matter how much they change, there's only so much that synchronized swimming can achieve.

Unless they change their relatively conservative costumes and go a little further off the beaten path, perhaps synchronized swimming can be revitalized.

But... they are the acting gym leaders of Cerulean Gym, how could they possibly do such a thing for money?

So over time, not many people came to watch synchronized swimming.

"I see, thank you."

"Hey! Wait a minute, haven't I seen you somewhere before?" Just as Xiao Zhi was about to leave, the audience member suddenly called out to him and looked at Xiao Zhi's appearance carefully. Finally, a look of surprise appeared on his face.

"Aren't you Xiaozhi, the fraudster who's been all over the internet lately?"

Xiaozhi: ? ? ?
Dude, I haven't been checking the news for a few days, and now I'm being accused of fabricating something? Do those netizens even have brains?!

When he first defeated A-Ju, everyone adored him, calling him a supernova and the future hope of Kanto.

He's only had a little time to settle down, and now he's being called a fraudster? Is that even reasonable?!

"What faker?! Ash beat Kikyo the real deal! It was live, how could you fake it?!" Misty, who had been listening nearby, stormed up and angrily confronted the passerby.

Even the passersby were intimidated by Xiaoxia's imposing manner, and they shrank back: "That's what everyone's saying online, it's not me who said it."

"What are people saying online right now?" Xiao Gang came up at this moment and asked with a serious expression.

Since it concerned his buddy, he completely ignored the three sisters who were performing ballet.

"Um... Now everyone online is saying that the reason Ash was able to defeat Kikyo was because all of his Pokémon had undergone special enhancements. In reality, he was no match for Kikyo at all. Those methods would have severely damaged the Pokémon's bodies. Ash's Pokémon are probably almost completely useless now..."

Ash and the others: ...

It's true what they say, it's easy to spread rumors, but incredibly difficult to debunk them!
Just because Ash hasn't been competing in public matches for a while, people are spreading rumors to this extent. Don't be so outrageous!

"Has the Kanto Alliance not issued any clarification?" Xiao Gang asked coldly, his brows furrowed.

"It's been clarified, but everyone outside thinks the Kanto League and Ash are in cahoots. They went to great lengths to cultivate such a genius trainer, which was the best opportunity to attract a large number of excellent trainers. Now that it's all fallen apart, even if they used deception, they can't let things be completely exposed!"

"Otherwise, the Kanto League will be completely without any outstanding trainers, which would be a huge blow to the future of the Kanto League. They are just hoping to attract trainers to join the Kanto League by using Ash as a gimmick."

The passerby shrugged and said indifferently.

He's not a trainer, and the rise and fall of Kanto has nothing to do with him, but he likes to watch the drama unfold!
The most interesting thing about this kind of fluctuating gossip is that he has even met the gossip source now, which has made him even more curious. Is the real situation as described online?

Is it Xiaozhi who is fabricating the story, or is it another group of people spreading rumors and slander?
"It seems your situation is not very optimistic? How about it, do you need a battle to prove yourself?" Just as Ash and the others were looking extremely gloomy, a gentle and clear voice came from behind them.

The three looked in the direction of the sound and saw a mature woman with an indescribable size.

The woman had a slender figure with shapely curves. She wore a black sleeveless top paired with a purple slit mini skirt, revealing her long legs. The overall outfit was both sophisticated and sexy. Her long, burgundy hair cascaded down her back, and half-rimmed glasses perched on her beautiful face, giving her an intellectual and elegant air.

The moment Xiao Zhi saw the other person, he felt a strange sense of familiarity. Where had he seen this person before?

(End of this chapter)