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

Chapter 202: Blaine at Professor Oak's Laboratory, Professor Oak learns the truth.

"Dinner's ready!" Hanako's voice echoed through the living room. Ash and Misty, who had been discussing for over ten minutes, put down their banknotes and came into the dining room.

Perhaps it was because Xiao Zhi had finally returned today, or perhaps it was because we had guests, but today's dishes were very plentiful, including meat, shrimp, vegetables, crab, and old hen soup.

After everyone was seated, they immediately began to eat heartily with a simple "I'm starting!"

During the meal, Hanako also learned about what Ash had experienced during his trip.

Xiaoxia and Xiaogang shared their interesting experiences from their trip with Huazi, one after another. Although they were hiking, they hadn't encountered any dangers and had a very easy journey.

The most dangerous time was probably yesterday's battle with Sakaki in Tokiwa City; it was the kind of battle where one wrong move could have ended it all.

However, Xiaoxia and Xiaogang naturally wouldn't tell Hanako about what happened yesterday. They didn't even mention the adventurous things that happened during their trip, because they were afraid that Hanako would worry about Xiaozhi.

Even though everything turned out alright in the end, as a mother, she would naturally worry about her son.

And since it was a close call but no real danger, there's no need to talk about it.

Listening to the amusing stories of Ash and his friends' journey, Hanako's face was filled with smiles. From Misty and the others' accounts, Hanako could clearly feel Ash's growth along the way; her son seemed to have truly grown up.

This gave Hanako a sense of accomplishment, but also a slight feeling of loss. Her child had grown up and no longer needed her parents' protection, so as a mother, she naturally felt a sense of loss at not being needed.

However, seeing Ash's satisfied expression as he ate, Hanako suddenly felt that the child still needed her; at least she could ensure that Ash had a hot meal when he came back.

"Eat slowly, don't choke."

"I understand."

……

After eating and drinking their fill, Ash and Misty cleaned up the dishes in the kitchen, while Mr. Mime was already playing with Pikachu. Hanako and Brock were in the living room discussing their thoughts on cooking.

Hanako's cooking skills are definitely not bad, but Kogoro's cooking skills have been honed through countless trials. Both of them have their own unique understanding of cooking and have a lot of insights into cooking, which is perfect for them to exchange ideas.

After washing the dishes, Xiaoxia and Xiaozhi went to the living room and continued their conversation about their trip.

After learning that Ash would be living in Pallet Town and undergoing special training nearby, Hanako was overjoyed. At least Ash wouldn't be going far away for the next few months.

Furthermore, Xiaoxia and Xiaogang will be staying here. Although Xiaozhi's house isn't big, it's still a two-story house, so there's no problem leaving one room empty. Xiaogang or Xiaoxia can stay in that empty room, and one of them can sleep on the floor below Xiaozhi's.

Xiao Zhi's bed is a bunk bed, and no one had ever slept in the lower bunk before.

After discussing it, the group decided that Xiaoxia should sleep on the lower bed of Xiaozhi. The main reason was that Xiaoxia wanted to sleep with Togepi, but Togepi needed Xiaozhi to be by its side. If Xiaoxia cuddled Togepi but Xiaozhi wasn't there, Togepi would make a fuss.

Therefore, after discussing it, Xiaoxia finally agreed, blushing, to sleep in Xiaozhi's bed.

Actually, the two of them often slept in bunk beds at the Pokémon Center before, but this time, Hanako was there too—she's Ash's mother!

What would Hanako think if she slept in the same bed as Satoshi?
However, in the end, her desire to sleep with Togepi outweighed her sense of shame, at least on the surface.

After hearing that Misty was willing to sleep in the same bed as Satoshi, Hanako's gaze towards Misty changed.

'This girl… Oh, I see. I hadn't noticed her before. Looks like my son has quite the charm!'

Hanako sighed inwardly, then smiled and said to Kasumi, "Then you'll have to sleep in the same bed as my son. I'll go and get your blankets and pillows later."

"One...one bed?! Don't say things like that, Auntie!" Xia retorted, her face flushed with embarrassment.

"Hehe, Auntie is right, bunk beds are still one bed, aren't they?" Xiao Gang joked with a laugh.

Xiaoxia's feelings have probably already been discovered by Hanako, who already knew all along; only Xiaoxia and Xiaozhi, the two involved parties, are completely unaware.

He created so many opportunities for those two, but they didn't make any progress at all. This made Xiao Gang sigh. Not only was he bad at attracting women himself, but he couldn't even help other people find love!
However, Xiaogang later realized that it wasn't his problem, but rather that Xiaozhi was too dense and Xiaoxia wasn't proactive enough, which was why there had been no progress for so long.

But you can't blame Xiaoxia, after all, she's a girl, and it's a bit much to ask a girl to take the initiative.

The most important thing is actually Xiao Zhi. As long as this guy doesn't get it, the two of them will have a hard time succeeding!

I wonder if anyone can enlighten this guy.

Ash didn't sense anything was wrong. After all, he had gotten out of bed more than once while traveling, and Misty had gotten out of bed because of Togepi. What was wrong with that?

Togepi: Feed me peanuts~
……

Time flew by and it was the next day. Ash was also preparing to start his special training plan. He needed to go to Professor Oak's place first to meet all his Pokémon and coordinate their training for the next period of time.

However, when Ash arrived at Professor Oak's lab, he encountered an unexpected guest: Blaine!
"Uncle Xia, what are you doing here?"

Wearing a lab coat and with a smooth head, Blaine chuckled and said, "Because I couldn't make it on Cinnabar Island anymore, so I had to come here to loaf around and help out with his research. I heard you defeated Mewtwo. It's true what they say, the younger generation surpasses the older, and the older generation dies on the beach!"

Blaine's face showed extreme emotion. Mewtwo, which he feared like a ghost, had actually been defeated by a boy who had only been around for three months. If this news hadn't been confirmed by the Kanto League Elite Four and Professor Oak, Blaine would never have believed it.

No one knows Mewtwo's terror better than him. Without the help of Asgard, how could there possibly be anything that could defeat Mewtwo?

But Ash still won!
Either Ash possesses god-like power, or Mewtwo's power has diminished in Team Rocket's hands. Blaine concluded it was the former. Ash possesses god-like power!!!
For Blaine, Pidgey's victory over Mewtwo was even more incredible.

That's at the God Realm level! At the God Realm level!
Why did he create artificial spirits? It's because, in the world today, apart from divine beasts, ordinary spirits have no way to cross into the realm of the gods. That's why Blaine wanted to break through this constraint in a scientific way.

However, due to a strange and inexplicable fanaticism, he went astray and created a monster. This monster certainly possessed the power to break through the divine realm, but this situation could not be replicated. Even the creation of this unique creation had uncontrollable factors.

Humanity has made countless efforts, conducted countless experiments, and gone astray in its pursuit of the divine realm, yet ultimately failed to control that power.

Blaine had already resigned himself to his fate. God-level power was beyond the control of humans, nor was it a realm that elves trained by humans could reach.

Then, at that moment, a fifteen-year-old boy reached that level... Are you kidding me?
He spent the entire night before last digesting the news, and yesterday he waited here for Xiaozhi all day, but Xiaozhi still didn't come.

It wasn't until today that he met Ash, and he finally asked the question that had been on his mind: "How did they do that? How can a newly evolved Lucario enter the realm of the gods?!"

"Um... let us go inside first and we can talk slowly." Ash pointed to the ground; they were still being blocked at the entrance of Professor Oak's lab by Blaine.

"Oh, sorry, I got too excited and forgot about that." Blaine looked a little embarrassed, then quickly led Ash and the others into Oak's lab.

Inside, Professor Oak was wearing gloves and massaging the body of the Aerodactyl, seemingly still conducting research on the Aerodactyl.

After all, Ash's Aerodactyl has lived from an unknown era to the present day, making it more valuable for research than those Aerodactyls that were resurrected from amber.

"Xiao Zhi, you're here! Xia Bo waited for you all day yesterday. I told him you had to go back and chat and have dinner with Hanako, and that you wouldn't be here so soon, but he didn't believe me."

"Roar!" As Professor Oak spoke to Ash without turning his head, Aerodactyl, which was letting Professor Oak do whatever he wanted with its eyes closed, sensed a familiar presence. When it opened its eyes, it found that it was its long-lost trainer, so it roared with joy and flapped its wings to fly towards Ash.

Professor Oak, who was standing nearby, was caught off guard and blown away to the side, lying sprawled on the ground with a bitter smile on his face. The treatment is definitely different when a trainer comes.

Who fed and fed you all this time? The first thing you do when you see your trainer is forget your roots, huh?

Ash opened his arms to welcome the Aerodactyl that pounced on him. The massive body, weighing over a hundred pounds, landed directly on Ash, but it didn't affect him at all.

Ash even spun Aerodactyl around twice, a happy look on his face: "Long time no see, Aerodactyl! How have you been at Professor Oak's lab?"

"Roar~~" It feels so good.

"Hehe, as long as you're comfortable, that's fine. Just tell Professor Oak what you want to eat, don't be shy, I've already paid for your food." Ash gives at least a third of his income from the perfume shop to Professor Oak.

Although Professor Oak said it wasn't necessary, and that talking about money would be too formal given his relationship with Hanako, Ash still chose to pay. If he didn't have money, that would be one thing, but since he did, he naturally wouldn't take it for free.

Regardless of whether Professor Oak values ​​money or not, the money he gave reflects his attitude; the money itself is not that important.

After putting the Aerodactyl down, everyone found a place to sit down. Ash then repeated the excuse he had used to appease Misty and the others to Blaine and Professor Oak.

Even researchers like Blaine and Professor Oak couldn't find any flaws in this excuse.

Rather than saying that no flaws could be found, it's more accurate to say that there was simply no place to verify it. The places that Ash mentioned were indeed true. Even in Ordron Castle, all that could be known was the legendary hero Aaron and Lucario suppressing an entire war.

The claim that reincarnation provides power is completely unverifiable, and even studying Lucario yields no results.

But it is precisely this impossible explanation that best explains the source of Lucario's power; otherwise, where did Lucario's divine power come from?

Even if Lucario were possessed by a god, his body couldn't withstand that kind of terrifying pressure.

The Lucario incident is now considered over, but...

"Ash, explain yourself! What's this all about Mega Evolution?! If Agatha hadn't let it slip, I wouldn't have known you were hiding something like this from me! I've seen your battle footage too, and those rocks that showed up on Venusaur's body, that's the thing you told me to collect, right?! You're really something!"

Professor Oak bombarded Ash with a barrage of words, spitting all over Ash and Pikachu's faces.

Professor Oak didn't sound too angry, but he was still a little upset. After all, it was one thing for Ash to keep Mega Evolution a secret from him, but the fact that Ash had unknowingly become a Mega Stone collector was what really bothered him.

Even if you're just a tool, you can't be a sensible tool!

If Kikuko hadn't let slip about Mega Evolution, he would still be completely in the dark!

Upon hearing this, Ash smiled apologetically and bowed respectfully at a ninety-degree angle to Professor Oak: "I'm sorry, Professor Oak!!"

In situations like this, a sincere apology is all that's needed; no amount of explanation can compare to a simple apology.

After all, it was Ash who was wrong to do this, making Professor Oak do things without Professor Oak's knowledge, and this was a system with epoch-making significance.

So at this point, the best thing to do is to apologize honestly, and Professor Oak won't hold it against you.

Sure enough, after seeing Ash bow down and apologize, Professor Oak's slightly angry mood vanished instantly. What else could he say when Ash was like this?

Anyway, it's not a big deal, and it was something Ash discovered first.

"Alright, alright, let's just leave it at that. But you need to tell me the details of MEGA evolution!"

(End of this chapter)