Elf: Pikachu Super Revealed, Mortal Body Rivals Gods

Xiao Zhi and Xiao Chun: ...

So it turns out this place was a haunted house all along!

And who knows... this might actually be Gengar's own home! In other words... they're the intruders!

However, that's not entirely true... After all, this is a house that Dr. Sakuragi bought.

Calling them intruders is a bit much.

But... after they moved here, Gengar had nowhere to live!

"I've decided, if I see Gengar again, I'll definitely find him a better house!"

Xiaochun couldn't help but chuckle as she watched Xiaozhi instantly change his target.

"Pfft, Ash, you really are... impulsive! Didn't you just say you were going to catch Gengar?"

"But... some elves are used to nature, so it's better for them to stay in nature! That's always been my opinion!"

Faced with the powerful Gengar, how did he manage to suppress his desire to capture it?

That's just... Ash's style!

The seed in Xiaochun's heart seems to be quietly sprouting...

……

[Yulongdu: Professor Sakuragi, have you still chosen that location for your research institute?]

[Professor Sakuragi: My research institute isn't going to be established anytime soon. The images shown are probably from three or four years from now, so it won't be that quick.]

[Daiwu: Could you tell me where the house in the video is? I'd like to buy it and let Gengar live there if he wants.]

[Mikoli: ...What kind of outrageously extravagant statement is this? Is this even human?!]

[Ichiki: Daigo-san is really rich!]

If things don't go your way, just buy a house!

This is Steven Zevouchi, the top nobleman of Hoenn!

The discussion was left for later; for now, everyone continued watching the review video.

It seems... a turning point is coming!

In the video—

Several days after the Gengar incident, Professor Sakuragi summoned Haru and Ash again.

They were given two tickets.

World Championship Finals Tickets!

Despite the enormous size of the Palace Arena, tickets for the finals were still extremely difficult to obtain!

Even Koharu, who wasn't particularly interested in battles, was quite intrigued.

However, Ash was surprisingly calm, which puzzled Haru.

"Ash, this is a ticket to the World Championship finals! Why don't you seem excited at all?"

"Hmm... World Championships... what kind of competition is that?"

Professor Sakuragi: ? ? ?

Xiaochun:? ? ?

No way! You, an Arola champion, don't know what the World Championships are? Do you live on Mars?

……

[Lance: Ah... Ash doesn't know about the World Championships?]

[Michael: This is truly amazing!]

[Da Ye: Tsk tsk, Ash, the battle maniac, doesn't know about the World Championships? But that's kind of normal, considering Ash never watches the news, and he hasn't even won a tournament before, so the World Championships are a pretty difficult competition for him to participate in.]

[Cynthia: That's not how it works~ You don't really think Ash doesn't have Champion potential just because he didn't win the championship, do you? His Charizard and Pikachu in the Hoenn Battle Frontier already showed the strength to be weaker than a Champion.]

[Cynda: The subsequent Sinnoh Sceptile reached the level of an average, or even a high-ranking Elite Four member! Charizard's strength has definitely increased even further! So... Ash doesn't know about the World Championships, it's just that he doesn't know, it doesn't mean he's weak~]

[DaYe: I'm sorry, I was prejudiced. I apologize to XiaoZhi!]

[Ash: It's okay, Mr. Big Leaf. Actually, if it weren't for the Heavenly Path's assessment, I probably wouldn't have found out about the World Championships until after my trip to the Alola region!]

The World Championships is indeed a world-renowned competition.

But... Ash's information is really too limited.

How could news from so far away in Galeren possibly reach his ears?

……

In the video—

Upon learning that the World Championships were to determine the world's strongest champion...

Ash's eyes sparkled with countless tiny stars, emitting a dazzling light!

"I want to go! Doctor, when does the competition start?"

"Maybe tomorrow!"

"Now that Xiaochun's gone, let's set off!"

With that, Ash grabbed Chloe's hand and started charging out!

"Hey! Wait a minute, I have class today!"

Professor Sakuragi waved to Ash and Haru as he spoke.

"Don't worry, I've already arranged for you to take leave from school! You can stay out for a few days and come back without any problem!"

Xiaochun:......

I really thank you, Dad!

Ash and Haru quickly set off on their journey to Galar, following Ash's hurried pace.

However... the trains no longer run, so they chose to fly there!

On the plane, Ash couldn't contain his excitement and started checking out the final matchups.

"The strongest undefeated champion... Dan Di, the strongest of the Four Heavenly Kings of Guandu... Yu Long Du."

"I know Mr. Adu, but who is Dandi?"

Ash, who had only recently met Ash in the Galar region, naturally couldn't possibly know Leon, the strongest champion in Galar.

Therefore, Xiaochun gave Xiaozhi a thorough explanation.

……

[Lance: Oh my god! I made it to the finals of that tournament?! Haha! It must be because I discovered Dragonite's Mega Evolution system that I beat you all!]

[Kona: ?]

[Lorelei: Didn't you see what Ash just said, 'The strongest Elite Four of Kanto'? That means... you still haven't won the Kanto Championship!]

[Dragon Crossing: ...]

Holy crap! That's devastating! If you hadn't mentioned the Guandu championship, we could still be friends!

A-Du never expected that, several years later, he still wouldn't win the Kanto championship!

Kikuko, Shiba, and Kona, what kind of holdouts are these three?!

With Van Kona stepping down, it's absolutely a piece of cake for him to win the championship!

Even with MEGA, is it possible he still can't win a championship?!

(This is A-Du thinking he has a Mega Dragonite, dear readers, please don't misunderstand~)

……

In the video—

Just as Xiaochun finished explaining the science to Xiaozhi,

The interior of the plane suddenly went dark! Loud alarms sounded throughout the aircraft!

Xiaochun and Xiaozhi were both startled and didn't know what had happened.

Then an announcement came over the loudspeaker that they had encountered air turbulence and there was no need to panic.

but……

"Pikapi!"

"Did you feel it too, Pikachu?"

Ash and Pikachu stared intently out the window, as if there was something there.

"What do you feel? Ash, did you see anything?"

Xiaochun looked out the window with Xiaozhi, but a fleeting purple figure startled her so much that she immediately returned to her seat!

"Is that... an elf?"