Ash, with his invincible physical body, wants to become a Pokémon Master.

Chapter 513 Bonnie, the Four Heavenly Kings

"We've reached Litang, the world's highest city—no, I mean, its highest point, Mount Izabeth!"

"Wow, the snow scene is so beautiful!"

On a snow-covered mountainside, Xiao Zhi opened his arms wide to welcome the falling snow and let out a happy shout.

After getting lost again and again, they finally reached the last leg of their journey to Itzabeth Island.

After resting briefly at the Pokémon Center, the group will descend the mountain to reach Cyrus Town, the northernmost point of Izabeth Island. From there, they can take a boat, and the journey will take them a day to reach Sootopolis City.

"We've arrived at Hoenn's last gym!"

"Pikachu!"

While Ash and Pikachu were having fun, May and Max looked on helplessly at the energetic Ash, trembling with fear.

"First of all, Ash, the highest point in the world isn't Mount Izabeth. Secondly, aren't you cold?"

"Yeah, Xiaosheng and I are freezing."

At this moment, Xiaoyao and Xiaosheng were both wearing thick down jackets, their bodies wrapped up like rice dumplings, shivering.

Xiao Zhi was still wearing his usual thin short-sleeved shirt and jacket, jumping around like nothing had happened.

Haruka and Max, who grew up in Hoenn, a region close to the tropics, were incredibly envious of this physique.

There are very few places in the entire Hoenn region where it snows, and the high peak of the sea slug is a rare exception.

The mountaintops here are covered in snow all year round, and the temperature never exceeds 0 degrees Celsius.

As soon as they stepped into the snow, Xiaoyao and Xiaosheng became even less talkative.

"Hehehe, you're all too weak. It's just a matter of low temperature; muscle is nothing more than that!"

"With just a little bit of energy and by using the yang energy of a body that has been tempered and refined over many years, keeping warm is a piece of cake."

Ash is very dissatisfied with May and the others' current performance.

He had already overcome the cold, which even the Giant of Light could not withstand, through training.

Muscles, strong!

At this moment, Xiao Zhi took a deep breath, and a wave of masculine heat surged through his body. The snow under his feet melted outward from him.

This is heat released from pure muscle movement.

"So warm."

"That's amazing! Is this the pure strength of a man?"

May and Max quickly ran to Ash's side and hugged him like a hand warmer.

Sure enough, as soon as they got close, they immediately felt a warmth like that of the sun.

Unfortunately, Ash didn't let them hug for long. He quickly ignored their whining, grabbed their sleeves, and continued on his way.

After all, the weather on the mountain looks like it's getting worse and worse, and a blizzard is expected soon.

We can't linger any longer; we need to get to the Pokémon Center at the top of the mountain to rest as soon as possible.

Also, it's very dangerous when Ash is in a state of boiling Yang energy.

What happens when you put the words "robust young man" and "excessive yang energy" together? Those who know will understand immediately.

It's one thing for Max to hug Satoshi's arm, but if May hangs on Satoshi's neck for too long, the muscular guy might not be able to resist doing something.

Self-control was defeated by the primal instinct of muscles. How could Ash have such a dream?

Unfortunately, even if Xiaoyao wraps herself up like a dumpling now, it's still the same; that's the power of a strong young man.

Ultimately, it's Xiaoxia and the others' fault for not working hard enough lately. Thirty times a day, what's so unbearable about that!

(Xiaoxia: "Are you serious?!")

Anyway, let's put that aside for now. In the last second before the blizzard hit, Ash and his friends managed to run into the Pokémon Center.

Just before pushing open the door, Xiao Sheng inadvertently caught sight of an ornate parasol that had been solemnly placed beside the door.

"Strange, that umbrella looks familiar. It seems like someone's personal umbrella—"

Unfortunately, Xiao Sheng couldn't remember for the time being, and just then his older sister Xiao Yao called for him to come in quickly.

"Hurry up and keep up with Xiaosheng, don't always be so slow."

"Okay!"

He had to put the umbrella aside for now and immediately followed Ash and May to the front desk to ask Nurse Joy for help with check-in.

Fortunately, there are plenty of rooms in the center now, and Ash and his friends checked in smoothly without having to sleep on the floor in the lobby. Haruka just wants to take a nice hot shower as soon as possible.

"You've been registered. With a blizzard approaching, please rest here as much as you like."

"Thank you, Miss Joey."

However, just as Ash and May were about to receive their Pokédexs from Nurse Joy, a small yellow Pokémon suddenly jumped onto the table, dancing and waving its arms.

"Yo-chi-chi".

It was incredibly fast, snatching Ash and May's Pokédex right from Nurse Joy's hands.

At the same time, it mischievously blew a blast of cold air at them. Ash dodged it nimbly, but May couldn't and was frozen into an ice sculpture.

"Ah, so cold, so cold, so cold—"

Xiaoyao immediately shook off the thin layer of ice on her body, her big eyes glaring angrily at the small yellow creature in front of her.

"What the hell are you doing?!"

She lunged forward, trying to snatch her Pokédex back, but unfortunately, she failed several times in a row.

The opponent skillfully dodged Xiaoyao's every move, clearly toying with her.

"Hehehe, yojiji!"

"Ugh, damn it!"

The little yellow creature didn't pay any attention to May at all; while toying with her, its eyes were always on Ash.

Several more bursts of cold air attacked Ash quickly. It seemed that only May was hit by the cold air while Ash easily dodged it, which made Ash very dissatisfied.

"The attack speed is pretty good."

Unfortunately, its agility is simply not enough for Ash.

With a quick display of his agility, Ash twisted his body like a snake a few times and easily dodged the blasts of cold air.

Then, with a precise and large hand, he grabbed the little guy's head and instantly retrieved his Pokédex.

Now everyone finally saw its true colors.

"Ah, that Pokémon is a Snorunt!"

Its body, resembling a yellow ice cream cone, made Xiao Sheng recognize it at a glance.

"Snow Child, why are you stealing other people's things?" Haruka wanted to try again to get her Pokédex back.

Even though Ash grabbed the tip of the Snow Child's head, it was still able to toy with the busty girl.

"Damn it, what's wrong with this little guy?!"

It was like a wobbly loach, impossible to catch, so May had no choice but to use Ash's Pokédex to scan the Snorunt.

[Snowmane, the Snowcap Pokémon. It dwells quietly deep within stalactite caves, and legend says that a home visited by Snowmane will become wealthy.]

"Will I become rich?"

"Wow, this sounds like the Zashiki-warashi story my mom told me."

Ash and Max both stared at Snorunt with shining eyes.

Only May was still indignant, "But it's not behaving like a lucky Pokémon at all right now, it likes to play tricks on people so much—"

At that moment, Miss Joey came over and said gently.

"Snow Child is actually a wild Pokémon that lives in this area. I rescued it once and it became a regular at the center."

"It appears every time a new customer comes to the Pokémon Center. It has a very mischievous personality and likes to play pranks on everyone."

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"So it's a wild Pokémon, and an old acquaintance of this Pokémon Center at that."

"Hey, Snorunt, stop being naughty and give May's Pokédex back."

"Yo-yo-yo~".

Upon seeing Miss Joy come over to help calm him down, Snow Child seemed to quiet down considerably.

Ash then loosened his grip on Snowman's little pointed hand slightly.

But unexpectedly, Snowball took the opportunity to break free from Ash's big hand and quickly jumped onto May's arm with a grin.

She snatched Ash's Pokédex from her hand again, then smashed open a window and fled into the vast blizzard outside.

Before running away, it made a point of looking back at Ash. Upon seeing this, the muscular man immediately put Pikachu down, jumped out of the window, and chased after it.

"—Ah! Our illustrated guide!"

Just then, the cold wind blowing in through the window stung Xiaoyao's smooth little face, and she realized that the picture book in her hand was gone.

They wanted to follow Ash, but it was too late.

The blizzard outside was too fierce; Xiaoyao would be blown back by the biting wind if she got too close. She had no choice but to quickly open the window...

Turn off the account.

Everything happened so fast that Miss Joey didn't have time to stop it, and she was now completely bewildered.

"That's strange. Although Yukidouji often plays pranks, he usually stops quickly. What's going on today?"

At this moment, Max, who has always been very perceptive about Pokémon, discovered the key point.

"Snow Child is a Pokémon that can't be a bad Pokémon. It feels like it's deliberately leading Ash away."

"According to Nurse Joy, Snorunt is a local Pokémon. Is it trying to take someone with it somewhere?"

Suddenly, Miss Joey remembered, "Oh right, there was another guest who came to the center today, but she hasn't come back yet."

"I reminded her this morning that there might be a blizzard today, but—"

"Blizzards? I'm not afraid of blizzards at all. In fact, I'm excited to encounter one in the sweltering heat of Hoenn!"

The woman, who held a parasol that covered most of her face but whose elegance was still immediately apparent, patted the Dianthus sea lion beside her and said this.

Seeing the confidence emanating from the other person, Joey was also intimidated by her powerful aura and didn't dare to continue.

Add more obstacles.

"The blizzard is already this heavy. Even if she's a master of Ice-type Pokémon, she definitely can't stay outside for long in this situation. Maybe Snorunt really ran into someone."

"But this is a blizzard! Was it really okay for that boy to rush out like that?"

Kind-hearted Miss Joey is now worried about the safety of the two of them.

However, Xiaoyao and Xiaosheng, who were already used to this situation, remained calm.

"Don't worry, Miss Nurse Joy, Ash is really good."

"Yeah, he's Superman, a blizzard can't do anything to him."

Hearing them say that, Miss Joey tilted her head in a daze, still somewhat disbelieving.

But when she saw the Pikachu that May was holding, and then thought about Ash's outfit from earlier, she instantly understood.

"Ah, it's that hero who's been all over the island lately!"

"If it were him, maybe there really wouldn't be a problem."

Even for the safety of rescue personnel, rescue operations will be completely suspended during a blizzard.

Even if Miss Joey wanted to go find someone, she could only do so after the blizzard subsided.

"Now we can only ask Ash for help."

Meanwhile, in a forest cave halfway up Mount Izabe, a voluptuous and beautiful woman was curled up in a ball, constantly rubbing her arms to keep warm.

In the cold, dark cave, she had no means of starting a fire, having only come to seek refuge temporarily.

All the Pokémon she brought were Ice-type, and none of them could help keep her warm. The dignified young lady was in danger!

Now she can only turn her head from time to time to look at the still howling cave entrance, hoping that someone will come looking for her.

"It's so cold! How did that Snow Child disappear without a trace? Anyone, please come and save me."

He spoke with a standard aristocratic accent from the very first word, but now his tone had a slight tremor, which made him sound rather cute.

That's right, this voluptuous beauty is none other than Bonney, the current Ice Elite Four member of Hoenn, who came to Izabe Island to find Ash.

After hearing in the League that Ash had defeated Genji, she had always wanted to see for herself what kind of person he was.

Now, after finally finishing all his work tasks in his spare time, Ash was found on Izabe Island.

But just as she was about to catch up with Ash, she suddenly realized that she was one of the Elite Four, and it would be so embarrassing to follow other trainers like that.

So Bonnie used her connections directly, and just before meeting Ash, she chose to take a helicopter to Mount Izabeth, the only route trainers could take to leave the island.

She's going to pretend to bump into Xiaozhi here.

"I just happened to be here looking at the snow, I didn't come here specifically to find you, hmph!"

This is the scene that Bonnie envisions when she meets Ash.

Yes, to go to such great lengths, wasting both resources and time, for something like this, Miss Bonnie's thought process is truly extraordinary.

But there's nothing we can do about it. Bonnie may appear dignified and beautiful, a young lady from a noble family in Galar, but inside she's the kind of person who secretly eats stir-fried noodles at a garden party until she's drenched in sweat.

Furthermore, how normal can a trainer be if they believe that Ice-type Pokémon can be trained better in hot places, and therefore travel thousands of miles to the hot Hoenn region to train their Pokémon?

But as one of the Hoenn Elite Four, Bonney can do whatever she wants here!

Then she got into trouble. She originally thought it was just snow in the Hoenn region and wouldn't be a big deal.

Unexpectedly, the blizzard was so terrifying that Bonnie lost her way and couldn't find her way back to the Pokémon Center.

She doesn't have many Pokémon with her at the moment, and unfortunately, she doesn't have any partners that can still move around in a blizzard.

If she hadn't met a kind snowman on the road who took her into a cave to shelter from the wind, she would have been frozen solid long ago, even though she was a girl from the Galar Crown Snowfield.

"I traveled discreetly this time without any companions, and to conceal my identity, I didn't even check in at the Pokémon Center—I wonder if anyone will notice I'm gone and come looking for me?"

Bonnie's mood grew increasingly depressed as she thought about it, and she couldn't help but sigh.

This sigh exhaled the last bit of warmth from her body, and gradually she felt her eyelids getting heavier and heavier, as if she were about to fall asleep.

But then a pair of warm, large hands suddenly patted her face.

"Hey, wake up! You can't sleep here."

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