Roaming through the world of Doraemon

Chapter Fifteen: Ashley the Birdman

Familiar magical fluctuations lingered around the International Sports Center, layer upon layer, omnipresent yet omnipresent, leaving Da Xiong completely baffled.

The fluctuation was very strange, as if it was aimed directly at Nobita. The fluctuation appeared as soon as Nobita entered the venue, but it wasn't very obvious at first. However, when Nobita used his mental power to scan the entire venue during his break after completing the first activity, he clearly noticed the fluctuation.

As for why it's said to be aimed at Nobita, it's because ever since Nobita returned from the Mechanical Utopia, his mental energy has been spreading outwards intermittently. Nobita can immediately detect any unusual movements or abnormal situations around him. However, he hadn't felt this kind of fluctuation during his time back, but it appeared in the arena today. Anyone with normal eyes could see that this fluctuation was aimed at Nobita.

"Strange, this magical fluctuation is not only cold but also has an illusory feel to it."

Sensing the lingering magical elements in the air, Nobita immediately realized that these magical elements were not simple. Compared to the elements he had encountered before, these magical elements were much denser and more concentrated, meaning their power was far more terrifying. Even though the master of this place had left, the level of the remaining elements was comparable to the magical power of Dr. Full Moon from the Demon Realm.

Moreover, these condensed magical elements are not only dense, but also lean more towards the dark attribute. You should know that the people in the magical world that Nobita knows, such as Miyako and Dr. Full Moon, have relatively gentle and neutral elemental attributes. On the contrary, the magical elements of those people in the demon world tend to be dark and cold. More importantly, these elements give Nobita a more illusory feeling.

This illusory feeling made Nobita both sense the presence of magical elements and not sense them at the same time. It was sometimes there and sometimes not, sometimes there and sometimes not, a hazy and indistinct feeling, which was very strange. It was precisely because of this that Nobita could not figure out where the true master of these magical elements was lurking.

"Hehehe, Nobita, you don't need to look anymore, I'm right here."

In a grove of trees not far from the International Sports Center, a strange bird with a yellow, human-like face, seemingly wearing glasses, stood on a treetop, its beak blinking incessantly as it spoke strange words.

"Hmm, so you're here!" The strange bird was at least several hundred meters away from Nobita, but its voice miraculously reached Nobita's ears, as if it were speaking right next to him. Upon hearing the bird's voice, Nobita immediately turned his head in the direction of the sound and saw the strange bird hanging upside down on a branch, swaying back and forth.

"Hehehe, you only just noticed me? You're not as powerful as the legends say?" The strange bird watched Nobita rush towards it at high speed and said dismissively from its perch on a branch. It seemed that it was not very satisfied with Nobita's current state and looked quite disappointed.

"Have you heard of me?"

The strange bird uttered a seemingly unremarkable statement that startled Da Xiong. In this world, apart from the people around him, it seemed that no one paid much attention to him, let alone this strange bird in front of him that could speak human language and exuded a cold, magical aura. It was truly unfathomable.

"Of course, I've heard of your name, Nobita Nobi, a long time ago, but I couldn't come to visit for some special reasons. However, it's clear now that I can come and see this legendary figure of yours." The muscles on the strange bird's beak twitched slightly upwards, like a human smiling with their lips pursed, but this smile revealed too many unknown factors.

"I've heard of my name before, so it seems you've been following me for a long time. But why are you only coming today?"

A few hundred meters wasn't too far for Nobita, and with his mental power amplified, he arrived in no time. Only when he walked under the tree with the strange bird did Nobita notice what the bird looked like.

Its entire body is covered in yellow feathers and has a pair of black claws. The most peculiar thing about this bird is its face, which looks like a middle-aged man wearing glasses. The dark magical elements around it become even clearer as you get closer, and it always gives people a chilling feeling.

"Oh ho ho ho, of course I'm only here today, because today is an important day for you. Ashley, on behalf of my master, I have brought you two gifts, which I hope you will cherish. Each one of these is very important to you." The strange bird hopped around on the treetops, stating its purpose for coming to see Da Xiong in a direct and concise manner.

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"It's a special day for me, and you've come to give me a gift?" Da Xiong was completely bewildered by the strange bird's words, unable to understand what it meant at all.

Today was just a day for Nobita to attend the Japan-US Youth Exchange Meeting. It wasn't a particularly important day for him. The gift the strange bird mentioned was even stranger. Nobita didn't know the bird's owner at all. However, judging from the bird's owner's demeanor, it seemed to be from another world. The gift itself piqued Nobita's curiosity even more.

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"Yes. Of course it's an important day for you, because I, Ashley, have come to see you today. As for the gift, you'll see for yourself." With that, the strange bird's wing flicked out two strange cards from who-knows-where and tossed them to Nobita under the tree.

"Uh, this, this is, how is this possible!"

Looking at the things the Ashley Bird had given him, Nobita was completely taken aback. The contents of the two cards were unacceptable to him, making him even more cautious about the origin of this strange bird. The situation was simply too bizarre.

"Hehehe, how about it? Are you satisfied with the two gifts our master gave you? I told you today was an important day for you, now you believe me!" The strange bird saw that Nobita's face was full of disbelief, so it became even more piercing and eerie, like a spell that haunted Nobita's ears.

"How did you get your hands on these two things?!"

Nobita looked at the two cards in his hand again, still in disbelief. It was already remarkable that this bird had one item on the card, but what was rare was that he actually used both of them.

"Don't worry about that. Just accept what we give you, or you'll definitely regret it."

The strange bird spoke with great seriousness, as if it had Nobita completely under its control. It firmly believed, or even foresaw, that Nobita would perish after seeing the two cards.

Chapter Sixteen: Two Gifts

"Hmph, I don't know where you got Miyako's photo and 22nd-century shopping cards, but you probably have ulterior motives for giving me these." Nobita held the two cards given to him by the strange bird named Ashley tightly in his hand, pretending to be indifferent, but in fact, his heart was already in turmoil.

The strange bird gave Nobita two cards. The first card clearly showed Miyako, whom Nobita had met in the Demon World. However, the Miyako on the card was now in a place that looked like a medieval castle. Outside the castle, one could vaguely see people wearing armor. Obviously, this was not this world, and it was probably not the magical world either. Although the difference between these two worlds was technology and magic, their level of civilization was at a modern level, so it was impossible for such armor to exist.

Another card shocked Nobita even more. It was a shopping card from 22nd Century Department Store, with the purchase details already written on it: a dream machine and a game cartridge of "Dream Three Musketeers".

The strange bird in front of them not only knew about Miyako's whereabouts after losing contact with her in the Demon Realm, but also held a shopping card from the 21st Century Department Store. Moreover, it possessed a chilling magical aura. No matter how you looked at it, it seemed very strange and unfathomable.

"The two gifts I'm giving you are entirely out of kindness from my master, and we have no ulterior motives. However, you must accept my master's kindness in order to get what you want. Otherwise, it's really hard to say..." Ashley jumped from one branch to another, flapped his wings, and shook his head, looking helpless.

"You mean I have to go to the 22nd-century Future Department Store to buy this item on your list in order to find Miyako, right?" Nobita asked casually, waving a shopping intention card made of some unknown metal in his hand.

However, it was precisely this card that puzzled Nobita. This bird was able to get a shopping card from a 22nd-century department store, and it also knew that Nobita had social connections in the 22nd century. Otherwise, it wouldn't have just thrown the shopping card out. It knew about Miyako's existence and that Nobita had a 22nd-century Doraemon. This group's relationship with certain people in the future must be quite significant.

"Oh, hehehe, you're quite clever. If you get the card, go see the person you want to see as soon as possible. If it's too late, our master will get anxious." Ashley didn't care about Nobita's feelings at all, calling him "master" over and over again, as if this master was his faith.

"It's alright if you're in a hurry, because I'll go see him sooner or later. But you should stay here and keep me company." This strange bird was in a superior position, and its feeling of having him completely under its control made Nobita very uncomfortable. Since the owner of this strange bird could leave Miyako in some unknown place, Nobita could also leave this bird here as a hostage. In a one-on-one fight, neither of them would lose out.

As soon as he finished speaking, Nobita gathered all his mental energy and surrounded the tree with all his might from all directions, leaving no gaps. It had completely formed a vacuum created by Nobita's mental energy, in which there were only Nobita and the strange bird Ashley on the treetop not far away.

"Oh ho ho, you want to keep me here? Don't you think about the consequences?"

Da Xiong Yu's sudden attack made Ashley's body feel as if it were being crushed by a huge boulder, unable to move at all, just like Sun Wukong trapped under the Five Finger Mountain, unable to move or escape, as if he were stuck in place.

This pressure caused Ashley's bird-like body to creak and groan, as if he were being squeezed into a ball of flesh. A feeling of suffocation and urgency constantly surrounded him. Ashley hadn't expected Nobita to be so inconsiderate. With people in his hands, Nobita attacked without warning, leaving Ashley completely speechless.

"The consequence is that you'll be here with me, what other consequences could there be? And you'd better hope you have some value in your master's eyes, otherwise, you'll really be in danger."

Ashley's strength is comparable to Dr. Full Moon's, forcing Nobita to be on high alert for the strange bird's counterattack. However, if Nobita manages to keep the bird alive and waits for Doraemon to arrive, Doraemon's amazing gadgets should be able to find out many things Nobita wants to know...

"Alright, alright, you've caught me, so I have nothing more to say. What do you want to do with me?" Ashley's body was pinned to the branch by Da Xiong, with its two claws sticking out into the air. At this moment, its whole body looked like a crescent moon, both comical and funny. However, compared to when it was suppressed and unable to breathe, Ashley seemed to have relaxed a lot.

"I won't do anything, but I'll feel more at ease if you stay." Nobita took two steps forward towards Ashley. He wanted to completely eliminate this unknown visitor; it would be more reassuring to keep the danger under his own control. Faced with various potential crises, Nobita's mindset had matured into one where he could handle things calmly and composedly.

"Don't worry, don't worry. I'm not at ease. I'd better go back. I don't feel comfortable staying here."

Ashley's body trembled violently, and his two wings fluttered up and down twice. Then, a black light flashed across his body, and the spiritual energy surrounding him was isolated and protected by a black sphere. His body then stood up from the tree branch again.

"Unexpected, isn't it? My body can still move. Your mental strength is already very powerful. But I'm not at the level you think I am, without any trump cards. It's better for you to discover this now than for you to discover it later. Be cautious with every 5.5 opponent. Nobita, you still have a long way to go."

Ashley tilted his bird-like head within his black eyeballs and mumbled a long string of seemingly didactic words, but which were actually more sarcastic than sermon-like.

"Really? I didn't expect you to stand up either, but if you have a trump card, I can't be without one either." Da Xiong was stunned when he saw Ashley suddenly stand up. It seemed that things were not as simple as he thought. This strange bird was not as weak as he thought. He just didn't know how strong his master was. He could send someone like this. The power behind him must be immense.

"You've been too talkative; it seems I haven't been hospitable enough. Let me unleash a few of my Rasengans first!"

Chapter Seventeen: The Transcendent One

Several Rasengans, condensed from highly concentrated mental energy, instantly appeared around Nobita's body. Nobita had compressed a significant amount of spatial power into each Rasengan, and spatial power, compared to other attributes, has a greater ability to tear and destroy. Even a combined mecha like Yam, developed to its peak by the mechanical utopia, could be pierced through by Nobita. Now that all nine were gathered together, Nobita was determined to blast through even the strongest tortoise shell.

Nine Rasengans stood suspended in mid-air. Fortunately, everyone had gone to the arena to watch this rare duel between geniuses, something that hadn't happened in many years. Otherwise, seeing Nobita floating in the air in this grove, with nine Rasengans surrounding him like a sun crown, would have been quite frightening.

The black sphere protecting Ashley, the strange bird, was made of an unknown material, but Nobita sensed not only a trace of magical elements on it, but also other fluctuations. However, this did not prevent Nobita from unleashing his nine Rasengan attacks.

With a flick of Nobita's finger, nine Rasengans flew off Nobita's back in a circular shape with a whoosh, slicing through the clear sky like sharp arrows and heading straight for Ashley's black protective shield.

"boom!"

One of the nine Rasengans made direct contact with Ashley's protective shield. The energy of the Rasengan, carrying a shockwave, slammed into the shield, causing ripples to spread across it and creating a hole in the center, which then healed itself in the blink of an eye.

"Heh, looks like your turtle shell isn't so sturdy after all?"

The spiritual energy permeating the forest was omnipresent. Nobita immediately sensed that Ashley's protective shield seemed to have a weakness. His Rasengan was the first to strike, and Ashley's shield had already revealed its vulnerability. Strangely, the shield healed instantly, but this gave Nobita a sense of security. The shield's defense was not unbreakable at all. As long as the Rasengan was well-placed, no shell could withstand it.

"How is this possible? You actually managed to break through this energy shield's defense!"

Nobita's nine Rasengans took turns attacking Ashley's protective shield. The area above Ashley's head was hit the hardest, with several Rasengans raining down on him. The shield's healing speed immediately slowed down, as if it was on the verge of collapse. If the next Rasengan hit it, Ashley would be sent flying.

"Nothing is impossible; there are many things you don't know."

A single method of using mental energy would probably only be able to overwhelm two other types of people. However, Nobita has been culturally influenced by countless anime and manga fanfiction works since then, resulting in a constant stream of imaginative ideas. Even with just one way of circulating energy, many powerful figures in later generations have been able to create all sorts of amazing variations. From the Rasengan and Lightning Blade in Naruto to the Ki Blast in Dragon Ball and the various Haki in One Piece, Nobita's high-density mental energy can imitate almost anything that people in later generations can think of. Just thinking about it is exciting enough.

"Hehe, I really didn't expect that they all underestimated you!"

Five of Nobita's nine Rasengans had been fired, and Ashley's shield was already on the verge of collapse. The next four Rasengans lined up like bullets and shot into Ashley's shield, which had already been breached.

"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!"

The roar of four massive explosions echoed within Ashley's protective shield, which, like tempered glass struck by a powerful impact, shattered into spiderweb-like pieces and was completely destroyed.

After the explosion subsided, Ashley, the strange bird inside the protective shield, seemed to have disappeared. Instead, a middle-aged man with white hair, wearing a pointed hat, round-framed glasses, and a red cloak, was hanging from a treetop inside the shield. He was covered in blood and his condition was unknown, but he appeared to have lost consciousness and passed out.

"No matter how hard your shell is, I will break it with my strength. But your body is quite interesting, neither bird nor human. I want to see what you really are."

The energy contained in the nine Rasengans far exceeded Ashley's imagination. What was even more unacceptable to him was that the energy shield that had been with him for so long was actually shattered by Nobita's punches, and he himself was knocked unconscious and returned to his original form. However, he probably couldn't express his regret now. At this moment, he was lying quietly on the ground waiting for Nobita's autopsy.

"call out!"

After dealing with Ashley, that jerk, Nobita was just about to pack up this weirdo and study him properly when Doraemon arrived when a two-meter-tall black hole suddenly appeared next to Ashley, and as soon as the black hole appeared, it sent a black lightning bolt toward Nobita's position.

"Hmph, what a useless piece of trash. He can't even handle this little thing properly, and he made me clean up the mess myself."

A voice, neither male nor female and with electronic effects, came from inside the dark hole. Then Ashley's body floated up and was instantly absorbed into the black hole.

"Hmm, help has arrived. You must be the master behind this birdman, right?"

Black lightning bolts shot straight at Nobita from the black hole. Nobita quickly mustered his mental strength and used his body to dodge the attack. However, Nobita was not weak either, and he threw several Rasengans into the black hole.

　963 "Not bad attack, but it's still too ordinary for me. If you want to know my identity, go to the futuristic department store in the 22nd century and buy this cartridge and you'll find out."

The voice inside the black hole seemed completely unconcerned about Nobita's Rasengans. The Rasengans hit the black hole without causing a ripple. Instead, the person inside the black hole casually teased Nobita.

"It seems you really want me to go to the 22nd century and bring this back. I just don't know what's inside. Don't disappoint me."

Ashley wants Nobita to go to the 22nd century and bring back this cartridge. The people in this black hole also want Nobita to use this cartridge. It seems that there is something amazing in this cartridge. These two people want Nobita to trigger it. It is also possible that they cannot reach it due to some factor. They want to solve the problem through Nobita's hands.

Thinking carefully about the course of events and their development, everything revolves around this cassette tape from the 22nd century. This forces me to decipher its contents. It's both a conspiracy and a calculated move. The plan to hold Ashley hostage has failed, and it has also brought out the people in this black hole. I have no choice but to bite the bullet and go to the 22nd century to take a look.

Chapter Eighteen: Unparalleled Talent

"Haha, you won't be disappointed. It might even be a wonderful adventure for you."

The man in the black hole laughed dismissively, seemingly confident that he had Nobita in the bag as he went to the 22nd-century department store to retrieve the dream machine and cassette tape.

"I hope what you're saying is true, but before that, I hope you can guarantee Miyako's safety." The current situation is very unfavorable for Nobita. He feels like he's being led by the nose by someone hiding in a black hole. But with Miyako in these people's hands, Nobita has no choice but to assess the situation and think about the next countermeasures to deal with any possible sudden situations.

"Of course, if you don't come, Miyako is useless to us. Only you, Nobita, are of value to us. Miyako's safety depends entirely on your decision..."

As they spoke, the figure in the black hole casually tossed out another card. The location of Miyako on the card had changed; she seemed to be in a wilderness. Looking at the anxious expression on Miyako's face in the photo, it seemed as if she was hiding from some terrifying being.