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

Just as Ash was routinely wiping Latios's body and then calling out White and Black to train them in elegant battle techniques.

Suddenly a Murloc flew over and, upon seeing Pikachu, immediately began to squawk happily, circling around Pikachu.

"Where did this Murkrow come from?" Ash looked at the Murkrow's feathers and realized it must be a Pokémon with an owner.

"Great! We finally found Pikachu!"

Just then, a red-haired girl wearing a strange magic hat came running quickly from the bushes nearby.

With a joyful smile on her face as she finally saw what she had been searching for, she immediately picked up Pikachu from Ash's shoulder and hugged it tightly, rubbing its cheek against Ash's.

"Pikachu is so cute."

"Um...who are you?"

Ash looked puzzled and urged, "Quickly snatch Pikachu back!"

"Oh dear, I'm sorry, I forgot to introduce myself." The girl smiled playfully.

"My name is Xiaoli, and I am a Pokémon magician."

"But that's great, we finally found Pikachu."

"The magic I'm about to perform will absolutely not succeed without Pikachu's Thunderbolt..."

"How did these two completely unrelated words, 'Pokémon' and 'magician,' end up together?" Ash found it strange, like Obito falling in love with Kaido.

"Hehe, there used to be a lot of people researching Pokémon magic, but now there are almost none left."

Xiao Li took out a thick book, opened it, and found it filled with dense, obscure ancient characters.

At first glance, these characters seem to resemble the shape of an unknown totem.

"This book is our family's secret Pokémon magic manual, passed down through generations. It's full of instructions on how to use Pokémon magic."

"My lifelong dream has been to collect enough Pokémon materials during my travels, and then recreate all the magic in this book."

"The decline of Pokémon magicians is because the materials used to create magic are extremely difficult to collect. If I could reproduce all the magic mentioned above and make an encyclopedia, that would be great."

"Maybe this will revitalize the Pokémon magic profession!"

Xiao Li could talk non-stop once she started, but Xiao Zhi was still skeptical of her.

But just as Xiaozhi was still wondering, Xiaoxia rushed up from beside him, her emotions running high.

"Is he a real Pokémon magician?"

"Xiao Li, please, please use your magic to broaden my horizons."

At this moment, Xiaoxia's eyes sparkled with anticipation. "Ever since I was a child, I've admired Pokémon magicians and always hoped to have the opportunity to see real Pokémon magic with my own eyes!"

"Since you've said that," Xiao Li couldn't bear to refuse, seeing the look in his eyes.

She immediately opened her large bag and started rummaging through it, while continuing to explain Pokémon magic.

"Actually, Pokémon magic is a method of using things related to Pokémon to perform magical functions in life."

At this point, Xiaoxia chimed in to help.

"This is a profound subject that utilizes natural science."

"I see."

That sounds quite materialistic; in a sense, a Pokémon wizard can also be considered a Pokémon scientist.

Soon, Xiao Li finally managed to find the materials she needed from her bag.

"I'll cast a Pokémon spell on you that will make you incredibly beautiful."

"Become beautiful? That would be perfect for me!" Xiaoxia couldn't wait any longer, and Xiaozhi and Pikachu also came over to watch out of curiosity.

Xiao Li set up a small fire and took out the mysterious items she was going to use to cast a spell. Xiao Zhi looked at these items and knew them all too well.

"Beaker and asbestos mesh..." Aren't these the things you need for a chemistry experiment?

Xiao Li deftly began adding all sorts of Pokémon loot to it: "Soil dug out by Diglett, fur from a soft scarf, and dried Magikarp scales..."

After finally throwing away all the materials, she started chanting a clattering spell and then performed a shameful dance.

With a bang, a large amount of black smoke suddenly billowed out of the beaker and enveloped Xiaoxia.

What kind of effect will it have?

The girl is looking forward to it.

Then suddenly several round silk spiders fell from the tree and began to spin silk at Xiaoxia, instantly covering her completely.

"Ah~, what's going on!"

"The silk from the orb-weaver spider is really good for a girl's skin!"

Ash was amazed by what he saw.

"So, this magic is the kind that can attract silk spiders to use their silk-spinning skills on people."

"That's right!"

It's very scientific, but Xiaoxia has already fainted from fright.

"I hate bugs the most..."

After some tidying up, Xiaoxia, whose skin had become shiny and radiant, finally woke up.

Xiao Li stood to the side, embarrassed, saying, "I'm sorry, did I do something wrong?"

"However, the reason I came here this time is to complete the legendary dream magic that no one has ever succeeded in."

"A magic that allows trainers to truly understand a Pokémon's feelings!" Xiaoli immediately regained her fighting spirit and ran over to pick up Pikachu.

"For this magic to succeed, it needs Pikachu's Thunderbolt to help!"

“So…” She mimicked Xia’s earlier gaze at Xiaozhi with her big, curved eyes.

"A magic that can understand a Pokémon's feelings... then I'm willing to help." Ash roughly understood her feelings as well.

"However, I have to be the first to try!"

Judging from the magic she just cast on Misty, it might just be a small ritual that can attract Pokémon to use telepathy with their trainers, but Ash is equally interested.

"If I can summon a rare Pokémon, I'll capture it right away!" Ash's plan is perfect!

“Great, of course that’s no problem.”

However, at this moment, Xiao Li showed a slightly troubled expression.

"But I haven't actually collected all the materials yet. I'm still missing the paralysis powder from the Vileplume and the tears from the Aipom... These are quite troublesome materials."

Thinking about this, Xiao Li couldn't help but sigh, there really is a reason for the decline of Pokémon Magicians.

"Sigh, if only someone could suddenly send me these materials."

However, Xiao Li was only daydreaming for a moment, and immediately prepared to get up and go back to the forest to collect the remaining materials.

Then Xiaozhi took out a glass bottle containing the two materials and handed it to Xiaoli.

"Hey~, how do you have this? Normal people wouldn't carry something like this around!"

"This is my human magic."

"Eh~~!"

Actually, Xiao Zhi found it by accident while browsing the system store.

While the system shop is always short of important items, it's surprisingly well-stocked with all sorts of miscellaneous things, which is infuriating!

"Do you have Meowth's claws, Gible's teeth, and Gardevoir's saliva too?" Xiaoli immediately looked at Xiaozhi expectantly.

"I have all of these." Ash reached into his backpack again, pretending to take something out, and then bought the materials from the shop.

But forget about the ones before, is Gardevoir's saliva at the end really okay?

Anyway, at this moment, Xiaoli was so happy she could fly. "Meeting Xiaozhi and the others is the luckiest thing that has happened to me during this time!"

[Ding! Xiao Li: Affection +10]

The most painful thing for a Pokémon magician is collecting these strange materials. Xiaoli was so moved by these materials that she almost cried.

"Ash, is your family also a family of wizards?"

"No, it's just that I like to collect strange things."

"Hehe, I don't dislike guys like you!"

[Ding! Xiao Li: Affection +5]

"Hey, wait a minute!"

Seeing that the atmosphere between the two was a bit off, Xiaoxia quickly stepped in.

"Stop staring at each other, hurry up and do the experiment, Xiao Li!"

"It's magic."

With all the materials ready, Xiao Li immediately began to perform that legendary magic.

After another series of dance moves that resembled a shamanistic ritual, this time Xiao Li didn't take out a beaker again. Instead, she sprinkled out a peculiar black powder and then added all the ingredients in.

"Now, please, Pikachu, Thunderbolt!"

"Pickup!"

After the electric shock, the black powder ball began to react violently and slowly floated towards Ash.

"What kind of Pokémon will it be?"

Ash, who was about to enjoy telepathy and communicate with Pikachu, immediately closed his eyes in anticipation.

But to his surprise, when the smoke cleared, he turned into Pikachu.

"Ah, this muscular Pikachu is..."

Ash has turned into Pikachu!

"Huh? What did you say?" Xiaoxia quickly brought a mirror for Xiaozhi to see.

Ash in the mirror had truly become a Pikachu, and he touched the texture of his body.

"This isn't some kind of illusion; it's a real transformation!"

Pokémon magic is much more powerful than Ash imagined. Is it even possible?

"But this magic effect shouldn't be like this."

It was then that Xiaoli realized there was something written on the back page of her magic book, but it was a bit faded because it had been sitting for so long, and she hadn't noticed it before.

"Becoming a Pokémon naturally allows me to understand the feelings of Pokémon... I see."

"You're so unreliable! Will Ash ever turn back?" Misty asked, poking Ash's fur in exasperation.

"Of course he can. He'll turn back once the magic time is over."

"Unbelievable!" Ash tightened his muscles, becoming about the same size as Pikachu.

Just then, Pikachu hopped over.

"Pikachu!" (Ash!)

"Pikachu, let's use Thunderbolt together!" Ash felt the electric power flowing through his body and released a powerful current.

"Pikachu—!" Pikachu immediately unleashed Thunderbolt, and they were charging each other.

This feeling is really novel.

"It feels really good to become a Pokémon."

Now, Xiao Zhi can clearly feel that when using skills, it no longer feels as awkward as it did in human form.

[Ding! Congratulations, host, you have acquired the new trait "Magic Shapeshifter lv1"!]

[Magic Transformer Lv.1: Able to use magical powers to transform into a Pokémon for 15 minutes; (The transformation target is random, and the triggering method is unknown. Perhaps you could try transforming into Ditto.)]

Chapter 299 A Divine Beast Descends to My Side

The magical transformation didn't last long, and Ash quickly returned to normal.

"It feels so good to become a Pokémon~" Ash was still savoring the memory.