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

"Toughswing uses its wings to blow away the smoke, and Treecko takes the opportunity to use its flap!"

"Spar!"

"Chima!"

The powerful gust of wind generated by the flapping of its wings instantly blew up the black smoke, revealing the silhouette of the Spoon Snake.

The Treekie immediately leaped off the back of the Swellow, using gravity to accelerate its spin and swing its tail at the Scyther's head.

"Ah, Desert Naya, hurry and rescue us!"

"Proud Swallow, wing attack!"

The moment Seviper fell, Nyx Assassin was also knocked away, and both Pokémon lost their ability to battle at the same time.

[Ding! Wood Gecko: Affection +2; Intimacy +2]

[Ding! Aogu Yan: Favorability +2; Intimacy +2]

Upon its victory, the Taillow immediately took flight in celebration, while the Treecko remained cool, still holding a twig in its beak.

But when the proud swallow flew over and stretched out its wings to clap hands with it, the tree gecko still silently extended its hand.

With a snap, their friendship officially began.

"Boss, we've finished five matches, can we go now, meow?"

Meowth, acting as an off-site participant, is responsible for treating Pokémon that have fallen to the ground.

Since the start of the battle, it has been lifting the heavy head of the Spoon Snake and the spiky, round body of the Desert Nyarlathotep until its claws are sore.

After another battle, it asked Ash with an expectant tone.

"After these five battles, you have won completely. Even if we let Kojiro and the others fight again, it won't be of any training effect. So please let us go."

"Yeah, boss."

"Alright, alright, I understand. That was the last match. You don't need to fight anymore."

To be honest, Kojiro and his friends are still better at battling than May is, but Ash isn't some kind of demon, so seeing how exhausted they are, he naturally lets them off the hook.

"By the way, Musashi, do your best in the upcoming Grand Contest."

"Don't worry, boss, I'll definitely win and show you!"

After saying that, they left happily, ready to go and see the place where Arbok and Weezing were, as Ash had mentioned before.

"Miss Musashi has such a commanding presence. Her confidence is truly enviable."

Watching Musashi and the others walk away, Haruka couldn't help but sigh.

She has been in a state of aimlessness since the start of her journey. Even when she went to challenge the gym, it was only because Ash wanted to go. She didn't know what to do and just blindly followed along.

But not long ago, something seemed to have suddenly been touched within her.

For the rest of the afternoon, May kept thinking about the Pokémon Contests, and even stole Winston's Pokémon Navigator to watch several recorded Pokémon Contests.

Finally, before going to bed at night, Xiaoyao awkwardly came to the campfire and sat down next to Xiaozhi.

"Xiao Zhi and Xiao Sheng, I have some things I'd like to discuss with you."

"It's about the Pokémon Contest, isn't it?" Ash and Max said in unison.

"Oh, how did you know?"

"You're being too obvious."

Ash had been watching May's excited expression when she heard James and the others talk about the Grand Contest.

"If you want to go, then go for it, Haruka."

"I will support you in whatever you decide to do."

[Ding! Xiaoyao: Affection +2]

"Ash, thank you!"

"Well, I always knew that my sister wasn't cut out to be a battle trainer, so it's good to change her target."

"Hey, I just found what I really want to do. Don't make it sound like I'm deliberately avoiding battles because they're too difficult!"

Originally moved and wanting to hug Ash, May was instantly drawn away by Max's hatred.

The iron fist smashed down on the younger brother's head, and the two siblings started arguing again.

"But May, even if you want to become a Pokémon Coordinator, you can't slack off on your battle training."

"An excellent Coordinator is often also an excellent Battle Trainer."

"That's right, just like that famous Michael."

Taking advantage of the opportunity to escape from his sister's clutches, Max agreed with what Ash said.

"Mickey is not only a top-notch Coordinator, but also an outstanding fighter."

"And there are rumors that he has started challenging the Hoenn Champion League. I really don't know how it will turn out."

"Oh, I know about that."

This matter is quite famous; even Xiaoyao has heard of it.

"I heard that Mr. Mikuri and Champion Daigo have been friends and rivals since the beginning of their careers, and their strengths are very similar. Their duel is really something to look forward to."

"I want to fight both of them, Michael and Daigo!"

Upon hearing the names of two powerful trainers, Ash's fighting spirit was ignited.

"Xiaoyao, you can't be distracted during training tomorrow. Your physical training is about to begin, and I'm going to be very strict with you."

"Don't worry, Ash, I will definitely keep going!"

The lively and erudite May is now embarking on her journey to becoming a top-tier Coordinator!

Chapter 361 An Unexpected Encounter

Two days later, Ash and his friends finally emerged from the forest and arrived at the next town, Rinne City.

This was a big city they hadn't visited in a long time, and Xiaoyao was incredibly excited as soon as she saw the city's outline.

"Ah, what a wonderful flavor! This is the taste of the city!"

"People like me who grew up in the city should definitely breathe this kind of air more often."

"Okay, so next up is shopping, going to a restaurant, and then..."

"Wait a minute, May. We should go to the Pokémon Center first, and we need to buy some medicine and food."

Stopping the girl who was about to rush out, Xiao Zhi immediately pulled up the city map from the navigator and started looking for suitable shops.

But then Haruka came up to him with a smile and hugged Ash's arm.

"Wow, I didn't know the navigator had this function! That's great!"

"Let's hurry to the nearest shopping mall. I've already found out which restaurant is the best there!"

"Xiaoyao, did you not hear a thing I just said?"

Not only Satoshi, but also Max had objections.

"No, sister, I want to find Pokémon. There are city Pokémon too. Going shopping with you is a waste of time!"

"That's right, there might be some Pokémon in the city that are rarely seen in the wild."

"No, let's go to the restaurant first!" Xiaoyao immediately leaned over and pulled Xiaozhi towards her.

That soft, marshmallow-like touch unleashed an evil power, instantly drawing Ash's attention away. May is really getting better and better at using her advantages to persuade Ash.

[Ding! A new side quest, "The Soft and Cuddly Battle," has been triggered: Go on a date with Haruka to increase her affection level! Don't you want to bury your head in that mysterious place and enjoy yourself?]

[Rewards: Alliance Coins +2000; Free Attribute Points +2; Sensory Enhancement Potion +1 (Makes her extremely sensitive!)]

But Xiaosheng isn't without a secret weapon: "Let's go find some Pokémon!"

"Before I came here, I heard that someone had spotted a wild Pokémon with unusual colors!"

"What? A Pokémon with an unusual color? It might be a Shiny Pokémon!"

[Ding! A new side quest has been triggered: "A Huge Number of Pokémon Appears!": Head to the city's Pokémon habitat to find Shiny Pokémon!]

[Rewards: 2000 League Coins; 2 Free Attribute Points; 1 Valley Attraction Team (highly attractive to land-based Pokémon)]

A flashy move is quite rare, so Ash leaned slightly towards a small victory.

"Rare Pokémon have been around for so long, they've probably already been caught by someone else, but the restaurant won't move, Ash!"

"A rare Pokémon, Ash!"

……

Being dragged around by the siblings has become a new part of Xiao Zhi's daily life.

Finally, it was when May accidentally pulled Pikachu's tail while pulling that everyone got shocked and things calmed down.

"Pikachu!!!"

"Ugh, well then... let's go eat at the restaurant May mentioned first, and then go find the Pokémon Max mentioned."

"Okay~, I agree~" ×2

Amidst the astonished gaze of a mysterious man in sunglasses, the three black charcoal foals led Pikachu towards the restaurant.

————Seed Bomb————

"We should go shopping at cute stores after dinner!"

As soon as they came out of the restaurant, Xiaoyao used her signature cuteness to ask Xiaozhi to go shopping with her.

But Ash won't spoil her forever.

"May, who was it that said they were determined to become a Coordinator Trainer?"

"You only have one Pokémon right now!"

"Uh……"

"That's right, sister. You can't become a Pokémon Coordinator if you only have one Pokémon."

At this moment, Xiao Sheng also joined in to finish off the opponent.

"And that Pokémon with the unusual color, according to witnesses, is quite small. It might just be the cute type of Pokémon you like."

"Adorable Pokémon... Alright then, let's get going!"

At this point, Xiaoyao finally cheered up.

However, she hadn't walked more than a few steps when her small, delicate ears suddenly twitched, and she immediately ran to a pair of passersby who were talking.

Passerby A: "What, cursed?"

Passerby B: "Yeah, don't you know? Everyone in the city's been talking about this lately..."

"What kind of curse are you talking about?"

"Hey, sister!" Xiao Sheng was still worried that it was rude of her sister to suddenly interrupt.

But by this time, Xiaoyao had already won over the passerby's heart with her beautiful face and warm, cheerful smile, and the other person naturally became friends with her.

"Here's the thing, at the end of this street, there's an old mansion called the Green Mansion."

"And then, and then what?"

"Not long ago, construction started there. They said they would demolish the mansion and courtyard together to build a new residential area."

"But then strange problems started to occur one after another. Even though no one had lived there for a long time, passersby could still hear strange walking sounds and eerie screams coming from inside."

"Fresh footprints will suddenly appear in places where no one has ever walked before in the corridors; workers entering the mansion will suddenly fall into a painful coma and wake up with no memory of anything..."

"Everyone says that the mansion must be cursed by a vengeful spirit, and we must never go near it."

As soon as she finished speaking, the passerby suddenly felt a chill in her heart and quickly left with her companion, leaving Xiaoyao deep in thought.

"So that's how it is, it's a cursed house."

"Wow, there are such strange tales in this city! Now that Xiaoyao has finished gossiping, let's hurry up and go find some Pokémon."

"What are you talking about, Ash? It's rare to encounter something so interesting, of course we should go explore it!"