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

"Retrieving knocked-down Pokémon from the river, healing them, and then knocking them down again—that's what you call 'collecting trash,' right?"

Eight Treasure Porridge had no choice but to continue cooperating with Xiao Zhi's performance, unable to express her bitterness.

But what Ash said made Nurse Joy's eyes sparkle.

"Legend has it that Suijun only appears in front of kind and upright people, so Mr. Aaron is truly a great person!"

[Ding! Nightingale Joy: Affection +5]

The little girl is so easy to understand.

"I'm not that great. People should just ask for my help whenever they need it."

Hearing this, the old man happily put down his wine cup, stood up, bowed, and asked Xiao Zhi for help.

"Then please, Mr. Aaron, stay and serve as our city's Gym Leader!"

That's exactly what he was waiting for, but Xiao Zhi couldn't laugh and had to hold it in.

"The first Gym Leader of the Dark City... what a heavy responsibility."

The citizens looked disappointed.

“I am someone who is passionate about pushing my limits. In the future, I may often go out to practice, and at that time, my eldest disciple, Leizang, will be the one to manage the dojo.”

“If everyone doesn’t mind, I can reluctantly accept the position of museum owner.”

"It's alright, Raizo is also an excellent trainer."

The effect of bringing Raizo along to do good deeds every day to familiarize people with him has been evident, and the public's acceptance of Raizo is also very high.

Fearing that Xiao Zhi might change his mind, the old man immediately increased the stakes.

"It would be great if you were willing to accept this. The money and materials needed to build the dojo can be provided by our city."

"From now on, we, master and disciple, will rely on your guidance!"

Everyone at the banquet cheered with joy.

"Finally, I can get rid of those two bastards completely!"

"Yes, a trainer who has been recognized by Suicune will definitely protect our city!"

Looking at the happy faces around him, Xiao Zhi had achieved his initial goal.

"The new gym will be named the Dark Gym."

He had long ago decided that his dojo must be a fighting dojo, and he would only accept top-notch, big guys with strong muscles as his students.

The badge design is complete. It was drawn by Xiaoxia. It's a silhouette of Pikachu's little head with two muscular arms.

"Let's call the badge the Philosophy Badge!"

By the way, do the badges of your own gym have any system attack bonus?

Chapter Sixty: Latias and Little Joey

The promised help from the Dark Market arrived quickly.

[Ding! Alliance Coins +2000 million]

Although it seemed like a lot, Ash didn't have much left after using it to buy materials to build a gym.

Because the city granted Xiaozhi a large plot of land for free, and it was located in the most prosperous area of ​​the city.

He also conducted assessments in the dark market and took in 10 honest and simple apprentices.

Each of them was an extraordinary talent, and Xiao Zhi took a liking to them at first glance.

They are currently working diligently to move the building materials for the dojo.

“King Billy and Hideyoshi moved this load-bearing beam to the other side.”

"Night!"

Citizens also spontaneously came to help build the dojo.

Of course, most citizens want to come here to see the legendary Pokémon.

Suijun is extremely popular among ordinary people.

Eight Treasure Porridge has been incredibly popular lately; it can cause screams from citizens just by walking a few steps.

"Ah~ that's right, keep flattering me, human!"

Of course, it only thought it in its mind and didn't say it out loud, because Ash wouldn't allow it to speak.

"That damned Ash, how dare he say that I'll spew idiocy the moment I open my mouth... Just you wait!"

Then this thing started fantasizing about a future where everyone is in crisis, and it turns the tide and saves everyone.

Finally, Ash knelt at its feet and shouted, "Long live Suicune!"

"Hey, hey, hey~"

"What's this lazy dog ​​doing, just grinning like an idiot instead of doing any work?"

Seeing that no one was around, Xiao Zhi walked over.

Bang! Bang! Bang! Suicune's Defense EVs have gone up again.

It has to be said that with the help of Pokémon, building a house is much faster.

In less than a week, Ash's gym was almost completely finished.

It should be completely finished in about two more days.

Arriving at the backyard of the newly built gym, Xiaoxia, with dark circles under her eyes, was helping Xiaozhi prepare the materials for applying for gym membership.

Xiaoxia has already taken care of Yalang's identity.

Now, Aaron is a 30-year-old trainer born in Cerulean City who enjoys fitness and philosophy. All materials are complete, reasonable, and certified by the league.

These are the pebbles from a long-established family!

"All the necessary materials have been prepared."

"Once the dojo is built, all you need to do is get a signed consent form from more than half of the citizens to apply for a formal dojo."

"You've really worked hard, Xia."

The total population of Dark City is over 50, and for Ash to obtain more than half of that number is to get the signatures of 25 residents.

Given Ash's current reputation in Dark City, getting citizens to sign his name would be easy; the only troublesome thing would be collecting it from door to door.

The ten newly recruited apprentices came in handy again at this time.

By the time they finished collecting the signatures, the dojo was also completed.

The Philosophy Dojo has a classical and grand appearance, standing four stories high. It is now the most magnificent building in the dark city center.

"The application has been submitted, and now we are just waiting for the prosecutor to arrive."

Inside the newly built gym's main hall, Ash sat in the main seat, surrounded by Raizo and the Ten Great Kings.

Xiaoxia, meanwhile, waited anxiously behind the screen, clutching Pikachu.

The alliance has sent word that the prosecutor will be here today for the assessment.

They are now waiting for their distinguished guests to arrive.

Sure enough, a figure soon appeared in front of the Dark Dojo's gate.

The person who arrived was quite adorable, running and hopping around; it seemed to be the prosecutor Joey from before.

Just as I was about to step through the gate, there was a thud.

She tripped over the threshold.

"Ouch, that hurts!"

"What an unreliable prosecutor."

Everyone quickly turned away, pretending not to see, since the prosecutor was sent by the alliance and couldn't be neglected.

With a light cough, Ash pretended to walk by casually, then quickly helped Nurse Joy up from the ground.

He gently brushed over the spot where she had bumped herself and even patted the dust off her clothes.

"Hey, sorry, I was too careless."

Sensing Ash's kindness, Nurse Joy gently replied with thanks.

[Ding! Nightingale Joy: Affection +1]

Ash immediately returned to his seat and readjusted his mindset.

"Then, Miss Prosecutor, please begin the assessment for Gym Leaders."

"Assessment? No need for assessment, Mr. Aaron, you have already passed."

It passed? When did that happen? How come Xiaozhi himself didn't know?

“I have been observing Mr. Aaron in the Dark Market for a long time, and you are very qualified in terms of both strength and sense of responsibility.”

"It is deeply loved by the citizens, and the petition of the people has been submitted. Not to mention, it also has the approval of the Water Lord."

“I have already reported all of this to the central leadership of the alliance, and the higher-ups have directly approved your appointment. I’m just here to go through the motions.”

It turns out it had already been approved a long time ago; all that preparation was for nothing.

"That's wonderful, Master!"

Upon hearing Joey's words, Raizo immediately stood up and clapped hands with the Ten Vajras behind him in celebration.

"But there is still a one-month assessment period. After all, it is also very important for gym leaders to guide novice trainers."

"Mr. Aaron still needs to complete 10 dojo challenge matches in the next month."

"I record the videos and upload them to the league headquarters for final review, and they usually pass."

That makes perfect sense, and Xiaozhi has no objections.

"Okay, no problem."

However, unexpectedly, Little Joey on the other side suddenly started to act coy.

"Um... um... actually, I also came here today to ask Mr. Aaron for help with something."

"Please feel free to ask if you can help."

Seeing her continue to act coy, Xiao Zhi understood and waved for Raizo to lead the Ten Vajra to retreat first.

At this moment, Little Joey finally spoke.

"That's actually about Pokémon. I saw that Mr. Aaron was particularly close to Suicune, so I wanted to ask you about it."

"I don't get along with a Pokémon. How can I become closer to it?"

"Could it be because it thinks I'm not qualified to be its trainer...?"

So that's the question. But since Suicune asked him about it, it means that Pokémon isn't an ordinary Pokémon.

"How long has Nurse Joy had that Pokémon?"

"It's been three months, and I get along very well with Chansey, but I just can't seem to get along with it."

As he spoke, Nurse Joy took a Poké Ball out of his pocket and released the Pokémon inside.

What emerged was a Pokémon with a red hindquarters, jet-like wings, and a blue triangle symbol on its chest.

"This Pokémon is Latias!"

"Yes, this Pokémon was given to me by my parents after I was successfully elected as the League Prosecutor."

"Perhaps it thinks I'm not mature enough, because it's never close to me."

A look of disappointment crossed Little Joey's face.

"Giving away Pokémon like this... the difference between people is really huge."

However, Ash will not be discouraged, because he believes that he will definitely have more legendary Pokémon in the future.

"The most important thing to improve the relationship between the two sides is communication. Come out, Suikun!"

Since Joey came to him for help, he would do his best to help her.