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

It was as if he absolutely had to complete a task related to Xiaoxia.

Moreover, the upper limit of the reward range is ridiculously high.

Isn't this tempting him to commit a crime?

However, judging from the situation with Miss Joey last time, it seems that as long as the literal meaning is correct, the task can be considered completed.

If all else fails, Xiaozhi will have to use pebbles to flick Xiaoxia's forehead tonight.

Although the rewards will be less generous according to the system's usual practices.

However, the weekly missions are really important, as they are a major source of Ash's attribute points, and it's not good to keep getting stuck like this.

Xiaoxia pointed to the road leading up the mountain and said to Xiaozhi, who was changing clothes after finishing his workout.

"Since it's a necessary route, let's go to Mount Tsukimi together and take a look."

Ash didn't object to the suggestion. "Okay, I also want to go and see if there are any wild Pokémon nearby."

[Ding! Side quest triggered: Capture a rare Clefairy from Mt. Moon]

[Rewards: Alliance Coins +250; Free Attribute Points +2; Random Poké Ball +1; Move: Mega Punch;]

Clefairy is a Fairy-type Pokémon that loves peace and is kind-hearted. Its main habitat is Mt. Moon.

However, examples of Pippi being found are extremely rare.

"That sounds like an insult to me, but a million-ton punch... I can't miss it!" After wiping Pikachu's sweat with a towel, Ash and Misty went up the mountain together.

Before they had gone far, Ash and his friends heard a commotion.

"These are Zubats!" Ash saw a man in a white coat curled up by the roadside, being attacked by a group of blue bats with no eyes and huge mouths.

This Pokémon is called Zubat, a bat-like Pokémon that can fly using ultrasonic waves it emits. It hides in dark caves and rarely appears outdoors during the day.

It is highly unusual for so many supersonic bats to attack a human under the sun.

But Xiaozhi and his friends didn't have time to think too much; saving lives was the priority.

Pikachu used Thunderbolt to drive the Zubats away.

After a blinding flash of lightning, the supersonic bats scurried back into their burrows.

However, the adult who was attacked was also electrocuted by Pikachu's attack.

"It's so numb! But it's so amazing, I'm so touched, thank you so much, it's like you gave me a second life!"

The man in the white coat suddenly stood up from the ground and hugged Xiaozhi.

Ash quickly pushed aside the white coat and asked, "Uncle, why were you attacked by Zubat?"

"Uncle? I'm not that old. I'm Li Ke, a researcher of love and courage at the Nibi City Science Museum!"

Upon learning that Ash was a certified Trainer with a Pokédex, the researcher volunteered to lead the way.

Inside the cave at Mount Tsukimi.

Li Ke led Xiao Zhi and his friends into the abandoned mine and introduced the cave to them.

"Ash, look how bright it is in here, just like daytime. Some strange people have turned this cave into this mess, which has caused the Pokémon to lose their balance."

Looking at the ridiculously bright cave, Ash finally understood why Zubats would attack humans during the day.

"Those supersonic bats went mad because of these rays, others like Paras couldn't help but keep growing mushrooms on their backs, and the pangolins were so dry they were almost dehydrated, it's terrible."

"Pee~" Even Pikachu couldn't help but wrinkle its little face when it heard this.

"I patrol around like this to protect Mount Tsukimi from damage by bad guys."

“Mount Tsukimi had already been damaged once before due to the moonstone veins.”

Li Ke continued with heartache, "This place had gradually returned to normal after the mines dried up, but recently someone came and messed things up again..."

Just as Li Ke was tirelessly introducing the situation of Mount Moon, a chubby white Pokémon carrying a rock hopped past Ash and his friends.

Ash immediately recognized the Pokémon: "That's... Clefairy."

I never expected it to appear so suddenly.

"So cute!"

Unlike Xiaoxia, who was focused on Clefairy's appearance, Xiaozhi immediately noticed the stone in Clefairy's hand. "What Clefairy is holding is... a Moonstone!"

"Didn't they say the moonstone veins were already depleted?" Xia asked, puzzled.

"It's definitely depleted." Li Ke didn't understand either, so the others could only follow the little dog to see what was going on.

Pipi, who hops and skips around, moves surprisingly fast, and the mine tunnels are as complex as a maze.

Just as Ash and his friends were about to lose them, Clefairy's scream came from around the corner ahead.

"Hahaha, I finally caught you! Now you have nowhere to run!" Pipi hugged the stone, looking weak, pitiful, and helpless as she curled up in the corner.

The shadow of Meow Meow, magnified by the light, enveloped Pipi's petite body.

"A talking Meowth?" Upon seeing the familiar Pokémon, Ash immediately realized that Team Rocket was nearby.

I knew they wouldn't stay in prison so obediently when I handed them over to Officer Jenny.

I didn't expect to break out of jail so quickly.

The quality of prisons in the Pokémon world is worrying.

Meowth was equally surprised to see Ash. "You're that little brat who made us suffer before!"

"I never expected to run into you while we were on a mission at Mount Tsukimi!"

Pikachu quickly jumped off Ash's shoulder and ran to Clefairy's side to comfort it.

Misty glared angrily at Meowth and said, "So it turns out Team Rocket was the ones who caused trouble in this cave!"

"In that case, we must drive them away for the sake of the Pokémon in the cave!"

Having finally discovered the culprit disrupting the Pokémon's lives, Ash will not stand idly by.

"You little brat, we haven't avenged our previous grudges yet!" Suddenly, a burst of energetic background music rang out in the cave, and two figures holding halberds appeared behind Meow Meow.

"To prevent the world from being destroyed!"

"To protect world peace!"

……

Chapter 8 Taming Pipi

Those familiar, cringeworthy lines—it's definitely the Rockets.

After finishing her opening remarks, Musashi pointed at Ash with tears in her eyes and said, "Do you understand how much we suffered to escape this world, you brat!"

"This time, the Rockets, reborn from the ashes, are going to give you a real beating!"

This was the first time Li Ke, a researcher, had encountered such a scene.

"Your actions have caused all the Pokémon in the cave to go mad! Do you even realize how outrageous this is?!"

These words did not make the Rockets feel the slightest bit guilty; they remained as shameless as ever.

"Who cares about that!" Kojiro said dismissively. "Because we only have one goal."

"We just want to use Moonstones to enhance the power of our Pokémon so we can conquer the world quickly, meow!"

Ash was speechless. He still had to knock all these bad guys away. He kicked a nearby rock and shattered it, then kicked the fragments toward Team Rocket.

"I won't let you get away with this! If you want stones so badly, just pick up any stone and get lost!"

Musashi and Kojiro gasped as they narrowly avoided the falling rocks.

"Is this guy even human?!"

Ultimately, Team Rocket mustered the courage to release their Pokémon.

"Don't be so arrogant! We were just careless last time. Let's use the gas bombs!"

"Arbok, attack!"

With the battle about to begin, Ash instructed Misty to find the right opportunity to take the defenseless Rogue and Clefairy away from the narrow cave.

Ash also released his Pokémon.

"Hmph! Go! All my Pokémon, surround them!"

"Ah, is this okay, Ash?"

Waving his hand, Xiaozhi said with a righteous expression, "Don't be so old-fashioned, Xiaoxia! We're dealing with bad guys right now!"

We need to team up to maximize our experience gain.

[Ding! Congratulations, host, you have acquired the ability: Ruthless Level 1: You can send out multiple Pokémon at once in battle, and the power of your special moves increases by 2%]

"What do you mean by 'any means necessary'? This is just a righteous gang fight," Xiao Zhi thought to himself.

"Hey! Kids, how can you call yourselves heroes? Use the gas canisters in a fog."

Ash couldn't beat him even without using Pokémon before.

Now that the enemy outnumbered him, Kojiro made a quick decision to run away.

"How can we let you succeed! Pikachu Thunderbolt! Beedrill Pin Missile! Riolu Vacuum Wave!"

The light from the skill illuminated the entire cave, and Musashi and Kojiro were blasted into the sky without any resistance.

"That's despicable, you brat! I hate this feeling!"

[Congratulations on completing the side quest: Do a Good Deed Today: Defeat Team Rocket and stop their plot (2/∞)]

[Rewards: Alliance Coins +100; Regional Favorability +5; Regional Reputation +1;]

On the other side, Xia and Li Ke, following the leather belt, unexpectedly arrived at an exit they had never seen before.

After leaving the cave, Pipi skipped and hopped across various terrains, as if trying to lead Xia and the others somewhere.

Just then, Meow Meow appeared out of nowhere and blocked our way, shouting, "Don't run!"

Startled, Pipi accidentally knocked Xiaoxia and the others into the river under the stone bridge.

Meow Meow also jumped down in pursuit.

"Meow, don't even think about running away! I want both the Moonstone and Pipi, and I'll give them to the boss!"

"Meow meow, aren't you underestimating me, the beautiful Xiaoxia?"

Xiaoxia glanced at the surrounding water and immediately felt confident, taking out her Poké Ball.

"Come out, starfish!"

An orange starfish with a ruby ​​in its center appeared on the river.

"Starfish, use high-speed star attack."

From the ruby ​​in the center of the starfish, one small golden five-pointed star after another was released and shot towards Meow Meow.

After using its frantic clawing attack to block several stars, Meow Meow was hit by all the remaining attacks.

"Now's your chance, starfish, use your water gun!"

The water flow sent Meow Meow flying into the distant sky.

"Meow, forget that all I can do is frantically scratch."

Meow Meow's fighting ability was indeed quite poor, and it was quickly knocked away by Misty's Staryu.

After Meowth flew into the sky, Ash followed the sounds of the battle to Misty's location.

"Xia, are you alright?"

Xiaoxia was overjoyed to have a chance to fight.

"Those insignificant characters are no match for me, Xiaoxia!"

In the evening, Pipi led Ash and his friends to an unfamiliar cave.

In the center of the cave was a huge, beautiful rock.

There was a circle of small pebbles around it, like some kind of magic circle.

Li Ke recognized the stones: "These are huge, and the ones around them are too. They're all moonstones. It's unbelievable."