Chapter 100

[Ash had originally planned to stay on Orange Island for a few more days. The environment on Orange Island was very nice, and Miss Lorelei was truly very enthusiastic.]

[However, Misty and Brock weren't happy. One was worried about Ash being snatched away by Lorelei, and the other didn't want to see Ash and Lorelei interacting anymore. Under their strong demands, Ash could only "tearfully wave goodbye" to Lorelei.]

[After waving goodbye to Lorelei, Ash and the others continued their journey and arrived at Trovita Island the next day.]

[As soon as they stepped onto Trovita Island, Ash and the others met the Trovita Island Gym Leader, Rudy.]

[Rudy fell in love with Misty at first sight and started fawning over her immediately. But Misty had no interest in Rudy at all; compared to Ash, Rudy was far too inferior.]

[On the stone platform by the sea, Rudy and Ash officially began the Gym challenge.]

[Before the battle, Ash had already learned the challenge rules for the Trovita Gym: same-type battles. After both sides agreed, the three battle types were chosen as Water, Grass, and Electric.]

[Ash had no good feelings for Rudy at all. He was actually fawning over Misty and even wanted to whisk her away; how could he tolerate that?]

[To teach Rudy a profound lesson, Ash specifically had Venusaur and Blastoise transferred back from Professor Oak and Officer Jenny.]

[First match, Venusaur vs. Exeggutor.]

[As soon as the match started, at Ash's command, Venusaur directly grabbed Exeggutor with Vine Whip.]

[Under Venusaur's brute force, Exeggutor couldn't move at all.]

[Exeggutor, caught by the Vine Whip, was repeatedly smashed into the ground by Venusaur until Venusaur was sure the opponent was knocked out before letting go.]

[Second match, Blastoise vs. Starmie.]

[It was another crushing victory. Starmie's attacks couldn't even break Blastoise's defense, and Starmie couldn't withstand Blastoise's Hydro Pump.]

[After two rounds, the red light on Starmie's chest lit up.]

[The last one to enter was Pikachu. Rudy originally wanted to regain some face in the final match, but who would have thought that Ash had no intention of holding back at all.]

[In a few quick moves, he took down Electabuzz.]

[Three losses in three matches, and all of them were crushing defeats. Rudy couldn't keep his face straight. After giving the badge to Ash, Rudy fled in a hurry.]

106: Ash's first kiss was stolen, Misty and Serena are furious!

Marnie: "Brother is so miserable."

Rudy: "Woooo, in our world, I was friend-zoned by Misty, and in the parallel world, I didn't even have the qualifications to be friend-zoned, and I was beaten up by Dark Ash. I am the clown of the year."

Dan: "Rudy, go back to Gotham, that's your home."

During their conversation, the black-bordered screen dimmed, and the white-bordered screen lit up in its place.

The image appeared.

[After leaving Trovita Island, Ash and his group arrived at Shamouti Island.]

[Not long after arriving on Shamouti Island, Ash and the others encountered Team Rocket and fell into a trap set by them. Pikachu was snatched away by Team Rocket again, again, and again.]

[Team Rocket, having obtained Pikachu, originally planned to return directly to their base to hand Pikachu over to the Boss, but a Pidgeot suddenly appeared and took Pikachu and Meowth away.]

[After experiencing a great adventure on Shamouti Island, Meowth and Pikachu finally returned to their respective "homes."]

[After leaving Shamouti Island, Ash and the others met Captain Maren. Upon learning that Ash and the others' next destination was on her route, Maren took the initiative to invite the three of them onto her ship.]

[Just like that, Ash and the others boarded Maren's ship and headed to the next island.]

[Ash and the others originally thought the journey would be smooth, but who knew that not long after they set sail, they would encounter a great storm at sea.]

[The storm brought Ash and the others to an unknown island. As soon as they got on the island, Ash and the others saw a group of strange people wearing masks.]

[Ash, Misty, and Tracey, thinking the other party were cannibals, were almost scared to death.]

[Fortunately, the other party were not cannibals, but islanders from Shamouti Island. The reason they were dressed so strangely was because a festival was being held on Shamouti Island.]

[Not only that, Captain Maren also met her good friend Melody on the island.]

[During the conversation, the Shamouti Island islanders became excited upon learning that Ash was a Trainer.]

["When the world is about to be destroyed, the God of the Sea will appear, and together with an excellent controller, they will appease the anger of the gods." The village elder took off his mask and stared fixedly at Ash, "The controller, that is, the Trainer, you are that Trainer!"]

[Ash was still confused at this moment, having no idea what was happening.]

[After the village elder told Ash that this was just part of the festival, Ash breathed a sigh of relief.]

Lance: "God of the Sea? The anger of the gods? Another ancient prophecy?"

Lorelei: "The God of the Sea refers to Lugia, who inhabits the Orange Archipelago. The gods should be Articuno of Ice Island, Moltres of Fire Island, and Zapdos of Lightning Island. This is an annual tradition on Shamouti Island. I also participated when I was a child."

Morty: "Sigh, I wonder when Lugia will be willing to go home."

In Morty's view, the Orange Archipelago is only Lugia's temporary habitat; only the Bell Tower in Ecruteak City is Lugia's true home.

Glacia: "Ice Island is an island near Shamouti Island. Is there really an Articuno on the island?"

Seeing Lorelei get an Articuno from the viewing system, it would be a lie to say Glacia wasn't envious.

If there really was an Articuno on Ice Island, she could go there and try her luck to see if she could catch one too.

Drake: "I suggest you don't do that. The three legendary birds on Ice Island, Fire Island, and Lightning Island are a bit different from other legendary birds."

Glacia: "Different?"

Lorelei: "I haven't seen Moltres or Zapdos, so I won't comment, but the Articuno on Ice Island is the most explosive-tempered Ice-type Pokémon I've ever seen in my life. Any creature that lands on the island will be subjected to its indiscriminate attacks. And this guy's strength is ridiculously strong, much stronger than the Articuno I got from the system."

Wallace: "Really?"

Wasn't it said that system-produced items are high quality?

Professor Oak: "The three legendary birds given by the system are one level higher than ordinary ones, but the three legendary birds of the Orange Archipelago are even higher than the ones given by the system. They have actually transcended the category of the three legendary birds."

["Oh, so you're a Pokémon Trainer."]

[Serving as the festival maiden was Melody's younger sister, Carol. Carol took off her magic mirror and looked Ash up and down.]

["Forget it, that's fine. This is the old tradition, here's a welcome kiss."]

[Before Ash could react to what was going on, Carol's lips kissed him.]

[The moment Carol's lips touched his cheek, Ash felt as if he had been struck by lightning.]

[Misty's expression on the side was even more exaggerated; her hair was standing up in anger.]

Carol: "No need to take it too seriously, Misty, it's just an old tradition."

Misty: "I didn't take it seriously!!!"

Gary: "Damn it, Ash, you guy are too lucky!!!"

Brock: "Compared to Carol, I still prefer Miss Maren and Miss Melody. If the welcome kiss had been given by Miss Melody, that would have been even better."

Misty: "What does that have to do with you? Brock!!! Is it your turn to be picky?"

Daisy: "Oh no, oh no, another competitor has appeared."

Violet: "What's worse is that it's happening in our world."

Lily: "Sigh, Ash is clearly silly, I don't know why he's so popular with women."

Daisy: "Maybe girls nowadays like the silly type."

Kalos League, Aquacorde Town.

"Kissed, kissed, she kissed him?!"

Serena was numb.

She hadn't even kissed Ash yet, and she had been beaten to it by this little vixen named Carol.

It was too painful.

Grace: "Serena, you have to work hard, the competition is getting more and more intense. Take the initiative, take the initiative."

[Carol also noticed something wrong with Misty and pointed at her, saying, "Are you his sister?"]

["Like hell I am!" Misty said angrily.]

["Then his girlfriend, is it that kind of relationship?"]

["Like hell it is!"]

["It doesn't matter, don't be shy. However, for you to follow a boy to a place like this, really." Carol put on her sunglasses and said meaningfully, "You have good taste."]

[At night, the festival that had lasted all day finally calmed down, and the villagers came to the wooden house to start the next part of the festival.]

[Carol, who had disappeared for a long time, finally appeared again. Unlike her hot outfit in the morning, Carol was now wearing a white veil and a white maiden dress, appearing gorgeously.]

[Carol came to Ash's side and told him the next task. He needed to go to the three temples near Shamouti Island and bring back the treasures in the temples.]

[Carol originally wanted Ash to set off tomorrow, but Ash, with his hot blood, insisted on setting off immediately. He boarded Captain Maren's small boat, and the two sailed toward Fire Island.]

[They originally thought it would be a simple process, but not long after Ash left Shamouti Island, everyone discovered that something was wrong.]

[The calm seaside suddenly became turbulent, the sky was covered with dark clouds, accompanied by heavy rain and strong winds.]

[Worried about Ash's safety, Carol, Misty, and Tracey boarded a small boat on the island and headed to Fire Island to find Ash.]

[After experiencing hardships at sea, the three finally arrived at Fire Island. They arrived just in time to rescue Ash from his standoff with Team Rocket.]

[Not long after reuniting with his partners, Ash saw the legendary Zapdos in the sky above Fire Island.]

[Under Meowth's translation, everyone learned that the reason Zapdos came to Fire Island was because the master of Fire Island, Moltres, had disappeared, and it was here to seize territory.]