Chapter 121

Clemont: "But I think Serena is very reserved. If it were me, I'd still choose A: Sabrina."

Viola: "Reserved? What nonsense are you talking about? Did you forget Serena's farewell kiss? I think Malva is right; it's F."

Koji: "I think it's E."

Luana: "Hey, Koji, what nonsense are you talking about?!"

Lance: "My sixth sense tells me the correct answer is D: Flora."

Bruno: "Flora? Are you kidding me! A: Sabrina, charge with me!"

Wallace: "Why is no one choosing Erika?"

Cynthia: "Erika only saw Ash two days ago!"

Diantha: "So it absolutely can't be Erika!"

Wallace: "Makes sense. Since that's the case, I'll also choose A: Sabrina."

A remote town in Kanto.

"Ah, this question is so hard, I don't know what to choose at all? Pikachu, what do you think I should choose?"

Ash had no clue and finally chose to ask Pikachu for help.

"Pika Pika Pika Pika—chu?"

Ask it? It's just a small Pikachu; what could it know?

After confirming Ash was serious, Pikachu pointed to an option for Ash at random.

B: Erika.

"Erika?"

After seeing the answer Pikachu chose, Ash widened his eyes. He never expected Pikachu to choose Erika.

Isn't this obviously the wrong answer?

"Pika Pika Pika Pika."

Pikachu looked at Ash with disdain, as if to say if you don't dare to choose, don't ask it.

"Hiss."

Ash gritted his teeth. Answering wrong is a small matter, but being looked down upon by Pikachu is a big matter. Thinking of this, Ash didn't hesitate anymore and pressed B directly.

"You really chose B? Ash, you're a fierce man."

Brock didn't expect Ash to really listen to Pikachu and choose B.

"I believe in myself, I choose A: Sabrina."

"I also choose A!"

Misty also felt that Sabrina was the correct answer.

After Misty finished answering, the countdown appeared.

[3]

[2]

Mallow: "Ah ah ah, it's too late, I'll just choose one at random, I choose B."

[1]

[Countdown ended.]

Back to the video.

["Erika, why are you here?"]

[Ash was surprised.]

Chat room.

Lance: "Erika?!"

Lance rubbed his eyes and looked at the big screen again.

Damn, it really is Erika.

Diantha: "Are you playing with us? You are definitely playing with us! @Erika."

Wallace: "No way, it really is Erika?"

Wallace was about to go crazy. He originally wanted to choose Erika, but after listening to Cynthia and Diantha's analysis, he changed his choice to Sabrina.

Cynthia: "Really vomiting blood. I never expected it would actually be Erika."

Koji: "It's not Mom, damn it!!!"

Luana: "..."

[Ding! The top three correct answers for this quiz are Ash, Mallow, and Vacant.]

[Congratulations to the two answerers for receiving rewards!!!]

[Answerer Ash, reward: Sword of Ruin.]

[Answerer Mallow, reward: Magical Cooking Handbook. (PS: Magical cooking that can enhance Pokémon's strength.)]

Wallace: "Someone answered such an outrageous answer correctly? And it's Ash again. I now seriously suspect the viewing system secretly leaked the questions to Ash."

Gary: "Impossible. Based on my understanding of Ash, if the system really leaked the questions, Ash would have been promoting it all over the streets. There's never been 'making a fortune in silence' in Ash's dictionary."

Professor Oak: "Um, Gary is right."

Ash: "..."

Flint: "Sword of Ruin? What kind of thing is that? I've never heard of it."

Bruno: "The reward this time isn't a Pokémon, but a sword. Could it be that the system also feels Ash shouldn't continue to develop in the direction of a Pokémon Trainer?"

Lorelei: "Now the real Trainer is warming up on the sidelines. Ash's constitution combined with an indestructible sword—who else is Ash's opponent?"

Cynthia: "I seem to have seen the Sword of Ruin in ancient books. If I remember correctly, it's the Paldea Chronicles..."

Iono: "The Sword of Ruin isn't an ordinary sword. There's a legend in the Paldea region. In the Paldea Empire era, a merchant sold four treasures brought from the East—a vessel, a sword, a tablet, and beads—to the King. That night, the four treasures suddenly turned into Pokémon and went on a rampage, destroying the royal city. It is said that the true forms of the four treasures were Pokémon that had long been absorbing various desires and curses, and when they were handed to the King, the King's desires suddenly made them active. The King finally invited a Pokémon Tamer to suppress the four Pokémon and sealed them into four shrines using 8 stakes each. Only those without distracting thoughts can unlock the seals."

Gary: "Those without distracting thoughts? Isn't that Ash?"

The only person designated by Ho-Oh to have no distracting thoughts.

Lance: "Don't all of you just stare at Ash's reward; Mallow's reward is also heaven-defying."

Bruno: "Cooking that can enhance Pokémon's strength? Hiss, that, Mallow, when you can successfully make the food, you must let me try it."

Lorelei: "Cooking that enhances Pokémon's strength—are you a Pokémon?!"

Bruno: "How would I know if I don't try?"

Others: ...

Back to the video.

["You, you, why did you come to Johto too?" Misty was about to go crazy.]

[She finally managed to leave Erika alone in Saffron City; who could have imagined she would follow them again.]

["Because I closed the gym for vacation," Erika looked at Misty with a half-smile. "Surprised?"]

["Heh," Misty gave a cold laugh.]

[Surprised? No surprise, it's all shock!]

[Erika reached out her hand and said with a smile: "Then please take care of me for the next two months, Misty."]

["Take care, take care." Her heart was itching with hatred, but on the surface, she still had to pretend to be generous. Misty felt that she was simply too difficult.]

[Just like that, Erika joined the team.]

["Then I want to travel with everyone too!" Casey raised her hand to indicate that she still had many things to learn from Ash, so she also wanted to travel with everyone for a while.]

["Good, good, good," Misty said powerlessly.]

[More lice don't itch; come on, come on, all come on.]

[The travel team suddenly expanded to five people. Just like that, the large force headed toward Violet City.]

["Eh, what's going on with this forest?"]

[Looking at the suddenly bare trees, countless question marks appeared on Casey's head.]

[All the trees along the way grew very well, only the trees here were not right.]

["According to my observation, only the trees nearby are withered," Brock touched his chin and said.]

["They were eaten by bugs," Erika concluded after careful observation.]

["Bug, bug?" Hearing the word "bug," Misty felt terrible. She leaned toward Ash unconsciously; only by Ash's side could she feel safe.]

[Erika also noticed Misty's abnormality and exclaimed: "No way, Misty, you aren't afraid of Bug-type Pokémon, are you?"]

["No, no, I just hate bugs a little bit," Misty replied with a pale face.]