Chapter 135

【Clearly, they were the side with the advantage in strength, yet they were being toyed with in the palm of their opponent's hand. At this moment, Jiko had to admit that wild Charizard had their limitations.】

【At this moment, a thought suddenly arose in Jiko's mind.】

【Let Ash's Charizard stay in Charizard Valley to teach the other Charizard in the valley how to battle.】

【Once this thought arose, it could no longer be set aside.】

【"Huh? You want me to leave my Charizard in the valley for a while?" Ash doubted his ears were working correctly.】

【When he first met Jiko, Jiko's arrogance was still fresh in his memory. Didn't she look down on trainers' Charizard? Why was she now setting her sights on his?】

【"It was my short-sightedness." Jiko did not act stubborn; instead, she decisively admitted that her former self was a frog in a well, failing to see the world clearly at all. She apologized to Ash for her previous offense.】

Lance: "Do you think Dark Ash will leave his Charizard in Charizard Valley?"

Brock: "That's a given. Ms. Jiko has personally stepped in to request it; Dark Ash will definitely agree to Ms. Jiko's request."

Misty: "Heh, do you think Dark Ash is you? Or do you think Dark Ash is Ash? When have you ever seen him release a Pokémon?"

Ash: "Hey, Misty, don't talk nonsense. I didn't release Charizard; I just left it in Charizard Valley to be cared for."

Misty: "Heh, it's all the same."

Clair: "Jiko is still quite charming. I believe Jiko can handle Dark Ash."

Diantha: "I think it's a bit uncertain. Handling Dark Ash isn't that easy."

【"Sorry. I'm not very familiar with you."】

【Jiko's apology was very sincere, but Ash still politely declined her. Just as he said, he wasn't very familiar with Jiko and knew nothing of her character; it was impossible for him to casually hand over a Pokémon he had painstakingly raised to a stranger.】

【"As long as you agree to leave Charizard in Charizard Valley, I can also be your girlfriend!!!" For the sake of the Charizard in the valley, Jiko went all out.】

【"Ah?!"】

【Except for Jiko, everyone present was dumbfounded.】

【Brock was heartbroken; his love had withered once again before it could even blossom. Sob, sob, sob.】

【Erika and Misty were furious. They had long felt something was off about Jiko. Sure enough, this person had her eyes on Ash. All that talk about leaving Charizard in the valley was just an excuse; her real target was actually Ash. What a cunning person! Even they had almost been fooled.】

【Casey was just watching the show. Traveling with Ash was indeed much more interesting than traveling alone.】

【Ash, meanwhile, was speechless. He wasn't a pervert, so why would Jiko propose such a condition?】

【"As long as you agree to my request, you can do anything you want to me." Jiko's voice was trembling.】

【"Please, what exactly are you thinking? I'm not a pervert!!!" Ash really couldn't hold it together anymore.】

【"Eh? You're not a pervert?" Jiko looked Ash up and down with suspicious eyes.】

【She didn't believe Ash's words at all. If he wasn't a pervert, why did he have two girlfriends? No, wait, that girl named Casey was likely one too, which would make it three girlfriends. Well, having three girlfriends and still daring to claim he wasn't a pervert?】

【Hmph, could it be that he didn't think she was good enough?】

【Jiko puffed out her chest. Her figure was much more explosive than those young girls who hadn't fully grown yet; wasn't she completely superior to Ash's three little girlfriends?】

【In the end, Charizard still stayed in Charizard Valley.】

【Of course, it had nothing to do with Jiko. Charla had exerted her influence; she had successfully won over Ash's Charizard.】

【"So you want to stay in the valley for a while?" Ash was speechless.】

【This guy who forgets his friends for a pretty face.】

【Charizard nodded shyly.】

【There was no other way. Since Charizard had taken the initiative to ask to stay in Charizard Valley, he, as its trainer, could only agree.】

【"Then I'll leave Charizard to you." Ash handed Charizard's Poké Ball into Jiko's hands.】

【Ash noticed that there was a Pokémon transfer device in the valley, so it would be very convenient to retrieve Charizard later.】

【After winning over Charizard, Jiko was in a very good mood. She winked at Ash and said, "Are you really not going to reconsider? Big sister can do anything."】

【"You shameless person!!!"】

【"Let's go, Ash, let's get out of here quickly!!!"】

【Misty and Erika reached an alliance at this moment. They didn't want to stay in Charizard Valley for even another second; they had to leave this place as soon as possible.】

Clair: "Laughing to death, haha, Jiko, your charm isn't even as good as Charla's."

Jiko: "Hmph, we just haven't spent enough time together. If I were left alone with Dark Ash for a few days, big sister would easily win him over."

Lorelei: "Forget it. If you get rejected again then, it really won't be a pretty sight."

Jiko: "..."

While the group was chatting, the black-bordered video slowly dimmed, and the white-bordered video lit up.

The scene appeared—

【After leaving Charizard Valley, Ash and his group began to head toward Cherrygrove, the location of the next Gym.】

【On the way, they passed through Sunnyshore Town, which happened to be holding its annual Sunflora Festival, so Ash and the others participated in the festival.】

【After leaving Sunnyshore Town, Ash met a boy from a cram school. During a battle against the boy's Raticate, Chikorita had an accident.】

【Ash originally wanted to recall the severely injured Chikorita to let it rest, but Chikorita refused to return to its Poké Ball no matter what.】

【At the Pokémon Center, they met Nurse Joy, who specialized in psychology at Rainbow University. It was only after Nurse Joy informed him that Ash understood that Chikorita was actually jealous.】

Ash: "Jealous? Can Pokémon get jealous too?"

Lorelei: "That's for sure. If you can't treat your Pokémon equally, some sensitive Pokémon will get jealous."

Misty: "Ash puts too much importance on Pikachu; he thinks of Pikachu for everything. It's no wonder Chikorita would get jealous."

Ash: "Ah? Really?"

Diantha: "Biased parents never think they are biased."

Cynthia: "The consequences of bias are very serious, Ash."

Ash: "Ah, I will reflect on this properly."

In the end, with the help of Team Rocket, the jealous Chikorita made up with Ash again.

Bruno: "Here it comes, here it comes, the great philanthropists, the Team Rocket trio, have appeared again."

Steven: "Laughing to death, Jessie, James, Meowth, just admit it. Have you been silently watching Ash from behind all this time, and as soon as Ash encounters trouble, you jump out to help him solve it?"

Wallace: "Without the Team Rocket trio, there are times when Ash really wouldn't know what to do."

Jessie: "Slander, complete and utter slander. It was just an accident."

James: "We help the brat? What kind of joke are you making!"

Meowth: "We wish we could eat the brat alive, meow!"

Flint: "You guys are just tsundere."

【Continuing on their way, Ash and the others arrived at a forest, and then, unsurprisingly, they got lost again.】

【At this moment, a purple-haired boy suddenly jumped out and arrogantly demanded to know if Ash and the others had seen a Cyndaquil.】

【Who knew that upon hearing "Cyndaquil," Ash immediately became excited and started searching everywhere for it.】

【"Hey, I'll say this first: you guys are not allowed to intervene, just stay here obediently!"】

Hala: "Who is this guy? Talking so wildly."

If anyone dared to speak to him in that tone, he would definitely teach them a good lesson.

If his parents didn't teach him proper manners, he would do it for them.

Phoebe: "There are spoiled brats everywhere."

Phoebe was already used to it.

There were so many new trainers setting out every year; it was normal for there to be some weirdos among them.

Erika: "No way, Ash wouldn't really give the Cyndaquil to that purple-haired guy, would he?"

Gary: "How is that possible? Ash is simple-minded, but he's not an idiot. Besides, this guy loves catching rare Pokémon the most; how could he possibly let the Cyndaquil go?"

And don't forget, Ash is a starter Pokémon harvester. In Gary's view, it was likely Ash who would end up catching the Cyndaquil.

【"Cut it out, you have no right to forbid others from intervening." Brock was usually easygoing, but when he really encountered issues, he wasn't afraid of trouble. He directly scolded the purple-haired guy.】

【As for Ash, he didn't take the purple-haired guy's words to heart at all. His mind was full of Cyndaquil right now; he didn't take a single word the guy said to heart.】

【"That's right, the person who finds the Cyndaquil first has the right to catch it." Misty didn't indulge the purple-haired guy either and retorted angrily.】

【Seeing that the other side had strength in numbers, the purple-haired guy didn't dare to be too arrogant. After making some empty threats, he slunk away.】

【Ash searched for a long time but couldn't find the Cyndaquil. Team Rocket, on the other hand, arrived again. Chased by Team Rocket, Ash and Pikachu had no choice but to walk into a mountain hollow full of caves.】

【It was here that Ash met the Cyndaquil he had been longing for.】

【However, before Ash could be happy for too long, Team Rocket arrived in their Meowth robot. In the cave, Ash started running frantically to avoid the robot's attacks. During the escape, he encountered the Cyndaquil again. To prevent the Cyndaquil from getting hurt, Ash scooped it up and accelerated his escape.】

【Ash hadn't been happy for long after escaping death when Team Rocket, driving the Meowth robot, arrived again. Stuck to the mountain wall by rubber glue, Ash used his last bit of strength to throw the Cyndaquil away; no matter what, he didn't want the Cyndaquil to fall into Team Rocket's hands.】

【The Cyndaquil was originally planning to run away, but Team Rocket foolishly attacked it. Forced into a desperate situation, the Cyndaquil was compelled to fight back, and a Flamethrower directly burned the Meowth robot into charcoal.】