Chapter 163

146: Kika is Moved to Tears, World's Number One Charizard!

【Ash was prepared to give up, but Charizard had no intention of giving up. It wanted to win; compared to physical pain, what it couldn't accept more was the defeat of its spirit.】

【Looking at Charizard's burning eyes, Ash smiled faintly; he understood Charizard's heart.】

【No longer hesitating, heart and heart connected, the Mega Stone and Key Stone on Charizard's neck began to shine with brilliant light.】

【A terrifying energy poured madly into Ash and Charizard's bodies.】

【While Charizard was being eroded by the energy, Ash also had to endure the pain brought by the energy.】

【This was equal. For victory, it wasn't just the Pokémon that needed to pay; the trainer was the same.】

【Under the influx of the super-evolution energy, Charizard began a brand-new evolution.】

【The orange skin turned gray-black, and from the chin to the tip of the tail turned sky blue. The wings became ferocious and terrifying, and black dragon horns grew on its head.】

【It wasn't just the appearance that changed; the type was also changed.】

【The original Flying type had disappeared, replaced by the Dragon type.】

Lance: "Dragon type? Charizard has really become a dragon this time!!!"

See, he, Lance, had said long ago that Charizard was a true dragon, but no one believed him. Now they saw it; he, Lance, hadn't lied!

Steven: "Don't tell me Lance is going to accidentally form a true Dragon-type army?"

Not to mention, Charizard could become a Dragon-type Pokémon through Mega Evolution; Aerodactyl and Gyarados also had the same possibility.

Could it be that Lance really is a genius?

Unlike Lance and Steven, the professors were focused on another point.

Professor Kukui: "That is to say, during Mega Evolution, it's not just the Pokémon that has to endure pain; the trainer is the same. If that's really the case, then Mega Evolution isn't unacceptable."

Both sides paying together for victory versus one side winning by "squeezing" the other is completely different.

Professor Sycamore: "Regarding Mega Evolution, we still have a long way to go."

Professor Sycamore believed that one day he would uncover all the mysteries of Mega Evolution.

【"This is too domineering!"】

【Kika was a bit doubtful whether her persistence was correct.】

【Her belief all along had been that only wild Charizard, Charizard not "polluted" by trainers, could reach the true peak, but reality was slapping her in the face time and time again.】

【Before her eyes, the Charizard she was seeing now was definitely the strongest Charizard she had ever seen in her life, but this Charizard wasn't wild, and wild Charizard could never reach such a realm, because this was a brand-new evolution forged by bonds.】

【Blue flames constantly eroded Charizard's body; this was the side effect of Mega Evolution, making it impossible for Charizard to maintain this state forever.】

【There were side effects, and naturally there were bonuses. After successfully evolving into Mega Charizard X, Charizard's body seemed to have endless energy; it was like a volcano about to erupt.】

【"Boom."】

【Charizard no longer suppressed the energy surging from its body; it began to act.】

【Blue flames erupted from its mouth; it was the same Flamethrower skill, but the power had increased several times over.】

【Facing Charizard's endless flames, Entei also couldn't hold on.】

【"No, I won't lose. I am Molly's father; I will protect Molly!!!"】

【"Roar!!!"】

【A deafening lion's roar echoed in the Crystal Tower. At this moment, Entei's strength was raised to the extreme.】

【Purple flames erupted from its body; wherever it went, everything was incinerated.】

【This was a battle of flame versus flame. In the collision between Mega Charizard X and Entei, the indestructible Crystal Tower began to melt.】

【The temperature in the room reached the extreme. Kika, Erika, Brock, and Misty, who came with Ash, were all sweating profusely; they were reaching their limits.】

【On the other side, Molly's state wasn't much better, and because she was too young, her state was even worse than Misty and the others. She had actually reached her limit; the reason she hadn't fallen yet was that the conviction in her heart was supporting her.】

【"Enough!"】

【"You keep saying you're Molly's father and want to protect Molly, but look at what Molly has become now."】

【Ash's roar was deafening, making Entei wake up instantly.】

【It retracted its purple flames and hurriedly returned to Molly's side, looking at Molly with concern: "Are you okay, Molly?"】

【"I'm fine, Dad, I'm fine." Even though she had reached her limit, Molly still didn't want to let Entei worry, shaking her head to tell it not to worry.】

【"If you truly care about Molly, you shouldn't let her live in a dream forever."】

【"And Molly, don't you really want Professor Hale to come back?"】

【Ash looked at Molly and said seriously.】

【"Only by sending the Unown back to their own world can your father, Professor Hale, possibly return. If you let them continue to stay in our world, you will never be able to see Professor Hale in your life."】

【Ash's words put Molly in a dilemma. Of course she wanted her real father to return, but she also didn't want the father by her side to disappear.】

【Just when Molly didn't know what to do, Entei made the choice for her.】

【It chose to sacrifice itself to fulfill Molly.】

【It went alone to the room of the Unown, and under the blessing of the conviction to let Ash find happiness, it sent all the Unown back to the world they belonged to.】

【It was over; everything was over.】

【"Then Ash, we should go too."】

【Kika was truly worried that Ash would take Charizard away. As soon as the matter was handled, she couldn't wait to take Charizard back to Charizard Valley.】

【"You guy."】

【Ash was too lazy to argue with Kika. He took the Key Stone out of his pocket, preparing to return it to Kika.】

【Kika shook her head. "Keep it; consider it a thank-you gift from me."】

【"A thank-you gift?"】

【"Yes, if it weren't for you and your Charizard, I might have been kept in the dark forever, never seeing the real world."】

【This was Kika's true heart. The appearance of Ash and Charizard made her understand what true strength was.】

【Alright, it's time to return to Charizard Valley. She had to hurry; she had to make the Charizard in Charizard Valley truly strong.】

147: Not Jasmine, are you also interested in Dark Ash?

【After the Unown returned to their original world, the crystals on the green meadow also dissipated.】

【Misty and Erika could finally properly appreciate the green meadow known as the sanctuary for lovers.】

【Perhaps it was the trainer's mood that infected the Pokémon; Erika's Tangela evolved into Tangrowth.】

【"Evolved, that's really great, Tangela—no, now I should call you Tangrowth."】

【Ever since Ash opened up a new world for her, she had been looking forward to this day.】

【And Tangela evolving into Tangrowth on the green meadow, did this have any special meaning? Erika was lost in thought.】

【Goldenrod City, Ash and his group, who had been traveling in the wild for a long time, finally arrived at the city.】

【After washing up at the Pokémon Center, Erika and Misty agreed to go shopping on the street.】

【Goldenrod City is a big city comparable to Saffron City and Celadon City. Coming to such a big city and not spending some money—it would really be a waste.】

【Just like that, only Ash and Brock were left at the Pokémon Center.】

【Ash originally wanted to take Brock to challenge the gym together, but who knew Brock would be so dazzled by Nurse Joy at the Pokémon Center that he couldn't move his feet at all. Helpless, he could only head to the Goldenrod Gym alone.】

【Things were just that coincidental. When Ash was heading from the Pokémon Center to the Goldenrod Gym, he met the Goldenrod Gym Leader, Whitney, on the road.】

【Pink twin tails, a smile overflowing on her face, a slender and well-proportioned figure; Whitney could definitely be called a great beauty.】

【However, this great beauty had a huge flaw, which was that she was a complete idiot when it came to directions.】

【Being a local of Goldenrod City, yet unable to find the way back to the Goldenrod Gym, it was really hard to know how to complain about it.】

【In the end, it was Ash who took Whitney to find the Goldenrod Gym. Whitney's job as a local guide was a bit too much of a failure.】

Falkner: "There's a problem; there must be a problem here. Whitney, did you deliberately pretend not to know the way to have a chance encounter with Dark Ash? You're too scheming."】

Bugsy: "Alright, I said something was a bit off. Whitney is a local of Goldenrod City; how could she get lost? So that's how it is."】

Whitney: "Can you guys stop talking nonsense? Didn't I also get lost when I met Ash and the others?"】

Fortunately, there was this as evidence; otherwise, she would really be unable to defend herself.】

Yes, she did appreciate a boy like Dark Ash, but she, Whitney, was also a person of status; how could she pretend to be directionally challenged just for a chance encounter?】

Stop joking!】

【Although she was a Normal-type Gym Leader, the only Pokémon Whitney was really cultivating properly was Miltank.】

【The Nidorina that came out first and the Clefairy that appeared second basically didn't cause Ash too much trouble; Quilava took them both down easily.】

【"Heh heh heh, not bad, but don't be happy too early; the real victory or defeat is just starting now."】