Chapter 36

【"It should be hearsay. If Sabrina were really a man-eater, how could the League not take action? This rumor is too outrageous."】

【Ash didn't take the man-eating legend seriously at all. According to the information he got from Professor Oak, Sabrina was just an ordinary psychic, not as scary as rumored.】

【"Then shall we go to the Saffron Gym now?" Misty asked cautiously.】

【Ash shook his head: "Let's talk about it in a few days."】

【This time challenging Sabrina, Ash didn't plan to let Pikachu play again. After all, everyone is a team, so he should let other Pokémon have a chance to perform.】

【If Pikachu doesn't play, who will? Ash thought about it, and only Riolu was the most suitable.】

？？？？？？

The audience in the chat room was full of question marks at this time.

Challenging the Psychic-type Sabrina, Riolu is the most suitable? Does Ash know what he's talking about?!

Drake: "Could it be that we remembered wrong? Is Fighting-type actually the nemesis of Psychic-type?"

Bruno: "Maybe the type matchups in the parallel world are reversed from our world."

Diantha: "Don't talk nonsense. We've seen so many battles. The matchup relationship in that world is clearly the same as ours."

Sidney: "Then what's going on?!"

Cynthia: "I guess Ash doesn't want Riolu to challenge Sabrina; he's likely preparing to wait for Riolu to evolve into Lucario before deciding to fight Sabrina."

Korrina: "Right! That makes sense. Lucario only has three weaknesses; only Fighting, Ground, and Fire can cause double damage, and Psychic is not among them."

Cynthia: "What's even better is that Lucario also masters a peculiar ability; this will be a great battle between Aura and Psychic powers."

Steven: "Hearing you say that, I'm starting to look forward to this duel."

【Saffron City Fighting Dojo.】

【This is also a gym opened in Saffron City, but unfortunately, it was defeated in the struggle with Sabrina and did not become an official gym.】

【Because it's not an official gym, it basically can't receive any apprentices. Looking at this desolate appearance, it's estimated that it won't last a few years before going bankrupt.】

【When people are poor, their ambitions are short. Ash only spent 100,000 to rent the entire dojo. Within a week, Ash can use all the equipment in the dojo, and it includes food and lodging.】

Chuck: "Ahem, ahem, Shinji, are you living so miserably? If it really doesn't work, come back to the Cianwood Gym; there's always a bite for you to eat here with your master."

Shinji: "No, I won't leave Saffron City until I take back the title of official gym. Master, believe me, I won't lose your face!"

Chuck: "That, actually, losing face once doesn't matter."

Are you kidding? Wanting to take back the title of official gym from Sabrina is almost harder than reaching the sky. He didn't even have a chance when he went himself.

Bruno: "Good, you have ambition, Shinji. I support you. Isn't it just Fighting against Psychic? Learn a few moves from Dark Ash, and then go find Sabrina for revenge!"

Shinji: "Yes! Elite Four Bruno!!!"

Sabrina: "Heh."

(Today is the last day to ask for data; it's about to be listed. Big bosses, if you have flowers, evaluation tickets, or monthly tickets, please help vote. Thank you all!)

57: Can Dark Ash really learn Aura? (Please send flowers!)

【Riolu's level is actually enough to evolve. The reason it hasn't evolved is that it hasn't mastered the Aura in its body. Therefore, the main purpose of this special training is to let Riolu learn Aura Sphere.】

【Teacher Mew's small classroom is open.】

【This time, there's no need to transform into other Pokémon. Aura Sphere is Mew's specialty, and it can teach it itself.】

【On the podium, Teacher Mew explained the learning points of Aura Sphere. Under the podium, the students sat upright. Riolu pretended to be very serious, but the clear stupidity that occasionally revealed in its eyes made people know that it actually didn't understand at all. The other student was obviously much smarter than Riolu. A good memory is not as good as a bad pen; Ash wrote down all the points Teacher Mew explained in class one by one.】

【A forty-minute class. After forty minutes of suffering, the bell rang, and it was finally time for a break.】

【Wiping the sweat from his forehead, Misty asked weakly: "Why do we have to follow Riolu to class?"】

【"If we learn Aura Sphere, we won't have to trouble Mew to teach Pokémon in the future," Ash answered as a matter of course.】

Maylene: "That, may I ask, can humans also master Aura?"

Korrina: "Wow, if you can, can you directly hand-make Aura Spheres? That would be too cool?"

Professor Oak: "Theoretically, it should be possible. Hundreds of years ago, there were special humans called Aura Guardians."

Eileen: "Professor Oak is right. Our Cameron Palace holds an Aura Guardian festival every year to commemorate the late hero Sir Aaron."

Bruno: "Huh? The Cameron Palace festival is to celebrate the hero Sir Aaron? I always thought the festival was to commemorate Lucario."

Drake: "I always thought so too."

Steven: "Let's put the Cameron Palace matter aside; I only care about whether Ash can learn Aura."

Wallace: "First of all, I don't look down on Ash, but this is a bit too outrageous. Humans using Aura, this traces back to a thousand years ago; it's not even certain whether it's true or false, so my answer is NO."

【Ding!】

【Entering the prize quiz session!】

At this moment, a question suddenly appeared on the big screen.

【Question: Can Ash completely master Aura? If he can master it, how long will it take?】

【A: No.】

【B: One day.】

【C: One week.】

【D: One month.】

【E: One year or more.】

Flint: "It's here, it's finally time for my favorite quiz session."

He had already sat through two rounds of prison; it was time to come out and show off his skills.

Gardenia: "No, this B option is too outrageous, right? One day? How is that possible!"

Wallace: "Heh, in my opinion, the four options B, C, D, and E are all outrageous. The correct answer is likely A, he can't."

This time Wallace was quite confident. Before the 3-second quiz penalty protection period ended, Wallace completed the rush answer.

Steven: "You're too ruthless, Wallace. Answering during the penalty period, if you answer wrong, you'll be banned for five rounds."

Wallace: "A real man must have the courage to move forward; hesitation leads to defeat."

Steven: "I support you; I choose A too."

Wallace's courage encouraged the vast majority of quiz takers, and they all pressed the A key one after another.

Korrina: "Sigh. Why did you choose A? Have you forgotten the video of Ash battling Drayden we played last time? At the final moment, Ash and Lucario were of one mind, their Auras connected, and finally Lucario used a super-large Aura Sphere."

As soon as Korrina said this, the noisy chat room suddenly quieted down.

Silence, deathly silence, followed by a volcanic eruption.

Steven: "Ahhhhhhh! Wallace, I really believed your evil; what a good opportunity, it's wasted now."

Flannery: "Pay up, Wallace, pay up!!!"

Sidney: "Why was my hand so fast? If it were a second slower, it would be great."

Drake: "Haha, the advantage of the elderly is reflected now; I haven't had time to press it."

Steven: "Wallace, Wallace, are you dead? Why don't you speak."

Phoebe: "Dead, I guess, is not yet, but it's almost the same as a dead competition. Our Champion Wallace is going to be banned for 5 rounds directly."

Sidney: "Deserved! Who told him to pit us!"

Flannery: "And he pretended to be real!"

The quiz takers who were bewitched by Wallace were frantically torturing Wallace in the chat room, while the remaining quiz takers continued to discuss the correct answer.

Maylene: "My Riolu took a whole month from practicing Aura to learning Aura. Ash can't be more genius than a natural Aura Pokémon, right? D, I choose D for this question."

Drake: "I choose E, one year or more. It's already outrageous for humans to learn Aura; in terms of time, it definitely can't compare to Riolu."

Bruno: "Great minds think alike; I choose E too."

Sabrina: "Aura should be similar to psychic powers; this kind of ability is either learned at once or never learned. I choose B."

Dawn: "Then, then I'll choose B too."

Anyway, she didn't choose in the last round, so she can gamble in this round.

Kanto town.

"Ash, which one are you going to choose?"

Misty asked curiously.

"B, if I were to choose, I would definitely choose B. Dark Ash is me from a parallel world after all; in terms of excellence, it must be as excellent as me," Ash boasted.

"I originally thought my Psyduck's skin was the thickest in the world; now it seems your skin is even thicker than it."

Misty snorted coldly.

After thinking about it, Misty finally gave up answering.