Chapter 45

["Ash, come out. You win, I admit defeat." Koga originally thought that after hearing his surrender, Ash would appear quickly, but the unexpected happened.]

[No matter how he shouted in the forest, Ash did not appear.]

[In the woods, Ash sneered: "Heh, you want to trick me out with such a simple trick? Do you think I'm a three-year-old child?"]

The chat room exclaimed that this Ash is exceptionally cautious!.

68: Serena's love letter? Dragonite Island, the next destination!]

Lance: "Black Ash has also gotten the Soul Badge, so his next stop should be the Safari Zone."]

Steven: "If Black Ash also meets Dratini and Dragonair in the Safari Zone, do you think he will capture them?"]

Bruno: "He definitely will. Leaving Dratini and Dragonair in the Safari Zone is a waste of talent, isn't it? Following Ash is just right. Maybe he can even snatch the title of the world's number one Dragonite from Lance's Dragonite."]

Diantha: "Dratini is still a child? Is it okay to let it leave its mother at such a young age?"]

Bruno: "What are you talking about? My meaning is, of course, to take them all!"]

Phoebe: "Dragonair, Dratini, all packed away? Isn't this too greedy?"]

Bruno: "Men are all greedy. Besides, taking only one and separating mother and child, isn't that even more cruel?"]

Lorelei: "That sounds somewhat reasonable."]

Everyone in the chat room basically concluded that Black Ash was going to capture the Dratini and Dragonair in the Safari Zone.]

They had been watching Black Ash's videos for a while, and they considered themselves to have some understanding of Black Ash.]

Unlike the overly emotional Ash in their world, Black Ash is more inclined towards rationality.]

Would a rational teenager, upon encountering the precious Dratini and Dragonair, pretend not to see them and leave silently?]

Impossible.]

Just when everyone thought the plot was going to develop in the direction they thought, the viewing system gave them a hard slap in the face.]

[Fuchsia City Pokémon Center.]

[Although Ash had already obtained the Soul Badge from Koga, because Fuchsia City is a must-pass city to the next city, they still came to Fuchsia City.]

[Just arriving at the Pokémon Center, Ash heard Nurse Joy's call.]

["Ash, is there anyone named Ash? There is a letter for you here."]

["Me, I am Ash."]

[Who wrote him a letter? With doubt and confusion, Ash opened the envelope.]

[The first line of the letter was written like this—Dear Ash.]

[Ding!]

[Entering the prize-winning quiz session!]

Just then, a new question appeared on the big screen.]

[Question: Who wrote this letter to Ash?]

[A: Professor Oak.]

[B: Bill.]

[C: Sabrina.]

[D: Erika.]

[E: Serena.]

[F: Misty.]

Wallace: "It's here, it's here, the quiz is here again."]

Steven: "What are you happy about? Brother, have you forgotten that you were banned for five rounds?"]

Wallace: "Are you stupid? Why shouldn't I be happy? If I don't answer the questions, when will my ban end? Once this quiz is over, my ban will become four rounds, understand?!"]

Steven: "Understand now, I'm going to answer the question."]

Wallace: "..."]

Chairman Goodshow: "Dear Ash. This sounds like a girl. No man would write a letter so flirtatious. A: Professor Oak, B: Bill, can be directly excluded."]

Lance, Bruno: "Chairman has great insight!"]

Cynthia: "E, I choose E, Serena. Ash sent perfume to Serena when he was in Celadon City, and Serena is writing back to thank him."]

Diantha: "The analysis is really awesome. I also choose C, trust Cynthia."]

Steven: "Everyone chooses Serena? I just won't choose it. I choose C, Sabrina. Didn't you notice the reluctance in Sabrina's eyes when she parted with Ash? It must be that she misses Ash, so she wrote a letter."]

Bruno: "Dear Ash, is this really something that ice mountain Sabrina could write?"]

Steven: "You don't understand. Girls are all like this. After falling in love, they become fearless."]

Lance: "I actually think it's very likely to be Erika. My keen sixth sense tells me that Erika definitely fell in love with Ash. Trust me, rush D with me."]

Erika: "Hey hey hey, don't slander, okay? What do you mean I definitely fell in love with Ash? Do you have any evidence? Don't talk nonsense without evidence."]

Lance: "Just talking nonsense, just talking nonsense, what can you do to me?"]

Alder: "If you ask me, you are all too naive. This letter was actually written by Misty!!!"]

Everyone: "Ah?!"]

The chat room quieted down all of a sudden. They wanted to hear what kind of low insight Alder had.]

Alder: "You must want to say, isn't Misty by Ash's side? What can't she say to Ash in person? Hehe, you are still too young. Let me, this old hand at love, tell you why Misty chose to write a letter to Ash. She is trying to confess to Ash. Girls, you know, have thin skin and dare not say it in person, so they chose to write a letter to confess. This method can not only eliminate embarrassment but also add interest."]

Makes sense.]

Sidney: "Mr. Alder has great insight! I am willing to follow Mr. Alder. I also choose F."]

Flint: "I also choose F."]

Aaron: "Me too."]

Alder: "Good, good, good. Time will tell you how correct your choice is at this moment. Come, let us walk towards glory together!"]

Hoenn League Headquarters Conference Room.]

Phoebe: "Glacia sister, why haven't you made a move yet? The time for answering questions is almost up."]

Sidney: "Follow me and choose Misty. You might not get the reward, but I can guarantee you won't be punished."]

Drake: "Still follow me and choose Serena! Serena is the correct answer."]

Sidney: "Erika, Erika, I like Erika."]

Three companions were chattering endlessly in her ear. Glacia's head was about to explode.]

So annoying. Erika, Serena, Misty, she won't choose any of them. She chooses Bill!]

Reason?]

No reason.]

She's happy to!]

Glacia is not the only one extending her "claws" to Bill. Lorelei, far away in Kanto, is also prepared to choose Bill.]

In Lorelei's view, Serena, Erika, Sabrina, and Misty—the family conditions of these four are all quite good, and they can all be considered young ladies from prominent families. They are not the kind of people with thick skin.]

Making them write the three words "Dear Ash" on letter paper is as difficult as ascending to heaven.]

So she doesn't think the correct answer will be among the four.]

Professor Oak is even less likely. He wouldn't say such shameless words.]

In this way, only Bill is left.]

Without any hesitation, Lorelei pressed the B key.]

[3]

[2]

[1]

As the time for answering questions ended, the forbidden screen played again.]

[The letter hadn't been finished yet, but the corners of Ash's mouth had already risen slightly. The first thing he did after reading the letter was to turn his head to look at Misty and Brock and say excitedly: "We're not going to the Safari Zone, we're going to Dragonite Island!"]

Bruno: "Dragonite Island? Has this term appeared before?"]

Lance: "Do you have the memory of a fish? Didn't Bill and the giant Dragonite team up to search for Dragonite Island?"]

Bruno: "So that's how it is?!"]

The puzzle has been revealed. The answer to this quiz is B!]

Bill!!!]

Most of the quiz takers in the chat room were speechless.]