Chapter 54

The countdown ended, and the time to answer the question expired.】

The content paused in the black border continued to play.】

【Ash agreed to Misty's request; he was also very unhappy with

【"Should we call Professor Oak?" Because in the past few times they had resolved similar situations, Ash had always relied on Professor Oak's power.】

【Ash shook his head. "Let's not disturb Professor Oak for now. If we really can't solve it by then, it won't be too late to ask for his help."】

【Professor Oak was a truly busy man, his schedule packed full every day; there was no need to trouble him with such minor matters.】

【"Then how about we go and defeat everyone from the Kas Gym and the Yas Gym?" Brock suggested.】

【If it were just him and Misty, Brock wouldn't have made such a suggestion. The two of them didn't have the ability to sweep through the Yas Gym and the Kas Gym.】

【But with Ash, it was different. Ash was someone who had even defeated a real Gym Leader; taking down the leaders of two bush-league gyms would be a piece of cake.】

【"I've thought about this plan too, but it treats the symptoms, not the root cause."】

【He certainly had the ability to give the people at the Yas Gym and the Kas Gym a good beating, but what would that achieve? He couldn't stay in Dark City forever; he would have to leave sooner or later. Once they left, it was likely that what was happening now would just repeat itself.】

【"We can make them sign a written agreement after we teach them a lesson," Misty said, raising her hand.】

【A written agreement. This idea was too naive. Bad guys wouldn't keep their promises.】

【"Let's go. We'll head to the Pokémon Center first to understand the situation."】

【What Ash wanted to know most right now was whether the rumor about the League setting up an official gym in Dark City was actually true.】

【If it were false, just a rumor, then resolving the problem between the Kas Gym and the Yas Gym would be simple. The reason the two gyms fought endlessly was to become the official gym. But if there was no such thing as establishing a gym, then they would have no reason to keep fighting.】

【If it were true, and the League really was planning to set up a new gym in Dark City, then Ash had other ways.】

【In short, the most important thing right now was to get to the bottom of the matter.】

【Pokémon Center.】

【"So you mean the League does indeed intend to establish a gym in Dark City, Nurse Joy?"】

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【"That is correct. I imagine the League didn't expect that this very decision would make Dark City become so turbulent," Nurse Joy couldn't help but sigh.】

【The matter was clear, so now it was time to solve the problem.】

Lance: "How exactly is Dark Ash going to solve this trouble?"

In any case, Lance couldn't think of a third solution.

In his view, there were only two choices: calling Professor Oak or beating the people from the Kas Gym and the Yas Gym into submission.

Bruno: "That's why you aren't Dark Ash; your brain isn't even half as sharp as his!"

Lance: "Then do you have any other ideas?"

Bruno: "No, because I'm not Dark Ash either."

Chairman Goodshow: "You all are still too young. There is clearly a better choice than those two methods."

Steven: "Oh? What is the Chairman's brilliant insight?"

Chairman Goodshow: "Call me! Let me help solve it. With my warm heart, I love helping people solve their troubles most of all."

Others: "..."

【Ash made a phone call to the Fighting Dojo in Saffron City and told the dojo master, Koichi, everything about the situation in Dark City.】

【The very next day, Koichi brought his whole family and the dojo members to Dark City.】

【If he had a choice, Koichi wouldn't have left his home to come to Dark City, but there was no other way. Staying in Saffron City, he couldn't see a glimmer of hope. He could have gritted his teeth and kept going, but the others in the dojo were about to reach their breaking point.】

【No fame, no apprentices, and no income—if they kept stubbornly holding on, the Fighting Dojo would really go bankrupt. Rather than stubbornly dying in Saffron City, it was better to seek another path. Taking a step back would open up a vast sky.】

Chuck: "How about it, Koichi? Let's stop holding on. Apologize to Sabrina and go to Dark City to make a comeback."

Bruno: "Right, Koichi, don't hold on anymore. Losing to Sabrina isn't shameful."

Bea: "If you keep being so stubborn about your pride, the remaining apprentices in your dojo will starve to death. If you won't think for yourself, you have to think for them."

Master, seniors, and friends were all urging Koichi not to hold on stubbornly.

Koichi: "Thank you all for your concern. I... I understand. I will take the others from the dojo to Dark City tomorrow."

Kaz: "????? You're coming to Dark City? Then what about me? What about our Kas Gym?"

Yas: "Yeah, doesn't that mean our Yas Gym worked for nothing?"

Lorelei: "What about it? Not throwing you into jail to sew mailbags is already giving you a chance. You aren't still dreaming the beautiful dream of becoming the official gym, are you?"

Lance: "How about after the quiz ends, I go to Dark City and lock them all up in prison?"

Kaz: "I'm sorry, we will definitely assist Gym Leader Koichi in rebuilding Dark City properly."

Yas: "We absolutely won't cause trouble again!!! Please spare us this time."

Brawly: "Dark Ash's idea is truly brilliant. With Koichi's strength, suppressing the people from the Yas Gym and the Kas Gym is no problem at all. Plus, Koichi has good character, so there's no need to worry about the citizens of Dark City being exploited."

Koga: "Koichi is someone who has been a Gym Leader before. He is different from people like Yas and Kaz who open gyms just to make money. Having him stationed in Dark City is definitely a huge benefit for the citizens of Dark City."

Bruno: "The citizens of Dark City don't have to worry about the people from the Yas Gym and the Kas Gym acting recklessly anymore. Koichi gets a chance to make a comeback, and Ash gains Koichi's gratitude. This move kills three birds with one stone."

Erika: "Dark Ash's brain is too sharp. The problem was solved all at once."

Lance: "What are you all admiring? Can you care about the most important thing? We all answered the quiz wrong."

Misty: "No, no, Mr. Lance, not everyone answered wrong. I got it right."

Lillie: "I... I got it right too."

【Ding!】

【The top three in this prize quiz are Misty, Lillie, and a bye.】

【Congratulations to the two quiz-takers for receiving rewards!】

【Quiz-taker Misty, reward: Suicune.】

【Quiz-taker Lillie, reward: One, heal childhood trauma and eliminate fear of Pokémon; Two, obtain Alolan Vulpix in advance.】

Ash: "That's just great, Misty. You have a legendary Pokémon now too."

Brock: "The North Wind Incarnate, Suicune. This is an incredible Pokémon, and it's a perfect match for Misty."

Although both of his companions had received legendary Pokémon and only he hadn't, Brock didn't feel a shred of jealousy and was genuinely happy for Ash and Misty.

Wallace: "I'm damned, I'm truly damned. Why did I have to answer during the quiz protection period? Why did I have to court death? Wuwuwu, I want to get out of jail, I want to get out of jail right now."

Steven: "Brothers, keep it up. There aren't many legendary Pokémon rewards left for us."

Bruno: "If you ask me, we don't need to rush at all. Once the system finishes giving out the common legendary Pokémon, maybe when it gives out rewards later, the legendary Pokémon will be Ho-Oh, Lugia, Groudon, or Kyogre."

Lorelei: "Then is there a possibility that once the common legendary Pokémon are given out, the system will stop giving out legendary Pokémon?"

Bruno: "Uh, that possibility isn't non-existent."

Everyone was chatting about the Suicune they had received; at this moment, Misty was so happy she was about to burst.

With the Suicune she just received, plus the Omastar she got last time, her current strength was more than enough to inherit the Cerulean Gym.

Finally, she didn't have to worry about the Cerulean Gym being run into the ground by her three sisters.

Alola Pokémon School.

Mallow: "Lillie, that's just great! You don't have to be afraid of Pokémon ever again!!!"

Lana: "Lillie can play with us and the Pokémon now too."

Sophocles: "The reward the system gave is so thoughtful; it solved the problem that was troubling Lillie all at once."

Kiawe: "Lillie, let's have a Pokémon battle together next time."

Lillie hugged the Alolan Vulpix she had just received with one hand and wiped away tears of excitement with the other, saying, "Yes! Let's battle together then!"

【After Koichi arrived in Dark City, it only took him one day to settle the Yas Gym and the Kas Gym.】

【With Koichi stationed in Dark City, Misty could finally be completely at ease, and the trio continued their journey toward Cinnabar Island.】

【In a new town, Ash and his friends happened to catch the town's annual carnival.】

【While playing at the carnival, Ash and his friends met a lonely magician named Ma Jian.】

【Because no one watched his magic show, he couldn't even pay for the venue.】

【When Ash and his friends met him, he was being scolded severely by the person in charge of the carnival.】

【"Are you alright?" Seeing Ma Jian kneeling on the ground with a dejected look, Misty's heart softened; she really couldn't stand to see such a scene.】

【"Miss, your heart is truly kind, and you are also a beautiful lady," Ma Jian said while reaching out his hand, seemingly intending to grab Misty's arm.】

【"What are you doing?"】

【If Misty had been facing this old man alone today, she definitely would have been taken advantage of, but today Ash was there. How could Ash sit by and watch such a situation happen?】