Chapter 72

Steven: "Hey, Ash, we were just joking before; why are you playing for real!"

Wallace: "Dark Ash + Mew, I can't understand it at all anymore."

Cynthia: "Can't understand it, but I'm greatly shocked."

【In an instant, Mew was back, and this time it came back with a helper.】

【"Mew." Let me show you our power! Mewtwo!】

【Mega Punch.】

【Ash threw a heavy punch. How terrifying was this punch? The moment he threw it, the air began to sizzle.】

【"Do you think you can win against me like this? I am Mewtwo, the strongest Pokémon in the world!"】

【"Protect!"】

Erika: "Protect? I thought you were going to take Dark Ash's punch head-on, but you used Protect?"

Sabrina: "The mouth is hard, but the body is very honest."

Korrina: "The body has to be honest; if it gets knocked out by Dark Ash's punch, how embarrassing would that be?"

Everyone thought that Mewtwo summoning a protective barrier could avoid the embarrassment of being knocked away by Ash, but something they never expected happened.

The barrier Mewtwo summoned to protect itself was shattered.

Yes, you heard that right; the "Protect" that claims to be able to defend against any skill failed this time.

【The moment Ash's fist collided with the barrier, spiderweb patterns crawled all over the barrier. This incredible scene completely shocked Mewtwo, so much so that it even forgot to escape.】

【Crackle.】

【The barrier shattered like glass all over the ground. By this time, Mewtwo had already realized something was wrong, but it was too late; Ash's fist had already arrived.】

【With nowhere to hide, Mewtwo could only use its face to catch Ash's fist.】

【This punch made the heavens and the earth tremble.】

【Five thousand meters in the air, Mewtwo was punched into the ground.】

【The moment Mewtwo fell back to the earth, the entire New Island was shaking.】

【A huge deep pit appeared in the earth where Mewtwo fell, no different from a meteorite hitting the earth, and the hole was still emitting white smoke caused by high-temperature roasting.】

【In the deep pit, Mewtwo had already begun to doubt life.】

【It, the dignified Mewtwo, the world's number one Pokémon, was beaten up by a human. What is wrong with this world? Is it still dreaming?】

【"Hey, can you still fight?"】

【The clamoring voice came from outside the pit. Listening to the harsh clamoring, Mewtwo could be sure that it was not dreaming.】

Lance: "What is wrong with this world?"

That is Mewtwo, the Mewtwo that can turn clouds into rain with a flip of its hand, and it was actually beaten down by Ash with one punch.

Is Dark Ash too powerful, or is the mecha Mew transformed into too terrifying?

Bruno: "It must be that Dark Ash is powerful. If it were you, Lance, even with Mew's help, I guess one punch would only help Mewtwo scratch an itch."

Korrina: "My Lucario told me that the moment Dark Ash and Mew combined, it couldn't understand their Aura anymore."

Korrina still gave her Lucario some face; Lucario's original words were that its Aura was like an ant, while Ash and Mew's Aura combined was like an elephant.

Bea: "It's truly incredible. Didn't Dark Ash receive professional combat training? Why is he so good at fighting?"

Chuck: "There's no way around it; some people are born knowing. The places they spend their whole lives reaching might just be someone else's starting point."

Maylene: "Hearing this is too depressing."

Caitlin: "Mew's strength was not inferior to Mewtwo's to begin with; it was only because of its soft personality and lack of combat experience that it was suppressed by Mewtwo. Now that it has combined with Dark Ash, all its shortcomings have vanished. It can be announced: Dark Mew is the strongest Pokémon in the world."

Chairman Rose: "The League cannot be without Dark Mew, just as the West cannot be without Jerusalem!"

【The battle between Ash and Mewtwo lasted for an entire night. The buildings on the entire New Island were all destroyed by the aftermath of their battle. Fortunately, there were no wild Pokémon on New Island; otherwise, this night would have been their nightmare.】

【"Now we can talk properly, Mewtwo." Ash said, panting, looking at the exhausted Mewtwo.】

【Ash had always understood one truth: "talk-no-jutsu" is only useful when you have suppressed the opponent with strength; otherwise, it's just clownish behavior.】

【Now that his strength had suppressed Mewtwo, it was time to use his "talk-no-jutsu."】

【"Since you have been born into this world, go do something meaningful." Ash took a deep breath and sorted out his thoughts.】

【"Meaningful things? What meaningful things?" Mewtwo asked confusedly.】

【"Raising flowers, planting grass, fishing—as long as you don't hurt others, you can do whatever you want." Ash said calmly.】

【"If that doesn't work, find a desolate place to cultivate. When you think you can beat me and Mew, come find us for revenge."】

【Troubled teenagers are the most troublesome; Ash just wanted to send Mewtwo away now.】

Diantha: "What a great opportunity; Ash isn't taking the chance to capture Mewtwo?"

Cynthia: "Maybe Ash also knows that he is already very perverted now; if he captures Mewtwo too, then other Trainers won't have to play anymore."

Steven: "Then we can directly announce the finale: 'Recently, a 9-year-old child defeated Champions from all regions in the Champion Tournament and finally won the crown. Let us congratulate Ash from Pallet Town.'"

Wallace: "You know a lot, Steven."

【"You don't want to capture me? You don't want me to help you rule the world?" Mewtwo asked suspiciously.】

【"Rule the world?" Ash rolled his eyes. "Only guys like Giovanni would do such boring things."】

【"If I were to capture you, I would be quite interested, but not now. In the future, I will capture you fair and square in the way of a Trainer."】

【Defeating an opponent through Pokémon battle and then capturing them—this is the Trainer's way of capturing. Personally entering the field, beating the Pokémon down, and then capturing them—this seems a bit off.】

Lance: "Versailles, this guy Dark Ash is definitely flexing."

Bruno: "Giovanni must be crying with envy; he dreams of Mewtwo working for him, but Mewtwo won't. As for Dark Ash, Mewtwo offered to become his Pokémon, and he doesn't even want it."

Lorelei: "Giovanni, tell me, are you crying under your covers right now?"

【"Strange guy." Mewtwo muttered to itself.】

【Mewtwo stopped holding on, lay down weakly on the ground, looked at the slowly rising morning sun, and smiled.】

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【Maybe living in this world is not a bad thing.】

【After resting on the spot for an hour, Mewtwo also recovered some strength; it was leaving.】

【Before leaving, it took a deep look at Ash, firmly remembering Ash's appearance in its heart. "I will come back to find you."】

【"I'll be waiting for you. When the time comes, I will capture you with my strength." Ash replied with a smile.】

Cynthia: "I'm really looking forward to it; I wonder when Dark Ash and Mewtwo will meet next time."

Diantha: "Do you think Ash will really be able to capture Mewtwo through Pokémon battle by then?"

Steven: "I think it's doubtful. It's not just Ash's Pokémon that will improve; Mewtwo's rate of improvement is also quite perverted."

Volkner: "Don't worry, I have confidence in Ash's Pikachu. As long as it takes a year, when the time comes, even if Mewtwo comes, it won't be a match for Pikachu."

Flint: "Are you crazy? I admit Ash's Pikachu is very powerful. But no matter how powerful Pikachu is, it's still just a Pikachu; how can it be compared to Mewtwo?"

Volkner: "Heh, everyone who looks down on Pikachu has ended up cold. Look at the fate of the chat room's number one Pikachu-hater, Iwane! For Pikachu, we only need two words: trust!"

At this time, the black-bordered screen slowly dimmed, and the white-bordered screen lit up.

The scene appeared.

【Ash and his friends, whose memories were erased by Mewtwo, returned to Pallet Town. In Pallet Town, Ash started new preparations for battle.】

【The next day, Ash came to the back mountain to prepare for battle, where Ash saw the Murasame Botanical Garden that his mother mentioned.】

【In the botanical garden, they met the managers, Iwakaze and Hayashi.】

【Hayashi in the botanical garden had encountered a troublesome thing during this time: her Gloom couldn't evolve even after using a Leaf Stone, which made Hayashi quite distressed.】

【Fortunately, with the help of Ash and his friends and Professor Oak, the problem was solved. It turned out that the reason Hayashi's Gloom couldn't evolve into Vileplume was not because its level was not high enough, but because the Leaf Stone she bought from the Team Rocket trio was fake.】

Lance: "I'm speechless; why is the Team Rocket trio everywhere?"

Erika: "Selling fake evolution stones—such behavior is too low-class!"

Sabrina: "Shameless."

Jessie: "Hey, what are you talking about? We are Team Rocket; if we aren't shameless, can we still be Team Rocket?"

James: "We have no choice; the Boss hasn't paid us in a long time, so we can only try to earn some extra money."

Meowth: "Yeah, yeah, if we don't cheat money, how can we upgrade our equipment to catch the brat's Pikachu?"

Misty: "You guys still have the nerve to say that?!"

【In one training session, Ash and his friends met a director who was filming a movie. By mistake, the few of them joined the filming of the movie.】

【A few days later, Ash, who was at home, received a Pokémon invitation ticket sent by the director. The location was Hollywood, where the stars gather.】

【In Hollywood, Ash and his friends met the Team Rocket trio again. Here, they learned a lot about Meowth's past.】

【Meowth was born here, but Meowth's childhood was not beautiful. It was abandoned as soon as it was born. To survive, it could only be a thief to make a living, but because its stealing technique was too poor, it was always discovered, and it was common for it to be beaten black and blue.】