Chapter 82

Diantha: "I don't think that's very likely. I'm not questioning Black Ash's ability; I just think he has no interest in doing that. You can tell from how he let Grimer and Kingler enter the fray that what he wants most is for all his Pokémon to experience the atmosphere of the Indigo Plateau Conference."

Lorelei: "Deliberately pursuing an undefeated record is not only disrespectful to the Pokémon but also disrespectful to the opponents. Black Ash would never do such a thing."

Roxanne: "I understand the disrespect to opponents, but why say it's disrespectful to the Pokémon?"

Brawly: "Take the first match as an example. Grimer had just defeated two opponents and was really in the zone, ready to take down the third Pokémon in one go, but because Black Ash wanted to break a record, he recalled Grimer for the sake of safety. Isn't that disrespectful to the Pokémon?"

Amidst everyone's conversation, the tournament had already reached its final stages.

【The Ice Field turned into a Water Field. All of Xiao Tian's pre-match preparations were ruined. Plus, Kingler grew stronger with every battle, leaving Xiao Tian with no choice but to helplessly signal defeat.】

【Just like that, Ash entered the third round with an undefeated record.】

【While eating dinner that night, Erika told Ash that she had to return to Celadon City because something had come up at the Gym that required her attention.】

【With Erika suddenly leaving, Ash felt a bit reluctant to see her go. Although he didn't show it, he had actually quite enjoyed the days he spent with Erika.】

【After all, Erika was a great beauty, and it would be a lie to say he didn't enjoy having such a great beauty by his side all day.】

【Upon hearing the news of Erika's departure, Misty was undoubtedly the happiest. While Misty said, "I hate to see you go, Erika," she was frantically urging Erika in her heart to leave quickly and not delay her time alone with Ash.】

Ayame: "Time alone? More like time alone in your dreams, right? Don't forget, Sabrina hasn't left yet."

Botan: "Even if Sabrina leaves, you still won't have time alone, won't you? Isn't Brock still there?"

Sakura: "Sigh, I seriously doubt Misty can compete with Erika. The 'tsundere girlfriend' act isn't popular anymore; men prefer girls who are the 'Yamato Nadeshiko' type."

Misty: "Watch your language! Who's a tsundere girlfriend? I'm a gentle and kind mermaid, okay?!"

Ash: "Huh? Gentle? Kind?"

Misty: "Is there a problem?"

Ash: "No, no, no."

【After seeing Erika off onto the bus, while walking back to the Pokémon Center, Ash chatted with Sabrina and asked, "Sabrina, can I learn psychic powers?"】

【"?"】

【Sabrina was a bit puzzled.】

【Doesn't Ash have the power of Aura? Why does he want to learn psychic powers?】

【"Because recently, my Aura has been improving more and more slowly. I want to try and see if learning psychic powers can boost the power of my Aura." Seeing Sabrina's confusion, Ash explained.】

【"Besides, I'm just idling anyway," Ash added with a smile.】

(First update of the day!! There will be at least 2 more updates today, aiming for 3.)

94: Black Ash wants to release Pidgeot too? Impossible!

Lance: "That's too much, Black Ash. This time, you've really gone too far! Are you planning to fly into the sky and stand shoulder-to-shoulder with the sun?!"

Bruno: "I really don't know what to say anymore. Is Black Ash okay? His Aura power can already withstand Mewtwo, and he's still not satisfied?"

Diantha: "I've figured it out. Black Ash's ultimate goal is to fight Mewtwo with his own fists without relying on Mew's power."

Caitlin: "Why fight Mewtwo? Mewtwo is so cute, why would you want to fight Mewtwo?"

Cynthia: "Enough talk. Do you think Black Ash can actually learn psychic powers?"

Lucian: "That depends on how you define 'learning.' If it's just simply using psychic power to bend a spoon, that's easy. But if you want to use psychic power to form combat strength, that's much harder."

Flint: "I'll say it again: I only have two words for Black Ash—trust!!"

【Back at the Pokémon Center, Sabrina specifically held a teaching session for Ash.】

【It's rare for Sabrina to personally teach someone psychic powers. After all, even within the Saffron Gym, few people get the chance to be personally instructed by her.】

【After Sabrina briefly explained a few key points of learning psychic powers, Ash began to ponder them on his own.】

【Half an hour later, Misty and Brock, who were listening in behind Ash, had already given up.】

【Learning psychic powers was still too difficult for them. They had spent half an hour and still hadn't found the so-called power hidden within their bodies.】

【"Hey, do you think Sabrina might be messing with us?" Misty whispered in Brock's ear.】

【"That's impossible, Sabrina doesn't seem like that kind of person." Brock told Misty not to overthink it. "We probably haven't found the power Sabrina mentioned because we don't have the talent for psychic powers."】

【This is actually quite normal. Generally, only one or two out of ten thousand people have the talent to learn psychic powers.】

【Another hour passed. Seeing Ash with his brows tightly furrowed, Misty stepped forward and persuaded him, "It doesn't matter if you can't learn psychic powers. Brock and I didn't learn them either."】

【"Huh? You misunderstood, Misty. I was thinking about which Pokémon to send out for tomorrow's match. As for psychic powers, I've already mastered the basics." As he spoke, Ash raised his hand, and the table in the room slowly floated into the air.】

Lucian: "Damn!"

To make someone like Lucian, who always presents himself as a refined gentleman, curse shows just how shocking Black Ash's maneuver was to him.

Lifting a table on his first psychic practice? That's just too absurd!

It took him a whole week just to bend a spoon with psychic power, and even then, the teachers at the psychic training camp kept praising him as a psychic genius.

If he's a psychic genius, then what is Black Ash?

Caitlin: "Eh? Wasn't it like that when you practiced psychic powers back then? Isn't lifting a table with telekinesis a basic operation for psychics?"

Sabrina: "Hmph, I could do that when I was 3."

Xiao Feng: "Wow, so amazing. I can barely lift a table even now."

Xiao Nan: "Wuwuwu, I can't even lift a table yet. I feel like I'm a fake Psychic-type Gym Leader."

【Third match, Water Field. This time, Ash chose Dragonair. As soon as Dragonair appeared, the entire audience erupted.】

【While the audience was in an uproar, Ash's third-round opponent, Xiao Bo, was secretly lamenting.】

【His luck was just too bad. Ash's Pokémon in the first two matches were Grimer and Kingler; how did it jump straight to Dragonair for him? How is he supposed to fight this?!】

【The reason Xiao Bo felt fear before the battle wasn't just because of Dragonair. In fact, any trainer with common sense knows that before evolving into Dragonite, Dragonair's strength is only average. What he truly feared was Ash's Dragonair.】

【It was because Ash had performed so brilliantly in the first two matches. Ordinary Grimer and Kingler were played to perfection in Ash's hands, so if it were replaced by Dragonair this time, wouldn't it turn the world upside down? That was the real reason for his fear.】

【Facts proved that his worries were not misplaced. As soon as Ash's Dragonair entered the field, it displayed the aura of a king.】

【Upon entering, Dragonair began to use Dragon Dance to strengthen itself. Xiao Bo hurriedly ordered his Poliwrath to interrupt Dragonair's strengthening, but by the time Poliwrath rushed in front of Dragonair, the strengthening was already complete.】

【Dragon Tail.】

【Dragonair aimed directly at Poliwrath with a Dragon Tail, forcing Poliwrath off the field.】

【The Pokémon sent out to replace Poliwrath was Tentacruel. The Tentacruel that appeared was clearly unprepared; by the time Dragonair's Twister hit it, Tentacruel only then realized it was already on the battlefield.】

【But it was too late. Under the ravages of the Twister, Tentacruel quickly lost its ability to battle.】

【The same plot played out again. Xiao Bo ultimately failed to create a miracle, and his three Pokémon fell one after another to Ash's Dragonair.】

【Just like that, relying on Dragonair's three-game winning streak, Ash successfully advanced to the final round of the qualifiers.】

【The final round of battles will take place on the Grass Field. As long as he wins this last match, Ash will successfully advance to the main tournament of the Indigo Plateau Conference.】

Lance: "Not a shred of suspense. This Dragonair of Black Ash's is truly awesome!"

Bruno: "Is this a Dragonair that practices both physical and special moves? Not only are the physical attack moves powerful, but the special attack moves are also used quite impressively."

Erika: "I wonder if Black Ash will encounter any trouble on the Grass Field."

The Ash in their world also had a smooth run in the first three rounds, but then he encountered Katsura's Bellsprout on the Grass Field and almost flipped the car.

Steven: "Flipping the car is impossible. The biggest suspense now is actually whether the fourth-round opponent can take down even one of Ash's Pokémon."

Wallace: "That depends on who Ash's starter Pokémon is in the fourth round. If the starter is Grimer, then the opponent still has a chance to take down one of Ash's Pokémon."

Amidst everyone's idle chatter, the Indigo Plateau Conference finally reached its final round.

【For the final round on the Grass Field, Ash chose Aerodactyl.】

【One-on-three, still one-on-three. The opponent had already played all their trump cards, but still couldn't stop Ash's winning streak.】

【Seven days later, the Indigo Plateau Conference, which had lasted for half a month, finally came to an end, and Ash lived up to expectations and successfully won the crown.】

【In the final match, Ash chose his original six Pokémon—Pikachu, Lucario, Pidgeot, Venusaur, Blastoise, and Charizard.】

【The 6 Pokémon entered the field in the order they were obtained, one for each opponent. In the end, the Pokémon didn't let Ash down; they successfully shut out their opponents.】

【This was definitely the most one-sided final since the founding of the Indigo Plateau Conference.】

Lance: "What a pity. In the round of 8, Ash's Muk was defeated by an opponent once. Otherwise, Ash could have achieved the legendary feat of winning the championship undefeated."

Steven: "Ash doesn't care about that at all. If he really cared, he would have just recalled Muk."

Cynthia: "A 9-year-old conference champion, does it have to be this absurd!"

Diantha: "What's a 9-year-old conference champion? At the rate things are going, by the time Black Ash is 10, there will be no one left in Kanto who can be his opponent."

Bruno: "Time to feel sorry for Lance again."

Lance: "..."

At this moment, the video with the black border dimmed, and the video with the white border lit up.

【After ending the Indigo Plateau Conference battles, Ash, Misty, and Brock returned to Pallet Town.】

【To celebrate Ash making it into the top 16 of the Indigo Plateau Conference, Ash's mother, Delia, and Professor Oak invited all the residents of the town to hold a celebration party for Ash.】