Chapter 92

At first, Xiao Zhi had planned to have Hakuron compete in the first round, but what he didn't expect was that Chenglong, who had always played the role of a background character in the team, voluntarily applied to fight.

"Then I'll leave it to you, Chenglong."

"It's Chenglong, then. The Pokémon I choose is Nidoqueen." Xiao Dan smiled and called out his companion.

Ice-type Chenglong versus Ground-type Nidoqueen; judging purely by attributes, Xiao Zhi's Chenglong held an absolute advantage, after all, this match was testing Ice-type moves.

But what no one expected was that the winner of the first round turned out to be Xiao Dan and his Nidoqueen.

"Xiao Dan's Nidoqueen is amazing," Xiao Gang praised. "To raise a Nidoqueen to this level, you must have put in a lot of effort."

Xiao Dan smiled and explained, "My Nidoqueen was born on a snow mountain, so it has a natural affinity for Ice-type skills."

The first round ended, and the second round was making an ice boat. In this round, Xiao Zhi sent out Charizard, and with Charizard's help, Xiao Zhi easily secured victory in the second round.

As for the third round, the ice boat race, Xiao Zhi didn't give Xiao Dan any chance either, crushing him to win the match.

"This is the first time I've met a trainer as amazing as you, Xiao Zhi. I lost with complete conviction this time. Here, this is the White Wave Badge from the Napru Gym."

Xiao Dan lost with complete conviction in this match. Over the three rounds, he had actually realized that Xiao Zhi was far stronger than him; if not for the fact that the Chenglong who fought in the first match was still a child, he probably wouldn't have won a single victory.

Drake: "I remember there are only four Gyms in the Orange League. According to this progress, Black Xiao Zhi won't take long to challenge Yungci."

Siebold: "Can Black Xiao Zhi defeat Yungci? I heard that among the trainers challenging the Orange League, not a single person has ever beaten Yungci."

Steven: "Who knows what Yungci's actual strength in the Orange League is?"

Lorelei: "Strong enough to compete for a spot among the Elite Four in Hoenn."

Wallace: "Then there's no hope; Yungci is definitely going to lose."

Not to mention competing for a spot among the Elite Four, even the actual Elite Four members might not be able to defeat Black Xiao Zhi.

Misty: "Competing for a spot among the Elite Four? Then what about Xiao Zhi?!"

Did everyone forget that it's not just Black Xiao Zhi challenging the Orange League, but also the Xiao Zhi from their world.

If Yungci's strength is really as powerful as Lorelei said, then isn't Xiao Zhi doomed?

Gary: "We can only mix a cold salad with it."

While everyone was chatting, the large screen with the black frame gradually dimmed, and the screen with the white frame lit up again.

The image appeared.

Xiao Zhi sailed all the way to the Seven Berry Islands in the Orange Archipelago. Because he heard from Tracey that the pomelos were currently ripe on the island, Xiao Zhi immediately made the decision to go to the island to see the pomelos.

As soon as they landed on the island, just as Xiao Zhi picked a pomelo from a tree, a beautiful woman holding a wooden stick appeared.

The woman's name was Nana, and she seemed to have mistaken Xiao Zhi and the others for thieves stealing pomelos.

After learning that Xiao Zhi and the others were travelers, Nana began chatting with them about the hardships of growing pomelos.

While the group was chatting, the real pomelo thief appeared. Xiao Zhi and the three followed Nana to the scene, and only then did they discover that the one eating the pomelos was actually a Snorlax.

Snorlax ate all the pomelos on an entire island in one go. Just as Xiao Zhi and the others thought Snorlax would settle down for a while, something unexpected happened.

This Snorlax could actually do the butterfly stroke. After eating all the pomelos on the island, it turned its gaze toward other small islands.

Siebold: "????????"

Siebold was completely shocked. What was wrong with this world? Even Snorlax could do the butterfly stroke; were his eyes hallucinating?

Lorelei: "Traveling with Xiao Zhi and the others, you really can see all sorts of bizarre things."

Giant Dragonite, Fossil Pokémon, giant Tentacruel, Mewtwo, Mew, and now a Snorlax doing the butterfly stroke; strange things that ordinary people would never see in a lifetime, Xiao Zhi and the others encountered every so often.

No wonder the Viewing System chose Xiao Zhi; there really aren't many natural protagonists like Xiao Zhi.

Steven: "Why didn't Xiao Zhi knock Snorlax out? Wouldn't that allow him to harvest the pomelos at his leisure?"

Palchra: "Is it possible that the Pokémon in Xiao Zhi's hand isn't even Snorlax's match?"

Flint: "If Charizard doesn't fight and it relies only on Pikachu, Xiao Zhi really won't have an easy time beating Snorlax."

On other small islands, Xiao Zhi and the others ran into Team Rocket. Because the pomelos stolen by Team Rocket were also snatched by Snorlax, both teams reached an agreement to capture Snorlax.

But despite using all their tricks, they couldn't do anything to Snorlax. In the end, they relied on Jigglypuff's power to put Snorlax to sleep, and Xiao Zhi threw out his Poké Ball just in time before it fell asleep, successfully capturing Snorlax.

Siebold: "He captured Snorlax just like that?"

Siebold was envious. This Snorlax had no small talent; he didn't expect it to be captured by Xiao Zhi just like that.

Gary: "This is bad; Xiao Zhi's strength has been strengthened again."

If this continues, it seems there isn't a single world where he isn't a match for Xiao Zhi.

Xiao Zhi: "Yay, I captured a Snorlax!!!"

Misty: "Don't get too cocky; it was just good luck."

At night, Xiao Zhi and the group arrived at St. Quartz Island. While talking to Professor Oak at the Pokémon Center on the island, Xiao Zhi and the three received a piece of news from Professor Oak.

A sunken ship near St. Quartz Island had been salvaged, and there was treasure on the sunken ship: the championship trophy of the Orange League from three hundred years ago. Coincidentally, the trophy was recently on exhibition at the museum on the island.

Xiao Zhi and the others immediately decided to visit the museum first thing tomorrow morning.

Early the next morning, Xiao Zhi and the others discovered that the precious trophy had been stolen by Team Rocket. To retrieve the trophy from Team Rocket's hands, they tracked them across the sea and finally arrived at a damaged sea ship.

On the sea ship, Xiao Zhi and the others encountered Gastly and Haunter. After Gastly and Haunter explained, Xiao Zhi and the others finally understood the whole reason.

The championship trophy was the most precious heirloom of their trainer, and they would protect it and not hand it over to anyone.

In the end, Gastly and Haunter used their psychic powers to lift the ship into the sky, carrying them and the most important heirloom left by the captain, slowly flying toward an unknown place.

Fantina: "Guarding a trainer's most precious treasure for three hundred years? Gastly and Haunter are too romantic."

Malva: "It's hard to imagine Ghost-type Pokémon being so loyal."

Phoebe: "Ghost-type Pokémon mostly just look scary; actually, they are like children. As long as you give them your true heart, they will also repay you with their true heart."

Siebold: "Wait, this Gastly and Haunter are so strong. Why didn't Xiao Zhi capture them?"

Lorelei: "Are you stupid? Gastly and Haunter have trainers!"

After leaving St. Quartz Island, Xiao Zhi and the others arrived at Meowth Island. However, as soon as they landed, they were driven away by the islanders commanded by Meowth.

To protect the hard-won happiness, Meowth not only drove away Xiao Zhi and the three, but also drove away Musashi and Kojirou.

They had thought they could live on the island forever, sustained by the islanders, but Meowth never expected the islanders to ask him to use the Treasure-Gathering Art.

For an ordinary Meowth, this would be simple, but Meowth was different; to learn the ability to speak, he had already exhausted all his potential, making it impossible for him to master the Treasure-Gathering Art.

Meowth, battered and bruised in the coliseum, had thought his life was over, but in the end, Musashi and Kojiro, hiding in the shadows, could not resist intervening.

Lusamine: "Musashi and Kojiro are actually quite kind. Even after Meowth treated them so badly, they still stepped in to help him through his crisis."

Daisy: "Musashi, that stingy wretch, actually took out his secret savings. That is truly unbelievable."

Steven: "Musashi, Kojiro, and Meowth are not bad at heart; they just followed the wrong people. If their boss weren't Giovanni, they might actually become good people."

Giovanni: "Don't pin every black pot on me, will you?"

Giovanni could no longer hold back this time.

Were Musashi, Kojiro, and Meowth's misdeeds all instigated by him?

Don't be ridiculous.

He wanted those three to leave the Rocket Team more than anyone else.

They accomplish nothing but cause failure; what purpose do they serve in the Rocket Team other than giving him headaches?

Alas, if it weren't for Musashi and Kojiro having backers, he would have kicked them out long ago.

Who understands (Zhao Nuo Zhao) his suffering!

The audience had thought Meowth would stay on Meowth Island, but to their surprise, in the end, Meowth still abandoned the happiness within his grasp; rather than staying on the island to enjoy a happiness that did not belong to him, he preferred to follow Musashi and Kojiro to pursue the happiness that was truly his own.

【After being carelessly thrown off Meowth Island by the islanders, Ash and the others arrived at Makoto Island, where they met a Scyther that had been driven out of its pack.】

【The Scyther lay on the ground covered in wounds; to avoid worsening its injuries through another battle, Tracey used a Spinarak's Sleep Powder to put the Scyther to sleep, then sent the Scyther to the Pokémon Center.】

【Inside the Pokémon Center, from Nurse Joy's account, they learned the Scyther's story. For a long time, it had been the leader of the Scyther pack; the reason it was so severely injured today was likely because it lost the battle for leadership.】

【Seeing the Scyther sulking on the hospital bed, Ash suggested that Tracey take the Scyther to challenge its opponent once more.】

【In the forest, they encountered the Rocket Team again; Tracey's Scyther, single-handedly, rescued the other Scyther from the Rocket Team's grasp, and after saving its companions, it commanded them to drive the Rocket Team away.】

【After fighting side by side with its companions once more, the Scyther felt at peace; after entrusting the pack to a new leader, the Scyther officially became Tracey's Pokémon.】

【On a deserted island, after fighting side by side, Ash's Charizard and Tracey's Scyther formally acknowledged each other's strength as rivals.】

【On a new island, Ash and the others met a Nidoran♀ and a Nidoran♂ who truly loved each other, but because their trainers had a poor relationship, the two Pokémon could not come together; this time, the Rocket Team intervened again. With the Rocket Team's help, the Nidoran♀ evolved into Nidorina, and the Nidoran♂ evolved into Nidorino; furthermore, the relationship between their trainers improved, and the two Pokémon could finally be together.】

(Alas, I intended to lose a match yesterday to write, but I lost all night and only woke up at five in the afternoon.)

101: Black Ash got proposed to? Misty has gone mad!

Erika: "Musashi, Kojiro, Meowth, why don't you quit the Rocket Team and become matchmakers instead? You'd surely make a fortune!"

Steven: "I've realized it. The Rocket Team ostensibly works for Giovanni, helping him capture rare Pokémon, but secretly they are protecting Ash and the others; whenever Ash and the others encounter trouble, the Rocket Team is always the first to step forward. The Rocket Team, they are too great; I'm crying to death."

Musashi: "Slander, outright slander! We are the evil Rocket Team! You are slandering us!"