Chapter 93

Meowth: "Boss, you have to believe us. We have nothing but absolute loyalty toward you. Meow."

James: "Boss, this guy is trying to sow discord between us and you. Don't fall for it!"

Giovanni: "Rest assured, I have always known of your loyalty."

Jessie, Meowth, James: "Boss! Waaah, we're so touched."

Giovanni: "You are simply lacking in ability."

Jessie, James, Meowth: "..."

【On the great plains of the Orange Archipelago, Ash and his friends encountered a herdsman named Ford who was herding Magnemite. He allowed the Magnemite to absorb electrical energy from the plains to supply nearby cities and villages.】

【Team Rocket appeared again. They injured Ford and his Jolteon. Even worse, the power plants in the nearby cities had blacked out, and the Magnemite were urgently needed to help.】

【In the end, Ash and Pikachu stepped forward, taking over the task from Ford and his Jolteon. On the way to the city, Team Rocket came to cause trouble again, but fortunately, Ash managed to drive them off. Even more surprisingly, the number 6 Magnemite successfully evolved into a Magneton.】

【With Ash's help, the city's power crisis was successfully resolved. Ash's perfect performance won Ford's admiration, and he took the initiative to invite Ash to herd Magnemite with him.】

【Ash politely declined the invitation; compared to becoming a Magnemite herdsman, he wanted to become a Pokémon Master more.】

【In a new city, Ash and his friends accidentally fell into the sewers, and Bulbasaur was snatched away by a monster in the sewers.】

【To rescue Bulbasaur, Ash and his friends began a new adventure. Finally, they discovered that the monster hiding in the sewers was an extra-large Bulbasaur. What they didn't expect was that this Bulbasaur had been abandoned by the annoying mayor when he was a child. Because the Bulbasaur never evolved, the mayor had simply abandoned it.】

【Seeing the Bulbasaur he had abandoned as a child again, the mayor was not happy; instead, he ordered his men to attack the Bulbasaur.】

【Bulbasaur was finally disheartened. With Ash's help, it successfully drove off the mayor and his men. In the end, Officer Jenny and Nurse Joy took the Bulbasaur in.】

Gary: "This guy is too annoying. Abandoning a Pokémon just because it didn't evolve!"

Chairman Goodshow: "I was too kind in the past. We must severely punish the act of abandoning Pokémon!"

How many times has this been? Just during Ash's journey, he has seen acts of abandoning Pokémon no fewer than five times.

Lance: "After the quiz ends, I'll make a trip to the Orange Archipelago."

Drake: "Mr. Lance, don't trouble yourself. I will handle the matters of the Orange Archipelago. Rest assured, I, Drake, will definitely give everyone an explanation!"

Lorelei: "Then I'll trouble you, Drake."

【Ash and Misty were leisurely enjoying food at a restaurant on Mikan Island when Tracey returned, bringing a poster.】

【Elite Four member Lorelei was on the Orange Islands.】

【Upon learning that Lorelei was holding a lecture on the island and would hold Pokémon battles after the lecture ended.】

【Just as the three were preparing to go sign up for the lecture, Lorelei appeared behind them.】

【Ash had originally intended to battle Lorelei, but Lorelei seemed uninterested in battling Ash. With no other choice, Ash could only find a random passerby to battle.】

【In the first two matches, both sides had one win and one loss. In the third match, Ash brought out Charizard, and unsurprisingly, Charizard lost control again.】

【At this moment, Lorelei chose to intervene. Her Slowbro controlled Charizard using only Disable.】

Ash: "So, so amazing! Is this the power of the Elite Four?!"

Tracey: "She could defeat Charizard using only a Pokémon like Slowbro?"

Misty: "As expected of Elite Four Lorelei, she is truly too strong!!!"

Brock: "Ms. Lorelei is truly beautiful."

Ash, Tracey, Misty: "..."

【To let Ash understand what a real Pokémon battle is, Lorelei invited Ash to watch her match.】

【After the match ended, Ash once again requested a challenge. This time, Lorelei agreed.】

【The match ended with Ash losing, as expected. However, although he lost the match, Ash received a more precious gift from Lorelei.】

【Also, cherish the friendship with Pokémon. Victory is important, but sometimes defeat is equally important.】

【After saying goodbye to Lorelei, Ash and his group arrived at Trovita Island. Before they even got on the island, Misty saved the younger sister of the Trovita Gym Leader.】

【The Trovita Gym Leader was named Rudy. Upon seeing Misty for the first time, Rudy was attracted by Misty's dashing appearance and proposed that Misty stay on the island with him.】

Brock: "Eh? Is Misty leaving Ash too? If that happens, Ash will have to travel alone."

Ash: "What 'alone'? Isn't Tracey still here?"

Misty: "You guy, do you want me to leave that much?!"

Ash: "Not at all. But I have no way to force Misty to travel with me."

If he could, Ash would of course want to continue traveling with Misty, but there is no banquet in the world that doesn't end. If Misty insisted on leaving, he had no way to force her to stay.

Misty: "That sounds more like it!"

【When Ash was conducting his Gym challenge, Misty was still thinking about what Rudy had said, asking her to stay on Trovita Island.】

【But after seeing Ash struggling in the battle, Misty's heart settled down.】

【Under Misty's guidance and encouragement, Ash finally successfully won the Spike Shell Badge of the Trovita Gym.】

【"Ash, you have to cherish Misty well." Rudy said this to Ash at parting.】

【"Huh? What are you talking about?" Ash was like a monk confused by the situation, completely unable to make heads or tails of it.】

【"Sigh, you are truly too happy."】

Ash: "Too happy? What exactly is Rudy talking about? Is it because I got the Spike Shell Badge?"

Gary: "Ash, what do you want me to say about you!"

Daisy: "Ya ya ya ya, Ash really doesn't understand anything."

Violet: "Misty is truly too exhausted."

Lily: "Hee hee hee, wooden heads have their benefits too. Maybe Misty just likes wooden heads."

Ash: "Hey, hey, what on earth are you all talking about?"

Lorelei: "They are talking about adult topics. Ash is still Ash; you don't have to figure it out."

Diantha: "That's right, that's right. Being a bit silly isn't a bad thing either."

Kalos region, Vaniville Town.

"Good news. Ash and Misty's relationship hasn't risen to the level of boyfriend and girlfriend yet. You still have a chance," Grace said excitedly.

"But Ash seems to have no concept of things between men and women at all." Serena's head hurt more and more.

Grace encouraged: "As long as you put in the effort, an iron rod can be ground into a needle. Keep it up, I believe in you, Serena."

At this moment, the white-bordered video gradually dimmed, and the black-bordered video lit up.

The screen appeared.

【"Wow, pomelos are growing everywhere."】

【Seeing Psyduck stuffing a pomelo into its mouth on its own, Misty hurried forward to snatch the pomelo away.】

【"You idiot, you can't eat this directly!!!"】

【"Can't eat it directly?" Ash frowned.】

【Misty explained: "That's right. Usually, people soak pomelo peels in sugar. It's sweet and super delicious."】

【"Then what is it doing?" Ash pointed forward.】

【Misty and Brock looked in the direction Ash was pointing, only to see a giant Pokémon frantically eating pomelos.】

【Its eating style was quite frantic. Not only the pomelos, but even the leaves on the pomelo trees were gnawed clean by it.】

【"Snorlax?!"】

【"Why would a Snorlax appear on the Seven Grapefruit Islands?!" Brock couldn't believe his eyes.】

【As far as he knew, the Seven Grapefruit Islands of the Orange Archipelago were specifically used for growing pomelos. On such islands specifically for growing cash crops, it was impossible for Snorlax to exist.】

【After all, fruit farmers aren't stupid. They grow pomelos to sell for money, not to feed Snorlax.】

【Ash pointed to the sea and replied: "He swam over from the sea. By the way, he used the butterfly stroke."】

【"Swimming?"】

【"Butterfly stroke?"】

【Question marks were written all over Misty and Brock's faces. Can a creature like Snorlax really swim? And the butterfly stroke at that? If the person in front of them wasn't Ash, Misty and Brock would probably have started mocking him already.】

【"Sigh."】

【Ash was also very helpless. He actually didn't believe Snorlax could do the butterfly stroke either, but there was no other way; this was what he saw with his own eyes. This was the truth.】

【"Snorlax? Why would a Snorlax appear here?"】

【A girl wearing a pink shirt and skirt appeared in front of the three.】

【The girl's name was Nanako, a fruit farmer who grew pomelos.】

【"How could this happen."】

【Watching a large amount of pomelos being stuffed into Snorlax's stomach, Nanako's expression gradually became desperate.】

【To grow pomelos, their group had put in a year of hard work. It was finally time for the harvest, and Snorlax appeared. Now, a year's worth of effort was all going to be in vain.】

【"Ms. Nanako, let me step in to help!"】 Brock volunteered to help Nanako stop Snorlax.