Chapter 94

Adan: "Could it be that in another world, it was Brock who captured the Snorlax?"

Brock: "Miss Nanna, don't worry. For your sake, I will definitely stop that evil Snorlax!!!"

Misty: "Brock, you're at it again."

Ash: "Looking at it this way, traveling with Tracey isn't bad either. At least Tracey doesn't lose his ability to walk the moment he sees a pretty girl."

【"Go, Onix."】

【In front of the girl he loves, Brock prepared to fully display his masculine charm.】

【However, the Snorlax did not give Brock that courtesy. Having had its meal interrupted, the Snorlax was exceptionally angry and landed a fierce punch right on Onix's most vulnerable spot: its head.】

【With one blow from Snorlax's sandbag-sized fist, Brock's Onix was instantly frozen.】

【"Onix, are you okay?!" Brock said in a panic.】

【"What an amazing Snorlax, and it can actually use Ice Punch." Misty was also shocked by the Snorlax's strength.】

【"It looks chubby, but its speed is not slow at all. Is it because it often swims in the sea?"】

【This Snorlax gave Ash a surprise. Ash, who originally had no interest in Snorlax, now had all his interest piqued.】

【"Brock, let me handle this!" As he spoke, Ash took Lucario's Poké Ball from his belt.】

【"Then I'll leave this opportunity to you. Sigh, I was originally planning to switch Pokémon to take down this Snorlax."】

【Getting beaten up is one thing, but in front of the girl he loves, he absolutely cannot lose his momentum.】

【After dropping a few tough words, Brock yielded his position to Ash.】

Jessie: "Kid Number Two's strength is so poor. I think if we were only facing Kid Number Two and the little girl, we could win."

James: "That's right, it's all the kid's Pikachu's fault for being too strong. Otherwise, our plans wouldn't keep failing."

Meowth: "Oh, heavens, why are you so unfair to us Team Rocket, meow."

【"Go, Lucario."】

【As soon as Lucario entered the field, the Snorlax stopped all the movements in its hands.】

【It looked at Lucario with a solemn expression.】

【Although it looks like a silly fatty on the surface, the Snorlax is actually very shrewd.】

【In fact, just think about it: a Snorlax that learned to swim just to eat more food could never be a simpleton.】

【"Snorlax!"】

【While shouting to boost its momentum, it rushed toward Lucario. This time, it was using a punching skill again.】

【However, this time it wasn't Ice Punch, but Fire Punch.】

Bruno: "Is this Snorlax too smart?"

Without anyone commanding it, knowing to use Ice Punch against Onix and Fire Punch against Lucario—this combat awareness is truly off the charts. More importantly, this Snorlax seems very skilled at using punching moves.

This is good material for fighting.

He was tempted; Bruno was tempted.

Lorelei: "Bruno, tempted? But it's useless; the Snorlax belongs to Ash."

Misty: "Ash, learn from the Snorlax. It knows how to use type advantages in battle."

Gary: "The Snorlax's type chart knowledge is six times better than what Ash has memorized."

Ash: "..."

【The fist was almost touching Lucario's face, yet Ash still hadn't issued a command.】

【And Lucario, not hearing any command, didn't take a single step back, letting the Snorlax's Fire Punch smash into it.】

【With a burning pain on its cheek, Lucario gritted its teeth and didn't make a sound.】

【"It's time, Lucario, Counter."】

【All the pain was absorbed, then transformed into energy and instantly poured out.】

【Snorlax's round belly was dented directly by Lucario's punch.】

【One-hit kill.】

Misty: "It's solved just like that?"

When she, Ash, and Tracey faced the Snorlax, they used every trick in the book and still couldn't cause any damage to it.

In the end, with no other choice, they had to rely on Jigglypuff's power to barely resolve the Snorlax crisis.

But Dark Ash just solved the Snorlax with a single punch.

Hiss.

The gap between Ash and Dark Ash is just too big.

Gary: "The gap is definitely big. Dark Ash is the Indigo Plateau Conference champion, while Ash is only in the top 16, and he only made it to the top 16 because of luck."

Ash: "Does a certain contestant who didn't even make the top 16 have the right to talk about me?"

Gary: "You."

Heavens, when did he, Gary, fall to the point of being mocked by Ash?

He is truly too miserable.

Professor Oak: "If you don't work harder, you will only be forever stepped on by Ash in the future."

Gary: "..."

【Ash successfully captured the Snorlax and also won Nanna's admiration.】

【"Ash, why don't you stay and plant pomelos with me?" Nanna said admiringly, "If you were here, we wouldn't have to worry about thieves coming to the island to steal pomelos anymore."】

【"Um, Miss Nanna, if you don't mind, I can stay," Brock volunteered.】

【Nanna acted as if she hadn't heard Brock's words and continued: "When Ash is a little older, we can get married, and when we have children, we can let them inherit the Fruit Seven Islands."】

【"Married? Children? What kind of nonsense are you talking about!!!" Misty couldn't take it anymore.】

102: Misty pretends to be afraid but is actually taking advantage of Dark Ash!

【This woman is trying to steal Ash from her; what a shameless woman.】

Brock: "Wuwuwu, Miss Nanna, why won't you give me a chance?"

Misty: "Give you a chance? To let you stay and eat for free?"

May: "Miss Nanna is too bold, actually proposing to Dark Ash just like that!"

Diantha: "Do you think Dark Ash will choose to stay on the Fruit Seven Islands and spend the rest of his life with Nanna?"

Lance: "What kind of joke are you making? Dark Ash's future is the stars and the sea. Does a mere woman want to hinder him from climbing to the peak?"

Steven: "That's right, that's right. Dark Ash is a man who wants to become the world's number one trainer. Women are the most troublesome things; he will definitely refuse."

Wallace: "If the great cause is not yet achieved, how can one have a home? He must absolutely not agree."

Diantha: "You three guys are hopeless. No wonder you're still bachelors at your age."

Lance: "Heh, do certain people have the right to talk about us? Aren't you also at that age and still single?"

Steven: "Come on, let's hurt each other!"

Diantha: "..."

【Nanna's confession also gave Ash a start, but Ash quickly regained his composure. He politely declined Nanna's courtship; he had no interest in staying on the Fruit Seven Islands for the rest of his life.】

【There was an even more important point that Ash didn't say out loud for fear of hurting Nanna's feelings: Nanna just wasn't his type.】

【Worried that staying on the Fruit Seven Islands would lead to more trouble, Ash left the Fruit Seven Islands without stopping after capturing the Snorlax.】

【The next destination: St. Anne's Island.】

【The sea, which had been clear and sunny just a moment ago, suddenly became dim.】

【What gave Ash and the others an even bigger headache was that a thick fog had risen on the sea.】

【"What should we do now?" Brock was a bit lost.】

【Looking at it, it seemed like a rainstorm was coming. Their small boat couldn't withstand a storm; once the storm hit, their only fate would be capsizing.】

【"Look, what is that?" Misty pointed ahead and spoke up.】

【"A ship?"】

【"Where did that ship come from?"】

【Clearly, a minute ago, the area in front of them was empty. How did this ship appear?】

【Filled with doubt, the group steered their small boat slowly closer.】

【As they continued to approach, the ship in the fog finally revealed its true appearance.】

【This was an ancient and dilapidated large ship, with moss and coral everywhere on its hull, as if it had been salvaged from the sea.】