Chapter 94

【"What a strange ship, why don't we stay away from it." Misty said while shivering.】

【Brock nodded to indicate agreement, "Maybe this is a ghost ship."】

【"Ghost ship? That's great." Ash had always wanted to catch a Ghost-type Pokémon, but he was troubled by not having a suitable target. If this is really a ghost ship, maybe the Ghost-type Pokémon he has been thinking about can be obtained today.】

【"Ash, are you serious?" Misty said with a mournful face.】

【Ash didn't answer, but his actions had already given Misty the answer.】

【Ash threw the anchor on the ship hard onto the large ship, then took a big jump, jumped directly onto the ghost ship, fixed the anchor on the large ship, and Ash said to Misty and Brock on the small boat; "You stay on the boat and wait for me; I'll be back soon."】

Drake: "No, is that how you use a ship anchor?"

He has been a captain for so many years, and this is the first time he has seen someone use a ship anchor like this.】

Sidney: "How heavy is the ship anchor? Why is Ash throwing it as easily as throwing a small stone?"】

Drake: "The ship anchor of this kind of small boat is estimated to be 10 pounds; what's heavy is the ship chain. I estimated it visually; the ship chain Ash threw up is about 20 meters, at least 100 pounds."】

Byron: "It's a pity that Dark Ash's talent doesn't go to the mine to dig mines. As long as Dark Ash is willing to change his job to a miner, I, Byron, guarantee that I can train him into the most excellent digging worker in the world."】

Roxanne: "Isn't that still a miner?"】

Roxanne was speechless. Dark Ash's strength is ranked in every region; not to mention the champion, he can be an Elite Four at will.】

He doesn't want his bright future and goes to dig mines with you? What are you thinking about?!】

Byron: "Sigh, it's a pity, it's really too much of a pity."】

Steven: "No, is there no one who wants to talk about Dark Ash's jumping ability? The ghost ship is at least 8 meters high, right? He jumped up with a swoosh. What kind of monster is this!"】

Whitney: "I just asked my Aipom, asked it if it could jump ten meters high, and it told me to get lost."】

Cynthia: "Dark Ash's energy is beyond our imagination."】

【On the deck, Ash doesn't even need to use Aura; a strong ghost energy rushes toward him. What he needs to do now is to follow this energy and move forward.】

【Walking straight, pushing open the cabin door, Ash entered the captain's room.】

【The moment Ash pushed the door and entered, the dim captain's room suddenly became bright.】

【"Are you here to challenge me? Challenger."】

【A man on the seat slowly stood up, and with his standing, everything in front of Ash changed.】

【What he stepped on under his feet was no longer ancient and old wooden boards, but became a Pokémon battlefield.】

【"Come on, young man, the audience is waiting for your performance and mine." The man said with a smile.】

【Accompanied by the man's opening, cheers came to Ash's ears.】

【A large number of spectators appeared around the battlefield at some point.】

【"I am Ash from Pallet Town. Then let's start the battle." As a Trainer, no matter when and where, as long as someone initiates a challenge, there is only one choice, and that is to accept the challenge.】

【"Go, Charizard."】

【"Boom!!!"】

【Captain: "Charizard? Then the Pokémon I want to use is this one, go, Gastly."】

【"Gas~~"】

【"Then, my offensive is about to start, Gastly, use Lick." The captain shouted.】

【The captain's voice had just appeared, and Gastly had already taken action. It first disappeared in place instantly, and when it appeared again, it was already in front of Charizard.】

【In front of Gastly's ghostly movement, Charizard had no chance to dodge. Gastly's long tongue licked Charizard in a circle.】

【Lick's damage is not high, but the side effects are very headache-inducing. Charizard, hit by Lick, entered a paralyzed state.】

【"Good, Gastly, keep it up, Night Shade."】

【Gastly disappeared into the air again. Where will it attack from this time?】

【"Shadow, Charizard, be careful of the shadow."】

【Ash's reminder was very timely, but because Charizard was in a paralyzed state, its reaction was a bit slow, and Night Shade hit Charizard again.】

Agatha: "What a powerful Gastly."】

Phoebe: "That's right, not only is its strength strong, but its combat sense is also quite sensitive. Few Pokémon have such strong autonomous combat ability."】

Ash: "Autonomous combat? Isn't there a captain commanding Gastly to fight?"】

Gary: "No, Ash, do you want to listen to what you are saying? Have you forgotten? Gastly's Trainer died in a storm three hundred years ago."】

Ash: "I know, so I think the Trainer who is battling Dark Ash in the video is likely the ghost of the dead captain."】

Misty: "I'm really defeated by you; even ghosts are here."】

Sidney: "Is Dark Ash going to lose? Losing to a Gastly without a Trainer's command, this is too embarrassing."】

Morty: "Cold knowledge, the strength of Ghost-type Pokémon will become stronger and stronger as time passes. The Gastly you are talking about is at least 300 years old. The reason it is still a Gastly now is only because it doesn't want to evolve, not because it hasn't reached the level of evolution."】

Fantina: "Losing to a grandfather from three hundred years ago is nothing to be ashamed of, and Charizard is not Dark Ash's strongest Pokémon."】

【The opponent is not an ordinary Gastly, Ash knows this, but he still doesn't want to lose.】

【"Charizard, Heat Wave!"】

【Because he was still in a paralyzed state, Ash didn't let Charizard use the single-target move with the strongest power, Dragon Claw, but chose Heat Wave, which has a wider coverage.】

【In the hot wind, even if Gastly's speed is fast, there is absolutely no way to hide.】

【Facts proved that Ash's judgment was not wrong; Gastly had no way to dodge Heat Wave.】

【Watching Gastly struggling painfully in the heat wave, Ash knew that the time for him to win had come.】

【"After Fire Spin, Dragon Claw!!!"】

【Use Fire Spin to catch the opponent, don't give the opponent a chance to escape, and then use Dragon Claw to end the match. This is Ash's combat plan.】

【The plan is perfect, but there is one point that was ignored by Ash, and that is that Gastly is a Ghost-type Pokémon.】

【Before Charizard's Dragon Claw was about to hit Gastly, Gastly used the final move—Destiny Bond.】

【"Sigh, I was still careless. Sure enough, when facing Ghost-type Pokémon, you can't be careless for a moment." Ash shook his head and returned Charizard, who had lost its combat ability, to the Poké Ball.】

【"Then the next Pokémon I want to send out is this one, Haunter."】

【"Young man, how are you going to deal with it? I'm looking forward to it." The captain smiled.】

【"Go, Lucario."】

【The second Pokémon Ash chose was Lucario.】

【The second round of the duel went much smoother for Ash. In front of Lucario's Aura, everything had nowhere to hide.】

【Haunter's ghostly advantage couldn't be played out at all.】

【After trying several times and failing to hit Lucario, the captain helplessly chose to forfeit.】

【"My third Pokémon is this one, go, Corsola."】

【This time Ash didn't respond; he stood in place, quietly watching the opponent.】

【The fourth Pokémon, the fifth Pokémon, the sixth Pokémon, after summoning all the Pokémon once, Ash felt an unspeakable loneliness.】

【The audience disappeared, the battlefield disappeared, Ash and Lucario returned to the ship, and only Gastly, Haunter, and the "ghost" captain remained in front of them.】

【"Don't feel sad for me; my life has been magnificent enough. Gastly, Haunter, and everyone, it's really great to be able to meet you."】

【"If you meet a suitable Trainer in the future, then give my trophy to him. Although I am dead, my spirit will continue to be passed on."】

【The trophy in the captain's room slowly floated in front of Ash. Ash took the trophy, and the captain also disappeared.】

【"What about you? What are you going to do next?" Ash asked.】

【"Gas."】

【"Gastly."】

【"We are going to see the places the captain has been to."】

【Ash didn't speak, but walked silently to the corner and kicked the two Poké Balls in the corner to pieces.】

【"Do whatever you want to do; you are already free."】

Ash: "What happened? What on earth happened? Why can't I understand it at all?"】

Misty: "Idiot, haven't you understood yet? Everything was an illusion created by Gastly and Haunter; the captain didn't exist long ago."】

Gary: "Misty, you just spoil him."】

Brock: "I still don't understand one thing. In the future, didn't Misty, Tracey, and Ash also meet Gastly and Haunter? Why didn't they give the trophy to Ash?"】

Ash: "That's right, why didn't they give the trophy to me?"】

He clearly met Gastly and Haunter in the future too.】

Lance: "Isn't this obvious? Ash. You are not qualified. Gastly and Haunter feel you are not qualified."】

Bruno: "They feel you are not the suitable Trainer the captain spoke of. What other reason could there be?"】

— Author's Notes —

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