Chapter 95

【"What a strange ship, maybe we should stay away from it," Misty said, shivering.】

【Brock nodded in agreement, "It might be a ghost ship."】

【"A ghost ship? That's great." Ash had always wanted to capture a Ghost-type Pokémon, but he was troubled by the lack of a suitable target. If this really was a ghost ship, maybe he could get the Ghost-type Pokémon he had been longing for today.】

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

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

【Ash threw the boat's anchor hard onto the large ship, then took a big leap, jumping directly onto the ghost ship. After fixing the anchor to the large ship, Ash said to Misty and Brock on the small boat: "You guys stay on the boat and wait for me, I'll be right back."】

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

He had been a captain for so many years, and this was the first time he had seen someone use an anchor like that.

Sidney: "How heavy is a boat anchor? How can Ash throw it as easily as throwing a small pebble?"

Drake: "The anchor of this kind of small boat probably weighs about 10 pounds; the heavy part is the anchor chain. I estimated it, the anchor chain Ash threw up is about 20 meters long, at least 100 pounds."】

Byron: "It's a real pity that Dark Ash doesn't go to the mines to dig with this talent. As long as Dark Ash is willing to switch to being a miner, I, Byron, guarantee I can train him into the world's most excellent tunnel worker."】

Roxanne: "Isn't that still a miner?"

Roxanne was speechless. Dark Ash's strength is top-tier in any region; not to mention champion, he could easily be an Elite Four member.】

He's giving up a bright future to go dig mines with you? What are you thinking?!

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

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

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

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

【On the deck, Ash didn't even need to use his Aura; a thick wave of ghost energy rushed toward him. All he needed to do now was follow this energy forward.】

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

【The moment Ash pushed the door open, the dim captain's quarters suddenly became bright.】

【"Are you here to challenge me, challenger?"】

【A man on the seat slowly stood up. As he stood up, everything in front of Ash changed.】

【What he was stepping on was no longer the ancient, old wooden planks, but had turned into a Pokémon battle arena.】

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

【Accompanying the man's words, cheers rang in Ash's ears.】

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

【"I am Ash from Pallet Town. Then let's start the battle." As a trainer, no matter when or where, if someone issues a challenge, there is only one choice: accept the challenge.】

【"Go, Charizard."】

【"Boom!!!"】

【Captain: "Charizard, is it? Then the Pokémon I will use is this one. Go, Gastly."】

【"Gas~~"】

【"Then, my offensive begins. Gastly, use Lick," the captain shouted.】

【The captain's voice had just appeared, and Gastly had already acted. It first disappeared in place instantly, and by the time it appeared again, it was already in front of Charizard.】

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

【The damage from Lick isn't high, but the side effect is very troublesome. Charizard, hit by Lick, entered a paralyzed state.】

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

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

【"Shadow, Charizard, watch out for 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 an amazing Gastly."】

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

Ash: "Autonomous combat? Isn't the captain commanding Gastly in battle?"

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

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

Misty: "I really give up on you, even ghosts are here now."】

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

Morty: "Fun fact: the strength of Ghost-type Pokémon becomes 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 simply because it doesn't want to evolve, not because it hasn't reached the level to evolve."】

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

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

【"Charizard, Heat Wave!"】

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

【In the scorching wind, no matter how fast Gastly is, it absolutely has 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 his chance to win had come.】

【"After Fire Spin, Dragon Claw!!!"】

【Use Fire Spin to trap the opponent, not giving the opponent a chance to escape, then use Dragon Claw to end the match. This was Ash's battle plan.】

【The plan was perfect, but there was one point Ash overlooked: Gastly is a Ghost-type Pokémon.】

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

【"Sigh, I was still careless. Sure enough, when facing Ghost-type Pokémon, you can't be careless for even a moment." Ash shook his head and recalled the fainted Charizard into its Poké Ball.】

【"Then the next Pokémon I will 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 battle went much smoother for Ash. In front of Lucario's Aura, everything had nowhere to hide.】

【Haunter's ghostly advantage couldn't be brought into play 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 his opponent.】

【Fourth Pokémon, fifth Pokémon, sixth Pokémon—after summoning all the Pokémon, Ash felt an indescribable loneliness.】

【The audience disappeared, the battle arena disappeared, and Ash and Lucario were back on the ship, with only Gastly, Haunter, and the "ghost" captain left in front of them.】

【"Don't feel sad for me. My life has been magnificent enough. Gastly, Haunter, and everyone, it was truly great to meet you all."】

· 0 Begging for flowers......

【"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 quarters slowly floated in front of Ash. Ash took the trophy, and the captain also disappeared.】

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

【"Gas."】

【"Gastly."】

【"We are planning to go see the places the captain once visited."】

【Ash didn't say anything, but walked silently to the corner and crushed the two Poké Balls in the corner with one foot.】

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

Ash: "What happened? What exactly happened? Why can't I understand any of it?"

Misty: "Idiot, haven't you figured it out yet? Everything was an illusion created by Gastly and Haunter; the captain hasn't existed for a long time."】

Gary: "Misty, you just spoil him."】

Brock: "There's still one thing I don't understand. Didn't Misty, Tracey, and Ash also meet Gastly and Haunter in the future? 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 it obvious, Ash? You aren't qualified. Gastly and Haunter don't think you're qualified."】

Bruno: "They don't think you're the suitable trainer the captain was talking about. What other reason could there be?"】