Chapter 194

【Brock: In the end, Doctor Damu bore all of it!】

【Doctor Damu: It's all for the sake of Youjilasi and its child; those resources are no problem!】

Now Professor Oak does not envy the Black World, because the Larvitar mother and child also came to his backyard; it was Watanabe who sent them over, as Larvitar saw Ash in the Light Screen and suddenly wanted to see him.

【Watanabe: Ash, Larvitar really misses you; after reviewing the process of meeting you in the Light Screen, the Larvitar mother and child expressed to me their desire to see you, I sent them to Professor Oak's lab; when you go back, remember to go see them!】

【Ash: Really???】

Ash was very surprised; Larvitar is really coming?

【Professor Oak: Really, the Larvitar mother and child have already arrived in the backyard and met the Poké Ball; if you have time, you can make a phone call or send Larvitar over to your side!】

【Ash: Okay, okay!!! I'll call right away; I haven't seen Larvitar and them in a long time!!!】

Ash in Mialeishi rushed into the Poké Ball Center and immediately called Professor Oak.

Seeing Ash's impatient actions, Serena gazed at him gently and silently followed beside him.

"Larvitar!"

As the screen lit up, Larvitar appeared, standing on the chair.

Ash looked at Larvitar with surprise, unconsciously recalling the time they had traveled together in his mind, which he could never forget, and happily said: "Long time no see!"

Yo! (≧▽≦)!!!

Larvitar happily looked at Ash, laughing cheerfully, very pleased, eyes narrowed, little hands constantly waving!

"Pika(?????)!"

Pikachu also looked at Larvitar with surprise!

"Larvitar is so cute!"

Youlija also came over to take a look.

Shitron nodded.

Serena also thought Larvitar was very cute; the current Larvitar is much more cheerful than the one in Light Screen, she has let go of her worries and spent a carefree time with her mother.

After greeting Larvitar and its mother, Professor Oak came out, saying, "Larvitar and its mother are both healthy; on Silver Mountain they haven't suffered any further attacks from poaching gangs."

"Well, please take care of them, Professor Oak!"

Ash happily said, "Larvitar, you stay with Professor Oak for now; I'll come back after I finish things here!"

Yo~

Larvitar smiled and nodded.

Pikachu also greeted it!

【Professor Otaki: Acting really fast, Black World side just captured and sent back, the real world side also immediately sent Larvitar and its mother back, truly worthy of Professor Oak!】

【Professor Yamanashi: It's still the bond between Ash and Poké Ball that won't fade with time but grows deeper!】

Bai Shijie —

The venue of the league event that Ash and his companions are participating in is White Silver Town, located near Silver Mountain.

The league battles are about to begin here, and White Silver Town, as the host, has already made thorough preparations for this grand event.

Before the league battles, the old tradition of the Sacred Fire must be held.

The Sacred Fire is located at the Ho-oh Shrine in White Silver Town.

Ash and his companions originally came to join the fun, but discovered an abnormality; upon entering the Ho-oh Shrine, they found that the temple where Ho-oh's flame was kept had been occupied by Mawile, which wouldn't let anyone approach, attacking anyone who came near, and was very strong, even having Machoke and Machamp as its underlings.

The staff of the Ho-oh Shrine asked many Trainers for help, to no avail; no one could successfully retrieve the Sacred Fire.

Ash and his friends first battled Mawile, failing to seize the Sacred Fire.

The Team Rocket Trio also came to interfere, but Meowth refused to help Jessie, causing the plan to fail.

Moreover, Mawile was subdued by Trainer Ye Yue, who came from the Johto Region to participate in the Silver Conference; he sent out a Fire Chicken that Ash's Pokédex couldn't temporarily identify to defeat Mawile!

After the matter was settled, Machoke and Machamp got jobs as keepers hired by the feeding hall.

The Sacred Fire was also taken out, and the Sacred Fire runner came out holding the torch!

The Silver Conference opened grandly amid the audience's cheers and anticipation!

In the preliminaries, over two hundred participants are narrowed down to forty-eight; each person basically has three chances to challenge, depending on battle performance; even if you lose once, you still have a chance to join the league preliminaries.

Put simply, as long as you have a good battle performance that earns the judges' approval, that's enough!

Ash's first opponent is a Trainer named Sanrou, whose Pokémon is Wigglytuff, and Ash directly sent out Pikachu.

Although Wigglytuff has a set of tactics against Pikachu: first using Substitute to dodge Pikachu's 100,000 Volts, then using Dig to make Pikachu lose sight, then attacking Pikachu from behind with Iron Head, then fleeing back into the hole.

After using that tactic several times, Ash had a brainwave, devised a counter based on Wigglytuff's battle situation, and Pikachu defeated Wigglytuff.

After all the preliminaries, Ash finally made it into the pre-league, and his rival Xiaomao, as well as Ye Yue who had just recently subdued Mawile, also successfully advanced.

At night, Ash couldn't sleep and went for a walk by the lake, where he saw Xiaomao, who also couldn't sleep.

Recalling the days when they first began their journey, they were full of passion and dreams, standing at the crossroads of choosing a Pokémon.

Every decision was like a gentle turn of the wheel of fate, leading them down different paths, yet unknowingly weaving together splendid adventures.

The starry sky sparkled, the lake surface shimmered, and the two's moods also became unusually clear and profound with the tranquil night.

Both declared under the night sky their determination to defeat each other at the Silver Conference; at that moment, their eyes held not only a desire for victory, but also a wish to prove their own growth.

The night breeze gently blew, carrying away the day's clamor and fatigue, leaving only this pure dream and perseverance!

【Dan Di: Rivals' conversation; everyone should have a rival who grows together with them, mutually urging progress!】

【Da Wu: Early on, Ash was truly pressured to the max by Xiaomao; upon seeing Xiaomao, he wanted to battle, wanted to earn more Badges, trying to surpass Ash, but couldn't match in quantity, yet quality could do!】

Bai Shijie —

The next day.

The opening ceremony of the Silver Conference is about to begin.

Team Rocket again caused trouble; Ash was tricked by Team Rocket into losing his Pikachu again, but Xiaomao rushed to the rescue; because of Team Rocket's mischief, the torch runner was injured, and Ash took their place to go light the Sacred Fire pedestal.

The Silver Grand Assembly begins here!