Chapter 284: Misty in Black and White has tamed the Green Cotton Bird, bringing Black Ash to her door!

After subduing the Coal Turtle, Ash and his group passed through Purple Violet City; along the way, the Team Rocket Trio came to cause trouble, but they just showed up and made a fuss, as usual getting blasted away by Pikachu's 100,000 Volts.

Misty had been training with Ash along the way; the next town was preparing to hold a Pokémon Spectacular, and she needed to get ready for it—this time the Pokémon she would field was Toward Tail Cat.

She couldn't have only the Hunting Swallowtail Butterfly participate in the Spectacular; she needed to give other Pokémon a chance to show themselves.

Soon after, they finally arrived at Green Leaf Town.

The long-awaited Spectacular also began at that time.

Misty, who had participated in several Spectaculars before, was very experienced; with her Toward Tail Cat, she passed the first review smoothly and without incident.

The first battle was against the trainer of the Wandering Spirit; Misty, having learned battling from Ash for so long, handled it naturally and won easily!

The second was her old rival Musashi's Poison Powder Moth—needless to say, she took it down directly!

Misty earned another Ribbon Badge!

This time Ash and his group encountered a flock of injured Green Cotton Birds; because this rainstorm's destructive power was strong, many Green Cotton Birds were injured.

Among them, Misty instantly took a liking to a pitiful Green Cotton Bird, and she attentively cared for it.

The Green Cotton Bird relied heavily on Misty, wanting to go with her, and its flockmates also agreed.

After being cared for by Ash and his group, they all knew these few trainers were fine, and that Green Cotton Bird got along well with them—perfect to let it go out and see the world!

Would that work?

Everyone looked on, somewhat surprised—how could Black Ash so easily tame that Green Cotton Bird?

White Misty wasn't originally that upset, but seeing Black Misty so easily tame the Green Cotton Bird, wouldn't she be even more heartbroken?

As the saying goes, without comparison there is no harm.

Now, upon comparison, White Misty really feels awful, as if she understands how Ash felt when he was pained by comparison back then.

Ash, who was close to Misty, was thinking about how to comfort her.

【Ash: Misty... Green Cotton Bird】

Before Ash could finish speaking, he saw Misty's on-screen comment, whose content left him quite shocked.

【Misty: Ash, how did you know the Green Cotton Bird came looking for me!】

【Ash: What?】

Not only Ash didn't understand, but nobody else did either—until Xiaosheng stepped in to explain.

【Xiaosheng: It's like this—the Green Cotton Bird naturally missed my sister; after seeing this Light Screen, it followed the route we had taken inside the screen, flying all the way to my home, and thus found my sister.】

【Misty: You're surprised, huh? I'm surprised too! My longed‑for Green Cotton Bird has finally arrived!】

【Ash: That's good—back then you attentively cared for the Green Cotton Bird; it knew all along, silently keeping you in its heart, wanting to travel with you, and you sent it back to its flock. All this time it has been missing you, and now it finally has a chance to find you.】

【Professor Xiaotuan: Oh dear, I was just worrying about Misty—looks like I overthought it.】

"Sister, you've been holding the Green Cotton Bird for half an hour already!"

Xiaosheng complained, "There's still plenty of time later—surely it won't come to this!"

Misty ignored him, but the Fire Chicken paid attention to him!

Bai Shijie—

Ash and his group encountered a Blast Sound Monster; it looked fierce, but when facing its trainer, it showed a kind smile.

Gaiyi's Blast Sound Monster differed from the one in Bai Shijie—it wasn't disobedient.

And when Gaiyi saw Ash and his group, he immediately shielded the Blast Sound Monster behind him, not letting Ash's party touch it.

We had just arrived; we hadn't even thought of moving it, but after learning the situation, it turned out to be another mischief by the Team Rocket Trio.

The Team Rocket Trio wanted to battle Gaiyi's Roar Blast Bomb, but they lost; the Roar Blast Bomb therefore evolved into a Blast Sound Monster, and seeing how strong the Blast Sound Monster was, the Trio hatched a bad idea—to capture it.

Gaiyi discovered the Trio's ill intent and stepped forward to protect the Blast Sound Monster; meanwhile, the Trio's equipment was specially made to deal with Pikachu, so they couldn't handle the Blast Sound Monster.

Upon learning that the Team Rocket Trio had failed again, Ash and his group felt relieved and continued their journey.

【Ash: The Team Rocket Trio is still as stubborn as ever—now they're snatching other people's Pokémon!】

【Xiaocilang: There's no way—you can't snatch my Pikachu, so all we can do is think about messing with other people's Pokémon. If you don't want us doing these bad things, just hand over your Pikachu to us!】

【Meow: Yeah, meow!】

【Ash: Nice try!】

Black World—

After a long journey, Ash and his group finally arrived at Orange Splendid City.

Along the way, during training, the Lobster Soldier evolved into an Iron Claw Lobster.

With a five‑pointed star on its head, a blue pattern on its chest, and its pincers somewhat changed, the Iron Claw Lobster looks fiercer than the Lobster Soldier.

"Powerful Chicken, use Double Kick!"

Ash gave the Powerful Chicken special training, because its Fighting type happens to counter the Normal‑type Pokémon of the Orange Splendid City Gym.

"Shrimp!"

The Powerful Chicken lightly jumped, instantly soaring higher than the trees, and in the blink of an eye shattered the balloons hanging from them.

The balloons on the trees were almost all broken at once—this speed was great, but her Powerful Chicken was a bit lacking; her training wasn't as rigorous as Ash's Powerful Chicken.

Next up was the Forest Lizard, hopping about in the woods and using its Leaf Blade to slice any obstacle in its path with each jump.

Meanwhile, the Mud Leaping Fish closed its eyes to practice Water Gun and Rock‑ and Ground‑type moves, also learning some close‑combat techniques.

The Great King Swallow went even further, actively asking Ash to hit it with Pikachu's 100,000 Volts.

It now needs not only to train its speed, but also to max out its electric resistance.

The Great King Swallow's aura is awe‑inspiring; it has taken one 100,000‑Volt strike after another, yet its flying speed remains just as fast.

"Dad, how should he deal with this?"

Seeing Ash's incredibly powerful Pokémon, Xiaosheng greatly looked forward to Ash battling his father over a thousand li.

Mainly because his father isn't weak—he ranks among the top two Gym Leaders in the Johto Region—just imagine facing the Kanto Region Champion; what would the battle situation be like!

Compared to Xiaosheng looking forward to the battle, Misty is a bit of Nervousness.

That's about bringing Ash home...... Earlier, when I called mother Mitsuko, I told her about my relationship with Ash, and mother Mitsuko urged Misty to hurry and bring Ash back; last time we only met over the phone, didn't see the actual person.

Now that Ash and Misty are in a boyfriend-girlfriend relationship, every time I call Misty I urge her a bit.

Misty feels both anticipation and Nervousness inside; after traveling for so long, going home this time she brings back a boyfriend.

Mother Mitsuko is very willing, but as for father, I don't know how he'll be.