Chapter 291: Sakaki's Approval, Bulbasaur Tempted by Delicious Food!

Bang!

A dull yet extremely impactful sound rang out, like a heavy bomb exploding in the air, and the Rocket Trio's signature wail followed.

It was the 100,000 Volts unleashed by Pikachu, striking the Rocket Trio with perfect accuracy.

A pungent burnt smell came from them, the odor of clothing and hair scorched by high-voltage electricity, spreading through the air.

Musashi's hair turned scorched and curly, his once-neat style now a mess of weeds; Kojiro's hair also smoked from the electric shock, his face blackened.

Meowth's fur stood on end all over, turning into a spiky mess, just like a hedgehog whose tail has been stepped on.

"Again trying to steal chickens!", Xiaosheng stood aside, his face full of contempt.

Brock had always kept an eye on the Rocket Trio.

From the moment they appeared, he stayed vigilant, watching their every move.

But Pikachu's reaction was too fast; before Brock could act, Pikachu sensed the Rocket Trio's move and unleashed 100,000 Volts without hesitation.

There was no chance for him to intervene.

"Pikapi~kachu!"

Pikachu stood with hands on hips, head held high, eyes showing helplessness and anger.

Watching the Rocket Trio writhing in pain on the ground, he thought, "These guys, why do they keep haunting me, always targeting me?"

"I knew you'd be stealing chickens and dogs."

The double battle had ended, a perfect victory. Ash frowned, eyes wary: "You're really persistent, always trying to pull some trick."

Xiaosheng crossed his arms and snorted dismissively: "Exactly, you always think of using those dirty tricks to snatch our Pokémon, without even checking your own strength."

The Rocket Trio finally recovered from the electric paralysis, Musashi's hair disheveled, face blackened, he pointed angrily at Ash and the others, shouting, "You despicable lot, don't get too full of yourselves yet!"

Kojiro clutched his numb, electrified body, forced himself to stand, stammering: "Next time... we will definitely... succeed, and take all your Pokémon!"

Meowth bared his teeth, snarling: "Meow! Just wait, we'll make a comeback!"

"Pikachu, Thunderbolt!"

Facing the unrepentant Rocket Trio, Ash could only give them a harsher punishment.

Even if Officer Jenny were called, it would only lock them up temporarily, and someone would still get them out.

"What a nasty feeling!"*3

After being blasted away, the Rocket Trio simultaneously shouted their catchphrase!

Xiaosheng looked at Pikachu and said calmly: "Pikachu, thanks to your quick reflexes this time, otherwise they might have succeeded."

Pikachu happily chirped "Pika-pika", tail wagging, as if those three weren't even worth a glance!

【Xiba: Seriously, the Rocket Trio in the Black World are really suffering; Black Ash's strength is such that they keep trying to snatch Pikachu, only to get blasted away each time!】

【Handsome guy: Yeah, doing such bad things and always failing, it's completely meaningless!】

【Musashi: No meaning? For us, anything that helps Boss Sakaki is meaningful.】

【Kojiro: Exactly, no matter how many times we fail, we must keep trying; we will never give up!】

【Meowth: We've failed many times, but those brats can't afford to make many mistakes.】

Holy shit!

You three talk so inspirational; if people didn't know better, they'd be moved by your perseverance, but now everyone knows you three are damn villains trying to steal others' Pokémon.

Losing is losing, not strong enough is just not enough; yet you're acting all inspirational, making Ash and the others feel embarrassed!

"Thump thump thump!"

In a quiet, slightly dim room, Sakaki's fingers rhythmically tapped the tabletop.

He sat upright in a large chair, leaning slightly forward, expressionlessly staring at the constantly scrolling barrage, continually watching the barrage posted by Musashi and Kojiro.

Sakaki's originally tight lips gradually showed signs of relaxing; just a slight upward curve, gradually that smile became more evident, and his eyes also revealed a hint of pleasure.

Although these three always lose, their persistence and unwillingness to accept defeat seemed to let Sakaki see a different quality.

"Musashi, Kojiro, Meowth!"

Sakaki softly spoke their names, his voice low and magnetic, his finger unconsciously twisting the ring on his thumb.

He revealed a relieved smile, that smile containing both acknowledgment of these three and hope for their future.

Perhaps they will become the pillar of the Rocket Team!

Black Light Screen—

Because the Rocket Trio had been taught a lesson by Ash and his friends last time, they started coming back frequently to target them.

Unexpectedly, they managed to blast the Rocket Trio into the Forbidden Land.

And Ash's group learned that this place is full of grass-type Pokémon; if the Rocket Trio went in, wouldn't they go crazy catching those Pokémon?

The more they thought, the more worried they became; first they sought help but were refused, so they had Latias bring Misty and himself in, while Brock and Xiaosheng waited outside as backup!

After entering, Ash unleashed Wave Guidance Power, searching for the Rocket Trio's waveforms.

The Rocket Trio weren't found, but they discovered a Bulbasaur with heart-shaped ripples on its head.

That Bulbasaur stood under a fruit tree, extending two vine whips to pluck the fruit.

Just as it was finally about to touch the fruit, it sensed two people approaching, instinctively looked over, and the fruit fell with a 'pa-da', landing squarely on its head.

A 'thud' sounded.

The sound was crisp; you could tell at once it was a good head!

"Bulbasaur, are you okay?" Misty saw this, rushed forward, knelt down, full of worry, wanting to help Bulbasaur up.

But Bulbasaur seemed startled, stepping back a few steps.

"We mean no harm; you want to eat something, right? I have plenty of tasty food here!"

Misty took out an Energy Block, its tempting aroma attracting the Bulbasaur.

Seeing that unfamiliar, fragrant food, the inexperienced Bulbasaur drooled helplessly.

Looking at Xiaoxia's sweet smile, plus Ash with his natural friendliness and that friendly-looking Pikachu, the Wonder Frog Seed finally let down its guard, walked over and ate a few Energy Blocks.

"Da!"

The Wonder Frog Seed's eyes lit up; this thing is really delicious.

It ate with nom nom sounds, juice still on its mouth.

"Slow down, there's still plenty here!"

Misty thought the Wonder Frog Seed was very cute, and used a towel to wipe its mouth.

The Wonder Frog Seed felt Misty's gentleness, raised its head, gave Misty a grateful look, then continued happily eating the Energy Blocks.