Chapter 37

The black light screen dimmed; everyone was still filled with excitement, and the battle between Black Satoshi and Nazhi gave them a great shock.

Two powerful psychics faced off, each displaying their abilities.

Every kind of psychic ability made them envious—psychic power, teleportation, even shrinking trainers and boosting Pokémon's strength.

Aura senses the surroundings and can form a bond with Pokémon that have aura talent, greatly boosting their strength; so far it seems to have a slight edge over psychic power.

【Ma Zhishi: Too abnormal, Black Satoshi's Pokémon are too abnormal, and he himself is too abnormal..... I'm talking about strength!】

【Yulongdu: You're right, aura is incredibly abnormal; just watching that battle between Black Satoshi and Nazhi, Squirtle and Black Satoshi can not only communicate telepathically but also detect Alakazam's position after teleportation—this is unbeatable.】

【Xiba: Moreover, aura can also bond with Pokémon, directly triggering their innate traits—this is even more unbeatable.】

【Yaxuan: Everything has aura; locking onto a changing position with aura power isn't hard—the hard part is the bond Black Satoshi displays with his Pokémon.】

【Jadeliya: Aura is very strong, and much more useful than psychic power—whether communicating with Pokémon or fighting alongside them, aura feels stronger.】

【Xiluna: I think there's no real superiority between psychic power and aura; it all depends on the user.】

【Jadeliya: Nana, psychic power or aura—which do you choose?】

【Xiluna: Hmm.....】

Here we go again, Nana's indecision...... Jadeliya laughed and cried at the same time.

【Nazhi: Personally, I feel aura is the better choice.】

【Xiba: Tsk tsk, you psychics are here discussing which psychic ability is better, while we non‑psychics can only watch helplessly.】

【Ma Zhishi: Exactly! When can I get a psychic ability? I want to boost Raichu!】

As they discussed, the white light flared up.

Wait, after capturing Charmander, I headed to Rainbow City; when I went into the perfume shop and spoke rudely, I didn't expect the shop to be run by the Gym Leader, so with no other choice I disguised myself as a girl to sneak into the Gym and battle Lily.

Ash felt a wave of complaints—this is truly black history; now it's going to be aired as punishment, I'll lose face!

"Ash, are you okay?"

Seeing Ash's expression off, Shalina asked concernedly.

Shitron and Yulijia also looked at Ash.

"It's fine, it's fine!" Ash said bitterly, not daring to look at the light screen much.

"Pika‑pi!"

Pikachu covered its mouth and snickered, knowing why Ash was like this.

Bai Shijie—

After capturing Charmander, Ash continued on to Rainbow City to challenge the Jade Green Gym there. Rainbow City's perfume industry is famous; as soon as Ash and his friends entered the urban area, they were drawn by a strange fragrance.

Brock, Xiaoxia, and Pikachu immediately abandoned their mission to go to the Rainbow Gym, rushing instead to the perfume shop!

Only the clueless Ash remained unmoved; eager for battle, he rushed into the shop to stop Xiaoxia, saying not to waste time on this and to hurry to the Pokémon Gym challenge—that's the real business. However, in the process of persuading, Ash spoke inappropriately and was disliked by Xiaoxia and Brock.

Upon arriving at the Gym, he realized he had previously made a rather stupid mistake, offending all the perfume shop staff. Since the shop owner happened to be the Jade Green Gym Leader, and Ash had an extremely improper attitude toward perfume, the staff refused to let him meet the Leader, making a Gym challenge impossible.

After being turned away, Ash, with nowhere to go, inadvertently encountered Team Rocket. Musashi and Xiaojiang saw that Ash couldn't enter the Gym, so they planned to use his help to cause chaos inside, devising a way for him to get in smoothly.

That is,

Cross‑dressing!

【Xiaomao: Haha, turns out Ash has this fetish!!!】

【Xiba: I can't hold back laughter—I'm professionally trained, so I won't laugh no matter how funny, unless I can't help it.

That said, Ash in drag is pretty cute!】

【Musashi: Of course, that outfit we picked for the little brat is absolutely gorgeous—no ordinary person would recognize him.】

【Xiaojiang: I think the little brat's drag is pretty good; he could enter the last beauty pageant, but the champion will definitely be me.】

【Shalina: Ash in drag looks pretty good! When Team Rocket saw him come out in women's clothes, they were all shocked, and Meowth even blushed!】

【Yulongdu: Really? Does Meowth like Ash in drag that much?】

【Ash: Meowth, your face is red as a teapot!】

【Meowth: ……I just think the little brat looks great in drag; I hope you do it more often, meow.】

【Ash: Impossible—this time I wasn't dragged into cross‑dressing by you catching my weak point; next time I definitely won't cross‑dress, I'd rather die than do it.】

Ash: Impossible, this time my disguise wasn't because you guys caught my weak point and fooled me, next time I definitely won't disguise, I'd rather die than disguise!

Ash in drag is strangely cute...... Shalina thought, looking at the ill‑at‑ease Ash before her.

With the drag bonus, Ash successfully sneaked into the Rainbow Gym.

Xiaoxia and Brock didn't recognize Ash, though Xiaoxia felt the disguised Ash was a bit familiar.

But Pikachu recognized Ash, exposing his identity.

Having given up, Ash then challenged Lily to a battle, and Lily accepted.

Erika's Victreebel defeated Ash's Bulbasaur, while Ash's Charmander beat Erika's Weepinbell, but before the final match could begin, Team Rocket showed up to cause trouble, the Gym erupted in flames, and because Ash rescued the Gloom from the fire, Erika thanked him by giving him the Rainbow Badge.

Elika's Vine Monster defeated Ash's Mystic Frog Seed, and Ash's Little Fire Dragon defeated Elika's Mouth Braindead Flower, but before the final battle even started, Team Rocket came out to cause trouble, flames raged inside the Gym, and finally because Ash rescued the Smelly Smelly Flower in the fire, Elika, to express gratitude, gave Ash the Rainbow Badge.

【Xiba: That's not quite right—those four badges may have been given, but those Gym Leaders also acknowledged Ash.】

【Brock: Xiba the Elite Four said it well—whether in battle or in love for Pokémon, Ash is stronger than me; I think there's nothing wrong with giving him that!】

Brock: Xiba Heavenly King said it well, whether in Battle or in love for Poké Ball, Ash is stronger than me, I think it's fine to give him!