Chapter 53

Seeing Da Wu's message, everyone disagreed; after watching Black Satoshi for so long, it's absolutely impossible to leave Pikachu here, and Pikachu wouldn't stay here either.

Xiba: Impossible, Black Ash would never want to release a Poké Ball; just like when he previously traded and released Ba Da Hu, he always found a good solution, and this time he will surely do the same.

Xiluona: Black Ash says he respects the Poké Balls' wishes, but the Poké Balls really don't want to leave Ash, so the ones with Black Ash have no desire to leave him and won't.

Yulongdu: Black Ash's charm is truly great; the Poké Balls are completely devoted to him.

Qibana: Black Ash is always thinking about the Poké Balls; they sense it and want to repay him doubly.

This must be the Pikachu Forest, right?

Ash watches the Pikachu calling out "Pika pika".

After playing here for a bit, the Pikachu says goodbye to its fellows; I've already driven off the troublemakers, so you can live happily here.

Upon seeing its own kind, the Pikachu is happy, but it hasn't forgotten Ash and the others; they have a promise between them.

"Pikachu, won't you stay and play a little longer?"

Ash looks toward the Pikachu that jumped onto his shoulder.

"Pika pi!"

The Pikachu shakes its head; a bit of fun is enough, it has important things to do.

Ash gazes at it with a soft look.

"All right, let's head forward together toward our promise!"

Suddenly, the dark light curtain screen goes black, and right after, a clip plays showing Black Ash's childhood.

Back then, Black Ash was dirty and had some scars, with a Pikachu by his side, training together.

"Pikachu, Iron Tail!"

"100,000 Volts!"

"Thunder!"

Black Ash trains with his Pikachu on a wide grassland, and their mutual understanding and trust deepen with each practice.

Gradually, the sun begins to set, the horizon glows with splendid sunset hues, bathing the land in a golden glow, and the evening's afterglow gently shines upon them.

"Huh!"

Ash lies on the soft grass, taking deep breaths of fresh air, feeling the cool breeze gently brush his cheeks. He turns his head to look at the Pikachu beside him, his eyes flashing with determination: "Pikachu, from now on we'll travel together, we'll ascend that world stage together, and let everyone witness our strength!"

"I will become the world's number one Poké Ball Master!"

"Pika pi!" (Me too!)

The Pikachu understands Ash's words, jumps up happily, waving its tiny paws and letting out cheerful cries, as if saying: "Me too! But I want to become the Poké Ball of the world's number one Poké Ball Master!"

Sunlight shines on their faces, making their smiles especially radiant. Their eyes are filled with hope and anticipation for the future, as if they already see themselves standing at the world's summit, becoming the focus of everyone's attention.

Ash: Black Ash bonded with Pikachu so fast and started training together; he must have endured quite a bit with Pikachu, after all Pikachu is pretty tsundere.

Xiba: Tsk tsk, it seems at first facing Arm Strength and Wrestling, and even resisting the Water Gun of the Mosquito Incense Tadpole, were no big deal; apparently they even did such intense training with Pikachu.

Daigo: That's how the best partners come to be—training together from a young age, making a promise, and striving hard for each other's goals.

Cynthia: Now I understand why Pikachu willingly left the Pikachu Forest; it never forgot its promise with Black Ash, and they are destined to ascend the world stage.

Dante: It feels like I should battle them; I think Black Ash and his Pikachu won't disappoint me. Perhaps after seeing their video, I won't be their opponent then!

Qibana: That's unlikely; Black Ash is still traveling, hasn't battled the Elite Four of that region yet, and we don't know how strong he really is.

Xiba: With you saying that, I'm really looking forward to seeing how Black Ash performs at Qi Ya Shan, to see if he'll choose to challenge me then.

Yulongdu: Remember when you went to capture the Giant Rock Snake? Ash was still competing in the Crystal Conference at that time.

Ash and his companions traveled on, having gone through many things, and they arrived at Neon Town.

The people here are extremely irritable; we originally wanted to rest here, but seeing how agitated the residents are, Ash and his group decided to camp outside the city.

However, Ash discovered a glum-looking Fat Ding whose voice isn't very good.

Having learned a lot about breeding knowledge from Brock, Ash instantly recognized the problem with Fat Ding.

They found a fruit that's great for the throat; after Fat Ding ate it, it became happy and its singing sounded wonderful.

However, Brock and Misty were very tired and just fell asleep as soon as they lay down.

Ash was fine; after finishing the song, Fat Ding looked at him in surprise.

Fortunately, there was an audience able to hear him sing to the end.

After resolving the matters in Neon Town, Ash and his companions continued their journey with Fat Ding.

This time they arrived at Big Fool Valley.

However, they didn't encounter Xiaomao here.

Hearing that there are fossils here, the curious Ash and his group also came over to take a look.

Coincidentally, Team Rocket is also here; they want to dig up many fossils, sell them, buy better equipment, and steal Pikachu.

Team Rocket thought of a more convenient method: using explosives to blast the bedrock, ensuring they would find the hidden Poké Ball fossils.

Ash and his group were still a step late; Team Rocket had already blown open the place and entered inside.

His aura sensed the unfamiliar energy inside; it seems there are many secrets hidden within.

He told Misty and the others, brought Pikachu in to check things out, but Team Rocket is up to something again; every time we run into them, nothing good happens.

Gary: Am I not here? Where did I run off to?

Professor Oak: Looking at Black Gary's performance, he must have been provoked by Black Ash; perhaps he left this place long ago and missed out.

Gary: Damn Black Ash, tormenting me like this!!!

Ash: Hehe, now it's finally my turn to press down on you.

Ash discovered that in this ground mine cave, he actually saw the extinct Fossil Helmet, Scythe Helmet, Ammonite Beast, and Spiny Ammonite Beast.

The key is they are still Poké Ball that went extinct tens of thousands of years ago.

Not only that, Ash also sensed a stronger wave guide.

「There are actually so many fossil Poké Balls hidden down here, and Team Rocket actually found them, they really are talented! 」

Ash also greatly admires Team Rocket; many experts have come searching for a long time, but they haven't found anything.

Who would have thought that Team Rocket would come just for a moment, and they actually found the entrance to the cave.

This luck, there's no one like it!