Chapter 70

【Ash：No way! When did we arrive at this new island region? I have no memory of it at all!】

【Xiaoxia：Yeah, we've been training our way here, but why did we end up on the new island? And we still have no memory of it.】

【Qibanà：Are you saying the three people from the White Light Curtain aren't you? They couldn't also be clones, right!】

【Brock：The person should be real, but we've forgotten why we came here.】

Bai Shijie——

Ash looked toward the suddenly appearing Mew, and Mew also looked at him, bouncing on the pink energy ball it had produced, but was ambushed by Mewtwo.

Mew formally appeared before Mewtwo, and upon seeing Mew, Mewtwo became agitated, insisting on competing with Mew.

Not only were Mewtwo and Mew fighting, but the cloned Poké Balls and the original Poké Balls were also fighting; the battle was truly brutal, equivalent to fighting oneself.

"What's the point of this battle?"

"Whether you're the original or a copy, you're all alive!"

Most people don't understand why they're fighting like this; even though they were created, they are still living beings,

Unable to watch, Ash rushed forward, using his flesh to withstand a wave of damage from Mew and Mewtwo, then his whole body glowed and he collapsed to the ground.

Mewtwo and Mew both stopped, looking at Ash in bewilderment—who would have thought a human would come to stop their fight?

【Qibanà：I originally thought Ash daring to rush forward with his flesh to attack Mewtwo was already incredibly reckless and impressive!

But seeing Ash actually dare to rush forward and block Mewtwo and Mew's attacks, I finally understood what a 'super Pallet Town person' means—truly living up to being from Pallet Town.】

【Professor Oak：To let Poké Balls coexist peacefully, Ash truly sacrificed himself, just as they said—whether original or copy, they're all alive, there's no need to fight each other; Ash truly stopped their battle with his actions!】

【Xiaomao：Ash may usually be clueless, but when it comes to Poké Balls he's not Braindead at all—in his heart, Poké Balls matter more than himself!!!】

【Adeke：Ash is a very pure person!】

Thus Ash experienced his first death in life; Pikachu beside him gave him electric shock after electric shock to no avail, and gradually Pikachu also cried in despair.

Moreover, seeing Pikachu cry, all the Poké Balls present burst into tears, the scene extremely tear‑jerking.

Finally, the Poké Balls' tears gathered on Ash, and he revived right there.

Witnessing this, Mewtwo also came to his senses; finally, leading a host of cloned Poké Balls, he flew off to their rightful place, and erased the memories of Ash and the others.

The scene shifted, and Ash's group appeared at the Poké Ball Center, with no memory whatsoever of the earlier events involving Mewtwo.

Miss Joy, who had gone missing, was now providing help to the Trainers taking shelter from the rain.

Afterwards, the hurricane ceased, Ash's group walked out of the Poké Ball Center, gazing at the calm sea; the hurricane had already disappeared.

"That......"

Ash saw a tiny pink Poké Ball dart into the clouds!

That Poké Ball seemed a bit surprised!

【Ash：Turns out our memories were erased! No wonder we have no impression of the events on the White Light Curtain!】

【Xiaoxia：Erasing them is fine too—at least no one knows about them; even if the White Light Curtain is exposed now, it's no big deal, since their traces aren't revealed, so likely no one will bother them in the future.】

【Professor Kukui：Ash did great, no wonder he's connected to many legendary beasts—Ho‑Oh, Mew, Mewtwo......】

Now those legendary beasts are probably silently watching Ash; they've seen in him qualities most Trainers lack, and might even lend a hand if he runs into trouble on his journey.】

【Youlija：So, the legendary beasts Ash has met along the way will be watching him somewhere; I don't know if Ash can summon them to join a battle—that would make the match more exciting, right!】

Little sister, you're too naive!!!

It's not just exciting—if Ash summons those legendary beasts, they wouldn't need to compete; just hand him the championship!

Now everyone who sees the Light Screen knows Ash is the Rainbow Hero and the Aura Guardian; I don't know if he's passed Ho‑Oh's trial, but if he has, he can capture Ho‑Oh!!!

Bai Shijie——

Ash continued his solo training, and then a month plus passed in the blink of an eye—his 'self‑directed training' showed not a bit of progress.

Mom Hana then suggested they go to Mount Miacha to seek advice from the Elite Four Poké Ball trainer Xiba.

The plan set, Ash, Xiaoxia, and Brock three of them headed to Mount Miacha to look for Elite Four Xiba.

Xiba, who was in training, responded to Ash's group's request by saying there's no so‑called ultimate secret; as a Poké Ball trainer, one must go capture the strongest Poké Balls—meaning if you capture strong enough Poké Balls and then train them afterward, it's easy to gain an advantage in battle.

Xiba's reason for training in the deep mountains is to capture a gigantic Onix. The special environment of Mount Miacha has caused the Onix to grow to a huge size.

No longer hoping to become apprentices, Ash's disappointed party headed down the mountain, where they happened to encounter Team Rocket under attack by a gigantic Onix.

Although Team Rocket often does bad things, after following them for so long they've sometimes helped us, so Ash and his friends decided to rescue them.

To deal with the Rock‑type Onix, Ash sent out Squirtle, Xiaoxia sent out Staryu, and Brock sent out Onix; the three of them together were defeated in minutes.

Just as the Onix was about to attack Ash, Xiba suddenly rushed out, saved him, and said he would try to capture the gigantic Onix barehanded.

Xiba was agile and successfully subdued the gigantic Onix.

The gigantic Onix's violent aggression toward humans stemmed from a Sandshrew that had burrowed into its body, causing it great pain. By communicating with the Onix via telepathy, Xiba understood its suffering, pulled the Sandshrew out, and cured the Onix's pain.

【Brock：Master Xiba is truly formidable—he subdued the gigantic Onix barehanded! I also wish I had such a strong physique, so I wouldn't need to send out Poké Balls to battle and weaken the opponent; I could capture them just with my own strength!】

【Xiba：No, no, no—my physique isn't that strong either; compared to Ash's, I'm practically a kid. I wonder why I didn't notice how amazing Ash was back then. I'm thinking, if I hadn't shown up, would Ash have thrown a punch like the one he used on Mewtwo at the gigantic Onix!

I also don't know whether the gigantic Onix could withstand it.】