Chapter 81

Black Light Screen——

The Indigo League was held as scheduled.

All procedures for the torch relay before the Indigo League and the opening ceremony were complete.

Watching the burning torch, Ash felt an urge and volunteered to relay the torch.

Along the way, he discovered Team Rocket and blasted them away before they could act.

"Ash, the Indigo League is about to start; the competitors are no pushovers, so don't get defeated before the finals, after all, only I can beat you!"

Xiaomao brought a cheer squad; unlike Ash, he didn't travel with two friends. During the match, besides Grandpa Professor Oak, there were the elders of Pallet Town, and hardly anyone cheered for him.

But Ash is different—Xiaoxia and Brock cheer for him, so Xiaomao doesn't want to lose to Ash, which is why he called in the cheer squad.

It started again; Xiaomao was still so tsundere........ Ash accepted the data Xiaomao left for him about participating in the Indigo League.

Seeing through but not exposing it, brothers have got to do it!

"I also want to tell you this, hoping you'll be my opponent in the finals!"

Ash stretched out his hand.

Smack!

"Childish!"

That said, Xiaomao gave a slight smile and patted Ash's hand.

I hope the finals turn into a Pallet Town civil war...... Professor Oak stood aside watching the two, filled with emotion.

The two have been rivals since childhood; Xiaomao is smart and learns quickly, Ash is not bad either, but he always feels his learning is insufficient, studying day and night.

Professor Oak had asked him why he was so diligent, and Ash replied, "Xiaomao is a natural talent; if he doesn't work hard, I might not catch up, so I have to study twice as hard."

So Ash went into overdrive.

Xiaomao also felt the pressure; for a period he also grinded with Ash, but couldn't keep it up.

"Go, Ash!"

Hanako and Xiaoxia cheered for Ash together.

The first battle was on a water field.

Ash sent out the Water Cannon Turtle and Giant Pincer Crab, successfully securing the first win!

The second battle was on an ice field.

Then it was up to the Spitfire Dragon and Furious Monkey; finally facing the Speed Dog, the Furious Monkey was incredibly brave, forcibly took the Big Blast, used close combat against the Speed Dog, and beat it punch by punch.

«It's nowhere near as good as Xiaomao's Speed Dog. »

Ash thought that if it were Xiaomao's Speed Dog, he definitely wouldn't win so easily.

After finishing his own battle, Ash also went to watch Xiaomao's battle.

Speed Dog, Nido King, Water Cannon Turtle...

Victory all the way!

【Lily: Both are really strong, they've been winning all the way!】

【Da Wu: That's right, it's Doctor Da Mu who trained them; Ash and Xiaomao in the Black World are especially serious, which is why they have the former Doctor Da Mu's demeanor!】

【Juzi: That's right, the old man Da Mu isn't someone just anyone can mess with; if it weren't for this guy Da Mu going to study Poké Ball, he might have become an even more famous legend in the Kanto region.】

Seeing their Black World selves winning all the way, Ash and Xiaomao had mixed feelings; the regret they felt at the Crystal League should be left to the Black World to make up for.

So they also really hope the final is an intra-town battle in Pallet Town!

If they also wanted to train early like in the Black World, they might have avoided many detours.

Returning to the Black World, Ash won all the way and successfully made it into the top 16.

To celebrate that both Pallet Town contestants have entered the top 16, Hanako borrowed the hotel's back kitchen and made a very abundant meal.

«Hanako Auntie's cooking is really good, truly worthy of running a restaurant! »

These past few days, eating Hanako Auntie's dishes, Xiaoxia's appetite has improved a lot.

«If it's tasty, eat more! »

Hanako beamed, also very pleased with Xiaoxia; while she cooked, she kept helping on the side.

«Wait a bit, I'll go stroll with Xiaoxia! »

«Alright, then I'll go practice around with Pikachu, need to prepare for tomorrow's battle! »

The draw hasn't started yet; Ash isn't in a hurry to go queue at the draw site.

The Team Rocket members, having missed lunch, are looking for a chance to capture Pikachu.

The starving Team Rocket suddenly saw a yellow figure, their hearts jolted—could it be that brat's Pikachu?!

Without bothering to confirm, their desired Pikachu was right before them; they directly grabbed the insulated net and snatched Pikachu away.

Their series of moves was smooth as clouds and water; the Team Rocket Trio swooshed away, nobody yet knew what had happened, only a boy shouted from behind.

【Xiba: You're really fast! Just a second ago you were starving like you hadn't eaten in days, and the next second seeing Pikachu you're like you've been injected with chicken blood!】

【Xiao Cilang: This is our belief, the belief to snatch Pikachu!】

【Ma Zhishi: I don't know if you've starved your brains, but that person is definitely not Black Satoshi; otherwise how could you so easily let them snatch Pikachu?】

The Team Rocket Trio, looking at their Black Light Screen selves, were indeed dazed from hunger, they actually grabbed the wrong one, snatching someone else's Pikachu!

Snatching someone else's Pikachu was bad enough, but crucially, on the escape route they actually ran into that brat.

【Brock: Could this be a case of meeting love around the corner?】

Black World —

The Team Rocket that had snatched Pikachu buried their heads and fled into the forest, just happening to bump into Ash and Pikachu who were training.

Dead silent!

«Brat, how can you run so fast? »

Wuzang exclaimed in surprise, staring wide-eyed at Pikachu: "Pikachu, you weren't captured by us, were you?"

After saying that, Wuzang turned to look at the Pikachu they had captured.

We caught the wrong one!

"Pika?"

"When did you guys capture me!"

"Pikachu didn't want to think too much, but the Team Rocket in front was still holding onto a Pikachu."

"I've been here all along!"

Ash looked at Team Rocket's expression, thinking they must have mistaken that Pikachu for his, and grabbed the wrong one in a flash!

"Don't go, give Rayen back to me!"

A trainer behind chased after them.

"Here, take it!"

Xiaocilang obediently returned the captured Pikachu.

?

Ash still thought they were going to put up a fight.

"If it's not the brat's Pikachu, we don't want it!"

Miaomiao said they had no interest in other Pikachu.

"Even though you returned the Pikachu in time, the procedure still has to be followed!"

"Pikachu understood and immediately unleashed 100,000 Volts at Team Rocket."

"Thank you, I'm Ahong!"

"I'm Ash!"

【Miaomiao: Well done, aside from the brat's Pikachu, basically no one's Pokémon can catch our eye!】

【Ash: You really never change!】

【Wuzang: That's not being incorrigible; we truly love Pikachu, otherwise how would we have chased you across several regions!】

【Xiba: That's also right!】

【Xiaocilang: So, considering how long we've chased you, just hand over the Pikachu to us!】