Chapter 111

Seeing the person who came,

Especially upon recognizing the person as Ash, Tierno, who had already picked up the shattered porcelain bowl fragments from the ground, preparing to exchange one for one with Zhi Shu to the death, instantly relaxed his breath.

Overjoyed, he threw away the shards and quickly rushed toward Ash.

The cooked duck, how could Zhi Mi still let her fly?

"Stop her! Water Cannon Turtle!"

"Koga Ninja Frog, Bond Evolution!"

In the blue water flow like a waterfall, Koga Ninja Frog's shape rapidly changed!

The huge sword in the water sleeve was seized by the Bonded Ninja Frog in hand, violently slashing at the Water Cannon Turtle.

"In broad daylight you dare to act, do you still have law in your eyes?"

Although doubtful about Koga Ninja Frog's evolution, but upon seeing the Water Cannon Turtle's power superiority, Zhi Shu's face of doubtful uncertainty instantly turned into arrogance.

"Law?! Hahahaha, in Kalos, I am the law!"

After the manic laughter, Zhi Shu greedily looked at Ash's Bonded Koga Ninja Frog.

"Your Koga Ninja Frog is not bad; obediently hand it over to me, then kneel down and kowtow, calling me 'grandfather', and I will pardon your offense."

"Good, good, good!"

The person who dares to let Ash do this, the Zhi Shu before him is truly the first.

Ash was even made to laugh angrily by the Zhi Shu before him.

Zhi Shu still thought Ash had agreed through gritted teeth, and immediately gave a proud smile.

"Since you've agreed, why don't you stop?"

"Stop? Attack!"

Accompanying Ash's angry roar,

The further developed Waveguide Power surged endlessly from within Ash's body, merging into the Bonded Koga Ninja Frog's body.

As if an endless stream of power poured in, greatly boosting the Koga Ninja Frog's strength.

Even giving the illusion of directly rivaling Champion-level.

Perhaps, it's not even an illusion!

Accompanying the renewed launch of the Waveguide Bullet, with one move instantly killing the Water Cannon Turtle, moreover the blown-away Water Cannon Turtle was like a cannonball destroying the wall behind it, finally smashing down kilometers away.

The Koga Ninja Frog was directly stunned by the power of this Waveguide Bullet strike.

Even Tierno was stunned by this astonishing sight; just now she had clearly seen that Ash's Koga Ninja Frog was no match for the Water Cannon Turtle.

They thought Ash would recall his Koga Ninja Frog and send out other main fighters.

As it turned out, no one expected that all this was changed through Waveguide Power; truly deserving of being the only one currently able to be called a Waveguide Wielder.

Tierno, who was already a fan of Ash, immediately looked at him with even greater admiration.

At the same time,

In Ash's mind, a notification suddenly flashed that the second-stage strengthening task of his Koga Ninja Frog had been completed.

Only then,

Having his surging emotions interrupted by the system notification, the murderous fervor in Ash's mind gradually subsided.

At the same time, Ash also just remembered,

Among the characters listed in Ash's Koga Ninja Frog's task list, there indeed was this Zhi Shu.

Turns out he is the younger brother of Zhi Mi.

I don't know if he also has several other brothers named Zhi Mu, Zhi Cai, and Zhi Shi?

Zhi Shu personally witnessed the Water Cannon Turtle being instantly killed; he is now terrified to the extreme.

Seeing Ash constantly charging toward him, Zhi Shu flusteredly kept retreating, fear showing on his face.

"You you you, what do you want to do? My brother is Zhi Mi the Heavenly King! Don't mess around."

Upon hearing that,

Ash actually stopped then; he actually wanted to see what kind of person Zhi Mi really was.

He directly sent Zhi Mi a coordinate, telling him to come over immediately.

Seeing this, Zhi Shu thought his older brother's name had intimidated Ash, and he was overjoyed.

Although he didn't dare to speak wildly again to make Ash kneel, he still didn't forget to probe and covet Tierno.

"Um, how about helping me out? After you capture her, I, the young master, will definitely not forget your favor; you can even try it if you want."

Behind them, Tierno, upon hearing those words, felt disgusted to the point of vomiting, and couldn't help but feel amused.

This idiot, does he not even know who the person in front of him really is?

Let alone, Zhi Shu truly doesn't know Ash; otherwise he wouldn't have spoken wildly when he first saw Ash.

Just as Tierno guessed,

After putting away his phone, Ash rolled his eyes in annoyance.

Really, he has no idea of life or death!

Immediately, he kicked Zhi Shu against the wall, producing a thudding 'bang'!

"You like kicking people, huh? Now you feel it too!"

This time Ash held back his strength, so he wouldn't kill anyone, but Zhi Shu, who idles about among flowers and neglects training, could hardly withstand Ash's kick.

Pfft!

Zhi Shu directly spat out a mouthful of fresh blood.

At this moment, Serena, Clemont, and Yurie finally caught up.

"Ash!"

"Wait for us! Ash!"

"What on earth happened?"

Gazing over the shattered glass door, the two black-clad men who had collapsed unconscious with blood gushing from their mouths, the cracked wall, Zhishu spitting blood with a pallid face, the unfamiliar beautiful girl wearing a baseball cap like Ash, and the other two black-clad men huddled in the corner holding their heads.

Their brains buzzed and almost exploded.

Especially seeing the two black-clad men hit by Ash and Zhishu, they were now barely breathing, their worry reaching its peak.

Serena went blank, her pretty face turning deathly pale, "Ash! You didn't kill anyone, did you?"

Clemont shook his head, "Well... now, you'd better run away quickly."

Tierno knew there was a reason, but since he himself hadn't been offended, if Ash really killed someone, it would indeed be troublesome to handle.

Clenching his fists nervously, biting his lip, he wanted to say something but didn't know how exactly he could help Ash.

Looking at the four people worrying for him, Ash waved his hand.

"Don't worry."

However, if we were to judge the crimes of these five people, we would have to keep them alive.

Ash thought it over and still decided to first save the people.

"Latias!"

Ash summoned Latias and, through its healing wave, saved the two black-clad men who were about to die,

As for Zhishu...

Since it's not life-threatening, no treatment is needed.

……

At the same time,

Miare City,

Inside the high-end restaurant, decorated in a minimalist style yet using luxurious ingredients, belonging to the Elite Four's Chef Zimi.

Surrounded by a mane of crimson red, resembling a lion transformed, Fladali rested his arms on the tabletop made of sparkling diamond, his hands clasped.

Admiring the golden-haired man before him as he served the dishes and described the emotions and techniques contained in each dish, he inhaled the aroma of the food and couldn't help but praise.

"Chef Zimi's cooking truly lives up to its reputation; the fusion of gourmet food and art is often a beautiful thing~"

Hearing this, the golden-haired man, or rather Zimi, flashed a faint smile and shook his head.

"Mr. Fladali, you overpraise; cooking is something that disappears once it's done,"

just like Pokemon battles; after the battle ends, the memory of victory or defeat gradually fades, and being fully immersed is the art!"

"The result isn't important; it's the process that matters, right?"

"To fully immerse oneself in order to preserve the memories of things that have passed—this is my life." Zimi gazed into the distance, feeling emotional.

"I see, I have been taught!"

Fladali appreciatively looked at the man before him.

Just then,

Feeling the vibration of his phone at his waist, Zimi involuntarily gave an apologetic look to Fladali, and after obtaining this guest's permission,

he had just set aside his chef's duty, walked a bit farther to look at the phone screen.

After clearly seeing the content on it,

Zimi's expression suddenly changed, and he returned to the table, now only managing to show a faint smile,

"I'm very sorry, Mr. Fladali; I have something to attend to and need to leave for a while, so the remaining dishes can only be handled by the other chefs in the shop."

"It's nothing; Alliance business is more important."

Fladali immediately stood up, indicating there was no problem.

"No, it's not Alliance business."

"What is it? Um, sorry, I overstepped."

"No, if you want to know, it's fine; it's my useless younger brother who had a minor conflict with that legendary duke at the Sky Battle Club in Kalos Canyon."

"I see."

Fladali understood in his heart, fearing that Zhishu's shady deeds hidden from Zimi had been discovered by Ash.

What a pity,

a card that could have been used to threaten Zimi into joining the Blaze Team, even though it was just wasted like this, made Fladali feel a pang of pain in his heart,

but Fladali showed no sign of it on his face.

Not forgetting to comfort Zimi with words,

"Young people, it's inevitable to have conflicts; I suppose it's not a big deal, and besides, my research institute has helicopters,

plus I'm also very interested in that legendary duke; if Chef Zimi doesn't mind, shall we go together?"

Knowing that the other person prefers the title 'Chef' over 'Elite Four',

Fladali could be said to be prescribing the right remedy.

Zimi thought it over, and taking a helicopter there was certainly far better than his embarrassing ride on a seagull, by who knows how many times,

plus Fladali's manner of handling things indeed made him feel comfortable,

chatting during the process wouldn't be awkward, so he nodded at the moment.

"In that case, thank you, Mr. Fladali."