Chapter 120: Tierno's Mega Evolution Attempt!

With the love trial plan proposed by Ash, Tierno readily let go of the grudge in her mind and happily joined Ash's group.

Then,

Ash first praised the victorious Fierce Arrow Hawk, then recalled it.

Before leaving, Ash's group all freshened up in the Battle Club's guest rooms, washing off the dampness from the rain prayer and removing their disguises.

Not disappointing fans' hopes, Ash, dressed in the same new outfit, voluntarily revealed his identity at the Battle Club entrance, fulfilling all visitors' photo requests.

As for autographs, with the livestream spreading, many people recognized this place.

This caused many tourists from nearby cities to rush over, the crowd growing larger, and finishing all signatures might take until tomorrow.

Ash really felt willing but unable.

He only found a few fans who had come from the farthest away and gave them the autograph benefit.

Everyone also expressed understanding.

Afterwards, Ash's group continued their journey toward the Sala Gym.

Worth mentioning is that before Ash and company left, the restaurant's veteran manager stopped Ash,

He said he had seen the Team Rocket trio's figures in Ash's previous related videos, hoping Ash would bring wages for the three,

and even, because the trio had stood up for him and gotten injured, he privately gave them triple pay from his own pocket.

Ash naturally agreed readily.

To find others, Ash might still need to ask Mewtwo,

Look for Team Rocket?

Hehe, he just stands still in place, and within two or three days the other side will actively cling to him.

During the process, Tierno recalled the Team Rocket trio who had stepped forward, her face likewise full of gratitude.

"If it's those three gentlemen, I should also pay their medical expenses!"

Tierno pulled out triple the wages,

Ash thought it over; over the years Team Rocket had indeed done many good deeds, so he simply added a bit to make it an even ten times.

Hopefully that money won't be squandered by them to build robots for capturing Pikachu.

Thinking it over, the more he thought, the more he felt the result would indeed be so; Ash couldn't help twitching the corner of his mouth.

Oh well, let them go as they please.

Anyway, those three are quite capable of earning money; I don't need to worry, they won't starve.

……

Ash took out his phone to check the time: 14:00, he could continue the journey,

To avoid being followed by overly enthusiastic fans, Ash chose to let Latias use Instant Teleportation, directly transferring to a nearby forest.

Gloomy and dense, the stream babbled,

In the forest, wild crawling, flying, and water-dwelling Pokemon could be seen everywhere,

and some ferocious predator Pokemon had their eyes on Ash and company,

but upon sensing Latias's presence, they were instantly frightened and scattered in flight.

Tierno saw no one around, and the forest teemed with wild Pokemon—truly an ideal spot for training; her mind brimmed with excitement.

"Ash, can we stop for a moment so I can try Mega Evolution?"

"Of course!" Ash agreed without even thinking.

If he were in a hurry to get going,

he would have already had Mewtwo teleport him to the gym and swept everything away.

It is encountering all the beautiful life along the journey and forming bonds that makes Ash love traveling so much.

"Great, thanks Ash!" After thanking him, Tierno immediately shifted tone: "It's just a shame that the more aggressive Pokemon were all scared off by Latias,"

"Speaking of which, Latias is really cute!"

Tierno expressed a desire to cuddle,

Latias responded with ヘ(￣w￣ヘ) "Woman, get lost!"

"About that, don't worry, Clemont has a solution!"

Ash chuckled,

After so many days of travel, as one of Clemont's few successful inventions, the Bugle Aggregator has undergone successive generations of iteration,

even enough to accurately attract the target group,

for example, Tierno's Charizard at level 38, but since we want to try Mega Evolution, the target group must be a certain type opponent of level 40+.

The current Aggregator, simply by adjusting the frequency band, is enough to attract opponents to come,

provided there is a certain type Pokemon of level 40 in this forest.

If luck is bad, we may need to try up to eighteen times attribute by attribute, and still might not find one.

This is also the limit of what Clemont can currently achieve.

We can lock onto the target group's level, but cannot directly gather all attributes of Pokemon between levels 40 and 50 together regardless of attribute.

Relatively speaking, it's still scientific—at least... compared to Team Rocket's utterly illogical research ability, this is scientific.

Naturally,

To achieve such splendid results, during the process we also experienced countless explosions!

Yet it is also one of the main reasons why Ash's Pokemon levels rose so quickly.

"But before that, let's first use my Pokemon as opponents."

Referring to Keerni and Lucario's experience, knowing that mastering Mega Evolution isn't overnight, Ash's group directly chose to set up camp by the stream.

Ash released all the Pokemon he carried except Mewtwo, Y God, and Diancie, letting them, without his commands, autonomously battle against Tierno and Charizard.

First, its level is just right, so it can help Tierno,

Second, it boosts the Pokemon's autonomous battle ability, preventing them from becoming clueless when I'm not around.

Third, by observing the Pokemon's own thoughts, choosing a battle style that suits them better, achieving a heart-to-heart connection between Trainer and Pokemon—knowing what the other is thinking without words and selecting the most advantageous and suitable battle style, i. e., the so-called unity of person and pet, which is especially important.

First, the Pokemon chosen to meet the challenge is naturally the most aggressive, the Greninja.

"The opponent is Water-type, so it feels like it'll be a tough battle—come out, Charizard! Mega Evolution!"

"Roar!!!"

As for Mega Evolution, Charizard, who had seen the video, also longed for it deeply, its excitement no less than Tierno's.

As Tierno's pale white finger touched the surface of the Key Stone on his bracelet,

Gorgeous seven-colored light suddenly rose, shooting out beams of light, like the dazzling, multicolored searchlights on a stage that dazzle the eyes!

On the neck guard of Charizard, its Evolution Stone also glowed with dazzling light.

The beams of light from both sides began to bend, flowing toward each other, but……

Yet the point of energy connection never stabilized,

After lasting about ten or more seconds, the Mega Evolution light faded, and everything returned to calm.

"Failed?!"

Tierno, who had little experience with Mega Evolution, never imagined it could fail, and he blanked out for a moment.

Although the one in front was a rival, seeing Tierno's clueless expression, Se mei couldn't suppress her married-woman attribute kicking in, and she stepped forward,

She said gently: "This is completely normal; Mega Evolution isn't that easy. I know someone who, with her own Lucario, also had a rough start at first, and only after long special training did she manage to master Mega Evolution."

"Exactly!"

Everyone naturally knew who Se mei was referring to, so they all nodded.

Ash thought for a moment and offered a different opinion,

"Actually, it's not really a failure!"

Everyone: "Huh?!"