Chapter 255: Clemont's Decision!

"Of course it was successful,"

Professor Oak smiled and nodded, then turned his gaze to Bulatenuo.

"Let Professor Bulatano explain this to you."

Speaking of the Purified Jade Stone,

Professor Bulatano was quite excited,

In short, the extraction of energy from the Giant Stone was very successful, and the quality of the Purified Jade Stone produced far surpasses that of the ones he initially made.

"How is the Giant Stone's energy consumption?"

Compared to profiting from making Purified Jade Stone,

Ash, who is no longer short of money, values the Giant Stone itself even more,

This is a one-click activator that can provide Omni Mega Evolution and Extreme Gigantification anytime, anywhere!

If the Purified Jade Stone ends up being scrapped because of its production, that would be a real shame.

Speaking of this matter,

Professor Oak stepped forward at this point.

"The Giant Stone's energy consumption is no problem; I studied the Giant Stone and found it automatically absorbs surrounding natural energy as its power source."

Moreover, the output of Purified Jade Stone is not high—only about ten pieces per day,

this consumption is merely a drop in the bucket for the Giant Stone's total amount, easily offset by natural recovery."

Clemont picked up the conversation.

"Besides, once I install energy collectors around the Giant Stone, its recovery capacity will increase severalfold, and we can add a few more production lines."

……

Faced with Clemont's overflowing confidence, Ash almost had a heart attack,

"You? Maybe just forget it—don't go blowing up the Giant Stone again."

But upon further thought,

many of Clemont's inventions seem fine,

the problem is him—he always pushes the machine's power to overload; if he doesn't blow up, who will?

Since the journey began, with Ash's restrictions, Clemont's inventions haven't actually exploded,

plus, having Mewtwo on guard,

even if it did explode, we have Psychic Shield, so there's nothing to fear.

But……

"You mean you want to leave the team and stay in Masara Town to do research?"

"Yeah, Ash, sticking with you doesn't seem to help me improve; I'd rather focus on inventing—I've realized Professor Oak and the others really need me."

A group of researchers also had their eyes light up.

"Indeed, Clemont's inventions are truly reliable."

"Yeah, yeah, many of our needs used to require cobbling together various substitutes, but now with Clemont, everything gets solved in one go."

"Clemont is truly a genius!"

Ash: "It's a deal!"

Clemont: "???"

"I get the feeling you're hoping I'll stay, but never mind—anyway, we have Hoopa, so we can still meet up; let's leave it at that."

"Exactly!"

Ash stepped forward and patted Clemont on the shoulder,

out of the corner of his eye,

he saw Ming yi's gaze fall on the table behind everyone, her eyes showing longing,

Ash's gaze went to the Purified Jade Stone, its exterior crystal‑clear, housed in a glass box,

his heart stirred, and he looked toward Professor Oak.

"Professor, may I take one of these Purified Jade Stones without affecting your research?"

"Of course not—you can take them all if you want; the parameters are already in the machine."

"Then I won't stand on ceremony."

"No problem!"

Xiao Mao: "……"

Xiao Mao, who still hadn't gotten his hands on a Purified Jade Stone, watched Ash and Professor Oak casually discussing who would get all the stones, and rolled his eyes resentfully.

But thinking that this is only one day's output,

tomorrow there will be more, so Xiao Mao ultimately kept silent.

Ash obviously knew this too, so without any hesitation he loaded all the Purified Jade Stones into Ming yi's waist‑worn spatial satchel.

"I just want one!"

Seeing this extravagant, inhumane scene, Ming yi's eyelids twitched, and her eyes turned into little bean‑shaped dots.

"All right, that's about it for today—everyone, go rest; we'll continue tomorrow."

Professor Oak spoke up then, and the researchers naturally had no objections.

Before departing, Clemont thought of the lovely ladies at Ash's house, decided to stay overnight at the Oak Laboratory, and went to sleep clutching an Odd‑colored Thunderball.

Ash had wanted to warn Clemont to be careful of the Thunderball's big explosion,

but recalling how, in the original story, Clemont blows up small things every three days and big ones every five days, he fell speechless.

He instead urged Clemont to keep the Odd‑colored Thunderball away from the Purified Jade Stone.

After parting with Professor Oak and the others, this time Ash didn't take Ming yi's hand and walk back.

Instead, he had Hoopa open a portal leading straight to Ash's bedroom.

He lifted his foot into the dark bedroom; Ash stepped in first, then he gestured to the long‑silent Ming yi behind him.

"Come in, this is my bedroom, no one's here."

"Oh~"

Ming yi tiptoed, peeking her head through the portal, Hoopa followed closely behind, and Ash quickly captured it with a Poké Ball.

Hoopa: "……"

Although the lights weren't on, the naked eye couldn't see the surroundings,

but with Waveguide Power forming images in his mind, Ash could naturally survey the surroundings clearly, and this perception was finer than visual observation,

Ash was stunned for a moment,

The formerly unoccupied, dust‑sealed room was now spotless, as if someone had just cleaned it meticulously.

His gaze left traces in every corner,

Although the house had changed, those long‑absent furnishings and decorations remained, making it feel so familiar.

A warm current welled up in Ash's heart—this was the taste of home, the long‑missed warmth.

"Come, rest."

Since he had just bathed in Unova not long ago, Ash also couldn't be bothered to wash again,

he took Ming yi's hand and walked toward the bed,

"Hurry up, you should still be growing; sleeping too late isn't good."

Hearing this, Ming yi's pretty face flushed red instantly,

Her cherry lips pouted, she gave Ash a resentful glance, and asked, "Really, can you actually go to bed early like before?"

However,

Ming yi still, half‑reluctant, chose to comply,

Soon, a dazzling golden Genesis Power appeared within the room,

After a long yoga session, it was like running on a treadmill for over an hour, reaching a peak of excitement,

making Ming yi extremely excited, wanting to shout loudly to vent her inner joy.

But right now sisters were all around, plus the mother‑in‑law, the situation was tense,

so Ming yi had to clasp her hands tightly over her mouth to avoid disturbing them.

The next morning,

Serena and the others soon discovered that Ash had returned,

As expected, he also brought back Ming yi, but what made Serena and Tierno resentful was that Nana had also walked out of Ash's room that morning.

……

At breakfast time,

Hanako walked out of the kitchen, laughing as she looked at Ash's side, Ming yi and Nana,

she smiled and stepped forward,

and embraced Ming yi, who had changed into a cute Snivy short‑sleeve top, black glossy leggings, and a yellow skirt.

Perhaps because Ash's girlfriends were all exceptionally outstanding, Hanako treated everyone with unusual gentleness and patience.

Her affection was evident even in her brows.

"Come out, everyone!"

In this process, Ash released a host of Pokémon.

His gaze swept over a lone Pokémon, glanced at their data panels, and finally settled on the aberrant Snivy.

"Huh?"