Chapter 35: Xiao Ju'er's Complaint!

Ash looked doubtful, looking at Xiao Ju'er in front of him, "How did you come here?"

Not bringing this up would be fine,

Bring this up, and Xiao Ju'er immediately shows she's very angry,

She shot Ash an annoyed look.

"What do you think? Those few little girlfriends of yours are all blocking my door—what do you think I'm here for?"

Xiao Ju'er rubbed her chest, which felt a bit sore from anger,

"Tell me, I'm a world-class superstar, and the press says I'm about to be repeatedly defeated and humiliated by the little girlfriend of the scandal target—if I fight them, winning would be bullying the weak, losing would make me lose face, right?"

"If it gets out, how could I lift my head in front of Xiluona and Kalunai?"

Xiluona, Kalunai, and Xiao Ju'er are the three female trainers with the highest popularity worldwide right now.

Two of them are Champions.

The one doesn't quite fit with the other two, being merely a Gym Leader.

Exactly! That person is Xiao Ju'er.

As the saying goes, the harder something is to obtain, the more one cares about it.

What Xiao Ju'er cares about most is losing in battles.

Privately it's not a big deal, but the problem now is that the media are looking for drama and won't let things rest.

They deliberately dragged Xiao Ju'er into the spotlight through Ash, along with Xiao Guang and Xiao Yao, who have recently risen to fame in the Hezhong region.

If she loses,

Not only will her reputation plummet, but the income from her businesses will also be affected.

Pull one thread and the whole body moves.

That's too uneconomical.

It's definitely not because she's afraid Ash secretly taught a few of his girlfriends some secret technique, causing her to lose the battle.

Hearing the resentment and bitterness in Xiao Ju'er's words, Ash chuckled.

With the mindset of watching the drama,

He took out his phone, opened the Hezhong browser homepage, and quickly found the related news reports.

His finger kept scrolling down, the smile on his lips never fading, especially after refreshing and seeing the latest item.

He directly enjoyed the spectacle.

"Look at this…"

Ash pushed a post suspecting Xiao Ju'er of fleeing without battle toward her.

"That's pretty accurate."

"You wish!"

Xiao Ju'er, annoyed, reached out and flicked Ash's head.

"Hurry up and tell me how to settle this."

"How to settle it? Just challenge them directly—they can't beat you."

Upon hearing that,

Xiao Ju'er's face flashed with a hint of joy.

Before she could be happy for long, Ash suddenly changed the subject.

"However, Ming yi has Heavenly King-level strength now, so be careful."

Hearing "Heavenly King," Xiao Ju'er couldn't help feeling a bit guilty, but she forced herself to stay calm, showing disdain.

"Tch! It's just a measly Heavenly King level—I haven't failed to beat Heavenly Kings these past two years."

"Oh, I see—I didn't expect you to be so strong. However, Ming yi's Pokémon are basically all Dragon-type, the only Grass-type being Serperior, all of them are Electric-resistant, their base stats are still high, and they have Mega Evolution, so you'd better be careful."

"Playing with mud hammers!"

Xiao Ju'er then wanted to quit on the spot. "How am I supposed to fight her with my head?"

"Promise me one condition, and I'll help persuade her to challenge other Gyms—after all, you Unova folks have plenty of Gyms."

"Condition?" Xiao Ju'er raised her eyebrows slightly,

She looked astonished at Ash before her—has he finally come to his senses?

A hint of amusement crossed her delicate features, she became interested, and deliberately moved a little closer to Ash.

Enough to let her scent drift into Ash's nostrils—"What condition? Tell me."

"Let's have a battle with my Pikachu!"

Ash suddenly shouted!

"Pika-pika!"

Pikachu, who hadn't gotten a chance to battle for a long time, immediately indicated it was still there.

Pikachu's strengthened second trait is just right for challenging an Electric-type Gym-level opponent.

Ash's original plan was,

"to wait until Clemont reveals his hand, then have a match with the opponent."

"Now that Xiao Ju'er has shown up, we might as well move this up."

Beside them, the nervous Serena's face flashed a smile.

Xiao Ju'er, awaiting some answer, twitched the corner of her mouth.

"Is that it? Nothing else?"

"No more!"

"Really no more?"

Really gone!

I allow you to have other requests!

But I really don't have any.

You... fine, fine, fine, you're ruthless!

You really don't know what's good for you!

Xiao Ju'er, angry, turned and wanted to leave right then; after walking a few steps, she saw Ash make no attempt to stop her.

Only then did it seem like she remembered something, and she walked back to Ash's side.

This is my room key; once you've thought it through, you can come find me.

Before leaving,

Xiao Ju'er didn't forget to get close to Serena's ear and quietly utter harsh words.

If you don't take the initiative, I might just snatch Ash away before you!

As for saying, let Ash take the initiative,

In Xiao Ju'er's view, no woman capable of making Ash take the initiative in love has been born yet.

Leaving Serena with a flushed face, Xiao Ju'er walked out of the battlefield.

Clemont watched Xiao Ju'er leave all the way,

Turning his head, seeing Ash still unmoved, he couldn't help but flush red and shouted loudly, "Ash!!!"

He even thought Clemont was blaming him for getting too close to the other's goddess.

Ash was just about to brush it off,

"Clemont, hear me out..."

"No need to explain, go, go quickly! Don't let Miss Xiao Ju'er wait too long! You absolutely cannot refuse Miss Xiao Ju'er!!!"

Saying that, Clemont directly activated the mechanical arm.

With both hands and the mechanical arm together, they pushed Ash and walked out.

Serena: "???"

This isn't right, is it?

Clemont, whose side are you actually on?

Although she wanted to say that, good manners still let Serena suppress her inner dissatisfaction.

Well, this is still a top-notch boiling goat.

Perhaps Clemont never even thought of pursuing Xiao Ju'er himself, which is understandable.

But you're making me, in front of Serena, try to win over another woman, which is a bit too much.

Stopping Clemont's senseless act,

Ash walked up to Serena's side. "Let's go visit Xiao Ju'er together later."

Huh? The two of us together?!

Serena showed a bewildered expression.

Of course, if you don't go, you won't know how to keep imagining things.

I won't, and I allow you...

Don't say that; also, don't take to heart what she said to you.

Ash's words entered the ears,

Instantly made Serena recall the words Xiao Ju'er had whispered in her ear earlier, causing her face to flush red.

Under everyone's gaze, she actually asked whether she and Ash had... that...

This is also too much.

Put away the Gym Badge sent by Zi Luolan.

In the evening,

Relying on a morning jog, Ash figured out many store locations suitable for buying small gifts,

Accompanied by Serena, they walked the streets of White Sand City, bought some gifts, and went to visit Xiao Ju'er.

Before pressing the doorbell, Serena silently tidied Ash's collar to avoid impropriety,

Ding-dong!

Soon, the sound of high heels tapping on the floor came from afar and near, transmitted through the door into both their ears.

"Have you thought it through?"

"Sigh, you still want to come together?"

"Can't you not be so vulgar?"

Giving Xiao Ju'er a white-eye, Ash pulled the overly cautious Serena into the room.

"Come on, tell me what you need."

Xiao Ju'er blinked and said, "Didn't I tell you that before?"

"Do you think I'd believe such a childish excuse? Might as well say you want to sleep with me."

Xiao Ju'er shrugged,

"You've seen through me, alright! I really do want to sleep..."

Knowing this witch surely isn't that honest, Ash hurriedly coughed and said, "Let's talk business!"

Giving Ash a resentful glance, Xiao Ju'er said, "Then I'll just say it straight: someone spotted a young Lightning Bird in the Kalos region, and I want you and Mewtwo to help, and furthermore..."

"What?"

I want to sleep... uh, you get it!

The content of their conversation made Serena's face turn completely red,

However, Ash remained unmoving, calm and breezy,

"In the formal chat, jokes are interspersed—this is very much your style."

Xiao Juer gritted her teeth,

Are you joking? Have you ever seen me joke around with any other man like this?

"Alright, I was indeed joking with you!"

Xiao Juer raised her brows slightly, "How about it? Will you help or not!"