Chapter 47: Pasture Continued!

Early the next morning,

Ash and Serena woke up early,

practiced couples yoga with Serena, a morning workout to loosen up,

took a refreshing shower,

Serena tidied her appearance and clothes, then started making breakfast,

Ash then brought Pikachu, Froakie, Shiny Lurantis, and Rookidee to begin the day's formal morning training,

Of course, considering his friend, Ash also brought along the physically inept Clemont,

What surprised Ash was,

he unexpectedly found a little green creature on Clemont's bed,

"Haricott? How did you end up here?",

"That... the professor sent it to me last night via the teleporter. I heard that after going back, Haricott wasn't very happy and even wanted to run away. In any case, the professor confirmed from the photo that this Haricott wanted to follow me, and then sent it over.",

"Alright, then congratulations to the little guy for joining our morning run.",

"Morning... morning run?!",

Clemont looked like he'd seen a ghost, "Why do I have to too?!",

He hadn't finished speaking,

Clemont, wearing only his underwear, was pulled up by Ash,

Before he could say anything,

his familiar clothes were thrown onto his face,

"Hurry up and change, we'll make it quick—run from the top floor of the Fantasy Crystal Tower down the safe stairs to the first floor, a round‑trip run!",

"?",

Although he complained, Clemont moved quickly once he got going,

In three or five seconds he put on his clothes and followed Ash into the safe passage,

"Come on, Clemont! Otherwise, on this Kalos trip, you'll likely become the team's burden.",

Ash ran ahead,

while encouraging the listless, sore‑limbed Clemont without looking back,

"Don't say it so easily—that's impossible!",

"So... Lt. Surge's fans are only this weak?",

Clemont: "?",

If you say that, I won't be sleepy,

"This puny Fantasy Crystal Tower is nothing—watch me run and show you!",

Full of fighting spirit, Clemont shot ahead of Ash in a flash, and Haricott, seeing that, quickly sped up to follow,

Ash smiled and didn't speed up,

keeping a steady pace behind, moving forward evenly,

while observing how his own few Pokémon were performing,

Rookidee, being able to fly, could go straight—easiest of all,

Pikachu was already used to it, no big deal,

Froakie, after evolving, had greatly increased speed and stamina, relatively easy,

Shiny Lurantis wasn't here; it had been borrowed by Lt. Surge last night for filming,

It will stay there for now,

However, the training tasks arranged by Ash will still proceed in an orderly manner,

Soon,

After passing the fifth‑floor stairs, Ash saw Clemont slumped in the corner, sitting on the ground with no image, breathing heavily,

"Lt. Surge's fans are only this weak?",

"Damn it!",

Clemont surged forward again,

This repeated many times,

Upon receiving Serena's notice that breakfast was ready, they could go up to eat,

When the two met, the sweat‑drenched Clemont quickly raised his hands to cover his ears and got up to run,

Ash hurried forward and grabbed him,

They got in the elevator and went straight to the top floor,

"We'll finish the morning workout here; after eating we'll set out.",

"Phew~!",

Clemont let out a breath of relief,

"How do you think I did? I didn't embarrass Miss Viola's fans, right?",

Ash, hearing that,

couldn't help rolling his eyes, all this way you've been thinking about that?,

Should we say it's 'near vermilion, one becomes red'?,

As fellow Electric‑type Gym Leaders, Clemont's admiration for the most famous Electric‑type Gym Leader, Lt. Surge, has almost reached madness,

After breakfast,

Ash received another call from Miss Viola,

It is said that after editing all night, the interview video has been completed.

Translation: "It is said that after an entire night of editing, the interview video has been completed."

We need to keep it concise but faithful. Let's produce: "It is said that after a whole night of editing, the interview video has been finished."

But we need to keep meaning exactly. Let's do: "It is said that after an entire night of editing, the interview video has been completed."

The full video was directly sent to Ash for review,

Translation: "The full video was then sent to Ash for review,"

After confirming there were no omissions, Ash teamed up with Clemont and San Se Jin, and the three of them posted the interview video on their social media accounts.

Translation: "After confirming there were no omissions, Ash teamed up with Clemont and Viola, and the three of them posted the interview video on their social media accounts."

After confirming there were no omissions, Ash teamed up with Clemont and San Se Jin, and the three of them posted the interview video on their social media accounts.

After confirming there were no omissions, Ash, Clemont, and San Se Jin jointly posted the interview video on their social media.

Let's produce: "After confirming there were no omissions, Ash, Clemont, and San Se Jin jointly posted the interview video on their social media."

It also contained a photo of Ash and Clemont sprinting across the finish line, their faces lit with genuine smiles, as well as a group photo with the ranch.

Translation: "It also contained a photo of Ash and Clemont sprinting across the finish line, their faces lit with genuine smiles, as well as a group photo with the ranch."

It also contained a photo of Ash and Clemont sprinting across the finish line, their faces lit with genuine smiles, as well as a group photo with the ranch.

As a result, many parents who wanted to take their children out to play during holidays,

Translation: "As a result, many parents who wanted to take their children out to play during holidays,"

especially fathers who wanted to show off in front of their own children, couldn't help but be moved upon seeing this.

Translation: "especially fathers who wanted to show off in front of their own children, couldn't help but feel moved upon seeing this."

This incident directly became a hot topic of the moment.

Translation: "This directly became a hot topic of the moment."

In Smiruru Village, the number of tourists rapidly increased; not only did the old lady's ranch have overwhelming traffic, but other villagers also gained great benefits,

With this influx of traffic, the ranch could have better income, new clothing and gear, the unicorn rhinos had better fodder, the grandmother no longer had to hesitate to use her pension for medical expenses, and the little granddaughter no longer had to worry about not being able to afford clothes.

All of this was thanks to Ash's help.

As a token of gratitude within their means,

The grandmother and little granddaughter also filmed a video thanking Ash, even kneeling, and asked Junsha to help post it online,

Besides feeling grateful in their hearts, the villagers planned to take action and erect a stone statue for Ash.

Both of these things far exceeded Ash's expectations,

Seeing this, Ash not only didn't feel happy but felt a pang of heartache; the grandmother's humility deeply stabbed Ash.

Accordingly, Ash unconsciously forwarded all the videos to Kalos Champion Kaluno.

Ash could also understand,

Kaluno actually was doing things, even using her personal movie earnings to help some poor people,

but there were too many people needing similar help, making it impossible to attend to all of them,

but at least this incident set a good example.

As long as prices are kept under control afterward, making visitors feel they get good value,

the traffic in Smiruru Village will drop sharply, but there will still be some repeat visitors.

In short,

it is still far better than doing nothing.

By exploring local features and leveraging publicity advantages to help these impoverished villages, Ash gave Kaluno a good idea.

As soon as Kaluno finished work and learned the full story, she immediately called Ash to express her thanks.

Similar operations,

If we entrust this to Kaluno, the female star with the most fans on this planet, the effect will be even better, not just attracting tourists from the Kalos region.

Moreover, champions from other regions also saw the feasibility of this matter afterward.

In short,

This time, Ash's actions had an impact far beyond the present,

and was later regarded by experts and scholars as a very important phenomenon-level poverty-relief education, benefiting countless suffering people.

By this point, the incident was basically considered completely concluded,

After breakfast, the group of four continued on their way.

Upon reaching a forest at noon, everyone's stomachs let out gurgling protests.

Yurie plopped down on the grass,

"I'm starving, I can't walk anymore!"

Although Clemont was also running out of stamina, he gritted his teeth and persisted, "Yurie, let me carry you if you want."

"I said stop!"

Ash called a halt to Clemont's bravado.

"Travel isn't a march; when tired, speak up like Yurie, don't push yourself."

He lowered his head to glance at the position shown on the phone map,

"Besides... we've walked far enough; let's stop, eat lunch, then continue."

"Pika-pika~!"

Ash, Serena, and Clemont released their Pokémon to roam freely on the grass, preparing to eat lunch.

"Great opportunity!"

The Team Rocket trio, hiding in the high altitude beyond a kilometer, in unison lowered their handheld telescopes.

At the same time, a mechanical grappling hook descended from the sky,

when it swiftly reached a point about 30 meters above the ground, a large net sprayed from its palm.

It captured all Pokémon except the absent Shiny Larvitar,

as well as the Larvitar and Duduo beside Serena and Yurie, netting all the other Pokémon.

"Whoosh!"

The net, having tightly ensnared several Pokémon, quickly shrank, rendering them immobile.

and was swiftly retracted back into the sky.

Leaving Ash and his group staring at each other on the spot,

"It actually... succeeded?!"

Not only were Ash and his friends dumbfounded, but even the Team Rocket on the hot air balloon found it hard to believe.

"Snake! Report to headquarters immediately!" Musashi excitedly ordered,

"Wait a minute, meow; speaking of which, whose credit is this, meow?!"