Chapter 56: Straight‑shot Immortal Cloth, Tsundere Enduring Frog!

Being surrounded by the children, after basically fulfilling all the children's initial wishes, Ash dubiously turned his gaze toward a load-bearing pillar.

Behind the pillar, Ash sensed an aura.

"That kid over there is..."

The principal who had just come out followed Ash's gaze and saw the little boy hiding behind the pillar.

"Oh, that's Lan Di; that kid is a bit afraid of Pokemon and not very sociable!"

Saying that, the elderly principal walked over and pulled the boy named Lan Di in front of Ash.

But Ash, because of his fear of Pokemon, recalled another acquaintance who was also afraid of Pokemon.

Currently a one-sided acquaintance,

The female lead from the Alola region, Lilia, is likewise afraid of fairies.

Why is this little boy in front of us afraid, then?

"I... I am because when I was young, I found a Jump Rope Grass under the floor, tried to greet it, but it attacked me with Fairy Wind, so I no longer believe in fairies."

"Is that so?"

The boy's explanation made Ash fall into thought.

If it were changed to something like Spoon Snake, Big Needle Bee, or other more aggressive fairies, Ash might still believe.

But the Grass-type Jump Rope Grass is very gentle,

Ash really can't imagine the Jump Rope Grass attacking humans for no reason,

If it were a brat provoking the Jump Rope Grass, that would be plausible, but looking at this boy in front of us, he doesn't seem like that kind of brat,

"Could it be that the Jump Rope Grass, behind you at the time, saw some dangerous presence and saved your life?"

Ash guessed,

"Absolutely impossible! When I was knocked down then, I saw nothing behind me."

"Alright..."

Since the other party insisted so strongly, and Ash's memory is really vague, he could only nod.

He then turned his gaze toward Serena.

"Right, Serena, you distribute the food to the children so they can experience feeding Pokemon."

"Okay!"

Serena nodded, smiling as she finished distributing the food.

At the same time, she also released her own fairy partners Lopunny and Vulpix; Clemont followed by releasing his Light Electric Umbrella Lizard and Digging Rabbit, plus the Thumping Mouse held in Yurie's arms.

The children's choices suddenly increased a lot,

They lined up lively and began feeding the fairies they liked more.

During this, because Greninja was too aloof, it didn't get a single piece of food.

On the other hand, Immortal Cloth, thanks to its cute and beautiful appearance and being the most familiar with the children, got a lot of food.

Immortal Cloth used its ribbon to give half of the food it received to Greninja.

Greninja's cheeks gradually turned red.

After a brief hesitation, it still aloofly turned its head to the side.

Seeing this, Ash immediately gave an assist, saying, "Eat up; this is today's lunch."

"Greninja~!"

"Not eating, it's just one meal; even if I don't eat, I can hold out until dinner."

"Oh dear! Serena, Clemont, you both seem a bit chubby."

When Ash said that, Clemont was fine; he's a big guy, why would he care about that?

But Serena is different,

Girls naturally care more about weight issues, and since this comment came from someone she loves, she ought to take it even more seriously.

"Hey hey, really?"

Furrowing her brows, Serena clenched her fists and said,

"In that case, it's decided! Tonight I will fast!"

Ash nodded, a good decision, "How about we fast together, then skip dinner?"

"Greninja!"

"Listen, is this something a person can do?"

"I eat, I eat—can't I even do that?!"

"But this is absolutely not because he wants to eat the food Immortal Cloth sent over; it's just that if he doesn't eat, the evil trainer will let him have no dinner,"

"That's all."

He gave Ash a resentful white-eye,

Greninja opened its mouth and ate the food Immortal Cloth fed it, then promptly pretended to be aloof by turning its head aside,

Immortal Cloth saw this, a cute smile flashed across its cute face,

That smile instantly melted Greninja's icy aloof facade, a hint of shyness rose as a blush, and embarrassed, it raised a hand to scratch the back of its head.

A knowing smile appeared on the lips of Ash and the others.

Yes, Serena finally reacted,

What Ash just said wasn't actually reminding her she'd gained weight; it was just off-the-cuff blather to help Greninja.

Just as the atmosphere was harmonious and they were getting along happily,

"Beep beep beep,"

A large truck suddenly drove up to the kindergarten's gate, the continuous honking attracting everyone's attention,

"What happened?"

Everyone turned back in doubt, and right in front of them they saw the huge cargo compartment behind the large truck swing open from the side.

The interior of the long carriage was covered with wallpaper full of a joyful atmosphere, and the whole carriage directly turned into a performance stage.

A pink-haired, energetic older sister, accompanied by a young child, each held six balls in both hands.

The older sister's tone was gentle, her approachability maxed out,

"Please enjoy the show, we're about to start performing!"

As the words fell, they began performing the most well-known juggling game in circus acts,

Watching as six balls continuously rotated in the other's hands, the children were instantly drawn over, curiously gathering close.

"What's going on? Did you invite someone to come perform today?"

The Principal looked doubtfully at Pulumiye, who shook her head repeatedly, "No!"

Constantly paying attention to everyone's movements,

The pink-haired woman quickly spoke up to explain, her voice extremely gentle,

"We're a few volunteers, we came of our own accord to bring the children happy times."

It's hard to imagine, but the owner of such a voice turns out to be Miss Wuzang, who has a violent temper.

The gentle voice and patient explanation instantly dispelled the doubts and vigilance in the Principal and Pulumiye's Mind, and they smiled.

Standing to the side,

Ash silently watched all this, his inner heart filled with admiration,

Come on, aside from catching Pikachu, the Rocket Team really can do other things too!

Such approachability, among the children, is not lacking even compared to Pulumiye, who works as a kindergarten teacher.

Getting back to the topic,

Although the juggling game is old-fashioned, it's still classic enough!

Especially, the six balls controlled in the hands of Wuzang and Miaomiao were enough to spark Ash's competitive spirit in his Mind.

Curiously looking toward Xiaocilang, who had just gotten off the front of the truck,

"Can I give it a try?"

Suddenly asked this, Xiaocilang was a bit surprised,

According to convention, Xiaogitou should be able to directly expose their identities.

Indeed... once the identities were revealed, Xiaogitou, sir, began to actively cooperate with their performance.

Next, they smoothly caught Pikachu, and then, due to some 'accidents,' Ash's gang caught them exposing a flaw and blasted them away!

Perfect!

After reacting, Xiaocilang hurriedly greeted Ash and everyone to get on the truck.

"Of course, everyone can also go up and try!"

During this time,

Ash got his wish of six balls, but the result was a great failure.

Although he put in effort, when it comes to juggling, he might truly lack any talent.

Not to mention six balls, even three balls are an extremely difficult, nearly impossible challenge for him.

At the same time,

After distributing all the balls to the children present, under Wuzang's guidance, everyone threw the prop balls into the sky.

Xiaocilang silently pressed the remote control,

Boom!

All the prop balls exploded, releasing thick smoke like a smoke bomb.

"Get down quickly!"

The Principal and Lumiye greeted the children to get off the truck,

In the chaos, Ash easily dodged Wuzang's sneak attack, one hand holding Seimei, the other grabbing Pikachu as he jumped off the truck.

Only the Croak-headed frog and the Immortal Cloth trapped by the trap remained on the truck.

"Great! I caught a meow!"

Upon hearing that, Xiaocilang and Wuzang immediately closed the carriage, started the truck, and drove off into the distance.

Logically speaking,

At this point Ash should have chased after them, but after thinking about the situation on the truck, he decided not to follow for now.

Leave it to the Croak-headed frog to handle.

Looking through the rearview mirror, they saw Ash standing at the kindergarten entrance not having caught up, and Wuzang immediately got excited.

"Great! The operation succeeded! By the way, why didn't Xiaogitou and Pikachu catch up?"

"Never mind that… wait… you said Pikachu?"

Xiaocilang turned his head in doubt, and indeed saw Pikachu standing on Ash's shoulder.

"What on earth is this..."

"Miaomiao! What exactly did you catch?!"