Chapter 62: Even tiny, it's adorable!

Shoo! Try to master Rain Summon!

Rocket Sparrow:???

The words reached his ears,

Rocket Sparrow showed a puzzled expression; he couldn't use water-type moves, so why master Rain Summon?

The doubtful thought just rose,

Rocket Sparrow then recalled that a few days ago, Ash seemed to have reminded him to learn some skills to assist teammates,

Over time,

Plus, having never played a support role, Rocket Sparrow forgot about this.

Unlike Rocket Sparrow's confused and sudden realization process,

"Croak~"

Croakhead Frog was excited about boosting combat power, a frog leading the charge, eagerly diving into the rain curtain.

Rocket Sparrow:???

Is this not enough? Do we still have to go out in the rain?

Seeing Rocket Sparrow's resistance, Ash awkwardly rubbed his nose, "Sorry I wasn't clear……

Croakhead Frog! I mean you two just need to practice in the hall, no need to get rained on,

Of course, if you want to get rained on, that's fine too; Rocket Sparrow, you just practice in the hall.

The two creatures nodded, choosing their suitable environments; Croakhead Frog continued to practice outside in the rain, while Rocket Sparrow practiced in the hall.

Ash stood at the doorway, playing a video for the two creatures to watch.

By the way, he took out a Water Energy Block to give the two creatures water elemental energy, speeding up skill mastery.

In contrast, Croakhead Frog was in the rain curtain, and being a Water-type creature, mastering Rain Summon was undoubtedly faster.

After just over ten minutes, Croakhead Frog had mastered the skill.

"Croak croak!"

Croakhead Frog's excited voice instantly drew Ash and Rocket Sparrow's attention.

Under the gaze of the two, Croakhead Frog proudly pointed at the sky.

A person and a bird looked up,

In sight, a small dark cloud about 3 to 5 meters wide gathered above Croakhead Frog's head, its height level with the second-floor windows of the Western mansion, the scene looking quite novel,

The tiny cloud was also adorable!

Just this amount of rain……

Elsewhere it was a downpour, but only under this cloud the rainfall was less than a drizzle, a pitiful level truly not worth praising,

Let alone Rain Summon, it was practically just holding an umbrella over one's head.

Based on this, Rocket Sparrow, who had originally been unable to hold his head up due to Croakhead Frog's showing off, immediately sped up his wing flapping with excitement and burst out laughing.

"Ga ga ga~"

"Croak!"

After being mocked, Croakhead Frog first felt angry, sensing the raindrops falling on him gradually disappear, then looked up at the small cloud,

He couldn't hold back either, chuckling out loud, scratching his head embarrassedly.

Three and a half hours later,

After continuous practice, the two creatures finally both mastered Rain Summon, and their skill level reached Moderate Rain, sufficient for actual combat use.

……

Returning upstairs,

Serena and the others were still playing board games, while Latias looked aggrieved, approaching Ash for comfort.

It's just that she won a bit more, right? As for jointly voting to eject her?

Ash hearing this couldn't help but recall the terrifying scene of being dominated by Latias in a game, he shivered silently and nodded in agreement.

Quite reasonable!

"Hmph!"

Latias puffed her cheeks in anger, shook her wing-like wings on her back, and turned away with a look of not wanting to deal with anyone.

However Ash didn't care at all,

Rather than being unconsciously controlled by Latias's latent Superpower Myriad, he would rather have Latias keep staring at his gorgeous looks.

After this round ended, Ash also joined the game for a turn and secured the final victory.

The game ended, it was already late at night,

After playing so long, everyone's tense emotions relaxed, no longer overly wary of their surroundings, and then they felt their stomachs growl.

Serena showed a virtuous wife and motherly smile, "How about I cook something?"

Ash shook his head,

His long arms reached out, pressing on Serena's shoulders, then slid down,

He took Serena's hand in his palm, gently patted it affectionately, and gazed straight into the girl's gem-like eyes,

"It's too late; you should rest a bit, just have a simple bite tonight."

Saying that, he loosened Serena's soft little hand, took out several tree fruits from his backpack and gave them to Serena, Clemont, and Yurie……

His gaze turned to Musashi, Kojiro, and Meow,

Those three looked longingly, thrusting their hands forward as if what Ash held weren't fruits but gold!

"Officer…… no, little brat! We're also hungry!"

"Yeah yeah meow!"

Ash raised both hands, his whole body forced to tilt backward, his mouth twitching.

"There's no need to be so exaggerated, right?"

After the talk, Ash still gave each of the three a piece of fruit.

Having received the fruit from Ash, the trio became especially moved, tears welling up.

This was one of the few rewards they had ever gotten from their 'superior'!

"Wuwuwu, I really... I'm just so moved, meow!"

"That's right, Wu Zang!"

"Our effort does get rewarded, Xiao Cilang!"

Looking at the three-member Rocket Team huddled together,

Ash and the three exchanged glances, each staring at the other, wondering what ailment they were suffering from now.

In the end, the three looked at Ash, who was most familiar to them.

"This... don't look at me like that, I have no idea what they're up to."

Watching the trio stare at the fruit they held, unwilling to eat it,

Ash was completely baffled.

Even stranger, the other trio shouted slogans about reforging the Rocket Team's glory, evil's inevitable victory, and the like, their madness incomprehensible.

Having solved the hunger issue, the next step was sleep.

Ash begged La Diyas to use a single thought of telekinesis to clear the dust, cleaning the manor spotless so they could just spread a quilt and sleep.

The next day,

The party continued on, grinding levels along the way, the three little ones steadily rising in level,

A few days later, the three little ones all approached level 30,

Just as Shiny Kuru Lian was about to evolve, Ash finally recalled Xiao Juer's admonition,

After consulting Shiny Kuru Lian, they arrived at a town where Ash sent Shiny Kuru Lian to Hezhong to film with Xiao Juer.

After that,

Ash's party also met a pair of quarrelsome old grandpa and grandma; Clemont almost lost Haric here, and Yurie gave him a good ribbing,

The next day, Yurie almost lost a Dongdong Mouse, and Clemont scolded her in return.

The siblings took turns slipping up, each refusing to blame the other.

…

That day,

In the morning, Ash's party arrived near a waterfall with beautiful Scenery.

The roar of the cascading water was deafening, and the air grew humid,

Getting closer, a moist, cool gust blew down from the cliff, brushing the face, the chill bringing a refreshing sensation.

At the same time, Ash quickly realized this was an excellent place to train skills.

The vertically falling waterfall allows the Croakhead Frog to practice water‑type physical attacks while climbing the falls, complementing its sword dance, rain‑calling, and combat‑power boost.

The strong wind generated near the cliff can be used by the Rocket Sparrow to master the tailwind skill.

Ash directed the Croakhead Frog and Rocket Sparrow to train according to his planned routine.

During this time,

A boy dressed in a blue ninja outfit, his features slightly childish, also approached with a Croakhead Frog,

Upon spotting Ash's Croakhead Frog, the ninja boy couldn't help but feel the urge to spar,

But as a ninja, he couldn't deign to simply walk over; the boy intended to use a ninja's concealment technique to approach and Display of Divine Might in one go,

colloquially known as showing off.

However…

All the sleight of hand, under Waveguide Power, was ultimately futile.

Sensing the newcomer,

Ash stared in bewilderment as the ninja boy darted east and west, slipped into the bushes, and climbed the branches.

"What are you doing?"