Chapter 14

In the scene—

Goh's voice was deafening.

Everyone present looked at each other in silence.

If they hadn't already learned the full story from Chloe's account just now,

they might have actually been fooled by Goh's two sentences.

"You don't know how heroic I was just now! If someone hadn't interfered, I would have caught Lugia!"

The more Goh spoke, the more excited he became, completely ignoring his wretched appearance, and even started dancing around in front of Professor Oak.

However,

Goh completely failed to notice the crowd gradually stepping backward.

Why was the boy who cried wolf despised by the villagers?

Naturally, it was because he told so many lies that he was exposed.

Compared to Goh, everyone in the research institute preferred to believe Chloe.

This Goh really knows how to turn black into white and vice versa.

Even the kind-hearted Professor Oak, after hearing what Goh said, couldn't help but frown.

This is absolutely outrageous!

"Shut up! Get out!" Professor Oak's face turned red with anger.

His originally scholarly appearance now looked somewhat ferocious.

Just now, Chloe had also told Professor Oak everything that happened during the summer camp.

Father and daughter had finally resolved their differences.

Professor Oak was already furious, and even though Goh in front of him no longer looked like his usual self,

he immediately recognized who this person was.

Not only that, Goh had just made such outrageous claims in front of so many people.

If Chloe hadn't told them everything that happened at the port,

Goh might have actually managed to deceive them.

Professor Oak's sudden outburst left Goh at a loss.

"I'm telling the truth! You have to believe me!" To prevent his lies from being exposed, Goh could only force himself to continue speaking.

"Chloe has already returned and told us everything that just happened. Are you still planning to keep lying?" Professor Oak spoke up as well.

Facing the sudden accusation, Goh blankly scanned the crowd before him.

His previously downcast face immediately lit up when he saw Ash.

"It's all his fault! Chloe conspired with him to break my Poké Ball! If it weren't for him, I would have caught Lugia!"

Seeing Ash was like a drowning person seeing a life preserver.

He refused to let go of this glimmer of hope.

Such a cunning face made all the professors in the research institute even more disgusted with the person before them.

[Professor Oak: How does this child have no manners? Does he have no parents?]

[Professor Birch: His lies were exposed, yet he still tries to drag others down. The roots of this child are already rotten.]

[Professor Oak: I'm so angry! For all these years, I couldn't see through his true face! This kind of demeanor truly makes me sick.]

[Paul: Foolish. This kind of person probably lives entirely within the lies he weaves.]

[Gary: Hilarious. If someone like this were in Pallet Town, he would have been severely punished by my brother Green long ago.]

Watching Goh's various behaviors, Gary, who considered himself Ash's rival, felt deeply contemptuous.

How could someone who tells nothing but lies dare to claim he almost captured Lugia?

Judging by Goh's appearance, he doesn't even seem to be a Trainer; does he just know how to brag?

This kind of person is simply more disgusting than Team Rocket.

(Team Rocket Trio: "Achoo!")

In the scene—

"Have you lost your mind? I just saved your life! You don't even thank me, yet you accuse me here?"

Facing the sudden accusation, Ash was also very unhappy.

After traveling for so long, this was the first time he had ever met such an eccentric person.

Instead of blaming himself, he just blames others, doesn't he?

Whether it was Ash's companions along the way like Misty and Brock, or his rival Paul,

none of them had ever seen such a vicious person.

Even the Team Rocket Trio would never do something like this!

Facing Ash's counter-question, Goh became even more excited.

As long as you respond, you lose!

"What do you mean I saved you? I was about to capture Lugia! I was about to become the first Trainer to command a legendary deity!"

Hearing Goh's words, both the professors in Professor Oak's research institute and the live audience gasped in shock.

We've seen shameless people, but never someone this shameless!

A deity! He actually dares to say that!

From ancient times to the present, there are almost no one in the entire world who can truly claim to have captured a deity Pokémon possessing divine authority.

You, who aren't even a Trainer, dare to make such outrageous claims here?

Even Ash knows that the best relationship one can have with such Pokémon is friendship.

To capture one requires a destined opportunity.

Why bother speaking to such a fool?

Ash had no patience to argue with such a person.

Yet Ash's behavior only made Goh more brazen.

"Do you know? You have personally destroyed the future of a great Trainer, one capable of commanding gods. What a magnificent existence, and you actually destroyed him with your own hands."

No, is this person sick?

At this moment, even Professor Oak could not bear to listen any longer.

"Just shut up. Ash is the Champion of the Alola League. You aren't even a Trainer; on what grounds do you lecture him?"

Ash came from Pallet Town; wherever he went, he was considered Professor Oak's own protégé.

Moreover, Professor Oak could always treat Ash like his own grandson.

"What Alola League? A champion from some broken place has the nerve to bring it up."

Regarding the Alola Champion mentioned by Professor Oak, Goh displayed nothing but disdain.

Yet, it was just that one sentence.

Ash, who had not intended to pay any attention to Goh, suddenly let his face fall.

"Say what you just said again."

"Pika!"

Both Ash and Pikachu were furious.

Alola held immense significance for them.

It was not only the place where they won their first championship; there also lay their companions and family.

Besides, Alola was by no means some broken place!

It carried his memories!

In an instant, the aura on Ash and Pikachu erupted violently.

This was the presence unique to a Champion.

It was what Ash had gained by breaking through in battle time and again!

Targeted by such a sharp aura, Goh involuntarily took a step back.

However.

Goh's mouth remained stubborn.

"A region where the League was only established this year, how can it not be considered broken! A region without even an Elite Four dares to call itself a League; the championship won in such a place has no weight at all!"

"I... will not allow you to say that."

"You! Apologize to me!"