Chapter 140: Mega Gardevoir vs Ultimate Alien Beast!

「Gardevoir, Psychic! 」

The instant Ash's words left his mouth, Mega Gardevoir, relying on its well-developed Brain, almost instantly released the corresponding skill.

The violent Psychic swiftly wrapped around the opponent Pinsir's body.

「Hold on! 」

Pinsir gritted its teeth and erupted with all its strength, opposing this Psychic, using Hold on,

but in the end the arm couldn't overcome the leg,

While the Hold on skill was still being channeled, Pinsir was completely suppressed by the Psychic.

In everyone's eyes, Pinsir first cried out in pain,

then its body instantly leapt up, shooting rapidly to the highest point, finally crashing down like a meteorite, heavily smashing onto the ground,

leaving a huge depression, causing countless dust to burst and splash.

The fierce impact, plus the double effectiveness, and Pinsir's defenses as frail as paper,

the final result was an instant one-hit KO!

In the pit, Pinsir's eyes spun into circles.

「Instant KO!? 」

「Phew~ So awesome! 」

「It's beautiful and strong, I really want to catch a Gardevoir too! 」

In the spectator stands,

aside from everyone's shock, Tierno further expressed the idea of wanting to catch and raise a Gardevoir.

「Come back, Gardevoir. 」

Ash recalled Gardevoir,

The last one, Keerni sent out a Blaziken, which was the one driven by Torchic in the cave to block Lucario earlier.

And Ash's choice was naturally Greninja.

Fire/Fighting vs Water/Dark,

They are mutually super effective!

Having Ash send out Greninja, the bond evolution wasn't even triggered.

Thanks to its greater speed,

and the Water-type boosted double-effective attack, a single Water Shuriken easily took down the frail Blaziken.

「Congrats... 」

Recalling the fallen Blaziken,

Keerni, on roller skates, glided all the way from the side metal rail to Ash's side on the other side of the battlefield.

「Although I couldn't take any of your Pokémon, Ash, I still want to congratulate you. 」

Speaking, Keerni took out the prepared Searo Gym badge from her chest pocket and presented it with both hands.

When Ash received the badge, he could still feel the residual warmth on it.

By the railing on the second floor of the towering city wall, Tierno was completely stunned by Keerni's performance.

「Foul! That wasn't how it was just a moment ago……」

Everyone:???

Something's off!

Serena quietly leaned close to Tierno's ear and whispered in a voice only the two could hear,

「Tierno, you…… wouldn't also want to get Keerni's warm badge, would you!? 」

「What!? 」

Tierno's eyes widened; could it really be understood like that?

Looking at Serena's eyes filled with disgust and vigilance,

「No, I don't mean that, Serena—I mean I'm not a lesbian! 」

Just as Tierno was going crazy,

「Hahaha, 」

the Serena who had shown disgust instantly switched to a triumphant smirk of a successful scheme.

Seeing this,

Tierno could no longer fail to understand that Serena was teasing him.

He couldn't help but roll his eyes in annoyance.

He directly hugged Serena, venting his frustration by tickling her underarm.

At the same time,

the excitement down below was in no way inferior to that of the spectator stands.

Although she lost the match, Keerni was not at all discouraged,

this is Ash,

losing to Ash is nothing to be ashamed of.

And since the old man already knows, I might as well openly hug Ash.

Thinking this, after handing the badge to Ash, Keerni dove straight into his arms.

Keerni used a Rocket Headbutt on the Fighting-type Trainer Ash! Effectiveness not great!

Above, seeing this scene appear,

Tierno was even more astonished.

Actually, Serena, Clemont, and Yurie, who know Keerni's carefree personality well, are fine and don't find it abrupt.

Only some people find it abrupt.

Take, for example, the old man whose face is about to collapse, Kekobuer,

Keerni……

You little girl says you don't want it, but your body is quite honest.

But at least give your grandfather a chance to perform; don't give it away so quickly, okay?

Kekobuer, with resentment sprouting in his Mind, coughed dryly,

"Cough cough!"

Drawing everyone's attention.

"Ash, I don't oppose you being with Keerni, nor do I oppose you having other women besides Keerni, but marrying Keerni isn't that simple; at least as Keerni's grandfather, I need to test you."

At the same time as saying this,

Kekobuer had already mentally prepared for Ash's possible refusal, ready to proactively find a stepping stone to defuse the awkwardness.

However, what Kekobuer never expected was that upon hearing this, Ash's eyes lit up.

It was the literal, physically twinkling‑star kind of sparkle.

"What test? A battle!?"

Hey hey, are you serious about the star effect in your eyes? Do you have to be so over the top?

Or have you been planning to bully this old man all along?

Ash's reaction immediately made Kekobuer feel a bit regretful,

Damned, he won't be walking into a trap himself, will he?

Even more heartbreaking for Kekobuer was that, from afar, Keerni burst out with a snorting laugh.

"Ho ho ho!"

The grandfather actually wants to challenge Ash; isn't that asking for trouble?

Listening to his granddaughter's carefree silly laugh, Kekobuer's face darkened.

This little brat.

…

Nevertheless, the test must still be carried out in some form,

Otherwise, how will I brag to those old friends later? Kekobuer had already thought of an excuse: I've tied with Ash 5‑5, and I often beat him.

Hehe……

Thinking about it, Kekobuer also started laughing foolishly.

Watching, Ash also laughed.

This grandpa‑grandson duo, tsk tsk, truly are blood‑related.

After laughing, Kekobuer quickly stated his plan.

"I hope we can have an all‑member 6v6 battle."

"6v6!"

Hearing this, Ash's eyes shone even brighter.

I thought that getting a 3v3 would already be a pleasant surprise,

but unexpectedly it's a full 6v6,

With proper use, it's enough to achieve the third‑stage attribute enhancement for two, even three Pokémon, so how could Ash not be thrilled?!

If it's a Fighting‑type, …

In Ash's mind, the silhouettes of several Pokémon quickly appeared, and he soon made a decision.

"If I were to battle Mr. Kekobuer, I'd need to use a teleporter to bring my former partners over."

Still have to use former partners?

I'm just doing it for show, don't take it seriously!

While Kekobuer internally complained,

on the surface he pretended to be calm,

"Fine, come with me."

"May I ask, roughly what stage is Mr. Kekobuer's main Pokémon at?"

"Sky King Peak!"

Speaking of that, pride instantly showed on Kekobuer's face; don't be fooled by his current status as a former gym leader, just a retired old man.

His stamina and command level have both declined,

but his Pokémon's strength is by no means weak; he even once served as one of the Kalos Elite Four as a Fighting‑type Sky King.

Hearing this, Ash also breathed a sigh of relief,

Very good!

Reaching Sky King level meets the minimum requirement for the third‑stage mission.

If Kekobuer were to learn that the Sky King level he boasts about is merely the baseline in Ash's mouth, he'd probably be furious to death.