Chapter 200: Who Else Can't Fly!

Meanwhile,

At the treetop, the Koga Ninja Frog spread its hands wide!

Suddenly, two energy wings formed above its arms, like a bird soaring freely in the sky.

"Pika Pika?"

Pikachu's eyes lit up; the Koga Ninja Frog had actually learned to fly.

It leapt high from Ash's shoulder, and meanwhile a pair of energy wings also appeared on Pikachu's shoulder.

It flew into the sky and met the Koga Ninja Frog.

"Pika Pika~"

"Kuga Kuga~"

Tierno: "?"

Serena: "?"

Clemont: "?"

Yurie: "?"

Diancie: "?"

"Kucha!"

The battle flying bird, which belongs to the Flying type but has wings too small to truly fly and can only glide, grew restless,

and voluntarily flew out of its Poké Ball.

Furrowing its brow, it stared gravely at the two non‑Flying‑type Pokémon soaring in the sky.

What has happened to this world,

even frogs and mice can fly, while this proper bird can only glide!

Seeing the battle flying bird's displeasure, Ash patted its shoulder.

"Don't lose heart; if you're fast enough, you can surely turn gliding into flying!"

"Kucha!" I understand the principle, but why can frogs and mice fly!

Counting the Chromatic Gardevoir that hovers with psychic power, plus the already masterful Flying‑type Hawlucha.

In Ash's Kalos region lineup, now he himself is the only one who cannot fly.

However, the battle flying bird did not give up,

quickly regained confidence, decided to train harder, and aim to convert gliding into flying through extreme speed.

Meanwhile,

The newly flight‑learned Koga Ninja Frog arrived beside the fallen Ivysaur together with Pikachu.

"Pipi Pikachu!"

Pikachu saw the dwarf man's corpse reduced to mush and widened its eyes in fright.

It wasn't the corpse that scared it,

just the fear that the Koga Ninja Frog would be punished by Ash.

In response, the Koga Ninja Frog, which sensed Ash's murderous intent through Waveguide Power, was terribly anxious.

While Pikachu was bewildered,

the Koga Ninja Frog bent down, picked up an intact spatial satchel and Ivysaur's Poké Ball, and stowed Ivysaur away.

After thinking,

this unpleasant scene should not be shown to the mistress.

It then cast a pleading glance at Pikachu.

"Kuga Kuga~"

"Pika Pika!?" If you don't expose the good deed you did yourself, that's one thing, but you also want to drag me into it? Help you destroy the corpse and erase the traces?

Just as Pikachu took a few hesitant steps backward,

the Koga Ninja Frog kept its gaze fixed and followed,

"Pika Pi~"

Pikachu sighed, ultimately unable to bear the Koga Ninja Frog being expelled from the team by Ash, and softened.

The mouse glanced furtively toward Ash and the others,

seeing no one approach, a blue‑green electric current flashed over its body, and the scorching high‑voltage instantly vaporized the mush before it.

As the cremation completed,

the nearby Koga Ninja Frog had already dug a pit, swiftly buried the bones, and leveled the soil.

The frog and the mouse, carrying the satchel and Ivysaur's Poké Ball, took off again, heading back toward Ash and the others.

To Pikachu's surprise,

Ash was no longer at the original spot, nor was he on the pursuit path; he had arrived at a thicket on the side.

This inevitably brings up Ash's Waveguide Power.

Since it was already known that the scene there was unsuitable for the girls, especially for the child Yurie,

Ash naturally took the initiative to avoid that possibility,

bringing the girls to Junsha, who was bound, hair disheveled, and stockings riddled with holes.

As Ladeias used Healing Waves, the unconscious Junsha and Electrode finally awoke.

Although Ash did not reveal his true form, Ladeias alone was enough to confirm his identity,

Ash took the satchel and Ivysaur's Poké Ball from the Koga Ninja Frog, placed the Poké Ball into the satchel, and handed it to Junsha,

and, with the battle‑worn Junsha, went to a farther place to talk.

During that period, Ash did not conceal the dwarf man's death.

As a duke, Ash likewise has law‑enforcement authority.

However, because a person died, and the Flower of Time could only be seen by Ash, Team Rocket was also blown away.

In other words, there is no direct evidence that the dwarf man intended to kill.

He still has to cooperate with the Investigation; Ash says he understands.

The group follows Junsha to the police station to give statements.

The dwarf man's past criminal record was also clarified.

He, due to his physical condition, had been mocked by village children since childhood, with no adult stepping in to stop it, and the accumulated hatred over the years,

caused the empowered dwarf man to kill the entire village.

Afterwards he embarked on an irreversible path of enjoying murder for sport.

He had been wanted by the police for a long time; at first, he still appeared frequently to clash with the police over livelihood issues.

But later he seemed to have found a new means of survival,

and then, as if a stone sinking in the sea, he vanished completely.

Only occasionally, in some cases, does his silhouette appear.

Considering his background,

Ash, who holds law‑enforcement authority, killed him; not only does this cause trouble for Ash, the police station also has to give Ash a reward.

After the truth becomes clear,

the dwarf man's Pokémon will undergo ideological education,

becoming part of the police station's combat force,

Ash took the Blaziken Evolution Stone the dwarf man had found, as well as Team Rocket's Sceptile Evolution Stone, and bought the Swampert Evolution Stone that Junsha, after being rescued, no longer needed.

If it were a Kanto starter Pokémon Mega Evolution Stone,

Ash really doesn't lack them; he already has several veins of them under his name,

but the Johto starter Pokémon Evolution Stones are still quite scarce; at present Ash only has one Sceptile Mega Evolution Stone,

which was given by Daigo.

The Swampert Evolution Stone he bought can be given to Tierno.

The loot Blaziken Evolution Stone is given to Keerni.

As for the Sceptile Evolution Stone, Ash leaves it untouched, since it isn't his, planning to buy it from Team Rocket the next time he meets them and then give it to Ming yi.

…

Meanwhile,

After leaving the police station, the sky grows dark.

The group arrives at a nearby Pokémon Center to rest.

To help Miss Joey alleviate housing pressure, the party directly booked two rooms.

Ash, Serena, and Tierno share one room; Clemont and his sibling share the other.

After dinner, everyone returns to their rooms.

But Ash, Serena, and Tierno do not go back.

Tonight Ash plans to at least complete a capture of either Groudon or Kyogre.

With Mewtwo's help, the three reach the Sea God's Cavern near Route 12.

Sea God's Cavern!

An uninhabited island in the deep sea, separate from the Kalos continent,

with a cave at its center.

In the game, you can capture Articuno, Moltres, and Zapdos here.

In reality there are some differences, but deep within the cave indeed lie two completely opposite energies: ice crystals and ash.

Dense cold and scorching flame waves, accompanied by the cries of numerous birds, spread outward.

The waveguide senses everything; Ash nods at the bewildered two girls.

"There's a cave on the island; you can go check it out. By the way, bring Diancie as well."

Facing the two girls' puzzled looks, Ash gives a mysterious smile,

"There's a Surprise! Maybe when we return, you'll even reward me voluntarily."

"Huh?"

Ash's words first leave the two girls stunned, then their cheeks flush red.

While rolling their eyes at Ash,

the two girls become even more curious about what kind of Surprise could match Ash's description.

Trusting Ash, the two girls, with Latias and Diancie, briskly walk toward the cave.

Seeing the two girls leave,

Ash pulls out Groudon's Master Ball,

and exchanges a glance with Mewtwo, a hint of seriousness in his eyes!

"Mewtwo, prepare to battle!"

On the beach, Ash first released the earth's sovereign, Groudon!

(The picture shows the original Groudon; listeners may pause to view it if interested.)

Burn the mountains, boil the sea; I alone cannot fly!

Accompanied by a body forged of red steel, with a back streaming blinding hot magma, Groudon appears, and the dim beach is instantly illuminated by boiling lava.

As the lava flowed and fell to the ground,

Sizzle!!!

The water surface was vaporized, and the scene was instantly shrouded in a large amount of white mist emitting astonishing high temperature!