He knows Pokémon better than me.

One Z move silenced the entire arena, making the vast snow forest exceptionally quiet.

It wasn't until the conquered female Zoroark came up and shyly embraced Ash's Zoroark that the other wild Zoroarks let out a series of joyful howls.

"Zoro~!" "Zoro~!" "Zoro~!"

This shout sent shivers down the spines of the people in the nearby Pearl Village, making them see danger everywhere.

"Success!"

Xiao Zhi clapped his hands, a smug smile playing on his lips, his accomplishment hidden from view.

Nobody knows better than him how to woo female Pokémon!

We're going to show off our muscles!

His Zoroark, naturally, happily embraced the female Zoroark in return, only to see her face flushed with embarrassment.
Hmm, something feels off?
However, the purple-haired Zoroark quickly got back to its feet, dragging its battered body, and glared angrily at Ash's Zoroark.

Can't beat it.

It could feel the attack from that flying swoop; the opponent had deliberately avoided its vital points. Otherwise, it would have lost consciousness long ago.

Zoroark has an exceptionally favorable combination of attributes and excellent resistances.

However, as a price, it is extremely fragile and cannot withstand a full-power Z-Move.

However, having already been defeated, it had lost the right to continue fighting according to the rules of the tribe.
Purple Hair could only stand to the side, resentful and furious, watching the guy who had appeared out of nowhere hug his goddess.

Her palms were still tightly clutching a number of gemstone beads—

In the past six months, it has been digging holes all over the Greenland region, just like the Moon Bear, and has found so many shiny babies that female Zoroark likes!
But what Ash did next astonished all the foxes around him.

"Solo!"

But then it pulled the female Zoroark by the hand and brought her to the purple-haired woman. Its face was no longer as domineering and fierce as before; instead, it was all smiles like a child.

Hey!
The female Zoroark placed her paw on the purple-haired hand.

The two Zoroarks looked at each other, bewildered.

The next moment, the surrounding scenery began to blur and distort, and then began to change.

Illusion ability activated!

The two Zoroark found themselves facing not a mature, shiny Pokémon, but a Pokémon egg with blue-purple spots.

A strange and unusual feeling arose in both of their minds at the same time.

"Solo?"

The female Zoroark blinked; despite being a virgin, she felt a surge of maternal love.

"Solo?"

Soroark, the purple-haired one, also looked bewildered. What are you trying to say?
Is it meant to express...?
"Yes, we have a child."

But the illusion vanished the next moment, and Ash's Zoroark reappeared, this time giving both Zoroarks a big hug at the same time.

Although it had just hatched, it was surrounded by Ash's large family and had no shortage of companions.

But fathers and mothers are irreplaceable, though they don't recognize themselves now.

It's not a big problem. Being able to see his parents and even give them a hug is already a great comfort to Zoroark.

"Solo~"

Zoroark withdrew its embrace, called out to the two one last time, glanced around at the wild Zoroarks around it, gradually composed itself, and looked toward the direction where Ash was on the hillside.

It has no intention of staying here; this is not its time.

Ash's place is its true home.

Realizing that the other person wasn't there to steal his girlfriend, the purple-haired man's expression softened considerably, and he took a few steps forward: "Solo!"

He raised his arm and touched claws to Zoroark's.

According to the rules of Xi Cui, the winner gets a girlfriend. But the other party, who clearly won easily, gave up the goddess and handed her over to him.

Although something still feels off.
But this brother, with his purple fur, is now acknowledged!
The gems originally intended for the female Zoroark were placed directly into Zoroark's hands, ready to be given to her.

"Zoro!"

Ash's Zoroark was moved and accepted the gift from his "future father." After taking one last serious look at the two of them, he turned and leaped away.

Deng Deng Deng!
With a nimble figure, it leaped onto the pine tree, then used the momentum to climb the rock wall, and soon disappeared from all of Zoroark's sight.

"Solo?" "Solo!"

The group of onlookers around Zoroark looked at each other and discussed amongst themselves.

But Zoroark, the purple-haired one, didn't care about any of that. Now that his brother was gone, the beauty was his for the taking—

Even though her strength is not as good as Ash's Zoroark, she is still extremely outstanding in this species.

Not to mention its rebellious two-tone fur, which, while not quite a 10 out of 10, is at least an 8.5 out of 10.

Ultimately, the choice for the female Zoroark was also made, mainly because even though Ash's previous Zoroark was powerful, it always gave him a sense of guilt, making it impossible for him to love her.

"Solo~"

So it took the arm of the purple-haired creature and headed towards a secluded spot in the snowy forest, ready to accomplish the clan's most important task.

The latter blushed and let the female Zoroark go deeper into the grove, but when she thought about the hallucination of the Pokémon egg from before, she felt that something was strange.

"It's impossible for the eggs that are laid in the future to look exactly like their brothers, right?"

On the other side, Zoroark had already nimbly moved up the hillside, his back to the woods below.

Against the backdrop of the dark, snowy night, the figure appeared somewhat lonely.

"?"

Nearby, Ash, holding Flareon, looked completely bewildered.

Shouldn't you go to the woods to exercise after successfully proposing to someone? Why did you give away your girlfriend who you just got? And why did you look so sad?

What kind of quirk is this?
He was too far away to know anything about what was happening below.

However, Ash still went over and patted Zoroark on the shoulder to comfort it:
"From now on, follow me and work hard to become stronger. Women are just obstacles on the road to becoming stronger."

Zoroark: "."

The sadness it had just begun to cultivate was instantly ruined by Ash, and it couldn't help but turn around and give Ash a mournful look.

When it comes to the opposite sex I like.
Actually, it prefers the Unova form of Zoroark, with its jet-black and red fur, to the green-haired version.

But tonight's trip finally resolved its inner conflict, and it will no longer be bothered by its hometown origins.
This gave Zoroark a feeling of ease and relaxation.

It carefully put away the five or six gems that the purple-haired creature had given it, but one of the small round beads felt strange; its aura didn't suit it.

"Solo~"

Zoroark tossed it to Ash and then walked ahead, preparing to return to Pearl Village.

"Eh? What is this?"

Ash instinctively took the small round bead, and upon closer inspection, discovered it was a Mega Stone.

He was very familiar with this kind of stone, and even owned quite a few of them.

The only issue is the color of the arc band inside this mega gemstone.
It seems this is a type I've never seen before! (End of Chapter)