Elf: Re-employment of retired champion of Padiya

Chapter 853 Spacetime Distortion? The Passion of Pogaman!
At this moment, the room was in complete chaos.

Ash, Dawn, and Brock were sitting around the corner of the dining table, watching helplessly as the little shark gnawed on the table leg alongside Pikachu and Piplup.

What if you reach out to hug it?

Because of the rough skin on the other side, it might end up with your hand getting injured before you can even pick it up.

What if you don't reach out to hug them?

They simply couldn't bear to watch as the expensive wooden table, as Xiao Gang had described, had one of its legs gnawed off.

Xiao Zhi is in a complete panic right now.

As the person who brought the Gible in, regardless of the final outcome, he will likely have to bear the responsibility for the damage.

But Xiaozhi simply can't afford to pay for it!

You know, he still owes Xiaoxia, Xiaoyao, and Xiaoguang money for scrapping their bicycles.

Although they refrained from pressing for payment or mentioning interest out of consideration for their travel companion.

Even though Ash used the prize money from winning the Silver Conference to repay Misty, he has only repaid less than one-fifth of it.

If you add this table leg, then even if he sold himself, he still couldn't repay it!
This is what Luo Mu saw when he returned.

The gible shark is deep blue all over, with red from its lower jaw to its belly. The smaller shark has a huge dorsal fin, and strange-looking protrusions on both sides of its head. Its whole body is like a huge ball, supported by short and thick limbs.

Its enormous mouth opened to almost its limit, and a row of sharp shark teeth opened and closed repeatedly on the table leg as if grinding teeth.

Luo Mu stood at the door, looking at the chaotic scene inside, and couldn't help but twitch his lips.

Ash and his friends were anxiously pacing around the table leg, while the Gible was intently grinding its teeth, wood shavings constantly flying out of its mouth.

"What are you doing?" Luo Mu asked, but his interested look betrayed his thoughts.

—He was watching a play.

Immediately, Xiao Zhi turned around as if he had seen a savior: "Master, save me!"

He hasn't finished speaking yet.

With a crisp "crack," the table leg broke off.

The giblet happily hugged the broken piece of wood and continued gnawing on it with gusto.

Xiao Gang sighed and rubbed his forehead in exasperation: "It seems like it's too late."

“It’s over—”

Hikaru held the Piplup, which had also turned gray and white, with a look of despair on his face.

"You're just looking at it?"

Luo Mu felt that Xiao Zhi was indeed a bit unlucky, so he turned his gaze to Cynthia, who was rubbing her chin.

As the Sinnoh Champion with Garchomp as her ace, she must have a way to calm Garchomp down.

But at this moment, Zhu Lan had a faint smile on her lips, giving the impression that she was watching a show.

Of course, Cynthia definitely didn't have the idea of ​​"entrapment" to deliberately inaction so that Satoshi would owe her money. Neither her family background nor her current status would lead her to such a plan.

She just felt a sense of nostalgia for this scene.

Upon hearing Luo Mu's words, Zhu Lan stopped watching the show and chuckled as she gestured for the butler, Jerome, to bring out a teething toy that looked quite old.

It was a chew stick made of some unknown material, covered with fine teeth marks, clearly indicating that it had been chewed on many times in the past.

"This is something I prepared for my Garchomp before it evolved. After all, Gibles tend to be keen on sharpening their teeth to some extent." Cynthia, with a nostalgic look on her face, squatted down and handed the chew stick to Gible. "Try this?"

Shinji, who was also watching the show, nodded in agreement. "After all, their most powerful weapon at this stage is their teeth. If they aren't sharpened, their fighting power will be greatly reduced."

"Some giblets that live in caves also seem to dig burrows to find hard rocks to sharpen their teeth."

As a native of Sinnoh, he naturally knew about the Garchomp family, a representative of the Sinnoh region's "late bloomers" Pokémon.

When Cynthia handed it a chew toy, Gible twitched its nose, seemingly showing interest in something new.

It abandoned the table leg, which it had almost gnawed away, and sniffed the chew toy.

Just when everyone thought that Gible would hug the chew toy and the problem would be completely solved.

"Shark!"

Gible suddenly sneezed, turned its head away with a look of disgust, and its whole body was full of resistance to the chew toy.

It's as if it's not interested in what the "Bielong" has gnawed on.

Gible raised its head, its gaze sweeping around the room before finally settling on Ash.

Xiaozhi: "?"

Ash subconsciously took a step back, and for some reason, he had a bad feeling.

The next second, Ash's premonition came true.

To everyone's astonishment, Gible's short legs pushed off with tremendous force, and with a leaping power far exceeding its size, it pounced and, along with its baseball cap, accurately bit Ash's head!
"Whoa!" Ash exclaimed, clutching his head and stumbling back several steps, knocking over a few chairs in the process.

Pikachu frantically ran around Ash a few times, then tried to use a weaker version of "Thunderbolt" to make Gible give up.

As a result, the Ground-type Gible was completely unharmed, while Ash smelled of burning.

Seeing this, Shinji fell silent.

He couldn't help but have a question.

Is Ash Ketchum really human?

The electric shock barely affected his movements; the Gible's sharp teeth, capable of biting through table legs and even some hard minerals, couldn't even bite through his hat.

Is this really reasonable?

But strangely, the Gible that was biting Ash's head stopped moving around and instead used its paws and feet to hold Ash's head, grinding its teeth contentedly and making satisfied gurgling sounds.

After the initial shock, Zhu Lan picked up the neglected teething toy, somewhat amused and exasperated. "Looks like this child prefers your head?"

Xiao Gang couldn't help but chuckle: "Ash always attracts these quirky Pokémon."

Xiao Guang laughed so hard she couldn't stand up straight, and even Bogaman was rolling around happily in her arms.

After a while.

In the now quieter living room, everyone sat on the sofa in a circle.

Ash was forced to endure the Gible biting his head, his face turning a bitter color.

Fortunately, Cynthia smiled and said that he didn't need to pay for the table leg, which finally brightened Xiao Zhi's dejected look.

Luo Mu looked around and asked the question that both he and Zhu Lan were curious about.

"So, what's the deal with this gible?"

Both Cynthia and Loretta know that Ash's team currently does not have Gible.

Ash's team, which had just earned his second badge, consisted of only five Pokémon: Pikachu, Cinnabar, Aipom, Staraptor, and Turtwig.

Moreover, this Gible looks like a wild Pokémon at first glance.

The group exchanged glances, and it was Xiao Gang, the most reliable member of the trio, who ultimately offered the explanation.

After visiting the Tower of Time, although they were disappointed not to hear the "Oración" that Alice had mentioned being played by the Tower of Time, the group returned to the gradually returning streets of Poplar Town, intending to explore the tourist town further.

But unexpectedly, they encountered a "special phenomenon" while passing through an alley in the town.

"It was a very strange dome-shaped force field, and the surrounding space was faintly distorted. Our intuition tells us that it must be related to Palkia and Dialga from before."

Fortunately, the area covered by that force field was not large; it only covered a corner at the end of the alley.

"On Shinji's advice, we decided not to explore that place rashly, but instead to turn back and inform you."

At this point, Brock's voice suddenly paused, and then his gaze fell on Ash and Gible.

"But just when we were planning to leave two people to watch over the place and have the other two come back to inform you."

"—The Gible escaped from that strange force field, and shortly after it emerged, the force field vanished without a trace, as if it had never existed."

Xiao Gang shrugged helplessly and concluded, "It stuck to Xiao Zhi as soon as it came out and followed us all the way back."

Cynthia nodded thoughtfully, glancing at the Gible on Ash's head that was happily grinding its teeth against Ash's head, a thoughtful look flashing in her eyes.

"Indeed, it is very likely related to Palkia and Dialga."

"As the center of the collision between the two, it's not surprising that some strange phenomena would occur in Baiyang Town. I'll go and take a look around the town myself later."

Zhu Lan paused, her gaze falling on the two of them again, and said with a smile, "But this is also an opportunity, isn't it?"

"It seems that this child likes you quite a bit."

"You like me?" Ash's reaction was noticeably slow. He carefully raised his hand and, without hurting himself, touched Gible's rough back skin.

The Gible, which was gnawing on his head, squinted comfortably, even softening its teeth grinding, and made gurgling sounds in its throat, as if responding to Ash.

Ash's eyes lit up, and even without Brock and the others reminding him, he couldn't wait to ask Gible, "Do you want to become our partner?"

Gible released Ash's head and nimbly jumped to the ground.

It didn't immediately respond to Ash's invitation. Instead, it stomped its short legs on the ground, raised its head, and stared intently at Ash and Pikachu beside him.

"Shark! Shark Cloth!"

It barked twice and assumed a fighting stance, its meaning couldn't be clearer.

"Does it want to fight you?" Xiao Guang understood what Gible meant and asked hesitantly.

Xiao Zhi paused for a moment, then a knowing and excited smile appeared on his face.

He straightened his hat, which was covered in drool, and his eyes turned serious: "Then Pikachu and I accept your challenge!"

Seeing that Ash understood what he meant, Gible nodded in satisfaction, looked around, and took the lead, its short legs clattering as it ran outside.

Led by Hikaru and Bogarman, the others followed.

Soon, in the backyard of the villa, Ash and Gible stood facing each other in an open space. Traces of the battle between Calyrex, Cattleya, and Gothia remained on the ground, while the others stood on the edge watching the battle.

Luo Mu, who hadn't said much, glanced at Shinji, who was intently watching Ash and the others on the field, before returning his attention to the field with a thoughtful look in his eyes.

Although this is a classic scene of Ash catching Pokémon.

However, a battle would be nice.

According to Xiao Gang's description, it is highly likely that this giblet came from what he knows as "spacetime distortion".

However, this "spacetime distortion" should be a miniaturized version.

This also corresponds to the assessment made by the Queen of the Crown that the space in Baiyang Town seems to be somewhat unstable.

If he remembered correctly, the "time distortion" in the game was also caused by the conflict between Palkia and Dialga.

Logically speaking, Ash shouldn't have encountered Gible in Ashtown.

After all, in the original storyline, he only caught Gible before challenging the last gym, the Seaside Gym.

As a result, Gible had almost no opportunity or time to grow before stepping directly onto the stage of the Suzuran Tournament.

Otherwise, Ash's Sinnoh team would be even stronger.

As for whether this gible is the same gible from the original storyline, or simply a gible from the past/present/future that appeared due to "time distortion," it remains to be seen.

— It's quite simple to judge; just keep watching this battle.

Think of this.

Out of the corner of his eye, Luo Mu's gaze quietly fell on Bogarman, who was completely unaware of what was happening next to Xiao Guang.

"Then I'll send Pikachu out, is that alright?" Ash asked.

"Shark!"

The gible let out a spirited cry, indicating its agreement.

"Alright! It's settled then—" Ash took a deep breath, waved his hand, and roared, "Pikachu, I choose you!"

"Pickup!"

Pikachu leaped off Ash's shoulder, its electric sacs on its cheeks flashing with tiny sparks of electricity.

Luo Mu, looking like a "senior citizen using a cell phone on the subway" type of person: "."

It’s too disgusting to watch. It’s really too disgusting to watch.

When faced with Pikachu, the gible shark, a newborn shark that is not afraid of mice, showed no fear whatsoever.

It opened its mouth wide before Ash could even give a command.

A powerful stream of air gathered in its mouth, instantly transforming into a visible deep blue breath that shot straight toward Pikachu!
"Dragon's Breath!"
"Great!" Ash exclaimed excitedly, "Pikachu, get out of the way!"

Pikachu reacted quickly, leaping to the side. Dragon's breath grazed its body, leaving a black scorch mark on the backyard ground.

"It's our turn to counterattack! Flash!"

Pikachu transformed into a streak of white light and charged rapidly toward Gible.

Gible neither dodged nor avoided, its short, thick hind legs firmly gripping the ground. Just as Pikachu was about to collide with it, it opened its mouth wide again.

However, this time it did not use dragon breath.

Suddenly, its upper and lower jaws snapped shut with a sharp "clang," and it accurately bit down on Pikachu, who was charging at it using Quick Attack!
"Pika!?"

Pikachu was trapped in Gible's big mouth and cried out in surprise. Its body was firmly locked and it could not break free for a while.

"This is... the ultimate bite move!" Xiao Gang recognized the move.

Ash cried out anxiously, "Pikachu, break free!"

But Gible wouldn't let this opportunity pass; it held onto Pikachu tightly, preventing it from breaking free.

Pikachu, which was being tightly bitten, immediately showed a pained expression.

Luo Mu: "."

He glanced at Shinji, who seemed expressionless but whose face was actually twitching slightly.

Clearly, both of them were speechless at this moment.

If Karuno were still alive, her acting skills would probably be astonishing.

However, Ash was completely absorbed in the battle at this point.

"Pikachu!" He clenched his fist, his brain racing in the midst of this "crisis."

next moment.

Ash had a sudden inspiration and shouted, "Use Iron Tail on its mouth!"

"Pikachu!"

Even when in a "disadvantageous" situation, Pikachu still responds quickly.

It struggled to raise its tail, the metallic sheen instantly covering it, then bent its waist and slammed it hard into the gible's upper jaw, hitting the gible squarely on half of its face!

"Shark!"

The giblet, in pain, involuntarily released its grip.

Pikachu seized the opportunity to break free, performed a backflip to create distance, and landed steadily.

Although it was panting a little, its eyes remained sharp.

Gible shook its slightly dazed head, its eyes filled with seriousness as it looked at Pikachu and Ash.

It opened its jaw once again.

This time, however, the light gathered in its lower jaw was several times brighter than when it released its dragon breath before!
"That's... Meteor Shower!?" Zhu Lan recognized the move at a glance, and a slight crack appeared in her calm expression.

Shinji's gaze towards the Gible also changed instantly.

This giblet is a bit odd!
It actually learned the Dragon-type Pokémon's ultimate move "Meteor Shower" in its still-evolved form!?
To give an analogy, it's like a frail Pikachu that, when it's easy to hurt itself by using electric shocks, learns the "thunder" move!
Xiao Guang and Xiao Gang were also completely shocked.

Only Luo Mu's expression became increasingly strange.

As the light grew brighter, the red belly of the Gible was almost completely illuminated with an orange glow.

After converging to its maximum, the light transformed into a ball of light, which was then suddenly shot into the sky from the mouth of the Gible!

next moment.

The orange ball of light tore through the air and soared into the sky, then suddenly exploded!

However, when the ball of light exploded, it did not transform into the dense energy blasts that were expected.

The orange energy flickered unstablely a few times before rapidly collapsing and condensing into a crooked, strangely shaped energy ball, trailing a long tail of flame as it wobbled and fell.

—It even completely deviated from Pikachu's target, almost bizarrely heading straight for Piplup, who was watching the show from the sidelines completely unaware!
"Bogaman, watch out!!"

It wasn't until Hikaru shouted a warning that Bogarman realized a crisis was approaching.

"Poga?!"

Bogarman's relaxed posture froze instantly, his big eyes widened as he watched the unstable energy fly towards him, so frightened that he forgot to dodge.

It could only watch helplessly as the energy blast got closer and closer to it, and then—it exploded!
(End of this chapter)