Pokémon: Simultaneous time travel, this Ash is too versatile!

Chapter 249 Ash vs. Cynthia, Pikachu vs. Togekiss!
"What's wrong, Xiaoxia? Didn't Xiaozhi come back?" Xiaogang, wearing an apron, came out of the kitchen, first glancing at Xiaozhi, then looking at the figure behind Xiaozhi.

"Clang!" The spatula in Xiaogang's hand also fell to the ground.

Immediately afterward, no one could see Brock's movements clearly. In the blink of an eye, he appeared in front of Cynthia and knelt on the ground: "Ah! I was wondering where this fragrant fragrance came from, it turns out to be the Sinnoh Champion! I wonder if I have the honor of having dinner with Miss Cynthia!"

"What the hell? Don't make a fool of yourself in front of the champion!" Xiaoxia couldn't take it anymore and grabbed Xiaogang's ear, pulling him away from where he was kneeling in front of Cynthia.

"Ouch! Ouch! Ouch! Be gentle, Xia! Give me some face in front of the champion!!"

"Do you even know what 'face' means? Who would be as presumptuous as you when meeting a champion for the first time?"

"Jioji Duyi~" Togepi, which was standing at Ash's feet, clapped its hands, looking on with an innocent smile.

"Hehe, your companions are all very interesting, Ash," Cynthia chuckled, covering her mouth.

"Um... haha, don't mind Cynthia, they're usually very reliable people. Maybe you were a little flustered because it was your first time meeting her," Ash explained with an awkward laugh.

Ash brought Cynthia into the living room. Because he sells perfumes, Ash is not short of money, and the house he rents here is basically the most expensive kind.

It has three bedrooms, one living room, a kitchen, a study with a computer, and the living room is incredibly spacious.

Sitting on the sofa in the lobby, Cynthia looked around curiously: "Is this your temporary accommodation?"

"Well, the Quartz Conference will last for about half a month, so we need to find a place to stay here."

"This place is quite nice, very spacious. How long have you rented it?"

"About a month."

"how much is it?"

"Around 50,000." A monthly rent of 50,000 is quite an outrageous amount, even in a big city. In this world, apart from elves, nothing is actually too expensive, including rent.

At 50,000 a month, even in a big city, you could rent an entire villa. But here it's just a house, and not even a second floor. This price is already beyond the normal rental price.

But Cynthia wasn't surprised at all, because the Quartz Conference was being held there.

During the Quartz Conference, how could house prices not go up? 50,000 yuan is actually quite cheap; she guessed the homeowners must have given Ash and his friends a discount.

Indeed, Ash's fame did play a role. The homeowner not only knew Ash but was also a fan of his, so the 50,000 yuan was purely a fan price.

Otherwise, you really couldn't rent a place like this for 50,000 yen during the Quartz Convention. This is one of the biggest events in Kanto every year. To put it bluntly, during the Quartz Convention, people selling snacks, renting rooms, or other merchants can basically earn a year's income directly here.

If you don’t open for a year, you can make enough food for a year after you open.

After the two sat down and chatted for a while, Xiao Gang and Xiao Xia, who had recovered, called out to them to eat. Today, Xiao Zhi had gone out to train, so Xiao Gang had cooked all the meals, while Xiao Xia was just helping out, such as stirring the food. Xiao Gang was responsible for mixing the seasonings.

That's why we saw Cynthia drop the spatula when the door opened earlier; Xiaoxia had just finished cooking a dish.

"Hmm, it's quite delicious. Your name is Xiao Gang, right? Your cooking is very good." Cynthia casually picked up a slice of meat and put it in her mouth, then showed a satisfied expression on her face and praised Xiao Gang.

She's eaten plenty of delicacies before, but Xiao Gang's cooking is just as good as that of top chefs, and it has a unique flavor that those dishes lack—simple yet delicious.

"Not at all, not at all! My cooking skills are worlds apart from your beauty!"

"I said that's enough, we're eating, don't make me slap you!" Xiaoxia said to Xiaogang with a forced smile, her forehead creased.

"Cough cough, let's eat." Xiao Gang quickly lowered his head and started eating. Xiao Zhi, who was sitting next to him, had already eaten his second bowl. He was still in the growth stage.

Moreover, this morning it wasn't just the Pokémon that trained all morning, he also trained all morning, and it was a time when he was hungry. Of all things, eating is the most important!
Amidst laughter and chatter, lunchtime passed, and Ash went outside to distribute the prepared Pokémon food to his Pokémon, while also using Viridian Power to heal each of them.

He's basically a mobile Pokémon Center now, but for group healing, the Pokémon Center is still faster.

As Cynthia watched Ash carefully tending to his Pokémon outside, a faint smile unconsciously appeared on her lips. Such heartwarming scenes always brought joy, especially for Cynthia. Being able to confirm that Ash was someone who loved and cared for Pokémon was the best thing ever.

In that case, she could tell Ash about it without any worries. At least judging from Ash's behavior, he shouldn't be interested in that being and would protect it properly.

After feeding his Pokémon, Ash went inside and saw Cynthia and the others already sitting in the living room. He walked over and sat down on a sofa, asking curiously, "What are you all talking about?"

"Miss Cynthia wants to get to know you; she's quite interested in you," Xiao Gang said with a hint of sarcasm, though it was unclear what he was being sarcastic about.

"Uh... Interested in me? Do you want to battle, Miss Cynthia?" Ash was stunned for a moment, then realized something and said excitedly.

Putting everything else aside, if Cynthia were to challenge him to a match, he would absolutely not refuse. He also wants to see just how big the gap is between him and the champion.

As for actively challenging Cynthia... on the one hand, he wasn't that presumptuous. When Cynthia challenged him, it was called guidance. If he challenged Cynthia, he would be asking for trouble.

However, Ash hadn't actually thought about that level of things. He was simply thinking about another aspect: Cynthia was a guest who had come from afar to visit Kanto, and it was during the Indigo League. It would be somewhat presumptuous for him to challenge her.

That's the real reason he didn't challenge Cynthia; in fact, he still wanted to fight her.

If Cynthia were to propose a battle now, he would naturally have no reason to refuse.

Cynthia, who was about to say something, paused for a moment, then smiled and nodded, saying, "Alright, let's have a match then."

Xiaoxia & Xiaogang: ...No, sis, that's not what you wanted to say, is it? Why did you suddenly start fighting?

"Let me test your current strength, although that matter wasn't really about your Pokémon's strength..."

Ash didn't hear the last part of Cynthia's soft murmur; he was too excited about battling her to hear it.

"It's nothing. Where should we fight? We can't just fight in the wild at our level."

Champion-level battles cannot be casually fought in the wild, as the damage to the surrounding environment would be devastating. Especially for champions, once they unleash their full power, even if the Indigo Arena is several kilometers away, the Indigo Arena will still be affected.

That's champion-level destructive power; at that level, it's almost godlike.

The battle between Mewtwo and Ash even destroyed an entire new island. While the Champion level might not be quite that extreme, it's still something that can be fought without any protection.

"Don't worry about that, I'll limit the aftermath of the battle to the arena." A mature female voice rang in everyone's minds, and Cynthia, who was hearing this voice for the first time, was taken aback.

She looked around and finally focused on Ash: "That voice... is it your Pokémon, Ash?"

"Yes, she is Mewtwo."

"Mewtwo... Oh, I see, it's that Pokémon." Cynthia's pretty face showed a look of sudden realization.

It seems she also knew about Mewtwo's existence.

Although Mewtwo appeared in the Kanto League and belonged to Team Rocket, which was fighting against the Kanto League, this Pokémon has had a great impact on the world because it is a legendary Pokémon created by humans.

Although Mewtwo wasn't a Legendary Pokémon when she was with Team Rocket, she later became a true Legendary Pokémon and even harbored the idea of ​​destroying human civilization.

Later, she was moved by Ash and stayed by his side, but no one except the Elite Four knew about this.

The Elite Four, whether speaking to the League or other insiders, all said that Mewtwo had left on its own after recovering. In any case, given Mewtwo's strength, no one could say anything if they couldn't keep it.

Lorelei is Cynthia's best friend, but since it involves Mewtwo, she didn't tell Cynthia about it. Instead, she told the public that Mewtwo had disappeared.

Now Mewtwo has reappeared here, and is even by Ash's side. The clever Cynthia has already guessed what's going on; she knows this without needing to ask.

"You still have this card in your hand? Then I feel even more at ease leaving this matter to you."

"Huh?" This time Ash heard Cynthia's words, but they left him confused. What was she going to entrust to him?
"Nothing much... By the way, are you going to use her to battle me? In that case, I'll be the challenger~" Cynthia put her hands behind her back, looking completely at ease.

Even knowing that Mewtwo was a god-level being and that Ash might use Mewtwo to battle her, she showed no sign of panic.

"No, no, no, this time you're battling Pikachu, Ms. Cynthia. I usually don't let Mewtwo fight," Ash said, waving his hands repeatedly.

If Mewtwo were to appear, there would be no point in talking about a battle, let alone him learning anything.

When a God-level being faces another God-level being, it's like a dimensional reduction attack. No matter how superb Cynthia's command skills are, she can't possibly win.

Even with the tactical command of Xiao Zhi in the group, it would take having six Champion-level Pokémon to have a chance of defeating a God-level Pokémon.

Although Cynthia is powerful, Ash doesn't believe she can surpass his parallel universe self; at best, she's only on par with him.

Therefore, if Mewtwo is brought into the battle, the battle can be declared over immediately.

“Pikachu… let’s go.” Cynthia glanced at Pikachu, a thoughtful look on her face, then stood up from the sofa and walked out first, followed closely by Ash and Pikachu.

……

There was an open space outside. Since this entire area was the homeowner's private property and it was located a bit far from the Indigo League, not many people came here, and no one knew that Ash lived here.

He has fans, but not to the point of being so fanatical as to follow him to his home.

The four of them stood on the open ground. Xiaoxia was holding Togepi and Brock, standing about two meters behind Ash. If a Champion-level battle were to break out, they would definitely be affected at this distance.

However, with Mewtwo around, this problem can be easily solved. Ash himself can also block the aftershocks of the battle, but then Ash won't be able to focus on fighting Cynthia.

Pikachu's current level is at the peak of the Gym level. Even with the addition of Aura, it still can't reach the threshold of Champion level. Even if Cynthia uses Champion beginner, Pikachu will have a very hard time dealing with it. Therefore, Ash has to risk everything he can to defeat his opponent.

Mewtwo quietly appeared beside Misty and Brock, and at the same time, a very conspicuous barrier completely covered the area, keeping Ash and Cynthia outside the barrier. If they were inside the barrier, Ash would be fine, but Cynthia probably wouldn't be able to withstand the aftershocks of the explosion.

Xiaoxia looked at Mewtwo and felt calm. Mewtwo had been in the team for a while. At first, Xiaoxia was a little afraid of Mewtwo, but now she had completely accepted it. The process did not seem to be that difficult.

Now they can completely regard Mewtwo as their partner, and Mewtwo feels the same way. Otherwise, given Mewtwo's aloof personality, it would be impossible for it to take the initiative to offer to set up a stage for Ash and Cynthia.

"Please, Pikachu, we have to give it our all in this match!"

"Pika pika!"

Pikachu nodded, then jumped out from beside Ash, passed through the azure barrier created by Mewtwo, and arrived in the arena.

Cynthia thought for a moment, then threw a Poké Ball: "Please, Togekiss."

With a flash of light, a giant white plane appeared on the field—Togekiss, the final evolution of Togekiss!
(End of this chapter)