Ash, with his invincible physical body, wants to become a Pokémon Master...

"Actually, I've always wanted to hold a similar flying competition, but issues like personnel and funding have been really difficult..."

After all, he couldn't bring himself to squander public funds for his own personal hobbies.

After paying for the dojo's daily expenses, Asu really had no money left and had to reluctantly give up.

"Don't worry about that, I'll take care of it!" Ash took out the tournament procedure plan that he had asked Kojiro and the others to prepare in advance and showed it to Ash.

Funding and personnel were naturally contracted out to the Crimson Group.

In any case, in the Pokémon world, any competition that is related to Pokémon is never short of participants.

As long as the safety of the competition is guaranteed and no personnel injuries occur, there will be no loss.

Moreover, sponsoring these competitions is an excellent way to advertise!

After Ash took out James's phone and had a detailed conversation with Ash, he happily promised to take care of things at the Kikyo City government.

"It seems there are no problems."

Then, Ash followed Sora to experience the feeling of flying in various flying machines while preparing for the competition with James and the others.

As for Pear Blossom, poor thing, Ash assigned her to help with cleaning in the city.

Before officially entering a city, they would send their subordinates to do good deeds, visit citizens, and deliver gifts to build a good reputation.

Then, bribing the local media to give extensive coverage to these events full of humanitarian concern is Xiaozhi's winning formula in business.

"Our Crimson Group is a good company with a strong sense of humanistic care and corporate ethics!"

"Do companies like Silver Company and Devon Company really have their employees sweeping the streets?"

"We urge the public to support such a great company that produces high-quality products at reasonable prices!"

In short, I'm fine, just send me the money!

But this made Pear Blossom particularly unhappy.

"Are they treating me like a cleaning lady?"

Not only did he make them do hard labor, but he also didn't pay them. Xiao Zhi is utterly wicked!

"What a despicable bastard!"

But there was nothing she could do; the Poké Ball was in someone else's hands, so Rinka had no choice but to obey.

As one of the Four Heavenly Kings, he was forced to sweep the streets.

This was the first time Rika had made a positive contribution to the Johto Alliance since becoming one of the Four Heavenly Kings.

However, the thing she usually does most is help clean up the big crater that Ash made when he fell from the sky.

Every now and then she would see Ash descending from the sky on some secluded roadside, landing on the ground in an extremely wild manner and creating a large crater.

Then she stared in disbelief as Ash climbed out of the pit unharmed.

"Hmm, the wind speed here is quite erratic. We'll need to take a slight detour when planning the race route later."

Ash is using his body to test the safety of the racecourse.

He was learning to pilot aircraft while also doing other things, since he was confident he wouldn't die in a crash.

But seeing Ash climb out of the pit, Rin was really scared.

Previously, Ash's physical performance was at least within the normal range. Many people, like the Elite Four's Shiba, could also smash a wooden wall with one punch.

But now, Ash jumped straight down from a great height, dusted himself off, and was completely unharmed, which utterly shocked Rika's worldview.

At the same time, it left a strange feeling in her heart.

"Wild and powerful..."

"No, I won't admit it, you bastard!"

"Um, Lily, what's wrong?"

"Your complexion doesn't look right."

"Do you tube!"

After saying that, Lihua picked up her broom without looking back and continued sweeping the streets.

Through this hands-on learning, Ash quickly mastered all the piloting methods of the aircraft owned by Asu before the flight racing competition officially began.

[Ding! Congratulations on completing the side quest "Soar Through the Skies": Please learn how to pilot all flying vehicles from Flying-type Gym Leader Aso.]

【获得奖励：联盟币+2000；速度+1；体力+1；自由属性点+2；特性“飞行”等级+1】

[Special Feature "Flight" lv2→lv3: Fly higher and faster!]

Ash also took the time to test his current flying ability.

Now he can fly forward at a speed of 25 km/h while being nearly eight meters off the ground.

It's still quite slow, but much better than that comical floating motion from before.

[Ding! Congratulations on triggering a new side quest, "Ambition for Flight": Please upgrade your flight ability to its maximum value!]

【奖励：联盟币+8000；体力+2；攻击+2；自由属性点+3；传说道具“朱红色的宝珠”+1】

[The Crimson Orb: An orb radiating a red glow, said to have deep roots in the legends of the Hoenn region.]

"The Red Orb, a legend of the Hoenn region... Could it be the gem used to control Groudon?"

That's something you absolutely can't miss. Ash already longed to fly, and now he has an even stronger reason to practice.

The competition held a week later was a great success, with 5000 people signing up to participate.

Moreover, the flight path was determined by Ash's repeated aerial acrobatic experiments, and no accidents occurred throughout the entire journey.

The winner of the first competition, unsurprisingly, was Alfredo, the Gym Leader of Kikyo, and his Pidgeot.

Asuna looked ecstatic when he received the award; you could tell he was genuinely happy.

"It seems the cooperation is basically secured." Xiao Zhi's plan is complete!

After the match, Ash officially negotiated with Ash.

From now on, a flight racing competition will be held in Kikyo City every year, and we will strive to make it a traditional event in Kikyo City.

Just like the aerial ring race.

The event organizer was, of course, the Crimson Group, which has a proven track record of successfully hosting such events.

Of course, the subtext of holding this event every year is that the Crimson Group will be doing business permanently in Kikyo City in the future.

I'll have to trouble you to take care of things in this regard, otherwise how would the Crimson Group have the money to host the competition?

"This is all so that more people can understand the beauty of Flying-type Pokémon soaring through the sky!"

Moved by Ash's heartfelt words, Aso quickly agreed to this win-win cooperation.

Ash won twice!

With the Gym Leader's protection, Red Group's business in Violet City will surely be worry-free in the future.

Xiao Zhi was so happy that he gave his subordinates bonuses that very day.

Follow Xiao Zhi and you'll be able to eat nine meals in three days!

The loyalty of his subordinates increased again, and even Rika received money from Ash.

"Here, your pocket money." Ash gave her 5 League Coins.

"Hey, what do you take me for, your pet?"

"I don't want it, I don't need the money!" She pushed him away; Pear Blossom wasn't the kind of woman who would bow down for money.

"You're using my food and drink now, how dare you say that?"

"It's all because you, you bastard, wouldn't let me go. Otherwise, why would I need you to take care of me?" Pear Blossom said irritably.

"I haven't been able to confirm whether you've reformed yet. I won't let you go until you've done a hundred good deeds."

Bad women must be punished for their mistakes.

"So, I've been sweeping the streets for free for so many days, does that count as doing a few good deeds?"

“Only one item.” Xiao Zhi’s face was peeling.

"What?! Ash, you bastard!"

In the end, Pear Blossom accepted the 50,000.

————Air Blade————

After settling things in Violet City, Ash and his friends continued their journey.

"Xiaoxia, which dojo is the nearest one?"

"It's the Hinoki Dojo in Hinoki Town."

At that moment, Xiaoxia suddenly remembered something.

"When Ash gave you the Gold and Silver Balls, wasn't it to take them to Azalea Town to give to Mr. Steel for research? That's perfect."

Without Xiaoxia's reminder, Xiaozhi would have almost forgotten about it.

"Yeah, let's hurry up and head to Azalea Town!" Ash was really curious about what the Gold and Silver Balls were for.

Chapter 197 Fire-Breathing Dragon Valley (Part 2)

"Little Black, use Dark Impact!"

In a rather desolate wasteland, Little Black Lugia is in a tense standoff with a rampaging Onix.

At Ash's command, Blackie hurtled towards Onix at lightning speed.

"Ooh!" (I crashed!)

The massive rock snake was knocked back several meters by the little guy and almost lost its balance.

Now, thanks to Xiao Zhi's loving care, Xiao Hei has grown from 20 centimeters long at birth to 1 meter.

While its size increased considerably, its strength also grew significantly, although it still couldn't compare to its father, the God of the Sea.

But he can also join Ash's team "bringing warm smiles to wild Pokémon".