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

Xiao Zhi and his friends were left looking at each other in bewilderment.

"Do I often encounter people like this while traveling?" Serena began to wonder about her future travels.

"It shouldn't be... often..." Xiaoxia replied without much confidence.

"This is really interesting. Okay, Xiaoxia and Serena, stop complaining and let's hurry up and catch up!"

After saying that, Ash immediately started running. Ash doesn't dislike hot-blooded guys like that.

"Eh~"

With no other option, Xiaoxia and Serena had to run away as well.

After a run, everyone finally followed Haoli to the front of a large courtyard.

"We're here so quickly!" Ash said, controlling his speed to keep up with Machamp.

He quickly followed it to the door, doing high knees and waiting for the people behind him to catch up; he hadn't run enough yet.

"Where is the speed? This is almost eight kilometers!" Xiaoxia, who has better stamina, followed closely behind.

Serena, who had just started following Ash today, stumbled along at the back.

Just now, when Xiaoxia was running, she deliberately slowed down to run alongside Serena, worried that she might lose her way.

"I can't go on, I'm so tired~ I can't run anymore." Serena finally reached her destination and immediately clutched her lower back, panting heavily.

Even though Serena, who is in the prime of her youth, usually trains with her mother, such a long eight-kilometer run was a bit too much for her.

"It's ridiculous that you're begging for mercy after just this level of running!"

"But it seems like you're the most outrageous one, Uncle," Xiaoxia said sarcastically without holding back.

Because the one running at the very back was an uncle who was so tired that he couldn't even stand up.

He looked like a seasoned martial arts expert on the beach, but it turns out he's not even as fast as Serena when it comes to running.

The uncle struggled to crawl to the edge of the gate and knelt down.

"But uncle, why did we run all the way here?"

Unable to bear seeing him like this, Xiao Zhi reluctantly helped him up.

"The reason is that..."

The middle-aged man, panting, struggled to raise his hand and point to the door.

Upon hearing the commotion outside, a group of students immediately ran out with their Pokémon to greet them.

"Welcome back, Teacher Si!"

"Okay, that's good. Has everyone practiced well?"

At this moment, Ah Si had already stood up, crossed his arms, and struck a composed pose.

It was completely unbelievable that this man had just been kneeling on the ground, panting heavily.

"Yes!" the trainees responded loudly in unison.

It was only then that Ash and his friends noticed that the words "Azure Gym" were written in large characters above the gate.

"So you were..."

"That's right, I am the leader of the Azure Dojo, the Johto Fighting King Asi!" The uncle immediately assumed a fighting stance.

"What? So Uncle Ah Si's surname is Wang?"

"He's the King of Fighters!"

That new light brown-haired girl is so rude!

However, Ash suddenly thought, "Speaking of which, this is the Azure Gym. I wonder if Bea, that little gray-haired girl, is still here."

Chapter 265 Do you know the temperature of your brother's pectoral muscles?

[Ding! Congratulations, host, you have triggered a new main quest: Strike Badge! : Please defeat Azure Gym Leader Asa]

[Rewards: Alliance Coins +5000; Stamina +2; Attack +2; Free Attribute Points +3]

"Okay, let's begin!"

"Hey~, start what?"

While Serena was completely bewildered, somehow, with a shout from Ah Si, Ash and his friends followed Ah Si's apprentices to the dining table in the gym.

Everyone started eating together enthusiastically.

Serena was still completely confused when a large bowl of rice that looked like mashed potatoes mixed with salad appeared in front of her.

"Eat big mouthfuls, eat to your heart's content, don't be shy!" Ah Si sat boldly in the main seat, picked up a large rice ladle, and added another large portion to everyone's rice bowl.

"That's how you get the physique and strength to battle Pokémon: eat well, move well, and then eat well!"

Seeing that everyone around her had already started eating enthusiastically, even Ash was eating without any hesitation, Serena could only helplessly pick up her spoon.

"This must be something that happens frequently when traveling." The girl decided to join in so that she could travel better with her sweetheart.

She scooped a spoonful of the mashed potatoes in front of her and put it in her mouth; to her surprise, it tasted surprisingly good.

"It's delicious."

"Moreover, this meal is low in fat and high in protein, and it is easy to absorb. This kind of dish is most suitable for replenishing the energy of trainers and Pokémon."

Xiao Zhi, who is also a skilled cook, realized after a few bites that this dish was extraordinary.

"You're an expert. You must be the trainer who came to take on this challenge?"

A beautiful red-haired married woman arrived, wearing a gentle smile and carrying a large bowl of mashed potatoes.

"Please don't be shy, there's plenty of food. After you've eaten your fill, please do your best to defeat my husband."

"Hey, what nonsense are you spouting!"

Madam, do you have any conflicts with your husband?

However, Xiao Zhi was very interested in the mashed potato recipe made by Mrs. Si, so he asked her for it.

The other party was also quite generous and did not keep anything to themselves.

[Ding! Congratulations, host, you have obtained: Super Mashed Potato Recipe +1 (Provides a large amount of satiety; long-term use will have a chance to increase stamina attribute value!)]

There was also an unexpected bonus, and Ash returned quite satisfied.

This time, thanks to Ah Si's hospitality, Xiao Zhi and his friends were spared the trouble of having lunch.

Especially Ash, who ate a whole pot of rice by himself, truly living up to his reputation as a glutton.

This left the surrounding apprentices speechless.

"Such a large appetite is also proof of a strong person." Ah Si admired Xiao Zhi even more.

"Now that you're full, let's do some post-meal exercise. Ash, you can start battling!" Ah Si sat cross-legged in his main seat, then slowly stood up with an unfathomable air about him.

He challenged Ash to a battle, which made the surrounding students' eyes light up.

Unfortunately, Xiaozhi and his friends had already seen how pathetic Ah Si looked after running, crawling like dogs, so they couldn't muster any respect for him.

However, he is indeed a generous and straightforward person.

"Okay, let's do it!"

The group quickly arrived at the arena in the dojo.

Serena is really looking forward to this gym battle. She came out on a trip to find the path she wants to take in the future.

So she really wanted to see what a real Pokémon Trainer was like.

The referee quickly took his position and announced, "Only two Pokémon can be used, and only the challenger can switch Pokémon."

"The Dojo Challenge officially begins!"

This is a Fighting-type gym, so the first Pokémon Ah Si sent out was naturally a Fighting-type Pokémon.

"Defeat your opponent with overwhelming force, fast-swimming frog!"

"Wow, it's a fast-swimming frog!"

Does the Poliwrath also have fighting attributes?

Serena, who came from Kalos, doesn't know much about the Pokémon in the Kanto and Johto regions, and of course, she doesn't know much about the Pokémon in her own Kalos region either.

"That's right. Although it is a pure water type in the Poliwag and Politoed stages, it will gain a fighting type when it evolves into its final form, Politoed."

"Poliwrath is the strongest Water-type Pokémon."

Speaking of this, Xiaoxia suddenly remembered that she still had a "true water-type strongman".

Normally, her Luli is the fixed battle fodder for Ash's newly recruited Kumamon apprentice, Kumamon, in short, a fixed cannon.

It's kind of like the relationship between their trainers. (Xiaoxia: Not at all!)

The important Whirlpool Islands tour is about to begin, so Xiaoxia quickly released it to observe the fighting style of the water-type fighting strongman.

Ash quickly decided on his choice when he saw that the opposing team had sent out Poliwrath.

"A Water-type Pokémon, huh? Then you're the one I should use! Go, Xiong Er!"

When battling Fighting-type Pokémon, the real romance is to simply use the same Fighting-type Pokémon to clash head-on.

Moreover, the opponent is a Water-type Pokémon, so sending out Xiong Er can also help you farm the number of battles required for its mission.

"Beep~ Ah~"

As soon as he appeared, Xiong Er yawned, looking sleepy and not yet awake.

The second bear is very different in personality from the first bear. He is usually lazy and only becomes very enthusiastic when it comes to eating honey.

However, precisely because Ash clearly controls the supply of honey, it usually has to obediently follow Ash to battle against Water-type Pokémon.

Especially since Xiaoxia's main training target is the mosquito coil frog, which is also Xiong Er's usual opponent.

Therefore, it has a wealth of experience battling against this type of Pokémon.

"If Xiong Er gets serious, and you lose this round, you won't get a single drop of honey for the next seven days!"

"What?!"