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

Since it had no effect, there was nothing to fear. Ash simply had his Blackie gracefully and slowly walk up to the psychic beam and attack.

Use Dark Cyclone on the face of the evil Articuno.

This gesture is more like a greeting than a battle.

But the evil Articuno just wouldn't dodge, continuing to relentlessly attack Little Black with its gaze, before being directly knocked down by the Dark Cyclone.

"Gu~"Σ(っ°Д°;)っ

At that moment, Little Black's white silky black feet seized the opportunity and stomped hard on its head, knocking the Evil Articuno unconscious.

"Go, Poké Ball!" Ash immediately picked out a healing ball of a suitable color and threw it over.

Thump! It was successfully tamed on the spot.

"Sigh, is that all?" It seems simpler than I thought. Ash walked over and picked up the Poké Ball.

He had originally planned that if Xiao Hei was too restrained in fighting because he wanted to maintain elegance, he would take over himself.

"I didn't expect it to go so smoothly."

However, because the opponent's strongest attack was immune to Little Black, Articuno really had no chance.

Seeing that the battle was over, Little Black was overjoyed and quickly tore off its white ballet uniform, which it had been unable to bear for a long time.

"Alas!" (Liberation!)

It immediately rolled around on the ground happily several times. Elegance doesn't suit it at all; it has to be wild and untamed!

To vent one's anger intensely.

It wasn't until it spotted Zapdos returning with White that Black immediately stopped its playful antics and adopted a tired look, as if it had just finished a battle.

Seeing this, Ash smiled knowingly and put them all back into their Poké Balls.

Then I immediately checked the information about the newly captured Articuno.

[Pokémon Name: Articuno (Galar)]

[Attributes: Psychic + Flight]

【种族值：体力：90；攻击：85；防御：85；特攻：125；特防：100；速度：95；总和：580】

【Trait: Competitive (When an opponent reduces an ability, Special Attack increases by 2 stages for each ability reduced; this can be triggered repeatedly.)】

[Skills: Self-regeneration; Cold gaze; Dream consumption; Hypnosis; Magical space...]

[Affection Level: 15% (Indifferent)]

【Intimacy Level: 15% (Indifferent)】

[Description: Articuno is aloof and elegant, always using its psychic powers to levitate and almost never flapping its wings. Its beams of light can freeze an opponent's body, rendering them immobile, while its feather blades, crafted from psychic energy, can easily slice through thick iron plates like paper.]

"But why isn't the quest for Articuno complete yet?" Ash released Articuno to check the situation.

At this moment, it had lost all its previous arrogance and elegance, and had become a dejected big bird lying on the ground with its feathers all over its body in disarray.

The long-awaited meeting with the Demon King turned out like this, leaving it with a deep sense of disillusionment.

Articuno has no intention of escaping at all; it just lies helplessly on the field, gazing into the distance.

Ash has already subdued Kuro, so what can I do?

Moreover, although Ash had already concealed his aura, its terrifying strength could still be sensed through its sharp gaze.

So be it, it's been captured. Anyway, its pride won't allow it to obey Ash's commands!

A direct approach of nonviolent non-cooperation.

"Coo coo!" (Do whatever you want with me!)

The situation was a bit of a headache, but Ash didn't bother it. He just silently accompanied Articuno as it gazed at the distant sunset.

Then Ash suddenly took out a comb and started grooming its feathers, which were messy from the battle.

The evil Articuno immediately turned its head in surprise; this seemingly savage human hadn't actually attacked it.

Surprised, it didn't refuse Ash, but slowly propped itself up and sat up.

In the silence, Xiao Zhi helped it get its body cleaned up again.

Having gained extensive experience in training various Pokémon, Ash's technique was quite skillful, and he even brought out some ointment.

With Ash's help, Articuno's feathers quickly grew back after being healed.

[Ding! Articuno (Galar): Affection +10; Intimacy +5]

Waving its wings, Articuno was somewhat moved, and Ash admired its feathers in admiration.

"What an elegant and beautiful creature!" Ash's eyes seemed to hold a dazzling galaxy.

The evil Articuno was stunned.

"Coo, coo?" (Human, you actually understand me?)

Of course, Ash is serious about Pokémon.

When Lance was teaching Kuro, Ash was always by his side.

With his strong control over his body and his extraordinary memory.

Little Black didn't learn many of those noble rituals, but Little Ash learned a lot.

With a standard aristocratic gesture and an elegant bow, Ash slowly lifted Articuno's wing and spoke sincerely to it.

"Although our meeting was not pleasant, it was a destined encounter. Please become my partner."

The movements were perfectly standard and graceful; under Xiaozhi's skillful control, everything looked so pleasing to the eye.

"Gurgle, gurgle, gurgle!" (Ah, this is the real demon king! I knew that lump of charcoal was fake!)

Ash's power and elegance were acknowledged by the evil Articuno, which immediately stood up, spread its magnificent wings, and gracefully crossed them in front of it.

Driven by its spiritual power, it floated into the air, took a deep look at Ash, and then gracefully nodded its head with a movement that embodied its aesthetic sense.

[Ding! Congratulations on completing the new side quest "The Repentant Demon King and the Three Executives (Part Two)": Please defeat the evil Articuno with grace!]

[Rewards: League Coins +3000; Special Attack +3; Speed ​​+3; Zapdos Battle Ticket +1]

[Ding! Articuno (Galar): Affection and intimacy have reached maximum!]

[Rewards: Alliance Coins +2000; Special Attack +2; Skill: Cold Gaze]

[Ding! Congratulations, host, you have triggered a new side quest, "The Repentant Demon King and His Three Executives (Part 3)": Please use Dark Lugia to defeat the Evil Zapdos on the ground!]

[Rewards: Alliance Coins +4000; Special Attack +4; Speed ​​+4; A large wooden head (its purpose is unknown) +1]

[Upon completion of the quest, Zapdos's (Galar's) friendship and affinity will be forcibly reset to 100.]

"Coo, coo!" (Ash, let's conquer the world together!)

"No."

————Farewell Gift————

After catching the Evil Articuno, Ash and his friends left the mountain lake and continued their journey towards Blackrock City.

Because the lake wasn't far from Smoky City, Ash and his friends didn't walk for long.

They arrived in Yanmo City quickly, and surprisingly, they didn't get lost! (It's quite difficult to get lost on the main straight road alone.)

During this time, Ash only stopped briefly to take his Pokémon to battle when they passed by the Arena Park.

"This is the location of the last dojo."

Unfortunately, when Ash hurriedly pulled Misty to the gym entrance, the gym leader was nowhere to be found.

"How could this be? I was so looking forward to it." Xiao Zhi was disappointed; he had rushed here as soon as he arrived in the city.

"It's all because you stayed at the amusement park for too long!" Misty complained, panting, after being dragged along by the excited Ash the whole way.

"There's no way around it, it would be a huge loss not to go to such a great battle arena!"

Anyway, Ash had a great time there, and all his Pokémon battled once, gaining a lot of experience.

After all, it was said that the last gym leader, Xiaochun, was quite powerful and was the most important successor of the Dragon Clan in this generation besides Lance.

Then you have to let your Pokémon practice more before the challenge, especially the ones Ash plans to use in the gym battles.

The dojo master isn't here right now, so there's nothing we can do about it.

Xiaoxia was already exhausted because she had been battling Ash for several days at the Arena.

Since she couldn't challenge the gym, she went back to the Pokémon Center to take a nap.

Ash, of course, wouldn't be so dejected. Even if the Gym Leader wasn't there, he still had to keep training today!

Ash and Pikachu ran towards the outskirts of the city.

Arriving at a nice riverside spot on the outskirts of Blackrock City, Ash released Garchomp.

"I've decided to train you today, so come out, Garchomp!"

"Ow~"

"Oh, it hurts so much!"

[Ding! Garchomp: Affection +2; Intimacy +2]

As soon as Garchomp appeared, it grinned foolishly and tried to bite Ash's head, which had become a little joke between them.

"Stop biting my head! Training, training, Garchomp, can't you hear me?!"

Suddenly Ash felt a lightness in his head. It turned out that Garchomp had already flown towards a Dratini resting by the river with hearts in its eyes.

How did a mini dragon suddenly appear by the river?

"Wait a minute, Garchomp!" Ash was about to stop him.

Immediately, a ferocious Gyarados leaped out of the river behind Dratini and unleashed a powerful water cannon attack.

The Garchomp was knocked heavily onto the riverbank.

At that moment, a nimble figure leaped from the branches of a tree in the forest and landed beside the Dratini.

A spirited young woman landed in front of Ash and glared angrily at him and his friends.

What are you going to do to my mini-dragon?