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

Chapter 302 Long-Legged Little Chun

"It's a misunderstanding, we meant no harm."

"Gyarados, Hydro Pump!"

This girl is pretty, but she doesn't listen to people much, so Xiaozhi has no choice but to fight back.

"Garuda, use Dragon Breath!"

The two powerful attacks collided violently, creating a violent explosion.

The impact instantly sent large pebbles flying from the riverbank.

Seeing this, the girl quickly turned around and used her beautifully curved body to protect the resting mini dragon.

But after gritting her teeth and waiting for a long time, she didn't feel the pain of the stone hitting her. She quickly turned around and found that Xiaozhi's tall body was blocking her way.

[Ding! Xiaochun: Affection +3]

"Chun? That name sounds familiar. It seems to be the dojo master I'm looking for."

However, Xiaozhi still felt that it was more important to clear up the misunderstanding as soon as possible.

"We're really not bad people, it's just that Garchomp wants to be friends with your Dratini."

Ash grabbed Garchomp and made him apologize to the other person.

It was Garchomp that pounced on Ash like a starving ghost, making Ash too embarrassed to say anything after being attacked.

"Awooo~" Garchomp first scratched its head sheepishly, then immediately howled at Dratini with heart-shaped eyes in some incomprehensible words.

"Haha, it can't hear now," Xiaochun chuckled.

"This child is gathering strength for the upcoming molting of the scales, so he has been resting."

"I also placed Gyarados here to protect it."

At this point, Tsubaki finally lessened her hostility towards Ash and his friends.

"Your Garchomp is quite strong. You are an excellent Dragon Pokémon Trainer. I believe you are not bad people."

Is that really the reason? Isn't her judgment a bit too arbitrary? But it's always good that she's willing to believe in herself.

"My name is Ash, and I'm a trainer who came to Blacksmith City to challenge the Gym. And these are my Pokémon. We just happened to be passing by while training in this area."

Pikachu and Garchomp greeted Tsubaki again.

As soon as Xiaochun heard Xiaozhi's name, her eyes lit up, and she immediately began to curiously look him over.

"The trainer with Pikachu... you must be Ash!"

Her pretty little face was quite close, and Xiaozhi could even smell a faint floral fragrance on her.

"Hmm, it's much taller than I imagined."

Xiaochun is already a tall and beautiful girl, but Xiaozhi is currently in training mode.

So even though Tsubaki is nearly 1.8 meters tall, she is still a full head shorter than Ash.

“I’ve heard my brother, Dudu, talk about you. He speaks highly of you, which makes me a little jealous.”

"I am Tsubaki, the trainer of the Inkstone Gym. It's nice to meet you here."

"Yes, Watari also said that if he sees you, he should give you his regards."

He quickly grasped Xiaochun's outstretched, fair hand tightly. Right now, what Xiaozhi cared about most was still...

"Miss Tsubaki, please come with me to the gym battle right now!"

In short, battles are the most important thing; the flames of war are burning behind Ash.

Unfortunately, Xiaochun immediately shook her head.

"If you encounter any trouble, I can help you solve it."

"Thank you very much, but I'm sorry, it's really not possible right now."

"Because this child is at a critical moment right now, shedding scales is a life-or-death situation for a miniature dragon, and I have to be by its side in person."

"I see."

As Xiaochun did mention earlier, this is the first time Xiaozhi has ever seen a Dratini shed its scales.

Thinking about it carefully, it seems that his Dratini didn't go through such a stage back then, and naturally evolved into Dragonair.

Could it be because when he was training the Mini Dragon, he had already knocked off a layer of its scales a long time ago?

Fat: Crying 〒▽〒

Thinking of this, Ash released Dragonite.

Perhaps sensing the presence of its kind, the Dratini, which had been fast asleep, finally opened its eyes slightly and called out joyfully to the Dragonite.

Fatty immediately flew over and gently stroked the mini dragon's head with its chubby little hands to ease its pain.

Just then, Garchomp approached with a grin, but Dratini ignored it completely.

Deeply affected, Garchomp instantly turned gray and went to draw circles on the side.

"Awoooooo~~~"

Meanwhile, Tsubaki marveled at Ash's Dragonite.

"Dragonite has been trained to be quite excellent. Ash, do you also like Dragon-type Pokémon?"

"of course!"

Who wouldn't like a Dragon-type Pokémon that's both strong and cool?

Xiaochun also loves Dragon-type Pokémon the most.

Seeing how well Ash had trained his two Dragon-type Pokémon, she felt even closer to him.

[Ding! Xiaochun: Affection +5!]

"What a pity, I can't accept your challenge today..."

Before Xiaochun could finish speaking, a hurried voice suddenly came from afar.

"Miss! Miss Kotsubaki!"

"Please, I'm begging you, come back with me right now!"

Xiao Zhi quickly looked over and found that the source of the sound was an elderly man who was rather short.

He ran briskly with a bundle on his back, and tripped and fell on a small stone on the riverbank, but got up immediately.

He rushed to Xiaochun's side in a great hurry and knelt down, which startled Xiaozhi, who quickly reached out to help him up.

"Old man, what's going on here?"

"Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't notice there were guests."

He immediately jumped up, grabbed Xiaozhi's hand and shook it repeatedly; his knees were still so strong at his age.

"Hello, I am the old steward of Yanmo Dojo. My name is Kabu. My family has been responsible for taking care of the heir of the Dragon Clan for generations."

However, the old butler seemed to have a cheerful personality and was quite enthusiastic towards Ash, an outsider.

But as soon as he turned his head and saw Xiaochun, he immediately knelt down again with a mournful face and begged.

"Miss, today is the day of the ceremony to purify the Dragon Fang."

"Washing away the dragon's fangs to pray for peace, health, and prosperity for people and Pokémon is the most important job for you, Miss, as the Inkstone Gym Leader!"

"The family, the dojo, and the people of Inkstone City are all waiting for you, Miss."

"Please come back soon, Miss Tsubaki!"

But Xiao Chun was impatient with the old man's wailing and howling.

"Okay, I got it!"

"But the lost dragon is more important now. How can I not stay by its side when it sheds its scales?"

Whether for her beloved Dratini or her duty as a trainer, Tsubaki cannot leave.

Moreover, she hated those ceremonial jobs filled with red tape.

At this moment, the Dratini fully regained consciousness, jumped into the river, and slowly swam upstream. Seeing this, Tsubaki quickly followed.

The old butler could only helplessly chase after them.

"Wait a minute, Miss. According to regulations, the ceremony cannot be held outside of today."

"This is your first promotion ceremony since you took over as Gym Leader..."

Finally, Xiaochun got tired of listening. She immediately stopped with her long, slender legs, walked quickly to Xiaozhi, and pulled him over.

"In that case, let Ash perform the ceremony for me!"

"Ah? No, no... Miss Tsubaki, this won't do!"

"Something terrible is going to happen..."

"What does it matter? Doesn't the clan rules say that a powerful Dragon-type Pokémon Trainer of the opposite sex can take your place!"

"There is such a rule, but..."

"That's fine then." Xiaochun immediately nudged Kabu's shoulder to make him turn around.

"Ash, the Dratini's scale removal has already delayed the competition by a day. If I go through this ritual, your challenge will have to be postponed for another day."

"You said before that you would help me if I had any trouble, so I'll leave this to you. I'll thank you afterwards!" Xiaochun immediately released Gyarados.

Before Kabu could react, the muscular long legs leaped onto Gyarados and quickly followed Dratini away along the river.

Watching Xiaochun's departing figure, Kabu knelt down and reached out, but no matter how much he called out, it was no use.

In the end, he could only grit his teeth in resignation.

"Young Master Du is now the league champion, but his heart is set on the vast lands of Kyushu in the Johto region..."

"We can no longer focus our main efforts on the family. The Dragon Clan must rely on Miss Xiaochun!"

"The triennial promotion ceremony is an important ceremony for Miss Chun to gain recognition from all sides in Yanmo City."