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

"What good stuff? Is it a new game?" Ash asked with a look of smugness.

"Sigh, what new game is more exciting than that? Come on, let's go back to the gym and talk about it in detail."

And so, Ash was tricked by Kabuto into returning to the Blacksmith Gym.

The next morning, Xiaochun finally returned.

She is in a very good mood right now because the dwarf dragon is shedding its scales very smoothly.

Normally very spirited, she rarely showed such a girlish side, skipping and hopping back to the dojo.

But as soon as she arrived at the dojo gate, Tsubaki sensed that something was wrong.

"Normally, the maids in my house would be here to greet me long ago, but I haven't seen them here today."

Near the entrance of the gym, Tsubaki also saw a beautiful orange-haired girl holding Togepi.

She was standing there angrily, as if waiting for someone.

"Hello, are you here to challenge the gym?"

"Hehe, I guess so." Xiaoxia's forced smile looked a little scary.

Although she didn't understand what had happened, Tsubaki still brought the pretty girl into the dojo.

Along the way, servants finally came to greet Xiaochun.

These greetings, however, seemed to carry an extra layer of emotion compared to usual.

Before Xiaochun could reply after the greetings, the maids immediately ran away shyly, leaving Xiaochun completely confused.

It also made her a little sad, as she hadn't been able to share the joy of her Mini Dragon's successful molting with anyone yet.

Even the old head maid who had taken care of her since she was a child avoided her.

"Miss, you must be happy in the future!"

"It's so big... If you can't handle it, you must refuse..." After saying that, she immediately covered her face and ran away.

Xiaochun was even more confused.

"What exactly is going on?"

Why is everyone so surprised when she came back after only one day out?

Xiaoxia, standing next to Xiaochun, had more and more black lines on her face.

They hurried to the backyard of the dojo, where Tsubaki had a lot to ask the old butler, Kabu.

But when they arrived at the backyard, Ash Ketchum was there instead.

"Ash, you're here! Where's Kabuto?"

Ash, who was resting cross-legged under a tree in the courtyard with his arms crossed, immediately opened his eyes upon hearing Tsubaki's voice.

"The old steward said he was going to take Dragon Fang to the Dragon Cave to take care of some things, so he asked me to wait for you here."

"By the way, how's the scale shedding for Dratini?"

"Yes, everything went smoothly!"

Of all the people I met today, Xiaozhi was the first to ask Xiaochun what was on her mind.

Xiaochun, who was originally filled with questions, instantly became happy.

"And Dratini has successfully evolved!" Xiaochun immediately released the evolved Dragonair.

"Hack!"

The current Dragonair is much better mentally than when it was a Dratini, back when it was constantly in a drowsy, dreamy state to conserve energy.

"That's great." Ash immediately went over to check on Dragonair's condition and gently stroked its newly grown skin.

"This is all thanks to Xiaochun, who stayed by its side all night. You two have really worked hard."

"Thank you."

[Ding! Xiaochun: Affection +5]

Xiaochun is overjoyed, but since everyone's attention is focused on Pokémon, some people at the scene are unhappy.

"Hey Ash, don't you have something to say to me?"

Chapter 304 This is a Trial of Fate

As soon as Xiaoxia's expression appeared, Xiaozhi knew what she was asking.

"If I say I'm innocent, would you believe me?"

"I believed you at first, but why didn't you go back to the center last night!"

Xiaoxia was originally very calm and wanted to wait for Xiaozhi to come back and understand the specific situation before saying anything.

But after waiting for a long time without seeing him, he became increasingly angry and finally came to the gym entrance early the next morning to wait for Ash.

"Well..." Ash thought about it carefully.

Actually, he didn't do anything much last night. Originally, he told Cabra to go back to the Inkstone Gym to show him some new and interesting dragon Pokémon.

But perhaps because the previous battle was too intense and it was indeed getting late, his sleep system, which is a basic requirement for a muscular man, was triggered.

As soon as Ash arrived at the gym, he immediately lay down and fell asleep, his sleep quality so good that even Kabu was ashamed.

Ash seemed to be carried away and given a bath while still half asleep. When he woke up in the morning, his clothes had been washed and placed on the bedside table with the sleeping Pikachu.

It's a real shame for him that he hasn't seen any Dragon-type Pokémon yet.

But when Xiaozhi couldn't answer for a long time, Xiaoxia got even angrier.

"So, why did you end up becoming Miss Chun's fiancé out of nowhere?"

"Huh? What fiancé?!"

Upon hearing the explosive news, Tsubaki immediately stood up.

"It's that promotion ceremony you asked me to perform for you before. After the ceremony, I inexplicably became your fiancé."

"What..." Xiaochun was so surprised that she couldn't close her mouth.

Just then, Kabu's voice came through.

"Miss Kotsubaki is back?"

"Kabu, what's going on?!"

Impatient Xiaochun rushed over and grabbed Kabu, demanding an explanation.

At this moment, Xiaozhi quietly pulled Xiaoxia aside.

"What explanation do you have, Miss?" Kabu asked innocently.

"It's perfectly normal to follow the traditional rules; Mr. Xiaozhi is now the son-in-law of our Dragon Clan."

"Your engagement has been approved by everyone, from top to bottom, and it's a done deal."

"Miss, you should prepare for your wedding."

"How can someone get married suddenly without knowing anything about the situation?"

At this moment, Xiaochun felt both shy and anxious, and was almost frantic.

She's never been in a relationship since she was born, so why is she suddenly getting married?

Although Ash seems to be quite good in every way...

“I told you back then that if the ceremony wasn’t held according to the rules, something very serious would happen.”

"But Miss insists on doing things her own way and has Mr. Xiaozhi hold the promotion ceremony for you. There's nothing I can do about it."

"That's because of Dratini..."

It was indeed Xiaochun who ran away on her own initiative, so she can't blame the old housekeeper now.

When she was a child, Xiao Chun always skipped classes when there were lessons about clan rules.

As a result, she only had a superficial understanding of such matters, which led to this embarrassing blunder.

"In short, this kind of thing doesn't make sense no matter how you look at it, and it will also cause trouble for Xiaozhi."

"No, Mr. Ash doesn't seem to be very resistant."

When Ash heard that there would be dragon-themed Pokémon to watch, he was very enthusiastic about coming.

"Mr. Xiaozhi said that Miss Xiaochun is a very charming woman, and he likes you very much. If you are willing to get married, that would be fine."

"what……"

Upon hearing this, Xiaochun's fair face immediately turned red.

This is Kabu lying through his teeth. Although Ash does like Clover, he never said anything like that.

Xiao Chun didn't know that although she usually acted cool and tough, this was the first time she had encountered something like this, and she couldn't help but feel a little flustered inside.

"No, no, that might just be Ash being polite. It's really not right to drag outsiders into this kind of trouble."

"Then you really should reflect on yourself, Miss Tsubaki."

"Hey, Kabu!"

"Oh dear, oh dear, miss, I was wrong, please stop pulling my beard!"

After a great struggle, Kabu finally managed to protect his already sparse beard from Tsubaki's grasp, and then blew on it tenderly for a while.

"Anyway, the engagement has already been made in front of the whole city. If Miss Xiaochun doesn't want to get married, then she can only choose to step down as the head of the family and run away from the family."

"That's impossible. Is there no other way?" Xiaochun still has a lot of affection for her family.

In particular, she wanted to prove to her cousin Lance that she could become a better Dragon Pokémon Trainer than him and lead the family to the top.

Having always been suppressed by her powerful older brother since childhood, the strong-willed Chun harbors a deep resentment.

Kabu already knew that Tsubaki would react this way, so he deliberately pondered for a while, pretending to be in a difficult position.

"If Miss Xiaochun really is unwilling to fulfill the marriage contract, there is only one thing we can do."

"Let's go with Mr. Ash to complete the trials of the Dragon Cave!"