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

Even when faced with a mission that could lead to death, Ash showed no fear whatsoever. Instead, he remained calm and answered with righteous indignation.

"With great power comes great responsibility. This is what I should do, please leave it to me!" (Parker: ? These are all my words!)

With rewards to be won, battles to fight, and even the chance to increase regional favorability, Ash naturally wouldn't refuse.

He was confident that he would not die, which moved A-Du and the others present to tears.

"Xiao Zhi, what a fine young man with noble sentiments!"

"A role model for us all!"

"Ah, I even want to have his babies."

……

[Ding! Congratulations, host, your "Charm" trait has increased from lv6 to lv7 (Hey, want to join my rebellion team? How about a humanoid succubus?)]

"Is this really necessary?"

Seeing his childhood friend seemingly heading towards certain death, Xiao Mao originally wanted to try to persuade him, but his task was equally arduous, so he had to give up.

"Alright, then let's charge in, prepared to die!"

"No need for that."

"Hmm, where did that sound come from?"

The sudden sound startled everyone, and then Mewtwo popped out of the Poké Ball in Ash's arms.

Its eyes flashed red, and it immediately placed its palms on the ground, a superpower spreading downwards from Mewtwo's body.

Before anyone could even be shocked that Ash's Mewtwo could talk, the commotion underground quickly subsided.

[Ding! Congratulations, host, for completing the side quest "Go save the Alliance, young man!": Please stop the destruction of the Alliance's most important landmark, the "Alliance Tower," and protect the guild leader's fragile heart!]

【获得奖励：联盟币+40000；体力+2；攻击+2；自由属性点+3；地区威望+20；地区好感度+20】

[Ding! Iori Yagami, leader of the Johto Alliance: Affection +20]

"...How did Mewtwo do that?"

Ash originally thought he would have to have a good, big battle first.

In his perception, the aura emanating from the creature codenamed X underground even surpassed the aura released when Mewtwo and Mew fought with all their might.

I didn't expect it to be stopped so easily by Mewtwo.

The light in the eyes of the character codenamed X, who was causing a ruckus in the surveillance footage, suddenly vanished, and he stood motionless like a piece of wood.

"That thing has the ability but no soul; it's just a biological weapon activated by destructive instincts."

"I can easily control its brain with my mental power..."

"Hmph, pathetic fellow."

The major crisis was so easily dismissed that everyone present was still a little confused.

But as expected of a champion, Lance reacted immediately and quickly led his men into the building, subduing the Team Rocket Pokémon and X Pokémon.

————Double the return————

This time, Silver Town suffered some losses because of X's rampage.

But this is, after all, a key location of the City Alliance, with fairly solid infrastructure, so there are no major problems.

The league is paying for all players and spectators to stay at Silver Mountain for one more day, and the league's awards ceremony will be held again tomorrow.

Ash was invited to the headquarters' central laboratory by Lance that same day, and Mewtwo was also specifically instructed to come along.

X had been put back into the petri dish, with only Ash and Mewtwo staring at it blankly, waiting for Lance to finish his business and come back to talk to them.

"Those guys from Team Rocket are still conducting life experiments!"

"How pathetic are we, beings created by humans who manipulate the laws of life."

Mewtwo looked at the guy in front of him, who could be considered his brother, with a cold expression mixed with a hint of sadness.

"I was neither born with blessings nor raised in my parents' arms, so what is the meaning of my life...?"

"How could it be meaningless?"

At that moment, Ash suddenly spoke, interrupting Mewtwo's thoughts.

Because he knew that Mewtwo's dark, chuunibyou spirit had definitely been stirred up again by X in front of him.

After raising this big cat for so long, it's finally become a little tame.

If left unattended, it might turn evil again and destroy the world.

"Mewtwo, according to information the League found from Team Rocket headquarters, Team Rocket found Dr. Pegasus's research backup and went to great lengths to obtain a new Mewtwo fossil."

"At the same time, we collected more detailed information about Pokémon creatures than before, and it took more money to recreate two artificial life forms."

"So what? It's still something man-made. The mother who nurtured us is just a cold glass dome!"

"Listen to me. Although the two new creatures Team Rocket created surpass you in strength, they don't exhibit any intelligence."

"They're all just weapons that indiscriminately destroy everything." Ash pulled Mewtwo to his side.

"Gibberish spent an even greater amount of resources, using the exact same method, but still couldn't recreate a Mewtwo."

"They obey no one's commands, they have no emotions, no joy or sorrow, no soul..."

"Most importantly, they simply can't make the same disgusted look on your face as you are now, with me standing next to you."

What does this prove?

Chao tried to use his telekinesis to push Ash away, but Ash held him firmly in place.

"This shows that Mewtwo is not a genetically engineered product that can be artificially controlled and mass-produced, but a miracle."

"A miracle chosen by the world!"

Even the cloned Pokémon that Mewtwo created were actually just pixel-perfect replicas of the original Pokémon's neural reflexes.

They have no emotions; they obey whoever holds the Poké Ball.

The only cloned Pokémon with its own personality is actually Mewtwo.

"As a Pokémon born with a soul and intelligence, your existence is the greatest meaning!"

Upon hearing this, Mewtwo's brain seemed to explode, and the blockage that had been accumulating in its heart seemed to clear up all at once.

"And most importantly, you are my partner, Mewtwo. We worry about each other's safety and care about each other's thoughts."

"This is the connection between lives; with connections to others, you are a complete life."

"Hmph, boring!"

Seeing Mewtwo return to its normal expression, Ash knew he had passed this test.

"Thank you for your oratory and charismatic qualities!"

[Ding! Mewtwo: Affection +5; Intimacy +5]

[Ding! Congratulations on completing the legendary quest "A child in the absolute sense, from which ignorance arises, what does Mewtwo learn about love?": Please reach a friendship and intimacy level of 50 with Mewtwo.]

【获得奖励：联盟币+30000；攻击+4；特攻+4；自由属性点+5；觉醒新的能力：超能力lv1】

Unexpectedly, Mewtwo's affection and friendship levels have reached 50, and Ash's long-awaited psychic power has finally awakened.

"Raising a cat is really not easy."

Suddenly, perhaps because it had resolved its inner conflict, a bright light appeared on Mewtwo's body, resonating with X in the petri dish.

[Ding! Usable waste recycling components detected. Collection system activated!]

X's body suddenly began to condense and deform, and after a moment it turned into a brightly colored stone, which flashed out of the petri dish and landed in Ash's hand.

[Ding! Congratulations, host, you have obtained: Mewtwo Mega Evolution Stone X+1]

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What's going on? That's not trash! Don't you dare do anything on your own!

It was built by Giovanni at great expense, so let's show him some respect!

Just then, the institute's doors suddenly opened, and A-Du and Chairman Yagami walked in with smiles on their faces.

"President, this is Xiao Zhi, the outstanding young man I was talking about. He is destined to become the cornerstone of the League's future and is also our League champion this year!"

"And inside that petri dish is the mysterious Pokémon codenamed X..."

"Hmm, where did my big Pokémon go?"

"Uh, Adu, would you believe me if I said it turned into a stone?"

"what!"

……

After confirming that X had indeed turned into a rock and flown into Ash's hand in the surveillance footage, Lance and the chairman could only helplessly accept reality.

"Never mind, we only called you here because we saw that Mewtwo was able to perfectly control X, so we wanted to entrust it to you to take care of."

"The research that needed to be done has already been completed, so it's actually better this way."

Lance waved his hand casually, telling Ash to put away Mewtwo's Mega Stone.

Seeing that the other party had said so, Xiao Zhi naturally accepted it gladly. This trip to help out had yielded quite a reward.

However, just as he was about to leave, the short, chubby, and somewhat intimidating-sounding president, Iori Yagami, suddenly called him back.

"By the way, Ash, I heard from Damaranchi that you've decided to represent Kanto in the Elite Four selection for the Supreme League."

"You currently have two major championship titles, and you are one short of qualifying for the competition."

"There are many regions where the League Tournament will be held later, and many of these leagues have their own unique rules. Have you decided where you want to challenge them?"

Speaking of this, Ash suddenly remembered the Blaziken that had left a deep impression on him during a previous competition.

"If we consider the most suitable time for the League Tournament, I would probably go to Hoenn."

Chapter 344 The Last of the Capital

After the awards ceremony ended the next day, everyone gradually began their journeys home.