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

"Children, look, this is the complete picture of Jirachi in its petrified state."

"Legend has it that Jirachi is a Pokémon that awakens only once every 1000 years to help people fulfill their wishes."

"Moreover, it can only be brought to the closest point to the millennium comet within seven days of its appearance, and only after resonating with the comet's energy can it break free of its petrified state and become active."

"It is said that during that time, it will also choose a pure-hearted boy who can protect it as a companion."

"Ash, the reason I came here is to give it to you."

"A pure-hearted boy, Ash Ketchum?"

Upon hearing this, Xiaosheng was shocked. Which of the four words "pure-hearted" could possibly be related to Xiaozhi?

"Why not me?"

A pure love of beauty and a pure passion for Pokémon—how can that not be pure? Ash is quite confident in the purity of his heart.

He thought this with such shamelessness.

Unfortunately, Professor Oak didn't seem to agree with Ash's thoughts, and he said hesitantly.

"A pure heart doesn't really suit Ash..."

Professor Oak!

"But! The main reason is that in the process of reclaiming Kirachi from Butler and confirming its identity, we accidentally missed the cycle of the Millennium Comet."

"Jirachi only gets seven days out of a thousand years when it can move freely, so it can only stay in its stone state forever."

According to records, Jirachi can only be active for seven days every thousand years, so its mentality is still like that of a playful child.

"It's really pitiful that Jirachi missed its rare opportunity to be active just because a bad person coveted its power."

“The place where Jirachi used to sleep, the Farns Forest, has long been closed, and ordinary people can no longer enter.”

"The League entrusted Jirachi to my care, so I couldn't just leave him unattended. That's why I thought of you, who have always had a special connection with legendary Pokémon."

"So, Ash, are you willing to accept my request?"

"Of course, but what kind of request, Doctor?"

At this point, Professor Oak took out his research report and spread it out on the table for everyone to see.

"I've been thinking about whether there's any way to help Jirachi break free of its petrified state and make up for the time it couldn't move before."

"Then, I thought of that shooting star in the sky above Hoenn."

"That giant tree in the sky above Hoenn...you mean the giant meteorite?"

Dr. Odama was immediately startled, then picked up another page of the report and began to examine it carefully.

"Oh, it really is. The energy waves from the large meteorite are remarkably similar to those of the millennium-old comet."

"That's right. Look, this meteorite, which also came from outer space, is big, bright, and carries enormous energy. Maybe it can resonate with Jirachi."

Upon hearing this, Oda Scroll nodded in agreement.

As a renowned professor in Hoenn, the Millennium Comet and the Great Meteorite were both very close to his territory, so the data he had access to was more detailed than that of Professor Oak.

This indirectly supports Professor Oak's conjecture.

"It might actually work, after all, the large meteorite itself is composed of a super-large natural energy stone."

Seeing that someone agreed with him, Professor Oak continued.

"Anyway, it won't hurt to try. If we succeed in restoring Jirachi, Ash, you can protect it during that time."

Jirachi's ability to grant wishes sounds incredibly tempting; if word got out, it would definitely attract a lot of people with ulterior motives who would covet this power.

Only by entrusting its protection to trustworthy people can Da Mu feel at ease.

In his heart, there was no one more suitable than Xiaozhi.

"I'm usually too busy with work to find the time. Anyway, Ash, didn't you promise the Hoenn League you would help resolve the meteor crisis?"

"Let's take Jirachi with us and give it a try!"

"Professor Oak, isn't this a bit too casual?"

"How could that be? Ash, you're the man chosen by so many legendary Pokémon! Entrusting you with this task will definitely be fine!"

Oak patted Ash on the shoulder excitedly, "I have such faith in you."

"Alright, I'll give it a try!"

Ash is such a passionate Pokémon fan, so he naturally accepted the task on the spot.

[Ding! Congratulations, host, you have triggered a new epic quest, "You Are My Little Star~": Please find a way to completely solve Jirachi's petrification problem! (Hint: Perhaps you could take Jirachi with you to Lilycove City.)]

【奖励：联盟币+60000；全属性+1；银色王冠+1；金色王冠+1；技能：破灭之愿+1】

"Completely solve it? Hmm, forget it!" Ash stopped thinking about it.

"I'll be taking care of Jirachi for the time being."

Anyway, even when Jirachi is in its rock form, Ash can just put it into his system space without it getting in the way.

Speaking of the system space and stars, Xiao Zhi, combined with the requirements of the mission just now, instantly remembered the things he had casually put in the space before.

He immediately went through his current inventory in his mind.

Sure enough, they found the comet fragment they had obtained from a previous mission.

The rewards from system tasks are usually useful, but Ash just couldn't find a use for this comet fragment.

It seems that its only obvious difference is that it fetches a high price when recycled by the system store.

But this is a reward from Rayquaza's quest, and it's even included in May's legendary quest reward.

Xiao Zhi felt that there was definitely some enormous value in this that he hadn't yet discovered.

Now that Jirachi is in his hands, Ash is suddenly able to connect them all together.

"Millennium Comet, comet fragments, Jirachi... Could it be?!"

Ash suddenly realized something and immediately took out a standard blue star-shaped comet fragment and placed it on Jirachi.

People around gathered around, looking curiously at the table.

"What is this, Ash?"

"An item called a comet fragment that I obtained by chance during my journey."

Although it was given by the system, the process of obtaining it was indeed unexpected. Ash watched intently as the comet fragment came into contact with Jirachi.

"I'm just giving it a try; maybe it'll work."

Before Ash could finish speaking, the comet fragments, along with the stone that Jirachi had transformed into, immediately emitted a dazzling light.

The originally angular stone slowly rose in the light, transforming into an adorable Pokémon wrapped in its own bright yellow ribbon, as if it were in swaddling clothes.

It fell gracefully from the sky and landed in front of Ash.

The people around watched this scene in astonishment.

"Jirachi has been revived!"

"It's so cute!"

"I never expected this. Ash, you really are a man blessed by legendary Pokémon."

Baku, Haruka, and Professor Oak all expressed their feelings, while Professor Birch immediately made observations and records.

No wonder he's an expert who spends years conducting Pokémon ecology research in the wild.

"Oh ho ho, so this is Jirachi's true form. Looks like the Pokédex can be updated again."

The unexpected surprise made everyone happy, but Xiao Zhi stared into thought as he looked at the words "Energy remaining for ten minutes" on the system panel.

"As expected, a single fragment of a comet is not enough."

But don't overthink it; ten minutes is enough.

"Let's say hello to Jirachi first!"

Amidst everyone's expectant gazes, Jirachi rubbed its eyes with its cute little hands, then slowly sat up.

"Hmm... Where am I?"

Chapter 456 Become the strongest illusionist!

"Hello Jirachi, my name is Ash."

"I am Xiaoyao."

……

As soon as Jirachi opened its eyes, everyone rushed over to greet it.

However, Jirachi had just woken up, wiggling its soft little feet, its face still a little dazed.

"Silly thing?" Little Star tilted his big head and repeated what Ash and the others had just said.

Its voice was soft and sweet, sounding very cute. Moreover, Jirachi didn't speak; it directly used telepathy to transmit its voice into Ash and the others' minds.

It's the same style as the one worn by the Sea God; it's very high-end.

After sensing that Ash and his friends meant no harm, Jirachi became very lively.

It happily circled around everyone, repeating their names.

It seems to be a tiny life form that can only wake up for seven days every thousand years, trying its best to remember the new and exciting things that come with each time it opens its eyes.

Furthermore, Jirachi especially likes to call Ash's name.

"Foolish thing, foolish thing..."

"It's Ash!" Ash wanted to yell at it, but Jirachi was just too cute.

When it floated up to Ash's head and lay there shaking its head, all of Ash's anger vanished.

"By the way, isn't Jirachi said to grant any wish? If we make a wish to it now, will it come true?"

Xiao Sheng was at an innocent and carefree age, so he naturally remembered this rather fairytale-like event very well.

"Xiaosheng, you really are a child. A wishing star that can grant any wish? You should know that's unreliable just by hearing about it."