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

"Once the dojo is built, all you need to do is get a signed consent form from more than half of the citizens to apply for a formal dojo."

"You've really worked hard, Xia."

The total population of Dark City is over 50, and for Ash to obtain more than half of that number is to get the signatures of 25 residents.

Given Ash's current reputation in Dark City, getting citizens to sign his name would be easy; the only troublesome thing would be collecting it from door to door.

The ten newly recruited apprentices came in handy again at this time.

By the time they finished collecting the signatures, the dojo was also completed.

The Philosophy Dojo has a classical and grand appearance, standing four stories high. It is now the most magnificent building in the dark city center.

"The application has been submitted, and now we are just waiting for the prosecutor to arrive."

Inside the newly built gym's main hall, Ash sat in the main seat, surrounded by Raizo and the Ten Great Kings.

Xiaoxia, meanwhile, waited anxiously behind the screen, clutching Pikachu.

The alliance has sent word that the prosecutor will be here today for the assessment.

They are now waiting for their distinguished guests to arrive.

Sure enough, a figure soon appeared in front of the Dark Dojo's gate.

The person who arrived was quite adorable, running and hopping around; it seemed to be the prosecutor Joey from before.

Just as I was about to step through the gate, there was a thud.

She tripped over the threshold.

"Ouch, that hurts!"

"What an unreliable prosecutor."

Everyone quickly turned away, pretending not to see, since the prosecutor was sent by the alliance and couldn't be neglected.

With a light cough, Ash pretended to walk by casually, then quickly helped Nurse Joy up from the ground.

He gently brushed over the spot where she had bumped herself and even patted the dust off her clothes.

"Hey, sorry, I was too careless."

Sensing Ash's kindness, Nurse Joy gently replied with thanks.

[Ding! Nightingale Joy: Affection +1]

Ash immediately returned to his seat and readjusted his mindset.

"Then, Miss Prosecutor, please begin the assessment for Gym Leaders."

"Assessment? No need for assessment, Mr. Aaron, you have already passed."

It passed? When did that happen? How come Xiaozhi himself didn't know?

“I have been observing Mr. Aaron in the Dark Market for a long time, and you are very qualified in terms of both strength and sense of responsibility.”

"It is deeply loved by the citizens, and the petition of the people has been submitted. Not to mention, it also has the approval of the Water Lord."

“I have already reported all of this to the central leadership of the alliance, and the higher-ups have directly approved your appointment. I’m just here to go through the motions.”

It turns out it had already been approved a long time ago; all that preparation was for nothing.

"That's wonderful, Master!"

Upon hearing Joey's words, Raizo immediately stood up and clapped hands with the Ten Vajras behind him in celebration.

"But there is still a one-month assessment period. After all, it is also very important for gym leaders to guide novice trainers."

"Mr. Aaron still needs to complete 10 dojo challenge matches in the next month."

"I record the videos and upload them to the league headquarters for final review, and they usually pass."

That makes perfect sense, and Xiaozhi has no objections.

"Okay, no problem."

However, unexpectedly, Little Joey on the other side suddenly started to act coy.

"Um... um... actually, I also came here today to ask Mr. Aaron for help with something."

"Please feel free to ask if you can help."

Seeing her continue to act coy, Xiao Zhi understood and waved for Raizo to lead the Ten Vajra to retreat first.

At this moment, Little Joey finally spoke.

"That's actually about Pokémon. I saw that Mr. Aaron was particularly close to Suicune, so I wanted to ask you about it."

"I don't get along with a Pokémon. How can I become closer to it?"

"Could it be because it thinks I'm not qualified to be its trainer...?"

So that's the question. But since Suicune asked him about it, it means that Pokémon isn't an ordinary Pokémon.

"How long has Nurse Joy had that Pokémon?"

"It's been three months, and I get along very well with Chansey, but I just can't seem to get along with it."

As he spoke, Nurse Joy took a Poké Ball out of his pocket and released the Pokémon inside.

What emerged was a Pokémon with a red hindquarters, jet-like wings, and a blue triangle symbol on its chest.

"This Pokémon is Latias!"

"Yes, this Pokémon was given to me by my parents after I was successfully elected as the League Prosecutor."

"Perhaps it thinks I'm not mature enough, because it's never close to me."

A look of disappointment crossed Little Joey's face.

"Giving away Pokémon like this... the difference between people is really huge."

However, Ash will not be discouraged, because he believes that he will definitely have more legendary Pokémon in the future.

"The most important thing to improve the relationship between the two sides is communication. Come out, Suikun!"

Since Joey came to him for help, he would do his best to help her.

As always, Suicune made a grand entrance, standing tall and posing with his head held high.

Ash's Suicune is special; it can speak human language, so he sent it out to act as a translator.

"Please, Suicune, go and talk to Latias about its opinion on Joy."

Upon receiving the order, Suicune nimbly jumped to Latias's side, and the two Pokémon began whispering to each other.

The conversation ended quickly, and Suicune returned to Ash's side, whispering something in his ear.

"Latias said he really likes little Joey. He's taken care of her since she was born, how could he not like her?"

"Did you ask it why it wasn't close to Little Joey?"

"They said they thought her face was so cute that they couldn't help but want to bite it every time they got close to her."

What kind of reason is that?

Chapter Sixty-One: The Most Important Thing for a Mayor is to Be Harmonious and Conformist

Legend has it that Latias was highly intelligent and could understand human language.

They can also perceive people's hearts very keenly through telepathy and emotional communication.

Why does this one seem to lack telepathic abilities? Ash quickly went to Latias's side.

Slowly reach out and place your hand on its forehead, and begin transmitting waveguides to establish a connection with it.

Little Joy was incredibly envious of this scene, as she was always rejected whenever she tried to approach Latias.

"Waaaaah~ Waaaah~ I guess I was just too immature."

"Hello, Latias."

"Hello, strange human. You have a youthful spirit but look like a middle-aged person."

The fact that it can respond indicates that its telepathic abilities are normal.

"You can clearly sense Little Joey's feelings, yet you still do this. You have such a twisted sense of humor."

"I can't help it, little Joey is just too cute, I can't resist teasing her, hehehe."

"But we really can't play anymore, the child is already upset. Could you get me a rubber ball?"

Ash brought it a ball, and Latias took the ball and went to give Nurse Joy a loving hug.

This touched Nurse Joy deeply, who thought it was all thanks to Ash.

"Thank you so much, Mr. Aaron."

[Ding! Nightingale Joey: Affection +3]

"My full name is Aaron Zhi. When no one else is around, just call me Xiao Zhi."

This Joey looks special. Let's get on her good side first; she might be useful in the future.

“From now on, Mr. Ash can also call me by my name Nightingale or Xiao Nan.”

[Ding! New epic quest triggered: The Confused Prosecutor: Please raise Xiao Nan's affection level to 20]

[Rewards: Alliance Coins +800; Free Attribute Points +4; One piece of news about wild Latias]

After saying goodbye to Joy, Ash also received some news from her.

In a few days, the Alliance will send a mayor to the Dark City.

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Ash's reputation as a Suicune trainer has already spread.

So when his gym officially opened, countless trainers who wanted to see Suicune came to the door to challenge him.

Some people even travel from several cities to challenge Ash's gym in order to see the legendary embodiment of the North Wind.

This bustling scene unexpectedly boosted tourism in the dark city.

The citizens were overjoyed.