Pokémon, Ash is going to become a perfect man from now on.

Chapter 246 Farewell to the Vast Alakazam, Training Before the Journey~

Ash's itinerary in the Orange Islands was quickly finalized.

After officially setting off, he planned to first pass through the four cities of Viridian, Nibi, Cerulean, and Asabane, before heading to the southernmost island of Everlasting Summer…

"Huh... You said you were going on a trip to the Orange Islands, but you have to go through half of Kanto first?" Blue was completely bewildered when she heard about Ash's so-called new journey.

How many times does he have to walk through Kanto again and again...?

However, considering Ash's current connections in Kanto, it's normal for him to have more things to do.

Moreover, Ash's enthusiastic planning of the trip made Blue realize that he cared a lot about this trip to the Orange Islands.

So it's pretty good, I guess, I can accompany him for a while longer...

"Hey, have you decided on your new travel companions yet? Who are you planning to take to the new region?" After calming herself down, Blue started asking Ash about the details of his upcoming trip.

"No need to prepare anything special, just bring everything," Ash said casually. "Their future paths haven't been completely decided yet, so they can't leave my side right now."

All twelve Kanto Pokémon possess the Bending Spoon of Destiny, but currently, apart from the four main Pokémon and the small bag, only Dragonite, Venusaur, and Crobat have responded.

So Ash decided to keep them with him until each of them embarked on the true path to becoming stronger!

This can be seen as a special favor he gave to the first batch of Pokémon.

As the number of animals caught increases in the future, Ash's energy will inevitably be divided. Although he will certainly raise them well, the kind of hands-on teaching and tireless adventures he is doing now will no longer be the norm...

"I'll bring all twelve of them... As expected of you." Xiao Lan smiled knowingly, not at all surprised.

But soon, she froze again... because Ash pulled a blue Pokémon egg out of his backpack.

"Not only will I have twelve hands, but I'll also be carrying this little guy~"

"Where did you get this egg?" Little Blue asked, puzzled.

"Dad gave it to my brother last night, saying it was a reward for winning the championship," Lila said, leaning closer.

She had just finished preparing to leave; she was going to accompany Ash on this trip to Orange Island.

"Oh, I see..." Little Blue suddenly realized, "So what will it hatch into?"

“One of the pseudo-legendary Pokémon in Hoenn,” Ash said softly.

Although Ash's dad is a bit of a jerk to his son, he's generally a man of his word. He said he'd give Ash a 'treasure' if he won, and he actually did give him a 'treasure'!

"If everything is settled, let's set off." After everything was ready, the three of them set off again.

They arrived in Viridian City first, where they met up with Sabrina.

Sabrina was naturally very happy to see Ash again, and she also showed affection to the other two girls... although her way of showing affection was simply by giving them a casual greeting beforehand.

She looks to be in good health; her superpowers should have recovered to a considerable level.

Moreover, according to her, her mother's health has recovered very well and she no longer needs constant care. They will soon be able to move back to Golden City.

This is undoubtedly good news. Sabrina no longer needs to worry about her mother's condition and can spend her free time training in the giant Alakazam.

"Let's go to Mount Portora now. With your teacher's help, your psychic powers will be fully restored soon," Ash suggested, leading everyone to teleport away from Viridian City.

When they arrived at the mountaintop, the giant Alakazam was leisurely pointing at Sabrina's Alakazam as it meditated.

"Hey, Ash, you're here, and you've brought a lot of friends with you~" As soon as Ash appeared, the giant Alakazam greeted him with a kind smile.

But the sound it made surprised Ash.

"Teacher...you can speak human language now?"

That wasn't a shout from Hudina, but a human voice that required no waveguide translation at all!

Moreover, not only Ash, but Blue and the others can also understand Alakazam's speech!

"This is telepathy, which sounds almost like talking to you," the giant Alakazam explained. "It's actually not a very difficult skill to master. I didn't use it before mainly because I was too lazy to communicate with humans... but recently I have to help guide my partner, right?"

"Hmm..." "Teacher, you..."

Alakazam's casual remark made Sabrina and Ash blush deeply at the same time.

Come on, do you have to be so direct?

They've developed feelings for each other, but it hasn't progressed to that stage yet!

"Hey, what's all the fuss about?" Alakazam waved his hand dismissively. "Since you brought all three mates with you, why don't you just admit it outright... I always thought you had the potential to be a Warcraft player, but I didn't expect you to be so indecisive~"

From Alakazam's perspective, Ash and Sabrina are actually in that kind of relationship... and something substantial could happen at any time~

At the same time, not only Natsume, but all the 'females' who have a similar relationship with him can be called 'partners'.

This is a universal value that has remained unchanged for thousands of years in Pokémon. Even though Alakazam has an IQ of over 5,000 and can simulate human thinking, its emotional concepts are still simple and direct.

If you like someone, you can be together; when you're mature enough, you can do *that*... and then the stronger person has more opportunities, that's it~

"I really have disappointed you..." Ash couldn't help but feel annoyed.

Well, this is getting more and more outrageous!

"Am I... also... my brother's..." Lila felt stiff all over, her head was burning hot as if it could boil water, and she could even mimic the sound of a steam whistle above her head.

"Hehe, teacher, you have such good taste~" On the other hand, Xiao Lan grabbed Xiao Zhi's arm and sweetly acted coquettishly towards Alakazam, without being shy at all.

"Haha, you're the most interesting girl~" Hu Di laughed heartily, "You're more like a Warcraft than my student."

"Hehe..." Xiao Zhi rolled his eyes and chuckled dryly.

She doesn't resemble a monster at all... she's just a little devil!

...

"Alright... Actually, you've come at the perfect time. I heard you were going on a trip, and I was just thinking of having you train with me." After a little bit of playful banter, the giant Alakazam transformed into a serious master.

"What is cultivation...?" Ash asked immediately with a serious expression.

Giant Alakazam has always focused on answering questions and providing guidance, rarely interfering directly with Ash's path to becoming stronger.

But just like the spoon that was bent by fate before, every time it takes the initiative, it will definitely benefit Ash immensely!

"I will guide you to learn to foresee the future, and the destiny that stems from it, the bent spoon!" Alakazam said solemnly. "After this, you will be going out more often, and we will meet less and less frequently. In the future, when you encounter some choices or your Pokémon reach a bottleneck, you will not always be able to come to me for advice, but will have to guide them yourself."

"Yes," Xiao Zhi immediately and respectfully replied.

This training before his journey was definitely for his own good.

As Ash travels further from Kanto and Johto into the Orange Islands, and of course, in the future, the more complex the situations he will face will become.

When he doesn't know how to make a decision, using his superpowers is one way to do so.

"If you're ready, let's connect with the superpower. You've had this kind of training before, so it will be easy for you."

"is teacher."

Ash followed instructions and used his psychic powers to establish a link with the giant Alakazam for the first time…

Chapter 247 Predicting the Future

Shocked!

Alakazam's psychic powers gave Ash this feeling; he always thought his psychic powers were already powerful enough, like a bucket about to overflow.

But compared to now, the Hu region is practically a lake...

And this is just the land of Hulao Pass now. If it were before, it might have been an ocean!

Soon, Ash noticed that the lake water began to surge, and countless water droplets gathered into a bright ball of light, which shot rapidly toward the vast starry sky above.

It constantly emits a bright light, as if communicating with the stars in the sky, seeking some guidance from their trajectories...

This might be the true way to predict the future!

Ash had no doubt that the ball of light possessed terrifying destructive power; it could not only land and deliver a powerful blow, but it might also activate a Psychic Field.

But if it remains suspended high in the sky, it might allow users to foresee future trajectories.

Ash curiously extended his psychic powers, eager to know what Alakazam was foreseeing...

Bang!

He had barely started thinking about it when the ball of light in the sky exploded into a burst of fireworks.

"Teacher, what's wrong?" Ash was cultivating peacefully when Alakazam suddenly severed the connection, leaving him completely bewildered.

"I want you to establish a superpower link with me so that you can learn how to foresee the future as soon as possible. However, I myself cannot easily make such predictions, and I am very reluctant to share the results of my predictions with others."

"Why?" Xiao Zhi asked, puzzled.

"What you see in the future is only one of countless possible futures. It is not certain to happen, but it is subject to many influences. The more powerful a being is, the higher the probability that the future it foresees will occur."

"Simply put, if you foresee a terrible disaster, it might just turn out to be a false alarm; but if I foresee it, it might actually happen."

"That's why strong people are very wary of making predictions casually, because it can easily disrupt the world's established order... Unless it's an extremely desperate situation, they will use prophecy to find that last glimmer of hope!"

"I see..." Xiao Zhi nodded in realization.

For a detailed explanation of how Alakazam can predict the future, you can refer to Marvel's Avengers: Endgame, where Doctor Strange predicted over 14 million possible outcomes, but only one could defeat the Purple Potato Demon.

Then everyone worked together to fight tooth and nail, but the ultimate goal was to get Iron Man to snap his fingers...

Getting back to the main point, coincidentally, there is also such a powerful prophet in the Pokémon world.