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

"Anyway, that's the situation at the Cerulean Gym. We won't be battling, so you should just take your badge and leave quickly," Sakura advised, a hint of reproach in her voice. "I really don't know what you're so fixated on; everyone else seems perfectly happy about this..."

"Excuse me for speaking frankly, but this is dereliction of duty!" Ash accused angrily. "Trains who come to challenge the gym may have made thorough preparations and come with high expectations, only to find that they don't get any training and just buy a badge and that's it."

"And you three, instead of providing proper guidance, have allowed them to go further and further down the wrong path. Your actions are simply contrary to the professional ethics of a museum master!"

"So what do you want?!" Changpu said angrily.

"I want to call the police."

"No way... they called the police again?" Xiao Gang was completely dumbfounded when he came to his senses.

Could it be that you want Officer Jenny to bring back the Cerulean sisters' lost relatives as well?

Just as Brock was starting to make connections, Ash had already headed straight for the video phone inside the gym…

Chapter Twenty-Seven: Listen Up, Xiaoxia's Going to Fight the League!

"Little brother, what exactly do you mean?"

Seeing that Ash was really about to make a phone call, Sakura quickly followed, and the other two sisters were also a little flustered.

"As you can see, call the police." Ash grabbed the phone with a cold face. "I'm calling Professor Oak's lab right now. Officer Jenny in Cerulean City can't do anything to you, right? Then I'll have the professor report this to the League and have them thoroughly investigate your dereliction of duty and unauthorized sale of badges!"

As the call was about to connect, Xiao Zhi casually waved the ticket stub in his hand: "This is solid evidence. You can try to argue with the League's inspectors yourselves..."

"Oh, it's Ash. What's up?"

When the call connected, judging from Xiaogang's infatuated expression, it was clear that the person on the other end was Nanami.

"Nanami-neechan, I'm in Cerulean City now!" Ash held up his ticket stub. "Let me tell you, this gym..."

"Cerulean City...did you go see that underwater ballet?" Nanami's expression changed instantly on the phone. "I'm not trying to be mean, Ash...why do you have to go see that kind of thing instead of enjoying your trip?"

"Huh?" Ash was taken aback. "Nanami-neechan, you've misunderstood..."

"What misunderstanding do you have? What you're holding is the ticket for the underwater ballet, that's solid proof!"

Nanami initially had a stern face, but later began to complain earnestly: "Look at you, you're such a good child, how come you've gone astray so soon after you left home? Did that Xiao Gang who's with you kidnap you?"

"Sis, this has nothing to do with Brock, and it's not what you think," Ash explained speechlessly. "I was tricked. This gym..."

“I know, boys are like that~” Nanami then put on a gentle expression and nodded understandingly, “You’re all this age now, and Shigeru sometimes reads some strange books, some of which he even stole from his grandfather… I can understand all of that.”

Xiao Zhi: ...

You understand... what do you understand?

What does your brother think the Imperial Uncle has to do with me?

The imperial uncle your brother was watching was stolen from your grandfather, what does that have to do with me?!

"Don't worry, I won't tell Aunt Hanako about what happened today. Let's just keep it as our little secret~" Nanami smiled and assured Satoshi, not forgetting to wink playfully.

"Well, thank you so much... no!" Coming to his senses, Ash immediately shook his head vehemently. "Nanami-neechan, what I actually wanted to say was..."

Du~du~

Hang up.

However, this time it wasn't Nanami who hung up first; instead, someone else violently ripped the Cerulean Gym's phone line...

"It's you?" Xiao Zhi frowned and turned around. The first thing that caught his eye was a single orange braid.

The female protagonist of Kanto, Kasumi.

Xiao Zhi unfortunately missed her when he went out, but he didn't expect to meet her here.

"How dare you give away badges for free... I'll settle the score with you later!" The short-haired girl yelled at her three older sisters angrily, then turned to Ash, "And you! You dare to cause trouble at the Cerulean Gym, I will definitely not let you off easily!"

"Miss, I admit my behavior just now was a bit excessive, but I was definitely not causing trouble." Xiaoxia's appearance calmed Xiaozhi down a bit, and he decided not to tattle anymore.

Actually, the reason why Xiaozhi is like this is because of the psychological gap.

Although he usually seems easygoing and is very generous to his friends, he is actually someone who values ​​financial gain.

This kind of benefit is not simply a matter of input and output, but rather a determination to see the desired results from the changes made.

For example, the overall strength of Kanto trainers has improved, and they are no longer the weakest region that anyone can easily defeat in the game. This is an achievement, and Ash will start to look forward to high-quality gym battles as a result.

But to his surprise, he visited both Nibi and Cerulean gyms, only to be more disappointed each time.

Xiao Gang has some reason to be held accountable, after all, he is burdened by his family, and his own skill level is actually quite good.

However, the three Cerulean sisters completely gave up, even more so than in the original story, which naturally infuriated Xiaozhi.

"I'm not some prostitute, I'm Xia, one of the four beautiful sisters from Hualan City..."

"No way! It's clearly the three Hua Lan sisters and an ugly duckling~" Xiaoxia was about to introduce herself when she was betrayed by her own people, and she immediately went crazy with anger again.

"Sister Changpu, don't sabotage me!"

“That’s not important. Why did you come back?” Sakura, the eldest sister, asked immediately.

"If I hadn't come back, I wouldn't have known you guys were giving away badges for free!"

"We received the money, it's not like we gave it away for free... But you, didn't you say back then that you would never go home until you became the world's number one Water-type Pokémon Master?" Peony added insult to injury.

"You three... Ugh, you're driving me crazy!" Xiaoxia jumped up and down in frustration. "Anyway, I'm one of the Cerulean Sisters, and I will never forgive someone like you who belittles the gym! If you want to take the badge, come and fight me!"

"Fight you?" Ash frowned, then shook his head seriously. "Sorry, I refuse."

"What did you say?" Xiaoxia exploded again. "Are you looking down on me?!"

“You’ve misunderstood. This has nothing to do with whether I respect you or not. It’s simply because you’re not a Gym Leader,” Ash explained earnestly. “I won’t engage in a battle with a random trainer on the street, risking my badge. That doesn’t comply with the League’s rules for Gym battles.”

"you?!"

"If you want to battle me, that's fine too." Ignoring Misty's angry glare, Ash continued, "Unless you can get certified by the League and become a registered Gym Leader of Cerulean City, I will not battle you as a challenger."

"Okay, I'll go get certified right away!" Xiaoxia said through gritted teeth. "How exactly do I get certified as a museum owner?!"

"Xiaoxia, don't be provoked by him!" Sakura, the eldest sister, hurriedly advised with concern. "A few years ago, applying to become a gym leader was easy, and you could even just have the previous gym leader vouch for you. But in recent years, the assessment for gym leader has become much stricter. You have to pass many reviews and achieve at least a top-eight finish in the league tournament."

"In that case, I'm going to challenge the Kanto League!" Xiaoxia shouted impulsively. "Not only will I make it to the top eight, I'm going to defeat this guy in the tournament and make him apologize to my face!!"

Boom! !

Just then, a huge machine suddenly crashed through the dojo wall…

"Pikachu, one hundred thousand volts!"

Click! !

"Wait... what's going on?" "We haven't even done anything yet!" "Damn Pikachu!"

"This feeling is awful (meow)!" *3

The two main characters and their cat had barely appeared when Ash easily defeated them, leaving the Cerulean sisters speechless with amazement at their fighting prowess.

"Your name is Xiaoxia, right? I don't need you to defeat me." Ash shook his head slightly, as if he had done something insignificant. "If you can successfully collect all eight badges and make it into the top eight of the Kanto League, I will apologize to you in person."

"But before that, the Cerulean Gym didn't meet my requirements for gym battles, and your three older sisters weren't qualified to award me badges... Farewell!"

How to overcome the handheld limit in Chapter Twenty-Eight?

Since his soul was transported to this world, Ash has been looking forward to traveling with his Pokémon for a full ten years.

So far, his first journey has lasted for nearly two months, and Ash has collected all the handheld items and also obtained a gray badge.

Regardless of how the progress compares to the original work, it has certainly caused quite a bit of trouble.

For example, Ash chose to call the police at both Pewter City and Cerulean City Gyms. This is certainly his usual way of doing things, but it also shows that he wanted to vent his dissatisfaction.

The gym leader's lack of strength and inability to meet Ash's expectations inevitably makes him feel that his efforts have been in vain and all the previous changes have been a waste of time.

That's why he refused to accept the badge at the Cerulean City Gym, and also refused Misty's challenge, which eventually led to the incident where Misty challenged the Kanto League.

Objectively speaking, this is a good thing for Xiaoxia.

For many Pokémon enthusiasts, Misty, the female protagonist of the original series, is undoubtedly their first love, and Ash is no exception.

No matter how much he favored the character, he couldn't change the fact that Misty in the early stages of the original series was weak in combat and arrogant.

What's more, she kept saying she wanted to become the world's number one Water-type Pokémon Master, but all she did on the journey was follow Ash.

Xiaoxia truly made significant progress in her strength only after the original series ended and she returned to take over as gym leader.

From Hoenn to Alola, her strength steadily improved. She not only mastered the Mega Evolution of Gyarados, but she could even properly use Water-type moves against DuckGod.

This clearly shows that Xiaoxia needs experience to become stronger.

Participating in the Alliance Conference is undoubtedly the best way to gain experience!

If she really does fulfill her bold claim and successfully makes it into the top eight of the tournament, what's wrong with Ash apologizing to her?

In short, the Cerulean Gym incident has come to an end, and after reflecting on it, Ash has gradually come to understand some things.

He had indeed set his expectations too high before. During his travels after leaving Cerulean City, Ash realized that he needed to face the imperfections of the journey.

Not everything will go as he expects... for example, the complete collapse of the Hua Lan sisters.

For example, many students at the Pokémon Research School are still just studying by rote.

In addition, there are those scumbags who abandoned their Pokémon...