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

He looked at Xiaozhi in terror and suddenly began to beg for mercy.

"Please, let me go! I was forced into this... It's all its fault, it's what made me hostile to you!" Dakdo frantically turned his head to look at his shoulder. "You can see it, right? There's something lying here! If I hadn't been bewitched by it, how could I dare to be your enemy..."

"Darkdo, is it meaningful to talk about this now?" Ash shook his head impatiently. "If it weren't for your insatiable greed, willing to give up your personality for so-called perfect points, how could you have been manipulated by them to the point where you are today!"

Both Ash and Darko were chosen by the alpacas, but the biggest difference between them is that Ash would never abandon his true self for the sake of mere power!

Even if his power is reduced, he dares to make choices according to his own will, and in the end, he is able to resist the constraints and break free from the shackles called the protagonist's halo!

But Dakdo, ever since he got the cheat, never thought about improving himself again.

All he could think about was completing the mission and exchanging for a powerful legendary Pokémon. This consumed almost all of his thoughts, even driving him to cause a series of acts of destruction and to chase and bite Ash like a mad dog...

Such a guy can never be a perfect person... He can't even be called a human being anymore, he's a beast!

Of course, Darkrai's experience will also serve as a wake-up call for Ash.

If he were to become like Dakdo, single-mindedly focused on acquiring power, he might eventually turn into a beast who loses himself and is devoid of morality and shame!

At that time, no matter how much power he possesses, he will only be bound by a red chain around his neck, with the other end held by an alpaca, forcing him to lie on the ground forever!

"Let me go, please..." Seeing Ash's shifty eyes, Darko didn't think about reflecting on his actions at all, and just kept crying and begging.

But little did he know, these would be his last words in this world…

boom!

Darkrai, who had been lying on the ground, suddenly transformed into a ray of black light and crashed into Darkrai, then turned into a raging black flame!

"Ugh! Ahhh!!"

Seeing this, Ash immediately let go and retreated. At the same time, Darkroc let out a series of miserable howls and finally turned into ashes!

In front of Ash, all that remained was a strange black ripple.

"Hmph, you've gotten lucky this time!" A sinister voice emanated from the ripples. "You just wait, this won't end here! One day, the Spirit Realm will reign supreme over this land and become the master of the world!!"

Boo!

After a resentful threat, the ripples burst open and disappeared completely.

"What exactly is it?" Xiao Zhi frowned.

He knew that the one who had just spoken was probably one of Darkor's managing spirits, but he hadn't expected that thing to have the ability to escape.

“That must be the collective will of the spirit world.” Phoenix King seemed to know his old adversary very well. “It is born from the spirit world and will never truly perish. It must have given up its power and fled back just now.”

"What is the relationship between the collective will of the spirit world and the will of the world?"

“You can think of them as opposites,” Ho-Oh’s answer made Ash’s heart skip a beat.

The identity of the management spirit seems to have been revealed?

Chapter 627 The End, A Journey Belonging to the 'Past'

The will of the world, or rather, the will of the planet…

Ash had heard this word from Lugia before, and now Ho-Oh mentioned it again.

Back on Asia Island, he gained the approval of the planet's will and thus truly became the heir to the power of the planet.

Looking back now, it seems that the one who truly approved of Ash was none other than the Pokémon management team itself!

(I said...)

(Don't say anything, and don't ask me those pointless questions.) Just as Ash was about to speak, the Pokémon stopped him in his tracks.

(Okay, I won't ask... Anyway, thank you for everything.) Ash didn't mind at all; managing Pokémon has always been a bit of a tsundere.

At first, he was indeed annoyed by warnings, deductions, and strippings, and for a considerable period of time, he was engaged in a battle of wits with the other party.

But later, Ash realized that the Pokémon were genuinely helping him... Now Ash understands why.

The other person, like myself, hopes the world can become a better place, but definitely doesn't want it to become perfect!

Even for the sake of this companion who has always been by his side, Ash has to stop the alpaca from having such an idea that it can be cruel to heaven and earth at the slightest disagreement!

(You don't need to worry about the world for now; you should focus on yourself.) The managing spirit said quietly. (Now that Darkdor is dead at the hands of the spirit realm, the battle between good and evil between you can no longer continue. This is not what the Creator God wanted to see.)

(So ​​what does it want? Is it going to pick another person to represent the spirit world?)

(No, but it might use some tactics to annoy you... or even kill you outright.)

This is actually quite easy to understand. There are only two pieces left on the chessboard, but one is not responding, and the other was just gone...

If the game of chess had progressed to this point, even if Xiao Zhi were the player, he would have flipped the table just as badly.

(It doesn't matter, it's bound to come sooner or later anyway, we'll just deal with it when it comes.)

Xiao Zhi had nothing to worry about; he just had to do it, it was that simple!

...

"It's finally over..." Ash sighed as he looked at the now peaceful mountaintop.

“Yes, now we just need to spend some effort to repair the broken spatial barrier and prevent the gate to the spirit world from reopening,” Phoenix King said, landing beside him.

Ash turned his gaze to the Rainbow Rock. Although the vortex on it had disappeared, ripples still remained, as if it might break at any moment.

On the rock pillar, the jet-black iridescent feather lay alone, but no one cared about it anymore…

Perhaps only one person is single-minded.

“Masha…Masha!!”

One of the creatures that had been offline during the battle suddenly sprang up from the ground. When it saw the jet-black feather, the string of reason in its head snapped instantly, and it gritted its teeth and kicked Ash hard in the back!

"Pikachu!" But its sneak attack was no match for Ash and his companions, who had recovered their full strength. Pikachu simply flicked its tail and sent it tumbling to the ground.

"Everything's over, so why is Marshadow still attacking Ash?" Mako asked, puzzled.

“It’s probably because of that feather…” Souji was quite familiar with this guy’s stubborn nature. “Shadow Guide is an extremely persistent Pokémon. It will correct any distortions in the trial no matter what.”

"Roar~" Old Spray rolled its eyes dismissively, thinking this guy was just plain crazy.

"Marsha! Marsha!!" And Marsha lived up to expectations with its stubbornness. Even after being beaten up by Pikachu, it still kept shouting and even loudly recounted Ash's 'sins' to Ho-Oh.

All the nonsense the spirit world had used to mislead it before was spilled out all at once.

"Marshad...you've disappointed me so much!" Ho-Oh's eyes flashed with anger. "You lurked in the shadows, you should have been experiencing the feelings of a hero, but you were misled! I had Suicune tell you that the true rainbow resides in the heart, but you didn't listen at all!"

“Masha…” Masha’s expression froze.

However, it wasn't a sudden change of heart; it was simply frightened by Ho-Oh's attitude.

"I know what happened before. You were just fixing things for the sake of fixing things, and you even dared to ambush Ash just now!" After scolding him, Ho-Oh turned to Ash, "Ash, what do you plan to do with it?"

"As usual, extract its power to repair the space barrier, then seal it away. You can set the timeframe yourself." Ash casually offered a solution, similar to the three idiots from Asia Island.

"It's a legend, after all..." "Does it really have to go this far?"

Chengzi and Zongji exchanged glances. They hadn't known Ash for very long and couldn't quite accept his overreaction to legendary Pokémon.

"So what if it's a legend? If you make a mistake, you have to accept the punishment." Ash shook his head calmly. "Some things said in the Spirit World aren't exactly slander, but I'm just a petty person who always holds a grudge. No matter the reason, it did these things, and it did hurt me and other unrelated Pokémon, so it has to pay the price!"

“No problem!” Ignoring the stunned two, Ho-Oh fully agreed with Ash’s approach.

It wouldn't even mind adding a little more code.

It opened its mouth and spewed out a burst of flames, burning Marshall's body to ashes without even leaving a scream!

The little AI saw that an invisible energy was being carried by the flames and filled the ripples in the void.

The remaining ashes transformed into an egg that was entirely black with a hint of blue veins.

Clearly, Phoenix King has deleted his account and started over.

“I’ve taken away all its power and memories. At some point in the future, it will be reborn from the egg as a blank sheet of paper… Do you want to take it with you?” Ho-Oh asked Ash.

"Forget it, let's just leave it here." Ash shook his head. "Whoever is destined to catch it in the future can come here and capture it."

"Alright." Ho-Oh realized that Ash really didn't like this one, so it stopped bringing up the idea of ​​having it act as Ash's guard.

Since I've already found such a good hero, I naturally won't need to undergo any more trials in the future.

The Shadow Guide shall become history forever…

"Although it's a hasty farewell, we have to say goodbye here." After everything was over, Ash said apologetically to his two companions, "I have to stay on Mt. Azure for the time being."

"Okay, bye then. I need to go home later... to see my mom."

"As for me... I plan to go and find the whereabouts of the Three Holy Birds."

Although they were reluctant to part, both Seiko and Souji understood Satoshi's feelings.

"That's settled then. If we happen to meet again in the future..."

"Let's battle together!" *3

Cheers echoed across the summit of Tianqing Mountain as the three friends waved goodbye.

...

"What are you thinking about?" Ho-Oh asked curiously from the mountaintop, seeing Ash still gazing into the distance.

"Thinking about this journey, and the two friends who just left," Ash murmured. "Although it wasn't long, they were really good friends. I don't know if I'll ever see them again..."