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

"Wait...you're Ash?" Fujiki finally realized.

"It's me," Ash said with a smile. "Froakie, Substitute is about to disappear, remember to replenish your energy."

"Croak!" Upon hearing the command, the frog gathered its energy again, and the 'surfboard' under its feet became solid once more.

"What is this?" Only then did Fujiki realize that the transparent surfboard that Froakie was standing on was actually transformed from its Stand move!

"Ash, what brings you to Hoenn?" After barely calming down, Fujiki asked curiously.

"I'm here to take care of some business, and I just wanted to remind you... to prepare more flood prevention supplies and a safe shelter!"

"What did you say?!" Ash's sudden message startled Fujiki so much that he nearly plunged headfirst into the waves...

With Ash Ketchum, an uninvited guest, Fujiki naturally couldn't continue his carefree lifestyle.

They returned to shore together and found a corner booth to have a detailed chat, but a group of beautiful women immediately surrounded them.

"Why did you come up here, Fujiki-sama?" "Come on, Fujiki-sama, let's go have some more fun in the sea!"

...

"I'm so sorry you had to see this." Having finally managed to persuade a group of enthusiastic girls to leave, Teng Shu was so embarrassed he wanted to disappear into the ground.

"It's nothing, but I was a little surprised." Xiao Zhi said with a kind smile, "I thought you would be depressed because you were ostracized to this place, but I didn't expect you to be doing so well."

Since Hoenn values ​​connections so much, the allocation of gym leaders naturally follows the principle of closeness and distance.

Coral City is the territory of the Svenge family, so Steven's nominal "friend" and young school mentor, Dujuan, was eventually chosen as the Gym Leader.

Similarly, because the Fuyan Dojo has produced a Heavenly King, the dojo's family lineage is basically sealed.

As for Senri, an outsider, he paid a full price to the Hoenn authorities and was thus packaged as a star, gaining almost the entire city of North Orange City as a die-hard fan.

That's basically how the position of Gym Leader is defined in Hoenn.

Both being outsiders, Fujiki came alone from Kanto, and unlike Senri, he couldn't catch the ride to join the Hoenn government, so he was naturally left on the island of Muto.

This is indeed a tourist area, but it's mostly filled with tourists; very few people actually come to challenge the gym.

"Stop making fun of me." Fujiki waved his hand awkwardly, his expression gradually becoming serious. "Ash, what exactly happened with what you were saying before?"

"It's Team Magma and Team Aqua. They're trying to take over the ancient Pokémon that are sleeping. It could trigger a natural disaster!" Ash said with a serious expression. "What, you didn't know?"

"I had no idea!" Fujiki exclaimed in shock. "I'd only vaguely heard that some evil guys were active in Hoenn, but I never imagined they'd be plotting something like this! No... if a natural disaster strikes Hoenn, then Fighting Island..."

Fujiki realized the seriousness of the situation. He knew that Ash wouldn't lie to him, so Fighting Island was likely to be dragged into disaster!

Flood control supplies and shelters are indeed the most urgent tasks.

But on this isolated island where even shops are few and far between, procuring large quantities of supplies in a short period of time is simply...

"Don't worry, no matter what the Hoenn official emergency plan is, since I've come to inform you, I'll definitely see it through!" Ash promised firmly. "Supplies, rescue teams, all kinds of vehicles, I can provide them. If the situation is urgent, I will personally come to suppress the tsunami!"

“Xiao Zhi…” Fujiki paused for a moment, his face clearly showing his gratitude.

He couldn't believe that Hoenn officials would be completely silent during such a critical time, yet no one informed him.

On the contrary, Ash traveled all the way to Fighting Island to offer him the most comprehensive support.

Fujiki had no doubts about what Ash said.

In his understanding, keeping one's word is one of Xiao Zhi's defining characteristics.

Moreover, Ash did successfully fight against natural disasters on the island of Asia!

"Satoshi, I really don't know how to thank you..." Fujiki said gratefully in a hoarse voice.

"No need to thank me. Given our relationship, it's perfectly normal for me to inform you," Xiao Zhi said nonchalantly. "Besides, even if we were complete strangers, I wouldn't risk someone's life by concealing such important information!"

Ash really wanted to teach the Hoenn leadership a lesson, but the price couldn't be innocent civilians and Pokémon!

“You’re right… This is a matter of life and death, it’s not something to joke about! So…” Fujiki nodded approvingly, but hesitated to speak.

“Go and notify them.” Ash noticed Tsubasa’s concerns and readily agreed. “This concerns the entire Hoenn region, so more people should be prepared in advance. You can call the police on all the officials in the coastal cities. If you need evidence, I can also arrest a few henchmen to take their statements.”

"Uh... I'll do it as soon as possible!" Fujiki was overjoyed, but he couldn't help but feel a little emotional.

Arresting a few henchmen... is it really that easy to say?

As expected of a strongman who fought his way through the mire of Okinawa, they completely disregarded Team Aqua and Team Magma...

This confident promise made Fujiki realize Ash's strength and also showed him a completely different style of doing things from the Hoenn officials.

With a huge weight lifted off my shoulders, Tengshu was finally able to properly experience the joy of meeting fellow villagers and chat happily with Xiaozhi.

When Fujiki learned that Ash didn't plan to challenge the gym, he was filled with regret.

"I was hoping to learn from you... but unfortunately, there aren't many people here to challenge, and even fewer experts," Teng Shu complained with a long face.

"Then let's have a spar! I'd love to see the secrets of your gentleness," Ash said with a smile.

"Great! Let's go back to the dojo now!" Fujiki was overjoyed and excitedly got up and ran towards the dojo.

The vine tree practiced diligently day after day, but could not find a master to verify its abilities, which made it very difficult for it.

Xiao Zhi understands this perfectly, because he's been feeling quite stifled lately too.

...

"Now we begin the practice match between Martial Arts Gym Leader Fujiki and Mr. Ash. The match will be a no-trading match, and each player may use two Pokémon."

"Is it finally going to start... Ash vs. the Gym Leader!" In the audience seats, May was already nervously rubbing her hands together.

Although it wasn't an official dojo match, the intense rivalry between the two fighters still made her feel a strong sense of pressure.

Serena also told her that Fujiki would definitely go all out and would be stronger than when he usually faced challengers!

"Ash, my first one is this, Machamp!" Sure enough, Vine sent out its absolute main force in the first battle.

Having learned from A-Si, Fujiki, like the other fighters, is skilled in using superhuman strength, the only difference being that his characteristics are different.

"Finch, go!" To everyone's surprise, Ash sent out his Moltres, which was not yet fully trained, in the face of such an amazing strength!

Naturally, the proud swallow, who had always been trying to outdo others, also took the liberty of releasing the ball and flew to a corner to observe coldly.

"Game start!"

"Super strength, bodybuilding!"

"Charge Flame Attack!"

As soon as the match started, Fujiki immediately used Machamp to flex his muscles and boost his offense and defense, while Fizzle was covered in flames and charged forward at an extremely fast speed!

"Strength, watch where the opponent is coming from!" Fujiki was clearly adept at dealing with this kind of direct attack. The moment the Strength made contact with the Flycatcher, it suddenly rolled backward to protect itself, surviving the attack with minimal cost.

"Use Juggling!" A sharp glint flashed in Ash's eyes. He activated Flying Flywing's Gale Wing ability and used a dazzling flight technique to seize the initiative, quickly launching a pursuit on Machamp.

"Machunky, find a way to dodge, and use Bulk Up again!" Seeing this, the Vine Tree, who was about to retaliate, had no choice but to let Machamp continue to parry. However, unexpectedly, as Machamp rolled on the ground, Finch suddenly changed direction and accelerated, hitting Machamp in the chest with a blow!

"How...how could this be?" Teng Shu was stunned for a moment.

His own mastery of softness, the agility honed through surfing, was broken in just two rounds?!

Chapter 663 VS. Vine Tree, Guidance on Softness and Hardness

"Super strength, are you alright?"

Upon confirming his partner's condition, Fujiki's expression grew serious.

Ash is indeed terrifying; even when he sends out an unknown Pokémon, it still puts him in a tough battle.

"Fizzleigh, keep going, Flare Charge!" Seeing his opponent regroup, Ash launched another offensive, commanding Fizzleigh to charge head-on.

"Strength, dodge, then use Stone Attack!" Fujiki seemed to want to prove his softness technique one more time. He used Strength to catch the Flying Sparrow and completed his third recovery, and while rolling, he clenched his fists and was about to smash them fiercely to the ground!

Little did it know, all of its actions had been observed by the Rocket Sparrow!

"Get there first!" "Oh my!"

Rumble!

The instant the rocket sparrow flew away, a series of stone pillars suddenly rose from the ground, colliding violently with the stone blades unleashed by the monstrous strength, creating a deafening roar.

"Use juggling!"

"So fast!" Teng Shu's pupils constricted, but he didn't even have time to be shocked, because the Rocket Sparrow was flapping its wings and rushing over again!

After two charged flame attacks, the Rocket Sparrow could now manipulate the monstrous strength with ease. It flew over at an extremely fast speed, like a shooting star streaking across the sky!

"Strength! Lure it to the nearest point, then unleash your full power with Burst Punch!!"

Fujiki gritted his teeth and gave the order. He abandoned the idea of ​​continuing to use the secrets of softness and planned to rely on his superhuman strength to fight head-on!

"Power!!" Mighty stared intently at the ever-approaching Finch, and finally, just as he judged that his opponent was about to enter attack range, he blasted out all four of his clenched fists at once!

"Rocket Sparrow, stop!"

"what?!"

In the blink of an eye, no one could have predicted that Finch would be able to stop steadily in front of Machamp!

The powerful force of the giant fists created a strong gust of wind, which ruffled the feathers of the Rocket Sparrow, but it was just a tiny gap away from being able to touch its body!

"Use the wings!"

Bang!Bang!