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

(Can't!)

There was a familiar voice, constantly trying to stop it!

For a long time, Mewtwo, in its deep sleep, was in pain and confusion because two voices were constantly clashing in its mind.

One of the cold voices always makes it forget its own existence and where it is, so it can just keep unleashing its power and destroying everything it wants.

Another gentle voice always advises it... that the most important quality in the world is kindness, and that it should always cherish a kind heart and treat everything in the Pokémon world with kindness and compassion, so that it can transcend the past and find its true self...

“Mercy…” Mewtwo’s eyes regained a sliver of clarity, fully awakened by the gentle voice, which temporarily prevailed.

"Go away... I never want to see you again!" Mewtwo pointed, and the unconscious Professor Fuji was thrown into the air and disappeared from Mewtwo's sight in an instant!

After that, Mewtwo resumed its destruction, until it turned the entire new island into ruins!

Soon, the roar of biplane helicopters filled the skies above the new island…

"Is this my power... Am I really the strongest Pokémon?!" Mewtwo remained bewildered as it looked at the ruins engulfed in flames.

I don't know why I'm so powerful, and I don't even know who I really am...

"You may be the most powerful Pokémon in the world, but... there is another powerful creature in the world." Suddenly, a voice that was also very familiar to Mewtwo entered its ears.

He was a middle-aged man with endless ambition in his eyes, accompanied by a lazy cat.

"Humans?" Mewtwo's expression hardened.

"Join me, and we can rule the world together." The man smiled and extended an invitation to Mewtwo. "I can also guide you in controlling your own power, otherwise... this ruin beneath your feet is a microcosm of the future of the entire world!"

"Control... what should I do?" Mewtwo asked, confused and puzzled.

"Come with me..."

On this day, Mewtwo followed the man and left the dilapidated new island, donning an armor that was called protection but was actually a form of suppression.

...

"Boss, is this really okay? We haven't even gotten the ball yet..."

"It's alright, the power of the suppression armor is still reliable, and... Mewtwo will definitely listen to me." Giovanni didn't care about his secretary's worries at all.

After waving away the female secretary, a cold smile crept onto Sakaki's lips.

He wanted to steal that ball, not actually to capture Mewtwo!

"There's absolutely no need for a Master Ball, Mewtwo... but he's my proud 'child'~"

Mewtwo had the genes of a boy possessing the power of Tokiwa added into his body, but Giovanni never mentioned it…

Mewtwo contains only one human gene!

He looked at the silent Mewtwo on the screen, picked up a headband-like device, and put it on his head... It was a device developed by a genius researcher that could transmit human consciousness!

"Forget who you are, Mewtwo... Your only purpose in life is endless battles, destruction, and plunder!"

...

wow~

Shortly after the incident, the surging waves brought an unconscious figure to Honglian Island.

After being rescued by kind-hearted locals, he was disheartened and went to Ziyuan Town.

From then on, there was one more elderly person there, not too old...

Chapter 73 Gastly of Maiden Gorge, the Millennial Old Merchant

After saying goodbye to Lorelei, Ash didn't linger on Dragonite Island and immediately rushed back to the mainland.

He was already much later than the agreed meeting time.

Ash originally thought that, with Dragonite's mobility, he could catch up with Blue and the others' contact boat on his way back after settling the jellyfish swarm.

But unexpectedly, Team Rocket attacked Dragonite Island, which directly delayed him for a whole day!

As night was about to fall in the Maiden's Gorge, Ash was quite worried, naturally because of that thousand-year-old Gastly!

Ash has already caught Gengar in Vermilion City. He doesn't intend to catch Gastly, but he is worried that Blue and the others will run into trouble.

After all, given Gang's character, he would inevitably be tempted by Gastly.

"Warning! An unusual accumulation of resentment energy has been detected nearby!"

Just as Ash was about to cross the ocean, he suddenly received a notification from the Summoner.

"Resentment energy?" Ash looked around from Dragonite's back and spotted it immediately—a lifelike rock in the distance that resembled a waiting-for-husband rock.

A poignant legend is told about Maiden Gorge. It is said that two thousand years ago, two young lovers lived here.

Because of the war, the young men had to go to sea with the army, leaving the young women to wait by the sea every day, longing for their lovers to return.

But the young man remained missing, and the girl waited day after day until she finally turned into a rock that waited forever, facing the direction her lover had left in – the Maiden Rock.

Ash, who has read the original work, knows that this is not just a legend. There really is a real ghost girl in that Maiden Rock!

But what about resentment?

Could it be that the ghost girl is hiding some kind of danger?

The sudden discovery alerted Ash, who had only intended to enjoy the story. He immediately urged Dragonite to speed up and flap its wings to fly towards the Rocky Hill!

Just as he was about to reach the shore, he finally sensed the wave guidance of Xiao Lan and the other two!

They were all outside the dilapidated temple near Maiden Rock. Xiao Lan and Xiao Xia were desperately pulling on Xiao Gang, who was floating in the air, fighting against the ghostly figure in the air that resembled a girl's ghost.

"Pikachu, one hundred thousand volts!"

"Whoa!"

A dazzling bolt of lightning suddenly struck, easily shattering the illusory image in the air, causing the mastermind behind the scenes to involuntarily let out a scream.

Pikachu's Thunderbolt has been transformed into its partner move, Flash, which, with its guaranteed hit effect, can easily pierce through the 'Ghost Girl's' illusion.

As the ghostly figure dissipated, the mind control effect also broke down, and Xiao Gang collapsed to the ground, finally regaining his senses.

In mid-air, a strangely floating ball of gas-shaped Pokémon appeared—it was Gastly!

"Ash, you're finally back!" Before she could even notice the ghost's true form, Blue immediately looked up at the sky with delight.

"Sorry, something came up and I was delayed," Ash said apologetically, quickly piloting his Dragonite to land in front of Blue and the others.

"Gastly, can you stop playing pranks now?"

"Another human brat has arrived, but you can't escape my hypnosis either! Drink!"

Gastly clearly wasn't going to let this go. It roared, creating gusts of eerie wind, and then gathered countless 'wronged souls' that howled as they charged toward Ash!

However, Ash remained unfazed and even mimicked the gesture of paying back the debt...

He was actually a little tired from traveling, but in Gastly's eyes, it couldn't help but feel a sense of surprise and uncertainty.

"Damn brat... how could you ignore my hypnosis?"

Hypnosis is Gastly's most powerful move. It's incredibly effective when used normally, just like Brock, who can easily lure people in with just a single illusion.

In order to hone this hypnotic illusion to the extreme, Gastly not only spent countless hours, but also delayed its own evolution, but it never expected to meet a tough opponent today!

“Your hypnosis technique is indeed unique, even reaching the level of influencing the senses and thoughts,” Xiaozhi said approvingly. “However, you hypnotize the other person by instilling fear, so it won’t work on me.”

"Why?!" Gastly growled in confusion.

"Heh, that's because Ash is a super rookie. He's naturally braver than others, so he has nothing to fear!" Blue said with a proud smile.

"Blue, you're exaggerating..." Ash scratched his head awkwardly. "Strictly speaking, I actually have many things I'm afraid of, but it's impossible for it to know."

"What is that? Tell me so I can hear it too!" Xiao Lan immediately asked curiously.

Now that Ash is back, she no longer needs to worry about Gastly and can continue to be a source of amusement.

"I don't want to say it to its face, and I certainly don't want it to perform it on the spot." Xiao Zhi shook his head with a smile, keeping his gentle gaze fixed on Xiao Lan, not intending to answer its question.

"Gastly, let's end this conflict here. I know you deliberately lured Brock to keep the legend of the Ghost Girl alive." Ash took the initiative to back down.

It is not a wise move to confront such a strange, ancient demon.

Ash also found this Gastly very interesting; its intelligence was more valuable than its strength.

In order to continuously recreate the legend of the Maiden Rock, Gastly's schemes are intricately linked.

In the original story, it first made Uncle Gang and Kojiro see the illusion of a girl, successfully seducing them; then it disguised itself as a mysterious fortune-telling old woman, warning them in a mystical way to be careful of beautiful women.

When night falls, the two, lured in, will find themselves drawn to the Maiden Rock. Gastly doesn't need to do anything to them; simply locking them in the ruined temple for one night will naturally cause panic among them and their companions.

Then it disguises itself as a fortune teller to sell those useless talismans from the original story, and at night it transforms into a 'ghost' to force a fright...

This whole process could even leave the lured male victims with psychological trauma, and through their words, the legend of the ghost girl would naturally continue to circulate for a long time.

At the same time, Gastly can also get a lot of free charm money!

With that kind of shady operation and self-directed acting skills, it would be a real waste of his talent if he didn't partner with Xiao Lan to become a shrewd businessman.

"Sigh, I didn't expect you to know this." After a moment of contemplation, Gastly sighed helplessly. "There's nothing I can do about being found out... You guys go ahead, I can always go scare someone else..."

"I hope you won't do this again!" Ash suddenly interrupted. "Your intentions may be good, but do you know... that your actions have already had a negative impact on the Ghost Girl and the entire Girl's Gorge?"

"Negative... Human brat, stop talking nonsense!!" Gastly immediately became extremely agitated at the mention of this.