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

"Unfortunately, it's not enough." Xiao Lan shook her head with a cold smile. "Actually, we're quite interested in your abilities..."

"What...you actually want to capture me?" Gastly immediately glared at him. "Don't be delusional! I can transform into a gaseous state at any time, and I will never fight you. Capturing me is just a pipe dream!"

That's absolutely true. The ancient Giratina is no ordinary Pokémon. If it doesn't want to battle, even if Ash uses his Aura and Viridian Power to their fullest extent and has a Master Ball in his hand, he still can't do anything to it.

"Mr. Gastly, how did you come up with the idea of ​​capturing it?" Little Blue blinked innocently. "I was just curious about how you mastered your amazing hypnosis technique. I wanted our Pokémon to learn it too~"

"Hmph, so you've got your eye on my hypnosis." Gastly chuckled knowingly. "It's probably not just that... Do you also want to use this teaching opportunity to keep me by your side and freeload off my power anytime, anywhere?"

“That’s right, and you have to agree!” Xiao Lan’s expression suddenly became extremely serious. “If he can’t bring himself to do it, I’ll pester him relentlessly! At worst, I’ll come and block you every year so you can never spread the legend again!”

"You troublesome girl... are you really not a Dark-type Pokémon in disguise?" Gastly rolled its eyes speechlessly, but seemed to have given in. "Fine, since you're pretty much like the Ghost Girl, I'll just agree to it for now."

"Similar to... the ghost girl?" Xiaoxia couldn't help but feel puzzled.

"Don't you understand... the reason this girl jumped out to cause trouble is all for this kid!" Gastly stuck out its long tongue and turned to Ash. "This kid has the aura of my kind, and he's not weak either!"

"A Gengar...?" Xiaoxia suddenly realized.

It turns out that everything she did was for that person.

The reason he took the initiative to stand up and acted unreasonably was to keep Gastly by his side so that he could teach his newly captured Gengar!

No wonder he remained silent about it, letting her jump out and cause trouble.

Because he had always known that everything the other party did was for his own benefit…

These two people... uh~

Xiaoxia glanced at the two people staring at each other, only to find that she was still holding someone's arm. She quickly blushed and pulled away.

Seeing their completely disregard for everyone else, Xiaoxia's mind suddenly became inexplicably chaotic.

It seems like I've been outdone by someone else?

Regardless of the previous battles, the concern she had for him, or the attention he had given her... Of course, Xiaoxia felt that the latter two points were just wild speculation.

That's definitely the case right now...

...

After Blue successfully persuaded Gastly, the episode at Maiden's Gorge came to an end.

They don't need to worry about getting rid of the resentment. Xiao Zhi just needs to pay some money and then have Xiao Gang ask Officer Jenny to contact the sorceress.

Xiao Gang immediately raised his hands and feet in agreement.

He felt that Ash was a really good person to get along with, always entrusting him with the tasks of dealing with older sisters like Officer Jenny, Nurse Joy, and even the female ghosts, treating him even better than a brother~

After averting an impending storm, Ash and his friends were finally able to enjoy the late summer festival at Maiden Canyon.

They changed into their festival yukatas and joined the surrounding residents and tourists in singing and dancing, having a great time.

Pikachu and Bulbasaur also relaxed, frolicking and running around among the crowd.

At night, tourists release lanterns into the river, hoping that departed loved ones will return for a reunion.

At this moment, Gastly officially bid farewell to the ghost girl. In exchange for Ash helping the ghost girl find her lover, it will travel with Ash and the others... Of course, this also serves as a way to urge Ash to fulfill his promise as soon as possible.

It also made a promise with the ghost girl that it would come back to see her every year, but it would no longer play pranks to scare people.

Ash doesn't mind Gastly's secret thoughts, as long as it can teach Gengar wholeheartedly.

"Sigh... I wonder if the legend will continue after I leave this time." As the festival ended, Gastly looked at the portrait of the girl in the temple and couldn't help but sigh with regret.

"You definitely can," Ash suddenly suggested to Gastly. "You seem to be very good at making up stories to fool people, so please write up a story about Miss Ghost, the more beautiful and romantic the better!"

"Making up stories?" Gui Dun was immediately puzzled. "What are you plotting now, kid?"

"It's a secret~" Ash smiled mysteriously and shook his head.

"Anyway, hurry up and finish the work. I guarantee I can spread the legend of this place to the greatest extent possible, so that it will continue to be talked about by people."

Chapter 76 The Management Elf is really making its presence felt today~

"Very good, that's how you subdue them."

Seeing that the Poké Ball had stopped shaking after landing, Ash couldn't help but smile with satisfaction.

"Golbat, well done!" He gave a thumbs up to his companion who had won the capture battle, and the latter immediately shook its body happily and continued to circle around Ash.

After leaving the Maiden's Gorge, Ash and his friends, along with Misty who was temporarily traveling with them, arrived at a cliff on the coast—the very place where Ash released Butterfree in the original story.

Ash didn't have Butterfree in his hand, so the original plan of releasing it was changed to catching it.

"A pink Butterfree...it looks so pretty." During the capture battle just now, Misty's attention was completely drawn to Zubat's opponent.

It's the season when Butterfree crosses the sea to breed on the other side. In this strait where many butterflies gather, the pink Butterfree is extremely eye-catching. Even Misty, who is afraid of Bug-type Pokémon, can't help but marvel at Ash's good luck.

Just as she was considering whether to ask Ash to release the pink Butterfree again, he suddenly pressed the button on the Pokédex and sent the Poké Ball back to Professor Oak's lab.

"Ash, why did you teleport Butterfree away?" Brock asked, puzzled.

"It's meant for Lila," Ash explained. "I already discussed it with Butterfree before the capture battle even started. It traveled such a long way from the South, only to not find a suitable companion, so why bother making the trip again?"

"I see." Xiao Gang suddenly realized.

In the original story, this pink Butterfly was actually looking down on everyone. Most butterflies were in pairs, but it flew alone.

If Ash hadn't intervened and encouraged his Butterfree to go on a crazy pursuit of girls, the pink Butterfree might still be single after crossing the sea.

In that case, Ash certainly wouldn't miss out on such a rare and special breed.

"Oh, it's for Lila." Little Blue suddenly bit her finger with an envious look. "That's so nice! Lila gets such a beautiful gift... and someone didn't even say they'd give me one!"

"I promised her a long time ago, but I only met the right person now." Ash knew Blue was just being coquettish, so he patiently explained, "Besides, wasn't Kabuto a gift from me?"

"How can that count?" Xiao Lan immediately retorted, counting on her fingers. "I stole the fossils myself, and I revived the Pokémon myself, so it doesn't count as a gift from you!"

"Anyway, I don't care, you absolutely have to catch a Pokémon for me yourself and give it to me... and it has to be something different!"

"Well, it's not impossible for me to agree, but this is a gift for my sister... If you want it too, shouldn't you show some appreciation?" Ash teased Blue by raising an eyebrow.

Come here, young lady, throw yourself into my arms!

"No problem... Ash-kun~"

"Come on, you!" Xiao Lan's deliberately affectedly sweet voice instantly gave Xiao Zhi goosebumps.

He awkwardly crossed his arms, feeling incredibly regretful.

"Little Ash, brother..." Only Lyra can call him that without feeling out of place.

As for Xiao Lan, she's actually a few months older than Xiao Zhi...

"Can you two be a decent human being for once?" Xiao Gang rolled his eyes speechlessly... though he didn't seem to have changed much.

He finally understood how Xiao Mao felt. These two hadn't even gone through the whole confession process, yet they managed to flaunt their feelings in front of him anytime, anywhere.

Fortunately, he's not the only single guy in the team now.

"If I had known it would turn out like this, I would have preferred to go to Ziyuan Town."

Xiaoxia is now just as despondent. She was forced to walk along this coast because she was too afraid to cross Lavender Town alone, and was 'forced' to travel with Ash and his two companions.

Who would have thought that this damn dog food wouldn't stop along the way!

If this continues, she'd rather go see a ghost...

"Um?!"

Just as the group was laughing and joking, Xiao Zhi suddenly became alert and subconsciously turned around to look at the cliff not far away.

He thought he saw a fleeting figure, but upon closer inspection, he found the area to be empty.

"What's wrong?" Xiao Lan asked with concern.

"It felt like someone was watching us just now... but it's strange, I can't sense any aura." Ash said, frowning in confusion.

'Warning! Powerful superpower detected nearby. The protagonist must immediately proceed to learn/acquire the superpower! Failure to acquire the power will strip away the protagonist's aura and all abilities attached to it!'

'Attention! Superpowers detected. The protagonist is gaining power.'

'Attention! Superpower acquisition complete, Perfect Wisdom—Activating! The protagonist can control and use superpowers (continued training/power acquisition required), provided that their words and actions thereafter conform to the principles of the 'wise man'. Violation will result in a reduction of power, or even complete removal of the ability, depending on the severity!'

Xiao Zhi: ...

Three notification messages in a row, including a warning one—the management assistant really made its presence felt today!

Perfect wisdom...superpower.

Before coming to Saffron City, Ash had already anticipated that managing Pokémon would allow him to acquire psychic powers.

However, unlike the direct absorption of the power of the Everlasting Stone, this time the managing spirit gave him two options.

Learning or acquiring means that Ash could actually go to the Saffron Gym and directly learn from Sabrina how to use psychic powers.

As for other acquisitions…

"Gengar, use Psychic on me."

Ash stomped his foot and summoned Gengar, which was hiding in the shadows.

It has been training with the Millennium Gastly recently, so like the Zubat that needs to increase its friendship level, it has been staying outside for a long time.

Gengar obeyed and released a psychic power at Ash, which immediately made Ash feel that his whole body was bound, but he broke free with a strong struggle.