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

"Yes..." Seeing his mother's serious expression, Xiao Guang could only obediently listen to her teachings.

Fortunately, Ayako finally agreed, and Hikaru was secretly thrilled.

Ash made an agreement with Ayako to set the departure time for the day after tomorrow, so that she would still have time to prepare Hikari's luggage.

With that, the matter was finally settled... and then Ash took a break.

That's right, he didn't show any signs of having any plans at all; he was just idling around at the research institute.

During the daytime, Ash asked the research assistant about the Sinnoh starter Pokémon's recipes, occasionally observed the training of the younger Pokémon, and supervised his own Pokémon's practice...

The rest of the time was spent helping Xiao Guang with his luggage, saying goodbye to Serena who had arrived, and flirting with various girls on the phone. They didn't even mention how they were going to proceed.

Finally, evening arrived again. When Ash 'bored' went to watch Chimchar spar with Piplup, Cynthia couldn't stand it anymore.

"We're leaving tomorrow, do you even have a plan?" Miss Cabbage plopped down next to Xiao Zhi, eager to grab his clothes and get a straight answer.

"Of course I have a plan, but we can talk about it when we set off." Ash waved his hand dismissively. "I'm quite interested in the Pokémon at the research institute. It's a rare opportunity, so let me take a look."

"Hey, you have to take some responsibility!" Cynthia scolded, speechless. "That bomb is Kanto's business. I only offered to help because you're someone I know."

“Miss Cynthia, you’re mistaken,” Ash said, shaking his head. “I’m here to help you.”

"Do you think I believe that?" Cynthia rolled her eyes dramatically.

"You have to believe me, otherwise all my sincerity will have been wasted?" Ash said with a grin, but his tone gradually became serious. "Miss Cynthia, have you ever thought about... which faction within Sinnoh has the capability to create such a bomb? And is their purpose in creating it simply to smuggle it to Team Rocket?"

The bomb that could blow up the Land of the Unbelievable in one fell swoop, if its power were increased, it could be enough to blow up the home of the Three Gods of the Lake!

“This…” Cynthia realized the seriousness of the problem.

"Now, am I here to help you?" Ash asked in a relaxed tone.

"Stop keeping me in suspense and tell me everything you know!" Cynthia playfully slapped Ash lightly, looking at his grinning face.

“I know… Actually, I already sent you the detailed information about that bomb. Not only is it ingeniously designed, but the metals used in its parts also contain strong radioactivity, suggesting it came from a meteorite from space… Considering it was made in Sinnoh, where did the meteorite come from?”

"You mean Veiled City?" Cynthia realized. "That's right! The person who made the bomb must have secretly cut up the meteorite in Veiled City. We need to go there to investigate first..."

“We won’t find any substantial clues there.” Ash shook his head. “This bomb involves a lot of things, such as the source of the materials, which points to Veil City; and the smuggling channels, which may point to two of the most notorious evil forces within Sinnoh—Hunter J’s poaching group and the Kotete Cyber ​​World!”

“Clinks Cote from Crown City?” Cynthia was taken aback.

“He is highly suspicious… The hunter Dank, who orchestrated the Orange Islands disaster, was confirmed to have been hired by Kote.”

After killing Darkrai in the other world, Ash obtained a lot of information, including a large amount of information about Kotei.

This guy clearly foresaw something through the Time Ripple. He saw Ash as his rival and devised a series of schemes to prevent Ash from rising to power on Orange Island.

The Mr. G that the hunter Dank contacted was none other than Kootai's bodyguard, Gunn.

Of course, Hunter J and Kote, like Veil City, are not the focus of the current investigation.

“Miss Cynthia, let me be frank... our first destination is the Totoro Steel Works!”

“There…that’s right!” Cynthia exclaimed in realization!

Instead of searching high and low for who made the bomb, we should first determine where it was made.

Meteorites are not ordinary metals. Throughout Sinnoh, only the Todoro Steelworks, which can forge Mt. Coronet ore, has the capability to process them.

That factory was abandoned due to poor management... and it might be being secretly used by someone!

Go there, and you might find clues to further progress!

"Sigh, sometimes I really envy Mr. Lance." Looking at Ash's nonchalant expression, Cynthia couldn't help but sigh with disappointment. "Having a capable assistant like you must be very comfortable..."

"So you have to seize the opportunity," Ash said seriously. "Kanto only sent me here, and nominally it's just to ask Sinnoh to assist in investigating that bomb... Ms. Cynthia, whatever we uncover later, it will all be your achievement, understand?"

“Ash…” Cynthia was taken aback, a faint feeling of emotion welling up in her heart.

Ash was clearly aware of his predicament, and he came here with the intention of helping him gain more reputation!

By drawing attention to the evil forces within Sinnoh through a single bomb, and then eliminating them in his own name, he can greatly solidify the Champion's authority.

In time, those guys who rely on their seniority and always want to challenge me will definitely become obedient.

Perhaps he didn't want to steal the spotlight, which is why he's always been so lazy...

"So, can I continue watching the battles now?" Ash asked with a smile.

"Mmm~" Cynthia responded softly, sitting comfortably next to Ash.

She felt like she had found that feeling again in the Orange Islands, where she didn't have to worry about anything, and Ash would take care of everything...

"That little Chimchar is a bit special. I've been observing it since yesterday," Ash said, pointing to the arena as the two chatted. "Its flame power seems to be gradually increasing."

Of the Sinnoh starter Pokémon, Ash's favorite is undoubtedly the Fire Starter. Since he has a rare opportunity to get close to it, he naturally wants to learn more about it.

He then discovered that Chimchar was getting stronger faster than the other two.

At first it wasn't obvious, but today, its flame power has clearly increased...

"not good!"

boom!

Seeing Chimchar's sparks suddenly blaze intensely, Ash immediately dashed into the arena and waved his hand to disperse the rampaging flames.

Behind him, Bogarman was terrified out of his wits...

"What's going on?" Cynthia was startled when she saw this.

The research assistant then realized what was happening and hurriedly stopped the two little ones' practice. The group rushed back to find Dr. Yamanashi.

"Flame rampage... almost hurt Piplup?" Professor Yamanashi frowned in thought, while Chimchar shrank guiltily to the side, afraid that the professor would be unhappy.

(I hadn't paid much attention before, but now it seems that the little fire monkey is quite sensitive to fire energy.) The managing spirit reminded me, (Its increased power these past two days is due to the influence of the Source of Life.)

(The source of life for fire-type characters?) Ash was taken aback.

That thing was thrown into another dimension, so ordinary Fire-type Pokémon wouldn't be able to detect it at all...

Could it be that? !

Ash suddenly thought of something, and without caring whether it would startle everyone, he directly used the Time Ripple to predict the future, and even created a psychic spoon out of thin air.

"What are you doing?" Dr. Yamanashi asked, puzzled.

"Is it...fortune telling?" Cynthia knew Ash quite well, but she didn't know what he wanted to know.

But then Ash's spoon suddenly bent and pointed in Chimchar's direction!

It really is that one!

The amazing... Eldest Brother!

After the prediction ended, Ash could hardly believe his luck.

He actually came to Sinnoh with the intention of finding some partners in advance.

For example, a shiny Metagross near Windward Town, or a Chimchar... but I don't know if I can find it.

Chimchar in the anime was originally Shinji's Pokémon. He caught it after Shinji returned to Sinnoh, and it's very likely before Ash arrived in Sinnoh.

Going back a year from that point, Chimchar was indeed likely in a state where it had just been born.

So, it might have been nurtured in the research institute for a while, then given to a new trainer and released into the wild, where it lived alone for some time before meeting Shinji…

"Professor Yamanashi, may I take this Chimchar with me?" Ash asked earnestly.

Regardless of whether his deduction was correct or not, Ash decided to catch this Chimchar!

Ash's favorite character in the Sinnoh anime is his eldest brother... but he also least wants it to have the same experiences as in the original story!

He didn't want to wait until Chimchar was covered in wounds before stepping in to take over. If given the chance, even if it meant Chimchar would lack training, he would absolutely prevent those painful experiences from happening!

"Of course, no problem. Perhaps it's just its good fortune."

Professor Yamanashi could give away a starter Pokémon, let alone one that Ash has taken a liking to; Chimchar's future is destined to be extraordinary.

"Thank you!" Ash nodded gratefully, then squatted down in front of Chimchar. "Little guy, would you like to go on a trip with me?"

"Wow?" Chimchar looked at Ash, then consulted Professor Yamanashi, and finally nodded timidly.

"Then please guide me." Ash patted Chimchar's head and put it on his shoulder. "From now on, grow up happily by my side."

Ash doesn't need to use Chimchar to build any bond with Shinji, and he certainly wouldn't deliberately try to draw out the raging fire within Shinji.

If he really intervened in the storyline in advance, then Chimchar would not be abandoned, would not be afraid of Zangoose Slash, and would not suffer the painful training of going astray!

Happiness must occupy the largest part of its life!

Chapter 715 A Powerful Advance, Totoro Steel Plant

The next morning, just as dawn was breaking, Ash and his friends were already lying in ambush outside the Totoro Steel Plant.

Cynthia said she had never experienced such an operation before.

Whether it was Ash's direct use of the rings to reach his destination or his hacking into the factory's monitoring system using a smartphone, Cynthia was amazed by both.

This prodigy could easily take on a whole team of elite detectives by himself.

In contrast, the composition of his own team was completely out of step with his high-level operations.

I'm dressed casually, Ash is in his everyday travel clothes, Lillie is wearing a sun hat and her clothes are flowing, and there's also the adorable Dawn in her new clothes...