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

Honestly, Michael and Goku do have a deep bond, but their bromance is just too damn addictive.

Michael is a typical scion of a wealthy family. He is handsome, powerful, and successful. He has been pampered since childhood.

Such an external environment shaped his personality. He was not a bad person, but he was emotional, self-righteous, and lacked the necessary sense of boundaries and discretion.

Logically speaking, after this ordeal, Mikoli's personality should be more mature, and he should be able to truly understand the sense of responsibility that matches his championship level.

The game must have the same process, otherwise, how could Daigo have felt comfortable resigning from his champion position?

But now, he's been worn down quite a bit and is already taking his anger out on Ash because of Steven.

This is what Ash meant by acting on emotion, and his behavior will also affect the attitude of the Hoenn leadership.

So ever since Ash went to the ward to rest with Blue and Gary, he has been waiting.

And just as he expected, the Hoenn Alliance quickly sent people over... They were in a great hurry, and when they knocked on the door, they didn't even bother to check beforehand whether they were asleep.

"I am Huayue, the Elite Four member of the League. Greetings, Mr. Ash." The delinquent with a rooster-like hairstyle recited his purpose without any intonation, "On behalf of all the League's board members, I have come to express my condolences to Mr. Ash..."

"You're the Heavenly King of Flower Moon, right? You can just say what you want to say. I don't like fake politeness... especially with you guys."

Xiao Zhi propped himself up with a pillow and looked indifferently at the uninvited guest.

"Alright, then I'll get straight to the point." Huayue didn't dawdle. "What exactly happened with the red and blue orbs that controlled Groudon and Kyogre? Ash must have destroyed them back then, right?"

“I did destroy them. Mr. Daigo and many others witnessed it.” Ash nodded. “As for how these two appeared, I don’t know.”

“Mr. Xiaozhi, your answer is hard to believe.” Huayue shook her head coldly. “The Red and Blue Orbs are ancient artifacts, and their manufacturing techniques have long been lost. How could they suddenly reappear?!”

"So, what exactly are you trying to say?" Xiao Zhi asked, raising an eyebrow.

“We don’t want to suspect that, but it’s said that Mr. Ash is a powerful psychic…” Huayue said tentatively, “Perhaps you were just using some trickery and didn’t actually destroy the two orbs?”

"Hey, that's interesting." Xiao Lan in the next bed laughed in anger. "After saying so much nonsense, you just want to smear us and force us to hand over the pearl."

"Utterly shameless." Xiao Mao's assessment was succinct.

"Huayue, you've come at a really bad time." Xiaozhi was also a little speechless.

He could guess what the Hoenn leadership was thinking. On one hand, they wanted to appease Wallace's emotions, and on the other hand, they wanted to bombard Ash with exhaustion and didn't intend to let him rest properly.

But you insisted on causing trouble when the three of you (red, green, and blue) were together. You're just asking for trouble.

Xiao Lan's words hit the nail on the head: the higher-ups in Hoenn are after the two orbs.

Don't think they're brain-dead or blinded by greed; it's just their nature that's been passed down from the past.

Their thinking when they devised the Rayquaza capture plan is exactly the same as it is now.

In short, they never thought about treating others and Pokémon sincerely; they always acted from a self-interested perspective, trying to gain the greatest benefit.

Moreover, they are not afraid of falling out with Ash. Hoenn is the victim of the disaster, and all their actions can be attributed to self-protection after the disaster.

"Mr. Ash, can you answer my question directly?" Huayue was caught off guard, but she still pressed on, "How did those two orbs appear? I hope you can explain it clearly!"

"Ha, these days, can dogs just bare their teeth whenever they want?" Xiao Mao scoffed disdainfully.

"Because you have to consider the owner before you beat a dog," Xiao Lan continued with a grin. "The higher-ups in Hoenn are portraying themselves as victims, thinking we wouldn't dare do anything to them, so the lackeys they sent out have become quite arrogant."

Her words weren't really meant to slander Hua Yue. To rise from a thug to the position of Heavenly King... well, Hua Yue earned it purely through her own abilities.

"You'd better answer my question right now!" Hua Yue was already losing his temper. No matter what happened before, he was now a king!

Even though San Yuan Se is powerful, he is still only a thirteen-year-old child. Naturally, he would lose face from such repeated ridicule and insults.

"Sigh, sometimes I really feel sorry for Mr. Daigo, that he's protecting such a group of people." Ash shook his head disdainfully. "I shouldn't interfere in your Hoenn affairs, but instead of questioning me, shouldn't your board members be more concerned about disaster relief and reconstruction?"

"Or is it that the disaster victims in the various towns of Hoenn are less important to them than that doomed scheme?!" Ash's words were tinged with obvious anger, and his imposing aura put immense pressure on Kagetsu.

He swallowed hard before speaking, changing the subject: "Those... are all internal matters of Fengyuan, and have nothing to do with an outsider like you!"

"Damn it, I can't take it anymore!" Xiao Mao cursed.

"We haven't even left Liuli City yet, and we're already outsiders?" Xiao Lan was speechless. "Even discarding a used tool this quickly wouldn't be done so fast!"

“Outsiders… Since that’s what you think, I’ll just make myself an insider in Hoenn.” Ash said coldly, making a sudden decision.

"Kazuki, go back and tell those scheming council members... I've decided to participate in your Hoenn League tournament and win the championship!"

"What...what did you say?!" Hua Yue was so shocked she almost sat down on the ground.

This kid in front of me, didn't he just become the Alola Champion? Does he really intend to defy the world and forcibly take it from Hoenn?!

"Such a good place is being wasted in your hands. I might as well take it over and manage it myself," Ash said coldly. "Tell them they'd better give me a direct qualification to the tournament, so everyone can save face... Otherwise, I don't mind trampling on all your Gym Leaders, Elite Four Members, and Champions! Understand? Then get lost!!"

"You...you..." Huayue opened his mouth wide, wanting to say something, but he was so frightened that he could only tuck his tail between his legs and slink away.

"Hey, are you really going to take over as the Hoenn champion?" Shigeru asked curiously after everyone left.

"I definitely have to beat them up, otherwise I won't feel good," Ash nodded. "As for whether I become the champion, that's another story."

Upon hearing this, the two, one green and one blue, understood.

Ash's goal is to overwhelm Hoenn's strength, directly disrupt the structure of the League's top leadership, and eliminate those bastards who don't do anything productive!

(Why...?!) And their words were overheard by someone at the door.

The girl had only wanted to take a look, but now she was filled with anxiety and could only stumble away.

Why? She had finally convinced herself to come and express her gratitude... only to find out that he was plotting to seize the entire Hoenn?!

Ash was unaware of this incident until Serena and the others came to visit him, at which point he explained his decision to them.

Yuuki and May were overjoyed to learn that Ash was going to challenge the Hoenn League.

One is looking forward to battling Ash, and the other is hoping to travel with Ash... even if it's just a chance encounter.

"Ash, you can take me with you!" Serena excitedly suggested. "I can officially challenge the Grand Contest here!"

“No problem at all~” Xiao Zhi immediately nodded with a smile, which was actually what he thought too.

“But… this year’s Grand Festival is in three months,” Xiao Gang said worriedly. “The League Tournament will be a little later, but it’s only about a week away.”

"There's enough time...maybe it won't take that long." Ash pondered, and when he saw Yuuki and May, he suddenly thought of a reference from the manga.

"I've got it! Let's start a challenge!" Ash said to Serena. "I'll challenge the League Tournament, and you challenge the Grand Festival..."

"Starting from now, we'll conquer Hoenn in eighty days!"

Chapter 885 The Plan, Let's Set Off!

Since Ash made the bold statement that he would "sweep away Hoenn in eighty days", there has been no official response from the Hoenn team.

Some people are like that; if you give them a way out, they'll take advantage of you; but if you stand up for them a little, they'll immediately back down and cower down, pretending to be a victim.

Our Hoenn League is already in such a terrible state, why are you still bullying us?

In this regard, Xiaozhi needs to clarify that a few rotten garlic cloves do not represent an entire region.

Everything Xiaozhi did was aimed at certain people here.

The group that came to provide disaster relief stayed in Sootopolis for a day. Ash received a list of aid supplies from Osaka and Alola and immediately forwarded the list to Hoenn's Gym Leader, Nash.

At the same time, he also submitted a challenge to the Glass Dojo.

As a result, the Hoenn League accepted all the supplies but politely declined the challenge request.

Sooto City is currently recovering from a major disaster and everything is in ruins. Furthermore, Gym Leader Adam has been working tirelessly to protect the people, leaving all the Pokémon exhausted and unable to participate in Gym challenges in the short term…

"Heh, that's a pretty half-hearted excuse." Little Blue sneered disdainfully. "Besides the dike outside the city, is there anything else in Sootopolis that needs repair? As for protecting the people and the Pokémon being exhausted, they might as well say that Mr. Adam was having too much fun with his mistress, leaving him completely out of supplies... That sounds much more plausible than the previous reasons~"

"What nonsense are you talking about?" Ash rolled his eyes at the girl speechlessly. "As a senior gym leader and top coordinator, Mr. Adam certainly has the integrity of a strong person. He wouldn't avoid a battle because of cowardice... More likely, it's to appease Wallace's emotions."

To be fair, without Steven at the helm, the Hoenn League is actually quite difficult.

Mikkuri is now the only remaining champion in Hoenn, and he also has interests tied to these powerful clans. For whatever reason, they have to treat him like royalty.

Wallace is now taking out his anger on Ash, and it's mild to curse him whenever they meet... If Adam gets beaten up by Ash again, Wallace will either be devastated or come after Ash to fight him, and neither outcome will be good.

The Hoenn League, of course, wouldn't let that happen, so they could only go along with Wallace while using delaying tactics on Ash, pretending to be clueless and tripping him up in every way possible.

Some might ask, why can't this group of cunning old foxes who have been scheming against each other for generations be more pragmatic and take the initiative to side with Xiao Zhi?

Because they dare not.

You can tell from the argument between Michael and Naki that they completely cannot accept Ash's proposed death penalty law.

Michael himself may have nothing to hide, but he naively thought Ash's actions were too cruel.

But what about the other high-ranking family members? Are their backgrounds necessarily clean?

If Xiao Zhi were to enforce the law strictly and punish all violations, who knows what might happen—imprisonment or even death?

"I didn't expect them to pull this stunt. What are your plans next?" Shigeru asked curiously. "Are you going to Green Moss City? There should be a gym there too."

"No, I need to go to Lilycove City first... I don't need to push the Hoenn officials too hard; I need to give them a chance to breathe." Ash shook his head and said, "It just so happens that a Grand Contest is being held in Lilycove City, so I can watch Serena's debut battle in peace."

"Great! I'm definitely going to get the first ribbon medal!" The girl was full of confidence.

Since deciding to become a Coordinator, Serena has been training diligently, and now she can finally show her skills.

"Mizushima City...Great, we were just about to go there!" Haruka exclaimed excitedly upon hearing the news.

"Is that so..." Serena suddenly paused, then asked with some concern, "Haruka, are you also going to participate in the Lilycove City competition?"

"I...I'm not participating yet." After a slight hesitation, Haruka immediately shook her head. "Anyway, I only need one more ribbon, so I don't care where I compete. This time, I'll just focus on cheering for Serena!"