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

One person's health bar was emptied to zero, while the other's score remained full, and less than two minutes had passed...

A flawless victory with no casualties!

Chapter 900 VS Xiaoyao, those brainless fans from afar

After leaving Green Shade Town, Zhi Na and her companion flew south through the mountains and forests, soon arriving at a neighboring town near Orange Blossom City.

Upon arriving in this place called 'North Orange Blossom City', Serena was truly shocked.

"The people here have an extraordinary adoration for Xiaoyao's parents."

Looking up, you can see huge posters of the Chisato couple on the exterior walls of the department store. The streets are almost full of various supportive slogans and banners, and you can even see stamps, keychains and other related accessories on passersby.

Xiao Zhi even saw a life-size, 1:1 scale Senri body pillow in a shop located in a corner...

"Mr. Senri seems to be a national idol here. If they knew you were coming to challenge the Petalburg Gym, I guess... well, I can already see their reaction."

Serena was about to say something, but then she saw some unusual banners on the street.

'Defeat Ash! Mr. Senri is invincible!!'

'Red Devil, get out of Hoenn!!'

...

"Why are the people here acting like this?" Serena felt increasingly uneasy. "Why are they saying such things about Ash..."

"Why... of course it's because he overestimated himself!" A passerby suddenly chimed in from Serena's words, "He only won a rural championship in Alola, yet he dared to spout nonsense about sweeping Hoenn in eighty days. It's an absolute joke!"

"That's right, he definitely won't get past Mr. Qianli!" The others joined in the fun, and then he noticed Xiaozhi's outfit. "You... ha, I know! You must be a fan of that Red Devil, that's why you dressed like this on purpose, trying to make your presence known here!"

"Huh?" Xiao Zhi's face fell.

"Hmph, I guessed right!" the man sneered smugly. "You're lucky today. We're busy welcoming Mr. Qianli's daughter, otherwise you'd be in real trouble!"

After uttering a harsh remark, the two passersby hurriedly ran away, leaving Ash and Sally looking at each other in bewilderment.

“They really are…” Serena hesitated for a long time, unable to find a way to comment.

Calling them mentally challenged would be somewhat impolite; but if she couldn't find a better description, she couldn't think of any other word.

"It's just a long-standing blind worship, nothing to worry about." Xiao Zhi waved his hand dismissively.

There are Champion-level players in the region. If Ash explains to these people that he is the Champion, they will think that the champion from another region is not as good as the local Champion, let alone the champion from the region.

Or perhaps we could explain to these people that Ash once defeated the legendary sea monsters and saved Hoenn… but given the Hoenn official deliberate concealment, they wouldn't believe such a fantastical story.

On the contrary, Chisato protected Orange City during the disaster and has been praised by everyone.

So you see, there's really no point in arguing with die-hard fans; you can easily let them lower your IQ if you're not careful.

Moreover, Ash thinks this is quite good, since the whole city doesn't treat him as the real Ash, which saves a lot of trouble.

"Let's go too, let's go see that adored young lady." Ash smiled and led Serena toward the crowd.

The town center was packed with people, and from a distance, Ash spotted the Beautifly performing a silver whirlwind in the air.

"Hey, isn't this Higana? What are you doing here all by yourself?" Serena was taken aback when she reunited with her companion on the outskirts of the crowd.

"What else could it be? We'll wait until that merchandise is finished for the performance," Xijiana said, pouting.

Xiao Zhi perfectly captured the essence of the word 'peripheral', and for these die-hard fans, Xiao Yao truly is an important peripheral item from afar.

Having successfully reunited with his companions, Ash planned to find a quiet place to wait for May, but they were suddenly surrounded by a large group of people.

"Miss May, it's these people!" A passerby who had just met Ash shouted, pointing at his face. "This guy is cosplaying as the Red Devil, Miss May, you have to teach him a lesson!"

"Cosplay... wait! He's actually..." Surrounded by the crowd, May was completely stunned when she saw Ash across from her with a half-smile.

These people in North Petalburg City mistook Ash Ketchum for an imposter... and even made him battle them?

Please, you'll get a defeat CG!

"Go for it, Miss Haruka!" "Let him see the power of a five-ribbon holder!"

"Long live Miss Haruka!" *N

"this…"

"May, how about we have a battle?" Just as the girl was caught in a dilemma, Ash smiled and nodded in agreement. "These people are troublesome. If you don't agree, they will come looking for me... You know, I never fight meaningless battles."

Ash won't accept all challenges; he said the same thing to the elder of the Dragon Clan when he was in Blackrock City.

If a battle serves no purpose other than wasting time, then there is no point in fighting it.

"Well... okay, Mighty Chicken, I'm counting on you!"

"What...?" Xiaoyao finally made up her mind, but her partner was completely bewildered.

Has his trainer gotten too big for his britches? He actually dares to battle Ash in front of everyone?!

"This is the one for me... Goodra." Ash sent out Goodra, whose metal shell had healed after a period of rest.

However, there is currently no clue as to how to continue the evolution.

"Come on, Combusken! Let him see how much we've grown! Use Flame Kick!" May launched an offensive right from the start, commanding Combusken to kick with its burning claws.

"Goody, go into seclusion." Ash's response was simple: Goody immediately used Shell Slip, which not only greatly increased its defense but also used its ability to reduce the opponent's speed.

"Won't that work...? Use jet flamethrower!"

"Turbid current".

puff!

In the battle between water and fire, the strong chicken's flames were no match for the muddy water and it was completely overwhelmed, turning into a drenched chicken.

"Next, I'll use the Skyward Fist!"

"Use seclusion, then climb and attack."

May used all of Combusken's signature moves one by one, but she couldn't break through Goodie's defense at all. This time, after her speed was reduced, her special attack was also weakened due to Climb.

Now, it will be difficult for it to be effective with either physical or special attacks.

"Life Drop~" Then, Ash stepped in to reply.

"Oh no..." Xiaoyao was immediately filled with all sorts of worries.

After a fierce attack, they only managed to whittle down the enemy's health, but the enemy completely recovered.

"May, don't be discouraged," Ash encouraged gently. "Your Combusken is doing very well, and it has accumulated enough energy... Try guiding it to become even stronger!"

"Is that so... Mighty Chicken, did you hear that? Attack with all your might!" May regained her confidence. "Don't think about anything, use the Chain Kick!"

"Chamo!!" With its remaining strength, the Mighty Chicken kicked at Smoothie's shell repeatedly, and the frequency of its attacks became more and more intense!

Finally, it emitted a white light and evolved into a stronger Blaziken!

"Great! Go, Blaziken!"

"Whoa!!" Blaziken and May shouted excitedly in unison, unleashing the powerful kick they had just learned...

"Oh dear, why did you use a flying knee?" Serena's expression turned somewhat amused and exasperated.

"Sticky~" Even Sticky Mei felt that this change was somewhat nonsensical.

With a casual flash, Blaziken lost its target, then crashed into the ground with a thud, rolled twice, and was completely finished.

This scene left all the die-hard fans in the audience stunned, some of whom didn't even understand what had happened.

"Oh my god... how embarrassing." Xiaoyao covered her face with her hands in embarrassment, never expecting that Blaziken would knock her away.

Isn't it obvious? With both seclusion and the Turbid Stream, Nianmei'er's main strategy is to use the miss tactic.

Blaziken's suicide kick deals far more damage than Goodie's.

"Anyway, it's good that they can evolve." Ash smiled and waved to May. "Come on over, or we'll be in trouble again."

"Oh..." May seemed to wake up from a dream, and after recalling Blaziken, she leaned against Ash with a flushed face.

"Ah... are you really Ash?", "Is that the Red Devil here?", "Why is Miss May with him? Has she been deceived?!"

The crowd erupted in noise again, with the die-hard fans filled with righteous indignation, swarming towards Xiaozhi and spewing their opinions at him.

Fortunately, Ash had Alakazam ready, and with a simple teleport, he left the 'zombies' behind and had fun by himself.

Once they were back on solid ground, Haruka discovered that they had actually arrived at the entrance of the Petalburg Gym.

"You're home so soon?" Xiaoyao was taken aback at first, then rushed to the door to call out, "Mom and Dad, and Xiaosheng, I'm home!"

"Okay, okay, it's fine if you're back. Why make such a fuss? You're interfering with my viewing of the Manaro Conference videotape." A little boy wearing glasses came to the door somewhat impatiently.

He was about to scold Xiaoyao when he saw the person behind the girl, and his expression immediately changed to one of extreme shock.

"Ah...you...you! Sister, you brought him back like this?!"

"Ash came to challenge the gym, is there a problem with me bringing him back?" May asked, speechless, while introducing him to everyone, "This is my younger brother Max, he usually..."

"This is a big problem! I'm going to tell Dad right away!" Before Xiaoyao could finish speaking, the little boy dashed into the inner room, leaving Xiaoyao feeling embarrassed.

"Anyway, let's go inside first..." Xiaoyao was also feeling conflicted, so she could only lead Xiaozhi and the others into the living room first.

After her trip to North Orange City, she roughly understood why Xiaosheng was acting this way.

To be honest, she herself found it somewhat difficult to accept.