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

"Try to understand, Miss Azami is, after all, his white moonlight." Ash tried to smooth things over for Brock. "Ever since he met her during the Kanto Defense War, Brock has been thinking about her constantly. Now he finally has a chance to see her again."

“Is that so…” Serena was deeply skeptical…

You already have your white moonlight, yet you're still having an ambiguous relationship with Miss Lizhi, and on top of that, you're having affairs with the nine-tailed fox, Luo Ke…

So men really are all big pigs!

All I can say is that Serena must have misunderstood Xiaogang... He has more than one white moonlight besides Xiaoji.

Along his journey, he met Officer Jenny and Nurse Joy, as well as various older sisters, and even his fellow countryman who is a top-tier Coordinator who hasn't appeared yet... These are all Brock's ideal women.

In short, what you can't have will always stir your heart, and you'll keep bothering the other person until they're already taken.

And another thing the three women didn't know was... that our Xiaogang was also someone else's most cherished love~

...

Battle Pipe, or Battle Snake Path, is a battle facility designed entirely based on the Sparrow Snake, and it looks quite imposing and powerful.

When Ash and his friends arrived, Azur Lane, the Brain of the Frontier, was already waiting at the door with his apprentices.

With her long hair accented with two strands of blood-red hair resembling snake fangs, and dressed in a style reminiscent of a serpent, she truly resembled a beautiful snake.

With a serious expression and rarely smiling, he seems like the type who is difficult to approach... Of course, this refers to his usual demeanor.

These days, Xiaoji, who's putting on a grand welcoming ceremony at the entrance, shows absolutely no trace of her usual mature and sophisticated demeanor. Instead, she's so awkward that she doesn't even know where to put her hands, and her eyes keep glancing at...

That man with the will of rock, yet whose eyes are now filled with hearts~

"Ah, Miss Xiaoji! After so long, I'm so glad to finally see you again!" Xiaogang could no longer contain his excitement. He dashed to Xiaoji in a flash and grabbed her hand, pressing it against his face.

"This must be the legendary meeting of kindred spirits from afar, a destiny guiding the young man who fell in love with you at first sight to reappear before you!!"

...

"No way..." "They didn't even get beaten up?"

Haruka and Rukia exchanged a glance, both confirming each other's astonishment.

Perhaps it was because Ash was there; after all… the other side's apprentices were all looking on with expressions of anger but not daring to speak out.

"Is that guidance from fate? Wasn't it Ash who guided us?" Serena retorted speechlessly.

"Let Brock be the star today. It's all thanks to him that we're so popular with the battle pipes," Ash said with a comforting smile.

Challenging the Battle Pipe requires an appointment, and when Ash sent the email, he specifically wrote, "Ash, accompanied by his female companion and (bold, enlarged font, border, underline) Brock, are visiting the Battle Pipe"... and that's how the other party arranged this setup.

"Ahem... A fine day, a reunion with dear friends... it is indeed a joyous occasion." Xiao Ji cleared her throat, barely managing to recite the welcome speech she had prepared beforehand.

However, judging from her tone and eyes, it sounded like a chance encounter between two souls.

This also confirmed for Serena that... Xiao Gang and this so-called 'white moonlight' might actually have had some past incidents.

"Please come in, everyone." After the welcoming ceremony, Xiaoji led everyone into the battle water pipe. The area here was a depression with mixed water and soil, much like a snake's nest.

"Mr. Ash, let's begin our battle..." Ayase said, her eyes unconsciously glancing at someone again, "Use two Pokémon to battle. If you win, you can take home a symbol of luck..."

"I understand the rules, but Miss Azami... why are you always staring at Brock?" Ash asked knowingly, with amusement.

"Uh, I..." "What, Miss Thistle..."

One sentence was enough to captivate both of them simultaneously; Ash's move-changing skills are truly impressive...

"I think we should ask Brock to leave, otherwise Ash is definitely cheating." Serena put her hand to her forehead, suddenly feeling that this might be the most predictable match ever.

"Not necessarily." Ash's smile was somewhat mysterious.

Seeing that Little Thistle had already sent out its first Scyther, he also threw out a Poké Ball.

"Go, Togekiss!" Faced with a pure Poison type, Ash actually sent out a Fairy-type Black Heart Flying Gyro!

"Is this it... Scyther, use its venomous tail!" The battle began, and Little Thistle took the initiative to launch an attack. After using the puddle to lurk, the Scyther suddenly sprang up and swung its purple-glowing tail with all its might!

"Try fighting back... with a flick of the finger!" "Okay~"

After a slow motion with its left and right hands, Togekiss suddenly accelerated and charged forward, spinning its body to slam the Scyther back to the ground!

It struck the straight-through drill with a flick of its finger!

"Looks like Tokiss's luck is pretty good~"

Chapter 1023 VS Little Thistle, the Lucky One and the Cheater Should Be Banned

I thought it would be another intense, high-level match, but Ash suddenly used a fun move instead.

What was thought to be a meme-worthy move was actually unleashed as a powerful Ground-type super move, a drill that struck right at the Achilles' heel of the Serpent...

"You're really lucky, but why did you have to use such a luck-based trick, darling?" Rukia, who was watching the battle, was very puzzled.

"Hey, don't call me that so naturally!" Xiaoyao gritted her teeth.

This guy who intercepts confessions of love, is he even addicted to it?

"He probably just wants to try his luck." Serena seemed to have a good grasp of Ash's thoughts. "Thistle is the symbol of luck, and Ash probably wants to see how much luck can affect battles."

"A finger flick move... It seems that only Miss Akane uses this in official battles." Xiao Gang then thought of the female gym leader of the Goldenrod Gym, whose luck with rolling dice was exceptionally bad.

However, Uncle Gang's thoughts quickly drifted off to other things...

"Ah, Miss Xiaoqian, it's been so long since I've seen her... She must be even more beautiful now, and her figure too..."

Crunch!

On the field opposite Ash, the sound of a beautiful snake's fangs grinding together could be heard... Xiaoji's originally gentle expression was immediately frozen in frost!

"Spiked Snake, give it your all, use your venom!"

Bang!

The snake's sharp tail slammed into the puddle, and the water splashing up was contaminated by the venom spewed from the spittle snake's mouth, exploding into a cloud of poisonous rain on the ground!

Xiaoji is clearly enraged, unleashing her ultimate move at the slightest provocation.

Upon hearing that Uncle Gang still had feelings for someone else, this mature woman decisively vented her anger on Xiao Zhi…

"Pokekiss, seize this opportunity to use electromagnetic waves!"

Noisy!

With a burst of electricity, Ash retaliated without backing down. Togekiss used the water splashed up by the opponent to conduct electricity and shocked Seviper squarely!

The deadly poison and the paralysis are evenly matched in this round.

However, Little Thistle, still furious, unleashed an extremely fierce attack, immediately ordering the Spoon Snake to open its mouth and spew out terrifying venom.

"Venom blast!"

"Air Slash!" Ash calmly responded, his Blackheart Gyro slashing through the air several times, cleanly slicing away the incoming venom and even making the Slug flinch.

"Next, use the healing bell!" "Cheers~"

Taking advantage of the moment when the opponent was unable to continue the attack, Togekiss decisively rang the bell to clear the status effects, removing the lingering effects of poison.

"In that case... let's launch a surprise attack!" Little Thistle urged the Spoon Snake to regroup, intending to use its super-powerful burst of power to launch a close-range attack.

Her luck wasn't bad either; the molting ability of the slug took effect at this moment, simultaneously clearing the paralysis effect...

The problem is, she guessed Ash's command wrong!

"Pokekiss, wave your finger!"

The finger flick is a transformation skill, and the attack of the Spoon Serpent failed on the spot... Immediately following was the sudden eruption of energy from below the field!

boom!

The puddle shook violently, and the spiky snake was blasted out of the puddle by the sudden surge of energy, then crashed heavily back into the murky ground, its body glowing with a debuff that reduced its ability level.

"Isn't this a bit too much..." Ryukia felt like she couldn't stand it anymore.

He managed to draw a Ground-type move twice in a row; his opponent must be about to have a mental breakdown.

"Not only that, but it also triggered special effects." Xiaoyao was speechless.

A straight-through drill hits a vital point, and Earth Power reduces Special Defense... This luck is simply too incredible.

"Togekiss, are you alright...?" Ash was a little nervous. Although his plane was usually lucky, it had never had such a lucky streak before.

Moreover, when it comes to skillful maneuvering, Serena's planes are truly lucky; two out of three moves can unleash a Hyper Beam...

"We can't give up no matter what! Seviper, use Poison Tail!" Just as Ash was stunned, Azami launched the final attack.

"Tokiss, one more finger swing..." "Chak~"

Ash gave an uncertain command, and Togekiss chuckled and flapped its wings... then unleashed a torrent of scorching sand at Seviper!

It drew another high-power Ground-type Special Attack, Scorching Sands!

The spitting snake screamed as it was slapped back into the arena, its body covered in burn effects... but it didn't matter anymore, it had already lost its ability to fight.

"You're kidding!" "Who's that lucky?!"

The result of this battle immediately caused the apprentices fighting the water pipes to break through their defenses.

(Togekiss, what exactly happened just now?) Ash was also a little confused, mentally confirming the situation with his partner.

(Just a normal flick of the finger to unleash a special move, what else could it be?) Togekiss swayed back and forth in front of Ash, giving him an expression that said, "I'm an angel, I'm just following orders, what bad intentions could I possibly have?"