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

"Double-shot gas, poison gas!"

Jessie took the initiative, and Arbok puffed up the patterns on its belly and bared its teeth and claws, but Crobat simply ignored it, closed its eyes, and evaded Arbok with a spiral, leaving it behind.

The double-shot gas followed suit, spewing out large plumes of poisonous mist, but the crossbat, flying like an arrow, sliced ​​the gas in two!

"Air Slash!"

Upon hearing Ash's command, Crobat abruptly stopped and changed direction in mid-air, unleashing a series of wind blades with its wings that slammed into its two opponents, instantly knocking them into a cowering state!

"Cross Poison Blade!"

Bang! *2

The attack, which had been launched in reverse, saw its wings flashing with purple light as it slashed through the bodies of two Pokémon simultaneously, instantly knocking them down!

Throughout the entire battle, Crobat's tactics can be summed up in one word... speed!

"Pikachu, take care of them!" "Pika~"

After Crobat displayed its prowess, Pikachu swiftly leaped off Ash's shoulder, using Quick Attack and a cheek rub to easily paralyze the two humans and cat who were trying to escape.

"Do you think you can escape?" Ash was already pulling out a rope.

"mum?"

While he was processing several prisoners, a little creature quietly poked its head out of the lake...

Chapter 124 About the Lonely Traveler's Job Being Stolen...

"You little brat..." "What exactly are you planning to do with us?" "Are you going to just send us flying again, meow?"

While paralyzed and bound hand and foot by Ash, Team Rocket finally started to panic.

"Shoot you away? You wish!" Ash shook his head dismissively. "I've given you chances several times already, but you always insist on walking into the line of fire."

If you think about it carefully, starting from Mt. Tsukimi, Ash has had a few interactions with the main characters, though not many, but at least four or five times.

Especially since he saved their lives from the jaws of a giant Dragonite on Dragonite Island.

Unfortunately, they never reflected on their mistakes, and this time they fell into Ash's hands again in the Wild Area. Of course, Ash will not let them off easily.

"Just wait patiently, Ms. Officer Jenny from Fuchsia City will take care of you."

"I see..." "So it's detention center."

After hearing what Ash said, the real protagonist was no longer nervous.

Not only them, but for any member of the Rockets, going to jail is a piece of cake.

The league has a long-standing practice of paying bail for releases. When all the Rockets members joined the team on their first day, Giovanni promised them that as long as they did not reveal the Rockets' secrets, he would bail them out of prison no matter the cost!

However... if it were in the past, Giovanni would definitely have kept his word, but now he has to think twice.

The Kanto League recently passed a resolution that increases bail by a full fifty times for criminals who smuggle and poach Pokémon—basically Team Rocket!

The person who actually proposed this resolution is now standing right in front of the three main characters.

"I know you're all emboldened... especially you, Kojiro." Ash's lips curled into a cold smile. "The young master of the prestigious Sasaki family, actually willing to be a lowly henchman in Team Rocket... I wonder what kind of expressions your parents will have when they visit you in prison..."

"You little rascal...you can't tell my parents, you can't involve them!"

Kojiro panicked immediately, but Satoshi didn't bother with him at all.

Everyone is responsible for their own actions, and Xiao Zhi is no exception.

Kojiro didn't want to involve his parents, but if you put yourself in their shoes, weren't Satoshi's family also taking risks?

However, Xiaozhi will definitely think of a strategy to deal with this kind of risk in advance, and he will also prepare himself mentally...

In short, he would never be like this simple-minded, willful, and unfilial son in front of him, who is the one who dragged the family into the mire but keeps blaming others!

"Fine, I can't be bothered with you guys... Uh, what are you doing, Sabrina?"

After dealing with Team Rocket, Ash turned around and saw Sabrina lying by the lake, staring wide-eyed at a pink Pokémon in the water…

Okay, that's a Slowpoke.

This kind of psychic ability would definitely attract Sabrina's attention.

“I feel it must be very intelligent; its face seems to tell a story.”

"Is that so... then you can research its story yourself." Ash really didn't know what could possibly be written on Slowpoke's blank face, but as long as Sabrina liked it, that was fine.

"Mr. Caesar, did you see that?" Ash pointed to the center of the lake, and the old man immediately spotted the playful little beast!

"Mini Dragon... I can't believe I've actually seen it again..."

“It shouldn’t be the one you know.” Ash shook his head and corrected Caesar. “The Dratini that took a picture with you has a scar on its horn.”

"No? Could it be..."

boom!

Suddenly, a huge whirlpool rose from the pool, and the creature that flew out of it confirmed Caesar's conjecture.

It was a slender Hakkar, floating quietly in mid-air, its gaze toward Caesar filled with reminiscence.

"Is that you, Dratini... No, you've evolved into Dragonair..." Caesar could hardly believe his eyes. He stumbled into the water, reaching out to touch his former companion.

Hakron clearly recognized its old friend, and it flew happily to Caesar's side, gently circling his body with its smooth flesh.

"Hakron... I'm sorry! I should have protected you, but I ended up attracting bad guys instead... I'm so sorry!" Caesar hugged his former comrade, unable to hold back his tears.

...

“Mr. Caesar, this Wild Area is indeed not very safe.” After Caesar calmed down, Ash stepped forward to persuade him, “If the Dragonair and its mother continue to stay here, they will eventually attract other people.”

"I know...it's all my fault for not being able to protect them," Caesar sighed dejectedly.

After a long silence, he seemed to have made a difficult decision: "Ash... sir, if it's possible, I'd like to ask you to capture them..."

“I have no intention of catching them…besides, Dragonair is already your partner.” Ash immediately shook his head and refused. “However, I can provide a better place for the mother and her baby, but you can choose where to go yourself.”

"I get to choose?" Caesar was taken aback.

“There’s a Dragonite Island overseas, where pseudo-Kanto legendaries gather, so it’s naturally the best place for the mother and her cub,” Ash offered his first suggestion.

"However, the environment of Dragon Island is too dangerous for ordinary people. Not only is it surrounded by thundercloud vortexes, but it is also completely without signal... Once they enter, you will hardly see them again."

“I know…” Caesar nodded silently.

Even so, he felt he had no right to refuse.

If it's for the good of Hakron...

"Of course, there might be another option," Ash suddenly changed the subject. "I could settle them at Professor Oak's lab. I've also caught a Dragonite, so I can look after them occasionally... Most importantly, you could also settle down in Pallet Town..."

"I agree!" Before Ash could finish speaking, Caesar nodded eagerly. "I'll go there! I'll do anything to make sure they're settled! Guard, watch the night, do odd jobs... I'll do anything!"

“You just need to take good care of them, or…” Xiao Zhi thought for a moment, and seemed to have a new idea.

"When you and Hakuryu have nothing to do, you can wander around the research institute's grounds and the back mountain. The Pokémon there sometimes get into fights, and you can help resolve them. You're a former forest ranger and the head of the Wild Area, so you should be very experienced in these things."

Well… after all that Ash said, it can actually be explained by a single equation.

Kaiser + Dragonair = Bulbasaur

"No problem! Leave that place to me from now on!" The old man agreed quite readily.

Hakron naturally had no objections; in fact, it was also very reluctant to part with its old friend.

"Then it's settled. Once you've completed the handover with the new administrator, you can set off." Xiao Zhi nodded in satisfaction.

"I've caught one too! Nice to meet you, Slowpoke."

Sabrina seemed to have made progress as well. After a long eye contact, she didn't know what kind of consensus she had reached with Slowpoke, but the latter voluntarily crawled into the Field Ball.

This is great, everything is perfect!

Apart from…

"Thud...choo!"

For no apparent reason, Bulbasaur sneezed loudly.

For some reason, it always felt like someone had stolen its job...

Chapter 125 Macha City, A Girl's Trap

'Attention! A special component has been detected. The protagonist must retrieve it immediately!'

Continuing their journey, Ash and Sabrina planned to head to Martha City as originally intended.

The commands from the management sprites sounded several times along the way.

'Warning! The protagonist must immediately proceed to obtain a special component! Failure to do so will definitely strip away the protagonist's aura and all additional abilities!!'

Look, it's getting anxious!

However, Xiaozhi was very curious about what these so-called special components would be.

What connection could Macha City, and Dr. Akihabara who created the 3D dragon, possibly have with them...?

With these questions in mind, Ash and Sabrina quickly arrived at the Pokémon Center in Martha City, only to find Nurse Joy constantly busy there.