Elf: Who told him to be an investigator!

Chapter 101 Little Blue's Meal and the "Pink Kitten"

【Chokuran: Where in Kanto is this? (▼皿▼#)】

[Bamboo Orchid: Is this mural... about Lugia?]

[Bamboo Orchid: Is this an ancient relic enshrined in Lugia??]

[Zhu Lan: Wait, I remember seeing similar information before... It's said to be in the waters near Pallet Town??]

You actually found that?! It's unbelievable...it's unbelievable...!

Seeing that Ze Shu didn't reply after sending the message, Zhu Lan's messages kept bombarding in, and even through the screen, you could feel her disbelief.

In the short time it took to pick up a silver feather, Ze Shu turned around and saw so many messages, and a smirk appeared on his lips.

No, big sister!

You've already analyzed it all, what else is there to say...?

It can only be said that Zhu Lan truly deserves to be called a renowned mythologist.

【Zhu Lan: Why aren't you replying to me? (*^*)】

[Sawaki: —]

Having promised Zhu Lan that he would personally take her to this ancient ruin in the future, Ze Shu shook his head, put away all the "relics" left by Lugia's mother, and patted the bewildered little Lugia's head as they returned to the shore.

"Sound...?"

"This is a gift from another person closest to you, so cherish it...:"

Faced with Lugia's confusion and bewilderment upon seeing this pile of "silver feathers," Ze Shu simply said this without immediately telling it about its "origins."

After all, it's still too small...

Telling it won't do any good; we'll have to wait until it grows a bit bigger.

and.

"The Ore region... I might have to go there sometime."

"But unfortunately, not now."

"But what's strange is... why doesn't our little Lugia produce silver feathers? Otherwise, when we're short of silver feathers, we can just take them from the little Lugia."

"Has it not grown yet?"

Back on the beach.

After patting Lugia and feeding Dragonite, Zeshu looked back at the beach and saw this scene: a mountain of garbage had appeared out of nowhere on the beach.

Below, a chubby little white fox diligently carried an empty plastic bottle in its mouth, then flicked it up to the top of the garbage mountain, making the mountain of trash even taller.

aside.

The foam squirrel stared blankly at all of this, then looked back at the bag of beach trash it had collected after so much time.

It seems like he's having some doubts about life.

The Psyduck next to it quacked and covered its head, while the Beanpuff next to it seemed a little lost.

Ze Shu: "...."

Is there really that much trash on this pristine beach?

Are people in the Pokémon world really that rude?

Watching the Six-Tails gradually run away, seemingly having found more trash, Zeki twitched the corner of his mouth and followed.

But all I saw was...

Liuwei ran to a beach and stopped.

It swished its fluffy tail and barked twice.

Soon, with a splash, a plastic bottle broke the surface of the sea and was flung out, where it was skillfully caught in the mouth of the six-tailed fox.

Then it turned its head and saw Ze Shu following behind. Its face froze for a moment, then it became proud and called out boastfully:

"Ooh!"

Look how much trash I've collected!

Little cookies! Where are the little cookies?!

Ze Shu paused for a moment before laughing and saying:

"So, you're even willing to cooperate with the 'culprit' who destroyed your sandcastle for the sake of cookies?"

He watched the red figure on the sea...:

It's that Magikarp.

But Zeki still had a question... Even with Magikarp's help, could they really collect so much trash from the sea?

Is this Magikarp really that amazing?

"Pfft...pfft!"

Then Zeshu appeared.

Magikarp also poked its head out of the sea, its dead fish eyes revealing anger and resentment. It flicked its powerful tail and stared intently at Sawaki, as if saying, "Where's the food you promised me?"

What an ungrateful bastard!

Ze Shu: "Mine."

"Is that enough? There's more if you need more..."

"Pfft...pfft!"

On the sea surface, one after another, various Pokémon foods—Pygmy Rice Berry, Rage Bun, Orange Berry, and Power Cube (Zeju's version)—were continuously thrown into the water by Zeju.

And as the food piled up more and more.

Magikarp's dead fish eyes were almost bulging out.

Even with its mouth bulging, it couldn't outpace Ze Shu's speed in throwing food into the water; it wished it could replace its fins with its hands to scoop all the food into its mouth.

Then...

It really did turn its fins into two hands.

A pair of pink, delicate, and exquisite hands.

At the same time, the Magikarp's red body gradually transformed into a small cat-like Pokémon.

It cheered, and its superpowers instantly swept up everything that Zeshu had thrown down from the sea, gathering it all into its small embrace.

The food piled up was even larger than its body.

"New~!"

Mew.::::? The legendary mythical Pokémon.

Ze Shu blinked.

So this Magikarp was Mew... Ah?!

The six-tailed fox in his arms rubbed its eyes incredulously with its snow-white paws, but it couldn't change the sudden change before its eyes. This filled its round eyes with great confusion.

Fish... has turned into a cat?

"Ou Ming...?"

But then, before they could even figure out what was going on, they seemed to think that they could eat a lot of food after becoming their 'original form'...

Imagine stuffing all three angry steamed buns into your mouth!

"New...new!"

Then it stuffed its mouth full.

He even managed to roll his eyes so hard they were almost in tears...

Ze Shu: "...—"

This dream seems a bit dim-witted.

Seeing Meng Huan's desperate cries for help, Ze Shu twitched the corner of his mouth and took out a baby bottle from his spatial belt.

"This is Moumou Milk, perhaps..."

Glug glug!

When Mei used her superpowers, she snatched away Ze Shu's milk and gulped it down into her mouth, even spilling white liquid from the corners of her mouth, which is how Meng Huan managed to "save herself".

"New...!"

Having caught her breath, Meng Huan was still shaken, panting heavily as she patted her pink little chest.

I almost got killed by human food!!

If it dies from food, it would be the most shameful Mythical Pokémon ever... ::

"So..." Ze Shu blinked, "Why...why did you come here, Dream?"

"New!"

With its hands on its hips, Dreamy's expression was extremely arrogant after catching its breath.

What does it mean to arrive here...?

【It was clearly me who had been following you all along!】

[How stupid of you guys! You didn't even notice I was following you! I had to show myself before you realized it!]

In the end, Meng Huan raised her head, her little face full of pride.

Zeki: "...—

What kind of crazy little devil is this? Stalking someone and acting all high and mighty.

Unable to bear the arrogance of the dreamlike creature before him, he suddenly grabbed it, pinning the head-raised creature down, and then...

I vigorously rubbed the dreamy little cat's head.

Fine, light downy hair, soft skin, and a small, cuddly body.

The feel of it is really nice to play with.

"New...new!"

Dream's face turned bright red from being stroked, and she flailed her arms in an attempt to defend herself, but she couldn't stop her body from being "violated," and then...

It's really getting angry!

"New!"

Superpowers Unleashed.

It barely managed to break free from Ze Shu's grasp, then glared angrily at him, unleashing its psychic powers once more, pulling out a multitude of Pokémon food from Ze Shu's spatial belt, and then...:

"New!"

Suddenly, Meng Huan let out a playful laugh, and many foods flew high into the air along with it.

Goodbye!

[Hmph... This is the price for offending me, Dream!]

I'll check on you guys from time to time, but you're all so silly, you definitely won't recognize me!

With a whoosh, the dream vanished.

Ze Shu twitched the corner of his mouth:

"You can't recognize me, can you?"

Waiting for Xiao Lan to develop the "Dream Detector," when that dream arrives...:

With a single grasp, it was instantly refined!

The six-tailed creature in his arms cried out in confusion, "Ouming...?"

It has absolutely no idea what's going on.

and.:

The food was stolen!

Six-Tails looked aggrieved: "Naruto."

Ze Shu comforted her, saying, "It's okay. Even if it hadn't been stolen, you wouldn't have gotten any to eat anyway, so don't be sad."

Six-Tails was even more heartbroken: "Ooh-ming!!"

Although he said he wouldn't feed the Six-Tails... but considering how hard the Six-Tails had worked to collect so much trash that it could pile up into a mountain, Sawaki still kept his promise and gave the Six-Tails a small cookie.

After all, his reason for suggesting picking up trash was to give the Six-Tails some exercise.

"Ooh...Ooh!"

Watching Rokuro nibble on the hard-won cookies with utmost care, Sawaki smiled, pointed to the mountain of trash, and said:

"Remember to tidy up the trash after you finish eating the cookies...:"

Six-Tails' face fell: "Ooo- ...

After Six-Tails painstakingly threw all the trash on the beach into the trash cans at Oak's lab... filling all the trash cans in the lab to the brim.

It was getting late.

Even with Lugia's assistance, which sped things up somewhat, the journey to and from the ancient underwater ruins was still long and required considerable time.

The dim sunlight had begun to slant across the beach.

Zeshu called to the Pokémon playing on the beach, preparing to return.

But then a passionate voice rang out, "Sawaki!! I didn't expect to see you here!" Ash ran over with Pikachu on his shoulder. "Have you rested enough? Let's battle!"

Zeki: "...—

That was so sudden.

And it's only been an afternoon since Ash last challenged me to a battle!

"Alright, it's almost dinnertime, let's make our match a little easier..."

Given Ash's enthusiasm, Sawaki agreed.

He picked up the Six-Tails, who was exhausted from cleaning up the trash on the beach: "The one I'm fighting with is my Six-Tails."

Six-Tails was terrified: "O-O-O-Mahakashi??"

It's already so tired, why make it fight?!

Zeshu is a heartless trainer who exploits the little foxes!!

But Ash was very happy: "Great!!"

Then..

He threw a Poké Ball: "Pidgeotto, I choose you!"

Ze Shu: "...—".

He truly deserves to be called a master of reverse attributes.

Furthermore, is this the Pidgeot that Ash will later "release" into Viridian Forest? As for whether Ash ever brought Pidgeot back to his side, Sawaki isn't entirely sure...

After all, due to certain factors, he didn't watch much of the travel episodes back then.

"Pipika, Quick Attack!"

On the beach, Ash had already begun giving commands. Pidgeotto let out a loud cry, its body glowing white, and swooped down from the sky towards the little white dot below!

A flash of lightning... this is its most confident move!

No matter who the opponent is, they will at least get hit by it!

But..·

Pidgey only saw the tired-looking little white fox on the ground curl its tail, and a strange ball of light, flashing with distorted light, suddenly surged out from its body and filled its vision in an instant.

Then, for some reason, perhaps due to the influence of the orb of light, Pidgeotto felt very dizzy, and the surrounding environment became blurry. The little white dot below also seemed to split into three...:

No!

Which one is the opponent?!

Seeing its opponent split into three, Pidgey was confused, but Flash of Light couldn't be stopped.

It had no choice but to pick one at random.

Boom!

Pidgey swooped down and crashed into the beach not far from Vulpix, kicking up a cloud of dust.

Despite the commotion, it did not cause any damage to the Six-Tails.

Ash's eyes widened slightly: "Pidgeotto! What's going on...?"

That's completely off-target for his Pidgey! How could he make such a basic mistake...?

Zeki explained, "It's the Spectral Light move... that caused your Pidgeotto to enter a confused state."

Then he added, "Um... Aurora Beam."

All that could be seen was the six-tailed creature's tail curling up, and a cold, iridescent beam of light condensing above it, and then...

It blasted directly at the Pidgey that was buried in the sand!

The sandstorm rose again.

But this time, along with the dust storm came Pidgey's body, which had already lost its ability to fight.

The battle is over.

Upon seeing this result...

"Pidgeotto!" Seeing that Pidgeotto didn't react, Ash paused for a moment. "Is it over already?"

Only seven or eight seconds have passed since the battle started, right?

Xiao Zhi couldn't believe it.

Ze Shu, on the other hand, thought it was perfectly reasonable.

Let's not even talk about how Ice-type is effective against Pidgeotto.

His six tails have undergone considerable training. Although they haven't evolved and are not as powerful as the Snow Fairy's Koma Blade Soldier, they are still quite formidable in combat.

At this point, Ash had only been out of Pallet Town for a short while and hadn't even collected many badges yet...

and so.

Ash is still a complete novice trainer!

He's practically stomping on noobs...

Zeshu was about to pick up the exhausted Liuwei, who was collapsing from carrying garbage, tidy up his things, and go back for dinner.

Can.

Ash: "Can I try again?!"

Ze Shu paused, thought for a moment, and nodded.

Three minutes later.

boom!

Pikachu's body was frozen stiff by Vulpix's fine snow.

Then... a loud bang.

The ice shattered, revealing Pikachu's ring eyes, and he collapsed to the ground.

"Pikachu!" Ash shouted nervously, then lowered his head in disappointment. "...I lost."

Even with two Pokémon fighting one-on-one, they couldn't defeat the white fox on the other side, which looked exhausted and slouching.

This made Xiaozhi feel a little disappointed for a moment.

But soon, he regained his fighting spirit, his eyes seemingly burning with fire: "Sawaki, I will definitely defeat you someday!" Sawaki smiled helplessly.

"Let's go back to Professor Oak's lab. Ash, your Pidgeotto and Pikachu still need to be treated by Professor Oak."

Xiao Zhi: "Okay!"

As the setting sun cast its slanting rays, the two returned home with their Pokémon.

"Damn it... Sawaki, you're so strong! When will I be able to become as strong as you?!"

"Ash, do you really want to become stronger?"

"Of course! I'm going to be a Pokémon Master, and I'm going to beat that Gary guy!"

"Hmm... If you want to improve your strength, I have a suggestion—you might want to look into the item called Electric Ball, it's very useful for your Pikachu."

"A light bulb?!"

"Hmm, a light bulb."

Zeshu found it hard to imagine what level of power Ash's Pikachu would have if it wore an Electric Ball like Crimson Pikachu from Mt. Silver...

Of course, Pikachu may still have to act.

But perhaps by the time of the Carlos League tournament, the power boost from that one electric bulb might be the final straw that makes Greninja break the camel's back and allow it to use its Aqua Spray.

Back at Oak's Lab.

"Sawaki...you're finally back. Oh, and Ash too." Professor Oak rushed out to greet him, then his eyes lit up when he saw Pikachu in Ash's hand. "Ash, is your Pokémon injured?"

Then Professor Oak grabbed Pikachu and Pidgeotto's Poké Balls and ran away as if fleeing.

They ostensibly said they were worried about Pokémon.

Ze Shu blinked.

Why is the doctor's behavior a bit strange?

Without thinking much about it, he rubbed the Psyduck that had walked to his feet and then led Ash inside.

On the round table in the center of the research institute were plates of sumptuous dinner; at least the quantity was plentiful.

"But what is this food?" Ash asked, pointing confusedly to a plate of completely black food on the table. "I've never seen it before..."

"This is a fried Slowpoke tail!"

A little girl in blue walked out from the side, her clothes a bit messy, her once fair face now smeared with black grime, and she was holding a spatula in her hand.

Clearly, she prepared this meal.

Ze Shu: "But why is it so dark? ::"

He glanced around at the food on the table, most of which looked similar to "pan-fried Slowpoke tails," and suddenly understood why Professor Oak had run away as if fleeing.

Little Blue replied hesitantly, "Because...because I added ink from a black seahorse?"

"Don't be fooled by its black appearance, it might... possibly, probably, likely be edible..."

Upon hearing this, Zeki considered running away like Professor Oak: "I have something to do..."

But all I saw was Xiao Lan clasping her hands together and praying:

"I searched all over Pallet Town for these ingredients, and spent the whole afternoon making this... Zeki, please try some!"

"......"

In the end, Zeki sat down at the dining table, grabbing Satoshi, who was also trying to escape.

Looking at the dark, almost tangible aura of shadow, he hesitated for a moment, but under Little Blue's expectant gaze, he grabbed a small piece of Slowpoke's tail with his fork and put it in his mouth.

Then, he uttered an unexpected remark:

"It's surprisingly delicious!"

"Yay!"

Little Blue jumped up happily.

Then...

Then she saw Ze Shu encourage Xiao Zhi to eat a piece as well.

Ash, caught completely off guard, also put the black Slowpoke tail into his mouth. Suddenly, like a ninja evolving into a shedding shell, his soul left his body. He leaned back and slumped into the chair, his mouth unconsciously open, as if a soul was emanating from his mouth.

"Ugh... This tastes awful..."

And until then.

Ze Shu couldn't help but gulp down several mouthfuls of milk, then breathed a sigh of relief: "Phew... I survived..."

Xiao Lan: "...—"

She finally understands.

"No need to force yourself..." Thinking this, Xiao Lan's face turned slightly red. "I'll throw this food away right now..."

But at this moment.

"Huh?"

"Hmm? Do you want to eat Psyduck?"

"Gah!"

"No... Memridor, please! No! Psyduck, shut up! No, stop... This taste... It's hitting my head... Glug glug, why do I feel dizzy... :...."

When Professor Oak carefully carried the restored Pikachu back to the lab...

And so this scene unfolded: Ash was still out of his body, Ze Shu was helpless, and Blue held a spatula with a worried expression. And surrounding them were...

That's Psyduck standing proudly on the dining table!

Then...

With a little "ink" on its beak, it clutched its slightly bloated belly, let out a slurp of black smoke, and then collapsed onto the pile of empty plates on the dining table with a thud.

Beside it, a doll-like creature, its face tense, was emitting healing energy.

Professor Oak: "...

Luckily, he ran fast...

Otherwise, his aging body certainly wouldn't be able to support it.

And it wasn't until the next day.

Xiao Zhi, whose soul had left his body, finally came back to his senses.

Lost in thought, he noticed the time and suddenly woke up, his face filled with despair—"It's over, it's over. How could I have been unconscious for so long?"

"I might miss it, I'm doomed!"

"What's wrong?" Sawaki asked, grabbing a sip of milk from Mumu. "What happened?"

"This is it...we're going to miss it!"

Xiao Zhi took out a ticket and showed it to Ze Shu.

The sign above read in large characters: "[St. Anthony's Ticket]"

The Saint-Anus?

Ze Shu twitched the corner of his mouth.

Isn't this a ship controlled by Team Rocket?

Perhaps it would be better if Xiaozhi didn't go?

"I finally got this opportunity after all!" Xiao Zhi was extremely anxious. "Now Xiaoxia and Xiaogang are going to complain about me again..."

"Since that's the case," Ze Shu suddenly said after thinking for a moment, "Let me take you to your destination. After all, we're the ones who made you waste time."

Ash exclaimed in surprise, "Really?"

"Really, let's take action now."

One hour later.

"Wow! This...this...is this a spaceship?!"

"Wow, it's huge...it's even bigger than our Cerulean Dojo's performance water feature..."

"This space is more than enough for Onix to roam freely."

Ash and his friends stood on the deck of Zeju's spaceship, looking around in awe.

Koba City.

This is a famous port city in the Kanto region. At the same time, an astonishingly huge ship is docked at the port of Vermilion City, drawing gasps of amazement from passersby who seem to have no idea what it is.

If you come here from Pallet Town, you're separated by a large inland sea, and it's a long detour. But with Ze Shu's spaceship, you can cross the sea directly and travel in a straight line, which won't take long at all.

At this moment, at the port of Kuba City.

Ze Shu pointed to the trio of two people and a cat beside the Saint-Tiannu: "Are you sure you got this ticket from them?"

Xiao Zhi nodded thankfully: "Yes! They even said we won the grand prize! We're so lucky! Thank goodness we made it back in time!"

Otherwise, we would have missed out on such good luck!

Zeshu: "Didn't you recognize them?"

Ash was confused, scratching his head: "What?"

Zeki: "...—

no...

The person he was pointing at: although disguised, dressed like a ticket seller...

One has long red hair, one has blue hair, and there's also a talking cat that stands up.

You didn't even recognize this little idiot?!

Doesn't it feel completely familiar?!

Ash was still confused: "What's wrong?"

Ze Shu shook his head: "It's alright..."

He exchanged a glance with Xiao Lan beside him.

A little while later.

After disguising themselves, Xiao Lan, arm in arm with Ze Shu, gradually approached the Saint-Annou when three figures suddenly darted out from the street corner.

"Congratulations, sir and madam, you've won the grand prize!"

"Yes...yes! You're the 123rd couple we've met. Congratulations! So, we're giving you two tickets to the luxury cruise ship, Saint-Téné!

"Don't miss this opportunity, sir and madam!"

The specially dressed Team Rocket trio spoke in seductive voices.

If you ignore the minor injuries they may have sustained from being blown away and falling, and just have them covered in bandages, it seems quite reliable.

"Honey...should we take it?"

Xiao Lan hesitated for a moment, then tightened her grip on Ze Shu's arm toward her chest.

Ze Shu: "..—"

Perhaps seeing that Sawaki and the other two were unmoved, Musashi leaned closer and said mysteriously:

"You're trainers, right? Then you definitely have to attend this secret feast about trainers! You can find all the knowledge about battles, training, and any trainer on the Saint-Tiannu, because...:::"

"Lt. Surge, the Gym Leader of Vermilion City, will also be going on the ship. You know Lt. Surge, right? He's known as the toughest of the tough."

A top-tier trainer! He'll be teaching the secrets of lightning on the ship!

"Even without Electric-type Pokémon, it's worth a listen!"

"It's the same trick as Giovanni's 'Earth Technique'! As trainers, you must know how valuable the 'Earth Technique' is! You've hit the jackpot!"

Ze Shu: ".—

No, you even called him Boss Sakaki!