Ash, with his invincible physical body, wants to become a Pokémon Master.

Chapter 334 The Return of Awa and the Beginning of the Semifinals

After the match, Ash still didn't directly ask Gary about the Regirock.

The main reason is that they are currently in an awkward period before the "final showdown between rivals," and apart from watching each other fight, they will never take the initiative to meet.

Even when we bump into each other by chance, our greetings become very brief.

The two of them, as if shrouded in a biting cold wind, stood facing each other atop a snow-capped mountain, striking poses like peerless masters, nodding slightly before quickly moving away.

Xiaoxia kept complaining that the two of them were suffering from chuunibyou (middle school syndrome).

"Do you even understand? This is romance between men!"

"————, isn't that just chuunibyou (middle school syndrome)?"

"That wretched Xia!"

The muscular man used a giant sword to attack the mermaid, and the effect was outstanding!

The world's most beautiful mermaid collapsed in a sea of ​​milk, repeatedly apologizing for her past boastful remarks.

Oh no, I couldn't even apologize, because my mouth was open all night.

Xiaoxia can't get up again!

In the special viewing room of the venue, A-Du, whose body was wrapped in bandages, pushed open the door and startled Chairman Da-Ma-Lan-Chi.

"A-Du, how did you get so badly injured?"

"It's nothing, the doctor said it's just a superficial injury and it will heal quickly."

"This doesn't look like anything's wrong."

Damaranchi quickly ran over and pulled Adu to sit side by side on the large sofa in the center of the room, his tone full of enthusiasm.

"You're back, which means the operation is over. How's Team Rocket doing?"

Unfortunately, A-Du shook his head, and upon seeing this, Da-Ma-Lan-Chi immediately understood what was going on.

"I see. Looks like that Sakaki got away again."

"That wretched venomous snake is like a loach, impossible to catch."

At this moment, the Secretary-General of the Kanto Alliance also entered and reported the details of the operation to Damaranchi.

Damaranchi quickly took the document and began to read it.

He was in a good mood just now, watching the exciting and intense battles between the players on various fields.

Unexpectedly, I immediately heard bad news.

"The Unknown Pokémon—what on earth did Giovanni do?"

Despite being better prepared than last time, they were still ruined by a Pokémon that appeared out of nowhere, and in the end, Giovanni managed to escape.

"That mysterious Pokémon is extremely powerful. As soon as it appeared, it bombarded everywhere without distinguishing between friend and foe, turning the battlefield upside down."

"Fortunately, the Four Heavenly Kings from both regions were present, and they were able to subdue him by working together."

"However, we all suffered considerable injuries while protecting the other alliance members, thus missing the best opportunity to capture Sakaki."

""

Adu still feels a bit regretful, but Damaranchi is quite open-minded about it.

"It's good that you all came back safe and sound."

There was no information about this Pokémon in the League database, something that had never happened before.

At this moment, A-Du remembered the information he had received from other regions when he attended the Champions Conference.

"Team Aqua, Team Magma, Team Galaxy, Team Plasma, Team Flare —"

Some of them have already openly defected, while others are still on the suspicion list, but they are all restless individuals.

This time, A-Du failed to catch the Rockets' Sakaki again, and felt a heavy responsibility.

Damaranchi patted him on the shoulder to comfort him, but he also sighed.

"This is indeed a turbulent time with a constellation of villains. It seems the Supreme Alliance plan has to be activated."

In order to deal with these emerging evil organizations, several regional leaders had already made a joint proposal.

However, Damaranchi had other concerns and had not agreed yet, but now he could only nod.

Seeing that the chairman already understood the situation, A-Du worriedly decided to leave first.

The mysterious Pokémon seemed to fall into a coma after being defeated by the group, and it has now been taken to the League's central research lab by Lance.

He was still a little worried and wanted to go over and check on the situation as soon as possible.

But Damaranchi stopped him.

"A-Du, you've finally come back, how can you not fulfill your duties as a champion?"

"Although we failed to capture Giovanni this time, most of Team Rocket have been completely driven out of the Kanto-Johto region."

"Nothing has happened to you, the alliance remains as stable as ever, there's no need to be so anxious."

Everyone else can be pessimistic, but the president and the champion, as the leaders of the league, must create a positive and uplifting atmosphere within the league.

"We're about to begin the first match of the League Tournament semifinals, and the fans in Johto have been eagerly awaiting the champion's appearance."

"Hurry up and say hello to the players and audience before the competition starts, and tell them that the champion is back."

"But, President, that Pokémon—"

"Oh dear, that Pokémon is being watched over by the League's most advanced equipment and highly trained personnel; there's absolutely no way anything could happen to it!"

After Damaranch made his promise, A-Du reluctantly removed the bandages from his face and went to the front desk.

Although the president is always so willful, under his influence, the gloom in A-Du's heart has indeed dissipated a lot.

Damaranchi has always been like this; his presence brings a sense of certainty and reassurance, which is why everyone has always supported him.

However, when it comes to a sense of security, it reminds A-Du of the young trainer with Pikachu whom he met by chance during a mission.

He also possesses a magical ability to quickly make those around him lower their guard and trust him, just like the president in his youth who had outstanding leadership skills.

He also heard that the other party seems to have some ambiguous relationship with his younger sister, Xiaochun.

Ash once said that he would also participate in the League Tournament, but I don't know how he is doing.

But given Ash's strength, Lance believed he would not be easily defeated.

"By the way, President, who are the two players competing in this match?"

"They are both quite strong trainers, namely Ash from Pallet Town and Ye Yue from Hoenn Lesser Town."

"Oh, what a coincidence."

The atmosphere on the Mudball Arena reached its peak after the champion appeared. Ash and his opponent, Ye Yue, had already taken their positions and were ready.

"A-Du is back, but why is his waveguide so much weaker all of a sudden?"

As a source of life energy, Ash immediately sensed that Lance seemed to have suffered a significant injury through his perception of the waveguide.

"But judging from the way he greeted us, he should be alright."

However, at that moment, Mewtwo's telepathic voice suddenly rang in Ash's mind.

"Ash, I sensed something strange just now—"

"Wait a minute, Mewtwo, this is a competition, don't just suddenly pop out of nowhere."

Unlike the unruly Marshadow, the proud and arrogant Mewtwo is always kept in the inside pocket of Ash's coat and is generally not put into the system space.

So if it were to suddenly fly out of Ash's arms at this moment, it would definitely cause panic at the scene.

Although Mewtwo was grumbling, it obediently stayed in its Poké Ball as Ash instructed, without acting on its own.

"After the match, we'll go together to find the source of this special sensation."

"Hmph, whatever."

At this moment, the referee blew the opening whistle, and the battlefield quickly changed to a grassy field.

Ash was the first to attack this time, with both sides sending out their starting Pokémon at the same time.