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

Chapter 347 Xiaoyao: You have to take responsibility for me!

"Haruka, are you alright? Are you hurt?" Professor Birch finally arrived and pulled Haruka to a safe place.

"I'm fine, but what's wrong with the doctor?"

"It happened so suddenly that I didn't really understand the cause and effect, but now I can only leave it to Xiaozhi."

"Ash?"

"That's the boy who just saved you." Professor Birch pointed to Ash, who was beating Rayquaza not far away.

"He's a trainer that Professor Oak personally introduced to travel to the Hoenn region."

"What? It was Professor Oak who introduced them?"

Professor Oak is a well-known scholar in the Hoenn region, and many children have grown up watching his Pokémon science programs.

So when Haruka heard that Ash knew such a famous person, she couldn't help but glance at him a few more times.

"But this Pokémon Trainer is so different from what I usually imagine!"

"Um, don't look at him, Ash is special."

Perhaps noticing the confusion in Haruka's eyes, Oda Scroll quickly explained to prevent the girl from misunderstanding her as a normal trainer.

"However, Ash is indeed a very strong trainer."

Perhaps due to its noble skin color, this shiny Rayquaza is much sturdier and more durable than ordinary Pokémon.

Even after taking three punches from Xiaozhi, it was still able to retaliate.

Ash was getting really annoyed by it. "Why is it so troublesome!"

Rayquaza's resilience and recovery are too strong.

At this moment, Ash suddenly remembered that when he obtained Groudon's Crimson Orb, the system seemed to have mentioned that the Crimson Orb could be used to control Groudon.

Could the triangular organ, which has a similar function, do the same for Rayquaza?

Ash quickly waved his hand to let Pikachu take over suppressing Rayquaza, then reached into his pocket and pulled out the Tri-Organ from his system space.

Under normal circumstances, the triangular organ is just an ordinary triangular stone.

Aside from being extremely hard enough to crack walnuts, it doesn't seem to have anything particularly special about it.

Ash tentatively infused it with his own waveguide power, attempting to activate it.

Unexpectedly, the Tri-Organ suddenly burst forth with an extremely dazzling light as soon as it came into contact with Ash's energy.

Through the triangular organ, Ash suddenly had a faint feeling that he could communicate with Rayquaza.

"This might work. Rayquaza, stop attacking immediately!"

At that moment, Ash gave a command, and Rayquaza actually stopped its attack.

"Rei-oh?" (What's going on?)

"Raikkon, fly upwards, spin—and coil into the shape of poop!"

Holding the Tri-Organ, Rayquaza obediently followed every command Ash gave it.

This terrified Rayquaza.

"Oh, oh, oh." (Damn it, what's going on? Why do I suddenly feel like there are humans coming and going in my inner world?)

"Oh dear!" (Oops, I'm filthy!)

Under the astonished gazes of Birch and May, Ash controlled Rayquaza, carrying Pikachu as they performed various acrobatics in the air, and Pikachu was having a great time.

"Pikachu, Pikachu!" (Fly higher!)

"Stop! You wretched humans!"

"I've never heard of anyone being able to control Rayquaza like this before."

This is one of the three legendary gods of the Hoenn region, although its skin color doesn't seem to match the legend a bit.

But Xiaoyao is sure that no one in the entire Hoenn region has ever seen such a scene, not even a regular Rayquaza.

Meanwhile, a Rayquaza was being scolded like a dog by a boy of similar age right in front of her.

"Wow, that's amazing! Is this what a seasoned trainer looks like?"

Ash had a huge impact on Haruka's young mind.

"No, no, no, I don't think even the most experienced trainer could do what Ash did." Professor Birch waved his hands repeatedly, his mind far more focused than that of an adult.

"A stone that can control a legendary Pokémon—that's amazing! This would definitely be a great research topic!"

Seeing that they had had enough fun, Ash immediately made Rayquaza sit still and casually tossed out a regular Poké Ball to capture it.

It shook three times in a row, and finally made a thud!

The Shiny Rayquaza was captured by a regular Poké Ball—Ash mourned for his three previous Master Balls for ten seconds.

However, perhaps having finally gathered all its strength, Rayquaza roared and burst out of the Poké Ball.

The light from the triangular organ flashed suddenly, and Rayquaza entered its Mega Evolution form.

At this point, Ash realized that his will could no longer effectively influence Mega Rayquaza.

In the battle of mental strength, the regular Rayquaza was completely overwhelmed by Ash, while the Mega Rayquaza was finally able to hold its own against him.

The majestic black dragon soared into the air, once again confronting Ash and Pikachu.

But just as Ash reluctantly switched back to battle mode, Rayquaza suddenly roared.

"Re-oh~" (Mom~)

Then it flew away with tears in its eyes.

Xiao Zhi:

There was no way around it; Black Rayquaza was just a baby that had only recently come of age, and it dared not stay any longer after suddenly encountering something like this.

(Ash: When it was yelling to kill all humans, it didn't sound like a baby at all!)

"Sigh, Rayquaza!" Ash raised his hand to stop it, but Rayquaza had already turned into a star and disappeared into the horizon.

He could only pick up the Poké Balls left on the ground.

"The Poké Ball was intact, so it should be considered captured, right?"

The Pokédex certification is still valid, so Rayquaza might be considered a Pokémon that stays outside its Poké Ball, just like Pikachu, even though it's a bit far from its trainer.

Rayquaza has already fled back to the ozone layer. Ash thought he'd try using his Tri-Skin next time to see if he could forcibly summon it down.

[Ding! Congratulations, host, you have achieved the achievement "Legendary Dragon Rider!": Capture a legendary Dragon-type Pokémon (Legendary) that can be used as a mount]

[Rewards: Alliance Coins +2000; Attack +1; Special Attack +1; Free Attribute Points +2; Learn the skill "Flying"]

[Ding! Congratulations on completing the side quest "New Region, New Adventure!": Please resolve the Shiny Rayquaza crisis.]

【获得奖励：联盟币+2000；攻击+2；特攻+2；自由属性点+3；彗星碎片+1】

"Ash!"

"This is truly amazing. What is that stone? Why can it control Rayquaza? And why is Rayquaza chasing you?"

"Please tell me all about these things in detail!" Professor Birch had completely transformed into a scholar bursting with curiosity, pulling Ash aside to ask him all sorts of questions.

Ash then told him everything about how he and Rayquaza "became connected," excluding some things that couldn't be said.

After all, Birch is a scholar recognized by Professor Oak, and is highly respected and famous in the Hoenn region.

Explaining the situation to him will save Xiaozhi a lot of trouble.

However, this left Xiaoyao completely out of the picture.

"Professor, Professor—Professor Birch!!!" Haruka shouted several times before Professor Birch finally turned around.

"Now that things should be resolved, where are my Pokémon?"

"Oh, I'm so sorry, I forgot about that. Let's hurry back to the research institute."

"Doctor, who is this?"

Xiao Zhi didn't have time to look closely before, but now he's taking a serious look.

What a lovely girl! She's wearing a red headscarf, a red top, and well-fitting tight shorts, looking incredibly warm and lively.

Of course, the most striking thing about Xiaoyao is her habit of throwing things around, which seems out of place for her age.

"That's at least twice as much as Xiaoxia's, right?!"

"No, no, Ash, you're a gentleman, you can't watch!"

"—Take one more peek."

Sigh, that's how teenage boys are.

Just then, Professor Birch turned around and blocked Ash's view.

"I forgot to introduce you, Ash. This is May, who came to pick up her Pokémon today."

Pokémon!

As expected, the new Pokémon were more likely to pique Ash's interest than the cute girls.

He immediately snapped out of his gentlemanly demeanor and flashed his signature sunny smile.

"Hello May, I'm Ash from Pallet Town, and this is my most important partner, Pikachu."

"Pikachu!"

Since they're said to be destined to be together, Xiao Zhi decided to make a good impression on them first.

Although Ash left a very wild first impression on May, he was, after all, her savior, so May smiled and shook hands with Ash.

"I know, Professor Birch just introduced you. I'm Haruka from Petalburg City. It's nice to meet you."

However, after Xiaoyao greeted Pikachu with a smile, she immediately remembered her bicycle that had been electrocuted by Pikachu.

She immediately turned her head with teary eyes to look at the pile of ashes.

"Waaaaah, the travel gift Mom gave me—it turned to ashes on the very first day—!"

"Pika~" Pikachu scratched its little head shyly.

"It's nothing, it's just a bicycle—" Ash can just buy a better one from the system store and return it to May.

Ultimately, it was all his fault for accidentally pushing his triangular organ out of the system space, and he would make up for the damage seriously.

After all, Ash has always been an upright and passionate young man in the League! (Seriously)

[Ding! Host detected to have arrived in a new region. System shop is upgrading.]

[Update countdown — 10, 9, 8, 7, — 1, 0, Upgrade complete]

[Ding! New Hoenn region-specific items and Pokémon supplies added to the shop; all Energy Cube related items unlocked ————]

These little geniuses didn't even look at the screen; they simply used their minds to open the page about bicycles.

[Ding! Bicycle (Standard Model): 1000000/unit]

"?!" Ash was stunned. He rubbed his eyes, thinking he must have seen wrong.

"Ones, tens, hundreds, thousands, tens of thousands—are you kidding me!"

"You did that on purpose, didn't you? What kind of bicycle could sell for a million?!"

This is the most basic model; the later ones are more expensive.

It's heartbreaking, absolutely heartbreaking. A first-class ticket on a luxury cruise ship only costs 50,000.

Forget about the rest, a completely unremarkable bicycle for a million!

The stingy Xiao Zhi would never pay that money.

"Ash, what's wrong? Did you get sand in your eyes?"

Seeing that Ash kept rubbing his eyes while he was speaking, May went up to him worriedly and asked him what was wrong.

It seemed like they might be offering a cute girl's eye-blowing service, but unfortunately, Xiao Zhi wasn't in the mood to enjoy it right now.

"Cough! Cough!"

"Oh dear, May, I'm so sorry to have kept you so long. Let's hurry back to Professor Birch's lab to pick up your Pokémon!"

Xiao Zhi abruptly changed the subject; he needed to quickly gloss over the bicycle issue with her.

"Hahaha————(awkward laugh), the night before I went to get my Pokémon, I was so excited I couldn't sleep."

"Haruka, you must be really excited too! Let's go right now!"

"Uh, I wasn't really that excited about it—"

At that moment, May suddenly realized that she was about to become a Pokémon Trainer, so it might be inappropriate to say that she was afraid of Pokémon.

"Hehehehe—(same awkward laugh), yeah, yeah, let's go!"

"Yeah, young people these days are really strange."

Seeing Ash and May's nonsensical yet inexplicably harmonious conversation, Professor Birch couldn't help but scratch his head.

Having narrowly escaped death, they called Officer Jenny to report the situation, and the three of them immediately returned to Dr. Birch's research institute together.

"Alright, May, now choose your first Pokémon!"

The professor's assistant brought over the Poké Balls that had been prepared beforehand, and Ash and May both looked at Professor Birch with curiosity.

Ash was even more excited than May.

"Pikachu is a brand new starter Pokémon."

"Pikachu".

The professor picked up the first Poké Ball and released the Pokémon inside.

"These are all Pokémon that we have carefully selected for beginners, starting with Treecko."

A flash of light revealed a large green gecko walking upright on two legs. Its chin and belly were red, while its plump tail was dark green.

"Wow, is this a water-based system?"

"No, this is a Grass-type."

"Chirp~"

Treecko glanced at the new trainer who had arrived, and May was immediately startled and took a step back.

"It's glaring at me!"

"What are you talking about? Treecko's eyes are so cute." Ash gently reached out and patted Treecko's head.

Seeing this, Professor Birch picked up another Poké Ball.

"The second one is a Mudkip."

"Crack~"

This time it was a little blue creature, with its prominent fins on its head, striking orange gills on both sides, and huge tail fin leaving a deep impression.

"This one doesn't seem to be very well-behaved."

"How could this be, Xiaoyao? Look how healthy it is!"

"It must be quite strong too, May, why don't you let Mudkip use Water Gun to test it out?" Ash immediately suggested as a senior.

Xiaoyao simply gave the order.

"Mutant, water gun."

wow~

"what!"

Mudkip fired a water gun directly at Haruka's face.

"Look how well-behaved and cute it is! It executed your command perfectly!"

"There's no way it sprays directly in my face! It's not obeying my commands at all!"

"Ash, you really love Pokémon."

Poor Haruka made everyone laugh; now it's really hard to understand who's going to choose the starter Pokémon.

The professor quickly took out the last Poké Ball.

"Then the last one is Torchic, this kid is a Fire-type Pokémon."

Turkeys look like cute little orange chicks, covered in fluffy feathers, with their two small wings almost invisible.

The child's appearance, however, was much more normal.

As soon as it came out of the Poké Ball, it happily ran to May's feet and gently rubbed its fluffy little head against her.

"Chama~, Chama~"

"Ah, this is so cute, I want it!" Haruka made her decision quickly, without any hesitation.

"Alright, now that you have a choice, these Poké Balls and Pokédex are yours."

Professor Birch took out the standard set for novice trainers and handed it to May along with Torchic's Poké Ball.

"Keep up the good work, May! I believe you can become a Pokémon Trainer who surpasses your father!"

Xiao Zhi also encouraged her, saying, "Let's cheer each other on!"

Ash still has the air of a senior.

Xiaoyao just forced a smile and said yes.

"That's what I say, but actually I don't really want to be a Pokémon Trainer—" (very quietly)

"Oh, what did you just say?"

"No, no, I'll definitely do my best!"

May's journey as a trainer has finally officially begun today.

Because of the previous delay, it was already quite late, so Haruka decided to stay at Professor Birch's research institute for the night.

Ash and Pikachu were both seriously injured in their previous battle with Rayquaza, but unfortunately there was no Pokémon Center in Littleroot Town, so they couldn't get free treatment.

Fortunately, Professor Birch's research institute also offered treatment, so Ash accepted the professor's invitation and stayed there without hesitation.

The next morning, Ash and May set off at the same time.

"The nearest town with a Pokémon Center is Old Town. You two need to go to the Pokémon Center and log into the Hoenn League first."

Professor Birch, who came out to see them off, reminded them of the things he had told them the day before he left.

Ash and May naturally nodded in response.

But then, Xiaoyao suddenly sighed.

"Sigh, the thought of going there alone makes me feel scared."

"I wish I had a bicycle!"

Ash's face stiffened, while May continued to pretend to turn her head casually.

"But Pikachu has already ruined my bicycle!"

"Pikachu!"

Pikachu immediately perked up its little ears and shyly hid behind Ash.

Ash exclaimed that he had made a mistake; May hadn't forgotten about the bicycle.

But unexpectedly, May suddenly jumped in front of Ash.

"In that case, Ash, how about we travel together to the old town?"

"I know the way, it's okay, let's walk together!"

She nimbly turned around again, presenting her pretty little face to Pikachu behind Ash.

"Okay, Pikachu?"

Given all this, how could Pikachu, as the direct "culprit" who destroyed the bicycle, dare to refuse May?

"Pikachu pika~" The little mouse could only nod in agreement.

Seeing this, Xiao Zhi shrugged.

"Okay, I got it, Haruka. Let's go together."

Ash originally wanted to experience a pure training journey in the Hoenn region with only himself and his Pokémon, but it seems that's not going to happen now.

Seeing that her plan had succeeded, Xiaoyao immediately turned around and excitedly clenched her fist.

"Yay!"

As a fresh-faced newbie who was already a little afraid of Pokémon, May couldn't possibly walk alone through a forest full of Pokémon to the next town.

Now that Xiaozhi, the senior, is with me, it's much safer. I can ask him for advice if I have any questions along the way.

"Hehe, I'm so smart!"