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

Chapter 443 Sigh, My Family of Origin

"By the way, was that sudden gust of wind something you had the Pokémon do?"

Ash immediately noticed with a glance that behind the masked man was a Dusclops using the ethereal ability unique to Ghost-type Pokémon.

The strange wind just now was caused by it hiding over there and using its skills to manipulate things.

"It's amazing that you could come up with such a way to show off."

Upon realizing his trick had been exposed, the masked man's face instantly turned red.

"Don't spell it out, that wouldn't be cool. Anyway, are you going to accept my challenge or not?"

"There's no reason to refuse a challenge." Ash took the lead and stepped forward, pushing May forward.

"Is it me?"

"Of course, this is a spectacular Pokémon battle. Aren't you our only Coordinator Trainer?"

"Keep gaining experience, Haruka!"

Since the Masked Messenger was able to severely injure Shun's Poison Rose, his strength is definitely not weak, and he can be used as a whetstone for Haruka.

Moreover, thanks to Ash's presence, his high-level healing potions can ensure that May's Pokémon recovers from its injuries quickly, so there's no need to worry about it affecting her performance in tomorrow's match.

So he confidently pushed Xiaoyao forward.

Since things had come to this point, Xiaoyao had no choice but to go ahead.

The masked messenger immediately jumped down from the children's climbing ladder.

"Skitty, here comes your charming entrance!"

"Let the stage be swept by a whirlwind, wandering spirit of the night!"

Both of their Pokémon made a very impressive entrance.

Haruka's Skitty makes its entrance with a cute, swirling motion, showcasing its adorable charm to the fullest.

The Wandering Night Spirit initially appeared as just a few dazzling blue ghost flames flickering on the field, then suddenly a gust of wind enveloped it, and its form slowly solidified from within.

With the Ghost Pokémon's naturally terrifying aura, even a seemingly goofy Pokémon like Duskin can appear cool.

"Hmph, a Pokémon like Skitty, which can only be kept as a pet, has no chance of defeating my Dusclops!"

"Really? That's hard to say!"

"Wandering Night Spirit, use Shadow Fist!"

"Skitty, Blizzard!"

Because Skitty is a Normal-type Pokémon, its STAB moves are ineffective against Dusclops.

If Haruka wants Skitty to damage Dusknoir, the only options besides trying her luck by using her special move to draw out her partner's skill are to use Blizzard.

"Please, you have to win!"

Fortunately, the kitten didn't disappoint Xiaoyao. It wagged its tail and successfully unleashed a blizzard on the Wandering Night Spirit.

But at this moment, the Wandering Night Spirit neither dodged nor evaded, maintaining its usual outstretched arms posture, and directly withstood the blizzard attack from the Tail-tailed Cat by relying on its own strong defensive power.

Finally, its shadow fist was launched immediately. The fast gray fist shadow bounced back and jumped up every time it touched the ground.

The two fist shadows resembled two gray frogs that kept bouncing back and forth. Just as they were about to meet, they locked onto the cat from both above and below.

"Wow, that's amazing! Wandering Night Spirit's control over Shadow Fist is incredibly strong!" Xiao Sheng exclaimed in surprise.

If this were used in a formal Grand Contest, Nightshade would definitely deduct a lot of points from Haruka.

"But Shadow Punch can't hurt Cheetah, right? So, is Night Spirit doing this just for show?"

"Haha, bespectacled brat, you're quite knowledgeable."

"That's right, Normal and Ghost types are mutually immune to each other, but our Shadow Punch wasn't originally intended to attack Skitty."

"Now! Night Spirit, use Brick Break!"

"Oh no, Skitty, get out of the way!" Haruka finally realized what was happening.

But at this moment, the fist shadows attacking from above and below had already passed through Xiangwei Miao's body. Although they did not cause any damage, the eerie phantoms still enveloped all of Xiangwei Miao's vision.

Hakimi's underlying stress response was instantly activated, and the tailed cat began to turn its head and wave its little hands repeatedly, trying to shake off the phantom of the shadow fist.

But whenever a hand touches its head, it immediately starts licking its fur or spins around uncontrollably, completely ignoring Xiaoyao's command to dodge.

Even though Dusknoir is extremely slow, it has already arrived directly in front of Skitty and unleashed a powerful Brick Break, which proved highly effective.

The cat was instantly knocked out of the gray phantom's range and flew backward, rolling three times on the sand in the park.

"Well done, Wandering Night Spirit, let's take the victory!"

"Dream on, Skip-tailed Cat, stand up!"

"Meow!"

The cheeky cat quickly stood up again in the sand. After shaking its body vigorously to shake off all the sand, it swiftly jumped back to the battlefield.

There was absolutely no indication that he had just taken a heavy blow.

This greatly surprised the masked messenger on the other side.

"What?! How is this possible? It's just a Skitty, yet it survived a Brick Break from a Dusknoir unscathed?"

Masked Messenger is very confident in his training of his Pokémon.

In his estimation, a baby Pokémon like Skitty should have lost its ability to battle after taking a Brick Break.

But now he's lively and energetic—

In response, Xiaoyao immediately turned to the side and struck a cool pose, pointing at the other party.

"Hmph, Skitty is my Pokémon, May! Don't underestimate the bond between us!"

"Wow, sister, you actually plagiarized Ash's lines like this."

"Shut up, Xiaosheng!"

However, even the Masked Messenger felt pressured by Haruka's antics, realizing he could no longer underestimate her and her Skaven.

The main reason is that the Masked Messenger doesn't understand May's usual Pokémon training process, even though she has been training Pokémon with Ash all along.

Naturally, Skitty's stamina and defense were maxed out, and the Evolution Stone bought from Ash also greatly increased Skitty's defense.

Xiaoyao's Hakimi has always been an incredibly durable Hakimi.

At this time, the Masked Messenger also rallied his forces.

"Even so, I refuse to believe that Sneaky Cat can withstand a few more attacks from Nightshade. In the end, we will definitely win."

"Then bring it on and try!"

As the trainers exchanged harsh words, Dusknoir and Skitty once again locked in a heated exchange.

Just as the two decided to have a five-hundred-round battle, a luxury car suddenly stopped at the entrance of the park.

A plump, red-haired middle-aged woman with a green amulet around her waist and adorned with jewels came down from inside with an imposing air.

Ash was instantly drawn to the energy emanating from the green amulet and immediately looked towards the park entrance.

"A jade-green stone slab... I never expected to find one here!"

Ash had previously seen the scenery of each stone tablet in his universe from Arceus, and he remembered them all thanks to his powerful memory.

However, many of these places were places that Ash had never been to before, so he couldn't identify their exact locations.

Although he drew the scene and had his men find it, it was still very difficult to locate the place using only one scene.

Moreover, some stone slabs have owners. For example, this aunt is one of the stone slab owners that Xiaozhi remembers seeing.

For some reason, the masked messenger was immediately terrified upon seeing the aunt, hastily and fearfully withdrawing his wandering spirit and turning to run away.

"Oh no, that's it for today's battle. Let's fight again next time!"

However, the aunt ran very fast, quickly rushing from the doorway to the open space and grabbing the masked messenger's hand.

"So you're the Masked Messenger, aren't you? Tell me! You bastard, where have you taken my beloved son Kimimaro? Tell me now!"

The masked messenger appeared tiny in front of the burly aunt, and he dared not resist her grasp.

"I don't know any Kimimaro, let go!"

The masked messenger struggled desperately and finally managed to break free from the fat woman's grasp.

However, during the struggle, a ballpoint pen clipped to his chest fell off.

But the masked messenger had no time to care about any of that; he was only concerned with taking the opportunity to flee for his life.

When the aunt saw the pen that the masked messenger had dropped, she was also stunned.

She picked up the pen, examined it carefully, and then instantly flew into a rage.

"This is my son Kimimaro's pen—that despicable masked messenger has indeed corrupted my lovely son!"

The red-haired aunt suddenly turned around and pulled Ash and the others to her side.

"This lady is an amazing strongwoman," Xiaozhi commented.

"Who's the auntie? Call me Ms. Kimiyo!" Kimiyo shouted forcefully at Ash and his friends.

"What is your relationship with that masked messenger? Are you accomplices? What are you going to do to my son Kimimaro? Tell me! Tell me!"

"Calm down, Ms. Kimishiro. The Masked Man was just challenging us."

Haruka, who was closest to Kimiyo, was being shaken around by the shoulders. Her eyes were filled with stars from the shaking, and she finally had a chance to speak and explain.

Upon hearing this, Jundai quickly put Xiaoyao down and apologized apologetically.

"Oh, I'm so sorry, I was too hasty."

"But what is the relationship between that masked messenger and your son Kimimaro, Lady Kimishiro?"

In order to get closer to the emerald green stone slab, Ash immediately struck up a conversation with someone on the flat ground.

Upon hearing Ash's question, Kimiyoshi immediately covered her face with her large hand, which was adorned with jeweled rings, and began to cry.

"Listen to me, actually, a while ago, my lovely son Kimimaro suddenly started skipping school and not going to tutoring for some reason."

"He's a very well-behaved child, he's never been like this before, so I spent a lot of money to hire a private investigator to investigate in detail."

"The result was that no matter where Kimimaro went, the Visored would appear there too."

"That child must have been deceived by the Masked Messenger and led to do bad things!"

"My Kimimaro is destined to inherit my business and become the company president. It wouldn't be good if he got influenced by others and started liking Pokémon!"

"I absolutely will not allow my child to have any contact with Pokémon!"

Thinking of this, Kimiyo's crying grew even louder, as if she really disliked Pokémon.

"Is liking Pokémon a bad thing?" Ash couldn't understand why Kimiyo would have such a thought. This is the world of Pokémon, after all.

But in order to gain more favor with the other party, Ash could only go along with Kimiyoshi's wishes.

"Ms. Kimishiro, as the son of such an excellent worker as you, Kimimaro must also be an outstanding talent. Perhaps there's some misunderstanding here?"

"Impossible! It must all be that villain, the Masked Messenger's, fault. I've hated him for years!"

"Many years?" A question flashed through Xiaozhi's mind. "The masked messenger just now didn't seem very old."

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Suddenly, Daojun Dai noticed the cheetah in Xiaoyao's arms, immediately jumped up from the park bench, and forcefully pressed down on her shoulder, startling Xiaoyao.

"You guys are Pokémon Trainers, right? Please, help me find out who the Masked Messenger really is."

"I'm the richest person here, I'll definitely give you a generous reward!"

"Ah, this—" Xiaoyao looked troubled.

However, upon hearing about the generous reward, Ash's eyes lit up.

His gaze quickly swept over the emerald green stone slab at Jundai's waist and the jewels on her hands.

"Even without considering the Slate of Arceus, these gems are all incredibly valuable!"

The muscular man suddenly realized something.

"Leave this matter to Jinglan at the mine, Ms. Kimiyo!"

"My partners and I will definitely uncover the true identity of the Masked Messenger today!"

"In return, you only need to give me that green amulet around your waist."

"Amulet?" Kimiyo was taken aback for a moment before remembering what Satoshi had said.

"That was just something I picked up casually in the grassy well when I was young. It's nothing valuable. Are you sure you want it?"

"Of course!" Xiao Zhi said with a righteous and indignant expression.

"I simply wanted to help Ms. Kimiyo; asking for money is not something a distinguished young man from the League should do!"

[Ding! Kimiyo: Affection +20]

"My God, what a reliable child he is!" Jun Daiton was deeply moved.

With all his current buffs, Ash's words are extremely effective at eliciting strong reactions from middle-aged women.

Kimiyo almost instantly placed all her trust in Satoshi, entrusting him with this incredibly important task.

However, after giving Xiao Zhi and his group of miners a once-over, she immediately pulled them all into her luxury car and took them back to her villa.

"Why are you kids all so dirty? It's an eyesore. Come to my house and change first."

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Now that the mine is ready, Ash and his friends no longer need to go to the Pokémon Center; they can just be lured away from the roadside by that strange auntie.

As expected of the richest woman in Green Shade, Kimiyo has her own Buddhist highway in town, reserved for her car, and other vehicles are not allowed to enter.

The extended luxury limousine sped along, returning to the luxurious estate of Jundai in just a few minutes.

Wow, it's huge!

Xiaoyao and Xiaosheng, who had just arrived at the minecart, were immediately amazed by the scene before them.

However, Ash had seen James's villa before, so he wasn't too surprised.

After the servants arranged by the king accompanied them to change clothes, they were taken together to the guest quarters of the large villa.

Kimiyo was going to tell Satoshi and the others about the Masked Messenger in detail, but unexpectedly, when they passed by, Kimimaro, the son Kimiyo had mentioned, happened to be passing by.

"Kimimaro, why did you skip class again today? Where did you go?"

When it came to her son, Kimi immediately scolded him sternly, completely unlike the loving mother who had previously been extremely concerned about her child.

Faced with such a domineering mother, Kimimaro indeed displayed a submissive and timid demeanor.

"Without a mother, I am just—"

"Don't try to deny it! Did you go to see that Masked Messenger again? Didn't I tell you not to get involved in anything related to Pokémon?!"

"You're going to inherit my company someday, so you'd be better off using that free time to learn more."

Kimimaro kept his head down and didn't dare to reply to Kimishiro's accusations, looking quite pitiful.

After a long time, he was finally scolded by his mother and forced to return to his room to finish his heavy studies for the day.

"This scene looks so familiar." Ash felt like he had often seen similar scenes in his past life. "And that familiar aura... it's a sure thing."

Ignoring the muscular man who was secretly pleased with himself, after scolding the child, Kimiyo finally had time to give all the information that the private detective had collected to Satoshi.

"I'm giving my Kimimaro to you, Ash. You absolutely must find out the true identity of the Masked Messenger!"

After instructing the housekeeper to take good care of Ash and his friends, Kimiyo hurriedly returned to the company to handle official business.

"Ash, do you really have a way to figure out the Masked Messenger's true identity today?"

While enjoying the lavish lunch provided by Kimiyo, Haruka couldn't help but worry about Iiwa.

However, Xiaozhi told her to relax.

"Don't worry, Xiaoyao, who do you think I am? Of course I already had clues."