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

Chapter 448 The Stinky Yellow Hair Steals the Cabbage

"Everywhere you look, there's a thousand-mile-long tidal wave; it's an unimaginable, overwhelming surge!"

This is truly the most popular gym leader Ash has ever met in all his travels.

Just as Ash was marveling at how renowned Senri was in this land, May and Max, surrounded by the crowd, were experiencing a scene they would never forget.

They could see a dense crowd staring at them with fervent eyes, especially the middle-aged woman and the middle-aged man in a suit holding a microphone and a notebook.

"Excuse me, are you Miss Yao and Young Master Sheng from Master Qianli's family? You two are such beautiful children!"

"Ah, that one is us."

Surrounded by so many enthusiastic people for the first time, and with Ash not even around, May and Max were a little overwhelmed and could only respond awkwardly.

However, those people didn't care about the expressions on the two people's faces and just celebrated on their own.

"That's wonderful, they really are Lord Qianli's daughter and son."

"As expected of Lord Qianli's child, he is so imposing and handsome."

The man seemed to be a reporter; he quickly scribbled and drew in his notebook.

"Alright, today's headline is: Lord Qianli's daughter and son arrive in North Orange Blossom City!"

"There's no need to go to such lengths," Xiaoyao quickly stopped her, not wanting to attract so much attention.

However, her father's fervent followers paid no heed to the girl's slight embarrassment.

The leading middle-aged woman quickly parted the crowd and excitedly pulled Xiaoyao to stand in the middle.

"I heard that you went on your journey to become an excellent Pokémon Trainer, Miss May. As the child of Senri-sama, you must have achieved many remarkable things by now!"

"what?"

Faced with the expectant gazes of those around her, Xiaoyao suddenly felt a little embarrassed.

"There's nothing particularly noteworthy about it either —"

She spoke softer and softer, almost blushing so much she wanted to dig a hole and disappear, but then Xiaosheng reminded her.

"Sis, you can show them the ribbon medal."

"Oh right!" Xiaoyao suddenly realized, and immediately nervously took out her badge box to show the crowd.

"Even though I've been traveling for more than half a year, I still only have two —"

Xiaoyao always felt that what she had was not presentable at all, but she did not expect that the crowd around her would immediately applaud excitedly.

"She's only been traveling for six months and has already earned two ribbon medals! No wonder she's Lord Senri's daughter, she's truly remarkable!"

"Miss Haruka is definitely a future top-tier Coordinator!"

"Not at all! With Miss May's talent, she'll definitely become the strongest Coordinator in Hoenn!"

There was no disdain, no contempt, only fervent support stemming from a love for the company.

The crowd showered Xiaoyao with compliments, making her feel quite flattered.

Then, led by the older woman, they all started making a fuss, asking Xiaoyao to show them a thing or two.

Unable to refuse such a kind offer, Xiaoyao could only agree to perform a short segment, and the older woman quickly tried to liven up the atmosphere.

"Miss Haruka is going to show everyone her amazing skills."

"oh!----"

"How could it have turned out like this?"

With no other option, Xiaoyao could only adopt the same demeanor she used when dealing with the first round of review and gracefully twirl around.

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"Hunter Butterfly, step onto the stage! Let everyone see your signature move from the Grand Contest, Silver Whirlwind!"

"Hmm!"

Upon its appearance, the Hunting Swallowtail spun around, creating a silvery-white whirlwind around it, with shimmering, dazzling light spots scattering in all directions with the wind.

This drew another round of cheers from the citizens, with praise echoing throughout the city.

The reporter even brought out a whole set of extravagant equipment and took several photos of Xiaoyao.

"Alright, it's decided! Tomorrow's front-page headline will be: Miss Haruka, the most beautiful woman in Orange Blossom City, performs a magnificent dance in North Orange Blossom City!"

Xiaoyao's posture during her performance was indeed graceful. Coupled with her father's reputation and her own outstanding appearance, she perfectly embodies the image of a wealthy heiress in the minds of the citizens of North Orange City.

This caused their affection for Xiaoyao to reach its peak instantly, with nothing but praise for her and not a single objective comment.

They can praise a 60-point performance as a 90-point performance, and a 70-point performance is even more amazing, aiming for 200 points.

Young people in the city, in particular, have started to swoon over her. Before even becoming a top-tier Coordinator, May has already gained her first batch of fans.

Although they weren't initially after her—it's terrifying how well-off second-generation dojo kids are.

Naturally, Xiao Yao, who was new to the industry, had never seen such a scene before, and was also caught up in it.

"Hehehe, I didn't know they were this good."

"Hey, don't get carried away just because someone flatters you!"

"Yo, Ash~"

At this moment, Ash finally managed to squeeze into the crowd and return to May's side.

He immediately flicked the girl on the forehead to bring her back to her senses.

However, Ash's intimate actions with May instantly caused a commotion among those around them.

"Who is this guy? How dare he be so intimate with Miss Haruka!"

"You think you can just play with Miss Haruka's pretty face?"

"Hey, you brat, watch your step! Don't you understand?!"

Amidst the fervent atmosphere of idol worship, they glared at Ash and surrounded him with eyes blazing with anger.

May could only quickly step in to smooth things over, saying, "Everyone, there's no need for this. Ash meant well. He's our travel companion, and he's taught Max and me a lot along the way, like a teacher."

"Yeah, yeah, Ash isn't a bad person."

"What?! He can actually teach Miss Haruka and Young Master Kakeru?"

Unexpectedly, Xiaoyao and Xiaosheng's attempt to help them out not only failed to achieve the desired effect, but also made the people around them even angrier.

More people gathered around Xiaozhi, with the older woman and the reporter leading the way once again.

"What's your status now, kid?"

"That's right. What's your purpose in following Miss Haruka?"

"Uh, I'm currently challenging the Hoenn League, so for some reason I just happened to be traveling with May and Max."

Ash took out his Pokédex and badge box to prove his identity, but the people looked disdainful after seeing the four badges in the badge box.

"What? Only four badges? Is this enough to be Miss Haruka and Young Master Kakeru's partner?"

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"Haruka only has two ribbons."

"How can they be the same!"

These people are blatantly hypocritical, which Xiao Zhi found amusing, so he retorted with a question.

"So, what kind of achievements do you think would be worthy of being with Xiaoyao?"

"It has to be at least the league championship!"

"That's quite unfortunate, I am Ash Ketchum, the champion of the Indigo League and Silver League."

"W-what? Two league tournament champions?"

The woman felt embarrassed for a moment, then immediately coughed.

"Two—just two. I've never even heard of the Quartz Conference or the Silver Conference. It's nothing special."

"That's right, you need to win at least five championships at that level!"

What Android champion and Apple champion?

"Seriously, you guys were definitely scared just now, right?!"

The five things were all made up on the spot, and Xiao Zhi was shocked by the shamelessness of the fans in defending their idol.

Even though they were all people who had nothing to do with Xiaoyao, they suddenly transformed into the picky family members of the bride and started finding fault with Xiaozhi.

They had this face of being determined to stop that stinky blondie from robbing their tender cabbage.

"Alright, I'm the travel companion who's with Haruka. It's none of your business what we do."

"Besides, I'm going to challenge the Petalburg Gym next, so I don't have time to waste here with you guys."

Ash put his arm around May's shoulder and let her lean on him to assert his ownership.

Xiaoyao blushed instantly but offered no resistance.

This scene broke the hearts of countless young men in North Orange City.

Ash ignored them and was about to take the siblings out, but he didn't expect that his hug, coupled with his earlier statement about challenging the Petalburg Gym, would completely ignite public outrage.

From the crowd, several young people immediately rushed out and spoke one after another.

"You're too arrogant, kid. You should know that Lord Senri isn't just any ordinary gym leader!"

"Only chosen trainers are allowed to take on this challenge —"

"A distinguished person indeed!"

"Oh, is that so? But generally speaking, can't any trainer challenge all gyms?"

"Besides, I've already obtained all four badges needed to challenge the Petalburg Gym. Did Uncle Senri add some new requirements?"

These people were so confident that they confused Ash, who thought that since he hadn't seen Senryu for so long, Senryu had become one of the Elite Four and couldn't be challenged casually anymore.

Upon hearing him call Qianli "Uncle," the blue-haired leader among the young men instantly bristled.

"Don't address him so intimately, call him Lord Qianli! That's the rule here."

"That's right, that's right. There are obviously many gyms. You can go to other places to get badges. That's the smart thing to do!"

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"You want to challenge Lord Senri? You're a million years too early!"

In their hearts, Senri is the greatest. Even though Ash looks intimidating, they still have to stand up for him.

What's more, he's so close to Lord Qianli's daughter, the beautiful Miss Xiaoyao, it's really making people jealous.

These people finally revealed their reasons for surrounding Xiaozhi.

"If you still insist on taking on this challenge, then defeat us first!"

The young men took out their Poké Balls and challenged Ash to a battle.

Upon hearing their words, Xiao Zhi's smile instantly stretched from ear to ear.

"Okay, it's a deal! You can't run away, okay?"

"Who would run away!"

One of the leaders, a blue-haired man, immediately made a phone call and called for more people to come.

And so, Ash was surrounded by young people and headed to the Pokémon Center's battle arena.

Upon hearing that someone dared to challenge Qianli, people flocked to stop him, forming long queues.

Almost all the young trainers in the city have gathered here.

Qianli's prestige in this area is truly terrifying; he has been revered as a god.

Ash felt that if he wanted to, he could easily lead the entire area around Petalburg City to become a kingdom.

But what does this have to do with Ash? Today he's going to have a blast!

The younger generation was drawn to Xiao Zhi, while the remaining elders paid less attention to the feelings of the young people.

They continued to bombard Xiaoyao and Xiaosheng with questions about their family situation.

He especially asked about Qianli's appearance at home, his eyes filled with admiration.

**Concentrated Attack:** [Ding! Congratulations, host, you have triggered a new side quest, "Domination": Defeat all the trainers from North Petalburg City who challenge you, using only Pokémon caught in the Hoenn region!]

【奖励：联盟币+5000；攻击+2；特攻+2：自由属性点+2：地区威望+10】

Ash gave Pikachu a bottle of ketchup on the field and let it happily slurp it up. It didn't need to participate in today's battle.

Then, turning to look at the sea of ​​challenger heads, Ash was deeply moved.

"The people of North Petalburg City are so thoughtful. Knowing that I was going to challenge the Petalburg Gym, they came all the way to help me train my team."

"As expected of Xiaoyao's family, I will never forget your kindness."

"Are you looking down on us?"

"Damn it, I'll make him pay!"

"I'll go first!"

"Wait a minute, let me go first!"

"Wait a moment----"

Now it's finally Ash's turn to be popular, and these people almost got into a fight over who could be the first to challenge Ash.

In the end, leader Blue Hair emerged victorious, earning the right to the first challenge with his treasured Thousand Miles T-shirt.

"It hurts, but it's all worth it to avoid being pushed back in line and not being able to beat up this rude bastard!"

"Uh, actually you don't need to compete. I guarantee that you will all be able to challenge me."

With so much valuable experience, Ash will definitely not let any of it slip by.

As expected, his words were taken as a provocation by the other party, who felt that he didn't take them seriously.

"Goldfish, teach him a lesson! Use the water gun!"

"A Water-type Pokémon? In that case, I choose you, Sceptile!"

"Leaf Blade!"

Since the other party was blinded by anger, Xiao Zhi naturally wouldn't hold back.

Quickly gaining the attribute advantage, the Lizard King didn't even glance at its opponent, and with a side-stepping leap, it slew Golduck to death.

After slashing with its blade, it then did a 360-degree spin in the air, stylishly chopping off a branch from a large tree above the battlefield, which it then held in its mouth before gracefully departing.

"Cheers~!"

With a thud, Blue Duck collapsed to the ground, unable to fight.

"Ah, my Goddard~"

"Okay, let's move on to the next one!"

After defeating an opponent, Ash immediately replaced Sceptile with Blaziken.

There are enough challengers this time, and rotating them like this is the best way to conserve their energy.

Ash had already decided which three Pokémon he would challenge at Petalburg City Gym: Sceptile, Blaziken, and Swellow.

Ash did consider sending Torkoal into battle to team up with Sceptile and Blaziken for a weather-based strategy, but he was about to face Thousand Miles, and with Torkoal's current level of training, sending it in would just be suicide, so he decided against it.

With Pikachu unavailable, Ash ultimately chose the bug that was most likely to turn the tide in an unexpected situation.

Swallow.

With so many trainers in North Orange City, it's perfect for them to use as a whetstone before they embark on their long journey.

"Hmph, then it's my turn. Go, you scorpion beetle!"

The second challenger was a long-haired man who looked remarkably like Shinji. It's unclear what kind of courage he had that allowed him to send a Wurmple to challenge Ash.

No matter who the opponent is, Ash's Great Luck will go all out and crush them into speed bumps.

"Blazing Chicken, Flame Kick!"

"Ah, my stinging worm!"

Today is another wonderful day for the muscular man.

(At this moment, Haruka, surrounded by uncles and aunties: I'm so hungry, I really want to eat, Ash~ come back and save us!)

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