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

Chapter 454 Professor Oak Has Something for You

"Ash won, Pikachu!"

"Pikachu, Pikachu!"

"Oh, Dad lost."

After the King of Leave fell to the ground, the expressions of the onlookers varied.

Some were saddened to see their teacher defeated, while others were thrilled by Sceptile's comeback, but they all applauded the efforts of the Pokémon on the field.

Compared to the happy Xiaoyao and the dejected Xiaosheng who saw her idol lose, Qianli was much more composed.

"Haha, as expected of you, Ash! That was a fantastic battle."

He took out the Libra Badge from Petalburg City Gym and handed it to Ash.

[Ding! Congratulations on completing the new main quest "Challenge Petalburg Gym!": Defeat Petalburg Gym Leader Senri to obtain the Libra Badge!]

【获得奖励：联盟币+3000；特攻+2；特防+2；自由属性点+3；技能「再来一次」+1

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[Libra Badge: When worn, increases the power of Normal-type Pokémon moves by 5%]

"Thank you, Uncle Qianli. I will take good care of it!"

Ash has finally collected all 5 badges, and only 3 more are needed to participate in the Hoenn League.

"Oh no! The roof of the room is going to collapse!"

Just as Ash was admiring the badge he had just earned, a student named Senri next to him suddenly shouted in panic.

The battle room, which had been teetering on the brink of collapse due to Ash and Senri's battle, could no longer be held up by the remaining two walls.

A large section of the ceiling suddenly collapsed, and Ash quickly used his psychic powers to block it.

Everyone inside the room quickly moved outdoors before the building completely collapsed.

After Jin Zhi hurriedly ran out, with a loud crash, the house finally collapsed into ruins.

"Very good!"

"what?"

"Teacher Mitsuko?"

Having inadvertently revealed her inner thoughts, Mitsuko noticed that the disciples around her were all looking at her, so she quickly put on a pained expression.

"No, no—that's such a shame. It seems we'll have to rebuild our dojo's battle arena."

The day after they received the badge, Ash and his friends prepared to set off again, and the Senri couple naturally went out to see them off.

"Leaving so soon? Aren't you going to stay a few more days?"

Looking at the children who had only been home for a few days, Mitsuko's face showed reluctance.

Ash was happy to stay at the Petalburg Gym and get free food and drinks, but—

"I'm sorry, Aunt Mitsuko, we still need to get to Inoyu City. We can't waste too much time in one place."

"Is it because of something in the sky?" Qianli looked at the sky seriously.

As a gym leader who is basically locked in to become the next Elite Four member, his position has always been very special. He can know many secrets within the league from afar, and naturally he also knows about the meteorite crisis.

"If it's something this important, then we really can't let personal feelings like those of our children hold you back, Satoshi."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Zhi immediately smiled and waved his hand.

"No, no, Uncle Qianli, it's just a minor problem!"

"The main reason is that I only have three badges left to qualify for the Hoenn League tournament."

"I couldn't wait to see those three empty spots in the badge box! I didn't want to wait even a day longer!"

A muscular man's collecting obsession. (jpg)

"It's a small problem—" Qianli's lips twitched involuntarily as he watched Xiaozhi's excited expression.

That was a major crisis that had countless high-ranking members of the alliance worrying day and night and causing them to go bald, yet they were calling it a minor issue.

"But for a man as amazing as you, it's probably just a minor problem."

"After all, not long ago, even the current champion, Mr. Wallace, said that the survival of the league rests on your shoulders, Ash."

Senri wouldn't take Satoshi's words as a joke.

"Wow, Lord Wallace thinks so highly of Ash? In that case, I won't lose either!"

Haruka has always admired Michael, a senior in the Grand Contests, and naturally hopes to leave a good impression on her idol.

She has grown a lot now, and Xiaoyao, who still has goals to achieve, will never again be tempted by the comforts of home.

"Just you wait, Mom and Dad, I'll definitely be on the Grand Contest stage!"

"Yes, we will definitely watch your match."

At this moment, the Senri couple felt that their decision to let Haruka and Satoshi go on a trip was the right one.

Even Xiao Sheng seemed to be fully prepared.

"Don't worry, Mom and Dad, I'll take care of them on the way, they'll be fine."

"Who's usually taking care of whom, Kacchan?!"

"Quiet down, sister. Yesterday, Ash defeated Dad when he went all out using Sceptile and the others. I'm so upset."

In Xiaosheng's mind, even if his father were to lose, it should be a narrow defeat, a slight loss due to Ash's endless stream of legendary Pokémon attacks.

His powerful, excellent, handsome, and world's best father was actually defeated by Ash's Hoenn team.

Even though it was a dojo competition, Senri had sent out even the Slacker, so losing was unacceptable to Kacchan.

He was dejected for a long time last night and made up his mind.

"I must become stronger on my journey, and then become an excellent Trainer in the future to avenge my father and defeat Ash!"

"Oh, that's ambitious. I'm waiting for you, Xiaosheng."

Ash easily lifted up Max, who had just been making grand pronouncements, with just two fingers.

It made him look like a ridiculous little dog with fate gripping him by the scruff of his neck.

"Ah~, I oppose violence between trainers!"

"Ha ha ha ha----"

Although May and Max were still a little reluctant to part, they resolutely followed Ash on his journey for their respective goals.

"Seeing our children grow up always brings tears to our eyes."

Yes, darling.

Before leaving, Chisato and Mitsuko handed over the luggage they had prepared in advance to Haruka and Masaru, which was filled with various items they would need on the journey.

They were also given new allowance cards, even Ash got one, totaling a million.

"Yay!"

However, when Xiaoyao was looking through the bag her mother had given her, she found several strange little balloons.

The precocious Xiaoyao immediately recognized what those things were, and her face turned red instantly.

"Mom, is it really okay for you to put something like this in your daughter's bag?"

"You never know when it might come in handy."

Based on Haruka's behavior these past few days, how could Mitsuko not see Haruka's feelings for Satoshi?

Xiao Zhi is an excellent child, and the Qianli couple both like him very much, so they don't plan to interfere with their daughter.

However, as parents, there are some things we still have to take care of.

"There's no need to put this in!"

"What is that?"

Seeing that May was reacting strangely, Ash immediately came over out of curiosity.

Then he was pushed away by the shy, erudite young woman.

"Ash, you're not allowed to watch!"

"Ah—, why?"

After training for so long, May has finally reached the point where she can slap the unsuspecting Ash away. Congratulations!

Aside from Ash's somewhat awkward head-down position...

"Haha, speaking of which, Ash, if you're going to Lilycove City, you can also stop by Littleroot Town to visit Professor Birch."

At this moment, Qianli seemed to remember something and continued.

"Professor Oak will be visiting his lab today; he seems to have something to ask you."

"Professor Oak?"

"Shattered Wish: Ash, Sister, hurry up! You're too slow!"

"You're just too excited, Max. Professor Oak isn't going to fly away."

Before Ash could even react to Professor Oak's words, Max was already bursting with excitement.

But there's nothing we can do about it; he's a kid who grew up listening to Professor Oak's Pokémon lectures.

Kacchan is a huge fan of Professor Oak, so much so that he has read all of Professor Oak's senryu collections.

But to be honest, Ash hasn't seen Professor Oak in person for quite a long time, and he misses him terribly.

Since Max was so eager to see Professor Oak, Ash immediately picked up the two siblings and flew over from the sky.

"Ah, wait a minute, Ash—"

"It didn't say it was going to fly in the sky!"

May and Max's screams echoed throughout Petalburg Woods, but unfortunately, because they were flying too fast, Ash couldn't hear them.

(Lol)

Fortunately, Littleroot Town and Petalburg City are not far apart, and Ash and his friends soon arrived at the entrance of Professor Birch's laboratory.

The siblings, who were almost frozen solid, were finally freed. They quickly recovered thanks to Pikachu's electric shock.

Although the process was a bit unpleasant, since he was already there, Kashin took the lead and pressed the doorbell, eagerly waiting to meet Professor Oak.

Unfortunately, when the door opened, Dr. Birch's green-haired assistant appeared.

"Oh, it's you guys. It's been a long time, Ash, May, and Max."

"Good afternoon. We just happened to be back, so we came here to visit Professor Birch."

As soon as Ash and May finished greeting each other, Max immediately and impatiently shoved his head behind the door.

But when he looked into the laboratory, he couldn't see the two PhDs anywhere.

"Oh, wasn't Professor Oak supposed to be here? Where are they?"

"This one—"

As soon as Masahiro mentioned Professor Oak, the assistant's expression immediately fell.

"Actually, Professor Oak should have arrived around noon, but for some reason we haven't heard from him at the port."

"So Professor Birch drove to pick him up, but unexpectedly, he never heard from Professor Birch again."

"Ah, why?" Baku was extremely disappointed. He had been so looking forward to seeing Professor Oak.

"Well, I really don't know either," the green-haired assistant said helplessly.

Professor Birch is an expert in studying wild Pokémon and has extensive experience being chased by wild Pokémon. He is usually quite reliable.

"The professor brought the Pokémon from the lab with him before he left, so there shouldn't be any problems."

"But there's still no news, so it's hard to say whether something unexpected has happened."

"I've already contacted Officer Jenny for help in the search, but unfortunately, there's still no news."

"How could this happen?"

At this moment, Xiaoyao couldn't help but worry.

"That's really strange. It can't be that Professor Birch and Professor Oak's car overturned on the mountain road, can it?"

"Ah!" ×3

Unexpectedly, Ash's casual remark caused May, Max, and his assistant to widen their eyes simultaneously.

"What's wrong with you?"

"Ash, you don't know, Professor Birch's driving skills are known as the best in the area."

Xiaoyao immediately explained, feeling embarrassed, and her assistant quickly added to the explanation.

"That's right, and in the course of my daily research on Pokémon outside the fairy realm, I developed the habit of never taking the main road."

"Who knows, maybe Ke Xi really did have a car accident in some ravine—"

Upon realizing this situation, Xiaosheng quickly pulled Xiaozhi and Xiaoyao out of Kang to search for them.

But what is the real situation of Professor Oak and Professor Birch?

It did indeed crash, but not because of Dr. Birch's driving skills, but because he was attacked.

"Damn it! Who are you people, and why are you doing this?"

In a secret base deep in the mountains not far from the research institute, Dr. Odori was shouting angrily at the monitor above his head.

Professor Oak is also locked in the large iron cage.

Apart from their white coats, all their belongings were taken by the thugs who arrested them.

Upon hearing Dr. Birch's question, several beams of white light suddenly appeared on the dark platform in front of Yaben's cage.

"I heard you ask, 'Who are you?'"

"Normally I don't answer, but this time I'm taking a moment of kindness to tell you!"

"To prevent the world from being destroyed."

"To safeguard the peace of the Earth."

"To embody the true evil of the beggar!"

"A cute and funny villain!"

"Amazing!"

"Kosaburo!"

"We are Team Rocket, traversing the universe."

"Black hole, a pink tomorrow awaits us!"

"9

"Potpot~"

"Are they some kind of Ma Bi Tuan?"

Dr. Oda Scroll looked at Yamashita and Kosaburo, who were shouting and jumping around, with a face full of black lines.

However, at this moment, Professor Oak, who had been sitting quietly to the side, finally spoke up.

"Bird Birch, they are an evil organization like Team Magma and Team Aqua, a group of villains who like to steal other people's Pokémon."

"Team Rocket had already been driven out of the Kanto and Johto regions by the combined efforts of the two leagues in Koen, but I never expected that Team Rocket would still exist in the Hoenn region."

Professor Oak is now filled with regret.

As a legendary figure, he was caught off guard by Kosaburo and his gang's low-level tactic of using tranquilizer darts, which led to his capture.

He really ruined his reputation in his later years!

Now, not only have all the Poké Balls on his body been taken, but even his important bag has been confiscated.

"Hahaha, say whatever you want."

"Whether it's the Ma Bi Troupe or the Acrobatic Troupe, thank you all for this winter's special gift package from the three leading families!"

The starter Pokémon from the Kanto and Hoenn regions that Professor Birch and Professor Oak each led have now been taken by Kosaburo and Yamashita.

The two were overjoyed.

"We're still the Rockets' strongest elite team, and we achieve such great results with just a casual move!"

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