Pokémon, Ash's art style is off!

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So...did they get poisoned or not?

"No."

"Then why are there symptoms?"

"Because it feels like it's been poisoned."

"But it wasn't poisoned!"

"But it feels like it's been poisoned."

"Isn't that the same thing?"

"It's different because it's not poisonous."

"Then why are there symptoms?"

"Because it feels like it's been poisoned."

"..."

The two of them were caught in a vicious cycle.

Just then, Ash suddenly jolted awake.

"Oh! I see, is that so! I understand!"

Everyone looked at him.

Ash squatted down in front of Bulbasaur, staring straight into its eyes.

"Bulbasaur, you have to trust what I say from now on."

"seed?"

Bulbasaur was a little confused, but nodded nonetheless.

"Close your eyes."

Bulbasaur closed its eyes.

Xiao Zhi picked up a bottle of antidote.

"Listen to me, what I have in my hand right now is the medicine that can cure the poison in your body. As long as I spray it on, you will be fine."

"seed!"

Bulbasaur nodded vigorously.

Without saying a word, Xiao Zhi sprayed it twice.

"Alright, you're all better now. Open your eyes."

Bulbasaur opened its eyes and moved its body.

The purple tinge on his face quickly faded.

Xiao Gang: "?!"

He leaned closer, his eyes practically bulging out of their sockets.

Can chatting really cure addiction?!

"Master Zhi! I want to learn this!"

How did you do that?

Xiaoxia was also amazed.

"Actually, it's nothing. Didn't Ah Xing explain it very clearly just now?"

Xiao Zhi said.

Ah Xing nodded quickly.

that is!

Xiao Gang and Xiao Xia still looked completely bewildered.

Xiao Zhi explained.

"The reason is actually quite simple: Bulbasaur wasn't actually poisoned."

"If I'm not mistaken, the secret to that move lies in that glare from the furball."

"It used its superpowers to influence Bulbasaur's five senses, making Bulbasaur feel that it was poisoned, and then reinforced this impression through psychological suggestion."

"After all, Pokémon, with their simple minds, are more susceptible to suggestion than humans."

"Dizziness, weakness, and purple face are not signs of poisoning."

"Yes, yes!"

"Empty pong!"

Ah Xing and Mao Qiu nodded together.

Let me sort it out...

Xiao Gang felt his thoughts were a bit jumbled.

"oops!"

Xiao Zhi waved his hand.

"Let me give you a simple example."

"If there is something that smells like shit, looks like shit, feels like shit, and even tastes like shit."

"Then it's shit!"

"Even if it's not shit, in this world, it is shit!"

He spread his hands, with an expression that said, "Is this so hard to understand?"

"Bulbasaur is the same!"

"It sensed it was poisoned, and its behavior reflected that—"

"Then it's been poisoned! Whether it's actually poisonous or not is completely irrelevant!"

"I see!"

Xiao Gang said he completely understood.

"Pickup!"

Pikachu nodded.

"Yes, yes! Ash, you're amazing! This is the ultimate secret of our gym!"

"And what you said is much more insightful than what my old man said!"

Ah Xing looked at Xiao Zhi with an expression of adoration.

Having only met her once, he was able to completely understand the profound secrets of her dojo's poison techniques and even summarize them concisely.

This guy is amazing!

"Wait a minute, is it possible to just casually mention the highest secrets of your dojo?"

Xiaoxia asked.

"That's right!"

Ah Xing nodded.

"My father said we can't tell anyone outside the family!"

"It's over!"

Realizing this, Ah Xing covered her head with her hands, squatted down, and curled up into a ball.

"It's all over, it's all over, it's all over..."

She murmured to herself.

"If Dad finds out I casually told challengers about my secret techniques, he'll definitely make me memorize the Ninja Code a hundred more times..."

Ah Xing raised her head and looked at the three of them pitifully.

"Um... could you please forget what just happened? Please!"

"Do not worry."

"Absolutely no problem!"

"Even if I told you, others wouldn't be able to learn it. This is the secret technique of your Scarlet Gym; it's not something you can just learn by listening to it casually..."

At this point, Xiaoxia glanced at Xiaozhi.

"......Bar?"

Ah Xing was stunned for a moment.

"Okay, that seems right, that's it!"

She stood up and dusted off her clothes.

He took a small box out of his pocket, opened it, and took out a pink badge.

The badge is shaped like a...

"This is the pink badge, proof of defeating the Fuchsia Gym."

She handed it to Xiaozhi with both hands.

"Congratulations!"

"Thank you!"

Ash took the badge, held it up to the light, and examined it.