Pokémon, Ash's art style is off!

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I took a sniff of the air.

Xiao Gang, who had just come over with the other two, suddenly turned his head 180 degrees!

This is the aroma of fine wine!

The flavor is crisp with a hint of sweetness, like the lingering aftertaste of aged fruit wine—subtle yet distinct.

It's a good, unopened bottle of wine!

Following the scent, Xiao Gang's gaze precisely locked onto the middle-aged man.

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After observing the person in front of him, Xiao Gang's nostrils twitched slightly, and he sniffed the lingering scent in the air.

He then frowned and checked his radar again.

His expression was so unpleasant, as if he had mistakenly eaten Xiaoxia's cooking.

Strange.

How could his radar react to a man?!

Could it be...?

Is it because I've only been able to have three "wise" moments a day these past few days, or am I just too repressed?

Noticing Xiaogang's gaze, Xiaozhi also looked at that person.

He was taken aback at first.

His gaze lingered for a moment on the middle-aged man's unremarkable face.

He then nodded to the man and said respectfully.

"Hello, senior."

Kona: "?!"

Her pupils contracted sharply. She adjusted her glasses and quickly scanned her disguise using the reflection in the lenses.

A gray casual jacket, dark trousers, and the most ordinary flat shoes... flawless, perfect!

The spiny shell itself is quite functional.

They can even perform micro-manipulation by using ice crystals to refract light and distort vision.

Logically, with such a layer of ice crystal refraction, vision should be distorted.

But it's as if they all sensed it!

She nodded at Xiaozhi and gave a vague reply, then, feeling guilty, she quickly left.

"Do you know this person, Xiaozhi?"

Xiaoxia wrinkled her nose, turned her head slightly, and followed the middle-aged man's departing figure with her gaze. Her nose twitched slightly.

This person seems so humid!

The damp, icy aura was even stronger than that of her, a trainer from the Cerulean Gym.

"do not know."

"But this tournament is truly packed with powerful individuals."

Ash exclaimed in surprise.

If it weren't for Teacher Gang, he wouldn't have noticed this somewhat illusory person.

He took a closer look and noticed that the person was covered in tiny ice crystals.

Even though he couldn't see the person in the middle, the fact that the tournament had trainers capable of this level of skill... it really excited him!

......

Saying goodbye to Ozawa.

The four of them walked out of the venue side by side.

The street was bustling with people, including spectators who had just finished watching a match they were interested in.

There were also a few scattered pedestrians.

The group originally planned to get something to eat first.

But before they had taken more than a few steps, they could feel passersby glancing in their direction.

At first, they just peeked, but later some people stopped and started whispering and pointing at them.

"Is it him...?"

"It seems so, look at that hat, that pose—"

"Exactly the same, it should be, right?"

"How ruthless... They really have connections everywhere!"

"This is outrageous! How did they train like that?"

The sound was neither too loud nor too soft, just enough to reach my ears.

Xiao Zhi felt those gazes lingering on him, then moving away, then returning, before turning his head to sweep over them.

Upon seeing this, the people immediately fell silent and began to do their own thing.

Some were looking down at picture books, some were pretending to look at roadside stalls, and one girl even buried her face in her companion's shoulder.

Xiao Zhi scratched his head, completely clueless about what these people were talking about.

However, he has had one advantage since childhood—

If you don't understand something, ask; don't keep it to yourself.

He took two steps at a time and went straight up to the passersby who were still pretending to look at the stall.

He immediately asked the question.

"Hey guys, what were you talking about just now?"

Several passersby were startled and stepped back in unison.

"No! It's nothing!"

"Yes, yes, it's really nothing!"

"Just chatting...just chatting..."

Xiao Zhi: "?"

Is he really that scary? He thinks he's quite kind, doesn't he?

Just as the scene reached an awkward stalemate, an old man from Northeast China who was passing by spoke up.

He looked Ash up and down, a strange sense of appreciation in his eyes, and then reached out and patted Ash on the shoulder.

"What a physique! What a fine young man!"

You don't know yet, do you?

"They know you because you're quite the celebrity now." The old man grinned, pulling a Pokédex from his pocket. "Your battles have topped the Indigo League's trending topics list! Even an old man like me knows about them!"

As he spoke, he flipped the encyclopedia over so that the screen was facing the group.

Xiao Zhi was taken aback.

Has the matter involving Charizard and Gengar come to light so quickly?

The group of people went over to take a look.

The video title boldly proclaims—

[Shocking! Someone did this to Pokémon at the Indigo League!]

In the video, Ash is smiling as he swings his fist and punches a Nidoking that is charging towards him.

The Nidoking drew a graceful parabola in the air before flapping its wings twice after landing.

He then immediately lost his ability to fight.

Ash: "???"

AI video? Synthetic imagery? Or is it the work of some prank show?

He'd never done this before either...