Ash's Pokémon Travel Has Big Problems

But this only confused him more.

Seeing Giovanni in person... gave me a strange feeling.

Hmm... how to describe it?

It's probably that feeling of killing each other even if it's a fight to the death... [If you win, you won't feel hatred; if you lose, you won't feel resentment].

"What's with those expressions on you two?" Sakaki felt unusually open-minded... You two don't believe me?

Who do you think I am?

Sakaki leaned back, his chair tilted slightly backward, and his feet were propped up on the table.

Let's relax a little today, we don't need to maintain our dignity like usual... that's quite tiring.

After all, within the Rockets organization, there are some guys who aren't exactly obedient.

If you're too approachable... those idiots will think you're easy to bully.

at this time.

A decorative panel that appeared to be part of the wall on one side of the room silently slid open, revealing a hidden door.

Giovanni's Beedrill floated out silently, like a ghost, without making a sound.

It was clearly flying, but its wings weren't flapping.

This beedrill has clearly reached an extremely unusual level of strength.

Its eyes scanned the room and finally landed on Ash.

The giant, gleaming stinger of the Beedrill wasn't pointed at anyone, but rather it was carefully "holding" something—the missing Misdreavus.

"Mew!" Ash and Rika exclaimed involuntarily.

He originally thought that Misdreavus should be kept in a cage or something... that would be in line with Team Rocket's behavior.

However, the scene before them stunned them once again.

The dream demon was not bound, injured, or unconscious as they had imagined.

It...it was lying on its back on the stinger of a beetle in an extremely undignified posture.

Its small belly swelled up like an inflated balloon, and its once lively dark green body now appeared somewhat limp and powerless.

Good news: Misdreavus is alright.

Bad news: The fact that Misdreavus is so full is a bit baffling.

There were still some energy cube fragments stuck to the corners of its mouth, and its big eyes were half-closed, showing both a hint of satisfaction and a nine-tenths of the despair of being "too full to move".

To be honest, now it's Rika and Satoshi's turn to feel a little awkward.

Yumeyou had come to visit Sakaki and been entertained, but the two of them came over in a huff.

Thankfully, no physical conflict occurred before we saw Sakaki, otherwise it would have been even more awkward...

……

……

(I remember there was a story that you could use a bug in the game to challenge Professor Oak.)

(Ookami's Pokémon level is higher than Champion Green's)

Chapter 115 Giovanni's Gift: Ho-Oh Feather

"Mah~~~~"

Upon seeing Ash, Misdreavus let out a weak cry, the sound drawn out and filled with deep weariness.

then.

"belch--"

The dream demon, quite unceremoniously, let out a burp.

This beedrill is not stingy at all.

It can take out as much as the dream monster can eat.

Misdreavus tried to float up and pounce on Ash, but only moved slightly before giving up because of the weight of her stomach. She could only continue to lie on Beedrill's stinger, expressing her grievance and pleading for help with her eyes.

The dream demon ate too much.

Somewhat uncomfortable.

It can fly, but it's uncomfortable to fly.

Moreover, Misdreavus has become quite outgoing lately, and she thinks this Beedrill seems pretty easy to get along with.

—What...what's going on here?

Ash and Rika looked at each other, the tense atmosphere instantly dissipated by this comical scene.

They envisioned scenarios where the dream demon would be tortured, imprisoned, or even injured.

But to everyone's surprise, it was actually "sent back" because it had eaten too much.

"It seems my old friend is taking good care of your succubus." Giovanni's voice carried a hint of barely perceptible amusement.

He glanced at the Beedrill, which stood like a loyal guardian.

"It seemed to really like the little guy and took out its treasured energy cubes to treat him."

"Clearly, your succubus couldn't resist the temptation."

Beedrill slowly extended its stinger to Ash, its movements surprisingly gentle, a gesture quite unlike its appearance.

The Misdreavus slid into Ash's outstretched hands like a pool of dark green jelly; it felt heavy in his hands, indeed quite substantial.

Xiao Zhi: How much did you eat?

“Mah ham…”

[It's so delicious... but... there are a lot of burps...]

Misdreavus snuggled against Ash, letting out a satisfied yet painful whimper.

These Power Cubes are specially supplied by Team Rocket and are among the most cutting-edge in the entire world.

This completely confirms Sakaki's statement.

Not only were they not abused, they were actually living too well.

Rika looked at the Misdreavus, who was slumped in Ash's arms and clearly just needed to digest.

Looking at Sakaki across from her, whose aura remained strong yet seemed unaffected, she was momentarily at a loss for how to react.

All the tension, worry, and life-or-death calculations from before vanished into a feeling of utter absurdity at this moment.

Lijia seemed to understand her colleagues' choices to some extent.

The Rockets are the Rockets.

Sakaki is Sakaki.

These two should not be confused.

then……

Lika: No way!

Lijia: You can't think like that!

Rika: If even I think that way, we're doomed!

Ash held the heavy, warm Misdreavus in his arms, feeling that it was indeed just overeating and was not seriously injured. The weight that had been hanging over his heart finally lifted.

He looked up at Sakaki, his feelings complicated.

"Thank you for the meal." That was all Xiaozhi could say.

Aside from this, he really didn't know how to deal with this strange situation.

Sakaki smiled noncommittally, leaned back in his chair, and resumed his inscrutable demeanor.

"Hey buddy, get that thing out here," Giovanni suddenly said, clearly addressing Beedrill.

"..." The silent Beedrill suddenly stabbed its stinger into the air.

The giant stinger on the bee's hand disappeared into thin air, as if it had pierced through space itself.

"!!!" Rika's eyes widened. If she wasn't mistaken, this was [Secret Power].

[Secret Power] can be used to create space or to fight.

But what about storage space?

...That's a bit too difficult!

This is undoubtedly an extremely high-end, high-end, high-end... usage.

When the bee pulled its stinger out again, there was a small box on it.

Beedrill handed the small box to Giovanni.

"Is this fate?" Giovanni stared at the box and suddenly threw it in the direction Ash was.

"?" Although a little confused, Xiao Zhi still took out the box.

"Open it." Sakaki wanted to confirm one thing.

"?" Although he was a little confused, Xiaozhi still didn't refuse.

He handed the dream monster to Rika and then opened the box.

Inside the box was a grayish-white feather.

“???” Rika looked at the feather, not understanding what was going on.

"Mah-mah?" The dream demon could only sense an extremely profound and vast aura emanating from the feather, but it didn't know what it was.

"What is this?" Ash picked up the feather, and the next moment, the gray-white feather emitted a rainbow of seven colors.

It turned into a colorful feather.

"!!!" Xiao Zhi felt he knew what this was.

It is the rainbow feather of the Phoenix King!

But how did this thing end up in Giovanni's hands?

Why did Sakaki entrust it to him?

Ash couldn't understand Giovanni's thoughts.

"Just as I thought..." Sakaki confirmed his suspicions.

The changed me will not be chosen by the gods.

—If the future in the eyes of the gods does not have a place for me.

—Then I will create that future world that belongs only to me.

Giovanni, who was once a bug-catching boy, obtained this feather.

On the day he lost the power of Eternal Life, this feather also lost its luster.

Out of a sense of remembrance for his past self, Sakaki did not conduct any destructive research on the feather.

how to say?

Sakaki thought that if his past self appeared in front of his present self... they would probably fight.

Do I kill myself?

laugh.

But that doesn't matter anymore.

Giovanni waved his hand, as if brushing away insignificant dust. "Take your Pokémon and leave."

"Rainbow City... has many interesting places to explore. We look forward to seeing what you do there."

This undoubtedly means to see the guest off.

Rika immediately grabbed Ash's arm and whispered, "Let's go."