Ash's Pokémon Travel Has Big Problems

—System! Let me see your limits!

The same thought roared repeatedly in Xiao Zhi's mind: Bend! Bend! Bend it!

However, that seemingly ordinary soup spoon stubbornly maintained its straight lines, coldly reflecting the soft indoor light, as if silently mocking all of Xiaozhi's efforts over the past seven days.

It didn't even show the slightest visible bend, its firmness was almost unbelievable.

This is no way.

Ash didn't originally have the talent for superpowers; he wasn't born with superpowers.

Even if you put in the effort, you won't see results in just 7 days.

His current superpower talent is just a tiny bit of what the system badge comes with.

However, the system also states that—[Golden Gym Badge: Slightly increases Trainer's Psychic type affinity (energy perception/resistance), and slightly enhances base physical abilities.]

[Slightly increased affinity with super attributes]

So Ash's psychic talent is really only a tiny bit.

Theoretically speaking, this represents a breakthrough from 0 to 1.

And that was it.

He has talent now, but his talent is really not that great.

"Pikachu..." Pikachu squatted worriedly to the side, its tail drooping listlessly.

Seeing Ash's face growing increasingly red and his head practically steaming, it couldn't help but gently tug at his trouser leg with its little paws, letting out a comforting whimper.

Pikachu even tried to secretly release a tiny electric current to see if it could "help".

Alakazam stopped him with a single look—cheating was pointless.

This isn't an exam.

This is part of daily practice.

Cheating on exams still has some benefits.

What's the point of cheating during daily training?

"Mah ma ma!" The dream demon had long since lost its initial patience.

She paced restlessly around the training room, sometimes baring her teeth at the stubborn spoon, sometimes glaring at Ash with a look of disappointment.

In her view, wasting precious time on such a pointless and foolish thing was the greatest sin!

Instead of wasting time on this, why not go on a date or enjoy life together?

Although the dream demon is a ghost.

But she also has superpowers.

Many Pokémon possess some degree of psychic abilities, otherwise they wouldn't be able to use Psychic-type moves.

In Misdreavus's opinion... Ash's psychic talent is really not good.

However, Misdreavus is in relatively good condition.

The worst off was Hudi, the mastermind behind this "teaching".

Its state perfectly illustrates what it means to go "from expectation to disappointment, from disappointment to despair, and then from despair to rampage."

What is the general process like?

It's probably like this:

Day 1, Day 2, Day 3

Hu Di maintained his enigmatic "retired cadre" demeanor, hovering to the side.

Sometimes it uses its superpowers to deliver encouragement and more detailed guidance, and sometimes it picks up the remote to watch the news and change its mood.

Although I feel that Ash seems, maybe, probably... to be a little lacking in talent.

But it shouldn't be a big problem.

—But on the fourth day…

When Ash still couldn't even make the spoon tremble, Alakazam's smile gradually disappeared.

It began frequently switching TV channels; soap operas, food programs, and even boring weather forecasts could not quell its growing anxiety.

Its long white beard began to move without wind, and the movements became larger and larger.

—Day 5.

Hudi completely gave up watching TV.

It sat cross-legged in the air, arms crossed over its chest, its eyes fixed on Ash and the spoon, its brows furrowed even more tightly than Ash's.

It occasionally couldn't help but feel anxious in secret:

The principle of leverage!

Information gap!

Not by brute force!

Use your brain!

Use your brain, you know!

Telekinesis is the brain's alpha waves that modify physical information to intervene in reality!

This is the essence of telekinesis!

Psychic power is not kinetic energy, but rather the power of manipulation.

Its own power is negligible, but the systemic power it can leverage is infinite.

The precision of telekinesis is far more important than its intensity; it can use minute amounts of force to manipulate the most fundamental information in the material world.

Using the leverage effect as an analogy, it's like this: telekinesis only needs to provide the initial "ignition," and the chain reaction will self-sustain and amplify exponentially, ultimately releasing the nuclear explosion energy equivalent to tens of thousands of tons of TT explosives.

Of course, Alakazam didn't expect Ash to go to such an outrageous level.

After all, it can't do it itself.

But how come you can't even bend a spoon?

—Day Six.

Hudi started scratching his head.

Its wise image has vanished; it sometimes pulls its beard forcefully, and sometimes taps its forehead with a spoon, making a crisp "clanging" sound.

The message it conveyed was tinged with obvious collapse and disbelief.

Alakazam: How is that possible?!

Alakazam: Even the most dull-witted Slowpoke,

Alakazam: It should have some reaction by now, after a week!

Alakazam: Did Pikachu eat all your psychic powers?!

Alakazam originally thought that Sabrina entrusting Ash to it wouldn't be too bad.

But I never expected it to turn out like this.

emm...

Sabrina's psychic powers are so strong that she doesn't put much effort into training her Pokémon.

Apart from the Alakazam that always followed her.

Other animals I've raised include Mr. Mime, Espeon, Jynx, Exeggutor, and Slowbro.

Sabrina did not collect or train Psychic-type Pokémon from other regions.

Therefore, Alakazam is indeed the most suitable person for her to teach Ash.

—Finally, it was evening on the seventh day.

The afterglow of the setting sun shone through the windows high up in the training room, casting a warm orange hue over the cold room, but it could not dispel the icy atmosphere that permeated the space.

Ash made one last attempt.

He used almost every ounce of his strength, his face turning purplish-red, his temples throbbing, feeling as if his brain was about to boil from the excessive exertion.

Xiao Zhi stared intently at the soup spoon, a silent cry escaping his lips: Bend it!

however.

The ladle remains perfectly straight.

"Hu--!!!"

A roar filled with boundless anger, disappointment, grievance, and the despair of "I've never taught such a stupid student in my life" reached Xiao Zhi's ears.

As for its meaning?

Hu Di: You've made me lose face in the education sector!!

Alakazam: No wonder Sabrina ran away without teaching you! Let me teach you!

Alakazam: This is incredibly embarrassing!

Suddenly, Hudi jumped up from its hovering state.

Its originally kind face was completely distorted, and its eyes emitted a tangible blue light of psychic energy.

It snatched the spoon from Ash's hand without even looking at it, gripped the handle and the spoon head with both paws, and unleashed its superpowers!

"Creak—Bang!"

The indestructible training spoon that had accompanied Ash for seven days was easily twisted into a pretzel like a fragile biscuit by Alakazam's terrifying psychic power, and then scattered in all directions!

Ash, Pikachu, and Misdreavus were all stunned by this sudden scene.

Before Ash could react, the enraged Alakazam suddenly turned around, and a powerful yet exquisitely controlled surge of psychic energy crashed down on Ash like an invisible giant wave!

"Wow!"

Ash felt an irresistible force come from him, and his body was instantly lifted off the ground, flying backward like a kite with a broken string.

The scene before him rushed backward, and the door to the training room rapidly enlarged in his field of vision.

"boom!!"

With a muffled thud, the dojo's heavy metal door was violently slammed open from the inside by an invisible force.

Xiao Zhi was gently placed outside the door.

Charmeleon, Pidgeotto, Pikachu, and Misdreavus were also "sent out" with a scream, landing next to Ash.

"Bang!"

The metal door slammed shut behind them with a loud bang, a clear sign of "unwelcome."

Faintly, one could hear Hu Di stomping his feet in a fit of rage and roaring incoherently from inside the door.

The general meaning is: "Extremely foolish, beyond redemption."

Uh... that's how it is when a teacher is driven crazy by their students.

Going crazy?

Emmm...

The atmosphere was completely silent.

The air outside the dojo was as still as death.

Xiao Zhi's hat was askew, and his face still showed surprise and bewilderment.

He glanced at the Pokémon around him, who were equally bewildered.

He looked up again at the tightly closed door, as if it would never be opened for him again.

A complex mix of extreme embarrassment and a sense of relief welled up inside me.

Ash: Alakazam, it's really not that I didn't try hard enough!

Ash: The emotional part is easy to understand. If it's just about using emotions and thoughts to guide the superpowers to act on oneself, then Agility is relatively easy to learn.