Ash's Pokémon Travel Has Big Problems

"What about me? What about me?" a twin-tailed girl hugging a Togepi plushie asked, jumping up and down.

"The twin ponytails have a great sense of energy! But the swaying of the ends could be more natural. The current curve... um, it looks a bit like a fixed model? You could take a look at the hair movement of that human lady over there when she runs." Xiao Gang seemed to have transformed into the chief image consultant at the temple fair.

He was surrounded by a group of beautiful, "non-human" girls, enjoying himself immensely and chatting eloquently.

Xiao Gang even pulled a small notebook out of his pocket... Heaven knows why he carried that with him.

He carefully noted down some "suggestions for improvement" and said, "I look forward to seeing everyone's even more perfect performance at the next temple fair."

Xiao Gang: This place is simply paradise!

This is probably the only place where you can get up close and personal with Ghost-type Pokémon without worrying about any danger.

Ma Zhishi knew about the situation at the temple fair, and Xiao Gang, who had been a dojo trainer for several years, certainly knew as well.

This is not some secret that is not known to anyone.

It is precisely because it is harmless that the Alliance allows the existence of this anomaly.

This scene naturally caught the eye of the ancient Gastly lurking in the shadow of the old willow tree.

Its invisible consciousness rippled, giving off a speechless feeling similar to being choked.

"..."

"This kid..."

"...Does this face suddenly look familiar?"

It flipped through its overly thick memories.

"The Gym Leader of Pewter City?"

"Tsk...no wonder."

"My bewitching illusion is much less effective against those with a will as firm as a rock..."

Although Xiaogang appears to be very lecherous, this is actually a manifestation of his strong will.

Because Xiaogang knows what he is doing, instead of being led around.

He wanted it to be this way.

Instead of being desired to be this way.

So-called strong will is never the absence of desire, but the ability to control desire.

Desire... is not a shameful word.

"And isn't this guy's focus completely off-topic?"

"Forget it, let's try another one."

Gastly's interest quickly shifted away from Brock.

Its senses, like invisible tentacles, spread through the noisy crowd and quickly locked onto its next target.

For example, there's Ash, who's holding a Magikarp plushie and looking smug at the shooting stall owner, and Misty, the girl next to him who, although she's complaining about Brock, has eyes full of curiosity about the new things at the festival.

"Hey... let this old man see what's so special about these two little guys..."

This thousand-year-old Gastly began to conjure illusions.

The entire temple fair area was actually shrouded in its illusion magic.

But this also allows for modifications to be made in the smallest, most subtle ways.

This way, it won't disturb the fun of others, except for the person he's teasing.

Don't let the old guy's unreliable appearance fool you.

Actually, it's quite reliable.

So Xiaoxia was the next to suffer.

Unlike Brock, who had been a gym leader for several years, Gastly could still remember who it was.

Gastly genuinely had no idea who Misty was... she really didn't recognize her.

At this moment, Misty was happily hugging her Magikarp plushie, sharing Ash's joy at their victory in the shooting game.

The surrounding noise and the warm glow of lanterns put her in a good mood.

However, without realizing it, she felt that there were more and more people around her.

The space, which was originally quite spacious, gradually became crowded, and... those who surrounded it all seemed to be fashionable, smiling "beautiful girls".

A hot, long-haired girl with black hair, wearing a daring off-the-shoulder yukata, approached Xiaozhi first, her voice sickeningly sweet:

"Wow, young man, your shooting skills are amazing!"

"Wow, that's amazing! Could you help them win the biggest plush toy too?"

As she spoke, she deliberately glanced at the Magikarp in Xia's arms, her eyes carrying a hint of barely perceptible provocation.

Before Xiao Zhi could answer.

Another "girl" with a cute bun hairstyle and innocent eyes squeezed in as well.

She practically clung to Ash: "Yeah, yeah, that guy looks super strong!"

"Much more reliable than some ordinary-looking female companions who only hug dolls~"

The Millennium Gastly is very knowledgeable, and it even knows the art of tea!

This time, since it's not the little ones involved, they might easily slip up.

Gastly chose to take matters into its own hands.

"What did you say?!" Xiaoxia's temper flared up instantly. She hugged the Magikarp plushie tightly and glared at the girl with the bun hairstyle.

"Who's unremarkable?!"

"My future looks bright!" Xiaoxia's voice unconsciously rose.

Some women are indeed quite competitive in this regard; otherwise, there wouldn't be a breast augmentation industry.

Xiaoxia thought of her three older sisters—that's right, she couldn't possibly be worse off than them in the future!

Another "young lady" with a "cool" demeanor and dressed in an exquisite kimono walked over gracefully, half-covering her face with a fan, looking Xiaoxia up and down, and said in a disdainful tone: "Isn't that right? Such a child, yet so irritable. It's really a pity for this handsome young man."

"You guys...!" Xiaoxia's cheeks puffed up with anger.

What's going on with these women who suddenly appeared out of nowhere?!

She instinctively wanted to go find Xiaozhi, but found that she couldn't count on him at all.

Ash was surrounded by this group of suddenly appearing, barbed "beautiful girls".

This person praised him for being handsome.

That person said he was amazing.

He kept belittling Xiaoxia, which gave Xiaozhi a huge headache.

The key point is that Xiaoxia was just arguing with them, and Xiaozhi couldn't get a word in edgewise.

The temple fair was already noisy enough, and his voice was further drowned out.

Therefore, Xiao Zhi had to raise his voice.

"Stop, stop, stop—"

"That won't do!!"

"Xia is my most important friend!!!"

Xiao Zhi's loud shout finally drowned out the women's arguing.

But his words were immediately drowned out by more flattery and comparisons.

"A friend? This young man is so kind, he even considers the feelings of a little sister like this~"

"Exactly! If it were me, I could definitely understand this young man's fighting spirit and dreams even better!"

Xiaoxia was furious at the teasing and the way they practically clung to Xiaozhi.

She couldn't help but argue with them: "Hey! Stay away from him! Don't you know what manners are?!"

"Oh dear, are you in a hurry?"

We're just stating the facts.

The scene became very chaotic at one point.

Xiao Zhi looked at Xiao Xia, whose face was flushed, and the group of "enthusiastic girls" around her who seemed a bit off.

Finally I couldn't bear it anymore.

……

……

(While writing this, I was reminded of Ghostly Pokémon: Dark Gathering...)

(The late-night snack is so cute...)

(By the way, I remember there was a joke about the difference between Pokémon and Ghost Pokémon, but I forgot it.)

Chapter 81 Jokes in the Film Industry

Ash took a deep breath, tilted his head back, and shouted into the air, "Hey! I know it was you who did this!"

"Friend, can you please stop doing this?"

"You're making me very embarrassed!"

Unlike Misty, who was already caught up in the moment, Ash had already realized that a Ghost-type Pokémon was clearly playing a prank.

The surrounding noise seemed to freeze for a moment.

The movements and expressions of those "beautiful girls" seemed to have been paused.

Then a hoarse yet mischievous voice seemed to resound directly in Ash and Misty's minds, carrying undisguised mockery:

--"cannot."

"Hehe, I find this very interesting!"

The appearance of this sound confirmed Xiaozhi's guess.

Xiaoxia was also stunned for a moment, realizing that these "love rivals" were probably not real people. Her anger instantly turned into shame and annoyance at the mastermind behind the scenes.

Xiaoxia is very shy now.

Otherwise, knowing he definitely couldn't beat him, he would have dragged that old ghost out and given him a good beating!

but……

Xiaoxia secretly glanced at Xiaozhi.

After all, Ash was protecting her just now.

She's shy, but also quite sweet.

Xiao Zhi asked helplessly, "So what exactly do you want?"

The aged voice chuckled, "Nothing much, just watching the fun."

"It's so great to be young! Arguing and bickering over such trivial things is so energetic!"

"Kid, your girlfriend's pretty jealous, hahaha!" Gastly was really just playing a prank.

From its perspective, if such a small thing can break a relationship... then there's really no point in talking about it.

"Who, who is his girlfriend?!" Xiaoxia's face instantly turned bright red, like a cat whose tail had been stepped on.

Her angry rebuttal only made her seem more like she was trying to cover up the truth.

"Oh? Is that so?" Gastly's voice was full of teasing amusement. "Then this old man will have to put in a little more effort and introduce this kid to a few more 'understanding' girls?"

"You dare!" Xiaoxia shouted almost without thinking.

She only realized what she had said after yelling at her, and was so ashamed that she wanted to crawl into a hole.

Ash was both amused and exasperated, and said to the air, "Senior, please stop joking with us."

For a moment, the two people and the "ghost" actually started arguing and chatting across the distance.