Ash, with his invincible physical body, wants to become a Pokémon Master

[Refusing... Currently monitoring the host's Pokémon situation...]

[Ding! Congratulations on completing the new side quest "My Beloved Pokémon": Help your Pokémon grow healthily, and reach the maximum friendship level with 10 Pokémon.]

[Rewards: Alliance Coins +2000; Speed ​​+2; Stamina +2; Charisma Trait Level +1]

[Characteristic "Charm" lv2→lv3: Every gesture you make exudes an attractive aura, making it very difficult for your favorability rating to drop]

"Okay, that's good." Xiao Zhi gave himself a thumbs up for his choice!

But then the system notification sounded again.

[Ding! Legendary quest series, you can choose to accept it again at any time, meow!]

"unnecessary!"

This damn system always gives Ash some weird and strange tasks. It's so annoying.

The little red dots for unfinished tasks in the task list interface are almost curing Xiao Zhi's obsessive-compulsive disorder.

After taking what Professor Elm gave them, Ash and Misty stopped bothering him and waved goodbye.

As he left the research institute, Ash carefully examined the new incubator for the black egg.

Turn on the switch on the device, and after a sound, a large cloud of black mist immediately gushed out from the top of the incubator.

However, Ash had the little black egg hanging around his neck, and the black smoke just happened to rise up from Ash's neck.

Strangers might mistake it for Ash's own head smoking.

However, after the black smoke was purified by the Ho-Oh Feather and Aura power on Ash's body, it dissipated after floating for a while.

This incubator is very efficient! It seems like Ash's Lugia is finally on the agenda.

However, the continuous black smoke after it was turned on was really annoying, so Xiaozhi quickly turned it off.

After that, we can only endure it for a while.

After resting and replenishing their supplies for two days, Ash and his friends left Wakaba Town.

Ash has already chosen the first location to challenge: Violet City, the city with the nearest gym.

[Ding! Congratulations, host, you have triggered a new side quest, "Go and light up all the teleportation anchors! (Johto Chapter)": Please light up the teleportation coordinates in the important cities of the Johto Alliance! (0/9)]

[Rewards: Alliance Coins +8000; Speed ​​+2; Free Attribute Points +4; Milton Battle Ticket Fragment +1 (Rumor has it that collecting four fragments can summon Shenron!)]

The task of lighting up the anchor point has finally arrived, but Ash is currently short of funds. However, Kojiro and the others have already returned to the group to help.

With his continued efforts, he should be able to save enough money to buy property before reaching the next city.

As Ash set off from the starting city, he became extremely excited.

"I'm going to explore the area ahead now!"

Chapter 177 Corrupting an Innocent Girl (Bonus Chapter 1)

For some reason, black smoke has been rising from the forest path outside Ruoye Town today.

Nearby residents thought it was a fire, which alerted the town's fire department.

However, when the firefighters arrived at the scene, they found that everything around them was safe and sound, with no signs of fire.

And the culprit behind all this is naturally...

"Ibrahimovic, Quick Attack!"

With a kick of his short legs, Ibli landed and knocked the opposing Big Tail flying.

Ōo-tachi's slender body immediately "pressed" against the tree trunk behind him, shaking off a large number of leaves, and he lost consciousness.

Ibrahimovic won the match easily.

"Well done!" Ash stepped forward and gave Eevee a pat as a reward.

"Eevee~"

[Ding! Eevee: Affection +1; Intimacy +1]

However, besides enjoying Ash's petting as usual, Eevee looked at him with a hint of fear in its eyes.

Because at this moment, Ash's entire face was shrouded in black smoke, and only the fierce glint in his eyes could be seen.

The reason Eevee won so easily in the battle just now was partly because Oolong was frightened by Ash's terrifying appearance.

"Ash, are you really going to keep this device running like this?" Misty was starting to feel the black smoke and couldn't stand it anymore.

Although the black smoke has no smell, it still interferes with visibility.

Xiao Zhi also stated that he was doing his best to gather and purify the black smoke.

But the black smoke coming out of this incubator is just like the chimney of a steam train.

He was helpless too.

"It's rare to be alone now, so of course we should quickly turn up the engine to full power and clear out the black smoke so we won't have to do this again."

That's what they said, but due to Xiaoxia's strong protest, Xiaozhi could only go to the very back of the group.

Even Pikachu was so bothered by the black mist that it ran onto Misty's shoulder.

"Damn it, why do I feel like I've been abandoned?"

But there's nothing we can do about it; Ash is like a cosplayer dressed as Ghost Rider, so who would dare stand next to him?

"For Lugia, this is all tolerable!"

Just then, Ash suddenly noticed the sounds of a battle coming from the bushes nearby.

She quickly called Xiaoxia over to check, and found a cute girl wearing a yellow and black striped baseball jacket on the other side of the bushes.

She was also wearing a Chikorita with a yellow headband tied around its head, and was fiercely battling Popo in the open space.

"She's a rookie trainer." Misty noticed the girl's inexperience at a glance.

“Chrysanthemum Leaf is the one we rescued, so this child must have also come from Wakaba Town.”

Hearing this, Ash couldn't help but feel a little sad, because the newcomers who got lost and started later than them had already caught up in their travel progress.

"But is she catching Pokémon?"

Seeing this scene made Ash feel a little nostalgic, as it reminded him of the first time he tried to catch a Pokémon after leaving Pallet Town.

"Go, go, Chicory Leaf! Never give up on Chicory Leaf!"

"Pitcher number one, Chikusho, use a slam!"

This cute girl is quite passionate; she kept cheering for Chikorita on with her megaphone during the battle.

Unfortunately, he performed very inexperiencedly, and the timing of his commands was also inappropriate.

This is completely different from how Ash tamed Pikachu with his fists back then.

"The quality of this batch of new trainers isn't good," Ash said, a little disappointed.

"You're too abnormal! What kind of rookie trainer are you?!"

Do you know how shocked Xiaoxia was when she saw Ash, who only had one Pikachu, facing a powerful enemy, and she actually ran up and beat up the opponent herself?

Chicory rushed forward with all its might, but it couldn't touch a single hair on Popo's head.

Instead, Popo seized the opportunity to fly into the sky and used Wind to blow Chikorita away.

Then it took the opportunity to swoop down and prepare to use a peck attack.

"It looks like Chikorita is going to lose." Ash didn't want to watch anymore and was about to leave.

But then the girl suddenly grabbed a rock and threw it at Bobo, using her megaphone as a baseball bat.

I swung my sword hard in the direction from which the bob flew, and bang!

Home run!

"Damn it, as a fan of the Electric Beasts baseball team, Nana had already promised her family before she went on this trip."

"I will absolutely not disgrace all Electabuzz fans; we must keep winning!"

Pidgey, who had been punched in the head, was a little confused, and the girl took the opportunity to throw out a Poké Ball and successfully captured it!

"Great Chikorita! We won our first Pokémon battle!" The girl picked up her Pokémon and spun around in celebration.

"This isn't a Pokémon battle, is it?"

"This is simply genius!"

Xiaoxia and Xiaozhi each expressed different feelings.

Ash never expected to discover such a promising wild fighter so casually.

They immediately emerged from the bushes, as if a sect elder had spotted a wild prodigy who had been left behind.

Now Ash wants to give some guidance to the girl named Nana.

However, because of the incubator hanging around his neck, Ash's appearance at this moment looked a little scary.

"Ahhh, a ghost!"

Sure enough, Nana turned around when she heard the noise and was immediately startled.

He picked up a chrysanthemum leaf and ran away, tumbling and falling on the way.

"It's not that scary."

Awkward, Ash turned off the incubator and handed it to Misty.

He went over and helped the little girl up.

"Don't be afraid, I'm just a trainer named Ash who's passing by."

At this moment, Nana was finally able to see Ash's face clearly. He was a sunny and cheerful person of the same age, definitely not a monster.

At this moment, Pikachu also came over worriedly.

"Ah, so cute! I love yellow Pokémon with black stripes the most!"

"Wait, you can't hug Pikachu..."

Nana suddenly hugged Pikachu into her arms. So she's a girl who likes yellow. That sounds a bit strange.

"Pikachu~"

Startled, Pikachu unleashed a small lightning bolt. Although the lightning struck them, neither of them was seriously injured.

Nana suddenly realized something, her face turned red, and she immediately jumped out of Ash's arms.

"Did you see everything just now?"

Xiao Zhi nodded with satisfaction.

"You did an excellent job, young lady, especially that home run, it was so clean and beautiful!"

Nana's face turned even redder. It turned out that everyone had actually seen her cheating after losing the battle.

And this guy even came over to mock me; he must be a fan of our arch-rival, the Gyarados baseball team.

"You, you, you! I challenge you on behalf of Team Electabuzz!"

"?"

This girl seems to have some issues with her thought process.

"But isn't the Electric Beasts baseball team that weak team that they've never beaten?"

"Are you a fan of this team?"

Although Ash doesn't like watching baseball, he's heard of it—it's a legendary team that never loses.

Having accurately identified the minefields, it's no longer feasible to avoid confrontation.

Nana released the Polkadot she had just captured, looking ready for anything.

"I'll stake my dignity on defeating you!"

"There must be some misunderstanding here. Nana, listen to me, it's best not to fight this guy."

Xiaoxia couldn't bear to see the cute little girl suffer at Xiaozhi's hands, so she came between them to try and persuade Nana.

Unfortunately, she was blinded by anger and wouldn't listen to anyone.