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

"What is that?!"

Ash hung up the unfortunate blue orange juice along with it and then left.

Before leaving, Xiao Zhi specifically instructed his four masochistic henchmen to guard the place well and not to let them down until the time was less than three hours.

"Oh, I was too kind."

If it were before, Ash would have taken them out to feed the Finch long ago.

Thinking this, Xiao Zhi suddenly stopped walking on the forest path.

"Come out, I spotted you a long time ago."

A silence fell over the surroundings, and then a person slowly walked out from beside a large tree by the roadside, clapping.

"That's amazing, to be able to detect me so easily."

"You must be Ash Ketchum."

The other person wore a smug smile, their portable laptop fingers flying across the keyboard without stopping for a moment.

"Hmm, you are... a purple-haired sissy!"

"Who are you calling a sissy!" (╬▔皿▔)

She clenched her fists angrily and rushed towards Ash, her delicate eyes fixed on him, the flames on her head almost materializing.

Because of his appearance, Shingo has often been confessed to by his fellow disciples at his own dojo.

As a result, he is now extremely sensitive to anything related to femininity, and he gets easily agitated.

At this moment, it was the kind-hearted Pikachu who acted as a peacemaker, stopping Shingo from rushing forward in anger.

"Pikachu, Pikachu~" (Calm down, honey~)

With Shingo's petite frame, he definitely couldn't withstand a single Love Punch from Ash. I hope he doesn't die here.

The little mouse couldn't bear it; it was kind-hearted.

Shingo, of course, knew he couldn't possibly beat Satoshi, and upon getting close and seeing the terrifying muscles on Satoshi's body, he immediately came to his senses.

He only pretended for a while because of his pride, and soon he pretended to be stopped by Pikachu and silently retreated.

"Hmph, that's why I hate guys with all those muscles the most!"

He was so envious he almost cried; despite his relentless training, his body was still weak and limp.

"However, this Pikachu..."

Shingo immediately picked up his laptop, adjusted the camera, and shone it at Pikachu on the ground.

"Hmm, level 74, not bad."

"How come the opponents we beat in the official matches before were all Steelix, Sandslash, and Longhair?"

"Defeating these Pokémon with low natural talent doesn't show any strength at all. This Pikachu is no match for my Raichu."

"They're quite well-matched with their trainers, and in the end, they'll all be defeated by me!"

With a slight tilt of his fair chin, Xinwu's voice instantly rose three octaves.

And Ash's response was!

"Um, are you going to wear a maid outfit?" Xiao Zhi suddenly felt that the other person would look pretty good in it.

"I won't wear it!"

"And why did this suddenly turn to maid outfits?!"

Shingo rushed over and threw the maid outfit that Ash had pulled out from somewhere onto the ground.

"I'm here to provoke you, so show me some respect!"

He should have immediately shown the courage expected of a noble samurai and challenged his opponent to a duel.

But Shingo glanced at Ash's muscular physique again and silently retreated once more.

"Damn you, wait until tomorrow's match, I'll show you!"

"I've finished investigating all your data. I've built the strongest and most perfect lineup. Victory will surely be mine again!" Shingo confidently hugged his computer.

"This contains the Pokémon judgment system designed by some of the most outstanding Pokémon professors today, and it never makes a mistake."

"As your next opponent, I came here today to see what kind of trainer you really are."

"But I didn't expect it to be this level. It's really disappointing."

"It looks like I'll easily take the next victory."

After saying that, he immediately and swiftly made his escape, not forgetting to let out what he thought was an arrogant laugh as he left.

"What exactly is this guy here for?"

"Pikachu." (Pikachu doesn't understand.)

But then Ash suddenly turned around and looked further behind the tree where Shingo had appeared.

"Uncle Muramasa, come out. You've already been exposed."

"Hahaha, no wonder that old guy Genzo keeps talking about him, he's really something else."

A middle-aged man with grayish-purple hair and a hairstyle that inexplicably resembled Kojiro's, also flung his old-fashioned robe and led a group of people out of the bushes in a rapid single file.

"A lot of people."

When Ash saw their outfits, his lips twitched instantly.

Why do these guys have such a prominent Shingo Kojima face stuck on everyone's clothes?

There were even several extra photos tied to Muramasa's head.

It inexplicably resembles the attire of some obsessive fans.

"Uncle, no offense, but you're a prominent figure in the league. Is it really appropriate for you to dress like this?"

"And those pictures on your forehead look like they're of Shingo in drag when he was a kid."

So the purple-haired crossdresser actually did wear women's clothing.

"How embarrassing, no wonder he doesn't get along with you."

"What? How do you know... cough, no, young man, you don't understand, so don't talk nonsense. My family has an extremely deep bond between father and son!"

Seeing Xiaozhi's suspicious look, before Muramasa could even speak, the young man following closely behind immediately darted out like a lackey.

"How could ordinary people understand? Even in the face of the world's incomprehension, we will bravely show everyone how adorable our young master is!"

"This is proof of the love and bond between the young master and us!"

"That's right, well said, as expected of my eldest disciple, Aijuku Tojiro!"

"What a terrible name! And you, the eldest disciple, are blushing over your son's cross-dressing photos!"

"Aren't you going to do anything about it?"

"My child is so cute, it's only natural that everyone likes him."

"This is clearly not just ordinary liking!"

But the uncle wouldn't listen at all, and even pulled out several large posters of Shingo from his pocket, leading his disciples in a cheerleading routine.

“Xinwu must usually be very reluctant to walk with you guys.”

"Ahem, that's not important!"

Uncle Muramasa quickly told his disciples to stop and turned his attention to Satoshi.

His sharp gaze swept over the area, and the seasoned veteran immediately sensed an unusually powerful pressure, prompting him to exclaim in amazement.

“That old man, Genzo, really has a good eye, and he’s willing to spend a lot of money.”

"He actually gave away his only granddaughter just to lure you into the Genzory school."

Are you close to Grandpa Genzo?

"They're old rivals."

“That old man and I were once fierce rivals vying for the title of the martial arts champion of the City Alliance, but as he has grown older, I have shifted my focus to training disciples…”

"Our relationship has actually improved now, and we can barely be considered friends."

"He has praised you, his grandson-in-law, to me quite a bit."

Muramasa slowly walked up to Ash and felt the pressure emanating from Ash unconsciously even more clearly.

Impressive! No wonder he's a trainer recognized by Suicune. It's a pity he doesn't have a daughter, otherwise Muramasa might be tempted.

But then Muramasa suddenly bowed to Ash.

"I am truly sorry for my son's rudeness just now. It is my fault as a father for not disciplining him properly. Young man, I now formally apologize to you."

"It's nothing, I didn't take it to heart."

"But judging from Shingo's personality just now, I thought you would be the kind of parent who spoils their child."

Xiao Zhi was a little surprised to see how reasonable he was.

"Haha, I can't say you're wrong. As my son, whom I had late in life and finally had, I have indeed spoiled him a bit too much."

"So much so that Shingo has refused to train for a year now."

"He thought he could understand all the battles in the world by using a computer, which is far too naive for a qualified Pokémon trainer."

"Confusing data collection with combat, and blindly believing in the information they find..."

"They don't even watch their opponents' matches, they just collect the data and that's it, which is why they dare to say those kinds of things to a trainer like you."

When he heard Uncle Muramasa talking about this, Xiaozhi couldn't help but speak up.

"Uncle, is there something you want to tell me?"

"Yes, that's what I want to ask you to do to wake my son up!"

"One must always be on the battlefield when one is constantly on the battlefield. I hope that Shingo can recall the feelings I had when I first taught him how to fight."

"You don't need to ask me to do this; I will defeat him naturally."

"No, I hope you can defeat him without using a divine beast. With your strength, I believe you can definitely do it."

"If he loses to a legendary Pokémon, he will probably still use the excuse that there is no data in the computer."

"But if his opponent were to completely defeat him while using the same Pokémon, Shingo would realize his shortcomings and wake up to reality."

"Uh, Uncle Muramasa, that sounds a bit..."

"It is indeed an unreasonable request, but I swear that I am absolutely sincere and have no ulterior motives whatsoever."

"Otherwise, I am willing to commit seppuku—to kill myself!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Muramasa immediately displayed the stubborn samurai style characteristic of the small notebook, throwing down a large dachi on the spot, and then Shigeza sat down and handed the kaishaku to Satoshi without saying a word.

Along with it came a list of Pokémon Shingo would be battling tomorrow, and Ash actually had all of those Pokémon.

"Well, it's not that I think you'd lie, uncle."

After all, Ash sensed that the old man was indeed loyal, but Ash just found it troublesome.

He had his own set of plans for the Pokémon to be used in the battle, and was just about to refuse.

"Uncle..."

"Wait a minute!"

"Ah, what's that so dazzling!"

Suddenly, Tojiro roared and slid over from the side, quickly pulling out a heavy yellow object and a small stone slab from his pocket.

"This, this, this..."

Ash had never seen such a huge piece of gold before, and if he wasn't mistaken, the other thing looked like a stone tablet of Arceus!

"I have practiced martial arts for many years and have accumulated quite a bit of wealth. May I ask, Your Excellency, Mr. Zhi…?"

At this moment, Muramasa immediately stood up and had Tojiro hand the things in his hand to Satoshi.

He had long heard that Ash was a very upright and kind trainer, and was recognized by the League as a future star, so much so that he was a little uneasy.

I don't know if offering gold is a bit too tacky, so to show his sincerity, he also included items related to legendary Pokémon that he had unexpectedly obtained during his travels when he was young.