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

Upon seeing Little Pippi return carrying the stone, a large number of Pippi emerged from the cave.

"Unbelievable, Clefairy is a social Pokémon?"

Ash thought that if Professor Oak knew this news, he would definitely want to rush over and start researching it like crazy.

After Little Pippi placed the moonstone in his hand around the central large rock.

Pipi around them jumped up happily, and then began to hop and jump around the big rock in unison, as if they were performing some kind of sacrificial dance.

A magical scene unfolded: as the Pidgeys danced, the moonstones surrounding the large rock began to glow and slowly floated around the dancing Pidgeys.

The dance ended quickly, and the Clefairy chosen by the Moonstone radiated light—the light of evolution.

Approximately one-third of the entire population of Clefairy evolves into Clefairy.

Ash took out his Pokédex and carefully examined the information of the unfamiliar Pokémon before him.

Clefairy, a Fairy Pokémon, is the evolved form of Clefairy, and is even rarer than Clefairy.

"This is the power of moonstone."

Clefairy's evolution gradually stopped, and Ash took out a Poké Ball.

He hasn't forgotten his most important purpose for coming to Tsukimiyama.

However, Clefairy is a peace-loving species, so Ash decided to try diplomacy first before resorting to force.

"I'm Ash from Pallet Town. My dream is to become a Pokémon Master and to encounter and train all kinds of Pokémon."

"Is there anyone here willing to fight me? Please come on my journey with me!"

If no Clefairy is willing to battle Ash, then the mission has to be abandoned.

Upon hearing Ash's loud declaration, Clefairy and Clefairy in the cave looked puzzled and began whispering to each other, glancing at Ash's location from time to time.

At this moment, a smaller Pikachu boldly pushed aside its companion and spoke briefly with the largest Pikachu in the pack.

Then it skipped and hopped towards Pikachu's location.

"Pikachu~ P ...

"Pi~ Pipi~ Pipi".

The two little ones chatted and smiled, holding hands and spinning around.

Pikachu jumped in front of Ash again and started gesturing wildly.

Watching Pikachu's actions, Misty asked Ash, puzzled, "Ash, can you understand it?"

"I can roughly understand the meaning."

Ash nodded at Pikachu's gesture.

"That means there's no need for fighting; this Pippi is willing to travel with me."

Seeing that Ash understood what he meant, Pikachu gave a thumbs-up with its cute little paws.

This Clefairy is a young member of its pack and is eager for battle; Ash's arrival this time is just in time.

Ash's sturdy body and aura of strength earned its approval.

It was happy to travel with Ash.

"That's great, Pipi, I'll take good care of you."

Ash tapped Clefairy's head with the Poké Ball; it didn't shake, so he successfully caught it.

[Ding! Side quest complete! Rewards: 250 League Coins, 1 Normal Poké Ball, Move: Mega Punch]

The largest Clefairy in the cave walked towards Ash and his friends, carrying several Moonstones.

Li Ke explained to Xiao Zhi and the others

"This should be a thank-you gift, to thank you for protecting its compatriots from the Rockets."

"It feels more like they're paying protection money." And Little Intelligence noticed a look of joy on Pixie's face, as if she was about to cry tears of joy.

Just because he took that Pippi?

Despite Clefairy's firm stance, Ash and his friends each accepted a Moonstone.

Finally, Ash promised Clefairy, the leader, that he would take good care of Clefairy, and then left the cave.

The next day, Ash and his friends arrived at a road sign at a fork in the road.

Looking at the map in his hand and the road signs in front of him, Ash happily said, "If we keep following this road, we'll reach our destination!"

However, they were surprised to find a graffiti on the road sign.

"Why are you scribbling on the road signs? Let me see who did it."

Xiao Zhi stepped forward and took a closer look, only to find that it clearly stated:

"Shigeru has been here before, Ash is such a big idiot."

Behind the slogan, Xiao Mao also drew a very vivid picture of himself making a funny face.

"What! That bastard, Xiao Mao!"

Seeing the symbol that Gary left behind to mock him, Ash's fighting spirit was ignited, and he ran wildly towards Cerulean City.

"Xiao Zhi!" Xiao Xia was left completely bewildered.

"What happened?"

"Pikachu~"

Chapter Nine: The Water Flower of Cerulean City

"Didn't I tell you last time that we're going to Cerulean City?"

Seeing Xiaoxia blocking their way, Xiaozhi said helplessly, "How strange, Xiaoxia, why are you blocking us?"

Xia, clearly flustered, still refused to move aside. "Is it really necessary to go to Hualan City?"

"Is that even a question? Xia, why are you so surprised?"

"I think you'd better not go to that place."

Xiaoxia's expression became even more panicked. "That place... has very, very scary ghosts that can appear there!"

As she spoke, Xiaoxia made what she thought was a scary face.

Unfortunately, it didn't scare Ash at all. "Hahaha, what a cute funny face! Pikachu, let's go."

"No, wait for me!" Misty teleported in front of Ash.

"How about we go to Vermilion City? There are lots of Water-type Pokémon and a harbor. We can take a luxury cruise there, and stand in the hillside park by the harbor to watch the sunset. It's so romantic!"

"See? Even someone who's brainless knows which way is better, right?"

"I can forgive you for flicking my forehead with a pebble in the middle of the night last time!"

To make her words more convincing, Xiaoxia used both her hands and feet, and her exaggerated language almost made her face touch Xiaozhi's: "Let's go there!"

With things having come to this, Xiao Zhi could only clap his hands and say, "Okay, I've made up my mind."

"Really!"

"I've decided to go to Cerulean City!"

Upon hearing what Xiaozhi said, Xiaoxia immediately fell to the ground.

"But seeing how excited you are, Xiaoxia, let's go to Coral City next after Cerulean City."

Ignoring Misty who had fallen to the ground, Ash walked straight past her.

"In any case, we must get the Cerulean City Gym Badge. Now that we're all here, how can we not go to Cerulean City?"

"Seriously, is his head all muscle?!"

With a pat on the head, Misty could only helplessly follow Ash on the road to Cerulean City.

"If you don't listen to me, you'll definitely be in trouble, Xiaozhi."

However, as Misty had predicted, Ash was immediately struck by misfortune upon arriving in Cerulean City.

Because she was watching the commotion from the sidelines, she was taken away by Officer Jenny from Cerulean City for a talk.

Finally, after much difficulty, he was released only after showing his Pokédex and proving his identity.

"No matter what, I would never steal a giant water pipe and a large engine!"

After waving goodbye to Officer Jenny and apologizing, Ash looked around and realized that his team seemed to be missing someone.

"Speaking of which, where did Xiaoxia go? I didn't see her early the next morning after we arrived in Hualan City."

"Pikachu..." Pikachu shook its head, indicating it didn't know either.

"They should have gone back to the Cerulean Gym."

Cerulean City is a large city in the Kanto region with a consistently good public security record, and it's also Xia's hometown.

She wasn't a fragile girl who needed constant protection, so Xiaozhi didn't ask any more questions.

Pick up the map and head towards the Cerulean Gym.

"Turn around this corner..."

Upon arriving at their destination, Ash saw a large venue with a giant sea lion sign and extravagant decorations.

"Is that the place?" Ash checked the map in his hand in disbelief.

This place really doesn't look like a dojo.

I have the impression that Cerulean Dojo neglects its main business, but this is too much...

[Ding! Main Quest: Badge! Head to Cerulean City Gym and obtain the Blue Badge. Reward: Defense +1, Special Defense +1, Free Attribute +3]

"The system has beeped, so we shouldn't have gone to the wrong place." Xiao Zhi could only go in and check the situation.

However, upon entering the venue, one is greeted by a huge diving pool. The venue is bustling with noise and a loudspeaker is broadcasting narration.

"Dear audience, thank you for your patience. The water ballet show featuring the city's three beautiful sisters is about to begin."

Seeing that the gate was already closed, Ash had no choice but to take Pikachu to an empty seat and sit down to observe the situation.

It's definitely not because of the three beautiful sisters!

The performance began soon after, and three girls in swimsuits appeared on the diving platform under the lights.

Their hair and clothing colors are all different, but their similar eyebrows and eyes indicate that they are indeed sisters.

"They have slender and graceful figures, and their faces are really beautiful!" Xiao Zhi expressed his approval of the three beautiful sisters.

The three beautiful sisters leaped off the diving platform and began their ballet performance in the water like beautiful mermaids.

The beautiful young woman and her graceful dance moves drew excited cheers and applause from the surrounding audience.

Even Pikachu and Ash were completely engrossed in watching.

"Wait, Pikachu, aren't we here to challenge the gym?"

Suddenly realizing what was happening, Xiao Zhi glanced at the performance on stage.

"Let's finish watching it before we go out."

After the performance, Ash took Pikachu to find a battleground for the gym within the stadium.

Unfortunately, Ash's terrible sense of direction kicked in at this moment, and he got lost inside the stadium.

After turning left and right, we arrived at a place that looked like an aquarium.

Just as Xiaozhi was wondering what to do, he heard a girl's voice.

"Success!"

"Sakura-neechan, this dress suits you so well."

"This means our special training was not in vain."

The girls chatting amongst themselves were the three beautiful Hua Lan sisters who had just performed in the pool.

Excuse me, may I ask you something?

Seeing their lifeline, Ash quickly stepped forward to stop them.