socalfunplaces Chapter 326 Restrictions Lifted, An Unexpected Opponent
Chapter 326 Restrictions Lifted, An Unexpected Opponent
Chapter 326 Restrictions Lifted, An Unexpected Opponent
"Hiss, hiss—this smell is strong, so strong!" (Little Zhiji's face is all over the place.jpg)
Ash, who has his head buried in the most beautiful place in the world, is currently discussing with the genius fighting girl Bea how to manage the ecology of Pokémon and improve their skills.
The two especially discussed how the Fairy-type Flower Leafy could learn the Water Spray skill with the help of the Normal-type Lickitung.
After the preliminary league ended, the organizers gave the players a day and a half off before the start of the final tournament.
So Ash immediately decided to make good use of this time to do something meaningful.
And nothing is more meaningful than discussing Pokémon training!
Ash felt exceptionally satisfied when he saw that, through their intense exchange of ideas, Bea's pretty, adorable face gradually showed joy and flushed with satisfaction at gaining knowledge, thanks to his excellent language and rich experience in Pokémon training.
"Today is another day of helping lost girls!"
I believe that Cai Dou will benefit greatly from her in-depth learning and exchanges with Xiao Zhi.
After putting down the little gray fur that was exhausted from learning too much, Xiao Zhi stretched.
"She looks so cute when she's asleep."
Her long eyelashes fluttered slightly, and her smooth face still bore traces of sweat from her previous hard work studying.
Xiao Zhi thoughtfully wiped away the traces of fatigue from her hard work studying, then put on his coat and went out of the room.
Ash originally wanted to rest a bit more this morning, but unexpectedly, Bea came running over with high spirits and asked him to have a fighting match.
And that's how things turned out.
"Speaking of which, where's Xiaoxia?"
She actually escaped unscathed! Ash vaguely remembered that Misty had mentioned going to the Pokémon Center before she left home.
Ash was about to head to the Pokémon Center for the final tournament draw, so he jogged slowly toward the center.
Actually, he should have gone there immediately after his match with Junichi yesterday afternoon.
Unfortunately, Kojiro was struggling to come up with a new badge design due to a lack of inspiration, which led to anxious downstream retailers blocking his door.
This forced Xiao Zhi to rush over to deal with it, which delayed him, so he could only go to redraw the card this morning.
Thinking of this, Xiao Zhi glanced at the clock tower in the distance.
"There should be enough time."
Anyway, the president specially arranged for the lottery to be held around noon, which is the most convenient time. That's the benefit of having connections in the central government of the alliance.
However, he hadn't walked far when he suddenly heard a series of noisy commotion coming from the shops on the side of the street.
"Drink! You swindler, you're going to kill me!"
The voice sounded vaguely familiar, so Xiao Zhi went over to join in the fun and squeezed through the crowd to take a look.
What came into his view was a girl in a baseball uniform suddenly leaping up nimbly.
He unleashed the "Thunderous Plow and Hot Blade" with astonishing skill, knocking a middle-aged bald man to the ground.
"Impressive skills."
"Ugh—help! Help!"
"What happened?"
Xiao Zhi tapped on one of the more assertive young men watching beside him and asked him a question. The other man was also a kind person and answered him casually.
"I heard it's because the shop owner suddenly raised the price when selling the toys, ripping off the customers."
"That's why I got lectured by this hot-tempered little girl."
"Oh, so he's a shrewd businessman."
He deserved to be beaten. Ash hasn't even been a profiteer during the tournament yet, and he dared to be one!
The uncle, who was pinned to the ground by the girl and unable to move, could only let out screams.
"Spare me! I was wrong!"
"I won't charge you five thousand for that electric beast plushie, five hundred—no, no, fifty, I'll sell it to you for fifty!"
"You bald bastard, you dare say our Electric Beasts team is the weakest team in the baseball league? I won't let you get away with this!"
"But it's the truth—ah—!"
At that moment, Xiao Zhi suddenly realized that the dolls being sold at this stall seemed to be made by his own company.
This boss is really greedy; he dares to sell something that costs 100 Alliance Coins to produce for 5,000.
"Damn it, I've never made this much!" Xiao Zhi wanted to go up and help the girl teach the unscrupulous merchant a lesson.
But staring at the strong and muscular girl constantly waving her little fists, Xiao Zhi finally remembered where he had seen her before.
Isn't this Nana, the rookie trainer Ash met on the roadside not long after he arrived in the Johto region, whose whole family was a huge fan of Team Electabuzz?
Xiao Zhi also had a good impression of her.
After all, back then he not only taught the other party how to fight wildly, but also managed to tame his current Moon Bear.
Thinking of this, Xiao Zhi pushed through the crowd and stepped forward to separate the two who were still locked in combat.
It's called a grueling fight, but it's really just the bald guy taking all the hits.
The older man wasn't entirely without the intention to fight back; he simply realized he was no match for the young girl.
"Alright, all of you, stop fighting!" Ash suddenly unleashed an astonishing aura, silencing the noisy crowd around him.
"If you fight in the venue and Officer Jenny finds out, you will be disqualified from the competition."
Upon hearing that she might be disqualified from the competition, the girl finally stopped.
However, when she saw Ash's face, her expression suddenly turned to surprise and delight.
"Teacher Xiaozhi!"
"Long time no see, Nana."
After exchanging greetings, Xiao Zhi first lifted the older man up.
This unscrupulous boss seems to be an employee of his own company; it's really unacceptable to ignore him.
Perhaps because he had seen Ash's portrait before, the uncle felt incredibly guilty the moment he saw Ash and kept forcing a smile.
"Chairman Chairman————"
"We'll let it go for now. Go back and explain things to Sundae yourself!"
"Yes, yes, Mr. Chairman!"
As soon as he was thrown to the ground, the uncle immediately scrambled away.
At the same time, Ash turned around and casually took out a baseball team collaboration limited edition Electabuzz plushie from his bag and gave it to Nana.
"He was in the wrong this time, so I'm giving you this doll as an apology. Please forgive him, Nana."
"Alright, for Mr. Ash's sake, I won't pursue this further."
Although she was sharp-tongued, she still smiled happily when she hugged the doll Nana.
Seeing that there was no excitement to be had, the surrounding crowd also dispersed.
However, Nana didn't leave; instead, she stood to the side, watching Pikachu with starry eyes.
Ash put Pikachu off his shoulder and greeted Nana.
"Pikachu!"
"Yay, Pikachu! I love yellow Pokémon with black stripes the most!" Nana picked up Pikachu in one scoop.
Then, unsurprisingly, she got shocked, but even after being shocked by Pikachu, she didn't feel any discomfort.
Not only that, you can also continue to rub your cheek against Pikachu in the lightning.
It seems that the girl has improved a lot compared to the clueless newbie she was back then.
"But Nana, why are you still calling me teacher?"
"That's because it was only after meeting you, Ash-sensei, that I finally understood the true meaning of becoming an excellent Trainer!"
"Throughout my journey, I constantly honed my own and my Pokémon's bodies —"
"Not only did I grow stronger, but I also successfully obtained eight badges, and finally captured Electabuzz, the Pokémon I'd always dreamed of!"
Nana looked at Ash with respect; his tall figure was the goal the girl had always followed.
The more you understand, the more you admire.
"During my journey, I also earned the titles of 'Wild Fighting Maniac' and 'Muscle Queen Nana'!"
The little girl's face was full of pleading for praise, and Xiao Zhi nodded with satisfaction.
However, this title doesn't seem to be a very good one.
"Ash-sensei, you are my mentor in life! Now, hardly anyone dares to say anything bad about Team Electabuzz in front of me."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Zhi's lips twitched.
Having witnessed how the girl had pinned the bald, muscular middle-aged boss to the ground and given him a sound beating, he knew that Nana had truly mastered the technique.
But Ash looked Nana up and down again; this small body contained a great deal of energy.
"That's right—good muscles don't lie."
"Having a powerful physique shows you haven't slacked off in your training. Young lady, I allow you to continue calling me teacher."
The muscle king rubbed the girl's head as encouragement.
"Okay, Mr. Xiaozhi!"
"But you just said you've already got eight badges, and you're still here—which means—"
"That's right, Ash Ketchum! Nana made it into the Grand Finals!"
"You didn't let Team Electabuzz down!" Nana immediately broke into a bright smile.
"Not bad, Nana."
As a rookie trainer, to make it into the top 16 in his first League tournament is quite remarkable.
The baseball girl was also going to the Pokémon Center for the next lottery draw, and Ash happened to go with her.
"Xiao Zhi, why are you late again?" Jianmei said.
"9
As soon as Ash entered the center, he saw Gary already waiting there after drawing lots.
"Oh dear, sorry, I ran into a bit of trouble on the way, but I'm still here." Ash said with the air of a seasoned veteran.
Anyway, with Xiao Mao here, he'll definitely take care of it for me.
But as a newcomer, Nana was extremely nervous.
"Oh no, we're late!"
"They all ran here—is the lottery over yet?"
"Oh, so you're the second idiot besides Ash who missed the lottery?" Gary chuckled, maintaining his cool demeanor.
"Yes, it's over."
"But Xia was on the phone here just now, so I asked the staff to help Xiaozhi draw a lot."
"Did Xiaoxia draw it for me?"
"Yes, it's all thanks to me, you know?"
At this moment, Xiaoxia also walked from the call area to Xiaozhi's side.
"If my sister hadn't suddenly contacted me this morning, and if President Dama Lanqi hadn't intervened, you would have been disqualified from the competition long ago!"
"Hey hey hey—what about me?" The little girl was almost crying.
Is this how she's going to leave the league tournament, which is her first time participating in it?
Seeing Nana's teary eyes, Xiaoxia quickly and gently comforted her.
"You're just another Nana who's late, right? Don't worry about that."
"It doesn't matter if the last person isn't drawn, since the spots for the previous ones have already been decided, so you can still participate normally."
"I heard the lottery results have already been announced, you should all go and take a look."
Upon hearing this, Ash and Nana came together to the big screen where the news was being announced.
"Yes, the sixteen players who entered the final tournament this time have been divided into two regions."
"It turns out that Xiao Mao wasn't assigned to the same region as me."
Ash got off easy; he was actually hoping to teach him a lesson sooner.
However, Ash also discovered that Gary's opponent on the other side was actually the same trainer who had eliminated him at the Indigo League.
"Perhaps this is fate's arrangement. I hope you can win, you cocky little Shigeru."
As best friends, Ash offered his blessings to Gary, a rare gesture from Ash.
However, in Xiaozhi's own half of the zone, he doesn't know many people.
What kind of random male passerby came from the Hoenn region? A pretty, effeminate man with purple hair—he was a complete stranger to him.
After a quick glance, he quickly looked for his opponent.
I didn't expect that after scanning around, I would finally see my own profile picture at the very end.
On the big screen, the image placed next to Ash's was none other than Nana's adorable little face.
"Oh no, so next I'm going to fight Ash Ketchum?!"
Of course, the baseball girl didn't panic the whole time; her muscles gave her the confidence to stay calm.
My fighting spirit is burning brightly.
"In that case, running away is not my motto!"
"I absolutely cannot disgrace Team Electabuzz fans! Ash-sensei, please battle me with all your might!"
Seeing the girl's ambition, Xiaozhi was very pleased.
"Haha, great!"
"Nana, I won't hold back! Let's have a great battle!"
In the final tournament, there are no more restrictions on the number of Pokémon that can be used, so Ash can go all out.
[Ding! Congratulations, host, you have triggered a new main quest, "Master-Disciple Battle (Silver Tournament Top 16)!": Please win the first decisive match.]
[Rewards: Alliance Coins +1600; Attack +5; Special Attack +5; Free Attribute Points +6;]
Upon learning that her next opponent would be Ash, Nana immediately ran back to intensify her Pokémon training.
Ash and Misty also returned to the athletes' village to finalize the list of Pokémon to be used in the competition.
Looking at the list that had already been prepared, Xiao Zhi felt a little guilty, wondering if he had been too cruel.
"Never mind, I'm sure it will surprise Nana!"
This is a setback that every trainer must go through on their path to growth.
Since Nana calls him teacher, then Ash should take on more responsibility in teaching Nana some experience.
At the same time, Ash also released all the Pokémon that were going to be used to warm up.
A day flies by, and before you know it, it's time for Ash to take the stage.
And it was the first game in their division.
Once the final tournament began, the competition venue was moved to a much larger main stadium, twice the size of the previous qualifying matches.
The venue has finally been upgraded, and one of the four venues—ice, rock, water, and grass—was randomly selected as the competition venue from the beginning.
Once three of the Pokémon from one of the opposing trainers are knocked out, there will be a break, and the field will rotate again.
"So, the rules are pretty much the same as those at the previous Quartz conference?"
That's right.
In the waiting room for the contestants, Xiao Gang closed the tournament guide.
Since the final tournament had finally arrived, Professor Oak and Hanako's mother also came from Pallet Town to cheer on Ash and Gary.
So Xia and the others went to keep Hanako company, leaving only Xiaogang in the waiting room.
"But speaking of which, why weren't you here when I had my previous match, Xiao Gang?"
"No way, I come to every single game!"
"Then why don't I see you?"
Before each match, Xiao Zhi would glance at the audience to see if he recognized any familiar faces.
He was certain that he hadn't seen Xiao Gang during the preliminary rounds.
However, when this topic comes up, Xiao Gang can't help but become engrossed in it again.
"Sigh, this is probably just the thorny path one must take on the road to love."
Upon hearing this, Ash could already guess that Brock had been captured by Officer Jenny again for harassing the older girls in the arena.
"No wonder Professor Oak said he had to bring you to the coaching bench and not let you stay in the stands."
"Hahaha, that's really going too far, Professor Oak. I'm not some kind of criminal—"
Although Professor Oak had helped him get out of prison, Brock was quite grateful to him.
At that moment, the starting horn sounded from the stadium.
"Let's go, Ash! This isn't the time for trivial matters. The Grand Tournament has begun!"