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Rebirth, this is Ho-Oh's divine duty.
Outsiders all believed Ho-Oh to be the God of Life, possessing powerful vitality, capable of even resurrecting deceased Pokémon. Legend has it that the three Legendary Beasts of the Johto region were revived by Ho-Oh.
It seemed natural that Ho-Oh would possess the divine duty of life, but in reality, the one with the divine duty of life is Xerneas; Ho-Oh possesses the divine duty of Nirvana Rebirth.
He does indeed have surging vitality, but there is a fundamental difference between him and Xerneas.
Newbie Ash: Nirvana divine duty...
Rainbow Hero Ash: In any case, the rainbow wing is now bound to Charmander. Although as the binder of the rainbow wing, you can remove it from Charmander, I think it's better not to do that.
Rainbow Hero Ash: Looking at the Pokémon you currently have, Charmander is undoubtedly the most suitable Pokémon for the rainbow wing. Not to mention, Charmander has met the conditions to activate most of the rainbow wing's functions. If you were to take it off and rotate it between Butterfree and Pidgeotto, that would be counterproductive.
Newbie Ash: Hmm, I won't take the rainbow wing off Charmander. Since the rainbow wing is already bound to Charmander, it's essentially his. Even if I hadn't become Charmander's Trainer, I wouldn't take it out of him.
Champion Ash: That's very much in 'my' style... Well, that's the situation. I didn't get the rainbow wing, so I don't know how strong its effects really are, but in the early stages, it's definitely a divine item that can help you grow quickly. We look forward to your next report in the group, celebrating your success in defeating the next Gym.
Newbie Ash: Of course!! Thanks for the advice, everyone. I'm going to log off now; if I keep chatting, Misty and Brock will probably think I fell into the toilet.
Ash exited the group chat after speaking.
Looking at Ash's dimmed avatar, Champion Ash had originally wanted to remind Ash that he should have some lottery chances now, as by count, Ash had already gathered six Pokémon, which was also part of a milestone.
However, Ash had already gone offline at lightning speed, so it would have to wait until next time, if he still remembered... Ash, coming out of the chat group, feigned flushing the toilet, then emerged from the restroom.
Afterward, he and Brock and Misty went outside the Pokémon Center. After a quick free breakfast at the Pokémon Center, the group continued their journey.
Only a short distance remained to Vermilion City; the sooner they arrived, the better, so they wouldn't get lost again.
However, not long after Ash and the others left the Pokémon Center, several figures appeared before them.
The three of them tensed, thinking it was Team Rockets again, but upon closer inspection, the number of people was off.
There were more than ten people blocking their way; Team Rockets never had such a large presence.
At most, they only had exaggerated machinery, but their numbers were always a fixed two people and one cat.
So, the people in front of them were... "Damian!" As a figure walked out from the crowd, despite one side of his face being swollen, Ash recognized him at a glance, because that swollen face was his doing!
"You brat, I finally caught you. I couldn't teach you a lesson inside the Pokémon Center, but out here, I don't have so many scruples!" Damian rubbed his fists, a sinister smile on his face.
"Aren't you quite the fighter? I have ten people here, and each can bring out ten Pokémon. Let's see how you fight! When you're out in the world, it's all about power and background. What good is being a fighter?!"
As Damian finished speaking, his subordinates threw out their Poké Balls, and one Pokémon after another appeared before Ash and the others. Many of the Pokémon were of the same species, and although most were in their initial forms and only of ordinary level, when the number of Pokémon of this level reached a certain threshold, even if your level was higher than the opponent's, it wouldn't be effective.
Nearby, the Team Rocket Trio, who had been planning to ambush Ash from the shadows, quickly stopped their advance and huddled in the tall grass.
"Who did this kid piss off?"
"I don't know... Why do those guys look more like a villainous organization than us?"
"If the kid can't handle it, we'll pull him away. Only we can defeat the kid and steal Pikachu, meow!"
The trio whispered in the grass, while Ash had already begun clenching his fists and slowly walking forward.
"Ganging up? I guess you haven't seen the glorious record of Pikachu and me taking down a flock of Spearow. What's more, we're not the same as we were back then!"
"Pika Pika!!"
"Ralts Ralts!!"
"I'll help you too, Ash!" Misty said, taking out a Poké Ball and standing beside Ash.
"No need, I'll handle it. It's a good chance for the one I just caught to warm up!" Ash said, throwing out all the remaining Poké Balls on his person.
Butterfree, Pidgeotto, Bulbasaur, and Charmander all appeared on the field.
"That Charmander... Hey, isn't that the Charmander I abandoned? Are you a garbage collector? You even pick up and catch the trash Pokémon I don't want. That guy can't even beat a Poliwag; he's just pure uselessness. Catching such trash, I suppose you're not much of a... Pffft!!"
Damian didn't finish his sentence before a Emerald green vine shot out quickly, lashing fiercely across the other, unswollen side of his face!
Damian let out a miserable Growl, spinning in the air like a top. Teeth and blood flew through the air, and he crashed heavily to the ground, his screams deafening!
"Da-neh Da-nah!!" Bulbasaur cried out with a cold expression. The Vine Whip just now was undoubtedly his doing.
Although Charmander was a Pokémon he had never met, since he stood on his side, he was a Pokémon caught by Ash, his partner.
Bulbasaur could not tolerate his partner and Trainer being insulted by the opponent in the slightest.
In fact, if he had acted any slower, Pikachu and Ralts would have already made their move.
The usually gentle Ralts now had its hair floating, and its cute face was full of anger—the little guy was mad!
"You damn guys, hit them!"
Damian, with both sides of his face swollen, could barely speak now, but his subordinates still understood his meaning, so they all threw out their remaining Poké Balls. In an instant, the wide road was occupied by a pile of Pokémon.
The 7 vs 100+ battle began here!
...Ten minutes later, all the Pokémon, including Damian and his subordinates, lay groaning on the ground.
Charmander and the other Pokémon were all panting, with varying degrees of injury on their bodies.
Ash, who also participated in the battle, only had his clothes slightly dirty, with no other injuries.
Misty and Brock looked at Ash with strange expressions.
Although they already knew Ash could fight, especially Misty, she had seen Ash and Pikachu fight a flock of Spearow alone.
But she felt that the current Ash... seemed even more capable of fighting!
Team Rockets, hidden in the shadows, couldn't help but swallow their saliva. They had been wondering how to take the kid away earlier, but now it seemed they didn't need to at all!
This kid was simply a monster!!
Ash patted the dust off his clothes and squatted down in front of the miserable Damian: "Charmander is not a useless Pokémon. He only couldn't unleash his potential because he had you as a Trainer. If you don't have the ability to unearth a Pokémon's power, don't blame the Pokémon for being useless."
"You just said what good is being a fighter? I'm sorry, I'm a little more of a fighter than you imagined."
"Also, I've checked, abandoning Pokémon, especially abandoning them as maliciously as you did, is punishable by arrest and imprisonment. I was wondering where to find you before, but since you've delivered yourself to me, that's even better."
Ash said, taking a rope from his backpack and directly tying up Damian. As for his subordinates... there were too many to take. In any case, he would tie up this culprit and take him back to the Pokémon Center first.
Nurse Joy had wanted to keep this guy after treating him yesterday, but Joy was ultimately just a nurse, and the other party had many people, so he couldn't be kept. Yet today, this guy actually dared to ambush him here!
Isn't this a coincidence? All evil will eventually be brought to justice!
Subsequently, with a terrified expression, Damian was taken back to the Pokémon Center by Ash and handed over to Nurse Joy. Nurse Joy stated that she would notify Jenny to come and take him away.
This cancerous tumor and hidden danger were also completely eliminated.
The three of them, Ash, Misty, and Brock, were able to continue their journey. Midway, Team Rockets came out to cause trouble again, ambushing them.
When dealing with Damian earlier, Ash had already sensed the Aura of the two people and one cat, but since they didn't jump out, Ash didn't bother them.
He didn't expect them to still dare to jump out after witnessing his seven-against-a-hundred battle!
How big were their hearts!
However, Team Rockets thought that Ash and his Pokémon must be exhausted after such a big battle, and now was the best time to strike!
But who would have thought that Ash and Pikachu still had so much stamina, or rather, dealing with Team Rockets simply didn't require much effort.
However, this time, Ash merely defeated the Team Rocket Trio and did not send them flying. This was a show of mercy, considering they hadn't caused trouble when he was fighting Damian's group.
After dealing with the Team Rocket Trio, Ash and the others continued their journey to the next town.
On the way, Ash and Misty also roughly explained to Brock about the rainbow wing and Ho-Oh.
Brock listened with his mouth agape the entire time, looking extremely surprised, which greatly satisfied Ash's vanity.
While he couldn't boast about seeing Ho-Oh to just anyone, bragging to trusted acquaintances was perfectly fine.
Ultimately, Brock learned that Ash was the Rainbow Hero, and he realized what an extraordinary person he was traveling with. Their final destination might very well be to challenge Ho-Oh.
This, in turn, further piqued Brock's interest, and he increasingly felt that traveling with Ash was an extremely correct decision.
Time flew by, and two more days passed... The three of them, Ash, Misty, and Brock, finally arrived at the next town. But just as they were about to replenish some food and camping supplies, they suddenly stepped into a trap.
Fortunately, Ralts reacted quickly, using Confusion to freeze the three of them and Pikachu in mid-air, then moving them to a safe spot nearby.
Although the three of them wouldn't have been seriously hurt if they had fallen into the hole, the two besides Ash would certainly have suffered some minor injuries, as the hole was quite deep.
"Thanks, Ralts... You guys over there, I've 'seen' you, come out!" Ash thanked Ralts, then said coldly towards the nearby bushes.
They were currently at the entrance of the town, with some waist-high weeds nearby.
Ash hadn't paid attention to those things at first, but after almost falling in just now, he immediately activated his Aura to detect, and then 'saw' the five Auras in the bushes.
Needless to say, this trap was definitely set by those guys in the bushes.
"Squirtle Squirtle!!" The beings in the bushes, seeing that they had been Discern, simply jumped out of the bushes.
Ash had only detected the presence of Auras in the bushes and hadn't meticulously investigated what kind of beings they were. When those five Auras jumped out, Ash was startled, because those five individuals, or rather, Pokémon, hidden in the bushes, were... Squirtle!
That's right, Squirtle, one of the Royal Three Families, and there were five of them!
Immediately, Misty and Brock didn't look at the Squirtle, but at Ash, with extremely strange expressions on their faces. (Old man, subway, phone.jpg)
This was the third time... the third time!!
In less than ten days, he had encountered all of the Kanto Royal Three Families, and this time he directly met five of them. This could only be described as absurd.
The rarity of the Royal Three Families in the wild goes without saying. It's normal for ordinary people to encounter them once or twice in ten or eight years of travel, but how could anyone be like Ash, who, after just over a month of travel, directly encountered three Royal Three Families? His luck must truly be that of a love child of the heavens!
"It's Squirtle!! And so many of them!" Ash's eyes widened, and he said with an amazed expression, looking at the Squirtle.
Even he himself didn't expect that after meeting Bulbasaur and Charmander, he could still encounter the last of the Royal Three Families, Squirtle, and this time he met five of them.
However, these five Squirtle were all wearing sunglasses, and the leader's sunglasses were of a different shape, looking not at all like pure-hearted Pokémon.
Species: Squirtle
Gender: Male
Attribute: Water
Level: Ordinary Intermediate
Ability: Torrent
Skills: Tackle, Water Gun, Glare, Withdraw...
Six-dimensional abilities: Physical Attack C (B) Special Attack B (A) Defense C (A) Special Defense C (A) Stamina B (A) Speed C (C)
The leader Squirtle's six-dimensional abilities also left Ash in shock.
This kind of aptitude was one in ten thousand, a rare sight even among the Squirtle population. How did he encounter it in the wild again?
Could it be... that his European Emperor attribute not only worked when drawing prizes in the group but also in the real world?
Aside from the leading Squirtle, the aptitudes of the other Squirtle were not bad either; they generally had at least one B-rank aptitude.
This kind of aptitude was already considered above average.
"Ash, snap out of it! This isn't the time to stare blankly at Squirtle. They have considerable hostility towards us!" Ash snapped out of his pleasant fantasy at Misty's voice.
He also suddenly remembered that the trap they almost fell into earlier seemed to have been designed by these Squirtle.
They had never met before, so why would these Squirtle set a trap to harm them?
"Squirtle Squirtle!" They didn't fall into the trap after all; these humans are quite capable!
The Squirtle's words were translated perfectly into Ash's ears, and now he was even more certain that the ones who set the trap were this group of Squirtle.