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he knowes pokemon more than i know _Chapter_070_en
Chapter 70
Chapter 70: Dividing the Legacy
2024-05-15 Author: Samsung Charmander (Author Name)
"A ghost! Ahhh!!"
Ash was still screaming and fleeing, running back and forth on the second floor of the Pokémon Tower, quickly covering a great distance.
Damn it!
How come I can't even find the stairs to the first floor?
The Cubone he had casually tucked at his waist, seeing itself get farther and farther from the third-floor staircase, struggled for a moment. It finally put forth a burst of strength to break free from Ash's grasp. Its small body flipped forward in mid-air and landed on the ground, once again aiming its bone club at Ash.
"Cara!"
Cubone leaped up, and just as the running Ash lifted his right leg, it smashed down again.
*I'll jump up and shatter your kneecap!*
"Clang!"
The sound of clashing steel rang out, followed by the strange twang of a spring.
"Duang~!"
Ash's thigh once again shot out uncontrollably, kicking the mid-air Cubone and sending it flying. The small Pokémon flew back several meters, crashing into a large tombstone before finally coming to a stop.
"Cara..."
This blow managed to calm Ash. He bent over and rubbed his knee.
Why does his leg kick out on its own every time his knee gets hit?
Is it arthritis?
He quickly went over and scooped the Cubone, which he had already kicked until it was unable to battle, into his arms. His mind began to recall the encounter from half a minute ago, and he finally came to a bold conclusion.
"The Gary I ran into... seems to be a living thing?"
When he had touched Brother Red earlier, his hand had passed right through him, but this Gary was tangible.
Thinking of this, he finally smacked his forehead.
"Could it be that he didn't die?"
Right, the whole "kicking the bucket" thing was just a fantasy he and Blue had cooked up. Since Gary also had a deity on par with Brother Red protecting him, how could he have croaked so easily!?
A sense of relief at having his dear friend back rose in his heart.
But on the other hand, a slight feeling of regret also emerged.
"He's not dead? That's actually a bit of a shame..."
But regardless, he had to turn around and go back.
Whether Gary was a person or a ghost was still up in the air, but Brother Red's soul was still up there.
Besides, what was he running for? With Gengar's absurd paper fan, even if Gary really were a ghost, he could just be exorcised along with the others.
At the entrance to the stairs leading to the third floor of the Pokémon Tower, a holy golden light still flickered, rising straight from the head of a spiky-haired youth to the ceiling above.
The phantom of the slightly older, spiky-haired young man that had been in the golden light had vanished, having presumably ascended to the celestial realm on the floor above.
Ash slyly snuck up behind Gengar, grabbing its lower back with both hands.
He had to admit, it was soft and squishy, jiggly like jelly.
"Gengar?"
"Don't talk, kiss me."
While Gengar was stunned, Ash smoothly took the paper fan from its hand. Instantly, the strange sensation of being an enlightened master spread from the point of contact on his palm to his brain, making him want to give up everything, lie down, use Rest, and just be a Magikarp.
It was a sage-like feeling, as if his very soul was being purified.
He quickly shivered, composed himself, and focused his mind, silently noting that this paper fan was indeed strange.
However, looking at Gary, who was still staring blankly at the golden light above his head, Ash suddenly revealed a cunning smile and stealthily approached.
One meter.
Suddenly, he pounced like an Incineroar, raised the paper fan, and brought it down on Gary's head with a refreshing slap.
"Smack!"
A crisp sound echoed. It was super effective.
A slam dunk on his head!
Ash had been wanting to do that for a long time!
The forceful slap made Gary jolt violently. He came to his senses and clutched his head, looking at Ash in a daze.
"Huh, Ash... Hey, what just happened to me?"
Ash just waved his hand, hiding his contribution and name.
"You were possessed by a ghost just now. This is my evil-warding paper fan. I helped you ward off the evil. You don't have to thank me."
"A ghost...?"
Gary scratched his head. He seemed to recall being hit with a Sucker Punch and overwhelmed by a Gengar, and then Brother Green had...
Achieved enlightenment?!
He snapped back to reality, breaking out in a profuse sweat. He frantically called out in his mind:
"Hey, hey, Brother Green, are you still there?"
After a long moment, there was no response.
"It's over, it's over. Was Brother Green really exorcised?!"
He was stupefied.
He never would have expected it. The seemingly invincible Brother Green had been taken out by a sneak attack just like that?
What?!
He was just wiped out, vanishing like smoke and clouds in a dump like this?!
Was it that Gengar?!
Gary's gaze immediately turned sharp and piercing as he focused on the big, purple fatty behind Ash.
"Wait, wait, let me ask you something first!"
Ash quickly stood between the human and the ghost, changing the subject.
"You were upstairs just now, right? Did you see the shadow of my Brother Red?"
Hearing this, Gary paused slightly and subconsciously replied:
"Was 'Sister-in-law' Red also exorcised?"
He had been feeling quite aggrieved, but upon hearing this news, his heart somehow felt balanced again. If everyone's old guardian got exorcised, then it was as if no one got exorcised.
"As for whether I saw him... I think I did see a shadow just now."
He remembered Brother Green saying that the two of them, and Ash and Red, looked more than 90 percent similar, with only a difference in age.
But he remembered that the shadow he just saw looked very different from Ash.
Other than both wearing a similar red and white cap, there was almost no resemblance.
The two looked at each other and quickly came to a conclusion. Those two big shots probably hadn't been completely exorcised yet and were still on the next floor, chatting.
With that, the two set aside their past grievances and walked toward the third floor of the Pokémon Tower in tacit agreement.
On the stairs, Gary suddenly spoke up.
"By the way, Ash, if Sister-in-law Red was really exorcised, wouldn't you be able to inherit her legacy?"
Hearing this, Ash cursed a Gigantamax Farfetch'd in his heart. *Did this guy see right through the little scheme I was just thinking about?*
No!
This guy must be testing him.
Ash's face flushed red as he righteously rebuked him:
"Hmph, I really misjudged you. The grass on their grave hasn't even started to grow, and you're already thinking about inheriting a legacy? You truly disgust me."
Gary was momentarily stunned by Ash's righteous outburst and scratched his head in embarrassment.
"Hehe, actually, I was just eyeing Brother Green's 'tool' Pidgeot. It's just so convenient. I don't really care about the rest. Of course, if I really could inherit it, I could still tearfully loot his pack..."
Ash immediately sneered:
"Don't care? I think you're eyeing everything else too. That kind of character is unacceptable!"
Although he was also quite envious of that tool Pidgeot, he already had a tool bird. As long as he wasn't stupid enough to release his Pidgeotto, why worry that it couldn't reach that level in the future?
Gary quickly retorted:
"Well, I'll definitely release them in the future to honor Brother Green's spirit in heaven!!"
"I'll release mine as soon as I get to the Pokémon Center."
"I'll release mine the moment I leave the Pokémon Tower."
"Don't provoke me. I don't take well to being provoked."
"Scared? Is that all you've got? Believe it or not, I'll release the 'tool' Pidgeot right now!"
"Damn it! Then I'll throw away my Pidgeotto's Poké Ball too!"
With each exchange, had the two of them unconsciously divided up Red and Green's legacy?
Pokémon Tower, third floor.
Red was still standing there in a daze.
Perhaps because they weren't normal souls to begin with, nor were they humans from this world, the fan had knocked him out of Ash's body but had no place to contain him.
He had returned to the soul state he was in on his first day, when he had just arrived in this world.
"Swoosh."
Soon, another shadow floated up through the floor, hovering in front of Red.
"..."
"..."
The first time the two super masters from another world met in their true forms was in a scene just like this.
Two verdant, ghostly figures stared at each other, and the atmosphere instantly became awkward...
After a long pause, they both spoke at the same time, in unison:
"Heh, you got exorcised too?"
"Heh, you got exorcised too?"
Red: "..."
Green: "..."
The scene once again descended into awkwardness... —
(!!!)
(...)
(end of chapter)
2024-05-15 Author: Samsung Charmander (Author Name)
"A ghost! Ahhh!!"
Ash was still screaming and fleeing, running back and forth on the second floor of the Pokémon Tower, quickly covering a great distance.
Damn it!
How come I can't even find the stairs to the first floor?
The Cubone he had casually tucked at his waist, seeing itself get farther and farther from the third-floor staircase, struggled for a moment. It finally put forth a burst of strength to break free from Ash's grasp. Its small body flipped forward in mid-air and landed on the ground, once again aiming its bone club at Ash.
"Cara!"
Cubone leaped up, and just as the running Ash lifted his right leg, it smashed down again.
*I'll jump up and shatter your kneecap!*
"Clang!"
The sound of clashing steel rang out, followed by the strange twang of a spring.
"Duang~!"
Ash's thigh once again shot out uncontrollably, kicking the mid-air Cubone and sending it flying. The small Pokémon flew back several meters, crashing into a large tombstone before finally coming to a stop.
"Cara..."
This blow managed to calm Ash. He bent over and rubbed his knee.
Why does his leg kick out on its own every time his knee gets hit?
Is it arthritis?
He quickly went over and scooped the Cubone, which he had already kicked until it was unable to battle, into his arms. His mind began to recall the encounter from half a minute ago, and he finally came to a bold conclusion.
"The Gary I ran into... seems to be a living thing?"
When he had touched Brother Red earlier, his hand had passed right through him, but this Gary was tangible.
Thinking of this, he finally smacked his forehead.
"Could it be that he didn't die?"
Right, the whole "kicking the bucket" thing was just a fantasy he and Blue had cooked up. Since Gary also had a deity on par with Brother Red protecting him, how could he have croaked so easily!?
A sense of relief at having his dear friend back rose in his heart.
But on the other hand, a slight feeling of regret also emerged.
"He's not dead? That's actually a bit of a shame..."
But regardless, he had to turn around and go back.
Whether Gary was a person or a ghost was still up in the air, but Brother Red's soul was still up there.
Besides, what was he running for? With Gengar's absurd paper fan, even if Gary really were a ghost, he could just be exorcised along with the others.
At the entrance to the stairs leading to the third floor of the Pokémon Tower, a holy golden light still flickered, rising straight from the head of a spiky-haired youth to the ceiling above.
The phantom of the slightly older, spiky-haired young man that had been in the golden light had vanished, having presumably ascended to the celestial realm on the floor above.
Ash slyly snuck up behind Gengar, grabbing its lower back with both hands.
He had to admit, it was soft and squishy, jiggly like jelly.
"Gengar?"
"Don't talk, kiss me."
While Gengar was stunned, Ash smoothly took the paper fan from its hand. Instantly, the strange sensation of being an enlightened master spread from the point of contact on his palm to his brain, making him want to give up everything, lie down, use Rest, and just be a Magikarp.
It was a sage-like feeling, as if his very soul was being purified.
He quickly shivered, composed himself, and focused his mind, silently noting that this paper fan was indeed strange.
However, looking at Gary, who was still staring blankly at the golden light above his head, Ash suddenly revealed a cunning smile and stealthily approached.
One meter.
Suddenly, he pounced like an Incineroar, raised the paper fan, and brought it down on Gary's head with a refreshing slap.
"Smack!"
A crisp sound echoed. It was super effective.
A slam dunk on his head!
Ash had been wanting to do that for a long time!
The forceful slap made Gary jolt violently. He came to his senses and clutched his head, looking at Ash in a daze.
"Huh, Ash... Hey, what just happened to me?"
Ash just waved his hand, hiding his contribution and name.
"You were possessed by a ghost just now. This is my evil-warding paper fan. I helped you ward off the evil. You don't have to thank me."
"A ghost...?"
Gary scratched his head. He seemed to recall being hit with a Sucker Punch and overwhelmed by a Gengar, and then Brother Green had...
Achieved enlightenment?!
He snapped back to reality, breaking out in a profuse sweat. He frantically called out in his mind:
"Hey, hey, Brother Green, are you still there?"
After a long moment, there was no response.
"It's over, it's over. Was Brother Green really exorcised?!"
He was stupefied.
He never would have expected it. The seemingly invincible Brother Green had been taken out by a sneak attack just like that?
What?!
He was just wiped out, vanishing like smoke and clouds in a dump like this?!
Was it that Gengar?!
Gary's gaze immediately turned sharp and piercing as he focused on the big, purple fatty behind Ash.
"Wait, wait, let me ask you something first!"
Ash quickly stood between the human and the ghost, changing the subject.
"You were upstairs just now, right? Did you see the shadow of my Brother Red?"
Hearing this, Gary paused slightly and subconsciously replied:
"Was 'Sister-in-law' Red also exorcised?"
He had been feeling quite aggrieved, but upon hearing this news, his heart somehow felt balanced again. If everyone's old guardian got exorcised, then it was as if no one got exorcised.
"As for whether I saw him... I think I did see a shadow just now."
He remembered Brother Green saying that the two of them, and Ash and Red, looked more than 90 percent similar, with only a difference in age.
But he remembered that the shadow he just saw looked very different from Ash.
Other than both wearing a similar red and white cap, there was almost no resemblance.
The two looked at each other and quickly came to a conclusion. Those two big shots probably hadn't been completely exorcised yet and were still on the next floor, chatting.
With that, the two set aside their past grievances and walked toward the third floor of the Pokémon Tower in tacit agreement.
On the stairs, Gary suddenly spoke up.
"By the way, Ash, if Sister-in-law Red was really exorcised, wouldn't you be able to inherit her legacy?"
Hearing this, Ash cursed a Gigantamax Farfetch'd in his heart. *Did this guy see right through the little scheme I was just thinking about?*
No!
This guy must be testing him.
Ash's face flushed red as he righteously rebuked him:
"Hmph, I really misjudged you. The grass on their grave hasn't even started to grow, and you're already thinking about inheriting a legacy? You truly disgust me."
Gary was momentarily stunned by Ash's righteous outburst and scratched his head in embarrassment.
"Hehe, actually, I was just eyeing Brother Green's 'tool' Pidgeot. It's just so convenient. I don't really care about the rest. Of course, if I really could inherit it, I could still tearfully loot his pack..."
Ash immediately sneered:
"Don't care? I think you're eyeing everything else too. That kind of character is unacceptable!"
Although he was also quite envious of that tool Pidgeot, he already had a tool bird. As long as he wasn't stupid enough to release his Pidgeotto, why worry that it couldn't reach that level in the future?
Gary quickly retorted:
"Well, I'll definitely release them in the future to honor Brother Green's spirit in heaven!!"
"I'll release mine as soon as I get to the Pokémon Center."
"I'll release mine the moment I leave the Pokémon Tower."
"Don't provoke me. I don't take well to being provoked."
"Scared? Is that all you've got? Believe it or not, I'll release the 'tool' Pidgeot right now!"
"Damn it! Then I'll throw away my Pidgeotto's Poké Ball too!"
With each exchange, had the two of them unconsciously divided up Red and Green's legacy?
Pokémon Tower, third floor.
Red was still standing there in a daze.
Perhaps because they weren't normal souls to begin with, nor were they humans from this world, the fan had knocked him out of Ash's body but had no place to contain him.
He had returned to the soul state he was in on his first day, when he had just arrived in this world.
"Swoosh."
Soon, another shadow floated up through the floor, hovering in front of Red.
"..."
"..."
The first time the two super masters from another world met in their true forms was in a scene just like this.
Two verdant, ghostly figures stared at each other, and the atmosphere instantly became awkward...
After a long pause, they both spoke at the same time, in unison:
"Heh, you got exorcised too?"
"Heh, you got exorcised too?"
Red: "..."
Green: "..."
The scene once again descended into awkwardness... —
(!!!)
(...)
(end of chapter)
