svetikya Chapter 177 The Precious Dragon Yearning to Fly, the Upright Kojiro
Chapter 177 The Precious Dragon Yearning to Fly, the Upright Kojiro
"Ok?"
Just as Ash was about to go with Dawn to see the Moo Moo Milk making process, he suddenly made a questioning sound.
Pikachu followed Ash's gaze and saw that the Pokémon that Ash had let out to eat earlier was now sitting quietly on the windowsill, looking at the scenery outside.
"...You guys go ahead, I'll come back later."
"Eh?"
Hikari, who was unaware of what had happened, was about to say something when she saw Ash and Pikachu hurrying towards the Bagon.
Xiao Guang, Xiao Chun, and Xiao Xia exchanged a glance, shrugged, and left.
Bypassing the few Pokémon still eating, Ash approached the Bellatrix, patted its hard head, and drew its attention back.
"cowry?"
Baby Dragon first made a puzzled sound, but after seeing that the person touching its head was Ash, it looked out the window again.
"What are you looking at?"
"Pikachu?"
"cowry!"
When Ash and Pikachu asked it, the dragon stretched out its little paws and pointed to the sky.
Ash looked out the window and realized that Bellatrix was looking at Staraptor and Staraptor soaring in the sky.
The season is slowly turning towards winter, and the Muke'ers are about to begin their migration to places with more food.
During the migration of the Stardust, Bagon spotted them soaring through the air, and Ash knew what Bagon was thinking at that moment.
Do you also want to fly in the air?
"cowry!"
Baby Dragon nodded vigorously, his eyes filled with longing.
Seeing the baby dragon so eager to fly into the air so early, Ash couldn't help but feel a little emotional.
It hasn't been long since it was born. In fact, Ash hasn't felt like he's been taking care of Babydra for very long. After all, it's too mature. It doesn't usually cause trouble or run around when it's out.
Even the defeats in battles that newborn Pokémon should experience were not something that Bellatrix went through.
Let alone experiencing defeat, if it's a baby dragon under your command, you'll generally ask the opponent not to fall too quickly during a battle.
Of course, that only applies to opponents whose strength is not too far apart. If the opponent standing opposite Bagon is Pikachu and its former main members, then Bagon will have some difficulty dealing with them.
"it is good!"
Ash slapped his thigh, stood up, and under the puzzled gazes of Bagon and Pikachu, pointed out the window and said confidently:
"Let's go outside! I'll show you what it's like to fly!"
"cowry!"
"Pikachu?"
Faced with the surprised look in Babydra's eyes and the puzzled look in Pikachu's eyes, Ash didn't say anything, but just smiled confidently and led them towards the area closer to the forest.
......
"Ugh, what bad luck... why did this have to happen to me...?"
Somewhere on the grassland, Kojiro, dressed in a butler's uniform, was wandering aimlessly across the grassland with his body hanging low.
They were just tracking the kid when Musashi suddenly saw a travel guide that mentioned a maid café nearby. No matter how much they were persuaded, Musashi insisted on opening his own maid café there to make money.
But, fine, she's making money! Why did she rob and confiscate my treasured coffee powder?
Even if we take a step back and confiscate it, it's fine. If we can make a small profit, that would be good too. But none of the few orders they've taken have received a positive review.
But thinking about it, that makes sense, doesn't it? Most people come for the cute maids, and Musashi...
Oh.
Kojiro couldn't help but rub his forehead and smile dismissively.
Musashi wasn't a maid at all; she was more like a war machine. It was an eyesore.
Without maids or milk, his precious coffee powder was being diluted again and again. How could such a shop possibly stay open? Kojiro himself thought it would be better to close down as soon as possible.
boom--
"Ok?"
Just as Kojiro was pondering what he should do next, a sudden explosion reached his ears.
Looking into the distance, wisps of smoke rose from the woods ahead, as if some battle was taking place there.
Let's go take a look?
Since he had nothing better to do, and didn't want to go back to the coffee shop to watch Musashi waste his last bit of coffee powder, Kojiro simply set off towards the direction from which the explosion had occurred.
.......
"One more time! Staraptor, please!"
"Mmm!"
Following the direction from which the smoke and sound came, Kojiro quickly discovered who was the culprit behind the commotion.
"You brat?!"
Upon spotting Ash, Kojiro immediately lay down on the grass, crouching down to observe what Ash was doing.
"So, those kids are around here too? What about the other two? Could they be... at that maid café?"
As the team's second-in-command, Kojiro quickly arrived at the correct conclusion.
"But is this... training Pokémon?"
Kojiro muttered to himself, then slowly began to crawl toward a closer position.
......
"boom!"
Another loud bang, and the once intact ground was now riddled with potholes.
The dragon, covered in dust, emerged excitedly from the crater, waving to Ash and Staraptor.
"Bei! Bei!!"
Baby Dragon pointed to a higher place and shouted this.
"Do you want to jump from an even higher place? Don't push yourself... Never mind, it doesn't seem like it would be difficult for you anyway."
Xiao Zhi hesitated for a moment, then smiled helplessly.
"The Munk Bird is several meters taller than before!"
"Mmm!"
The Starbird agreed, then landed on the ground. After letting the baby dragon stand on its back, it flapped its wings and flew away into the sky.
"But training like this seems a bit of a waste..."
Ash looked at the large crater created by the Beast Dragon, a hint of regret in his voice. Then he looked at Pikachu and smiled maliciously:
"How about it, Pikachu? Why don't you try it out with Baby Dragon?"
"Skin--"
Pikachu's eyes narrowed into beady ones, and it turned to the side, seemingly indicating that Ash's suggestion wasn't a good one for Pikachu.
It had no desire to fight Baby Dragon. Even though Baby Dragon had displayed extraordinary strength, in Pikachu's eyes it was still a newborn child. Using its full power against Baby Dragon wasn't Pikachu's style; holding back...
Pikachu looked down at the large crater in front of it.
I'm probably going to be unlucky, right?
Pikachu sighed inwardly, but outwardly pretended to be indifferent.
Seeing that Pikachu was unwilling, Ash didn't force it any further. Just as Ash was thinking about who should try out the power of the Beast Dragon, Pikachu's ears suddenly twitched, and it looked behind it.
Ash noticed Pikachu's actions and looked over as well, and then—
Ash/Pikachu: "......"
Kojiro: "..."
Less than two meters apart, Ash and Pikachu stared at each other, with Kojiro hiding in the bushes.
"Kojiro? Wait, what are you doing hiding here? Are you trying to steal Pikachu again?"
Ash, looking impatient, squatted down and looked down at James, asking this question.
"Huh? Don't wrong an innocent person! I didn't have that plan today! I just came out for a walk!"
Kojiro expressed his protest.
only--
"walk?"
Ash looked at Kojiro, who was covered in weeds and dust, with a puzzled expression, and said:
"Taking a walk like this? Are you imitating the little earth dragon?"
Kojiro: "Hiss!"
After Ash finished his taunt, James couldn't stay still any longer. He quickly stood up, looked down at Ash, crossed his arms, and said:
"You little brat, you should be nicer to me! Don't you remember the favor you owe me?"
"Gratitude?"
"what?"
Seeing that Ash seemed to really know nothing, Kojiro was also a little puzzled.
He bent down, raised his index finger, and slowly began to speak, trying to help Ash remember.
"Didn't you collapse in the ruins outside Random Town?"
"Yeah, right... By the way, you guys stayed that far back?"
Kojiro: "That's not the point!"
Kojiro roared:
"I carried you to the hospital after you fainted! Shouldn't you remember this kindness?"
"you?"
Ash looked at Pikachu with a questioning gaze, and Pikachu, who had woken up much earlier than Ash, nodded in agreement with James's statement.
"Right!"
Kojiro said this with a sullen and unhappy expression.
"If that's really the case, then I guess I do owe you something... Hmm? Wait a minute! How much trouble have you guys caused me? If we continue down this line, aren't you even more—"
"One thing is one thing, but at least you owe me for what happened in Suiyi Town!"
The two sides faced off, and the atmosphere was somewhat strange.
Behind the two, came the sound of the baby dragon leaping down from the sky one after another, along with its joyful shouts.
.......
"for you."
"Well, thank you."
On the grassland, Ash and James sat side by side on the grass. Ash took out a bag of cookies from his backpack and gave it to James, who accepted it without hesitation.
These two, who should be enemies upon meeting, are now sitting together chatting peacefully. Pikachu in the back simply scratches its cheek, and after confirming that Ash doesn't seem to have any intention of fighting, it goes to the back to instruct the Bagon on its training.
"Ugh...nobody's taking it from you, why are you eating so fast?"
Ash distanced himself from James with a look of disgust, and said this with a frown.
Although he was always aware of his own ravenous eating habits, Kojiro's eating habits were arguably even worse.
"Those who have never experienced hunger have no right to say that!"
Kojiro ate two more cookies in one bite, and then complained.
When he was about to continue eating, he found that there were only a little over half of the cookies left in the bag, so he sighed helplessly and put the rest of the cookies into his pocket.
“Who says I’ve never gone hungry? Sometimes, if Xiaogang runs out of food in his backpack and we get lost in the mountains or forests, we’ll go hungry too.”
Ash shrugged and said that.
Even so, Ash doesn't worry about whether he'll have food to eat next almost every day like James and the others.
"Sigh—kids these days are so lucky~ unlike me..."
"Didn't you ask for this? If you could just give in to your fiancée's wishes—"
"Please don't bring this up again!!"
Kojiro, who hadn't reacted much at first, suddenly jumped up and covered Satoshi's mouth after hearing the word "fiancée," pleading with a look of fear on his face.
"...I understand, I understand!"
Ash impatiently swatted away James's hand and replied in this manner.
"Speaking of which, why are you here? Where are the other two? And what's with your outfit? Are you planning to change jobs?"
"It's a long story, so I won't go into it!"
Kojiro wiped his mouth, then stood up, deciding not to continue the conversation on this topic.
He turned around to look at the baby dragon still training behind him, and said with some emotion:
"So this guy has started to yearn for the sky too, that's great."
Kojiro nodded with a touched expression, saying that those who knew were fine, but those who didn't might even think that this precious dragon had some kind of relationship with Kojiro.
Seeing this, Xiao Zhi also complained:
"They're growing up too fast, I wonder if that's a good thing..."
"What does it matter! If the Pokémon want to grow, as their trainer, I should fulfill their wishes! As for the problems that follow, we can deal with them later!"
"This doesn't sound like something the Rockets would say..."
Ash once again criticized James's seemingly righteous statement.
"Team Rocket is Team Rocket! When I'm not on a mission, I am who I am! These are different concepts!"
The sincerity shining in Kojiro's eyes made Ash almost unable to look directly at him.
Kojiro then continued:
"I respect the choices of Pokémon! If Desert Gnatif really wants to stay with that guy, then I will let it go!"
"That guy?"
Upon hearing this, Xiao Zhi suddenly remembered something.
.......
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(Two chapters combined, 4 words)
(Whether it's Ash's Pokémon or Brock, Dawn, and Team Rocket, I will write their stories, or rather, their own special episodes.)