svetikya Chapter 252 The Changed Trajectory, Ah Xun Makes His Appearance
Chapter 252 The Changed Trajectory, Ah Xun Makes His Appearance
Turning around, he saw a blond-haired boy pointing at him and shouting:
"My name is Ash! My goal is to become the best Pokémon Trainer! I know you, you're Ash, right? Let's have a Pokémon battle! Right here! Now! Hurry up!"
Ash & Pikachu: "..."
Ash and Pikachu exchanged a glance, both of them able to read the unspoken understanding in each other's eyes.
"Hmm? What's wrong? Wasn't I explained things clearly enough?"
Ash, who had already taken out his Poké Ball, was puzzled when he saw that Ash hadn't reacted yet.
"Aren't you also doing gym challenges and planning to participate in the Sinnoh League Conference?"
"That's how it is, so..."
"So we're rivals! I watched your match on TV! It was the Combination Tournament! The one where you played against Shinji!"
Ah Xun became more and more excited as she spoke, and her speech became faster and faster.
"I also know Shinji. As a Pokémon Trainer, I admire Shinji's methods of raising Pokémon. I always thought that Shinji would be the strongest opponent I would face in the Sinnoh League, but that thought persisted until the day the Duo Tournament was held."
As Ah Xun spoke, he raised the Poké Ball in his hand again, a smile playing on his lips, and said:
"After I finished challenging the Yui City Gym, I saw Dawn in Yui City and saw that she was holding a poster about the summer lecture. At that time, I wondered if I would meet you here, and it turned out that I guessed it would."
So that's how it is...
Looking at Ash's smug expression, and considering that Ash had suddenly walked in from outside to find him, Ash thought that Ash probably hadn't even met Dawn in order to give him this so-called "surprise".
The thought that Ash could suppress his thoughts despite Ah Xun's hasty nature seemed unbelievable. It made him wonder if he should accept Ah Xun's challenge...
Ok?
Ash had just taken out his Poké Ball when he suddenly spotted a figure, so he quickly put the Poké Ball back.
"Huh? What's wrong? What's going on? Weren't you already planning to accept the challenge? Why did you put the Poké Ball back halfway through? What's with this indecisiveness! If you were a Pokémon Trainer, you'd battle the moment your eyes met! Are you afraid of me? Or... ah! Do you want me to pay you to battle me?! I really underestimated you—"
"What kind of war?"
"?!"
Before Ah Xun could finish his rambling speech, a cold voice rang out, and Ah Xun's body trembled slightly. He then stiffly turned around to look at Dr. Yamanashi, who had somehow appeared beside him.
"Ya-Dr. Yamanashi!?"
Ah Xun was so frightened that he kept backing away until his back was against the wall before he stopped.
Even though Ah Xun had shown signs of fear, Dr. Yamanashi didn't seem inclined to show leniency. He stared intently at Ah Xun and said:
"Since you weren't late, you should have heard what I said at the beginning, right?"
"This... I..."
Ash had, of course, heard Professor Yamanashi say that private Pokémon battles were strictly prohibited during the summer lectures, and Ash had indeed felt regretful about it. However, after seeing Ash arrive late, he had planned to drag Ash into the situation while Ash was unaware of the rule, but—
"Ash...you...huh? Ash?! Ash!!!"
While Professor Yamanashi was giving him a lecture, Ash discovered that Ash and Pikachu had already slipped away without him noticing, showing no intention of staying to be scolded with him.
.......
"Phew, thank goodness we moved fast... if we had been any slower, we would have been dragged into this."
After returning to where everyone had gathered, Ash took a deep breath to express his relief.
Despite having barely escaped from Dr. Yamanashi's clutches, she almost got dragged into it again by Ashun.
Speaking of which, after starting over, Ashin actually came to the Pokémon summer lecture too...?
Ash sighed, but he didn't feel particularly regretful or anything like that.
After all, with Ah Xun joining, this summer lecture series is a completely new experience for him, right? And—
Ash took out the Poké Ball that Dawn had given him.
This time, unlike before, he didn't choose the Poké Ball himself, so what kind of Pokémon is inside?
Ash, feeling a mix of nervousness and excitement, threw the Poké Ball forward.
As the white light flashed and faded, a familiar figure appeared before Ash.
.......