svetikya Chapter 304 Water Vein City, An Encounter with Donggua
Chapter 304 Water Vein City, An Encounter with Donggua
"boom!"
"Mr. Donggua! You've really gone too far this time! Canal City was almost paralyzed, and you were still diligently mining! What about your responsibilities as the Canal City Gym Leader?! Don't you have any willingness to accept them?! If that's the case, why did you insist on coming to Canal City to become the Gym Leader in the first place?!"
"(Because there are more fossil deposits here.)"
"what?!"
"No...it's nothing...it's all my fault this time. I was too absorbed in my own world, and I couldn't even hear the cries for help from the residents of Watervein City..."
......
At the police station.
Ash and his friends are watching the show.
However, this scene was not performed by someone else, but was a real reprimand from Miss Officer Jenny.
Officer Jenny's target for her reprimand was none other than the legendary Waterline Gym Leader, the father of Hyota, the leader of the Black Gold Gym, Toga.
The next day at dawn, the captain who had come to pick up Ash and his friends arrived as promised. After hearing that Ash had caught Darkrai, the captain's praise and admiration for Ash were overflowing throughout the journey. If Ash hadn't kept refusing, the captain would have even given Ash everything of value he could take from his ship.
While Darkrai has a significant influence on the people of Canal City, it's generally not this exaggerated.
In previous years, the people of Watervein City only had two days a year when they couldn't sleep well, but this year it's a little longer, five days.
But five days is a long time, and we can get through it. Even without Ash's help, Cresselia will probably follow suit as soon as it learns that Darkrai has arrived ahead of schedule, trying its best to prevent the people of Canal City from being affected.
Perhaps it was because the captain's inner wounds were particularly painful, so painful that even recalling those two days each year was unbearable for him.
That's why he was so excited when he learned that Ash had successfully caught Darkrai that he wanted to give all his possessions to Ash.
Even though Ash refused, before parting, the captain promised Ash that he would take responsibility and make Ash's deeds famous throughout Canal City, so that everyone in Canal City would know Ash!
After arriving in Canalette City, before reaching the Pokémon Center, they passed by the police station. At the police station entrance, Ash noticed a familiar figure being scolded and unable to lift his head. So the three of them gathered together to watch this good show of scolding the gym leader.
......
"Yes, yes, it was all my fault this time. I have deeply regretted my actions! I promise I will never make such a mistake again! I swear on my steely will!"
boom!
After saying this, Donggua stood up and pounded his firm chest, making this vow.
"Pfft-"
Such a masculine and unwavering vow only made Xiao Guang, who was watching the scene unfold, chuckle.
This laughter, so unpretentious and simply expressing his purest emotions, made Donggua's face turn ugly instantly.
"Who are you! What business do you have with Miss Officer Jenny here? If you have nothing to say, it's not a good thing to be eavesdropping here!"
Donggua coughed twice and began to righteously shift the topic from his vow to the behavior of Xiaoguang and the others.
Such a natural transfer, truly worthy of being called Donggua!
"She's actually fine, but she came in with me."
"Oh?"
After Ash spoke, Donggua focused all his attention on Ash.
"Since you've stepped forward, it means it's no small matter, right?" Donggua's lips curled into a playful smile as he picked up the shovel from the ground and slammed it against the ground.
"I bet you're here to challenge the gym!!"
"..."
The scene was completely silent.
"Hey, you're always disappearing, who else do you think would come looking for you besides trainers wanting to challenge the gym? Even the League has given up trying to persuade you!! And another thing! Don't bang on the police station floor with that shovel! What if you break it!"
"sorry!!"
He's someone whose tough appearance is inversely proportional to his stubbornness.
That he has a straightforward personality is indeed quite straightforward.
And so, after confirming that Ash would soon be taking on a gym challenge, Donggua finally found a suitable excuse to hastily flee the scene.
Officer Jenny's words made perfect sense, and it was Officer Jenny who helped him clean up the mess when the residents of Watervein City complained. Under such circumstances, if Donggua complained after being scolded a few times, he himself would feel that he was too petty.
......
Not long after, at the Pokémon Center.
An unexpected conversation also took place.
However, the content of the conversation was different from Officer Jenny's scolding of Tomato earlier; this time, the conversation at the Pokémon Center was full of amicable harmony.
"Please! This is a once-in-a-lifetime request! Please let me study Darkrai a little more!"
Professor Oak had very dark circles under his eyes, and his complexion looked rather pale.
Professor Oak had nightmares all night yesterday, and just as he woke up, he received a call from Ash. Only then did Professor Oak finally learn that Ash had sent him the legendary Pokémon Darkrai.
As a Pokémon professor, Professor Oak naturally didn't want to miss this opportunity, which is why he pestered Ash relentlessly when Ash wanted to bring back Darkrai, hoping that Ash would give him some time to do his research.
"..."
"Is this really Professor Oak from the TV show?"
Although it wasn't the first time I'd met Professor Oak.
But aren't the differences between Professor Oak and Professor Yamanashi a bit too great?
Isn't it a bit strange for a highly respected Pokémon professor to beg a child like this?
You'll get used to it.
"Pikachu~"
Brock and Pikachu, on the other hand, were not surprised by this.
Professor Oak has long lost his legendary status in their minds. To outsiders, Professor Oak seems to be a person full of poetic interest and meticulousness in his daily life.
"Wait a minute! I'm about to have a gym battle! Let me and Darkrai practice a bit first! No, wait! First, change Darkrai's Poké Ball to a Great Ball! Regular Poké Balls can't stop Darkrai's abilities!"
"I understand! I'll switch right away! But it's a promise, you have to teleport Darkrai back right away afterwards—wait a minute! You said a regular Poké Ball can't stop Darkrai's ability? Where did you hear that—"
"Goodbye! I've already put the Poké Ball I want to trade into the machine!"
Before Professor Oak could ask any more questions, Ash hung up the phone.
Where did you hear that?
He doesn't know either.
In short, let's attribute it to the omnipotent power of waveguides.
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