Chapter 28: Releasing Pikachu? Are you out of your mind?!
Reach the top of Kanto?
Or continue towards a broader world?
Ma Zhi Shi didn't know.
Ma Zhi Shi was very much looking forward to it.
...
Pokémon League.
“Thunder Stone... so that's what it is?”
“What a surprise!”
“But if it's in Ash's hands, I don't feel that worried.”
“Ash will definitely use this power well.”
Dama Lanqi looked at the screen with a smile.
Seeing Ash and Pikachu laughing together, the harmonious scene of one person and one Pokémon, Dama Lanqi couldn't feel any better.
Actually, such a powerful reward.
If anyone else had gotten it, Dama Lanqi would have been a little worried.
Thunder Stone!
A fragment of the power of the primal being!
It contains unimaginable power!
But seeing Ash.
Then looking at Pikachu.
Hmm.
Dama Lanqi instantly felt that there was nothing to worry about.
Why worry so much?
Young people's paths should be left to them!
Besides.
Ash is the Rainbow Hero chosen by Ho-Oh.
Dama Lanqi had this much trust in Ash!
At the same time.
A mechanical voice sounded, instantly grabbing everyone's attention.
【The first ranking of Pokémon comparable to or rivaling legendary Pokémon has ended.】
【The second ranking will begin next.】
Everyone looked up at the screen.
They were all curious.
What Pokémon would it be next?
As they were expecting.
On the screen.
Those two familiar figures appeared again…
“No? Why is it Ash and Pikachu again?”
“Come on! Is this never-ending?”
“I don't know why… but I have a bad feeling about this…”
“Shut up! Don't say that!”
A group of viewers looked at the screen.
They hesitated, their expressions complex.
Ash and Pikachu… what kind of creature are they?!
…
Viridian Gym.
Seeing the new video protagonists, Ash and Pikachu again.
Giovanni slightly raised his eyebrows.
“That Pikachu again?”
“The feat of slaying gods in the opening of the battle zone should be Pikachu's peak moment.”
“What other legendary Pokémon can it defeat?”
It wasn't that Giovanni looked down on Ash and Pikachu.
It's just that…
Pikachu's limit is there!
As the leader of Team Rocket.
He created the strongest Pokémon for his own ambition.
Giovanni believed in bloodlines.
One video could not break Giovanni's prejudice between ordinary Pokémon and legendary Pokémon.
Thinking of this.
Giovanni was filled with curiosity about what would appear next.
Ash…
Pikachu…
What kind of wonderful scene can you show him?
…
In the video—
To everyone's shock.
This time.
It seemed to start with a routine scene again.
While passing through a forest.
Ash's Pikachu encountered a group of wild Pikachu.
Ash's Pikachu happily went up and greeted these wild Pikachu.
But the little guys all ran away in fright.
…
“Seriously… when I saw this group of Pikachu, my first thought was, how many awesome legendary Pokémon are there?!”
“I have to say, I thought the same thing!”
“The scene of Ash's Pikachu slaying gods left such a huge impact on me! Now I see any Pikachu on the road, and I think it's Pikachu, the god who cannot be provoked!”
The audience discussed in low voices.
They nodded as they spoke.
Yes, yes!
That's the feeling!
Seeing a Pikachu.
Their minds would involuntarily play the scene of Ash's Pikachu defeating Regice in one blow.
Pikachu—
So terrifying!
…
The video continued to play.
The little guys' vigilance disappeared after Ash's Pikachu helped rescue a wild Pikachu named Rō.
Plus later.
Ash and Pikachu worked together to rescue all the captured wild Pikachu from Team Rocket.
The wild Pikachu completely accepted Ash and Pikachu.
The joyful time they spent together was short.
There would always be a time for parting.
Ash looked at his Pikachu, who was laughing happily among the wild Pikachu.
A determined expression appeared on his face.
He pulled Brock and Misty, and turned to leave.
Pikachu, who didn't know what was happening, chased after him from the bushes.
Looking at Ash's back, Pikachu tilted its head adorably.
Ash half-squatted down.
“Listen, Pikachu, I think you should stay here.”
Ash's voice was low.
It lacked its usual vitality and loudness.