Chapter 33: This Zong Ci, He Knows His Stuff!
A giant screen.
Perfectly showcasing every single hair on Entei.
Even Entei's intimidating aura.
And his cold, hard gaze.
Made everyone in front of the screen feel like they were right there!
As if they were the little Ash in the video!
If they turned their heads, Entei would be standing behind them, his eyes gleaming intensely!
Scary!
It was simply terrifying!
As they trembled with fear, they were even more in awe of the little Ash standing before Entei.
Truly a trainer who could defeat a legendary Pokemon!
Just Ash's courage alone.
Was something ordinary people couldn't possess!
…
On the screen—
"Pikachu, Thunderbolt!"
Ash immediately commanded Pikachu to attack Entei.
Unfortunately.
The current Ash and Pikachu were simply no match for Entei.
Another young trainer named Zong Ci, who was also trying to capture Entei, joined the fray.
The three of them fought for their own goals.
However.
None of them were Entei's match.
Ash even accidentally got his clothes singed by Entei's flames.
Luckily, he managed to put it out in time.
Facing the disadvantaged Ash, Makoto, and Zong Ci, Entei did not attack them.
Entei simply stared at Ash for a moment.
Then, he leaped lightly and vanished into the jungle.
Then, a series of fast-paced, fragmented scenes.
Trainer-style battles.
Facing dangers together.
The relationship between Makoto and Ash gradually softened.
Then, under heavy rain.
The two encountered a Charmander abandoned by its trainer.
"The strength of a Pokémon is everything."
"If you don't want to die, you have to become stronger!"
"Friendship only makes Pokémon weak."
The trainer named Cross said these words, then abandoned Charmander and turned to leave.
…
The audience, seeing this, all looked furious.
"Damn! What kind of trash is this Cross!"
"He abandons his Pokémon, then tells it to wait there? He doesn't know Pokémon will actually wait until they die!"
"I'm so pissed off! Can't Ash just have Pikachu use Thunderbolt and give him a big nasal cavity!"
"Support! This kind of person needs the Electric King to straighten out his brain!"
Countless trainers exclaimed in indignation.
That's right!
They also want their Pokémon to become stronger.
But this kind of strength.
It's not built on the death of weak Pokémon!
Leaving your trusting Pokémon to despair and die.
Or even pushing them towards death yourself…
This kind of person—
"Is scum!"
What Entei, no Entei!
What Ho-Oh's guard!
They don't care anymore!
Now they just hope Ash can give this guy a good lesson!
Unfortunately.
The footage skipped past that part.
…
On the screen—
Outside the cave, there was a continuous downpour.
Inside the cave.
With Zong Ci's help.
Ash finally pulled Charmander back from the brink of death.
The three of them chatted in the cave while they sheltered from the rain.
Just then.
Entei, who had disappeared during the day.
Walked in with a group of wild Pokemon.
Looking at Entei.
Zong Ci began to talk about the legend of Entei.
Ho-Oh descended.
Gave life to three dead Pokémon.
The lightning that struck the tower!
The flames that burned the tower!
And the rain that put out the tower's flames!
Raikou, Entei, and Suicune!
And Ho-Oh, who is said to control the lives of Pokemon!
Seeing this, Matsuba couldn't help but nod.
This Zong Ci.
He knows his stuff!
If he remembers correctly.
Zong Ci was a trainer from the Sinnoh region, right?
He didn't expect him to have such a deep understanding of the legendary Pokémon of the Kanto region!
He must.
He must have a great deal of admiration and respect for Ho-Oh!
Putting himself in Zong Ci's shoes.
Matsuba's impression of Zong Ci improved even further.
【Dragonite: So this is the full story of Ho-Oh and the Legendary Beasts?】
【Cynthia: Wait… you, Dragonite? As the Kanto Champion and one of the Elite Four, you don't know the legend of Ho-Oh? Really? Dragonite… are you okay?】
【Lance: Cynthia, you said it perfectly! So Dragonite is expelled from Kanto! Dragonite, you're useless!】
【Karen: Hahaha! Hilarious! Spread the word! Dragonite is useless!】
【Dragonite: Ahem! Calm down! I'm just an ordinary Champion, not a historian, so I don't know as much, that's normal, right!】
Dama Lanqi watched Dragonite's comments in the chatroom.
He rolled his eyes without hesitation.
"This Dragonite!"
"He just doesn't read enough!"
"When he comes back, I'll assign him a reading task!"
"Then he'll write ten thousand words of essays related to Ho-Oh, I guarantee he'll remember everything!"