Ash looked back at the Spearow in the sky, a resolute glint in his eyes.
Then he started taking off his clothes.
Ayumi, beside him, was stunned: “You… you’re not planning to… take advantage of me before you die, are you?!”
Ash’s mouth twitched violently: “What on earth are you thinking about all day…?”
Saying that, he forcefully put a combat suit on Ayumi: “This suit is quite tough; it should protect you and Pidgeotto.”
Feeling his rough tenderness, Ayumi gazed steadily at his face, then suddenly smiled: “Actually, it’s not impossible…”
The next moment, Ash tackled her to the ground, dodging a Spearow’s attack.
“Seriously, if you want to give up first blood, wait until I have time, you scoundrel!” Ash grumbled, his expression gradually becoming serious: “Stay here and don’t move… Protect yourself well.”
“…” Ayumi said nothing, only gripping his arm tightly.
“Be good, listen to me, trust me.”
Ayumi looked up, still seeing that reassuring smile.
Ash pinched her cheek, placed the unconscious Pidgeotto beside her, then took Pikachu and ran off into the distance.
As he ran, he provoked the Spearow: “Pikachu, Thunder Shock!”
The exhaustion of his stamina no longer allowed him to use Thunderbolt.
Gradually, the sky became overcast, and drizzling rain began to fall.
Ayumi slowly lifted a corner of the combat suit; the shadows of the Spearow were no longer visible in the sky.
For a moment, the only sounds in the world were her breathing and the pitter-patter of rain on her clothes.
“Ash… please don’t be in trouble…” Ayumi clutched the jacket tightly, her sad eyes gradually firming: “Next time, I won’t be a burden!”
After a moment of thought, she took out a Potion and some berries from her backpack and began to treat Eevee and Pidgeotto.
Otherwise, even if she went to help Ash, she would only be a hindrance.
On the other side, Ash had already run out of the forest and arrived by the river.
He had countless large and small wounds on his body, but fortunately, with his cultivation technique and Super True Newcomer physique, they were all minor injuries.
Pikachu, whom he held in his arms, had long since lost the ability to battle.
However, the Spearow flock had also been greatly reduced, but the Spearow that had been knocked down by Thunder Shock were still continuously re-gathering after recovering their combat ability.
“Grudge-holding stinky birds…” Ash’s expression was a little grim.
He simply placed Pikachu not far behind him, then advanced alone:
“Listen, all of you, I am Ash from Pallet Town! I am the one who will become the world’s number one Pokemon Master! Come at me with whatever you’ve got! I will absolutely not lose to you!!!”
The Spearow naturally showed no mercy.
In an instant, a dense flock of birds surrounded Ash…
Harden had been used countless times on his body, but it was still covered in scratches.
Pain, mixed with blood, continuously overflowed, uncontrollably…
“Pika…” Pikachu looked at Ash, a flicker of emotion in its eyes.
Now, he was similarly protecting it behind him, facing the sharp claws alone…
“Pika…” Tears streamed from its eyes, but Ash did not respond to it…
“Crack!” Lightning flashed across the sky, and heavy rain suddenly poured down, the electric light illuminating Ash’s resolute face.
Pikachu suddenly looked up.
Just like five years ago, that unyielding figure was its lifelong pursuit!
An indescribably powerful aura drove its body, making it stand up again, leaping onto Ash’s shoulder like lightning…
“Pika…chu——!!!!”
A thunderclap tore through the sky, and the world suddenly turned a stark white…
From a distance, Ayumi’s profile was illuminated by the thunderous lightning: “That is…”
“Thud…” Ash lay on the ground, a smile on his lips.
In his eyes, there was only that brilliant yellow figure, like a Thunder God in mid-air, blooming the fireworks of life for him…
One by one, charred Spearow fell to the ground.
Pikachu also stumbled to his side, gently licking his cheek.
The boy and his Pokémon smiled at each other.
Although their bodies were covered in wounds, their hearts were tightly intertwined…
The terrifying thunder seemed to shatter the dark clouds, and sunlight once again spilled onto the earth.
After the rain, the sky slowly revealed a beautiful rainbow…
“Caw!” A golden-red flash appeared at the end of the rainbow; a figure carrying colorful brilliance flew from the horizon.
The golden-red wings shimmered in the sunlight, yet there was no discernible movement in the air, as if it were in another dimension.
It was indeed Photographer Ho-Oh!
Let me explain to some of you why Ho-Oh is called a photographer… Because in both the anime and the movies, Ho-Oh’s appearances are extremely rare, so it’s jokingly referred to as a photographer carrying a camera…
Ho-Oh, with a yellow crest on its head, its red eyes subtly meeting Ash’s gaze, flew towards the other end of the rainbow.
Beneath the dazzling radiance, the land was peaceful and serene…
At the same time, in the forest not far away, a graceful young girl looked up.
Her pupils suddenly constricted the moment she saw the rainbow bird: “That is!!!”
Her body trembled uncontrollably.
After a long while, she calmed down, her eyes narrowing slightly.
Her long, well-proportioned legs beneath her black dress began to move, heading in the direction where Ho-Oh had just been…
After a long time, when Ash came to his senses, Ho-Oh had already disappeared. The source of this chapter is g.com.
At the same time, a magnificent female voice, tinged with a hint of doubt, echoed from above the sky: “Interesting…”
A golden-red feather slowly drifted down from the sky, finally landing in front of Ash.
rainbow feather: A symbol of recognition by the legendary God of Life, Ho-Oh.
Its holder also has a special name—Rainbow Warrior.
Effect: Contains powerful life energy, with the effect of slowly nourishing the soul and strengthening the body.
As the rainbow feather integrated into his body, Ash felt a surge of vitality within him, and even his injuries didn’t hurt as much.
He looked up at the distant sky again: “One day, we will also become such an existence!”
“Pikachu~!”
At this point, the boy and his Pokémon had officially overcome the crisis…
However…
“Crack! Crack! Crack!”
“Hm?!” Ash was startled.
The next moment, a sensation of weightlessness came over him.
Due to the battle, Ash and Pikachu had unknowingly reached the edge of a cliff.
After the powerful lightning strike, the area was already in a state of near collapse…
“Rumble!” The cliff instantly broke, and Ash and Pikachu fell straight down!
“Pikachu——”
Ash immediately kicked off a falling rock, pulled the soaring Pikachu into his arms, and then curled into a ball.
Even as he faced a fall that would shatter him to pieces, Ash still chose to use himself as Pikachu’s shield.
Perhaps it was the confidence of a Super True Newcomer… or perhaps, it was love…
However, the imagined impact did not come.
“Watch out!” A clear voice came, and the next moment Ash was pulled up, dangling in mid-air.
He opened his eyes; what held him was a slender, jade-like arm.
Looking up, a graceful young girl in a black dress was smiling.
The form-fitting long dress clearly outlined a pair of “little bunnies” far larger than Ayumi’s.
Beneath the skirt, which was blowing in the wind, a beautiful sight was vaguely visible… Her dark brown shoulder-length hair swayed with the wind, showcasing her graceful demeanor.
Ash recognized her at a glance: this was Blue, the first female protagonist of the special edition.
She was also Ayumi’s older sister, who had been captured when she was young.
At this moment, she was floating in the air, holding onto her Jigglypuff’s foot.
This was also a unique ability of this Jigglypuff, using the low-density air within its body to generate buoyancy and thus achieve flight.
However, while it was normally fine carrying Blue alone, adding Ash and Pikachu now was too much of a burden.
“Jiggly…” Jigglypuff tried hard to inflate itself, but it still couldn’t bear the weight of the two people, continuously falling downwards, and its speed was gradually increasing.