aircannonsinc Chapter 304 You must be happy!
Chapter 304 You must be happy!
Chapter 304 You must be happy!
Ash was completely bewildered by the rest of the ceremony.
He could only mechanically complete the tasks assigned to him under the guidance of the elders.
As soon as the ceremony ended, Ash immediately returned the clothes he was wearing, then picked up Pikachu and rushed to find Kabuto.
"Grandpa, what does 'fiancé' mean?"
"It doesn't mean anything, it's just a traditional rule."
"Mr. Xiaozhi, since you performed the ceremony on behalf of Miss Xiaochun, it means that you are now her fiancé."
Kabu spoke so naturally, without even a change in his smile, that Ash momentarily thought he was making a mountain out of a molehill.
"This...this isn't right, am I really Xiaochun's fiancé?"
"Of course, it's been publicly displayed so openly, how could it be faked!"
"Moreover, you have been certified by the Dragon's Fang, and the elders all agree that there is no more compliant fiancé to the clan leader than you."
"Um—sir, I have to say, I actually already have a fiancée, and more than one!"
To avoid being stabbed by a woodcutter, Xiao Zhi thought it best to say some things in advance.
But to my surprise, Kabu didn't care at all.
"It's alright, in fact, it's even better this way."
"ah?!"
"With so many fiancées, Mr. Ash, you definitely won't have time to stay at the Dragon Clan all the time."
"In that case, I don't think you'll be able to hinder Miss Tsubaki from leading her family and dojo in the future."
"Just leave the child with Miss Tsubaki and then walk away happily, that'll be fine!"
This was a decision made by Kabu and the elders after reviewing Ash's information; Ash is strong and powerful.
His character has also been recognized by many top figures. As long as he marries Xiaochun, he will definitely not ignore any trouble the Yulong clan may encounter in the future.
He had no interest in interfering in the internal management of the Dragon Clan, and there was no one more suitable than him.
As for Xiaochun's own thoughts, this girl acts so recklessly every day.
It's time for her to pay the price for her willfulness. Anyway, the city of Yanmo, the Yanmo Dojo, and the Yulong Clan all recognize this engagement!
But now Xiaozhi is having a bit of a headache.
"Why are all the old folks in the Johto region so eager to be my biological father? Is this the trouble caused by having such strong physical genes?"
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These people are all here to ruthlessly exploit Xiao Zhi's superior genes.
To be honest, Xiaochun is a dashing and sophisticated woman with an excellent figure.
When he was walking behind her, even with Ash's strong willpower, his shiny Grubbish would subtly raise its head to show respect.
If he followed his instincts, Satoshi could absolutely have married Tsubaki.
But he finally felt that getting married without an emotional foundation was not respectful enough to Xiaochun.
Ash was about to tell Kabu that he wanted to refuse.
But at that moment, a group of young trainers from Smoky City with red eyes ran up to Ash and Kabuto.
"So your name is Xiaozhi!"
They gritted their teeth, their eyes seeming as if they wanted to tear Ash apart.
"How dare you become Miss Chun's fiancé!"
"How could our Miss Tsubaki suddenly have someone she likes?!"
One after another, they wailed in agony, and the young man leading them led the others in a frenzied madness.
"Geosphere's strong willpower, Charizard's burning passion, and Sunflower's smile —"
"Ah, Miss Tsubaki, Miss Tsubaki is so charming!!!"
Xiao Zhi broke out in a cold sweat. And why were there both men and women in this group? There seemed to be more women than men.
"You've actually misunderstood that—"
"Enough talk, we're challenging you to a battle. If you lose, get out of here, Miss Tsubaki!"
"What? You guys said battles~" Ash's eyes sharpened instantly, as if he was afraid they would run away, and he immediately waved his hand.
"Haha, no problem!"
"I am Xiaochun's future husband. Show me your full strength, or you will disappoint me."
When it comes to Pokémon battles with Ash, he throws away all his words of refusal; now he's Chloe's fiancé.
This made the young men on the other side extremely angry.
"She's already calling herself her husband!"
"Brother Zhefu, please help me!"
"Yes, Brother Zhefu, you are the strongest among us—"
The young man who led the group was the first to step forward and challenge Xiao Zhi. He was surrounded by the aura of a master, and his underlings cheered him on.
"Brother Zeff has traveled to many regions and just returned from Sinnoh to challenge the Johto League!"
"And he's already collected all seven badges, earning him the nickname 'Useless Claw of Inkstone City'!"
"It's the Dragon's Claw!" Zeff almost slipped and fell, but his underlings behind him didn't stop talking.
"He is very strong, although he just lost to Miss Kotsubaki."
"The Pokémon they trained were all quite excellent, although they lost to Miss Tsubaki."
"There's no need to repeat this!" Zeff was furious; these guys were definitely doing it on purpose.
They were originally rivals in love, and their relationship was not good at all. They only got together temporarily to deal with Satoshi.
But now, for the sake of his beloved Miss Tsubaki, he couldn't care less about disciplining the bastards behind him.
"Challenge the rules: one-on-one, come on, Ash!"
"The Dragon Clan values strength the most. If you lose to me, who was defeated by Miss Xiaochun,..."
"Miss Tsubaki will definitely be disappointed in you and leave you!"
With tears in his eyes, he released his Pokémon, which turned out to be a Garchomp.
"Looks pretty good." Ash was quite satisfied.
He placed the eager Pikachu at his feet and casually dispatched Garchomp.
At this point, Kabu naturally stepped between them and acted as the referee.
"Heh heh, how could Garchomp possibly defeat Garchomp, its final evolution? I'm definitely going to win!"
"Garuda, use Dragon Claw!"
The cannon fodder player confidently popped champagne before the match.
"Garuda, we also use Dragon Claw."
The Garchomp on the other side was faster, but Ash's Garchomp was more steady.
A flash of cold light, followed by a sharp scraping sound, and what was repelled was actually the Garchomp's claw.
"How is this possible? Garchomp takes flight, Dragon Dive!"
Then Garchomp's Dragon Dive was interrupted by Garchomp's Crunch.
In the blink of an eye, after the dragon breaths clashed to a draw, Ash immediately sent Garchomp into the smoke of the explosion, biting Garchomp's jaws.
It was flung into the sky, followed by a Heavenly Dragon Meteor.
"Aww!"
BOOM! ! !
Garchomp collapsed and lost its ability to fight.
"Ah, my Garchomp!"
Zeff, incredulous, recalled his Pokémon and left in tears.
"So strong—"
"Brother Zhefu actually lost like that."
Ash's Garchomp's rough skin and sharp teeth were so formidable that the bride-stealing team was starting to back down.
"Why do you all slink away with your tails between your legs after losing the first one? No wonder Xiaochun has never given you a second glance."
"What! How could the kind-hearted Miss Tsubaki do such a thing?"
"You despicable bastard—"
Provoked by Ash, the bride-kissing team finally rekindled their fighting spirit and took turns challenging Ash.
Unfortunately, they were still defeated by Ash using only one Pokémon, Garchomp.
[Ding! Garchomp: Affection +5; Intimacy +5]
[Ding! Congratulations, host, you have achieved the achievement "Super Lover King!": You have defeated your love rivals 50 times!]
【获得奖励：联盟币+4000；攻击+3；特攻+3；自由属性点+3；魅力等级+1】
[Ding! Congratulations, host! Your "Charm" trait has increased from lv5 to lv6 (Even defeated opponents will be captivated by your charm.)]
"Phew, that was a really fun battle!"
The selection ceremony ended in the afternoon, but Ash has been battling fiercely until late at night.
"Hmph, these people are truly a pair of roaring tigers and two giblets!"
The trainers who came up later were actually a bit weaker than Zeff, but considering how much fun Ash had, we can still give them a passable rating.
Smoky City truly lives up to its reputation as a major city with a strong competitive atmosphere; the trainers there are all quite skilled, much stronger than those near Cerulean City.
But in the end, they were all defeated by Ash.
"You're truly amazing, Mr. Ash! The Dragon Clan is incredibly fortunate to have a son-in-law like you!"
After the challengers left, Kabu immediately clapped and came to Ash's side from the referee's seat.
As Ash completely overwhelmed the younger generation of trainers in Smoky City, Kabu, watching the battle, became increasingly excited.
Despite his advanced age, he's still incredibly energetic at this time of year.
"That old man, could you perhaps—"
Perhaps sensing that Ash was about to refuse, Kabu's expression immediately changed.
"What! Our young lady has given you her innocence, and you want to go back on your word?"
"What innocence? I haven't even touched Xiaochun's hand!"
I was just here to help, how did I end up with a marriage engagement so inexplicably?
"But now the whole city believes that you are Miss Chun's fiancé."
"If the engagement goes wrong, the Yulong Clan, Yanmo Dojo, and even Young Master Du will lose all face."
"And Mr. Xiaozhi, didn't you admit that you are Miss Xiaochun's fiancé?"
"I don't----"
"Buzz—That's right, I am Xiaochun's future husband—"
Before Ash could finish refusing, Kabu quietly took out a voice recorder and played back the audio of Ash provoking the bride-stealing team.
"Mr. Ash, you said it yourself, so you can't deny it!"
"When did you record this? Who would carry a recording pen around like that?" Xiao Zhi still wanted to refuse.
But then Kabu suddenly waved his hand.
"Mr. Xiaozhi, don't be so quick to refuse. There are many benefits to being the son-in-law of our Dragon Clan."
"For example, you can get the opportunity to enter the sacred training ground of our Dragon Clan, the Dragon Sanctuary."
"Mr. Ash, your Garchomp is so strong, yet it hasn't evolved. There must be something wrong with it, right?"
Kabu was right. Ash's Garchomp had clearly accumulated enough experience, but it seemed to have some kind of mental block and couldn't evolve.
This gave Xiaozhi a bit of a headache.
"And our Dragon Sanctuary is a recognized holy land for training Dragon Pokémon."
"No matter what kind of problems Dragon-type Pokémon have, we can solve them, and we can even help Dragon-type Pokémon reach a higher level of strength."
"Outsiders can't come in."
Ash was a little tempted, and seeing this, Kabu quickly pressed his advantage.
"As the son-in-law of the Dragon Clan, we will not treat you unfairly either."
"I'll give you something good—"
"What good stuff? Is it a new game?" Ash asked with a look of smugness.
"Sigh, what new game is more exciting than that? Come on, let's go back to the gym and talk about it in detail."
And so, Ash was tricked by Kabuto into returning to the Blacksmith Gym.
The next morning, Xiaochun finally returned.
She's in a great mood right now because the dwarf dragon is shedding its scales very smoothly.
Normally very spirited, she rarely showed such a girlish side, skipping and hopping back to the dojo.
But as soon as she arrived at the dojo gate, Tsubaki sensed that something was wrong.
"Normally, my maid would be here to greet me quite early, but I haven't seen her today."
Near the entrance of the gym, Tsubaki also saw a beautiful orange-haired girl holding Togepi.
She was standing there angrily, as if waiting for someone.
"Hello, are you here to challenge the gym?"
"Hehe, I guess so." Xiaoxia's forced smile looked a little scary.
Although she didn't understand what had happened, Tsubaki still brought the pretty girl into the dojo.
Along the way, servants finally came to greet Xiaochun.
These greetings, however, seemed to carry an extra layer of emotion compared to usual.
Before Xiaochun could even reply after the greeting, the maids immediately ran away shyly, leaving Xiaochun completely bewildered.
It also made her a little sad, as she hadn't been able to share the joy of her Mini Dragon's successful molting with anyone yet.
Even the old head maid who had taken care of her since she was a child avoided her in the same way.
"Miss, I hope you will be happy in the future!"
"It's so big—if you can't handle it, you must refuse—" After saying that, she immediately covered her face and ran away.
Xiaochun was even more confused.
"What on earth is going on?"
Why is everyone so surprised when she came back after only one day out?
Xiaoxia, standing next to Xiaochun, had more and more black lines on her face.
They hurried to the backyard of the dojo, where Tsubaki had a lot to ask the old butler, Kabu.
But when they arrived at the backyard, Ash Ketchum was there instead.
"Ash, you're here! Where's Kabuto?"
Ash, who was resting cross-legged under a tree in the courtyard with his arms crossed, immediately opened his eyes upon hearing Tsubaki's voice.
"The old steward said he was going to take Dragon Fang to the Dragon Cave to take care of some things, so he asked me to wait for you here."
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"By the way, how's the Dratini's scale removal going?"
"Yes, everything went smoothly!"
Of all the people I met today, Xiaozhi was the first to ask Xiaochun about her worries.
Xiaochun, who was originally filled with questions, instantly became happy.
"And Dratini has successfully evolved!" Tsubaki immediately released the evolved Dragonair.
"Hack!"
The current Dragonair is much better mentally than when it was a Dratini, back when it was constantly in a drowsy, dreamy state to conserve energy.
"That's great." Ash immediately went over to check on Dragonair's condition and gently stroked its newly grown skin.
"This is all thanks to you, Xiaochun, who stayed by its side all night. You two have really worked hard."
"Thanks."
[Ding! Xiaochun: Affection +5]
Xiaochun is overjoyed, but since everyone's attention is focused on Pokémon, some people at the scene are unhappy.
"Hey Xiaozhi, don't you have something to say to me?"