I, Xiao Mao, want to become a Pokémon Master!

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"dad."

When Xiaomei saw that Dr. Xiuli had woken up, she immediately hugged him.

Dr. Xiuli was completely bewildered. He was clearly conducting research at the Ruins of Aluf, so how did he wake up back home, and even end up lying on the floor?

"Hello, Professor Shigeru, my name is Shigeru, and I am Professor Oak's grandson," Shigeru said.

“Oh, Professor Oak’s grandson…” Professor Shusui was a little surprised, but quickly calmed down and asked, “You’re the one who rescued me from the wormhole, aren’t you?”

Although she didn't know what happened, Dr. Xiuli clearly remembered being sucked into the wormhole before losing consciousness before she fell into a coma.

"It wasn't me, it was your daughter who saved you. Because of your disappearance, your student sent your unknown totem wooden plaque to your daughter. I don't know why, but Xiao Mei revealed the code on the wooden plaque, which triggered the unknown totem."

Xiao Mao kept it brief, saying, "The Unknown Totem sensed what Xiao Mei was thinking, which triggered a lot of things. I won't go into details, Dr. Xiuli can find out for himself. Just know that it was Xiao Mei who rescued you from the dimensional wormhole."

"I understand, thank you all for your help." Xiuli knew that now was not the time to talk business.

But from Xiao Mao's brief words, Xiuli knew that something bad must have happened after she fell into a coma, but the matter should have been resolved.

Afterwards, everyone contacted Professor Oak, who drove over with the police and completely sealed off Professor Shusui's house. Although the matter had been resolved, given the crisis, the house definitely needed to be searched thoroughly.

Miss Officer Jenny also temporarily sent everyone to stay at the Pokémon Center in town.

"Shigeru, how did you know what happened here?" Upon arriving at the Pokémon Center, Professor Oak was about to give Shigeru a good interrogation.

Although the matter was resolved smoothly and no one was injured, it was really dangerous for Xiao Mao to rush in like that.

"Yes, and Ash too. You didn't get Professor Oak's permission. Who told you to go in and save me?" Aunt Hanako also scolded Ash angrily.

Shigeru and Satoshi were speechless, since they were still just kids.

"Grandpa, you've been busy all night. Shouldn't you let Xiaozhi and me rest first? We can talk about anything after we've had a good night's sleep. Lack of sleep will affect our physical development," Xiaomao said.

"That's right, let's go to sleep first, I'm so sleepy." Ash nodded frantically as if he had grasped a lifeline.

Professor Oak and Aunt Hanako didn't say anything more. Indeed, Ash and Gary had been busy all night and deserved to rest, so the two of them didn't continue lecturing.

"Shigeru, I didn't expect you to have caught Charizard too." Ash asked curiously as the two were leaving.

"By the way, do you remember our promise?" Xiao Mao asked.

"Agreement? What agreement?" Ash asked.

Xiao Mao curled his lips.

Ash completely forgot the promise; no wonder he's collecting badges so quickly.

"When we left Pallet Town, we made a promise that we would use the Pokémon we caught in the Johto region for gym battles. Only if we lost could we use other Pokémon afterward," Gary said.

“Oh, I did exactly that,” Xiaozhi said.

"Do as instructed? Then when you first challenged the Violet Gym, did you use Charizard?" Gary asked.

"Yeah, is there a problem?" Ash asked, puzzled. "I only caught Chikorita and Heracross at the time, and they were both defeated, so I used Charizard."

"You don't think that in a gym battle, you can use the Pokémon you've caught first, and if you lose all of them, you can use the Pokémon you've trained," Gary said.

"Otherwise what? What's the difference?" Xiao Zhi asked.

Xiao Mao: Um...!

Thinking about it carefully, there really isn't a problem, since Ash couldn't possibly catch three Pokémon as soon as he arrived in the Johto region.

However, Xiao Mao couldn't just let it go like that.

“What you said is correct, but that’s not how our agreement was made, so you’ve breached the contract,” Xiao Mao said.

"What? This counts as..." Ash felt wronged. Although it was a bit improper according to the rules, what difference did it make?

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But thinking about it, even if he lost, it wouldn't be a big deal, so Ash wasn't too bothered. It was just a pity that he couldn't learn the ultimate move for the time being.

“Of course, but this agreement is null and void, because I also used a Pokémon I caught before, so we've both broken the rules,” said Shigeru.

"What? So you broke the rules too." Ash was confused just now, but now he finally understood why Gary had suddenly brought it up.

It turns out that Xiao Mao also broke the rules, which is why he deliberately seized on this oversight.

"That's strange. How far have you progressed in your gym? How could you break the rules like that?" Ash asked in surprise.

“Yuanzhu Dojo,” Xiao Mao said.

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Ash was surprised. He had collected three badges and was preparing to challenge the Cinque Terre City Gym. Even Gary's newly trained Pokémon was no match for him, which showed that the Cinque Terre City Gym Leader must be very strong.

"Is the leader of the Crimson City Gym very strong?" Ash asked.

"It's alright, but don't worry, I'm battling the Gym Leader's main Pokémon. He won't be using his main Pokémon when he battles you," said Gary.

Ash: →_→!

Ash is no longer as naive as he was in the anime. He now knows the rules of gym battles: only gym leaders who have badge requirements for challengers are truly powerful, and most gym leaders are selective in their approach.

"I'm going to sleep now, see you this afternoon."

Xiao Mao decided to sleep for two hours first, otherwise he wouldn't be able to sleep at night.

in the afternoon.

Professor Oak and the police conducted a series of investigations and finally concluded that the incident was caused by an item that Professor Shuri brought from the Ruins of Aluf.

In fact, Dr. Xiuli did not take the wooden plaques with the unknown totem home. It was because she was sucked into the interdimensional wormhole that her assistant thought something had happened to Dr. Xiuli, so she returned the wooden plaques to Xiaomei as her belongings.

However, this is because previous research did not find any function of the wooden plaques with unknown totems, and it was thought that they were just made by ancient people for recording.

Dr. Xiuli hadn't expected this to happen, but it also confirmed some of the unknown totems' abilities, marking a breakthrough in her research.

241: Asparagus City, Ami

We rested for three days in Green Grassland Town.

Shigeru and Satoshi are about to embark on their journey again.

"Gary, keep up the good work and try to win the League Championship again." Professor Oak was also heading back to Pallet Town today, and he wanted to give his grandson some encouragement.

"Grandpa, don't worry, we'll definitely win this time," Xiao Mao said.

"No, I won this time," Ash retorted.

"Heh, I hope so. Don't let me beat you again like I did at the Quartz Conference," Xiao Mao scoffed, then rode off on his mountain bike.

"No way! I'll definitely beat you this time!" Ash shouted, waving his hand.

However, Gary just waved his hand with his back to Gary and didn't say anything, but it was clear that he didn't take Ash's words seriously.

"Damn it, Gary, you just wait!" Ash decided he was determined to prove himself at the Silver 880 tournament.

"They're as energetic as ever." Hanako felt very gratified watching Shigeru and Satoshi bickering even as they were leaving.

"Both Gary and Ash have grown since becoming trainers," Professor Oak remarked.

Although the two still bicker as always, they have both grown a lot and are even capable of handling such crises.

...!

In one week, Xiao Shige cycled to Asagi City.

Gary's current Pokémon are: Articuno (Shiny), Gengar, Weavile, Heracross, Charizard, and Onix (Crystal).

Shigeru still misses this place quite a bit, because he had learned karate in Azure City and stayed there for two and a half years. During that time, he would naturally take a boat to Asagi City for sightseeing.

I haven't been back for three years, and Asagi City has changed quite a bit; there are many more buildings now.

"Let's go check out Asagi Cafeteria."

Shigeru missed the taste of Asagi Canteen, so after putting his luggage at the Pokémon Center, he went straight to Asagi Canteen for a meal.

Asagi Shokudo is very famous in Asagi City. It has existed since the early days of the city and holds many memories for the people of Asagi City.

Upon entering the cafeteria, it was almost full, with nearly every seat occupied. If it weren't for the fact that it was almost 1 p.m., there would have been even more people.

"Sister Ami!"

Shigeru soon spotted a conspicuous figure: Mimi from the Asagi Gym.

Having lived in Cyan City for two and a half years, Gary naturally knew Amy. At that time, Amy was not yet the Gym Leader of Asaka Gym. She became the Gym Leader after Gary had lived in Cyan City for two years, when Amy inherited the Gym from her grandfather.

Ami was currently enjoying her meal, with a small mountain of food scraps piled up beside her. Despite her thin and weak appearance, Ami was actually a big eater, with an appetite even larger than A-Si's. Back then, Ami frequently visited Zhanlan City specifically to eat A-Si's hot pot, where she would devour an entire pot in one sitting.

"Sister Ami," Xiao Mao greeted as he walked over.

"No, this is..." Ami, who was enjoying her meal, was startled and wanted to explain that the food scraps were left by the previous customer, but she was stunned when she saw Xiao Mao's appearance.

“You are… Xiao Mao!” Ami immediately thought of Xiao Mao who had come to Asagi City to play back then. It had only been a few years since she last saw him. Xiao Mao had grown a lot taller, almost as tall as her. If it weren’t for the fact that his hairstyle hadn’t changed much, she really wouldn’t have recognized him.

"Yeah, Sister Ami, it's been a long time! Your appetite is still as big as ever," Xiao Mao said.

"You brat, you're making fun of me again." Seeing that it was an acquaintance, Ami wasn't so shy and immediately retorted.

"Boss, one eel rice bowl, please," Xiao Mao called out to the owner.

"Oh, isn't this Shigeru?" The owner of Asagi Canteen also recognized Shigeru.

"Yes, I was traveling here and really missed your cooking, so I came here specifically to try it," Xiao Mao said.

"Okay, I'll make you a deluxe eel rice set meal today," the owner said.

"Thank you, boss." Xiao Mao accepted happily.

The owner was very generous and made a deluxe eel rice bowl for Xiao Mao, with three grilled eels and this side dish. It was very lavish, and even Ami, who was standing next to him, was drooling.

Xiao Mao knew very well how much Ami could eat, so he carried the eel rice away from Ami.

Ami felt a pang of resentment. Although she was a glutton, she was now the owner of the restaurant and had to be mindful of her status. So she asked, "Xiao Mao, you mentioned traveling earlier. Are you here to visit the Johto region?"

"I'm here to challenge the Silver Tournament, and naturally, I'm here to challenge the gyms," said Gary.

"Looks like you're going to challenge me..." Ami thought about the upcoming gym battle and was determined to teach Gary a lesson.

Seeing Ami's arrogant attitude, Xiaomao knew that Ami must not have investigated his information, otherwise she wouldn't be so confident.

Gary knew Amy's strength well; he could only say that she was good enough to deal with new trainers, but she would struggle against trainers with one or two years of experience.

Although Ami's grandfather left his Pokémon to her, Ami, with her strong personality, disdained using her grandfather's Pokémon to fight in gym battles.