In reality, it was still the same principle: although Ash could see Ho-Oh's name, he couldn't understand the meaning Ho-Oh was trying to convey, just like the Electrostatic ability.
So, Ash really wanted to ask Xiao Xia what kind of existence Ho-Oh was. Was she a legendary Pokémon? Why was she so excited when she saw Ho-Oh?
At the same time, Ash also deeply realized the saying, 'Lack of knowledge is truly terrifying.' It seemed he needed to make up for his lack of Pokémon knowledge in the group chat.
It was laughable; he hadn't even memorized the type effectiveness chart yet...
Ultimately, Ash still didn't ask Xiao Xia what kind of existence Ho-Oh was, because if he did, there would be no reasonable explanation for him saying the name Ho-Oh aloud.
The various Ashes in the group had said that the existence of the chat group should not be exposed. There were many people in the world with ulterior motives, and even if he only told people he was close to and trusted, it would still inevitably lead to the chat group's exposure.
It was best if only he himself knew about it.
Therefore, even the careless Ash strictly adhered to the instructions he had set for himself: he must never expose the existence of the chat group.
As for Ho-Oh, he would ask the experts in the chat group later. For now, he would quietly experience the shock brought by the aura and charm of this legendary Pokémon.
"Pikachu, you have to become as strong as her too!"
"Pika Pi?" Pikachu pointed at himself, looking at Ash with a 'you're not kidding, are you?' expression.
He didn't recognize Ho-Oh either, but that didn't stop him from feeling an extremely terrifying sense of oppression from Ho-Oh. To make him grow to Ho-Oh's level, let alone how many years it would take, whether he even had that potential was another matter.
"You can do it, because you are my partner." This time, Ash wasn't joking. He looked at Pikachu and said with immense conviction, his words full of trust in Pikachu.
"Pika... Pika Pi!!" Although they had only been together for less than a day, his Trainer had such great expectations and trust in him, which also ignited Pikachu's ambition.
He thumped his chest, declaring that one day in the future, he would definitely become a super electric mouse that controlled lightning and rivaled Ho-Oh!
Xiao Xia, standing nearby, looked at the expressions of the boy and the mouse with a strange look, her face showing a 'wanting to speak but holding back' expression.
She didn't really want to discourage Ash and Pikachu, but these two were a bit too fanciful. Making Pikachu as strong as Ho-Oh? How was that any different from hoping a Fearow could evolve into Ho-Oh one day?
But looking at the two ambitious beginners, Xiao Xia ultimately didn't speak up to discourage them. If there were no dreams, what was the difference between them and salted fish, even if this dream wasn't very practical.
"Xiao Xia, look at that!" Xiao Xia, who was in a daze, was startled by Ash's voice. Then she followed where Ash pointed, only to see Ho-Oh's figure gradually disappearing. But in the sky, it seemed there was a rainbow falling down!
"Let's go, let's hurry over to see! You ride the bike!" As Ash's voice fell, he called Pikachu and rushed forward.
"Hey, hey! Wait for me!" Xiao Xia exclaimed from behind. She had just gotten on her bicycle and looked up, then could only see the retreating figures of Ash and Pikachu.
Goodness, what kind of speed was that? It was too fast! She couldn't even ride her bike that fast!
...
Ash arrived at the place where the rainbow fell with the speed of wind. It was about a kilometer from where they had rested earlier, but Ash reached it in less than a minute, which had already broken Ash's fastest speed record.
Pikachu, on Ash's shoulder, gripped Ash's clothes tightly, looking disheveled by the wind.
At this moment, Pikachu was thinking—if you had this speed when you were running away just now, you would have shaken off the Spearow long ago, right? So, you intentionally slowed down just now to fight the Spearow, right?
"Is this... a feather?" Ash arrived directly beneath where the rainbow fell. At this moment, the iridescent light had just landed on the ground. When the iridescent light fell, the surrounding small weeds grew rapidly as if they had been given hormones, growing more than ten centimeters taller in the blink of an eye.
Enveloped in the iridescent light was a brilliant feather. The feather's shape was very similar to Ho-Oh's feathers, but its color was different from any feather on Ho-Oh's body.
Ash picked up the feather and examined it carefully in front of his eyes. At first, the feather emitted a seven-colored rainbow glow, but as Ash picked it up, the glow on the feather slowly began to recede, revealing the feather's original appearance.
"A seven-colored feather? rainbow wing?" Ash stared blankly at the information that appeared before him.
Insight Eye was still functioning steadily. The true name of this feather appeared before Ash. It seemed that anything related to Pokémon, Insight Eye could play a role, but the role was not fully utilized.
Aside from knowing that the feather was called rainbow wing, Ash knew nothing else.
Just from the name, this should be a feather dropped by Ho-Oh. Even a single feather dropped by a legendary Pokémon seemed different from those of ordinary Pokémon.
"Zzz zzz zzz!!" The sound of rapid pedaling came from behind Ash. A moment later, emergency brakes squealed, and Xiao Xia skidded to a stop behind Ash, her fair face covered in sweat, her red lips wide open, breathing heavily.
"I said... *gasp*... you ran... *gasp*... too fast! I can't even catch up to you on a bicycle!" It took Xiao Xia a long time to finish a single sentence.
Before Xiao Xia could continue complaining, Ash placed the rainbow wing in front of her eyes. Xiao Xia, who was about to say something more, was instantly drawn to the rainbow wing.
"Is this... Ho-Oh's feather? It's so beautiful!" Xiao Xia took the rainbow wing from Ash's hand and held it in front of her, admiring it with great fondness.
But as Xiao Xia took the rainbow wing, the originally vibrant and colorful rainbow wing suddenly became dim. Xiao Xia was stunned, and then a panicked expression appeared on her face.
"Wh-what happened, Ash? Why did this feather turn gray? I didn't do anything!"
Ash also scratched his head in confusion, somewhat at a loss. "I don't know either. It was fine just now. Could it be because it separated from Ho-Oh that it became like this? The reason it was colorful at first was because it hadn't been long since it separated from Ho-Oh."
"No way... Ash, you take it and see." Xiao Xia handed the feather back to Ash. The moment Ash took the rainbow wing in his hand, the originally gray rainbow wing was instantly enveloped in color.
Moreover, the rainbow wing even emitted a faint colorful glow. The shining glow made Pikachu, on Ash's shoulder, feel a comfortable and relaxed sensation.
"Oh, this?" Xiao Xia and Ash looked at the re-glowing rainbow wing, speechless for a moment. Did this feather pick its owner?