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The three of them tightened the net around the Clefairy and said with smiles, "Of course we followed you here! You really made us look for a long time. Originally, our target was just the Pikachu in your hand, but you revealed how rare this Pokémon is. For such a rare Pokémon, of course we have to catch it and offer it to the boss!"
"That's right, Meowth, and we'll take that Pikachu too!" Meowth said, and a mechanical claw appeared in his hand, then shot towards Pikachu like a claw machine!
Ash subconsciously threw a backfist, and the mechanical claw that shot out was directly broken and sent flying, leaving only a connecting rod dangling there.
Meowth's smiling face instantly froze.
What the heck?? He broke the machine he made with one punch? How is that possible? The connection point wasn't made of plastic, but solid steel!!
Is this guy Superman?!
Not to mention Meowth and Jessie were shocked, even Brock, who had never seen Ash in action, widened his eyes — although it was still hard to see his pupils, it was enough to show Brock's shock.
A human breaking a steel rod with a bare-handed punch, how much force would that take!
Ash slowly retracted his fist, not caring about the punch he had just thrown. Aura Power was added to that punch, so such a result was natural. What he cared about was being targeted by the Team Rocket Trio.
Now he suddenly understood what the big shots in the group meant by 'bad karma'.
These three guys were directly sent flying by him in Viridian City, and after so many days, they still managed to track him down. The world is so big, even Kanto is huge, and they still managed to find him. It's ridiculous!
And these three guys really did target his Pikachu. Ash, who already knew a bit about Pokémon, knew that Pikachu was actually a common Pokémon in Kanto, though his Pikachu was indeed a bit different… But that shouldn't be the reason for these people to target his Pikachu, right?! However, now was not the time to worry about such things.
"You guys, let the Clefairy go!"
"Heh, who would obediently listen to you? If we did, would we still be villains?" Jessie made a face at Ash.
"Exactly, exactly, if we told you to hand over Pikachu, would you be willing to do it?" James also said sarcastically.
Hearing this, Ash slightly lowered his body, palms flat. Pikachu, understanding, jumped onto Ash's palm. Then Ash threw him with great force, launching Pikachu like an arrow!
"You guys wanted Pikachu, right? Then here you go!!"
The Team Rocket Trio froze. Is this kid crazy? He's really throwing Pikachu over?
"Pikachu, Thunderbolt!!"
However, before Team Rockets could prepare to catch Pikachu, Ash's voice followed Pikachu's charge.
The Team Rocket Trio's faces instantly changed dramatically. Jessie and James hurriedly tried to release their Pokémon, but it was already too late.
Ash's arm strength made Pikachu rapidly approach the trio. A Thunderbolt was unleashed from less than a meter away, giving them no chance to react.
"Zzzzt!!" Golden Shinny struck the trio, making them scream. Then an explosion occurred where the trio was, blasting them directly out of the Mt. Moon cave entrance!
"You damn brat, we'll definitely come back for revenge!"
"Damn it, I haven't even sent out my Pokémon yet!"
"My machine was broken by bare hands, this isn't right, Meowth…"
"What a nasty feeling!! * 3"
As the three voices faded into the distance, Ash confirmed that the trio had been blasted to who-knows-where. He then quickly ran to the Clefairy and tore open the large net that covered it.
"Are you okay, Clefairy?"
"Clefairy~~" Clefairy emerged from the net, smiling and nodding at Ash, indicating that it hadn't suffered any harm.
Team Rockets' net only had a restraining effect and indeed wouldn't harm Clefairy.
"That's good. Be careful next time, don't get caught by bad guys." Ash stroked Clefairy's small head. Clefairy's eyes narrowed, seemingly enjoying Ash's large hand stroking him.
"Hey, Ash, you're quite popular with Clefairy, aren't you? When you touched Clefairy just now, it didn't run away, and now it's letting you stroke its head." Misty walked up, saying with a hint of envy.
"This Clefairy must be very friendly to people. Misty, you try too." Ash said, stepping aside and letting Pikachu return to his shoulder.
"Really?" Misty, half-believing, approached Clefairy, then extended her fair, delicate hand and tentatively touched Clefairy's head. Clefairy didn't show any signs of rejection or trying to escape.
After confirming that Clefairy had no intention of rejecting her, Misty confidently placed her palm on Clefairy's head, feeling the soft touch, and was quite satisfied.
"Clefairy~~" After the two and Clefairy interacted for a while, Clefairy held up the moon stone in its hand, then pointed towards the depths of the cave, gesturing.
Misty looked at Ash, puzzled. She didn't understand what Clefairy was saying, but Ash should be able to.
"He said to go inside; its tribe is holding a ritual to pray to the gods there." Ash translated Clefairy's words for Misty and Brock, while also feeling a bit confused. What kind of thing is a ritual to pray to the gods?
"A ritual to pray to the gods?"
"Ash, you can understand what Pokémon are saying?"
Misty and Brock spoke at the same time, but they were focused on different things.
The latter still didn't know that Ash could understand what Pokémon were saying.
"Hmm, I forgot to tell you, Brock, I have Aura, so I can understand what Pokémon are saying. Also, because of Aura, my body is a bit stronger than the average person. But now isn't the time to focus on that; let's follow Clefairy and see what's going on."
While Ash was speaking, Clefairy had already continued walking deeper into the cave, but this time Clefairy would turn back to see if Ash and the others were following.
Hearing this, Brock temporarily suppressed the doubts in his heart, then, along with Ash and Misty, followed Clefairy's footsteps deeper into the cave… About ten minutes later, the group finally emerged from the winding cave, following Clefairy, and then they saw a wondrous sight!
Dozens of Clefairy were each holding a moon stone, and they were continuously circling and jumping around a giant moon stone, as if performing an unknown dance.
"What's going on? Is this the ritual to pray to the gods that Clefairy mentioned?" Ash swallowed, saying with some difficulty.
Clefairy, which were said to be very rare outside, were as common as dirt here, in great numbers. And the moon stone, which was very precious and expensive outside, was everywhere here.
What kind of place is this? Clefairy's secret base?