"Crobat, huh... I didn't expect you to bring out your ace."
"That's right. Since my opponent is you, it's necessary to get a bit serious. I'm determined to get your poison! Go, Crobat, use Cross Poison!"
"Cro-bat!"
Crobat rushed toward Arbok quickly, its wings flashing with a purple light.
"Arbok, you know what to do against someone of this level!"
"Arbok!"
Hearing Ash say this, Arbok's eyes grew sharp, and it used Dig on its own. Seeing this, Koga narrowed his eyes slightly.
Pokémon battling autonomously is very troublesome for Pokémon with trainers, as they need to reach a level where the trainer trusts them and they trust the trainer. And Ash's Arbok actually... No! Koga suddenly realized something, and his gaze toward Ash changed. The corners of Ash's mouth also curled into a smile.
"You figured it out?"
"Oh no! Crobat, dodge quickly!"
Although confused as to why it needed to dodge, Crobat complied anyway, and this action saved it. Incredibly powerful Acid sprayed out from the hole once more; if Crobat hadn't moved away, it would have been hit.
"When you told Arbok to battle autonomously earlier, you were doing it on purpose?!"
"Not at all. I really did tell Arbok to battle autonomously."
Bang!
As they were speaking, Arbok suddenly lunged out from the ground and took a bite out of Crobat. Ash looked at Koga and said, "It's useless to keep observing me. Arbok really is battling autonomously."
"What?!"
At this point, Koga realized what had happened. Ash had been acting intentionally earlier just to make him suspicious and overly cautious. And now, because of his own negligence, Crobat had been bitten directly. The situation was looking very bad.
"Cro..."
Bitten by Arbok, Crobat began to feel a bit dizzy, because Arbok had already started injecting its paralyzing venom... This was its favorite method when hunting rats in the wild.
"Crobat, use Supersonic to break free!"
"Cro-bat!!!"
Accompanied by Crobat's piercing screech, Arbok frowned but wasn't affected.
"Oh no!"
"Don't worry about our training. Arbok, finish it with Dragon Tail!"
"Arbok!"
Biting tightly onto Crobat, Arbok directly flung the paralyzed Crobat into the air, then slammed it heavily into the ground with its tail. After suffering this heavy blow, Crobat was finally unable to battle.
"Crobat is unable to battle! The winner of this Pokémon battle is Ash!"
Following Aya's announcement, Koga sighed and recalled Crobat:
"You did very well. My training is lacking. Return, Crobat."
After recalling Crobat, Koga took out a scroll and opened it.
"This is the Fuchsia Gym's Soul Badge, and a special edition one for defeating me, at that."
"Thanks. Then we won't intrude any further. Goodbye."
"Hey, hey! Wait a minute. Don't be so heartless. Let's discuss the matter of the Toxic Orb some more! Besides, aren't you going to have some tea before you leave?"
"No thanks. I can't get used to the tea from your Johto region. I prefer the tea from our Kanto."
"That's great! I just got some excellent clear tea here, you definitely have to try it!"
Seeing Koga being so shamelessly persistent, Ash was left speechless, but he still looked at Misty, Suzie, and Brock and asked, "So, should we stay a bit longer?"
Looking at Koga's pleading eyes, Suzie couldn't bear it. Thinking that it was just staying a little longer, she said, "I have no problem with it. What about you, Misty?"
"I'll listen to Ash. After all, they really want him to stay. Brock, you... never mind."
Seeing Brock staring intently at Aya, Misty knew she didn't need to ask.
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"I'm ashamed to say this, but although I was appointed as a Poison-type Elite Four member by the Johto region, when it comes to using poison, I am indeed inferior to you, Ash."
Currently, in the reception room of Koga's house, Koga's family and Ash's group were sitting together drinking tea. Of course, it was a reception room without any weird smells. And the person brewing the tea was Ash... because Koga's tea-brewing skills were simply terrible.
Listening to Koga's explanation, Suzie also understood what he was thinking.
"So Master Koga, you want to buy the potent poison extracted by Ash from him?"
"Exactly. In fact, any Poison-type Pokémon trainer would have this idea. However, we know that to give our Pokémon the kind of toxicity Ash's Arbok possesses, we would need Ash to help personally. So we can only settle for the next best thing and hope to get the Toxic Orb refined by Arbok itself to help. Of course, if possible, I would much rather get one of Arbok's offspring!"
"Arbok!"
Hearing Koga say this, Arbok directly turned its head away. Meowth smiled and said, "He says he refuses."
"I knew it..."
"Alright, things like the Toxic Orb are items I will only give to my own people. So I'm sorry..."
"Don't say that... Look, you and Aya have known each other for a long time, and she's not getting any younger. How about you two make do and get together?"
"..." xN
Seeing Koga act so shamelessly that he was even selling out his sister, everyone present was at a loss for words. Ash pulled Misty and Suzie into his arms and said, "I have girlfriends, and we're dating with the goal of marriage. Furthermore, I also have a fiancée."
"Alright... but if you ever change your mind, you're welcome here anytime."
"Big brother, stop embarrassing yourself."
As if he hadn't heard Aya's complaint, Koga continued, "But I see it's getting a bit late... Why don't you all stay here for the night?"
Ash looked at the sky outside. It was indeed getting a bit dark, and it would take a long time to walk out of the forest, so he nodded.
"Alright, we'll trouble you then."
That night, in the guest room where Brock was sleeping, a bamboo pipe slid through the door, and a puff of sleeping gas was blown in. Brock, who was already asleep, fell into an even deeper slumber. Misty and Suzie's side was fine. Ash, however, received an unexpected visitor.
"I say, Aya. While you do look really pretty in a kimono, don't you think it's inappropriate to come to my room in the middle of the night instead of sleeping?"
"That's still better than you training in the courtyard in the middle of the night, right?"
"Since you guys have targets here, it's a good opportunity to get some practice in."
Saying this, Ash continued rapidly throwing punches at the wooden dummy.
"Sigh... Am I really not attractive to you at all?"
"You are. But what are your intentions? Look, during the time we've spent together, apart from sparring and helping you figure out your ninjutsu, our relationship is more like best friends."
Hearing Ash say this, Aya finally understood what he was thinking.
"So that's how it is... Then... It seems the problem lies with me. I haven't properly expressed my own feelings..."
As she spoke, Aya slowly walked toward Ash, and the kimono slowly slipped off her shoulders.
"Hey! I'm a carnivore, you know."
"Isn't that even better? Hurry up and follow me! I'm also very embarrassed over here!"
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