LRAB Chapter 57 Ash has come of age and wants to become a Gym Leader.
Chapter 57 Ash has come of age and wants to become a Gym Leader.
Ash and Misty arrived in Dark City after two days of travel.
"What a cool name!" Xiaoxia jumped up and down excitedly as she looked at the three big characters "Dark City" on the city gate.
"Pretty cringeworthy."
However, Ash was also very happy because he didn't get lost this time.
Could it be that my luck has turned around and my tendency to get lost has improved?
Although the Dark City is quite large, most of its buildings are made of wood.
The houses are generally only one or two stories high, with no tall buildings, and the streets are somewhat dilapidated.
"The fact that it's called a city instead of a town suggests that this area should be quite prosperous. How come it's like this?"
The panting Suicune was put into a Poké Ball.
After all, the appearance of mythical beasts in the city always easily causes a commotion among the people.
Ash and Misty strolled along the city streets.
"There's no one around, and it's broad daylight."
Suddenly, several small figures appeared on the roof of a house, and they quickly threw stones in Xiaozhi's direction.
"Damn trainers, get out of our city!"
How could such an attack possibly harm Ash? He casually swung his hand a few times and smashed several pebbles into powder.
"Pikachu, Thunderbolt!"
They pulled the three stunned children off the roof.
Why did you attack me?
"Pah! Trainers are all the same!"
The leader of the brats still glared angrily at Xiaozhi.
Having no other choice, he immediately gave each of the little devils a large bag as a reward.
"Oh dear, I'm so sorry, my child has caused you so much trouble."
An adult quickly opened the door from the roadside, came to Xiaozhi, and bowed to apologize.
"Please come to my shop, let me treat you to a proper meal as an apology."
Not wanting to argue with little kids, Ash was also curious about why they hated trainers so much, so he agreed.
This is a Western restaurant, and there didn't seem to be many customers except for one person who was wrapped up tightly and drinking coffee.
Just wearing sunglasses and a mask while drinking coffee, that's...
The owner skillfully served Xiaozhi and Xiaoxia omelet rice and pasta.
"The guests must find it strange that the children are hostile to the trainers."
"Actually, it's because there are two gyms in our city, one called the Kaz Gym and the other called the As Gym."
"The two gyms hire traveling trainers as fighters, and whenever something happens, they hold Pokémon battles in the city."
"They've made such a mess of this place that kids now hate seeing trainers with Pokémon."
Xia, who was eating noodles, suddenly looked up.
"They're gym leaders, why would they do this?"
"It seems that the winning side can gain recognition from the League and become an official gym of Dark City."
"Sigh, the Dark City is located in a remote area, with only two towns, Evolution Town and Second Man Town, within a 20-kilometer radius."
"It was through everyone's concerted efforts that a small village was developed into a big city, but now it has become so impoverished!"
As he spoke, the boss lost control of his emotions.
"Waaah, waaah, waaah... Sobbing, sobbing, how could our home have become like this?"
Just as the boss was crying, a series of noises came from the street outside.
"Scyther, go for it! Don't hold back!"
"Electabuzz, use Thunder!"
The children in the shop immediately gritted their teeth and looked out the window.
"They're doing it again!"
Two groups of people were seen confronting each other on the street outside the store.
One team wore gardener-like uniforms with the letter K printed on them, while the other team wore electrician uniforms with the letter A printed on them.
They unleashed their Pokémon's skills with abandon, and the houses on both sides were destroyed by the aftershocks of the Pokémon battle.
Several groups of citizens who had fled because their houses were destroyed appeared on the streets.
"Do they have some kind of misunderstanding about Pokémon Trainers? Does this happen often?"
Looking out the window, Xiao Zhi felt that he had never been so unrestrained when he was scavenging in the wild.
"It's like this almost every day..."
The boss turned away with a pained expression, unable to bear watching any longer.
Because Dark City has just been upgraded to a city, there is no Pokémon Center, nor are there Nurse Joy or Officer Jenny.
Gym Leaders have too much power.
The enormous profits made the leaders of the two private martial arts schools so angry they wanted to beat the dog out of its head.
But Xiaoxia showed great disdain for the two leaders.
"These two gyms will not be recognized by the league."
"Oh, why?"
"The League prosecutors aren't blind. They've made the citizens hate trainers, so they're unlikely to admit their wrongdoing."
"Furthermore, if a gym leader in a city is not recognized by the people of that city, even if he manages to fool the prosecutor, he won't last long."
When Xiaoxia said those words, Xiaozhi clearly sensed that the suspicious people at the table behind him who were drinking coffee trembled.
"Well, maybe the prosecutor has already sneaked into the city and is watching what they're doing with a cold eye."
Although Xiaozhi had never seen the aura of this suspicious person before, he was very familiar with the delicate facial features.
"From the Joey family, it seems this person is the League Inspector."
With that in mind, Xiao Zhi came up with a plan.
[Ding! New side quest triggered: Money Bag and Gun Barrel?: Defeat those two bastards and build your own gym!]
[Rewards: Alliance Coins +1200; Free Attribute Points +2; Favorability to all residents of the Dark City +15]
That night, Xiaozhi and Xiaoxia stayed at the hotel upstairs from the owner.
"Xiaoxia, do you think it's possible for an outsider to establish a dojo in an unfamiliar city?"
"I don't plan to continue traveling; I want to become a gym leader."
Xiaoxia was quite surprised by his sudden question.
After all, Ash is a Pokémon Master who talks about it all the time.
"I just felt bad seeing my boss crying this morning. Xiaoxia, I want to save this city."
"Since this city needs a gym to protect it, I'll build it."
"After establishing the gym, we can have that kid Raizo temporarily serve as the gym leader."
Although Raizo, Ash's eldest disciple, is a bit airheaded, he is disciplined and responsible.
Moreover, now that the more composed third brother, Mizichi, has entered the group's management, we need to find him something to do.
Kojiro and his friends were simply helping Satoshi establish systems and oversight mechanisms for the fledgling group.
They also have things to do with the Rockets, so they can't manage the company all the time.
Once the three Eevee brothers' loyalty increases, Ash, who has already established a supervisory mechanism, will continue to entrust them with management.
"Save this city..."
The boss looked really sad in the morning, which made Xiaoxia think for a while.
"It might actually be feasible now."
"The local residents have long been fed up with the two local dojos."
"If a strong and trustworthy trainer could come and defeat the Kars Gym and the Ast Gym, the citizens would probably support him."
"With the support of the local people, the dojo could be established naturally."
"But opening a Ash Gym isn't as simple as just one person carrying a sign; it requires a considerable investment of manpower and resources."
"The most important thing is how an outsider like you is going to gain the trust of the citizens, not to mention that there might be a League prosecutor involved."
"So I need your help, Xia. You should know very well what's needed to set up and operate a dojo, right?"
"As for how to gain the trust of the citizens, I already have an idea."