Gardevoir felt these were her days of bliss, because Ash had finally changed? Not only was he being extremely affectionate with her, but at night he'd even hold her tightly while sleeping. The only two regrets were that the morning kiss plan still failed, but at least now Gardevoir felt her happiness levels skyrocketing... If some fool dared disturb this now—
Sorry, but you'd be absolutely finished⊥
Anyway, under this strange atmosphere, Ash and the others continued their journey. Of course, while everyone still felt somewhat puzzled by Gardevoir's increasingly odd behavior.
Although Brock had been knocked around for a while,
he quickly revived at full health upon seeing some beautiful big sisters. However, what Brock didn't know was that while he was busy frantically hitting on them, the two Dragonites, Dragonairs, and even the Dratinis had already marked him with a big red cross.
Amidst this noisy atmosphere, Ash and the group arrived at a large bridge. Since the bridge only allowed bicycles to pass, they needed to buy some on the spot.
"Boss, bring out your best bicycles!"
When the shop owner saw Ash walking towards him with that gold card, he knew God had arrived.
"Sir, what style would you like? Please feel free to ask -
we can guarantee to meet any of your requirements."
"Sturdy, durable, and I want it in black! Misty, May, Brock, what type do you guys want?"
"Hmm, deep blue. And it needs to be durable too."
Lyn stated the type she wanted after some thought, while Misty chimed in from the side: "I'd like a light blue one."
"I'll take white." "This humble one would like a gray one."
Finally, with the shopkeeper's preparations, Ash purchased five foldable premium bicycles and began his cycling journey.
The eagle soared through the sky, with Bulbasaur, Squirtle, and others riding on its back. Meanwhile, Ash carried a Psyduck on his back, with Pikachu and Meowth perched on his shoulders. Alongside them, Arcanine and Rapidash ran at full speed, with Chansey riding on Arcanine's back.
Lyn's Ponyta kept pace with the group as well. Misty herself had her Horsea resting on her shoulder, enjoying the feeling of the wind. The only one who hadn't released any Pokémon was Brock - his Geodude and Onix were simply too heavy and slow to keep up with the group's pace.
"Whew, I wonder how Cloyster
is doing."
At the midway rest stop, Ash and his companions were replenishing their water supplies while Suzy remembered the sick Cloyster Nurse Joy had mentioned earlier.
"Oh, don't worry. I already called the Continental Hotel to deliver that special sea salt to Nurse Joy. It's probably bouncing around happily by now."
As for that sick Shellder... Ash could tell at a glance that its lethargy was caused by an inability to adapt to freshwater. He guessed that the local Pokémon Center must have run out of special marine salt, which was why they were struggling. After examining the special medicine Nurse Joy showed him, Ash confirmed it was indeed the special marine salt they needed. So he immediately made a phone call...
...ordering the Continental Hotel staff to deliver the marine salt.
Lyn nodded in understanding after hearing Ash's explanation and said, "I should have expected nothing less from a doctor. What seemed like an urgent situation was resolved so quickly."
"No... it's not just because I'm a doctor. There's one more thing - I'm rich."
Looking at the somewhat speechless expressions of Lyn and the others, Ash could only explain, "I'm not joking about this. It's precisely because I have money that I can obtain special sea salt so easily. That stuff isn't actually easy to get."
"Is that so?"
Misty couldn't quite figure out how this was connected to money.
Seeing that Misty still didn't fully understand, Ash patiently explained further, "Sometimes, medicine can be extremely costly. Take Bruno's Machoke as an example—not only are the ingredients expensive, but the manual preparation fees are even pricier. The medicines I usually make for you all have extremely high market value, and they're the kind that are priceless and hard to come by."
"This... this is so exaggerated...
After hearing Ash's explanation, Misty suddenly realized she might have been a bit presumptuous—her boyfriend seemed to truly be... a super big shot.
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