Pokémon: Perfect Start

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Brutella, the owner of a small shop in Vermilion City, had a conflict with Ash's Continental Hotel for a simple reason: she believed the Continental Hotel was stealing her business.

The Continental Hotel collaborated with many beachside shops, but Brutella was an exception. She always liked to demand exorbitant prices, and even the Continental Hotel, which believed in harmony for prosperity, wouldn't tolerate such behavior. As a result, all the small shops that partnered with the Continental Hotel prospered, while Brutella could only watch in frustration.

Now, Brutella was planning to take revenge on the Continental Hotel.

On the other side, Daisy Oak, tired from chasing Gary Oak, naturally took Ash's juice and drank it. Ash patted Gary's shoulder and said, "Good boy, call me brother-in-law."

"Damn it, Ash! Don't bring my sister into this!" Gary was in a bad mood, as he would eventually have to call Ash his brother-in-law. The thought of his best friend, brother, and rival (as he saw himself) becoming his brother-in-law left him speechless, especially since his sister was willing to marry Ash.

"Get used to calling me that now, so it won't be awkward later. Come on, say it, you'll get used to it."

"No!"

Boom!

Just as Ash was happily provoking Gary Oak, Team Rocket's Gyarados submarine appeared, causing chaos the moment it surfaced. Seeing this, Ash grabbed the microphone and said, "All units, attention! A suspected enemy submarine has appeared! Protect the audience! Security team, move out!"

"Yes!" *N

The staff's eyes then changed, filled with a wolf-like intensity!

"Go! Rhyhorn!"

"Go! Onix!"

"Go! Nidoking!"...

Accompanied by the staff throwing out a super strong barrier composed of obviously elite-level Pokémon, Team Rocket and the secretly observing Brutella were both startled.

"What?!" *4

What surprised them even more was yet to come. A silver-haired woman, who had been playing the role of a housekeeper all along, directly threw out her Poké Ball.

"Go! Salamence! The prize is ours!"

"Salamence?!"

Salamence, the Dragon-type pseudo-legendary of the Hoenn region, and Cynthia's gaze towards the woman also changed.

"Ash, I remember there was once an illegal poaching group in our Sinnoh region..."

Ash also nodded and whispered, "That's right, she is the previously disappeared Hunter J. She and her subordinates are now working under me because the price I offer is much higher than what they get from illegal poaching, and I have something that no Pokémon trainer can refuse, right?"

Cynthia looked at Ash speechlessly, wondering if it really is true that money can make you do anything.

"In any case, their task is to protect the Pinghai. If you need help in Sinnoh, you can ask them for assistance. They are very willing to do this kind of thing, after all, there's extra income."

"..." Cynthia felt she could somewhat understand the feelings of the Jennys.

On the other hand, J's Salamence had already chased Team Rocket's Gyarados submarine, and in their panic, Team Rocket rushed towards Brutella's shop.

"You idiots, don't come over here, grandma!"

Hearing Brutella say this, how could anyone not understand that Brutella was up to something? Therefore, Ash directly said, "Since the opponent is playing such a dirty trick, then we don't need to hold back! A bounty of 1 million Pokédollars! Attack!"

Upon hearing 1 million Pokédollars, all the workers' eyes turned green, and they roared together, "Hyper Beam!" *N

Accompanied by countless Hyper Beam attacks, the submarine directly exploded.

"What a horrible feeling~" *3

"You three idiots! Grandma!"

Seeing the three idiots finally fly away, Ash felt much more at ease. James's cross-dressing appearance almost made Ash lose his temper. If it weren't for his beautiful fiancée by his side saving his eyes, Ash was afraid he might have directly let Pikachu unleash a Thunder Field plus a Railgun.

 Finally, the beauty contest also came to an end. After the judging, the championship was awarded to a mature lady. Ash could understand the audience's choice, after all, the charm bonus of a mature lady is high!

Afterwards, Ash and the others decided to rest for another night before leaving, so everyone went to a recreation room to play. Their Pokémon also played together, with Ash's Pikachu eagerly trying to impress Pichu, while Meowth played with a wooden ginseng. The others chatted about things they were interested in.

However, while playing, Ash suddenly remembered that he hadn't put away the potion he had made earlier, so he said, "I forgot to put away a potion. I'll go take care of it."

He then left, and Elesa quietly followed him. Delia, Ash's mother, saw this and smiled, saying, "Looks like I should prepare some blood-replenishing food."

Meanwhile, after Ash finished putting away the potion, he was about to return, but Elesa had already entered the room and locked the door.

Seeing this, Ash, who was not emotionally dense, immediately understood what was happening. He walked up to Elesa, took her hand, and said, "Shouldn't we wait until we're married?"

Elesa shook her head and said, "If there's something you want to do, just do it. Why wait?"

"Got it." Holding Elesa's hand, Ash looked at her seriously and said, "Thank you, Elesa. I'll hold your hand and grow old with you."

"Don't make me cry, okay?"

"What if it's tears of joy from having a child?"

Hearing Ash's answer, Elesa smiled and said, "That's exactly the kind of answer I expected. You've never changed, Ash…"

"That's right, I've never changed. My feelings for you all remain the same."

There was no grand drama or misunderstandings, just a simple and steady relationship that had developed over time. It all started with a simple nutritional meal, but perhaps that wasn't such a bad thing after all.

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