Ditto doesn't move

He covered his face.

"I had already promised Mr. Xia Ming and Xiaoxia that I was determined to become a Pokémon Master."

"But what exactly is a Pokémon Master?"

"Trying hard in my own way always leads to failure; learning from others' methods only results in being told that my past self was right; finally getting an opportunity and making a new decision is then seen as being too selfish."

"I no longer know what the right thing to do is."

The boy standing opposite was silent for a moment, then adjusted his red baseball cap.

"This is not your fault, Ash."

"Since you don't know what's right, ask yourself what's wrong."

"After the arrival of Rainbow Giovanni, Celebi and the others' power can no longer affect you. You should remember that now."

"The truth that makes you afraid to confide in others, that makes you determined to move forward, but then suddenly realizes that you might be the most hypocritical person."

indeed.

They are engrossed in their own world, burying their heads in the sand like ostriches, refusing to think about the facts, and focusing solely on their Pokémon without considering anything else.

When was it discovered?

By the way, I was planning to go to the ruins this morning.

I suddenly realized that since parting ways with Xiaoxia and the others, I have traveled to several different regions.

Because of repeated failures and the lack of success, I didn't pay much attention to it.

It was during that competition that I suddenly noticed something.

Xiaoxia seems to be a head taller than me now.

Xiao Mao is the same. If I didn't know him before, I would probably call him "uncle" when I met him.

This applies to humans, and it applies to Pokémon as well.

If it weren't for this time...

Pidgey, are you going to stay in that forest waiting for me until I die?

absurd.

It was as if everyone was indulging my whims and playing house with me.

This is the first lock that binds his heart, and it is called guilt and sin.

Then there is his second shackle, now pointed out by another version of himself, which is called hypocrisy and self-loathing.

"They're spouting all this hypocritical talk about friendship and bonds, but haven't I already had so many years of travel experience?"

"It's as shameless as an adult trying to snatch a child's lollipop, and even after doing something so shameless, they still couldn't get it."

The amazing boy who loves Pokémon laughed in exasperation as he spoke.

But the boy opposite him didn't laugh; he simply sighed softly and called out:

"Therefore, the shrine and the others want to apologize to you."

The mythical Pokémon that suddenly appeared looked like a child who had done something wrong, and timidly apologized to him.

"You don't need to apologize to me." The amazing boy scratched his cheek. "You probably did these things because you couldn't bear to see me fail at the very beginning and hoped that I could succeed."

Tsk, it's for your own good.

"I also want to apologize to you."

The boy in the baseball cap said this, but received no response.

This is as it should be.

The third shackle that binds the mind is called...

fear.

"Although I tried my best not to affect you, I still made you feel scared, didn't I?"

"If I want to, I can easily defeat any enemy."

"From this point on, I began to fear that I would no longer be myself."

Volume Two: The Grand Alliance Chapter 195 Not Perfect

There once was a boy like this.

He was born in Pallet Town, received a Pikachu from Professor Oak, and then embarked on his journey.

The boy is very smart and has a natural talent for being a trainer.

Whether it's the Pewter City Gym or the Cerulean City Gym, there's no need to worry. With just a little effort from your captured companions, you can easily pass the gym test and obtain the gym badge.

Thus, he grew smoothly and steadily, never losing to any passing trainers, and naturally became the tournament champion.

He single-handedly defeated the Rockets, fought his way to the championship, and defeated the Four Heavenly Kings.

After his formidable rival had held the title for only a few minutes, he ruthlessly defeated him to become the new champion.

From then on, he began traveling the world, defeating all his enemies, and finally returned to Mount Silver.

He became the first to be given the title of Battle Legend.

Because of his unparalleled strength, he could easily defeat wicked people with ulterior motives and thwart many conspiracies, and in doing so, he also met many legendary Pokémon.

One day, the boy made a wish to his friends, Silavi and Kira.

Listening to the other person's sharing, Xiao Zhi showed a very helpless expression:

"It's practically the perfect life I've always dreamed of."

"But you don't want to be me."

Xiao Zhi smiled helplessly:

"Your wish isn't just to grow up like a normal boy, even if you don't achieve as much success, but to meet more Pokémon and make more friends, right?"

"Wouldn't that make everything I've always upheld seem even more hypocritical?"

"Even my dreams came from you."

If you are good at expressing your feelings, you wouldn't have ended up with your rival as the only person you can barely call a friend.

That was the only answer the boy on the other end could give.

"sorry."

Don't say sorry!

The boy stood up straight, spread his hands, and said in an almost exaggerated tone:

"After all, this is something that no one else could even imagine, isn't it?"

"From the moment I embarked on my journey, I received special treatment from the professor and was always able to get help from all sorts of legendary Pokémon."

"As long as you are willing, you can easily achieve the success that others can't achieve even after a lifetime of hard work."

"Even if you don't achieve your dream, there are rabbis who provide a time-reversal remedy, allowing you to start over again until you are satisfied."

"Thinking about it that way, doesn't it just make me seem overly sentimental?"

The boy opposite him was speechless.

"I'm sorry, Ash. But I'm not as perfect as you think."

"Then please disappear."

With an almost icy tone, and with an expression never before so cold for a boy, the astonishing boy said:

"If you really want to live a normal life, then disappear."

"Take everything back."

"Watching me experience failure like an ordinary person, returning to True New Town disheartened; watching me work, fall in love, and get married like any normal boy; watching me have children, become a decadent middle-aged man, until my body grows old, and then I close my eyes happily, ending my ordinary life."

"This is both your wish and my wish."

"In this way, Xiao Zhi can just be Xiao Zhi; he doesn't need to be great or insignificant."

The boy named Crimson asked this question after a moment of silence.

Is that all?

"That's all you need."

The boy named Xiaozhi answered so resolutely.

The apologetic boy in the red hat glanced at the other person one last time, as if seeing his own stubborn self embarking on the adventure, and seemed to want to sigh before turning away.

Then, the basement door opened.

"Too fussy!"

The angry little girl stormed in.

Soon enough, a slap landed squarely on the other person's face without hesitation.

The incident happened so suddenly that both the person involved and the other person present were stunned.

"My God, I never imagined you were such a stupid, super idiot!"

"So fussy and girly! Even I can't stand it!"

Wow, using a rough tone that a gentle and lovely girl would never use, Little Chef Mao's aura is now ten or even nine times stronger!

"Why be a good kid! Why not rebel!"

"What are you so guilty about?! You're not even as good as a woman like me, you idiot Xiao Zhi?!"

The deadly combo of friendship-breaking punches landed mercilessly on the face of the bewildered and astonished boy. It was as if Sweet Wu Ni had spun around and launched a crazy combo like an electric fan with her twin tails!

"Stop...stop fighting..."

His cheeks swelled up at a visible speed, the amazing boy who loved Pokémon mumbled incoherently.

However, how could a rebellious young cook listen to a nagging man?

"Slap! Since you lack a reason to move forward, then I'll give you one!"

"Bang! Did you see the battle in the video?"

"Snap! That Pokémon battling right now, it's Mr. Xia Ming!"

"Slap! I'm asking you a favor as a friend!"

"Bang! Go help him! Don't do anything stupid here!!!"

The little girl became more and more anxious as she spoke, and in the end she even cried.

However, neither the extraordinary boy who loved Pokémon nor the former battle legend paid attention to the stinging sensation on their face and the tears of their opponent.

The two, who were already stunned, both turned their gazes to the screen in the basement.

…………

So powerful! So energetic! So exhilarating!

On the battlefield, where the fighting had reached a fever pitch, Sakaki of the Rainbow laughed heartily.

How could this be? My heart! And my life?

However, it's about time to end this.

The legendary player thought with such regret:

What an interesting world! It's completely different from anything I've ever seen before.

Even in the future, I probably won't encounter a world like this again.

So……

"Unknown Pokémon, it's about time we stopped here."

Suddenly pulling back, temporarily escaping the encirclement of Deoxys, Giovanni of the Rainbow said:

"You're almost at your limit, it's really a shame."