Chapter 419 - 420: Capturing Absol

Chapter 419: Chapter 420: Capturing Absol

Chapter 420: Capturing Absol

"Absol, you appeared here because you were worried about the water vein under this rocky mountain erupting, which would lead to a disaster, right?" Ash asked Absol.

"Absol~"

Absol was silent for a moment and nodded.

But just at that moment, a massive stream of water suddenly erupted from beneath the rock it was standing on.

Absol’s reaction was quick; with a light leap, it jumped aside to avoid it.

Seeing the rocks sent flying by the water current heading towards them, Ash shouted: "Jirachi, use Psychic!"

Jirachi flew up, raised its right hand to release Psychic at the incoming rocks, and instantly crushed and threw them away.

After witnessing Jirachi’s strength, Absol couldn’t help but look at Ash with curiosity.

"Huh? Ade, why are you here?"

At this moment, a travel-worn young man walked out from behind them.

"Brother Cong?! Where did you run off to?"

Seeing the young man, Ade excitedly threw himself into the young man’s arms.

"So he is Ade’s brother?"

While conversing with Ade, Ash’s group had heard how deeply Ade admired this young man named Cong.

"Who are you..." Cong looked at Ash’s group with Telekinesis.

"This is Ash and his friends, they came to help find Absol," Ade introduced.

After Ade’s introductions, Ash’s group and Cong found a quiet place to sit down.

"Mr. Cong, may I ask why you left the village without saying goodbye?" Brock asked, puzzled.

"Speaking of that, it has to do with the appearance of Absol..."

Cong explained in detail to Ash’s group about the scene where he first saw Absol on this mountain. After confirming that Absol had no malicious intent, he was convinced that Absol was definitely not the one causing trouble for the village.

Afterward, he left the village to visit places where Absol had appeared. The final conclusion was exactly as he had guessed: Absol did not have the ability to cause disasters; its appearance was merely to warn people that a disaster was about to occur.

"I see. It seems the villagers of Liyaduo Village not only blamed Absol wrongly but also misunderstood Mr. Cong," Haruka said indignantly.

Cong smiled bitterly: "It’s shameful to say, but while I have investigated Absol’s abilities clearly, I have not yet found out what the disaster Absol wants to tell us actually is."

"The source of the disaster is this mountain, or more accurately, the water vein under this rocky mountain," Ash said.

Brock added: "That’s right. Mr. Cong, have you and the others noticed recently that the flow of the river next to the village has become unusually rapid?"

"Hmm..." Cong fell into deep thought. A moment later, an ominous premonition surfaced in his mind. "The source of that river is the large water vein beneath the bedrock. Could it be..."

Just at that moment, a roar came from the mountaintop, and then a rapid stream of water rushed down.

Seeing the water vein erupt, Absol immediately used Hyper Beam on the large rock beneath the feet of the Team Rocket Trio.

Seeing this, Ash quickly said: "Haruka, you guys go find a safe place to take cover. I’m going to go handle this with Absol."

After speaking, with Jirachi’s teleportation, he arrived beside Absol.

"Claydol, I choose you!"

Ash directly took out the giant Claydol he had captured not long ago.

"Claydol, use Psychic to push that rock down."

Upon hearing this, the giant Claydol immediately released Telekinesis to control the rock. In the face of its powerful Psychic power, the boulder, which was dozens of meters high, was forcefully lifted up.

Then, it carefully placed the boulder directly in front of the gushing water flow.

Actually, when he first captured this giant Claydol, it was still quite unconvinced by Ash. But after being beaten up by several legendary Pokémon under Ash’s command, this Claydol immediately surrendered.

There was no other way; after being brutally beaten by a group of bad-tempered legendary Pokémon, how could it have the courage to resist?

This so-called ’bad temper’ was naturally because they were originally hiding in their Poké Balls, sleeping while digesting the rare candies Ash had fed them. Anyone would have a bit of a temper if they were forcibly woken up in the middle of their sleep.

So, the giant Claydol, this troublemaker, became a venting tool. With Natural Power, Ash was not afraid of the giant Claydol being beaten to death, so they let loose and beat it up.

When the gushing water hit the rock, it was immediately split in the middle and flowed into two different directions.

Seeing the problem solved, Absol turned around and intended to leave.

"Absol, are you willing to just leave?" Ash asked softly. "It doesn’t feel good to be misunderstood, right?"

Hearing this, Absol paused.

Indeed, it was clearly there to do a good deed, but people always pinned the blame for disasters on them.

"Absol..." (Human, what exactly are you trying to say?)

"I want to clear the name of your Family. Because your figures appear in some places where disasters occur, humans have labeled you as the Disaster Pokémon in the Pokédex, making you a symbol of bad luck," Ash said quietly.

"Absol?!" (Disaster Pokémon?!)

Absol widened its eyes in disbelief.

Damn it, their Family was clearly a good species, and just because they appeared at disaster sites, they got the title of Disaster Pokémon?

Isn’t this bullying an honest creature?

Is there no justice?

Is there no heavenly principle?

"Emmm, that’s how it is. So, as the Aura Guardian and the Rainbow Hero, I want to clear your name, but this requires a small favor from you..."

Ash looked at Absol with a kind face.

He would rather not use force if he could use words (persuasion).

"Absol?" (What favor?)

Absol showed a curious expression.

"This favor is that I want to capture you. To tell you the truth, I also have the status of a Pokémon researcher in human society and know many similar figures. With your cooperation in our research to prove yourselves, the name of Disaster Pokémon will soon be cleared."

"Absol..." (Capture me? Hero, are you serious?)

Absol looked at Ash, feeling a bit flattered.

It didn’t quite understand what the Aura Guardian and the Rainbow Hero were, but the Jirachi above Ash’s head was exactly the same as the target protected by the Faunce guardians passed down through generations in their clan.

Of course, the giant Claydol that Ash had just taken out also brought great shock to Absol.

Combining these two points, Absol didn’t have the courage to be disrespectful. Being able to hang out with such a person was simply a heaven-sent opportunity!

Ash felt there was a chance. "Of course I’m serious. Are you willing to come with us?"

Hearing this, Absol nodded directly to show its agreement.

Seeing this, Ash took out an empty Luxury Ball.

Before he could even throw the ball, Absol walked over by itself and touched the switch of the Poké Ball with one of its claws.

"Ding, detected that the host has captured Absol. Reward obtained: 5,000 points, Absol super evolution stone * 1."

"Ding, congratulations to the host for triggering an optional mission: Clear the name for Absol and wash away the infamy of the Disaster Pokémon. Mission completion reward: 10,000 points, Absol’s Friend title 1, Absol super evolution set 5."

"Ah, this..."

Hearing the system prompt in his mind, Ash was stunned.

This is too generous, right?

Five super evolution sets, which means key stone plus super evolution stone, plus the fact that he can buy Absol eggs directly from the system store.

If he took a bundle and sold it, he couldn’t imagine how much money one set could sell for...

Of course, the idea of selling them was too tacky, and Ash wouldn’t do it, but using them as favors or training them himself wouldn’t be a loss.

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