After leaving Neon City, Ash and the others continued their journey. However, this time, Giant Dragonite kept running out of the Ultra Ball from time to time, asking Meowth to help him check on Dragonair's condition. Ash didn't think there was anything wrong with Giant Dragonite's behavior. If his wife was pregnant, Ash guaranteed that he would wait for his wife to give birth before continuing the journey!
And stopping and going like this, Ash and the others rested in a forest. When Ash saw a unique kind of fruit, he immediately asked Pikachu and Meowth to accompany him to pick some. Eevee was still lying in Ash's clothes.
"Hmm... these throat-soothing fruits can be juiced for Whismur and the others to drink. It's very effective in improving their singing, and this fruit tastes very refreshing. Do you want to try it?"
Hearing Ash say this, Meowth, who had tasted the juice that the Whismur drank, glanced at the fruit in surprise and took a bite.
"It really is this taste. It just needs to be processed a little more."
"Pika pika!" (You can try eating it with ketchup)
Pikachu tasted it and thought it was okay. He planned to eat it with ketchup, and Eevee in Ash's clothes poked its head out and took a bite of the fruit in Ash's hand.
"Eevee!"
After taking a bite, Eevee immediately called out happily, and Ash said with a smile, "Oh, you like it? Then I'll pick more later."
"Chansey..." (That brat...)
Looking at Eevee acting coquettishly in Ash's arms, Chansey showed an unhappy expression, and seeing Chansey like this, Suzy could only say helplessly, "Chansey is still so jealous..."
"Chansey!" (This isn't jealousy!)
Looking at Ash's Chansey being jealous because of Eevee, Misty said with a smile, "It's so nice, the feelings between Ash and the others."
"Poi!"
Just as Misty said this, a round Pokémon walked out and looked at the fruit in Ash's hand with glowing eyes.
"POI!"
"Hmm? Isn't that Jigglypuff? What's wrong? Do you want to eat too?"
Seeing Jigglypuff staring at the fruit in his hand, Ash smiled and broke the fruit in half and handed it to her.
"POI!"
Seeing the fruit Ash handed over, Jigglypuff happily took it and ate it all directly. Then she bowed to Ash and actually started singing.
"POIPOIPOI~"
With the song that could make people fall asleep, Misty, Suzy, Lyn, and Brock all fell asleep. However, Ash looked at Jigglypuff with a smile, and so did Meowth, Pikachu, and Chansey. They didn't fall asleep until the end.
"POI!"
When Jigglypuff saw that Ash and the others hadn't fallen asleep, she jumped into Ash's arms happily, and Ash said with a smile, "Hmm, that was very nice, but I wonder if Jigglypuff is willing to do me a small favor?"
"POI?"
Hearing Ash say this, Jigglypuff looked at Ash in confusion and then nodded.
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"Attention all personnel! Wear your special earplugs! Jigglypuff's song is about to start playing!"
"Attention all personnel! Wear your special earplugs! Jigglypuff's song is about to start playing!"
"Attention all personnel! Wear your special earplugs! Jigglypuff's song is about to start playing!"
With this announcement, the Continental Hotel employees began to wear their special earplugs, and Ash, Misty, Suzy, Lyn, and Brock sat in the special seats to listen to a unique singer perform.
"Ash, is this really okay?"
Misty didn't know what to say about Ash's next plan. Should she say Ash is really bold? He actually plans to play Jigglypuff's song throughout the city to let everyone sleep.
"Don't worry, our Continental Hotel's standards are still there. From now on, this group of impetuous guys will have a good sleep!"
"And then? Knowing you, I'm sure you're brewing something bad, right?"
Lyn looked straight at Ash, as if she had already seen through Ash was brewing something bad, and Ash didn't hide it, saying directly, "Of course, it's to draw tiny turtles on their faces after those guys fall asleep! Neon City has caused me to spend a lot of money to help Officer Jenny because of all the trouble they've been causing. Now it's time for them to pay the price! Start!"
"Understood! Start!"
Then Jigglypuff's song resounded throughout the city. Under Jigglypuff's song, countless people fell asleep. Since she had told Officer Jenny about her plan in advance, the traffic had already been controlled. Now let this group of night owls have a good sleep.
"I didn't expect this idea to actually work. It seems it would be better to come here once in a while."
Officer Jenny breathed a sigh of relief, looking at the people who had already started sleeping. It should be much easier this way.
"With so many pranks, it seems that Cerulean's life will be a lot more interesting in the future."
The Officer Jenny from Neon City said that Cerulean was Officer Jenny from Cerulean City, and she was the arranged marriage candidate that the Jenny family had prepared for Ash, after all, Ash and Officer Jenny (Cerulean) had the best relationship, and there was no problem in letting her be the arranged marriage candidate. Of course, Officer Jenny (Cerulean) didn't know it yet.
As for the arranged marriage candidate that the Joy family prepared for Ash... Ash had already met her, and that was the Inspector Nurse Joy. And this Nurse Joy was not to be underestimated...
"Can you still say that you're working hard to become a formal gym like this? You're too weak! Latias, use Dragon Pulse!"
"Woo!"
With the Dragon Pulse of the legendary Pokémon Latias, Kaz's Electabuzz and Yaz's Scyther were directly taken out in one move, and Kaz and Yaz could only shiver as they looked at this Joy who had suddenly become extremely strong after Ash left.
"That Inspector... we..."
"You're still far from it. Your current strength is not qualified to open a gym. Train for a while longer!"
"Yes!!!" *2
Looking at this Joy, Kaz and Yaz decided that if anyone said that Joy was gentle in the future, they would definitely beat their dog heads!
And after watching Kaz and Yaz run away in despair, Inspector Nurse Joy sighed and muttered to herself, "Really, why can't I be strong every time I face Ash? And the clan leader actually wants me to be the arranged marriage representative..."
"Woo!"
Latias flew to Joy's side and looked at her in confusion, and Joy said with a smile, "It's nothing, I'm just thinking about some things. Thank you for your hard work, Latias."
After taking Latias back into the Poké Ball, Joy silently wrote in her little notebook again, "Pewter City Gym Leader Brock, extremely lecherous, needs to re-observe his qualifications...".