"Hey... Mirror..." Ash suddenly called out.
"Hm?!" Mirror heard the familiar voice and turned to look... Upon seeing Ash, Mirror's heart skipped a beat, and her face flushed red.
'He's here too…' Mirror thought excitedly.
The fat kid had also heard the voice. When he saw Ash, he was immediately surprised. 'Damn… how did he end up here?' The fat kid felt tense…
Both of them were tense, but the woman was excited with joy, while the man was excited with fear.
"Mirror… follow my commands," Ash shouted… "Okay…" Mirror nodded with a flushed face, but her voice sounded pitiful.
"Use the water gun first," Ash shouted.
"Poliwag, use the water gun," Mirror obediently commanded.
'Poliwag,' The Poliwag was a bit confused but still used the water gun.
"Hmph, I told you, the water gun is useless against me. Geodude, use Rolling." The fat kid didn't know why Ash was here or what the relationship between Ash and him was, but he didn't want to lose.
"Geo" Geodude curled into a ball to collide with the Poliwag. Just as Geodude was about to hit the Poliwag, Ash shouted again, "Give up the water gun, jump up."
"Poliwag, jump up!" Mirror shouted.
'Poli' The Poliwag stopped using the water gun and obediently jumped up.
With no target, the Geodude stopped rolling. "Now's the time, use the water gun!" Ash shouted immediately.
"Poliwag, use the water gun."
The Poliwag used its water gun in midair, hitting the Geodude in the face. The Geodude was knocked flying.
"Next, use the ice beam," Ash shouted again.
"Poliwag, ice beam."
The Poliwag immediately used the ice beam, instantly freezing the Geodude into an ice block.
"I declare that Geodude has lost its ability to fight. Poliwag wins. The victor is Mirror," the man acting as referee said at this point.
"Oh yeah... we won."
"That's great. No wonder she's the Mirror. That fat guy thinking he could eat beautiful meat is just a dream."
"Mirror is so amazing... but who is that kid? He seems to know the Mirror."
The crowd cheered, and Ash walked toward Mirror. Mirror looked at Ash with excitement as he slowly approached her, her heart racing...
Just as Ash reached Mirror and was about to grab her hand... a displeased male voice rang out, "I refuse. You're cheating. You used an outside helper... I demand a rematch."
The good atmosphere was ruined... Mirror and Ash glared angrily at the speaker... "Um..." The fat kid was sweating under Ash and Mirror's glare...
"You want a rematch? I'll fight you." Ash clenched his fists and walked toward the fat kid... Hey... what are you doing... I'm telling you... there are a lot of people here... you can't do this... Ah!!!! Spare my life, you're killing me!
Ash kicked the fat kid, then unleashed a lot of punches and kicks on him, with the fat kid's face being his primary target... "Hero... big brother... spare my life... you'll kill me!! Ah. Murder… Don't… I'm sorry… I'll pay you back… Please spare my life."
After beating him for over ten minutes, Ash finally stopped. The fat kid lying on the ground was no longer recognizable as human, his face looked like a pig's head by Ash…
Ash stood up, looked at the crowd surrounding him, and calmly said, "This fat kid deserved it, don't you think? If you want to hit him, do it quickly... Those with grudges can settle them, and those without can practice. Just look at him, he deserves it."
Saying this, Ash turned toward Mirror, grabbed her by the hand, and walked out of the crowd under everyone's gaze, leaving the park... Less than a minute after Ash left, screams echoed through the park again: "Big brother... Boss... Hero... Stop hitting me... Everyone... all you... I've made a mistake... uh... ah... Mirror... don't kick there, oh... Mirror, no, Goddess help... don't kick! That's my life! Ah... you're killing me... spare my life..."
"How did you end up here?" Mirror asked while being led by Ash...
"Oh... I just obtained my second badge and was on my way to the third gym," Ash replied with a smile.
"Are you leaving now?" Mirror asked.
"Yes."
"Ah..." Mirror was disappointed.
"It's already so late... Why don't you stay at my place tonight... and leave tomorrow morning?" Mirror pleaded...
"Sure..." Ash had been waiting for that answer... It had been so long since they last saw each other. Ash had missed Mirror too. It would be a shame not to stay the night.
"Really? That's great..." Mirror smiled happily.
"Haha... I'm glad you're happy." Ash smiled too, though he also wanted to discuss techniques with Mirror that night... Of course, he wouldn't say that out loud.