That Natsui could fly was, of course, thanks to Haunter.
With him by her side, there was no need to worry about any accidents. She could do whatever she wanted in the sky!
And after a furious screech from Zapdos, the city was covered in dark clouds. The thick clouds piled up, darkening the sky like the bottom of a burnt pot.
At the foot of the television tower, Ash and Pikachu exchanged a glance and then looked up at Zapdos, which shone like a sun under the clouds. A flash crossed their eyes: "That move is...".
"That's right, it's Thunder," said the experienced Brock, nodding. "It's one of the most powerful Electric-type moves. If it were raining, the enemy wouldn't be able to dodge it!"
When the energy of the lightning reached its critical point, with a second screech from Zapdos, an incredibly thick bolt of lightning struck the giant Tentacruel at a dizzying speed.
This time, the giant Tentacruel couldn't take it anymore and collapsed to the ground.
And, whether from running out of energy or losing consciousness, its body shrank back to its normal size.
The crowd erupted in cheers. Without the giant Tentacruel to lead them, the other Tentacool were repelled and soon expelled from the city.
Zapdos flew in circles through the sky and then flew toward the television tower. Natsui took the opportunity, leaped high, and landed on its back. Under the gaze of everyone, the trainer and Pokémon quickly disappeared behind the tower.
Soon after, when Natsui removed the mask, she mingled with the crowd and ran back to the foot of the television tower, and everything had ended.
By that time, the commotion caused by the jellyfish Pokémon had resulted in losses of tens of billions in the city. Not only had countless buildings collapsed, but countless properties had been destroyed as well!
With such a disaster, Brutella not only lost all of her properties but also saw her reputation crash. She probably wouldn't be able to continue investing in Puerto Vista, and with her dream shattered, it remained to be seen what lesson people would learn from this terrible catastrophe.
Ash and Brock had been so focused on the battle that they hadn't realized that Natsui had left. Only Misty seemed to notice something and gave a slight smile, but she didn't say anything.
Natsui stored her Pokémon in their Poké Balls and, just as she was about to leave with Ash and the others, she saw that the Horsea had approached Misty.
During the chaotic battle, Misty had not only bandaged its wounds but had also protected it. That's why the Horsea had accepted her in its heart, and at the end of everything, it wanted to voluntarily become her Pokémon.
After the exhausting event, at noon, Natsui and the others camped outside the city to rest and have lunch together.
And that was when Natsui tried Brock's cooking for the first time.
"Wow, this is delicious!" exclaimed Natsui, giving Brock a thumbs up in approval. "Compared to your talent," she said enviously, "what I cook is an insult to my stomach. It seems that if I have the chance, I'll have to find someone who cooks this well to travel with me!"
Natsui wasn't exaggerating. In fact, the ingredients that seemed ordinary became exquisite after passing through Brock's hands. He cooked with so much dedication that not only could Natsui not help but praise him, but even his Pokémon ate, wanting more!
"It's not as much as you say."
Brock, somewhat embarrassed by Natsui's compliments, took out paper and pencil from his backpack, wrote down some recipes, and handed them to her.
"Here are some recipes. Though the ingredients are very common, I'm sure if you follow my steps, everything will turn out delicious!"
"Thank you so much!"
Natsui solemnly stored the recipes. And while they enjoyed lunch, the video of the battle between Zapdos and the giant Tentacruel had already been uploaded to the internet by the people, quickly attracting a lot of attention. Its popularity skyrocketed, even reaching other regions!
People debated fervently, speculating about the identity of the man with the Haunter mask.
And the imposing figure of Zapdos, along with the power it demonstrated, made countless people long for it!
After a brief rest, although Misty felt reluctant in her heart, she knew the time had come to say goodbye again.
Natsui waved goodbye to them, but before leaving, she gave Misty that perfume bottle.
"Here, it's a gift I bought for you in Celadon City. I don't know if you'll like it."
Misty blushed, accepted the gift box shyly, and didn't open it at that moment.
In reality, it didn't matter what was inside. Even if it was just a candy, she would treasure it.
Looking at Natsui's back as she walked away, Misty's eyes blurred, and with a barely audible voice, she whispered, "Brother Natsui... see you next time."
Ash's ears twitched slightly.
"Huh? 'Brother Natsui'? Why do you call him that?"
"Idiot!" Misty exclaimed, embarrassed and upset for being overheard by Ash. She pulled his ear and said loudly, "He's older than us, out of courtesy, isn't it normal to call him 'brother'?!"
"Ah, I see!" Ash, who didn't understand the girls' feelings at all, saw that it made sense and smiled, saying, "Then from now on, I'll call him 'Brother Natsui' too. It sounds really close!"
After leaving Puerto Vista, Natsui continued north, and a few hours later, she arrived back at Maiden Cape.
Although she was returning after several days, she didn't feel that melancholy of coming back to a familiar place and finding it changed.
She walked through the streets she had already traversed and went straight to the Maiden Shrine.
At that moment, the elderly priest they had briefly met that day was sweeping the courtyard. Although the summer festival had ended long ago, being a tourist town, many visitors still came every day to take home a souvenir.
Natsui approached the elderly priest and explained the reason for her visit.
"What? You want to help us spread the story of Maiden Cape better!?" The energetic priest nodded. "That's wonderful, thank you very much."
And when he found out it would be through a manga so that the younger generation could learn about the story, even though the elderly priest didn't understand much about it, he took the matter seriously.
"This matter, although it originated more than 2000 years ago, involves the whole town, so I can't make a decision on my own. How about you wait here for a moment? I'll go inform the mayor, and when he arrives, you can tell him everything again."
"Huh? Do we also need to inform the mayor?"
Natsui was puzzled. Her original intention was only to help the Maiden's ghost pass on her wish and, on the way, calm Haunter. She thought it would be enough for the shrine to print the mangas and distribute them to tourists to fulfill the mission.
But she never imagined it would end up involving the town's mayor!!
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