"Bo-do Power? I've never heard of that power. I've only heard of Psychic." After confirming that Ash was a normal human, just with a special ability inside him, Xiao Xia finally let go of her fear and started communicating normally with Ash.
Bo-do Power, this special ability, is extremely rare, not to mention in Kanto, but even worldwide. There are very few Pokémon that can use Aura, and among humans, it's almost non-existent.
On the contrary, there are quite a few humans with Psychic abilities. In Kanto, the Saffron Gym Leader is a Psychic, and there seem to be Psychics in other regions as well.
Although Bo-do Power and Psychic are different in nature, they are essentially both types of special abilities. Xiao Xia had heard of Psychic, which is why she accepted the fact that Ash possessed a special ability so quickly.
"By the way, even if you have a special ability, one person fighting a group of Spearow is a bit too outrageous, isn't it?"
"Hehe, impressive, right!"
"I wasn't praising you... Oh well, it's kind of like praising you anyway." Looking at Ash's smug expression, Xiao Xia hesitated, but ultimately went along with Ash's words and agreed with him.
Through her conversation with Ash, Xiao Xia discovered that while Ash's strength was terrifying, his mindset was indeed like a child's; he would be complacent, proud, and also very approachable.
What made Xiao Xia even more exasperated was that the reason he called her out from behind the tree was because she hadn't come out to express admiration or want to get to know him after seeing his heroic performance.
Isn't this purely a child's desire to show off? This is very much in line with the youthful exuberance of a fifteen-year-old boy.
"Are you a Rookie Trainer?"
"Mm, I just got my first Pokémon and Pokédex today. I just set off from Pallet Town, and this is my partner, Pikachu."
"Pika Pika~" Pikachu waved a hand on Ash's shoulder, greeting Xiao Xia.
"A Pikachu as your first Pokémon... You said you have a Pokémon Pokédex? Who is the League special envoy on your side?" Xiao Xia asked curiously.
Generally speaking, every city has a League special envoy who distributes initial Pokémon to young boys and girls who reach the age, but there are also differences in the quality of special envoys. Only special envoys with higher status can give a Pokédex to a Trainer who has just started their journey, in addition to the initial Pokémon.
But normally, special envoys of that level should send out Pokémon with strong potential, such as Charmander, which has three stages of evolution and a relatively gentle initial form.
How could a special envoy who gives a Pikachu, which is so common and relatively difficult for a Rookie Trainer to control, afford to give a Pokédex?
"The special envoy in Pallet Town is Professor Oak. He seems to be quite famous."
"Professor Oak!!!"
"Xiao Xia, you know Professor Oak too?"
"Nonsense, ask around Kanto how many people don't know Professor Oak? Besides being a world-renowned top Pokémon Professor, he was also the first Champion Trainer of the Kanto League! After he retired, Kanto has not had a Champion until now!"
Ash & Pikachu: !!!
That kind and somewhat muddled Professor Oak was actually the first Champion of the Kanto League?
This news also severely shocked Ash and Pikachu. Both the boy and the mouse swallowed their saliva, the former asking with some difficulty: "Are you mistaken? It's one thing for Professor Oak to be a famous professor, but the first Champion of the Kanto League... How is that possible?"
Xiao Xia rolled her eyes and said, "How could I get such an important thing wrong? I am Hua... Oh, anyway, it won't be wrong. Although not many people know about Professor Oak's heroic deeds back then, if you ask those Gym Leaders, you'll know that Professor Oak was extremely famous back then!"
"Tell me about Professor Oak's past deeds."
"Emmm, alright. Where are you going next?"
"Chang Pan City."
"Then let's talk as we walk."
The two chatted back and forth, and together they began to head towards Chang Pan City.
Xiao Xia actually brought a bicycle, which was also placed behind the tree. Originally, it would only take less than half a day to reach Chang Pan City by bicycle, but considering Ash, Xiao Xia chose to walk beside Ash, pushing her bicycle.
Along the way, Xiao Xia told Ash some secrets about Professor Oak's past. Decades ago, the Kanto region had not yet produced a Champion-level Trainer, and it was also the weakest region among the seven major regions.
At this time, Professor Oak emerged, not only winning the Indigo Plateau Conference, but also soaring in his subsequent Trainer career, eventually becoming the strongest existence in Kanto and the Champion of the Kanto League.
Those famous Trainers with names were all defeated by Professor Oak back then. His strength could be said to be comparable to the current Dande.
However, the internet was not developed at that time, and neither was transportation, which led to Professor Oak's prestige being basically confined to the Kanto region. And as time passed, and Professor Oak's retirement, as well as his rising fame in academia, his deeds of being a Champion who fought across the world gradually faded into obscurity.
"...To this day, the Kanto region still has not produced a new Champion Trainer. Even Lance, who is known as invincible, has not been able to surpass the other four Elite and become the Kanto Champion." Xiao Xia said with emotion, pushing her bicycle, seemingly regretting not having witnessed the mighty Professor Oak in person back then.
"Is Kanto that weak now? No Champion?" Ash asked curiously.
"Kanto weak? Heh heh, you can say that Kanto's League conference is a cradle for rookies, but if you're talking about top-tier combat power, you can ask other regions if Kanto is weak." Xiao Xia laughed sarcastically. If someone said Kanto's middle and lower tiers were weak, then few would refute it, but if someone questioned Kanto's top-tier combat power... that could only be said to be very ignorant.
"Then why doesn't Kanto even have a Champion?"
"Do you know how the Champion of each region is selected?"
Ash shook his head.
"To become a Champion, you must continuously defeat four Elite in four days! Fun fact, Kanto's four Elite, if placed in other regions, would be four Champions. Now do you understand why Kanto doesn't have a Champion?"
Ash & Pikachu: !!!
Goodness, so Kanto wasn't too weak, but too strong!
The four Elite are four Champions? How can there be such an obscure term!
"Pitter-patter~~" As the two were chatting excitedly, the clear blue sky, which had been cloudless, was suddenly covered by dark clouds, followed by the pitter-patter of rain falling from the sky.
The beautiful sunny day suddenly turned into a gloomy rainy day, and Xiao Xia and Ash quickly found a place to take shelter from the rain.