"Pika?"
Pikachu's voice reached Ash's ears. Even though it was still a Pokémon's voice, Ash somehow understood the meaning: Are you alive?
"Is this also the power of Aura?" Ash murmured to himself, believing the words of the people in the group even more.
To be honest, even until just now, Ash had some doubts about the existence of his parallel world selves in the group, as such a thing was simply too unbelievable.
But now, after drawing Aura and personally experiencing its wonders, Ash almost completely believed in the existence of the people in the group and what they said.
He hadn't even started using Aura yet. Just its passive effect had already benefited him greatly.
One of the biggest problems between Trainers and Pokémon is the difference in language. Pokémon can understand human language, but for humans to understand Pokémon language, it requires years of interaction, accumulating enough trust and bonds, and only a very few can achieve it.
But now, he could directly understand what Pokémon said without any cost. For a Trainer, this ability alone was a divine skill!
"Hehe! I'm telling you, Pikachu, I've become incredibly strong now! Leading you to the world's peak is just a matter of minutes. It's still not too late, I am giving you a chance to join me!"
Ash crossed his arms, puffed out his chest, and confidently laid down a challenge to Pikachu.
Hearing this, Pikachu looked at Ash with an expression like he was looking at an idiot: "Pika Pika?" Are you crazy?
"How dare you speak like that! I'm telling you, I can understand what you're saying now! You just said I was crazy, didn't you?"
"Pi... Pikachu?" Ho... how is that possible?
Ash's accurate translation startled Pikachu, and his scornful gaze turned into one of surprise and uncertainty.
"Haha, surprised, aren't you! This is my true strength. Do you admit defeat?" Seeing the expression on Pikachu's face, Ash became even more smug.
He was now like a child who had just received a new and interesting toy, eager to show it off to his friends.
"Pika Pika?" What kind of sorcery is this?
"What do you mean sorcery! This is Aura! It's a type of special ability!" Ash said, clearly displeased.
He then opened the 'User Manual' in his mind and began to look up how to use Aura.
The light spot in his mind diffused, and countless pieces of knowledge flooded into Ash's mind. For a moment, Ash couldn't 'process' it all. There were various ways to use Aura, just as Aura Ash had said. This power was comparable to that of a Legendary Pokémon, and its versatility in usage was even more unique!
Combat, perception, communication, soothing, telepathy, and so on.
Aura is something that exists within everyone's body, but those who can use it are extremely few. Moreover, Aura is related to the life force within the human body. Overuse of Aura can even lead to the cessation of life.
Therefore, if the Aura within the body is not strong enough, even if one can use Aura, one should use it sparingly. Otherwise, the side effects are definitely not something an ordinary person can bear.
The Aura in Ash's body now was given by the chat group. It was the power he had drawn.
And his own innate Aura was almost undeveloped.
In other words, the Aura potential of Ash in this world was even stronger than that of Aura Ash!
As for the development and usage methods of Aura, they were all in the 'User Manual.' However, that knowledge was truly too vast, and Ash only understood a general overview. To fully master it in depth would require a considerable amount of time.
But for Ash right now, it was absolutely enough!
At least taming Pikachu would definitely not be a problem!
"Hehe! I'm even more amazing than you now, Pikachu! You don't acknowledge me as your Trainer, do you? In that case, let's have a fight! Whoever wins, the other listens to them. How about it?" Ash pointed at Pikachu with one hand, indicating he wanted to challenge Pikachu to a duel.
In the Pokémon world, to catch a Pokémon, one must battle it. Generally speaking, as long as one defeats the opponent in a direct battle, one gains the right to catch them and receives their initial acknowledgment.
However, this rule has never been applied to humans and Pokémon. It's simple: it's normal for humans to command Pokémon to fight other Pokémon, but how can a human fight a Pokémon?
So, when Ash said this, Pikachu also had an expression of utter astonishment.
He had been in human territory for quite some time, and this was the first time he had seen a human challenge a Pokémon.
"Pikachu?" Ash, are you serious?
"Huh? You called my name, Pikachu. If you acknowledge me as your Trainer right now, I can also choose not to fight you." Hearing Pikachu call his name, Ash's face lit up. Could it be that his personal charm had directly made Pikachu acknowledge him as his Trainer?
"Pipipi~" No, no, no, I'm just giving you a way out~
Pikachu waved his little finger, indicating that he was just giving Ash a way out. Since Ash was so unappreciative, he was going to get serious!
"Then let's see who's unappreciative!"
In the wilderness of Pallet Town, on a lush green path, one human and one mouse stood in confrontation. Pikachu's body flickered with golden electrical energy, and at the same time, a brilliant blue light rose from Ash's body!
"Pika Pika?" What is that light?
The light rising from Ash's body made Pikachu pause, and he even rubbed his eyes, wondering if he had seen wrong. How could a human glow? Can humans also use moves? Isn't that power exclusive to Pokémon? Could it be that what Ash said about having Aura was true?
"Pika—CHU!" When in doubt, hit it first!
After a brief moment of doubt, Pikachu quickly gathered the power within his body, then unleashed a golden bolt of electricity that shot towards Ash!
Ash held his hands in front of him, and Aura condensed into a barrier, blocking the attack.
Pikachu's Thunder Shock struck the barrier and was completely blocked.
Pikachu used Thunder Shock!
Pikachu's Thunder Shock was nullified by Aura!
Ash began his counterattack!
Ash used Aura Sphere!
Pikachu—fell unconscious!
"Eh! Pikachu! Are you okay?" Looking at Pikachu, who was knocked out in one hit by Aura Sphere, Ash was stunned for a moment, then quickly ran to Pikachu's side.
He picked up Pikachu and immediately infused Aura into Pikachu's body. As a source of life, while Aura cannot directly heal wounds, it can improve the condition of an injured person or Pokémon by strengthening their life force, which can be considered a form of indirect healing.
A moment later, the unconscious Pikachu slowly regained consciousness.