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Afterward, Ash and Misty experimented several more times, finally confirming that the rainbow wing was indeed selective, only recognizing Ash and his Pokémon.
Whether Ash or Pikachu held the rainbow wing, its color remained equally bright.
But when Misty held the rainbow wing, its color instantly dimmed.
There were two reasons why this might happen: one, the rainbow wing only repelled Misty, but Misty declared this impossible, believing herself to be kind-hearted, a self-proclaimed super invincible beautiful girl, so why would the rainbow wing repel her?!
Therefore, the only reason left was the second one: the rainbow wing only recognized Ash and his Pokémon; anyone else who touched it would cause it to become dim, as it did just now.
Misty originally wanted her Pokémon to do an experiment, but she realized that none of the three Pokémon she brought had hands, while Ash only had Pikachu. Thus, this second hypothesis could not be verified.
Regardless, the fact that the rainbow wing only recognized Ash was true, which also made Misty think of a legend.
"The Legend of the Rainbow Hero?"
"Pika Pika?"
Looking at the expressions of the person and the mouse, Misty nodded gravely: "That's right, according to legend, Ho-Oh chooses Trainers with pure hearts and great potential to be the Rainbow Hero."
"She will give one of Her tokens to the Hero, and then, after the Hero grows strong, She will use the token to find and challenge him. As long as he can defeat Her, Ho-Oh will willingly become the Hero's Pokémon. This is the Legend of the Rainbow Hero."
"Oh~~~" Both Ash and Pikachu's eyes sparkled brightly, clearly, the legend Misty told had greatly piqued their interest.
"So, after we become stronger, this feather will guide us to Ho-Oh and allow us to challenge Her, right?"
"I don't know, that's a legend after all… By the way, Ash, why do you use 'She' to describe Ho-Oh? That's a deity! A deity! You should use 'Her,' do you understand?"
"…Oh, I understand." Ash paused for a moment, then finally agreed somewhat helplessly.
Actually, Ho-Oh is female; there's no reason for Insight Eye to be wrong, but he couldn't possibly tell Misty that. He had no choice but to go along with Misty for now.
"Let's go, to Viridian City! Our luck today is really good. We met reliable companions again, saw Ho-Oh, and now we even have the rainbow wing. Hehe, it really all indicates that I will become a Pokémon Master in the future, don't you agree, Pikachu?"
"Pikachu" Whatever you say
Pikachu shrugged helplessly in response, then tugged on Ash's hair, signaling Ash to hurry up; he was hungry.
"Hungry? I have some instant snacks here, do you want some?"
"Don't like eating it. You want tomato-flavored ones? Hey, you're getting picky!"
"…"
Ash and Pikachu were playfully bickering ahead, while Misty watched their two figures from behind, a thoughtful expression in her emerald-like eyes.
Although they had only known each other for less than half a day, the miraculous aspects Ash had shown far exceeded human understanding.
Whether it was fighting a flock of Spearow bare-handed, running as fast as a car, or his current encounter with Ho-Oh and suspected status as a Rainbow Hero, all proved Ash's extraordinary nature.
Despite Ash sometimes acting ignorant, this did not affect his immense potential. From the perspective of an immature Gym Leader, Misty was certain that Ash would inevitably have a place in the future Champion's seat.
Even… becoming a Trainer of Leon's caliber was not impossible.
Even Leon probably hadn't encountered a legendary Pokémon, seen only once in several centuries, when he first started his journey.
"Well… no matter what, I've benefited from him. Without him, perhaps I would never have seen Ho-Oh in my life. Traveling with him might be the best decision I've ever made." Misty murmured softly, then quickly caught up with Ash… At two in the morning that day, Ash and Misty arrived in Viridian City. At this hour, Viridian City had become a dark city, with only a few streetlights illuminating the roads.
They should have rested for a night before reaching Viridian City, but Ash seemed overly excited, so they rushed to Viridian City overnight.
The streets were empty in the middle of the night, and Ash and Misty arrived at the Pokemon Center in Viridian City without any obstruction.
Nurse Joy at the Pokemon Center was already asleep; only a Chansey was on night duty at the front desk.
Generally speaking, an Pokemon Center only has one Nurse Joy, so night duty needs to be rotated with Pokémon, otherwise, even with an iron body, one simply couldn't endure it.
The drowsy Chansey instantly woke up upon hearing movement. After seeing Ash and the others, she immediately came forward, bowing respectfully and softly calling out 'lucky, lucky' and similar phrases.
"Hello, are there any empty rooms here? I'm a Trainer who just started my journey, and this is my identification." Ash said to Chansey, showing his Pokémon Pokedex.
The Pokémon Pokedex indicates the Trainer's departure time and the Trainer's own identification. Carrying a Pokémon Pokedex means one doesn't even need an ID card when outside, making it a very convenient tool.
However, only a very small number of new Trainers can own such a tool.
Another point is that the Alliance stipulates that Trainers who have been traveling for less than a year can enjoy free accommodation and daily meals at the Pokemon Center. This is also a subsidy for new Trainers, encouraging more young boys and girls to become Trainers.
This subsidy is not a small expense for the Alliance, but judging by the continuous emergence of talented Trainers each year, this subsidy is well worth it.
"Chansey , Chansey ~" Chansey carefully looked at the Pokedex Ash presented, then nodded, smiling and making a gesture to invite them in. She was telling Ash that there were still rooms available.
"Oh, and this is my friend Misty, who is traveling with me. Should she also be eligible for free accommodation?" Ash asked, pointing to Misty.
"Chansey ~~" Chansey waved her fingers continuously, seemingly trying to express something. If it were anyone else, they certainly wouldn't understand what Chansey was saying, but Ash had Aura Power, so understanding Pokémon was effortless for him.
"As long as we stay in the same room, it's fine. The room has two bunk beds… I understand, thank you, Chansey." Ash waved his hand, thanking Chansey.
It must be said, the Insight Eye skill is indeed useful. If he didn't have Insight Eye, he would probably be using his Pokémon Pokedex to check Chansey's name right now.
But with Insight Eye, at least things like names no longer require a Pokémon Pokedex to detect.