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The clash between justice and evil. This sentence indicates that the rules no longer need to be followed.
Regardless of the relationship between Mewtwo and Giovanni, Mewtwo is currently Giovanni's Pokémon. Therefore, according to the rules, no matter what Ash and his companions did, they couldn't stop Giovanni from recalling Mewtwo—under the premise of abiding by the rules.
But now, with both sides holding different stances, the rules no longer exist. Ash no longer needs to, nor will he, stick to old conventions. He wants to stop Giovanni from taking Mewtwo away!
"Brat, what do you want to do? That's my Pokémon!" Giovanni's face turned green when he saw Ash and Lucario blocking his way. With Lucario there, how could he take Mewtwo away?
"Your Pokémon? Then take out a Poké Ball and recall her," 'Ash' said with a slight sarcastic tone, his eyebrows slightly raised, which made Giovanni's face darken even more.
A Poké Ball? If he had a Poké Ball, he would have recalled Mewtwo long ago!
A Poké Ball capable of containing Mewtwo wasn't an ordinary Poké Ball. Giovanni had originally intended to acquire a Master Ball to hold Mewtwo.
However, later, with the development of the machine to restrict Mewtwo, the matter of the Poké Ball was indefinitely postponed by Giovanni.
This was because Mewtwo, while equipped with those machines, could not be recalled into a Poké Ball. Otherwise, those machines would gradually lose their effectiveness within the Poké Ball, eventually becoming completely useless.
Under such circumstances, how could Mewtwo be recalled into a Poké Ball?
Therefore, Mewtwo was currently without a Poké Ball, making it impossible for Giovanni to produce one and recall her.
"Brat, don't push your luck. You've already won the match. Now you want to snatch someone else's Pokémon? Do you want to become a different kind of Team Rockets?" Giovanni tried to bind Ash with moral righteousness, hoping Ash would step aside.
The original Ash might have wavered slightly, but the Ash standing before Giovanni now was the complete Ash, fully grown and tempered by over a decade of experience!
How could such repetitive words faze Aura Ash in the slightest?
"You should save those words to fool your Team Rockets members. Handing Mewtwo over to you would be the greatest torment for her. You still have one minute to leave this place. If you don't go, then you'll stay here too!"
Ash's words ignited a raging fire of anger in Giovanni's heart. He, the esteemed leader of Team Rockets, a Champion-level Trainer, had never been in such a humiliating situation!
However, given the current circumstances, without Mewtwo's assistance, and with that God-tier Lucario glaring menacingly, his prepared Elite-level Psychic-type Pokémon might not be able to escape.
Just as Ash said, if he didn't leave in a minute, and Lucario made a move, he really wouldn't be able to get away.
Giovanni glared hatefully at the unconscious Mewtwo behind Ash, gritting his teeth. Finally, he threw a Poké Ball, and a Hypno appeared by his side.
"Ash, don't let me catch an opportunity, otherwise, the humiliation of today will be repaid a hundredfold in the future!"
"Come if you dare, my doors are wide open to welcome you. But when you do, you'd better consider if you still have Pokémon like Mewtwo, or even stronger than Mewtwo, in your possession. Otherwise, you'll just be serving yourself up, and then you'll spend an eternity in prison without light."
Facing Giovanni's threat, 'Ash' showed no fear, because... this wasn't his body, nor was it his world. No matter what Giovanni did, he couldn't find him!
Ahem, just kidding. With the Aura in this world's Ash, even without him, the 'Heavenly Proxy,' possessing him, dealing with Giovanni would absolutely be more than enough.
If Giovanni wanted to defeat this world's Ash in a normal battle, then this world's Ash truly had no counter-method. But if Giovanni wanted to play dirty, then this world's Ash would let Giovanni know how strong he was once freed from the rules!
After uttering his threats, Giovanni and Hypno instantly vanished from the spot. The invisible pressure that permeated the Viridian Gym also disappeared without a trace at that moment.
Gary and the others couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. Even though Ash won, and won easily, the oppressive feeling Giovanni brought them was not small at all.
Just standing far away, they could feel the suffocating sensation in their chests. This was the inherent Aura of an organization leader and a Champion Trainer.
It was just that Ash was able to completely ignore this Aura.
After Giovanni disappeared, Lucario's battle-ready stance relaxed, and the power within him slowly began to recede.
There are two ways for the power of a Heavenly Proxy to disappear: one is when the time runs out, and the other is when the user chooses to end it early. The longer the remaining time, the greater the boost for the Pokémon.
Before long, Lucario's power had returned to normal levels, but his level had directly jumped from Superior advanced to Professional beginner!
Before today's battle, Lucario's level was merely Advanced peak. After one battle, with various factors combined, Lucario directly reached the Professional level, skipping two major stages!
Now Lucario was finally on the same level as Charizard, Gardevoir, and Pikachu. However, Pikachu and the others were already nearing the end of the Professional level, while Lucario was just beginning.
'Alright, my mission is complete. I'll leave this scene to you, rookie.'
'Wait, Aura Hero, why didn't you just keep Giovanni here? Miss Lorelei and the others should be on their way now. If you just held him for another minute or two, by the time Miss Lorelei and the others arrived, Giovanni wouldn't be able to escape, would he?'
Ash asked Aura Hero Ash with a hint of confusion.
With Lucario's remaining power, holding Giovanni back would definitely be more than enough. And not to mention Lucario, even if he himself intervened, he could stop Giovanni. Although Psychic-type power is mysterious and unpredictable, as long as the power is strong enough, one can achieve 'forceful brick-moving' and forcibly block Psychic-type power.
For skills like Teleport, if Ash wanted to, he could forcibly intercept any Pokémon below Champion level using Teleport.
That's why Ash was very confused as to why Aura Hero Ash chose to let the tiger return to the mountains.
'This is your world, and Giovanni is your enemy. The intervention of a Heavenly Proxy is to help you deal with enemies you cannot handle at your current stage, not to directly solve your enemies for you.'
'Let's not talk about Koga from before. This time, your opponent Giovanni can almost be considered your mortal enemy. If you leave him out there, you will certainly face great danger, but at the same time, that guy will be your best stepping stone. How can you see a rainbow without experiencing the storm? Leaving that guy for you to deal with is the best outcome.'
As Aura Hero Ash explained, Ash also understood the profound intentions of his counterpart from another world.
He certainly had the ability to deal with Giovanni, but without facing difficulties and strong enemies, how could he grow quickly?
Throughout his journey, the reason he was able to grow to such an extent in such a short time was precisely because he pushed himself to fight increasingly powerful opponents, little by little, wasn't it?
Although Giovanni had lost Mewtwo and half of Team Rockets, he was still a Champion-level Trainer. Being targeted by such a person and constantly being pursued by him could make him grow even faster.
Although letting the tiger return to the mountains might have some hidden dangers, risk and reward usually coexist. Just as Aura Ash said, how can you see a rainbow without experiencing the storm.
'I understand. Thank you, senior.'
'Alright, if there's nothing else, I'm leaving. Remember to treat Mewtwo, but your Viridian power probably won't have much effect on her. Although she appears to be Champion peak on the surface, she's actually very close to that realm. A-rank Viridian power will be difficult to affect her. It's best to send her back to the League for treatment.'
'I understand.'
After giving the final instructions, Aura Ash's soul vanished directly from Ash's body. Ash regained control of his body and looked at the messy Gym, secretly clicking his tongue.
This was a God-tier battle. If it weren't for the protective barrier, perhaps the entire Viridian City would have been blown away in that battle. Even with the protection of the contract, a bottomless large hole was blasted into the ground. Misty and the others were still shouting at him from the edge above, telling him to come up.
This large hole was probably at least thirty meters deep. Without ropes or other auxiliary tools, they couldn't even get down.
Ash went to Mewtwo, carried her onto his shoulder, and slowly injected Viridian power into her body.
Through the Viridian power, Ash could feel how bad Mewtwo's condition was. Even though Lucario held back, a God-tier attack was not that easy to endure. The aftershocks alone created this crater, so one can imagine how severe the injuries Mewtwo sustained from taking that punch directly were.
Although he couldn't completely heal Mewtwo, he could still alleviate her injuries. Moreover, Ash discovered a crucial issue: after the Viridian power flowed in, it didn't immediately go to Mewtwo's wounds to help her recover, but instead flowed deeper into her body.
However, after flowing in, her internal injuries did not improve at all, as if the Viridian power that flowed deep into her body had vanished into thin air.
Ash didn't understand what was happening, after all, he could only use Viridian power for healing and wasn't a real doctor. So he could only continue to inject Viridian power while hopping and skipping to the top of the pit.
"Ash, are you alright?" After coming up, Misty immediately came to Ash, pinching and prodding him with concern.
"What could happen to me? I didn't even participate, alright? Look how miserable Mewtwo is." Ash pushed away Misty's small hands with a wry smile, then placed Mewtwo on the ground, keeping one hand on her arm to continue injecting Viridian power.
"It seems the matter is over. Where's Giovanni? Didn't you keep him?" As a clear, cold voice sounded, the click of high heels echoed through the Gym.
Everyone turned to look and saw Agatha, leaning on a cane, and Lorelei, wearing high heels, slowly approaching.
Both had slight smiles on their faces, looking quite pleased.
"Elite Lorelei, you've arrived... Is this Elite Agatha?" Brock was about to fall ill the moment he saw Lorelei, but when his gaze shifted to the old woman beside her, radiating a sinister Aura, his restless heart instantly calmed down.
He naturally recognized this person: the Kanto Ghost-type Elite, and the oldest among the Elite Four—Agatha.
"Elite Agatha... Kanto's Ghost-type Elite? Why is even Elite Agatha here?" Ash pondered for a moment, trying to recall who Elite Agatha was. A moment later, he remembered that she was one of Kanto's Elite Four!
It was normal for Lorelei to come after the battle because she had placed a camera on him, but why did Elite Agatha come along? Was she just nearby?
"Because Giovanni was originally this old woman's surveillance target. Where is Giovanni?" Since they rushed over immediately after the battle ended, they didn't know about the series of events 'Ash' and Giovanni discussed afterward.
"He ran away. I let him go, after all, he needs to be present in person to disband Team Rockets, right?" Ash scratched his head, saying with an awkward smile, seemingly embarrassed about letting Giovanni escape.
"If he ran, he ran. Just as you said, he still needs to run around to disband Team Rockets. We can't just throw him into the League's prison. Once Team Rockets has weakened enough, we'll just destroy them and bring him back." Agatha said nonchalantly, as if she wasn't planning to capture a Champion-level Trainer, but rather some insignificant trash.
Ash could only smile and agree. Then Agatha's gaze fell upon Mewtwo on the ground: "Is this the artificial Pokémon Blaine mentioned?"
Agatha had already seen Mewtwo's true form in the footage, but this was her first time seeing her in person in the real world.
After observing her up close, Agatha increasingly felt that Mewtwo truly resembled Mew!
"Are Mewtwo's injuries very serious? Why hasn't she woken up yet?" Lorelei asked curiously, seeing Mewtwo still unconscious.
"They're quite serious. With my current ability, I can't heal her in a short time. You'll have to take her back to the League for treatment, Miss Lorelei." Ash said to Lorelei as he took his hand off Mewtwo.
Lorelei thought for a moment then nodded: "Alright, then we'll take Mewtwo back to the League. Don't worry, I promise Mewtwo will be fine."