"Frogadier, your task is also skill training," Ash said seriously.
"There's still one and a half hours left until noon. Try to push Water Shuriken all the way to Proficient."
"Can you do it?"
"Pichu—!"
"Gua—gua~!"
Hearing Ash's words, both Pokémon nodded firmly.
Although the wild-battling grind earlier that afternoon had boosted their strength significantly, yesterday's terrifying chase by Team Rocket had left a deep impression on them.
They both understood one thing very clearly—
Their current strength was still far too weak.
Not enough to truly protect their Trainer, Ash, from bad people and real danger.
So they had to train harder.
Much harder.
After arranging the training tasks for both Pokémon, Ash turned and walked into the small cove behind him.
This place was called Dashiwan Valley.
In the past, whenever townsfolk needed rocks to build houses or walls, they would come here to quarry stone. Over time, as the stones were dug out, the area turned into a rugged basin—overgrown with weeds and scattered gravel.
Now, it bordered a wild grassy flat where Pokémon often appeared.
As a result, hardly anyone came here anymore.
It was secluded, located at the edge of Pallet Town, and extremely close to Viridian Forest.
If Ash were to open a free clinic here, it wouldn't attract attention or cause disturbance. Wild Pokémon coming from the forest wouldn't alarm the townspeople either.
All things considered, it was an ideal location.
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"Wild Pokémon living in the grassy flats and the forest,"
"My name is Ash, a resident of Pallet Town."
"I possess a special power that can heal illnesses and injuries."
"I'm opening a free clinic here at Dashiwan Valley, between the grassy flats and the forest."
"If you are sick or injured, you may come here. I will treat everyone free of charge."
Just like he had done earlier at the stone bridge outside Pallet Town, Ash activated Natural Affinity through his Viridian Blessing, then used Aura Projection to broadcast his message far and wide.
Although his Aura Power was only LV.7, whether for sensing or telepathic transmission, it was more than enough to cover several kilometers.
And with his Viridian Blessing already at LV.20, the effect of Natural Affinity had grown tremendously.
By blending Natural Affinity into the Aura transmission, any wild Pokémon that heard Ash's voice felt no wariness or hostility.
Almost instantly, they believed his words—and began rushing toward Dashiwan Valley.
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In less than ten minutes, the rocky basin was filled with dozens of wild Pokémon, all carrying illnesses or injuries.
"Everyone, don't push or crowd," Ash said calmly.
"One at a time."
"And while you're here for treatment, no fighting is allowed. If anyone causes trouble, I won't treat them."
Unlike in his previous life—where doctors were often disrespected and doctor–patient relationships were tense—
In the Pokémon world, healers commanded genuine authority.
The moment Ash spoke, the wild Pokémon that had been arguing and jostling fell silent. One by one, they obediently lined up, patiently waiting for Ash to heal them in order of arrival.
Seeing even more injured Pokémon continuing to arrive from outside the basin, Ash wasted no time and immediately began treating them.
…
With his Viridian Blessing at LV.20, every aspect of it had undergone a massive enhancement.
Healing Grace, Natural Affinity, Source Cleansing, and Will Empowerment—all of them had grown far stronger.
Back when he had just awakened Viridian Blessing, healing a Pokémon with mild injuries took one to three minutes.
Now?
The same level of injury took only a few dozen seconds.
His efficiency had improved by an unknown margin.
However, despite this dramatic increase in speed, the mental and psychic cost of healing Pokémon had not decreased at all.
Faced with a nonstop stream of injured wild Pokémon, Ash began to feel both physically and mentally drained.
10 Pokémon…
20 Pokémon…
30 Pokémon…
40 Pokémon…
Earlier that morning, when he opened a clinic at the stone bridge for Water-type Pokémon, he had only attracted around thirty patients at first.
This time, after broadcasting to the grassy flats and Viridian Forest, over forty injured Pokémon had arrived.
"Is it because there are simply more wild Pokémon in Viridian Forest?"
"Or because competition for food and territory in forested areas is fiercer, leading to more injuries?"
Ash didn't dwell on it.
No matter the reason, being able to help these injured Pokémon made him genuinely happy—and deeply fulfilled.
And with so many Pokémon coming for treatment, the growth of his Viridian Blessing was astonishingly fast.
Earlier today—
Healing over 30, then 50-plus Water-type Pokémon at the stone bridge had caused his Viridian Blessing to surge 5 levels, reaching LV.20.
Now, after treating more than 40 wild Pokémon at Dashiwan Valley—
The power within him surged again.
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Ascension Trainer System(Severely Damaged)
Host: Ash
Gender: Male
Age: 6
Strength: 05 (Adult average: 10)
Endurance: 10
Intelligence: 10
Charm: 10
Talents:
Viridian Blessing LV.22
Aura Power LV.7
Pokémon: Pichu, Frogadier
Item: Soothe Bell
…
"Phew—!"
"Viridian Blessing went up another 2 levels. It's once again keeping pace with my Pokémon's level."
Ash nodded in satisfaction as he looked at the system panel.
When he had first awakened Aura Power and Viridian Blessing, the meditation technique he found online—the All-Things Listening Method—only worked for Aura Power.
At the time, Ash had worried deeply about how Viridian Blessing could be cultivated at all.
Even though it was mostly a support-type power, abilities like Source Cleansing, which could improve Pokémon Potential, were absolutely irreplaceable and extraordinarily valuable.
Ash had never considered abandoning Viridian Blessing, not even to focus solely on Aura Power.
What he never expected was that he would so quickly discover the correct way to use it.
The correct way to cultivate it.
That method was simple—
Help others to grow stronger.
Heal the injured to grow stronger.
Viridian Blessing, which originally had no cultivation technique, had now surpassed Aura Power in level—
And was already more than 3 times stronger.
Truly—
Plans never went as expected.
And the irony of it all was nothing short of dramatic.
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