Moreover, Tierno and the others had only helped out a little with the "Remote Capture" concept.
Yet Ash had applied for five separate patents.
Aside from "Remote Capture" itself, the remaining four patents were entirely Ash's own achievements.
Even they understood the principle of "not accepting rewards without merit."
But whether they accepted or not didn't matter.
Ash simply wanted to give it to them.
For strangers unrelated to him, trying to take even a single Poké Dollar of advantage from him would be extremely difficult.
But for people he truly acknowledged as friends…
Forget one hundred million.
Even if it were one billion, Ash wouldn't blink while giving it away.
And besides—
He was only giving away part of the profits.
Tierno, Trevor, Shauna, Serena, Gary, and Green—
The six of them together only accounted for sixty percent.
Ash himself still held forty percent alone.
—
However, despite being deeply touched and grateful for Ash's generosity and loyalty…
Tierno and the others still refused repeatedly.
In the end, unable to withstand Ash's insistence, they reluctantly gave him their bank account numbers.
But after an intense back-and-forth discussion—
The original arrangement of "ten percent for each person" was finally changed.
The final agreement became:
Only the licensing profits from the single "Remote Capture" patent would be partially shared with them.
As for the other four patents—
They would not participate in any profit division whatsoever.
At the same time—
Even for the "Remote Capture" patent itself, each person would only receive five percent.
Tierno, Trevor, Shauna, Serena, Gary, and Green —
The six of them together would only receive thirty percent total.
Ash alone would retain seventy percent ownership.
And that was only for the "Remote Capture" patent.
The profits from the remaining four patents—
Ash wouldn't need to share any portion with Gary or the others.
Those would belong entirely to him alone.
—
"But even just five percent…"
"The industry behind Remote Capture is an absolutely massive blue ocean market."
"I probably won't ever need to worry about money again in this lifetime."
"When I officially begin traveling in the future, I won't have to stress about earning money anymore."
"That means…"
"I can wholeheartedly chase my dreams."
"I can build my Pokémon dance team and pursue both my Trainer dream and my Dancer dream without hesitation."
"Tierno looked unbelievably emotional as he thanked Ash sincerely."
"Ash… thank you so much."
—
"Yeah…"
"Ash, seriously, thank you."
"With the income from this patent share, I can finally pursue both my Trainer dream and my Pokémon Photographer dream without any worries."
Trevor was equally excited and grateful.
—
"Hehe~"
"I won't say too many thanks anymore."
"But Ash, you really are incredible."
"You casually come up with an idea, and somehow you manage to dig out an entire mountain of economic value from it."
"If it were us…"
"Even if we thought of Remote Capture, we probably wouldn't even dare try it."
"Forget organizing the entire business model and applying for patents like you did."
"Ash…"
"Your Trainer talent is already enviable enough…"
"But in business too, you're a genius… a prodigy… an absolute monster."
Shauna sighed in admiration.
At this moment—
Whether it was Tierno, Trevor, or Shauna—
All of them couldn't help but feel the exact same thing deep inside:
Coming to Kanto on a whim to attend Professor Oak's Pokémon Summer Camp instead of staying in Kalos for Professor Sycamore's camp…
Had truly been one of the best decisions of their lives.
And among all the things they gained during that trip—
Meeting Ash was unquestionably their greatest reward.
Because of Ash's guidance and help…
They had become outstanding summer camp students.
Before even officially becoming Trainers, they had already obtained their own starter Pokémon—and completely free of charge.
Later, throughout the process of raising and training their Pokémon, Ash constantly guided them, gave them advice, and even used his psychic powers to help their Pokémon learn moves.
And now—
Just because they helped him with a small experiment…
Ash directly handed them an enormous portion of future profits.
They were so moved they didn't even know what to say anymore.
The only thing they could think was:
Ash was truly a treasure of a friend.
And not just any treasure—
A generous, loyal, unbelievably kind treasure.
Being able to become friends with him…
Was honestly amazing.
—
Watching Ash calmly and confidently conduct the League Patent Bureau's remote video presentation…
Watching him speak eloquently and radiate brilliance…
Watching him successfully obtain five incredibly important patents…
And afterward immediately contact every friend who had helped contribute to the project—
Even generously insisting on sharing portions of the patent profits with them—
Although Clarissa Joy herself hadn't received any profit share…
She still felt indescribably happy.
She felt genuinely proud from the bottom of her heart to have such an outstanding and noble boyfriend.
—
As the beloved jewel of the Kanto Joy Family…
Clarissa Joy had never lacked money.
And compared to any amount of profit sharing—
Having Ash become her boyfriend was far more meaningful and precious to her.
—
After finishing the Patent Bureau presentation defense session, it was already close to eleven at night.
After chatting for a while with Gary, Green, and Clarissa Joy…
Ash finally returned alone to his bedroom and began his nightly meditation training.
Today, because he hadn't conducted online clinic consultations, his Viridian Power hadn't improved much.
But Aura Power training…
Was something he absolutely could not slack off on.
—
Perhaps because he had changed environments…
His Aura Power felt exceptionally active during meditation tonight.
Under the amplification of the Dream Law Imprint within his soul contract…
After two full hours of meditation training—
His Aura Power unexpectedly increased by two entire levels.
Viridian Power: LV.59
Aura Power: LV.22 → LV.24
—
"Could it be…"
"That this 'Listening to All Things' meditation method actually requires frequently changing locations and listening to different sounds from different environments in order to improve more effectively?"
"But…"
"The technique itself contains the words 'All Things.'"
"So this theory actually makes a lot of sense."
"Still…"
"Whether my guess is correct or not…"
"I'll only know after testing it again tomorrow."
"If changing environments and listening to different sounds really does improve efficiency…"
"Then that would be incredible."
"It would mean my Aura Power—which has always grown so slowly—could finally develop much faster."
"And if Aura Power grows faster…"
"Then the development and application training for Aura abilities can also be pushed forward much sooner."
Thinking this, Ash couldn't help grinning happily.
—
At the same time…
Realizing that he might have been training Aura Power incorrectly this entire time…
Ash also felt a little speechless.
After all—
The "Listening to All Things" meditation method he had been using since the very beginning…
Had originally come from an online psychic enthusiast forum in Saffron City.
And the person who posted it there…
Wasn't even an actual psychic.
Just an ordinary civilian who happened to be obsessed with psychic powers.
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