When all the scenes had ended, Ash fell into deep thought. Elesa asked with some concern, "Are you okay, Ash?"
"I'm fine, it's just that this whole situation really makes me want to laugh! Ahahaha, this is too funny!"
"Eh?" Everyone echoed in unison.
Then, leaving everyone looking completely bewildered, Ash laughed and said, "Come on, wouldn't I know what kind of person I am? If you're going to scam people, at least find a better way. Someone as selfish and profit-driven as me, who only thinks about making money all day, sacrificing himself to save the world? You've got to be kidding me, right?"
Saying this, Ash walked up, patted Gastly, and said, "Listen here, Gastly, you can't just con people like this. You almost had me doubting if I was actually some great hero."
"...But what I said is true! And I wasn't the one who projected that last part, someone else did." Gastly looked at Ash helplessly. How was he supposed to convince the guy when the person involved was acting like this...
Just as Gastly was feeling helpless, a voice echoed out.
"Proving it is actually quite simple. Place your hand on the Maiden's Rock, and you will understand." The voice was filled with absolute majesty, making one feel an involuntary urge to bow down in worship. Ash, however, quickly stepped in front of Elesa, Misty, and Yellow to protect them.
"Who's there?! Show yourself!"
"You will not find me. But now is not the time for this. If you want proof, place your hand upon the Maiden's Rock."
Hearing this voice, Ash actually replied with a deadpan expression, "I'm sorry, but the Maiden's Rock is a historical landmark of Maiden's Peak. I can't just go around touching it. That would cause unnecessary trouble for Officer Jenny and the others."
"..." Everyone was speechless.
At this moment, the entire area fell dead silent. Even the majestic voice was left totally speechless. In the void, Arceus looked down at Ash helplessly, feeling a headache coming on from Ash's ridiculous behavioral antics.
"Damn it! You have just as many annoying quirks as you did back then! You there, Officer Jenny, do you grant Ash permission to touch the Maiden's Rock? Didn't Ash call you all here to help keep an eye on Gastly anyway?"
"What?!" Cried out Team Rocket.
James, Meowth, and Jessie were completely dumbfounded. Officer Jenny was here too?!
Subsequently, the entire area was instantly illuminated by countless spotlights. It turned out that the staff of the Continental Hotel, along with Officer Jenny and Nurse Joy, had been squatting in the bushes this whole time, drinking coffee and eating steamed buns. The Continental Hotel staff had also set up equipment, broadcasting the current situation live to countless professors.
"Twerp, what is going on here?!" Team Rocket exclaimed.
Seeing this grand setup, Team Rocket was completely flabbergasted. Ash, on the other hand, acted as if he had just remembered something and said, "Oh? Forgot to tell you guys. I called a bunch of people over to help boost our courage. Elesa and the others knew about it too. Look at it this way—since it's a ghost, it's a huge scientific discovery, right? It's better to have a crowd to spectate together."
"..." Team Rocket felt like they had been spectacularly set up.
At this time, Officer Jenny walked over and said, "Ash, since that voice said touching it will reveal the truth, go ahead and do it. We'll handle the communications and permissions on our end."
Professor Oak also nodded from a computer screen and said, "That's right, Ash. Go give it a try. We'll all bear witness for you."
"Alright. Pidgeot, take me over there."
"Pidge!"
As Pidgeot carried Ash close to the Maiden's Rock, Ash remained silent for a moment before reaching out and touching it. Then... nothing happened.
"Ha! Nothing happe— Holy crap!" Originally, Ash really thought nothing had happened, but soon, the stone on the Maiden's Rock actually began to peel away. A young maiden was actually concealed inside the rock! Ash hurriedly caught the falling maiden to prevent her from hitting the ground.
"What is going on?!"
Ash was genuinely bewildered now. Something like this was actually happening?! The maiden, after taking one look at Ash, smiled and said, "So, your true name is Ash... Welcome back, Lord Aaron..." Then, she fainted.
"I have no idea what's going on! Save her first! Nurse Joy, Chansey, we need medical attention right now! You over there! Bring the first-aid kit!"
"Yes, Boss!"
"Chansey, come with me." Subsequently, with the help of Nurse Joy and Chansey, the maiden was temporarily placed on a medical bed, while Professor Oak and the others began discussing among themselves in awe.
"It's a miracle! She actually lived for a thousand years?!"
"No, no, no, Ash's identity is way more unbelievable, right?! The Aura Guardian!!!"
"By the way, whose voice was that anyway?"
"We have a legend in Sinnoh... That should be the mythical Creator of the Universe, Arceus."
Watching these professors heartlessly gossip over the situation, Ash looked towards Elesa and the others, only to find Elesa, Misty, and Yellow all shedding tears as they said, "What a touching love story..."
"I say, could you guys have a little sense of crisis here? I'm clearly the main character of this mess!" Saying this, Ash pinched each of their cheeks.
"Oh, that's true. But to think Ash actually saved the world before." Misty, having snapped out of it, thought of another point.
Elesa, on the other hand, hugged Ash and said, "We're doomed. Ash is going to be in high demand now."
"Was Big Brother Ash really that great?"
"Waaaaaahhhhh!!!! It's you again, Ash!" Just as things were getting cheerful on Ash's side, Brock completely broke down. The person the millennium-old maiden had been waiting for was none other than Ash!!!!
Watching Brock run away while crying his eyes out, Gastly said, "Poor child."
"No, he just likes older women, so he deserves it." Seeing Gastly's slight misunderstanding, Misty explained. Either way, Brock's old habits would definitely flare up again the moment he met another pretty older lady.
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