Although they didn't understand what Brock meant, seeing him so excited and full of hope, Ash and the others didn't have the heart to burst his bubble.
Meowth, who understood the situation a bit better, shook his head helplessly. "Meow... seriously. When is he ever going to fix this bad habit of his?"
Ash didn't know if Brock could fix his habit, but right now, continuing their journey was the priority.
"Our next stop is Neon Town. There's only one thing we need to do well once we get there."
Click!
Lara slowly drew her sword, while Chansey slowly raised her slapper. Meowth bared his claws. Pikachu grabbed a bottle of ketchup. And Ash strapped on his brass knuckles.
"Ash, what are you..." Misty was speechless seeing them gear up like this.
Lara explained, "How should I put it? Because Neon Town is a city that never sleeps, the people there are extremely short-tempered due to lack of sleep."
"So we have to be ready to fight at a moment's notice. I've already called my people at the Continental Hotel to prepare for our arrival." Ash tightened his brass knuckles as he spoke.
"If some blind fool tries anything, we'll just put them to sleep physically! Nobody touches my wives! Nobody!"
As he spoke, an intense aura of "wife protection" emanated from Ash, making Misty and Suzie feel quite awkward.
"Um, Ash, I think we'll be fine, right?" Suzie hadn't expected Ash to suddenly go full throttle just because they were heading to Neon Town.
Ash said seriously, "It's different. Even Officer Jenny there is cranky from lack of sleep. So from now on, I'm going to protect you well. Psyduck, be ready to use Disable at any moment."
"Psy?" (What?)
Psyduck held his head in confusion, not understanding Ash. Ash said helplessly, "When someone threatens Misty and the others, just pretend they're trying to steal your food."
"Psy!" (Understood!)
Soon, Ash and the gang arrived in Neon Town, which was lit up as bright as day with all sorts of neon lights. It was a place of feasting and revelry. The people here were indeed very irritable. However, when Ash and his group arrived, even the most hot-headed people paused.
A Houndoom growling in its throat, looking ready to bite someone at any second... A Mightyena with terrifying eyes, grinding its razor-sharp teeth... Plus a person wearing a creepy smiley-face mask. A combination like this would scare people wherever they went.
And this person was none other than Ash, disguised as an alpha wolf. Under the sinister backdrop of Ash's creepy mask, Houndoom, and Mightyena, Lara, Misty, Suzie, and Brock looked completely harmless. But no one dared to mess with them—didn't they see the guy with the creepy mask guarding them?
Under these circumstances, a group of Continental Hotel employees dressed in black suits and sunglasses stood in a straight line, awaiting Ash's arrival.
"Boss!"
"Good. Now, back to the hotel!"
"Yes sir!"
"I kind of feel like... we're the bad guys now." Misty didn't know what to say about their current aesthetic.
Suzie said helplessly, "Well, Ash does look a lot like a villain sometimes... But... it's kind of fun this way."
As they were talking, Officer Jenny arrived.
"I heard someone was scaring people around here. Huh? Ash?" Seeing it was Ash, Jenny was surprised.
Ash took off his mask and said, "Hi, Officer Jenny. How's the temper?"
"Same as always. You have no idea how troublesome this area is. A bunch of people stay up all night, getting cranky and causing trouble. If your subordinates hadn't helped me out, I feel like my blood pressure would have gone through the roof..."
Seeing Ash arrive, even the highly irritable Jenny calmed down. Ash's Continental Hotel had helped her a lot. If it weren't for his help, she felt she'd be taking blood pressure medication by now.
Bang!
"What are you doing! So annoying!"
"What did you say, you bitch?!"
Hearing the argument, Jenny slapped her forehead helplessly. "Here we go again... Ash, you head back first. I've got official business to attend to!" Saying that, Jenny rushed off.
Ash told the Continental Hotel employees next to him, "Go help her."
"Yes sir!"
At Ash's command, the hotel staff sprang into action, following Jenny to handle the situation, while Ash and the girls got into a stretch limousine heading for the Continental Hotel.
"The people in this city seem really short-tempered..." Sitting in the car, Misty looked out the window at the constantly arguing people, feeling speechless.
Ash, who had relaxed after getting in the car, said helplessly, "Yeah. Who knows what's wrong with the people in this city. They never sleep properly all day, and their mental stress is terrifyingly high."
The driver also chimed in helplessly, "Yes. It's a good thing the Boss's Continental Hotel has great soundproofing, or we probably wouldn't be able to stand it either..."
Boom!
Just as they were talking, there seemed to be a commotion up ahead. Ash looked out the window without a trace of worry and asked casually, "What happened?"
"Some people ahead got into an argument and started battling with their Pokémon."
"Oh. Deal with them. We need to get some sleep."
"Yes sir, the security team is already moving."
Just as the driver said, the Continental Hotel's security team had deployed the moment the disturbance started.
"Excuse me, you two. If you want to have a Pokémon battle, please take it elsewhere. Our Boss needs to pass through here."
"What did you say?! Get 'em, Hitmonlee! High Jump Kick!"
"Our business is none of your concern! Nidorino, Poison Jab!"
Seeing that the two clearly weren't listening to reason, the security guards curled their lips and threw their own Poké Balls.
"Go, Pidgeot. Wing Attack."
"Go, Crobat. Air Slash."
The moment Pidgeot and Crobat appeared, the farce was over. As the Continental Hotel's security team, their Pokémon were strictly high-level or elite. Meanwhile, the Pokémon of the two troublemakers were barely mid-level, at best. Adding on the type disadvantage, Hitmonlee and Nidorino were one-shot in a single round.
The two troublemakers were then "invited" to the side by the security team to wait for Officer Jenny, while the onlookers acted as if this was completely normal. After all, this kind of thing was way too common in Neon Town.
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