In the Real World, the images on the black screen slowly faded, but the final scene kept everyone talking.
[Flint:] Black Ash is so popular with women, huh? Good grief, this is the fourth girl! And right after, another kiss! Damn… I'm so envious!
[Volkner:] The fifth, to be precise… if you count Latias!
[Serena:] Black Ash is way too popular, isn't he…?
This could no longer be explained by just "popular"; it was like he was constantly emanating pheromones that attracted females! Although Kanon was only the fourth girl to get close, in reality, that was only because she was brave enough to do so! Many other girls didn't approach Black Ash because they lacked courage, and because Misty and Sabrina were always by his side! Thankfully, Black Ash was Black Ash, not the Ash on her side. The Ash in her world was probably still in a state of obliviousness, so she still had a chance!
[Misty:] Ugh, this guy's luck with love has always been this good!
[Caitlin:] Oh? Including you?
[Misty:] I… I am...
Misty subconsciously wanted to refute, but she remembered what Caitlin had said before—arrogance could ruin your life! So in the end, Misty only got halfway through her sentence before stopping. At a time like this… it was better not to argue. Neither admitting nor denying was the best approach! Yes, that was it!
Seeing this, Serena's heart suddenly clenched! Misty, who was usually so tsundere… seemed to have changed unconsciously. The biggest issue wasn't that, but Ash! Ash seemed… not to refute it?! Normally, Ash would have said something like "What does that mean?!" or "That's impossible! How could Misty be interested in me!" But now… Ash remained silent, which amplified the crisis in Serena's heart! Not only Serena, but many other girls watching Ash also noticed this abnormality, though Misty herself did not. This was the so-called "those involved are oblivious, while onlookers see clearly"…
And Ash was indeed as many suspected. Generally speaking, he… had now truly noticed Misty's feelings and even understood her actions, but… he hadn't yet sorted out his own thoughts clearly, so he hadn't made a move, choosing instead to remain silent.
The barrage chat in the live stream room continued, and the white screen also began playing White Ash's story!
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In the White World —
Ash and his party left the water city and continued toward Rustboro Town. They needed to register for the Silver Conference in Rustboro Town before heading to Mt. Silver to participate. While passing a Pokémon Center, Professor Elm called and asked them to pick up a Pokémon Egg from the Pokémon Marine Research Institute.
Ash and the others arrived at the Oceanic Research Institute, met the beautiful head researcher, and at the same time, reunited with a long-lost companion! Yes, this companion was Dragonite! Because Dragonite had grown larger and more mature, and because this was the Johto region, Ash didn't recognize it at first, but Dragonite recognized Ash. After an emotional reunion, they played together for a while. During this time, Team Rocket came to cause trouble. Ash and Dragonite stepped forward and heroically sent the Team Rocket trio blasting off again.
Because of this incident, Ash's Dragonite became the leader of the local Dragonite group—the flock leader! To be precise, it was a preliminary leadership role, but it was still a form of recognition and approval for Dragonite.
The happy reunion was short-lived. After driving off Team Rocket, Dragonite and Ash parted ways. Ash also received a Pokémon Egg from the researcher. It was said this Egg had been stolen by poachers from the Mt. Silver reserve, but for unknown reasons, the poachers had abandoned it. That's why Ash needed to bring the Egg back to Professor Elm.
Later, on the journey back, the Egg hatched, and what appeared before Ash and the others was a pseudo-Legendary—Larvitar!
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[Lance:] Oh? A Larvitar? Indeed, this Pokémon possesses extremely powerful combat prowess after growing into its final form, Tyranitar! Even looking across the whole world, it's an immensely powerful Pokémon!
[Lance:] But… raising this fellow is a bit expensive. Ordinary families might not be able to afford to raise this little guy...
If young Larvitar are to grow quickly and stably, they need to be fed large amounts of soil and minerals, preferably rare ones! And ordinary people… how could they have that much money to get such things for a Larvitar! In fact, this wasn't just true for Larvitar, but for most pseudo-Legendaries. Pseudo-Legendaries that grow to their final form can be invincible among their peers, not just because of their high base stats, but also because of the special resources they need from childhood! That's why they were called pseudo-Legendaries!
[Cynthia:] Raising a pseudo-Legendary does cost a lot… but with Professor Oak backing him, Ash can actually afford it.
[Steven Stone:] But this baby Larvitar seems a little unusual?
[Ash:] Yes. Because of the poachers, Larvitar resisted the outside world. So, at the beginning, it couldn't accept the fact of its own birth, which almost caused it to die from a lack of will to live...
Poachers… This group was truly a pack of beasts. Calling them beasts was probably an insult to animals.
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In the White World — After hatching, Larvitar's body temperature was extremely low. Coupled with Team Rocket's interference causing the Pokémon Center's incubator to malfunction, and the storm outside making temperatures plummet, Larvitar's life was now in danger! For this reason, Ash released Quilava and even chose to use his own body to warm Larvitar!
Subsequently, Ash synced with Larvitar's memories from inside the Egg. It turned out Larvitar had experienced a series of traumatic events in its Egg stage—tumbling on the ground, being washed away by rivers, almost being run over by a truck… This was why its body temperature was so low; it simply didn't want to come out into the outside world at all! However, warmed by Ash's care, Larvitar finally began to feel the warmth of the outside world and gradually opened its heart—though this heart… opened only to Ash!
Subsequently, Team Rocket came to cause trouble again. Larvitar stepped forward and used its powerful innate power to successfully blast the Rocket trio away. It was also through this incident that Larvitar fully accepted Ash, though it only acknowledged Ash…
Immediately after, Professor Elm asked Ash to bring Larvitar back to Mt. Silver. Perhaps there were clues about Larvitar's origins there. Ash happily agreed.
After setting out, they first met Harrison, then met Marina again. Her Electabuzz had also evolved into an Electivire. Later, everyone encountered Unown again. With the Unown's help, Ash and the others finally untied the knot in Larvitar's heart, allowing it to successfully open up to people other than Ash.
A few days later, the group arrived at Mt. Silver and found Tyranitar, Larvitar's mother. At the same time, they also encountered the poaching group that had stolen Larvitar and injured Tyranitar! With Ash's help, the poaching group was successfully arrested, and Larvitar and Tyranitar were successfully reunited, after which they parted ways with Ash.
In the end, Ash, Misty, and Brock stood at the entrance to the Silver Conference, and time finally caught up to the present...
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[Lance:] The timeline has finally advanced to the present! Ash, your experiences this past year are richer than what others go through in ten!
[Ash:] Haha, if I weren't looking at it from a third-person perspective, I wouldn't have thought I'd had so many adventures...
If time weren't paused now, they would have been watching for almost a month! Because it was a live stream comparing two worlds, it took this long. However, even for a single world, it would take over half a month, so… how could a normal person encounter so many chaotic events in one year!
[Caitlin:] Is this the 'Child of Destiny' that Red mentioned?
[Cynthia:] Things like fate… are truly marvelous. You say it's destined, yet some people change their fate against heaven's will… But there's no doubt that both Black Ash and White Ash are favored by fate.
[Cynthia:] The Legendary Pokémon and adventures they encountered along the way are things countless people in the world will never experience in a lifetime.
[Professor Oak:] So it's the theory of fate… It seems you believe in fate, Cynthia!
[Cynthia:] Well… I am half an archaeologist, after all. I've seen too many inexplicable things, so it's natural for me to feel this way… Of course, I'm not denying the efforts of the two Ashs.
[Cynthia:] Destiny is destiny, effort is effort… Just like how Black and White Ash experienced the same incidents, but White Ash didn't befriend a single Legendary, while Black Ash now… including the two Lugia, already has four Legendary Pokémon!
Two Lugia plus a Legendary Bird. If Celebi was also counted… that made five!
[Flint:] In other words… fate determines the encounter, and effort determines the outcome, right?
[Ash:] So… so profound… I don't really get it.
Ash admitted he was confused. After watching everything, he came to a conclusion… he wasn't as good as Black Ash. But this was natural. Black Ash had worked much harder than him. If he could compare to his other self like that, then what was the point of all that other Ash's effort?
[Lorelei:] Compared to that… I thought for sure Larvitar would follow Ash, but I didn't expect Ash to let it leave!
[Bruno:] To be precise, he never caught it with a Poké Ball this time, so it can't be considered a release.
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