"And to maximize Fearow's damage output, these items aren't just worn—they have to be fused and absorbed into its body."
Thinking about the training route he had designed, Ash couldn't help but shake his head with a wry smile.
"Honestly… Fearow really is expensive to raise. If I didn't have money now, I probably couldn't afford it at all."
Yet despite that, he had no regrets.
Even though he was only six years old and already had six Pokémon, he was nothing like his original counterpart—who had caught dozens of Tauros and left them idling in Professor Oak's backyard, constantly rotating teams across regions.
After seven or eight years of travel, some of those early Pokémon were still unevolved.
To Ash, that wasn't just inefficiency—
It was negligence.
Every Pokémon he caught now, he treated with full responsibility. He would train them seriously, develop their potential, and push them toward their limits.
Fearow might be unconventional—unable to evolve further, lacking Bond Evolution or Mega Evolution—but that didn't mean it couldn't become strong.
On the contrary, by investing heavily into item fusion and refining its combat style, it could still keep pace with top-tier teammates like Pikachu, Greninja, and Pidgeot.
And when it finally reached full combat form…
Ash was certain of one thing—
It would make every trainer who underestimated Fearow regret it.
—
The Pokémon continued playing noisily in the room, but Ash didn't interrupt them. Instead, he climbed onto his bed, sat cross-legged, and entered a meditative state.
A familiar interface appeared before him:
Ascension Trainer System (Severely Damaged)
Host: Ash Ketchum
Age: 6
Strength: 6 (Average adult: 10)
Physique: 10
Intelligence: 10
Charm: 10
Abilities:
Viridian Power LV.55
Aura Power LV.22
Pokémon: Pikachu, Greninja, Pidgeot, Fearow, Shiny Magikarp (Valor), Shiny Feebas (Lumina)
Items:
Soothe Bell
Divine Catalyst Ring
Green Pearl Bracer
Light Ball (fused with Pikachu)
…
Back when he first awakened his powers through meditation, the easier one to train had been Aura Power.
For a long time, he had struggled with how to cultivate Viridian Power.
Until he discovered the truth—
Viridian Power didn't grow through force or ambition.
It grew through selfless giving.
By healing Pokémon.
By purifying their bodies.
By improving their potential.
And just like karma—good deeds returned good results.
His Viridian Power increased naturally, without deliberate effort.
—
Once he understood this, everything changed.
During the summer camp, he had already begun treating wild Pokémon daily.
After the camp ended, he established two clinics—Stone Bridge and Dashiwan Valley.
And now, he had added a third: the online clinic.
Every day, he treated hundreds of Pokémon.
What began as a small act of kindness had turned into something much greater—a true merit of compassion.
And his power had surged accordingly.
From confusion and stagnation…
To LV.55—approaching pseudo-Elite Four level.
—
Meanwhile, Aura Power—despite being his first cultivated ability—lagged behind at LV.22.
Even Ash himself couldn't help but sigh at the gap.
Of course, the reason wasn't that Aura Power was weak.
It was just that Viridian Power's growth method was absurdly efficient.
Ash had optimized it to the extreme.
For an ordinary person with Viridian Power, even if they worked tirelessly—wandering forests, healing Pokémon like a traveling doctor—the efficiency would still be far lower.
Even if they tried to replicate his "clinic system," they would fail.
Because Ash's success depended on factors others simply didn't have:
Access to Poké Ball transmission systems
Medical licenses and official approval
Support from Professor Oak
Cooperation from the Joy family
Trust from the public
Without reputation, who would dare send their Pokémon?
Without influence, who could coordinate an entire region's Pokémon Centers?
Without status, who could even open such a system?
Even if others copied the idea—
They would only end up as a poor imitation.
—
Still, Ash remained clear-headed.
Viridian Power wasn't truly "overpowered."
He had simply invested far more time into it.
He spent hours every day treating Pokémon—far more than he spent meditating on Aura Power.
So naturally, its growth appeared faster.
If anything…
Aura Power was the real anomaly.
—
Because of the Dream Law Imprint left by Mew, his Aura cultivation speed had been dramatically enhanced.
Even now, at LV.22—
Just one to two hours of meditation before sleep could raise it by an entire level.
That kind of efficiency…
That was the real "cheat."
—
Ash slowly exhaled, his breathing steady as his mind sank deeper into meditation.
Power.
Growth.
Responsibility.
Step by step—
He was building something far greater than strength alone.
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