A Girl's Blush Was Like... a Primeape's Butt?

Now is not the time to think about these things. Roy took out a special effects spray and unwrapped the handkerchief that Ash had wrapped around Serena's leg, revealing a wound that was bleeding from a fall.

Fortunately, it was just a minor scrape; nothing serious.

Ash simply used his handkerchief to bandage Serena's wound; he didn't use Potion or anything, so there was still some blood seeping out.

However, given that Ash has gone to such lengths, even carrying Serena to Professor Oak Research Lab on his back, it's no wonder that Serena couldn't forget Ash after returning to Kalos.

It stung a little at first, but it went away after a while.

"Um!"

Perhaps because of the power of her idol, Serena wiped away the tears from her eyes; she didn't want her idol to see her crying.

Roy first sprayed Serena's knee with a special healing spray, then wrapped it with a roll of medical bandage, and that was it.

Ash watched curiously as Roy sprayed Potion and bandaged Serena's wounds; he had never seen Roy at Oak Research Lab before.

The effects of the special spray produced by Devon Corporation were immediate. Serena gently shook her calf; although it still hurt a little, it was much better than before.

"Um... Roy, may I see your Lampent?"

Serena said somewhat shyly.

"Of course, Lampent, your little fan has arrived, say hello!"

Hearing Roy's call, Ash nervously looked around. There was nothing there, so where did this Ghost type come from?

Ash's current knowledge of Ghost type Pokémon comes entirely from horror movies on TV, where Gastly would occasionally appear to scare people.

The next moment, he saw a ball of Ghostly Purple Will-O-Wisp emerge from Roy's shoulder, and the Lampent appeared from Roy's shoulder.

Ash:???!!

"Lamp!"

Upon hearing that the other person was a fan, as a fan perk, the Lampent transformed the flame inside its wick into the shape of a heart.

"Lamp."

Wow! So cute!

Upon seeing the Lampent, Serena's eyes sparkled like stars, and she looked at Roy with excitement, as if her leg pain had disappeared.

"Can I touch him?"

Roy was surprised that Serena wasn't afraid of the Lampent at all. Was it because of the protagonist's plot armor?

With Roy's permission, Serena gently placed her hand on the Lampent, feeling its cool temperature.

However, she didn't dare to make any big movements. Just as she was about to put her hand down, a black iron hand suddenly reached out onto her hand.

It turned out that the Lampent had grabbed Serena's hands with its two Iron Defense and placed them on its head, assuring her that she could touch them without worry.

He wouldn't suck human life force; it's not tasty at all, not as good as the Pokéblock Roy made or a strand of Ghost Power.

Ash, who was born and raised in Pallet Town, had never seen Pokémon like Lampent before, and he was curious as he watched Serena interact with Lampent.

"Would you like to touch it too?"

Roy looked at Ash, the future Pokémon Master, with a curious expression.

"Me? Can I touch it too?"

Upon hearing Roy's question, Ash excitedly looked up. He was only up to Roy's waist, so he had to tilt his head back to see Roy's face.

"Sure."

"Great!"

Ash jumped up and shouted, then came to Serena's side, looking at the Pokémon that resembled the old-fashioned streetlights in the town with curiosity, and even touched the lampshade of Lampent just like Serena did.

On the other side, Gary was chatting with Agatha. Agatha's eyes were completely devoid of their usual indifference; in fact, Roy felt that Agatha exuded a kind of gentleness.

Agatha had never looked at him with that expression before, so could they really be grandfather and granddaughter?

However, what Agatha hates most is people asking about her private affairs; she doesn't want to get beaten up again.

Roy left Lampent behind to play with Serena and Ash, while he and Misdreavus went to Professor Oak's side to continue cooperating with his experiment.

After Roy left, Ash looked at Serena and asked:

"Serena, do you know that older brother from earlier?"

"Of course I know him. I watched his first Rookie Cup match in Rustboro City, and I watched every match at the Dome Arena... all the way up to when he won the Edge Cup."

When Roy's victory was mentioned, Serena straightened her posture, as if she herself shared in the glory.

Serena recalled that she accidentally found the Hoenn Rookie Cup while searching for matches featuring Coordinators and Pokémon Performers.

Clicking through reveals the Litwick performing a "celestial maiden scattering flowers" act on the battlefield, with purple and red flames illuminating the arena.

From that moment on, she resolved to become a Coordinator.

Later, she joined Roy and Litwick's fan group, and the group admin even mailed a Litwick figurine to the first batch of fans.

Furthermore, I heard that a girl named Lisia in the fan group also won the championship in this year's Rookie Cup.

Ash, of course, didn't understand what Coordinator was, nor did he know Roy.

But when Serena told him about Roy's recent championship win at the Hoenn's Edge Cup, Ash's deepest memories were awakened.

"Then I want to become a champion someday!"

For some reason, he also wants to become a champion, even though he doesn't even have a single Pokémon yet.

"Then you'd better do your best. Roy defeated two Legendary Pokémon and countless opponents in the Arena in Ever Grande City to win the championship."

"Just you wait and see, one day I'll become Pokémon Master!"

Ash clenched his fists to cheer himself up.

Seeing Ash's spirited appearance, Serena blushed as she recalled the scene of him carrying her on his back and running towards the research lab.

"Um... Ash, thank you for carrying me back today."

Ash waved his hand dismissively at Serena's thanks.

"It's alright, hey! Serena, why is your face as red as Primeape's bottom? Are you sick? I'll go find Professor Oak right now."

It's said that a girl's blush is more beautiful than anything else, but Ash compared her face to Primeape's butt!

Seeing Ash's complete lack of romantic understanding, Serena felt Flail and quickly grabbed Ash arm to stop him from going to Professor Oak.

She explained that she blushed because it was too hot.

Is it hot today?

Ash looked at Serena, who was wearing a short-sleeved shirt, and was a little confused.