Secrets of Martial Arts and Secrets of Ghosts

Aisha accompanied those martial artists in Kiyo's fighting gym and chatted about martial arts for a while, and after listening to these uninspired guys complaining a few times about how "the heavens are not fair, and how those of us who are not gifted can't compare to you geniuses and psychics", Aisha casually made up an excuse and left the gym.

Originally, his goal was just to test Marill's current level by using the Pokémon of Kiyo, a Gym Leader level trainer.

As it turned out, Instructor Ai's little water bear was no longer the weak little guy it was back then.

It was no longer difficult to kill the main Pokémon of a normal Gym Leader level trainer in a few moves.

Marill had gotten stronger.

Born with Strength, with the increase of the divine characteristic Strong Power, it was already stronger than a Fighting type Pokémon practicing martial arts in terms of brute strength.

This level of power was truly terrifying.

It was only a Water and Fairy Pokémon.

Who said that the Water and Fairy attributes couldn't fight in close combat?

Hmph, Dragon Slaying Warrior knows about it.

Unfortunately, this Dragon Slaying Warrior had never slayed a dragon until now.

I wonder when the quest that the system had released to Marill could be completed once?

Aisha was also a bit curious as to what the quality of the Water and Fairy type held item that the system had produced was...

Instructor Ai was keen on exploding the gold coins of this System guy.

"Martial arts."

Hugging Marill and rubbing the little water bear's head with his palm, Aisha also thought about martial arts.

Although it was said that Kiyo's strength wasn't good.

However, his Hitmonlee was indeed a bit interesting.

By extending the length of its legs to fight, along with the kicking moves that the Pokémon itself was good at using, Hitmonlee was able to utilize a combat power that far exceeded its own strength.

This was the power of martial arts.

Complementing strength with skill.

"Kind of interesting."

Aisha's eyes lit up.

"Those guys said that Bruno is a martial art titan, so if I have the chance, I can ask him for some lessons."

Thinking of that fighting king of Kanto and Johto, Aisha's mind came alive.

Within his impression, Bruno was considered to be a particularly good-tempered type.

That man deserved the name of a martial artist, not only did he work out very hard on weekdays, but he was also very friendly to others, without any airs of superiority.

No wonder those martial artists idolized Bruno.

If someone was really lucky enough to meet Bruno in the field while he was practicing, maybe he could really teach them in one or two moves.

After all, Kiyo's Hitmonlee's special martial arts was Bruno's signature technique, and it was very likely that it came from that man's teachings.

"If I remember correctly, Bruno and Gym Leader Brawly in the Hoenn region are from the same school... the two have been practicing together for at least some time."

Following the setting of the special manga, Aisha remembered that Gym Leader of Dewford Town.

"Fighting is divided into two Upaniṣads. Bruno has mastered the most powerful 'Upaniṣad of Stiffness'. All moves focus on the ultimate attack power, training the body and strength, and using his own power to break mountains and rubble with one strike; Brawly has mastered the 'Upaniṣad of Softness', a technique that is like lifting a thousand pounds, and all the moves are completely biased toward the technique of using force to move around, making you stronger when you encounter strength."

The Upaniṣads that the two practiced also determined their cultivation style.

Bruno day and night nestled in the deep forest within the exercise of their own and Pokémon's physical body, physical body with unarmed physical combat wild Pokémon is not an uncommon thing, fierce power hidden in the muscles, along with the release of moves can be unreservedly poured out.

Brawly, on the other hand, specially chose the coastal island of Dewford Town, and spends his days carrying a surfboard on top of the ocean, utilizing the power of the waves to swim to his heart's content, following the flow of waves, and through this, he has learned the soft technique of going with the flow of nature, and fights with his skills entirely.

"If I meet Bruno, I can ask him for some advice on how to learn the 'Upaniṣad of Stiffness'."

Aisha already had an idea.

That's right.

For Marill, the martial arts Upaniṣads that was most suitable for it was naturally the 'Upaniṣad of Stiffness', which was the most rigid and fierce.

It had learned the 'Upaniṣad of Stiffness' based on Strength and Strong Power characteristics, and with that destructive power, I'm afraid that no one would be able to withstand its punches.

If there was a chance later on, it wouldn't be impossible to learn the 'Upaniṣad of Softness' in the meantime.

As a Water type Pokémon, Marill might be able to integrate the 'Upaniṣad of Stiffness' with the 'Upaniṣad of Softness', making up for each other, and practicing a martial art that was exclusively its own.

"Lu!"

Marill was listening to Aisha's self-talk from the inside of his arms.

The smart little water bear naturally knew that its master was searching for a special way to improve its strength.

"Lu~"

Marill clenched its small fists and showed a determined expression.

Even for the sake of Aisha, it must work ten thousand times harder to learn the skill of martial arts with all its might.

"Lu..."

Its eyes twinkled.

Marill also had some small thoughts.

Once upon a time, it was Aisha's great general.

The Pokémon that helped its master blow up fish with all its might on top of the 'Rookie Tournament' field and captured the first trophy was also the unevolved Azurill.

Now, along with Chansey, Gastly, and Larvitar, the new partners with outstanding talent and ready-made combat power, entering the team one after another, followed by Ralts, the descendant that Caterpie personally chose, waiting to hatch inside the egg, Charmeleon and shiny Metang getting stronger at a rapid pace thanks to the substantial increase in racial value, and even Eevee methodically improving its strength, Marill's presence within the team had actually faded quite a bit.

It was getting a bit anxious...

Marill was still some time away from its next evolution.

Therefore, it had completed its workout portions just as diligently as it did during the weekdays, carving out more time to learn and deepen its mastery of the moves.

However, the limitations of Marill's form were still too strong.

It couldn't compare to Charmeleon and Metang.

Although they were contemporaries, those two guys were already shaking off Marill...

"Good kid."

While Marill was agonizing over its lack of strength, Aisha's palm was clasped on top of its head.

"There's no need to think about so many things."

His voice was as gentle as ever, and as soon as Marill heard Aisha's comforting words, it felt all those distressing things disappear.

"You're no worse than your other teammates, you're all wonderful children."

Instructor Ai, who could never favor one over the other, also consoled Marill, whose mind was unbalanced, and said, "The current you is already very good, and just now, you also defeated that martial artist's two Pokémon in a clean fight."

Aisha had actually discovered Marill's distress long ago.

Today, specially carrying Marill over and kicking Kiyo's gym was also to help this child find its self-confidence.

However, right now, it seemed that Marill's mind was a bit more delicate than what he had thought.

"Although it's said that there's still some time before evolution, however, it's just as well that you can take advantage of this period of time to build up some more power, and finally take off when it's time to evolve." Aisha spoke of the path he had planned for Marill, saying, "However, since you also want to become stronger right now, we also have a path to take, when the time comes, I'll look for a martial artist who is proficient in the 'Upaniṣad of Stiffness' for you, and that workout is very suitable for you. "

"Lu!"

Marill's eyes lit up.

Just now, it had also seen the power of Hitmonlee, who had learned the dance, and naturally, a rather strong feeling of anticipation had risen at that moment.

I can also practice martial arts?

Yes, I must learn to become a one-punch superman who can defeat all enemies with one punch.

Hmm, one-punch Marill!

"Ha~"

Watching Marill suddenly regain its confidence, Aisha was also in a good mood.

Marill was the first Pokémon he had personally collected, so it was absolutely impossible to say that he wasn't heartbroken.

Luckily, this child had a good heart, and at the same time was obedient and very easy to raise.

It's normal to have moments of confusion when you're looking at things from its point of view, and Marill is quick to return to normal after the knots in its heart have been untied.

Good kid.

Instructor Ai was very satisfied.

"Jie!"

Suddenly, Gastly let out a warning voice within Aisha's shadow.

"Lu?"

"Huh?"

Hearing its voice, Marill and Aisha raised their heads together.

At some point, the one person and the two Pokémons have already walked within an alleyway, out of the raging flow of traffic in Saffron City.

The city was bustling.

However, they had gradually gotten away from that bustle.

"...Oh?"

Dispersing his share of psychic power fluctuations, Aisha revealed an expression of realization.

"The guidance of a Ghost or Psychic type Pokémon, my psychic ability didn't react, and it's still functioning so unknowingly and unconsciously, then, it should be a high-level trainer who's proficient in Ghost type Pokémon at work."

"Lu..."

"Jie."

While Aisha was thinking, Marill jumped out of his embrace and stood above the ground with a suspicious face, keeping an eye on the surroundings.

Gastly poked half its head out from under Aisha's shadow.

They guarded Aisha one after the other, keeping an eye out for enemies and attacks that might come from around them.

"When did Team Rocket have such a powerful Ghost type Master?"

Aisha was a bit puzzled.

Thinking about it, the only people who could possibly attack him were those guys from Team Rocket.

"..."

Glancing back at the alleyway entrance, Aisha was also silent for a moment.

He himself noticed the problem before stepping into the trap, and could always pull out and leave if he wanted to.

Still, he was curious as to who was following and backstabbing him.

"Heh~"

Laughing coldly, Aisha changed into an icy expression and walked straight to the depths of the alley.

"..."

The alley was very nerdy, and Aisha quickly walked to the end.

The dead end road.

"The same old trap."

Aisha spat so.

In the next moment, his eyes flashed, and a shallow layer of psychic power fluctuation wrapped around the top of his white fist as he slammed it to the back.

"Jie~"

A wacky laugh reached Aisha's ears.

It was a Gengar.

A shield of energy was erected before its body, blocking Aisha's fist.

"Lu?"

"Jie!"

Marill and Gastly were also startled - they had completely missed the approaching enemy.

"Gengar?"

Aisha, who was a trainer, on the other hand, realized the approach of this one Gengai before his two Pokémons did.

"Who?"

His eyes didn't linger much above Gengar's body as Aisha's attention fell on the back of this Pokémon, looking over to the alley exit.

"Heh~ Oak that old man's valued trainer sure has some skills."

Aisha heard a voice enter.

"Lu!"

"Jie..."

Marill immediately guarded Aisha's front.

Gastly, on the other hand, flickered his eyes and gazed at the other Gengar with a puzzled expression.

"Jie?"

It was a bit familiar.

"Oak?"

Hearing Professor Oak's name, Aisha had a guess as to the identity of the person who came, and instantly relaxed.

"Heh..."

That pale voice approached him in a meaningful laugh.

Aisha saw a short, stooped figure appear within the shadows of the alley.

"Elite Agatha."

Seeing the elder's appearance, he also pronounced the other's name.

That elder with a cane and white hair was clearly one of the current Kanto Elite Four, Agatha who specialized in Ghost type Pokémon.

That gengar was her Pokémon.

"...Hmm."

Aisha's expression was a bit complicated.

Agatha was naturally not his enemy.

Then, why was this old woman suddenly looking for trouble with him?

Instructor Ai couldn't remember when he had provoked her.

"Heh."

Hearing Aisha call out her name, Agatha also let out a meaningful sigh and said, "It seems that this old lady still has a bit of a reputation on the side of your young people."

"Of course."

Aisha added, saying, "Professor Oak has often mentioned your name."

Hearing the four words Professor Oak, Agatha's expression did look a lot better.

However, as a human spirit who had lived for such a long time, she also reacted immediately that Aisha was looking at the person and specifically picking the words she liked to hear.

Glaring at Aisha, Agatha also spoke helplessly.

"Don't be afraid, you are the person that Lance that brat looks favorably on, and also Summer that little girl... hey, the person who looks up to you, of course this old lady won't be able to harm you."

"Summer?"

Aisha heard a familiar name from inside this old man's mouth, and was a bit curious, saying, "Elder Agatha is also related to Elite Summer?"

"Uh-huh."

"Elder Agatha is a bit pretentious with her family, and is considered her elder."

After responding with such a sentence, Agatha also looked Aisha up and down.

Indeed, quite a smooth kid, polite in speech and behavior, no wonder even that bad old man Oak is favoring him.

That old man's eyes are very selective.

"Tsk~"

Agatha smacked her lips.

Lance had been bragging about him all day long in the office, so she naturally knew some of Aisha's accomplishments.

Not bad, in the face of those vicious outlaws of Team Rocket, she could be decisive and at the same time hold her own bottom line, not to be abrasive - Agatha herself was not a good character, Aisha's character of such a junior was obviously very much to her liking.

She hated the indecisive ones instead.

"Not bad."

Agatha looked at Aisha, that was getting better and better, her eyes had turned into looking at her granddaughter-in-law.

This brat's strength was also sufficient.

Moreover, he actually detected her Gengar's concealment in the party.

There weren't many people who could do that...

"You're still psychic?"

Suddenly, Agatha inquired Aisha with a frown of surprise.

She remembered.

When Aisha had swung her fist towards Gengar just now, he had clearly used psychic power.

"Hmm."

Since the opponent was Summer's elder, it was natural for Aisha to not hide it from Agatha.

"When I challenged Saffron Gym, Gym Leader Sabrina discovered my psychic talent, so she taught me some secret techniques for exercising my psychic power fluctuations, and these fluctuations were also something that the party exercised only last night."

Aisha raised his hand while making excuses.

His psychic poweer fluctuation pierced an iron piece next to him.

"Hmm?"

Aisha himself was surprised.

It actually got stronger again?

"Oh..."

Agatha got it too, no wonder the kid had been dawdling within the Saffron Gym for so long yesterday.

"Not bad, genius indeed."

"Jie?"

At this time, Aisha's Gastly poked its head out from within his shadow.

"Oh?"

Seeing Gastly, Agatha froze, then revealed an amused expression.

"I didn't realize that this child actually followed you?"

"Jie!"

Gastly also recognized Agatha.

She was the owner of the ridiculously strong Gengar that Gastly had seen within the Pokémon Tower.

Gastly could also see that this granny was not an enemy.

Thus, it also looked at Agatha's Gengar with two glowing eyes and a face of adoration.

"Jie~"

I also want to become such a strong Gengar~

"It's kind of a destiny."

Agatha also reached inside her bag and pulled out two booklets, tossing them to the teenager in front of her.

"This records how Gengar's Ghost and Poison type powers are developed, as well as some wonderful uses of human and Pokémon techniques, with some experience in Pokémon breeding thrown in for good measure." Agatha had a bashful face as she said, "There's nothing great about this old lady, the only thing is that I've also lived a little bit longer and know some strange and weird things."

"Alright, the old lady will not talk nonsense."

Granny Agatha walked towards the entrance of the alley on her crutches.

"These things are considered my share of the money I've given to you and Summer that little girl along in advance never mind."

"Ah... portion money?"

Aisha looked up with a confused face, while Agatha's figure had already walked to the entrance of the alley.

Gengar was also gone.

"By the way, if you're looking for Bruno, that kid seems to have a bit of a thing on Cinnabar Island after a while."

Her voice, however, clearly reached Aisha's ears.

"...Worthy of being a trainer who specializes in Ghost Attribute,"

Aisha couldn't help but sigh.

These people, more or less, were a bit spooky in their bodies.

Coach, I also want to learn!