Pokémon: Ash's Rebirth World Line Concludes

Chapter 868: Winning the Championship and Two Decisions

"Ding……"

"Pika?" Pikachu suddenly opened his eyes. He had a very real dream.

I dreamt... I had a fight with a powerful fire-breathing dragon.

"Wake up, Pikachu~" Xiaozhi's head suddenly popped out from the side, along with Lucario, Greninja, Lizard King, and Onion Soldier.

...Pfft~ Why is Charizard's head also wrapped in gauze?!

"Pika!" Pikachu suddenly jumped up, and Xiaozhi hugged Pikachu. Behind them were Serena and Xiaopi, and there seemed to be many familiar people.

"That's right, that was not a dream. Thank you for your hard work in the final battle." Xiaozhi smiled gently.

"Pikachu?" Pikachu raised his head and slowly recalled the battle just now.

……

"Pika!!" After the explosion, Pikachu left a charred mark on the ground and suddenly raised its head.

On the other side, Charizard looked extremely painful, with flames continuously spewing out of his mouth.

"Charizard, Fire Fist!"

"Pikachu, Lightning Punch!"

Swoosh! The two Pokémon in their extreme states released their respective auras and suddenly collided again.

The energy fields of thunder and fire transformed into two hemispheres that rubbed against each other.

"Pikachu!!!" Finally, Pikachu burst out with a powerful electromagnetic force, and the fields of both sides were suddenly shattered. The flaming fist passed by, and Pikachu punched Charizard on the head.

BANG! Amidst the blast of wind, Charizard's eyes widened, he took two steps back in disbelief, and fell backward...

Pikachu fell to the ground with all four limbs, breathing heavily, and the energy field in his body completely collapsed.

The referee stepped on the Shield Sword Monster and moved closer, stared for ten seconds, and waved his hand decisively.

Beep, beep... The final whistle sounded, and on the big screen, Dante's last Pokémon lost its combat effectiveness, and a huge golden WIN Antetokounmpo crown hung on Satoshi's avatar.

"It's over!!" The commentator's roar resounded through the air, and as the audience stood up and cheered, he announced the result: "A new king has been crowned! The final winner of the World Championship is Satoshi from Alola!!"

……

"Pika!" Pikachu suddenly shuddered and looked at Ash excitedly.

"Hehe, that's right, thanks to you and everyone, we are now the world champions." Xiaozhi nodded vigorously and put Pikachu on his shoulder.

"Xiaozhi, hurry up, Mr. Dante and everyone are waiting for you." Alice urged.

Xiaoguang, Alice, and Xiaoyao were all wearing pink princess dresses, while Minghui and Youshu, as well as Tiantong who had arrived, were wearing black suits.

"Let's go." Xiaozhi took Serena's hand. They had changed into white suits and black dresses, which were the reception desks chosen by the two mothers.

In the Palace Gate Arena, the podium built in advance was engraved with the alliance emblems of the eight regions.

Old man Damaranch, along with Yuryuto, Daigo and several other veteran Four Heavenly Kings were standing there.

As Xiaozhi returned to the stage, the spotlight once again focused on Xiaozhi and the final lineup behind him.

"Now~ the league president is in place, let us welcome the final champion, Xiaozhi, to accept the award!"

The commentator's voice became nostalgic and steady: "Six months of understanding competition, champions from eight regions gathered together for the grand event, a world-class championship, the eight-master elimination tournament~"

Now, Mr. Damaranch will hand over the trophy that represents the world's number one trainer to Xiaozhi!"

"Yohoho~ I really can't stand it." Old man Dama Ranchi handed the trophy to Xiaozhi with a smile and nodded affectionately: "Xiaozhi, I have watched you grow step by step from Kanto. I am very grateful to you for allowing me to witness your growth in this last term before I step down."

"Grandpa..." Xiaozhi was so moved that he half squatted down and let the old man pat his shoulder.

"The future of the alliance is in the hands of you young people, do your best~"

"Now, please invite the champion to take a photo and enter the hall."

"Here we are!" The Rocket Three once again acted as photographers, taking a photo of the championship lineup for Ash, Pikachu, Charizard and the others. Ash was holding the trophy, standing in the middle with a confident smile on his face.

After shaking hands with all the league leaders one by one and amid the roaring cheers of the audience, Xiaozhi walked to the center of the venue holding the microphone.

"Ahem~ It's time for the music to start." Xiaozhi coughed twice.

Familiar piano music, dream wedding~

Serena clasped her hands together, and her warm eyes followed Xiaozhi's back closely.

Xiaozhi took his wife's hand and bowed deeply in the center of the stage.

"Thank you all for your continued support and encouragement. Now, I am finally here, at the center of my dreams, the center of everyone's attention."

Xiaozhi took a deep breath and said seriously: "I want to announce two things."

"The first one~"

As Xiaozhi looked towards the audience, Gladion, who was wearing a black sweatshirt, was suddenly covered with a champion's cape, and then was surrounded by Kachi and others and walked to the front.

"As the Reverend Champion of Alola, I hereby declare that I will step down as Champion effective immediately. Until the next Champion is chosen, Gladion, the Divine Beast Master of Alola, will assume the duties of Champion in my place."

"Huh?!!!" Gladion looked behind him in horror, and everyone smiled knowingly.

The Champions Bureau is sponsored by the Aether Foundation. Given Gladion's strength and the favor of the Moon Goddess, Ash had actually already decided to pass the throne to Gladion.

After tying Gladion's cloak himself, Xiaozhi turned around and looked lovingly at the girl in the center of the stage.

“Secondly, in front of the whole world, I want to extend an invitation to the girls who have been with me all this time.

I still owe you a wedding.

Are you willing to walk with me every step of the way for the rest of my life?"

Seeing Xiaozhi kneeling on one knee, his travel companions, the two mothers, and the professors and gym leaders in front of the TV all smiled like aunties.

"I do~" Just three words, Serena covered her mouth tightly, her eyes blurred with tears.

Amid the blessings of the audience, the two hugged each other tightly.

The world champion's wedding of the century will be held in the backyard of Professor Oak's laboratory in Pallet Town one month later.

After announcing the news, Xiaozhi looked up at the sky.

Pidgeot descended from the sky with his flying Pokémon team, dragging a float full of cans on its back.

Xiaozhi took Serena's hand, and took Pikachu and Pichu who was the flower girl to the car.

The leading Pidgeot raised its head and cried out, and a group of flying Pokémon pulled the dreamy float and flew into the distance, gradually disappearing from everyone's sight.

Dan Di and several champions followed his gaze and sighed slightly.

A new legend is born~

From now on, no matter who discusses the champions and strong people of the Pokémon League, Satoshi will be the monument that cannot be avoided.

To be continued...