Time for this week's chapter right? Also I just noticed that I've been getting a few questions in the reviews. I think at this point I probably not only have the right to answer them at the beginning for now, but the privilege to do so after getting this far.
ultimateCCC: I can't say I have. I might check it out at some point.
stupidchinchilla: I had the plan to do so.
animecollector: Just a small spoiler, but I now don't plan on using this card until a little later. And by a little I mean pretty well down the road when the ending is in sight.
Mr. unknown: That is pretty accurate. Probably one of the few I can name off hand would be Commardbattl's The Chosen One's Ascension. Not sure if you've read it, and it unfortunately seems to be on indefinite hiatus for right now, but it does have an Ash x Clair lemon in it if you're looking for one. Naturally this story will have one as well when the time comes along with many others. Hope you and everybody else enjoys what's in store.
So that's all I have so far, let's get on with the next chapter shall we?
Chapter 21: A Real Fine Place to Start
Six days had passed since Ash was tasked with following the initiation training he had to go through. All for the sake of not letting Clair be exiled, he was forcing himself to embrace a new life style that he had never conceived before. The results were so far still in their early stages but Clair was determined to see her future husband progress as fast as possible.
That day after Ash studied his daily helping of the new language, Clair took him outside near the gym when she asked, "Now then. How much of a hold of the Teange Dragan do you have Ash?"
Ash asked, "Is that what this is about? I expected something a bit more important."
Clair corrected him, "This is important Ash. I don't think you quite understand how important the Teange Dragan truly is."
Ash brought his hands up when he responded, "Okay, maybe it is a problem I have. But táim ag caint beagán. Is that okay?"
Clair told him, "That is a phrase that tourists use when they are wandering this city. This is something you will have to learn the hard way." Clair reached for her Pokéball when she told Ash, "I need you to follow along. Face me with this supposed Dragonite you have."
Ash agreed when he took out his pokeball and agreed, "Let's show her. Dragonite!" Ash's draconic, bipedal Pokémon stood before Clair.
Clair was impressed by the display when she saw the mighty beast that Ash had claimed to have. She prepared herself when she threw her Pokéball and ordered, "Prepare yourself Dragonair!" At the summon, Clair's dark pink Dragonair stood before Ash's Pokémon before she told him, "Now treat this as a battle. Hold nothing back."
Ash confirmed the sort of battle he would be in. The match seemed evenly set considering how Dragon types were weak to their own type, but the Pokémon being a shiny was definitely something he had to take into account. He prepared himself for the challenge however when he ordered, "Dragonite! Use Dragon Tail!" Dragonite's tail was covered in a green, scale-patterned aura before rushing towards Dragonair with her attack.
"Dragonair! Eireaball dragan!" Dragonair's tail stuck out while a small water stream spiraled around her tail and slammed its way to the attack Dragonite was making. The two tails collided with one another as they let out a flash of energy that forced both dragons backwards. The big difference being that Dragonair was pushed back several feet with a visible sign of taking damage while Ash's Dragonite rolled across the ground all the way into the wall of Clair's gym while her face had more signs of trouble being able to stand.
Ash wasn't sure about what happened but heard Clair order, "You will need to learn this once you have endured a true loss. Prepare for another attack."
Ash grit his teeth when he asked his Pokémon, "Can you still stand Dragonite?" Dragonite stood up and held her head up when she summoned what strength she had left to stand in front of her opponent and waited for Ash to offer another command. He looked towards the Dragonair in front of him when he ordered, "Let's try and win this. Use Outrage!" Dragonite prepared herself as her body became outlined in a red aura before rushing towards Dragonair in a mighty rampage.
Clair ordered, "Dragonair! Sreabhadh dragan!" Dragonair's body was surrounded in a light blue orb with white streaks before released a blue, dragon-shaped energy covering his body and slamming full force towards Dragonite. The two dragons collided once again while Dragonair fell to the ground and struggled to keep himself up.
Ash was in shock when he saw the same could not be said for his Dragonite. She was now passed out and unable to even open her eyes after the mighty collision she endured. Ash pet her head when he told her, "You did your best."
Clair corrected, "You did with what knowledge you have. But now you see what it is the Teange Dragan is capable of."
Ash was fascinated by the reveal when he asked, "A dragon type attack is more powerful just because it's spoken in that language?"
Clair confirmed, "The clan was first formed by an chéad fhear de go leor nearly 4000 years ago just as the Máistir Elder teaches us. His discovery was the ability to talk to dragons and their deepest and most mighty being. He passes this knowledge to all who join us and truly begin to feel the power of the words within themselves. It was declared by the greatest among our trainers that the dragon is only as mighty as its trainer's soul. That can only be achieved when a trainer knows how to speak to his dragon subjects as a true master."
Ash accepted the knowledge as he returned Dragonite to his Pokéball and agreed, "I didn't think it could be possible. If I was any younger I probably would have guessed that Dragonair won just because she was a shiny."
Clair agreed, "You do indeed have a Dragonite that you can take full advantage of. I must say that it is a remarkable achievement you have made. How many years did you train her?"
Ash answered, "Not too long. She was a Dragonair when she was in the Kanto League last time I used her and she managed to evolve after I used her one time."
Clair was impressed further by the answer. Ash Ketchum was able to empower his dragon Pokémon even more than she imagined was possible. "It does make me question if I have been training Dragonair properly all these years." She looked back up to Ash when she reminded him, "You will still need more than just her however if you hope to prove yourself through the right of passage when you must endure it."
"I think getting more Dragon types should be easy enough. But is there going to be a time where I have the opportunity to do that?"
Clair brushed off the concern when she told him, "I've seen your daily routine; you are not busy."
Ash was swamped by the comment when he told her, "I have to run up and down the mountain and do some dornálaíocht uachtaracha deiridh every day, I have to loom over my copy of the Tenage Dragan for six hours every day and then that leaves me with just an hour or two to try and maintain my relationship with Sabrina and then I have to go to sleep early before I have to do it all over again. How is that not busy?"
Clair told him, "If it matters to you that much, then prepare to memorize the Teange Dragan as much as you can. The sooner you demonstrate that you are ready for proving your mastery of the language, the sooner you will be ready to continue what you are truly capable of. There are indeed dragons that await your opportunity to master them in there and you will need the tongue to master them."
Ash sighed, "All in another 44 days right? Although I still need to take up a battle with your folks before I can be taken in."
Clair confirmed, "It will take as long as it has to. Of course if you truly consider keeping your bond to your woman so crucial, that is why you will have a slower time of achieving my level."
Ash responded, "You might want to try and build a bond with others if you can. Even trying to build ones with your Pokémon would be a step in the right direction."
Clair was irritated when she told Ash, "My Pokémon obey me without question and I draw upon their deepest potential. What more could I demand out of them?"
Ash told her, "That thing about dragons being as strong as the souls of the trainers who use them applies to every type. And you have to actually understand what it means too. It means that Pokémon care about being treated well just like humans like to be with others. Your Pokémon do obey you, but they aren't willing to win because they believe in what you stand for."
Clair stomped her foot when she told Ash, "Don't spout words like you are the new Máistir Elder! I will see that my Pokémon are as properly tamed as they need to be! For right now, you go and sleep for all I care!"
Ash stepped back when he saw Clair fume as much as she did. She walked past him as she opened the back door to the gym and slammed it shut. Ash walked over to Clair's Dragonair while Pikachu just showed up and observed, "Wow. Her glare was about as scary as Sabrina's. You got a thing for those kind of women Ash?"
Ash sighed when he told his trusty friend, "Both of them just seem to have gotten themselves hooked up with me it seems. Unfortunately it seems like helping her isn't going to be as easy as just getting her to laugh."
Clair's Dragonair agreed, "She was always a prideful one. It just seems to happen when someone goes undefeated for so many years."
Ash asked, "So you got to know her pretty well ever since you were at her side huh?"
Dragonair agreed, "And she may be irritated when you talk to her as though she needed to be taught something. Even though she truly needs it. More than anything however is a face that I saw my own mother once give. Currently she's thinking, "I can't believe I'm being forced to bear this boy's children"."
Ash wasn't even surprised at this point. Having talked with Sabrina a few days ago he knew that Ash was going to have to go the same direction with Clair he had taken Sabrina. The legality was not even a concern at this point, he had to worry about how he could manage handling a relationship with more than one woman.
In that moment he decided, "It looks like I'll have to do something. I'll have to do this as fast as I can. I get the language and then get the pokemlon and then try to get initiated as soon as possible."
Pikachu asked, "You think you have a chance? And how do you plan to use that to get Sabrina's full confidence back?"
Ash answered, "The good news is I have more than one friend who can help me with some of these things."
Ash brought Karen and Will up to speed on preparing for another few weeks of having himself initiated into the clan. Will observed, "It is a situation but I suppose that our best opportunity would indeed be trying to pair her and she in as many situations as possible."
Karen agreed, "Sort of a multi-pointed Cupid operation isn't it? Those girls get in each others good graces and Ash doesn't have to worry about his dark beauty being a snarl in the plan."
Ash told her, "This never was a plan. Seriously I never even thought I'd be asking anyone for this sort of thing. This isn't an insulting thing to ask for a favor out of is it?"
Will shook his head when he told Ash, "Not for me anyway. It would be nice to bring more people together. I sense these two could get along quite well if circumstances allowed it."
Karen added, "Insulting us would be asking us to let you win a battle against us and be able to use it as bragging rights. Or worse trying to steal one of our Pokémon. We're just doing this as fellow humans is all Ash. A trio of young lovers like you all need to get the walls out of your way and actually love like you're supposed to."
Ash scratched the back of his head when he accepted, "Kind of a weird thing to hear but I guess it's true in my situation."
Karen agreed, "That settles it then. Will, tomorrow we have some work to do. After Clair is finished with her morning exercise, we get her and Sabrina to meet somewhere in town."
Will agreed, "This city isn't quite the most industrial I have to say, but there should be some activity that our targets could mutually entertain themselves with."
Ash accepted the promise when he told the two Elite Four members, "I will owe you guys a lot for this. Even if things don't work out, I want to at least thank you guys for trying."
Will promised, "It will be nothing of great concern for me at least. I will simply be happy to finally have a chance observing what you and your future endeavors will entail. I feel that I have only begun to understand the unique sort of individual you are after all this time."
Karen added, "Translation: You aren't going to be in debt to us for too long. Our hearts are just too big."
Ash stood up from the table when he agreed, "I'll just have to wait for tomorrow and hope for the best I guess."
Will agreed, "We had best get ourselves ready for our own exercises. For all we know there could be another trainer who has lofty ambitions to prove to us."
Will and Karen both began to walk out of the dining room ahead of Ash. Ash was ready to leave but surprised when he saw Karen stop in place with an intent to keep him from walking past her. Before Ash could ask anything, Karen turned around with a smile on her face when she told him, "You know what? There is a way that you can thank me if we pull this off."
Ash asked, "Uh how?"
Karen leaned down to tell Ash, "Make me part of your harem eh?" She planted a kiss on his cheek before giggling and walking to the door leading into the main area of the gym.
Ash in the meantime had to process just what he had heard. "Really? Is this really a thing?"
Mew observed from behind, "Well this all has to start somewhere doesn't it?"
Ash was prepared to turn himself in for the evening before he stopped to see Sabrina in his bedroom sitting near the foot of his bed with Espeon curled up next to her. He greeted, "Hey Sabrina. What brings you here?"
Sabrina stood up when she answered, "Not a whole lot. I just needed to get a few things off my chest is all."
Ash agreed, "Well I'm here to help however I can."
Sabrina told him, "I'm sorry that I made things hard for you. I don't want you to have the wrong idea. Of course I'm irritated you put yourself in this situation. But I needed to remind myself of one thing. I agreed to you doing this."
Ash was slightly surprised by what she told him but was careful to answer, "Well you're not wrong. But I can see you not being pleased with the idea. If you asked me to share you with another guy I think I'd be just as conflicted as you are now."
Sabrina told him, "I never even considered the idea. I just can't think of any other guy who would actually want to give me a chance with them."
Ash confirmed, "That's why I'd know you were doing it for a good reason if you asked me. Although I would hope not for the same situation I'm in now."
Sabrina added, "I don't think I ever thought the idea of having multiple lovers crossed my mind. I was happy to be with you for even just this short amount of time and here I am caught in the middle of what feels like a soap opera from another planet."
Ash told her, "I don't know where all of this is going to lead us, but I want to do everything I can to confirm that I still want to be around you. Without you I don't think I'd be anywhere near close to where I am now."
Sabrina accepted, "And I don't want to continue being a stress for you either. I want you to understand though that whatever happens is going to be a big part of where we end up in the future. I want to stay with you as well. But if anything threatens to tear us apart, I want you to consider your choices carefully."
Ash nodded, "I get you Sabrina. I thought I was going to have harsher conditions the day I got hitched."
Sabrina placed her arms around Ash as she offered him a kiss that he returned when she told him, "You are too good of a person Ash. I would never have believed someone like you would be meant for me."
Ash returned the embrace when he agreed, "Yeah. I ask myself what I did to deserve something like this sometimes."
Sabrina parted from the embrace when she told him, "Try and get some rest. The sooner you help Clair, the better off we'll all be."
Ash agreed as he saw Espeon walk out with her and told her, "I've got this. Everything is going to be over faster than you think."
The next day of exercise had come for Ash and Clair while Ash rushed to the table to scarf down the breakfast he needed for making up all the energy he burned in the previous seven hours. Clair told him, "You did well Ash. You are getting a little faster, soon I might be able to teach you some of the basics."
Before Ash could ask what she meant, he heard the Master Elder enter the dining room and ask, "Well hello girl. Are you intimidated about going into town today of all days?"
Clair asked her great grandfather, "How? What am I supposed to be intimidated by?"
The Master Elder answered, "Why the first episode of this season's Dragons of War is being filmed out there today in the main city block. And all of the major stars of your favorite faction are there right now getting doughnuts."
Clair shot up when she asked, "Are you serious?! And I thought you didn't stay up to date on these sorts of things!" She rushed over to the doors when she flew past the Elder and towards the front doors.
Ash asked, "What's got her in a rush?"
The Master Elder told Ash, "It's her favorite TV show and she's been involved in a circle of friends who enjoy it as well. Unfortunately I'm afraid that watching that sort of thing isn't going to improve your mastery of the Teange Dragan Ash. So you won't be attending that special event."
Ash accepted, "Okay... I just hope this doesn't backfire on me somehow."
Ash would not have known it, but the plan was going just as he had hoped. Clair was in the main block of the city where her great grandfather had told her, but she didn't see any signs of a television show crew in sight. She clenched her hands when she told herself, "The Elder better not have mixed up today with some other one. Or else I'm going to make him wish he knew how to think before he talked."
Before she could vent any of her other frustrations she saw someone familiar walk by. The black haired young woman was on the other side of the streets when she heard her asking, "Where are they? I thought they said they wanted to meet me out here."
Clair was curious by what Sabrina was contemplating before she walked over to ask, "What brings you here? Were you told about the filming as well?"
Sabrina was surprised to see Clair when she answered, "I don't know what you're talking about. I'm just waiting for Will and Karen to show up and face some kind of dual challenge they were offered."
"What? How are they going to have a challenge out here when the show is filming?"
"What show are you referring to anyway? The streets haven't been cleared or anything."
"Just like how there doesn't seem to be any big battle taking place all the way out here. I don't know what you're trying to confuse me with."
Sabrina rubbed her head temples when she told Clair, "Clearly something is wrong with the times we were given or they have something else planned."
Before either could question what was happening about their meeting, the sound of a roaring helicopter sounded above the city line while both women saw three people leap from a nearby building and scale down a nearby building. One of them took lead while a blonde haired woman with curls pointed, "That's one of them. She has to know where the target is."
The man in the lead stepped forward when he asked, "Hi, I take it you're Sabrina Ortiz right? And right next to the city Gym Leader. You sure managed to find a nice spot for yourselves."
Sabrina recognized the three trainers in the uniforms they had. All three of them were Team Rocket members who had come to challenge the two women. She asked, "Is this for what happened about a week ago when we defeated your previous band that tried to capture us?"
One of the members in the back answered, "Hey you guys don't have that Mew kid to back you up now. Picking you off one by one is going to be easy."
Sabrina was slightly offended by the comment when she felt Espeon walk up to her side and tell her, "It sounds like this is going to be another challenge for us. Why don't we see how Clair holds her own?"
Sabrina turned to Clair when she asked, "You think we can tackle them two on three?"
Clair reached for a Pokéball when she accepted, "This will just make the match a little shorter is all."
The leading Team Rocket trainer ordered, "We have two targets! Let's show them what we're made of!"
The blonde curled woman sent out her Pokémon, "Go Espeon!"
The trainer next to her called, "Get them Magcargo!"
The leading trainer called, "Lead the charge! Tyranitar!"
Sabrina's Espeon leaped forward while Clair announced, "Face them with bravery Kingdra!"
The five pokemon stood in the center of the city square while the civilian population scrambled away from the sudden display of a fight while a handful recorded the event with their phones. None of the trainers stopped to appreciate their audience however when one of the Team Rocket members ordered, "Magcargo! Blast them with Lava Plume!" Magcargo ran up to Kingdra and Espeon as it prepared an explosion in his area.
Clair saw the danger when she ordered, "Kingdra! Hydro Pump!"
Sabrina ordered, "Espeon! Use Psybeam!"
A pair of mighty beams shot at Magcargo as it continued to prepare his explosion but the power of the Psybeam and Hydro Pump forced him backwards and towards Tyranitar. The fiery blob landed on Tyranitar's chest as it summoned a mix of smog and fire covering the nearby area.
The blonde curled trainer recognized the danger when she ordered her Espeon, "Espeon! Get that other Espeon out of there with Psychic!" The trainer's Espeon used its psychic powers to lift Sabrina's Espeon into the air and send her flying to the ground behind Tyranitar and Magcargo. She then added, "Now! Use Confusion!"
Sabrina saw the danger her Espeon was in when she ordered, "Espeon! Use Future Sight!" Espeon's body glowed blue before she was forced to endure the attack that her Psychic opponent summoned. The opposing Espeon allowed its eyes to glow blue and surrounded Sabrina's Pokémon in a light blue outline.
The leading Team Rocket member ordered, "Tyranitar! Use Stone Edge on that Kingdra!"
The trainer next to him ordered, "Magcargo! Use Flamethrower!" Tyranitar slammed his hands on to the ground before light blue rock pillars appeared and flew towards Kingdra. The attacking spires were joined by a mighty volley of flames that roared towards Kingdra while Clair was offered little time to respond to the combined attack.
She wasn't intimidated however when she ordered, "Kingdra! Use Hydro Pump with all your strength!" Kingdra drew his snout back before launching a mighty stream of water towards the combined attack. The water pushed the combined attacks back as the Magcargo and Tyranitar were pushed back towards the area where the two Espeons were battling.
The blonde trainer ordered, "Get rid of that one! Use Psychic and finish it!" Her Espeon's eyes glowed blue while attempting to take control of Sabrina's Espeon.
Sabrina saw the danger and called, "Espeon! Struggle out of it!" Espeon found herself wandering around in a circle while her opponent Espeon lifted her in the air and prepared to throw her towards Tyranitar's back. Espeon was still under the effect of confusion and Sabrina decided that she would have to take matters into her own hands. She drew on her psychic powers and prepared to struggle against the might of the Espeon the blonde trainer had.
The trainer was surprised when she asked, "Seriously? She ahs that in her?"
Sabrina lifted Espeon above the Tyranitar that came flying towards her as she went up in the air. Tyranitar and Magcargo were forced back by the might of Kingdra's Hydro Pump when Clair snapped her whip and ordered, "With all your might! Push them back!" As Kingdra heard the order, he shot his stream of water towards his opponents and forced him towards the target Espeon. The three Pokémon were all forced back in a ball as they rolled towards one of the nearest buildings.
Sabrina ran up to her Espeon as she told her, "Espeon, are you okay?"
Espeon shook her head when she answered, "I could have done better. Perhaps I can redeem myself somehow?"
The leading Team Rocket member warned, "This is not over! Tyranitar! Earthquake!" The Tyranitar forced Magcargo and Espeon off of him as he made a jump into the air and prepared to slam the ground.
Sabrina ordered, "Use Psychic Espeon! Stop him!"
Espeon agreed to the order when she used her psychic power to stop Tyranitar in mid air and was left unable to prepare his attack. Clair offered, "Thanks for setting things up. Kingdra! Buille Dragan!" Kingdra's body was outlined in light green before he released a pulse from his body that soared towards the three Pokémon. The three Team Rocket Pokémon were forced into the air as they were left spinning into the air.
The blonde haired trainer raised her Pokéball when she called, "Espeon! Return!" The beam of the pokeball made its way to her Pokémon as she left Tyranitar and Magcargo the only ones to spin around in the attack.
The leading trainer asked, "What the hell are you doing? We haven't even got a scratch on them!"
The female trainer answered, "I'm not losing! That Kingdra alone is too powerful!"
The leading Team Rocket member turned around to see his Tyranitar and allied Magcargo fall to the ground in defeat. The member next to him asked, "Sir? Are we really fit to take this on?"
Clair answered, "You three are not going to keep bothering us. Kingdra! Twister!" Kingdra pointed his head up before spinning around in place and forming a twister in front of the three Team Rocket members and sending them up to the sky. As Sabrina and Clair watched the result of their victory, they saw the two Pokémon and only two Team Rocket members in the air.
Sabrina looked back down when she saw the blonde haired trainer with curls rushing away from the scene before she used her powers to send a full trash can in front of her. The Team Rocket member skidded in front of the pile of trash and Sabrina heard the member shout, "No! Not like this!"
Clair walked up to her and prepared her whip as she aimed for her ankles and asked, "Something keeping you from going?"
The blonde haired trainer answered, "I... I'm just not looking to get dirty is all. Listen, I get it. You guys are better than me. In fact you guys can have my money if that's enough to let me go."
Sabrina told her, "Not necessary really. Just know what you're getting into if you plan on trying to go for a rematch."
Clair asked, "I know Ash has a Mew but don't assume that we're going to be easy pickings even when we're alone."
The blonde haired trainer nodded, "Okay that's fair. I guess I'll have to see how things go later on though. You know, orders and everything?"
Sabrina agreed, "We'll just have to see how it is won't we miss..."
The blonde haired trainer answered, "Annie. Not like we're going to be friends or anything."
Clair told her, "Okay Annie. I hope you learned your lesson. Just understand that the next time I see you, you'll find my whip isn't just for show."
Annie turned around when she agreed, "I get it ladies. See you around." Annie walked away from the scene as she left Clair and Sabrina back to the peace that the city originally had.
Clair turned to Sabrina when she offered, "I have to admit you manage to handle yourself pretty well."
Sabrina nodded, "Yeah. I guess it's possible to learn things like this when we have to."
Clair decided, "We were probably both set up, but it seems like it might have worked out in a way."
Sabrina asked, "Probably. I think it's really just something they just wanted to trick us into more than set us up. Say maybe you could show me around here?"
Clair agreed, "Maybe I could. I don't think it would be nice to just head back and get angry at the others for this."
Sabrina added, "We'll just have to find a way to get back at them some day won't we?"
As Sabrina and Clair made their way down the city streets, they were able to leave the newly vacant streets with only the passing by people who were thankful to go about their day. Just a few minutes after the two women left, Will and Karen made their way to the intersection when Karen asked, "So where is our guy at? He should be here right about now."
Will agreed, "He doesn't seem to be here. And where are Sabrina and Clair right now?"
A man with a stack of small boxes came next to them when he asked, "Uh hey are you guys with the stunt crew? Can you tell the other guys that I'm sure I got filling this time?"
Karen corrected, "We aren't exactly part of a stunt crew. You do know who we are right?"
The man was surprised when he exclaimed, "Wow! The actual Elite Four themselves? I didn't think you guys would actually show up here of all times! This isn't about the likeness contract is it?"
Will asked, "You mean about how we won't sue for PokéTV having actors who like us? I'm not quite sure what this is all about."
The man answered, "It's for our new season of Dragons of War. Speaking of which I need to get these doughnuts to the cameramen or else they won't even get started setting up."
Will and Karen were left confused by the answer as he left and made his way to wherever the cameramen were currently situation. Will observed, "Oh dear. This could put a bit of a wrinkle in our scheduled event. I wonder if Sabrina will even be out here?"
Karen looked into the distance where she saw two familiar figures in the distance at one of the nearby buildings when she pointed, "Hey Will, I think this might have worked out to our advantage."
Will looked in the direction she pointed to when he laughed lightly, "Well. Things might be moving forward faster than we had anticipated."
Karen agreed, "Things do have a way of working themselves out it seems."
There we go folks. Another chapter done and we have more action and development out of the way.
I didn't really feel like adding much at the end this time so I'll just leave it here and confirm that yes indeed, Annie from Movie 5 was in this chapter. Just like her sister was a few chapters ago in fact.
All of this will continue developing and I definitely hope everybody looks forward to some more actual advancements next time.
Until then, I look forward to seeing you all next chapter.
