Ash rushed to the nearest public computer at the Pokemon Center in Cerulean City. He dialed his Professor's number and requested a video call.
"Oh? Ash, good to see you, my boy!" Professor Oak greeted happily when he appeared on-screen.
"Hey Professor Oak." Ash answered casually. "You don't happen to have a good grasp on reading ancient Kantonese do you?"
Professor Oak scratched his chin. "An odd question coming from you. What has happened since the last time we've met?"
Ash then recounted his experience after departing from Pallet Town. How he met reliable friends like Misty and Brock, captured new Pokemon, won his first badge, and his visit to Rota where he trained as an Aura Guardian and received a teaching manual written by the great Hero, Aaron.
"It appears you've done a lot and met wonderful Pokemon and people." Professor Oak sounded pleased with Ash's growth. His features hardened into a serious expression. "I did not account for you getting forced to become an Aura Guardian by Aaron's Lucario. A Pokemon turned guardian deity at the hands of Aaron! Is there nothing that Hero can't do…" He huffed with a voice of admiration.
"So can I rely on you to translate Aaron's manual?" Ash asked.
Sadly, Professor Oak shook his head. "I'm afraid I'm not the best person to seek when it comes to translating ancient texts." Ash's let out an understanding voice and his eyelids droop to express his disappointment. "That doesn't mean I can't connect with someone else more knowledgeable on the field."
"Wow, I knew I could count on you, Professor!" Ash's energy reared itself back to the brim with newfound hope that got the Professor to chuckle.
"And any news about your peculiar encounter with Ho-Oh?" The boy went quiet, lost in his thoughts. "Figures. It's already earth-shattering enough to catch its interest, expecting more is just asking for too much."
"Actually…" Ash then described how Ho-Oh personally stopped by to greet him on his first day and delivered a challenge to not only make its three Sacred Beasts of Legend submit, but to defeat it in battle too.
Professor Oak who listened was gobsmacked the entire time with his jaw dropped wide enough for a critter to fly into.
"Ash, what kind of absurd luck do you have!? Your penchant to attract Legendary Pokemon is something people around the world envy for!" Professor Oak ruffled his hair in frustration then bit on a handkerchief comically.
To see the Professor's overwhelming reaction, Ash became anxious over how to word his next thoughts. "Well… Ho-Oh and its three servants weren't the last Legendary I met."
Professor Oak almost frothed when he registered Ash's words.
"A Mew was interested in me and let me command it in several battles, though I didn't know at the time because it kept transforming into my Pokemon, ahahaha!" He nervously laughed to make it sound less impactful.
Ash jumped at the sound of Professor Oak crashing on to the back of his chair and down on the floor.
"A-Anyway! My next stop after winning the Cerulean Gym's badge is Vermillion City. Please send the person to meet me there later!" Ash hurriedly ended the call to avoid an intense interrogation he imagined he wouldn't like being on the receiving end of.
After the conversation with Professor Oak, Ash regrouped with Brock. Their mutual friend Misty mysteriously left when she stopped following them after arriving at Cerulean City but they paid no mind to it.
"You look chipper, Ash. Well, we both know you can't wait to earn your next Gym Badge." Brock started.
"Exactly. I'm gonna breeze through this Gym like it's nothing." Ash stuck his head up arrogantly.
"And who is it that lost to me on their debut as a Trainer?" Brock reminded him and Ash and his arrogance deflated.
"This time's different and I have a good reason to be confident! I asked the locals and learned the Gym here specialized in Water-types. Water is weak to Electric, so Pikachu is obviously not gonna break a sweat when he's crushing the competition." Ash crossed his arms proudly.
"Not bad. You've done your homework on your opponent. But knowing what type they specialize in isn't enough." Brock advised him like a senior.
"And I'm good enough to be aware of that. So, since you used to be a Gym Leader, you got any juicy details about the Gym here? You must know a lot when working as part of the League organization." Ash was straightforward with his intentions.
"I hadn't met the Gym Leader here, but I know some stuff." Brock answered honestfully.
"That's great, what can you tell me?" Ash asked with a hopeful glint in his eyes.
"Sorry, I'll have to refrain from telling you. I used to be a Gym Leader too, so out of respect my lips are sealed." Brock apologetically said.
"It's cool. You're just looking out for your coworkers." Ash said with an understanding tone.
"I'm happy to see you capitalize on type advantages this time unlike before. Don't get me wrong, it was cool to see you win without relying on it. But I should warn you, as Gym Leaders our experiences have shaped our strategies and tactics to be well-equipped against Pokemon that are effective against our own." Brock sternly explained. "What Pokemon do you plan to use?"
"Pikachu is obvious. Then there's Capsakid, he's the newest on the team so I want to give him a chance. And lastly, Pidgeotto, she hasn't had her debut in a Gym battle yet."
"Glad to hear it. That selection of Pokemon ought to win you the Badge." Brock turned away from Ash at a crossroad. "I'm splitting away to grab some stuff. See you later after your Gym challenge."
"See ya, Brock." Ash waved as Brock bid farewell. "C'mon buddy, let's head to the Cerulean Gym." Pikachu did an affirmative cry and followed his Trainer.
Arriving and entering the Gym, Ash and Pikachu were graced with a live synchronized swimming show for a lively crowd taking up all the seats inside the Gym. Ash felt out of place at where he was and questioned if this was really a Gym or not. Pikachu on the other hand was charmed by the performance.
They stuck around until the show ended and walked away to somewhere else in the building.
"What was that?" Ash muttered in confusion at what he bore witness to. He stopped at an aquarium housing various Water Pokemon swimming inside the glass tanks. "Huh, guess not all Gyms are the same. This is fascinating. "Ash admired the many unfamiliar Pokemon.
Several voices came from the other end of the hallway and Ash turned his head to their direction. He sprinted and stopped in front of three women that became discouraged at his appearance.
"Sorry, we're not doing interviews or autographs right now." The one with blue hair told him.
"I'm not here for that. I just want to find the Gym Leader for a gym battle." Ash replied.
The three women's gazes softened, knowing he's not a paparazzi that came to harass them.
"Well you're looking at them." The bright pink-haired one revealed.
"We sure are getting a lot of challengers lately. The Indigo League is at full throttle this season it seems." The blonde airily said.
"Awesome! What are we waiting for, let's get to it!" Ash exclaimed in high spirits.
Ash was taken back to the stage where the performance took place. The stage was vacant with the crowd gone, leaving only Ash and the women.
"I'm Violet Waterflower, the second oldest of four siblings." The bluenette introduced herself.
"The name's Lily Waterflower, the second youngest of four." The pink haired one was next.
"And I'm Daisy Waterflower, the eldest sibling." The blonde finished. "The three of us work as the Gym Leaders here and we perform water ballet shows as a hobby."
"Four siblings? Waterflower?" Ash questioned where the fourth sibling was. And where had he heard of that surname before?
"Hold it right there!" A familiar voice boomed from the seating area. Misty made her appearance and jumped down to the floor where the pool was.
"Well look who dragged themselves back home." Lily flippantly welcomed Misty.
"And after all that big talk too." Violet covered her mouth to hide her smirk.
"I remember you wanted to become a Water Pokemon Master and refused to come home until you fulfilled that dream. What else was I expecting?" Daisy snidely remarked.
"So that's why Misty was so adamant about not coming here…" Ash muttered.
Misty clenched her fist, then calmed down after taking a deep breath.
"I didn't give up on my goal of becoming a Water Pokemon Master. I returned because he decided to challenge the Gym." Misty pointed to Ash who also pointed to himself confused at the situation.
"You know this boy?" Daisy asked with interest.
"Misty is my friend, and we've been traveling together for some time." Ash answered in Misty's place.
"Hmm…" Daisy had an inquisitive eye as she circled around Ash. "I guess he's sorta cute, but not someone I'd consider dating." Misty was irked by her older sister checking Ash out. "Well, you're no better as a prize yourself." Daisy chuckled at Misty.
"He's not my boyfriend!" Misty shouted with flushed cheeks.
"Then why did you decide to travel together?" Daisy raised a good question that had the other two siblings nodding.
"That's because…" Misty glanced at Ash who looked absolutely clueless at what's happening around him. "He covered me under his umbrella during the rain when we first met." She said with a hushed voice and felt her face boil.
The laughter of Misty's older sisters made her face burn even more and she dipped her head and looked at the floor in embarrassment.
"That's so adorable!" Violet said between laughs.
"I didn't expect the tomboy to harbor such a pure heart!" Lily continued with a louder voice.
"Maybe you should ditch your passion and hitch it with this boy. Who knows, maybe you'll learn to have some feminine charm. Though not as much as ours of course." Daisy laughed at the top of her lungs and raised her head high towards the ceiling.
"WILL YOU SHUT UP ALREADY!? IT'S NOT LIKE THAT!" Misty screamed.
"What's got her acting up?" Ash asked Pikachu who shook his head since he didn't understand either.
"Listen, I looked up the Gym records and you've lost to three Trainers from Pallet Town in a row." Misty accusingly pointed at them who quieted down. "Since Ash is also from Pallet Town I'll be the one to take his challenge and defeat him. That'll be one thing you girls could never do." Misty puffed out her chest proudly.
"Oh, I see how it is…" Ash looked unimpressed by Misty's real intentions who had an apologetic face and laughed nervously.
"D-Don't get the wrong idea, Ash. I'm not trying to use you, and I do think you're strong. That's why only I can give you a real challenge unlike my sisters." Misty defended herself.
"Uh huh, uh huh…" Ash remained unimpressed.
"Oh please, you just want to make yourself look better." Lily snarked.
"Talk about shallow." Violet commented.
"You can't beat us in any field, so now you want to take your frustrations out on this poor boy." Daisy sighed.
"Quit misunderstanding my intentions!" Misty shouted to deny all of the accusations. "What's it gonna be, Ash, you ready to fight me for the Cascade Badge?"
"I got a better idea, I challenge all of you!" Ash returned with an even better proposal.
"You want to take on all four of the Sensational Sisters?" Misty exclaimed.
"It's Three Sensational Sisters and one runt you mean." Lily interjected which infuriated Misty.
"We accept this arrangement. How does fighting each of us 1v1 sound to you? You only have to win three battles to earn the Badge." Daisy offered.
"I'd gladly take those chances." Ash affirmed resolutely.
The Trainers took their positions and his opponent was Misty. The field was a large pool with floating platforms scattered across the surface.
"Get ready to rumble, Ash!" Misty pulled a Dive Ball and briefly pecked her lips on it. "I call for Clamperl!" She threw it and out came Clamperl who snapped its shell open.
"Clamperl, huh? That's not in the Pokedex, but I don't need it to figure out it's a Water-type. Go, Butterfree!" Ash's Bug-type Pokemon flapped its wings to hover in the air. His appearance caused Misty to smirk.
The battle began with Clamperl using Supersonic, emitting circular soundwaves flying towards Butterfree.
"Air Slash!" Butterfree flapped its wings and shot blades of wind from them, disrupting the soundwaves. He fired another towards Clamperl. The Water-type reacted by shooting water from its mouth using Water Gun.
A weak telekinetic force exerted onto Clamperl by means of Confusion, pushing the Pokemon off the platform and into the water.
"Did you really want that to happen, Ash? The water is my domain." Misty said in a singsong voice.
Clamperl stayed inside the pool and shot Water Gun into the air from several ever-changing positions. The bullets of water struck Butterfree multiple times.
"Use Air Slash to give yourself the push to dodge them!" Butterfree flapped his wings and the inertia from shooting Air Slash allowed it to avoid the bullets as if it were dancing in the air.
"Wow, not gonna lie that kid's got the moves." Lily commented.
"Dive into the water!" Ash's call surprised Misty and her sisters. Butterfree understood and trusted him, diving into the water. "Acrobatics!" Inside the water, Butterfree spotted Clamperl and did a bunch of fast attacks with his wings and legs.
"How is it that Butterfree can move so well underwater!?" Misty couldn't help but ask.
"His wings are protected by rain-repellent dust. I figured he wouldn't have much to fear when his wings won't get soaked too much." Ash smirked.
"I didn't know that… But getting close to Clamperl was risky. Clamp!" Clamperl heard Misty's voice and opened its shell to then snap it closed to squeeze Butterfree.
"That also works for me. Butterfree, continuous Bug Bite, don't stop!" Butterfree returned the attack by biting the defenseless main body with his head stuck inside the shell.
A minute later, Butterfree resurfaced with a fainted Clamperl dragged out.
"Clamperl!" Misty shouted with a sad tone. She reluctantly accepted the outcome and recalled Clamperl back to its Poke Ball.
"Neither in beauty nor in being a Trainer do you excel at compared to us." Lily remarked after seeing her little sister's performance.
Misty deflated from the harsh comment of her sister's. Looking at her despondent state, Ash narrowed his eyes and felt irritation form in his heart.
"Do you enjoy talking down to your little sister that much?" He directed his gaze at them.
"With her thick-skull, being blunt is the only way to get it through to her head that she shouldn't attempt the impossible." Lily calmly said.
"Aren't siblings supposed to care and encourage each other?" Ash said with a slight edge in his voice, almost rising to the level of shouting.
Violet averted her eyes. "It's just a bit of tough love. Something that an outsider shouldn't butt in."
"There's a limit to it! You've got no right to mock her and her dream!" Ash let out his displeasure.
"Ash…" Misty softly said his name, moved by his passion.
"Say what you will about how us sisters should treat each other, the fact remains that she lost the battle. Her ability as a Trainer remains wanting." Daisy finally spoke, sighing at how tense the room became.
Ash stood silent.
"Ash, it's okay. Even though I lost, I won't let it stop me from pursuing my dream." Misty smiled to reassure him. She was happy that he felt the need to defend her just now.
Ash met Misty's gaze for a few moments and a smile naturally came to his face.
"Yeah, you're right. Everyone experiences a loss at some point. It's how you can learn from that loss and pick yourself up that makes you great. The same goes for being a Trainer." Ash then snapped his head at the three sisters with a smirk. "Let's continue the match. And when you three lose to me, you'll have no reason to say you're a better Trainer than Misty!"
"Pika pika!" Pikachu grunted, letting out his fighting spirit.
Lily gasped. "Why the nerve!"
"This kid is serious about it…" Violet was shocked.
"Hmm, he's more of a man than I thought." Daisy slightly smiled and reevaluated her impression of Ash.
Misty walked away to the seating area. When she passed by Ash, she briefly stopped. "Ash, go get 'em!" She encouraged him.
"Yeah!" Ash gave a confident smile.
Lily got into position and glared at Ash. "What is with you Trainers from Pallet Town!? Rookies shouldn't start out this arrogant! This big sister is going to teach you some humility!"
Lily threw her Poke Ball and sent out a Goldeen that immediately went into the water.
"I know we haven't done much together, but this battle is important. I'm counting on you, Capsakid!" Ash sent out Capsakid and he growled to show that he understood his Trainer's resolve and shared it.
"Sunny Day!" Capsakid blew out a white orb of light into the air and it burst with intense light, brightening the room.
"Water Pulse!" Goldeen tried to spew a giant orb of water at the Grass-type, but he dodged it with ease. "So fast!"
"Capsakid's ability is Chlorophyll. Under intense sunlight, his speed is doubled!"
"But he's got little room to move on that small platform. Goldeen, Peck!" Goldeen rushed and jumped out the water and thrusted its horn glowing white. However, Capsakid used the least amount of effort to avoid the attack and every sequential attempt failed to hit its mark.
"Leafage, around the pool!" Capsakid's cap glowed green and it released a multitude of green glowing leaves that scattered to every space on the surface of the pool. When Goldeen did another jump, the leaves got on its eyes and it flailed to a platform, rubbing its eyes with its fins.
"What's going on!?"
"Brock told me Capsakid has a special trait where his moves have a spicy taste and they become even spicier when fed with intense sunlight!"
Capsakid giddily hopped and used Bullet Seed at Goldeen, bombarding it with spicy seeds that pushed it off the platform and into the pool, knocking it out.
"I couldn't do anything…" Lily was stunned. "He's so strong… and intense." Her cheeks reddened a little.
Violet took up Lily's position and the third round began. "I've gotta say, you looked cool when you stood up for Misty." Violet let herself a small smile to appear. "But I've also got my pride to protect as an older sister. You're up, Shellder!" The Bivalve Pokemon appeared and stuck out its tongue provocatively at Capsakid. "Lily couldn't do much against an unfamiliar Pokemon like your Capsakid, but now we know how to deal with it."
Shellder raced to the bottom of the pool and created a Whirlpool beneath the platform where Capsakid stood. The platform was getting dragged around and down the spiraling whirlpool. Eventually, Capsakid fell off the platform and was trapped within the whirlpool.
"Ride the whirlpool, Ice Spinner!" Shellder spun and its body was encased in an ice formation that looked like a drill. It rode the whirlpool upwards, and this increased the force behind its spin. Shellder smacked against Capsakid several times with its spinning ice exterior.
"Your Pokemon is in serious trouble now." Violet was about to smirk until she noticed Ash had his eyes closed in deep concentration. "What is he doing? He's just letting his Pokemon take these super effective hits?"
Ash waited patiently as he sensed the incoming Shellder's position and movements. Before it took its next attack, Ash snapped his eyes open. "Look sharp, Capsakid! Use Headbutt to your left!"
Capsakid came to his senses within the dizzying spinning motions of the whirlpool. He felt motivated by Ash's call and struck out his head to the direction he pointed out. His tough head met with the spinning ice-covered Shellder and shattered the ice.
"How can this be!?" Violet repeated the reaction her younger sister, Lily, made and was stunned by this.
The impact of the two moves pushed the two Pokemon back and out of the whirlpool as it subsided.
"Bullet Seed!"
"Withdraw!"
Shellder closed its shell around itself and endured the Bullet Seed. The tough shell protected it from any damage. Capsakid then spawned more leaves with Leafage and surrounded Shellder with them.
Breathing the spicy tasting water, Shellder cringed and opened its shell. Capsakid capitalized this and struck Shellder with more seeds, knocking it out.
The loss surprised Violet, but she closed her eyes with a satisfied smile. "Amazingly done. Misty sure is lucky to have met someone like you."
Violet recalled Shellder and retreated, giving room for Daisy to get in position. "Just to be clear, you've won enough times to earn the Cascade Badge. I'm much tougher than any of my little sisters. You can back down, there's no shame in that." Daisy threw the option to Ash, gauging his reaction to see and judge his character further.
"I said I'd challenge all of you and that's exactly what's gonna happen. Once I've said something, I'm doing it!" Ash said with unquestionable finality.
"Fufu, you're looking more and more handsome by the second." Daisy cupped her cheek and lingered her stare at him before throwing out her Poke Ball and bringing out the Sea Lion Pokemon. "Time to get the show moving, Seel!"
"Return, Capsakid." Capsakid went back into his Poke Ball. Ash turned to Pikachu who had an eager look. "Let's finish this. Go!"
Pikachu entered the field and onto a floating platform.
"Seel, Aqua Tail!" Seel dived into the water and then slammed its tail engulfed in high density water to the bottom of the platform where Pikachu was. The platform was sent flying up in the air. Daisy's intent to force Pikachu off any ground and into the water was plain and clear.
As Pikachu descended down, Daisy was pleased and issued her next order. "Seel, Drill Run." The horn on Seel's head spun as it waited for Pikachu to fall right on it.
"Electroweb!" Pikachu formed a yellow orb from its tail, spun in the air, and smacked the orb down at Seel. Seel cried in pain in being caught in the center of the net made out of electricity and formed out of the orb. Pikachu safely landed on the net that worked as a makeshift platform.
Daisy ordered Seel to escape using a Drill Run to break apart the net. Pikachu hopped off and made more nets to use as a foothold. Seel gave chase and Pikachu deftly moved on the strings to avoid the threatening horn. He ran and used Electroweb to attach several platforms together, creating a massive area for it to maneuver around.
"You can do that!?" Daisy lost count of how many surprises she's been given today.
"Thunderbolt!" Pikachu let out a spirited cry and released a massive amount of electricity to the pool, shocking Seel in the process.
"Disable!" Seel's eyes glinted and Pikachu's Thunderbolt was sealed away, but the Water-type took a hefty amount of damage for this to happen.
Seel opened its mouth and a light blue orb of chilly energy coalesced. Multiple rays of light blue energy fired from the orb. To answer the attack, Pikachu lifted the platforms he gathered with nets by the tail and created a shield in front of him.
In the time it took for Pikachu to lift the platforms and use them as a shield, Seel got behind and jumped out of the water with a Drill Run aimed right at Pikachu's back.
"Thunder Punch!" Ash read Seel's movements and gave a shout to Pikachu. The mouse ducked and swerved his body to deliver a punch to Seel's belly from below.
The super effective move was the finisher and Seel fainted with black swirls over where its eyes were.
"Incredible…" Daisy murmured in a daze.
"You were awesome out there!" Ash laughed and hugged Pikachu when he jumped towards his chest.
"Way to go, Ash!" Misty hollered from her seat from above, ecstatic at his victory.
The three sisters approached him with admiring eyes.
"You soundly defeated every one of us. There is no greater proof that you deserve this Cascade Badge." Daisy presented the Badge to Ash and he graciously accepted it and pinned it to his jacket inwardly.
"I've got the Cascade Badge!" Ash cheered and Pikachu followed his example.
"You've really changed our minds about you." Daisy said with undisguised admiration.
"Yeah, the way you commanded yourself and your Pokemon had my heart racing." Lily clasped her hands to her cheeks and shifted her eyes to the side, flushed from the warm feelings emerging from within her as she recalled Ash's cool appearance that took control of their entire battle.
"I'm jealous of Misty having such a reliable guy like you." Violet gave a sincere and thankful smile. "Please take good care of Misty for us. With you next to her, I'm sure she'll grow leaps and bounds."
"I thought you were just a cute boy, but the impression you left us in battle and the way you didn't hesitate to come to Misty's rescue like a knight in armor was dazzling. You've got a manly character and I find that irresistible." Daisy giggled as she came into his private space and lifted his chin a little.
Ash blinked owlishly at the 180 degrees turn their attitudes took. Misty found their behavior scandalous and wanted to get up and bolt down there to give her sisters a piece of her mind.
"What are you doing carelessly getting so close to him for!?" Misty shouted through her gnashed teeth.
"There's nothing wrong with wanting to learn more about our little sister's friend, is there?" Daisy smirked at Misty and turned her attention back to Ash. "Right, Ash? Let's get along from now on." She softly whispered in a sweet voice.
"Mmm, I could admire his face all day. Let me get a closer look." Lily came to his right side.
"We'll be acquainted for many years to come. I can't wait to see how'd you look in five years." Violet giggled, hiding her arms behind her back and came near his left side.
"Enough!" Misty was so done with her sisters. She latched onto Ash's arm and pulled him closer to her. "He's got somewhere to be! There's no time for him to get closer to you three! Say something, Ash."
"Uh, see you later, Lily, Violet, Daisy." He dumbly said. Hearing him call them by their names got the sisters to blush and avert their eyes with adorable looks.
"Ash!"
Misty was not pleased and forcefully dragged him away.
"Come back soon, Ash!" Lily called out.
"If you ever come to not want him anymore, give us a call!" Violet did a phone gesture to her ear.
"We'll be sure to show him a good time!" Daisy laughed as the two departed with Misty getting increasingly more aggressive because of their voices.
"Why hello there, Professor Oak. To what do I owe the pleasure?" A feminine voice asked when Professor Oak appeared on her screen.
"There's a former student of mine that's come across an invaluable artifact and he's having trouble deciphering its ancient Kantonese writing." Professor Oak started. "He's a rookie Trainer and has been making surprising progress for the Indigo League."
"I'd like to help and the mention of ancient texts does interest me. But I'm gonna need a little more to make a decision." The woman's grin wouldn't look out of place on a Galarian Meowth's face.
"How does having the chance to decipher the Aura training manual authored by the legendary Hero, Aaron, that the Kingdom of Rota has been safeguarding for hundreds of years sound to you?" Professor Oak threw at her with a challenge in his tone to see if she could resist such an enticing opportunity.
"I'm listening! I'll come over to Kanto immediately, where's the kid at!?" Came the woman's frenzied voice.
She never stood a chance. Professor Oak grinned and laughed at her lively reaction.
"Here's where Ash Ketchum is heading, Cynthia. If you're quick you may just catch him at Vermillion City."
Afterword:
That marks the end of Cerulean City. We had Capsakid show off his mettle and he's growing on me the more I wrote him. Next chapter is the introduction of Giselle and many other character appearances at the same time.
Sammy-1000:
I thought I was being subtle enough, but I'll confirm and say Ilene is in the harem.
Da Lone Ranger:
You bet we're having Pokemon Mystery Dungeon in this fic.
RKF22:
Sorry, Ash's Lucario is male.
DGJabberwocky:
I did mention before that I have little to no issues with age gap romances. Ilene currently is only 20 years old, so it's a decade difference.
thanhmacu:
Thank you for the encouragement. I hope to keep up my current pace and release chapters frequently.
UltimateCCC:
I'd like to give heroines that don't have enough spotlight the attention they deserve when it comes to getting shipped with Ash.
If you have any questions, please add them in the reviews or PM me.