"Come on, Machoke, spit out some leaf foam!"
"Machoke?"
Watching Ash extend a strange bowl towards him, asking him to spit, Machoke felt a bit puzzled. Ash, expressionless, said, "What's the matter? Don't tell me you want me to do it? Friendly reminder—you're going to eat this later."
"Machoke!!!"
Upon hearing Ash say this, Machoke quickly spat into the mixture, and Ash swiftly began grinding the medicine.
"Normally, a special type of water source is required, but since we don't have any, we'll have to use saliva as a substitute. Consider it a folk remedy."
Looking at Ash's expressionless medicine-pounding, Bruno couldn't help but take a step back.
'This guy... might be way more terrifying than imagined.'
When an exquisitely crafted pill was presented to Machoke and Bruno, Ash was already exhausted, resting his head on Suzy's lap. Though Kirlia was envious, after looking at her own slender arms and legs, she ultimately gave up on the idea of pulling Ash over. Meanwhile, Ash held up an umbrella and said, 'One last friendly tip—prepare an umbrella before giving Machoke the medicine. Damn, making medicine for a Pokémon at the Elite level is ridiculously exhausting. If only we could use the overpowered version like Dragonite does.'
Although Ash suggested that Bruno prepare an umbrella first, the impatient Bruno, who had been waiting for so long, couldn't wait any longer. So he directly handed the pill to Machoke.
"Come on, Machoke, eat it!"
"Machoke!"
Looking at the pill Bruno handed to it, Machoke could feel its body desperately craving this pill—it could give it a new lease on life. Without hesitation, Machoke popped the pill into its mouth, and soon, the effects were completely absorbed.
'Go, Machamp!'
With a loud cry from Machamp, he felt something within his body being expelled outward.
"Raise the umbrella!!"
Seeing Machoke's expression, Ash, who was lying on Suzy's lap, narrowed his eyes and immediately shouted, raising his umbrella. The surrounding Pokémon also obediently lifted their umbrellas, with the only one not raising an umbrella being Bruno, who kept his gaze fixed on Machoke.
Splat!
With a splattering sound, a mass of filth similar to what was inside Dragonite's body erupted from Machoke, drenching Bruno, who was standing nearby. He was left stunned by the sight of the disgusting mess.
Meanwhile, Machamp paid no attention to this, feeling as though his body was reborn with vitality, roaring towards the sky!
"Machamp!!!!"
Then the light of evolution began to appear, and the Machoke, who had been unable to evolve due to hidden injuries, finally evolved.
Bruno watched as his old partner finally evolved, his eyes growing slightly moist.
"Machoke, no—I should call you Machamp now! You've finally evolved, that's amazing!"
Just as Bruno was about to hug Machamp, it dodged away. Machamp was covering its nose, looking at Bruno with disdain.
"Machamp!" (You smell terrible!)
"Hey! What do you mean by saying I stink? I became like this for your sake, you jerk! No way! I'm gonna rub it all over you!"
With that, Bruno charged straight at Machamp, while the latter could only let out a cry of despair.
"Machamp!!!" (Don't come any closer, ah!!!!)
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"Thank you so much this time. If there's anything I can do for you in the future, just say the word."
As they parted ways, Bruno once again sincerely thanked Ash and the others. Ash subtly positioned Misty and Suzy behind him in a protective manner.
"You're welcome, glad I could help. Also, if possible, you should go wash up and buy a bottle of perfume in Celadon City."
"You really don't hold back," Bruno gave Ash a helpless look, then glanced at Primeape and asked, "So? Want to have another match?"
"No, what Primeape needs now is to solidify its quasi-Elite level. Fighting your Machamp, which is at the peak of Elite level, is out of the question. Of course, if you want to battle my Pikachu instead, I think Pikachu would be more than happy to oblige."
"Your Pikachu..." Bruno glanced at the yellow rodent wearing tiny boxing gloves and shook his head.
"No thanks. I don't have a masochistic streak."
"Neither do I, so you think I'd let my Primeape fight your now fully recovered Machamp??! I?!"
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