I'm not a supporting character in Pokemon

After all.

What is the concept of being powerful?

Is it strong at level 50? Of course, I have to report to the association every year.

But compared to levels sixty, seventy or higher, it is not worth mentioning at all.

Which class does Riolu think of as powerful?

It can't be as powerful as the previous group of elves, right? Find those cats and beat them up?

Li Xiang couldn't help but ask Riolu how powerful it thought it was.

Is there a specific concept?

Riolu was at a loss. He asked it so rashly about its concept of power, and it was hard for it to answer.

"It's okay, just think about it slowly, don't be in a hurry."

Li Xiang gave it time to think and was not in a hurry to get the answer.

At this time.

Mewtwo returns.

This guy obviously doesn't have the gem that is his ticket, but he seems to be able to come and go between Kirishima and Phantom Island freely.

"What happened?" 』

Chaomeng had some wet marks on his body and looked like he had been underwater.

It looked at Li Xiang's elves and was keenly aware that something seemed to be happening here.

There was nothing bad to say to Chaomeng, so Li Xiang told it what happened just now.

"That's it..."

Chaomeng, like Li Xiang, put his hand on his chin and muttered, "The desire for power and the demand for justice." 』

"Do you have any idea?"

Li Xiang had some expectations in his heart.

"No. 』

Mewtwo shook his head honestly, "I can't give my power to others like Arceus. 』

There are many powerful Mewtwos, but there is no way to share them with Riolu.

Nature can't help it.

It doesn't even understand the concept of justice.

"However, I can help it improve its strength and fight powerful opponents. Even if it fails, it will become a driving force for moving forward, right?" 』

Mewtwo looked at Riolu and asked.

"That's true."

Li Xiang nodded. If you lose in the game, you will lose experience. In reality, every punch you throw will subtly make the next punch more powerful and faster.

That's the difference.

Fighting against the powerful Mewtwo was, in a sense, an honor.

certainly.

Li Xiang doesn't think so. As long as he is an elf, he has the possibility of defeating him. There is no need to praise others so highly.

Who knows that Lucario will not be able to defeat Mewtwo in the future?

There are hard candies, soft candies, super evolution, and most importantly, the bond of the trainer Li Xiang.

Maybe there's only a one percent chance of "Hold On" triggering, but what if it does in a pinch?

…

night.

The moon is bright and the stars are rare.

Riolu got out of Li Xiang's arms and knocked on the Shield Sword Monster's shield.

rub!

The shield sword monster's single eye lit up like an electric light, dispelling the darkness in the tent.

recent.

It seems a bit addictive as a desk lamp.

"Um?"

Li Xiang rubbed his eyes and looked at the time, not sure why.

Mewtwo's voice came from outside the tent.

"What's wrong? 』

"It's nothing, Riolu has something to do." Li Xiang responded.

Unlike humans, Chaomeng does not need to lie on his back when sleeping. He prefers to stand upright on a tree stump, close his eyes and sleep, feeling the natural breathing.

It makes it feel like it's part of the world.

certainly.

It also tried to sleep in the tent, right next to Li Xiang, and was pulled by him to take a photo.

Li Xiang smiled and said that he might be the only man in the world who has slept with Chaomeng.

Chaomeng didn't know what to say at that time.

"What's wrong?"

Li Xiang rubbed his eyes and glanced at the time on his watch. It was past one in the morning.

"Li hum..."

Riolu looked thoughtful.

It can be seen that it thought about it all night and did not sleep at all.

Finally, I came to the conclusion I wanted in the middle of the night.

it says:

"To protect, to the extent that I can protect the things I cherish. 』

In a trance.

I don’t know if it’s because I didn’t wake up, or if my brain is starved of oxygen.

Li Xiang seemed to hear Riolu opening his mouth to speak.

Just like the words Xiaozhi heard when he wanted to protect Pikachu even in the face of death.

"You you you! Telepathy!?"

Li Xiang was instantly frightened and his mind went blank.

Riolu showed a confused expression, "LiHong?"

Now he is speaking normally.

"Did it speak just now?"

Li Xiang looked at the glowing Shield Sword Monster, who shook his body to indicate that he didn't hear.

illusion?

Chaomeng opened the tent cloth and asked, "Is everything okay?" 』

"I thought I heard Riolu talking just now."

Li Xiang blinked. He was very sure before, but now he hesitated.

Maybe it was his delusion.

After all, with his current tacit understanding with Riolu, simultaneous translation in his head is completely possible.

The result of self-imagination is not impossible.

"I didn't hear it. 』

Chaomeng's answer convinced Li Xiang of this conclusion.

but.

None of this matters.

What matters is the meaning of what was just said.

Li Xiang repeated it and asked Riolu if it was this.

Then he got a positive answer from the somewhat shy Gouzi.

It hopes that it can protect everything it holds dear.

But this concept is still vague.

How huge this force will be is still unknown.

In fact.

Riolu can now protect many things, and it is already very powerful.

But it is still not satisfied, otherwise it would not say such words.

"There's no way I'm in danger and you're forced to evolve, right?"

Li Xiang had a headache. He was not sensitive to the old-fashioned way of evolution.

"Li hum..."

Riolu lowered his head and whimpered softly, knowing that he had caused trouble to Li Xiang.

"OK OK."

Li Xiang quickly grabbed Riolu's face and forced it to raise its head, "We're not in a hurry. It's been a long time since we've been here, right?"

"Li hum."

Riolu's eyes were moist and he responded softly.

But in my heart, I kept thinking about what I wanted, and why what happened three years ago became its obsession.

…

The next day.

Team morning workout.

Riolu and the others ran according to the planned route.

Li wants to prepare breakfast at the camp.

"Is there anything I can do to help you?"

The Blazing Roaring Tiger looked at the unconscious Riolu and asked aloud.

It finds itself surprisingly useless and has no idea where to start helping the other person.

I can only ask stupidly.

Riolu smiled at the Blazing Roaring Tiger without answering, his expression slightly bitter.

This makes it a little angry.

"If you have anything to say, just say it! We are all partners! There is nothing you can't say to us!"

The Blazing Roaring Tiger shouted dissatisfiedly, as if losing his temper.

But the moment he said it, he began to regret it, because that was not his intention.

it is just.

I really want to help Riolu, but I don’t know how.

After all, it didn't even know what Riolu was thinking.

The shouts of the Blazing Roaring Tiger successfully froze Riolu in place.

"talk!"

Seeing this, the big tiger simply broke the can and threw it. The words he said were like water being poured out. It was better to hit the ball straight to the end.

The steel-armored crow and other elves stopped and looked at them worriedly.

"You asked me to say...I don't know!"

The fire in Riolu's heart was successfully ignited. As if venting his confusion in recent days, he shouted hysterically: "I really don't know! What obsession! What power!"

"I just can't stand others bullying others! Why are you so obsessed!"

"I just want to protect Li Xiang and protect everything I want to protect. Why do I have to set a certain amount! Isn't the stronger the better!?"

"Why is it related to evolution!"

"Didn't you say it all happened naturally?"

"Why is it different when you come here? Why am I special?"

"I don't care about the past things! Who cares about them! Who are they? Why are they pestering me!"

It's as if he's angry from shame, and he's venting all the frustrations in his heart.

Riolu gritted his teeth, his eyes were red and filled with anger, causing the Blazing Roaring Tiger to fall into silence.

It cannot understand, and it is difficult to understand why evolution is related to this bullshit obsession.

It no longer cares about being bullied, is that important?

That's not important at all!

Riolu knew that he had not made a mistake from beginning to end, and had been moving forward on the right path.

Protecting Li Xiang and protecting everything it wants to protect is what it wants, the justice it longs for.

Everything I did was what I wanted, and I never regretted this choice. There was no obsession!

Right from the start.

That's something you don't care about at all!

The wind blew through the woods, making a rustling sound.

Two elves, one tall and one short, faced each other, the former was silent and the latter was breathing heavily.

Not far away was a group of elves who were extremely worried but did not dare to step forward to interrupt.

Blazing Roaring Tiger: "So..."

"I'm not going to take those guys at their word anymore."

Riolu said coldly: "Li Xiang is still being deceived by them, but I have figured it out. Evolution has been my business since the beginning and has nothing to do with them."

"What obsession? It's all bullshit!"

It gritted its teeth, squeezed out these words from its throat, beat its chest hard, and growled: "I have the final say when to evolve!"

"I control everything by myself!"

It has nothing to do with obsession or desire.

Only the elf himself has the most say in evolution.

When it wants to evolve, it evolves naturally without any hindrance or confusion.

The Blazing Roaring Tiger opened his mouth and realized that he was speechless by Riolu's words.

As if at this moment.

Riolu seemed to be telling some kind of truth that resonated deeply with him.

Its angry eyes were more dazzling than the rising sun in the sky.

For a moment.

Something was released from Riolu.

The wind died down.

But something was howling.

It comes from the bottom of my heart and from all directions.

It's like ten people shouting, a hundred people shouting, a thousand people shouting, and ten thousand people shouting!

The forest is shaking.

It makes a sound like a carnival.

Something was shining on the horizon, like a beam of light reaching straight into the sky.

But all this.

It is not as good as the scene that appears in the eyes of the blazing roaring tiger, which is more shocking to its heart.

"What's wrong, my heart is beating so fast——"

Li Xiang's voice came from a distance, but he immediately choked back to his stomach.

The brilliance of evolution illuminates the entire forest.

forest.

No.

It’s the entire nature of Kirishima that is celebrating and cheering for the birth of something!

It brought countless pairs of eyes to this forest.

Even.

Another world!