Dual-career Pokémon trainer

"The next one is contestant number 56, Mr. Lin Jing.

I wonder what kind of wonderful performance he will bring us!"

As Vivian's voice sounded, Lin Jing, a contestant, also walked onto the stage.

But this time he was different from the previous times, he just wore a short-sleeved T-shirt for traveling.

He had obviously dressed up specially today.

The base is a blue and black outfit, and some gentlemen's hats, which are similar to broad top hats, have a blue ribbon tied on them.

If there were any coordinator trainers from Sinnoh in today's match, they might recognize the champion of last year's Sinnoh Grand Festival.

That’s right, Lin Jing was wearing the same performance dress she had worn in Sinnoh before.

Moreover, it was custom-made according to the original impression, similar to the hero suit of Bird's hero Aaron.

However, if you look closely, you can feel that this outfit seems a little tight.

This is natural. After all, Lin Jing has grown a lot in the past year.

With the encouragement of a "trainer" who was responsible for training Lin Jing, this guy is still able to wear this clothes now and should be thankful that he asked someone to leave some room for it when it was custom-made.

As for him suddenly changing into this outfit since he didn't need to change his clothes in Hoenn...

Of course it’s because the cooperation with the little guy on the field is more tacit and more handsome! (?w?)

He pressed the hat lightly, but this action could not suppress the excitement in Lin Jing's heart.

"In the name of Bird, go ahead --- my favorite partner!"

The red and white Poké Ball swirled and rubbed against the black gloves.

With a clang, a white light appeared.

Although they were indoors, at this moment, an invisible gust of wind suddenly blew up with the light of the stage as the center, causing a burst of exclamations.

The human-like figure in the light and shadow kept punching forward, making a powerful sound of breaking through the air.

It even seemed that because of its power, the light and shadow attached to the Poké Ball on its body were shattered as it swung.

At the moment when this figure appeared completely in front of everyone, the figure that had been moving before suddenly froze like a statue.

However, it is hard to imagine how it maintains its balance with that foot raised and even the body leaning forward and punching forward.

"So handsome!"

"No, it's so cute!"

"He's handsome and cute, okay?"

“Its hair is so well groomed!

Did you see the perfect ripples on its fur from the punch it just threw?

Even if I stop now, I can still feel the speed and power of the punch I just threw!"

Just by showing up, this little blue and white guy immediately attracted everyone's attention.

There are not many Pokémon that are both cute and handsome, even among the thousands of Pokémon known so far.

But Riolu happens to be one of those rare ones.

Of course, now that everyone's attention was on Riolu, no one noticed that Lin Jing, who had been the background from the beginning, suddenly stiffened all over.

Even Riolu, who was still in the middle of the performance, almost burst out laughing.

If it hadn't remembered that it was still performing, it would have turned around to look at the furry guy's expression.

The reason for all this is naturally what a certain guy said when he was pretending to be cool.

Just after Lin Jing blurted out the words, he noticed that the two Poké Balls on his waist were shaking wildly.

Although one of them only jumped once and then immediately became quiet.

However, if Lin Jing had not put his hands on his hips and pressed the other Poké Ball at the first opportunity, it would have probably jumped out of the Poké Ball long ago.

As for that Poké Ball... Lin Jing could guess where each Poké Ball was even without thinking about it.

He must have been too excited just now and accidentally made someone jealous.

besides...

I thought of the Poké Ball that jumped and then paused.

I don’t know why a picture has already appeared in Lin Jing’s head.

It was probably like the dog noticed his words and raised his head, then turned his body and faced him with his butt, looking sulky and ready to ignore him.

Anyway, now Lin Jing can only use the waveguide which doesn't have much effect on these two furry creatures to continuously send out messages of begging and comforting.

Although he can't chat directly with Riolu using Waveguide, he can still let these two little guys feel his emotions.

Of course, even if someone forgets something more important because of some small private situation.

But the very reliable (self-proclaimed) Riolu hasn't forgotten what they are doing.

After feeling that the two seniors in the Poké Ball were in a slightly better mood, Riolu's waveguide was immediately plugged in.

[Idiot, we are still performing! ]

[Ahem, I know, I know. You don’t really like this, do you?]

While sending messages in his mind, Lin Jing's stiff body finally began to move.

Of course, before that, he did not forget to comfort the two guys again, and said that he would give them a satisfactory answer later.

Although it seemed like a long time had passed, it was only for Lin Jing who was in the vortex.

In the eyes of the audience, Lin Jing and Riolu just posed and paused for a moment, and then immediately started the real performance.

"Riolu, next is the rockfall!"

"Leo!"

Riolu, who had been like a statue before, finally started to move at this moment.

The seemingly soft and plush fists collided with each other, but in everyone's ears, it sounded like metal and stone.

With this crisp sound, the energy of the rock element flows in the air.

A drab light lingers.

The four brown rocks centered on Lin Jing fell heavily on the ground, top-heavy, like four inverted small mountains forming a corner.

While the audience was still wondering what they were going to do, one of the people on the stage started the next move.

"A flash of lightning!"

As soon as the words fell, everyone felt a flash before their eyes, and Riolu seemed to be divided into four at this moment.

Four unclear blue and white figures suddenly flew towards the four mountains.

The next moment, a crisp bang was heard.

The sharp corners of the four mountains that inserted into the site collapsed at the same time.

However, perhaps because of the location of the force, the four mountains, which were clearly in different directions, all fell towards Lin Jing in the center of the stage at the same time.

The audience who were watching all this from afar also subconsciously cried out in surprise as a reminder.

Unfortunately, due to its weight, the mountain fell down too quickly.

Even the person with the fastest reaction would still have the first word stuck in his throat.

On the other hand, Lin Jing, who was in the center of the venue, either did not notice it or because the mountains fell too quickly, did not even have time to change his expression to one of fear, and the four huge shadows had already obscured him.

boom------

generous---

The loud noise of a heavy object falling to the ground and the sound of something breaking was deafening, even bringing up clouds of smoke and dust.

Some timid spectators subconsciously covered their eyes, while others even stood up and tried their best to see the situation clearly in the smoke.

However, some careful people noticed that just before the rock fell completely, it seemed as if something jumped out from the bottom up.

Moreover, the three judges closest to the stage did not give any other instructions at all.

That’s right! It’s in the sky!

Thinking of the figure that just now might have been an illusion or not, those who reacted quickly were the first to look up.

What a coincidence that I could clearly see the blue-black figure that was rapidly falling towards the ground under the influence of gravity.

However, he is not Riolu who is responsible for the performance, but a trainer who looks much taller than it after dressing up, but with the same main color.

But that height and speed!

As soon as this thought came to his mind, Lin Jing, who was about to fall completely into the smoke and dust, slightly grinned. If one was close enough to him, one could even see that there seemed to be a hint of excitement and madness on his face at this moment.

"Riolu, work hard!"

boom-----

Following Lin Jing's voice, a strange sound was heard, like the sound of a high-speed fist hitting the air.

A circular air wave suddenly appeared below Lin Jing.

Through the brown smoke that had not yet completely dissipated, one could even clearly see the oval shape.

Lin Jing, who was about to fall, flew into the air again under the influence of this force.

The smoke and dust that had been raised by the collapse of the rocks below also spread out in a circular shape due to this air wave, allowing people to finally see the center of the stage clearly.

That was Riolu, who was performing in front of them before and was now punching the sky.

However, it is worth noting that some broken rocks can still be barely seen around its location, but they are now turning into brown energy spots and slowly dissipating.

Judging from the four corners that are more densely packed than the surrounding areas, they should be the four small mountains that originally collapsed.

On the other hand, there was not even a speck of dust on Riolu's body at this moment.

Even some of the rock fragments closest to it are several meters away.

Although I couldn't see it clearly with my naked eyes, I could imagine what happened in that instant.

Did it smash four rock pillars at the same time at that moment, and then return and throw its trainer into the sky, smashing all the fallen rocks?

What kind of terrifying speed and power is this? !

The discerning trainers and spectators have realized what just happened.

However, Riolu's actions are not yet completely over.

After everyone finally saw its figure clearly, Riolu swung his fists again.

This time it was no longer the sky, but the ground beneath its feet.

The sound of breaking through the air continued to sound, and even formed endless air waves with Riolu as the center.

The rocks that had already turned into fine pieces continued to spread outward, and were even completely crushed into powder, turning into their original rock energy that slowly dissipated in the air.

While doing all this, Riolu continued to climb upwards due to his continuous exertion of strength.

Just as it rose to the middle of the stage, Lin Jing, who had just been lifted into the sky again, fell down again.

The little paws opened gently.

Although her body looked smaller, she caught the falling figure accurately and perfectly.

Perhaps it was because of the continuous waves of energy from below.

The trainer and Riolu's falling speed also slowed down a lot, and it looked like a psychic Pokémon was using telekinesis to slowly descend.

Bang~

Paji~

The sounds of shoes and pads rang out one after another, and the blue-black coordination trainer and his blue-black partner landed at the same time.

But it's a little different from before.

The conspicuous hat did not stay on Lin Jing's head, but only revealed his short black hair.

Salad~

The sound of rippling air slightly broke the tranquility of the moment.

The hat tied with a blue ribbon fluttered down gently.

However, it did not fall on his original owner as accurately as imagined.

Instead, it seemed to be pulled by something and fell precisely on the head of the smaller guy.

How should I put it...Although it seems a bit too big for Riolu.

But as the little guy raised his head, the hat was slightly tilted due to the size of his head, which made him look more suitable (and cuter).

Unfortunately, the trainer who was about to take his bow didn't seem to think so, and even wanted to reach out for his hat.

Riolu was obviously not happy to agree to this kind of thing.

Two little blue paws grasped the brims of the hat and shook his head.

This action, combined with the hat and small body that match its color, gives people a sense of lovely compassion.

Some people even forgot that they were still performing and that this little guy had just demonstrated amazing strength and speed.

Instead, he shouted loudly, "Since it likes to give way, just give it to it!"

I don’t know if he heard what they said or if he felt helpless towards his partner.

The trainer who was performing also shook his head helplessly.

However, the little guy next to him still looked a little unreasonable, with his red eyes and blue mouth corners slightly curved.

After a cunning smile, the blue calf moved slightly downwards, and suddenly jumped lightly.

The trainer felt his head suddenly feel heavy.

Fortunately, his reaction seemed to be timely, so he was not knocked to the ground by the sudden weight.

Instead, the little guy on his head, wearing a slightly larger hat, proudly puffed out his chest, as if to express the final victory in the fight.

Only then did the little guy, wearing his slightly oversized hat, bow slightly to the audience.

The trainer who was being treated as an audience member seemed to have accepted his fate, but perhaps out of revenge, he had the same cunning smile on his face, which was exactly the same as the little guy's just now. He bent his waist and head at the same time, and seemed to be greeting the audience.

But the magical thing was that the little guy on top of his head seemed to be completely unaffected by the sudden changes under his feet, and his two paws seemed to be attached to Lin Jing's head.

Until it seemed to feel that the trainer under it seemed to be about to fall down because of this posture, the two legs that were stepping on the top of the head shifted slightly, one leg landed accurately on the shoulder, and the other leg pressed against the trainer's back and gently exerted force, easily straightening the trainer who was about to fall down.

The trainer who had finally avoided this embarrassment seemed to be convinced by the little guy. After gently scratching the little guy's nose and rubbing it vigorously through the oversized black hat, he waved to the audience together with the little guy sitting on his shoulders.

The real closing salute was given to the many thunderous applause.