Pokémon: What should I do? My father-in-law always wants to tear me apart

"No, buddy?"

Under the soft light of the medical room, Xiang Cheng looked at Nima helplessly, his eyes full of confusion and a hint of amusement.

He tried to use a lighthearted tone to dispel Nima's insistence, but it didn't seem to have the desired effect.

“Dude, seriously, I’m fine.”

There was a hint of relief in Xiang Cheng's voice, and he even waved his injured arm exaggeratedly to show that he was fine.

The wound was just a minor abrasion, and the blood had already been properly handled by the doctor's skillful hands, without touching any important soft tissue.

After disinfecting and bandaging Xiang Cheng's wound, the doctor told him that he just needed to go back and rest.

But just when Xiangcheng was about to get the medicine, Nima suddenly appeared and said in a serious face that he would be responsible for his injuries and even offered to pay for his medical expenses and mental damages.

Xiangcheng tried his best to persuade Nima to give up the idea, but still couldn't.

Looking at Nima's serious and determined expression, Xiang Cheng couldn't help feeling a little powerless. He scratched his head with his intact arm, smiled bitterly in his heart, and felt that this scene was a little ridiculous.

"Hey, man, you've already beaten me and advanced to the next round. Shouldn't you be preparing for the next match? Is it really appropriate to waste your time here with me?"

There was a hint of sarcasm in Xiang Cheng's words, and he tried to ease Nima's stubbornness with humor.

However, Nima remained unmoved after hearing this, and his eyes revealed a firmness and sense of responsibility:

"No, this is my responsibility, and I must take full responsibility."

There was no joking in his words, and every word seemed so serious and persistent.

Xiang Cheng couldn't help but roll his eyes, thinking to himself that this guy was really stubborn.

He half-jokingly said: "Okay, then you can spend one million with me~"

Xiangcheng originally thought that such an exaggerated number would make Nima give up, but he did not expect that Nima would actually think about it seriously and then nodded vigorously.

"Okay, I'll get one million as soon as possible..."

There was a determination revealed in Nima's words, which made Xiangcheng feel surprised and helpless.

“Stop, stop, stop! I’m kidding you!”

Xiang Cheng quickly interrupted Nima, he sighed, and decided to change his angle to persuade Nima:

"Well, even if you are responsible, how are you going to compensate?"

Nima answered without hesitation:

"I can pay for all your medical expenses and mental damages."

His words were full of sincerity, but Xiang Cheng almost laughed out loud. He waved his hand and said:

"Come on, man, this is just a minor injury and I don't need that much money. And I didn't suffer any mental damage!"

Nima frowned, seeming puzzled by Xiang Cheng's refusal.

There was a look of confusion in his eyes, as he didn't understand why Xiang Cheng did not accept his compensation.

"But……"

But if I don't pay, then I...

"Don't be so freaking specific."

Xiangcheng interrupted the other party again and looked at Nima with a strange expression.

"I'm wondering if you've been through something before? Why do you feel like you have PTSD? Could it be that you've accidentally injured an opponent's trainer during a battle before?"

"..."

Nima's silence made Xiang Cheng's mouth twitch, "I guess I guessed right?"

——Hot Meow(=`ェ′=；)ゞ brand dividing line——

"Σ_(???"∠)vomit——"

Lin Yi lay on the sink with a pale face, his hands tightly grasping the edge, his body leaning forward, and he kept making dry heaving sounds, but he didn't vomit anything except some stomach acid.

Ruan Yaoyao stood aside, gently patting Lin Yi's back, her eyes full of blame and heartache:

"I told you to drink without eating at noon, now you feel better! Drinking on an empty stomach is so uncomfortable."

"I was wrong……"

Lin Yi nodded weakly to acknowledge his mistake.

He felt as if all the strength had been drained from his body, and every breath was painful.

Although Ruan Yaoyao had tried her best to reduce the force, her bare hands on Lin Yi's back were like heavy hammers, making Lin Yi almost vomit blood.

At noon, Lin Yi and Xingzhu had a drinking contest and drank more than two boxes of beer in one breath. Their stomachs were full of alcohol and they couldn't eat any food at all.

As a result, due to the lack of food as a buffer, the alcohol directly stimulated the gastric mucosa, causing Lin Yi to feel stomach discomfort throughout the afternoon and even vomiting.

If he didn't have a good alcohol tolerance, he would have probably passed out drunk due to the accelerated absorption of alcohol caused by drinking on an empty stomach.

Now, the afternoon competition has come to an end, and 1024 winners have been selected from the initial approximately 512 contestants.

Then, after dinner time is over, the participants will be regrouped into groups of four, for a total of 128 groups.

The groups will be randomly paired up and compete in four-person team battles.

The winning team will successfully advance to the official competition stage, while the losing team can only leave with regret.

The rules this time are unique compared to the past. In the past, team battles were usually confrontations between schools.

The reason for this change may be that some individual students from some small schools actually have the potential to make it into the top 16, but are implicated by the weak strength of their teammates and are unfortunately eliminated.

In order to give these players a chance, the event has formulated such new rules.

Of course, this is just Lin Yi's personal speculation. As for the real reason, he doesn't know and has no interest in exploring it.

By the way, in the afternoon competition, Su Su and Jiang Nan also successfully entered the next round.

Their performance in the competition was remarkable and won rounds of applause from the audience.

However, Chen Yifei, the last boy from the Qinghai team, was not so lucky.

The Pigsy and Geodude he sent out were completely restrained by the opponent's Hawkman and Sea Lion in terms of both attributes and abilities.

This is not because Chen Yifei did not work hard enough or lacked strength, but because in the rookie stage, the impact of attribute restraint is too great.

For most people, it is not easy to let their Pokémon learn skills of other attributes to make up for their shortcomings.

Therefore, at this stage, attribute restraint often becomes the key factor in determining victory or defeat.

Although Chen Yifei tried his best, he was ultimately unable to defeat his opponent and unfortunately ended up in this round.

However, Chen Yifei had a very good mentality. Even if he lost the game, he could face it calmly and comforted himself:

"I have tried my best. There is no shame in that."

Just as Lin Yi was being helped out of the bathroom by Ruan Yaoyao and preparing to go to the cafeteria, he heard a familiar and arrogant voice coming from him.

"I haven't seen you for a few days. Why are you so weak?"