There seems to be something wrong with these Pokémon

After Maruta Kei left, Nadeshiko kept Sakutani Ye and others for almost a week under the pretext of special training.

However, Nadeshiko's special training was not aimed at Ralts, but instead she asked her trainer, Sakuya Ha, to practice together.

This is how Nadeshiko explained it.

"Pokémon battles are not just about Pokémon battles." Nadeshiko used her stick to lift Sakuya's trembling arm critically. "What's the point of just asking for Pokémon? If a trainer can't integrate the knowledge learned from Pokémon, he will be at a loss even if there is a rare opportunity to counterattack."

At the sweat-soaked ground under Sakuya's feet, a Pokémon with its ears drooping on both sides was doing the same action as Nadeshiko, holding a branch in its hand and circling around Lalulas.

"Riolu, this is how you must be strict with Lalulas!"

Nadeshiko nodded with satisfaction, "We can be considered as Sakutani and his friends' coaches. If they get beaten badly by others, we will be the ones who bear the greatest responsibility!"

Riolu immediately became more alert upon hearing this, and moved Lalulas's hind legs a few millimeters more meticulously.

My apprentice must not lose!

"That's right, keep up the momentum! If you can hold on for another half an hour, you can take a five-minute break!"

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When Sakutani Ye and the others said goodbye to Nadeshiko after a week of hard training, the one who was most reluctant to let go was Riolu, who was usually very strict with him.

The corners of its eyes were drooping and its tail was hanging lostly between its legs.

"Thank you very much."

Shuoya squatted down and touched Riolu's head. "Lalulas and I have benefited a lot this week."

Nadeshiko smiled and said, "Yes, I taught Lalulas a set of boxing skills in one week. We stayed together all the time, eating, dressing, living and traveling, and now I can't bear to be separated."

"It's okay, we will meet again." Shuoya Ye put Lalulas in his arms on the ground.

He took out his phone and waved it in front of Riolu's eyes, "Ms. Nadeshiko and I will be in touch from time to time. If you want to talk to Lalulas, you can video chat with it anytime."

Riolu nodded, his head lowered.

Although the sadness of parting was comforted a little, it still felt a little uncomfortable.

After all, Lalulas is its first student.

Although it was only seven days, Riolu experienced the responsibility of being a master for the first time.

But Lalulas seemed to accept it well, slowly standing in front of Riolu and raising his right fist.

crackling-

The fist with electric light narrowly passed by Leo's cheek.

Riolu dodged subconsciously, and seemed to have not yet recovered from the danger he just experienced. He stared with his big round eyes full of confusion.

Lalulas retracted his fist in disappointment, sighed, and hid behind the trainer secretly.

Can’t even a sneak attack hit the master?

Lalulas clenched his fists, and yellow electricity spread across his hands.

It looks like it needs to exercise harder!

"Hahaha--"

Nadeshiko laughed so hard that she doubled over. After a long while, she straightened her back and wiped away the tears from her eyes. "Forget it, forget it. You guys should leave now."

"Qianhong City is not far from here, so I won't send you off."

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Shuo Gu Ye and his group, who were walking in the mountains, were swiping their phones in unison.

"Did you see it? Did you see it?"

The girl with her hair tied up in a high bun looks full of energy, and the culprit that made everyone hold their phones at this moment was her shouting.

"Vote now! Vote now!"

Fujino Sakura held her cell phone in her hand, her excitement evident on the surface.

"That's great! Xiaoyou's efforts have been noticed by everyone!"

Shuoya Ye tapped her finger on the screen and pressed confirm on the option marked "I Agree".

"There are almost 100,000 people participating." Sakuya Ye looked at the number of participants that popped up after the voting was completed, and said to Fujino Sakura who jumped to the side of Kitazawa Lingyou to help him operate, "Are there enough people?"

"Not enough." Kitazawa Lingyou simply handed the phone directly to the girl who was standing on tiptoe with difficulty, and said, "There are about 50 million residents in the Kanto area. According to the review standards, at least 10% of the approval rate is required to hold a competition in Kanto."

"That is..." Fujino Sakura, who was operating her phone with great interest, paused and slowly said an astronomical number, "Five million people must agree..."

She pursed her lips slightly, and her good mood disappeared.

Compared with five million people, one hundred thousand is too small a number.

It's such a hopeless despair!

"Don't worry, the system has just been opened." Shuo Gu Ye put away his phone and comforted him, "Cool Music's press conference was so successful, there must be more than 100,000 people who know about the gorgeous competition, and the number of votes will continue to rise."

“Yes, yes…”

Fujino Sakura rubbed the side of the phone with her thumb and forced a smile, "There's still a chance... The system will be open for ten days. It's not impossible to go from 100,000 to 5 million in ten days, right?"

Although Fujino Sakura herself felt that these words were far-fetched, she still nodded with certainty and said, "Anyone who has seen Xiaoyou's performance will be attracted by the gorgeous competition. No one will fail to be impressed by the charm of Pokémon!"

"That will be enough."

Sakutani Ye gently comforted him, "As a viewer, I believe that Izumi's charm can conquer Kanto and add a touch of bright color to the gray forbidden land."

"of course!"

Fujino Sakura raised her fist and made up her mind, "I've decided!"

Kitazawa Lingyou suddenly frowned, his heart skipped a beat, and a bad feeling came over him.

Whenever the girl showed such an expression, it meant that she was about to do something stupid and reckless.

"Are we close to the next city?"

After seeing Sakuya Ye nod in response, Fujino Sakura took a deep breath and shouted, "Then we can promote Xiaoyou in the city! Call on everyone to help vote!"

Kitazawa Lingyou's face changed, but he felt relieved in his heart that it was just as expected.

He kindly reminded, “Canvassing is prohibited by law.”

"This isn't canvassing for votes!" Fujino Sakura pouted, "This is about letting everyone witness the beauty of Pokémon together! Let everyone vote for the gorgeous contest willingly!"

"Whatever you say." Kitazawa Lingyou shrugged. "It's not up to us whether Miss Junsha believes it or not."

Fujino Sakura suddenly lost her temper and squatted on the ground drawing circles.

"What a lousy law... it doesn't give any humanity..."

Sakutani Ye smiled helplessly, comforting Fujino Sakura who had lost her fighting spirit, while secretly glaring at Kitazawa Reiyuu.

"whispering sound--"

Kitazawa Lingyou looked away and said casually, "It's not impossible, just change the form——"

"Um...I'm sorry."

The sudden female voice interrupted Kitazawa Lingyou's words. The three of them looked back at the same time and scared the woman who came to ask for directions.

But now she was in the wilderness and had not seen any cars or people passing by for two days. She could only swallow her saliva and ask out of desperation.

"Excuse me, do you know where to go to Mocastle City?"

"Mocastle City?" Fujino Sakura squatted on the ground and raised her hand to touch the corner of her lips, "It sounds a bit familiar..."

"fool--"

Shuoya Ye tapped the girl's forehead gently, turned around and explained, "Yes, follow this road until you reach the fork in the road and turn right. Go down the mountain after passing the second intersection. Then follow the third road from left to right along the forest for a few hundred meters and turn left. You will arrive."

"What? What?" The woman held her head up dizzily, her eyes dazed, "What do you mean by left and right? Is this road so roundabout?"

"Because this is a small road, it's a bit complicated." Shuo Guye continued patiently, "If you want to take another road, you need to go back to the third fork in the road and turn left. After crossing the second hill, go down the second path. Then walk one or two kilometers to the left and you will see the highway."

"No..." The woman felt her steps suddenly become heavy, "I don't understand anymore..."

"Well...it's really complicated."

Fujino Sakura, who had been following behind Sakutani Ye without even looking at the map, couldn't help but shrink her head.

Fortunately, she was not the one leading the way, otherwise we might not be able to get out of the mountain even after ten years.

Seeing this, Shuoya Ye blinked, put down his backpack and took out a map from it, "Here's the map for you. It should be easier if you follow the markings."

"Uh..." The woman's eyes were evasive. She hesitated for a long time in front of Shuo Guye's puzzled expression before she spoke.

"Actually, I don't really understand maps..."

Without waiting for the three to reply, she immediately clasped her hands together and bowed, "Are you also heading to Mocastle City? Can I ask you to give me a ride? I promise I won't cause any trouble!"

"Mocastle City?"

Fujino Sakura finally remembered something and slapped her head, "Oh, right, the next city seems to be Mocastle City."

“Right, right?!” The woman’s eyes lit up, and she instantly moved in front of the girl, kneeling on the ground and holding her hand. “Please give me a ride! If I miss the evening party at the Mocastle Theater because I get lost, I might as well jump down from here!”

In order to hold on to this life-saving straw, the woman spent all her money and said through gritted teeth, "As long as you can take me this distance, I will pack some peripherals for you after the performance! One set for each person! I will never break my promise!"

After that, she turned around and looked at the two young men pitifully, "I guess you also traveled to Mocastle City for the performance at the Grand Theater? Since we are in the same boat, please take me with you!"

Tears welled up in the corners of her eyes, and she half covered her face and cried, "I spent several months' salary! Just to see baby Izumi! Why is it so difficult!!"

"Izumi——?"

"Baby--?"

The voices of Sakutani Ye and Fujino Sakura mixed together. The woman raised her head with tears in her eyes and choked up, "What, what's wrong? What's wrong with me liking Izumi baby?!"

When the word "Baby Izumi" was mentioned, the woman immediately lost her previous begging attitude and spoke in a rather firm tone.

"Huh? You guys aren't my rivals, are you? If you ask me, Setaki is not even a hair on Izumi's head! He can only follow Izumi's ass and plagiarize other people's ideas! It's so ugly!"

She quickly got up from the ground and ran away from everyone's sight in a few seconds.

Even from dozens of meters away, I could hear her unwilling mumbling.

"I knew it! Seto is here to take advantage of our popularity! Izumi was the only one invited, but why did this annoying guy appear in the official announcement?!"

"No, no! I have to get to Mocastle City right away. I can't let that annoying person overpower Izumi baby!!"