There seems to be something wrong with these Pokémon

The next morning, the young man, who seemed to be covered by a layer of fog, drank a cup of coffee brought by the crew and tidied his appearance in front of the mirror.

If one could ignore the dark circles under his eyes and the fatigue that could not be hidden in his eyes, the boy in the mirror would look pretty good.

"Thank you, Snake."

Xiaoye clasped her hands together to catch the cool water and splashed it on her face. The wet drops were wiped away with the towel before they even fell.

The vine hidden under the towel paused, wiped Xiaoye's face a few times, causing her to grimace in pain, and then quickly disappeared. The small figure at the door snorted coldly.

"Okay, I really had insomnia last night. I won't do that again next time, okay?"

Xiao Ye turned around and smiled apologetically.

I tossed and turned in bed all night last night.

This was a pain for the vine snake that was used to sleeping next to his pillow.

Jumping back and forth between dreams and reality, no one knows whether one is awake or still asleep when one opens one's eyes.

The extremely angry Vine Snake turned its back and walked to the bedside, and with the help of the vines, it easily climbed into the soft quilt.

Xiaoye, who followed slowly, immediately slowed down his movements after seeing this and waved his hand to call other Pokémon to follow him out.

I don't want to think about it anymore. If there are any problems, just talk them out face to face. Isn't it torturing myself to keep guessing?

His palm rested on the door handle, and as the lock made a slight sound, a face at the door frightened him so much that he took a few steps back.

"Ash...?"

"Uh... Good morning?" Xiaozhi scratched his head, his eyes wandering and he couldn't utter a word.

Xiaoye blinked slightly in confusion and cast his gaze towards the Pikachu lying on his shoulder.

Pikachu's long ears drooped, and he sighed and spread his hands helplessly.

"It's just... when I was wandering around the ship with Xiaoxia yesterday, I saw a room called the 'Battle Club'."

Xiaoye suddenly realized.

When he was learning about "Fight Club", he happened to come across the introduction to "Battle Club".

Although he didn't have a deep impression of it, he vaguely remembered the few words marked in red and large on that page.

Trainer's paradise, you are sincerely invited to participate!

"Well... I tried to find Xiaoxia and the others, but they seemed to have no interest in this."

Xiaozhi said hesitantly, and the reasons why several people rejected him reappeared in his ears.

"What, the Battle Club? Come on, we're aboard the St. Anne and all you can think about is fighting. It's really a downer, isn't it? If you want to go, go by yourself. I want to enjoy myself."

"Um... Although I really want to go with you, I have already made an appointment with Ms. Etsuko for today. I didn't see her yesterday due to an accident, so I won't let her go today no matter what!"

As for Kitazawa Reiyuu...

Not to mention responding to him, no one even answered when I knocked on the door!

I heard from the crew member who was cleaning the garbage in the corridor that it seemed that the guest staying in this room left a long time ago.

Cleaning required getting up early, and he was excited and hardworking, so he ran to this floor before dawn, but he still heard the sound of the door being locked and light footsteps.

So Xiaozhi, who was holding on to his last straw, was about to knock on Xiaoye's door, but happened to meet him face to face.

Therefore, Xiaozhi is so hesitant because he is afraid of being rejected.

Xiao Ye found it a little funny after hearing this, especially the rare time to see the boy pouting his lips and looking a little aggrieved.

"Sure, I'll go with you."

Since Lingyou is not in the room, the original plan has been disrupted. Since I have nothing to do, I might as well go out with Xiaozhi to see the world.

Xiaozhi's eyes lit up when he got the response. Without saying a word, he grabbed Xiaoye's wrist, ran to the deepest part of the aisle, and took the elevator down.

Xiaozhi quickly pressed a floor button and spoke after a long while.

"Great, let's set off!"

Xiao Ye, who was in the elevator, was silent for a moment. Just when he was about to say something, the passenger elevator stopped. Just as he was about to step out, he was stopped by a pair of hands.

Pikachu and Xiaozhi poked their heads out to look around, and when they found that there were still rows of guest rooms, they retracted their heads and pressed the button for the next floor.

Xiaozhi lowered his eyes in the face of Xiaoye's puzzled gaze, rubbing his index finger and thumb gently and said, "I spent too much time wandering around yesterday, and I have forgotten which floor the Battle Club is on..."

Xiao Ye laughed in silence. He could only say that he was worthy of being Xiao Zhi because he acted impulsively without any preparation.

When the elevator door opened again, he walked out first, turned around and pushed Xiaozhi, indicating that he didn't need to follow him out.

Then he walked straight to a crew member and asked for directions. After declining his guidance, he went back to the elevator and pressed the corresponding floor button.

"Yeah, you can also ask for directions!"

The pair of partners tacitly showed an expression of sudden enlightenment, "We have lost our way too many times during our journeys, and we have become accustomed to this method of trying one route at a time."

"Don't you have a map?"

Xiao Ye finally understood why he was able to meet Xiao Zhi even though his progress was so slow.

It seems like they have been lost all along...

"Xiao Gang has one."

Xiaozhi recalled the embarrassed expressions of the three people looking at the map that looked like a ghost painting, and said with a sad face, "It's just that every time I walk, I don't know where I am, so there is no use having a map."

Xiaoye sympathized with the plight of these three people and finally understood why Xiaoxia cared so much about the rare vacation.

If he couldn't find his way around the map every day and easily got lost in the forest and faced unknown dangers, I believe he would urgently need a vacation to relax.

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Soon they reached the corresponding floor.

This floor has Chinese restaurants, dance halls and various shops.

However, the two young men’s destination was not here. They continued searching while admiring the prosperity of the St. Ann.

Finally they stopped in front of a door sign that read "Battle Club" and asked the crew member standing at the door to show their Pokémon Pokedex before being allowed to enter.

"Wow! So many Pokémon!" Xiaozhi exclaimed as soon as he entered, picked up the Pokémon encyclopedia that he had not had time to put away and scanned it everywhere.

"Drip! Drip...Drip! Shellder...Drip! Slowpoke..."

The Pokémon Pokédex kept ringing, and Ash and Pikachu locked onto the trainers who were fighting in an area and rushed over.

"Ponyta loses its ability to fight, and Stottle wins!"

At this time, the trainers in this round of battle had already decided the winner, Xiaozhi quickly ran in and shouted, "Let me take over next! Anyone want to be my opponent?"

Pikachu also raised his right hand and shouted excitedly.

But soon Xiaozhi discovered that the people around him looked at him with something strange in their eyes. Xiaoye also chased after him, smiled awkwardly and pulled him away.

“It seems like there’s a queue here.”

Xiaoye whispered to the confused Xiaozhi and Pikachu, and pointed to the crew members surrounded by enthusiastic trainers not far away, as well as the electronic display screen next to the crew members.

"After registering with the Pokémon Encyclopedia over there, you will be matched with an opponent. Your and your opponent's names and the type of battle will appear on the display."

Upon hearing this, Xiaozhi turned around and saw a man’s headshot on the display screen with the word “WIN” prominently marked on it. He must be Stottle’s trainer, right?

The next moment the display screen updated, revealing two brand new faces with three Poké Balls beneath their portraits.

"So what are you waiting for? Go register!"

After hearing the sound of fighting coming from the battlefield, Xiaozhi could no longer contain his excitement and ran over holding up his Pokémon Pokédex, "Hello, please register me!"

Seeing Xiaozhi disappear in a flash, Xiaoye could only squeeze through the crowd with difficulty, apologizing continuously.

"Excuse me."

"sorry."

After finally seeing Ash's iconic hat, he heard the crew surrounded by the platform taking over the trainer's Pokémon Pokédex and explaining the rules.

Register for battles and accumulate winning streaks, which can be exchanged for prizes according to the corresponding winning levels. The more wins you have, the more luxurious the prizes.

Trainers who have achieved ten consecutive wins can exchange them for a full set of Poké Balls currently on the market at Silver Company.

Twenty consecutive wins can be exchanged for a set of evolution stones.

30 consecutive wins can be exchanged for a rare Pokémon!

The system will make an initial distribution based on the number of badges obtained by the trainer, and then will reasonably match opponents of matching strength based on the number of consecutive wins.

The crew quickly finished introducing the complicated rules, and the trainers surrounding them could no longer suppress the burning fire of war in their hearts, and were about to throw the Pokémon encyclopedia in the crew's faces.

That's a Poké Ball! That's an Evolution Stone! That's a Pokémon!

They originally had no chance to visit this place. Fortunately, they were very lucky. The Saint Ann was holding an event and sincerely invited a large number of trainers to board the ship for free.

Now that I'm here, I must take something back. Who knows if there will be such an opportunity again next time?

Fortunately, two crew members came soon to assist with registration, and the chaotic team finally dispersed.

Xiaoye finally saw the excited Xiaozhi and Pikachu who was almost suffocated.

"Have you registered?" Xiaoye handed over his Pokémon encyclopedia and asked the excited Xiaozhi.

"Of course I've registered!" Xiaozhi didn't really care about the generous prizes. He cared more about the battle itself than those prizes that could only be exchanged for accumulated winning streaks.

As long as he can have a satisfying battle, he will be satisfied regardless of winning or losing!

Xiao Ye nodded, and couldn't help but be infected by Xiao Zhi's fighting spirit, and also looked forward to his opponent.

“请问您是要进行什么类型的对战呢？”船员接过宝可梦图鉴插入神似烤面包机的机器中，电脑上立刻出现目前小叶所获得的徽章数，“有1V1、2V2、3V3和6V6四种对战类型，每场都可以选择不同的类型，不会影响您的累计胜场数。”

"Let's choose 3V3." Xiaozhi jumped over and said.

"I chose 3v3. You and I both have three gym badges. Maybe we can be matched together!"

Xiaozhi clenched his fists, his eyes filled with fighting spirit, "The last time we fought, the winner hasn't been decided yet! This time we can have a competition!"

Xiao Ye thought about it and realized that he only had five Pokémon at the moment, so even if he wanted to challenge 6V6, he couldn't participate. In this case, 3V3 was indeed the best choice.

As the fingertips fall, a showdown is about to begin.