"White sea lion, make the waves of the water!"

The pink-haired woman gives orders to her Pokémon. Her voice was like a ripple of water, the same one that had been heard on the radio after the previous exhibition match. Xiao Ye remembered that she had seen her name on the poster posted at the entrance of the gymnasium before-the third of the three Hualan sisters, Peony.

The blonde boy on the opposite side stared at the two Pokémon on the field, and the blue waves of the pool were reflected in the bright pupils.

Saya is no stranger to this teenager's appearance. On January 1st, the rainy day of his trip, he was also one of the teammates who fought side by side in front of the Stone of Oath - the superpower from the Xia Yang family, Xiaojie.

"Eevee, shoot a shadow ball at the surface of the water!" Xiao Jie waved his right hand, pointing to the clear pool water next to the floating board.

On the pedal, the light brown furry Eevee answered, and the dark black energy sphere bombarded the pool. The water splashed in the sky with Ibu's movements, forming a thin curtain of water that blocked the view of both sides. The ball of light of the water wave sank into it, silently silent, apparently missing its target.

Peony frowned. It's hard to give orders if you can't see the other person's actions, but this is the same for the other party. Why is this deliberately happening?

It wasn't until the sound of the water waves faintly heard the command of "high-speed stars" that Peony's face suddenly changed. However, it was too late.

White flashing star-shaped energy flew out of the mist one after another, striking the white sea lion with precision, emitting a crisp popping sound.

High-speed stars, a must-hit skill that can chase down opponents, will naturally not be blocked by a curtain composed of mere splashes.

"The White Sea Lion loses the ability to fight, Ibu wins! The winner is the challenger Xiaojie!" the referee's voice ended the battle.

"Take the third one!" Jay snapped his fingers happily as he pulled Eevee back into the Pokéball, "Good work, Eevee." ”

"Very good fight. Peony walked down to the battlefield and smiled a little helplessly, "This is the certificate for defeating the Hualan Dao Pavilion, the blue badge, please accept it." ”

"Thank you. The golden retriever neatly placed the badge in the box.

Peony sighed secretly in her heart. For some reason, the number of challengers in recent days has suddenly increased several times more than usual - especially the trainers from Zhenxin Town, who have come three or four in a row. The three Hualan sisters, who were not good at fighting, fought very hard, the Pokémon of the eldest sister Sakura and the second sister Calamus had died en masse, and their last white sea lion finally fell under the hands of this young man.

If it weren't for the privilege of using the gymnasium for free performances, I would have wanted to transfer the gym...... Peony, who was thinking like this, turned her head and saw Xiao Ye standing by the door.

No way...... Peony's smile was a little stiff.

"Excuse me, are you here to watch the show, or are you here to challenge the gym......?"

Unfortunately, Peony's prayer did not take effect. Xiao Ye smiled and took two steps forward, "I'm Xiao Ye from Zhenxin Town, and I'll leave the Gym Battle to you." ”

It's a real new town again!

Hearing this familiar place, Peony's smile split in half, and after listening to the second half of the sentence, there was a little helplessness on his face. However, before Peony could answer, the challenger boy who had received the badge next to him shouted first.

"Xiao Ye??" Xiao Jie's voice was full of surprise.

"Long time no see, little guy. Xiao Ye smiled at the energetic golden retriever boy. It's been more than a month since the last separation, but I didn't expect the two to travel on similar routes.

I didn't see the girl Xiaoling with a double ponytail this time, probably traveling separately from her brother.

Xiao Jie stuffed the badge box into his coat pocket, "You're also here to challenge the Hualan Gym?" Come on, it's time to take a look at your battle!"

"That...... Can I interrupt?" Peony smiled apologetically, indicating that she had something to say.

For the three sisters of Hualan Gym, water ballet performances are the main business, and the gym is only run to continue to use the gymnasium for free. The combat effectiveness of the three of them is only so-so, and it is good to deal with newcomers occasionally, but it is a little powerless to deal with the challengers one after another.

Describing the recent predicament of the Hualan Daoist Pavilion one by one, Peony spread his hands helplessly, "That's the way it is." Now we've been repaired to the point where we don't have a single Pokémon that can fight. The eldest sister and the second sister can't afford to lose. The pink-haired girl puffed out her face in dissatisfaction.

"......" Xiao Ye was speechless for a while.

It's not surprising that performances and gyms can't be done at the same time. It is said that the officially certified gym will count the defeat rate of the hall owner once a month, and if the value is too high, it will need to be strictly re-audited, and may even be forced to transfer the gym - I don't know how the three Hualan sisters survived this hurdle.

"What about the challenge?" Xiao Jie asked anxiously faster than Xiao Ye's own reaction.

Peony sighed and took out the delicate blue metal badge again, "Xiaoya, right? I don't have any Pokémon to fight, so the challenge will be considered your victory." ”

"But ......"

"It's okay, take it. ”

The blue badge is forcibly stuffed into Sayo's hand by Peony. had to thank him and accept the badge, Xiao Ye couldn't cry or laugh in her heart. Before entering the gym, I thought that I hoped to challenge the gym normally, but in the end, I was given a badge perfunctorily.

Of course, even if you can't fight, you still have to have the necessary battle records for official matches.

Looking at the completely fictional battle flow on the battle recorder, Saya shook her head wordlessly. Not only did he give away badges at will, but he also forged battle records privately, this gym ...... Sure enough, the essence is still a water ballet stage.

[Elven calendar 1000 January 20, 10:08am, VS Hualan Daoguan Pavilion Master Peony, win. 】

Walking out of the gymnasium, Xiaojie scratched his head a little embarrassedly, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I seem to have stolen the last fighting opportunity." ”

Xiao Ye shook her head, "First come, first come, first served." However," there was a bit of helplessness in his eyes, "I didn't expect the Hualan Dao Hall to be even more ...... than rumored Unreliable. ”

"That's right, the battle just now was completely passionless. Xiaojie, who had not enjoyed the game, immediately complained to Xiaoye United Front.

In front of the gymnasium, the two walked on a path surrounded by flower beds. Xiao Jie put his hands behind his head, jumped forward on the edge of the flower bed, and suddenly turned around, "By the way, since the gym battle has not been completed, why don't I have a battle with you!" As he spoke, the golden-haired boy quickly took a poke ball from his belt buckle and threw it, smiling and revealing a mouthful of white teeth, "Guaranteed to be more interesting than the gym battle!"

"Sounds like a good deal. Xiao Ye smiled and quipped, then nodded, "No problem, I accept it." ”

"It just so happens that there doesn't seem to be anyone on this road......" Xiao Jie looked left and right at the quiet path, "then-hmm!"

A sudden gust of wind interrupted Xiao Jie's words. Xiao Jie only felt that there seemed to be some behemoth whistling over his head, and hurriedly squatted down with his hands on his head, and only looked up blankly after the heavy roar was gone, "What's the situation?"

"Helicopters. Nightshade stared at the dark dots in the sky.

"Huh, why are you ...... in such a place," Xiao Jie muttered puzzled, his eyes swept over the black helicopter that was gradually disappearing into the forest in the distance, and he was suddenly stunned, "Wait! Is there an R on that helicopter?"

"I think so. Xiao Ye nodded, her eyes locked on the direction in which the helicopter had disappeared.

The red capital 'R', that's the Rocket's logo.

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Small Theatre:

Xiaojie (excited): By the way, since the gym battle didn't work, why don't I have a battle with you?

Peony (aggrieved): It's too much! Although I'm not good at fighting, I'm serious about fighting. He actually spoke ill of people behind his back!

Helicopter: Boom -

Xiaojie (holding his head in horror): ...... Is this retribution again? No, why should I say again?