Looking at Xiao Yao, who was standing behind the champion Xiao Instant, as the top four, Xiao Zhi sighed helplessly, but he still couldn't get his wish. The performance of the pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info was remarkable, but when he entered the semi-finals, he was once again affected by the anxiety in his heart.

"Let's go, Serena, let's go comfort her. Although Haruka has a smile on her face now, both Ash and Serena know that Haruka must be very uncomfortable in her heart now.

Coming to Haruka, Serena and Pikachu both stepped forward to comfort her, while Ash stood and didn't speak. Haruka glanced at Ash with a complicated look. also did not speak.

Returning to the Pokémon Center in silence, Haruka first talked to her parents on the phone, and after being comforted by her parents, Serena took her back to her room.

Until dinner, Xiao Yao still didn't take the initiative to talk to Xiao Zhi, and after a few bites, Xiao Yao walked back to the room in silence. Rubbing his temples with a wry smile, Ash realized that he had overestimated Xiao Haruka's ability to self-regulate his emotions.

"Don't smile bitterly here, Xiao Yao's most trusted person is you, and it depends on your performance at this time. Seeing that Ash was still unmoved, Serena couldn't stand it anymore, and at this time, Ash was still pretending to be deep.

"But isn't it best to get out of this kind ......of thing on her own?

"Idiot, who cares about this now, isn't it the most important thing you should do right now to cheer up Haruka?" Although Ash only said half of it, Serena also understood what Ash meant. But it's clear that Serena will never allow her favorite Ash to ruin her friend because of selfishness.

"Hey, hey, it's a bit too selfish. Can't I go now?" Thinking helplessly, Ash came to the door of Xiao Yao's room and knocked on the door.

Haruka slowly opened the door, and when she saw Ash standing in the doorway, a far-fetched smile appeared on the corner of her mouth. "I'm sorry to disappoint you, only to win the semi-finals. ”

Looking at Xiao Yao like this, Xiao Zhi knew that he had completely overestimated Xiao Yao, under her own protection, her strength growth was obvious, but the growth of her soul was too little. "yes, I'm disappointed. ”

Hearing Xiao Zhi's words, Xiao Yao's body trembled slightly, in the end, it was still denied. Tears that had been held back for a long time began to roll in his eyes.

Seeing that Xiao Yao was about to cry, Xiao Zhi sighed helplessly, and a painless shudder, "It's so stupid, I said yesterday that you don't care about others, just do your best, you forgot to do it all, I'm very disappointed in your stupid head." I'm very happy to be able to get the semi-finals for the first time at a big festival. You're not a genius in the first place, so why use a champion to bind yourself like a genius, you just have a little more talent than others. In my opinion, this semi-finals is the embodiment of your true strength, knowing your true strength, then you have to practice harder, combine talent and hard work, only in this way, can you surpass the genius. I don't know how to reflect, but I feel sorry for myself, I secretly regret it, this violent trembling, I hope you can come to your senses. ”

"But, I didn't ......" Seeing Ash's hand raised again, Haruka swallowed the words back.

"Don't let me down, I never care about the ranking, and your parents and relatives don't care, they care about whether you can perform happily on stage. If you've figured it out, call Chisato again, they'll be all worried about your appearance in the afternoon. By the way, you haven't eaten much for dinner, you must be hungry now, I'll go out and buy you something. After saying that, Xiao Zhi left quickly, Xiao Yao seemed to have figured it out, so he couldn't do anything if he stayed.

Looking at the back of Ash's departure, Haruka's relaxed smile disappeared, and tears began to drip involuntarily. "I'm sorry, Serena, I've ......"

"Needless to say, it's not your fault that you like him, it's your fault that his smile is too dazzling. Serena, who had been watching for a long time, came out of the corner and spoke.

……

On the dock, Serena said goodbye to Ash and Haruka in tears, knowing that Ash would not accept herself now, so instead of suffering here, it was better to go back and work harder to change herself. At the thought of what Ash said when she said goodbye, Serena smiled confidently.

"Are you really leaving?" Xiao Yao reluctantly took Serena's hand and asked a question that had already been answered.

"Fangyuan's trip is almost over, and it's time for me to leave. And ......" Glancing at Ash, who was playing with Pikachu, Serena said bitterly, "Moreover, he just wants to be free now." ”

After a long farewell conversation with Haruka, Serena stepped on the liaison ship back to Carlos. And just as she wanted to look back at Ash again, Ash's words rang in her ears, "It's not that I want to be free, it's that I'm a coward now." ”

"Coward, when you have the guts, I will definitely appear by your side. Looking at the docks, which had faded away, Serena said firmly.

……

"Alright, there's still an hour, and the boat to Caiyou City is about to leave, so let's go. Seeing that the ship had disappeared from sight, Ash was ready to head to Caiyu City.

Xiao Yao nodded, and quickly followed Ash.

……

After a few days of sailing, Ash finally arrived at Fangyuan's final destination, the city of Caiyou, where the Caiyu Conference was about to be held.

Although Serena's departure caused some trouble to Ash, after arriving in Rainbow City, Ash devoted all his energy to facing the Rainbow Tournament that was about to start in a few days.

"It's just a matter of three things, if anyone disturbs my game this time, I'm going to kill him. "Although I don't care about the rankings, but every time I am interrupted, even someone like Ash who doesn't care about the ranking has to go crazy. After Wataru repeatedly assured that no one would disturb Ash, Ash began a Spartan training with Pikachu in which the hearer was sad and the seeer cried.

Seeing that Pikachu ran out every day and was dragged back by Ash, Xiao Yao felt a little sympathetic.

……

"Chairman Dama Lanqi, this is the list of seeded players for this Rainbow Tournament, please take a look. ”

Dama Lanqi took the list, and suddenly saw Ash, who was ranked at the top, "Heh, is this kid coming to the Pokémon Convention again? Counting this time, I should have seen him three times, what a potential teenager." I hope you don't be late again this time!"

ps: Coward, it's because Ash doesn't dare to accept it, love is a heavy responsibility, and Ash, who is not prepared, thinks he can't afford it.