You are not allowed to date a trainer.

Chapter 56 Synaesthesia! Synaesthesia!

Loud greetings rang out over the Jinguan Sports Center.

"Hello everyone, I'm the commentator Lao Mu."

"Hello everyone, I'm commentator Zhang Yi."

"After a short break, Jinguan City welcomed its final challenger of the day. The challenger's information was listed on the big screen. Qin Zhen, a rookie trainer from Tanzhou City, holds two badges and possesses Snake, Motorbike, and Growlithe. Qin Zhen's trainer registration date is..."

At this point, the sound suddenly disappeared, as if the commentator named Lao Mu had been blocked by someone.

This was a minor commentary blunder, and another commentator quickly tried to remedy the situation: "Brother Mu, why did you suddenly stop talking? If the audience gets bored during the announcement, you'll be fined."

"...Xiaoyi, you're the record-collecting king of Jinguan City. Let me ask you, do you still remember who holds the record for gym challenges in Donghuang?"

"Of course I remember. It was my idol, Mr. Ying Ziyu, the former Baiyun Gym Master. On the sixty-first day of becoming a trainer, he successfully conquered the Bixia Gym in Qizhou City and obtained his first badge in his life."

"What if, I mean what if, there's a trainer who's only been registered for eleven days, but already holds two badges and has begun challenging for the third badge, Xiaoyi, what should you call him at this time?"

"I don't know, but Mr. Ying is already the limit of what a trainer can do in my mind. Brother Mu, is that really a human being?"

"Haha, that's a great description! Now, everyone, please enjoy the showdown between this city's gym leader and the non-human boy. Let's turn the camera to the actual match!"

At this time, the owner and the challenger have taken their positions at both ends of the green field. In the center of the field, the referee wearing a black and white shirt raised his hands horizontally.

"Next, the new trainer Qin Zhen will challenge the Qingcheng Gym Master Gu Changfeng!"

"The battle time is unlimited! The number of Pokémon you can use is two! The first one to neutralize the opponent's Pokémon wins! According to the rules of this year's Pokémon Contest! The Gym will send out the Pokémon first! Challengers, please prepare!"

Gu Changfeng smiled, shook his wrist, and the red and white balls fell into the field. The bronze round mirror slowly rose from the green grass.

"Come on! Bronze Mirror Monster!"

"A bronze mirror monster with steel and psychic attributes?"

Qin Zhen narrowed his eyes. He was a little uncomfortable with such a wide venue. From his position, the Pokémon sent by the other party was just a small copper-green dot in the distance. If he wanted to observe the details, he even had to use the two huge display screens behind them. Qin Zhen took a deep breath and gently tapped the Poké Ball behind his waist. A red light flew out and turned into an orange tiger-striped puppy beside his legs.

"Catti, prepare to fight."

"Woof!" The puppy barked with high morale and walked slowly into the venue.

The referee observed the elves on both sides and nodded slightly. He backed off the field, pulled out a pure white flag from behind him, held it high all the way back to the referee's seat on the sidelines, and then waved it down heavily.

"The battle begins!"

"Growlithe, speed up! Continuous charged flame attacks, charge forward!" Qin Zhen gave the order first. His shouts became deafening after being amplified by the broadcasting system, like muffled thunder rolling across the sky.

"Excellent decision! Qin Zhen didn't follow the trend of throwing the Poké Ball into the center of the field. Instead, he let Growlithe enter from the edge, which gave Growlithe ample space to accelerate!" The commentator's praise followed closely.

"Bronze Mirror Monster, retreat and use the Iron Wall to strengthen your defense."

The bronze mirror monster began to retreat as ordered, and at the same time, an iron-colored light flashed on the mirror surface, but its speed was really slow. In just a few breaths, Growlithe had stepped on the fire cloud and rushed over.

"Katie, jump on it!"

"Now! Bronze Mirror Monster, gravity!"

"Wang!?"

Growlithe screamed and fell suddenly from the air. The fire cloud accumulated by the charged flame attack was right under the dog's feet, but it couldn't move its feet. The moment Growlithe got close to it, the Bronze Mirror Monster released its super power field. In this force field, the gravity was amplified several times, and the body suddenly became heavy, causing Growlithe to fall into a brief stiffness.

"Gyro ball."

Hearing the trainer's command, Mirrormon leaned forward and gave a smirk-like expression to the motionless Growlithe on the ground. It flattened itself in the air and then spun, with the strong airflow sweeping up all the grass leaves on the ground.

Gyro Ball is a unique Steel-type move. Its damage is variable, depending on the speed difference between the user and the opponent. The greater the speed difference, the greater the damage. Now that Growlithe has used Charged Flame Strike six times in a row to increase its speed, Gyro Ball's damage has already reached its peak.

"Catti! Give up your defense! Go for it! Bite it!"

On the big screen, the view began to zoom in and slow down. The audience watched as the gyroscope, incarnated by the Bronze Mirror Monster, slowly fell down. The six huge copper beads on the edge of the bronze mirror hit Growlithe's chest one after another. The immense pain made the puppy twitch uncontrollably, but it did not fall to the ground. Instead, it summoned up its last bit of strength to hold down the Bronze Mirror Monster and bit down hard. The sharp sound of the canine teeth rubbing against the bronze made people want to cover their ears.

Both sides fell to the ground at the same time.

"A combination of gravity and gyroball? What a terrifying move! It looks like our gym leader has no intention of letting us win." The commentator couldn't help but sigh, "But at the same time, I have to say, Qin Zhen has a great dog! He follows his trainer's orders without hesitation!"

At this moment, another voice suddenly sounded on the radio.

"During the close combat, he didn't order the more powerful Charged Flame Attack, but instead chose to use the Dark Bite..." The screen paused, revealing the thoughtful face of the Qingcheng Pavilion Master. "Qin Zhen, have you discovered?"

"Yes." Qin Zhen nodded slightly. "This bronze mirror monster has a heat-resistant trait that reduces fire damage by half."

"How did you guess that?"

"I'm not just guessing. The Bronze Mirror Monster has three properties: levitation, heat resistance, and hidden heavy metals." Qin Zhen said, "Master Gu, your Bronze Mirror Monster went through a vertical upward process after emerging from the ball. That must be because it was using its telekinesis to support its body, right?"

"So you've ruled out floating, but what about heavy metal? What if my bronze mirror monster is made of heavy metal and you choose to use the charged flame attack, the result might be completely different."

"The Bronze Mirror Monster's primary attribute is Steel, not Psychic. Before evolving into a Bronze Bell, its telekinesis wasn't particularly strong. When Grunt charged forward, I noticed the Bronze Mirror Monster's flight path. Its trajectory was erratic, and it didn't appear to be struggling."

"Excellent reasoning!" Gu Changfeng couldn't help but applaud. "You have eagle eyes, Qin Zhen."

"But I still fell for it. The combination of Gyrosphere and Gravity was no match for Growlithe, who had to fight at close range." Qin Zhen shook his head. "Looking back now, the moment I sent Growlithe to fight the Bronze Mirror Monster, I was doomed to fail."

"But you still managed to break through with your knowledge, decisiveness, observation, and the elf's trust in you. Otherwise, your Vine Snake would be outnumbered two to one against my elf right now." Gu Changfeng smiled and said, "It was a good duel, Qin Zhen. I'm very happy, really happy."

At this time, cheers could be heard from all directions. Although it was a duel between Pokémon babies that had not yet evolved, it was no less exciting than those powerful evolved ones. The Pokémons were galloping on the field like lightning, and the trainers' thoughts and reasoning were like turbulent currents under the ice. Everything was so fast that people could not react.

The referee entered the field again. He circled around the unconscious Growlithe and Mirror Monster three times, then pulled out two small red flags from behind him and held them high.

"Both Mirrorling and Growlithe have lost their combat effectiveness. Trainers on both sides, please replace your Pokémon."

A red light suddenly appeared, Growlithe disappeared, and a blue-eyed little snake appeared. The first thing Snake did when she landed was to look up and glance coldly at the audience. Compared to Growlithe, who acted like a loyal dog and only knew how to follow orders, she hated these citizens of Jinguan City who "intimidate" her trainer more.

Gu Changfeng clapped his hands lightly, and spatial ripples appeared in the center of the green field. A squinting yellow-haired fox appeared on the green field and yawned lazily.

"I met this Casey by chance in Ushuaia before going to Antarctica. Its mental fluctuations are almost identical to mine, and its compatibility even surpasses Gardevoir. It will surely grow into my main force in the future."

A faint introduction sounded, Qin Zhen raised his head and saw Gu Changfeng on the big screen staring at this side quietly.

"So, Qin Zhen, are you satisfied with the warm-up just now?" Gu Changfeng said meaningfully, "Next, I'm going to speed up my command."

"I understand." Qin Zhen understood Gu Changfeng's hint and nodded quietly. "But don't worry, Master Gu, I will catch up."

"That's good."

As soon as the words were spoken, the whole audience fell silent. Not only Qin Zhen, but the supporters of Qingcheng Dojo also understood Lao Gu's hint. The conversation between the owner and the challenger aroused endless imagination. The huge Jinguan City Sports Center suddenly became quiet, and even the commentator couldn't help but hold his breath.

On the big screen, the picture gradually narrowed, and in the end, only a close-up of two pairs of eyes remained. One pair was maroon with a warm smile; the other pair was pure black, so dark that no emotion could be seen.

Qin Zhen and Gu Changfeng closed their eyes at the same time, then opened them. On the big screen, pure Klein blue and deep obsidian black suddenly lit up!

The huge anticipation was finally released at this moment! The whole audience burst into thunderous applause! The cheers were like a tide!
"Incredible! Incredible!" commentator Lao Mu roared into the microphone. "Synesthesia! It's synesthesia! A person with super powers! Contestant Qin Zhen is also a person with super powers! What we're seeing is a civil war between people with super powers!"

"Dear audience members! It's my honor to commentate on this match for you. After eight years and seventy-seven days, Jinguan Sports Center once again welcomes the grand spectacle of superpowered individuals competing on the same stage!"

(End of this chapter)