Azure Star is also a Pokémon Master!

The burning insect glanced at the forest shaded by the trees, then looked at the sky on the other side. Its longing for the outside world helped it overcome some of its timidity.

"Chirp!" The burning insect nodded.

"Then, we'll be teammates from now on." Su Yi gripped the capture ball and handed it over as if to punch it.

Ta-da! The Burning Bug taps the Capture Ball and successfully captures it.

"I'm back! Aunt Miye, Master Ma!" Su Yi rushed back to the martial arts school.

"Oh? You seem pleased." Ma Shide laughed.

Su Yi nodded and said, "We've gained another companion."

Su Yi took out the fire dragon egg, which was covered with burning insects.

"Chirp." The burning insect greeted shyly.

In the office of Guild Master Rose in Miyamoto City, Leon opened the door to find Bea, the fully armed Galarian Fighting-type Gym Leader.

“Dan Di.” Cai Dou turned her head.

"Our champion, you can rest for a few more days," President Rose said with a wry smile.

"It's alright. I've met an interesting person, and my enthusiasm is back," Dan Di said with a smile.

Guild Master Loz said in surprise, "Oh? You do look more energetic. I remember you went back to Armor Isle, right?"

“That’s right, you need to change your mood every now and then,” Dan Di said.

"Armor Island, I remember it's the island of the former champion, the former dojo master, Leon's master, the old man Mastedt." Ayaka murmured to herself.

"Since you're still hesitating, why don't you go there and find out the secret behind the champion's rise to power?"

Aya made a decision in her heart, and then said to Rose, "President Rose, I'm counting on you to take care of my leave."

"I understand." Rose was no longer surprised that Ayako would occasionally go out to train.

Chapter 20 The Hunting Ground Where Monsters Gather

In the early morning, Su Yi stretched and leisurely got out of bed. At the table, Lu Cao breathed on the goggles on her leather hat and then polished them with her cat paws.

After washing up, the person and the cat went into the kitchen.

Yesterday, Su Yi, who had already obtained permission from Mi Ye to use the kitchen and ingredients, began preparing breakfast.

"A little plain porridge with an egg, a simple meal." Su Yi cooked the porridge, and when the time was right, he cracked an egg from a herbivorous dragon into it, then sprinkled some meat pieces on top.

A simple big pot of lean pork and egg congee is ready.

"Su Yi, you're up early." At this moment, Mi Ye came into the kitchen with a traditional Western breakfast, including bread and other items.

"Actually, you don't need to bother making breakfast."

Su Yisheng served a bowl of porridge and handed it over, saying, "After all, I'm just staying here temporarily, and I don't have anything to give back, so I want to do something within my power."

“Besides, I’m not a child anymore.” Su Yi sat down, picked up some bread, and began to eat breakfast.

"I might be back a little late today, or maybe not at all, but don't worry." Su Yi and Lu Cao quickly finished their breakfast and then excitedly ran out the door.

"Su Yi is sometimes a mature adult, and sometimes he's like a playful child." Mi Ye immediately thought of her old man who was addicted to games and couldn't help but laugh helplessly.

"Armory Isle Station." Su Yi rode his Scratcher to the Corviknight Station in the southwest of the Irene Plains. People traveling here would take Corviknight taxis for cross-sea air travel.

Although it was a rest stop, it also functioned as a market. Here, you could buy many training supplies, as well as ingredients and seasonings for making curry. People also bought and sold various items and materials here.

Su Yi found the merchants here and picked out some of the items and materials given by the Pokémon in the forest to sell. These included mushrooms of various sizes that some people would collect, berries that could be made into various Poké Balls by craftsmen who knew the ancient method of making Poké Balls, shiny crystal fragments, and a Leaf Stone that he probably wouldn't need for a while.

Before the money I received had even warmed up, I spent it all on trainer items like healing potions, energy shards, and Poké Balls.

"Hmm, let's buy some more daily necessities, like seasonings." After another round of picking and choosing, the money earned from selling miscellaneous items was almost all spent.

"That completes the preparations for departure." Su Yi nodded in satisfaction.

"Caw!" A steel raven's cry echoed in the sky as a powerfully winged steel raven slowly descended, gripping a small carriage.

Someone has arrived on the Isle of Armor.

"Oh? People are here so early in the morning?" Su Yi looked curiously towards the entrance and exit of the station.

A girl in a fighting outfit carrying simple luggage jumped off the train and looked around.

"Huh? Bea, the Fighting-type Gym Leader of Galar?" Su Yi asked in surprise. She was someone he knew, even though they only knew each other in the game.

"Did you recognize me?" In the empty inn, Cai Dou was not surprised to see Su Yi looking at her with a surprised expression. After all, every gym leader has a group of fans and each gym leader has enough exposure.

"Is she here to train?" Su Yi wondered to himself. In the game, if you get to know the characters in depth, you will know that Aya is a self-disciplined karate genius who likes to go into deserted places alone to train hard.

It was just a chance encounter, and Su Yi didn't take it to heart, since the adventure that was to come was more appealing to him.

"Phew! Ancient Forest, I'm back!" After leaving the post station, Su Yi arrived at the Ancient Forest, found a secluded spot, and descended into the Monster Hunter world, the New World.

Huh~!

Unlike the usual sunny days, the weather in the Ancient Tree Forest is cloudy today, with a gentle breeze bringing a touch of coolness.

"Is it about to turn negative?" Su Yi wondered, releasing the dew grass.

"I'm back, meow!"

At that moment, a capture ball on her waist suddenly started to shake.

"Is it a Firebug?" Su Yi released the Pokémon from the Poké Ball.

"Chirp!" The burning insects appeared and climbed onto Su Yi's head, looking around curiously.

"Don't you like staying inside the ball either?" Su Yi patted the Burning Bug's furry head.

"Chirp!"

"Then hurry up, don't lose it!"

“I remember it’s here.” Su Yi looked at the map in the Hunting Guide and compared it with the view he had seen from the ancient giant tree last time, and walked towards a clearing in the forest.

The burning insect, its eyes darting around, took in the forest scenery, which was quite different from its focused gaze on the forest itself.

"Be quiet from now on, and remember to hold on tight to me," Su Yi instructed, before gently climbing up a tree with Lu Cao.

The scene before me was the clearing in the woods I had seen that day.

The herbivorous dragon slowly nibbled on the plants, and above the forest floor, vines intertwined among the trees, with scattered walnuts hanging from them.

Occasionally, some ripe walnuts would fall to the ground and immediately burst into pieces with a snap. At that moment, a herbivorous dragon would come over and nibble on the exposed flesh.

"If I remember correctly, flying walnuts are one of the Poisonous Demon Bird's favorite foods. Let's see if we can catch some." Su Yi began to patiently wait.

The weather today doesn't seem too good. The clouds have completely covered the sun, the sky has turned completely overcast, and the wind has started to pick up.

A cool breeze was blowing and the temperature was dropping, but fortunately, the Burning Bug, with its fiery body, turned into a hand warmer and was held in Su Yi's arms.

"Thanks to the burning bugs," Su Yi sighed softly.

"Chirp~" The burning insect was also happy to be of use.

Huhu

The sound of wings flapping in the air silenced them immediately, and they nervously looked toward the clearing in the forest.

"coming!"

A green-scaled, feathered bird-dragon monster slowly descended, its wings flapping, its eyes, shaped like a chameleon's, warily surveying the forest.

Seeing that there was no danger, the Poisonous Bird flew in the air while extending its long and resilient tongue to curl up the scattered walnuts and store them in its bulging chin.

"Should we act now, or try to track down the Poisonous Bird's lair before taking action?" Su Yi cautiously observed the area outside the woods; this wasn't the Poisonous Bird's exclusive dining hall.

Just as the Poisonous Bird was getting engrossed in devouring the scattered walnuts, a stomping sound gradually arose.

"Whoa?" The Poison Bird looked over alertly and saw a thug covered in black fur suddenly rush out, knocking down the unsuspecting herbivorous dragon. Then, it opened its huge, fanged maw and bit the herbivorous dragon to death. Only when it finished its hunt did it notice the Poison Bird in the sky.

"Roar!" The Anjanath roared, a threatening and warning sound.

"Another Anjanath, is this the same one from before?" Su Yi said speechlessly.

However, this is consistent with the ecology of Anjanath. Every day, besides hunting, this creature spends a lot of time patrolling its vast territory and marking it. And since this is the grassland of herbivorous dragons, it is naturally also its hunting ground.

The poisonous bird had almost eaten its fill and, no longer wanting to fight the thug, flapped its wings in preparation for leaving.

Just then, from the bushes at the other end of the forest clearing, a whooshing sound rang out, and several thorns shot out at once, accurately piercing and tearing the wing membranes of the Poisonous Bird, causing it to lose its balance and fall with a scream.

"That's it!" Su Yi narrowed his eyes, as if he felt a burning pain in his back being torn apart again.

Chapter 21 Those Who Came with the Storm

The poisonous bird plummeted to the ground with a thud, letting out a mournful wail.

Lu Cao looked closely at the thorns on the Poisonous Bird's wings and immediately recognized them.

"It's that guy, meow!" That encounter was also the closest Dewgrass ever came to death.

Black blades emerged from the bushes, and then an elegant, dark figure slowly stepped out, its dragon eyes, adorned with crimson eyeshadow, fixed on the Anjanath.

The Anjanath ignored the wailing Pukei-Pukei and instead glared fiercely at the intruder.

"Swift Dragon!" Su Yi whispered. This monster that almost killed him, the Crimson Meteor!

The poisonous bird, its wings severely damaged, struggled to its feet. It tucked in the feathers on its neck to make itself appear as weak and pitiful as possible—this was its way of survival.

The Nargacuga walked quietly into the forest clearing, while the Anjanath let out a low growl. Clearly, neither of the dragons took the Phantom Bird seriously.

"Woo-wah." The poisonous bird wisely retreated slowly, still letting out low wails.

Roar! The Anjanath and the Nargacuga simultaneously let out fierce roars at the still wailing Pukei-Pukei, seemingly annoyed by this noisy creature that refused to retreat.

What kind of ancient tree is this, a forest bullying?

"Waaah!" The poisonous bird disregarded everything and immediately fled in a miserable state.

The area has been cleared; now it's time for the two hunters to fight for territory.

Roar! The Anjanath roared, raising the heat dissipation membrane on its back and its crest on its nose to make itself look even bigger and more intimidating.

The velociraptor growled and began pacing around the Anjanath, looking for an opportunity, its sharp wing blades itching to strike.

The short-tempered Anjanath was the first to act. It arched its neck, lowered its head, and charged forward at full speed.