Elf: No, it's because he was made the gym leader!

Steelix, you really dared to imagine something that big!

Xiao Gang looks like he has thick eyebrows and big...emm, thick eyebrows and small eyes, maybe his heart is dirtier than anyone else's.

Lu Yuan thought to himself.

Then he looked at Ash beside him, who excitedly threw out a Poké Ball and said, "I'm sending out this guy!"

White light suddenly appeared.

A small, orange-red monkey with flames coming out of its bottom appeared before everyone.

Chimchar X, is the eldest brother's child form?

Lu Yuan's childhood idol, he watched the episode of Infernape battling Electivire countless times.

Ash shouted to Chimchar, "Chimchar, let's win this competition together! We'll make Shinji look at us in a new light!"

"Woo!"

With the little fire monkey's clear and loud cry, the flames that were burning behind its rear end suddenly shot up a lot higher.

Water Vein City, on the outskirts.

A blonde girl on roller skates glided gracefully down a slope, her agile figure shimmering brightly in the sunlight, her face beaming with youthful energy.

As the girl glided merrily, she turned her head and called out to the old man walking slowly behind her, "Grandpa, hurry up!"

The kind-faced old man followed behind with steady, powerful steps. His long white eyebrows cascaded down like a waterfall, swaying slightly as he walked.

Beside the old man, a Lucario carefully supported him.

The old man's name was Cocoble, and he was from the Carlos region.

mega

The inheritors of evolution.

I brought my granddaughter with me on this trip to participate in this year's Fighting Expert Tournament.

The purpose was not only to broaden the horizons of his naive granddaughter, but also to give her a good training opportunity.

The old man smiled and looked up at his granddaughter who was speeding ahead, and called out to her, "Korni, slow down and be careful not to bump into anyone!"

Hearing her grandfather's call, the blonde girl, wearing a protective helmet, professional protective gear, and roller skates, couldn't help but giggle and reply nonchalantly, "Don't worry, Grandpa, this road is so remote, there's no way anyone could possibly be here... Ouch!"

However, before he could finish speaking, an accident occurred. Due to his excessive speed and failure to notice the road conditions ahead, Korni collided head-on with a karate girl walking towards him.

Korni quickly stood up and apologized, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I didn't notice you. Are you alright?"

The karate girl on the ground seemed not to hear, and continued to mutter to herself, "Hold on, hold on, hold on..."

Korni: "..."

Maru, did you accidentally knock the other person's brain out?

Lucario, standing behind the karate girl, suddenly shoved his trainer, which made the karate girl realize what was happening.

She quickly apologized to Korny, "I'm sorry, are you alright?"

Korni: "???"

After a long pause, Korni waved his hand and said, "No, no."

The karate girl said apologetically, "I'm sorry, I've been busy preparing for the expert tournament lately and haven't had enough rest."

Korni laughed and said, "You're also participating in the fighting competition? That's perfect, let's go together! My name is Korni, what's yours?"

“Okay, my name is Lee, and I’m the Gym Leader of Veilstone City,” Lee said.

"Gym Leader, what a coincidence! I'm the Gym Leader of the Kalos Solo Gym. My grandfather just passed the gym down to me, and we even have a Lucario!"

During their conversation, the two fighting girls got to know each other.

Korni asked curiously, "What are you talking about, 'guarding' or 'not guarding'? Is there something that needs to be guarded?"

The girl tilted her head, looking completely puzzled.

Upon hearing this, Ali and Lucario, who was standing next to him, suddenly blushed.

Throughout the journey, whenever Korni asked this question, Ali remained silent.

This only piqued Korni's curiosity: "Oh my, could this be your secret weapon, Ah Li? Something you're trying to hide?"

Ah Li remained silent.

At that moment, a barefoot girl in a black leather fighting outfit caught their attention.

No, it should be said that it attracted the attention of everyone around it.

Because she is currently sparring with a superhumanly strong creature.

The four-armed monster's superhuman strength was steadily defeated by the dark-skinned girl's fierce attacks, and it even showed signs of being defeated.

"Don't you think it hurts for her to be barefoot like that?" Korni suddenly asked Ali, who was standing next to her.

"Actually, I was barefoot too," Ah Li said awkwardly. "For fighters, it's also a way to train their mind and body."

"……Yeah?"

(Actually, when Ah Li was a child, his family was too poor to afford shoes, so he developed the habit of not wearing shoes over time.)

"boom!"

Under the dark-skinned girl's series of attacks, the monstrous strength was knocked to the ground, its eyes spinning in circles.

Korni shook Ali's arm in shock, saying incredulously, "Did you see that, Ali? That girl defeated Mighty, is she really human? Is there really a human who can withstand an Elf's attack?"

"Well, actually... I can sometimes block Lucario's Aura Sphere." Then, Ali explained, "And I really am human."

Korni: "???"

Chapter 106 The Old Man and Old Deng

After defeating Machamp, the dark-skinned girl said to the muscular man beside her, "What kind of trainer are you if you can't even defeat your own Pokémon?"

Korni: "..."

Muscular man: "..."

Lu Yuan, who happened to be passing by: "..."

The onlookers: "..."

Trainers present who couldn't defeat their own Pokémon: Seriously, who told me the bar for becoming a trainer is this high these days!

Lu Yuan felt that these words seemed somewhat familiar, so he squeezed through the crowd to take a look.

As expected, it was Aya, the karate prodigy from Galar.

A humanoid spirit that fights against a monster with its bare hands.

It's comparable to Ash Ketchum, who could lift 999 kilograms of Cosmomo with his bare hands.

Maybe one of my relatives is from Zhenxin Town.

Of course, Lu Yuan also saw the muscular man Koji standing to the side. This monster was the evolved form of the previous Macho Might.

But Lu Yuan showed no intention of going up to greet him. His presence here meant that the old man was also nearby.

After all, the old man is the former Fighting-type Elite Four member of Sinnoh, so he certainly wouldn't miss such an important event as the Expert Tournament.

Thinking of this, Lu Yuan couldn't help but shake his head inwardly. Every time the old man appeared, he was sure he had something up his sleeve. It was best to stay away and try not to get involved with the grandfather and grandson.

As Lu Yuan was thinking, he backed away and soon bumped into Ali, who was with Korni.

"Excuse me..." Lu Yuan was about to apologize when he looked up and saw Ah Li and Korni behind her.

Goodness, three Fighting-type Gym Leaders have gathered together!

"Master Lu Yuan?" Ah Li recognized Lu Yuan and exclaimed.

Okay, there are four gym leaders.

"Is this someone you know, Ah Li? Is he also the Gym Leader of the Fighting-type Dojo?" Korni asked excitedly from the side.

Although Lu Yuan looked thin and frail, and stood out from the group of muscular men around him, appearances can be deceiving. Maybe he was a judo practitioner like his grandfather?

“No, that’s not it. Gym Leader Lu Yuan is a Poison-type Gym Leader, and he gave me some pointers in battles before,” Ah Li replied.

"Oh, so it's a poison-type path... a poison-type path?"

Is something wrong? Korni wondered.

Furthermore, it seems very strange that a Poison-type Gym Leader would tactically instruct a Fighting-type Gym Leader.

Korni felt dizzy.

At that moment, because of Ah Li's shout, Cai Dou also turned her gaze in this direction.

The moment he saw Lu Yuan, he rushed forward.

Just when Lu Yuan thought he was about to be taken away by her over-the-shoulder throw, Cai Dou bowed at a ninety-degree angle and said with a serious face, "Master Lu Yuan, please duel with me!"

duel?