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

"Chicken Egg, let's use the shrinking technique then."

"Change, change...smaller?"

Joey City seemed unable to believe his ears.

But as Chansey briefly clasped its hands together, its body glowed white, and it visibly shrank circle by circle, Joey City's face darkened considerably.

"Shrinking is a move that can greatly increase your evasion rate," Lu Yuan kindly reminded him.

Joey City: "..."

In the referee's area, Qiao Yixue stared at the battlefield with complicated emotions. How should she put it? It seemed that Lu Yuan had saved the gym, but... but there was something indescribable about it.

“Lucky.”

Chansey's voice brought Joy back from her reverie.

After realizing what had happened, Qiao Yixue patted her Chansey's round head and said meaningfully, "Chansey, don't try to be like it in the future."

"lucky?"

Chansey didn't understand what its owner meant, and gave a vague "hmm".

An eerie silence fell over the battlefield.

Lu Yuan broke the silence first: "Cousin?"

"Damn it, Latias, self-regeneration, self-regeneration, self-regeneration!" Joey gritted his teeth, no longer caring about family decorum.

So disgusting!

"Look, he's in a hurry."

Self-regeneration, like laying eggs, is a skill that can restore half of one's own HP, but it cannot remove negative status effects.

So the defeat was already inevitable at this point. They should have just surrendered obediently, but instead they made a desperate struggle.

However, it seems that people in the elf world are all like this; they will never give up until the very last moment. What do the locals call this?

Oh right, it's called a bond.

It is said that Pokémon can respond to their trainers' hearts and unleash extraordinary power.

But isn't that cheating?

Lu Yuan strongly opposed this behavior.

This is extremely unfair to trainers like Lu Yuan who rely on tactics to win.

As a senior inspector of the Alliance, Joey City was well aware that self-regeneration could not remove the negative status, but she still held a sliver of hope. What if, what if the poison in Latias's body would be cured on its own? What if a miracle happened?

As beams of white light flashed continuously around Latias, his stamina was restored time and time again.

However, although Latias's strength was gradually replenished, the deadly poison remained stubbornly entrenched in its body, showing no signs of being eliminated.

At this moment, the damage from the deadly poison had accumulated to a terrifying level. The original eerie purple color had become increasingly deep, as if it were about to devour it at any moment.

The miracle ultimately did not happen.

Or perhaps it should be said that the bond between the cousin and Latias was not enough to overcome the corrosive effects of the poison.

Latias eventually succumbed to the deadly poison.

Before it fainted, it vaguely saw the shrunken Chansey, and the words its owner had said before floated into its mind:

"Latias, if you get hurt again, go find Chansey. It's known as the angel of the Pokémon world..."

The trainer lied to me.

Latias's eyes darted around.

"Latias is unable to fight, so the victor is Gym Leader Lu Yuan," said Qiao Yixue, raising her small flag after examining the situation.

"We won! What a fun match, cousin!"

Because this was his first victory in the Pokémon world, Lu Yuan was inevitably excited and made a gesture towards Joy City in the distance.

Although it was a perfectly normal gesture, Joey City saw it as somewhat sarcastic.

"That's wonderful, Lu Yuan! The dojo...is...safe...!"

Qiao Yixue, who had come down from the referee's area, was originally happy to share the news, but when she saw her cousin's frighteningly gloomy face, she silently swallowed back what she wanted to say.

I don’t know if it’s an illusion.

I feel like my cousin's face is a bit darker than before the match.

Chapter 5 Dirty, Don't Touch Me

"Chantin, quickly help Latias recover." After the battle, Lu Yuan thoughtfully provided after-sales service.

"lucky~"

Chansey responded obediently and then waved its hands.

As he waved his hands, a golden bell suddenly appeared in mid-air.

A clear and melodious bell rang out slowly, and waves of pink ripples spread out, gently enveloping the injured Latias.

Wherever these pink ripples touched, the deep poisonous spots on Latias's body gradually faded at a visible speed.

Healing ringtones: Playing pleasant ringtones can effectively relieve various negative states.

As the poison spots faded, Latias gradually regained consciousness.

But when it opened its eyes, the first thing it saw was not its owner, but that familiar pink figure.

This sudden scene struck Latias, who was still somewhat dazed after just waking up, as if he had been struck by lightning, and his entire body trembled involuntarily.

The next second, with lightning speed, it dodged and darted behind its owner like a startled rabbit, curling up tightly as if only in this way could it feel a little safe.

"(Elf language) Trainer, this is not an angel, it is a demon."

Latias weakly sent a telepathic message to its master.

Hearing this, Chansey puffed up its cheeks in anger.

I kindly helped you with your treatment, and in the end I'm being called a demon. It's so unfair!

Lu Yuan stepped forward and patted Chansey's head, then said to Joey Cheng, "Cousin, look at my dojo..."

I won the battle, but the power of life and death still rests with them. I was so focused on my own enjoyment that I forgot about my cousin. Sigh...

If my cousin holds a grudge because of this...

Lu Yuan dared not think any further.

Qiao Yicheng rolled her eyes at Lu Yuan: "Don't worry, I said I'd handle this officially. Since you won, the dojo can continue operating."

The last sentence was uttered almost through gritted teeth, as if he had used all his strength.

One can imagine how unwilling she was.

But Lu Yuan didn't realize that all he heard was the joy of the League's five million... no, the joy of saving the gym.

"Hey cousin, it's getting late, why don't you stay for dinner before you leave?"

"No, I still need to inspect the Binhai Dojo later. Some people have reported that badges are being distributed indiscriminately there, so I have to go and take a look."

Joey looked like he had a headache; he hadn't had a moment's rest since becoming a League prosecutor.

"That must be hard on you, cousin. Let me see you off." Lu Yuan reached out his hand, intending to escort Qiao Yicheng to her side.

Just as Lu Yuan reached out, he accidentally touched Qiao Yicheng's arm.

In an instant, the atmosphere seemed to freeze.

Joey quickly pulled a handkerchief from his pocket and deftly began wiping the spot where Lu Yuan had touched him.

"Cousin, what's wrong...?"

"It's dirty, let me wipe it."

Without looking up, Joey City spoke expressionlessly, his tone as calm as if he were simply stating a perfectly ordinary fact.

Lu Yuan: "......"

No, how can someone with a 37-degree mouth utter such cold words!

Where else is it dirty?

"By the way, here's a piece of advice." After wiping himself down, Joey shook his head, seemingly considering whether he should take a shower.

"What?"

"Remember to strengthen the gym's security system. I hope to see you alive again next time."

After saying that, he walked out of the dojo without looking back, looking like he didn't want to stay a moment longer.

What does this mean? Are you cursing me to die?

Lu Yuan turned to look at Qiao Yixue.

"Oh right." Joey City, who had just left the dojo, turned back, seemingly having forgotten something important.