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

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Target me!

Lu Yuan grabbed the feather and said, "I'll show you who's the real master here!"

Power of Eternal Waves, open for me!

Viridian Power possesses healing abilities; it can not only heal Pokémon, but also restore things like a broken TV, a dirty floor, or wrinkled clothes.

It is quite useful.

The only drawback was that it wasn't long-lasting; Lu Yuan could only last for three seconds before he was exhausted.

But there are always more solutions than problems.

He pulled a handful of colorful energy cubes from his pocket and stuffed them into his mouth.

In an instant, a golden light appeared.

Power surged forth continuously.

open!

Little by little, quantitative change leads to qualitative change. With Lu Yuan's persistent efforts, the Rainbow Feather finally reacted.

But it is not enough, far from enough.

I still can't see your sincerity.

open!

After one hour.

A streak of seven-colored light illuminated the dimly lit warehouse.

Brilliant and sacred.

Rainbow Feather: No more, no more, that's enough.

Ha, this little brat is beyond saving.

......

"Here, this is the Wutong badge, keep it safe." Lu Yuan handed a metallic feather badge to A Hong in front of him.

This silly boy has been standing there for an hour, and he doesn't even know to find a place to sit down.

Ah Hong shook his slightly numb legs, took the badge from Lu Yuan, and said, "Thank you."

"and this."

It was found by Lu Yuan in Old Deng's warehouse and was intended as a reward for trainers who completed gym challenges: a TM for Toxic.

A dark purple CD.

Ah Hong subconsciously reached out to take it, but then seemed to remember something and pulled back.

"Um, let me put on some gloves first."

"Don't worry, it's not poisonous, really."

......

As soon as Ahong walked out of the dojo, the four youths in red, yellow, blue, and green quickly surrounded him.

Meanwhile, behind them were young people in various colors, including gray, white, pink, and purple.

These people are all seniors in the group. They came to see Ah Hong after hearing that he had obtained the Wutong Badge.

"Why did it take you so long to come out?"

"So, your birth wasn't difficult, was it?"

"Did you really get the badge?"

"Yes, I got it." Ahong showed off the feather-shaped badge in his hand.

Although the process was a bit bumpy, the moment I received the badge, I felt that everything that had happened was worth it.

"It really is the badge of the Wutong Dojo."

"It used to be so easy to get, damn it."

"I thought this gym was just there to annoy people, but I didn't expect it to actually have badges!"

"Ah Hong, from now on you're my sworn brother, so... teach your older brother how to live like this~"

"Me too, me too. From now on, we're brothers who've sworn brotherhood, big brother."

"Second brother."

"Big brother."

"Third brother."

"Second brother."

"Younger brother."

......

"You mean Ho-Oh?"

Qiao Yixue looked at Lu Yuan in front of her, parted her lips slightly, and said softly.

"I've heard the legends about the town from my elders, but..."

"Wait, you mean the legend of the town?" Lu Yuan suddenly interrupted, his face full of surprise. "How come I've never heard of it before?"

Seeing Lu Yuan's blank expression, Qiao Yixue was somewhat surprised and asked in confusion, "Didn't your father mention this to you?"

Lu Yuan shook his head. Old Deng was as unreliable as ever.

If he were even remotely useful, I wouldn't call him that.

Seeing Lu Yuan's appearance, Qiao Yixue sighed softly and explained, "Then let me tell you. Let's start with our town. Actually, our town wasn't called Wutong Town before."

"What is it called?" Lu Yuan asked curiously.

"casual."

Lu Yuan: ?

"I mean the town's name is 'Casual Town'."

"...It's pretty casual, huh?"

Lu Yuan ventriloquized.

“After the city of Yuanzhu was burned down 150 years ago, Ho-Oh disappeared. An old man in the town once said that he had seen Ho-Oh, which was perched on the sycamore tree in his backyard.”

That year, the old man's child was born, which he considered an auspicious sign. He held a grand banquet in town and renamed the town Wutong Town.

Hmm, the phoenix perching on the parasol tree makes sense, but...

"Why not rename it Phoenix King Town? Isn't Xiangrui the Phoenix King?"

"Oh, it is said that the old man did not recognize the Phoenix King at the time, and only thought it was a shiny big-billed bird attracted by the paulownia tree. He renamed the town Wutong because he believed that the paulownia tree was auspicious."

Hmm...that makes sense.

"and then?"

Lu Yuan then asked.

"And then? That's it. It's just a legend, and such an outrageous one at that. You don't believe it, do you?"

Qiao Yixue blinked and smiled.

"Then who told you this legend?" Lu Yuan asked again, not giving up.

“The old people in town used to talk about this a lot when I was a kid, but now it seems like they’re all dead.”

Qiao Yixue thought for a moment and then answered.

Lu Yuan: "......"

They're all dead?!

Not a single one left?

No, there seems to be one.