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

Amidst the deafening explosion, the scaled dragon slowly collapsed.

"Boss, you lost?"

Of all those present, the most shocked was Da Ye, the man who had challenged Cynthia 997 times without a single victory.

How could he not be excited to see Cynthia defeated?

Although Kommo-o is only a new Pokémon in her team, it is actually under Cynthia's command.

If we round it up, isn't that just defeating the champion?

Lu Yuan is awesome!

This success made Da Ye realize that Cynthia was not invincible.

"Alright, when we get back, I'll issue her the 998th challenge!" Da Ye suddenly felt a surge of excitement.

Unlike the shock of those around her, Cynthia simply laughed off her defeat.

In this world, no one can remain invincible forever, and failure is nothing to be ashamed of. It's just that some people give up after a failure, while others learn from their mistakes and continue to grow.

Without a doubt, Cynthia belongs to the latter category.

She smiled and walked lightly toward Lu Yuan. Sunlight shone on her, creating a captivating scene.

She gracefully extended her right hand, her eyes clear as water, and said sincerely, "It was a wonderful match. I lost, but I will win back next time."

"Ow~"

Behind her, Garchomp was full of fighting spirit.

Chapter 82 Cattleya

After the battle, Xiaoyou successfully saved her family's ranch.

His sister ran back to her room crying.

"Looks like it'll be a long time before I can coax her again," Xiaoyou said helplessly.

Then, as if he had thought of something, he ran into the house and brought out two cotton balls.

"These two children are newborns at the ranch, and they're not shy at all, so I'm entrusting them to your care."

"And here's a little something from me." With that, Xiaoyou handed over an exquisite black wooden box.

Inside are two Sun Stones.

Cottonball is an essential evolution stone for evolving into Whimsicott.

The Sun Stone is shaped like a sun stone, and it is actually produced from a sun stone.

In the third, fourth, and fifth eras, there is a 5% chance that a Sunstone will carry a Sun Stone.

These two look to be in good condition and of decent quality, comparable to the collection in Old Deng's warehouse.

"Oh dear, I can't accept this, haha." Lu Yuan laughed as he reached out and took the exquisite wooden box.

Looking at the two cotton balls that Xiaoyou was holding, Lu Yuan suddenly felt a pang of heartache.

"What's wrong?" Xiao You asked, noticing the change in Lu Yuan's expression.

"It's nothing, it's just that the thought of my child being separated from his parents at such a young age made me burst into tears..." Lu Yuan said, covering his eyes.

Da Ye suddenly leaned closer and said, "Where are the tears?"

Lu Yuan pushed him away.

"So, you want to leave them both on the ranch?"

After hearing what Lu Yuan said, Xiao You also realized that she hadn't thought things through. After all, Mu Mianqiu was still young, and she would inevitably feel a little uncomfortable in an unfamiliar environment.

Lu Yuan waved his hand and said, "No, there's no need for that. Just send their parents over."

"The most important thing for a family is to be together."

Xiao You: "......"

Cynthia took the two Whimsicott Poké Balls from Xiaoyou and came out of the house.

She instructed Xiaoyou, "Your sister is crying quite sadly, so please comfort her when the time comes."

Xiao You nodded vigorously, making a solemn promise that he could agree to anything except the ranch.

Seeing Xiaoyou's serious expression, Cynthia felt relieved. She then turned to the others and smiled, saying, "Everyone, have a wonderful trip. We'll meet again."

"Miss Cynthia, aren't you going to join the others? It's more lively with more people," Cai Zhong said, trying to persuade her to stay.

After a moment's thought, Cynthia shook her head and politely declined, saying, "No, Gadriya is still here..."

Before he could finish speaking, Lu Yuan continued, "By the way, Cai Zhong, take a look at the itinerary. Shouldn't our next stop be Feiyun City to eat Feiyun ice cream?"

Flying Cloud Ice Cream.

Upon hearing this word, a barely perceptible ripple appeared on Cynthia's otherwise calm face. She swallowed almost imperceptibly, and her eyes unconsciously brightened.

Seeing this, Lu Yuan asked curiously, "By the way, Cynthia, what did you just say?"

Cynthia hesitated for a moment, then seemed to change her mind and replied with a smile, "It's nothing. Aren't we all going to Flying Cloud City? Let's go together."

......

United, against the castle.

Unlike the building of the same name in Carlos, this castle is Cattleya's private property.

Inside the princess room, which is filled with gorgeous interior decorations, tassels, and lace.

A slender young girl with long, golden, wavy hair spread out on a velvet bed.

On the bed, there was not only her blonde hair, but also piles and piles of clothes.

Cattleya had already spent two hours choosing her clothes.

Even the maids tidying up the clothes were somewhat shocked; it was the first time they had ever seen the young lady smile so happily.

The young lady in the ordinary is more like a spoiled and willful princess, with unpredictable moods.

Unlike today, I'm as happy as a little girl.

It's normal, even a little scary.

"I've got it! This outfit is perfect: a pink lace maxi dress paired with this custom-made white hat."

The thought of Cynthia patting her head and saying, "Gardelia, you've become good again," filled her with excitement.

"Seriously, why is the wait taking so long!" If only her superpower could speed up time.

After changing my clothes, I stepped out of the room and a bad feeling washed over me.

As one of the world's top superpowered individuals, her premonitions are at least 99% accurate, if not 100%.

She had a feeling she wouldn't see Cynthia today.

Suddenly, long, wavy golden hair floated up into the air, bathed in blue light.

A powerful superpower instantly enveloped the entire battle castle...

"Waaah, the familiar young lady is back." The maid floating in the air didn't know whether she should feel relieved or not.

......

Feiyun City.

The largest and core city of the Union, it is filled with skyscrapers and is quite spectacular.

The local specialty, Flying Cloud Ice Cream.

It looks like a Duoduobing ice cream, and there are rumors that Feiyun ice cream is actually what Duoduobing looks like after it was frozen to death.

Ice-type Pokémon...frozen to death. I wonder who actually believes this rumor.

"Did you know that Feiyun Ice Cream is actually the corpse of Duoduo Ice after it froze to death?"

On the way, Da Ye talked eloquently to everyone.

Lu Yuan: "......"

Forget it, I won't argue with an idiot.

To be honest, Lu Yuan didn't really understand why such a competition had to be held in the dead of winter.

[Grand Opening Special: The first person to eat fifty extra-large ice creams will win a mystery prize!]

The newly opened store was packed with people, all of whom were there to sign up for the eating contest or were there for the mystery prize.

But Lu Yuan believes this is just a marketing tactic by the merchants to whet customers' appetites.

In reality, it might just be a useless thing like an all-you-can-eat ice cream voucher.

Lu Yuan wasn't interested in these kinds of competitions, but since Patchlitz wanted to participate, he still registered it.

All you need for the eating contest is for your Pokémon to be there. Cynthia and the others are going to the store to choose ice cream, so we can just have them bring Pachirisu along.

Lu Yuan can also take this time to explore the city.