[Pokemon] Sycamore

"I heard that my opponent this time was a little girl. I was a little curious and decided to find out first. Unexpectedly, she turned out to be younger than I thought."

With neat short black hair, Yongji raised his hand with gloves of the same color and waved hello.

There was a confident smile on his face, saying he was trying to detect the enemy's situation, but he must not have thought he would lose, right?

Xiaotong responded with a faint smile, "What do you think?"

It seems that he has never encountered such a calm challenger. Yongci paused. He was just on a whim. He didn't know what to say for a moment, so he could only scratch his hair with a slight embarrassment.

I even regretted showing up here before the battle.

As the most famous chief trainer in the history of the Orange Islands, what should I say to a challenger who can successfully come in front of him... You should have heard of his name to some extent, right?There is no one who does not enthusiastically express his fighting spirit for victory, but like now, seeing him is like an unrelated passerby passing by.

"I'm quite surprised. No matter what, please give me more advice for the battle in the near future."

After nodding to Daigo who was walking beside him, Yongji, who couldn't find a topic to talk about, could only touch his nose and sneak away quickly.

In fact, what Yongji didn't know when he left the scene was that Xiaotong also had his feelings when they first met.

"You look so mature...I think I might be older than you, Dawu~"

Rubbing his chin with his fingertips, Xiaotong's serious words made Dawu smile helplessly.

"I wonder what he would think if he heard it..." Daigo then thought about his age again and fell silent for a moment...

Although his 'preservation period' is still long, there is no way to say that. After all, Xiaotong is nine years younger than him.

Should he...should think about maintenance planning in advance?

Just when Dawu fell into a strange circle, he heard Xiaotong continue talking.

"Just hear it~" Xiaotong shrugged, "It's not hard to see that he hasn't felt 'shocked' for a long time."

Acting too casually and frivolously.

In Xiaotong's view, Yongci has stayed in the position of honorary training for too long, and he himself does not know how to seek higher challenges. The illusion of progress caused by the absolute advantage of countless suppressed challengers has made him lose his mind. Sense of crisis.

As the saying goes, sailing against the current, if you don't advance, you will retreat. This is probably what it means.

"Even if there is an honorary trainer title in the Orange Islands, it is obvious that there is still a big gap between him and the champion recognized by the alliance." Xiaotong said regretfully.

While watching, I was constantly wary of the emergence of this mentality in my heart, and tried to eliminate it immediately!

However, Daigo's focus is different.

"So, Xiaotong, what do you think of us champions?"

Especially me...Dawu suppressed his extremely swollen sense of urgency and asked casually on the surface.

"Hmm...I'm not familiar with champions from other regions, but just talking about Daigo..."

Xiaotong, who walked out of the Victor's Palace, mischievously betrayed her. She stepped forward on the toes of her right foot and suddenly changed her gaze to look at Dawu who was following her out of the gate.

"Well-deservedly named? Worthy of being the symbol of the top of the trainer's strength pyramid? The popular lover of girls? Hehe~" The last note slowly rose, and it seemed that he was finding it interesting as he spoke, and Xiaotong smiled even more heartily.

"I'm asking seriously." Daigo gently touched the girl's forehead with a knife, and scolded her playfully.

"Really want to hear it?"

"What do you think?" He turned his hand to rubbing, feeling the softness of the light golden hair. Daigo suddenly felt a little dissatisfied with his 'masterpiece', and immediately stopped his movements to try to remove the few strands that were sticking up. Hair strands are smoothed carefully.

However, before he could make a move, Xiaotong naturally took a few steps back, looking at Dawu with a smile while reaching out to take care of his slightly messy blond hair.

“For me, a champion is a ‘challenger’ who is ahead and farther than me. "

"Challenger?"

Daigo raised his eyebrows in amusement.

This was the first time he heard this statement.

"Yeah~" Xiaotong seemed to be murmuring alone: ​​"Whether it is a strong opponent coveting the championship position or the responsibility or even reputation that must be shouldered in this position, it is like a burden that is gradually increasing. Every time It will undoubtedly become more difficult to take a step forward.”

"So it's even more valuable."

Xiaotong's curved silver eyes looked at Dawu with a smile.

"That's why I admire you from the bottom of my heart."

At this moment, it seemed that even the flow of air had stopped.

The scenery in Dawu's eyes gradually faded at this moment.

The image of strong color is left deep in my heart.

"That's it... So that's it..."

Exhaling a breath, the emotions surging in Daigo's chest were almost out of control, but he was completely suppressed at the last moment.

Now is not a good time, and it cannot affect Xiaotong's next battle... This is what Daigo convinced himself.

"One day, you will also climb to this position."

"And that day I guess won't be long."

"Ah~ I think so too." Shan Shao winked playfully, and there was not even a trace of hesitation in Xiaotong's heart.

And this battle seems good as a small milestone.

Before the game started, there was such a small episode.

"Didi...Didi...Didi...Didi..."

There were sounds from the watch on his wrist, and the screen that automatically jumped into communication mode was showing the name of an acquaintance.

"Mu?" Huang, who was preparing to enter the room in the lounge, thought for a moment. It was probably the photo from this morning that aroused the other party's interest.

That's right, the person who reposted the photo of Kuailong that Xiaotong casually took this morning was the strongest opponent at the Quartz Conference, Yulong Mu.

After the conference, Xiaotong, Mu and others exchanged contact information, and they were also in contact with each other, whether it was Liz's lazy complaints about being suppressed by Xiba for training, Ache's three sentences about "cannot do without fighting" He also asked for advice and chatted with Mu from time to time during his break when he returned to his family to practice.

Of course, there will be no shortage of Xiaokui who secretly communicates with Juzi behind her back.

After going back and forth with the three people she met at the conference, Xiaotong gradually became familiar with a few of them.

They should be considered good friends.

"Hey?"

【Hi hi~Xiaotong. 】

The video frame that popped up revealed a girl in a training uniform that was soaked all over. Her red hair was wet and clinging to her body. After the cloth was soaked with water, she could vaguely see the inside, which aroused people's imagination.

But since the target was Xiaotong, Mu didn't care at all.

"Why are you calling while you're still training?" Xiaotong asked in confusion. Usually the conversation between the two would happen when Coach Mu finished.

[Curious, curious~ Is this the Orange Alliance you mentioned before?Have you reached the end? 】

Pulling back a piece of wet hair hanging in front of her eyes, Mu on the screen looked back at her partner who was advancing and retreating with her. Through the video, Xiaotong could also see that Kuailong, who had fought against them before, was making progress. Same waterfall baptism as Mu.

"Well, he said he is the chief trainer. I don't know who is stronger, his dragon or yours."

As soon as Xiaotong finished speaking, she heard Mu on the other end say decisively.

[Of course our side is stronger! 】

"Yes, yes, yes~" Xiaotong responded funny.

Compared to the pretentious and reserved manner with a sense of competition at the beginning of the fight, after getting along for a while after the conference, Mu's attitude toward Xiaotong became more and more casual and real.

Although she is usually very reliable, she will show a hint of willfulness belonging to a girl from time to time. Even if she is defeated by Xiaotong, she does not have any knots in her heart. As always, she shows her cheerful confidence and the arrogance that is indispensable for the strong.

[Let’s not talk about this for now, I have something I want to ask by the way. ] Suddenly, Mu looked left and right to make sure there were no eavesdroppers around him before speaking in a low voice.

"What?" Xiaotong replied with raised eyebrows.

[Listen to what that guy A Che said... Actually, he also listened to what Sister Ke Na said. 】

The girl on the screen is full of curiosity.

[I heard~ Mr. Daigo, the champion of Fangyuan region, is traveling with you? 】

"Well...that's right." Xiaotong looked confused.

"Is this so incredible?"

Then, Xiaotong looked at Mu looking at her with glaring eyes.

【That’s the champion!A champion like my brother! 】

"so?"

Xiaotong's expression of "You keep talking and I'll listen~" made Mu completely speechless.

[I finally know the reason why I couldn’t beat you...]

In terms of this strong psychological quality and nerves, Mu Zi thinks that it is not comparable.

[Let’s not talk about it for now~ Tell me about your experience of this journey after you win. 】

"Okay, keep working out."

After saying that, Xiaotong closed the call, stood up, opened the door and walked towards her playing field.

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After pressing the button to end the call, Mu turned around but was almost frightened to death.

A person appeared quietly in her training space.

"Brother!? Who are you trying to scare to death? Can you make some noise when you walk?"

Mu complained to Du. Kuailong on the side was also familiar with the sudden appearance of the man. He immediately moved to Mu's side and stood by, ready to receive battle training at any time as before.

As he talked, Mu didn't get a response from the other party, so he spoke hesitantly again.

"Brother?"

"Who were you...who were you talking to on the phone just now?" Du paused mid-sentence, then changed his words and said, "No, what I wanted to ask at that time was that you just mentioned that guy Daigo? Is he in the Orange Islands now?"

"Yeah~ The news from Sister Ke Na should be correct." Although he didn't know what his brother was going through, Mu still answered honestly.

"It's really...he didn't even answer the phone at this important moment! He actually went to the Orange Islands!"

"I have found the news about Salar!"

After years of searching secretly and persistently, I finally have a clue!This time for sure!Must find it back! ! !

After lowering his head and muttering to himself, Duya ignored Mu's call, got on his dragon, and swept it away like a gust of wind.

"Hello! Brother?" Du disappeared in the blink of an eye, making Mu Hao complain for a while.

"Aren't you going to the Orange Islands to find Mr. Daiwu? It will still take a long time to get there from Chengdu."