Dual-career Pokémon trainer

"It's your turn to perform—Almost there, doll!"

The light from the Poké Ball instantly filled the stage.

A humanoid radiance shimmered within it.

It has a body about one meter long, and long antennae hanging down from the huge ear frames on both sides of its head.

As the light faded, a cute body in pink and beige appeared before everyone's eyes.

With a hint of excitement in its watery blue eyes, the little guy also seemed to have a touch of fear in its eyes, as if it were its first time performing, to the three judges who were very knowledgeable about Pokémon and performances.

Miss Joey became even more curious.

Although I used a Chansey egg.

However, my distant cousins ​​in the Unova region all use this Pokémon.

This made her even more excited about how to use the "Almost Doll" in her performance.

Maybe I can even send it to my relatives in the Unova region for their feedback.

"Keep it up, almost there, doll."

Just like all the hard work you've put in lately.

Lin Jing smiled and encouraged her.

That's right, the one he sent out this time was the little guy who had been captured but had never officially entered the arena.

Similar to Flower Therapy Ring, this is a medical-type Pokémon called Cointosh!

"Not at all~"

Taking a deep breath, a hint of determination appeared in the doll's watery eyes.

With his hands gently folded in front of him, he bowed slightly, about to greet the crowd.

However, the little guy seemed a bit too nervous, and the degree of bending appeared to be a little too great.

Given its rather large size, it looked like this cute little guy was about to fall to the ground.

It almost made Rukia in the lounge gasp in surprise.

Fortunately, the doll's reaction was equally quick.

Although he looked a little flustered.

But a strange energy had already been generated on that pink, fluffy head.

Duang Lang~~~

With a crisp sound, the doll's head hit the ground.

However, the little guy didn't just fall to the ground.

Instead, the moment his head touched the ground, his entire body was launched into the air by some strange force.

Then his whole body swayed slightly in the air before landing precisely.

Under the watchful eyes of countless people, what seemed like a huge mistake turned into a brilliant opening act.

"So that's how it is! It's the Mind Hammer!"

I never expected that the seemingly cute doll could have such a mischievous side.

Everyone was really startled by what they just did!

Vivian, who had also realized what was happening, explained in a playful tone.

'Frozen Fist!'

A voice as soft as a mosquito's buzz came from Lin Jing's mouth.

The sound, which should have been audible only when the mouth was close to his, made the little doll's ears twitch slightly.

This caused his fists to be covered with a chilling, icy blue aura.

The judges, noticing this, also focused some of their attention on Lin Jing, the trainer.

Joey, who knows almost all dolls best, was particularly impressed.

Although not explicitly stated, this clearly demonstrates the characteristics of the almost-doll itself.

Those ears that can catch any sound.

Even on such a noisy stage, they can accurately capture the subtle sounds of their trainers.

"Not at all~"

The baby let out a soft cry, and its body began to twitch.

However, before he could take a single step, his left foot, which was about to move forward, tripped over his right foot.

The little guy was made to fall forward as if he were making his entrance.

In her nervousness, the doll frantically waved her arms.

The icy blue fist slammed hard into the ground it was about to hit.

The next moment, a slope formed of ice appeared right under the fist of the doll.

The seemingly bulky, fluffy body slid across the steeply upward-pointing ice surface, and the upward curve of its end made almost the entire doll fly up.

"Beautiful Freeze Punch!"

Constantly using their own techniques to defuse crises—is this the performance of Lin Jing and the "Almost-Sized Doll"?

Vivian seemed to have noticed something, and the corners of her mouth curled up slightly.

Obviously, the seemingly silly mistake made by the doll was for the sake of the performance.

Judging from the audience's reaction, it was a great success!

'Keep going! Keep using Ice Fist!'

Lin Jing's voice rang out again, but apart from the doll, only some of the judges who were focused on him noticed his moving lips.

With each landing, the doll precisely slapped the ground, creating a raised patch of ice, and used the power of the ice slide to fly higher and higher.

The chill emanating from their hands continued to affect the air, even scattering icy blue ice crystal dust into the sky.

It's like a beautiful fairy tumbling on an ice stage.

Cute and charming.

You can even feel the joy of the dolls as they flutter around.

It makes you want to join in and enjoy the wonderful world created by ice and snow.

At this moment, the ice and snow ladder of the almost-doll has connected the entire stage into an ice-blue ring.

'Mind hammer.'

As they soared into the air once more, Lin Jing changed her tactics.

Almost the doll also did not hesitate at all.

After taking off again, the outstretched hand suddenly touched the side of the body.

Only his head was left at the front.

The audience, who had initially immersed themselves in the pleasurable experience of being with the dolls, gasped in surprise.

At that angle... it definitely wouldn't fly off the slide again, but would crash into it hard!

"Not at all~"

At that very moment, Almost Doll's forehead slammed hard against the ice and snow ladder he had made earlier.

In an instant, the ice crystals shattered and flew away.

Tiny ice crystals danced in the air, appearing bright and sparkling under the stage lights.

The doll, amidst the swirling ice crystals, appeared even more beautiful and valiant.

boom---

Perhaps due to the immense force of the impact, the doll was bounced up again.

Some clever people have already guessed where it will land next.

Bang-bang-bang-bang----

It's as if a wooden stick is constantly striking the ice crystals, even playing a wonderful melody unique to the icy and snowy world.

A series of ice crystals continued to fly around, and each shattering brought forth even higher syllables.

The shattered fragments shone like fleeting ephemeral night-blooming cereus flowers.

Beautiful, yet fleeting.

Finally, it slowly withered away under the surprised and regretful gazes of everyone.

Only the almost-doll, still in the center of the stage, remained, seemingly telling everyone the origin of the astonishing performance they had just presented to the audience.

However, the ending that everyone imagined did not happen.

Lightning had somehow already clung to the arms of the doll.

The performance is not over!