Knights of the Elf World

"Come back, Onix... You've worked hard." Xiaogang took back Onix and looked at Xichen, "Xichen, I lost. Here, this is the gray badge, please accept it."

"Thank you~" Xichen took the gray badge and pinned it on the inside of his clothes just like Xiaozhi did in the anime.

"That's awesome, Brother Xichen! This way you get your first badge!"

"Congratulations, Master Xichen!"

"Thank you, Xiaozhi, you have to work hard next time." Xichen smiled and looked at the two people who came down from the audience seats, then looked at Xiaogang, "Then we will leave first."

"Wait a minute, Xichen!" Xiaogang called Xichen at this time, "...Although it may be a bit abrupt, I want to say that your two Pokémon are very well cultivated. Both strength and speed are level one. I now know that there are people who are better than me in the road of cultivating Pokémon." Xiaogang said with yearning, "For me, being able to cultivate Pokémon with all my strength is far more meaningful than sitting in the gym and waiting for people to challenge me. My dream is to become the world's number one Pokémon breeder! But because I have to take care of this gym and my younger brothers and sisters, I may not be able to leave here in this life...So Xichen! Please achieve my dream on my behalf, please!"

After saying that, Xiaogang bowed to Xichen.

"Xiao Gang, it is meaningful to pursue your own dreams," Xi Chen helped Xiao Gang up and said softly, "No one can fulfill the dream for others. And, forgive me for being blunt, being a breeder is not a dream in itself. It is just a simple skill. You still haven't found what you really want to do."

"What did you say?" Xiao Gang was stunned. He liked to take care of Pokémon, so it was natural that his dream was to be a breeder. But according to Xichen, a breeder... was just a skill?

Seeing his expression, Xichen knew that Xiaogang was confused at this time, so he spoke up to explain his confusion, "A breeder is different from a trainer or gym trainer, which are clear-cut roles. It is just a supporting profession. Anyone who likes to take care of Pokémon can become a breeder. Take Xiaozhi for example. His dream is to become the world's number one Pokémon Master, so his other professions are just to help him achieve this dream."

"So what is my dream...?" Xiaogang muttered to himself.

"After you have the most powerful breeding ability in the world, what you want to do is your dream. Researcher, trainer, doctor, or even teacher, it's all up to you."

"Okay, it's decided! I'm going to follow you, Xichen! I want to see different Pokémon and different breeding methods around the world, and then decide on my own dream! Anyway, I don't want to stay in this place anymore."

"No, no, no, I'm used to traveling alone!" Xiaogang's decision scared Xichen. Are you kidding me? If Uncle Gang goes with me, what will happen to that stupid thing?

"Why is this happening~"

"Well, although I don't need it, you can still consider this guy." Xichen pushed Xiaozhi in front of Xiaogang and said, "Don't look at this guy as unreliable, but his dream is very clear. It will definitely be much better for you to follow him than for me."

"Him?" Xiaogang stroked his chin and looked at Xiaozhi.

Xiaozhi looked at Xiaogang with full fighting spirit, "Let's fight, Xiaogang! I won't lose this time!"

"Pickup!"

But Xiaogang shook his head and refused, "Forget it today. As you can see, my Pokémon need treatment, and I also need to think about what Xichen said. Let's challenge him again tomorrow."

Seeing that Xiaogang refused, Xiaozhi felt a little disappointed, but he also understood that Xiaogang was not suitable to continue to accept challengers now, so he did not insist too much. After the two agreed to have the gym competition tomorrow, Xichen and others left first.

"Brother Xichen, will you come to watch my game tomorrow?" Xiaozhi asked Xichen on the way back to the Pokémon Center.

Xichen shook his head, "No, I have to go to Yuejian Mountain first."

"Oh."

Xiaozhi also understood Xichen's rejection. After all, everyone has their own way to go. He couldn't force others to stay by his side. Besides, Brother Xichen had helped him so much. All he could do was to defeat Xiaogang and not let Brother Xichen down. Thinking of this, Xiaozhi stopped and said to Xichen firmly, "Brother Xichen, thank you. I won't let you down. I am the future world's number one Pokémon master!"

Hearing Xiaozhi's words, Xichen, who was walking in front, smiled. It seemed that Xiaozhi in this world was not a hot-blooded idiot with zero emotional intelligence like in the anime. So he turned his back to Xiaozhi and waved, "While it's still early, let me see the results of your training!"

"Yes! Let's go Pikachu and show Brother Xichen our strength!"

"Pikachu!"

Then the man and the mouse ran towards the Pokémon Center.

...

The next day, at dawn, Xichen had already left the Pokémon Center and headed towards Mt. Tsukimi.

"Are you really not going to go and see that boy's fight?"

Xichen was stunned when Mewtwo's words suddenly rang in his mind, and then he shook his head, "Forget it. Pikachu, who has mastered Iron Tail, should have no problem beating Brock. Besides, Satoshi needs to grow up, and I can't help him all the time."

"That Pikachu... is very talented."

"That's true."

Thinking of that Pikachu, Xichen's mouth twitched slightly. It had only been exposed to the skill of Iron Tail for one day, but it had mastered it so well. Other Pikachus would need at least three days to adapt. Shouldn't we say that it is worthy of being Pikachu?

"I heard you talk so much yesterday. What is your dream?"

"My dream?" Xichen stretched out his palm towards the distant mountain, as if he wanted to hold it in his hand. "I want to meet more different people, different Pokémon, and I want to see all kinds of legends."

At this point, Xichen took a deep breath, "And defeat them and stand at the top of this world!"

After saying this, the mark on Xichen's hand flickered slightly, and the Poké Ball also shook. This was Xichen's friends responding to Xichen's dream.

"Challenge the legend? You are indeed an interesting guy, Xichen."