How can I be a trainer when my girlfriend is so cute?

Galar region, wilderness area, sand pit.

Under the strong wind, the yellow sand blocked the entire sky, and the dead tree trunks without any life made a terrifying crackling sound in the wind. Layers of yellow sand were evenly scattered by the strong wind on the bare boulders protruding from the ground, and then blown away by another gust of wind.

The withered yellow grass had its roots deeply buried in the ground. No matter how the wind blew and the sand moved, it just twisted its body like a madman without moving its feet at all.

The Pokémon here have long been accustomed to this kind of weather. They have buried most of their bodies in the sand, quietly waiting for the dust to subside.

"Wow, if we had known the weather here would be like this, we would have taken a different route!" Even if he wrapped his head tightly, the wind and sand would still penetrate into his mouth and nose through the gaps, making Qishu complain.

"Didn't you say that you haven't been to the Pot Bottom Desert in Padia, and you wanted to see what the desert looks like?" Fang Ci took the initiative to stand in front of Qi Shu and said helplessly.

"I thought I could capture the golden sand dunes and dazzling sunshine like those on TV, but now I can't see anything except the sky full of sand!" Seeing Fang Ci taking the initiative to stand in front of him, Qi Shu felt sweet in his heart and pulled his clothes like a spoiled child.

"It's not too late to go back now. Why don't we retreat first?" Fang Ci suggested, looking at the yellow sand in front of him where it was impossible to tell where was where.

"Okay~" Although he did choose this road, the bad weather today was really too much. Qishu felt that if he stayed here for one more second, his tender skin would be in danger of cracking.

"Who's there~"

Just as the two turned around and were about to leave, a subtle sound of footsteps suddenly caught Fang Ci's attention.

"Ah, there's a ghost!" Qi Shu looked in the direction of the sound, and saw a thin figure standing in the yellow sand not far from the two of them, observing them. Through the yellow sand, a pale face without facial features and two eyes like black holes collided with Qi Shu's line of sight, scaring the girl so much that she jumped directly onto Fang Ci's back.

"Hug...sorry..."

As if frightened by Qi Shu's reaction, the figure turned around and was about to run away, but then seemed to think of something and turned back, apologizing timidly while moving towards the two of them in small steps.

"Turns out it's a person!" When the figure came closer, the two men realized that it was a thin young man wearing a white mask, who lowered his head and slowly walked in front of them.

"Sorry, I didn't see it clearly just now~" Seeing the young man standing in front of the two of them who seemed a little at a loss, Qi Shu jumped off Fang Ci's back awkwardly. After all, it seemed very rude to treat someone like a ghost or something.

"It's alright... I like ghost-type elves very much... so if I'm treated as a ghost... I'll be happy too..."

The boy's voice was very soft, and he seemed to be very bad at communicating with others. He stuttered for a long time before finally finishing a short sentence.

"Hello, my name is Qishu, and this is my boyfriend Fang Ci. We are both trainers traveling here from the Padia region!" After waiting patiently for the young man to finish speaking, Qishu immediately introduced himself enthusiastically.

"..."

It was the first time for Fang Ci and Qi Shu to meet someone who had thought to this extent. Seeing that the other party had not responded for a long time, they could not help but look at each other awkwardly. For a moment, the three of them fell into a mysterious silence.

"That~" For Qi Shu, who was the anchor, this kind of embarrassing situation was absolutely unacceptable. Just when she wanted to speak again to break the silence, the boy's timid voice finally sounded again.

"Hello, I'm Onio, please give me your guidance..."

If Fang Ci and Qi Shu had not held their breath and listened attentively for a long time, they would hardly have been able to hear what Ounio was saying.

"Um, O'Nio, right? Is there anything you need our help with?" Thinking of the scene where the boy wanted to escape but turned around again, Fang Ci believed that if there was nothing wrong, such an introverted boy would never take the initiative to contact two strangers like him.

"Yes, that's right... I want to play a half-court game with one of you... one of you..." Hearing Fang Ci's active question, Ounio, who had been thinking about it for a long time, secretly breathed a sigh of relief and answered in a low voice.

"Half-court battle?" Fang Ci and Qi Shu both widened their eyes when they heard this for the first time.

"...That's right, there's no need to decide the winner. As long as my elf suffers a certain degree of damage, that'll be enough..." Onio explained in a low voice.

"That..."

Qi Shu wanted to ask something else, but was stopped by Fang Ci who was standing beside him and grabbed his hand.

"It's okay, I'll fight you!"

"Thank you..." Ounio looked at Fang Ci gratefully and immediately bowed to express his gratitude.

"It's okay, but are we going to fight here?" Fang Ci turned his head to look at the harsh environment around him and asked.

"Here, here it will be...it won't take too long..."

As if he had gradually adapted to having Fang Ci and the other person around, Ounio spoke much more fluently than at the beginning.

"...Then, this is the child I'm going to send out~" As he said that, Onio took out a Poké Ball and released a black Pokémon with big purple eyes and a tail inserted in a patterned stone slab.

"What is this~?" Seeing the strange elf, Qi Shu immediately opened the illustrated book on his phone.

"Weeping Mask (Galar's form), a Soul Pokémon with a Ghost attribute. It is said that Galar Weeping Mask is a Pokémon that was born after an ancient clay tablet was attracted by a soul with strong resentment. The clay tablet engraved with a curse attached to the Weeping Mask, which will absorb the energy of resentment."

"The Galar Weeping Mask, a kind of Pokémon I've never heard of!" It was the first time Qishu saw this kind of Pokémon, and his tone couldn't help but be a little excited.

"...Because none of my elves have the heart to attack this child, so, I have to trouble you, Fang Ci..."

"It's okay, leave it to me!" Although he didn't understand why Onio had to let Crying Mask get hurt, it seemed that he was not the kind of trainer who enjoyed abusing Pokémon, and he seemed to be very good friends with Crying Mask, so Fang Ci agreed.

"Then I'll leave it to you, Tan-shi!"

"Tan~" Fearing that Zoroark and the others would attack too hard, Fang Ci sent out the relatively weak Tan servant.

When he saw Fang Ci sending out a strange elf, an inexplicable light flashed in Ounio's eyes hidden under the mask.

Although Fang Ci's elf did not look like a ghost-type elf, he could somehow feel that this little fellow with the raging fire of war burning in his eyes definitely had a very close relationship with the ghost-type elves.

PS: I had two wisdom teeth extracted today and my head hurts. I will take a day off tomorrow to rest.