Pokémon: Encounter

Two days have passed since the battle between Vine Snakes and Tropical Dragons and humans to defend their homeland.

During this period, Nan Fang and his family stayed in a self-made "forest view room" in the dense forest for one night. On the afternoon of the second day, he met a young insect catcher who was inexplicably excited.

In the evening of that day, Nanfang walked into the city, found a hotel and had a comfortable sleep.

Finally, on the morning of the third day, they successfully reached their destination.

Battle Arena.

With its back against the river bank, a martial arts arena full of cherry blossom style stands in front of the south.

"Dara from the North Bear, Turmeric from Hawaii, so this leader here should be from the Sakura region."

Nan Fang took out the list that Yashida had sent to him before, which had photos of their leaders on it.

She was a cute young girl with short golden hair and wearing a black and blue training suit.

"Cucumber scent. Interesting name~"

Nan Fang put away the list, and with the Vine Snake hanging on his shoulder, he walked into the gate of the fighting arena.

Carrying about 8 kilograms of weight on his shoulders for a long time, even Nanfang's arms were a little sore. But when Nanfang expressed his opinion tactfully, he was rewarded with a moderate tailspin.

Well, this is not just conquering, this is simply adopting an older sister.

Walking into the courtyard, you can see one after another quaint cherry-style buildings scattered in the courtyard. They are neatly arranged, giving people a solemn and elegant feeling. Although these buildings look old, they reveal some traces of time and historical heritage.

Architecture is of course also an art. Regardless of nationality, beautiful things are always pleasing to the eye and should be inherited and admired by future generations. It seems that the owner of this entire building should also be a refined person.

Passing by the courtyard, a series of uniform roars reached Nanfang's ears.

Nan Fang followed the sound and saw a group of people of all kinds lined up in a square formation, doing the same exercises in unison. Regardless of whether they were men or women, old or young, they all wore the same training clothes and followed the black and blue figure on the stage in front of them, punching alternately.

"Left!"

"drink!"

"right!"

"drink!"

"Left...!"

Seeing this scene, people in the south couldn't help but want to practice along.

"Hello! What can I do for you?"

"Do you want to observe a trial class or sign up directly for the course?"

“Can you recommend any students or make an appointment online?”

At this time, a girl who should be the receptionist in the lobby came to Nanfang trotting in front of him. She was also wearing a training suit. With a warm smile on her face, she asked Nanfang politely.

Hearing this skilled and familiar conversation, Nan Fang couldn't help but feel a little stunned, and a dead memory suddenly came to him.

Learn about swimming and fitness~!

"Um, sorry, I'm not here to study."

"I'm here to challenge the battle facility. I'm here to see your leader," Nan Fang replied politely.

"Oh~ Okay~ I'll arrange a challenge for you... right away...!?"

The girl responded out of habit, then suddenly realized what was happening.

She widened her eyes and looked at the handsome young man in front of her with some surprise.

"You said you came to challenge our hall... er, no, you came to challenge our leader!?"

The girl asked again with some uncertainty.

"Ahahaha, yes, yes, I am indeed here to challenge this battle arena."

"Please let me know, thank you." Nan Fang said politely again.

The girl nodded blankly.

Afterwards, the girl’s actions almost made Nan Fang drop his jaw.

The girl ran away, turned around and ran towards the crowd who were doing morning lessons in the training ground, shouting towards the stage as she ran.

"Sister Cucumber! Sister Cucumber! Finally someone is here to mess things up!"

"Finally, someone is here to challenge you!"

Looking at the girl's excited face, Nan Fang suddenly felt a little embarrassed.

Is that how you informed me? If I had known this, I would have pretended to sign up for a class first...

The girl's exclamation interrupted the formation on the training ground. After hearing the girl's words, the students all turned their heads and looked towards Nan Fang, who was standing alone at the door.

Confusion, curiosity, excitement or mockery, all kinds of eyes looked towards the south.

Huangguaxiang, who had his back to the crowd, frowned, turned around and looked at the girl who was running towards him with some blame.

"Xiao Rou! How many times have I told you not to be so startled all the time!"

"You keep making such a fuss. You are unworthy of your own name! I wonder how you will ever get married!"

“I don’t know who he learned this from!”

Although the words seemed critical, there was a hint of indulgence in the tone.

"That doesn't matter!"

“It’s important!”

"Finally someone is here to mess things up... no! Someone is here to challenge you!!!"

"It's been so many years! Finally, a new young man has come!"

"I can watch another good show hehe~!"

"Oh yeah, yeah~ This time it's a handsome guy!!!"

The South was completely confused by what they heard.

If you turned down the volume a bit, I'd probably be happier.

“Really!!!”

"you sure!?"

"Hurry up and catch him... bring him here! I'm going to change my clothes first!"

"Finally, a challenger has arrived! We must have the proper formalities!"

After saying that, Huangguaxiang didn't even look at the south that was right in front of her, and ran into the inner room in a hurry.

Now Nan Fang knew who the girl named Xiaorou learned from.

After a few breaths, Xiaorou ran back and respectfully led Nanfang across the training ground with a look as if she was looking at a "national treasure", and walked to the place where Huangguaxiang had just stood.

At the same time, the students in the audience spontaneously dispersed to both sides and sat neatly on both sides, freeing up the space that was originally a standard battlefield.

I stood there awkwardly for a few minutes.

"Cough cough!"

"A challenger who has come from afar."

"My name is Cucumber Fragrance."

"The battle boss of the battle arena."

“I am a symbol of perseverance.”

"Today! Welcome to your arrival."

"I will accept your challenge."

"I hope we can have a fair, just, open, exciting duel full of passion and excitement!"

“Huahuahuahua——!”

The sudden thunderous applause from the audience startled Nan Fang.

Accompanied by the cheers of the students, Hua Guaxiang walked out from the inner room with steady steps.

Uh...it's still the same black and blue training suit...but it should be a new one. Nan Fang didn't know how many times he had complained about it.

"Are you today's challenger!?"

"Very good! Please tell me your name!"

Huangguaxiang looked excited, and her straightforward personality made her ask directly.

"Eh~?"

"Isn't this Mr. Southern?"

"I didn't expect to meet you here?"

Nan Fang was about to answer.

I saw a girl in pink training clothes walking out from behind Huangguaxiang, looking at Nanfang in surprise and said.

Wen Xiaohua?

Nan Fang narrowed his eyes slightly.

He didn't think it was a coincidence.

Huangguaxiang tilted her head and looked at the two people who were looking at each other in surprise.

"Do you know?"