Pokémon: Encounter

"sorry!!!"

Inside the Pokémon Center in Lowing City.

Huangguaxiang stood in front of Nanfang and bowed respectfully to apologize.

Because they didn't know the details, the fainted Iron Palm was sent to the nearest Pokémon Medical Center. Pidgeot, who had consumed a lot of his energy, was also sent here by Nan Fang.

After an hour or so of diagnosis, the mad Iron Palm Warrior's overall condition has returned to normal.

The nurse who looked like Miss Joy was furious.

She said that the injured Pokémon was fed a mixed fruit by someone before the battle that could cause Pokémon to go into a berserk state, causing it to lose itself during the battle.

Why are you so sure?

That's because the sale of this mixed fruit has long been banned in the South Island region.

Although this fruit can increase the physical values ​​of Pokémon in a short period of time and prevent it from feeling hungry for a day, its side effects are also quite huge.

The most serious consequence is that the Pokémon that consumes the fruit will enter a violent state after a while and will suffer a certain degree of permanent damage to itself after recovery.

Therefore, after Pokémon were created and marketed on a large scale, there have been many vicious incidents in society where Pokémon accidentally injured trainers or even ordinary people.

Finally, under the government's clear ban and drastic measures, this mixed fruit disappeared completely from the market in just a few days.

The pharmaceutical technology company that produced this tree fruit disappeared without a trace before the incident escalated, and its whereabouts are still unknown.

Knowing the dangers, it is impossible for Cucumber Xiang to buy and feed it to his Pokémon privately. Wen Xiaohua, who has a strong background, also vouched for him in front of Nan Fang.

"I believe you."

"If you were the kind of trainer who could accept causing permanent damage to your partner, I don't think you would be standing in the battle arena and becoming the head of the battle facility."

"A person who does not cherish his companions can only reach that height."

Nan Fang responded calmly with a smile.

In fact, the consolation from the South was somewhat perfunctory.

No one stipulates that the so-called bad guys are not strong and have low status. There are also many people with superb strength who only use Pokémon as tools.

Take the hunter J who has met Nan Fang many times, for example. He doesn't take the lives of Pokémon seriously.

And there was the once powerful boss Sakaki, for whom all the mythical beasts were just high-end toys that he could fiddle with at will.

Can you say they are not strong? Can you say they are not tall enough?

If you really want to argue, then maybe they have different attitudes towards their own Pokémon.

It doesn't matter. Nan Fang doesn't want to delve into it. This is just a kind comfort to a young girl.

On the other hand, there was no need for Cucumber to do something that was not worth the loss because of this battle. It would not only hurt the Pokémon but also ruin her own reputation. Everyone could see this.

But what I want to say is that, without mentioning the Iron Palm Warrior who went into a violent state afterwards, let's discuss the first official battle between it and Pidgeot. Nan Fang said that it was indeed a bit boring.

It's not that I want to be beaten, but that kind of fight is definitely not the level a fighting leader should have.

Well, it would be great if the leaders I meet next time would be this strong, then I can go home early~

Nan Fang was amused by his own thoughts. He shook his head and said nothing more, sitting there quietly waiting for Big Bird to recover.

"He...why does he still look unhappy...his Pidgeot doesn't seem to be seriously injured?"

Huangguaxiang pulled Wen Xiaohua aside and whispered.

Looking at her best friend who looked silly in front of her, Wen Xiaohua felt very disappointed with her.

Cucumber Xiang is good in every way. She has a naive and straightforward personality and treats people with sincerity and loyalty. However, her emotional intelligence is always low.

"Tell me the truth!"

"Why didn't you show your true strength in the fight just now!" Wen Xiaohua asked seriously.

"I..."

"I've actually used up most of it! About 99 percent!" Huangguaxiang scratched the back of his head and replied embarrassedly.

"You bullshit!"

"How long have we known each other? And I still don't know your strength!?"

"And do you know one thing? When you lie, your eyes will subconsciously dart left and right, and your arms will unconsciously touch the back of your head!"

"You still don't admit it!"

Wen Xiaohua scolded Huangguaxiang with an expression as if he saw through everything.

"I..."

"Tell me the truth! What happened to you before? And why did your Iron Palm Warrior go crazy?"

Huangguaxiang lowered her eyelids, feeling a little embarrassed.

"I didn't mean to let him win... I just wanted him to win easily..."

“Hey, hey, hey! You’re finally telling the truth, right? How could you be so confused? Tell me what’s going on!?”

"Well... let me show you a video first." Huangguaxiang said and took out his mobile phone.

This is a battle video.

In the video, the trainer facing the camera is commanding a Snake, who is fighting fiercely with the Blaziken on the opposite side.

From this angle, the opponent's Snake seemed to be struggling, even though it used its agility to dodge two quick attacks from Flame Chicken.

But judging from the expression of the vine snake, it is obviously at the end of its strength.

As expected, after a full-strength flaming punch from Blaziken, Snake finally fell to the ground, and Blaziken won the final victory.

Wen Xiaohua, who was watching from the side, stood there in a daze.

Isn't that right? Why is the video like this? Isn't the trainer who commands Snake the Southerner the Southerner? That Flame Chicken should be my Flame Chicken, right? But the ending of the story is not like this?

Wen Xiaohua didn't believe it and watched the video again.

Only then did she realize that in the first half of the video, it was indeed a battle between herself and Nan Fang.

The scene where Viper was defeated by Flame Chicken was actually spliced ​​in later. Because in the second half of the video, the trainer, Nan Fang, was not in the video. It was actually a close-up! And Wen Xiaohua himself was not in the entire video.

"How confused! Xiaoxiang! How confused!"

"Why didn't you show me this video earlier?"

"Ah...it's also partly my fault. If I had told you about this earlier, you wouldn't have been fooled by this video! Alas~~~"

Seeing the two girls in the distance startled, Nan Fang cast a strange look at them. But that was all.

"Who gave you this video!!!" Wen Xiaohua asked Huangguaxiang angrily.

"Um...it was given to me by a student who enrolled a day ago." Huangguaxiang felt a little confused.

"He said he was a reporter who had just come out of Mr. Darla's fight factory."

"He also said he was a fan of Mr Nanfang and a daily newspaper reporter who had followed him all the way to South Island since he first arrived."

"He told me a lot about Mr. Nan Fang's deeds. Although Mr. Nan Fang has great ambitions and the great aspiration of returning South Island, his ability is a little average..."

"Oh right! Now that I think about it, he also stuffed the somewhat different fruit into my hand after I finished breakfast!"

"I saw the Iron Palm Warrior was attracted by the fruit..."

"So I..."

"So you're just going to let it go!?"

"So you just feed your Pokémon those unidentified berries?"

Wen Xiaohua opened his mouth in surprise.

"Oh my dear sister Tian! Even if Nan Fang is really not strong enough, you shouldn't have the idea of ​​letting him win, right?"

"You are one of the seven leaders of the Battle Frontier! You are a person who is as powerful as a king! Even an ordinary gym leader trainer shouldn't be like this, right?"

Wen Xiaohua turned around and looked at Nan Fang, who was sitting there with his head propped up and his eyes closed.

"You're not suddenly lusting after that guy just because he's a little handsome, are you?!"

"You bastard Xiaohua! What nonsense are you talking about! Be careful or I'll tear your stinky mouth open!!!" Huangguaxiang blushed and quickly pressed Wen Xiaohua's mouth.

"You! You know my experience!"

"I just think he's a lot like me in the past."

"You...you just pissed me off!!!"

Seeing that her best friend was not lying, Wen Xiaohua also put away her joking thoughts. She silently released her flame chicken, and then told the truth of what happened before in the stunned Cucumber Xiang.

He also told Huangguaxiang about some of the South's "glorious deeds".

"Didn't you say that you called that mysterious boss called Hida to confirm it?"

“Why did this omission occur?”

"He...he describes every trainer who comes to challenge him with the same few words..."

"What's so powerful? What's so far away? What's so qualified..."

"I just confirmed the name..." Huangguaxiang said embarrassedly.

"You, you! What can I say about you!!!"

"Hurry up and apologize to them and explain the situation clearly! No wonder they still don't even look at you! If it were me, I would just walk away!" Wen Xiaohua urged immediately.

Looking at the cucumber fragrance trotting towards Nanfang, Wen Xiaohua couldn't help but fall into memories.

That was when Xiaoxiang had just left her hometown and arrived in South Island. She was branded as a traitor online, lost and helpless, and had no relatives to turn to.

Fortunately, I accepted her at that time and discovered her extraordinary talent as a trainer.

In just two years, Huangguaxiang became famous overnight, not only washing away the title of "betrayer", but also becoming one of the leaders of the seven major battle facilities.

Alas, it's all because of this chaotic society and those malicious and unscrupulous politicians...

"What?"

The South finally understood the ins and outs of this matter.

"Where is the person who gave you the video and the tree fruit? Can you find him when you go back?"

Nan Fang didn't care about Huangguaxiang's initiative to release the water. He was more concerned about the mastermind behind all this.

“I guess it can’t be found.”

"Anyone else would have fled long ago before the truth was exposed."

Wen Xiaohua walked over and spoke proactively.

"But there should still be some of that person's registration materials left in the dojo, and Xiaoxiang should also remember what that person looked like."

"We can only start with this clue for now."

Wen Xiaohua's aura of a superior was fully revealed at this moment.

Huangguaxiang felt guilty when she saw that Nanfang did not hold her accountable. She secretly swore in her heart that she must find out this evildoer!