I am actually the son of Gardevoir!

"Pikachu gives him the last..."

Xiaozhi was just about to command Pikachu to deliver the final attack when he suddenly felt his hands being grabbed by Xiaogang's brothers and sisters.

"His brothers and sisters held my hands and feet, which reduced my will to fight."

"Could it be that it is because of my kindness that this illusion was created for me?"

Xiaozhi closed his eyes. He always felt that Xiaogang's brothers and sisters were holding him back and preventing him from giving the next instruction. This feeling condemned his conscience.

"No, Xiaozhi, these are real people."

Xiaoxia couldn't stand Xiaozhi's self-hypnosis anymore, so she spoke up to remind Xiaozhi reluctantly.

After hearing Xiaoxia's reminder, Xiaozhi finally opened his eyes and looked at the carrot heads hanging on him.

"You are not allowed to bully the big rock snake that my brother has worked so hard to cultivate."

Goro hugged Xiaozhi's neck to stop him from bullying the Onix that Xiaogang had worked so hard to cultivate.

"I'm not bullying, this is a competition!"

Xiaozhi couldn't do anything to these little brats around him, he could only explain to them that this was a competition and not about bullying Onix. He felt so wronged that he was in tears.

"Stop it now, Xiaozhi is right, this is an official competition."

It was Xiaogang who stood up to rescue Xiaozhi and emphasized the words "open and aboveboard".

But Xiaogang's sister Liuzi did not accept Xiaogang's statement: "No, no, brother likes Pokémon the most."

"That's why my brother stopped Onix just now!"

Sanlang continued to speak along the lines of Liuzi's words, and these words undoubtedly felt like a thorn in Xiaozhi's body.

Xiaozhi also remembered that it was Xiaogang who stopped Onix from taking further action, which prevented Pikachu from getting more seriously injured. He gritted his teeth and shouted to Pikachu: "Come back, Pikachu!"

Although Pikachu was a little confused, he still followed Xiaozhi's command and returned to Xiaozhi.

"Why are you doing this, Xiaozhi? Our game isn't over yet."

Xiaogang was a little confused. His game with Xiaozhi hadn't ended yet, so why did Xiaozhi ask Pikachu to go back?

Xiaozhi took Yashu off his body, looked at the puzzled Xiaogang on the opposite side and said seriously: "The gym's water leakage was an accident, so it can't be counted. Therefore, if we win, it won't be considered a victory by strength."

"I'll wait for the next time to defeat you fair and square!"

After saying that, Xiaozhi walked out of the gym in a cool manner, not caring at all about the reactions of Xiaogang and the others.

“This kid…”

Xiaogang looked at Xiaozhi's back and gritted his teeth.

"Alas, I managed to win with great luck. You really want to be a hero."

Misty felt helpless watching Xiaozhi who didn't even turn his head. He was obviously lucky enough to win this time, but he gave up. Xiaoxia couldn't understand why others would be so happy in such a situation, but Xiaozhi...

"Well, this is what Xiaozhi is like."

Yu Feng was not surprised by Xiaozhi's behavior. If Xiaozhi really won the victory regardless of anything, Yu Feng would really have to think carefully about whether he should travel with Xiaozhi.

The butler appeared beside Yu Feng at some point and handed him a cup of black tea. Yu Feng took the tea, blew on it, and started drinking it.

"Huh? When did she show up? Never mind."

"You act like you know Xiaozhi very well, but you've only known him for less than a month."

Xiaoxia was a little surprised that she didn't hear the sound of the Pokémon releasing the ball. When did this Butler appear? However, Xiaoxia objected to Yu Feng's behavior of knowing Xiaozhi so well.

After all, after spending some time together, Xiaoxia knew that Xiaozhi and Yu Feng had known each other not much earlier than her.

"Maybe Xiaozhi and I have known each other for more than 20 years. I'm going to find Xiaozhi, remember to follow me."

Yu Feng drank the rest of the tea, returned the cup to the steward, and disappeared in front of Xiaoxia together with the steward.

"What do you mean twenty years? You're only ten years old! Do you think it's amazing to have super powers?"

Xiaoxia stamped her feet as she watched Yu Feng disappear. What did they mean they had known each other for twenty years? He and Xiaozhi were only twenty years old in total.

But superpowers are really convenient. You can do whatever you want.

riverside...

Ash and Pikachu were walking along the river.

"I know I'm sorry for what I did to you, Pikachu. You worked so hard to charge your battery."

"Pikachu?"

"Are you comforting me?"

Xiaozhi apologized to Pikachu embarrassedly. After all, Pikachu worked so hard to charge for him last night, but today he stubbornly gave up the victory.

Pikachu comforted Xiaozhi softly. As a Pokémon, all he needed was to unconditionally support his trainer. Other things were not that important to him.

“I think you did the right thing.”

Yu Feng suddenly appeared beside the two of them, as if he had been walking with them all the time.

"It's Xiao Feng, you don't have to comfort me, I was really too willful this time."

After seeing that it was Yu Feng, Xiaozhi also let go. He always felt that it was his problem this time, and Pikachu didn't blame him, which made him feel an inexplicable sense of guilt.

"I think you did a great job, after all, this is who you are."

"And, look behind you."

Instead of lecturing him as Xiaozhi had expected, he just pointed behind him to let him see who was coming.

"Hey, Xiaozhi, wait a moment."

"Xiaozhi, you forgot this."

When Xiaogang saw Xiaozhi stop, he quickly ran to Xiaozhi and breathed heavily. After he finally recovered, Xiaogang stretched out his hand, and in it was the gray badge of the Nibe Gym.

"Is this... a badge of proof of defeating a regional trainer?"

"I can't accept it because I didn't beat you at all. I forfeit the match."

Xiaozhi was slightly stunned when he saw Xiaogang's actions, then turned his head to the side with a dim look in his eyes. After all, he didn't beat Xiaogang at all.

"No, actually you won, both in battle and in your love for Pokémon."

"In fact, I think it is more meaningful to cultivate Pokémon with all your heart rather than challenge others."

"I would rather be a breeder than the world's best trainer."

"But because I have to take care of my younger brothers and sisters, I can't leave this place."

"So I would like you to fulfill my dream on my behalf. Are you willing to accept this badge?"

Xiaogang ignored Xiaozhi's doubts and looked at the river beside him. He actually wanted to talk to someone about these things for a long time, but he had no one to talk to.

With his younger siblings around him, he has to maintain the image of a reliable big brother, so he can't relax for even a day. However, he sees the boy in front of him, whose passion for Pokémon is just as great as his.

He hopes that Xiaozhi can realize his dream for him, so he gives the badge in his hand to Xiaozhi again.

"Well, I'll take the first badge."

Xiaozhi placed his hand on the badge and promised to fulfill Xiaogang's dream.

"Go ahead, Xiaogang, pursue your own dream."