Pokémon: What should I do? My father-in-law always wants to tear me apart

The dusk gilded the dome of the Bird's Nest with a layer of cold gold. Amy Windsor walked barefoot on the carpet of cosmos flowers, and the moon-white silk skirt was rippled by the evening breeze.

She picked up a blue star flower with her fingertips and brought it close to her nose. Her eyelashes cast a butterfly-like shadow under her eyes, and the moonstone earrings on her ears swayed slightly with her movement.

"What good is there in fighting and killing?"

She suddenly turned around, her emerald eyes sweeping across the devastated battlefield, her golden hair ribbon rising in an arc behind her.

&34;Why don't we sit down and enjoy the flowers together? Don't you think so?&34;

The standard Oxford accent echoed in the silence, with only Dorimia next to him making a coquettish low moan.

There was a suppressed gasp from the circular auditorium.

The field that was supposed to be used for competition was now in a mess. On the left, the Queen of Flowers stretched out its poisonous pink corolla, and sticky paralyzing powder condensed on its giant petals. On the right, the Beautiful Flower waved its vines, and the charming fragrance it released and the Queen of Flowers' deadly poison formed a strange barrier.

The two Grass-type Pokémon stood like giants, splitting the battlefield into shattered ruins.

Twenty meters away, in the rubble, several contestants were struggling to support their battered Pokémon.

These once invincible fighting elves were now shivering and trembling under the pressure of the intertwined fragrance of flowers and poisonous fog.

&34;Venue 1, Amy Windsor advances! &34;

Electronic sounds pierced the stagnant air, and the dome lights suddenly focused on the figure among the flowers.

Amy Windsor lifted her skirt slightly and curtseyed, making the devastated battlefield look like a fantasy.

……

Before the roar of metal collision faded away, Olaf's combat boots had already crushed his opponent's chest.

The player who was stepped on struggled to raise his head, but was bumped into the animal nature surging in the opponent's amber pupils.

The burly man, nearly two meters tall, looked down at him. The sneer between his beard mixed with the strong smell of sweat reminded him of the bloodthirsty berserker in Norse mythology.

&34;Why are you running?&34;

Olaf rolled his boots over his opponent's collarbone, the metal kneepads glowing coldly in the twilight. "You're the only one left. Where else can you run to? You're wasting time!"

His roar caused dust to fall from the surrounding audience seats, and broken sobs escaped from the throats of the people under his feet, like the wails of dying beasts.

At the edge of the battlefield, the three behemoths of Super Iron Rhino, Clay Giant, and Steelix create a suffocating sense of oppression.

They stood silently, the shadows cast by their huge bodies almost swallowed up half of the venue, making the spectators' breath freeze.

Olaf suddenly raised his foot and kicked his limp opponent into the rubble.

He tore open his blood-soaked collar, revealing his scarred chest, his sharp white teeth gleaming in the smoke.

As he raised his arms and shouted, the three giant beasts roared at the same time, and the sound waves made the metal supports of the dome buzz.

&34;Olav Winster advances to the next round in Court 2! &34;

The referee's voice was drowned out by the cheers.

……

In the center of the arena where the smoke had not yet dissipated, Sophia was leaning lazily against the ruins on a temporary throne made of rubble.

She tangled her long hair with her fingertips and looked down at the Ibrahimovic who was acting coquettishly on her lap.

&34;Bui~&34;

Before the soft whimpering sound ended, two afterimages appeared through the air.

Vaporeon swung out a crystal water ring that wrapped around her waist, and its tail slapped the ground, splashing tiny water droplets.

The Moon Eevee jumped directly onto her shoulder. The moon pattern between its jet-black fur glowed coldly. Its sharp teeth gently bit the hair ornament near her ear and a low growl of dissatisfaction came from its throat.

&34;Okay, okay, everyone gets a share~&34;

Sofia chuckled. She rubbed Vaporeon's wet head with her left hand, tickled Moonee's chin with her right hand, and hooked her little finger around Eevee's fluffy tail.

Three pairs of eyes of different colors lit up at the same time, and the furry body submerged her in softness.

A suppressed gasp was heard from the audience seats in the distance.

From the perspective of others, this is a beautiful scene of a beautiful woman with three cute animals...

If, we ignore the contestants who are being beaten by them in the distance.

&34;Sophia advances in court 3! &34;

……

The metal steps of the auditorium were filled with the stench of sweat, and the sound of discussion spread among the crowd like a spider web.

Several spectators holding cheering sticks crowded around the railing, shaking their heads as they watched the list of contestants scrolling on the electronic screen.

&34;These foreign players are really strong.&34;

The man in the red vest wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "Last year, the finals were all blond and blue-eyed."

"That's right. They are likely to win the championship this year."

The girl with dyed blue hair sneered and scratched the phone screen with her nails. "Why not just turn Huaxia Mengdu into an international competition arena?"

&34;Shhh—keep your voice down.&34;

The young man in gray nudged his companion with his elbow and raised his chin towards the fourth venue, "Did you see that kid in the white shirt? He is said to be the son of King Lin. I think he is here to gild himself."

"Oh shit? Stop yelling here!"

Ye Feng squeezed to the front row of the crowd without knowing when, and the veins on his neck bulged. "You know shit! Xiao Linzi is not here to brush up his resume, he..."

"Ye Feng!"

Su Su suddenly jumped out from behind him and wrapped her slender arms around his neck like an iron clamp.

She bowed deeply to the stunned crowd, her hair brushing against the competition certificate on her chest, and said, "Sorry to bother you!"

Without waiting for Ye Feng to struggle, he dragged him back to the corner of the audience seats.

&34;Why are you stopping me?!&34;

Ye Feng shook off Su Su's hand with a slightly dissatisfied expression.

&34;Don't talk about ice with a summer insect.&34;

Su Su held down his violently heaving shoulders and pointed to the arena that had been lit up again and the contestants who were gradually walking into the arena.

"Once Lin Yi demonstrates his strength, those people will naturally shut up."

The cold lights in the contestant channel cast crisscross shadows on the metal floor. Mi Yu stood on tiptoe, and with her slightly cool fingertips she gently smoothed out the wrinkles on the collar of Lin Yi's shirt.

Her falling hair brushed across the boy's Adam's apple, and her eyes were filled with a hazy light.

&34;Everyone will underestimate you in this game.&34;

Her fingertips slid down Lin Yi's shoulder line slowly, "But this is precisely your advantage."

Ruan Yaoyao came over with a puzzled look on her face: "Why? Lin Yi is so amazing..."

"Because arrogance is human nature. They don't know that you have collected all the badges, so they will think you are a rookie who is just here to brush up his resume."

She suddenly leaned in closer, her warm breath brushing against the boy's ears, "When they realize your true strength, they will suffer the consequences of underestimating the enemy."

Lin Yi lowered his head and chuckled, then raised his hands to rub the tops of the two girls' heads at the same time.

Mi Yu's long hair spread softly in his palms, and her neck was faintly flushed. However, Ruan Yaoyao squinted her eyes and hummed with satisfaction, like a rewarded pet.

&34;I went.&34;

Lin Yi turned the Poké Ball in a beautiful arc between his fingers, and the metal shell reflected a cold light under the light.

The corner of his white clothes lifted up when he turned around, and he suddenly turned back when he was about to step into the stadium - Mi Yu was biting her lower lip and clutching the hem of her skirt, and Ruan Yaoyao had already jumped up waving a cheering stick, and the same blazing light was burning in the two completely different pairs of eyes.

What Mi Yu said is quite right, but not entirely right.

The ideal game does exist - when a delicate triangular balance of power is formed on the field and no one is willing to break the deadlock first, those seemingly weak entities can lurk in the shadows and wait for the opportunity.

But there is never absolute rationality in the arena, just like a hunter will not let go of the prey that is within reach, even if eliminating a shrunken player will hardly help their advancement.

For example, would you release the low-health Luban just because the opponent's Luban is not valuable?

The gate of the stadium opened with a bang, and cheers came with waves of sound.

Lin Yi took a deep breath, letting the air filled with the smell of gunpowder fill his chest.

The moment he stepped onto the ring, the sun in the dome above his head suddenly lit up, making the boy's tall figure the focus of everyone's attention.