How come my Pokémon turned into a girl?

Pulling a crimson, flame-shaped gym badge from his pocket, Xia Bo raised his arm and, seemingly trying to show off, flung the Red Lotus Badge directly at the boy. However, perhaps due to the decline in his physical function brought on by his age, the badge didn't even make it across the ring, instead falling directly to the ground mid-flight.

Everyone on the field fell silent. Nancy, standing beside Qianye, sighed softly, a green light flashing in her eyes. The next second, the Red Lotus Badge teleported into her hand.

"Ahem, well... that Pokémon should be Kodora, right? Why does it look like that? Is it a product of your father's research?"

To ease his awkwardness, Xia Bo immediately coughed a few times and changed the subject. However, as a former Pokémon scholar, he was indeed very interested in the black Pokémon that looked like "Kodora".

"This new evolution of Kodora wasn't researched by my father, but it does have a certain connection to the Miracle Virus..."

Qianye's words came to an abrupt end after explaining this. Seeing his expression, Xia Bo also understood that the young man did not want to continue to delve into this topic, so he stopped asking:

"Well, then I'll just assume that Xiang's research was successful. Judging from the performance of this Kodora right now, if it evolves into Aegiskodora in time, it might really be able to stand out from the crowd of ordinary Pokémon and even surpass those quasi-god Pokémon."

"But at this level, it still won't be able to fight against the Pokémon created by Project Mewtwo."

"Mewtwo Project?" Qianye's ears quickly caught a noteworthy term, and Xia Bo's expression also turned serious at this moment:

"Remember what I said before? Your father and I were in different research groups when we were on Team Rocket, right? Copying the genes of Legendary Pokémon to create legendary Pokémon for Team Rocket. That's Project Mewtwo."

"The Mewtwo Project was ultimately successful. We have indeed created a Pokémon with powers that humans cannot even imagine. It is so powerful that other Pokémon, no matter how many there are, are meaningless to it."

Qianye did not doubt that Xia Bo was exaggerating. He had witnessed Mew's power with his own eyes. If Team Rocket really copied a legendary Pokémon, ordinary Pokémon might really be no different from ants in front of it.

"Mewtwo is the name we finally gave to that Pokémon. Before we controlled Mewtwo, no matter how powerful Team Rocket was, it would have been impossible for them to directly challenge the entire League. But after we controlled Mewtwo, things changed. Now, Team Rocket has the power to challenge the League and even overthrow it."

"Qianye, you are now serving the Kanto Alliance, and your bloodline is so closely connected to Team Rocket. Sooner or later, you will come into contact with the mastermind behind Team Rocket... the emperor who controls the entire Kanto Underground Kingdom. When that time comes, please be careful of Mewtwo and never confront him!"

Chapter 119: Justice

After completing the challenge to the Red Lotus Gym, Qianye and the others returned to the inn on the ground floor of Xia Bo. In the spacious hall, a young man was caring for his injured Pokémon.

He held the spray of burn medicine tightly in his hand and sprayed it at the black armor. Because Kodora was so big, after spraying his entire body, the full bottle of burn medicine was empty.

"But~" Enjoying the touch of Qianye's palm on the armor, Dora yawned lazily. This time the opponent was a bit stronger than before. At least his output could break her defense. Unfortunately, he was a little fragile and fell down before she could fight to her heart's content.

As for the opponent who "failed to satisfy Lord Kodora", his body was now covered with fire-resistant bandages and boards to fix his limbs. He looked like a fat mummy with only his two eyes exposed.

Noticing that Kodora was glancing at him, the Platypus's eyes suddenly became filled with panic, and his body began to struggle violently on the recliner.

"Duck-billed Flame Beast, don't move!"

Xia Bo, who was applying medicine to the Platypus, was shaken by the beast. He accidentally misplaced the medicine bottle in his hand and the liquid dripped into the beast's eyes. Instantly, another scream echoed in the hall.

"Uncle Xia...are you okay? I still have some burning medicine left here that I haven't used yet..."

Qianye looked at the old man's face, which had been burned charcoal black by the flames of the duck-billed fire beast. His eyebrows and white mustache were also burned clean. It was such a funny image. Although he knew it was not kind to laugh like that, it was really difficult for him to suppress the corners of his mouth.

"It's okay, I'm used to this kind of thing." Black smoke came out of Xia Bo's mouth. Being burned is something that every fire-type Pokémon trainer will inevitably experience. After so many years, he has long developed resistance to burns.

It was just the fire released unconsciously by the Platypus when it was stimulated. This kind of power was nothing at all.

"By the way, now that you've got your seventh badge... that means you're only one gym badge away from qualifying for the Quartz Tournament, right? When do you plan on setting off?"

After hearing Xia Bo's question, Qianye lowered his head and thought for a moment before answering, "I should be staying on Honglian Island for a while, probably about a week or two."

Although theoretically, after sending the information about the Miracle Virus, there was nothing left for him to do on the Alliance side, but since it was a rare opportunity to come to the resort of Red Lotus Island, he naturally wanted to rest for a while.

Besides, back in Bright City, he had asked Daigo to help him collect materials for Umbreon training, and they should be almost ready by now. He had to wait here for them to arrive, otherwise it would be difficult to choose a place to receive them after embarking on the journey.

However, Xia Bo frowned slightly at the boy's answer:

"Another week or two? Let me make this clear. Your accommodation is waived on the first day because you solved the puzzle, and the rest is free because your father and I are old friends..."

"It's fine if you stay here for a short time, but if you want to stay longer, I'll have to charge you."

The words were a bit impolite, but Qianye could understand the other party to some extent. He, Nancy, and a group of Pokémon all lived here. Even if no meals were provided, the water and electricity consumption would be a considerable amount.

If it continues to be free, Xia Bo will have to pay all these fees for them, which will definitely be a burden for the elderly who already have few customers.

"Of course, no problem. How much is one night's accommodation? I'll pay for a week first."

Just when Qianye was about to use the bonus from the alliance, Xia Bo suddenly changed the subject and said:

"Don't be so anxious. If you can meet one of my conditions, I can waive your accommodation fees."

Seeing the young man slightly stunned, Xia Bo smiled and habitually reached out to touch his mustache, but he grabbed nothing. Then he remembered that his beard had been burned off, so he could only touch his chin and continued:

"Don't worry, it's not a difficult request. I just want to borrow one of your Pokémon for a while."

"Borrow my Pokémon? Could it be Kodora?"

Upon hearing this request, Qianye's first reaction was to look at the giant black-armored beast that had completed its treatment and was lying on the ground with its eyes closed, taking a nap.

As Xia Bo was a former Pokémon scholar, it was not surprising that he was interested in and wanted to study Kodora's new evolution form. After all, even Professor Oak had urged him several times to ask when he could send Kodora over.

"Then I have to remind you first, Kodora is very resistant to people approaching her except me. Even though she is so quiet now, she will definitely attack if a stranger touches her."

However, in response to his polite refusal, Xia Bo shook his head.

"No, no, no, the Pokémon I want to borrow isn't Kodora, it's your Charmander... No, it's Charmeleon now."

"Woo-hoo?" The Fire Dinosaur, who had also received Qianye's treatment and was lying comfortably on a cushion, turned her head in confusion when she heard someone cue her.

"Charmer? Why her?"

"Because that Charmeleon was truly exceptional! Even with the help of Blazing Fire and Sunny Day, the Overheat that finally defeated my Cinderella was definitely a performance far beyond its normal capabilities."

"You know I'm a Fire Gym Leader, and I have extensive research into Fire Pokémon. Based on my years of training experience, the intensity of their flames is highly correlated to their mental state during battle."

"The stronger the emotion, the hotter the flame. Since Charmeleon was able to deliver that stunning blow, he must have a burning desire for victory. I want to understand what drives this desire. Perhaps I can use it to unleash the potential of other Fire Pokémon!"

The more Xia Bo spoke, the more excited he became. His eyes, fixed straight on the fire dinosaur's yellow body, made it feel cold. It suddenly jumped up from the cushion and ran to Qianye's side.

"Charmeleon, what do you think?"

To be honest, Qianye was somewhat tempted by the old man's proposal, not because he could waive the accommodation fee, but because during the period that Charmeleon stayed with him, Xia Bo would definitely provide an environment and resources that were more suitable for the growth of Fire-type Pokémon, which would also bring many benefits to Charmeleon itself.

“Woohoo, woohoo!”

Hearing this, Charmeleon shook her yellow head furiously. She was a human-obsessed person, sure, but she also cared about looks! She wouldn't get tired of cuddling with her handsome trainer all day, but if she stayed with a bald old man for a week or two...

Don’t do that! The Fire Dinosaur couldn’t help but shudder when he thought about the day in the future when he was still enjoying Qianye’s feeding in his dreams, but when he woke up, he saw an old face covered with wrinkles.

"Charmeleon, don't you want to be separated from me?" The boy did think that Charmeleon might hesitate to leave him, but it was a little unexpected that he refused so quickly and firmly.

The Fire Dinosaur answered him with a nod like a chicken pecking at rice, and at this time its two yellow claws tightly hugged his waist.

"Okay, okay, since you don't want to go, I definitely won't force you to go."

Seeing the Fire Dinosaur's unwillingness to obey, Qianye smiled helplessly, stroked her smooth yellow dragon head with his palm, looked at Xia Bo and said:

"As you can see, Charmeleon isn't very cooperative, so let me just pay for the accommodation."

"That's such a pity..." The old man's face clearly showed a look of regret, but he didn't force it too much. After all, if he really wanted to produce any research results, the Fire Dinosaur had to be willing to cooperate.

Although it had rejected Xia Bo's proposal, the Fire Dinosaur still held its body tightly and refused to let go. Even its two claws began to touch around restlessly.

Feeling the texture of Qianye's abdominal muscles touched by her palm, Charmeleon felt her salivary glands begin to secrete more vigorously. Unfortunately, before she could enjoy it for too long, a sharp pain came from her tail.

"Woo-hoo! (Which blind guy dares to disturb me while I'm sucking trainers!)" Charmeleon turned his head viciously, but when he saw a pair of scarlet eyes and a deep darkness, his ferocious face instantly softened into a harmless look.

"Woo, woo... (Big sister, aren't you still sleeping...)"

The black iron foot that was stepping on her tail tightened its grip, and a kind red light flashed in her eyes: "Yes, yes. (Colored lizard, you seem to be a little too presumptuous lately.)"

The iron foot exerted force, tightly grasping the yellow tail in its palm. The Charmeleon felt a pang of pain, but dared not utter a single protest. It could only be dragged along the ground by Kodora, its claws leaving cracks in the ground as it looked at Qianye with a look of pleading help.

"What a great relationship..." Looking at Charmeleon and Kodara who were now able to "play together", a relieved smile appeared on the boy's face.

"By the way, did they just say something?"

Chapter 120 Alliance Certification Examination

In the bathhouse of Mimi's homestay, white mist continued to rise from the open-air hot spring. Amidst the mist, Qianye was standing on a bronze statue in the center of the pool.

Under his black bangs, a pair of eyes were tightly closed. At this moment, the boy was in a wonderful state of calmness and stillness. The muscles of his whole body tended to relax so that he could better focus his attention on one thing.

This state of being integrated with the sculpture lasted for several minutes before Qianye slowly opened his eyes, looked down at the water, and then took a step forward and jumped down!

His body was only inches away from the water surface and was about to fall into the hot spring. At this critical moment, the boy's eyes burst into a green light symbolizing superpowers, and the scene in his sight changed instantly.

When his feet once again touched the ground steadily, what appeared before his eyes was no longer the hot spring and white mist, but the hotel lobby a hundred meters away from the bathhouse.

Qianye looked down at his hands, a strong feeling of joy welling up in his heart.

Finally succeeded! Not only is telekinesis limited to destroying or moving objects, but it can also be applied to more difficult uses such as instant teleportation.

Although he couldn't release it at will like Nancy, and his teleportation distance was far inferior to hers, he had already taken the most difficult and crucial step. All that remained was to improve his proficiency through continuous practice.

The boy was so excited that he could hardly contain himself. He hugged "Nazi" beside him to celebrate this joy. However, when his arms wrapped around her soft waist, he suddenly remembered something -

In order to improve the precision of his telekinesis, he has been "training" his superpowers with Naz almost every night these days, so that the girl's wake-up time has gradually been delayed to noon.

At this hour, Nancy shouldn't be awake yet, right? Then who was the person he was hugging right now...

Without even considering who he was admitting his mistake to, Qianye immediately let go of her hand and prepared to apologize. However, as his hand left the other person's waist, the body, which had been somewhat stiff from being hugged suddenly moved forward and hugged him tightly.

"I didn't expect that after not seeing you for a week, Brother Qianye would become so enthusiastic. Has he really been missing me all these days? I'm so touched~ I miss you too!"

The familiar voice of a queen sounded from above his head, but what was even more familiar was the two heavy masses hitting him. Feeling this iconic wave of impact, the boy didn't know who he had bumped into:

"Sister Kona, how did you find this place?"

Hearing Qianye's question, Kona was the one who looked a little confused. "Huh? Didn't you, Qianye, tell me to come here to find you?"

After Kona's reminder, he also remembered that the other party had contacted him two days ago. After chatting about some matters related to the alliance, he also asked where he was living. Perhaps he had been standing in the hot spring for too long, and the mist made him a little drowsy, so he actually forgot about it.

"Sorry, sorry, I didn't remember it for a moment." After struggling out of Kona's arms, Qianye took a few steps back and continued to ask:

"Sister Kona came to see me, is there something you want to inform me about?"

"Can't I just come here because I miss you?" Kona's resentful eyes behind her flat-frame glasses made the boy feel a little embarrassed for a moment, but she quickly regained her composure and said:

"But there is indeed something else going on. I came here specially to give you something."

He clapped his hands in front of him, and the next moment, the sound of vehicles running and braking was heard outside the hotel. Qianye subconsciously looked towards the door and saw a parked truck and the boxes on the truck.

"What...are those things?"

"Did you forget? Didn't you ask Daigo to help you collect some medicinal herbs and things? They just happened to arrive today, so I brought them to you~"

Kona replied with a chuckle. Actually, Daigo's purchasing service originally included home delivery, but to improve Qianye's favorability, Kona deliberately intercepted the goods at the Red Lotus Island port after receiving the news and personally escorted them over.

As expected, after hearing her words, Qianye's eyes immediately showed gratitude: "Thank you for your hard work, Sister Kona. It's obviously just my job, but you still bothered to make such a trip..."

"By the way, isn't that truck a bit overloaded? The materials I need shouldn't fill up so many boxes, right?"

While the two were talking, several strong men in work clothes got off the truck and started unloading the goods. The first few plastic boxes were easy for two people to carry together, but when it came to the metal containers in the back, even four people each holding a corner to move the iron boxes seemed extremely difficult.

The muscles in the workers' arms tensed up, and sweat poured down the back of their necks. But at this moment, they all felt the burden on their hands lighten, and the iron container was snatched away by another huge external force.

"Okay, please leave it to me next." The voice of the young but steady boy reached their ears. The four of them took a closer look, and the scene in front of them was so shocking that they doubted their lives.

A young boy dressed as a trainer, several heads shorter than them, managed to carry the heavy iron box on his back, which took four people so much effort to lift. Judging from the expression on his face, he seemed to be doing it with ease.

Watching Qianye effortlessly unload boxes of goods from the truck, the workers felt as if they had been living a miserable life for so many years. Was this young man truly human? And not some Pokémon disguised as a human?

Kona was also stunned. This level of power wasn't even wielded by a beast like Sheba, one of the Four Heavenly Kings. Judging from the visual impact alone, Qianye was definitely more suited to being a Fighting-type Heavenly King than that unkempt savage, right?!

While Kona was still daydreaming, the boy had already finished unloading all the boxes, and opened them one by one with the flash of telekinesis.

Consistent with previous speculation, all the materials used for Moon Eevee's training were stored in those lighter plastic boxes. Daigo had already thoughtfully classified suspicious medicinal materials such as poison needles and spores, and he just had to use them according to the labels on the boxes.

After checking the agreed items, his gaze could not help but linger on the iron boxes that occupied a larger area and were even heavier. His eyes lit up green, and he used his telekinesis to lift the lids. The sudden radiance of silver light was so dazzling that it hurt Qianye's eyes.

Is this... construction steel? Why would Daigo send this?

But soon he knew the answer. The Poké Ball on his waist shook, and red light flew out on its own, forming Kodara's huge black body on the spot.

She was attracted by the smell of "food". As soon as she came out, her scarlet eyes stared at the iron boxes. With her wild intuition, she could clearly sense that there were "raw materials" inside that could further strengthen her armor.