How come my Pokémon turned into a girl?

It turned out to be a snack for Kodora! Seeing his Pokémon's reaction, Qianye suddenly realized what was going on and said to Kodora, "It's okay, go ahead and eat it."

After getting the boy's permission, Kodora no longer held back and stepped forward and bit the boy hard. In an instant, a big hole was cut in the iron box and the steel inside.

At this time, Kona finally found a chance to talk again. "There's one more thing I almost forgot to mention. Dodo and the others should be leaving Crimson Island in three days to report to the Kanto Alliance headquarters. Will you come with us then?"

"So early? Has the research on the miracle virus finally yielded results?"

The Ice Queen nodded in confirmation of his guess: "It is thanks to the information you, Brother Qianye, contributed that those scholars were able to find a technological breakthrough so quickly..."

"So, have you decided to leave with us? According to my calculations, if we leave that day, we'll be able to catch the Kanto Alliance's alliance qualification exam~"

Chapter 121: Gas Explosion Incident at the Mysterious Boarding House

The League Qualification Exam is a second channel for Pokémon trainers who want to participate in the Quartz Conference, in addition to collecting eight gym badges. As long as they can pass the exam and obtain the qualification badge, they can directly participate in the Pokémon League Conference.

As we all know, Pokémon trainers are generally divided into the traveling school and the academic school, or the traditional school and the reformist school. Nearly 70% to 80% of trainers belong to the former.

Traveling Trainers are keen on training by visiting various places, capturing Pokémon, and challenging Gyms. This method allows them to gain solid practical experience, but due to a lack of theoretical foundation, these trainers generally have significant limitations. A typical example is Satoshi, who didn't even memorize attribute restraints when he first started.

The academic school has only recently emerged. Trainers in this school have systematically studied Pokémon theory and rarely make basic mistakes. However, they lack practical field experience and may have a weaker mentality, making them prone to theoretical speculation.

As for which one is better, Qianye holds a neutral attitude. After all, he has been studying with Professor Oak during his childhood and can be regarded as a half-academic school. It was just that when he became a Pokémon trainer, he became a traveling school.

The qualification badges for the League Certification Examination are prepared for those who are not suitable for traveling around for various reasons, including the vast majority of academic trainers.

"But I only have one gym badge left anyway, so taking this exam doesn't seem necessary?"

"I don't think so," Kona patted his shoulder and chuckled. "You always have to experience all kinds of things when traveling. Besides, the League Certification Exam mainly tests a trainer's knowledge. Brother Qianye can also test his theoretical knowledge."

She personally naturally hoped that Qianye would participate in this exam, so that the two of them could spend more time together hehehe...

"To test theoretical knowledge..." Speaking of which, my original goal was to become a Pokémon scholar. Although after traveling for so long, my original idea has quietly changed.

But what Kona said makes sense. Since leaving Pallet Town, I've mostly been improving my practical adaptability and mental fortitude. It's been a while since I've reviewed theoretical knowledge. This is a good opportunity to check if I've still memorized the basics.

"Then I'll have to trouble you, Sister Kona, to give me a ride."

“No trouble, no trouble…” Seeing Qianye accepted her suggestion, Kona smiled and adjusted the flat-frame glasses on her nose, and a strange white light reflected on the pair of lenses.

As if she had noticed something, Kodara, who was eating with her head down, raised her head slightly, and looked at the red-haired woman with a strange smile who was intimately hooking her trainer's shoulders. She felt a little irritated for some reason.

However, as if she had thought of something, she finally suppressed her iron feet that were about to move, and continued to gnaw on the "chewy" steel.

But compared to before, her eating movements were much faster, her sharp teeth biting every piece of steel that entered her mouth fiercely, as if she was struggling with something in the void.

……

After explaining some matters about the departure time, Kona left the hotel first. In order to prepare some things in advance for her subsequent Qianye strategy plan.

Logically speaking, since they had agreed to set off together, and the scheduled date was not long, Qianye should have started preparing various supplies before departure. However, before that, he had another important task to complete -

"...Next is Parast's spores. You don't need too much, about half a bottle will be enough." Qianye said as he stretched out his hand and took the small cup filled with green powder from the Moon Eevee who had transformed into a human form beside him.

The young man was almost fully armed at this moment. He was wearing a thick protective suit, his face was completely covered by goggles and a mask, and his hands were covered with white rubber gloves.

It was summer, and Qianye was still wearing this whole set of stuffy clothes borrowed from Xia Bo. The sweat that kept oozing out of his back stuck to his underwear, making him feel quite uncomfortable. But there was nothing he could do about it...

He leaned down slightly and looked at the iron can in front of him, which was half his height. At the bottom of the can was a pile of "medicinal herbs" that constantly emitted an ominous purple smell.

Arbok's shed skin, Beedrill's stinger, Tribat's fangs... even the spikes on the wrists of Superbad, which are completely unavailable in Kanto. Each one is highly toxic if accidentally contacted with the skin, so be careful.

Carefully pour the last "medicine", the spores of Paraster, into the iron can, and then crush them all.

Looking at the steel pestle in his hand, Qianye pondered for a moment before putting it down. Then, a green light flashed in his eyes, and a massive mental force instantly pressed down, crushing all the ingredients into a fine powder.

"It turns out this is more convenient!" Qianye looked at the various powders evenly mixed together in the jar and nodded with satisfaction.

Ever since he improved his control over telekinesis, he was finally able to fully enjoy the convenience brought by his superpowers. If it were the him a few days ago, even if he could grind these things into powder, he would probably have broken the iron cans that served as containers.

"Umbreon, bring me that whole pot of stinky mud solution."

"Yes, my lord." The Moon Eevee, who was standing beside him like a secretary, nodded, bent down, picked up a clay pot that emitted a foul smell, and handed it to the boy.

The dark purple liquid was poured into the iron can, where it reacted chemically with the powders of various poisons, causing a large number of bubbles to rise.

The two of them stared at the mouth of the tank and waited patiently for about twenty minutes before the purple liquid surface finally stabilized, taking on a strangely alluring luster.

Qianye reached a hand in slightly, hooked his fingertips onto something, and slowly pulled it outward. It was a filter that had been placed inside the can beforehand, and it was covered with a sticky and disgusting black substance.

The toxin was completely dissolved into the "nutrient solution" in the tank. Theoretically, the remaining residue was no longer dangerous. However, to be on the safe side, the boy packed up the filter and the black residue on it and piled them together with the used bottles and cans for later disposal.

"My Lord, is this the end?"

Staring at the purple liquid in the iron can, Moon Eevee inexplicably felt a strong attraction, as if the poison condensed in its body was sending a signal, asking it to jump in and soak in it.

"Not yet. According to the records in the Poison Heart Sutra given by Gym Master Aju, after the culture solution is completed, it needs to be sealed and fermented for a long time to achieve the best effect."

Qianye said as he closed the lid of the tin can.

"The remaining materials should be enough to create another ten or so bottles of highly toxic culture fluid. Umbreon, we need to work harder and try to make and seal all the culture fluid today."

"Yeah." Moon Eevee nodded slightly and was about to turn around to get the remaining materials, but a sudden loud dragon roar made her hand stop in mid-air.

"Charmeleon? Did something happen to her?" Noticing a hint of fear in the roar, Umbreon's red eyes showed a look of worry.

"She's probably sparring with Kodora. After Kodora had eaten her fill, she asked me for Charmeleon's Poké Ball. She said Charmeleon hasn't evolved that long and needs more battles to consolidate its strength. Don't worry, she knows her limits."

Know your limits... While Moon Eevee wouldn't object to anything her beloved lord said, she couldn't agree with this one. With her usual demeanor, Kodora-senpai's willful and reckless nature was almost written all over her face, so she would only hold herself back in front of her lord.

Just as she was hesitating whether she should fulfill her knight's duty and advise Qian Ye, there was another tragic roar and a heavy crash.

A yellow figure flew past the two men like a missile, and crashed into the "garbage dump" where the boy placed discarded debris.

Smoke and dust rose up in the sky. Qianye stared blankly at the big hole in the wall of the hotel. Two scarlet lights lit up in the black smoke, and a dark figure slowly emerged from the dust. It was Kodora.

Wait a minute, Dora came out from that place. Could that yellow guy who was just sent flying be...

"Woo~" Charmeleon scratched his yellow head and struggled out of the "garbage dump" with great effort. His steps were a little shaky and it was obvious that he had not yet recovered from the dizziness.

Looking at the flaming tail swinging around on the debris, Qianye suddenly remembered something. Among the things he had temporarily thrown there, there seemed to be a tank storing double-bomb gas exhaust.

Thinking of this, the boy's face suddenly changed, and he quickly shouted: "Charmer! Get out of that pile of debris!"

Charizard, whose mind was still a little confused, did not hear Qianye's words clearly, but recognized that it was the voice of his trainer.

Master is looking for me?! His eyes suddenly brightened, and his tail lifted upwards, his excitement causing the flame at the end to suddenly become more intense.

His gaze quickly found the boy, his eyes wide open, his mouth agape, his body as stiff as plaster. Charmeleon, puzzled by the reason for his trainer's behavior, caught a whiff of something strange.

"What's that smell..." Before she could finish her words, a dazzling white light radiated from behind her, and the next moment, a deafening explosion resounded in the fire.

……

"Ah~ha~" In the park at the foot of the Red Lotus Volcano, Nancy, who was sitting on a public bench, rubbed her sleepy eyes and yawned, then changed to a more comfortable position and leaned against the boy.

Qianye crossed his arms, propping his chin with the back of his hand, his gaze darting back and forth between the two "criminals" who had caused trouble in the open space ahead. Seeing that the two Pokémon were hesitant to "confess," he could only helplessly take the initiative and speak:

"So, can't any of you explain to me why this happened?"

Except for Kodora and Charmeleon standing in the "defendant's seat", Qianye's other Pokémon were also released at this moment, surrounding them to form the "audience seats".

As for the seats, they were filled with the luggage of Qianye and his group... Yes, that's right, all of them were kicked out of the Mimi host family's house by Xia Bo.

The boy still remembers it vividly—when the bald old man returned to his hotel, he was greeted by a wall with a massive hole in it, and a lobby completely collapsed by a gas explosion. At that moment, Xia Bo's wrinkled face turned redder than the flame on the Red Lotus emblem.

So, even though the rent they had originally paid could still be kept for four or five days, they were still kicked out. After all, the remaining rent might not be enough to cover the cost of repairing the house. It was already too kind of Xia Bo not to pursue the extra compensation.

"Since no one wants to talk, I can only start asking one by one... Kodora, isn't this just a sparring match? Why is there such a big commotion?"

Facing Qianye's gaze, Kodora didn't flinch. He raised his heavy steel head and met his gaze. "Yes, yes. (If that lizard hadn't been running away and avoiding a fight with me, I wouldn't have lost my strength in the end!)"

Colored lizard? Is that the name for Charmeleon? I don't know why, but it's definitely Kodora-esque.

"Woohoo! (A pound of pears!)"

As for Kodora's accusation, Charmeleon immediately expressed strong objection:

"Woooo, wooo... wooo! (What Pokémon in their right mind would want to fight a big sister? I'm not running away to provoke... I'm running away to save my life!)"

"Okay, I roughly understand what happened." Qianye scratched his head in a bit of distress. Judging from the current confession, it was obvious that Kodara was more responsible. However, if you traced it back to the source, it was also due to his own lack of consideration as a trainer.

He didn't know if it was his own imagination, but he felt that Kodora had been particularly anxious to become stronger recently, and that practicing with Charmeleon was probably part of that. He had approached Kodora several times to ask if anything was bothering him, but his response was generally lukewarm.

Do Pokémon have rebellious phases? But Kodora's behavior doesn't seem like it... Aside from a cooler tone when talking to him, which sometimes makes him inexplicably miss the Kodora days when they'd constantly attack him, he still listens to him, whether in life or battle.

As Qianye pondered this, his stomach suddenly began to growl. This noise reminded him that he hadn't even had lunch yet, having been so busy with various things. The most urgent thing was to find another place to stay temporarily.

Chapter 122 Kona's "Secret Weapon"

In the early morning, a distant whistle sounded from the dock of Honglian Island. Today was the day they had agreed to depart. Qian Ye and his group, along with a group of alliance staff, were all facing the blowing sea breeze and gazing at the approaching ship from afar.

Seeing that the passenger ship was approaching, Adu, the Dragon King who was also standing in the alliance team, had no intention of stepping forward. Instead, he took out a Poké Ball and released his Dragonite, then flipped over and rode on the broad dragon's back.

"Mr. Adu, won't you take the boat with us?" Seeing his actions, Qianye asked with some confusion.

"Well, we need to get some new documents to the Alliance headquarters as soon as possible. Taking a boat would take too much time. If I use my Dragonite, it would only take an hour and a half to get there."

"The next time we meet may be on the Quartz Plateau. I'm looking forward to your performance then."

If he could win the championship in the Quartz Conference, he would have the qualifications to challenge the Four Heavenly Kings of the Alliance and even the Alliance Champion. Regardless of his strength or personality, A'du was very optimistic about Qianye, the young junior.

He won the League Conference within a year of his debut, which had never happened before in the Kanto League at least. In fact, he had the opportunity when he was young, but unfortunately he was busy fighting crime in various places at that time and missed it.

Qianye is very similar to his former self in all aspects. He sincerely hopes that the other party can stand out in the Quartz Conference and break the record of the youngest conference champion in the Kanto region.

After making his farewell wishes, A'Du was about to depart. However, before taking off, his eyes suddenly caught sight of the tall figure standing behind the young man, and he spoke again:

"There's one more thing I forgot to mention. You'll be traveling with Kona Tenno for a while, so be careful. If he does anything untoward to you, feel free to contact me."

"Dodo! What are you talking about?"

Hearing these words, Kona's face suddenly darkened. She pulled up her sleeves and was about to rush forward to fight the other party. Fortunately, Qianye was quick-witted and grabbed her arm to stop her, otherwise another civil war between the Four Heavenly Kings would have been staged on the dock.

Watching the silhouette of the fat yellow dragon disappearing into the horizon at high speed, Kona tutted in displeasure, "We're almost parting ways, yet you're still so irritating! Sooner or later, I'm going to turn that dodo bird into an ice sculpture."

After swearing at A'Du, who had already flown away, she looked down and saw the boy's hand holding her arm. The Ice Queen quickly returned to her intellectual older sister demeanor, retracted her arm and held the other's hand, with a satisfied smile on her pretty face, saying:

"Brother Qianye is still good to me... You must not believe what that dodo bird says. Just treat it all as bullshit. I am not the kind of person he said I was."

In response to this, the young man could only smile a little awkwardly. Although Kona and Champion Adu didn't get along with each other, they both treated him very well. It was really awkward and difficult to ask him to clearly stand on the side of the two.

However, Qianye was not worried about Adu's last reminder. After being kicked out of Mimi's homestay by Xia Bo, since there were no vacant rooms in the hotels in Honglian Town, they had been relying on Sister Kona for the past few days.

During that period, they basically lived next door to each other. Although Kona would come over from time to time to invite him out shopping, he never did anything out of line.

"Sister Kona, the ferry has arrived. Let's talk after we get on board. Nancy, we should go."

Seeing that the huge "steel behemoth" had already docked and the stairs leading to the cabin had been lowered, Qianye hurriedly took Nancy's hand on the other side and followed the crowd forward.

Watching the two enter the passenger ship first, Kona lifted her luggage bag, a slight smile on her lips. She had endured for so long, and now that the dodo had left, the last obstacle that had held her back had finally vanished.

"Whether I can end the curse of being single depends on this one time!"

Looking at the "secret weapon" prepared in advance in the opened bag, Kona clenched his fists to encourage himself, then pulled the chain of the luggage bag and walked towards the lowered stairs.

……

On the passenger ship, in the room assigned to Qianye, the young man was half-lying on the backrest of a wooden chair, staring boredly at the moving hands of the square clock on the wall. He looked a little listless.

For safety reasons, he would not train his Pokémon while on the boat, which resulted in him having nothing to do.

In this situation, Qianye wouldn't have been so bored if Nancy had been by his side. But as luck would have it, due to the recent frequency of their "superpower training", in order to consolidate her rapidly improving telekinesis, the girl began meditating after boarding the ship, temporarily isolating herself from the outside world.

Looking up, Qian Ye sighed deeply. Just as he was thinking about whether he should just lean back in the chair and take a nap to skip this torturous time, the communicator on his waist suddenly rang.

I casually picked it up and put it next to my ear. Sister Kona's voice came from the other end of the communication: "Qianye, are you free now? I'm in some trouble on the deck and I really don't know how to solve it. Can you come up and help?"

Upon hearing this, the boy's first reaction was that he might have misheard. One of the Four Heavenly Kings of the Alliance had encountered trouble on this Alliance-owned ship. This just sounded odd...

After all, as Sister Kona, she can command almost any staff member on the ship at will. Is there something that requires her to go up and help?

"Okay, Kona, I'll be right up."

Although he felt something was a little strange, he was free anyway, so he agreed directly, hung up the phone and walked towards the stairs leading to the deck.

It didn't take long for Qianye to push open the last door before the deck. As the door opened, his vision widened, and dazzling sunlight streamed onto the deck, as if it were covered with a golden carpet.

For unknown reasons, no one else was visible on the deck. Qianye's eyes quickly captured Kona's position, and after seeing his current condition, the young man gasped: