I'm not a Pokémon succubus.

What’s the difference between this and just getting the “Village Sword” and then stepping into the Demon King’s Castle as soon as you go out?

"..."

Mi Ling's pupils trembled.

But Sionela didn't seem to think there was anything wrong with his decision. He was stroking his beard leisurely, as if thinking about something.

"In the afternoon, the chairman told me about how that trainer led the Aether Foundation's special operations team into the Ultra Deep Sea, explored the Ultra Space, and defeated Void..."

As he said this, he raised his head and looked at the starry sky above his head.

The weather in the Alola region has been good during this period.

The sky is clear and cloudless, so at night, no matter where you stand in the Alola region, as long as you look up, you can see the starry sky covering the deep blue night sky.

Thousands of stars shine brightly, converging into a glittering river of stars, while the bright white moon hangs high at the other end of the galaxy, emitting an even brighter and purer light.

"..."

The light of the stars and the moon was reflected in his eyes, and Sionela's lips trembled slightly, and a barely perceptible emotion flashed across his face.

That was a look of envy and a bit of jealousy...

"what."

After calming her turbulent mind, Sionela continued the previous topic.

"It was clearly such a powerful Xuwu Yide, yet he was able to easily defeat it and even subdue it."

"Um......"

Mi Ling nodded.

They, who come from the Ultra Metropolis, know how terrifying the Ultra Beasts are better than everyone in the Ether Foundation.

Even Xuwuide, who has the weakest frontal combat capability, possesses terrifying power that is enough to destroy human civilization.

And according to the intelligence they obtained, Aisha was indeed easily defeated, and it could even be said that he humiliated multiple Xuwuides.

Such fighting power...

"Then why did you send me to fight him?"

Mi Ling widened her eyes and looked at Xionila angrily, wishing she could tear his head off his neck.

"Haha, rest assured, Mi Ling."

Hearing this, Xionila smiled at Mi Ling's resentful gaze.

"It's just a fight, not a life-or-death duel. The worst that can happen is I lose. There's nothing to be afraid of..."

He gave Mi Ling an encouraging look.

"You know that in this world, trainers are even eager to fight the champion, even if they lose."

"..."

Now Mi Ling had nothing to refute.

What Sionila said was right. Fighting against a champion-level trainer, even if you are killed by him, you can learn extraordinary things.

"If you want to learn Pokémon battles, isn't this exactly what you need?" Sionila glanced at her, then turned away. Her tone suddenly grew graver. "Furthermore, if you can't even face a battle like this, where your life isn't in jeopardy, how can you possibly return to the Ultra Metropolis and face 'that master'?"

"..."

Every word of Sionela's words pierced and struck Mi Ling's heart like a sharp knife or a heavy hammer.

The girl remained silent, without any rebuttal, nor was there any need to refute.

yes......

His original intention of learning Pokémon battles was to be strong enough one day to go back and face the existence that threatens the entire Ultra Metropolis.

And if I don't dare to challenge Aisha just because of the difference in strength between me and him, then wouldn't I be worse than those new trainers?

This won't work...

"I understand."

Mi Ling nodded, and when she raised her head again, a determined expression appeared on the half of her face that was not covered by the mask.

"In order to become stronger, in order to have the strength and courage to fight against the God of Light, I will go to challenge the champion later."

"Ah."

Sionela nodded with satisfaction, then looked at the people in the Aether Foundation who were still busy, and a smile appeared on the corner of her mouth.

"Defeating Xuwu Yide is far from the limit of the champion's strength. The chairman has really found a very good foreign aid for us."

Looking at Lusamine, a hint of gratitude flashed in Sionila's eyes.

At first, he had doubted whether Lusamine would do her best to help him and others. Now it seems that he was too petty.

"We need to contact him anyway. We might even need his help in dealing with the Radiance Lord in the Ultra Metropolis someday. Challenging him today and asking for advice on Pokémon battle techniques is a chance to build a relationship with him and develop a better relationship with him in the future."

Sionila's mood brightened, and the jealousy she had felt towards the world possessing "light" gradually faded.

Mi Ling is growing, and our team will soon be able to recruit a powerful champion-level trainer to help. Well... this time, it's a sure thing!

"Hmm..." Mi Ling nodded and said, "I understand."

......

"Um......"

Her mind was a little confused, Aixia murmured unconsciously, and slowly opened her eyes.

His hazy consciousness gradually returned, and he could still feel the soft touch behind his head.

Turning his head, Aixia saw that the sky outside the window had turned completely dark, and the clock on the wall now pointed to eight o'clock.

"what......"

Aisha blinked.

"It's eight o'clock..."

When did Lusamine say the celebration party would start?

It seems to be eight o'clock...

"Ok?"

With a start, Aisha's brain instantly became clear.

He straightened his upper body from the sofa and Latias's lap, met the girl's puzzled gaze, and said, "We're almost late for the celebration party."

"Do you want to come with me?"

After tidying up her clothes that were a little messy from sleeping, Aisha looked at Latias and asked.

Seeing the time and then seeing Latias, Aisha knew that this girl was probably sitting here again, resting her lap on him for a few hours.

She couldn't help feeling guilty, but it wasn't work anyway, so Aisha didn't want to leave Latias alone at home anymore.

"That's perfect. There might be something you like to eat at the celebration banquet."

Aisha smiled and extended her hand to Latias.

"Hmm..."

Looking at the boy reaching out his hand, Latias pondered for a moment.

It actually didn't want to go at first because it really didn't like the blonde woman named Lusamine.

Maybe Aisha couldn't feel it, but as an infinite Pokémon, it could feel that the look in the woman's eyes when she looked at Aisha was full of greed and desire, just like... the two female thieves who sneaked into the mysterious garden in the Water City and tried to steal the "Drop of Heart".

She is coveting Aisha...

This negative greed made Latias very uncomfortable, so while Latias disliked Lusamine, he also didn't want to see her.

However, since Aisha really wanted to take him with him, Latias could temporarily put aside his disgust and aversion to Lusamine and go with him.

Lusamine is nothing, Aisha is the first in its heart.

"Um."

With the idea of ​​angering Latios who stayed in the Water City to death, Latias nodded and raised his hand to hold Aisha's hand.

"I'll go with you."

"Well, let's go then."

Aisha smiled slightly and pulled Latias up from the sofa.

"My legs are sore..."

As a result, when Latias stood up, he had a pitiful expression again and bent down to cover his thigh.

Aisha: "......"

Okay, okay, are you playing with me like this?

"Don't cry, I can come back and give you another massage."

However, he ultimately didn't mind Latias using the same old trick again. After all, it was an indisputable fact that the girl had rested her head on his lap for several hours.

To be honest, well... it's quite comfortable.

"Okay~"

Latias smiled brightly.

The plan goes through!

Afterwards, the two of them went out and rushed to the venue selected for the celebration party, and arrived at the scene on time more than ten minutes later, barely not being late.

As soon as Aisha and Latias arrived, they were stared at by everyone present.

Those pairs of enthusiastic eyes filled with curiosity, surprise, amazement and admiration, without any negative emotions, all fell on Aisha, making him sweat profusely.

"Is that the legendary Ai Xia, Coach Ai, the champion from the Great Yan region?"

"Well, I heard that the chairman specially sent Deputy Branch Director Bi Ke to the Great Yan region to find him. He is a heavyweight foreign aid!"

"Wow, he's so handsome, so strong, and so young, he's simply a young hero!"

"Who says he isn't? This Champion, with one move, instantly solved a problem that had plagued the Foundation's research department for a year. He can be considered the benefactor of the entire research department. Didn't you see that even those white coats who normally don't even see each other came to the celebration party?"

"Really? That's amazing, right?"

Although no one knew Latias who was following behind Aisha, after preparing for the celebration banquet this afternoon, they already knew Aisha's deeds very well.

In addition to these people who had just met Aisha, some strange noises were also heard from the crowd.

"Oh my god, Coach Ai, I finally saw a living Coach Ai!"

"I've been a fan of Coach Ai for ten years, and I never miss a single video. I've mastered the 'poisonous substitute' and 'shrinkage' tactics. I beg Coach Ai to beat me up."

"So, are we being helped by the chairman to chase idols with public funds? I never thought that the chance to meet Coach Ai in person would be due to work."

"Coach Ai is even better looking in person than in the videos and livestreams, so is there a possibility that the chairman is also a fan of Coach Ai, and this time he's using the excuse of work to try to take advantage of Coach Ai?"

"By the way, why did Coach Ai bring a beautiful girl here, and she's wearing a maid outfit... No way, is Coach Ai really that cute?"

There are also many fans of Aisha in the Ether Foundation.

Everyone thought it was just another annoying team building event, but they never expected that Lusamine would actually invite Aisha over, allowing them to meet their idol during work in a legitimate way.

This made everyone extremely excited, and the original unhappy and depressed feelings in their hearts disappeared instantly.

"Hello everyone..."

Facing everyone's gaze, Aisha, who was already sweating profusely, smiled awkwardly and waved to greet everyone.

Is this a celebration party?

This is clearly another fan meeting of his!

"Alola, Ai, Coach!"

"Alola, the Champion!"

"Coach Ai, please sign an autograph for me later!"

"Coach Ai, can you please perform a live performance for everyone?"

"Live Ai Bao, give me a kiss!"