Mind Master of the Elf World

Chapter 266 The Road to Champion and King Kikuko (Seeking monthly votes!)

Having successfully advanced to the top 32, and with a stunning 3-0 sweep of their opponents, Jing He's reputation soared once again.

Of course, the league tournament still has some prestige, and as your ranking improves, the strength of your opponents will undoubtedly increase.

The difficulty of shutting out an opponent is naturally increasing.

However, many people online have started discussions about Jinghe's capabilities.

“I heard that Teacher Jinghe seems to have defeated the reigning champion of the Galar region, Master Mast Ma.”

"Really? That's Master Ma, who hasn't lost a single battle in eighteen years."

"Otherwise, where do you think Teacher Jinghe's wicked apprentice came from?"

"But Master Ma is getting old after all."

"Even if he's old, he's still a champion!"

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Previously, this group of people were discussing whether Jing He would subdue the three divine birds.

After all, the three legendary birds have their own kind, though they are rare, but there are people who have tamed them, such as Dara, the leader of the Battle Factory.

After that, some people began to suspect that Jing He might pull out a divine beast or even a mythical beast at the conference.

But all of the above were actually just jokes.

Once the news of Jinghe's victory over Ma Shide spread, and with the evidence of his well-documented victory and the presence of his apprentice Xiong, many people finally "recognized" Jinghe's strength.

Perhaps Teacher Jinghe already possesses the strength to rival the Four Heavenly Kings?
It might even be stronger!
Jing He naturally saw these comments after the match.

I was instantly left speechless, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

Did he win against Mastedt?

He did win, but how could he not know what Pokémon Mash sent out, even if others didn't?

It's highly likely that someone is "fueling" this situation.

Jinghe had reason to suspect that it was the old principal or the head of the teaching department, Minjiang, who was behind it.

Increase wages!
A raise is a must next semester!

While the online discussions were in full swing, Jinghe, after healing Dragonair at the Pokémon Center, followed Gengar to the Pokémon Center.
"The road to championship?"

When Jing He saw the rows of white stone pillars standing before him, along with sculptures resembling Poké Balls on them, and the white steps leading up to a magnificent building, his lips twitched.

Good guy.

Gengar actually led him to the path of the champion?
Once you step onto these steps, you've begun your championship challenge!

You must defeat all four Elite Four members of the Pokémon League in succession, without stopping or resting, and you are not allowed to use Pokémon Centers to restore your Pokémon's stamina.
At last.

Defeat the current champion again.

After defeating the four reigning champions, you will have completed the "Road to the Champion" and become the new champion!

Although, the “Road to Victory” is not the only way to become a champion.

If you can gain the approval of the former champion and all four Elite Four members, you can directly succeed as the champion, such as Wallace from the Hoenn League.

He directly took over the championship from Daigo.

However, in the birthplace of the league, and also the relatively strongest Kanto League, the "Road to the Championship" is almost the only way to become a champion.

If you don't follow the "Road to the Champion," and you can't gain the approval of the Four Heavenly Kings, then no one can become the champion.

Even if the championship title is vacant.

In the future, A-du will suffer greatly on this path.

Especially Kona.

This is definitely one of the biggest obstacles on A-Du's road to becoming a champion.

However, it wasn't just Kona.

And then there's Kikuko, who, in her words, would say something like, "I won't allow anyone other than Daiki to be my champion."

Shiba may be relatively easygoing, but with both "big shots" speaking up, there's not much he can do.

In fact, when Wataru becomes one of the Four Heavenly Kings of Kanto and tries to take the "Road to Victory", he only needs to defeat three of the Four Heavenly Kings to clear the game.

However, although the number of participants is small, the difficulty level is almost hellish.

“Gengar,” Jinghe murmured.

"Genga?"

"Aren't we a little too early to take this route?"

Moreover, if we're really talking about it, it seems like he's not even qualified to go up there yet.

suddenly.

A sudden surge of yin energy arose around them, and the Ice Nine-Tailed Fox beside Jing He's eyes narrowed instantly, its nine tails slowly unfurling.

"Kid, is this your trainer?"

At this time.

A hoarse voice came from the side.

Then, Kikuko, leaning on her cane, slowly walked out.

Upon seeing who it was, Jinghe instinctively jumped.

Good guy!
He thought to himself, "Wow!"

When did Gengar hook up with... I mean, get close to Elite Four member Agatha Christie?
"Gengga~ Gengga~~"

Gengar, on the other hand, seemed quite nonchalant, waving at Agatha with a grin.

Good morning, Mother-in-law.

Kikuko's lips curled up slightly, but she quickly regained her gloomy expression, her cold gaze falling on Jing He, making the hairs on his body stand on end.

Jing He forced a smile and said, "King Kikuko."

"You're the guy who gave Adu the secret manual and even fought with Shiba, right?"

Kikuko's gaze swept over him, looking him up and down.

Sudden.

Kikuko's eyes narrowed, and her voice instantly turned chilling, "What's your relationship with that old man?"

I knew Jinghe would sigh inwardly, but outwardly she would put on a blank expression.

"Old man? Who?"

Akiko pointed her cane at Gengar and said calmly, "He came with that brat yesterday, along with that Pokédex, right? That useless stuff."

Jinghe looked at Gengar.

Gengar looked completely bewildered.

However, it did indeed stream with the Rotom Pokédex yesterday.
Jinghe rubbed her forehead.

Okay, okay, you recognized the Pokédex yesterday, and today you tricked my ghost into bringing me here, so you're going to lure people in to "kill" them, right?
In the "Special Episode", Kikuko recognized the blue-green Pokédex entry and ended up arresting and beating him up.

Clearly, the "old thing" that Kikuko was referring to was Professor Oak.

She and Professor Oak could actually be considered childhood sweethearts.

However, due to differing philosophies, Professor Oak abandoned his martial arts career and began a Pokémon research career, leading Agatha to believe that Professor Oak had betrayed her and their past promise.
This is why Kikuko has always been so attached to Professor Oak.

Love turned to hate.
The reason Professor Oak has always been so kind to his Gengar, even somewhat attentive, is because he sees the shadow of Agatha Christie's Gengar in it.

Professor Oak has always acted with integrity and a clear conscience, but Kikuko is perhaps the only person in the world he feels indebted to.

"Aren't you going to say yes?"

Kikuko Tenno's voice grew even colder.

The ghostly aura surrounding them grew increasingly heavy. "Awooo~~"

Nine-Tails' expression gradually turned serious, and a glimmer of superpowers appeared in its eyes.

Gengar's expression also changed, and he stood in front of Jing He, speaking in a deep voice:

"哓GA!"

Although I respect you, if you want to make a move against Jing He, then I will absolutely not be polite!

Gengar's attitude was unusually resolute.

Everything else is negotiable.

But if someone wants to harm Jing He, then they are an enemy to the death!
Kikuko raised an eyebrow.

Not only is Gengar outstanding, but this Ice Ninetales is also excellent.

This reminded her of another old friend, Uncle Liu.

Jinghe patted Gengar on the shoulder and rubbed Ninetales' head, indicating that they didn't need to worry.

If Kikuko really wanted to fight him, she wouldn't be standing here. Kikuko's fighting ability is probably the best in the entire Kanto Alliance right now.

Moreover.

If it were really because of the Pokédex, Agatha should have followed Gengar to find her last night; there was no need for Gengar to bring her along.

She's probably got her eye on our Gui Gui, right?

Jing He looked like she suddenly realized something and said, "King Kikuko, you mean Professor Oak, right?"

"Doctor? Ha!" Kikuko sneered.

Jing He, however, continued to pretend that she knew nothing about what happened between them, and continued:

"Professor Oak has been mentioning you to me, saying that my Gengar can learn from Elite Four member Agatha Christie's Gengar."

Ok?
Kikuko was slightly taken aback.

After a long silence, he spoke again.

"He mentioned me?"

Gengar and Ninetales looked at Jing He.

Have it?

Jinghe quickly pressed down on the heads of the two little guys, telling them to stop looking around and to be serious!

Then he nodded and said, "Yes."

"What are you saying about me? A half-human, half-ghost old woman? A grumpy, eccentric old thing?"

Fortunately, Elite Four member Kikyo didn't see the expressions on Gengar's and Ninetales's faces.

"Huh?" Jing He scratched his head blankly and said, "Professor Oak said that although you, Elite Four member Kikuko, are a very cute person, even though you tend to be a bit serious."

Cute?!

Kikuko's eyes widened slightly.

Gengar and Ninetales simultaneously lowered their heads slowly, their bodies trembling slightly.

They understood, and Jinghe began to "deceive" them.

This ability to lie through one's teeth is something Gengar could never learn in his entire life.

However, Kikuko was not so easily fooled and gave another cold laugh.

"Old folks always have such sweet words!"

"He promised me back then that he would always stay ahead of me and I would never be able to catch up with him, but what about now?"

Tsk.

Jinghe smacked his lips.

Professor Oak had actually explained this to Agatha, saying things like, "Pokémon battles can't save the world, research is the only way."

But how could Kikuko Tenno, who was so fixated on her own ideas, possibly understand?

It has wasted decades of their prime years.

Out of guilt, Professor Oak dared not see Kikuko.

Kikuko didn't want to see Professor Oak either, and the two of them hardly ever saw each other after that.

"But... there's always been a photograph on Professor Oak's research table." Jinghe continued to maintain her "innocent" demeanor.

"photo?"

"I noticed he would often stare at that photo alone, silently smoking one cigarette after another."

As he spoke, he took out his phone and showed a photo.

He secretly rejoiced.

Fortunately, I saw this photo when I visited Professor Oak's lab last time and took a picture of it.

Although there were some exaggerations in his words, he didn't say anything completely unfounded.

Upon seeing the photo, the gloomy atmosphere around Kikuko instantly dissipated, and her expression softened briefly.

But it quickly returned to its gloomy appearance.

However, the changes in the surrounding ghost-type energy can still reflect the changes in its mentality.

Sudden——

suddenly.

A scroll was tossed over.

"哓GA!"

Gengar grabbed it, looking somewhat suspicious.

"Your Gengar has excellent talent, don't waste it."

As she spoke, Kikuko turned and walked toward a side path, at the end of which seemed to be a secluded and gloomy house.

“I live there. If you have any questions, you can come and ask me.”

"Of course, if you dare to come, hehe."

Kikuko's smile was truly chilling.

Jinghe looked at the scroll in Gengar's hand and, before Kikuko had gone far, quickly spoke up:
"Elder Kiss, is there anything I can do for you to pass on to Professor Oak?"

"Ok?"

Kikuko stopped and turned halfway to the side.

The sinister gaze made the Ice Nine-Tails, who had just relaxed a little, become wary again.

Jinghe reassured the little guy not to worry.

Beneath her disheveled hair, Kikuko's expression kept changing.

There are memories, resentment, complaints, and reluctance. There are thousands of words to say, but when it comes time to actually say them, they all get stuck in my throat.

Especially those words of resentment and curses.

In the end, all I got was a cold snort.

"Humph!"

"Still can't bring myself to say it?" Jinghe sighed inwardly.

But from afar, a hoarse, low voice drifted over.

"Tell him to smoke less."

(End of this chapter)