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Chapter 20, First Challenger

Qingyu scrolled to the top of their chat history, and the first message was dated five years ago.

That is, when I left God and Town and came to Little Key Town with my parents.

For a considerable period afterward, their conversations were limited to casual pleasantries, and they even seemed to gradually grow distant.

The intervals between each chat have also become noticeably longer.

This kind of content, devoid of any information, continued until one day about six months ago, when it turned into a one-way chat.

Bamboo Orchid:
I'm so sorry, I've been so busy preparing for the championship that I had no idea this had happened to my aunt and uncle...

If you encounter difficulties living alone in Padiya, please return to the town of God and stay for a while. Everyone in the town is very worried about you.

The last information came from five months ago, about two weeks after the accident.

Have read.

Why does this kind of "read" message exist in the Pokémon world?!
Qingyu inwardly complained and sighed helplessly.

Given the original owner's repressed mental state at the time, it's understandable that he didn't reply after reading the message.

Rather, I probably wasn't even in the mood to see what she posted at the time.

As he recalled this, a handsome figure with blond hair and black clothes appeared in his mind.

Compared to the mature and composed champion Zhu Lan from her previous life, the thirteen-year-old Zhu Lan exudes youthful energy at all times.

striking.

However, five years have passed, and her image must have changed quite a bit, right?
"So, the future that the system described back then..."

Qingyu unconsciously recalled the "information from the future" provided when the system appeared.

[Marrying my successful childhood sweetheart.]

This "successful childhood sweetheart" must be referring to Zhu Lan, right?

So, if we want to get back on track...

If I accept Zhu Lan's invitation to return to Shenhe Town at this moment, will I enter a world line where I become a champion stay-at-home husband and live off a rich woman?!

This mysterious son-in-law doesn't seem so bad after all.

Qingyu felt a strange flutter in her heart, but quickly shook her head.

No!

"A true man lives between heaven and earth; how can he remain subservient to others for long!"

With his current popularity, as long as he can build up the reputation of his dojo, his future achievements might not be any less than those of the champion.

Besides, we haven't seen each other for five years. We can't just make the "three great illusions of life" based on the system's hints.

That's way too low!

Let's focus on getting the dojo up and running first, and then we can figure out the rest later.

Once she had a clearer perspective, Qingyu quickly typed out a message on her phone:
[Qingyu: I'm sorry I haven't replied to you before, I'm much better now.]

The dojo my parents left me is a precious treasure, so if possible, I would like to try to continue running the Sunshine Dojo.

And congratulations on becoming the Sinnoh Champion!

He politely and formally declined Zhu Lan's invitation.

Although it's half a year late, it's better late than never. It would be too impolite to keep reading and not replying.

After sending the message, Qingyu put down her phone and turned to walk towards the bedroom.

……

"Eevee, use Wonder Beam one last time!"

"Buyi!"

After Eevee's tail swayed a few times, a ball of energy emitting an eerie glow slowly flew out and accurately hit the moving puppet.

After a quick breakfast, Qingyu and Yibu trained diligently for another morning.

Besides the absurdity of the system, Eevee's talent clearly played a very important role in enabling it to learn sketching, a skill that only Smudge dogs possess.

Since discovering the correct way to use sketching techniques last night, Ibrahimovic's training has been as smooth as if he had nitro boost.

Just as Qingyu had thought after reading the notes, with proper guidance, Little Eevee's potential had been unleashed, and he no longer resisted training.

In just one night and one morning, it had already learned two moves: "One More Time" and "Strange Light".

This learning efficiency made Qingyu start daydreaming again—

If Eevee ever learns all Pokémon moves, and even legendary moves, wouldn't it be invincible? Arceus?

Hmph, not worth mentioning!

However, to achieve this great feat, in addition to extensive training, it may be necessary to travel to various regions.

Even using the system's travel function takes a considerable amount of time.

So for now, let's focus on building the reputation of the dojo.

After finishing training, Qingyu was preparing to give Eevee some highly nutritious Moo Moo milk to replenish its energy.

Just then, someone knocked on the door of the dojo.

"Knock Knock Knock-"

Is anyone home?

How long has it been since Sunshine Dojo had any customers?
The sudden call stunned Qingyu for a while.

"coming."

After realizing what was happening, he quickly responded and opened the dojo door.

A spirited girl with tanned skin, dressed in a school uniform, appeared in front of Qingyu and waved to him in a friendly manner.

"Hello! I'm Nemo, who just moved to Little Key Town. Nice to meet you!"

Although Qingyu had a rough idea of ​​what would happen when he caught a glimpse of Nemo yesterday, he knew he would eventually come into contact with the future Padilla champion.

But he really didn't expect Nemo's arrival to be so quick.

As expected of a humanoid future species with maximum action.

"Hello, Nemo Xue... classmate, I'm Qingyu, nice to meet you."

I almost blurted out "senior sister".

Fortunately, Qingyu reacted quickly and changed her tune after noticing that she was wearing the Orange Academy uniform.

"Yes, Mr. Qingyu!"

Nemo flashed a bright and cheerful smile and handed the beautifully wrapped gift bag to Qingyu.

"This is a housewarming gift, please accept it!"

As a quick way to build closer relationships among neighbors, the culture of giving souvenirs was prevalent not only in the previous life, but also in the Pokémon world.

When I received Nemo's gift, my eyes were drawn to the prominent Rotom logo on the packaging.

If I remember correctly, Nemo is the daughter of the owner of the Padia Mobile Rotom company, and she's quite wealthy.

So her gift must be the expensive Rotom mobile phone...

Wait a minute, why does it feel like I'm only meeting rich women?

Is this right?

Suppressing her urge to complain, Qingyu accepted the gift from Nemo, while another question arose in her mind.

Now that you've accepted the gift, what should you give in return?

He didn't actually need to think about this problem, because Nemo, with her independent and self-willed nature, had already arranged everything perfectly for him.

As she spoke, her gaze had already passed over Qingyu. After briefly observing the furnishings in the room, she quickly looked back at Qingyu.

Just as the neighbors were right, this is a dojo that hasn't been open for a long time.

Her bright, starry eyes were filled with anticipation.

"I see, Mr. Qingyu, you are the owner of the museum, right!"

"Well then, as a return gift for the gift, I should be able to challenge the gym, right?"

Challenge the gym?

Qingyu raised an eyebrow.

So Nemo's battle maniac tendencies were already showing signs so early on?
If it were yesterday, he would have refused without even thinking.

but now……

The four TMs he chose for Eevee weren't just randomly selected; with just the two moves it's already learned, it might already have a certain fighting ability.

At this point, Nemo should have just obtained her starter Pokémon, so her strength should be just right as the first challenger.
The illustrations and cover are from the same series, and I quite like this artist's style, but unfortunately I couldn't find the artist...

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