Elf: Starting as the Fighting Gym Master, and being entangled by Nancy.

Chapter 389 Wilderness Scenic Area, Mastedt is about to participate in the competition?!
Unova Region, Flying Cloud City.

After subduing Reshiram and resting for a day.

Li Xuan and his group returned to the city.

There are quite a few things to take care of here.

Besides completing the application for a long-term stay in the Unova region, he was thinking of making some preparations before the Strongest Trainer Tournament began.

Give your partners a little practice.

As for how to practice.

Naturally, it's about exchanging skills with players from the Unova region.

"Good morning, Master Li Xuan! You've come to Feiyun City too!"

Just as they arrived at the hotel, Ziyu's exclamation came from behind them.

Li Xuan turned around and saw the other person.

Today, Ziyu didn't come to Feiyun City alone, but with her friends from Blueberry Academy.

"Good morning, Ziyu. Are those people next to you your classmates?"

Li Xuan saw that Zi Yu was followed by three classmates and could roughly identify who they were.

Akamatsu, Nari, and Du Ruo.

They are trainers who are proficient in the Fire, Steel, and Dragon types, respectively.

"Yes! They are all students from Blueberry Academy."

Zi Yu smiled and introduced Li Xuan to the past one by one.

When Du Ruo was introduced, the boy with a peculiar fringe and purple highlights openly sized up Li Xuan.

"You have a powerful Dragon-type energy about you. I heard from Ziyu that you're a Fighting-type trainer, and your ace Pokémon is Forsaken, but you don't look like one at all?"

Du Ruo propped herself up with one hand and finally focused her gaze on the commemorative ball hanging from Li Xuan's waist.

Incidentally, the one sent back this time was Gallade.

Li Xuan trusted Gallade quite a bit.

Sending Gallade there this time was also to keep things in check, so that no one would take advantage of my absence to slander the Fighting Dojo.

Of course, the original mainstays were Zapdos and Breloom.

As a result, the other two ran away first.

and so……

Gallade shouldn't be so desperate as to "run away" along with them, right?

The image of Gallade running away popped into Li Xuan's mind.

But thinking that the other person is so well-behaved, they would never sneak out to play.

Upon hearing Du Ruo's question...

Li Xuan just chuckled and said, "It's nothing special, not as amazing as you think. Besides, my trump card is indeed the Abandoned Monkey, it's just that this guy has been keeping a low profile lately."

The ace, the obvious ace, is indeed the abandoned monkey.

Reshiram was kept under wraps by Li Xuan, a trump card.

Under normal circumstances, he would not reveal Reshiram.

There's no need to worry about communication either.

Although Rehiram was inside the memorial ball, he was actually able to communicate telepathically with Li Xuan through the memorial ball.

It's a legendary ability that's standard for Pokémon.

"Well, since Master Li Xuan doesn't want to say, then I'll just leave it at that~ Anyway, we'll meet again on Free Garden Island later, right?"

Du Ruo subconsciously wanted to walk over and put her arm around Li Xuan's shoulder, but Zi Yu stopped her in a flash.

"Du Ruo, Master Li Xuan has just returned to Feiyun City. He should be checking into a hotel right now, so let's not bother him."

Zi Yu made an "X" shape with her hands to tell Du Ruo not to be so familiar.

"Okay, okay~ Although Master Li Xuan is Zi Yu's idol~ I wonder who it is that spends all day glued to their phone watching live streams, and likes to watch Master Li Xuan's videos whenever they have free time~"

Stopped by Zi Yu, Du Ruo smiled and raised an eyebrow at her.

Finally, he cupped his hands around his mouth and said to Li Xuan, "Master Li Xuan, after you've finished the check-in process, would it be convenient for you to sign my poster?"

"Poster? Oh~ you mean the poster for the Dojo Tournament? No problem."

At first, Li Xuan was wondering what kind of poster it was, but then he remembered that after the selection of the new eight d'adores, the Kanto Alliance made a poster for each of them to create momentum.

That's right, Li Xuan remembers there weren't many.

There were only a hundred in total.

Unexpectedly, Du Ruo actually managed to snag it.

"No problem, I'll come over and sign it for you after I'm done with my business."

Li Xuan waved his hand, saying these were all minor matters.

After saying that, he went to the front desk to check in.

During the processing.

Zi Yu straightened her hair ornaments, narrowed her eyes slightly, and looked at Du Ruo.

“Little sister Ziyu~ I want to have Master Li Xuan’s autographed poster, and it’s the only one right now~ Maybe it’s a rare item.”

"Do you think I could make a fortune selling these at the seafood market if I wait until Master Li Xuan becomes famous in the future?"

Du Ruo pulled out a poster from somewhere, showing Li Xuan standing in the center, with his partner beside him.

Zi Yu was very envious.

"Du Ruo, I don't think this is good... right?"

Zi Yu wanted to tell Du Ruo not to sell it, but the poster belonged to Du Ruo, and it seemed that she didn't have any legitimate reason to stop Du Ruo from selling Li Xuan's poster.

but……

This is a limited edition of only 100 posters!

The posters aren't expensive; most people can afford them.

But the problem is there are too few!
It's a case of having a price but no market!
This has led to the fact that even unsigned items can sell for a lot of money.

If Du Ruo hadn't sold it, I could have had a much better chance to feast my eyes on it later.

But if he were to sell Li Xuan's autographed posters, he would only be able to see them online...

Damn, so envious!

Ziyu also wanted a poster with Li Xuan's autograph.

But it stopped at the first step.

She didn't manage to get Li Xuan's poster!

"How about this, if Ziyu..."

"Little Ziyu, do you want a poster? I have one here. If you want it, I'll give it to you."

Du Ruo was interrupted halfway through her sentence by Li Xuan, who had just arrived.

He overheard their conversation while checking in.

It was just a poster; the Kanto Alliance gave him several hundred of them back then, I think.

They said it was for me to take it out and give it away.

Li Xuan was just wondering how to send out his posters when Zi Yu delivered them to his doorstep.

In the days following the end of the gym battle, Li Xuan had nothing to do, so he not only personally signed a few copies of the book, but also had all his Pokémon step on them as a form of autograph.

In other words, this is an unreleased freebie, meant to be given to fans who catch up with him offline.

"Na."

Li Xuan took out a perfectly intact poster from his backpack, wrote the three characters "赠紫竽" (a gift of a purple flute) in a flamboyant style, and handed it to the other party.

Zi Yu: !!!
"Thank you so much, Master Li Xuan! Thank you so much!"

Zi Yu accepted the poster with both hands, so excited that she couldn't say anything else.

"Hey, you're welcome. But I heard you're planning to participate in the Strongest Trainer Tournament?"

Li Xuan remembered that Du Ruo had told him earlier that they were also preparing to participate in the Strongest Trainer Tournament.

I don't know how that Hydreigon made its selection, but it seems that trainers of all strengths were approached.

I thought I'd be able to battle against a bunch of Elite Four level trainers.

But then I thought about it.

Given that the Unova champion, Alder, is already that strong, the trainers under his command are certainly not much better.

Therefore, the skill requirement has been lowered to trainers at the eight gym level.

Zi Yu nodded: "Yes, we received an invitation from a three-headed dragon, so the four of us are planning to set off from Flying Cloud Harbor to Free Garden Island."

Normally, the four people should have acted separately.

However, since neither Akamatsu nor Nari had a suitable means of crossing the sea, they decided to travel together.

We're all from the same school, so we should help each other out. Maybe we can even collaborate after graduation.

With that in mind, they decided to work together.

"The Strongest Trainer Tournament is still a week away. Gym Leader Li Xuan, do you have any plans?"

Zi Yu blinked; they were planning to stay in Feiyun City these days.

But a trainer like Li Xuan can't stay idle, right?
"It's hard to say. Right now, I'm planning to explore Feiyun City. If possible, I'd like to take a trip to the Wilderness Scenic Area in the north."

Li Xuan had not forgotten one of the main purposes of his trip to the Unova region.

It's all for the purpose of capturing some Pokémon.

Catching more Fighting-type Pokémon is important.

If possible, try to catch as many of these Pokémon as possible: Tepig, Slicker, Throwing Ghost, Striking Ghost, and Kung Fu Weasel.

There are quite a lot of them, but it's not a big problem.

With a systematic leveling bonus, it's possible to quickly reach a level where you can participate in gym battles.

Among them, the Pokémon Slicker can be found in the desert.

In addition, a fire moth dwells in the ancient castle of the wilderness scenic area.

In the upcoming gym battles, Li Xuan will encounter someone like Liu Bo, whose Fighting-type Pokémon are super effective against Ice-types, but Ice-type moves still deal normal damage to Fighting-type Pokémon. Therefore, Li Xuan wants to explore and see if he can find the Volcarona.

These are the things Li Xuan plans to do this week.

"Wow, then Li Xuan should really prepare for sun protection. Wilderness scenic areas are very hot and humid, and there's sand everywhere. If you don't have goggles, the sand will get in your eyes!"

Zi Yu gave Li Xuan some advice.

After hearing this, Li Xuan decided to go to the department store to see if there were any shops selling goggles.

but.

Before that, we'll have to see how our own Pokémon fares.

Thinking of this, Li Xuan said goodbye to the Blueberry Four Heavenly Kings and went upstairs with Cattleya and N.

Then, I sent a message to Bu Miao in the elevator.

[Dojo Abandoned Monkey: Meowth, how's Gallade? It shouldn't have run away, right?]

[Catfish: Li Xuan, I was just about to tell you about this. Gallade ran away too.]

[Abandoned Monkey from the Dojo:?]

When I type a "?", it's not that I think there's something wrong with me, but that I think there's something wrong with you.

What do you mean, Gallade ran away too?!
Li Xuan naturally knew what Gallade was all about; it was a Pokémon that he and Sabrina had saved.

So you're telling me that Gallade also ran away?

no?

Are their fighting dojos places where Pokémon can easily run away?

In fact.

This doesn't mean Gallade was kidnapped.

Instead, they deliberately slipped away.

……

……

Arrive at the point in time when Gallade has just been teleported back to the Fighting Dojo.

"Ailu." (I'll go and bring them back.)
Gallade had just emerged from its Poké Ball, uttered those words, and then, sensing a fleeting presence, used Teleport to disappear.

From beginning to end.

Bucat is just a tool for getting the Poké Balls.

Under normal circumstances, Gallade wouldn't be able to use her psychic powers to find people.

However, because too many Pokémon escaped from the Fighting Dojo, Gallade found an opportunity.

After Gallade arrived.

He was surrounded by a group of Pokémon and learned the whole story.

"Ailu." (So you wanted to surprise the boss? Second place, huh? That should be no problem.)
After thinking for a moment, Gallade felt that getting second place was no problem.

The team currently has five players at the Heavenly King level, and has already secured a spot in the top four.

"Chirp chirp." (Yes, and I've looked at it. Among the challengers so far, it seems the truly strong ones aren't that powerful. Besides Elite Four member Berserker, there seems to be only one trainer from the Galar region who seems to have some skill.)
This competition is specifically for Fighting-type trainers, and there are only a handful of people in the world who have achieved something in the field of Fighting.

Shiba is practically at the top.

If you lose to your opponent, it doesn't count as a fixed match.

Well, that makes sense!
The timeline returns to the present.

It took a lot of coaxing and persuasion from Bu Miao to finally appease Li Xuan.

Then, she called a small meeting and said, "These next few days, the dojo will be holding a rotating acting dojo master system. One dojo master will stay on each day, and the others will come with me to Yuhong City to watch the competition!"

"Then comes the final day of the competition, which happens to be on the weekend, so the venue will be closed!"

Bu Miao was in high spirits and had already bought tickets for the express train to Yu Hong City.

The round trip wasn't too expensive, and it was just in time for the competition!

The harder, the more fortunate!
Getting second place is a victory!
……

……

three days later.

On the Gobi Desert, scorched by the blazing sun, the reddish-brown rock pillars resemble the severed fingers of a giant, emitting a mournful hum in the howling wind.

The dry heat lifted the hem of Li Xuan's clothes, and he squinted as he looked into the distance.

A sandstorm was rolling on the horizon, shrouding the weathered, ancient rocks in a hazy, yellowish hue.

Occasionally, the outlines of a few cacti would appear in the sandstorm, only to be quickly swallowed up again.

This is a scenic wilderness area in the Unova region. After making thorough preparations, Li Xuan brought Cattleya here.

At first, when Jia Deliya heard Li Xuan say that he was going to take her out to play, she was extremely excited.

You can reach your destination.

Cattleya's eyes twitched slightly.

Sightseeing in the desert, wild scenic spots...

There was absolutely nothing there except sand!
"Li Xuan, is this place really fun?"

Cattleya tugged at Li Xuan's sleeve, thinking they were sitting in a sightseeing cable car enjoying the desert scenery.

As a result, the two of them ended up wandering in the desert!
Is Li Xuan completely oblivious to romance?
I knew beforehand that our date was going to Raven City to ride the Ferris wheel at the amusement park, so why did we end up in this godforsaken desert today?

"What? Didn't I say I'd take you out for a walk?"

Li Xuan had asked Gadalia if she wanted to come out together, and Gadalia was indeed mistaken.

"I thought you were going to take me out to play since you didn't call N..."

Cattleya muttered to herself, but soon felt a lightness in her body.

Li Xuan lifted Gardner up in his arms, one hand around her waist and the other on her knee.

Princess hug.

"Huh? Li Xuan, you..."

Caldelia blushed, and the nagging thoughts in her mind vanished because of Li Xuan's actions.

That's so mean!

She actually carried me in a princess carry at a time like this!

That's a foul!

"Reshiram, help me see if there are any places nearby that look like temple ruins. If there are, just fly there."

Holding Gadria, Li Xuan leaped onto Reshiram's back and sat down.

Li Xuan placed Cattleya behind him.

He turned to Cattleya and said, "Hold me tight."

This series of punches almost left Cattleya completely bewildered.

"Mio." (Li Xuan, you're really good at flirting!)
Little Riolu, sitting in Li Xuan's lap, couldn't help but tease him after hearing what Li Xuan had just said to Cattleya.

Li Xuan has a knack for flirting with girls.

Whether consciously or unconsciously, it was always Cattleya who was flirted with the most.

Li Xuan didn't say much about it, after all, he hadn't made himself clear.

Rahiram spread his wings and took flight.

Blue flames swirled around his body.

It keeps the yellow sand out.

We didn't see any temple ruins or similar places along the way.

Even the Dharma baboon with the "Dharma Mode" characteristic was not seen.

In Li Xuan's memory, if you wanted to reach the temple where the Fire Moth was located, there would be two rows of Daruma baboons in front of the entrance to the ruins, and they would all have Daruma Mode characteristics.

ding dong~

I do not know how long it has been.

Li Xuan's phone suddenly rang.

"Ok?"

He looked down and saw the message flashing on the screen inside the sandbag.

[Master Ma from the Isle of Armor: Gym Leader Li Xuan, I heard you've been in the Unova region lately. Have you received any news about the Strongest Trainer Tournament on Free Garden Island?]

Li Xuan: ???
Why did Mastad suddenly send me this message?!

Masaka!
[The Abandoned Monkey of the Dojo: Indeed, I received the news a few days ago when I just arrived in the Unova region. Master Ma, you've come to the Unova region too?]

[Master Ma from the Isle of Armor: That's right. I happened to be meeting an old friend and received an invitation to the Strongest Trainer Tournament. He told me about your arrival in the Unova region, so I came to ask you about it.]

[Master Ma from Kai Island: Since Master Li Xuan is also participating, then we're competitors now.]

[The Abandoned Monkey of the Dojo: If it were Master Ma, I feel like I might not be able to beat you.]

Li Xuan wasn't just making things up.

Masted is a champion trainer who owns the legendary Pokémon, Urshifu.

His Dynamax ability allowed him to win the Galar region championship multiple times. Although he can't use Dynamax in the Unova region, his strength is still not to be underestimated.

After all, this is the mentor of Dante, the current champion of Galar.

He is also a veteran Fighting-type trainer.

In terms of both battle experience and the strength of his own Pokémon, he probably can only defeat his opponent using Reshiram.

But if we use Reshiram...

How should I put it? Li Xuan was thinking of using Reshiram as a trump card.

Try to use the Forsaken Monkey to deal with Mastad.

Of course, I'm just saying I'll try my best. If I really can't beat them, then I'll just have to accept being the "divine beast man" with tears in my eyes.

"Li Xuan, look over there, aren't those members of Team Plasma?"

(End of this chapter)