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

Chapter 401 Life in the Fighting Dojo, Reshiram VS. Volcano!
In the stillness of the night, the sea breeze of Jiyu Garden Island blows gently in your face.

Li Xuan stood on the beach, feeling the sea breeze.

"Mio?" (What are you doing standing on the beach so late at night instead of sleeping?)
Little Riolu walked over yawning, a look of confusion in his eyes.

Normally, people should be sleeping at this time. Apart from those who write novels or work night shifts, very few people stay up until 1 a.m.
"It's okay, I can get up."

Li Xuan waved his hand, indicating that he was fine.

"Mio..." (That's what I say, but I should still go to sleep early; my health is more important.)
Little Riolu seemed a bit sleepy. It usually goes to bed around 11 p.m., which is very healthy.

It's extremely rare for someone to go to sleep so late, past 1 a.m.

"Okay, I'll enjoy the breeze for a while longer."

Li Xuan let Little Riolu go back first, while he sat on the ground and released his companions.

"Hey boss, what's going on today?"
Blaziken stood steadily beside Li Xuan, and seeing him gazing at the sea, it assumed there was some Pokémon at sea that they needed to fight.

After all, it's been a long time since we've seen the main team all at once.

"Nothing much, just enjoying the sea breeze and chatting."

Li Xuan closed his eyes, which relaxed his tense nerves that had been taut for the past few days.

In his previous life in the Kanto region, he mainly enjoyed bullying Team Rocket.

Now that they've moved to the Unova region, they've switched to bullying Team Plasma.

but.

The situation regarding the plasma team is urgent.

Li Xuan was also pondering how to counter the Plasma Team.

Rehiram and Zekrom are almost unreliable.

Kyurem completely outclasses them in terms of "mechanics," and in this situation, sending those two unfortunate companions out would be like shooting oneself in the foot.

Therefore, the only Pokémon that can currently rival Kyurem are probably Riolu and Mewtwo.

As expected, the only things Kanto people can rely on when they're away from home are the local legends and mythical Pokémon of the Kanto region.

The rest are really unreliable!

Reshiram: "..."

Reshiram flew out of the memorial ball, wanting to say something in rebuttal, but what Li Xuan said was the truth.

Despite having the power of "truth," he is currently able to defeat 1.4 Kyurem.

However, Kyurem completely restrained himself.

If you get caught by Kyurem, you'll be treated like... well, you know what I mean.

"Wow!" (Such intense fire energy! I knew it was you without even looking.)
Blaziken turned around and greeted Reshiram.

"A straw hat." (It's a pity I wasn't there when the boss subdued Reshiram; it feels like something was missing.)
The straw mushroom touched its head, feeling a little regretful.

When we captured those two sacred birds, it was the hooded mushroom that scattered the mushroom spores.

As a result, the boss didn't send him out this time to subdue Reshiram.

Of course, even if you send out a Breloom, it doesn't guarantee that you'll be able to defeat Reshiram.

Although it sounds like he's insulting birds again, Li Xuan still has to say that compared to Reshiram, the three legendary birds are still a bit inferior.

That's why Li Xuan was so confident in using the straw mushroom to spray mushroom spores.

But Rahiram is different.

Reshiram is a first-tier god in the Unova region, possessing immense power that should not be underestimated.

Reshiram: "..."

I have a feeling that Li Xuan's Pokémon aren't afraid of me.

Back when we were in the Spiral Tower, every single Pokémon inside, except for Zekrom, was afraid of my pressure.

Even if Li Xuan's team doesn't have many Dragon-type Pokémon, they should still be afraid of him, right...?

The result is either that they want to sleep with themselves, or they want to overpower themselves.

This is quite different from what I had imagined.

Indeed, it looks so real!
"Give up drinking." (Dude, once you've been here long enough, you'll understand that this is normal.)
The Abandoned Monkey walked up to Reshiram, though he wasn't as tall as Reshiram, his tone full of an older brother's air.

Rahiram was impressed but didn't understand.

"Luca!"

Rumble!
As Lucario roared, a powerful gust of wind swept in.

The Pokémon looked in the direction of the sound and saw Lucario unleashing the Aura Sphere it had conjured, carving a vacuum into the sea.

"The power is pretty good."

Li Xuan offered his own comments.

Lucario's current strength is quite good, but every time he encounters an opponent of equal strength, he seems to suffer defeats so many times.

"Luca." (I feel I haven't done enough; I need to become stronger.)
Lucario shook his head and once again maximized the concentration of his Aura power, creating an Aura missile with a diameter of five meters!
"Mio~" (It's too big. Although it looks powerful, the energy is too dispersed and it's easy for some moves to block.)
Little Riolu came over and gave Lucario some pointers.

"Mio." (Actually, I think you could compress the aura power, that is, compress this large aura missile back to what it was before, or even smaller.)
Riolu raised his hands and easily condensed a wave missile the same size as Lucario's.

But it didn't end there.

Riolu gradually compressed the Aura Sphere in its hand, from three meters to one meter... and finally compressed it to ten centimeters!

It looks like an ordinary little thing, but the power it actually contains is something only experts can understand.

"Luca." (A bit hard to learn...)
"I see, I understand now."

Lucario shook his head and Li Xuan nodded.

Riolu and Lucario: ? ? ?

I taught Lucario, so how did it become that you learned it first?
I was learning moves from Riolu, how come you learned them first, boss?!

Both were shocked.

Li Xuan seemed indifferent.

"Isn't this simple? You can learn it in no time."

As he spoke, Li Xuan followed Riolu's example, condensing a wave missile of the same size and then compressing it to a size of ten centimeters.

Lucario: "..."

Reshiram: "..."

Little Riolu: "..."

Li Xuan's move left the three of them speechless. Two of them, who were skilled in Aura Force, were completely captivated by Li Xuan's extraordinary talent.

As for Reshiram in the middle, he couldn't understand how a human could use Aura to such a masterful degree.

Sure enough, it had been asleep for too long, which is why it didn't know what humans looked like in this timeline.

"It's just so-so, nothing special. It's just a drop in the ocean for me."

Li Xuan waved his hand dismissively.

"Mio." (Little Lucario, we don't talk to overpowered characters.)
Little Riolu pulled Lucario away, going off alone to teach Lucario how to compress his Aura.

"Luca." (Indeed.)
Lucario nodded emphatically and walked away with Riolu.

"Ailu." (Boss is amazing.)
Gallade could only utter these words before unleashing a Holy Sword attack on the nearby coconut tree.

The coconut tree was cut in half.

The coconuts on top all rolled down.

Gallade picked up a coin casually, activated it with its elbow blade, and gulped it down.

"Ailu." (This kind of coconut tastes the best. Hey, Abandoned Monkey, have one.)
After saying that, Gallade also gave a pill to Abandoned.

"Abandon drinking." (Not bad.)
The abandoned monkey nodded and drank the coconut juice in one gulp.

……

……

Meanwhile, at the fighting dojo...

With so many new members, Mosquito Coil Swimmer took on the role of instructor, guiding the newly recruited Slippery Boy, Burning Bug, and Keldeo.

"Swim!" (These three are the Pokémon Li Xuan caught in the Unova region, right?)
The mosquito coil swimmer walked back and forth, roughly assessing the situation of the three.

The sly kid is a complete newbie, his skills are just starting out, and he's in a state of confusion.

After all, it had just been subdued and then sent directly to the fighting dojo.

They haven't even gone through the initial adjustment period, so I guess their intimacy level will have to be built up gradually.

"Slippery!" (That's right, I don't know what happened, but I was indeed caught by a Poké Ball.)
Sly Boy knew he had been captured by a trainer, but after only meeting him once, he was thrown into a "box".

"Swim fast." (It's okay, no big deal. Train with me, and you'll become stronger too.)
Poliwag is quite skilled at training Pokémon. While he couldn't utilize his abilities at the dojo, he took the opportunity to mentor a few Pokémon during a previous competition. And you know what? He does have a knack for coaching.

The three new Pokémon in the Fighting Dojo, apart from Flamboyant, are all teachable.

"You sly one!" (Yes, Mr. Mosquito Coil Swimming Instructor! But I might be slow at learning techniques, so please forgive me!)
The sly boy stood at attention.

Back in the desert, it was called a "Muggle" rascal by the Pokémon in its pack because it was slow to learn moves.

"Swim fast." (That's the question? It's not even a question.)
Mosquito Coil Swimmer didn't think it was a big deal.

It has seen all kinds of Muggle Pokémon, so it doesn't really matter if it's just this kind.

"You sneaky!" (Okay! Mosquito Coil Swimmer, when shall we begin?)

The sly boy is already planning a big, intense training session.

If I ever get the chance to return to the Unova region, I'll show those guys that it's not some Muggle Pokémon!

"Swim fast!" (Great! Very spirited! And you two?)
Mosquito Coil Swimmers set their sights on Burning Bug and Keldeo.

"Huh?" (I think I should be fine... right?)
"Kairo." (Only by defeating me can you become my master!)

Kerudio remains defiant.

When the wind and rain stopped, Keldeo felt he was back to normal.

"Swim fast!" (In that case, let's fight!)

"Kairo!" (Come and fight!)
The Kelvin is on the way.

Keldeo fell down.

"Kairo..." (I can't take it anymore...)
Mosquito Coil Swimmer: "..."

"Fast swimming?" (What about you?)

The mosquito coil swimmer glanced at the burning insect.

"Whoosh." (Suddenly, I felt like I could do it again.)
The burning insect nodded vigorously, choosing to follow its heart.

"Swim fast." (That would be excellent.)
It's still Saffron City, and the Saffron Gym.

Oh no, it should be the ruins of the Goldenrod Gym.

With superhuman strength, the old craftsman who built the structure arrived at this place.

"Construction." (Strong guy, why did you bring me here?)

The old craftsman didn't quite understand why the strange force had called him there.

"Strange drink." (I've already sent you. While the boss is still away, tidy up this place.)
With incredible strength, he picked up a brick, examined it carefully, and began building a wall.

Seeing this, the experienced builders also started building the wall.

From a distance, it looks dusty and dirty.

"Chirp chirp." (Articulated Bird, do you think it's really okay for us to slack off here?)
Zapdos scratched its head, thinking that so many Pokémon in the Fighting Dojo had their own things to do, but in their current situation, was it really okay to just slack off?
"Ling." (What do you know? We're on patrol, understand? Goldenrod City doesn't have any powerful Pokémon right now, but the two of us are Elite Four level Pokémon, capable of guarding this area.)
Articuno didn't seem to mind.

How can this be called slacking off!
Zapdos, if you can't talk, then don't talk!
"Chirp chirp." (Indeed, we're on patrol! Articuno, you really are a bit like Sister Li.)
Zapdos thought there was nothing wrong with it.

They're on patrol!
High-end security!

Protect the peace of this region!
"Ling." (So-so. In our legend, every Pokémon should have its own unique Li.)
The articulated bird raised its head, continued flapping its wings, and wandered around.

"Wuhu?" (Metamorphoses, do you think we should also go and work as security guards on patrol?)

Dragonite and Metagross, two pseudo-legendary Pokémon, were together when they overheard Zapdos and Articuno talking.

They were all thinking about whether they should become security guards and slack off.

"Ju Keng." (Then let's be land security guards.)
Metagross thought it was good enough to be on the ground.

"Wuhu." (Indeed.)
Dragonite nodded slightly, agreeing with the assessment.

And on the outskirts of Golden City.

The three generals of the dojo led Heracross and Onion Warrior out for training.

"Hera." (Tree sap, tree sap, delicious tree sap~ Do you want to drink some tree sap together~)
Hercules was drawn to a group of large trees and would suck sap from them with his mouthparts almost every step he took.

After finishing their drinks, they asked the other animals if they wanted to drink with them.

"Giggle." (Never mind, I don't really like tree sap.)
Cong Youbing shook his head.

The three generals of the dojo exchanged glances and shook their heads.

……

……

Unova region, Liberty Garden Island.

The next day arrived, the start of the semi-finals.

"Ladies and gentlemen, friends from all over the world! Good morning, noon and evening! I am the moderator, Teacher Yi, and I am happy to be here to commentate on today's match for you."

Even though Li Xuan was the only one live streaming, the moderator, Teacher Yi, still did his best to provide explanations for everyone.

Wow! Teacher Ba is still here!

[This is strange. Why is Li Xuan's channel the only one on the entire internet broadcasting this tournament? And what exactly is this so-called Strongest Trainer Tournament?]

Indeed, it's called the strongest trainer tournament, but most of the trainers are from the Unova region. This probably wasn't organized by the Unova people themselves.

Today's match is between Li Xuan and Champion Ardek. Who do you think will win?

There were many questions in the live chat, all asking about this strongest trainer competition.

Among them, some people questioned the quality of the competition.

With only two champion-level contestants on the surface, can this be considered the strongest trainer competition?
How can it be called the Strongest Trainer Tournament if even the Crimson and Blue-Green colors aren't included?
However, it's still pretty good to be able to see a championship-level battle.

The audience also calmed down and watched to see who would win between Li Xuan and Adek.

"Next, please allow me to introduce our two contestants for today!"

The moderator, Yi, said excitedly and forcefully, "The red team's contestant is Adeker, the champion of the Unova region, and the blue team's contestant is Li Xuan, the gym leader of the Saffron City Fighting Dojo in the Kanto region!"

"Don't let Li Xuan's position as a Gym Leader fool you. According to the latest news, Li Xuan's Abandoned Monkey recently defeated Elite Four member Poliwag and Ace Strength in a fighting tournament without any trainer's guidance! He successfully achieved the feat of defeating two opponents in one!"

As soon as these words came out, the whole place was in an uproar.

He was able to defeat two opponents without a trainer, and those opponents were none other than the Kanto Elite Four member, Berber!

This shows that Li Xuan's abandoned monkey has also reached the champion level!
From this perspective, this battle seems to have quite a few interesting aspects.

"Master Li Xuan, I want you to fight me with all your might."

Before the battle began, Adek said this to Li Xuan.

"Full force?"

Li Xuan's expression was somewhat strange.

It's no easy feat to exert all one's strength.

That's a first-level god.

"Yes, that's right, all my strength. I want to see just how much of a difference there is between me and Him now."

Adek laughed heartily and openly.

Li Xuan remained silent for a moment.

But soon, the hand that was originally reaching for the Poké Ball changed.

Commemorative ball!
[Why is Gym Leader Li Xuan touching the commemorative ball? I remember it being Metagross's Poké Ball, right? Could it be that Gym Leader Li Xuan knows he can't win and wants to show off some shiny Pokémon to impress us?]

[European dogs don't get houses!]

No, Metagross's Memorial Ball isn't like that. Although they're both Memorial Balls, this one is brighter than Metagross's at the time, clearly indicating it was recently acquired.

[Holy crap, Daigo! Eat my Ultra Ball!]

After Daigo stepped forward to explain, everyone became even more curious about what kind of Pokémon Li Xuan would send out!

"I choose you, Reshiram!"

Li Xuan suddenly threw the commemorative ball.

Azure flames engulfed the entire area, and from within them, a pair of giant dragons with pure white wings slowly appeared.

White Sun Pokémon, True Dragon, Reshiram!
"As expected, Master Li Xuan, you have been recognized by Reshiram."

Adek clicked his tongue in amazement, but the fighting spirit in his eyes remained undiminished.

It felt as if I had returned to my youth as a trainer.

"Vulcano, I'm counting on you!"

Next time, Baiyang vs. Taiyang!

(End of this chapter)