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

Chapter 446 Six-on-Six All-Out Battle, VS. Itagaki!

The venue is under repair at night.

"Sigh, I have to play against Itagaki tomorrow."

Li Xuan placed his hands behind his head as he walked onto the main arena of the Quartz Conference, quietly watching the monstrous strength repairing the field before him.

The afternoon's battle took too much effort, resulting in some rather ridiculous damage to the arena.

Fortunately, with the help of a superhuman force, the repairs were completed around dawn, and no problems could be seen.

"Huh? What's that...?"

Li Xuan narrowed his eyes and saw a masked man with an unusually wild upper body dressed, squatting on the ground.

The night is long.

The masked man's upper body almost blended into the night, but Li Xuan knew that the other man had a wheat-colored complexion.

The man was none other than the Royal Masked Man.

He's from Alora, an outsider, and is preparing to make a name for himself at the Quartz Convention. He's not much different from the fish-fryer.

"Ok?"

Seemingly noticing Li Xuan's arrival, the Royal Masked Man turned around, met Li Xuan's gaze, and gave him a greeting.

"Master Li Xuan? Alora~"

Royal Mask had heard of Li Xuan's reputation and, as the Gym Leader who constantly arrested Team Rocket, he would admire him.

"Alola~ I am indeed Li Xuan. You must be the Royal Masked Man, right?"

Li Xuan walked forward unhurriedly and sat down next to the royal masked man.

In a sense.

They were now considered outsiders in this land.

"It's me. It seems Master Li Xuan has heard of my name. It probably isn't anything good, right? Haha."

The Royal Masked Man chuckled self-deprecatingly.

After all, he had soloed all eight dojos in the Kanto region.

Having champion-level strength, it's impossible for someone not to be criticized when they try to compete with a group of rookie trainers for the championship.

"It's alright. Actually, I can understand your behavior. You're a trainer, after all. You travel around, broaden your horizons, and occasionally beat some weaker opponents. It's reasonable."

Li Xuan isn't that rigid.

He simply smiled and remained silent regarding the matter of the Royal Masked Man.

"Master Li Xuan... I didn't expect you to be such an easygoing person, just like what people say online."

The Royal Masked Man was shocked by Li Xuan's "Buddhist" attitude.

With such strength, he also has a very easygoing attitude towards life.

Could it be that.

Is this the essence of simplicity?
For a moment, the royal masked man was filled with awe and realized that one cannot judge a book by its cover.

"It's alright, mainly because I've been through so much, I just want to live a peaceful life. But now every region has its own troubles. Especially our Kanto region, Team Rocket was so domineering before, if I hadn't arrested four executives, the Kanto region would probably still be in deep trouble."

"Ugh."

Li Xuan sighed softly.

Thinking back to my first battle against the four generals of Team Rocket, I barely managed to win by using Abandoned Monkey's Superpower.

As his strength grew, he became more and more powerful, let alone the Four Generals.

Even the four kings of the league could be defeated by a single player.

My goals haven't changed.

I simply want to live a peaceful life.

But after all, the Rockets haven't completely disbanded yet.

He needs to find an opportunity to crush the Rockets in one fell swoop in order to achieve his dream.

Until then, let's continue to practice authenticity.

“Master Li Xuan, you have done a great job. I had heard about your deeds before coming to the Kanto region, which is why I decided to come here.”

After saying this, the Royal Masked Man scratched his head somewhat embarrassedly before slowly saying, "I originally wanted to find an opportunity to visit you, Master Li Xuan, but unfortunately my schedule was a bit full. I didn't expect to actually meet you today, and at the main venue of the Quartz Conference..."

"Want to have a match?"

Li Xuan suddenly blurted out.

“I can sense that you are suppressing your fighting spirit. If you keep holding it in, it will easily affect your Dao heart.”

Li Xuan knew that the Royal Masked Man wanted to fight him, but he was too embarrassed to ask first.

That being the case.

Let him speak then.

"No, this venue isn't really suitable either."

Another concern of the Royal Masked Man is that one of the Pokémon he brought with him this time is not actually his own.

This was brought here specifically for the battle against the League's Four Heavenly Kings.

Of course, whether they can win is another matter.

"Hmm~ I'm really looking forward to you winning the championship and then having a match with me."

The winner of this Indigo League tournament will first have to battle the winner of the gym battle. If they win, they can challenge one of the Kanto League Elite Four.

If you can't even get past Li Xuan, how can you even talk about fighting the Four Heavenly Kings?

If it had been a month ago, the Royal Mask would have been very happy to hear this news.

There's still a chance of winning against Li Xuan.

It's different now.

Li Xuanming's trump card is Rahiram.

Even the Pokémon I brought with me don't seem to be able to beat Reshiram, right?

Ok.

The Royal Masked Man was certain that the Pokémon might not even survive three moves.

"Don't worry, I'll be using my own main team, not a legend like Reshiram."

It's not like I'm battling against trainers like Giovanni or Luffy. If I still use Reshiram, it'll make me look like a legendary Pokémon guy.

"Master Li Xuan... Hmm! I also look forward to my battle with you!"

The worries in the heart of the Royal Masked Man gradually dissipated into the distance as his conversation with Li Xuan came to an end.

"Alright, I'll be going now."

Li Xuan waved his hand, indicating that his conversation with the Royal Masked Man was just a passing fancy.

I don't know if this will be of any help to him.

Until Li Xuan's figure could no longer be seen.

"Oops! I think I forgot to ask for Master Li Xuan's contact information!"

Royal Mask then realized that after chatting with Li Xuan for so long, he hadn't even exchanged a single LINE contact.

It was a chance encounter.

"Oh well, never mind. We'll meet again if fate allows."

The Royal Masked Man still didn't chase after Li Xuan.

He felt that if they were truly destined to meet again, they would definitely see each other again.

If it's not meant to be, then there's nothing that can be done.

You can't force this.

"Actually, if you give Li Xuan a governor's title, you can get his private contact information."

Huhuhu~
The night breeze carried the crisp voice of a young man.

The royal masked man turned his head to look.

Make sure you see who it is.

It was the Imperial Dragon Crossing.

"The Dragon-Riding Heavenly King!"

The Royal Masked Men's Four Heavenly Kings' target this time was the Dragon Crossing, but they didn't expect the other side to come and enjoy the night breeze tonight as well.

"No need to be so formal, just call me Adou. It's a pleasure to meet you, stranger from the Alola region."

Lance was in a pretty good mood at this moment, having encountered a trainer who was powerful and not from an evil organization.

"Hmm, Mr. Adu, you're out getting some fresh air so late. Did you just finish your work with the Alliance?"

"No, I just happened to have some free time, so I came out to enjoy the moon. And, incidentally, I'm looking forward to the match tomorrow."

He is one of the Four Heavenly Kings of the Kanto region.

Yulongdu paid close attention to the Dojo Tournament. When he discovered that Liu Bo's strength far exceeded his expectations, he even summoned Chi Hong and Qing Lü to find out just how strong Liu Bo was.

The result was naturally: they were no less capable than me.

That these two legendary players could give such an answer is remarkable.

This shows that Liu Bo's strength has definitely reached the level of fighting legends.

I wonder who would win if they fought against Li Xuan.

I wonder how many of these outrageous Pokémon Liu Bo has.

If the whole team is at this level...

Even Li Xuan might be in some danger.

After all, reaching the level of battling a legendary opponent means being able to solo a level one god.

In most cases, they wouldn't provoke a level one god. But in the current situation, with the entire team at full strength, even a wheel could easily take down Li Xuan's two level one gods.

"Haha, sorry, you saw my embarrassing moment just now."

Yulongdu realized he had been thinking too much while he was away and had slightly neglected the Royal Masked Man, so he apologized.

"Nothing."

The Royal Masked Man shook his head, not taking the matter to heart.

The two chatted for a few minutes, and it was almost midnight before they went their separate ways home.

……

……

Inside the hotel.

"What's wrong? You seem downcast."

Nestled in Li Xuan's arms, Na Zi felt his chest rising and falling, clearly indicating that he was thinking about something, hence his reaction.

"I'm thinking about how to fight Giovanni tomorrow. Should I send Blaziken and the others first, or should I send Reshiram directly?"

This battle is six against six, which requires a certain amount of stamina from the trainers.

A rookie trainer might almost be out of commission after just one 6v6 match.

Li Xuan's words were perfectly correct.

but.

There are exceptions to everything.

Battles against trainers of the same level require more brainpower, and Li Xuan was genuinely afraid that Giovanni might have some other underhanded tricks up his sleeve, forcing him to reveal Kyurem prematurely.

"Just take it easy. You get used to these kinds of matches after a while, like before and now. Haven't you gradually developed an immunity to them?"

Naza straddled Li Xuan, a few strands of her hair falling onto the corner of his mouth. What they were saying was known only to the two of them.

"Yes, I was overthinking it. Thank you, Naz."

"Ok?"

"Thank you, Bao."

"Okay. Also, from now on, don't just say thank you, show it with actions, understand?"

Naz smiled charmingly.

Li Xuan naturally understood.

……

……

The next day, Li Xuan didn't get up until noon.

By this time, the battle between Liu Bo and Aju had ended.

As expected, it was Master Liu who won easily.

A-Ju's proud poison-based defensive tactic was completely countered.

This caused many Poison-type Trainers who watched the entire event to continuously wail in despair.

I didn't expect ice-type moves to isolate poison so easily. Now it will be much harder to trick others!
"Your match is in two hours. Wash up, change your clothes, and have lunch, then you'll be all set."

Nazi reluctantly got out of bed, preparing to wash up and change into a suitable outfit.

"Okay, let me give you another pre-battle pep talk."

Li Xuan went to take inventory of the members who would be participating in this battle.

If nothing unexpected happens.

It should be Blaziken, Forsaken, Genesect, Reshiram, Kyurem, and Mewtwo.

They barely managed to put together a championship team.

Ok……

He plays a Fighting-type Pokémon, and the strongest member of his team is a Dragon-type Pokémon. If he were to release that, he would probably be laughed at by others.

This is a long-standing tradition in Kanto.

Very reasonable.

"Blaziken, you'll be the one to lead the charge. Make the most of your ability, use Swords Dance to boost your power, then use Protect to get two speed boosts and then take over. Let Abandon handle it."

Blaziken has the Fire type, making it completely weak to Ground-type Pokémon.

Li Xuan dared not gamble.

We can only try using the tactics from our past life.

It worked fine before, but I don't know if it will still have a great effect when used with wood panels.

"Yes, I'll handle the fight!"

Blaziken patted its chest.

Just because it hasn't been in the news lately doesn't mean it hasn't done anything.

Steadily improving its strength is what it has been doing day after day lately.

It is the second Pokémon in the team to reach the Champion level through hard work, so there's no need to elaborate on its efforts; otherwise, Li Xuan wouldn't have chosen to send it out.

Li Xuan encouraged his comrades in the battle one by one.

I immediately felt my confidence soar.

"Mio." (By the way, didn't you say you were going to send me to the Dojo Tournament? Why aren't you letting me play now that it's the semi-finals?)
After confirming that Li Xuan wasn't doing anything wrong, Little Rio instantly teleported into the room to inquire.

It's still waiting to eat at the all-you-can-eat barbecue.

As a result, Li Xuan forgot about him and wouldn't let him do any work.

"Good boy, let's see in the next game. You're one of my only two true trump cards right now."

Li Xuan bent down, patted Little Riolu's shoulder, and said earnestly, "So, you can't make your debut early. You have to develop quietly and then amaze everyone."

"Mio!" (Oh! I see! I understand!)

Little Riolu patted him on the shoulder and immediately understood.

"Okay, I'm glad you understand."

Li Xuan got up, changed his clothes, and then went to eat with his friends.

……

……

After lunch, the exciting semi-finals of the dojo competition were finally about to begin.

"Hello everyone! Welcome to our channel~ We are now in the second half of the semi-finals of the Gym Battle. The two players are Gym Leader Giovanni, known as the 'Earth'! And Gym Leader Li Xuan, the biggest favorite to win this tournament and a generation of Aura Warrior recognized by Reshiram!"

Li Xuan is getting better and finally has a proper title.

The hosts for this event, GuliTV and Xiaozhou Anye, are both commentators who have previously provided commentary on Li Xuan.

"Now, please welcome our two curators to the stage!"

Bang bang bang!
Brilliant fireworks rose into the sky one after another, exploding into dazzling streaks of light in the heavens.

Sakaki walked slowly out of the players' tunnel, his well-tailored black suit making him stand tall and straight, the hem of his suit drawing a sharp arc with each step.

The wooden plank of the earth is said to be invincible as long as it stands on the earth!
Then, Li Xuan slowly walked out of the passage.

His attire was particularly eye-catching today.

A pristine white shirt, sleeves casually rolled up to the elbows, paired with light blue jeans and white sneakers.
In stark contrast to his usual composed style of dress, he appeared refreshing and full of energy.

"Master Li Xuan! Let Master Banmu know that this is a new era!"

"Reshiram, charge over the plank!"

"Master Banmu, ganbatte!!"

Fans from both sides cheered first.

Banmu and Li Xuan looked at each other, and the corners of their mouths turned up slightly.

(End of this chapter)