Pokémon: I picked up a reborn Eevee at the start of the game.

With a well-intentioned but unprepared attack, coupled with the fact that the Pokémon used by Qishu in the Gym Challenge was only an Elite-level one-star Pokémon, it was far inferior to Gardevoir in every aspect.

The giant electric petrel had barely flapped its wings, which were as sharp as lightning, when it was precisely struck by a dark energy wave emanating from Gardevoir's chest.

[Taunt] takes effect. For a short period of time, Giant Electric Seagull is unable to use status moves, including moves that can activate its [Wind Power] ability, such as Tailwind.

"Your accurate judgment is truly remarkable, Xia Chen~ Well then, try this move."

Qishu's battle was more like a performance. She struck another cute pose and shouted, "Shine across the entire battlefield! Thunderbolt!"

Xia Chen did not give immediate instructions. In order to allow Mingyi in the audience to better understand the battle, he deliberately slowed down the pace of the attack.

Otherwise, Gardevoir's next move would have already landed while the tree was posing.

The Giant Electric Petrifier didn't care what Xia Chen thought; it flapped its wings and swooped down at top speed towards Gardevoir.

At the same time, its bright yellow throat pouch, used to store electricity, expands rapidly below its sharp beak. After two seconds of charging, a lightning bolt bursts out of its mouth and rushes straight at Gardevoir, which is flying past and approaching from within a few meters of it.

At this moment, Xia Chen calmly instructed, "Gardedoll, dodge to the right, then use Magic Fire."

"Sana!"

Without using teleportation, but simply by using a lateral movement to dodge, the Thunderbolt grazed past Gardevoir and struck the ground.

Then, Gardevoir quickly turned around, and its eerie crimson flames roared like a dragon, instantly engulfing the giant electric sea lion flying with its back to it.

"Kuro!"

Magic Flame is not effective against Giant Electric Swallow, nor is it a very powerful move; it's even less powerful than the Thunderbolt that was just used up.

Even so, it's easy to see from the reaction of the giant electric sea lion how powerful this magical flame is, and how strong Gardevoir's special attack is now.

…………

To be honest, it might be a bit of an exaggeration to say that Xia Chen is now able to dominate the dojo, but it's fair to say that he's ruthless in crushing weaker opponents.

Most gyms have Pokémon that are only at the elite level, so this one-star Elite Electric Seagull is considered to be the tallest among the short.

What level is a team that uses an elite-level one-star Pokémon as its ace?

Even if Xia Chen had participated in the Donghuang Youth Trainer Competition a few months ago, he wouldn't have made it into the top eight!

Xia Chen is a champion who has grown for more than three months. Beating this kind of team should be a piece of cake for him.

In fact, if this hadn't been a teaching session for Mingyi, Xia Chen would have already been directing Gardevoir to use Meditation to push the team.

Even when he was trying to suppress the enemy as much as possible, Xia Chen maintained firm control of the situation on the battlefield, advancing at his own pace.

The characteristics and weaknesses of the three Pokémon—Electro-Pulverizer, Electivire, and Mismagius—were fully revealed in the live stream under Gardevoir's subtle control, and were also learned by Mingyi in the rest room.

After a ten-minute back-and-forth battle, all three of Qishu's Pokémon fell, and the gym challenge ended with Xia Chen's victory as was hardly in doubt.

Ah, your brilliance is like ten million volts.

Qishu showed the signature dejected expression of defeat, and the two little Magnemite on its head floated in circles in the air as if dizzy.

The host then passionately shouted, "The winner of this match is Xia Chen, the gym challenger! Congratulations to this powerful trainer from the Eastern Region for winning the dazzling Brewmaster Badge!"

"Thanks for the advice."

After recalling Gardevoir, Xia Chen bowed slightly to show his respect to the Gym Leader.

Qi Shu's gaze seemed to hold something, but with cameras surrounding him like a net from all sides, he ultimately couldn't bring himself to say what he wanted to say.

Instead, he said in a perfunctory manner, "You played wonderfully, thank you for joining me in presenting such a fantastic performance!"

The emphasis of the whole sentence is on the last two words, "performance," as if Qi Shu is trying to express something.

Xia Chen was slightly taken aback, then replied meaningfully, "I look forward to seeing you again."

I'd like to ask you to read my friend's book on Tuesday.

Chapter 251

After winning the Brewing Light Badge, Xia Chen and Qi Shu exchanged a few words, then returned to the contestant preparation room to find Ming Yi.

Kiju returned to her room for a short rest.

Because of the loss in this match, all three of her Pokémon were seriously injured, and the break between matches lasted for half an hour.

After placing three Poké Balls on the cart that Chansey had pushed over, the exhausted Qishu let his body sink into the soft sofa.

Recalling the seemingly ordinary yet extraordinary gym challenge she had just experienced, she suddenly felt a little dazed.

What's ordinary is the competition; what's extraordinary is the challengers.

There are only two types of people who come to challenge the gym: those who come to obtain badges to participate in the league conference, and those who come to meet and fight me.

The latter is clearly not true; Xia Chen doesn't seem to be a fan of his, and neither does Qi Shu think the former.

So what is he here for?

Qi Shu didn't know, but she knew that Xia Chen seemed to have seen beneath her glamorous exterior.

"Looking forward to seeing you again."

The boy's meaningful farewell still lingered in his ears, and Qi Shu was lost in thought.

What good will saying goodbye do?

"Qishu, why are you lying down again? You're an idol, you need to be mindful of your image! Quick, the elves have healed, let's hurry up and start the next battle."

A noisy, rapid, shrill female voice entered his ears, interrupting Qishu's thoughts.

Although both the voice and the person who spoke it annoyed her, Qishu still had no choice but to get up and straighten her posture.

She glanced at the time; only five minutes had passed since she went to her room to rest.

Qi Shu frowned and asked, "We've only rested for five minutes, Miss Adrina. Not only me, but the Great Electric Seagulls also need a long rest after their battle, right?"

The meticulously made-up woman, known as Adriana, wore an excited smile.

"We need to hurry, Qishu! Do you know how much Xia Chen's arrival boosted the live stream's viewership? In just over ten minutes, the number of viewers doubled! And the number of followers alone increased by tens of thousands!"

"Is that an exaggeration?"

Even Qi Shu, who wasn't particularly interested in this kind of data, was stunned.

She has been so busy these past two years that she has lost touch with many things in the outside world.

Before this, she only knew that there was a very powerful person named Xia Chen.

…………

"So, strike while the iron is hot, and fight a few more matches before his fans completely disperse, to try and seize this opportunity to generate buzz!"

"Honestly, why didn't this guy give us a heads-up before he came to challenge the gym? We would have had time to prepare and plan our publicity campaign."

The agent's nagging buzzed around Qi Shu like a fly, making him very annoyed.

She hated how this woman reduced everything to data and traffic—words devoid of any warmth.

But she was already caught up in the situation, and it wasn't something she could change just because she wanted to.

Xia Chen seems to be a very talented streamer, but why is he so free?

Qi Shu subconsciously thought of the boy from earlier again, and his thoughts gradually drifted away once more.

"Qishu, what do you think?"

Adrina talked for a long time, and it seemed she had circled back to the strange tree.

"Huh? What did you just say? I didn't hear you clearly?"

"You should pay more attention to your career, kid."

With a sigh, Adrina repeated, "How about we go find Xia Chen and film a couple of collaborative videos? It's rare for him to be traveling in Niangguang City, and you can't usually leave Niangguang City."

Adrina's subsequent statements were once again ignored by Qishu.

Ask Xia Chen to film a video. Is this the reason he said "goodbye" at the end of the battle?

But this wasn't even Xia Chen's idea; it was his agent's suggestion.

So, he said that because he had accurately predicted what his team was thinking?

That's not important. What's important is whether I'm willing to agree.

Looking at the agent's excited face, it seemed that whether or not she agreed was no longer up to her.

Sure enough, before Qi Shu could reply, Adrina said, "You're still in a period of rapid growth, so you must seize this opportunity. Here's what we'll do: you go to the competition first, and we'll take care of communicating with Xia Chen to try and finalize the timing and details of the collaboration as soon as possible."

Having made the decision on her own initiative, Adrina called into the room, "Channel, push the Poké Ball over here, Miracle is about to enter the arena."

"lucky"

A round, pink, egg-shaped elf slowly pushed a portable healing cart over, as if trying to give the three elves, whose treatment and rest combined amounted to less than ten minutes, a little more rest time.

"Alright, Qishu, hurry up and go to the match. Every second you're late, the live stream will lose hundreds of viewers."

Adrina picked up the Poké Ball and handed it to Qishu, urging her to hurry up and go into battle.

Qishu sighed helplessly, thought for a moment, placed the Poké Balls of Luxray and Raicester in front of him, and then went out the door, interacting with the audience with his usual energy.

"Using an electric grid to capture your attention, who will tell the extraordinary story? The extraordinary tree has arrived!"

"Oh--"

"A wondrous tree, my wondrous tree!"

The cheers at the dojo were still deafening.

…………

"Ah, what a pity, the Brewmaster Gym is too popular, you can only challenge it once a day."

Walking in the plaza outside the dojo, Mingyi sighed with a hint of regret.

After watching Xia Chen's battle, she felt confident that she had improved and was eager to strike while the iron was hot to win the Brewlight Badge, but was ruthlessly told that each person in the Brewlight Gym could only challenge once a day.

Other dojos don't usually have this rule, but the reason why the Nijigasaki Dojo does is because... if it didn't, the fervent fans of Kijuku would probably wear down the dojo's doorstep.

Of course, even if you have it, it's not necessarily any better.

"It's okay, then stay a few more days."

Xia Chen seemed to be sending a message while offering words of comfort.