A spirit descends, Gardevoir is my childhood friend?

"Xiao Lin has been smart and sensible since he was little, but for some reason, he doesn't like friends. When he started kindergarten at the age of 3, while other children played games together, he was always playing on his phone. If someone asked him to play, he would chase them away."

Lin's mother said with a sigh.

“When he started elementary school at the age of 6, other children studied during the day and went out to play after school. But Xiao Lin was always playing on his phone. When he started elementary school, he played on the computer every day and didn’t even go to school anymore. He would ask his dad research questions every day. Of course, we disagreed. As a result, he was able to get full marks on sixth-grade tests when he was in first grade. We just couldn’t do anything about him.”

As Lin's mother spoke, Yan Fan and Qin Lele looked at Lin Xiaolin as if she were a monster.

"And another thing, he used to stay at home playing games all day, and I was worried that his health would deteriorate, so I kicked him out and let him play outside. But he went to an internet cafe by himself. He was only eight years old at the time! Luckily, nothing bad happened."

It got even worse when he went to junior high. Because junior high was a boarding school with real-name registration, students had to go to school, otherwise they couldn't go to high school. As a result, this brat only attended the Elf subject and skipped all other subjects, just playing on his computer in the dormitory.

When the teacher came to him, he would say he had learned everything. When the teacher showed him the test papers, he almost always got full marks. Sometimes, if he was in a bad mood, he would barely pass, scoring exactly the passing grade, which infuriated the teacher. As a result, he still doesn't have any friends and has never gone out with them, let alone brought any friends home. Today, as soon as we heard he brought two friends, our whole family rushed back.”

Lin's mother happily held Qin Lele's hand, "This child has always been a little strange, so please don't dislike him. You should become good friends with him."

"Mom, how can you talk to your own child like that?" Lin Xiaolin covered her face, realizing that her embarrassing past had been exposed by these two.

"Shut up! How will you ever find a girlfriend if you keep talking like this? Look at Xiao Yan, he found a girlfriend at such a young age, and they're already engaged. He'll be able to get married and have children as soon as he reaches the right age." Lin's mother's words made Qin Lele blush.

“Ah, right, right, right.” Lin Xiaolin said, giving Yan Fan a meaningful look.

Yan Fan: "......"

Lin's mother and father were telling Yan Fan and Qin Lele about Lin Xiaolin's embarrassing childhood stories in the living room, which made the two of them laugh out loud.

Lin Xiaolin is now sitting there, already considering whether to move to another planet. What if his best friend finds out about his embarrassing past? Waiting for an answer online, it's urgent.

After dinner, Lin Xiaolin fled back to the dojo upstairs, and the two of them followed him back.

"Little Lin." As soon as he returned, Yan Fan quickly put his arm around Lin Xiaolin's shoulder.

"Tell me, are you a humanoid Pokémon? Give your brother a chance to catch you."

Lin Xiaolin: "???"

"Get lost." Lin Xiaolin pushed Yan Fan away.

"Really not?" Yan Fan asked persistently, but Lin Xiaolin ignored him completely.

"Xiao Lin, what were you thinking when you were little?" Qin Lele looked at Lin Xiao Lin curiously.

"It's nothing. I just thought they were too childish back then, and I didn't want to play with kids." Lin Xiaolin sat down at her computer desk and turned on her computer.

Weren't you all the same age back then?

"Maybe I'm just precocious," Lin Xiaolin casually offered as an excuse.

"So what's going on with your grades?" Yan Fan asked, leaning closer to Lin Xiaolin.

"You'll learn it after just a couple of glances. It's a very simple thing, isn't it?" Lin Xiaolin glanced at him.

Yan Fan clutched his chest, feigning deep sorrow.

"Haha, Yan Fan was a real bottom of his class from elementary to junior high, and he got criticized a lot." Hearing Qin Lele say this, it was Lin Xiaolin's turn to mock Yan Fan.

"No way, no way, there really is someone who fails an exam?" Yan Fan looked at Lin Xiaolin's smug expression and actions, and wished he could strangle him. He then flew towards Lin Xiaolin like a crow in a plane.

Hearing the sounds of playful fighting coming from inside the room, Mr. and Mrs. Lin nodded with relief in the living room. Their child was finally starting to act like a normal child.

"However, your home..." The two, exhausted from their playful fight, lay on the bed, while Qin Lele sat in a gaming chair beside them, watching them.

"Hmm? What's wrong?" Lin Xiaolin turned her head to look at Yan Fan, who seemed to want to say something but hesitated.

"It's nothing, it's just that this is the first time I've known what home is like," Yan Fan said, tears welling up in her eyes. Qin Lele, sitting beside her, remained silent.

Lin Xiaolin looked at the two of them and said with a smile, "Yes, so you can treat this place as your home. Look how much my parents love it when you come to visit."

"Hahaha." Laughter from the three people in the bedroom came out.

When Lin Xiaolin woke up the next day, it was already 11 a.m. She was lucky to have a good night's sleep without being woken up by the two little ones!

Stepping out of the room, she found the living room deserted. A phone call to Yan Fan revealed that Qin Lele had taken the two little ones out to play that morning, which explained why she hadn't bothered Lin Xiaolin. May good people live long and prosper! Yan Fan had gone to find Qin Lele and the others as soon as he got up.

After tidying herself up, Lin Xiaolin went to look for the four people in the breeding area. After wandering around for a while, she saw the four people in a place where the two little witches often came. The two little ones were holding a bunch of eggs, with Qin Lele and Yan Fan following behind them.

"Lazybones, wake up!" The two little ones saw Lin Xiaolin as soon as he arrived.

"Let's go back for lunch, then we'll come out and play again this afternoon." Lin Xiaolin glanced at the time; it was almost 12 o'clock.

"Okay." With that, the two little guys put the eggs down and left some elf food. The eggs picked up the food and ran away. Watching the eggs run away, one of them held one of Qin Lele's hands and skipped along.

Chapter 34 Public Battlefield

"You two got up so early?" Lin Xiaolin asked curiously as she walked home.

"No, it's clearly because Brother Xiaolin is too lazy. Sister Lele is much better; she plays with us." Before Lin Xiaolin could speak, Qin Lele, holding a little guy's hand, spoke up first and made a face at him.

"Yeah, I had nothing to do when I woke up this morning, so I came out to play with them." Qin Lele smiled broadly, thoroughly enjoying the feeling of playing with others.

After everyone had lunch, Lin Xiaolin suggested that the three of them go to the battle hall on the second floor of the dojo to see if they could find a suitable opponent. The two little ones insisted on going with them.

Before entering the venue, you need to register and pay an entrance fee. The staff will give registered people something like a work badge, which will indicate your trainer level, making it easier to find your opponent.

Upon arriving at the second floor of the dojo, one is greeted by more than twenty battle arenas. Some arenas are currently occupied by players, with a large crowd of onlookers, while others remain empty.

"Let's go watch their match first." With that, Lin Xiaolin led the two into an area with a large crowd of onlookers. When Lin Xiaolin was at home, he often came here to watch matches and learn some practical combat skills.

On the battlefield, one side was a giant Steelix, and the other side was a Corda d'Arrow. Both were elite-level, which explained why so many people were watching; it was a battle between two behemoths.

"Wow, what huge rocks!" "Yeah, yeah, what two huge rock sprites!" The two little guys looked at Steelix and Achovela with curiosity.

Steelix maintained the upper hand, suppressing Adolphin, who was already badly injured and was at a disadvantage against Steelix due to its four-fold weakness to Ground.

"Looks like Kodora is going to lose," Yan Fan said from the side.

"Not necessarily." Lin Xiaolin watched the battle unfold and saw an opportunity for Kodora to turn the tide.

"Can they still turn the tables? I think Kodora is almost done for." Yan Fan was extremely puzzled by Lin Xiaolin's words.

"You'll see," Lin Xiaolin said without offering further explanation.

Sure enough, just as Steelix was about to unleash another Earthquake to finish off Ceratops, Ceratops used Tackle to charge at Steelix.

Is this insane? Isn't this just forcing the already exhausted Kodora to trade injuries for injuries? That's what the onlookers were thinking.

Sure enough, with a "boom," when Adolphin crashed into Steelix, Steelix was knocked back several meters by Adolphin's powerful ram. However, Adolphin also took the hit of an Earthquake, and it was right in the center of the earthquake, taking the most damaging hit.

The spot where Steelix was originally was now covered in dust, and people around couldn't see Doraemon's condition at all, but it was probably beyond saving.

Steelix's trainer thought so too. Although the final ramming attack did damage to Steelix, it wasn't too serious.

"Kodora earthquake!" Visible tremors began to occur, centered on the dust.

"How is this possible!" The onlookers were speechless with shock. How could someone with severely damaged health withstand an earthquake and still be able to fight?

When Kedor used Earthquake, Steelix and its trainer didn't even have time to react.

"Roar!" Steelix roared in pain, but that wasn't the end of it. Suddenly, the trainer of the giant snake issued a command that shocked everyone.

"Kadora! Dragon Dive!" While Steelix was still in pain, Kadora rushed towards him, its body glowing with blue light, and a phantom of a dragon head enveloped its body, directly colliding with Steelix.

"Roar!" The giant steel snake let out another painful howl, then crashed heavily to the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust, and lost consciousness.

"Steelcore is unable to battle, Cordora wins!" The referee declared Cordora the winner immediately after confirming that Steelix was unable to battle.

"Clap clap clap!" The applause started from somewhere, and eventually all the spectators surrounding the battlefield joined in, including Lin Xiaolin and his two companions, offering their sincerest applause to the victors. Dora's swaying body collapsed amidst the applause.

"Thank you for your hard work, Adolphin." Adolphin's trainer was a young man. He said softly and returned Adolphin to its Poké Ball.

"Thank you, this is the most enjoyable game I've had recently." The Steelix trainer held out his hand after recalling his Steelix.

"Me too, I hope we'll have another chance to battle next time." Kodora's trainer also shook hands with the other person, and the exhilarating battle ended with their handshake.

"Wow, Brother Xiaolin, that big guy is so awesome!" The two little ones chattered excitedly around Lin Xiaolin.

"Yeah, Xiao Lin, how did you figure out that Kodora could turn the tables? And how did he withstand that earthquake? Was it really just willpower?" Even after leaving the battlefield for a while, Yan Fan was still muttering to himself.

"It should be sturdy, right?" Qin Lele said after thinking for a while.

"Yeah, I guessed it back then, otherwise the trainer of Kodora would have given up long ago. After all, no one wants their Pokémon to be so badly injured." Lin Xiaolin made up a reason casually.

"Yes, that's right. After all, there's such a big difference in strength between the two sides. Fighting head-on would only result in losses." Qin Lele nodded in agreement from the side.

Although both Pokémon are elite-level, Steelix is ​​clearly stronger than Academia, and its type is also inferior. In addition, Academia is not even its final evolution. A normal person can see the advantages and disadvantages at a glance.

The two analyzed the situation logically, while Yan Fan listened from the side, completely bewildered.

"What does 'sturdy' mean?" Yan Fan asked, scratching his head. The two men gave him a disdainful look.

"Xiaoxue and Xiaoling, let me test you. What is the 'Sturdy' trait?" Lin Xiaolin ignored him and asked the two little ones directly.

"Sturdy is a Pokémon ability. Pokémon with this ability can unleash their potential when they suffer a fatal blow, allowing them to withstand that attack. However, this only applies to weak fatal blows. If the difference in strength is too great, they cannot withstand it." The two little guys explained it quite logically.

"Got it? That's how Kodora withstood the earthquake and fought back." Lin Xiaolin gave him another meaningful look, and even Qin Lele couldn't help but cover her face.

"Oh, I get it!" Yan Fan's mind immediately cleared up.

The group circled the battlefield several times before finding a few other rookie trainers. They discovered that the difference in strength between the two sides was too great; even a Snow Child could easily overwhelm them.

Lin Xiaolin even defeated a girl's Pokémon in a flash, making her cry. It took Qin Lele and the two little ones a long time to comfort her before the girl finally stopped crying.

Chapter 35 New Year’s Eve

Lin Xiaolin could only awkwardly scratch his head, indicating that he would stop fighting and just take a walk.