Pokémon, who made him the gym leader?

Chapter 100: When Champion A-Du Becomes the Villainous Boss

If I really have to fight against Higanbana, then I definitely need to prepare properly.

Although I complained that Old Deng was shameless for agreeing to battles so casually, it would be a rare experience to actually go all out against a champion-level trainer.

This is a good opportunity to unleash my full power and test my current strength!

Moreover, as the inheritor of the Meteor Dwellers, Hiljuna is naturally a Dragon-type Champion-level Trainer with formidable strength, making her a suitable opponent.

Yes, Higanbana is a true Dragon-type Champion, not a Flying-type specialist.

"If I remember correctly, in the game it should be Goodra, Tyranitar, Altaria, Noivern, and Salamence? In reality, I should have a whole bunch of them, and definitely one more Dragon-type Pokémon."

Guxin pondered, why does it feel like there are too many Flying-type characters in Xijiana's lineup? But it doesn't matter, since a Poison-type lineup isn't allowed anyway.

Poison-type teams are at a disadvantage against flying Pokémon, since poison spikes cannot be triggered unless they touch the ground, and infantry are naturally at a disadvantage against air units.

You can use a Dark-type team and put Articuno in it. If the first five are defeated, send out Articuno to freeze her Mega Salamence!

Hmm, perfect. It's okay to put an Ice type in a pure Dark type team, right? Anyway, someone's team of three Flying and three Dragon can be called the Dragon Legion, so why can't my team of five Dark and one Ice be called a Dark type team!

If the dodo bird can do this, why can't I, Guxin, do it?

Half an hour passed quickly, and Gu Xin and the other two sat in the living room chatting.

"Phew~ I'm finally back."

The door opened, and a handsome, mature middle-aged man walked in carrying large and small bags, while a mature woman with short purple hair stood beside him.

It was Guxin's father, Ito, and mother, Hydrangea.

"Xin'er~!!"

As soon as Ziyanghua entered, she looked at Guxin and quickly changed her shoes.

"Mom, I..."

"Oh my god, son, I've missed you so much!"

Before Gu Xin could finish speaking, Zi Yanghua hugged him and made him swallow his words.

"It's been almost two months since we last saw you. I asked you to come out and have fun with us, but you wouldn't. You're just like your dad; once you've made up your mind about something, you get really grumpy."

After a tight hug for a while, the hydrangea spoke up rather irritably.

"Dad said he's leaving the dojo to me. If I leave, the business will be ruined." Gu Xin shrugged.

"Besides, you and your dad are enjoying your time together, why should I interfere?"

"You brat, give me a break. I have so many businesses I want to give you, why did you only set your sights on this dojo? We really don't care about this business."

Old Toto chuckled and cursed.

"I'll stop here for now, take a look at this."

Old Deng pulled a palm-sized red tablet from his pocket and tossed it to Gu Xin. Just as Gu Xin was about to reach for it, the red tablet floated in front of him and lit up automatically, with two bright spots above the screen like eyes.

"Mr. Gushin, it's a pleasure to meet you, Loto~"

A cheerful, mechanical, electronic synthesized sound rang out and was displayed on the tablet screen.

"Hello, are you the Rotom Pokédex? Dad, you finally got it?"

Guxin raised an eyebrow, responding with some surprise to the Rotom Pokédex, before asking Old Deng the next question.

"That's right. Actually, creating a Rotom Pokédex isn't particularly difficult. As long as you develop the right functions and the appearance that Rotom likes, it can go in on its own."

Old Deng nodded.

"Your mother and I just went to Dr. Kukui to get this first finished product. After learning that we were making the Rotom Pokédex, he personally provided a lot of technical support."

"Here you go with this first Rotom Pokédex. Oh, and son, the Master Ball at Silver's place is almost finished. You can pick it up next month."

Old Deng walked over and patted Guxin on the shoulder, his mature face beaming with a wild smile.

"Once the Rotom Dex technology matures, my net worth will probably double again. Tsk~ I've already been so low-key, how come I'm still on the road to becoming the world's richest man?"

"I actually hate money the most! It's disgusting!"

Old Deng, resting his handsome face on his hand, couldn't help but sigh. But the next moment, a slap landed squarely on Old Deng's head with a loud thud, clearly a good blow.

"What are you pretending for in front of the children?"

The hydrangea glared fiercely, while Old Deng covered his head with a sheepish grin.

"Tsk~"

That's it?

Gu Xin clicked his tongue, looking at Old Deng with disdain. This is it? This is the kind of person who wrote to him saying he wanted to find him a stepmother?

My family is absolutely laughing.

"The uncle and aunt still have such a good relationship."

Eileen was deeply moved.

Lillie wore a faint, reserved smile, clearly used to her godparents' daily routine, but a hint of sadness still flashed in her eyes as she thought of her own broken family.

She used to have loving parents, but now...

However, Lillie quickly buried these feelings of disappointment deep in her heart; she was truly very lucky.

After a long-awaited reunion, the family naturally had a lot to say to each other.

Hydrangea is preparing to cook herself, and Eileen and Lillie volunteer to help. However, one of them is an empress and the other was formerly the heiress of the Ether Foundation. Both of them are used to doing housework and can only help out.

Meanwhile, Guxin and Old Deng sat on the sofa chatting.

"I heard from Chairman Damaranchi that you're very close to Champion Watari?"

Old Deng lit a cigarette, and smoke swirled around him.

"Yes, is it because of the power of Tokiwa? Senior Wataru has a high opinion of me, and he even invited me to become one of the Four Heavenly Kings." Gu Xin nodded, not bothering to hide anything from his old friend.

"And what are your thoughts?"

"I'm not really interested. Being a curator is easy and comfortable."

"You brat, you have no ambition at all," Old Deng said with a laugh.

"With a father like you, what ambitions could I possibly have?"

Gushin shrugged. Just as Old Deng had told him before, he was born with a silver spoon in his mouth and his starting point was standing on the shoulders of giants.

There's nothing I can do; my dad is just too rich!

"That makes sense, we have enough money for you to squander, but son, you've really made us proud, hahaha~"

Ito was genuinely proud of his son's recent achievements. Even his old business friends called to tease him, and the sarcasm in their voices made Ito feel incredibly pleased and satisfied!

In this world, the trainer's side and the life side are clearly distinct.

However, if a family has a powerful trainer to support them, their confidence is completely different!

Just like Hibiscus in the Hoenn region, his Devon Corporation is also a world-class conglomerate. In terms of size and market value, it can even be compared with Silver Corporation.

But just a few years ago, Devon was actually a small company that mined iron ore and refined steel. Why has it grown so rapidly in the last few years? (According to the data, Devon developed rapidly in just a few years before the events of the main story. That's terrifying.)

This is inseparable from Shifuki Mujin's excellent business acumen, operations, and development technology, but it is also actually related to his son Daigo!

Many people believe that Daigo's growth is inseparable from Devon Corporation's resources, but it is more accurate to say that Daigo and Devon Corporation complement each other.

Shifuki Hibiscus devoted herself to supporting her son's trainer career, and Steven did not disappoint him. A few years ago, Steven successfully became the Hoenn Champion.

The resources of a regional champion are unimaginable! Besides, Daigo was not even twenty years old a few years ago and had a lot of potential.

As Steven's father, the father of Hibiscus Zeppuden, Devon Corporation has benefited immensely, both directly and indirectly. Devon Corporation developed new types of Poké Balls and various technologies related to items, propelling it to become one of the world's top companies, even rivaling Kanto's Silph Corporation and Galar's Marocmon Group!

What does it mean to be comparable to Silford Corporation? Silford is the company that has mastered the technology of Poké Balls! In the world of Pokémon, one can only imagine the scale of Silford, which has mastered the technology of Poké Balls.

It's no wonder that Devon has grown to a size comparable to Silver in just a few years. It must have the support of the Hoenn League. After all, Devon is the champion of their Elite Four. How could they not support him?

Well, it's worth mentioning that two years ago, Daigo stepped down and recommended his close friend Wallace to take over. Wallace did not disappoint Daigo's trust and successfully defeated the Hoenn Elite Four to become the Hoenn Champion.

Even though Daigo has left, Devon remains the largest company in Hoenn, and its position is unshakeable!

Because President Devon's son is the former Hoenn champion, and the current Hoenn champion is a close friend of Daigo who recommended him to take the position.

The point is, besides the alliance, who would dare to mess with DeWen Company?

Thinking of this, Ito looked at his son and couldn't help but nod. He used to envy Shifuki Mujin for having a champion-level son.

But now he doesn't need to be envious anymore! His assets are no less than those of Zifuki Hibiscus, and with the Rotom Dex technology fully matured, his assets will be even greater!

As for comparing sons, in just two months, Guxin has actually grown from a fresh graduate of the Pokémon School to someone who can defeat and successfully capture high-ranking Team Rocket executives. Awesome!

My son Guxin has the makings of a champion! And he'll definitely be stronger than that damn Daigo in the future!

"It's nothing."

"You little brat, you're putting on an act with me, aren't you?" Old Deng said with a laugh.

"However, I must remind you that, according to the information I have received, the Dragon Ferry and the Kanto Alliance have been having some unpleasantness lately."

"Oh?"

"You participated in the raid on Team Rocket in Celadon City last week, didn't you? The day after that, at the Kanto League meeting, Lance reportedly had a conflict with a council member, and even released Dragonite."

Old Deng clicked his tongue in amazement.

"Senior Du does indeed have a rather explosive temper." Gu Xin's eyes narrowed slightly upon hearing this.

"It's mainly those councilors. Those bastards aren't very capable, but they're all arrogant, greedy, and think too highly of themselves. I guess they were denouncing Yulongdu in the council and that's what pushed Yulongdu to its limit."

Old Deng was gloating. He had absolutely no liking for the Guantana Union senators, those bastards had taken advantage of their positions to ask him for money countless times.

But as soon as he finished speaking, Old Deng noticed that his son was looking at him with a strange expression.

"What's wrong?"

You're wrong.

"Something's not right?" Old Deng was taken aback. Could there be a problem with his information? No, he had confirmed it with several people.

"Senior Watari is definitely not in a hurry." Koshin shook his head, then spoke to Ito in a serious tone.

"If those congressmen really anger Watari-senpai, they definitely won't be able to leave the meeting room."

Gu Xin was certain that the Wataru-senpai in this world was definitely the Wataru from the special episode, only not as extreme as the Wataru from the special episode yet, but if he were really pushed to the limit...

Even if we were to reenact what happened with Lance in the special episode, Lance-senpai would definitely do it. A few foul-mouthed council members? It's just a matter of one swipe from a Dragonite.

Even in this world, Lance must have killed quite a few Team Rocket members in private; he won't show any mercy.

Old Deng was shocked to hear this.

"It shouldn't be... possible, right?" Old Deng frowned; this was no joke.

"No, Dad, that's entirely possible." Gu Xin's eyes flickered slightly.

He suddenly understood why Sakaki had left that message at the Yuhong Police Station so ostentatiously after rescuing Apollo and Lance.

When Guxin saw the news, he was puzzled, as it didn't seem like something the composed Sakaki would do.

But now Guxin understands.

Sakaki had already noticed Wataru's increasingly obsessive and twisted personality, and he was pushing him towards it!

Lance is arrogant and conceited, and he deeply loves Pokémon and nature, but this excessive love will gradually lead him to the abyss! As long as Team Rocket is eliminated, Lance will not be able to rise to the surface.

Sakaki is deliberately provoking Wataru! He wants to send this dragon envoy completely into darkness!

At that time, Lance, who was originally the champion and guardian deity of the Kanto League, will become an even greater "evil" than Team Rocket! He will become Kanto's nightmare!

Wow, thinking about it this way is kind of exciting.

If Lance really turns evil in the future, should I, as the Gym Leader of the League, take action?

This doesn't seem quite right, considering how much care Watari-senpai has taken for his junior.

Guxin hesitated for a second, then decided to take action. If his senior had gone astray, he, as the junior, had to use Articuno to persuade him to come back!

Damn it, it's awful that Kyurem the Ice Dragon isn't here!

(End of this chapter)