Pokémon, who made him the gym leader?

Chapter 62 You're Not a Bad Trainer

After thinking for a while, Gu Xin decided to ask Lei Si.

"Mr. Lei Si, are you alright?" Gu Xin asked Lei Si tentatively.

"Huh? What's up with that challenger?"

The receptionist in the stands also noticed this subtle change.

After all, Lei Si's appearance at this moment was really not right. He looked dejected with his head down and no fighting spirit at all.

"Hmm... I hope I won't get discouraged just because of this slight disadvantage?"

Meiyue pointed her slender, jade-like fingers at her chin, tilting her head in confusion.

Judging from the Drapion and this Staraptor, this challenger's strength is definitely quite good; he should at least be an elite trainer.

It's just that I was poisoned twice and confused once. I shouldn't have lost my will to fight immediately, right?

Meanwhile, Shinji, with his lips tightly pressed together, stared intently at Raiji in the arena, his hands unconsciously clenching tighter and tighter.

elder brother……

On the field.

"Mr. Lei Si?"

"..."

Gu Xin called out twice more before Lei Si finally snapped out of his daze and looked up.

However, it was clear that Lei Si's condition was very wrong; his face was very pale.

"I'm sorry, Master Guxin, I feel like I..."

Looking at Gu Xin's concerned expression, Lei Si gave a forced smile, his voice hoarse.

Lei Si paused for a moment, his gaze turning to the still chaotic Mk Eagle in the arena with a complex expression.

I seem to be... no longer able to fight...

Lei Si felt very bitter. He had traveled to several regions, challenged all the official gyms, and even obtained six pioneer symbols.

But in the presence of the gods, he was as small and powerless as an infant.

Why? Lei Si couldn't understand it, and he even began to question his own abilities because of it.

"I want to let it go..."

"Mr. Lei Si, although I don't know what you've been through, I think you're hoping to gain something from this fight, right?"

Gu Xin interrupted Lei Si, smiling gently as he looked at Lei Si.

Lei Si was taken aback upon hearing this.

"Actually, I can sense that Mr. Rai was previously a rather strict person when it came to Pokémon, or rather, a trainer who was very persistent in pursuing strength and power, right?"

"...Yes." Lei Si paused for a moment, but did not deny it.

He had nothing to be ashamed of admitting; trainers in this world have different philosophies, but it's impossible to say who is truly right and who is wrong.

The harshness and ruthlessness of a trainer's special training for Pokémon does not necessarily mean that the trainer dislikes his or her Pokémon.

There's nothing wrong with pursuing strength and power; any trainer with a dream will naturally pursue power.

"But the way you look right now tells me that you seem to be giving up."

Lei Si was not surprised to hear this, or rather, he didn't have the energy to care about it at the moment. Lei Si just felt really tired.

"I'm just a useless loser."

Lei Si spoke bitterly, saying that after so many years of hard work, this was the result he had received.

He was insignificant in front of the Gods, and even... he was powerless in front of this young, boyish curator.

"Perhaps... I am indeed not a qualified trainer," Rai murmured to himself.

"Whether someone is a qualified trainer or not should not be defined by ourselves." Guxin shook his head and slowly walked into the arena.

There was no need to continue this dojo battle; Raiji had absolutely no will to fight.

Lei Si looked up at Gu Xin.

"It should be defined by our partners."

"partner……"

Lei Si was taken aback.

"Yes, elves are our most important partners and companions. Whether we are qualified or not depends on their opinions, doesn't it?"

Guxin took out a bottle of Panacea spray and sprayed it at the confused and poisoned M'K Eagle.

The elixir landed on the Starhawk, and the Starhawk, which had been shaking its head, quickly shook its head again, regaining its senses and health. The Starhawk immediately glared at the Flame Queen Lizard with its incredibly sharp eagle eyes.

That despicable, ugly, cunning, and disgusting female lizard dared to play dirty tricks on me, Eagle Lord!

The Flame Queen Lizard glanced sideways at the M'K Eagle, its lips still curling into a mocking smile.

The Hawk naturally noticed this, and it was enraged!

But why does the atmosphere feel a bit off?

Staraptor quickly came to its senses. Why had all the trainers on the other side come here? And it seemed like this person had just used a drug to wake itself up?

"Perhaps Mr. Rai Si, you could ask Starhawk if it considers you a dedicated and excellent trainer."

Guxin smiled and pointed at Lei Si, who looked completely bewildered.

Upon hearing this, Muke Eagle turned around and looked at Lei Si in confusion. It was still a little confused about the situation. Weren't they fighting? Why did they suddenly start chatting?

Lei Si fell silent.

He thought about his past actions: in order to become stronger, he had recklessly used cruel methods to train the Mk Eagles, leaving them often covered in wounds.

Would the Starhawks really accept this version of myself?

Lei Si pursed his lips, looking somewhat ashamed.

"What do you think, Staraptor? Is Mr. Raikou your favorite trainer?"

"Muke~! Muke!"

The Hawk responded almost without hesitation, continuing to narrate something.

Lei Si suddenly raised his head. Although he couldn't understand what the Hawk was saying, the tacit understanding they had developed from years of fighting side by side allowed him to roughly understand what the Hawk meant.

That's precisely why Lei Si couldn't believe it.

"It said that although Mr. Lei Si can be fierce at times, he is actually doing it for their own good. Everyone wants to become stronger to fight for Lei Si, so even though the training is tiring and painful, they can persevere."

"They all like you very much, Mr. Lei Si. You are the only trainer they recognize."

Gushin smiled and spoke to Raiji, who possessed the power of Eternal, so he could naturally understand what Mukl was saying.

"...Starhawk..."

Lei Si's eyes instantly blurred and reddened, his tear ducts began to sting, and he stared at Muke Eagle with his lips tightly pressed together.

Perhaps because it was the first time Raiji had given her such a "gaze," Mkhawk seemed a little shy and slowly turned her head away.

"A trainer who can be recognized by his own Pokémon is a qualified and excellent trainer. Mr. Rai, you are not weak, nor are you a bad trainer."

Gu Xin's tone softened.

While it cannot be denied that Raikou is very demanding of his Pokémon, just like Shinji in the early to mid-stages of the original series.

But in reality, their Pokémon never truly hated them, which proves one point.

Even though Infernape was abandoned by Shinji, it never hated him. At the Suzuran Tournament, Infernape defeated Electivire, and in the end, Infernape happily clenched its fist at Shinji, receiving Shinji's heartfelt words, "You've become stronger."

A trainer who focuses on the strength and power of their Pokémon is still a trainer, as is one who focuses on the trust, bond, and friendship between their Pokémon; they are simply different in their philosophies and priorities.

Of course, this is in a reasonable sense. If it is abnormally excessive and abusive special training, then there is nothing to say, just hurry up and die.

"I……"

Lei Si was stunned when he heard this.

I'm not weak, nor am I a bad trainer...

At this moment, only this sentence kept repeating in Lei Si's mind.

a long time.

Lei Si wiped away a few scattered tears from the corner of his eye, and a sunny smile appeared on his handsome and refined face. He then bowed solemnly to Gu Xin.

"I understand. Thank you very much, Master Guxin."

"Mr. Lei Si, there's no need for this. It's too much." Gu Xin helped Lei Si up, saying with a wry smile.

"No, it's absolutely necessary, Master Gu Xin. Without your words, I don't know what I would have become," Lei Si said with a wry smile after standing up.

He had almost completely broken down mentally, and he even felt that he might never fight again.

After being completely crushed by Shinji, he was then practically beaten like a robot by a gym leader. How could he possibly endure that?

But the words of approval from Muke Eagle and Gushin truly brought a touch of heartwarming sunshine to his gloomy heart.

"You're too kind. I was just doing what a dojo master should do," Guxin said with a smile and a shake of his head.

Encouraging and guiding challengers is also part of a gym owner's job, even though he didn't have much confidence to begin with, but the results seem to be pretty good.

"But I never expected the gym battle to turn out like this."

"Actually, there's no need to continue the fight; I can't defeat you."

Upon hearing this, Lei Si shook his head. After this incident, he seemed to have become much more cheerful.

"I will come back to challenge you again. Now I want to go back and talk to my Pokémon. I... I have done a lot of things to offend them."

Lei Si bowed apologetically to Gu Xin. He was very grateful to Gu Xin, but he was also very eager to apologize to the Dragon King Scorpion and the others for his previous harsh treatment.

"Go ahead, Mr. Lei Si, you are always welcome to come and challenge me again." Gu Xin smiled warmly.

"Thank you, Shinji!"

Raiji called out to Shinji in the stands, and Shinji immediately ran down to Raiji's side, staring intently at Guxin.

He witnessed the whole thing from the stands, and Shinji was very happy that his brother had resolved his inner conflict.

Because he was genuinely worried that his brother would be discouraged by this and might even give up his career as a trainer.

"Master Gu Xin, thank you for comforting my brother."

Shinji also bowed to Gushin, his tone earnest and serious.

Lei Si was taken aback, then smiled helplessly.

"You're welcome," Gu Xin said with a light laugh.

"I'm also a trainer, and I'll come with my brother to challenge you next time!" Shinji said solemnly, raising his head.

He seemed very serious.

"I'd love to see that. Or maybe next time you two brothers come, we can play doubles and I'll see how well you brothers coordinate?"

Gu Xin stroked his chin with interest and made a suggestion to the two brothers.

Shinji's eyes lit up slightly. A doubles challenge with his brother? That's awesome!

"We'll come over as soon as Shinji gets stronger," Raiji said with a smile, seemingly having truly overcome his psychological trauma.

"I'll wait for you."

Gushin smiled and said goodbye to the two brothers, then watched them leave the dojo.

Snap~ Snap~ Snap~

But just then, applause suddenly broke out.

Gu Xin looked toward the stands, expecting to see Mei Yue and her younger sister, but instead saw a red-haired, arrogant young man wearing a cloak.

"As expected of my junior!"

The red-haired youth grinned broadly, watching Gu Xin slowly speak with satisfaction.

He truly deserves to be called a junior who, like me, received the gifts of Viridian Forest. Entrusting Dratini to him was definitely the right decision.

"Watari Champion?"

Gu Xin looked at the sharp and arrogant young man with blood-red hair with surprise.

Why did Yulongdu suddenly come here?

(End of this chapter)