The dream of becoming a Pokémon master

Kyosuke rode on Mai and flew upwards.

Even with intensive training, flying against the blizzard was not easy for Wu.

Once in the sky, Kyosuke's perspective changed; the expansive view offered a completely different experience from the ground, and of course, the speed was also entirely different.

In just over ten seconds, Kyosuke saw flames all around, but Mai's wings were already covered in frost.

The higher they flew, the more Kyosuke felt the dark clouds in the sky were within reach, but he had no time to think about what was up there, and Mai's body couldn't support the environment at that altitude.

From the air, Kyosuke could see the situation below quite clearly.

The avalanche has already begun, and all that can be done is to try and hold it back.

Flames shot out in all directions, but could only maintain a small space. The trainers and their Fire-type Pokémon huddled together, but the space was constantly being compressed over time. They wouldn't be able to hold on for long, and now it was just a few minutes and seconds left of their lives.

Kyosuke saw a large number of trainers and various Pokémon rolling around in the avalanche, appearing and disappearing at different times, including some Pokémon native to Poor Earth Mountain.

Faced with such immense power of nature, ordinary people and ordinary Pokémon always seem powerless.

Kyosuke, however, knew that Articuno was responsible. The legendary Pokémon were indeed extraordinary; their ability to control large-scale weather was truly remarkable.

But now is not the time to let your mind wander!

Kyosuke carefully searched for the figure below.

He didn't believe that the young lady and her large number of bodyguards were worse than ordinary people at this time; they must still be holding their ground somewhere.

Appear quickly, appear quickly...

As if hearing Kyosuke's thoughts, a large area of ​​flames suddenly exploded, as if to blow up the entire mountain, but disappeared in just an instant.

Kyosuke quickly looked over and saw a large area of ​​flames surrounding a group of men in black. They were not conspicuous in the dark environment, and Kyosuke would not have noticed them if it weren't for the recent explosion.

Several Flareons around were showing signs of exhaustion, a result of overheating.

They're almost at their breaking point too.

Knowing that time was of the essence, Kyosuke quickly had Mai fly towards that large area of ​​space.

Arriving directly above the men in black, they were not discovered. Kyosuke also saw the little "young master" protected in the very center, who now had a helpless expression on his face, looking at the men in black around him but not shedding a tear.

Kyosuke found the right direction, grabbed Cyndaquil, and jumped down from the air, landing next to the little girl.

"Ah! It's you? And... my Cyndaquil. Why did you bring it back?" The little girl was startled when she saw Kyosuke suddenly land beside her. Then she saw the Cyndaquil in Kyosuke's arms and quickly snatched it to her chest.

"Nemo Nemo." Cyndaquil rubbed its head against the little girl's head.

The men in black around them, noticing that Kyo had appeared suddenly, quickly said, "Young man, we have offended you before, but could you please take my young master away? We can die, but he cannot die."

"No, no, we should go together!" As a young lady from a wealthy family, whether she's pretty or not is another matter, but she's certainly usually willful. Hearing that she was being told to go first, she quickly refused.

"Can't you be a little more mature? Stop saying things you can't do!" Kyosuke was getting a little angry.

First, there was the promise she wasn't going to keep with Cyndaquil, and now this irresponsible talk about not seeing the situation clearly. If it weren't for her previous concern for Kaze and her genuine love for Pokémon, Kyosuke would have already lost all affection for her.

At least in Kyosuke's mind, every trainer who truly loves Pokémon and proves their love through their actions should live longer.

That's why he came back to save her.

Without saying anything more, Kyosuke took the Poké Ball from her waist, recalled the Cyndaquil, shrunk the Poké Ball and put it back in its original position, then hugged the willful young lady around the waist, and with a leap, landed on Mai's back, who was maintaining her posture in the air.

Upon reaching Wu, Wu suddenly sank, barely able to maintain her flight.

According to Kyosuke's calculations, Mai's carrying capacity should be far greater than that of two people, but now...

Kyosuke quickly looked at Mai's wings, where the fine snow had frozen, causing Mai great distress.

Kyosuke quickly summoned Huang'er and pleaded, "Huang'er, help Wu thaw her wings, but don't hurt her."

Then he said to Wu, "Wu, take these two little ones back to the poor town at the foot of the mountain. I will be back in a few days at most. Remember to wait for me, I will definitely come back."

After saying that, Kyosuke flipped over and jumped off Mai's back, returning to the group of people in black.

Wu and Huang'er knew how powerful Xiong Jie was, and they firmly believed that Xiong Jie would definitely return. They called out and flew down the mountain, flying far away with the wind.

"Hey! I'm...!"

"I know you're a girl! Wu and Huang'er are girls too, so don't worry!" Kyosuke replied loudly.

"Who's worried about that!" The voice faded into the distance...

The man in black who had spoken earlier walked over again and bowed deeply to Kyosuke: "Young man, thank you."

Kyosuke shook his head without explaining.

"Regardless of your true motives, if you survive, you will be richly rewarded."

Kyosuke understood that "a generous reward is a common saying in this large family."

But shouldn't we at least keep our family name hidden at a time like this? Even though Kyosuke already knew.

In the current situation, only Fire-type Pokémon can hold them off for a while, and then it's just a matter of surviving the avalanche and descending the mountain. This is Kyosuke's own destiny.

As for the others, Kyosuke knew their fate.

Like other trainers, he met the same fate.

"Midfire, please." Kyosuke took out Charmeleon's Poké Ball and summoned Midfire.

In situations like this, only Fire-type Pokémon can help you hold on.

Its advantage over Ice-type Pokémon and its resistance to cold are qualities that other types of Pokémon cannot match.

"Medium fire, flamethrower!"

Inside the Poké Ball, Charmeleon knew what was happening outside, and without hesitation, it joined the fray, spraying flames to create a wall of fire in front of it!

The firewall seemed to have grown considerably in size all of a sudden.

"It's him."

"When did that kid show up?"

"His Charmeleon is still so strong, no wonder it's one of the starter Pokémon in the Kanto region."

"Our young master's Cyndaquil won't be weak when it grows up."

The starter Pokémon are different in each region and are extremely rare in the wild. This is a decision made by the Pokémon League.

Although the man in black noticed Kyosuke's arrival, he was already familiar with his Charizard.

We've been exchanging ideas for several days now and know each other quite well.

They were puzzled by Kyosuke's purpose, but seeing that the young lady was no longer there, they roughly understood.

This is a love story!

Of course, Kyosuke didn't know that. If he did, he would only argue in his heart: "I only love Pokémon!"