The dream of becoming a Pokémon master

The dark clouds were not shrouded in chaotic weather as Kyosuke had imagined.

There were no strong winds, no blizzards, and no thunder or lightning.

The peace here is completely different from that below.

The wind seemed to have stopped, but thankfully the fire-breathing dragon's wings could still flap, proving that this was not a blockage in space.

"Hey Charizard, slow down and take a break," Kyosuke said to Charizard.

The Charizard had used up too much energy earlier, and if it didn't rest soon, Kyosuke was really worried that it might suddenly lose its strength and fall down while flying.

Upon hearing Kyosuke's words, Charizard slowly adjusted its body to a balanced position, tilted slightly upwards, and continued to fly upwards in an effortless manner.

Although the flight was slow, time passed quickly.

After a while, Kyosuke, through his sense of pressure, confirmed that he had risen another hundred meters, but he still hadn't gotten rid of the dark cloud area.

Kyosuke initially thought this area was just a small transitional zone, or perhaps a place to rest? A place where tired Flying-type Pokémon could slowly recover their strength in comfortable conditions?

Kyosuke doesn't understand.

However, through communication with Charizard, it was confirmed that his stamina recovery speed was indeed faster than when he was on the ground.

What is this? Is it a supply run before fighting a boss?

Kyosuke didn't let Charizard rise again, but instead flew slowly to recover its strength.

The fire-breathing dragon also stopped ascending, reduced its flight speed, and maintained flight with minimal effort.

Once Charizard had rested, it roared at Kyosuke, who then felt his strength return.

"Old man, charge! Break through this darkness!"

"Wow!"

Before long, Kyosuke felt a light in his eyes and quickly told Charizard to slow down. Once Charizard had slowed down, Kyosuke took out two pairs of sunglasses, one large and one small, from his belt and put them on himself and Charizard.

Since he started traveling, Kyosuke has been buying everything in complete sets, without missing a single item.

Finally breaking through the dark clouds, the sun reappeared in Kyosuke's eyes.

Even with sunglasses on, Kyosuke could still feel the sunlight stinging his eyes.

It's too close to the sun.

We set off at seven in the morning, and only four hours have passed. The weather forecast was right; it is indeed a sunny day.

The eleven o'clock sun shone directly on Kyosuke, who was dressed in full protective gear. Kyosuke felt like he was melting, so he quickly took out a set of casual clothes from his belt and changed into them on Charizard's back.

When they were flying in the dark clouds, they couldn't tell which way to go. After finally breaking free, Kyosuke quickly tried to find the location of Qiongtu Mountain.

Looking around, the dark cloud covered the sky for miles around, seemingly encompassing the entire Qiongtu Mountain and Qiongtu Town. Beyond the dark cloud, there was still blue sky and white clouds.

Above the dark clouds was only a low, snow-white mountaintop; apart from the mountaintop, the rest of the mountaintop was either inside or below the dark clouds, ravaged by wind and snow.

This is undoubtedly a poor, barren hill.

There is a giant rock at the top of the mountain, and on it is a blue Pokémon.

It's Articuno!

Kyosuke was absolutely certain that it was Articuno!

"Charizard, fly over there." Kyosuke patted Charizard's body and pointed towards the mountaintop.

Charizard hesitated.

He's still a child. He's only been traveling for half a year. How come he's suddenly challenging the ultimate goal?

Kyosuke knew what Charizard was afraid of, and quickly added, "Charizard, we agreed to beat up legendary Pokémon together, but if we don't even know how strong they are, then all we're doing is wasting our time. I don't know how many more legendary Pokémon we'll encounter, but we should try to challenge them every time."

With that, Kyosuke leaned down and rested against Charizard: "And don't be afraid, I'm here."

Charizard suddenly felt another power surging from its body.

Yes, if you don't even have the courage to challenge a mythical beast, how can you talk about surpassing it? Besides, I'm not fighting alone!

"Wow!"

Kyosuke quickly grabbed Charizard, and Charizard accelerated and flew towards the mountaintop.

The Articuno on the mountaintop naturally saw the Charizard flying towards it after breaking through the dark clouds, stretched out its body, and flew towards the Charizard as well.

The two Pokémon met in the air.

Confrontation.

Kyosuke was also seeing the legendary Pokémon, Articuno, for the first time.

A blue crown, seemingly made of ice crystals, shimmered on its head. Its wingspan was about ten meters, much larger than a fire-breathing dragon. What was most captivating was its spread-out tail feathers, long and seemingly made of the same material as the crown, appearing even longer than its body.

This is a very beautiful Pokémon.

At the same time, Articuno also sized up Kyosuke and Charizard.

This was the first time it had ever seen a Pokémon bring its trainer here to meet it. Usually, it would only occasionally rescue trainers who had a deep bond with their Pokémon and were trapped in the snowy mountains.

Kyosuke could sense that Charizard was being gradually suppressed just by looking at it.

Despite being a Fire-type Pokémon that is super effective against Ice-type, it was suppressed by an Ice-type Pokémon simply by sheer force of will. Truly a legendary Pokémon. Kyosuke thought to himself.

However, there were some questions he had to ask. He was also confident that Articuno would understand.

"Articuno, why are you causing an avalanche? You should know that there are countless Pokémon and humans in these mountains."

"Chirp, chirp." Articuno didn't lash out and instantly kill Kyosuke with Absolute Zero; instead, it replied to him with interest.

"Yes, they want to capture you, but isn't it too cruel to make them pay with their lives? And what about the Pokémon in the snowy mountains? They're innocent, aren't they?"

"Chirp, chirp."

Have most of them already retreated to the safe zone? This Articuno isn't as ferocious as I thought.

"Chirp chirp."

Are you showing absolutely no mercy to ordinary trainers who only know how to exploit Pokémon? Just like people treat Pokémon as tools, do you treat people as objects?

Kyosuke couldn't comment on Articuno's thoughts.

He could only tell it his own thoughts.

"I believe that humans and Pokémon can be partners, growing together. The idea of ​​treating either as a tool or an object is wrong." Saying this, Kyosuke pointed to the Charizard beneath him. "My partner, Charizard, let's grow together, let's work hard together, and we will defeat the so-called legends and prove ourselves. You will be the first!"

"Articuno, I will definitely catch you!"

Articuno had long suspected that this human had also come to subdue it, or rather, it had already decided that everyone who sought it out was also trying to subdue it. It flapped its wings, created some distance, and cried out loudly, "Chirp chirp!"

Let's go then!

"Hey, Flamethrower!"