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Chapter 119 You won't dare do it again...?

Sometimes the most hurtful slap in the face isn't a loud taunt, affected gestures, or exaggerated facial expressions from your opponent, but rather the calm and understated way they state the most irrefutable truth.

Just like now, Ronis's last bit of resolve was shattered by Xiaoxia's words.

Before today's operation, he and Gerhard were still confidently mocking Xiaoxia in private, calling her a pretty face who only followed behind Chihong and tried to gain fame.

When the match actually came down, Xiaoxia's ace Gyarados shattered his dream of becoming a gym leader with just one move. This scene made Chen Mu, who was standing next to Xiaoxia, shake his head in disbelief.

You said you wanted to be a gym leader, why didn't you just go to a small league in the north? Why did you have to be so reckless as to come to the Kanto region to challenge someone?

The Quartz League in this world, especially the Kanto region, has long been known as the "Monster House of the Eastern Continent."

None of the officials who can serve as the official curators here are easy to deal with.

Xiaoxia was often criticized in the past, not because she was weak, but because there were too many monsters around her.

After all, none of the trainers who came from Pallet Town around her in the past were normal people.

Just the night before, Chen Mu had helped Xiaoxia regain some confidence and fighting spirit, and the plasma team had simply run into trouble this time.

After seeing Starmie use its psychic powers to disarm Ronis's Poké Ball and completely subdue him, Chen Mu finally breathed a sigh of relief and turned to ask Misty.

"How's the situation in the city? Has the crisis been resolved?"

Xiaoxia nodded and said, "Yes, it's all over. Your warning was very timely, and the city's security department cooperated well. There shouldn't be any casualties."

I also tried my best to show mercy to wild Pokémon affected by the power of Truth Words, and with timely treatment, they should not suffer too much trauma.

The only ones who were completely wiped out were those Team Plasma members hiding in the shadows, hoping to cause trouble.

Xiaoxia paused for a moment, then awkwardly raised her hand to brush her rain-soaked hair from her forehead.

"Don't misunderstand, I'm not usually this ruthless. It's just that the situation is critical this time, and I have to act quickly! This isn't barbarity, it's just necessary decisiveness!"

I don't know if it was because being called a "savage mermaid" that gave Xiaoxia PTSD, but she still made sure to explain herself at this moment.

Chen Mu chuckled, suddenly finding the mature, older-sister version of Xiaoxia quite adorable; at its core, she was still the character he knew well.

"I know. Although I am a scholar, I am not so corrupt as to misunderstand you over such a small matter."

Xiaoxia visibly relaxed, then pretended not to care and said, "That's good."

I don't know what she's so glad about.

After he finished speaking, there was a moment of silence, with only the sound of the rain continuing.

Before long, Xiaoxia couldn't take it anymore.

The main reason was that she kept feeling a burning gaze fixed on her from behind.

"Then I'll go back to the city first to oversee the situation. I'll take these two people back with me. Teacher Chen, you should also go back and rest quickly, don't get too wet in the rain and catch a cold."

"Alright, then you can go back and get busy, Xiaoxia."

Xiaoxia tilted her head. "Why are you suddenly calling me 'Master' so formally?"

Chen Mu smiled slightly, "You were the one who called me 'teacher' first, weren't you?"

Xiaoxia then smiled brightly with relief, "That was my fault. See you later, Chen Mu."

As she spoke, she jumped off the dragon's back and onto the body of the gem starfish.

The starfish, now flattened, transformed into a surfboard, carrying Xiaoxia gracefully across the sea, creating crescent-shaped waves before turning back towards the shore.

Meanwhile, Ronis, who had been removed from his Poké Ball, was carried by Gyarados and returned to the city center gym ahead of schedule.

A crisis has ended.

But there is still a lot to be done.

The tasks included post-disaster resettlement, calming public opinion, re-arranging the opening of coastal ecological zones and fishing grounds, and interrogating the two captured high-ranking officers of the plasma team.

It is foreseeable that Hua Lan Dojo will be even busier than before.

Fortunately, the busy period that followed was free from mental anxiety and torment.

All the torrential rain poured down on this day, so the next few days are destined to be sunny and clear!

Chen Mu also breathed a sigh of relief at this moment.

But just as he was about to catch his breath, he suddenly felt something pounce on him from behind.

Turning around, he was met with Gardevoir's ardent gaze.

This immediately gave Chen Mu, who had just been about to relax for a moment, another sense of urgency!

Oh right, we can't rest yet!

Gardevoir, which unexpectedly evolved during the battle, urgently needs to be examined, cared for, and—educated!

Gardevoir.

"uh-huh?"

"Um—I was underwater just now, and the situation was urgent. I didn't have time to think too much."

"Uh-huh!"

"so.."

"uh-huh?"

"So, can you let me go now?"

"Hmph!"

Gardevoir buried her head in his chest, shaking her head and rubbing her long bangs against his collarbone, making Chen Mu's chest feel itchy.

"Why--·

Chen Mu sighed silently, feeling that he still had a long way to go in educating Pokémon.

Fortunately, he's not the kind of trainer who can't even kill a chicken.

He activated his psionic energy, easily dissolving the psychic power Gardevoir had secretly used to bind him. He gently pushed Gardevoir away with both hands, and then, "Thump!"

He flicked Gardevoir's forehead with a bit of force as punishment, then deliberately put on a serious face and said, "What? Now that you've evolved, are you planning to disobey me? Was I too lenient in the past, or has your belated rebellious phase finally arrived?"

The fact that her secretly released psychic power was so easily countered surprised the evolved Gardevoir.

Then Chen Mu deliberately put on a stern face and seriously questioned her, which frightened Gardevoir so much that she immediately became obedient and dared not act recklessly again because of her beauty.

After a moment of stalemate, seeing that Chen Mu still had a serious expression, Gardevoir finally obediently let go, took a step back, lowered its head properly, and let out a soft howl.

"Doruru".

The connection between their hearts allowed Chen Mu to understand Gardevoir's feelings effortlessly.

She apologized, saying she knew she was wrong and wouldn't dare to be so unrestrained again.

Seeing Gardevoir obediently admit its mistake, Chen Mu, who appeared calm on the surface but was actually quite resolute inside, couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

He was just pretending to be calm.

In reality, he wasn't sure what level of power Gardevoir had reached after its evolution, or whether he could suppress it with his limited psionic abilities.

Fortunately, he seems to have successfully intimidated them this time.

Seeing this, he relaxed, smiled, and reached out to pat Gardevoir's head.

"That's more like it!"

Enjoying Chen Mu's head pat, Gardevoir lowered its head, swaying it greedily and nuzzling against Chen Mu's palm.

Her cheeks, buried in her chest, were currently out of Chen Mu's sight, and a clear blush unconsciously rose on her cheeks.

They just apologized and said they wouldn't do it again.

But is Gardevoir really too scared?

This is a question that Chen Mu will likely only truly know in the future.

At this moment, only the wild Lapras, which provided their carapace as a platform and silently witnessed all of this, let out joyful cries, their lips curling into unusually human-like smiles of pleasure.