Even Sinnoh champions have to work hard.

"Because she said she wanted to go to your house, I took her there."

"Huh?" Kazama Shiramo was completely confused. Did that mean a Sinnoh champion visiting Kanto was just like visiting his home? That would make him seem like a big shot.

"The literal meaning," came the calm, emotionless voice of Wataru. "I'm the person in charge of receiving Cynthia, but since she wanted to come to your house, I naturally had no choice but to bring her along."

"What kind of bullshit reason is that?"

"A very legitimate reason."

There's nothing to talk about with this guy. All four of the Kanto Heavenly Kings are weirdos! Kazama Shiramo rubbed his temples, feeling a bit helpless.

"Is everything alright over there?" Kazama Shiro could only ask a rather vague question. He didn't know why Cynthia had come here, nor did he understand what he could do. He could only ask for some information to deduce whether he should go back now.

"Nothing's wrong." Watari thought about it seriously, and it seemed that nothing was wrong.

After all, although there were occasional loud but indistinct voices and strange noises coming from inside the house, since Sephiroth could calmly crouch in the corner listening to the sounds, it couldn't be considered that something was amiss...

"It's good that everything's alright. I'll be back in a bit, but I might be delayed on the way. I'll also talk to you about some things when I get back." After saying that, Kazama Shiromo hurriedly hung up the phone. If he had been any later, he probably would have heard some different things.

The Kazama family's house has become somewhat distorted.

The Kazama family's house has started to look strange.

Smoke started coming from the Kazama family's house.

Wisps of fire appeared from the Kazama family's house.

Strange noises were coming from the Kazama family's house.

The Kazama family's house began to shake.

The Kazama family's house exploded!

With a burst of explosion and flames, the Kazama family's house was completely reduced to ruins.

Amidst the ruins, a fiery red fox and a Lucario faced off. Rie Kugimiya and Cynthia, standing behind them, bore some signs of disarray. Although neither of them were weak women who could not even kill a chicken, they were still somewhat disturbed by the impact.

"I just told him that his family is fine..." Du's feelings were a little complicated. With the dragon power passed down from generation to generation in the Dragon Taming family, he certainly wouldn't be harmed by such a small matter, but he felt very uncomfortable. He had a sense of shame for breaking his promise and a hidden sense of pleasure.

It's as if an angel and a demon are saying the same words in his heart but expressing different meanings.

His house exploded—Oh my god!

His house exploded—that's awesome!

These complex emotions intertwined in Wataru's heart. The usually expressionless flying king even managed a slight smile, making it hard to tell whether it was pain or pleasure!

Compared to Lance, who was still struggling with his decision, Sephiroth easily avoided the explosion. His blatant smile could only be described as gloating. With his silver hair and that evil grin, he practically had the word "villain" written all over his face.

Wataru gave Sephiroth a disdainful look—as a member of the League, can't you at least have some positive image?

Sephiroth gave Watari a pleased look—"Aren't you tired of pretending? I think you're about to burst out laughing. You're really working hard."

The two looked at each other for a long time, a smile appearing in their eyes. This feeling had been conveyed!

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"stern."

"Yes, teacher."

Kazama Shiromo seemed preoccupied after hanging up the call. Although Watari said everything was fine, he inexplicably felt very uneasy.

“Go get Charizard and Poliwrath. As for Magnemite, let it stay in its Heal Ball a little longer. It’s not in good condition right now, otherwise you wouldn’t have won so easily. This is a long-term problem that the Pokémon Center can’t easily solve.” Kazama Shiramo tugged at his collar, feeling somewhat uneasy. “We need to quickly finalize the direction of your last Grass-type Pokémon. After all, we need to hurry.”

"What are you rushing to do?"

"Let's hurry home!"

"Should we hurry home?"

"I don't know why, but I always have this feeling that if I don't hurry up, I'll lose my home!"

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P.S. It's a stroke of luck amidst misfortune. Although it's nasal cancer, it was discovered early and isn't fatal. Moreover, according to the doctor, with today's advanced medical technology, the cure rate is very high. I'm truly fortunate.

P.S. Everyone, let's celebrate with a vote!!!

Chapter 51 You don't need to come back tonight!

The fiery red fox versus Lucario.

With her advantage in attributes, Rie was barely managing to hold her own against her opponent.

Before getting married, Rie was also a very good trainer, but obviously the gap between her and Cynthia was too big. Even when she used her strongest starter Pokémon to fight, Cynthia was using Lucario, whose type was completely suppressed, and she was no match for her at all!

Rie gritted her teeth and told herself to stay calm. A woman's value is not determined by Pokémon battles!

"Cynthia, you're as strong as ever, I mean in Pokémon battles." So, it seems all your talent points for stealing men have been wasted. Rie Kugimiya's cute smile seemed to be mercilessly mocking the woman before her.

"Thanks for the compliment, Rie. I can tell you've been working really hard." Despite her efforts, you're still a noob. Cynthia casually tossed a strand of her long hair, confidently declaring, "I can easily crush you!"

“Oh, Cynthia, you must be joking.”

"Rie, you love to joke around too."

"After all, a girl like Cynthia, who is both strong and cute, should have a lot of suitors, right?"

"No way, Rie, I think only a cute and petite girl like you would get suitors."

The two of them were exchanging forced, insincere compliments, which made Du feel a chill run down his spine.

"I don't quite understand Sephiroth, is their relationship good or bad?"

What do you think...?

"If they were close, why would they suddenly start fighting and even blow up the house? If they weren't close, why would they chat so happily and keep laughing?"

"Hey, Lance," Sephiroth looked at him with a serious expression, "Are your Dragonite and Charizard on good terms?"

"Of course it's great!" Lance frowned. What kind of question was that? You know, the Pokémon in your team are naturally very harmonious. Although Dragonite often wants to compete with Charizard, that's just normal competition between Pokémon. How could they not get along?

"Really?" Sephiroth grinned like an idiot. "You genuinely believe they have a good relationship?"

Of course!

"Then just assume that Rie Kugimiya and Cynthia have a very good relationship."

Both Fizz and Lucario were actually very tired. To be honest, neither of the two Pokémon really wanted to fight this battle. In fact, Lucario even went easy on Fizz to take care of Fizz's condition.

This duel can even be described as very uncomfortable. A trainer, unable to let go of its inhibitions and forced to fight by the trainer's will, finally gets to fight without any restrictions, only to find that it doesn't seem like it can really fight.

"Waaah!"

"Luca!"

The two Pokémon, Felfin and Lucario, locked eyes, a sense of helplessness passing between them.

I don't want to fight, and I can't win anyway!

I didn't want to play either, I tried my best to go easy on them!

"Fire Fox, unleash your flames!"

"Lucario, Aura Missile!"

What appears to be a formidable weapon from the outside is actually an empty wave missile with a seemingly harmless jet of flame that emits a captivating light.

The two Pokémon fought with great effort and perfect teamwork!

“Um, let me remind you two, cough cough.” Sephiroth coughed twice, feeling he still needed to remind these two women who had gone mad: “Aren’t you worried at all? You’ve blown the house up.”

"That's right, Cynthia. You blew up my house, no, my home. How are you going to compensate me?"

"Although I think it was Fizz that burned more, Rie, you keep trying to make me pay for things I shouldn't have to pay for, so I can't do anything about it. As the current Sinnoh Champion, I can afford to pay for the house, you know."

"Arahirona, this isn't just a house, it's a home!"

"What are you talking about? It's just a house! Rie, you really like to joke!"

Haha, this old woman who tries to look young like a primary school student!

Haha, this one looks like a total homewrecker!

Are these two never going to stop?!

"Ahem, Ms. Kugimiya, Ms. Cynthia, I hope you can grasp this key point: he's coming back soon. Do you want him to see this place like this when he returns?" Sephiroth kindly reminded the two somewhat irrational women, without even using the concepts of "home" or "house" in his words. The basic premise of remaining uninvolved was absolute neutrality.

He's coming back soon!!

The thought flashed through Rie and Cynthia's minds!

She was already Bai Mo's wife, and all she had to do now was maintain her image as a gentle, lovely, considerate, kind, and family-oriented woman, which would put her in an invincible position. In a moment of folly, she actually got into a fight with Xirona here and even burned down her own house. What a blunder!

I'm still a well-behaved junior, and what I need to do now is maintain the image of a calm, gentle, steady, mature, kind, and ambitious good woman. I want to use this as a springboard to seize an opportunity to snatch my senior away. In a moment of folly, I actually got into a fight with Rie over this little thing and even burned down my senior's house. What a blunder!

The two women, who had regained some of their senses after Sephiroth's prompting, glanced at each other and uttered those three words almost simultaneously.

"Let's call a ceasefire!"

"Let's call a ceasefire!"

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"Teacher, where are we going? Isn't this the way back to Viridian Forest?" Zheng Yilin, who was sitting on the back of the Desert Dragonfly with Kazama Shiramo, felt a little confused.

The two were in a somewhat ambiguous position. Zhengyi's small body was half-lying on the back of the Desert Dragonfly, and Kazama Shiramo gently wrapped his arms around her waist to stabilize her position. To be honest, this position was easy to misunderstand, especially since Zhengyi was so petite. This position looked rather wicked.

"I can't help it either." Kazama Shiromo pouted. "I originally wanted to take you to Celadon City. The Celadon City Gym Leader is the expert in Grass-type Pokémon. But Lance's words were very scary and he seemed to want me to go back quickly. There wasn't enough time, so I could only go to the Viridian Forest to find a Pokémon whose strength and potential are more suitable for you."

Just as Kazama Shiramo was feeling sentimental, his communicator rang again, and this time it wasn't one of those insignificant men.

Seeing the caller ID on his communicator labeled "Bai Mo's Little Cutie," Kazama Bai Mo happily clicked to contact him.

Don't come back today!

Kazama Shiromo: Meow meow meow?

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P.S. First update. Another day of cultivating immortality. I'll sleep in again tomorrow before class.

P.S. A little riddle to ask for votes:

Five women were taking a bath in a public bathhouse when ten men rushed in. Guess two idioms, one with a surface answer and one with a deeper meaning. If you can't answer, hand over your votes.