Even Sinnoh champions have to work hard.

Gentle and virtuous, exceptionally talented, with graceful and proper speech, and the eldest daughter of a prestigious family in Rainbow City, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that she is the dream lover of many men in Rainbow City.

Dressed in a kimono, she seemed to possess a classical and elegant charm, yet her neat short hair and very dashing headband added a touch of heroic spirit to her look.

"A beautiful and wealthy woman" is perhaps the most apt description of Aijia.

However, Kazama Shirabu didn't really enjoy spending time with this girl.

She's a bit too smart and a little bit cunning.

It's not that I discriminate against intelligent women; in fact, I have a lot of respect for such women, but I just don't like them.

Speaking purely of personal feelings, Kazama Shirobuchi still prefers his wife, Rie Kugimiya, who is adorably silly, or even his newly accepted disciple, Seigi Rin, who is clumsy but very respectful to his teacher.

Because it's quite easy to get along with girls like that, it doesn't require much brainpower, at least that's what Kazama Shiramo thinks.

As for a girl like Ai Lijia, although their relationship wasn't bad—in fact, they were quite good friends, even playing games together all night at the arcade before marriage—but…

If they're just ordinary friends, they can get along alright, but if they were to date, becoming a couple or even husband and wife with such a smart girl would put a lot of pressure on Kazama Shiramo.

In short, it's like she's a good girl, but we're not a good match.

What was I thinking? Kazama Shiromo shook his head to clear his mind. What was he even thinking? Although he and Erika had a pretty good relationship before, and Erika had even come to offer her blessings at his wedding, it was still a little embarrassing to have such wild thoughts!

"It's been a long time..." Erica, who had been stunned for a moment when she saw Kazama Shiromo, came back to her senses and gave him a meaningful look: "What a rare guest! What brings you here today? Don't you have your girlfriend with you? Oh, no, I should say don't you have your wife with you?"

"Why do you seem a bit short of breath?" Kazama Shiromo touched his nose, a habitual gesture he always made unconsciously when facing Erika.

"Then you should ask why that person hasn't come to see me since getting married? Now I only stay up all night at the arcade by myself." Erica rolled her eyes at Kazama Shiro, gently turning the Wailord watering can in her hand, her watering movements unhurried and very elegant.

"Ahem." Kazama Shiromo touched his nose and coughed a couple of times, feeling a little embarrassed.

Could he say that since he's married, he has to spend every night in bed with his wife and simply doesn't have time to go out all night? I'm sorry, I just can't bring myself to say it.

"Speak, what brings you here? I don't believe you would come looking for me for no reason."

"Ahem, can't I come to you for no reason?"

"Oh?" Erica let out a long, surprised sigh, her eyes fixed on Kazama Shiramo's guilty face. "Could it be that you came out to catch up with me behind your wife's back? That's a bit lewd, isn't it?"

"What nonsense are you talking about?" Kazama Shiromo was somewhat amused and exasperated. "Can't I just come here to play games with you all night or something?"

Erika didn't speak, her emerald-green eyes fixed on Kazama Shirobuchi, staring intently—

"Ahem." Kazama Shiromo couldn't stand the interrogation-like gaze any longer and broke the silence by speaking up: "Ahem, well, okay, I do have something I need your help with."

"Sigh." Erica rolled her eyes at Kazama Shiromo helplessly, her expression saying, "I've already seen through you."

O man!

"Don't be so smug!" Kazama Shiromo said, somewhat amused. "It's really just a small favor, not troublesome at all. You have to believe me!"

"It's not a matter of whether it's troublesome or not, you idiot." Erica sighed helplessly, gently put the water bottle aside, and walked to Kazama Shiro's side: "Come here first, this is not the place to talk."

After speaking, Erika led Kazama Shiramo and the others toward the center of the garden, where there was a small pavilion with a rustic and delicate feel. There was even a very small and exquisite water channel next to it, flowing slowly, and the cool water made people feel very comfortable.

"Sit down." Erica invited Kazama Shiramo and the others to sit down in the small pavilion. Inuya Sakura, however, couldn't stand it and ran off to play.

Watching Erika naturally start making tea for herself, I once again felt the refinement of Erika as a young lady from a wealthy family. It was a strange feeling that the brother who accompanied me to stay up all night every day was actually a rich young lady. This scene was quite surprising.

She skillfully handed the tea to Kazama Shiramo and Zheng Yilinran, and then gave the blue-haired loli a meaningful look: "I still remember this child. Her Charizard fighting spirit is amazing. She is a very talented child."

"Tell me, how did you hook up with her?" Ai Lijia's tone suddenly changed, giving off a roguish vibe, like a buddy asking you how you managed to date this little loli, which made Kazama Shiromo both amused and exasperated.

"This child is a disciple I recently accepted."

"A disciple?" Erica thought for a moment. "Is this why you came to see me today?"

“Yes.” Kazama Shiromo nodded readily, seeing no need to play mind games with Erica.

“If I remember correctly, this child didn’t have a Grass-type Pokémon in their team that day.” Erika’s jewel-like eyes sparkled. “If this child had used their main six Pokémon when they battled me, they shouldn’t have come back to me. Let me guess, either this child has a Grass-type Pokémon with very high potential in their team, or this child…”

Erica paused for a moment: "This child has broken through to the gym level, right?"

"As expected of Erika." Kazama Shiramo shamelessly flattered Erika at the opportune moment: "This child recently broke through the threshold of the Dojo level, and I want to start shaping her domain system!"

Erica gave the righteous and awe-inspiring look a meaningful look, which sent a chill down the spine of the blue-haired loli for no reason.

"It's this type again," Ailijia thought with a slightly displeased smile. "You pervert, do you really like petite girls like this?"

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Chapter 59 One of My Museum Owner Friends

This man is an idiot, and Erika has known that for a long time; he is a complete idiot.

Why can't he understand a girl's feelings at all?

Even if a girl loves playing games, would she agree to play games with a boy all night long?

Ai Lijia is a very smart girl, but she is also a girl who is not good at expressing herself.

The most proactive thing Ai Lijia could do when she liked someone was to constantly hint at it. Regardless of her somewhat shy personality or the reserve she had cultivated over the years as a well-bred young lady, Ai Lijia could never bring herself to actively pursue a boy.

Shouldn't it be at least the guy who takes the initiative, and then the girl pretends to be reserved, and they get married after the guy's sincere and passionate pursuit? Why is this guy so stupid, like an idiot!

And he's a perverted lolicon!

"Erika?" Kazama Shiramo looked at Erika, who hadn't spoken for a long time, and was a little worried that he might have said something wrong.

After a long silence, Erika let out a long sigh, looked at Kazama Shiromo with some confusion, and gently bit her lip. There were some things she just couldn't bring herself to say.

"overnight!"

"Clam?"

"I said!" Alika said through gritted teeth, "Spend the whole night at the arcade with me, and I'll do you this favor!"

"You mean this!" Kazama Shiromo smiled easily. "Great! It's been a long time since I've played games. After all, I'm married now and can't go to the arcade all night like before. This is a good opportunity to revisit the games."

Married, married, married! These three words struck Alica's heart like a heavy punch. Heaven knows why this man was so heartless!

“You, you…” Alica was so angry that she couldn’t speak.

"???" Kazama Shiramo looked at Erika strangely, not quite understanding why this girl was acting so out of control. It was unlike her. The last time he saw her like this was when he told her he was getting married, and she got drunk and acted crazy.

"It's nothing." Erica bit her lip, then regained her composure, a familiar smile still playing on her lips: "You haven't gone out all night since you got married, have you?"

Kazama Shiromo shook his head somewhat embarrassedly: "After all, you can't stay out all night after getting married, and although there are arcades in Kureha City, I don't know why they don't have the same feel as the arcades in Rainbow City."

"Don't you feel that way?" A glimmer of hope flashed in Erika's eyes, but she quickly concealed it. "Isn't it fun being alone?"

“A little.” Kazama Shiromo smiled. “Rie does play games with me, but she’s not the kind of person I can party with all night.”

"So, I don't understand why you married that woman. Our personalities weren't very compatible, and our interests weren't even that similar. Are you some kind of weirdo? Do you have a thing for children with toddler-like bodies?"

"What nonsense are you talking about?" Kazama Shiramo was somewhat amused and exasperated. "What nonsense are you talking about? Rie is a very mature woman, she just looks petite, and she's very cute. I don't like petite girls, it's just that the girls I like happen to be petite."

"Then why do you like her? Is it just because you're childhood friends? There are so many other options, aren't there?" Erika said, getting a little agitated. Only then did she realize she'd gone too far; this wasn't her place to ask. "Ahem, what I mean is, in every way, there are better options than Rie Kugimiya, like Cynthia or something. They're a better match in every way, aren't they?"

Kazama Shiramo was somewhat amused and exasperated: "Erika, you're taking this too seriously. What do you mean by 'better match'? I've never been popular with women since I was a child. I'm already very fortunate to have won Rie's heart. If it weren't for Rie, I probably would never have a girl like me in my life and would end up alone."

"You're saying anything about Cynthia is impossible, okay? Cynthia and I aren't in that kind of relationship. How could Cynthia possibly like me? There's no way this could happen!"

Are you a pig?

Are you an idiot?!

Elijah suppressed the urge to curse, knowing that her 'friend' was indeed not very intelligent in some ways. She took a deep breath, maintaining her image as a gentle and virtuous lady, and gave a kind smile to the blue-haired loli next to Kazama Shiromo who was listening intently.

"This child, I remember you. You were the trainer who challenged the Rainbow Gym a few days ago, right?"

The righteous and awe-inspiring man, who had been listening with great interest, suddenly came to his senses and realized that Erika was actually calling him: "Yes, does Erika, the curator, remember me? My name is Zheng Yi Lin Ran (righteous and awe-inspiring man)."

“Okay, then I’ll call you Linran.” Erika showed her approachable nature as a gentle older sister: “Could you please leave for a while to go play with Sakura-chan? You two seem to be very similar in age and strength.”

"Okay, okay, okay!" Righteous and awe-inspiring, she nodded vigorously. For no reason, she sensed a bad feeling. She wondered if she had been here too long and overheard something she shouldn't have. Would she be silenced?

With a righteous air, he hurriedly placed the teacup on the table and, recalling the direction the green-haired girl had just walked, chased after her.

Watching the righteous and awe-inspiring figure walk away, Erika still praised the girl for being sensible. She secretly decided that the girl's life had been saved. As Erika's mind gradually calmed down, she looked at Kazama Shiramo sitting solemnly in front of her, and her eyes involuntarily felt a little sore.

When did he start sitting so formally in front of me?

When did he start speaking to me with such restraint?

When did he start keeping his distance from me?

Although I sometimes tease him, sometimes he is a little afraid and troubled by me, and sometimes he even bluntly says that I am a petty and difficult girl to get along with.

But she would never be so polite to me like she is now.

Sitting opposite her, Kazama Shiramo felt a scrutinizing gaze from Erika and felt inexplicably uneasy. It had been so long since they last met at that wedding, and Erika seemed a little unfamiliar.

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Chapter 60 Perhaps I should pretend to be drunk and crazy

Yes, this is the path I chose.

Ai Lijia felt a great deal of bitterness in her heart. She had had so many opportunities; she could have confessed first, she could have made her move first, she could have been together first...

Even on that day, I will still have a chance.

The day we met again was at a wedding banquet, a reunion I had to force myself to hold back my tears.

He was wearing a white suit, unlike the silly, goofy guy he usually was. At that time, he was probably the most charming man in the world. However, the bride holding his arm was not me!

Ai Lijia picked up her teacup and drank it all in one gulp, just like the wedding wine she had downed at his wedding banquet that day—it was full of bitterness.

Tea and wine are similar in some ways; when you're in a bad mood, their taste seems to consist only of endless bitterness.

That day, when Alika looked at the little girl in the wedding dress, she wanted to call the police and tell Officer Jenny that there was a pervert marrying a little girl. However, her reason prevented her from doing so. Although she was a little cunning, she was not so bad as to ruin someone's wedding, which might only happen once in a lifetime!

Besides, why would Miss Officer Jenny concern herself with such a nonsensical matter?

But she clearly had so many other choices. Countless thoughts flashed through Aijia's mind at that moment. If she had pretended to be drunk and left a trace of her lipstick in his arms, perhaps things would have been different, and she would have had more opportunities.

At least he'll know that there's not only Rie Kugimiya who loves him, but also a girl named Erika whose love for him is second to none!