Even Sinnoh champions have to work hard.

As the smartest of the three goofy birds, Articuno is undoubtedly a realistic artist. Whether it's Zapdos, Moltres, or Lugia, they are all accurately depicted, and Articuno itself is not embellished at all.

But what's the deal with this kind of content?

Zapdos and Moltres knelt on the ground, trembling, while Lugia was held in Articuno's arms, looking shy and bashful. Articuno, like a victorious queen, looked down at the human boy standing to the side, crying, with a rather human-like smile.

Because of Articuno's realistic art style, the human boy's appearance is clearly depicted; that was when he was twelve years old—Kazama Shirasumi.

P.S. This update is so late because of RNG! Couldn't you guys have just taken down IG in three games? You had to make it five, forcing me to stay up all night to update again lol.

P.S. The second update will be coming soon!

Chapter 11 Lugia

Although they lived on three different islands, the three silly birds were still able to communicate with each other.

The three islands are not far apart, and the three silly birds, taking advantage of their home field, are exchanging mental energy with each other.

Moltres: "How boring."

Zapdos: "Me too."

Articuno: "Add one."

Zapdos: "I really want to go out and play."

Moltres: "But that would cause trouble for others."

Articuno: "And Lugia will scold me too."

Moltres: "I'm not afraid of that old lady at all!"

Zapdos: "That's right, the thing I hate the most is that old lady!"

Articuno: "That's right, I don't want to see that old lady at all!"

Moltres: "So let's go out and play."

Zapdos: "I think this is ill-considered."

Articuno: "It's not that I'm afraid of being disliked by that old lady, it's just that as a Pokémon that loves this world, I don't want to cause trouble for others."

Zapdos: "Me too, I just don't want to cause trouble for others."

Moltres: "I miss Bai Mo a little."

Zapdos: "I miss him a little too."

Moltres: "After all, Lugia was so gentle when Bai Mo was around, but that old lady changed her attitude after he left!"

Zapdos: "Yeah, yeah! When Bai Mo was around, Lugia, that old lady, pretended to be very gentle, partly because she liked Bai Mo!"

Moltres: "Yes, yes, Lugia definitely likes Bai Mo!"

Zapdos: "That's right, Lugia definitely likes Bai Mo! But Moltres, do you even know what 'like' means?"

Moltres: "Of course I know. Liking someone is... well, Lugia likes Bai Mo, I know that without you even saying it."

"That's enough!" Articuno couldn't stand this stupid conversation anymore. Luckily, she was at home, otherwise she would have given Zapdos and Moltres a blizzard to calm them down.

"How could Lugia like that human? What's so good about that human? Apart from having a cute face, he has no redeeming qualities at all. Although Lugia is an old lady, how could she possibly like such an ordinary human?" The wise and elegant Articuno made an objective judgment without any subjectivity, which of course failed to convince the two stubborn idiots.

“But I think Bai Mo is a good person,” Moltres offered a different opinion. “When Bai Mo accompanied Lugia to visit us, he brought lots of delicious food.”

"Yeah, yeah!" Zapdos nodded to itself in the cave. "The Tauros jerky and Miltank milk that Bai Mo brought eight years ago were so delicious! I still can't bear to finish that Miltank milk, it's so good!"

"You idiot." Articuno was utterly ashamed to be compared to these two idiots: "Tauros jerky is fine, but Miltank milk is completely undrinkable after sitting for so long!"

"Really?" Zapdos looked incredulous. "I should have finished the Miltank milk first and left the Tauros jerky, but the Tauros jerky was so delicious that I accidentally ate it all, waaaaaah!"

"Who's discussing whether Tauros jerky tastes good or not!" Articuno was practically ready to unleash its Agitated Beam and kill this idiot. "Aren't we discussing whether Lugia likes Bai Mo or not?"

"Does that mean you didn't finish your jerky? If not, please give it to me!" Zapdos's eyes gleamed with hope.

"I..." Articuno was speechless for a moment.

After a long silence, Moltres slowly raised its hand as if in a quiet classroom and answered, "Um, weren't we discussing how to go out and play without getting scolded?"

"That's true." Articuno flapped its wings, thinking. "Finding a way to go out and play isn't impossible, but we need to find an opportunity!"

"What opportunity?" "What opportunity?"

“A chance to give us a legitimate reason to leave the cave!” Articuno’s eyes gleamed with wisdom; after all, she was the brains of the group!

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The moonlight was gentle and warm, and the sea was serene.

This is a simple and beautiful archipelago. It is extremely rare to find such a beautiful island in the calm sea. Of course, this place is one of the core industries of the Royal Dragon Family - Dragon Island!

The simple and straightforward name already reveals the island's central position; it can be said that this is the most central place for the Imperial Dragon Family, apart from the Dragon's Lair Secret Realm.

Every year, a large number of Dratini are born in this place. Of course, even the Dragonmaster families, who are closest to the Dragonite, cannot take Dratini away from Dragonite Island at will.

Only trainers from renowned dragon-farming families are allowed to come to Dragonite Island. Only if a Dratini willingly becomes your Pokémon and leaves Dragonite Island with you without using any battle techniques, can you qualify to become a Dragonite trainer.

The trainer of this Dratini.

On Dragonite Island, even the Dragonite families simply station a few people to guard the island and do not interfere with the lives of the Dragonites. However, deep within Dragonite Island, a woman sat on a tree branch on the island in the middle of the lake.

She was a woman beyond words; her long white hair fell gently down, and her eyes held an indescribable loneliness and tenderness.

She is a goddess, yet she lacks the aura of superiority that a goddess should possess.

Her eyes held the gentleness of a woman from the Jiangnan water towns, the passion of a young girl in love, and an unspoken longing.

She was like a goddess, a gentle girl lost in memories of her lover, and a loving older sister to her younger brother, her eyes filled with a thousand thoughts she could not share with anyone.

“Eight years, a full eight years.” Lugia had never felt that eight years was so long. As the goddess of the sea, Lugia’s lifespan was infinite. Eight years was just a short moment for her. However, in this short moment, Lugia felt an unprecedented torment and waiting.

She missed him, longed for him, wanted him, wanted to hold him in her arms and cherish him, wanted to hold him in her arms and ravage him. This feeling, this irresistible urge that made Lugia feel like she was on a drug.

Eight years ago, he was just a child. Lugia simply couldn't bring himself to do it. After all, twelve years old is a standard child even by human standards. Lugia's sense of justice and responsibility prevented him from harming such a child.

“Eight years have passed. That child is twenty years old now.” A strange light gleamed in Lugia’s eyes. “It’s about time. Time to go have some first soup.”

P.S. Second update, I feel like I'm about to ascend to heaven, hahaha!

Chapter 12 Behave Yourself When Watching the Show

Being a referee isn't a very cool job, to be honest.

Their status on stage is like that of a lighting technician in a movie; they work themselves to the bone, and their dinner might not even include a chicken leg, but they might end up on Feifan's dinner table.

The same applies to the champions at the Quartz convention; people tend to focus on the competitors rather than the judges.

Wearing a blue and white striped referee uniform, Kazama Shirasumi waved the flag in his hand: "Primarin is unable to fight, Arbok wins."

It was an absolute crushing defeat. Kazama Shiramo looked at the purple-haired girl with a sickly smile on her face on the field. It was a completely one-sided battle. The girl won the battle without any suspense. She killed her in one move. It was clean and decisive. She was not even in the same league as the opponent.

"Qi You from Lavender Town has won this match." Kazama Shiramo announced the result with a blank expression. This girl named Qi You was clearly very skilled in Poison-type Pokémon, which was quite impressive.

Kazama Shiromo left the arena and changed his clothes in the locker room, pondering the possibility of righteous indignation against Qi You. It was already the fourth round of the battle, but his opponent couldn't even force Qi You to show any strength, and didn't even need to send out a second Pokémon.

That righteous kid probably got through the group stage with ease.

Having exited the venue, he now wore a righteous and awe-inspiring demeanor, accompanied by a fairly well-behaved smile: "Thank you for your hard work, teacher."

Kazama Shiromo chuckled and patted the righteous dog's head: "How did the competition go? If you can lose in the group stage, I'll slap you to death to save you from embarrassment."

"How could we possibly lose!" Justice was both amused and exasperated. It was just the group stage, and the opponents were rarely stronger than elite level. Most of them were only at the advanced level. Justice basically ignored the fact that a substitute elite Growlithe had easily defeated the opponent.

"Let's go get some food. Some groups are progressing rather slowly. Let's have dinner and then come back to check the group list for the round of 16."

"it is good."

With a righteous expression, the master and apprentice turned and walked towards the door.

"Soaring! Kazama!"

"That voice..." "That voice..."

Zheng Yilan and Kazama Shiro both showed expressions of "Holy crap, it's her!" and stiffly turned their heads to see a graceful figure who looked like a rich young lady.

Okay, maybe she really is a rich young lady, the kind of rich young lady that can't be any richer—Yu Long Ling Xi!

"It really is you, Linran!" Yulong Lingxi rushed over with great surprise and hugged the righteous Linran who was still standing there in a daze. "I missed you so much, Linran. Why did you leave Yanmo City without saying a word? You didn't even say goodbye properly."

Zheng Yilin swallowed hard, looking at Yu Longlingxi who was still rubbing against his small chest with a sense of despair. He wanted to say something like, "Don't you have any idea why I ran away so fast?" But considering that Feng Jianbaimo was still there, Zheng Yilin, wanting to maintain his image, didn't say such a thing.

"Because I had to rush to attend the Quartz Conference, I left in a hurry." Despite inwardly cursing, Yu Longlingxi replied with a smile.

"Seriously!" Lingxi rubbed her face against Linran's, "I really wanted to play against you, so I came all the way to the Quartz Conference."

"Damn it!" Kazama Shiromo was startled, looking at his foolish disciple with some doubt and uncertainty. He felt that even if Rinran lost this time, it was his own fault.

"So you've already qualified?"

"Yeah, those guys surrendered super fast. After all, there were very few Pokémon that dared to move after my Hydreigon came on the field."

"Congratulations!"

“Yes, yes.” Lingxi smiled happily: “With Linran’s strength, he will definitely qualify easily. I feel like I’m going to fight Linran tomorrow. I hope we can meet and fight each other soon.”

With a raised eyebrow, Zheng Yilin thought, "I'm confident. With this self-healing ability, it seems we won't encounter him before the finals."

"Lingxi, what are you and Fengjian doing here?"

"I was just about to take Rinran out to eat," Kazama Shiromo smiled. "Would you like to come along?"

Lingxi is Du's cousin. The two used to be quite familiar with each other. Du even brought Lingxi over to visit when he and Rie got married. They had a nice meal together.

"Okay, okay!" Lingxi's eyes sparkled as she grabbed Linran's arm, and the three of them walked outside together.

Yamete! His righteous heart was filled with despair and collapse as he once again felt the fear of being recklessly betrayed by his foolish teacher.

There are many nice shops on the Indigo Plateau. Although they are a bit expensive, none of the three of them are short of money. They would not compromise on eating at the Pokémon Center if they could eat well. After walking around, the three of them finally chose a barbecue restaurant that looked pretty good.

The barbecue restaurant is self-service. You need to pay first and get a plate. There are barbecues grilling all around the restaurant. Just take your plate and find the barbecue you want to eat and let the staff cut it for you.

Kazama Shiromo went to pay, after all, there was no reason for his disciple or Lingxi to pay. Kazama Shiromo, who took the initiative to leave to get the food, did not notice that after he left, a beautiful purple-haired girl walked into the store and stared straight in the direction where Linran and Lingxi were.

"Who is she?" The simple question echoed in the barbecue restaurant.