Even Sinnoh champions have to work hard.

Lin Ran was stunned for a moment. To be honest, she regretted what she had just said. After all, her teacher didn't seem to have done anything wrong. In fact, it seemed that he didn't want anything to happen between him and Qi You. In that case, her words were a blatant slander, which was not good. But her teacher actually apologized...

The guilt written in his eyes wasn't faked; it was a genuine look of feeling that he had done something wrong. No, it couldn't be...

impossible!

A righteous indignation roared within him: Why was it that he and his teacher had known each other for so long but had never been this close, while Qi You had only known his teacher for a short time and had already reached such a high level of intimacy?

Why should I? Just because her breasts are two cup sizes bigger than mine? Forget it, it's only an A and a C cup! It's not a big difference at all!

"Qi You." Zheng Yi turned around and looked at Qi You with deep eyes: "Are you hiding something from me?"

"Damn it, Linran, is your full name Justice Holmes Linran? How did you guess my little scheme so quickly? No, no, calm down," Qi You told herself. She had to stay calm and not lose her composure. Linran was just testing her; there was no way she would know right now.

Qi You looked at Lin Ran with feigned composure, forcing a smile: "What are you talking about, Lin Ran? What else could I possibly be thinking? I was just joking with Kazama-sensei."

Sincere words, a genuine expression, and a slight smile at the corner of his mouth—Linran, as Qi You's childhood sweetheart who grew up with him, knew very well that if Qi You were lying at this moment, he would definitely say something like…

"Linran, you have to believe me!"

Okay, this guy is definitely lying!

It's always been like this since I was a child. Whenever Qi You lies to me, she will look at me with a very aggrieved expression and say, "You have to believe me." Whenever she says this, I know very well that this trash Qi You is lying to me!

At this moment, Zheng Yilan was in immense pain. She simply couldn't understand where the problem lay. Why was it that she and her teacher had known each other for so long, yet their relationship hadn't developed as quickly as Qi You's, who had only known her for a day or two? Was a woman's breast really that important? How could a woman's value be measured by the size of such a thing?

But that doesn't make sense. If a teacher likes women with a lot of breasts, why would he go after his wife? He should be pursuing women like Connor!

Judging from the teacher's wife, shouldn't the teacher be a lolicon? But based on what Linran observed that night, Linran feels that the teacher probably likes the kind of mature woman with big breasts!

While debating whether Kazama Shiromo was a lolicon or an older sister enthusiast, Kazama Shiromo and Qi You watched as the righteous expression of Shiromo shifted between joy and sorrow, seemingly a world of unpredictable change, like heaven and hell in an instant.

Kazama Shiromo and Qi You, who already had guilty consciences, were also in great distress. Each of them had their own unspeakable secrets and wicked ideas, and all sorts of tangled elements combined to create such a complicated scene.

All three of them fell into an eerie silence.

……

"Ahem, Rinran, let's leave it at that." In the end, Kazama Shiromo coughed twice to break the deadlock: "You still need to prepare well for tomorrow's finals."

Kazama Shiramo glanced at Hakuryu, who was invincible in the dueling arena. In his current state, it was unlikely that Hakuryu could defeat such an opponent.

"But……"

Zheng Yilinran wanted to say something, but at this moment she felt very unhappy. She knew that Qi You was obviously problematic, and the teacher obviously had his own worries, but both of them chose to keep it from her. Not knowing that Qi You and Feng Jian Bai Mo's worries were not the same thing, Linran felt as if she had been isolated by the two of them. It was as if the two of them had erected an invisible wall between the three of them, separating her from them.

It's like those melodramatic romance novels by Guo Jingming, where there's a strange relationship between two women and one man. When the man and woman start having their own little secrets, a third person is pushed away by an invisible, mysterious force. It's no wonder that this kind of melodramatic plot is despised and criticized; it's just too tedious.

In the entire literary hierarchy of contempt, those who write for print publications look down on those who write for magazines, those who write for magazines look down on those who write for online novels, and in the end, everyone calmly and peacefully despises youth literature!

At this moment, Zheng Yilin's feelings were just like those of a wicked female protagonist in a youth novel—confused and complicated. To be fair, one was her favorite teacher, and the other was her best friend since childhood. But the fact that the two were so close at the moment made Zheng Yilin's eyes sting for no reason, and she had some resentment that she couldn't vent.

"Humph!"

With a righteous and awe-inspiring snort, she turned around and left without looking back. As she walked away, she proudly raised her head, refusing to let the tears in her eyes slide down the path of sorrow.

Linran has always been a very strong girl, and she's no exception today.

P.S. I'm currently working on it, the third update will be coming soon.

Chapter 39 ultimately failed to convey its message.

Love is a light, so beautiful, guiding us toward a courageous future!

Linran always believed that her feelings for her teacher could transcend everything. It was only after she learned that her teacher was a married man, and a married man who was having an affair, that a dark desire was born in her heart.

But at this moment, Linran was beginning to doubt her life. What was her life really like?

It's definitely that kind of thing, right?

Despite having spent so much time with the teacher, he couldn't compare to Qi You, who had only spent one day with the teacher. No matter how he looked at it, he felt like a complete failure, the epitome of a loser.

My heart aches so much, I'm so tired.

I really, really... want to cry so badly!

Walking in the desolate wilderness, with a sense of justice and awe, I could no longer hold back my pain and burst into tears!

So painful! So painful! So painful! So painful! So painful! So painful! So painful! So painful! So painful!

Zheng Yilan felt as if her heart was bleeding. If the boy Qi You liked wasn't Kazama-sensei, she wouldn't feel any heartache. If the girl who got along well with Kazama Shiromo wasn't Qi You, she wouldn't be so upset.

But that's how it is, that's just how the two of them are...

I'm so sad, so really sad!

Zheng Yi leaned weakly against a tree, two lush green leaves falling gently in the wind and landing softly on her head, as if laughing at her helplessness.

Finally, finally, the righteous and awe-inspiring woman burst into tears!

Tears streamed down my face without restraint, and a sense of righteous indignation was accompanied by a suffocating pain. The heartache and helplessness were indescribable.

"Why? Why did this happen?"

"I always did everything first, so why is Qi You closer to the teacher?"

"I was already prepared, so why did Qi You make the first move?"

Large tears fell onto the grass. There was no one else around. She boldly and recklessly vented her emotions, but she seemed to have forgotten one thing: There was indeed no one else here, but there was still…

With a flash of white light, a figure silently flew out from the Poké Ball on Linran's body. The gentle firelight illuminated Linran's crying face, and a warm and powerful body embraced the righteous Linran. Charizard forced a comforting smile onto its fierce face, but this action only made its face look a little strange, making people laugh.

"Charizard..."

Looking at the Charizard holding her in its arms, Rinran was stunned for a moment, not knowing what to say. She knew that Charizard wanted to comfort her, and this feeling of being cared for was very good. In fact, Rinran was very happy that Charizard came to comfort her.

But something was still missing. While the Pokémon's concern was touching, it was clear that what Justice wanted was more than just the concern from Charizard.

and……

In fact, after that failed Mega Evolution, Rinran was somewhat reluctant to face Charizard directly. Although there seemed to be a close relationship between her and Charizard, there was a thin layer of distance between them. Although Zhengyi had vaguely sensed this before, it was only after the failure of the Mega Evolution that Zhengyi and Rinran had to truly face this issue: the relationship between her and Charizard. She didn't know how to handle this problem between her and Charizard.

This one is troubling Linran.

"Roar!" Charizard looked at Justice with some concern, the care in its eyes genuine. It was precisely this that made Justice even more uncomfortable, as she couldn't quite accept Charizard's kindness with a clear conscience.

"I'm fine, thank you, Charizard."

"Ow."

"That's not the issue."

"Hooho."

"It's not the teacher's fault."

"Hoohoho!"

"We can't blame Qi You, can we?"

"Ow."

"I'm fine. It's really not a big deal. It's not anyone's fault."

"Ow!"

"No, that's not it! My teacher is already married. How could I possibly have those kinds of thoughts about a married man? I'm just really indignant!" Zheng Yi pouted, his face full of dissatisfaction. "That's just how it is. Qi You is my good friend, and Kazama-sensei is my teacher, but their relationship has developed way too fast since they got together. Why are they able to get so close so quickly? It's really too much. I feel like I've been left behind."

“嗷

"I know, Charizard." The righteous-looking Charizard blushed slightly, looking a little embarrassed. "I know your good intentions, Charizard. Thank you for always being there for me."

"Roar!"

"Would you like to try Mega Evolution again?" Justice Linran was somewhat evasive. In recent days, Justice Linran had tried Mega Evolution several times with Charizard, but without exception, they all ended in failure, which made Justice Linran quite upset.

As for the reason, Zheng Yilan had a vague idea of ​​it. That's why he was worried. Every time Charizard went through Mega Evolution, it seemed to be in a lot of pain, and then the Mega Evolution would disappear.

The inability to maintain the bond is due to the estrangement between Rin and Charizard, which is somewhat frustrating.

"Roar!" Charizard roared with fighting spirit. It didn't know what the problem was, but it knew that it wanted to win a championship for its trainer, and its only chance was Mega Evolution. Among its opponents tomorrow, there was one who had no chance of winning without Mega Evolution. If it couldn't defeat the opponent, it would have no chance of winning the championship.

"Well, here I come." Righteous and resolute, she agreed to Charizard's request, a bitter smile playing on her lips. It was a feeling difficult to describe; she knew where the problem lay, but she simply couldn't solve it. It was a rift in her heart, nothing more...

No matter how slim the hope, this attempt must be made. With righteous indignation, she searched for the channel that Kazama Shiromo had inspired deep within her heart, and the connection between her and Charizard was slowly being established.

Charizard's body began to change once again, its orange-red body turning pitch black, and its dark blue flames burning fiercely. A breath of cold yet scorching dragon breath was gently exhaled, and the eyes of Mega Charizard X gleamed with boundless fighting spirit.

The dragon's roar shook the heavens, but in that instant, the pain spread through Charizard's body again, causing it to collapse helplessly to the ground, the Mega Aura slowly fading from its body.

"So it really isn't working after all."

P.S. Third update, fourth update coming later.

Chapter 40 Dark Lugia and Dragon Island

Ersansan is one of the few members of the Imperial Dragon Family who lives on Dragon Island.

As an elderly man in his seventies, Ersansan had long forgotten his real name, or rather, he was unwilling to recall his former name. All that accompanied him was the number Ersansan.

Er San San actually holds a very high position within the Yu Long family. Although he was once a servant of the Yu Long family, as someone who has served as the family's steward for decades, he is not only powerful but also holds a very high status.

Of course, if one's status is not high, it would be impossible to be qualified to be stationed on Dragon Island, one of the core strongholds of the Dragon Clan.

After all, the importance of Dragon Island to the Dragon Royal Family is self-evident; it is no exaggeration to say that it is the foundation of the Dragon Royal Family. Furthermore, due to the special nature of Dragon Island, very few members can be stationed here, so naturally, the requirements for both loyalty and strength are extremely high.

The strength of the two or three who are qualified to be stationed here is self-evident.

The people stationed here are almost all old men like Ersansan. They all have a high status and considerable strength, but they have no desires or ambitions. Some are even old and don't have wives or any sexual desires.

In fact, the days of the two threes on Dragon Island were quite leisurely. After all, Dragon Island was in the distant sea, and if you didn't know the route, you couldn't get here at all. Moreover, as the key place of the Dragon Family, very few people dared to come here to cause trouble. Occasionally, when a passing ship or trainer came by, the old people on the island would warmly invite them to come and play.

As for causing trouble, people like Ersansan aren't afraid of anyone causing trouble. Although there aren't many old guys like him living on Dragon Island, any one of them is strong enough to be a regional gym leader, and some even have the level of a King.

Of course, their combat power is secondary. Please note that this place is called Dragon Island, where many adorable little mini-dragons are born every year. Similarly, many adult Dragonite live here, making it the home of many adult pseudo-legendary dragons.

Not to mention that there is a terrifyingly strong Dragonite leader among these Dragonites, and above that, there is a legendary Pokémon, the guardian of the sea, Lugia, who often rests here. Ersansan has never worried about safety. There are really not many people or organizations capable of causing trouble on Dragon Island.

So Ersan and his old friends lived a very comfortable life on Dragon Island. Although it was not big, the wooden house was very close to nature. The Dragon Family had built it with great care, and it was very comfortable to live in. Every week, a ship would come to transport supplies and take away some of the small amount of household garbage, and their material needs were fully met.

Although the elderly people are supposed to be guarding and managing this place, they actually have nothing to do every day and live a relaxed life here as if on vacation. They drink tea, chat, and play mahjong every day, living a life that others envy.

But today, this situation has changed.

Dragon Island is unusually gloomy today.