Bottom-tier trainers in the Pokémon world

The surface of the rock was gray, but the interior contained layers of dark purple, giving him a similar illusion to the Dark Stone.

Xia Yan's brows furrowed slowly.

"It's really strange that a Dark Stone would be born in a place where most Rock and Ground-type Pokémon live."

Buzzing sounds—

Pokerby walked over to Xia Yan and placed his hand on the rock wall.

But as soon as she made contact, she jolted back as if she had been electrocuted, her face turning pale as she backed away step by step.

Seeing its reaction, Xia Yan frowned even more.

Togepi is a spirit full of happiness, and it has a special sensitivity to misfortune.

Togepi's reaction was so strong...

After standing there for a moment and thinking it over, he finally decided to give up.

"There's no need. The value of a Dark Stone and an Onix is ​​already more than enough for me. Who knows, there might be another Pokémon as powerful as Aerodactyl on the other side of this rock wall. I'd better just earn the money I can."

Having made his decision, Xia Yan didn't hesitate any longer and slowly retreated with Beedrill and Togepi.

Given the sheer size of the remaining tunnels in this ruin, there's no reason why we should only find one Dark Stone.

Based on Togepi's understanding of the environment, even if he couldn't find anything comparable to the Dark Stone, or at least something of considerable value, Xia Yan decided to leave this obviously abnormal tunnel.

And just after Xia Yan left.

Where he had been standing, a head wearing a pale skull mask with a red eye flashing slowly emerged from the rock wall.

He glanced at the traces left after the battle in the cave, and at the corner where the Dark Stone was originally embedded, now a mess.

The scarlet eyes darted around, then slowly retreated.

...

...

After some effort.

Under Togepi's guidance, Xia Yan collected four more Rock Berry, a type of fruit that provides a significant boost to Rock-type Pokémon and is one of the most sought-after fruits by breeders.

While its value certainly isn't as high as that of a Dark Stone, it's still worth tens of thousands of Alliance Coins, which is quite considerable.

Looking at Togepi, who seemed a bit tired from running, and Beedrill, who was frequently battling and had sustained some minor injuries.

"It's time to go."

Take out Abra's Poké Ball and see that although Abra is still sleeping, it is obviously not the kind of deep sleep caused by excessive fatigue; it has already recovered its energy.

Throw out a Poké Ball to summon Akasha.

"Ke Xi?"

After Cassie came out, she rubbed her eyes, yawned deeply, squeezed out a few tears from the corners of her eyes, and stretched her body, which was tense.

After doing all that, I looked around and felt a little bewildered.

“Cha-ke-yi—”

Togepi took small steps toward Casey and reached out his hand to her with an innocent look on his face.

"Ke Xi?"

Casey glanced at Togeby, even more confused, and subconsciously looked towards Xia Yan.

Only after receiving a reassuring look from Xia Yan did he blankly grasp Pokobi's little hand.

It took a nap and suddenly had a new little friend?

But then a cunning glint flashed in Togepi's eyes, and a yellow arc of electricity flickered in his hand.

"Kashi!!"

Casey jumped up.

He instantly regained consciousness and frantically shook his numb hands.

Togepi, standing nearby, laughed so hard he rolled around on the ground, clutching his stomach.

Indeed, handshakes are more interesting.

The bee tilted its head back, indicating that it didn't want to speak.

"Alright, let's go back and have some fun. Casey, can you sense the location of the 'anchor'?"

Xia Yan chuckled and flicked Pokoby's little head, stopping Casey's hand from slapping him.

Togepi stuck out its little tongue, stood obediently to the side, and bent its round body towards Casey.

Casey glared angrily at Togepi, closed her eyes and sensed for a moment before nodding to Xia Yan, though with a hint of doubt on her face.

"Okay, then we should go."

Chapter 47 Self-Examination

In a dense forest outside Golden City.

With the surge of azure blue superpowers.

A person suddenly appeared here with three Pokémon, startling the wild Pokémon that were active nearby.

But they quickly realized what was happening, and a few of the bolder finches were the first to launch an attack.

However, before they could even make contact with the seemingly fragile human, a giant bee swiftly twirled through the air several times, shooting them down one by one.

Those who appeared here were naturally Xia Yan and his three Pokémon.

Looking around at the surroundings with some surprise, I gained a general understanding of my current location.

"So, was the underground tunnel we were in really leading to Golden City?" Xia Yan murmured to himself.

He remembered this; it was on the way from Golden City to the Dark Ruins.

Casey was clearly unable to use teleportation to take them back to the ruins, but instead passed through the thick ground and arrived directly at the location of the nearest superpower "anchor".

This result further confirms what the young monk Anci said: that the underground tunnel connects to the underground of Golden City.

Silently standing still, it allowed Beedrill to defeat the wild Pokémon that tried to approach one by one.

"Chocolate!"

Togepi turned around, its eyes sparkling as it scanned its surroundings.

Is this the outside world? Is this sunlight?

It was as if the little thing had entered a whole new world, where everything was fun.

I cautiously approached a clump of bushes, picked a leaf, hesitated for a moment, and then put it in my mouth.

The astringent, bittersweet taste didn't bother it at all; instead, it made it squint its eyes in bliss.

This is what food from outside tastes like.

Really delicious!

When it tried to pick another piece to taste, Casey stopped it.

“Ke Xi”.

There will be even better food when we get back.

Casey, however, did not hold a grudge and did not take Togepi's mischief to heart. Instead, she showed the demeanor of a senior.

Although it is younger than Pokbi.

“Chakoi…” Pokobi nodded repeatedly.

Yep!

It still longs for the energy cubes that Beedrill gave it before.

“Ke Xi”.

Then why don't you throw away that big green onion on your shoulder? It smells too strong.

But Togepi clung tightly to the green onion, refusing to let go.

soon.

After Beedrill finished cleaning up the nearby Pokémon, it returned to Xia Yan's side.

"Let's go, go back."

As he walked, he took out his phone and dialed Daigo's number.

After waiting for a long time, just as Xia Yan was about to give up, the call was finally answered.

"Xia Yan?" Daigo asked hesitantly from the other end of the phone.

“It’s me,” Xia Yan said calmly.

"Thank goodness, you're still alive!"

Then came a long exhale, and the subtle noises ceased.

"Still alive?"

Cynthia's cool voice also came through the phone.

"Where are you? We'll come pick you up," Daigo said again.

Xia Yan glanced at the four tables, paused briefly, and then said, "No need. Due to some special reasons, I am currently very close to Golden City."

"Golden City?"

"Some things can't be explained in a short time. You guys come back. I'm going back now to rest. We'll meet again at the Heavenly King's exhibition match."

"......it is good."

After asking a few more questions, the call ended.

Putting away his phone, Xia Yan looked up at the sunlight streaming through the dappled sunlight filtering through the leaves and let out a long sigh.

Although Daigo and Cynthia were still looking for him, it touched Natsuhiko slightly.