Bottom-tier trainers in the Pokémon world

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However, before he could react, he saw another red card pop out of the outlet slot.

"Two...two sheets?"

"Chocolate!"

Pokobi clenched his little fist.

With her hands on her hips, she raised her head again, her small face full of pride, and gently patted the machine.

good.

At the same time, he picked up two cards and handed them to Xia Yan.

"Secret Manual: Dragon-type 'Doragondance'." (Borrowed, borrowed, hahaha—)

"Props, Everstone."

Looking at the two items listed on the card, Xia Yan fell into deep thought.

To be honest, he should be happy that Pokerby drew two first prizes for him.

But for some reason, I just can't seem to feel happy.

I can't help but ask myself this question.

Did you win the first prize? It seems like I did, but then again, maybe I didn't.

Aside from the second prize's "Acting" manual, the remaining "Dragon Dance" and Everstone are valuable, but they don't seem to offer him any significant improvement.

'Fine, if it really comes down to it, we'll just sell it. Something is better than nothing.'

"Is that alright?"

You don't seem very excited?

Pokobi tilted his head and looked at Xia Yan.

Xia Yan twitched the corners of his mouth, then smiled again, "No, I'm very happy."

He then handed the three cards to the staff member, saying, "Exchange them."

Looking at Xia Yan's calm demeanor, the staff couldn't help but feel that he was a bit annoying.

I took a deep breath and obediently redeemed the prize.

"Is that alright?"

Are you really happy?

"Happy."

Xia Yan discovered a characteristic of Pokpie's luck.

Togepi is lucky, but not so lucky as to be like he has a cheat code; he always falls just short.

He put away the reward, went to the restroom again, changed back into his previous attire, and quickly left, covering his face.

The rumors here are too terrifying for him to bear.

Indeed, no matter what world you're in, gossip is always one of the fundamental human traits.

...

...

It was completely dark when I left the guild.

Back to the neighborhood where the second villa is located.

After the wild Pokémon that invaded Goldenrod City caused a lot of trouble, the originally pleasant environment here has been greatly affected.

Xia Yan did not go back immediately, but instead went to the villa next door where An Ci lived.

He wanted to know what exactly the "abnormal life energy and flames" that Anci had mentioned last time were, and whether they were really related to spirits like the Lantern Ghost.

And what is that Ghost-type Pokémon he's been dealing with these past few days? Could it also be Lil'Hoole?

I knocked gently on the door.

Knock knock—

No one answered.

He rang the doorbell, and the crisp sound echoed throughout the large villa; even Xia Yan outside the door could faintly hear the sound.

But after waiting for a while, no one opened the door.

Xia Yan frowned.

"Out? Not home?"

It is not impossible.

only.......

The body that had turned around stopped in place.

Gritting his teeth, he thought, "I really just went out."

Throw out a Poké Ball to summon Abra. With the help of Abra's psychic powers, you can scale the high walls and barriers and enter the courtyard.

As soon as she entered, Casey shivered.

“Kex…” Casey called out softly.

Not only Casey, but even Xia Yan clearly sensed the strangeness in the courtyard.

The temperature inside the courtyard was very low, completely different from outside. Entering here felt like entering a different season.

Pushing open the door, the chilling aura that hit him caused Xia Yan's teeth to chatter uncontrollably for a moment.

"How could it have turned out like this?"

Xia Yan, with a stern face, scanned the entire hall. The furniture and decorations were very neat, but there seemed to be a magical energy permeating the villa.

The young monk Anci was nowhere to be found.

“Ke Xi”.

Suddenly, Casey pointed to a wall at the corner of the aisle.

Neatly arranged characters on the wall, row by row and column by column.

Skipping the beginning, Xia Yan suddenly realized, "This is a Buddhist scripture?"

Casey strained to keep her eyes open, staring at the words on the wall, momentarily lost in thought.

"It must have been left by An Ci." Xia Yan looked around again, but there was no trace of An Ci, not even any trace of his activity.

However, the villa was still in a similar state, clearly indicating that the problem had not been resolved and it was time to leave.

slowly.

A faint aroma of alcohol wafted into the chilly air.

"liquor?"

Xia Yan was taken aback, but then realized that following the smell of alcohol might lead them to An Ci.

"Casey."

However, Xia Yan discovered that Casey was hovering in front of the wall covered with scriptures, and that it had been there for a long time.

Its slit eyes gleamed with a deep blue superpower, and the light swirled within them, as if words were passing through them.

"this......"

Xia Yan lowered his hand, which was about to wake Casey, a look of surprise flashing in his eyes.

"meditation?"

Casey had always seemed to be trying to grasp the basics of meditation techniques, but he had been unable to get started for a long time.

Meditation techniques can be effective not only in combat, but also in regular training and practice, which is a huge advantage for it.

"Ke Xi?"

Casey suddenly snapped out of her daze and stared blankly at Xia Yan, not knowing what had just happened to her.

I just feel...

I feel that the Buddhist scripture written by Anci is very profound, giving me a vague and incomprehensible feeling, even though I don't recognize a single word of it.

But just by looking at the lines of these characters, one can almost feel Anci's feelings when she wrote this Buddhist scripture.

"How are you? Are you alright?" Xia Yan asked after seeing that Casey had woken up.

Casey clenched her fist, and after sensing the superpowers within her for a moment, she nodded heavily.

I've never felt this good.

Suddenly, as if sensing something, it drifted towards the villa.

Xia Yan followed behind it without stopping it.

Soon, Casey led Xia Yan to a room at the deepest part of the villa, and the cold air that rushed out the moment the door was opened almost made Xia Yan close the door.

If the previous compartment was the crisper compartment of the refrigerator, then this compartment must be the freezer compartment.

But his gaze and attention were drawn to a large hole in the wall inside the room.

The cave is a blend of black, gray, and red, interwoven together like a portal to an unknown land.

On the other side of the door, there is most likely a bizarre and fantastical space.

The chilling atmosphere that permeated the entire room was emanating from this cave and was still intensifying.

"Could this be... a passage to the spirit world?" Xia Yan muttered to himself after taking a slow breath.

The spirit world also exists in the world of spirits. It is considered to be the world after death and is also the habitat of some ghosts and ghost-type spirits.

Regardless of whether it is or not...

Xia Yan turned his head.

But Casey grabbed her clothes.