Bottom-tier trainers in the Pokémon world

Cynthia, with her hair pulled back, politely ordered from the shop manager.

"You are Cynthia, the Elite Four member?!"

The plump shopkeeper's eyes lit up when she saw Cynthia.

Then he looked at the young man next to Cynthia, whose face was half covered by a hat, and the Sylveon following closely behind him.

"Then you must be King Xia Yan?!"

As he spoke, he ran directly in front of the two of them, opened his work jacket, revealing a t-shirt underneath with a print of Xia Yan looking handsome as he adjusted his hood.

However, because of her body shape, Xia Yan's figure on the t-shirt also appeared to have gained weight to varying degrees.

Upon seeing this garment, and its inscription "Xia Yan," one would notice its inscription.

"Bu-i-bu-i~~"

The fairy Eevee, with the ribbon wrapped around Xia Yan's arm, was so happy that she almost lost her balance.

Even Cynthia couldn't help but laugh out loud, and quickly covered her mouth to avoid appearing too impolite.

Under the brim of his hat, Xia Yan's cheeks twitched, wishing he could disappear into a crack in the ground.

and.

Why does this t-shirt feel so cheaply made, yet so familiar?

It's like...

It looks like it was made by a very familiar team that cut corners.

"Xia Yantian, I'm your biggest fan! Can you sign my autograph? This order is on me!" the shopkeeper, an older woman, said hopefully.

Xia Yan slowly raised his head, his eyes widening slightly.

"My autograph is worth four ice creams?!"

"Double it!" The shop manager, an older woman, slammed her hand on the counter, speaking with considerable authority.

"make a deal!"

Xia Yan grinned.

A few minutes later.

The two, each with their own spirit, walked out of the shop while eating ice cream.

Looking at the advertisements for the "Island Pilgrimage Competition" plastered all over the streets.

The key point is...

The promotional posters also prominently featured photos of him and Cynthia.

"So, you already knew?" Xia Yan asked, turning his head.

Cynthia took a small bite of her ice cream and squinted her eyes happily.

She nodded slightly.

"Yeah."

Xia Yan was silent.

After a while.

Roll up your sleeves.

"Royal masked man! You give me..."

"He asked me to give this to you as payment."

Before Xia Yan could finish speaking, Xilona handed him something, interrupting him.

pat-

Sylveon, who was excitedly enjoying her ice cream, dropped it on the ground the moment she saw what Cynthia handed to Xia Yan.

She blinked her big, bright eyes.

Xia Yan immediately lowered his sleeves.

I received a perfectly round, bright white bead that emitted a faint pink glow.

It is filled with a strong fairy-type energy.

"This is... a pearl produced by Tapu Fizz?"

Cynthia licked her ice cream again.

"It's said that only one Tapu Fini has ever been produced so far. The Royal Masked Champion really went all out."

"Bu-i~~"

Sylveon's attention was completely focused on the bead.

Chapter 81: "Perspective"? "Emotional Intelligence"?

"Kukui really went all out."

Xia Yan has a pretty good relationship with the four island guardians, right?

So far, no one has had a better relationship with the island's guardians than him.

After all, they were partners who fought against Necrozma together.

Among them, it has the best relationship with Tapu Koko and Tapu Bulu.

Of course, it also has a good relationship with Tapu Lele and Tapu Fini.

However, he did not receive many gifts from the four island guardians. It was probably not that they did not want to give, but that they knew that with Xia Yan's current level, he could not give them many good things.

This pearl, produced by Tapu Fini and containing immense Fairy-type energy, is truly a treasure.

But if it didn't give it, it can only mean that it stopped producing anything.

It was obtained from Kukui, though.

Look at Sylveon's expression.

Both eyes are almost shaped like this pearl.

"Alright, alright, here you go."

Xia Yancai took the pearl from Cynthia and, before he could even warm it up, handed it to Sylveon.

"Bu-i~~"

Sylveon immediately and carefully protected the pearl with a silk ribbon. Without much thought, she set the pearl in the center of the bow at her neck.

In a short time.

Sylveon's bow has become even prettier, turning into a pearl bow.

Seeing herself reflected in the gleaming glass of the shop next door, Sylveon happily squinted her eyes.

While admiring her own beauty, the silk ribbons fluttered up and down, making her look just like a fairy dancing gracefully.

Seeing its happy expression, Xia Yan couldn't help but shake his head.

but.

He also noticed at the same time.

As Tapu Fini's pearl came into contact with Sylveon, the shimmering pink Fairy-type energy it emitted became even more intense.

just.

The moment these energy fluctuations left the pearl itself, they were quickly absorbed into Sylveon's body.

"Sylveon has been at the near-Champion level for quite some time now, hasn't it?"

Cynthia seemed to notice this as well, and after taking a small bite of her ice cream, she said softly.

Xia Yan smiled and nodded.

"The little guy is also working hard, but he's not as competitive as Beedrill or Infernape. He'll just let things take their natural course."

Xia Yan knew the personality and habits of each Pokémon inside and out.

If it's in the early stages.

He might require every elf to strive to grow stronger.

But now.

He preferred to see the elves enjoying each day.

of course.

This is on the premise that sufficient training requirements have been met.

Relaxation is fine, but indulgence is not.

Xia Yan still has his own bottom line.

at this point.

Cynthia's understanding is quite similar to Xia Yan's.

"Bueee!! (My ice cream!!)"

After admiring it for a while, Sylveon finally remembered her ice cream.

Looking at the ice cream that had melted into a puddle on the ground, she pouted pitifully and gave Xia Yan a wronged look.

Xia Yan's lips twitched.

"How about we go buy another one?"

"Buyi!!"

Sylveon immediately jumped up, beaming with joy.

It can be said that they firmly grasped Xia Yan's weakness of being resistant to both soft approaches and hard ones.

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