Bottom-tier trainers in the Pokémon world

Xiao Yin responded with the same cold snort.

"Speaking of which, although we didn't have much time to get to Sinnoh before the start of the Lily of the Valley tournament, I still have one badge left to collect. What a pity..." Xiao Lan said with some regret, looking at the seven badges in her box.

"I'm one short too."

The one speaking is Crimson.

His result, however, surprised everyone.

Even Crimson sometimes fails to collect all the badges?

Noticing everyone's gaze, Chi Hong scratched his head sheepishly.

"I don't know what happened, but Mr. Denji, the gym leader of Binhai City, has been missing for a month. We can't find him, so..."

Then he looked at Xia Yan, who was tilting his head back at a 45-degree angle, and his regret deepened.

"Everything else is fine, but I can't compete with Teacher Xia Yan in the competition."

"Eh?! Crimson, you're also missing the lighthouse badge from Binhai City?"

Xiao Lan blinked in surprise.

The two then compared several badge boxes and found that they were exactly the same, but one was missing.

"Me too."

At this moment, Xiao Yin, with a cold face, also took out his badge box.

Strange to say.

He had heard that the gym leaders in Binhai City would directly give out badges on their first call, so he put Binhai City last.

When he went to challenge the gym in the coastal city, he found that the badges were no longer given out.

Even if he went inside the seaside dojo and tried to steal one, he couldn't find one.

“Me too,” Christal stuck out her tongue and chimed in playfully.

"Could it be that Teacher Xia Yan is afraid that I'll participate in the competition, so he's hiding that dojo master from Binhai City?"

Ah Jin looked puzzled.

Xia Yan, who was standing next to him, trembled as he held his hat.

"Why are you looking at me?! It's not impossible."

Noticing the gazes of the group, Ah Jin's eyes widened.

"Is Teacher Xia Yan afraid of you? How many badges have you collected?" Xiao Yin asked calmly.

Upon hearing this...

Akin's expression froze, then he swung his cue stick fiercely and said menacingly:

"If I ever see that Nohara City Gym Leader Yoshino again, I'll smash his head in!"

"You... didn't collect a single one?" Crimson hesitated.

Akin slammed his club on the ground and glared at the ground, saying:

"Such a burly, strong man, and he's not allowed to directly attack the trainer in a battle?!"

Everyone: "..."

Everyone wore an expression that said, "I knew it."

Akin believes that if he can defeat the trainer, he should never waste time with the Pokémon. This habit is ingrained in his bones and he can't change it.

"So you all came so early, but not a single one of you is even eligible to participate. There's even one person who doesn't have a single badge."

Qinglu, with her hands in her pockets, almost burst out laughing.

"Damn it, can I just kill him outright?" Ah Jin's eyes flashed with ferocity.

Qinglu glanced at him sideways and said indifferently, "You can give it a try."

"Try it and you'll die!"

Ajin rolled up his sleeves.

Just as I was about to take a step forward, I found someone pressing against my chest.

I tried a few times, but I still couldn't move.

I looked down.

I only saw one straw hat.

"Straw Hat Girl, you're so strong?"

Xiao Huang said with an embarrassed smile, "Alright, alright, since none of us were able to participate, let's all cheer for Teacher Xia Yan together."

Akin pouted, "You and Red came to Sinnoh for a couple's vacation, and we just wandered around aimlessly."

Upon hearing this...

A slight blush rose on Xiao Huang's face. He lowered his head and stammered, unsure how to explain.

Upon hearing this, Crimson looked at Green and suggested, "Shall we kill Akin?"

Qinglu nodded. "That's exactly what I was thinking."

Little Silver, who had been posing for a while, chimed in, "Count me in."

Seeing this, Ajin was not afraid at all; instead, he laughed out loud.

"Hehehe—I've been waiting for this day for so long! Today I'm going to wipe out all three of you!"

A few minutes later.

Ah Jin: "I was wrong, I was really wrong..."

Seeing this, Kristall, Little Blue, and Little Yellow all facepalmed.

"Hey, where's Professor Xia Yan?"

It was only then that Xiao Lan realized Xia Yan was missing.

"There it is!"

After feeling around with his eyes closed for a while, Xiao Huang opened them and said.

Then I saw it.

Xia Yan had left them at some point, pretending not to know them very well, and chatted with many "acquaintances" who had come from the Sinnoh region.

"Hahaha—Professor Xia Yan, you flatter me, you flatter me."

The dojo master of Nohara City, shirtless with his bare upper body revealing a bulging flesh, and wearing a mask, former professional wrestler Yoshinobu grinned sheepishly.

"Look, that kid is right there. He wants to have a real hand-to-hand fight with you, Mr. Ji Xian, saying that you have a lot of muscles but are no match for him."

Following Xia Yan's gaze, Ji Xian saw A Jin sitting on the ground with a bruised and swollen face.

He clenched his fists and grinned menacingly as he walked step by step toward Ajin.

"So it's you, kid, calling yourself 'young master' in front of me..."

Having just escaped the clutches of the three, Akin met Ji Xian's gaze.

He hurriedly backed away, shouting, "You...you don't come any closer!"

"

Standing behind Ji Xian, Xia Yan watched with a smile and cast a "pity" look at A Jin.

Ah Jin, you know too much.

Is the Baby Cup being upgraded to a Masters Tournament?

Do not!

I, Xia Yan, call it a baby cup, and it is a baby cup!

"Teacher Xia Yan."

The voice came from behind Xia Yan.

"It's Shinji."

Seeing Shinji with a blank and expressionless face, Natsuhiko greeted him with a smile.

Shinji bowed slightly in respect.

"Won't Teacher Xia Yan use his main Pokémon in the tournament?" Shinji suddenly asked.

"Huh?" Xia Yan was taken aback.

However, as long as Crimson and the others don't participate, he really doesn't need to use his main Pokémon.

I had already promised a few of the little guys that I would let them show their faces.

Seeing Xia Yan remain silent, Shinji's face regained its confidence, and he said earnestly, "I will definitely become the champion!"

Then, challenge the Battle Frontier Zone and follow in the footsteps of your brother Raiji.

But he will never fall at the last moment like Lei Si and never recover!

"Commendable courage." Xia Yan patted him on the shoulder, showing little emotional reaction.

Even without using his main Pokémon, Xia Yan felt that if he couldn't win the championship, he should just go home, wash up, and go to sleep.

When we get back to our original world, we can just lie down and relax.

Not to mention winning the Sinnoh championship.

Moreover.

Darkrai... isn't it a main Pokémon?

Ah!

That's it.

Shinji nodded solemnly and then left.

"Teacher Xia Yan! We've found you!"