Bottom-tier trainers in the Pokémon world

Whether it's a fight or compensation later, let's make things clear first.

Upon hearing Xia Yan's words, Kona was stunned for a moment, opened her mouth, and didn't know what to say.

Then......

Then Xia Yan saw Kona standing there, seemingly lost in thought.

His eyes lost focus.

Xia Yan: "..."

He remembered.

Although Lorelei is powerful, just like Cynthia has a problem with making choices, Lorelei also has her own unique characteristics.

She is often absent-minded and reacts slowly to things.

However, although she usually appears slow-witted, this trait does not manifest itself during battles.

Therefore, he is sometimes described as "like flowing water in normal times, but turning into hard ice during competitions".

Left with no other choice, Xia Yan waved his hand in front of her.

Actually, Xia Yan had considered whether to take advantage of Kona's dazed state and slip away quickly, but he gave up after thinking about it.

It makes sense now, but if she comes to her senses while she's running away, then it really won't make sense.

After all, there was an angry Laplace standing nearby.

Noticing the shifting light in front of her, Kona blinked and snapped back to reality.

Looking at Xia Yan, there was no anger in her eyes. In the end, it really couldn't be entirely blamed on Xia Yan. If she had put herself in her shoes, she might have done the same thing.

After figuring it out, she suddenly bowed to Xia Yan.

"I'm sorry, I'm also partly responsible. I was a bit distracted when I let Laplace out to play earlier. It probably thought there was plenty of food here, so it came over and caused an unnecessary misunderstanding."

Are you spacing out?

Furthermore, there was the act of sincerely apologizing.

Xia Yan is completely bewildered.

Is this what it means to be a trainer who has received higher education?

Yesterday I was dealing with pirates like Paters and bounty hunters like Lyle, the kind of people who would fight to the death at the slightest disagreement. So it's a little hard to get used to encountering such a well-mannered and polite person all of a sudden.

"Waaah—"

Laplace lowered his head, rubbed against Kona, and whimpered softly.

Laplace suffered considerable damage from the Beedrill's attack.

Xia Yan noticed Laplace's complaint, smiled awkwardly, and said, "No, the main responsibility still lies with me. Leave Laplace's injuries to me."

When encountering polite and well-mannered people, Xia Yan naturally wants to be polite as well.

This teaches us a lesson: when dealing with people and things, as long as you are sincere and have good manners, the other party will find it difficult to cause trouble.

just.

Just as Xia Yan was waiting for Kona's reply, she froze again.

Xia Yan: "..."

After a long pause, Kona politely said, "Thank you for your help."

Xia Yan pursed his lips.

If you say she's not very bright, Lorelei is a top student at the Pokémon school. Her grades are definitely number one, if not top-notch. Moreover, she has a clear mind and excellent tactics in battles. Otherwise, she wouldn't have been able to slightly outsmart Lance in the future.

But while she's supposed to be sharp-minded, she often seems lost in thought or spacing out.

He rubbed his temples, looked at Laplace, and asked for her opinion.

Laplace glared at Xia Yan with annoyance, but it could only accept it because of Kona's words.

Afterwards, Xia Yan treated the injuries of Beedrill and Laplace.

Although Beedrill and Lapras were hostile to each other, they did not fight because their respective trainers did not express their hostility.

However, they became friends through a fight, and both acknowledged each other's strength.

"Your Beedrill seems pretty strong, and you even know how to breed them?" Lorelei suddenly said.

"I know a little, I know a little."

Xia Yan was telling the truth, but Kona, considering his previous "friendly" apology, thought he was just being modest.

“My name is Kona, and I’m a student at Silver Academy in the Kanto region,” Kona introduced herself.

Reach out.

She was no longer dazed and spoke fluently. With her exquisite and outstanding appearance, as well as the typical air of a top student, she could be considered a beauty.

If Cynthia is the kind of goddess who is unattainable and can only be admired from afar, then Lorelei is the kind of gentle and friendly older sister next door.

Each has its own unique characteristics.

This may be a common "ailment" among geniuses.

When God opens a door for you, He also opens a window.

She possesses both talent and good looks.

The Silver Academy that Kona mentioned is naturally the highest institution of learning located at the foot of Silver Mountain, next to the Alliance headquarters.

"Xia Yan." Xia Yan also extended his hand and shook hands with her politely, then asked, "Don't you go to school? This place is a hundred and eight thousand miles away from Baiyin Mountain."

Winter break has started.

Xia Yan suddenly realized.

It turned out to be the case.

The students here also have winter break, that's great.

Judging from the current season, Mount Baiyin should already be covered in snow.

It's the holidays, and Kona really likes Orange Isle, where her alma mater is located, so it seems quite reasonable to run into her here.

"Waaah—"

Laplace groaned as Xia Yan treated his injuries, whispering softly in Kona's ear.

Laplace is a very intelligent elf, and some Laplaces can even communicate with humans telepathically. Lorelei's Laplace is clearly one of them, and it is saying something to Lorelei.

After a while.

Xia Yan clapped his hands and wiped the sweat from his forehead.

"Okay, you should recover after resting for a while."

As he looked up, he met Kona's gaze.

She said calmly, "Laplace said Beedrill is very strong. They haven't finished fighting yet. Do you want to have another battle?"

Xia Yan: "..."

Looking at Laplace with its head held high, and then at Beedrill beside it, Beedrill's chances of winning in a one-on-one fight weren't high.

He waved his hand.

"Never mind, it was a misunderstanding. Actually, we don't like fighting at all."

“Chakoi!” Pokobi nodded in agreement.

That's right, I really don't like fighting at all!

Chapter Twenty-Five: Battle Games

"Don't like fighting?"

Kona glanced at Xia Yan suspiciously, then swept her gaze over Beedrill and the remnants of battle still visible on the beach not far away.

Does this mean he dislikes fighting?

You don't like playing against her, right?

It has to be said that when Kona is not in a daze, she is not easy to fool.

Xia Yan also noticed Kona's shifting gaze, but said calmly, "Those were just traces left from our tactical drills, not for actual combat."

"Oh? Tactics?"

Kona adjusted her glasses, somewhat surprised.

As a top student at Silver Academy, tactics class is a required course, and Kona excels in it.

Kona is now genuinely interested in Xia Yan.

Xia Yan's Beedrill was quite strong, and she was also somewhat unwilling to accept defeat with her own Lapras, so she requested a battle.

Just treat it as a normal challenge; winning or losing doesn't matter.

Of course, Kona believed she would never lose.

But when Xia Yan talked about tactics, it really piqued Kona's interest.

His practical combat skills are not weak, he also knows some breeding techniques, and he is good at tactics. This gives Loretta the feeling that Xia Yan is also an academic student who came from the Pokémon school.

And judging from Xia Yan's age alone, he doesn't seem to be much older than himself.

The strong will of a top student suddenly kicked in at this moment.

In fact, although Kona appears gentle on the surface, she is a very strong-willed and somewhat rigid person at heart. Otherwise, Lance wouldn't have repeatedly applied to become the champion and suffered repeated setbacks at her hands.

For a normal person, relieving themselves would probably resolve the issue.

After all, we're colleagues; we see each other all the time.

But Kona said: I won't!

Of course, we cannot rule out other reasons as well.

For example, Kona represents the academic school and wouldn't allow her to do that.