Bottom-tier trainers in the Pokémon world

A huge rainbow stretched across the sky.

Xia Yan stretched lazily.

"Alright, we've done what we should and shouldn't have done. Let's go, Latios."

“Os—”

Latios let out a joyful cry.

After witnessing the process of Ash and Pikachu building their bond, it kept replaying the moments it had shared with Xia Yan in its mind, and its smile grew even brighter.

After a long whistle, it carried Xia Yan away quickly.

"Pikachu?"

Pikachu seemed to have noticed something.

Standing on Ash's shoulder and turning to look behind him, he saw a pure white contrail.

A look of confusion crossed his eyes.

"Pikachu! From now on, let's all strive together to become Pokémon Masters!" Ash, holding a Ho-Oh feather, was instantly full of energy.

"Pikachu!!"

Pikachu was also stirred by Ash's words and responded loudly.

...

"Master Ba, here comes the naughty pose—"

Chapter 240 A Scheme of Grudges? A Scheme Between Father and Son? A Scheme Between Master and Disciple?

"Yes, that's right, Kanto, a very interesting little guy. Oh, and his Pikachu is especially interesting too, you guys should observe him."

Xia Yan stood in a corner of the noisy hall, holding his phone.

"Yes, I understand! Sir, no, champion, uh, sir?"

On the phone.

A somewhat bewildered and flustered young man responded.

And this voice came from Kojiro, one of the Rockets' "legendary trio".

"Officer, no, what did the Champion say? What's the mission?!"

Soon, Musashi's slightly anxious voice came through the phone again.

Kojiro seemed to be covering his phone, but Natsuhiko still heard his voice clearly.

"Shh! It's an important secret mission!" Kojiro said to Musashi and the others.

"A secret mission?!"

Musashi and Meow Meow, however, couldn't help but scream.

Xia Yan could even picture Musashi and Meow Meow's eyes shining with anticipation.

"Hush!"

Keep your voices down!

But given Kojiro's "youngest brother" position in the trio, how could he possibly expect Musashi and Nyanko to listen to him?

"Complete the secret mission! Get promoted and receive a raise! Embark on the path to becoming a successful manager!"

"This feels amazing!"

"Swoosh—Namhi!"

Ok?

Are Musashi and Kojiro still entangled with "Fruits God"?

Tsk tsk.

The fact that the Aether Foundation in the Alola region could connect with "God of Fruits" is truly admirable, as it demonstrates the incredible bond between the Team Rocket trio and "God of Fruits."

Furthermore, after going to the Alola region, they had already become acquainted with "Bear God".

In one fell swoop, he gained the favor of two "true gods"!

"Pikachu" facing two opponents seems to be in a bit of trouble.

but.

Judging from Ash's behavior, it's probably inevitable that he'll meet Misty.

At that time.

Ash's Pikachu and Misty's Duck were paired against Team Rocket's Berry and Ursa, resulting in a two-on-two tie.

"Then that's settled, this task is yours."

"No, no problem!"

Kojiro quickly responded.

"Who are you talking to on the phone? You're laughing so...slyly."

Just as Xia Yan put his phone away, he heard a soft voice behind him.

It was Cynthia who came over carrying a plate of grilled meat. Her slender, fair hands held a skewer, and she took small bites of the grilled meat that was emitting an enticing aroma, her pearly teeth gently biting.

“What do you mean by ‘cunning’? I’m just giving my student a chance to gain some experience.”

Xia Yan rolled his eyes in annoyance and took the plate from Cynthia.

Cynthia smiled knowingly, but didn't expose her.

"Bui~~"

At this moment, Fairy Yin Bu, her mouth greasy, carefully tiptoed up to Xia Yan and Xi Lunna and called out softly.

Those adorable pink eyes never left the skewers of grilled meat on Xia Yan's plate.

Seeing this, Xia Yan and Shirona both smiled.

"Okay, okay, I'll share some with you, I'll share some with you."

Xia Yan affectionately rubbed the little guy's head and handed him a few skewers of grilled meat.

"Boy!"

The fairy, holding the skewer wrapped in silk, turned and ran off happily.

"quack--"

Upon witnessing this scene, Onion Soldier's eyes lit up, and he tried to do the same. His hesitant and coy manner made it impossible to tell that he had recently "beaten up" Eternatus in the guise of a "hero".

However, Xia Yan felt a chill run down his spine when he saw Ya Ya's appearance.

With a twitch of his lips, he said, "Duck, be normal."

"Gah?"

Cong Youbing was taken aback.

Why can't it work?

Xia Yan glanced at the remaining roast meat on the plate and said irritably, "Don't just focus on taking advantage of me. This is the last one, I have to eat some."

As he spoke, he glanced at Cynthia almost casually.

Upon hearing this...

"Gah!"

Cong Youbing suddenly realized what was going on, stopped arguing, and turned to leave.

Xia Yan and Xiluona exchanged glances, wondering what this little duck had figured out.

"By the way, the World Championship qualifying rounds will end in three days. The top 32 will enter the final knockout stage to determine the so-called 'Eight Masters'," Cynthia reminded her.

Xia Yan nodded slightly.

He took out his tournament equipment and scanned it.

Forty-six.

Okay.

It was undoubtedly ranked much higher than he had expected.

Xia Yan probably already guessed why the ranking was like this.

It's simply that the group at the top keeps racking up points, eating up the points of others, which causes these unlucky guys' rankings to keep dropping.

This can be seen.

The higher the ranking, the fiercer the competition.

"It's alright. It shouldn't be too difficult to break into the top 32. Just find a few players with higher scores and challenge them."

Xia Yan's gaze swept across the hall.

Not far away, Lance, Daigo, and Leon were chatting and joking with each other, along with Gibana, Red, Green, Gin, Silver, and others.

Seemingly sensing Xia Yan's "malicious" gaze, Du and the others trembled slightly.

He looked around warily, but could not find Xia Yan, who had used Cynthia to block his view.

They quickly realized it was just their imagination and threw themselves back into the joyful party.

Those present now.

They are all figures who can decide major events in the entire alliance, or at least a regional alliance.

But now, with them all laughing and joking with each other, it's hard to tell that they are all important figures in the league.

If you didn't know better, you'd think they were all a group of students.

but.

Only when they are together can you see such smiles on each other's faces.