Bottom-tier trainers in the Pokémon world

"it is good."

After a slight hesitation, he asked tentatively, "Um... Xia Yan, could I borrow it to take a look when we get back?"

Seeing the slightly longing look in her eyes, Xia Yan naturally wouldn't refuse.

"can."

Cynthia smiled and nodded, took out a Poké Ball, and summoned Sharpedo again.

"Let's go."

In the red light, with the appearance of the sharp-toothed shark, the ancient giant dragonfly trembled slightly and its expression stiffened.

This sharp-toothed shark gave it an even greater sense of pressure than the Beedrill from Xia Yan.

Very competitive.

He immediately revealed a look of relief at surviving the ordeal.

'Thank goodness, almost, almost...'

Xia Yan patted it again, and amidst the ancient giant dragonfly's grateful gaze, he jumped onto its back.

Then, together with Cynthia, who was riding a Shark, they flew directly into the sky and sped towards the location of Mount Coronet.

The ancient giant dragonfly was initially slower than the sharp-toothed shark, but as the flight time continued, it gradually managed to keep up with the shark.

The acceleration feature is still very useful at this time.

The sky was dark.

A full moon hangs obliquely on the branches, and a cluster of stars adorn the night sky.

A faint, milky-white, cunning halo of the moon gently sprinkled across the earth.

Looking down at the entire Sinnoh continent at night is a unique experience, especially with Mt. Coronet adding to its magnificence.

In addition, not far in front of him stood Cynthia on the back of a sharp-toothed shark, her long golden hair fluttering in the wind.

It must be said that these two images together highlight beauty.

It evokes the feeling of "traveling a million miles westward on a sword" from the world of cultivation.

However, what they are stepping on now is not a sword, but an elf.

The shark fin on Cynthia's back helps shield her from the cold wind blowing in her face, so even if she's moving at high speed, it won't have much of an impact on her; at most, the temperature will just drop a little.

This is also why Cynthia always wears her slightly thick black dress.

It didn't take too long.

As the towering peak of Mt. Coronet appeared above the clouds, Cynthia signaled to Garchomp that it was time to land.

Following the Tianguan Mountain range, to the north, snow falls year-round.

The two finally saw the location of the god and the town.

Shenhe Town is located on a small platform in the Tianguan Mountain range. The town is not large, with only a few dozen houses at a glance.

Most of the people living here are relatives of Hirona.

Shenhe Town is located in a special position. Although it is on the back of Tianguan Mountain, the snowflakes blown down from above, carried by the airflow, do not fall on Shenhe Town. Instead, they all drift towards Xuefeng Mountain, which is further away.

However, in Shenhe Town, under this airflow, the temperature was surprisingly pleasant.

pat-

Cynthia and Natsumi both landed on the ground.

Looking at the lush greenery around him, Xia Yan couldn't help but exclaim, "This is truly a wonderful place."

Although it doesn't live in Meteor Village like the Meteor People, the town of Shinwa, which also has a long history, shows traces of its past.

Since it was already evening when we arrived, there weren't many people on the road.

Cynthia led Xia Yan through the small town.

They soon arrived at Cynthia's house, a house that wasn't very big, but looked very elegant and simple, and was entirely made of wood.

"Come in."

With that, Cynthia opened the door and went straight inside.

After a slight hesitation, Xia Yan went inside.

The space inside isn't very large, but it's decorated very warmly.

However, it seems that no one lives there for the time being.

“Grandma must have gone to the research institute by Wise Lake. Please make yourself at home, don’t mind.” As she spoke, Cynthia skillfully boiled water and washed the teacups at the same time.

Xia Yan looked at the furnishings of the house, stepped onto the soft cushions, and sat down on the sofa where he could sink in.

He suddenly had a feeling.

I feel like it's time for me to find a place to settle down.

Whether I'm going on a trip or doing something else, I'll have a safe, warm, and comfortable place to live after I'm done, a place where I can completely relax, release my fatigue, and not be so wary.

A place called "home".

Just like Cynthia.

No matter what I'm busy with outside, no matter how busy I am, there's always a comfortable place waiting for her to come back.

Otherwise, Xia Yan would always feel like a rootless duckweed, drifting aimlessly, and he would always have to maintain sufficient vigilance and alertness.

It's okay for a short time, but over time, it feels like that taut nerve will become very fragile.

It doesn't have to be a quiet and peaceful place like God and Town, but there must be at least one such place.

Tea or coffee?

Cynthia's voice interrupted his reverie.

“Either is fine…” Xia Yan said casually.

Cynthia looked at the two cups in front of her, as well as a can of tea and a can of coffee.

Um......

Five minutes later.

Xia Yan suddenly remembered something, turned his head and saw Cynthia still standing by the table, hesitating.

He slapped his forehead.

"Hey, how about coffee?"

"it is good."

Cynthia secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Xia Yan's words can be considered as helping her make a choice.

I brewed two cups of coffee and handed him one.

"It's getting late. Shall we stay the night and enter Tianguan Mountain tomorrow?" Cynthia said after sitting down and taking a small sip of her coffee.

Xia Yan was savoring the bittersweet taste in his mouth when he heard what Shirona said.

Cough cough, stay one night?

Chapter 18 Xia Yan, who is both father and mother

Ultimately, it was because Xia Yan watched too many movies in his previous life that his thoughts became impure.

Since it was getting late, after a brief chat, Cynthia led Natsuhiko to a guest room.

Although it's a guest room, it's furnished quite comfortably.

"Take whatever you need; there should be food in the fridge," Cynthia instructed.

"it is good."

After Cynthia left, Xia Yan released the Pokémon.

Because he realized he had made a mistake.

Drinking coffee in the middle of the night...

But that's alright.

He finally had time to have a proper chat with the elves, and he also planned to explain his upcoming plans and arrangements.

Originally, I planned to find a place to relax and reflect after returning from the alternate dimension of Regigigas.

But now it seems that this process of settling down can only take place at the trial location arranged by the Alliance.

Although this alliance trial is also in another dimension, Xia Yan does not plan to collect resources as frantically as he did in the Regigigas dimension. Instead, he will focus on training his Pokémon.

Even though all those big shots participated in this competition, he didn't have high expectations, but that didn't conflict with his training and nurturing of Pokémon.

If he really can't become a local dojo owner, he can buy a piece of land.

"Pokkigu," Xia Yan called out.

"Is that alright?"

When Pokkiku, who was playing "whack-a-mole" with Koko, heard Natsuhiko's words, he quickly hid the "little" hammer in his hand behind his back and showed an "innocent" expression.

Xia Yan smiled helplessly, but didn't seem to have any intention of saying anything.

The person who gets along best with Shuppetto is Tokigumo. Shuppetto is usually introverted, and only Tokigumo can make it smile.

He waved.

Pokkigu immediately came obediently to his side.

Xia Yan held Tokigu in his arms and gently rubbed its soft wings on its back, which was the most comfortable place for Tokigu.

“Cha-ke-yi—”

Pokkigu immediately groaned in pleasure, wriggling on his lap.

"how do you feel?"