Bottom-tier trainers in the Pokémon world

First, he saw Xia Yan in front of him, then he saw the worried Beedrill beside him, and finally he turned around to take in the whole scene of the room.

ka ka ka-

Finally, seemingly having determined its surroundings, the tiny sprite inside the egg exerted one last effort, and with a series of cracking sounds, the egg finally opened up with a huge gap.

The elf inside also crawled out little by little through the opening.

The moment it appeared, everything floating in the room lost its superpowers and fell to the ground.

Amidst a cacophony of shattering sounds, the tiny sprite finally came into Xia Yan's view.

It is entirely yellow, with a head shaped like a fox, a pointed nose, two pale yellow ears on its head, brown leather-like skin from its neck to its chest, shoulder guards, three fingers on each hand and foot, and a brown ring at the end of its long tail.

Casey!

It seemed to be in good spirits, its small eyes were squinting, and it was impossible to tell whether that was because its eyes were small or because that was its natural shape.

Even though he didn't open his eyes, Xia Yan could feel that Casey's gaze seemed to be on him, and he raised his hands.

"Welcome to this world, little one."

Xia Yan gently picked up little Casey.

Newly born elves are in their earliest growth stage and have virtually no combat ability.

Only elves that have passed their growth stage can be considered true elves; otherwise, their fragility is not much different from that of humans.

"Kashi!"

Casey seemed to really like Xia Yan. As soon as she was picked up, she clung tightly to Xia Yan's chest, just like a yellow koala.

"Speaking of which..."

Xia Yan grabbed Casey's tail with his other hand.

"Hiss?" Beedrill had a bad feeling when it saw Xia Yan's actions.

"This is also the first time I've seen a Pokémon hatch. It seems that, apart from some special Pokémon like Nidoran and Nidoran, whose genders can be identified at birth, other Pokémon seem to..."

Then Beedrill watched as Xia Yan solemnly picked up Casey by the tail and turned her upside down.

Beedrill: "......"

"Ke Xi?"

Casey's small face was full of confusion. She didn't know what Xia Yan was doing. She just felt a little cold in her lower body.

"Oh, it's a kid." Xia Yan said, looking as if he had just realized something.

"Speaking of which..."

Xia Yan put Casey back on his chest and turned to look at Beedrill.

This sight made the Beedrill shudder.

"Hiss!!"

An extremely serious and rough tone.

"Just kidding." Xia Yan waved his hand with a smile.

"Hiss—" Beedrill let out a long sigh.

Take a bottle of specially prepared Moo Moo milk from the drawer and place it on the table. Upon smelling the milk, Casey's eyes actually opened a crack, her little nose twitched, and her tail wagged back and forth.

Put Casey on the table and gently stroke her head.

He said it casually.

"I already confirmed it."

Beedrill's expression froze, and it turned its head stiffly.

Beedrill: "???"

"Hahahaha—" Xia Yan burst into laughter.

Sometimes, joking around with your spirit or making fun of it is much better than being constantly on edge.

"Mother......"

Suddenly, a very young and immature voice rang in Xia Yan's mind.

Looking down, I saw the superpowers covering Casey's body.

"Telepathy?" Xia Yan was somewhat taken aback.

"Kexi..." Perhaps feeling that Xia Yan hadn't heard her, Casey called out again in a soft, ethereal voice, quite like a cute little boy.

Mother?

Xia Yan's eye twitched upon hearing this address.

"Hiss! His ...

As it turns out, those who laugh at others will eventually be ridiculed themselves.

Just as Beedrill was having a good time, Casey raised her little hand.

He waved towards an empty corner of the room.

"Ke Xi?" (Do you want some?)

Noticing its movement, Xia Yan and Unicorn Beetle simultaneously composed themselves.

anyone?

Chapter Nine Gathering

Xia Yan's expression changed.

There was someone else in the room?

Then, in that empty corner, accompanied by the emergence of black, misty fog, a black sphere slowly floated out of the wall, surrounded by purple glowing smoke.

Two cunning eyes fell on the Moo Moo Milk in front of Casey, and she couldn't resist sticking out her tongue to lick it.

Gastly?

Xia Yan was stunned when he saw the elf.

"Jie!"

Gastly reacted to Xia Yan's voice, and because of the lure of Moo Moo Milk and Casey's greeting, it involuntarily floated out of the wall.

He then retreated behind the wall, slightly flustered.

"Beedrill, stop it!" Xia Yan said in a deep voice.

Gastly, a Ghost-type and Poison-type gas sprite, can go anywhere it wants.

Moreover, Gastly is not a common Pokémon, and Ghost-type Pokémon, like Psychic-type Pokémon, have their own unique characteristics.

Xia Yan did not deny that he had the urge to capture Gastly the moment he saw it.

"Hiss!"

Beedrill instantly understood, spitting out an electric net that enveloped Gastly.

Another major characteristic of Ghost-type Pokémon is that they are immune to Normal and Fighting-type attacks, making them immune to moves of both types—a unique feature among all Pokémon types.

"Jie!"

Gastly made a strange cry and then quickly disappeared into the wall, causing Beedrill's electric net to miss its target.

"It escaped? Casey, can you still find its trail?"

Xia Yan looked at Casey, who was holding a bottle of Moo Moo Milk and sipping it slowly. Her body was not much bigger than the bottle of Moo Moo Milk, and she didn't seem to drink very fast. Before he knew it, she had finished the whole bottle of Moo Moo Milk.

It was Casey who discovered Gastly's whereabouts before; otherwise, he would never have imagined that a Ghost-type Pokémon would be hiding in this house.

"Burp~~" Casey let out a satisfying burp, wiped her mouth with her little hand as if she hadn't had enough, tilted her head in confusion, and raised her little hand, "Hiss—"

Xia Yan narrowed his eyes.

Sure enough, Casey displayed talent far exceeding that of ordinary Psychic-type Pokémon right after its birth; it's just unclear whether this is a good thing...

While thinking this, his hands kept moving. He put away the two elves outside the yard and picked up Casey.

"Beedrill, let's go!"

"Hiss!"

They left the house immediately and, following Casey's directions, chased after Gastly.

If it were a Gastly without a trainer, Xia Yan wouldn't mind catching it. Although with his current resources, it would be a bit of a stretch to train three Pokémon, the convenience that Ghost-type Pokémon can provide to trainers is simply too great.

If this Gastly has a trainer, then its appearance here is quite intriguing.

Regardless of the outcome, it's essential to go after them and see what happens.

Otherwise, if someone were to target him right after he had just rented the house, it would make Xia Yan very uneasy.

I chased after them for a while.

Casey told Xia Yan that Gastly had entered a house, and when he looked up, he was stunned to find that it was a bar.

The neon signs for "Challenger Bar" stood out prominently in the dark environment.

Outside a heavy metal door stood two muscular men with their arms crossed.

A bar located in such a remote place?

After a slight hesitation, Xia Yan put away the Beedrill and walked towards the door.

The two burly men sized him up but did not stop him from pushing open the door. However, when they heard the noise and clinking of glasses coming from inside as the door opened, their Adam's apple bobbed involuntarily.

It was peak time for the bar, and although the bar was in a remote location, it didn't seem to affect the noise.

Pushing open the door, before even entering, Xia Yan felt a wave of heat hit him, smelled the strong aroma of various kinds of wine, and heard a cacophony of noise.

The bustling scene contrasted sharply with the desolation outside.

Xia Yan's arrival did not attract much attention, and they continued to enjoy their life of debauchery.

Casey, hiding inside his clothes, pointed to a private room in the bar.