Bottom-tier trainers in the Pokémon world

"But I don't like owing favors, so I bought it," Daigo added before getting into the car.

Xia Yan: "..."

You shouldn't have asked.

After standing there for a while, I got on the bus at Daigo's urging.

This was a special business vehicle with single seats facing each other in the back. When Xia Yan got in, he found that there was already someone sitting in the car.

With long golden hair, a black fitted trench coat, and a delicate and pretty face, she silently propped her head up and gazed at the bustling golden city outside the window.

"This... should I just give up?" Xia Yan looked at the two people in the car with a stiff expression, each sitting face to face in a separate seat.

He knew the girl in the car very well.

Isn't this Cynthia, the future champion of the Sinnoh region and the "first wife" of many Pokémon fans?

He truly hadn't expected that Daigo's trip to Saffron City would be for Cynthia.

He thought it was at most Mikoli.

"Get in the car," Cynthia said, glancing at Xia Yan indifferently.

"..."

Xia Yan obediently got into the car and sat in the single seat next to Daigo.

Fortunately, he had undergone numerous tests by thousands of famous female action actresses from a certain country in his previous life, and did not behave too outrageously.

They're all champions, so why does Cynthia's aura seem so much stronger than Lance and Daigo's?

I don't know if it's just my imagination.

"Xia Yan, let me introduce you. This is Cynthia, from Sinnoh Town in the Sinnoh region. She is a very powerful trainer."

Daigo smiled and introduced Xia Yan, then turned to Cynthia and said, "Cynthia, this is Xia Yan. His Beedrill is very strong. I just witnessed him defeat six opponents in a row."

"Beedrill?" Cynthia raised an eyebrow, somewhat surprised.

It's not that Cynthia looks down on Beedrill, it's just that there aren't many trainers who have become famous using Beedrill.

A Beedrill that can earn Daigo's praise must be extraordinary.

Xia Yan nodded, not continuing the topic of Beedrill, but simply said, "I apologize for my rudeness earlier. I really didn't expect that two trainers with such high online popularity would appear here."

The most popular video online right now is the battle video between Daigo and Cynthia.

"You don't know?" Daigo asked, puzzled.

Xia Yan was stunned.

"Know what?"

"The Ice-type Elite Four member, Luffy, and the Ghost-type Elite Four member, Agatha Christie, from the Kanto region will soon hold an Elite Four exhibition match in Saffron City," Cynthia added.

Uncle Liu and Juzi?

A performance match by the King of Pop?

Seeing Xia Yan's expression, the two guessed that he probably didn't know.

"It seems to be the final battle for the Ice-type Elite Four member, Luffy. After this battle, Luffy will step down from his position as Elite Four member and return to Kaji Town in Johto to become the Gym Leader," Steven explained.

"So, you came to Golden City for this King of Kings exhibition match?"

"Yes."

No wonder.

How come a future champion from the Hoenn region and a future champion from the Sinnoh region both ended up in Saffron City?

The Elite Four exhibition match can indeed teach many trainers something.

just.

Why come to Golden City?

Isn't the Alliance headquarters at the foot of Silver Mountain good enough?

"So, where exactly do you want to go? And is this car even going to move?"

Xia Yan was surprised to find that the car hadn't moved at all during the three of them's conversation.

He thought it was because the car had good performance and he couldn't feel it when starting.

When I turned around, I saw that it was still parked in the same spot.

Daigo looked at Cynthia and gave a gentlemanly bow. "It's up to you, madam."

Cynthia's expression remained unchanged.

"Well..."

Five minutes have passed.

ten minutes.

Daigo: "..."

Xia Yan: "..."

"Does it take you this long to think about it?" Xia Yan's forehead creased with annoyance.

Time is precious, you know? Ten minutes is enough for a Beedrill to do a round of training.

"Let me think about it some more..."

At this moment, Xia Yan finally remembered that Cynthia in the original work seemed to suffer from decision-making difficulties.

Letting her make the decision is a complete lapse of judgment on his part, and Daigo's decision is truly out of his mind.

Taking a deep breath, Xia Yan was about to recommend a famous tourist attraction in Golden City when Daigo said, "How about we go to your house?"

Xia Yan: "???"

She looked at him in surprise.

“Aren’t you still training? I’m a little curious about how you train Beedrill,” Daigo explained.

Cynthia breathed a sigh of relief and nodded, saying, "I also want to see just how good the Beedrill Daigo described is."

...

...

that's it.

The car eventually stopped in front of the old villa that Xia Yan had rented.

Did he spend money to train the Pokémon?

Xia Yan said he would like to trouble such a wealthy person to give him another dozen.

"Is this your home?"

"It's rented." Xia Yan got out of the car first, opened the door and added, "The rent is due soon."

Cynthia and Daigo walked past him expressionlessly.

He didn't understand his hint.

Xia Yan pouted.

The old villa had no special decorations and was generally quite ordinary.

"Please find a place to sit. There are drinks in the fridge."

He left the two of them in the living room and went to the backyard.

After living there for a period of time, he had transformed the spacious backyard into a suitable training ground.

He summoned Beedrill and pulled Casey out of the inner pocket of his clothes.

"Ke Xi?"

Have you eaten yet?

The little guy was half asleep, rubbing his sleepy eyes, looking like he hadn't had enough sleep.

"Casey?"

Daigo and Cynthia were clearly restless in the living room when they saw Little Casey being dragged out by Natsuhiko.

Xia Yan might have to be a little more discreet with others, since Abra is a relatively rare Pokémon, especially one that is still in its growth stage. Abra that doesn't need to be touched and can use Teleport to escape is even more precious.

But to the two of them, Casey was just an ordinary elf.

There's absolutely no need to hide it.

Cynthia's gaze then fell upon Beedrill, which even Steven had praised.

She lowered her eyelids silently.

A firm, confident gaze, a full and powerful body, sharp, smooth spikes, and wings with some peculiar golden patterns on its back.

They have indeed been trained to be quite excellent.

so......

"Xia Yan, how about a Pokémon battle?" Cynthia brushed a stray strand of hair behind her ear.

Xia Yan: "..."

So you future champions all enjoy battling before you become champions, right?

"I'm not coming."

Achievement Completed: Reject the Championship, Blow a Blow!

Chapter Thirty: My eyes were definitely open!

Cynthia looked at Daigo with some surprise.

Daigo shrugged, indicating that he had just been rejected as well.

Xia Yan rolled his eyes in annoyance, too lazy to explain.