Why would you need a girlfriend when you have Pokémon?

"Well, now, I'm in Fighting Town. I've already won two badges~"

Lowe gestured to the two badges on his collar, and sure enough, his mother clapped her hands happily, "Great, great. But if it was Lowe, it would have been easy~"

The woman in the picture puffed out her chest with pride. She was clearly in her early thirties, but she still looked like the mother of a young girl in her twenties, with a proud smile on her face...

How should I put it? It's a blessing that she is so confident in her son. But it's also natural. After all, he is her son. As a mother, such unreasonable confidence does not seem strange.

"By the way, mom hasn't seen the evolved Masked Meow yet, right? There are new friends, let's all come and say hello~"

Lowe called out, and the masked cat impatiently squeezed into the picture, face to face with Lowe, and waved its cat paw to Lowe's mother.

The mother responded in surprise, "Oh, you've become so beautiful~ That's great. My good-for-nothing son, please take care of him~"

Lowe's mother smiled and shook her fingers as she spoke. Without hesitation, Masked Cat opened her arms and hugged Lowe's neck tightly, not hiding the intimacy between them.

On the other side, Kirlia quickly leaned her head over from the other side so that her mother could see her appearance.

"Yes, a new friend~ Haha, he's also a very cute child. He must get along well with Lowe~"

“…cough cough”

After all, she is his biological mother and she knows her son's temper very well. This kid couldn't walk when he saw Pokémon since he came out of the womb. He is exactly like his father. With such cute Pokémon, it is easy to guess that Lowe must love them very much.

On the other side, Ibrahimovic climbed onto Lowe's thighs and stuck his little head out from Lowe's chest.

As a star Pokémon in the Pokémon world, Eevee's popularity is needless to say. Lowe's mother immediately spoke in surprise after taking a look at it.

"It's Ibrahimovic, he's really cute~ Have you thought about how to train this child?"

"Well, this child's situation is a little special. Maybe the ordinary method won't work. Anyway..."

Afterwards, Lowe explained to his mother the key points of his experiences during that period.

I wasn’t away from home for very long, but I encountered so many things in succession. I can only say that it was truly a “big adventure”.

"I see. Luo Wei has encountered a lot of things. Well, these are all good things. He is growing up to be a handsome man."

I can only say that in the eyes of a mother, her son is probably the most handsome man besides her husband...

"Haha, of course, I am your son~"

"So, are you planning to go to Kaina City next? If so, you can go to the Kaina City Grand Contest if you have the chance~"

"Ah, speaking of which..."

At this point, Lowe immediately remembered that his mother was also a trainer, but she was not specialized in Pokémon battles, but a trainer of the Grand Tournament...

"I'm not bragging. Mom almost won the championship in the gorgeous competition. Well, if you are interested, Luo Wei, please go and try~"

"Well, of course!"

Chapter 75: Their Current Situations

Gorgeous Contest...

...In simple terms, it is a special event prepared for those trainers and Pokémon who are "not good at fighting".

Although in terms of the competition system, it is definitely impossible to compare with the intensity of gym battles and league championships, in terms of status and identity, Pokémon battles are definitely the absolute mainstream.

But as mentioned before, although "there are no weak Pokémon, only incompetent trainers" is a politically correct statement, it cannot change the fact that there are indeed differences in talent among Pokémon.

We can't deny the existence of trainers who are not good at fighting just because of a piece of toxic chicken soup. Therefore, the Gorgeous Competition was set up.

The competition is not about fighting power, but about showing the "beauty" of Pokémon. Since everyone has a different definition of "beauty", various diverse aesthetics can be displayed as much as possible.

Even a Pokémon like Mule, which certainly does not conform to the public's aesthetic standards in most cases, can capture the attention of others by showing its unique side.

The most important point in the Grand Contest is not the solo performance of Pokémon, but "the stage created by trainers and Pokémon together"!

Therefore, trainers also have to perform on stage with Pokémon. When both sides show a tacit understanding that is amazing, even those Pokémon that are usually ignored for various reasons can show their dazzling beauty.

“It’s really interesting~”

The mother on the other side of the screen sighed with a look of "reminiscing about the glorious past", which made people laugh...

...Sister, you seem to be only in your early thirties. You are far from the age to "miss life", right?

But according to Lowe's mother, she was just a little bit away from winning the championship of a gorgeous competition.

"Oh, so mom lost in the finals? Didn't she try again after that?"

Lowe found it a little unbelievable. His mother had never mentioned these things before. However, based on Lowe's understanding of his mother's character, she had a very strong temper, otherwise she would not have attracted Qianli's attention.

Just based on his father who was known as a "tough guy", if his mother wasn't a gentle person with a strong character, she wouldn't be able to attract him at all...

In fact, when it comes to family matters, Lowe's mother is sometimes tougher than Qianli...

With such a strong character, she would never be discouraged by a single setback, so why didn't she try to continue winning the championship?

"Ahaha, actually, it was mom herself who gave up the finals, because, at that time... I had already found a more important treasure, so I never participated in the competition again. In fact, mom only made her debut... ahem, and participated in the competition for only one year~"

"...Did you just casually say a very important word?"

As for his mother, she had been a full-time housewife since Lowe was born. After all, Qianli's salary was enough to support a family of three, and the welfare in this world was good enough, so Lowe's mother didn't need to go out to work at all.

Therefore, Luo Wei really didn't know what his mother used to do...

However, it seemed that the mother had no intention of mentioning the past at all. She looked like she just wanted to be a good wife and take care of her son and husband. She was obviously enjoying her current life too, so there was no need to ask any more questions.

"Well, the gorgeous contest, I will definitely go and take a look~"

After all, Lowe is confident in the appearance of his Pokémon. Although the gorgeous competition does not only look at appearance, it also focuses on coordination and the presentation of stage effects.

But Lowe originally just wanted to go and see, thinking that if he could get a rank that would be the best, but if not, he would just treat it as an interesting experience.

After all, his main priority is definitely challenging the gym, and the glamour contest is just an extra hobby.

After hanging up the call, Lowe thought that since they had already been contacted, he might as well contact them all again.

However, Dr. Odamaki and my father seemed to be busy and the lines were always busy when I called them.

Luo Wei was absolutely confident in his father's abilities. He guessed that he was just busy with work, so after hanging up, Luo Wei called Xiaoyao's number.

"Lowe?"

Xiaoyao quickly answered the call, and her happy face appeared on the screen.

"Well, how is it, what is the harvest now?"

Xiaoyao immediately smiled and showed the three badges on her body. When Luo Wei saw them, he couldn't help but sigh, "You are really worthy of it... your speed is really amazing..."

"Haha, it's just because no one is trying their best. After that, things will gradually become difficult..."

Xiaoyao's answer was not simply out of modesty. Indeed, before the four badges, the gym leader did not use his full strength, but was just fighting.

Unless it is a gym leader like Lowe who is "specially cared for" and is in serious mode every time he meets him, ordinary trainers will never encounter such exaggerated battle difficulty.

But no matter what, being able to obtain three badges is already quite remarkable. Under normal circumstances, the limit of many trainers is this number.

There are more ordinary trainers who stop at one or two badges and cannot go any further.

If you obtain four or more badges, you are undoubtedly an elite trainer and can serve as a professional bodyguard in various situations.

Lowe was not surprised at all that Xiaoyao got three badges. He was more curious about Xiaoyao's experience along the way. After the two sides exchanged their experiences, it turned out that Xiaoyao had encountered several Ultimate Beasts and had also come into contact with the Lava Team and the Ocean Team.

"Oh, Lowe also encountered those annoying guys..."

"Well, I also fought with their cadres once. Uh, let's just say I won...right?"

After all, the opponent ran away in the end, so it’s hard to say the exact outcome, but at least the situation on the field at that time was that Lowe had the upper hand.

"I don't know what those guys want to do. Forget it. If we meet them, we should try our best to stop them. Well, Lowe has also obtained two badges. Okay, next time we meet... I must ask for their advice~"

"Well, I'm always waiting~"

After all, they were childhood sweethearts who knew each other well. After the two sides chatted for a few more words, Xiaoyao seemed to have met a trainer who came to challenge her, and she immediately went to fight with great interest.

"Come on~"

Luo Wei gave a final word of encouragement and hung up the call. Finally, Luo Wei called the fully charged number.

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Man Chong's condition is quite good. It seems that having a partner Pokémon really boosts his spirit. He is also very grateful for Lowe's help. He also gave his full blessing to Lowe's challenge to the gym.

"If possible, I would also like to travel like Lowe, haha... Sorry, I said some willful words. Anyway, I am very happy to be like this now. Please keep working hard, Lowe~"

Chapter 76: The Duties of a Father

After hanging up the call with Lowe, Manchong raised his head and looked at the seemingly empty place beside him. He immediately stretched out his hand and gently patted it. He saw a change in light and shadow, and the invisible dragon appeared.

After spending some time together, Manchong could already clearly sense the presence of the Hidden Dragon without relying on any external objects. Even if the other party was hiding very secretly, he could easily tell where the other party was.

By the standards of trainers and partner Pokémon, it's not special... After all, the basic tacit understanding between partner Pokémon and trainers is that they can understand each other even if they don't speak the same language.

However, this is based on the standards of trainers. For ordinary people, it is quite difficult to achieve this. Moreover, even for trainers, in most cases, they cannot achieve such a level of tacit understanding with the Pokémon that has just become a partner in such a short time.

As for Lowe, Masked Meow is the initial Pokémon prepared for novice trainers from the beginning. After special training, it is easier to cultivate favorability than ordinary wild Pokémon.

The situation of Lalulas is special. She has the ability of telepathy and was directly conquered by Lowe through his favorability, so it is naturally easier to develop tacit understanding with her.

Even so, the fact that Lowe was able to establish good relationships with them in such a short period of time is in itself a display of his talent and ability.

In other words, Man Chong, who was able to establish a tacit understanding with the Hidden Dragon in such a short period of time, also possessed outstanding talents.

Lowe had already felt this before. If Manchong had not been born with a genetic disease, he would definitely be qualified to become an excellent trainer.

But because of his congenital deficiency, his path was blocked from the very beginning, which was tantamount to torture for someone who loves Pokémon.

Of course, Manchong has gotten used to it. Although he was very unwilling at the beginning, subjective will cannot change objective facts after all. The reality is there, and he can do nothing about it.

Continuing to be willful will not change anything, so it is better to actively accept it and seek reconciliation... Now, he at least has his own partner Pokémon, doesn't he?