You're the only one who knows how to battle Pokémon?

Fortunately, there is no broken arm, otherwise it would be a replica of the famous scene in "Valley of the End".

"I feel your indestructible will. You are more stubborn than a donkey!"

Ji Bei was breathing heavily, and Gladion was not much better, he spoke incoherently:

"Me too. I can feel how much you care about Liliae. It's no less than mine."

Through fistfighting, they finally understood each other.

Ji Bei was no longer in a hurry and prepared to leave first. Anyway, it would not be long before the truth was revealed, and he would be killed by the plot at that time. There was no need to force Gladion.

"Then I'll go back and rest."

"Wait, don't go yet." Gladion stopped him, as if he had something important to say.

"I can't stand up anymore, help me back to the hotel where I live!"

"..." Ji Bei was silent for a few seconds, then said: "Do you think I can stand up?"

In the end, it was Werewolf and Magic Masked Cat who helped Ji Bei and Gladion, and then the two of them helped each other. With the efforts of a total of four units, they finally sent Gladion back to the hotel.

"Oh! Welcome back, why are you so embarrassed? What happened?"

The uncle at the inn asked Gladion enthusiastically, but the latter just responded politely and calmly: "Nothing happened, I just fell while walking. Thank you for your concern."

"Really? Be careful. Unfortunately, your family seems to be here to visit you. They will surely be worried when they see you like this."

"I asked him to go in and wait, you should go meet him soon!"

After hearing this, Ji Bei and Gladion became alert.

Because Gladion's whereabouts had always been secretive, Lusamine had no time to track him down, Liliae had no ability to track him down, and Morn had disappeared again.

Where did those family members come from?

"Stay alert." Gladion warned Ji Bei, and the latter nodded in understanding.

He basically remembered what was going to happen here, and was more certain than Gladion that the person coming here had bad intentions.

The two men limped into the room, which was brightly lit with incandescent lamps illuminating the entire room.

Looking around, they finally found a cunning-looking man wearing green sunglasses, with a very high hairline, sitting on the sofa.

"Zaobo!"

Chapter 21: Pat Pat Pat Pat Pat Down

Here, it was Zaob who was waiting for Gladion in the name of family.

"Welcome back, young master!" He greeted Gladion with a forced smile.

"Zaobo, it's you after all."

"Although I know you don't welcome me, your reaction is exactly what I expected, so I don't feel scared anymore."

"What brings you here?"

"I heard that Miss Liliae can no longer touch Pokémon, so please come and return 'Attribute: Empty' to me."

"The chairman also hopes that you will do so."

Zaob shamelessly borrowed Lusamine's identity and gave orders to Gladion.

"I refuse!" Gladion responded without hesitation.

He would never give Pokémon to a treacherous and irresponsible person like Zaobo.

"You took it without permission and you were so confident!"

"You lied and said you would take good care of the Silver Companion Beast, but you only put it in shackles and monitored its movements."

"How could I possibly give it to you?"

"Lurego! Umbreon!"

He commanded his Pokémon to assume a fighting stance.

In the real-life battle with Ji Bei just now, although both were a little embarrassed, the Pokémon were not injured at all and were all at full combat power.

"Do you want to resist?" Zaobo shook his head contemptuously and threw out two Poké Balls.

"Come out! Alakazam! The Dream-Inducing Tapir!"

As a trainer, Zaobo's strength is not very strong. His on-the-spot command lacks decisiveness and he can only use some crude tricks.

However, its Pokémon are all conquered and trained by relying on the power of the cadres of the "Ether Foundation", and a large amount of resources are poured into it, so it has extremely strong strength.

This is almost equivalent to the amount of resources available to Team Rocket officers.

It can be said that he relied on the "convenience of public office" to gain a lot of benefits for himself.

"Mane Rock Werewolf! Sharp Stone Attack!"

"Umbreon! Wave of Evil!"

The two Pokémon burst out with powerful Rock and Dark energies, but they are not good at indoor combat at all, and they must always be careful not to destroy the room with the power of their moves.

On the other hand, Zaobo's two Pokémon don't have this concern and can use their full strength at will.

"Alakazam! Eyes of Miracle!"

"Dream-inducing tapir! Strong mental power!"

The two Psychic-type Pokémon fought at full strength, overwhelming their opponents in an instant.

Originally, Umbreon is a Dark-type Pokémon that is completely immune to Psychic-type attacks. This is Gladion's biggest reliance for still choosing to fight in such an unfavorable situation.

However, because of the effect of "Eye of Miracle", not only does its evasion rate decrease, but it also becomes vulnerable to psychic-type skills!

If things continued like this, Gladion's defeat would only be a matter of time, but as luck would have it, his arrogant forcing Ji Bei to send him back a few minutes ago became a factor that was enough to completely reverse the situation.

"Master, it seems your resistance has come to an end!" Zaobo proudly declared his victory.

However, Gladion showed no sign of defeat at all, and he took out a "commemorative ball".

This is the Poké Ball of Ginpart, a Pokémon developed by Zaob to fight against the Ultra Beasts. He is very aware of the strength of this Pokémon and is extremely wary of it.

"I won't let you use it!"

"No, I don't need to. You seem to have forgotten that there's someone else here!"

Gladion took back the commemorative ball. He took it out just to attract Zaob's attention.

"Magic Mask, meow! Shoot it down!"

"Katie! Crunch it up!"

Even though Eyes of Miracle can allow Dark-type Pokémon to be hit by Psychic-type skills, the fact that Psychic-type Pokémon are restrained by Dark-type Pokémon is unquestionable. The Dark-type skills of the two Pokémon pose a great threat to Alakazam and Naruto.

Moreover, even if Magical Masked Cat does not trigger the characteristic of free change, it still has the bonus of evil skills.

It slapped the dream-inducing tapir with its cat claws, and the hypnotic ring in the latter's hand immediately fell to the ground.

He slapped Alakazam and his curved spoon fell to the ground.

"Oh! NO!" Zaobo shouted nervously.

He was quite familiar with the Pokémon he was using. The ring was not a formal "prop", but it was crucial to the Dream Tapir and was an important basis for its powerful superpowers.

It can be said that without this thing, the Dream Tapir’s strength would be greatly reduced!

The "Bent Soup Spoon" is a genuine attribute enhancement item. Without it, Alakazam's strength will be greatly reduced.

After all, Zaobo has no talent as a trainer and only relies on the power of Pokémon. His Pokémon are not truly powerful ones either. They are also built up with resources. As long as they lose the key "weapon", they will appear to be strong on the outside but weak on the inside!

What's more, because of the item being knocked down, the power of Magical Masked Cat's knockdown was also increased, causing great damage to these two Pokémon.

"The tables have turned, Zaobo!"

Gladion said gloatingly.

In his opinion, although Ji Bei can be quite annoying sometimes, since Lilia likes him and he has passed his review, they can be considered a family.

Since he is a family member, there is nothing wrong in borrowing his strength.

"Damn it!" Zaobo looked at Ji Bei indignantly.

"He's just a guy that the young lady kept for free, but he actually ruined my plan!"

Eating soft food?

Gladion gave Ji Bei a joking look, obviously finding this comment quite interesting.

"Don't look at it. Which gigolo has such a hard time? Even I am a gigolo!"

Ji Bei shrugged.

It was not difficult to deal with Zaob, as Magic Masked Cat's fighting style and attributes were very restraining to him. What was tiring was the fight with Gladion, as my bones were almost broken.

Now, the Dream Tapir and Alakazam have little strength left, and it's time to put an end to them.

"Catti! Crunch! Magic Masked Meow! Shadow Claw!"

"Damn it! Teleport!" Seeing that the situation was not good, Zaobo chose to run away.

Gladion gritted his teeth and said, "Damn it, you run so fast!"

Then, he looked at Ji Bei's two Pokémon with horror.

Because of the loss of their target, their bursting power had no place to vent for a while.

Magic Masked Cat is fine, its coordination ability has inherited its peak period, so it is not difficult for it to control its currently weak body.

The Kocatelli had evidently used too much force and was unable to immediately retract its strength.

If it were under normal circumstances, Magic Masked Cat would still be able to stop it, but now it can only take care of itself and naturally has no spare energy.

So, the result was very pleasing to the eye.

"boom!"

A large dog-shaped hole was knocked out in the wall.

"How terrible!" Gladion held his forehead and sighed silently.

Chapter 22 Gladion Returns Home

Even if you can't defeat it, you can just slip away. This is the tricky part about Psychic-type Pokémon.

And because it came up empty-handed, Growlithe destroyed a house again, so the title of "house destroyer" is really well deserved.

"Woo!" The Growlithe showed a look of panic and realized that he had done something wrong.

"I'm very sorry!" Ji Bei also bowed and apologized.

It's easy to demolish someone else's house, but it would be a lot of trouble to demolish someone else's rented house.

"I ran away from home. I am no longer the eldest son of the Ether Foundation. I haven't lived a life of luxury during this period."

"To put it bluntly, this has made my already poor financial situation even worse!"

He sat on the sofa beside him, holding his forehead with his hand, obviously having a severe headache.

"Why not send the bill to the Ether Foundation? After all, mother is also responsible for this matter!"

Gladion muttered to himself, apparently taking his anger out on his mother.

He only heard Zaobo say that it was Lusamine's intention, and he didn't care whether it was true or not.

"Don't do that, I'll pay it!" Ji Bei dissuaded.

This family all had their own ulterior motives and ideas, and he put a lot of effort into mediating between them. He really didn't want to see Gladion and Lusamine quarrel again.

"Don't think that I eat at your house every day. I actually have a little money, compared to the average person."

"Sorry, please!" Gladion felt a little ashamed.

However, when I thought about the fact that this guy had been staying at my house, I reluctantly accepted the fact that he had to pay.