Pokémon, you're not allowed to expel me from human form!

Luo Ke recalled the awkward dance moves from the game and, under Tian Sui's gaze that seemed to look at him as if he were an idiot, solemnly demonstrated them to her.

"Luo Ke... do you really think it's a problem because he didn't dance?"

At first, Tian Sui thought Luo Ke was joking and wanted to relieve his anxiety.

But looking at Luo Ke's serious expression, it didn't seem like he was joking at all!

"Ah."

"Oh well..."

Although Tian Sui couldn't understand dancing at all, she didn't know what the problem was anyway, so it wouldn't hurt to go along with Luo Ke's antics.

Demonstrating an action and then proving it's useless is much more efficient than explaining to him that it's impossible for it to work.

So even though he felt a little ashamed of the action, Tian Sui still followed Luo Ke's example and, after resonating with him, meticulously and rigorously replicated it.

bass--

As she completed the action, the Z-shaped bracelet she created instantly emitted a dazzling light from the Flying Z!

The power that had been dormant all along was fully activated at this moment!

If Tian Sui has a Pokémon that knows a Flying-type move, he can combine that power with the move to create a powerful Z-Move!

"Okay, that's the problem!"

Seeing that the Z-Bracelet was complete, Rocco had prepared a surprise for Eureka, and a very happy smile appeared on his face.

And Tian Sui... she was stunned!

"Is it really a problem with dancing!?"

"This shouldn't be..."

She watched the glowing flying Z and kept muttering various theories and data, but the results didn't lie. So when she took off the Z bracelet, she finally huddled in the corner, drawing circles on the ground with her finger while saying, "Science is dead!"

"Alright, Tiansui, it's a success after all. Now that the result has been achieved, we can analyze any parts you don't understand later."

"Although I don't know why this works, it certainly isn't without reason; at most, the reason is just a little strange."

"Correct."

Tian Sui sighed and slowly stood up.

The fatigue from staying up all night made her vision blurry, but she was used to this feeling and didn't care at all, even yawning in the process.

"In short, the product is finished, so the next step is to consider applying for funding from the alliance."

Luo Ke was puzzled when he heard Tian Sui say that.

"Is this something that needs special consideration? Can't we just report the results?"

"Of course not!"

Tian Sui shook his head.

“If you just take the materials and report them directly, then no matter how exaggerated you write in the report, the alliance will not have a concrete understanding. In this case, even if they conduct experiments themselves, they will not do any particularly exaggerated experiments, but will just verify the effect slightly.”

"So doing this might result in the alliance approving a very conservative amount of funding for you. While increasing it tenfold is not a small amount, the losses would also increase tenfold."

"So before reporting to the alliance, we should try to promote the Z-band and create some effects so that the alliance thinks it is very powerful. That way, they will give us more money."

When he said these words, Tian Sui displayed the skill that only a veteran researcher would have.

Luo Ke was completely unaware of this, so even though he was not short of money, he did not refute Tian Sui's words, but simply went along with them.

"In that case, I do have some ideas—I originally wanted to create the Z-Bracelet for Eureka, who is the strongest player of this era."

"She's challenging for the North American championship, but she's never beaten her, so if Eureka defeats her with a Z-Move, that would be the best publicity."

"At that time, this force may be able to tear apart the Champion's tactics. Then even the Champions and the Champions will have to consider the Z-Move and update their original tactics, thus maximizing their influence."

Upon hearing Luo Ke's words, Tian Sui nodded.

"Indeed. But this battle won't happen for now. Before that, we have a better target in Wan City that can warm up for this battle."

Since Xiangwan City is where Ghost-type Elite Four members reside, Luo Ke immediately understood Tian Sui's goal when she said that.

"You mean I should challenge the Ghostly Gym and win using Z-Moves?"

"Correct."

At this moment, Tian Sui smiled and fully expressed his thoughts.

"That old woman is still the queen of our region. If she loses a match badly, it will definitely cause a stir. And since it's a gym battle, some people will definitely think that she didn't go all out. In this situation, the two sides with different opinions will argue for a while, and then the popularity of the Z-Bracelet will rise."

"When the championship challenge breaks out again, as long as the strongest player wins, the Z-Bracelet will immediately be taken seriously by the league."

Upon hearing Tian Sui say this, Luo Ke's eyes lit up, and he nodded with a smile.

Completely unaware of the pressures facing the alliance, both sides quickly reached a consensus on what they considered a reasonable solution.

"Okay, let's do it!"

"I'll... no, wait until I finish lunch, then I'll challenge the Ghostly Gym this afternoon!"

......

10. She definitely poisoned him!

According to Tian Sui, challenging the Ghostly Gym is a serious matter and should not be taken lightly.

Even with her powerful Z-Move, and because the old woman won't go all out due to the gym battle, she's still a tough opponent.

"I've seen that old woman make a move."

"The tactics she used in the gym battle were more ancient than classic. They were tactics that trainers using Ghost-type Pokémon used thousands of years ago during the Kingdom era."

"The structure itself is extremely simple. As long as you understand Ghost-type Pokémon, there is nothing that is difficult to understand. But some things are like this: the simpler they are, the more 'resilient' they are, and the easier they are to achieve. If used properly, they are absolutely difficult to break."

"This is the Spirit Mist Tactics."

Hearing Tian Sui speak like that, Luo Ke became puzzled.

"That's not right. The route I took was supposed to be suitable for beginners. The first stop is Hachiping, and the second stop is Xiangwan—if this Ghostly Gym is really that difficult to conquer, then it shouldn't be the second gym to challenge."

Although Luo Ke asked questions, he didn't inquire about anything related to the Spirit Mist Tactics, which already made Tian Sui feel his confidence.

Therefore, Tian Sui stopped talking about the Spirit Mist tactic and continued speaking along with Luo Ke's words.

"So, Rocco, let me ask you, what do you think is particularly important to a trainer besides tactics?"

"Hmm... the strength of an elf."

"That's true, the strength of the Pokémon is indeed important, but I'm talking about the trainer, so think about it again."

"Hmm... the trainer's strength."

Seeing Luo Ke with his arms crossed and answering him seriously, and thinking about Luo Ke's abnormal physical abilities, Tian Sui felt that the strength he was talking about was something from another dimension.

but...

"You're right—although I'm not sure which one you're referring to, for all trainers in the world except you, their physical abilities are nowhere near those of Pokémon. So, a trainer's strength isn't about punching or kicking, but rather what they can do in battle almost exclusively: command."

"You'll understand once you've met more trainers. Nowadays, there are two main styles of trainers: the tactical style and the command style."

"The former will use complex tactics to establish an advantage through the ingenuity of tactics. For example, if you follow this route, the fourth gym you need to fight is the Grass Gym. The gym leader here is also the Grass-type Elite Four member of the China region. He is a tactical trainer."

"The latter generally use simple tactics; they mainly focus on commanding the elves."

"That old woman is a typical Commander-style trainer."

"The reason why the Ghostly Gym is placed second is to allow many new trainers to get stuck here, practice their command skills, and then get stuck for a while when they reach the fourth gym, so that they can further improve their tactical skills."

"Having two superstars providing guidance in the early stages makes it a perfect fit for newcomers."

"I see."

Luo Ke nodded slightly, and then stopped talking about these things altogether.

As Tian Sui looked at the eerie dojo that had come into view, he sighed slightly.

She didn't understand Rocco's abilities as a trainer.

If Rocco were to take the field herself, she wouldn't be worried at all if she didn't fight a Ghost-type gym but instead faced a gym of another type.

But the old woman mainly used Ghost-type moves, and Rocco wasn't even using his own moves, which made Tian Sui start to worry about something.

That is...

He won't suffer a crushing defeat to that old woman despite having the double advantage of Z-Move and gym battle, will he?

...

The Ghostly Gym is actually a castle left over from the era of the various kingdoms.

After undergoing many modifications and modernizations during the League era, it finally came to be what it is today.

Therefore, compared to the Dark Continent Gym, there are more people at the Dark City Gym.

Ninety percent of the visitors come to tour the castle section, which reportedly offers many unique entertainment options.

If Roco hadn't come with Tian Sui, he might have gone to play those activities with Victini and the others first.

As for challenging the gym... is that in a hurry?

However, since he came with Tian Sui, who should have been resting, he stayed up until now just to watch this gym battle. So Luo Ke accepted the tour guide given by the staff of the Ghostly Gym and planned to bring Victini and the others to experience local entertainment later.

At this point, he simply told the staff about challenging the gym, and then followed the guide down to the underground.

"It suddenly became deserted."

Compared to the hustle and bustle above ground, the underground is quite quiet and dark due to better sound insulation and other factors.

There are actually fewer members active here than at the Black Continent Gym, only a few here and there. You don't need to queue to challenge the gyms, so most of the time you can just go and challenge them directly.

So, wearing a mask and disguised, Tian Sui walked into the audience seats, while Luo Ke walked towards the only brightly lit, huge arena.

When he climbed onto the trainer's platform, he saw a black shadow quickly climb up from below the opposite platform.

With a 'hehehe' laugh, the black shadow emerged from the ground—ultimately pushing out a 'child' who was about 1.4 meters tall, wearing baggy clothes and a witch's hat on his head.

Roc looked across at the other side, then at the height of the railing on the trainer's platform...

Hmm, I can already picture what it would look like if the other person had something under their feet.

While he was lost in thought, the girl wearing the witch's hat had already put her hands on her hips, tilted her head back, and started to speak.

"Challenger, you..."

Bai Youyou was about to say something, but when she saw the challenger standing opposite her, the words she was about to say got stuck in her throat.

To explain why...

Isn't that Luo Ke?

Although she didn't do anything undercover out of respect for Eureka, she had still seen Rocco's photos.

During this period, Luo Ke was on her mind the whole time, so there was no reason why she wouldn't recognize him.

Under these circumstances, Bai Youyou could no longer maintain her smug expression, and she couldn't bring herself to say those lines that she thought were 'cool'.

Finally, she blinked her big eyes and gave a somewhat embarrassed smile.

"Um... challenger, nice to meet you. My name is Bai Youyou—staff member, please bring him a chair, some water and fruit or something!"

"Don't rush into the challenge, have some fruit first. It's a specialty of our evening market, very sweet!"

Since this was the first time Luo Ke had met Bai Youyou and he didn't know her before, even though he felt the atmosphere was a bit off, he couldn't say anything because she was being so polite.

Meanwhile, Tian Sui, sitting in the audience, was staring so hard his eyes were practically popping out of their sockets!

She had known this mean old woman for a long time, so her first thought was probably, "This old woman has been possessed?"

Then, seeing the staff giving Luo Ke a lot of fruit at a loss, she recalled the old woman's personality, took off her mask, and roared at Luo Ke.

"Don't eat it! She must have poisoned the fruit!"

......

11. Oh no, he absolutely believes it!

Bai Youyou is someone who easily leaves an impression on others.