I caught a Pokémon

Are you training your lower body attacks?

Xia You shook her head helplessly.

Tengshu, you really are a strong-willed person...

Even if you lose, you should at least find a way to save face.

However, this is understandable. Today, Fujiki suffered a crushing defeat. Two challengers came to his door, and he fielded his main force in all four battles, but ended up losing every single one. He didn't win a single match, which made him lose face in front of these dojo girls. If he doesn't make up for it in some way, these girls will probably look down on him!

Too lazy to argue with him, Xia You took out a Poké Ball and recalled Tyranitar.

In Tengshu's eyes, since Xia You did not refute, it undoubtedly meant that the man had tacitly agreed with his words.

It seems he did indeed do some research on his lineup before taking on the challenge!

This made him feel a little better.

As he approached Xia You, Teng Shu handed her the badge that he had just tried to give her but which Cai Dou had refused.

"This is my boxing badge, please accept it."

As he spoke, he kept his eyes on Xia You, afraid that this man, like the woman from before, was just there to train and not to challenge the dojo, and would refuse his badge again.

Fortunately, the man accepted the badge without hesitation.

Xia You looked down and saw the boxing badge in her palm.

Just like its name suggests, the boxing badge is shaped like a boxing glove and is nothing special. It consists of two colors: a large area of ​​blue, like the main body of the boxing glove, and an orange circle at the bottom, like a protruding thumb!

After placing the badge into the badge collection box, Xia You nodded to Teng Shu, said nothing more, and turned to walk out of the gym.

Seeing this, Xiaoxia and Caidou in the audience also stood up and joined him, and then left the dojo together.

As the three left, Teng Shu breathed a long sigh of relief.

It's finally over...

Those were truly some grueling matches...

Although it was only morning, after playing two games, he felt completely drained, and even his mood became much more depressed.

Well, never mind, I'll go treat my Pokémon first, and then go surfing and relax!

The only regret is that in the end I never found out the woman's name or got her contact information.

what a pity.

However, he was also easygoing; his disappointment came and went quickly, and in the blink of an eye, he had completely forgotten about it.

Have fun, enjoy yourself, life goes on as usual.

"Girls, the weather's so nice, let's go surfing!"

He turned around, intending to invite the girls from the dojo to relax at the beach, but unexpectedly saw them gathered together, all looking at one of their phone screens, chattering about something!

With a raised eyebrow and a bright smile on his face, he walked towards them.

What are you looking at?

Looking up at the vine tree, the girl holding the phone excitedly exclaimed, "Ah Shu, come quick! We know who that man was!"

"What?" Fujiki was taken aback. Wasn't that man just an ordinary challenger?

Thinking of this, he had an idea and quickly walked over.

Before they even got close, the girl said again, "I was wondering why he seemed familiar. I just looked him up and found out he's no ordinary person!"

Not an ordinary person?

Teng Shu became even more curious. He went to the girl's side and looked at the phone screen. He saw that an award ceremony video was playing on the screen, and the man standing on the podium in the video was the same man who had just fought against him!

Then look at the title—"Congratulations to Xia You for winning your second Pokémon Tournament championship!!"

what! ?

Pokémon Tournament Champion?

A second one?

He rubbed his eyes in disbelief, looked closely, and realized he wasn't mistaken. The man smiling broadly in the video was indeed the challenger from before!

He's a champion in two regions?!

I didn't even notice!

No wonder that Tyranitar was so powerful!

Then she realized that she had just made an excuse, saying that he had studied her before the challenge, and her face immediately turned red.

A two-time regional champion must be extremely strong; there's no need for him to go through special research just to challenge a gym.

Fortunately, the girls around her weren't paying attention to this; they were all praising Xia You's skill and didn't realize how inappropriate it was that she had just created an excuse for herself.

But the praise he heard immediately made him jealous!

You should know that this kind of admiring gaze used to belong to him!

……

After leaving the Martial Arts Dojo, Xia You, Xiaoxia, and Caidou followed the path they had walked many times before and arrived at the outskirts of Martial Arts Town.

After completing their gym challenge, they now faced the prospect of parting ways.

Looking at Cai Dou, Xia You asked curiously, "Where are you going next?"

Without hesitation, Ayaka said, "There are other famous Fighting trainers in Hoenn. I'm going to visit them. After I've finished challenging them all, I'll head to other regions."

"I understand." Xia You nodded. "Then I hope we'll meet again someday."

The group wasn't very close, so after exchanging contact information, they simply said goodbye and watched Cai Dou leave first.

While they were exchanging contact information, Xiaoxia was secretly observing their expressions.

Fortunately, neither of them showed any unusual expression, which relieved her.

After Cai Dou left, Xia You and Xiao Xia returned to Dewford Town. They first went to the Pokémon Center to have Nurse Joy treat the injuries of Combusken and Tyranitar. They then had lunch there before setting off again for the port of Dewford Town.

After challenging the Fighting Gym, Xia You has obtained four badges: Rock from the Kanazon Gym, Flame from the Cactus Gym, Electricity from the Mauville Gym, and Boxing from the Fighting Gym.

We are halfway to collecting all eight badges.

If he gets four more, he can participate in the Rainbow Tournament!

Once they boarded the passenger ship back to the mainland, the two sat on the deck, enjoying the sea breeze and gazing at the azure ocean. Xiaoxia then asked, "Where are we going next?"

Xia You took out the map and studied it carefully.

"Let's go to Petalburg Gym. I've been there before, but Mr. Senri had to go out, so I missed the gym battle. Besides, Fighting Town isn't far from there, so it's the perfect place to go!"

"Mr. Qianli must be Xiaoyao's father, right?" Xiaoxia nodded. "I really don't know what kind of person he is."

Xia You gazed into the distance: "He is a person born for Pokémon, a serious, meticulous, and popular person, but most importantly, he is a powerful man!"

……

After sailing at sea for half a day, Xia You and Xiaoxia set foot on the Hoenn continent again in the evening.

Although they are both Hoenn, the islands and the mainland give people a different feeling.

Only by setting foot here can one truly feel at ease.

The journey was tedious and boring. After disembarking in the port city, the two did not rush their journey but instead stayed at a hotel there for the night.

It's worth mentioning that because they arrived late, the hotel happened to have only one room left, so Xia You and Xiao Xia had to stay together. When checking in, Xia You had to explain for a long time, enduring the shocked look of the receptionist, and was finally allowed to check in with Xiao Xia after being scrutinized by the lobby manager.

This is one of the inconveniences of traveling with minors...

If possible, he would rather stay at a Pokémon Center or a guesthouse than come to a place like this.

Even as the two of them got into the elevator, and the doors were closing, Xia You, holding her room key, saw the receptionist and the lobby manager staring at her with the look of utter disbelief...

Oh well, I'll get used to it eventually...

Silent all night.

The next morning, Xia You barely ate any breakfast before fleeing with Xiao Xia, heading straight for Orange City.

This left Xiaoxia completely bewildered, and it also showed that although she was much more mature in her thinking and temperament than her peers, there were still some things she didn't understand.

Because it is relatively close to Wakaba Town, the road to Petalburg City is filled with a large number of trainers who have just set off.

In order to train his Pokémon, Xia You accepted any challenge he had. Using his three Pokémon—Eevee, Combusken, and MetalGreymon—he rampaged through the ranks, sweeping away novice trainers. When he arrived at the outskirts of Petalburg City, he won seventeen battles in a single, undefeated victory!

This made Xiaoxia laugh out loud.

"Brother Xia You, why are you competing with those newcomers? Didn't you see how desperate they looked after you defeated them? I'm afraid it will take some of them a long time to recover from the defeat after fighting you."

"What do you know?" Xia You shrugged and rolled her eyes at her. "Although I've been traveling for a long time, my three Pokémon are still relatively new. Since they're all beginners, it's reasonable for me to spar with them and hone my Pokémon skills, right?"

"Yes, yes, yes...you're right." Xiaoxia covered her mouth and chuckled. "But aren't you afraid that other people will find out about this? Luckily, those people don't know your name. If it got out, there would definitely be some explosive news like 'Shocking! Tournament champion brutally crushes newbie in the starting area!'"

Xia You gave Xiaoxia a sharp rap on the head, laughed heartily, and stepped into Orange City with satisfaction.

But just then, his phone rang.

He picked up the phone and discovered that it was Kuroda, the secretary from Devon Corporation whom he had once saved, calling!

Ok?

Xia You felt very strange. Why would he call her out of the blue?

He knew something must have happened, otherwise, someone who was destined to have little contact with him in the future wouldn't have contacted him at this time.

Thinking of this, he immediately answered the phone.

"Hello? Mr. Xia You, are you still in Hoenn?"

"Of course, I'm near Orange City. Is there anything I can help you with?"

Upon hearing that Xia You was not far from the Devon Corporation headquarters, Kuroda on the other end of the phone visibly breathed a sigh of relief and immediately got to the point: "That's great! If it's convenient, could you come to Kanaz City? President Zvoich has a very important matter he'd like to ask you!"

Chapter 662 Target: Deoxys!

On a flat grassy area outside Orange City, Xia You and Xiao Xia sat quietly on a rock, waiting.

After receiving Kuroda's call, and looking at Petalburg City so close by, Xia You ultimately decided to give up the opportunity to immediately challenge the gym.

Anyway, the dojo and Senri are right there, we can go anytime. He's not going anywhere. Let's deal with Zvoich's matter first.

I just don't know what happened that made them so anxious to find me.

Kuroda didn't reveal any information on the phone, only saying that he would send someone to pick them up immediately, making it so mysterious, which made Xia You and Xiaoxia even more curious.

Rumble...

Just over twenty minutes later, the roar of a propeller came from the sky. The two looked up and saw a medium-sized helicopter slowly landing there.

Will they pick us up by helicopter?

Xia You originally thought it would be a car or something, but she didn't expect that Devon Corporation would send a helicopter!

While marveling at the financial power of Devon Corporation, Xia You became even more curious about Zivqi's request.

……

The Devon Corporation headquarters building in Kanaz.

When Xia You and Xiao Xia landed on the rooftop helipad from the helicopter, they immediately spotted Kuroda waiting there.

It's been so long since I last saw him, but Kuroda is still the same as ever, dressed in a suit and tie, without any changes.

“Mr. Xia You.” Kuroda’s gaze swept over Xia, and he gestured for her to follow him. “President Zvuch is waiting for you. Please come with me.”

Xia You nodded to him, didn't ask any more questions, and followed Kuroda towards the elevator.

Xiaoxia lagged behind him by one step, taking one last look at the view from the rooftop before hurrying to catch up. In her heart, she couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

As expected of Brother Xia You, he actually knows the president of such a big company and was even respectfully invited here by helicopter. He's really amazing!

Indeed, traveling with Ash is a completely different experience!

The elevator went straight down to the 15th floor. Because she had visited before, Xia You knew that Zvoich's office was not here. On the contrary, this was the research area with the most stringent security!

Compared to last time, it was clear that security in this area had been strengthened. Patrol personnel with Pokémon were seen passing by from time to time, and there were also cameras and blast doors. When these team members saw Secretary Kuroda enter with a man and a woman, they couldn't help but glance at them curiously.

"Looks pretty good." Xia You smiled at Kuroda in front of her. "It finally looks a bit more heavily guarded."