I caught a Pokémon

Ah Quan leaned against the wall in her secret warehouse, arms crossed, looking at Xia You who had suddenly come to visit, and couldn't help but tease her in a sarcastic tone.

It was already past 7 p.m., and the sky outside had darkened. The entire warehouse area was quiet, without a sound.

Xia You ignored her teasing and asked mysteriously, "I remember last time I came here, I saw that you seemed to have a convenient place here?"

Upon hearing this, A-Quan's expression changed. He covered his chest with one hand and looked at Xia You warily: "What do you want to do?! Although I knew long ago that your purpose in helping me wasn't so pure, and I knew this day would come sooner or later, I didn't expect you to be in such a hurry!!"

Xia You looked at her with a question mark on her face, and after a couple of seconds of surprise, she realized that she had misunderstood her.

"What are you dreaming about?" He rolled his eyes and said helplessly, "I'm asking if you have any private places. I have some things I don't want to be disturbed about, and I need to take care of them here."

"Treatment?" A-Quan didn't believe him at all. "You mean physical treatment, right? I was just wondering why you didn't bring that little girl who's always by your side, and why you came to our door so late. So that's what you were planning!"

Xia You sighed.

Actually, he didn't blame A-Quan for thinking so much. After all, on such a quiet night, a man hurriedly knocked on the warehouse door, and he had just drunk a glass of red wine at dinner, still smelling faintly of alcohol on his body. Moreover, he barged in without saying a word. It all seemed very unusual.

However, the more you explain this, the worse it gets, so it's best not to say anything more.

Too lazy to waste any more words with her, Xia You followed her memory from when she last entered this warehouse, passed through the indoor pool where the shark submarine was still moored, went through a partition to the inside of the warehouse, and climbed a hidden staircase that hung down to the second floor of the warehouse.

Overall, the warehouse where Ah Quan was hiding was about 160 meters long, 80 meters wide, and 7 meters high. It was generally used to store large goods and was quite inconspicuous among the dozens of similar warehouses in the dock area.

However, although it looks no different from the outside, the inside has long been transformed by A-Quan into a fully equipped secret base.

Take the second floor for example. It was built using visual effects after she compressed the space. If you look at it from the outside, you would never know that there is a second floor inside!

She transformed the entire second floor into a living area, dividing it into several different rooms, including bedrooms, bathrooms, and even a fully-equipped dining room. In addition, there was a separate, relatively spacious vacant area.

Perhaps A-Quan wanted to turn this place into some other functional area, but because she was too busy, or because she had left the Ocean Team, she didn't have the energy or ability to take care of it for the time being. In any case, it has been put on hold until now.

Xia You didn't treat herself as an outsider at all and pushed the door open and walked in.

Upon entering the room, he threw out several Poké Balls, releasing Gardevoir, Raikou, and Suicune, and then summoned Gengar from the shadows to his side.

A-Quan, who was a few steps behind when he entered the room, saw two legendary Pokémon standing in different corners as soon as he entered. At the same time, his starter Pokémon Gardevoir and the very powerful Gengar that could speak human language were also guarding him on the left and right sides, looking as if they were facing a great enemy. He immediately realized that Xia You did have something important to do in a relatively secluded place.

"Alright, I take back my joke. It seems that you left that girl behind and came here alone, so you're not here to do anything malicious to me."

joke?

Xia You glanced at her helplessly.

You were so serious just now, and now you're saying it was just a joke?

That's truly superb acting...

It just goes to show that the smarter a woman is, the better she is at lying.

"Good that you understand. Now, could you please go outside and keep watch for me in case of any unexpected situations?"

"You just want to get rid of me, don't you? No need to be so subtle." A-Quan snorted. "Even if you don't look, I know what you're up to. But let me make it clear beforehand, this place is small and not very sturdy; it can't withstand any major disturbances!"

"Don't worry." Xia You shook her head, admiring the woman's meticulousness. "I know what I'm doing, nothing will go wrong."

After taking one last look at Xia You, A-Quan turned and left the room.

After he left, Xia You took out a high-grade ball and aimed it at the center of the room.

"All Pokémon on guard are ready. The third communication with Deoxys shall now begin!"

Just like in an experiment, he calmly recounted the events to his Pokémon before pressing the Ultra Ball switch. With a flash of blue light, his Deoxys appeared in the room.

Since the last battle in the lake and the capture of Deoxys, Xia You has privately communicated with it twice.

Unfortunately, these extraterrestrial Pokémons, which are not from Earth, are very difficult to communicate with. Not only are they extremely powerful, but they also have extremely high intelligence. The only way to communicate with them is through Gardevoir's telepathy, without provoking them.

Fortunately, it was defeated head-on, so it didn't show any resistance towards its trainer.

Upon appearing, Deoxys did not make any strange moves. It simply glanced at the Pokémon with a calm gaze before finally fixing it on Xia You's face.

A small blue aurora shot out from its chest and appeared in front of Xia You.

This is why Xia You had to find a secluded place to communicate with Deoxys.

It's just too eye-catching!

In the wild, even in remote places, once the aurora appears, it's hard to miss within a radius of kilometers, so where is the privacy? Not to mention places with even larger crowds like the Pokémon Center.

Only in a closed room like this, ensuring that the aurora does not escape, can it truly be prevented from being noticed by outsiders.

It is precisely for this reason that Xia You has not been able to truly master Deoxys like other legendary Pokémon, even now that he has captured it!

Moreover, Xia You had previously tried to have Gengar translate Deoxys's words, but Deoxys spoke an alien language that Gengar couldn't understand, making normal communication impossible.

Fortunately, there's Gardevoir's telepathic ability, allowing Xia You to communicate with Deoxys more accurately and clearly through this superpower.

Nodding to Gardevoir, Gardevoir immediately placed its hand on Xia You's body.

Almost simultaneously, Xia You felt a strange sensation. Having done it many times before, he knew that he was now mentally connected with Deoxys!

"…friend……"

As soon as he connected, he sensed a lonely, desolate voice emanating from Deoxys's heart.

"Don't worry," Xia You replied in her heart. "Just like I said before, you're not the only one who landed on this planet. Our journey has only just begun. We'll definitely meet your fellow Pokémon in the future. And have you forgotten? Me and my Pokémon are now your companions and friends."

In fact, as can be seen in the theatrical version and the animation, they have always traveled alone during their long space journey. The only companions they have are the cold meteorites that are like home to them. Therefore, they especially yearn for friends, and even their journey is to find their own kind.

"...The promise..."

“That’s right, that’s our agreement.” Xia You nodded. “However, in return, you will have to fight against those powerful enemies for me from now on!”

Upon hearing Xia You mention a formidable enemy, Deoxys seemed to recall Rayquaza, the creature he had fought twice before, and a fire seemed to burn within him!

Its emotional fluctuations were quickly transmitted to Xia You's mind through telepathy.

"Calm down first..." Xia You quickly reassured her, "Don't get excited. The formidable enemy I'm referring to isn't Rayquaza, but other opponents of Rayquaza's level, such as Ho-Oh, Groudon, Kyogre... and some other Pokémon we haven't encountered yet. These may all be the ones I face in the future."

"...I understand...I will help you..."

Upon hearing Deoxys's reply, Xia You couldn't help but smile.

This was the most relaxed and fruitful of the three exchanges so far, and it seems that he and Deoxys have basically reached an agreement.

……

When Xia You came out of the room and went downstairs, she immediately saw A Quan leaning against the wall, looking bored.

Hearing Xia You's footsteps, A-Quan looked up. Seemingly sensing his relaxed mood from his face, she glanced at the time on the wall, shrugged, and said casually, "That's it? You're quick."

I don't know if Ah Quan was implying something, or if I've misunderstood.

But Xia You felt deeply insulted when she heard this!

"Fast?" He scoffed. "That's absolutely impossible! I'm young, strong, energetic, and tireless. My track record speaks for itself; anyone who's used me knows, and everyone who's used me says I'm amazing. How could I possibly be fast?!"

"I never expected you to be this kind of person. I knew I hadn't misjudged you." A-Quan had a faint sneer on his lips. "It only took you less than 7 minutes to get up there. Including the preparation and the time it took to get up and down the stairs, it only took a little over 3 minutes in total. What else is that if not fast?"

“That’s because I’m efficient! That proves I’m good enough!” Xia You retorted.

"Really?" Ah Quan stretched and swayed past Xia You as she stepped onto the stairs. "If I had known this would happen, I wouldn't have made you come upstairs. It would have been more convenient and finished sooner if we had just finished here!"

At this point, even without turning around, she seemed to sense that Xia You was about to retort, so she waved her hand to interrupt him.

"Don't come to me with this kind of thing again. I've already had enough trouble. Oh, right, I'm going to sleep now. Please turn off the lights before you leave and lock the warehouse door properly. Goodnight, Super Boy."

She definitely did it on purpose!!

Seeing her go upstairs in a cheerful mood, Xia You knew perfectly well that she was deliberately teasing her.

In truth, she has brought this situation upon herself. If she hadn't interfered with the Kyogre incident, the Hoenn region might have suffered many disasters, but she herself would never have ended up in this state.

At least, they don't have to leave the Ocean team, which feels like home.

The fact that he can make fun of himself like this also shows that Ah Quan's attitude towards himself has changed a lot without him realizing it.

He was simply venting his past oppression of her through this method.

Fine, since everything seems to be moving in a positive direction, I won't pursue the matter of you slandering me. I'll let you off the hook for now!

Hmph, but next time, if you dare to say that again, calling me some kind of Super Boy, don't blame me for... being impolite!

……

When they returned to the Pokémon Center, although not much time had passed, Misty was already asleep.

Xia You returned to her dormitory, quickly washed up, and soon fell asleep.

After this friendly communication with Deoxys, it is foreseeable that in the future, when facing those Pokémon at the top of the world, one will no longer need to use gang-up tactics, but can instead have a fair and square contest with them.

Although there is a high chance of losing, compared to before, the improvement is significant!

Even after Deoxys's strength gradually increased, he no longer needed to worry about any Pokémon, except for a few!

Silent all night.

The next morning, after breakfast, Xia You and Xiao Xia had no more lingering feelings and went straight to the port to take a boat and leave the glass island.

As for that lavish celebration—

Since it would take several more days, Xia You couldn't stay here indefinitely. Besides, Adam was the final performer, which couldn't pique his interest at all. So, she went along with Xia You's wishes and left as soon as possible.

Their next goal was to travel through several small islands and eventually return to the Hoenn continent to challenge the next gym city.

However, compared to the long journey from Orange Blossom that took several days to reach here, this is a short trip and will not take as long. They will be able to set foot on the Hoenn continent again in about a day!

As the number of badges gradually increases, the Ayame Tournament seems to be getting closer and closer.

Even Xia You had a misconception; he vaguely seemed to smell the sacred flame of the conference!

Chapter 696 A Chance Encounter with the Four Heavenly Kings

The city of Lijing is known as the place where the land ends and the sea begins.

It is located in the eastern part of the Hoenn region, and is a coastal city, as well as the largest and most prosperous metropolis in the eastern part of the continent.

Besides the extremely busy port, there is also a very famous department store and a well-known art museum located here. Although it is only slightly smaller than Violet City in terms of scale, it has the largest crowds!

Every year during the hottest part of summer, countless tourists flock here to experience the charm and passion of this city on the vast white sand beach.

After a short day's journey, Xia You and Xiao Xia arrived in the city early the next morning.

However, before the two had even left the harbor, and had just reached an area where a large number of yachts were moored, they heard someone shouting something in their direction from afar.

"Hey, you over there, buddy!"

It wasn't until the second time that Xia You realized they were calling her.

He turned his head and saw an old man with a silver beard, wearing a white wide-brimmed sailor's hat, a black long coat over which he was wearing a shirtless shirt, jeans and leather boots, waving at him from a deck chair under a sunshade in the distance.

Xiaoxia turned to Xia You: "It sounds like he's calling you. Do you know him?"

"I don't know it, but I'll still go and take a look."

The old man was dressed like a retired ship captain. He looked to be in his seventies or eighties, but he was very healthy and had a sharp gaze. He seemed to be in high spirits.

Despite her doubts, Xia You walked up the narrow steps to the old man.

Before he could even speak, the old man had already stood up and looked him up and down: "You must be that kid named Xia You."

It was during this stop that Xia You discovered that the old man was actually quite tall, about the same height as herself, and must have been very strong in the past, only becoming somewhat thin due to his age.

But this could not conceal the extraordinary aura emanating from him!

“That’s right, it’s me.” Xia You nodded, about to ask how he knew her, but after carefully examining the old man in front of her, a thought struck her, and the words that came out of her mouth were, “You… could you be Genji, one of the Four Heavenly Kings!?”

The old man looked at Xia You in surprise, then laughed heartily.

"That's quite rare, you actually recognized me!?"

Upon hearing the old man admit it, Xiaoxia covered her mouth in surprise.

No way! Although he looked extraordinary, she really didn't expect that the old man in front of her was actually one of the Elite Four of the Hoenn region!

This is too coincidental, right?

Xia You didn't say anything about it. After all, he knew that if the other party knew his name, it meant that the other party must know his achievements. Under such circumstances, the fact that the other party could still call him "kid" showed that he didn't take the title of "champion" seriously.

Given his attire and age, it's not surprising that people could guess his identity.

However, it must be said that while the four Elite Four members of the Hoenn region certainly possess strength, their fame is far less than that of the Elite Four members from other regions.

Not to mention ordinary foreign trainers, even the locals of Hoenn have only heard of them by name and rarely have the opportunity to see them!

The main reason is that they are too much of a loner.