I caught a Pokémon

This is truly an unexpected delight.

They were racking their brains trying to find electricity, but unexpectedly, they met a helper in the blink of an eye.

Led by Ami, the three of them left the dojo and headed towards the beach.

Just then, Xia You introduced Ami, Xiaoyao, and Yami. However, as mentioned before, he wasn't very familiar with Ami, and after a brief greeting, he ran out of things to say.

However, May, being an excellent Coordinator, chatted with Amiya about Coordinators on the way.

Ami, clearly surprised that a Coordinator would accompany Xia You, was naturally delighted and chatted with Xiaoyao.

Xia You and Ya Mi listened quietly without saying a word.

After all, this is Xiaoyao's area of ​​expertise; it's a career change, and it's not something they can interfere with.

The two followed behind Ami and Xiaoyao, and Yami handed one of the badges she had just received to Xia You.

"You can keep this for now," Yami said. "Anyway, you're going to fight Denji, so it won't make a difference if you have it in advance."

Looking at the badge, Xia You shook her head.

"I'll leave it with you for now. I won't touch it until I defeat Denji, so please keep it for me until then."

Hearing him say that, Yami didn't take it to heart and simply put the badge away again.

For her, whether or not she was involved in a battle was irrelevant, since her mind wasn't on battles anyway. She was more interested in traveling and shopping, so she didn't feel looked down upon or resentful about having her badge taken away.

This is also the biggest difference between her and Xia You.

Despite possessing great strength and talent, they chose to squander it.

Following the city, the group took an open-air elevator and soon arrived at the seaside.

Here, they also saw a huge rock called the Pokémon Rock!

This is no ordinary rock. Just like its name suggests, it is one of the city's famous landmarks, known for its resemblance to Snorlax. Every day, many tourists come here to take photos and make souvenirs.

Of course, that's not their destination.

They continued walking along the beach toward the southeast corner of the city.

From a great distance, they could see a strange lighthouse completely obscured by solar panels!

What makes it strange is its shape, which resembles the rear half of a submarine or Patrick Star covered in solar panels. The densely packed solar panels reflect a deep blue light when sunlight shines on them!

This is the guiding lighthouse.

However, the people of Binhai City prefer to call it the Binhai Tower!

"We've arrived." Upon getting closer, Ami paused briefly and introduced the tower to the group. "This is the Seaside Tower. I heard that Denji invented this tower, and it alone can provide enough electricity for the entire city! And Denji is currently inside this Seaside Tower!"

It has to be said that if it weren't for Ami leading the way, who would have thought that Denji would be hiding here?

This is so hard to find!

Once inside the Marina Tower, the group went straight to the elevator and ascended to the top floor of the tower.

Through the bright floor-to-ceiling windows, the entire coastal city was immediately presented before their eyes.

It is indeed a beautiful view...

No wonder Denji likes to stay here!

Beneath their feet lay a sizable modern city, surrounded by low hills and forests, with golden beaches and a harbor in front, and beyond that, the azure sea!

“Look over there!” Ami pointed further into the distance. “Look at the horizon on the other side of the sea. That’s where the Sinnoh Pokémon League is located. You can see it from here!”

Sinnoh League, huh?

Xia You squinted and looked into the distance, but unfortunately, because the distance was too far, he couldn't see anything at all.

But it doesn't matter. I believe it won't be long before he sets foot on that land and completely conquers it!

Just wait, there's only about half of the trip left!

Whether they heard the elevator or not, just as they reached the top floor, the door next to them opened, and a tall man wearing a blue vest, with messy hair and a somewhat melancholy look, walked out.

He appeared to be around twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old, with dark gold hair, and his face shape really resembled that of a certain yellow-haired figure.

Needless to say, this is exactly what electricity is.

"Ami?" Dianci was somewhat surprised to see Ami leading several strangers. "What are you doing here? Who are they?"

His voice was somewhat low, like the kind of negative feeling one gets after suddenly losing interest in everything and seeing through the illusions of life, making him look quite decadent.

“Um…” Ami stepped back and introduced them to the group, “This is Mr. Xia You, he’s here to ask you for a…”

However, he was interrupted by Denji before he could finish speaking.

"I don't want to fight anyone right now." He glanced at Xia You first, then turned around and walked back to the room he had just come out of. At the same time, he said lazily, "You can go to the Seaside Gym first. There are badges there. You can just take them."

Upon hearing this, Xia You's eyes narrowed slightly.

He was initially quite interested in this man named Denji, knowing he was the strongest of all the gym leaders, but now...

What is this thing?

This is the attitude a dojo owner should have!

What about your professional ethics?

"Since you're so unwilling to be the owner and so irresponsible, why don't you just go home and resign? Why bother putting on this act here?"

The simple sentence uttered by Xia You caused Dian Ci to pause in his tracks and stand still.

Clearly, this man never expected to hear such a statement!

Actually, not only him, but even Xiaoyao, Yami and Ami didn't expect that Xia You, who always gave people a gentle and handsome impression, would say such a thing!

What's wrong with him today?

"What did you say?"

Dianci turned around and looked at Xia You, a cold light flashing in his eyes, as if he had become a completely different person from before!

"Can't you hear me? Didn't you hear me?" Xia You raised her head slightly, looking at him with disdain. "Then I'll repeat myself. Compared to those diligent gym leaders, both your attitude and your management style are laughable and childish. I think this seaside gym should just be closed down."

Dianci's gaze suddenly turned cold as he stared intently at Xia You!

"Do you even know what you're saying?!"

Xia You looked back at him defiantly.

"Do you even know what you're doing? Hmm... let me think how to put it. Oh right, this low-level guild master who's even worse than a child?"

How could Dianci possibly tolerate being provoked like this by Xia You?

His fist clenched instinctively.

"Fine, even if you apologize now, I don't intend to forgive you. You dare to slander me and my Binhai Dojo, I will never let you get away with it!"

Xia You chuckled.

"You? But I must say, you look much better now than when you were half-dead. You don't really think you're that great, do you?"

Xia You slowly took out a Poké Ball from his waist pouch and released his Gardevoir and Charizard. Without giving any command, Gengar also emerged from the shadows.

Looking arrogantly at Denji, Xia You laughed, "Now I'm giving you a chance. If you can beat any one of these three Pokémon, I'll never be a trainer again. And if you lose, you'd better get out of here and shut down this ridiculous seaside gym! Pshaw, what kind of bullshit strongest gym leader is he? He's just an irresponsible piece of trash!"

Chapter 1008 Attitude

Having traveled for so long, Xia You has met Ah Li, who tried his best to run the dojo well no matter how many times he failed.

I also met Senri, who dared not be careless about the dojo's business.

I also met Kikuko, who was meticulous even when she was acting as a gym leader, despite being one of the Elite Four.

But I've never seen such an irresponsible person as Denji.

Even Giovanni, the mastermind behind Team Rocket, has he ever looked down on the profession of Gym Leader and casually given away his badge?

Wasn't it just that when they really couldn't spare any more hands, they pulled the Rockets trio over to act as temporary gym keepers?

Putting aside the strength of Team Rocket's trio and their ability to defend the gym, Giovanni's attitude alone is far superior to Denji's!

What is the dojo badge?

It's not just a simple ticket to the conference.

It represents a trainer's achievement, honor, and accomplishment after a long and adventurous journey, resulting in the defeat of the gym leader. It is definitely not a souvenir that can be given away casually!

While Denji's actions may not tarnish the name of the museum owner, they are still quite irresponsible.

In fact, given Xia You's personality, he never stands on any moral high ground to criticize others.

But Denji's irresponsible attitude at this moment undoubtedly angered him.

He also knew what Denji was thinking.

After all, the anime makes it very clear that it was because Denji had never lost a single gym battle after becoming a gym leader that he gradually lost interest and became so passive that he stopped even dealing with gym affairs.

But what good is your strength?

What good is your popularity if you're popular all the time?

Everyone encounters various problems in life, let alone a trivial matter that doesn't even qualify as a problem.

Since they are so unwilling to fight the weak, why don't they learn from Milly, hand over the position of Gym Leader to someone else, and go and fight the Elite Four and Champions?

If you've lost even the most basic passion for Pokémon battles, what kind of gym leader are you?

Therefore, Xia You's summary of the electric incident was spot on; it was just a pretentious pose!

His actions have made everyone in Binhai City aware that their city's gym leader refused to continue fighting because all the opponents he encountered were too weak. But what does that mean? Although it may not have been Denji's intention, it has set him apart from the other gym leaders, just like he is now standing in Binhai Tower, looking high and mighty!

This is also what Xia You dislikes the most.

That's why he's so angry right now!

That's just how he is. When he encounters the weak or those who have a reason for their plight, he can understand and even help them to the best of his ability.

Take, for example, Ah Li from the Curtain Dojo.

Despite her obvious weakness, did Xia You mean to belittle her in any way?

Instead, he simply sent out a Pokémon of similar strength to challenge her, and did not say anything excessive because Ah Lee was not good at battles!

But when he encounters someone who is irresponsible, he has no choice but to kick them while they're down!

You think you're very strong?

Then I'll show you what true strength is!

Dianci was naturally unaware that his impression on Xia You was already terrible, extremely bad. To him, he only thought that he was the one who had been called out and scolded for no reason, so he was also very angry!

Most importantly, he didn't think he had done anything wrong.

"These three Pokémon of yours?"

Denji's cold gaze swept over Gardevoir, Charizard, and Gengar. Although he could sense their formidable presence, he didn't take them seriously.

After all, he had seen Pokémon with a strong aura but weak strength before, so aura alone cannot mean anything. More importantly, it depends on the trainer's and Pokémon's condition and performance!

"I understand." Denji laughed instead of getting angry. "Since you're so prepared, then I accept your challenge! After I defeat all three of your Pokémon and see you quit being a trainer, let's see what you have to say then!"

Beside her, Ami opened her mouth, seemingly wanting to offer some words of advice.

But when he thought about how one of them was a champion and the other was the strongest Gym Leader in Sinnoh, he realized that even though he was also a Gym Leader, he didn't have the confidence to stop them.

Can……

Why did it turn out like this?

He actually said he'd quit being a trainer and disband his gym!?

Compared to her, Xiaoyao and Yami obviously didn't expect things to develop this way either.

After all, Xia You was perfectly fine before arriving at the Seaside Tower and taking the elevator. How come she seemed like a completely different person as soon as she saw Dianci?

However, the two women were intelligent, and after a moment's thought, they understood the reason.

It must be Dianci's attitude that angered Xia You!

But like Ami, neither of them came up to persuade them, or rather, they didn't want to do it.

Why is that?