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After a while, he turned to Ami and asked softly, "Miss Ami, could you tell me the name of that person just now?"

Seeing the relieved look in Denji's eyes, Ami nodded.

"His name is Xia You, and he's a man who has won the regional tournaments in Kanto, Johto, and Hoenn consecutively!"

Chapter 1011 Next Time Forever

After leaving the base of the Seaside Tower, Xia You took out a Poké Ball and recalled Gardevoir and Charizard. Even Gengar returned to his shadow.

Following behind, watching his back, Xiaoyao suddenly burst out laughing.

"Brother Xia You, I was wondering... how you would handle this in the end, but I didn't expect you to just stop fighting!"

"Do you really think I'm some kind of villain? Why would I push that person to the point of disbanding the gym?" Xia You turned around and glared at her. "Putting aside whether the Pokémon League would allow this, I just want to use this incident to tell him that there are always people stronger than you, and that his strength is only good enough to bully ordinary trainers. Does he really think he's invincible?"

Yami was taken aback: "What is Dugu Qiubai? Is it from some story or book?"

Xia You glanced at her: "It means exactly what it says. You don't need to know the specific details."

Ya Mi accepted Xia You's perfunctory attitude without any resentment, instead seeing it as a sign of their close relationship.

After all, ordinary friends wouldn't speak in such a tone.

She simply took out the lighthouse badge she had gotten for Xia You from in front of the seaside dojo, handed it to Xia You, and asked, "Are you going to accept this badge now?"

"Why not?" Xia You took the badge after just one glance. "Don't forget why we came here. If we don't accept it, wouldn't it be a waste of our time? Besides, unlike those who just take the badges, I won this badge fair and square after defeating Denji!"

"Yes, yes, yes." Haruka chuckled, "But didn't you just let that Xenophon cat go and leave? So this battle can only be considered a draw."

"I'm just giving the Pokémon League face," Xia You shrugged indifferently. "Besides, what difference does it make whether we win or lose? Everyone knows the outcome. I believe that this time, Denji won't be so upset anymore!"

Although the process was somewhat bumpy, Xia You completed the gym tour within a few hours, and the journey went relatively smoothly, giving him ample time to return to Lake Lizhi at his leisure.

However, having come all this way to the easternmost city of the Sinnoh continent, it would be a shame to leave so soon. Therefore, after discussing it, Xia You decided that they could spend half a day exploring the city and then set off again the next morning after they had rested and recharged.

His suggestion was immediately agreed upon by Xiaoyao and Yami.

Even though Xiaoyao's competition was about to start, she felt that staying here for half a day would allow her to relax more than rushing back immediately.

The three hit it off immediately and headed straight to the seaside open-air market, which was the closest to the seaside tower and the most famous market in the entire city.

Speaking of this seaside market, it's definitely not the small shop in the game, but a large open-air market located deep in the seaside square!

The shops and stalls inside are lined up one after another. Although there are many of them, they look very orderly. The variety of goods is extensive. You can find almost any item that is common in the world, especially travel goods.

Xia You even saw a rare Poké Ball!

But the price...

It all depends on how well you can negotiate the price.

Anyway, seeing that Yami, who always seemed easy to bully and had a somewhat soft personality, was bargaining with the stall owner in a gentle yet firm tone, Xia You couldn't help but find it quite interesting.

The three of them spent half a day wandering around, each buying a few things to kill time.

In the evening, we had dinner at a very distinctive seafood restaurant nearby, which marked the end of our trip to the coastal city.

After a satisfying meal, the three enjoyed the night view and the refreshing sea breeze as they strolled back to the Pokémon Center.

And tomorrow morning, they will set off again for their journey, returning to the shores of Lizhi Lake.

...

Leaving aside how the group returned to the Pokémon Center, let's focus on a bar in Seaside City. At this moment, Denji was sitting at the bar, already somewhat drunk.

There was a half-empty bottle of liquor in front of him, and under the influence of alcohol, his mood seemed to have improved considerably.

But the thought of being easily defeated by that man during the day filled him with shame and resentment.

Just then, a man with a red afro and dressed in hip-hop style sat down next to him.

"Boss, give me a shot of liqueur that will set me on fire, and a glass of ice water for this dejected man next to me, to help him calm down!"

Upon hearing the voice, Denji turned his head and looked through his blurry eyes. He immediately recognized the person as none other than Daiyo, one of the Four Heavenly Kings of Sinnoh and his good friend!

"Da...Da Ye? What brings you here?"

"That's what I should be asking you." Da Ye looked at his red eyes, and especially at the strong smell of alcohol on him, and said in surprise, "I didn't know you liked to drink, let alone get so drunk!"

Denji opened his mouth but didn't say anything. He just turned his head, looked at the empty wine glass in front of him, and silently picked up the wine bottle next to him and poured himself some more.

This made Da Ye raise his eyebrows.

He also realized that something serious must have happened to Denji!

The smile faded from Da Ye's lips. "This doesn't seem like a place for you. What's wrong with you?" she asked, puzzled.

After downing the drink in one gulp, Dianci hesitated for a moment before letting out a long, dejected sigh: "I...I lost..."

"Lost?" Da Ye was somewhat surprised. "You haven't lost in a long time. What happened? Did you get beaten badly this time?"

It must be said that he truly deserves to be one of the Four Heavenly Kings; he deduced many things based on limited information alone.

This also puzzled Da Ye.

After all, he knew that Denji had been staying at home and hadn't fought anyone for a long time, so who could have beaten him up like this?

As a close friend, he knew Denji's strength better than anyone else.

Although Denji is not as strong as himself, who is at the upper level of the Four Heavenly Kings, even if he wanted to defeat him, he would have to put in some effort. Who could beat him like this?

Could it be Zhu Lan?

That shouldn't be happening!

I haven't heard any news about Zhu Lan appearing in this city!

Moreover, even if it really was Takenari and Denji fighting, what kind of battle could have turned this once spirited man into what he is now?

This is clearly because they've been beaten so badly they've lost confidence!

Despite his efforts to persuade Denji to rekindle his fighting spirit and passion for battle and fulfill his duties as a gym leader, he never imagined that one day he would be beaten like this!

This made Dai-ye even more curious about Den-ji's opponent this time.

Taking the ice water from the shopkeeper, Daye handed it to Dianci and couldn't help but ask, "Who exactly did you fight?"

After glancing at the glass of ice water and feeling its chill, Denji's mind seemed to calm down a bit.

He opened his mouth again, hesitated for a long time, and finally uttered two words: "Xia You".

"Xia You?"

Da Ye was taken aback when he heard this, and then tried to recall carefully in his mind, but no matter how hard he tried, he really couldn't remember that such a person had ever appeared in Sinnoh!

Could he be some rising star?

The electric one lost to a newbie!?

Seeing him frowning in thought, Denji shook his head.

"Don't bother. He's not from Sinnoh. He's from another region. Before this, he had already won three regional tournaments in a row."

"Winners of the tournament from three regions?" Da Ye's eyes widened in surprise, and after a moment of stunned silence, he exclaimed, "You know... they really are quite impressive!"

Dianci gave a wry smile and drank the glass of ice water in one gulp. He felt an intense chill running from his mouth to his esophagus, then to his stomach, and even to the back of his head.

He took a while to recover, but under such stimulation, he felt the effects of the alcohol completely disappear.

“Winning three regional tournaments isn’t really a big deal,” he sighed. “Actually, if it were someone like you or me, we could definitely win if we just participated, but…”

"Just what?"

"But..." Denji glanced at Daiye and shook his head dejectedly, "But after three battles, my Jolteon, Electivire, and Luxray were all defeated in one blow by his three different Pokémon."

Upon hearing this, Da Ye gave him a look that said, "Are you kidding me?"

What did he hear?

Denji's ace and main Pokémon were instantly defeated?

Even Zhu Lan couldn't do something like this, right?

"No...no way!" Da Ye hurriedly asked, "These are all your strongest Pokémon, and they were defeated in one move!?"

Recalling the painful memories from earlier that day, Dianci nodded and recounted the harsh words Xia You had spoken to him before their fight, as well as the fact that they had stopped fighting at the end.

Upon hearing this, Da Ye already understood.

It turns out that Xia You wanted to make Denji realize that there were people even more capable than him who were traveling, so that he would become more proactive!

It must be said that the final move to stop was a truly brilliant tactic, far more lethal and effective than directly defeating the electrician!

“What an incredible and interesting man…” Da Ye picked up his glass and downed the wine in one gulp, muttering to himself, “If I have the chance, I really would like to meet him.”

……

Xia You, Xiao Yao, and Ya Mi arrived in Binhai City via the same route and returned to the shores of Lizhi Lake via the same route.

It wasn't that they didn't want to take a different route, or experience a different view and mood; it was simply that they had limited time, and the shortest distance between the two places was by a straight line, which led them to revisit the route.

However, the different direction they came from still allowed them to see many different places.

When I returned to the shore of Lizhi Lake, I found that there were significantly more people there than a few days ago.

As the competition time approached, more and more players and spectators gathered here.

And naturally, Ash and his friends would participate in such an event.

Right at the entrance of the Pokémon Center, Xia You and his friends met Ash and his friends again.

Xia You wasn't surprised at all by their appearance; after all, Xiao Zhi would never miss such a grand event.

It could even be said that even if Ash didn't know beforehand, there was still some mysterious force that brought him here.

Not to mention Xia You, even Xiao Zhi seemed to have foreseen this reunion.

Standing at the entrance of the Pokémon Center, he rubbed his nose with his right index finger, looked up at Xia You and smiled, "Hehe, Brother Xia You, I knew I would see you here!"

"What a coincidence, I feel the same way."

Xia You shook her head and nodded to Xiao Guang and Xiao Gang opposite her.

Not only him, but May and Yami also greeted Ash and the others.

When Haruka and Hikaru reunited, they couldn't help but hold hands and whisper secrets to each other.

The six of them met up and entered the lobby together. They checked in with Nurse Joy and put away their luggage. After Ash and Dawn also registered, they went to the restaurant for a short rest.

Since it wasn't dinner time yet, the restaurant was practically empty, except for trainers like them chatting quietly in small groups.

Upon arriving here, the group shared their respective travel experiences and takeaways since they parted ways last time.

First is Xiao Guang.

Speaking of which, this young woman, who has been traveling for some time, has indeed been quite unlucky lately.

After parting ways in Baiyang Town, Xiaoguang participated in the grand events in Jiayuan City and Suiyi Town, but unfortunately, she was eliminated in the first round of performance review in both events.

This also caused her journey as a Coordinator to hit a bottleneck, from which she was unable to break through, and her mood also dropped considerably.

Ash's journey was also fraught with difficulties.

Not only did Dawn fail in Citadel City, but he also failed to encounter the Citadel Gym Leader, thus wasting his time. He only obtained a Cobblestone Badge after defeating Lee in Veilstone City.

Therefore, in terms of the number of badges, Xia You, who has already collected four badges, is in the lead once again.

However, they did not come away empty-handed.

Ash obtained Paul's Chimchar and caught a Gliscor. He also traded Aipom for Dawn's Swim-boo. After following Dawn, Aipom evolved into Aipom.

Regardless of their results, they have at least received some improvements in their respective Pokémon skills.

Compared to them, Xia You and Xiao Yao haven't caught any Pokémon, but their badges and medals are steadily increasing.

In short, everyone gained something from it.

During the casual conversation, a news interview with Mikuri happened to be playing on the restaurant's TV. In the news, Mikuri directly promoted the upcoming Mikuri Cup and extended an invitation to the Coordinators watching the video, asking them to come and participate in this grand event.

Seeing this, Xiao Zhi's eyes lit up, and he kept urging Xia You to participate in the Wallace Conference.

However, after thinking about it, Xia You still refused.

"Forget it, this year's Mikeli Cup is so big, there will definitely be a lot of contestants here, I won't join in the fun, I'll wait for next time."