I caught a Pokémon

"What's wrong with you all? Why do you all look like that?"

Hikaru explained what had just happened. Unlike Hikaru and Makomo, who were naive and inexperienced, Yami immediately understood what had happened.

I found it both funny and novel.

"It seems we'll have to wait here for Zoroark to return before we can continue our journey."

"Yeah." Xia You nodded, but didn't seem to care much. Instead, she stretched and said, "Let's just wait. It shouldn't take too long. Is the food ready yet? I'm starving."

……

The group waited until the next morning.

Just as they were having breakfast, Xiao Guang turned his head and saw Xia You's Xi Cui Soroyak walking out of the forest.

Just as she was about to call it over for food, she saw the wild Zoroark from yesterday appear behind it.

Seeing the two Pokémon come out together, Dawn blinked and turned around to shout at Xia You's tent.

"Xia You-ge! You brought that wild Pokémon back with you!"

Hearing her words, Xia You lifted the curtain and went outside while putting on her clothes.

With just one glance, he understood.

As the two Pokémon approached, Xia You looked at the wild Zoroark.

"What? Judging from your expression, are you planning to travel with us next?"

Chapter 1413 The Reason: Go with them

Wild Zoroark called out softly, its voice low and uncertain yet expectant. It glanced at the Green Zoroark, then at Xia You, and nodded.

Compared to yesterday, the amber eyes of this wild Zoroark were no longer as aggressive, but rather held a cautious probing quality.

Xiao Guang's eyes lit up: "It wants to come with us!"

Xia You squatted down, looked at the Zoroark, and then glanced at the girls beside her.

"Who among you is willing to subdue it?"

"Huh?" Xiao Guang was somewhat surprised by Xia You's question. "Aren't you going to subdue it yourself?"

Xia You shook her head: "I already have a Zoroark, I won't catch a second one."

Knowing that he wasn't the type to collect everything or catch multiple Pokémon, the others didn't pay much attention.

They exchanged a glance, and Xiaoguang was the first to shake her head: "I'll pass. I have just the right number of Pokémon right now, and I'm a Coordinator, so I don't need to catch that many Pokémon, nor do I have the energy to train them."

Makomo shook her head as well: "Me too. My mind is all on research. Having Dream Eater and Dream Eater is enough for me."

As soon as he finished speaking, all three of them turned their gazes to Yami.

Ya Mi was holding a bowl of freshly cooked porridge when she was startled by the stares of the others: "Me?"

"You're the most suitable," Xia You nodded. "You have a good temper, are patient, were a trainer before, and—"

He glanced at Shizuo Yak and a slight smile appeared on his lips: "We're all family anyway, it doesn't matter who I side with."

Yami blushed slightly, but she didn't refuse. She put down the bowl of porridge, took an empty Poké Ball from her backpack, walked over to the Zoroark, squatted down, and looked at it tenderly.

Would you like to be with me?

Wild Zoroark neither nodded nor shook its head.

It looked at Yami, then at Xiayou, then at Xicuizoroark, and finally lowered its head, letting out a low growl. The sound was reluctant, as if to say, "I just want to follow it, I don't want to be subdued."

Yami glanced back at Xia You.

Xia You walked over and looked down at the Zoroark: "There's no room for discussion. You can come with us, but you have to go into a Poké Ball. That's the rule, and it will make our travels easier. If you don't want to, you can leave now."

The ears of the wild Zoroark drooped completely.

It looked at Shizzolloak, seemingly waiting for it to say something on its behalf.

But Soroyak just stood there quietly, his large, silvery-white tail swaying slightly, as if to say—listen to him.

After a few seconds of silence, the wild Zoroark finally nodded.

Seeing that it agreed, Yami gently placed the Poké Ball on its forehead.

A flash of red light, and Zoroark transformed into a beam of light, being absorbed into the Poké Ball. The Poké Ball wobbled once, twice, three times, before finally settling into stillness.

Successfully subdued.

Hikari cheered, and Makomo clapped softly. Yami held the Poké Ball, looked down at it, and a gentle smile curved her lips.

“Welcome to the team,” she said softly.

Just then, the surrounding forest suddenly began to distort.

It wasn't a slow change, but rather like a painting being torn in half—trees, bushes, grass, everything became blurred and transparent in the same instant, then shattered into countless tiny points of light, dissipating into the air.

The sunlight poured down from above, so bright it was hard to open one's eyes.

Once their eyes adjusted to the light, they realized they were standing in a huge open space.

There were no trees, no shrubs, no grass around, only flat yellow earth and the faint outline of a city in the distance.

Xiao Guang's mouth dropped open: "This...this..."

“It really was it.” Makomo pushed up her glasses, her tone carrying a sense of relief that she had known all along. “The whole forest was an illusion. Yesterday, we were actually just wandering around in an open area.”

Xia You glanced back at the vanished "forest," then at the Poké Ball containing Zoroark in Yami's hand, and smiled.

"Let's go, have breakfast, and then set off."

Breakfast was eaten in an open area.

The porridge that Yami cooked was still hot. Xiaoguang ate while reminiscing about yesterday's fantastical experience. Makomo took out her notebook and began to record the event—from the perspectives of folklore, Pokémon behavior, and the psychological impact of illusion on humans, writing several pages in detail.

Xia You ate very quickly.

After finishing the last bite of porridge, he stood up and glanced in the direction of Raven City.

"Let's go, this is our last stop."

……

Raven City, a dazzling city shimmering with electric light.

Raven City, the most central city in the Unova region, is extremely prosperous.

Throughout the entire Pokémon world, it is also one of the top megacities.

In contrast to the highly stressful work atmosphere of Flying Cloud City, a commercial hub, Raven City, known as an entertainment metropolis, is filled with a relaxed atmosphere.

In this city, large music venues, football fields, baseball fields, stadiums, and arenas are almost everywhere. If it has anything else, it has it here. Skyscrapers stand tall, and when the neon lights come on at night, the whole city is lit up in a kaleidoscope of colors. That is when its true charm is revealed.

When Xia You and his group arrived, it was only noon. Even so, once they entered Leiwen City, they experienced the city's prosperity and charm.

Therefore, after arriving at the Pokémon Center and checking in, they did not go to the Raven Gym immediately, but instead explored the city first.

However, Xia You was also cautious. He first found the phone number of Raven Dojo, made a call, left his information, and said that he would come to challenge them the next morning. They logged his information in and confirmed that Xiao Ju'er was in the dojo.

This is also very necessary.

After all, Xiaoju'er is a very busy person. If she happens to be on tour in other places, it's hard to say how long it will take for her to return to Raven City.

But now, by making an appointment and getting Xiaojuer's schedule in advance, a lot of trouble is saved.

At least we won't waste time; we can make reasonable arrangements based on Xiaoju'er's location.

After dealing with these matters, Xia You relaxed and strolled around with the other girls.

Their first stop was the amusement park here.

As the largest amusement park in the Unova region, almost everyone who comes to Unova has heard of it, let alone someone with a girlish heart like Hikari.

In fact, it wasn't just her; Yami and Makomo were also very interested in this place.

Chapter 1414 Raven Dojo and Little Chrysanthemum

After a fun-filled afternoon at the amusement park, I went to a concert in the evening and returned to the Pokémon Center at 11 p.m.

But it's not over yet.

They got up a little later the next day, had breakfast, and went out again to explore other parts of Raven City.

Completely exhausted from playing and walking, on the morning of the third day, he let the girls rest at the Pokémon Center while he went to the Raven Gym alone.

Who is the leader of Raven Gym? It goes without saying that she is probably the most famous among all the Gym Leaders in the Unova region—Kiku.

Having already interacted with Xiao Ju'er once, Xia You was quite familiar with her.

Raven Gym is located in the heart of Raven City, occupying a large area in a prime location.

This also shows just how much Raven City and the Pokémon League value this gym and Daisy.

Following the wide and bustling street, Xia You could see the outline of Raven Dojo in the distance.

Raven Gym has a very novel design, resembling several giant lightning bolts striking the ground from the sky. Its exterior looks like a steel structure covered with colorful neon lights. Above the main entrance is a huge Pokémon League logo, and on either side of the entrance is a golden lightning bolt, seemingly indicating what type of gym this is.

After passing through the not-so-long plaza and entering through the electric gate, Xia You arrived inside the dojo.

The receptionist was a very pretty young lady, dressed in a very fashionable way. After seeing Xia You, she first asked about her purpose. After learning that Xia You had an appointment, she smiled and pointed into the dojo.

"Please come inside and take the railcar. Miss Little Chrysanthemum is waiting for you."

"A railcar?"

"That's right." The receptionist winked at him. "Have a great time!"

Have fun?

Despite her inner doubts, Xia You didn't show them on her face. She nodded to the young lady and then turned and entered the passage behind her, following the direction she pointed.

No sooner had he left than the young woman looked up and quickly glanced at his back.

What a handsome guy!

After passing through the passageway gate and reaching the back, Xia You finally understood what was going on.

Inside a small room, a narrow railway track stretched out from the center of the room, seemingly without end.

On the railway tracks, a small four-seater railcar was parked.

Looking to the left and right, Xia You saw that apart from a hidden door marked with a lightning bolt symbol, there were no staff members. After a slight hesitation, she sat down on the track car.

The railings automatically lowered as soon as I sat down.

Just as Xia You looked into the car to see if there were any control levers or anything like that, she felt the car sway and start moving forward on its own.

The car sped up faster and faster, reaching over 70 miles per hour in just a few seconds, and judging by the direction, it seemed to be heading underground.

After passing through the not-too-long passage, Xia You's view suddenly opened up.

He arrived at a huge space, and below the lower track were even more tracks, as well as a huge amusement park built underground!

At this moment, both the tracks and the amusement park are lit up with colorful lights, like a dazzling world.

Even though the amusement park was empty at the moment, the entire park was running, filled with the roar of machines and the rhythm of music, but...

Although it looked lively and bustling, it had a desolate feel to it.

Xia You glanced down and could only sigh, "As expected of an Electric-type gym, it's truly impressive."

The electricity bill is practically free!

No sooner had Xia You expressed her feelings than the track car accelerated again, giving her a roller coaster-like experience.

As they traveled along those crooked and shaky tracks, Xia You's body swayed along with them.

So that's what the receptionist meant when she said "have fun".

But to be honest, although the track was long and high, and looked very thrilling, it wasn't very exciting for Xia You, who was used to riding Charizard and Dragonite...

It wasn't actually that exciting.

But for the average person, taking a ride should be quite an experience.

I should have brought Hikari, Yami, and Makomo along; they would have loved this.

But it doesn't seem too late in a little while.