I caught a Pokémon

After all, I've had a meal with Xiaoju'er before and we've met once. I'll just tell her later and ask her to let my friends come over for a visit. It shouldn't be a problem.

Thinking this, as the track car reached its end, its speed gradually decreased.

The car finally stopped at the destination. Just as Xia You was about to get out, a light suddenly turned on on a platform in front of him.

Several spotlights focused on the platform, illuminating the silhouette of a person.

It's Xiao Ju'er!

Even without a performance, Xiao Ju'er wore her classic outfit: a black striped bra underneath, a sleeveless yellow vest over it, black stockings, and high heels. Combined with her beautiful appearance, tall figure, and fair skin, she truly radiated light from within under the lamplight.

Even when she's not on stage, she's undoubtedly the center of attention.

Not to mention, she was all alone at that moment.

"Welcome to Raven Gym..."

As always, Xiao Ju stood there to greet the new challenger, but when she saw that the person who came to challenge her was Xia You, her eyes widened.

"It's you!?"

Xia You didn't leave her name when she made the reservation, and Xiao Ju'er just treated this as an ordinary dojo battle. Now that she saw that the challenger was actually Xia You, she was extremely surprised!

"What?" After the safety barrier was raised, Xia You got out of the car and looked at Xiao Ju'er. "Are you surprised?"

"Of course it was a surprise." After her initial shock, Xiaoju quickly regained her composure, a smile spreading across her face as she spoke in a light voice, "I knew you were challenging gyms all over the place, but I didn't expect you to come to my Raven Gym so soon. What? Have you already successfully challenged all the other gyms?"

“Of course.” Xia You nodded. “I had already collected all eight badges, but I thought your gym was very unique and I wanted to have a match with you, so I came here again.”

"I see." Xiao Ju'er's smile widened, and she pointed to the side. "Alright, let's talk about catching up later, so as not to keep the audience waiting."

Audience?

As Xia You was wondering, a large door opened with a bang, revealing a huge battlefield behind it. At the same time, countless piercing and loud cheers poured out from the doorway!

Chapter 1415 Little Chrysanthemum: This is so interesting!

Seeing this battlefield, Xia You finally understood why she felt something was missing when she was outside.

It's not that the amusement park is empty; it's that all the tourists have crowded here!

It seems that the rule here is that visitors are only allowed to play in various parts of the amusement park after the competition, but this place is the liveliest place in the entire Raven City during the competition.

But there are just too many people!

He and Xiaoju walked through the gate and into the arena. There were high stands on all four sides, and each stand had at least two or three rows of spectators.

There were almost no seats available!

A quick glance revealed at least six or seven hundred people!

Keep in mind, this was just a regular gym battle, not a league final or an exhibition match, just a routine challenge.

The fact that so many people are watching shows that Xiaoju'er's popularity is ridiculously high!

What surprised Xia You even more was the composition of the audience seating.

He glanced around and noticed that there were almost no male audience members!

A group of young girls!

Among them were many stylishly dressed and exquisitely made-up girls, some of whom held up support signs with slogans such as "Xiaojuer, I love you" and "Raven Dojo is the best".

Some people even dressed up as Xiaojuer, with the same golden curly hair, the same fashionable outfit, and even the same posture!

too crazy.

In Xia You's understanding, Xiao Ju'er is so beautiful, with fair skin, a pretty face, long legs, and the figure and temperament of a model. No matter how you look at it, she should have more male viewers.

But there are almost no men here. Is this the legendary "slaying both men and women"?

Just as Xia You and Xiao Ju'er walked in, shouts and screams rose and fell, reflecting back and forth in the closed battlefield, forming a huge sound wave that made people's eardrums hurt.

"Little Chrysanthemum! Little Chrysanthemum! Little Chrysanthemum!"

A unified shout rang out from all four stands at the same time, and the support signs shone brightly under the lights. Some girls stood up excitedly, cupped their hands to their mouths, and shouted with all their might.

Little Chrysanthemum was used to all of this.

She walked ahead with light and confident steps, waving to the stands every now and then, each wave eliciting a new wave of screams.

Xia You followed behind her into the venue, attracting the attention of many people.

After all, they wanted to see what kind of opponent Xiaoju would face this time.

But the more she looked at him, the more familiar he seemed.

It can be said that women, especially young and beautiful women, pay more attention to the latest developments in the entertainment industry than men. Even if they are fans of Xiaojuer, it doesn't stop them from getting the gossip about Karuno some time ago.

Many people recognized Xia You at a glance as the one who had been rumored to be dating Karuno!

As more discussions arose, it took only a short while for almost everyone to recognize Xia You's identity.

Who is that?

"She's quite good-looking..."

The murmurs started from a corner and spread outwards like ripples. Someone squinted and looked closely, then suddenly gasped and tugged at their companion's sleeve.

"Wait—don't you think he looks familiar?"

"Familiar? I've never seen it before."

"That's her! The one who was rumored to be dating Karuno a while ago!"

These words were like a pebble thrown into a calm lake. More and more eyes swept over Xia You, and after saying goodbye to Xiao Ju'er, even more eyes fell on Xia You again. They recognized her—although she didn't have the world-class exposure of Karuno, her face had been etched into many people's memories after so many days of scandalous photos appearing in various media outlets.

"It really is him!"

"How did he get to Raven City? Is he a Trainer too?"

"Are you stupid? What would someone who isn't a trainer be doing at the gym?"

"To be valued by Karuno, one must be quite capable, right?"

"My God, he's challenging Xiao Ju'er? Wouldn't that be terrible for Miss Xiao Ju'er?"

The murmurs grew louder and louder, drowning out the previously synchronized cheers. The girls whispered among themselves, pulled out their phones, and flashlights shone briefly in the distance.

To be honest, there was no music playing and the people weren't very far away, so these discussions naturally reached Xia You's ears.

But he remained unfazed, his gaze fixed straight ahead, as if the murmurs didn't exist.

Xiao Ju'er seemed to ignore these discussions. She stood at the other end of the venue, turned around, and faced Xia You.

The spotlight shone on her, her golden curls shimmering under the light, and her long, slender legs were straight and shapely beneath her short skirt.

"We meet again." Looking at Xia You, Xiao Ju'er smiled, a hint of slyness in her smile. "The last time we met was in Sanyao City. It feels like we parted just yesterday. I didn't expect to meet again so soon, and in such a way."

She had a very good impression of Xia You and initially mistook him for a fan. Even after learning Xia You's true identity, her goodwill remained unchanged.

Not to mention, someone who has fought with Zhu Lan twice is someone Zhu Lan values, making them even more worthy of her attention.

Especially since he was with...

Unable to contain her curiosity any longer, Xiaoju asked again, "Um... what exactly is your relationship with Miss Karuno?"

The audience fell silent the moment the question was asked.

It wasn't a complete silence, but a suppressed, breathless silence, as everyone waited for an answer.

Xia You looked at her and couldn't help but smile.

Would I answer in such a situation?

how is this possible.

"If you want to know..." he shrugged, "if you beat me, I can tell you."

A commotion broke out in the audience.

Xiao Ju'er's eyes also suddenly lit up!

The smile that had been polite in those eyes now held a more genuine, burning quality.

"are you serious?"

Xia You nodded: "I never joke about battles."

Xiaoju stared at him for a few seconds, then burst out laughing.

"Now it seems I have another reason to defeat you." She laughed. "Do you know how long I've been waiting for this day? Ever since I learned your identity, I've wanted to fight you. I've always wanted to see just how strong you really are!"

Xia You smiled and nodded: "Everyone says so. Since you're so eager to know, today you'll see for yourself what the difference is between us."

Xiao Ju'er was taken aback when she heard this, and then gave Xia You a deep look.

Unlike their last meeting, on the battlefield, she found this man to be radiant, confident, and charming in every move he made!

No wonder she had such a complicated relationship with Ran and Karuno.

Really...

So much fun!

Chapter 1416 Let me see your strength too.

At this moment, a young and beautiful referee walked to the center of the field, holding a flag, and was about to announce the rules of the game.

"Wait a minute." But before she could speak, Xiaoju raised her hand to stop her.

The referee paused, her flag hanging in mid-air. The noise in the stands quieted down for a moment as everyone looked at her.

Xiao Ju'er turned to look at Xia You, her bright eyes holding a serious, unyielding light.

"Xia You, I want to play a six-on-six game with you!"

A huge uproar erupted from the audience.

Is Little Chrysanthemum going to go all out today?!

Six against six, that's the scale of the League Conference!

It's the most formal all-out battle between trainers!

In a typical gym battle, almost no gym leader would do this, but I never expected that Little Kiku would actually take the initiative to fight a six-on-six match today!

They're in for a treat now!

“I know this is against the rules.” Xiao Ju’er looked at Xia You, her voice not loud but unusually firm, “but a three-on-three match is too short for me. I want to see your full strength.”

For Xia You, six-on-six battles in the dojo have become the norm.

Anyone who knows him and still has a desire to compete and improve will generally ask him to a six-on-six match. Only those who have lost their ambition will just go through the motions and do it perfunctorily.

Xiao Ju'er is certainly not the kind of person who will be disturbed by outside opinions or personal feelings.

She not only excels in both her career and professional life, but also has a high level of interest and focus on competitive gaming.

That's why, when facing a rare opponent like Xia You, she puts away her usual confident smile on stage and reveals the true seriousness and sharpness that belongs to a trainer!

Otherwise, she wouldn't have initiated two battles against Zhu Lan before.

Looking at her, Xia You nodded.

"No problem, I'm happy to play against any number of opponents."

Xiao Ju'er's face showed an expression of "I knew it," and her gaze towards Xia You held even more admiration.

They don't accept anything else, but this effortless confidence is something not every trainer possesses.

"That would be wonderful," Xiaoju blinked, a hint of playfulness in her eyes. "But can I make one more request?"

"Oh?" Xia You raised an eyebrow, signaling Xiao Ju'er to continue.

Xiao Ju smiled slightly: "Could you use your main force to play a match with me? To be honest, I want to see what the difference is between your main force and mine."

Send the main force?

Cynthia couldn't withstand the attacks of her main Pokémon, let alone Dracule.

If we were to actually send it out, even a Gyarados that's weak to Electric could easily take on six opponents at once.

Xia You was silent for two seconds, then nodded and then shook her head.