I caught a Pokémon

If Gardevoir is placed outside, her opponents will adjust their lineups based on their own strengths, which will be more disadvantageous for her.

Putting Gardevoir into the Poké Ball will reduce a lot of trouble and allow you to catch your opponent off guard.

Sure enough, just as she expected, she encountered almost no significant resistance in the next two matches.

She encountered two more competitors whose Pokémon looked strong and whose moves were quite impressive. However, Gardevoir didn't even move a step. It blocked the attack with Psychic and defeated the opponent with a single blow using Psychic. The whole process was clean and efficient, as if it were repeating a program that had been practiced countless times.

Makomo didn't even need to think; she only needed to nod when Gardevoir looked at her.

She quickly collected three identity tags in her pocket.

Makomo carefully put away all the identity cards, then looked down at Gardevoir and couldn't help but praise, "You're amazing!"

Gardevoir simply returned a smile.

It only needed two-tenths of its strength to utterly defeat such a powerful opponent, so there's nothing to be happy about.

Having just recalled Gardevoir and not even taken two steps, Makomo saw Cilan again.

Cilan was standing on a gentle slope below the city wall, leaning against an old tree, with the Poké Ball still in his hand, clearly having just finished a battle.

His palm monkey was squatting at his feet, fanning itself with its leaves, and looked a little tired.

Hearing footsteps, Cilan looked up and saw Makomo and Gardevoir. She paused for a moment, then bowed slightly and gave a gentle smile.

“Miss Makomo, you’ve come this way too.”

Makomo nodded without saying anything, but her gaze remained fixed on his mongoose.

Tian Tong followed her gaze, a hint of understanding creeping into her smile.

"Shall we have a fight?"

"May I?"

Makomo was eager to try. Her previous three opponents hadn't challenged her at all, but Cilan in front of her was a real Gym Leader. Could she... cause Gardevoir some trouble?

Tian Tong glanced down at the mongoose, who tilted its head back, patted its chest with a leaf, indicating that it could still fight.

He smiled, took another Poké Ball from his waist, and recalled the Cocoyasis.

"Sorry, the guinea monkey has already fought several matches in a row and is running out of stamina. I'll switch to another one."

He pressed the switch, and as a blue light flashed, a rock crab appeared on the gentle slope the next second.

The rock-capped crab's thick shell gleamed with an earthy brown sheen in the sunlight, and the heavy rocks on its body made it look like a small mountain.

Makomo didn't seem to care much about Cilan changing Pokémon; she simply released Gardevoir as before.

Seeing that she had this Pokémon in her hand, Tian Tong, not knowing Xia You's team composition, didn't know what it meant.

As the referee signaled the start of the match, the fight between the two officially began.

Although she has experienced three battles and won them all, to be honest, Makomo's skill level is still the same as a beginner.

But nobody expected her to do anything.

She simply said "Defeat it," and the next second, the Rock Palace Crab was sent flying backward, crashing into the city wall before sliding down.

Sold out instantly.

Even the Gym Leader's Pokémon were instantly defeated by Gardevoir.

Makomo blinked; even as Gardevoir's trainer, she seemed to feel that the battle had ended too quickly.

The victory was declared the very moment her order was given.

Wow...that's amazing!!

Not only her, but even Tian Tong seemed frozen in place.

My Pokémon was defeated so easily!?

Just what kind of skill gap is this?!

But before he could say anything, Alice's voice suddenly came from not far away.

"Huh? Is Cilan battling Makomo-neechan?"

Makomo turned her head and saw Alice walking over from the side, holding a tree fruit that had just been bitten twice, her cheeks bulging.

Upon seeing Cilan by the city wall, and then Makomo and Gardevoir standing in the center of the field, along with the unconscious Ivysaur, Iris paused, clearly realizing what had happened.

"It seems that Cilan's Rock Palace Crab has been defeated."

Cilan quickly told Iris everything that had just happened, and Iris's eyes widened when she heard that Gardevoir had instantly killed Crab.

"That's amazing!?"

With that, her eyes sparkled as she looked at Makomo: "Makomo-neechan, can we have a match together too!?"

Makomo glanced down at Gardevoir, wanting to check on its condition.

Although she won four battles effortlessly, she was worried that Gardevoir would expend too much energy.

Gardevoir simply returned her a smile, and from that smile, Makomo understood something.

“Of course.” She turned to Alice and nodded. “Let’s begin.”

Alice didn't stand on ceremony and pointed forward. At the same time, Axew, who had been following her, immediately ran to Gardevoir.

This tiny Dragon-type Pokémon, with its four paws on the ground, its tail held high, looked up at Gardevoir, emitting a low, childish, threatening growl.

Gardevoir glanced at it, and unlike Axew, it wore a kind smile.

At least that's what Alice thought before the match started.

But as soon as the battle began, in the blink of an eye, her Axe, just like Cilan's Pokémon, was sent flying backward.

Chapter 1438 My Longing to Return Home

Iris and Cilan's Pokémon were both instantly defeated, allowing them to truly witness Xia You's strength.

"So Mr. Xia You's Pokémon are this strong!" Alice exclaimed in surprise. "Ash actually considers such a powerful person as an opponent to surpass?"

Makomo chuckled: "That's why Hikaru and I were so surprised when he was provoking Xia You just now."

Thinking of Xiao Zhi, Alice waved her hand dismissively: "So that's how it is. I really thought he was on par with Mr. Xia You in strength. Turns out he's just an arrogant guy who doesn't know his own limitations."

Coincidentally, at that very moment, they seemed to hear the sounds of battle, and Xiao Guang also ran over from a distance.

However, when she saw that it was Gardevoir in front of Makomo, she suddenly slammed on the brakes.

"Gardevoir!?" Hikari's eyes widened as she looked at Makomo in disbelief. "Natsuyou-nii actually lent you Gardevoir!?"

Makomo chuckled, "Yes."

"How are we supposed to fight like this!" Xiao Guang pouted. "How could we possibly beat Gardevoir? Xia You is so biased, we have absolutely no chance of winning!"

He does not mean that.

The phrase "Xia You is really biased" made Zhen Gu think a little more.

Yes.

Why did Xia You lend him Gardevoir instead of any other Pokémon?

Is this taking care of myself? Making sure I won't lose no matter what?

That can only be the reason.

This idea instantly stirred Makomo's heart. Sometimes she really wanted to study Xia You inside and out, to thoroughly understand what kind of person he really was.

Coming to her senses, she suppressed her inner scientist frenzy and looked at Xiaoguang.

"Want to fight me?"

"No way!" Upon hearing this, Xiao Guang shook his head like a rattle drum. "I'm not Ash, I don't want to get beaten up. I won't fight a battle I know I'll lose, especially not against Xia You's Pokémon!"

As soon as she finished speaking, her eyes darted around.

"I'm going to find Xiaozhi. Didn't he just say he wanted to defeat Xia You? Let him try and make him suffer!"

After saying that, she left in a hurry, just as she had come in a hurry, without waiting for Makomo's agreement.

As soon as she left, Alice and Tian Tong came to their senses.

"Let's go too!"

After saying those words, the two of them also left with their Pokémon, leaving Makomo alone in the blink of an eye!

Watching their retreating figures, Makomo smiled and shook her head.

This is really...

But never mind, she has no intention of fighting Hikari for the time being.

After all, Xiao Guang is different from others. She and Xia You are traveling companions, so let her have some fun first.

Thinking this, she looked away.

She happened to see a trainer who seemed to be participating in the competition, and he was with Gardevoir, so she walked towards him.

...

While Makomo, Hikari, and Satoshi were still fighting in the city, Xia You and Wu Si were also strolling around here.

Just as Xia You said, it was indeed just a simple stroll.

After all, he had just been woken up from bed by Xiao Guang's message. Although he hadn't had his fill yet, he had at least had a go at Wu Si and satisfied his needs, so he wasn't in such a hurry now.

Anyway, it seems they're going to stay here tonight, so why rush things?

So this shopping trip was really just a simple stroll through the streets.

To be honest, although he had slept with Wu Si many times and knew her body structure very well, there was still a lack of communication between them.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, with no outsiders around, the two could also nurture their relationship.

Unlike Zhu Lan, who is outwardly sharp and imposing, Wu Si, though possessing the same beauty as Zhu Lan, is much more reserved in personality.

This makes it easier for Xia You to talk to her.

Not to mention, Wu Si's rich experience, unique insights into things, and her increased openness to new things over this period of time have made her a great conversationalist and listener.

This is especially true after the two people's bodies have become familiar with each other before their reason and emotions.

Of course, it wasn't just Xia You who was willing to get closer to Wu Si; it was the same for Wu Si as well.

As an outsider from another time and space, no matter who Wu Si meets during her travels, nothing can change Xia You's place in her heart.

Whenever she sees or thinks of Xia You, she remembers that she comes from the Xicui region, a place that has disappeared into the long river of history in this era, leaving little trace.

This made her cherish Xia You even more—the person who could witness her existence and whom she could rely on.

It can be said that if Wu Si does not want to forget the past, then she will never be able to leave Xia You.

Not to mention, Xia You has already become her man.

Even though there is no official status between the two, it does not hinder the deep bond between them.

Since both of them were willing to please each other, their relationship naturally progressed rapidly.

Wu Si regarded Xia You as her only support, and Xia You regarded Wu Si as a haven for her soul.

They had only been strolling together for a short time, covering most of the city, and in that short time, they had completely eliminated the last bit of unfamiliarity.

And Wu Si, like Xia You's other women, was branded with Xia You's mark, both in body and soul.

Leaving that aside, let's talk about what they were discussing.

Unbeknownst to them, the two left the city and headed towards the building in the distance called the Sword of the Earth.

As they passed through a secluded garden, Wu Si released Darkrai, who had been sent by Xia You to protect her.

Speaking of which, although the Nightmare, which Xia You captured in the Tower of Time and Space and placed its Poké Ball at the top of the tower to prevent other trainers from capturing, strictly speaking, belongs to Xia You, their relationship is equally complicated.

Xia You neither communicated with it nor trained it.

For Darkrai, Wusi is far more worthy of being close to than Xia You.

But Xia You didn't care about that.

After all, when we captured it, it was only for protective purposes, just like the brother and sister in Water 7.

Later, it was just a coincidence that it was placed by Wusi's side, but now it seems to be working quite well.