I caught a Pokémon

Seeing Xiao Zhi's 'furious' reaction, the others naturally burst into laughter.

Happy times are always fleeting.

As night falls, the party should come to an end.

The group went to wash up and then returned to their rooms to rest. The next morning, they would go their separate ways to begin new journeys and adventures.

Just like... countless times before.

Makomo should have gone back to her room too.

But for some reason, perhaps because she had drunk some alcohol, or perhaps because she was too happy today, she felt no sleepiness even though she knew she should go to sleep.

I just feel...

Tonight shouldn't end so soon.

Watching Xia You embrace Wu Si and enter the hotel, then go up the stairs to the second floor, and seeing that everyone else had already returned to their rooms and no one was paying attention to her, she recalled the scenes she had witnessed on many nights before. Suddenly, her body felt hot, and relying on a bit of alcohol, she inexplicably followed them up the stairs to the second floor.

Chapter 1448 Makomo's Sky Has Collapsed

The hotel wasn't actually very big; besides the front and back yards, there was only one two-story building.

Makomo went up to the second floor and sneaked to the door of Xia You and Wu Si's room.

The door is an old-fashioned wooden door. Because it has been around for so long, there are some gaps. You can hear people talking inside even without pressing your ear against the door.

Sure enough, just as she expected, a few minutes later, a voice that made her blush came from inside.

"What a lustful guy."

Makomo muttered something under her breath, but for some reason, her legs suddenly went weak, and she leaned gently against the door and slowly slumped down.

Her hands began to wander unconsciously, her lips parted slightly, and her eyes became increasingly unfocused.

After a while, she calmed down, rested her head on the door, looked ahead, and pondered the meaning of this world.

But just then, she heard someone get out of bed in the room, and she also heard Xia You say something like, "Go to the bar and get a few bottles of beer."

She was startled and instinctively wanted to leave, but her legs were weak and powerless. She couldn't even get up, let alone run.

The footsteps grew closer, and Makomo was so frightened that she broke out in a cold sweat and her face turned deathly pale.

But the more anxious she became, the less energy she had.

Finally, Xia You opened the door.

Before he could even step out the door, he saw Makomo sitting there, turned to look at him, her face pale and red, her eyes filled with fear, panic and helplessness, and even her mouth was trembling.

Ok……

It looked like the sky had fallen.

Xia You raised her eyebrows, her gaze sweeping from Makomo's face to her trembling body, then to her legs, lingering for a moment.

He still didn't say anything, but simply closed the door again.

At this moment, Wu Si was putting on her pajamas in the room when she saw Xia You return, which puzzled her.

"What's wrong? Didn't you say you were thirsty and wanted to get a few cans of beer?"

Xia You didn't know what kind of expression she should show right now.

Finally, he just sighed and said in a complicated tone that only he could understand, "It's nothing, I just suddenly don't want to drink anymore."

I tilted my head, but didn't find anything wrong.

Some people are destined to have a sleepless night.

……

After resting in the city for one night, the group had breakfast the next morning, and Ash, Iris, and Cilan set off first, heading southwest.

Children are always full of energy.

After they left, Wusi also began his own journey.

Once she left, only Xia You, Zhen Gu, and Xiao Guang remained in the hotel.

"Alright, we should go now."

Xiao Guang slung his backpack over his shoulder and was about to leave when he noticed that the atmosphere between the two people behind him was somehow off.

Xia You was alright; it was clear he was no different from usual, but Makomo…

She noticed during the meal that Makomo seemed completely unable to look Xia You in the eye!

Even Xia You quickly looked away when her gaze swept over Makomo.

strangeness……

This is how the same thing?

What happened between them while I was sleeping yesterday?

In an instant, Xiao Guang transformed into Detective Xiao Guang, trying to analyze some clues from the details of the two men's expressions, tone of voice, and actions after the three left the hotel.

However, she was destined to be disappointed.

Aside from the lack of communication, the two of them acted quite normally towards each other.

But this only made Xiaoguang more curious.

After leaving Eindook, the group once again entered the vast forest.

Aside from Makomo intentionally avoiding her... or rather, being too ashamed to face Natsumi, nothing else happened.

Two days later, they successfully arrived at a certain town, the place where the East George Fighting Tournament was about to be held.

Xia You remembered that when she first arrived here, after learning that a fighting tournament was being held here, she contacted Cai Dou. She wondered if Cai Dou had forgotten about it, or if she had even arrived here.

Thinking this through, after entering the area, Xia You first went to the Pokémon Center to check in, and then took out her phone to call Cai Dou.

The phone rang for a long time but no one answered.

Just as Xia You thought she was busy and was about to hang up, Cai Dou finally answered the phone.

But Xia You immediately knew why.

You could tell from Cai Dou's panting that she had just been training. People like her have a common habit, or rather a common requirement, which is to put all communication and electronic devices in a specific location or lock them in a cabinet during training.

The fact that Cai Dou was able to answer the phone under these circumstances proves that she was paying special attention to Xia You's news.

And that is indeed the case.

Half a month ago, after Cai Dou arrived here ahead of time, she specially set up a reminder for Xia You's number and made sure that her phone was never far from her during training.

So that he wouldn't miss Xia You's call.

Especially in the past few days, as the date of the fighting tournament has drawn closer, she has been checking her phone more and more frequently.

She hadn't received any messages from Xia You for a long time, and she even wondered if Xia You had forgotten about it. These past few days, she's been thinking about whether she should muster up the courage to contact him first.

But now it seems...

Xia You didn't think that much about it.

As soon as the call connected, he got straight to the point and asked about Bea's location. After learning that she also lived at the Pokémon Center and was currently doing her final training at an outdoor training ground nearby, he hung up and took Dawn to find her.

As for why Makomo wasn't brought along, it was because we wanted her to have time to adjust her mood while we stayed here.

Otherwise, if this continues, their team will run into problems sooner or later.

Compared to my last visit, the number of fighters and spectators in the town has increased exponentially as the fighting tournament approaches.

The once empty streets are now filled with trainers dressed in various fighting styles and Pokémon of various fighting types.

Besides them, spectators from the surrounding area who came to watch the fighting tournament also flocked to the streets, bringing a unique atmosphere to the town.

In this atmosphere, Xia You led Xiao Guang through a short street and found Cai Dou in a secluded open-air training ground.

From a distance, Cai Dou still looked the same as before, the only difference being that she had changed to a pink headband, which gave this quiet girl a more feminine air.

As if sensing something, Cai Dou turned to look in Xia You's direction the moment he appeared.

For a moment, their eyes met in the air, separated by the barbed wire fence.

Chapter 1449 Facing One's Inner Self

Whether it was her imagination or not, Xia You felt that at that moment, Cai Dou's eyes burst forth with a dazzling light.

He blinked and waved to Cai Dou.

In the training field, Cai Dou's face flushed slightly, as if she had suddenly become a little shy, but her bronze skin tone concealed this well.

She composed herself, let out a long breath, and tried to relax as much as possible.

Just then, Xia You, along with Xiao Guang, came in from the side.

"We meet again."

Xia You was the first to greet them, her smile as clean and refreshing as Cai Dou remembered.

Cai Dou wanted to wave and greet Xia You like she did, and say something more.

Unfortunately, she couldn't do any of that, and in the end, she could only nod slightly and say "Mm".

Fortunately, Xia You knew that this was just her personality, so she didn't mind.

When he got closer, he simply looked the girl up and down, whom he hadn't seen in a long time, and casually asked, "When did you arrive?"

Cai Dou hesitated for a moment: "I... I'll be here in a few days too."

Xia You didn't suspect anything, and simply pointed to Xiao Guang beside her: "You don't know each other yet, do you? This is Xiao Guang, she's my little sister, and she's currently traveling with me. Xiao Guang, this is Cai Dou, she's a very skilled karate fighter and also the gym leader of the Galar region!"

Xiao Guang had actually heard about Cai Dou more than once before, but this was indeed the first time he had seen her.

She looked closely at the older woman in front of her, who was a few years older than her, and felt a completely different feeling from the others.

Is this the aura of someone learning karate?

It really is beautiful!

"Hello, Miss Rainbow Bean, I'm Hikaru."

Cai Dou had met Xiao Yao before, but this was the first time she had met Xiao Guang. However, she nodded kindly to the girl who had just appeared next to Xia You.

"Hello."

Looking at Xiao Guang, Xia You smiled and said, "That's just her personality. She's usually quiet. You'll understand once you get to know her."

After he finished speaking, he turned to look at Cai Dou: "How's the registration going? Have you registered yet?"

Actually, Cai Dou had already signed up seven days ago, but if she told the truth, it would reveal that she had arrived too early.

"...It's all been registered, the competition starts tomorrow."

"That's good." Xia You sat on the chair next to her, her tone relaxed. "It seems I didn't miss it either. I was worried that I would be delayed on the road and miss your competition."

Cai Dou's lips twitched slightly, as if a small smile was about to appear.

Clearly, she understood from Xia You's words that he hadn't forgotten about her and had come here specifically for her sake.

This made her feel slightly shy, but also a kind of indescribable emotion was spreading through her.

Xia You didn't seem to notice her subtle movement. He only looked at the Pokémon next to Cai Dou: "Machamp, Pandaren, Hawlucha, and Octopod. Your main lineup is all here. You brought them all with you this time. It seems you're determined to win this fighting tournament."

Of course, they were determined to get the colored beans.

After all, this was a battle in front of Xia You, and it was Xia You who had asked her to come here, so she didn't want to lose, and she didn't want to take any risks.

"I heard that many people will be participating this time, so I brought them along specifically to compete with them."

"I see." Xia You nodded, shifting her gaze from the Poké Balls to Cai Dou's face. "But with your strength, you'll definitely be fine. After all, you're a Gym Leader, so dealing with this kind of situation is a piece of cake. Alright, let me take you to eat, and we can meet a friend while we're at it."

The friend Xia You was referring to was naturally Makomo.

Under his guidance, Bea caught a Pokémon and followed him and Dawn back to the Pokémon Center. They called Makomo, who was organizing data, and then the group headed straight to a nearby upscale restaurant.

The reasons for this get-together were twofold: first, to celebrate his reunion with Aya, and second, to cheer on Aya.

This is also one of his traditional projects.

At the dinner table, Xia You introduced the two of them.