I beg you female trainers to give me money even if you lose!

When Kona asked how many badges she had collected, Yang Xiying suddenly didn't know how to answer, since it was already the end of September and she only had two badges.

"But the Quartz Conference is opening at the end of January, isn't this a bit late?"

Upon hearing Yang Xiying's words, the man in the suit on Lorelei's side suddenly showed a surprised expression. Badges are pretty easy for any trainer to obtain, right?

"You must have a reason for being able to place Pokémon in the shadows," Lorelei said with a slight smile.

Although it was fleeting, she had sensed something hidden in Yang Xiying's shadow beforehand.

“As expected of Miss Kona,” Yang Xiying raised an eyebrow and snapped her fingers. Two figures appeared behind Yang Xiying’s sofa.

And these are none other than Forsaken and Azurewrath, yes, Ghost-type Pokémon are all hiding in their shadows, waiting for their chance to strike.

"This is...!" The League staff member next to Lorelei looked astonished; neither of them were Pokémon he had ever seen before.

"...You've brought out a rather rare Pokémon,"

Looking at the distinctive figures behind Yang Xiying, Kona's expression was somewhat surprised; even she had never seen these Pokémon before.

"However, they should all be Ghost-type Pokémon," only Ghost-type Pokémon with other types could do that.

"..."

The League staff standing nearby were also stunned; Ghost-type Pokémon are actually very difficult to train.

Because they unconsciously attract human energy, making humans weak, it is not recommended for ordinary people to keep them unless they have some special skills.

In their understanding, only Kikuko, one of the Four Heavenly Kings of the Kanto region, and Komatsu of the Enju Dojo in the Johto region have this ability.

By that logic, this person is definitely no ordinary person; no wonder Miss Kona asked that question before.

"Yes, they are all Ghost-type Pokémon. The one on the left is Blastoise, which is my starter Pokémon."

Yang Xiying nodded, and at the same time introduced her Pokémon, "This one over here is Forsaken, which I met in Viridian City before."

“Abandoned Monkey… Are there any other Pokémon like that around Viridian City?” The League staff looked surprised.

"...However, this child looks somewhat like a Primeape. Could it be an evolved form of Primeape?"

“Yes, Primeape can evolve once more. This is a method I learned from another region,” Yang Xiying nodded in response.

"I have already informed Professor Oak about this, and I expect that this Pokémon will be added to the Pokédex in the Kanto region soon."

She had mentioned this to Professor Oak before, and he begged her to send the abandoned monkey back, but Yang Xiying generously refused.

Since I'm going to use Abandoned Monkey to fight the gym, and the next gym is also a Psychic-type gym, how could I let it run wild now?

Want to study it? Go catch a Primal Rising monkey yourself. I've already told you the evolution method; whether you can evolve or not depends on fate.

"Oh..." Lorelei looked even more surprised, not expecting that the other person knew Professor Oak. "Xia, you've found a very good partner."

As she spoke, Kona also turned her gaze to Xiaoxia and smiled. There must be a deeper reason why Yang Xiying only got two badges.

—And the key to this is likely with Xiaoxia.

"Yes, yes... Yang has helped me in various fields," Xiaoxia said, scratching her cheek a little embarrassedly.

Well, I think I've surpassed my idol in some ways, since Miss Kona is still single.

No, I shouldn't be making comparisons like that. After all, Yang Xiying's ambiguous relationships with other girls are a huge flaw!

—Could this guy also have feelings for Miss Kona...?

"So, in order to better help Miss Xia," Yang Xiying chimed in at this moment.

"I'm going to go out and gain some experience soon. I should still have time to collect the remaining six badges in the Kanto region."

“Really…? With your skills, Mr. Yang, collecting gym badges shouldn’t be difficult,” Ke nodded unconsciously.

The opposing team, consisting of Azure Flame Blade Demon and Abandoned Monkey, is already quite formidable; the former seems to have reached the level of even the Heavenly Kings...

“Hmm, maybe I can pass all the Level 3 trials of all the dojos in one go,” Yang Xiying nodded, then turned her gaze to Xiaoxia.

"Before you say that, you'd better defeat me first. If you don't beat the Level 3 Gym Challenge, I won't let you leave."

Xiaoxia wasn't going to back down here, which made a group of league staff look puzzled, while Kona became quite interested.

"Is this why you only have two dojo badges so far, Mr. Yang?"

Traveling is never easy; danger can arise at any moment. And listening to Yang Xiying and Xiaoxia's current conversation...

A girlfriend worries that her boyfriend might encounter danger while he's out, so she'll use various methods to stop him. And since Xiaoxia is the owner of the establishment, her methods are naturally...

"That's about right. I wouldn't let him go on a trip if he wasn't strong enough," Xiaoxia answered in this situation.

Of course, she wouldn't reveal the deeper reasons, whether it was her addiction to Yang Xiying or her fear that he would philander.

The former seems petty to others, while the latter is a case of "family scandals should not be aired in public"!

"Hehe, that's really interesting. So how long do you guys plan to fight? Today?" Kona is now quite interested.

Xiaoxia is a promising junior colleague of hers, and Yang Xiying is her junior colleague's boyfriend, and this boyfriend doesn't seem to be an ordinary person either.

—If the two of them were to fight, it would be a very interesting match.

"Uh...yes, as long as there aren't many new challengers later, we'll proceed with the Level 3 Gym Trial."

Xiaoxia was speechless for a moment before speaking, and Kona smiled upon hearing this, indicating that the other party wanted to proceed after the review was completed.

"I understand. I'll be looking forward to your match." I can stay here for a while longer.

“Well, it’s about time now, let’s start preparing for the review,” Kona said.

It's almost time for the dojo to open, and I need to review their recent work.

"Well, I'm also preparing to open my gym. Yang, if there aren't any challengers later, come and battle me."

"Ok."

Both parties made this agreement, and today the Cerulean Gym officially opened, welcoming trainers who want to challenge the Cerulean Gym.

There are still many challengers, since battling gym trainers can earn more money and battle points than regular battles.

It's also a great training opportunity for your Pokémon. Any Pokémon trainer who wants to improve their skills will come to challenge the gym.

Even if you get a badge, it doesn't matter, because the dojo also has training facilities, which is the dojo's main business.

Gym Leaders will also act as sparring partners, and if you train well, you can gain the qualification to challenge the Gym Trials for free.

Yes, aside from the first gym challenge, all other gym challenges require a 1,000 yen entrance fee.

This way, at least a basic income can be guaranteed, and people won't treat this place as a free ATM.

Of course, not everyone has the ability to source supplies from the dojo; Yang Xiying has already seen quite a few noobs.

Taking advantage of the influence of Kona and other league staff, Yang Xiying began to openly wander around the gym.

He now understands what it's like when a leader checks on you. Of course, his main focus is on watching Xiaoxia's gym battle with the gym leader.

They don't make this battle public, saying it's to protect the trainers, as too many people and too much chatter would make it difficult to manage.

Xiaoxia also felt that it was somewhat noisy.

Time passed just like that, and the league staff's inspection of the dojo ended around 1 or 2 p.m., with everything proceeding normally.

They didn't find any fault with her, and during this time Yang Xiying even took the initiative to cook bento boxes to connect with the inspection team.

"Now I can understand why Xiaoxia didn't want Mr. Yang to go out. Thank you for treating us to such a delicious bento box."

After the meal, Kona, Hua Lan, and the league staff also formally expressed their gratitude to Yang Xiying.

—Their stomachs have become prisoners of Yang Xiying's delicious food.

"Please don't say that, Miss Kona," Xia said, sensing the strange looks. "I didn't try to keep Yang because of personal desires."

—I was trying so hard to stop him so he could go around having affairs!

"...Yes, we all understand. We don't want Mr. Yang to be in danger," the group nodded, all with an "we understand" attitude.

"That's...that's it!" Xiaoxia replied, forcing a smile. She was really not used to being stared at like that by a group of people.

"Anyway, Yang, I won't hold back in the upcoming match," she said, turning her gaze to Yang Xiying.

In the morning, no one asked her to participate in master duels at level 30 or 50, and it will probably be the same in the afternoon.

Now it's time to go all out against Yang Xiying, and it's not long before it's time to get off work.

That way, if I lose, I won't have to endure it for too long. Last time... wait! I don't want to lose to that guy!

—This person belongs to him!

"Haha, I'll still be very unwilling if you go easy on me," Yang Xiying replied easily, and then the group of people rushed to the dojo.

Yang Xiying and Xiaoxia faced off and began their battle, surrounded by gym leaders, Cerulean League staff, and Lorelei.

The rules are a five-on-five level 50 singles master battle. After entering the alternate dimension, both sides will log in their Pokémon.

"Alright! Pokémon Battle! Ready Go—!!!" The black stick figure in the arena raised his hands high, announcing the start of the match!

"Go, Gyarados!"

"You lead the charge, you abandoned monkey!"

Both sides then brought out their first Pokémon: Misty's was Gyarados, while Yang Xiying's was Abandoned!

"Roar—!!!" At this moment, Gyarados also roared, activating its Intimidate ability.

The Abandoned Monkey's physical attack level decreased by one, but at this moment, the Abandoned Monkey retorted angrily, its limb muscles tensing even more!

"The first one is actually the Unyielding Monkey with the Unyielding ability?" Xiaoxia narrowed her eyes. Unyielding Monkey's attack power increases significantly when its ability is reduced.

Now the opponent's physical attack drops by one level, but then it rises by one level because of its unwillingness to admit defeat! It feels like they anticipated that I was using Gyarados!

The game has started off badly, Xiaoxia...

Kona, who was watching, couldn't help but wonder if Xiaoxia really knew what kind of trainer Yang Xiying was.

—Even if you're boyfriend and girlfriend, are you really this good at keeping it a secret?

"Gyarados... So it really came here to defend against my Forretress starting?" Yang Xiying's lips curled slightly as she looked at the Gyarados opposite her.

Yang Xiying understands why the opposing team sent Gyarados, since most Water-type Pokémon really don't have a good chance against Forretress.

Using a move that counters Forrettos will still yield similar results, as Forrettos has the Sturdy ability. Sending Pelipper in will likely have the same outcome.

Therefore, the only option is to use Taunt, and Gyarados also has good defensive capabilities, so Taunt can also prevent the opponent from using it.

Anticipating its own provocation, Forrettos used an offensive move, and Forrettos had few skills that could counter Gyarados.

Yang Xiying also chose to let other Pokémon take the lead, so this time she let Forsaken take the lead.

"It seems your fighting style is indeed quite unpredictable... Gyarados! Switch hands!"

Xiaoxia agreed with Yang Xiying and then sent Gyarados out of the field. It wasn't a good thing to keep Gyarados in the field now.

After all, the opponent's Reno Monkey triggered the Unyielding ability, and Reno Monkey already had decent attack power during its Infernape era.

It's even faster than Gyarados and can even use Rock-type moves, so she can't let Gyarados take any risks.

It would be a loss for her to let Gyarados die here, so it seems she'll have to sell one of her Pokémon now...

"Abandoned Monkey! Rockfall!"

Now that the Unyielding ability has been triggered, Yang Xiying will naturally choose to attack, since the opponent is a Gyarados that is twice as weak to Rock-type!

However, Pokémon switching speed is always faster than attack speed, and Misty's Gyarados disappeared into thin air.

Instead, the giant beaks took their place, and rain began to fall from the sky because of them. At the same time, the attacks from the abandoned monkeys also followed!

boom--! ! !

The Abandoned Monkey slammed its hand into the puddle, kicking up a large number of rocks that smashed into the newly appeared Big-billed Gull, instantly reducing its health by 70%!

PS: Update! I still owe seven chapters. I can't delay any longer.

NO.167+168 water will only make me stronger!

(I encountered a problem while brainstorming battle ideas, so I made some changes. In the previous chapter, I replaced Misty's Gyarados with Quagsire and replaced it with Pelipper. Sorry.)

"Even if the level increases by one, it still won't unleash much power."

Seeing that Yang Xiying's Abandoned Monkey couldn't even stop Pelipper with a Rock Slide, Xiaoxia also revealed a provocative smile.

She was originally planning to send out a batch...