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

That guy...

"I have truly experienced the resilience of Steel-type Pokémon, so I used some rather unconventional methods. Please forgive me."

Finally, Yang Xiying, as the victor, gave a speech, the content of which clearly seemed to be meant to comfort the other side, which made the expressions of those around her subtle.

Because this guy wasn't very polite when he won his previous match; the most polite person he spoke to was the referee who told him to hurry up and arrange the next one!

"No...it's okay."

Ami spoke subconsciously, and her face turned somewhat strange at that moment, becoming visibly flushed.

"Excuse me, I have something to take care of, I'll have to leave for a moment..."

She knew this was inappropriate, but the thought of having to pay the winner a certain amount of compensation if she lost made her unable to control herself...

Now she seems to understand what Lijia said before: when their eyes meet, feelings arise, but, but this is too unreserved...!

With that thought in mind, Ami quickly left!

"..." The onlookers also had strange expressions, but their attention did not linger on the loser for long.

He focused his gaze on Yang Xiying, then turned it to Lijia's father, seemingly asking the other side to arrange the final duel.

—After all, one must defeat Rika in a martial arts contest to choose a husband.

“I no longer need to continue battling Pokémon with Mr. Yang,” Rika disagreed.

"After all, Mr. Yang has now defeated Ami, and she is a Pokémon Trainer of the same level as me."

"So, Mr. Yang has essentially defeated me, and his martial prowess has been thoroughly tested, hasn't it?"

"..." Lijia's father had a strange expression. When he saw Lijia bring this up, he knew that the final match was going to be canceled.

After all, given that Lijia got together with Yang Xiying halfway through the match, she's facing a team that will hold back in the upcoming battle.

He didn't even bother to watch the performance, and he also felt there was no need to test Yang Xiying's martial arts skills; he'd rather make things difficult for her in the written test.

"I understand. The test will now switch from a martial arts test to a literary test, so it's your turn to demonstrate your skills in music, chess, calligraphy, and painting."

Finally, Lijia's father turned his attention to Yang Xiying, feeling somewhat excited. In his opinion, this would be an even easier challenge for her!

If we can stump him, it will be more advantageous for us, because he seems to really want that girl, Lijia.

So even if the other party is stumped by the test, I can still 'reluctantly' betroth Lijia to her, and that would be considered a favor.

The ability to extract more benefits from it—the existence of being able to command legendary Pokémon has already proven its value.

"Of course, I can give you some time to prepare."

"no need."

However, at this moment, Yang Xiying took out a guzheng from her spatial backpack, then sat cross-legged on the ground and placed it on the guzheng to play.

His attire instantly took on an antique style, making him look like a scholar from ancient times.

"You're all probably a bit tired from watching my matches, so thank you for being here to support me."

"As a token of my gratitude, let me now play a piece to soothe your fatigue, and this is my instrumental skill."

Yang Xiying also revealed an extremely confident expression at this moment, and then began to play, giving no one else a chance to respond.

Because the piano music has already started at this moment, it is a relatively cheerful and rhythmic piece that is easy for people to feel the rhythm.

Focus their attention on it and fully experience its sound. Afterward, they also felt the fatigue from standing for a long time was relieved.

No way! This effect is way too immediate!

"Wow, Xiao Yang's piano skills are getting better and better," someone exclaimed because of his music.

"...Who are you?" Xia and Nazi suddenly noticed the long brown-haired woman who had suddenly appeared beside them.

Although I had previously learned about Yang Xiying's identity by sharing her perspective through my superpowers, I was still unclear about many details.

Moreover, the other party shouldn't recognize him, but they've come looking for him now, possibly because of Yang Xiying.

"Hello, my name is Nanami Oki. Yang Xiying lived in Pallet Town before I came out to travel, so we know each other."

"I don't know much about what he went through after he went on the trip, and I never expected that he would have two beautiful girlfriends."

This is Nanami Oki. After holding back for a while, she finally couldn't resist coming over to talk to Kasumi.

"..." Seeing the teasing looks on their faces, Xia and Nazi both blushed slightly and didn't know how to respond.

And that lecherous guy didn't just have two girlfriends...

“…Nanami, that’s a bit much. The answer is three,” Rika said, leaning closer with a smile.

"Speaking of which, Nanami, you shouldn't mind me sneaking off, right?" she said, her tone becoming more mischievous.

"I just see Xiao Yang as a younger brother next door," Nanami said, showing a smile similar to Rika's.

"I won't be like some people who are so desperate that they'll go after any man who has a girlfriend."

She still felt that Yang Xiying wasn't the type to actively pursue girls; after all, she knew what kind of person he was after three months of getting to know him.

Could it really be that Rita, that foreigner, made Yang Xiying more cheerful? But this cheerfulness is a bit too much...

“…Oh, you’ve misunderstood me,” Lijia replied with a smile. “Mr. Yang really did take the initiative to pursue me.”

After all, challenging a gym requires him to take the initiative.

"And Nanami, since Mr. Yang never pursued you, there must be something about you that didn't attract him, right?"

"..." Hearing Lijia's words, Xiaoxia silently moved a few steps to the side, hoping not to get involved.

"So why did you accept Yang's advances, Rika?" Nanami didn't intend to argue with Rika here; it would be easier to avoid getting hurt.

"—There are girls with them across from me."

"Because his reliability does give me, a weak woman, a sense of security, and I don't really care whether my partner has other women."

"After all, it also means that he is an excellent man, and all I need to do is get what I need from my lover."

Lijia spoke with a smile, and Xia Nazhi, who was listening nearby, suddenly felt that this person was the boss of the backyard.

"Furthermore, can you deny that Mr. Yang is very reliable?"

"I can't deny that. After all, he is indeed the kind of person who is strong enough to make people feel at ease. It's normal for girls to have some little thoughts."

“That’s right, that’s right. I feel very at ease right now. Not only in martial arts, but Mr. Yang can also handle literature with ease.”

"—Father's plans have all come to naught because of Mr. Yang."

Lijia spoke with a smile, knowing that even the written test couldn't overpower Yang Xiying, because she knew Yang Xiying was a very talented person.

PS: Update!

P.S.: The side quests in "The Legend of Sword and Fairy" are really well written; they're probably the most exciting storylines I've ever seen in a martial arts game.

Looking forward to further plot developments.

The nightlife at NO.310+311 is just beginning...

"This piece alone is award-winning, especially if it was originally created by Mr. Yang."

He was very good at drawing, after all, Lijia knew he was Teacher Pigeon, and Qin was because he had seen the guzheng played at her home.

"This seems to be Yang's original work."

While Lijia was praising Yang Xiying, Xiaoxia chimed in, also showing a hesitant expression.

"Oh? Xia, do you know the piece Mr. Yang is playing right now?"

“Yes, he played it at my place before,” Xiaoxia nodded in response, “I think it was a piece called ‘Goodbye Dr. Minkey’…”

This was the first time she had encountered this piece of music, and she couldn't find it online, so it was clearly Yang Xiying's own composition.

—The name is just a bit ambiguous.

"Goodbye Dr. Minkey? Is this a piece composed in memory of someone? If it is, then this piece is certainly quite cheerful."

Nanami Oki spoke at this moment. It was also the first time she had heard this piece, and she had her own understanding of it based on the name.

According to Yang Xiying, meeting Dr. Mingqi was a very happy thing because this doctor could bring the dead back to life.

Xiaoxia spoke up with a subtle expression at this moment, while Nanami and Rika suddenly fell silent. It was indeed quite exciting to be able to bring the dead back to life.

But this Dr. Minkey doesn't seem like a real character at all! How can a dead person come back to life?

"The melody has changed."

At this moment, Nazi, who had been focused on listening to the song, spoke up, and then the other three ladies also noticed that Yang Xiying had suddenly changed the song she was playing.

The melody suddenly became melodious and gentle, its style softening considerably, yet it seamlessly transitioned from the previous cheerful tune.

"This is a cool breeze under the moon..." This time, Naz felt a sense of familiarity with the new song and understood what the other person was doing.

Yang Xiying is playing a medley of different pieces, but they are all pieces that cannot be found online but that she may have encountered.

"Mr. Yang is indeed very talented."

After watching Yang Xiying play several pieces in succession, Lijia opened her mouth with a smile. The music seemed to transport her to various wonderful worlds.

The explanations given by Naza and even Nanami about the origins of those songs and the meanings behind their names only amplify this feeling.

"By the way, Mr. Yang, do you have any plans to create any movies or games?" Lijia couldn't help but ask.

Listening to the origins of those songs and the meanings behind their names makes them seem like something that could only be found in novels, movies, or games.

“He does have that idea,” Xiaoxia responded. Having lived with him for a month, she knew about Yang Xiying’s creative desires.

"He said he wanted to bring the interesting things in his mind into reality, and these pieces are the interesting things in his mind."

“Hehe, that’s quite an interesting way to put it,” Lijia replied with a smile. People usually say that their works are inspired by their own experiences.

The phrase "transferring" is used as if those things were forcibly stuffed into someone's head, knowledge that doesn't actually belong to them.

But that's just how it is.

Just as Lijia thought, these were all music tracks related to Yang Xiying's original world and the world of games and anime, just presented here in this way.

To avoid sounding too strange, Yang Xiying played original pieces with a distinctly classical Chinese style, such as "Goodbye Minki" from Metal Max and "Cool Breeze Under the Moon".

Or perhaps Yamato Man from the Mega Man series, or the enchanting dance from Monster Hunter X...

[The playing is almost back on track...]

Noticing the people around her who were all listening intently, not wanting to miss a single detail of the music, Yang Xiying understood that the performance on the zither was complete.

Next up are chess, calligraphy, and painting, but he will put chess last; now it's time for calligraphy and painting.

"Azure Flame Blade Demon, the harp is now yours!"

As Yang Xiying finished speaking, she stopped playing the song and threw it into the air, where it fell to the ground amidst the astonished expressions of the crowd.

Then it came into the hands of the Azure Flame Blade Demon, whose twin blades transformed into hands, which were used to play the zither.

"...He...is he going to make his Pokémon play the guqin?" This made the onlookers doubtful. Could his Pokémon really do that?

It doesn't look like a speaker that can play music, and they're listening to it with great interest right now!

Wait, did he take out a calligraphy brush?

At this moment, they also saw Yang Xiying make a new move, several large and small calligraphy brushes appeared out of thin air in his hand.

His Pokémon also carried ink and inkstones, and then an enormous sheet of Xuan paper was laid out on the stage.

Is this person... about to start drawing?!

Swish, swish, swish——!!!

And just as they expected, Yang Xiying was using these things to create something new, and the moment she put pen to paper, powerful music began to play.

As the embodiment of Yang Xiying's soul shadow, the Azure Flame Blade Demon naturally possesses her abilities, even in playing music.

The music also helped alleviate their boredom while watching Yang Xiying paint, although the painting motions on the other side were quite captivating.

After all, to paint on such a large sheet of rice paper, he could only use his superpowers to levitate in mid-air, and the painting movements were more like a dance.

The movements were swift and agile, and the flips were all very skillful, easily reminding one of Chinese kung fu. Indeed, this is a traditional skill of the Yan people!

—I never expected to see them here!