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

"..." Yang Xiying's expression was subtle. Through their conversations over the past few days, he had come to understand that the other party had an extraordinary characteristic.

—I have no sense of direction.

PS: This is the first update. I'm really sorry that I only managed to write two chapters after the bounty was opened. I'm still jet-lagged during this time.

There will be more later, and the current debt is 26.

NO.126 A meeting with my old friend Chi Hong...

That's right, Crimson has a terrible sense of direction. Even a short distance can take her very long, and sometimes she even ends up in some really strange places.

What should have taken him a few days to travel from Pallet Town to Dark Grey City took him a month. Even Yang Xiying, who was delayed by a woman, didn't go this far.

"At your rate of getting one badge a month, I feel like you won't even have time to participate in the Quartz Conference."

"Even though Qinglv started a few days later than you, she has already obtained five badges, and Yezi started a month later and still obtained three badges."

Yang Xiying couldn't help but sigh, the progress on the other side was really a bit slow compared to Qinglv and Yezi.

That kid Qinglv has already gotten five badges. Well, he just got the fifth badge not long ago; he announced the good news a few days ago.

Leaf, although she started a month later than Crimson and Green, has now obtained three gym badges.

The blue badge for the second gym was obtained around the same time as Red's, while the badge for the third gym was obtained even earlier than Red's.

“If the Goldenrod City Gym hadn’t been temporarily closed, I could still have gotten four Gym Badges,” Red replied directly to the other side.

“You did tell me this,” Yang Xiying nodded. The crimson travel route was Evergreen City, Dark Gray City, Cerulean City, Golden City, and Dead Leaf City.

According to the Kanto map, this is the most efficient route to collect Gym Badges, but when Red arrived in Saffron City, he found that the Gym there was closed.

Because the gym leader had to leave for a week due to unforeseen circumstances, he had no choice but to abandon Goldenrod City and head south to Vermilion City.

While Crimson was heading south, Leaf obtained the badge of Vermilion City because Leaf skipped Goldenrod City and went directly to Vermilion City.

They said they didn't want to miss the Saint Anne's docking time in that location, a world-renowned luxury cruise ship.

Leaf was very interested in it, so she took a shortcut from Cerulean City to Vermilion City, which is very much in line with the original game.

—The protagonist has to skip Golden City because of a guy who needs to bribe him with tea.

In reality, Goldenrod City was neither intercepted nor conquered by Team Rocket, so the gyms there can be challenged directly.

Therefore, the Crimson Route is the type that heads towards whichever gym is closest to the one that has already been challenged.

However, this could easily lead to backtracking, as Golden City is located at the crossroads of the Kanto region, bordered by North Blue, South Dry Leaf, and West Rainbow.

If you want to challenge the Rainbow City Gym after challenging the Vermilion City Gym, you have to go back to Saffron City, which feels a bit unexciting.

For this reason, Azure didn't take the most efficient route, but instead went directly east from Cerulean City, making a huge detour to Vermilion City.

Although there are many troublesome obstacles along the way, it is also a kind of training, and you can also encounter rare Pokémon.

Once you reach Vermilion City, the route is smooth: head north to Golden Yellow and west to Jade Rainbow. This is the origin of the five blue and green badges.

"And if I can get one badge a month, I can still participate in the competition, even though I'm still in Dark Grey City right now."

“But I won’t spend too much time on the path I’ve already walked,” Red responded cheerfully, his tone quite optimistic.

"For example, it used to take me a week to go from dark gray to cerulean, but now it only takes one... at most two days."

"And I happen to have something to do in Cerulean City next, after all, I got this in Vermilion City before."

Chi Hong smiled and took out a lottery ticket, which turned out to be a bicycle voucher... This made Yang Xiying raise an eyebrow.

Red Leaf mentioned before when she was in Cerulean City that there was a shop selling luxury bicycles there, but the prices were a bit high...

"And afterwards, I also want to follow Azumi's example and head east from Cerulean City to Lavender Town, which is located in the eastern part of the Kanto region."

"I heard that there are Ghost-type Pokémon in Lavender Town, but I don't have a single Ghost-type Pokémon yet."

"Besides, the Saffron City guild master usually stays in Lavender Town when she goes out, so I might run into her there."

“This route makes sense,” Yang Xiying nodded, and now the crimson travel route really did have a game-like feel to it.

Leaf, on the other hand, travels northeast from Vermilion City to Lavender Town for a similar reason to Red: the Goldenrod Gym Leader works there.

Of course, Leaf also enjoys exploring, after all, Shion Town is one of the unique attractions in the Kanto region, although it's rather exotic...

After all, Lavender Town is a public cemetery in the Kanto region, where the ashes of both Pokémon and humans are kept.

That's why the place has become rather eerie, so professionals are needed to exorcise the spirits there.

"So Yang, what are you planning to do? Have you gotten your first gym badge yet?" Red changed the subject at this point.

"I just got the Pyrenees Gym Badge today. My next route will be similar to yours: Pyrenees east to Cerulean and then south to Goldenrod."

Yang Xiying responded that if the Saffron City Gym Leader wasn't there, they would go to Lavender Town, then south from Lavender Town to Vermilion City and north to Saffron City.

“I see. Then we can travel together for a while,” Crimson nodded in response, since the other side was also heading to Hualan.

"I'm afraid that won't work, because I'll be staying in Pewter City for a while longer, and the Pokémon the police approved for me haven't been issued yet."

Yang Xiying shook her head. This reason alone was not enough for them to travel together, and given his current condition, it was impossible for him to travel with a man.

"A Pokémon approved by the police?" Red was stunned for a moment, and Yang Xiying explained the whole story, and the other person smiled.

"Haha, as expected of you, Yang. You easily disrupted Team Rocket's operations. So, what Pokémon did the police approve for you?"

“Clefairy,” Yang Xiying replied, which surprised Chi Hong. “It’s this Pokémon?”

"Yang, you have a very discerning eye. Did you only choose this one because you thought it was cute? But given your style, it must have some impressive features too."

"You want to know?" Yang Xiying raised an eyebrow, and Chi Hong nodded honestly, but Yang Xiying wanted to keep him in suspense and pique his interest.

"—You'll find out when I train it up and we battle together later."

"Hey, how much longer do I have to wait?" Chi Hong's face was full of boredom, but he quickly thought of something and spoke up.

"By the way, it's been three months since we last met in person, hasn't it? I've trained quite a few powerful Pokémon and am thinking of finding someone to test them out."

His crimson eyes burned with fighting spirit.

“…Fine, let me see what you’re capable of.” Noticing the crimson eyes, Yang Xiying knew that this battle was unavoidable.

But he wouldn't refuse, because only male trainers who lose receive a truly powerful and meaningful reward!

"Okay, I'll finish eating...!" "Stop! I'm exhausted today, all I want to do is sleep. We can talk about the battle tomorrow."

PS: Second update! More to come later, currently 25 chapters behind.

Battles NO.127 and NO.128! Battle! Battle!

Good morning, Yang!

"Well, good morning."

The next morning around seven o'clock, Yang Xiying received a message on her phone, which was from Red, who was having lunch at the Pokémon Center cafeteria.

After finishing, he prepared to fight himself, while Yang Xiying washed up and headed to the cafeteria.

After all, he had promised to have a Pokémon battle with the other side yesterday, and when he arrived here, he saw the other side having a meal with Pikachu.

"You should eat with your Pokémon soon, and then we can have a battle. I couldn't sleep well yesterday because you postponed the battle until today."

“You must have had even more trouble sleeping last night after losing to me,” Yang Xiying raised an eyebrow. The other person looked so energetic that it was hard to believe he hadn’t slept.

“But if you lose to me, won’t you also be unable to sleep at night?” Chi Hong retorted without any politeness, while Yang Xiying shrugged.

"That's why I prepared to have a Pokémon battle with you today," he said, though he didn't want to lose now, because a new mission had been unlocked.

[Unlocked: "Take advantage of the young and poor" - defeat Red, Blue, and Green with Pokémon without rules. Rewards: Room Service x1, Escape Backpack x1...]

"...That seems to make sense."

"Alright, I'm going to get a meal now. I'm quite interested in how much you've grown," Yang Xiying said, also preparing to go to the window to get a meal.

"Hey, since that's the case, Yang, how about a 6-on-6 all-around battle? I already have six level 30 Pokémon."

“I only have four Pokémon that are above level 30 right now, so I can’t compete,” Yang Xiying shook her head in response to Red’s suggestion.

"In that case, how about a four-on-four master duel? I want to go all out against you."

Crimson spoke again.

“Four against four...no problem,” Yang Xiying nodded. The more Pokémon a battle involves, the more prize money you get.

"Okay, let's start preparing while we eat."

Yang Xiying and Pokémon didn't spend much time eating, and soon arrived at the plaza near the Pokémon Center with Red.

While Pokémon battles can be conducted indoors using Trainer Cards, outdoor battles offer a better atmosphere, as there are often many onlookers.

When Yang Xiying appeared in crimson, she attracted many morning exercisers to stop and watch; no matter what world you're in, there will always be a crowd of onlookers.

They watched as Yang Xiying and Crimson initiated the Master Duel, watched them choose their Pokémon, and watched them begin the match!

"Phidden Eagle! Go!"

"Slowpoke! You go!"

Following the announcement by the stick figure in the pink suit, Yang Xiying in red released their Pokémon; the former released the familiar Ogre Magi, and the latter was an old friend.

"Oh? Is Pidgeot leading the charge this time?" Yang Xiying raised an eyebrow, while Crimson was also somewhat surprised.

"Slow Hippo..."

He assumed that Forrettos would be the first Pokémon to use, since he had studied the Pokémon thoroughly during his travels and found it to be very useful as a lead Pokémon.

For this reason, he specially prepared a Pidgeot, because it can blow hot air and clear away thick fog, which would make Foretus on the other side suffer a free defeat!

—But the opposing team actually sent out Slowbro, and that Pokémon knows those moves…

"Anyway, let me test your Pokémon skills, Yang," Red said, spinning his baseball cap and rolling up his left sleeve.

"Eh?!"

“That’s…?!”

"No way!"

The curious onlookers looked on in surprise, because they noticed that the scarlet man was wearing a bracelet on his left arm.

—And there's a beautiful stone embedded in it!

"Oh? You've already mastered Mega Evolution?" Yang Xiying looked surprised. That thing is a Key Stone!

"Hey, this is the result of my training while I was away from home!" Chi Hong grinned, then reached for the bracelet stone on his left arm with his right hand!

"Pidgeotto! Mega Evolve and use Hurricane—!!!"

"Pidgey—!!!" Pidgeot cried out, and a phantom of a precious orb appeared above its head—this was Pidgeot's Evolution Stone!

The stone emitted a soft orange light at that moment, bathing Pidgeot in its glow, and Pidgeot's form then changed!

Everyone around could only watch this scene unfold silently, as if they were powerless to respond to this change!

Its crest feathers became more flamboyant and beautiful, the tips of its wing feathers became more blue, and its tail feathers turned pink with blue tips!

—Mega Pidgeot is born!

"Pidgeot evolved?! It can Mega Evolve?!" The onlookers were astonished!

Although many of them know what Mega Evolution is, they have only seen it used by top-tier figures on TV!

I can't believe I'm actually seeing it with my own eyes! And it's a Pidgeot Mega Evolution that has never been seen by the world before!

"Phi-Dragon—!!!" They watched in shock as Pidgeot flapped its wings, creating a tornado tens of meters high!