Two days later.
The southernmost coastal area of Crown Tundra—Giant's Bed.
Unlike the blizzard conditions that Su Sheng and his group encountered before, the temperature here is relatively warm.
And the landmark of Giant's Bed is the giant mangrove tree located in the center of this peninsula.
“Liii—!”
At this moment, a sharp and even piercing cry echoed under the giant tree.
It was a large black and red bird-like Pokémon.
The black and red intertwined flames burned on various parts, exuding an incomparably evil charm.
Lihua revealed a satisfied smile.
As A Sheng said, this bird's appearance really captivates my heart!
“I'm counting on you! Incineroar!”
Lihua threw out a Poké Ball, and the moment Incineroar landed, she gave the order, “Flamethrower!”
Unlike her two colleagues who are afraid of ice despite being called "Articuno" and afraid of electricity despite being called "Zapdos."
Galarian Moltres is not afraid of fire.
Facing the incoming flames, Moltres' eyes hardened, and its wings seemed to close in front of its body, forming a shield of burning black fire.
The Flamethrower burned on its wings, extinguishing itself after five or six seconds.
And Galarian Moltres had already charged out from within.
Dark purple energy particles gathered between its opened slender beak, turning into a dark spiral laser that raged out.
Dark Pulse!
“So you're taking my Incineroar's attack head-on? Interesting, then come on.”
Seeing the evil fire constantly emitting and fluttering in the air as its wings waved, Lihua liked it more and more.
Like Su Sheng, Lihua is also particular about fate when it comes to catching Pokémon.
But this Galarian Moltres really perfectly hit her sweet spot.
And Su Sheng, along with Lusamine and her family of three, as well as Bea, Nessa, and Sonia, who came along, had already spread out a blanket on the lawn on the other side of the mangrove tree, sitting down, watching the battle, and enjoying lunch.
“Is it okay? The opponent is a Legendary Pokémon.”
Sonia couldn't help but ask.
She had also watched the video of Su Sheng assisting Little Fatty in catching Galarian Articuno.
The power of a Legendary Pokémon is not something an ordinary trainer can resist.
“Lihua is not an ordinary trainer either.”
Su Sheng smiled.
“Pika~”
“Pikachu” took a small cake from Lillie's hand and winked at Su Sheng.
“I know, I'll make it for you later.”
Su Sheng ruthlessly rubbed the head of this pirated yellow-skinned mouse.
“Brother Su Sheng, after tomorrow's Galarian Star Tournament, are you going back to Alola together?”
Lillie asked a question she was very concerned about.
As soon as these words came out, whether it was Lusamine's family from Alola or the three girls from Galar, they all pricked up their ears.
“Lihua is preparing to challenge this year's Indigo Plateau Conference, and then she's going to Kanto.”
Su Sheng replied.
“Kanto… Is it okay, A Sheng?”
Lusamine asked worriedly.
Bea and the others couldn't understand, but Lusamine's children could understand the implication in their mother's words.
Kanto, that's Team Rocket's lair!
“It's okay, they won't care about this kind of thing.”
Su Sheng smiled.
“Doctor, what about the Bewear and Zamazenta?”
Seeing that Su Sheng didn't answer the main point, Bea couldn't help but ask again.
Whether Su Sheng would stay in Galar or return to Alola.
This is what they cared about most.
“Let's talk about it after the Indigo Plateau Conference. Zacian picked up Zamazenta this morning and told me to let them separate and calm down.”
The stinky little brother had been away from Slumbering Weald for more than a week and hadn't returned, which was a first in 3000 years.
So early this morning, Zacian followed the scent of her stinky little brother all the way to the Ronderose Hotel where Su Sheng and the others were staying.
At that time, Zacian only heard Bewear say "Useless thing!" in the room, and then Zamazenta was kicked out.
Facing her older sister face to face.
The scene was very awkward.
Zamazenta immediately requested Zacian to bring her the Rusted Shield.
That thing can greatly enhance her combat ability.
That way, Bewear wouldn't think she was useless.
Hearing this, Zacian almost couldn't help but beat this useless old brother to death.
Afterwards, Su Sheng and Zacian had a talk as the parents of the male and female sides.
Both parties unanimously decided to separate them temporarily.
Zamazenta naturally cried and howled when she was taken away.
And Bewear was relatively calm.
She hadn't gotten pregnant in the past few days, and she felt that Zamazenta wasn't good enough.
Tsk~ It seems that Legendary Pokémon are not necessarily strong in that aspect.
Hearing Su Sheng's answer, the worry on the girls' faces increased instead of decreasing.
Had he still not made a decision?
“Brother Su Sheng, that fire… no, that… what should we do?”
Gladion couldn't help but ask.
He didn't have as complicated thoughts as his mother and sister, he was just worried that if Su Sheng left, then Team Rocket, and the group of villains that Sakaki arranged around his mother.
Who else could suppress them?
“If that kind of situation really happens, I will let them move to Galar, I still have this much say.”
Su Sheng gave Lusamine's family a reassuring look.
Don't mention it, I almost forgot, there are a lot of Team Rocket spies inside the Aether Foundation.
And the reason why Lusamine's personality didn't become yandere or even perverted like in the original game is largely due to this reason.
After all, it's tiring enough to guard against these eyesores every day, where would she have time to cultivate those perverted hobbies.
It can only be said that Lusamine's hobbies in the game are largely due to being idle.
“Is that so? That's great…”
Gladion breathed a sigh of relief and smiled, “Then can I still ask you if I encounter something I don't understand when training Pokémon in the future?”
“Of course, it's a small matter.”
Su Sheng smiled.
And compared to Gladion's relief.
Lusamine and Lillie's faces didn't become much better.
In other words, Su Sheng still has the possibility of leaving?
“A Sheng, what are you talking about? Who are 'they'?”
Nessa couldn't help but ask.
“It's nothing… Oh, everyone, look, Lihua succeeded.”
Su Sheng quickly changed the subject, pointing to the opposite side.
Everyone looked in the direction of Su Sheng's finger.
They found that Kubfu used Incineroar's shoulder as a jumping platform, jumping up behind Galarian Moltres' head.
Thunder Punch landed in an uppercut posture.
Plop~
Galarian Moltres, whose stamina had been greatly reduced by Incineroar, fell straight down, splashing a few meters high of water on the calm lake surface.
Galarian Moltres, who had swallowed several mouthfuls of water, barely flew up, just revealing its wet bird head.
An Ultra Ball flew over, accurately hitting it on the head.
The Ultra Ball opened on its own, and Galarian Moltres turned into a red light and was sucked into it.
Before the Ultra Ball could shake.
The falling Kubfu had already hugged it.
Its little feet tapped on the lake surface.
Like a light kung fu master in a martial arts novel, it jumped up again with a water drift.
It seems that Kubfu did not slack off in training during the month he was away from the team.
Dong~
Kubfu landed back on the lawn, just raising the Ultra Ball.
Everyone heard a crisp sound, and the indicator light in the center of the Ultra Ball also dimmed.
It's a pity that Lihua won't cosplay Ash and say "I caught Galarian Moltres."
“Good job.”
Su Sheng walked up and patted Lihua on the shoulder.
“With this, I've gathered the lineup for the Indigo League.”
Lihua returned a smile to Su Sheng, releasing the newly caught Moltres.
While letting Incineroar help it evaporate the water stains on its body, she took out a comb to comb its fur.
Although Galarian Moltres was a little unhappy, it didn't have any unruly behavior.
After all, Lihua caught it fairly through battle.
Most wild Pokémon, including Legendary Pokémon, default to this rule.
“Is this Sister Lihua's lineup for challenging the Indigo League? But… there are only three.”
Everyone also walked over at this time, and hearing Lihua's words just now, Gladion asked curiously.
Incineroar, Kubfu, and Galarian Moltres.
Aren't there only three?
“Isn't it enough for me to defeat the opponent's six with three?”
Lihua asked back.
Everyone was speechless for a while.
This reason… is very powerful.
Su Sheng blinked his eyes.
Thinking back, when Ash participated in the Lily of the Valley Conference, didn't the divine beast rely on only one Darkrai to single-handedly brush the eight gyms of the Sinnoh League, as well as all the opponents except Ash in the competition?
What the divine beast man can do, can't my Lihua do?
However, Kanto is the strongest region after all, it feels a bit difficult to wear six in every game at the Indigo Plateau Conference.
Unless it's Ash's session, where everyone is collectively depressed.
I have to say that the Indigo Plateau Conference that session was really confusing, even Ash, who couldn't even memorize the type chart, could actually make it to the top 16.
Speaking of which, I wonder if Grandpa Damalanchi has found a new legend for his precious grandson.
Saki said when she left that she planned to stare at Darkrai for a while in the next period of time to see if she could get a few more divine beasts from this guy.
……
……
The next day, the final of this year's Galarian Star Tournament.
Leon VS Raihan.
To be honest, this battle between rivals takes place almost every year.
Even the locals are a little tired of watching it, let alone the outsiders.
The entry [Leon VS Raihan] on the hot search on the news has dropped to third.
As for the result, no one cares more.
It's like the national table tennis and national football in Su Sheng's previous life.
It's difficult to attract the attention of passers-by, anyway, no one can win.
What's the point of watching a game where the ending is already known?
The second hot search is [Indigo Plateau Conference is about to start].
Kanto will host the Indigo Plateau Conference next month.
The headquarters has already started preheating.
And the first… is [Su Sheng's whereabouts].
That's right, everyone knows that once Su Sheng chooses to stay in Galar, Galar will become the strongest alliance, it can be said that even the locals in Galar are more concerned about Su Sheng's whereabouts than whether Leon can achieve five consecutive championships.
On the other side, Asagi City, Johto region.
“Kurumi-chan, you still don't want to give up?”
Kirlia hopped and hopped beside Kurumi, her tone a little helpless.
For half a month, whenever the Asagi Gym was about to hold a gym challenge, Kurumi would go there.
According to her statement.
Joker's reputation plummeted from the [Asagi Gym Attack Incident].
And the league has not given a reason that convinces the public, or Kurumi, for the reason why he did this so far.
Kurumi firmly believes that there is a problem with the Asagi Gym.
And every video about Joker has been watched by Kurumi at least twenty times.
Recently, when she saw the video of Joker sneaking into the home of the Johto tycoon Ritsuki, Kurumi found that Joker had said to the Asagi Gym Leader Altezza, "Gym Leader Altezza, as a bad person, you are not qualified".
It made Kurumi even more firm in her belief.
Definitely! Decide! Definitely!
Altezza, no, their family definitely has a problem!
“Kirlia, if you don't believe me, you can go back to Paldea first, I can do it alone.”
Kurumi has only told Kirlia about this matter so far.
Because the other party was saved by Joker, Kurumi felt that she could trust her.
The main reason is that Kurumi also knows that what she is doing is very dangerous.
If Altezza really has a problem.
Once something happens to her, if someone knows about this, maybe they can spread this as evidence.
As for why Kurumi didn't bring her best friend Akane.
Because Akane is already preparing to take over her grandfather's Kinsetsu Gym trainer position.
Kurumi felt that Akane was not suitable.
I have to say, Kurumi really has the talent to be a reporter, she considers things very carefully.
“What nonsense are you talking about, how can I leave you alone!?”
Kirlia was a little angry now.
Kirlia does have a skeptical attitude towards Kurumi's suspicion.
But how could she ignore the possibility that her friend might be in danger?
Altezza is a Gym Leader after all.
If he really has a problem as Kurumi guessed, then isn't Kurumi, who doesn't have much combat ability, just meat on the chopping board?
“Thank you, Kirlia.”
Kurumi sincerely thanked Kirlia.
“Hehe~ Okay, let's go watch the game quickly.”
Kirlia took Kurumi's hand and ran into the gym.
……
Inside the Asagi Gym battle arena.
“Next, the Asagi Gym proxy Gym Leader Vashir and challenger Asagi City's Akari's gym challenge is about to begin.”
The nameless referee standing in the central referee area called out the names of the trainers standing in the command areas on both sides.
One side is Akari, a silver-haired girl of similar age to Kurumi and Kirlia, who is hidden in the crowd of spectators.
The other side is a pot-bellied, bespectacled middle-aged man.
If Su Sheng's trio were here, they would recognize that this so-called "proxy Gym Leader" is the person who wanted to catch them and hand them over to Death Gold when they sneaked into the Asagi Gym.
“Isn't Altezza here?”
Kurumi, who was hiding in the audience, said unhappily.
She came to observe Altezza.
What's the use of such a subordinate?
“Hey, don't worry, let's watch first.”
Kirlia comforted in a low voice.
“It's a pity that I don't have the opportunity to communicate and learn from Mr. Altezza, but please give me your guidance.”
Akari bowed very politely to the other party, and in the next second, she threw the Poké Ball with all her strength.
“Please, Steelix!”
The old Onix had evolved into Steelix!
“Go, Scizor.”
Vasil called out Scizor with a backhand, casually battling against Jasmine.
For some reason, Vasil's expression was quite displeased.
Because the Boss's plan had already been set in motion.
He had summoned that guy, Aethas, to conduct the final preparations.
Yet, he himself was arranged to stay at the Olivine Gym to avoid suspicion.
This made Vasil, who was single-mindedly trying to climb up the ranks, very unhappy.
Why am I being excluded!?
Thinking of this, and then seeing the little girl in front of him, Vasil felt a surge of anger.
Shadow's grand plan is about to unfold, and I have to play house with this little girl!?
“How unpleasant.”
Vasil muttered to himself in a low voice.
The dissatisfaction in his heart grew more and more, finally erupting in a loud shout: "End it in one go!”
The moment Vasil said these words.
Scizor's aura suddenly changed dramatically.
Two enormous pincers erupted with a light green glow, tearing through the air and slashing fiercely at Steelix's joints.
That was… the high-level Bug-type move, X-Scissor!
In an instant, Steelix's eyes widened.
Maintaining this expression for three or four seconds, it let out a painful "Ooh" and collapsed, falling onto the Olivine Gym's battlefield with a dull thud.
The sudden change stunned Jasmine on the other side, as well as the entire audience present.
“Wh, what's going on? It suddenly… got stronger?”
Iono's eyes were wide open.
As a future Gym Leader, Iono's vision was naturally not bad.
She could see that Scizor's overall strength was above Steelix's.
But it was only at the level of an ordinary Gym Leader, barely touching the Elite Gym Leader level at best.
But… the power that erupted just now was comparable to that of an Elite Four member, right?
Wh, what on earth is going on?
She didn't even see Scizor use Dragon Dance, Sword Dance, or other stat-boosting moves.
No, what kind of stat-boosting move can instantly boost a Gym Leader-level Pokémon to the Elite Four level?
Isn't that a joke?!
“These people… are indeed problematic.”
Kurumi narrowed her eyes and murmured in a low voice.
“Hmph!”
Vasil let out a disdainful snort.
In his perspective, wearing the glasses, Scizor's body was currently burning with an evil wave of aura, like Blackbeard's Dark-Dark Fruit.
Dark power!
……
……
Several days later, in the back of the Olivine Gym's accommodation area.
Slap!
A crisp slap resounded.
“Bastard! Who told you to use the dark power randomly! Do you know that your momentary whim almost ruined Shadow's grand plan!?”
Aldus, who had slapped Vasil, scolded angrily.
“I, I'm really sorry, Lord Aldus.”
Vasil, whose glasses had been knocked off, dared to be angry but didn't dare to speak.
Unlike the good-tempered Aethas, Aldus, as a member of the Indigo League Elite Four, would really kill people!
“Forget it, brother, anyway, the plan is proceeding smoothly.”
Aethas came out to mediate.
“Hmph!”
Seeing Aethas speak, Aldus barely suppressed the anger in his heart.
Suddenly, Aldus's Alakazam jumped out of its Poké Ball on its own and launched a Tri Attack at the corner on the right rear.
“Be careful!”
A girl's exclamation suddenly came from nowhere.
Boom—
The next moment, the Tri Attack exploded on the wall.
In the dust, two girls and a Smeargle fell to the ground.
“Who are you people!?”
The Shadow members present had a drastic change in expression.
“Smeargle? Did you use Smeargle to paint camouflage colors and sneak in?”
Aldus, as a peak Elite Four member, saw through Kurumi and Iono's tricks at a glance, and said coldly: “Alakazam, get rid of them!”
“Wait, brother!”
Aethas suddenly spoke:
“You should quickly return to Kanto, don't arouse the League's suspicion.”
Saying that, Aethas turned his gaze to the two girls who had just gotten up from the ground, enduring their fear.
“I'll… handle them.”
However, what the Shadow members didn't know was that before the two entered the Olivine Gym, Iono had already left her Mismagius outside.
The Shadow people haven't appeared in a long time, just in case everyone forgets, I'll post a picture to introduce them.
The great battle with Shadow officially begins, thank you for your support.
