“Oh, I’m so full. The food at this Chinese restaurant is really delicious.”
After the meal, Xia and Wu Neng sat there with their bellies full, while Xiao Zhi wrote something with a pen. The manager beside Xiao Zhi was sweating profusely as he looked at his boss.
After writing, Xiao Zhi handed the paper to the manager and said, “Change the tomato supplier for the collaboration. Their tomatoes don’t taste right. Pikachu is not satisfied with the tomato sauce this time.”
Pikachu, who had grown a circle around his belly, stretched out his little hand and made a two-finger gesture and shouted, “Pika pika!”
“Well, the tomatoes for making tomato sauce were not the freshest when they arrived…”
After Xiao Zhi and the others came out, Xia looked at Xiao Zhi speechlessly and said, “Xiao Zhi, you are really strict.”
However, Xiao Zhi shook his head and said, “It’s not that I’m strict, it’s a matter of integrity. I don’t think this kind of merchant is a good collaborator. Forget it, let’s go to the Pokémon Center first. I’m also registering for the League competition.”
“Okay.”
Then, Xiao Zhi and his group went to the Pokémon Center first. After handing over the Pokémon, who had all gained a bit of weight, to Nurse Joy, Xiao Zhi began to register for the Pokémon competition.
“Xiao Zhi, are you going to participate in the Pokémon competition?” Nurse Joy asked, a little surprised.
“Well, it’s also a way to hone my skills. After all, I just started traveling. There will definitely be many strong trainers on this journey, but compared to the strong trainers in the League competition, there will definitely be fewer. So, it’s good to go there and challenge myself to see where I stand.”
“Haha, as long as you’re happy…” Nurse Joy didn’t know what to say. The Joy family is a medical family responsible for helping Xiao Zhi’s Pokémon recover, so they know Xiao Zhi’s Pokémon very well.
Not to mention the newly acquired Houndoom and Ralts, and even the earliest Pokémon who followed Xiao Zhi, like Meowth and Jigglypuff, Nurse Joy knows their true strength. Meowth and Jigglypuff both have true Champion level strength. Just these two are enough to sweep away all the rookies in the League competition, not to mention Xiao Zhi’s Pikachu…
Thinking about how shocked people would be if they knew Pikachu’s true strength, Nurse Joy shook her head.
After the Pokémon recovered, Xiao Zhi and Xia came to the Pewter Gym, but as soon as they entered, they heard a crying sound.
“Woo, woo, woo, woo!!! Why?! Miss Camilla is getting married?! Why?!”
Looking at the guy who was crying while watching the news, Xiao Zhi said speechlessly, “Heartbreak is really terrible…”
Just as Xiao Zhi was speechless, a child walked over and said, “Sorry, my older brother, Gary, has been like this since he heard that a girl named Camilla was getting engaged. Please wait a bit.”
“Okay, thank you. Xia, let’s wait a bit.”
Xia also nodded after looking at Gary who was crying miserably, “Okay.”
During the wait, Xiao Zhi also called some of his friends.
“Hello? Steven, I’m out traveling. Oh, where? Pikachu and the others are reliable.”
“Hello, Cynthia, nothing much, just wanted to call you.”
“N, please let me go.”
“Looker, Ralts is healthy, don’t worry.”
After Xiao Zhi finished talking to a bunch of people, Gary finally finished crying.
“Sorry, I’ve been feeling a bit down lately.”
Gary looked at Xiao Zhi and Xia who had been waiting for him, feeling a bit embarrassed, and Xiao Zhi said understandingly, “I understand, after all, the goddess is getting married.”
“It’s great that you understand! Why is Miss Camilla getting engaged? Damn it! Who is that enviable guy?!”
Looking at Gary who was both sad and frantic, Xiao Zhi just smiled and said nothing. Should he tell Gary that Camilla’s fiancé is him?
“Sorry, I got a little excited again. So, let’s go! The gym battle begins! You can use two Pokémon! Whoever’s two Pokémon are unable to fight first loses. As the gym trainer, I’ll go first, go Geodude!”
“Cha!”
Seeing that it was a Rock-type Geodude, Xiao Zhi took out Charmander’s luxury ball and said, “Go Charmander, this is a disadvantageous type battle.”
Seeing Xiao Zhi send out Charmander, Gary couldn’t help but say, “Don’t you know about type disadvantage?
However, Xiao Zhi shook his head and said, “No, I know. But for Charmander, disadvantageous type battles are inevitable sooner or later. Since that’s the case, let him experience it sooner. Charmander, don’t let the opponent attack you, otherwise, the damage will be huge.”
“Ri!”
Charmander nodded and then looked at Geodude seriously.
“Since you said that, then I won’t hold back! Geodude, use Rollout!”
Under Gary’s command, Geodude curled up into a ball and charged directly at Charmander, but Charmander didn’t move. He was waiting for Xiao Zhi’s orders.
“Grab it.”
“Ri!”
Hearing Xiao Zhi’s command, Charmander hugged Geodude as he charged.
“What! Even though I felt that your Charmander was strong, what’s with grabbing Geodude’s Rollout?!”
Facing Gary’s surprise, Xiao Zhi didn’t answer, but directly said, “Follow what I taught you before! Earth Power, take it down!”
“Ri!”
Holding Geodude, Charmander jumped high and then threw him towards the ground. Geodude smashed heavily onto the ground, his eyes starting to roll.
“To think that it was… Return, Geodude…”
After taking back Geodude, Gary looked at Xiao Zhi seriously and said, “It seems I underestimated you, but even so, can you handle him? Go, Nidoking!”
With the appearance of Nidoking’s massive body, Xiao Zhi said to Charmander, “Return, Charmander, you can’t handle this guy.”
“Ri.”
Charmander returned obediently to Xiao Zhi’s side, and then Xiao Zhi said to Ralts who he was holding, “Go, Ralts, it’s your turn.”
“Raru.”
Gary was a little surprised to see that Xiao Zhi’s Pokémon was actually Ralts, but he wouldn’t hold back.
“Go, Nidoking! Use Bind!”
“Uwao!”
Nidoking wouldn’t hold back. It charged directly at Ralts with its massive body, while Ralts stood firm, staring at Nidoking.
“Psychic, control him.”
“Raru!”
As Ralts used its skill, Nidoking’s body froze. Gary could only helplessly say, “I knew it, Psychic-types are really hard to deal with…”
“Razor Leaf.”
“Raru!”
With Ralts’s Psychic power, magical tree leaves started to surround Nidoking, hitting it.
“Break free, Nidoking!”
“Uwao!”
Although Nidoking really wanted to break free, it was useless. Ralts, although always like a little cotton jacket, was still trained by Xiao Zhi. Therefore, it was not so easy to break free from Ralts’s Psychic power. Seeing that Nidoking had been beaten enough by Razor Leaf, Xiao Zhi said, “Ralts, throw him away.”
“Raru!”
With Ralts’s Psychic power, Nidoking was thrown to the ground, unable to get up.
“The match is over, the winner of this battle is Xiao Zhi from Pallet Town!”
Gary took back Nidoking and handed the Pewter Badge to Xiao Zhi, “You are amazing. Your Pokémon are all very strong. Here is the Pewter Badge, please accept it.”
“Well, my first badge is acquired.”