Chapter 832: Pokémon Marathon

Hearing Xiaoyao's words, Xia You shook his head with amusement and helplessness.

"It seems like you want to compete with me." He smiled, "Actually, I didn't want to participate, but since you said so, let's have a competition. However, it's not that easy to beat me. Wait until tomorrow, and I'll let you know what it means that old ginger is still spicy!"

While eating, the two chatted and laughed, and also had many expectations and fantasies about tomorrow's competition.

And just at this moment, Xia You's phone suddenly rang.

He took it out and looked at it, and saw a name that surprised him a lot - Lila.

Why would she call me at this time?

In an instant, many thoughts came into Xia You's mind, and in the next second, he had some guesses in his mind.

After signaling to Xiaoyao, he stood up and walked to an empty corner and pressed the answer button.

Lila's familiar voice came from the other side immediately. She didn't exchange pleasantries, but went straight to the point and asked, "I heard that you recently returned to Kanto and challenged the battle frontier there?"

These guys all have very sensitive noses, so Xia You was not surprised that she knew what she was doing.

And it seems that he has said it before?

It seems like I haven’t said that.

Anyway, it's been so long that he no longer remembers it.

"Yes, I have been challenging the battle frontier recently and have obtained several symbols." Xia You smiled, "What? Is there anything wrong?"

Lila took a deep breath and said in a somewhat heavy and formal tone: "What you are about to hear may be too unbelievable, but please believe me, every word I say is true."

The more Lila did this, the more Xia You became certain of his guess.

"Don't worry, I've encountered even the most bizarre things before, so please tell me what you have to say."

While speaking, Xia You turned around and glanced at Xiaoyao from a distance. Seeing that she looked well-behaved, sitting there concentrating on showing off to her fans, he smiled knowingly.

At this time, Lila also slowly spoke: "There is a battle tower in the battle frontier area of ​​Kanto, and the pioneer brain there is also named Lila, and in a sense, I am actually the same person as her."

Having said this, Lila paused for a moment, perhaps trying to hear something from Xia You's tone, but obviously, she did not feel any surprise or any other emotions from the man. There was only silence as if he was listening attentively, as if he was waiting for her to continue her narration.

Feeling impressed by his generosity and calmness, Lila continued, "When I say the same person, I don't mean that I am both the pioneering brain of the battle tower and the international police. Of course, in a sense, that is true, but in fact, now in this world, we are actually two people."

Lila's words were somewhat contradictory and confusing, but that was only for people who didn't understand the situation. For Xia You, he actually already knew all this.

"So you mean there are two of you in this world at the same time, right?"

“Eh?” Lila didn’t want to hear that, but it made her feel even more confused. “That’s right, but aren’t you surprised?”

Xia You smiled: "In this Pokémon world, there are too many mysterious things. I am no longer surprised. So no matter what happens, I will not be surprised. You may not even know that I am actually a miracle myself!"

This is the highest level of language. If you tell the facts as if they were a joke, no one would believe it.

Lila thought that the 'miracle' Xia You was talking about was the achievements he made during his travels and the legendary Pokémon he captured, so she didn't pay too much attention to it.

How could she know that just like herself, Xia You also came from another world!

And it's a more 'realistic' world!

"I see. I'm relieved then." Lila let out a long sigh and continued, "Actually, a few years ago, I traveled through a strange space called the 'Ultimate Hole' and came here from another world. I became a Fall and lost my past memories. Later, I joined the International Police and became what I am now. That's why I just said that although I and Lila in this world look like the same person, strictly speaking, we are not the same person."

The so-called fall is the general term used by the international police to refer to humans who possess ultimate space energy.

When a creature passes through the Ultimate Hole, its body will be covered with the energy of the Ultimate Hole, and these humans covered with energy will be chased and attacked by the Ultimate Beasts. When the International Police got hold of this information, they used this feature to recruit humans with the energy of the Ultimate Hole as 'bait' to hunt the Ultimate Beasts. It can be said that Lila is such a person, but because of her strong strength and outstanding performance, after joining the International Police, her contributions became greater and greater, her position became higher and higher, and she eventually became the regional head she is now.

Even after she first joined the international police, Lila was always assigned to work under the handsome guy, but because of her hard work, she was promoted to become the handsome guy's boss, which was a two-level reversal!

This made the handsome guy depressed for a long time, and whenever he talked about it, he would sigh.

Putting aside the handsome guy's mood, the time travel is also Lila's biggest secret, involving some secrets such as the 'Ultimate Hole'. Now that she can be told, it shows that the international police attaches great importance to her, and it also means that Lila has her own difficulties.

"Let me guess." Xia You smiled and said, "The reason you told me this is that you want to keep it a secret until I get to the battle tower, right?"

"That's right." Hearing Xia You actually understood what she meant, Lila couldn't help but laugh. "You are indeed a smart person. Dealing with you is easy. Like I just said, the fact that I traveled here is a top secret even within the international police. Therefore, even Lila in this world doesn't know this news. So I would like to ask you to pretend that you have never seen me when you see her, so as not to arouse her suspicion."

"I don't understand." Xia You asked puzzledly after hearing this, "Why don't you tell her about this?"

"This involves a series of very complicated things." Lila smiled bitterly. "Let's not talk about anything else. If it were you, and one day someone who looked exactly like you suddenly came and claimed that he had traveled from another dimension, or from a world several years later, how would you feel?"

"It should be very uncomfortable." Xia You nodded in understanding, and tried to put herself in this perspective, analyzing, "Although the name is the same, the face is the same, and the memory may be similar, there is always a feeling of living with the person in the mirror, just like having an extra shadow who knows all of your secrets. I'm afraid that if this goes on for a long time, some problems will inevitably arise."

"That's it." Lila sighed, "And most importantly, it will have an irreversible impact on my past self, or the me in this parallel world, and on her normal life. That's why we have to keep it a secret from her and try our best to resolve the Ultimate Alien Cave incident as soon as possible."

"So that's how it is." Xia You said no more and agreed, "Don't worry, when we meet Miss Lila in the battle tower, I will definitely not let her see anything!"

After hanging up the phone, Xia You returned to Xiaoyao.

Xiaoyao was very sensible and did not ask why Xia You had been gone for so long or who had called. Instead, she continued to chat with Xia You about the previous topic and continued to look forward to tomorrow's cross-country competition. They started talking about this topic with great interest again.

……

The full name of this event is 'Pokémon Orienteering Competition'.

Contestants need to team up with their Pokémon and pass through fixed locations on the five islands. The contestant who completes the entire island in the fastest time will be the winner of the competition.

Speaking of which, this competition is not only held in the Kanto region, but also in other regions from time to time. Because it is very entertaining and full of surprises, it is considered the third most popular competition after the Pokémon Convention and the Grand Convention. It is somewhat similar to the marathon on Earth, of course, it is a Pokémon version.

However, because there is no common organizer, the prizes for each competition are also very different.

Just like the main prize this time, it is a trophy called "Pokémon Friendly King", and the additional prize is a lot of local specialty fruits of Vanilla Island.

Don’t underestimate these fruits. Although they may sound a little unrefined, they are the best fruits produced on the island at this time of year! Whether it is their fullness or their taste, they are the best special products that you can’t even buy with money!

It also has a special meaning of representing the island’s harvest!

It can be said that many locals came to participate in this competition not for the trophy, but for the fruits!

Of course, there are also foodies like Xiaoyao.

The next morning, after Xia You and Xiao Yao had breakfast, they walked out of the Pokémon Center and came to the grass outside.

Nearly a hundred people have gathered here at this moment. Some of them are contestants who came to participate in the competition, some are relatives and friends of the contestants, and more are spectators who came to watch the fun.

The cannon, a symbol of liveliness and formality, was lit and shot into the air, creating clouds of smoke.

Not far ahead, there is a red arch with 'START' printed on it, which is both the starting point and the end point of the race.

Because this is the venue, Xia You and Xiao Yao had already signed up last night. After walking out of the Pokémon Center, they naturally blended into the crowd of contestants, just like ordinary contestants.

At this time, Miss Joy also distributed a map and a compass to each contestant.

"Everyone~" After doing all this, she smiled and said, "Please pay attention, there are five locations on the map, each with a stamp. Only when you reach the corresponding location, stamp it, and finally return here, can you complete the race. The player who takes the shortest time will be the first place in this Pokémon Orienteering Competition! In addition, please note that only maps and compasses are allowed in the competition. If you are found using other things or riding a Pokémon, you will be disqualified~"

There was a response from the crowd.

At this time, Xia You also took a look at his opponents.

First of all, judging from their age, these people include both men and women, young and old. The youngest is a few years younger than Xiaoyao, and the oldest looks to be about the same age as Yu Jin.

This also made Xia You doubt whether they could really complete the race.

At this time, the players also released their partner Pokémon.

As the blue light flashed one after another, Xiaoyao and Xiayou opened their Poké Balls at the same time.

Unlike in the anime, because the egg obtained from the farm has not yet hatched, there is no Eevee, so Xiaoyao's partner naturally becomes Squirtle.

And Xia You took out his Eevee.

Looking at the other players, there are Pokémon such as Grunt, Grunt, Growlithe, and Bellsprout. However, at a glance, you can find that most of them are very low-level Pokémon, and they rarely even have evolved forms.

It seems that this sport is indeed more casual and the threshold is extremely low. It is a non-professional event that everyone can participate in!

Everything was ready and the contestants gathered at the starting line.

Spectators on both sides of the track were cheering for the players, and there were even one or two reporters from TV stations, filming everywhere.

It didn't take long before the game officially began with a sharp whistle!

The players and Pokémon began to surge forward together.

However, because they were in the crowd, they couldn't overtake even if they wanted to. Xia You and Xiao Yao couldn't run at full speed and could only follow the crowd and move forward at a constant speed.

Fortunately, the route of the race is not fixed.

When you are more than 100 meters away from the starting line, several forks in the road appear ahead, which means that the contestants can choose different routes based on their own judgment.

Sure enough, the crowded crowd here split into several directions. But in just a moment, most of the contestants blocking Xia You and Xiao Yao immediately disappeared!

As for the two of them, when they just received the map, Xia You had quickly analyzed a relatively better route. At this time, without any hesitation, he stepped onto the road on the far right, and Xiao Yao, as if it was a matter of course, followed behind Xia You.

Seeing Xia You looking at him, Xiao Yao smiled and said, "What's wrong? Is it weird? I said yesterday that I wanted to beat you, so of course I have to compete with you on the same route!"

Knowing that she was actually too lazy to choose, Xia You didn't guess her, but smiled slightly, and began to slowly speed up with Ibrahimovic.

It is at this time that the advantages of long-term travel are reflected.

In addition, Xia You was young and strong, and the runners in front of him were overtaken by him one after another, and he soon reached the first echelon of the track.

But just like him, Xiaoyao was not left behind. Instead, he and Squirtle lagged half a body length behind Xia You and followed behind him all the time!