Chapter 860: Still Young

Without mentioning how Manabu returned to the Rocket Team's secret base and asked Sakaki for instructions, and how the entire Rocket Team was on high alert, let's just talk about Xia You and Xiao Yao. After they checked in at the Pokémon Center and washed off their fatigue and dust, Xia You took Xiao Yao to the Dark Gray Science Museum before it got dark. While helping her digest the food after dinner, it also broadened her horizons.

Although Xiaoyao didn't seem interested in this.

After staying overnight, the two had breakfast, left Deep Gray City and headed for the nearby forest.

In terms of the topography of Deep Gray City, its northwest, north and northeast are all surrounded by continuous mountains. Moreover, these mountains are not lush and green, but rather bare rocky mountains. Just like the name of Deep Gray City, the dark gray color of rocks is everywhere.

However, the foot of the mountain is still covered with forests, which looks full of vitality.

Entering the forest, the two walked a long way north.

However, even after the sun rose high, the battle pyramid was not visible.

"Brother Xia You, is the battle pyramid really here?" Xiao Yao couldn't help but ask, "Why haven't I seen it after walking for so long? Could it have flown away?"

Xia You took out the map sent by Yashida, took a look at it, and shook his head.

"It's still in the same location as before. If the map is correct, we will be there in ten minutes or so."

As they were talking, there was a sudden noise in the bushes ahead.

At first, Xiaoyao thought that some wild Pokémon was about to jump out. Her eyes lit up and she signaled to her Eevee, who immediately understood and pounced towards the bush.

Xiaoyao naturally had no intention of capturing wild Pokémon. Although the four Pokémon, namely, Squirtle, Snorlax, and Eevee, were still in their growth stage, they were enough for her to participate in the Grand Festival. Naturally, there was no need for her to capture new Pokémon.

The reason why Eevee was allowed to go over was simply to train its strength through fighting with wild Pokémon.

Ibrahimovic jumped into the bushes and disappeared, but the next second, the bushes were seen shaking, and then another boy was startled and a panicked voice was heard!

Eh?

Isn't it Pokémon?

Seeing that someone was frightened, Xiaoyao was shocked and quickly ran a few steps to see what was going on. Just as she took a few steps, she saw a big boy in warrior armor stumbling out from behind the bushes, and even fell to the ground because he was too hasty.

And behind this big boy, her Eevee also jumped out.

“It’s really scary…”

Xiaoyao felt very guilty and was about to say something when Xia You beside her suddenly spoke.

"It's you?"

Hearing Xia You's voice, the boy in warrior armor looked up and obviously recognized him!

"You are...the person at that time?"

That’s right, this boy in samurai armor was exactly the samurai boy Xia You had met when he was traveling in Kanto.

Compared to before, the warrior boy has not changed at all. He still has the same appearance and the same outfit, and even carries the insect net behind him.

On the side, Xiaoyao secretly breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Xia You seemed to know the young warrior.

Fortunately, it’s easier now that we know each other, so it won’t be so embarrassing.

"I'm sorry." Xiaoyao smiled apologetically, "I scared you just now, are you okay?"

"Of course this is nothing." The warrior boy stood up and patted the dirt off his body, "But next time when you want to make a Pokémon jump into the bushes, it's better to check the situation first to avoid scaring others."

Seeing the warrior boy so calm and indifferent, Xia You almost believed it if she hadn't just heard him scream in the bushes.

But come to think of it, the last time I saw him was in the Evergreen Forest. I didn't expect that after so much time, he was still wandering around the forest in Kanto.

It really grows in the forest, it's just a different forest.

By the way, what’s his name?

I don't think I've ever asked.

Forget it, since the other party didn't introduce himself, he was too lazy to ask any more.

At this time, the young warrior turned his gaze to Xia You.

"I was defeated by you the last time we met, and I have been honing my skills ever since. This time, I will definitely get my revenge!"

How long has it been since someone challenged me like this?

Xia You's thoughts couldn't help but drift back to the period when she was traveling. Thinking about it now, time passed so quickly.

Xiaoyao came close to Xia You and whispered, "Brother Xia You, why do you feel that he is so hostile to you? What did you do to him before?"

To be honest, because it has been so long, Xia You himself has forgotten what happened when they met last time, but they should have fought.

"It shouldn't be a big deal. Maybe I just used too much force at that time."

At this point, Xia You's heart moved and he couldn't help laughing.

He said to the warrior boy, "Do you remember what I told you before?"

"Of course I remember!" said the warrior boy, "You trainers from Pallet Town are really hard to deal with. After I met you last time, I also met several other trainers from Pallet Town, but they defeated me without exception. But that's all in the past! I've been tempered now, and I'm no longer the same person I was before!"

That's right, Xia You has remembered that after he met the samurai boy and defeated him, he set a trap for the trainers in Pallet Town and asked him to cause trouble for the trainers in Pallet Town. Now it seems that he did do that, but just like in the anime, he always ended up in a miserable defeat. Even when he met Satoshi, he only fought on equal terms.

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But after hearing what the young warrior said, Xiaoyao couldn't help but feel confused.

She whispered in Xia You's ear again: "Brother Xia You, when did you become a trainer in Pallet Town?"

Xia You also whispered back: "It was just a little joke at the time, I didn't expect him to take it seriously."

Although the two of them only exchanged a few words briefly, the young warrior still felt offended.

"Hey! What are you two talking about there?" He took out a Poké Ball from his arms and released his Pokémon directly, then shouted to Xia You, "Hurry up and release your Pokémon! Today I will also make you experience that kind of miserable defeat!"

As a blue light flashed, a Butterfree appeared in front of the two people.

Although its image has changed, Xia You knows that this Butterfree should be the evolved version of the caterpillar of the samurai boy before, that is, the Metapod that competed with Xiaozhi in the forest to become harder.

It seems that the samurai boy has indeed grown a lot. At least his Pokémon has evolved from the initial stage to what it is now.

But then again, this samurai boy is really out of touch with the news.

If he had watched the Pokémon Conference, he would have understood what kind of achievements the man in front of him had made. But if he had known that Xia You had won the Quartz Conference Championship, he would not have been as aggressive as he is now.

Fearlessness comes from ignorance.

Of course, it is also possible that his confidence in his own abilities caused him to ignore this point.

In response to his challenge, Xia You opened his waist bag and took a look. After sighing, he looked up at the warrior boy.

"After all, I have defeated you before. If you want to fight me, you must defeat my assistant first."

"assistant?"

The young warriors followed Xia You's gaze and looked at Xiao Yao together.

"Is this the girl?" Although he didn't really want to fight with a girl, there was nothing he could do at this point. "Okay, then I'll defeat her first, and then I'll defeat you!"

Beside him, although Xiaoyao didn't know how he became Xia You's assistant, he understood what he meant.

Thinking of this, she took a few steps forward and stood in front of Xia You with Ibrahimovic.

"That's right, not just anyone can challenge Brother Xia You. If you want to fight him, then defeat me first!"

As soon as she finished speaking, her Eevee also screamed, and then jumped in front of Butterfree with excitement.

Maybe it was because after hatching, it played and fought with Xia You's Eevee every day. Xiaoyao's Eevee is also very naughty and active. It is full of energy and curiosity. It can be said to be a replica of Xia You's Eevee!

In contrast, the fighting style of this Eevee is very similar to Xia You's Eevee.

But even so, Xia You still warned Xiao Yao: "Be careful, beware of its powder attack."

Xiaoyao nodded, then focused all her attention on what was in front of her.

Because it was an open-air fight, there was naturally no need for a referee. Seeing that the two Pokémon were ready, the battle began directly.

Under the command of the two trainers, Eevee and Butterfree acted almost at the same time.

As Butterfree flapped its wings, a strong wind instantly blew towards Eevee. Faced with such an attack, Eevee simply went around a big tree and dodged it calmly.

The strong wind blew the big trees, causing them to sway constantly, and the leaves on them rustled. The bushes also shook continuously. When the trees were shaking together, it became very difficult to see Ibrahimovic's trace clearly.

Just as Butterfree flapped its wings, the young warrior suddenly noticed a shadow flash by in the distance. When he turned around, he saw the Eevee jumping onto a tree trunk nearby, then leaping high into the air and crashing into Butterfree!

"Badaicho! Watch out!!"

The warrior boy shouted, but it was too late. He could only watch as Eevee crashed into Butterfree, knocking it staggering in the air.

He originally thought that Butterfree would have the advantage by attacking from a high position, but he didn't expect that the complex forest environment around it would actually bring convenience to Eevee and block Butterfree's sight.

Without Butterfree's urging, the wind stopped immediately.

Just one fight made the young warrior realize that this beautiful girl was difficult to deal with.

He is also different from those trainers he usually sees wandering in the forest. He is a more difficult opponent!

However, after all, he had been wandering in the forest for a long time and had seen many trainers and their fighting styles, so the samurai boy was not at all panicked. After Butterfree regained its balance, he launched an attack again.

A white spider silk spurted out of its mouth and shot towards Ibrahimovic at a rapid speed. The speed of the spider silk was so fast that it entangled Ibrahimovic's ankle almost the moment he fell from the sky.

However, Xiaoyao obviously had a solution for this.

She calmly let Eevee come to a nearby big tree, circled the tree a few times, and then pulled it hard. With the help of the strong tree, Butterfree in the sky was not able to gain enough strength and was dragged to the ground instead.

There was no other choice but for the young warrior to cut the spider silk on his own initiative.

On the side, Xia You found a stone and sat down, watching the show quietly.

After two consecutive attacks, the young warrior failed to find any opportunities. Obviously, there was a certain gap between him and Xiaoyao.

This gap does not mean that he has less experience, but refers to the pure combat thinking!

Excellent trainers can often judge how to deal with danger based on complex battlefield situations, rather than relying on rigid attacking moves.

From this point of view, this young warrior is still a little bit lacking.

This is also related to the environment he lives in. Wandering in the forest all year round like him, although he can see many new Pokémon and new trainers, his deep-rooted thinking affects his performance. It is difficult for him to truly grow without experiencing the baptism of the conference and watching those high-level competitions.

If nothing unexpected happens, he should be defeated soon.

The result was exactly as Xia You had thought.

After Xiaoyao became familiar with Batdayue's strength and fighting style, he also began to defend and counterattack.

The surrounding trees and bushes became the best barrier for Eevee to hide and move quickly, allowing it to avoid Butterfree's attacks while constantly approaching it.

In the end, facing Butterfree's paralysis powder, Eevee threw sand with one hand, pouring out most of the powder, and then used Lightning Flash in the gap left by the paralysis powder, hitting Butterfree and completely knocking it down.

puff.

The unconscious Batdie fell right in front of the samurai boy.

"hateful……"

Looking at the Pokémon lying on the ground, the warrior boy clenched his fists.

He really didn't expect that he had never even hit this beautiful girl!

How can I take revenge on that man?

"How is it?" Xia You looked at him with a smile, "My assistant is very good, right?"

The warrior boy blushed and said unconvincedly: "It was my negligence just now. I want to fight again!"

"Fight again?"

Xia You raised his eyebrows, then looked at Xiaoyao. After seeing Xiaoyao nodded to him, he turned back and smiled at the warrior boy: "Okay, of course no problem."

Hearing Xia You's words, the young warrior was overjoyed, and then solemnly took out the Poké Ball containing his strongest partner.

Originally, this Pokémon was meant to challenge this man, but now that he had already lost a game, he had to fight back no matter what!