Pokémon: Going Against the Current

"I surrender."

Just when everyone thought that the next battle would be a wonderful battle and there would be more fun to watch, Mu Yang made a decision that almost everyone could not imagine...

admit defeat!

Afterwards, Mu Yang ignored the unresponsive referee and opponents, took out the elf ball and took back the Bibi bird, and then walked straight out of the field.

Mu Yang's choice was almost beyond everyone's expectations. Before Mu Yang surrendered, no one could have guessed that the result would be like this, except for one person.

At the special invitation table, the moment Mu Yang announced her surrender, a beautiful figure disappeared above it. Her departure was very concealed, except for the two king-level trainers who relied on powerful induction to sense her movements. , and did not attract the attention of other museum owners.

"Players Mu and Mu Yang surrendered, so the winner is player Ling Dian."

"This is really a surprising result. Player Mu Yang actually admitted defeat. Did he admit that he was no match for his opponent Ling Dian? This is the first time such a thing has happened in this Sun and Moon Youth Competition."

"Because player Mu Yang admitted defeat, player Ling Dian advanced to the quarterfinals. Let us congratulate him with warm applause."

"what!!!"

"Ling Dian!"

"Ling Dian!"

"Ling Dian!"

……

At this time, there was a deafening cheer from the audience. It was obvious that they were all fans who were conquered by Ling Dian's powerful strength. When they saw their opponent surrendering, they thought it was because the opponent was afraid of their idol, so they were naturally happy. These people also have an unpopular name: crazy fans!

This kind of people has existed since ancient times and will not disappear in the future, and they will still make up the majority. In fact, the vast majority of people were once crazy fans, but they just didn’t feel it themselves, or they knew it very well in their hearts. , but did it anyway.

It only takes one person, one thing, or even one item to turn someone into a brainless fan who works for the other party and becomes one of those spiritual shareholders. Because what they protect is not just that person or item, but their own beautiful imagination.

But that was not the case for everyone in the audience. There was a group of people who, although they were also applauding, were not as enthusiastic as those next to them.

There are not many such people, maybe even a very small number, and most of them are older. They have all passed that age and have their own stories. Their applause is not for Ling Dian, but for leaving. They were excited because they saw more.

Listening to the applause at the scene, for some reason, Ling Dian felt empty and uncomfortable, because such a victory was not what he wanted.

And he suddenly looked at a place in the auditorium, where an old man with gray hair and some wrinkles appeared on his face was sitting there.

The old man looked at the direction Mu Yang was leaving and clapped his hands gently.

After Mu Yang's back disappeared, he stood up suddenly, looked at Ling Dian on the court before leaving, and shook his head lightly, as if he was very disappointed with Ling Dian's performance just now.

After seeing this scene in the audience, Ling Dian felt even more disappointed. He no longer wanted to stay and enjoy the applause, and quickly left the game.

……

"You can move forward and retreat freely. If nothing happens, this boy will become a great person in the future."

At the special invitation table, Sun Zhengyi also saw Mu Yang's reaction and couldn't help but sigh.

The most difficult thing for people is to recognize themselves. Many people finally have the illusion that if they persist, they will have a chance of survival. However, too many facts tell us that it is not possible to succeed. Very few people can succeed in the end, and these people Unless he is lucky, he is not ordinary. Why don't you know if he would have succeeded earlier if he gave up?

It is also a kind of wisdom to be able to recognize the strength gap between yourself and your opponent in an instant, give up some unnecessary face, and then choose the plan that will cause you the most losses.

"It's indeed surprising, sister Liuli, isn't it?"

Xianshui'er also replied, it's really rare to see people who know their own position so clearly.

In fact, they, the gym owners, have of course thought that Mu Yang might be hiding his strength, but wouldn't Mu Yang be even more terrifying if he did?

It's like having an extremely difficult question in front of two people. One of them can instantly judge that he can't do it and give up. It's a kind of wisdom, but isn't it even more awesome to be able to actually do it?

"Sister Liuli?"

After waiting for a while but not getting a response, Xian Shui'er looked in the direction where Gu Liuli was sitting in a strange way.

"Eh? Where's Sister Liuli? And that guy Liu Mujing has gone there. Even if you want to pull someone in, there's no need to be in such a hurry."

Xian Shui'er suddenly scratched her head with her hand, somewhat incomprehensible.

……

After admitting defeat, Mu Yang walked out of the competition venue and prepared to walk to the Pokémon Center in the Sun and Moon Battle Arena.

"Mr. Muyang, please wait a moment."

But Mu Yang had just walked out of the aisle when a beautiful woman in a white dress suddenly appeared in his sight and stopped him.

"Is there a problem?"

Mu Yang looked at the woman in front of him and said to her calmly.

Mu Yang was also surprised, because he actually knew the woman blocking him. She was one of the two girls Mu Yang met when he walked out of the Jingshui Mountains. Her name seemed to be Xue Wan.

"If anyone wants to see you, please move over, Mr. Muyang."

At this time, Xuewan was also very shocked. This morning, Liuli Hall owner suddenly asked her to come here to wait for a trainer named Mu Yang, and asked her to invite Mu Yang to the designated place as soon as possible after Mu Yang finished the game. If If the task is completed well, I promise to be promoted to a regular position.

"who's that person?"

Mu Yang asked Xue Wan a little strangely.

"Mr. Mu Yang will know it when you come with me. You will naturally understand her when you come to Linfang."

At this moment, Xuewan didn't dare to offend Mu Yang. This was related to whether she could become Gu Liuli's personal disciple. If she didn't succeed this time, she wouldn't know when the next time would be.

Mu Yang frowned after hearing her words. After thinking for a moment, he agreed to her request.

"You lead the way."

Mu Yang said to her after thinking for a while.

"Okay, come out, Gardevoir."

She carefully took out a Poké Ball from her arms and released the Gardevoir inside.

"Hey Nai~"

After that kind of Gardevoir was released, he glanced at Mu Yang, and then used superpower energy to wrap Mu Yang.

call out!

After a while, Mu Yang and Gardevoir disappeared in an instant. At the same time, Gardevoir's elf ball disappeared, and only Xuewan remained in place.

Shortly after Mu Yang disappeared, a man in his mid-twenties walked over.