[Pokemon] Sycamore

Xiao Dan was not surprised at all by Xiaotong's player configuration. Rather, he was already used to being shocked by the various 'surprises' brought by Xiaotong and his team.

Xiao Dan held the small icicles he had just made in his hand, and while playing with it, he announced: "It seems that you are ready, so this competition..."

"Let's start with the moment when the cracking sound sounds!"

Throw it hard into the air with one hand!The icicles broke away from Xiao Dan's control in an instant, rolling and spinning in the air. Finally, they were inevitably pulled by gravity and fell down at an accelerated speed!

"Pah!?"

"brush--!"

Instead of making the usual slight concessions to the challenger, Xiao Dan seized the opportunity to take action. Xiao Dan had already realized from the previous series of lessons that the challenger was not easy to deal with, and quickly commanded the Flying Mantis, Hao Li and Nidoqueen speeds up.

Judging from this configuration, Xiao Dan's team is undoubtedly in a very even state. Haoli, who has the advantage in strength, fixes or moves the icicles, Nidoqueen performs rough shaping on a large scale, and finally Feitian The mantis performs the detailed cutting, and it is the work of the trainer Xiao Dan to unify their powers.

On the other hand, what about Xiaotong?

"Crack!...Crack!..."

The index finger tapped the end of the icicle again and again. Xiaotong looked thoughtful and remained silent.

After a while, Xiaotong seemed to have some idea. She turned to Lucario, who was unhurried and trusting her wholeheartedly, and asked:

"Just one question, do we need to increase the speed?"

Such a seemingly meaningless sentence made Lucario show the same expression as Xiaotong just now. The soft ball of flesh pressed against his chin and he thought for a while. Lucario raised his head and looked after some evaluation in his mind. Xiaotong nodded solemnly.

"Luca!"

"Well... Since there's no problem with you, Luka, it's decided!" Knocking his fist on his palm to finalize the decision, Xiaotong's eyes focused on the icicle again and...

"Brush——! Chichichichichichichichi!!!"

He raised the knife and dropped it, accompanied by the continuous flash of afterimages. Holding the cutting knife that Dawu had lent to her and forced her to take away for self-defense, Xiaotong used extremely fast hand speed to leave shallow streaks on the icicles. Light scratches serve as marks, seemingly without any structure but with some vague connections.

"Clap!"

"That's it! Meow Meow, Sickle Helmet, I'll leave it to you next!" Xiaotong finished with a flourish of the knife handsomely, and deftly put the knife back into the leather holster on his waist with one hand, facing the two waiting men aside. The speaker nodded, his eyes full of unreserved trust.

"With your sharp claws and scythe helmet, it must be no problem. One person is responsible for one side, and let's move along the cutting line!"

Hearing Xiaotong's clear instructions, Meow Meow and Sickle Helm did not hesitate at all to show off their own attack methods, but this time it was not to defeat the opponent, but to help their favorite trainer obtain the final victory. victory.

Seeing Miao Miao and Sickle Helm carrying out the project in full swing, Xiaotong and Lucario were not idle either. Invisible and colorless ripples rippled in the air, with a stream of heat radiating from their bodies. Both Xiaotong and Lucario have already reached an exquisite level of control over the waveguide. The sharp edges and corners of the icicles have become smoother and smoother under the processing of waveguide energy, and the whole body has gradually become streamlined. of beauty.

But, isn’t this shape different from the one in the picture?

"Let me tell you... this can't be considered your victory." Xiao Dan said with a distressed look on his face.

Even though he was focusing on making his own ice ship, Xiao Dan also paid some attention to Xiaotong. He noticed that there was a brief sound behind him and then nothing happened. He looked back curiously and saw Xiaotong's side. He had already stopped what he was doing and was leaning on the edge of the finished ice boat to watch their performance.

Xiao Dan, who thought he had lost again, looked at Xiao Tong's finished product with a little disappointment but found...

It's true that it's an ice ship, but its shape is completely different from the prescribed style.

The originally slender end has been re-polished into a sharp bow, and the unnecessary and cumbersome ice debris on the rear-extending hull has also been shaved off. At first glance, it is clear that it is a design focused on high-speed forward movement. It is not difficult to imagine. It looks like it is gliding at high speed through strong winds.

But creativity is creativity, and the theme of this event is...

"The only thing that's the same as the requirements in the second game is probably that there is a hole dug in the middle to accommodate the players. But unfortunately, I win this time."

Xiao Dan spread his hands and continued: "Besides, although I know your idea of ​​​​increasing speed, it can be said that every game in my Naipulu Gym is carefully designed for the challengers, according to the patterns I prescribed. The ice boat produced can be said to be the most stable, and it can also minimize the chance of injury."

"Don't worry about that."

Hearing Xiao Dan's disapproval, Xiao Tong expressed his understanding, but would never change his decision.

"Since I have built such an ice ship, I will naturally be responsible for the safety of myself and my partners, and..."

"It was originally planned to decide the outcome in the third game. The second game for us is just a necessary process to ensure this result."

"Besides, regardless of victory or defeat, there is no rule in the Neplu Gym that you have to make an ice ship with the same shape if you want to compete in a third match, right?"

Hearing Xiaotong's speech that was blatantly exploiting loopholes in the rules, Xiaodan had no choice but to nod in agreement.

Everything is ready, and the two parties are ready to go.

The Pokémon partners in each competition can be changed. The flying mantis remains the same, and Xiao Dan's other new choices are the small fist stone and the naughty egg.

And what Xiaotong sent was...

"Fossil pterosaurs and Bi Diao?" Xiao Dan looked at Xiao Tong who looked as usual with a look like you're fucking teasing me.

Rubbing the soft feathers on Master Bird's chest, it was undoubtedly a pleasure to be on this snow-covered mountaintop. Xiaotong pretended not to notice the awkward little movements of the fossil pterosaur and touched its chin equally. When she turned around, she saw that Xiao Dan seemed to be constipated. Rich expressions.

"how?"

"Are these three your players?" Xiao Dan glanced at Bi Diao, the fossil pterosaur, and Lucario, who remained calm.

"Yeah? Is there a problem?"

What a big problem! ! !Xiao Dan has never encountered such a troublesome challenger.

"...Based on their size, I don't think they can be stuffed into an ice ship." What's more, will stuffing them in help?Xiao Dan even suspected that Xiao Tong was pretending to be stupid on purpose.

"Who said they were going to ride together?"

"Uh!?"

Looking at Xiao Dan inexplicably, Xiaotong seemed not to think there was anything wrong with his decision and said: "Isn't this final test of the tacit understanding between the trainer and the Pokémon?"

"So it's not like we go down the mountain separately..."

"As long as we go down the mountain in a cooperative manner, right?"

Seeing that Xiao Dan was still busy trying to say something, Da Wu finally couldn't help but interrupt: "Xiao Tong will never violate this rule. She just needs to start as soon as possible."

Forced by Dawu's power (?) and the psychological shadow left at the beginning, Xiaodan finally compromised, and Dawu also received a grateful look from Xiaotong.

How could a grown man be so mean-spirited?It would be great if you just click like Daigo!

Puff!

Xiao Dan suddenly felt that his knees hurt...

Xiaotong, who withdrew his gaze, cursed in his heart and just wanted to get the Bailang badge quickly.

You've spent too much time at the Neplu Gym!