[Pokemon] Sycamore

The wind roared in my ears, blowing across my cheeks and causing tingling pain.

The beautiful scenery on both sides whizzed by at high speed, but it did not bring even the slightest regret in Xiaotong's heart.

Just because the excitement and pleasure brought by the high speed has already overshadowed the trivial loss and turned into a more exciting and exciting mood swing!

The small ice boat that is suspended in the air from time to time glides through the air in a graceful arc, as if it has become one with the wind, moving quickly towards the foot of the mountain.

Ride in the turbulence created by the wind!

This incredible sight was created by the powerful collaboration between the eagle and the fossil pterosaur.

"Lucario!" Xiaotong shouted, not worrying whether his voice would be drowned by the screaming wind.

"Luca!"

The soles of his feet stuck in the ice ship were a little harder. Lucario cooperated with Xiaotong's movements, causing the ice ship that was originally moving in a straight line to move sideways. It seemed to be drifting and made a clever bend to completely miss a huge boulder blocking the way. And passed.

"Brush——!" At this moment, another strong wind blew by, and the huge figure looming in the sky behind them added some power to the wind controlled by Xiaotong and Lucario.

Like firewood thrown into the fire.

As a result, the ice ship that originally fell back took off again and even continued to rise.

"Get ready to enter the rocky area." Looking at the gray area approaching in front of her, Xiaotong warned.

As for Team Dan?

Sorry, at the moment when Bi Diao and Fossil Pterosaur exerted their strength, Xiaotong and the others surpassed each other by several hulls in an instant and the gap continued to widen.

The current situation is not so much a race, but rather Xiaotong's side constantly trying to break through their own limits.

"Chi chi chi chi chi—!"

The ice and rocks on the bottom of the ship rubbed against each other, making bursts of harsh sounds. The gradually rising temperature also posed a fatal threat to the ice ship as a whole. Water droplets continued to form from the surface of the ice and were violently blown away in less than a second. The wind blew away.

To successfully challenge the Neplu Gym, the tacit understanding between the trainer and the Pokémon undoubtedly accounts for a large part, but in addition, it also tests another quality that has always been important to the trainer.

That is, the ability to observe things around you.

Why let challengers climb to the top of the mountain step by step, just to test the perseverance of a Pokémon trainer?

the answer is negative.

Regarding this conclusion, Xiaotong, who is participating in it, obviously has the right to speak.

From the warm and welcoming environment at the foot of the mountain to the undulating stone forest with gradually sparse vegetation in the middle, and finally to the silver world covered with snow, I will record it in my mind step by step after walking through it, so that it can play a role in critical moments. It's quite useful.

Of course, the premise is that the challenger can successfully advance to the third competition.

But this is not even a problem for Xiaotong, right?

There was another jolt, and the scene in front of her kept shaking up and down. Seeing that the time was about to come, Xiaotong bulged up her breath and shouted again:

"Start! Phase [-]! Disconnect!"

After saying that, Xiaotong immediately raised his fists, opened his bows with Lucario from left to right, and hit the most vulnerable position in the center of the ice ship!

"Crack...Crack-!!!"

Losing coordination with the opponent, the ice ship that was broken into two pieces began to spin irregularly, but this was not a problem for Xiaotong and Lucario, who had a strong sense of balance. Xiaotong even had the energy to face Lucario. I winked and looked at the small cliff that was completely in two directions from the one-way road ahead!

“Swish, swish, swish~~~~”

Twisting his waist and transmitting the force to his feet to drive the ice ship, Xiaotong's direction changed [-] degrees in an instant, and Lucario, who was only one step behind, also followed closely, seemingly not worried at all about what was coming next. Coming down from the situation, Xiaotong followed the lead without hesitation and rushed towards the cliff!

"brush--!"

The sky seemed to be closer, and the line of sight was slightly higher.

The ice ship followed the inertia and rushed forward for a few seconds. Xiaotong and Lucario felt the power of gravity eroding instantly, pulling them downwards in just a short moment.

Such a foreseeable situation could not bring out even a single ripple in Xiaotong's heart. She calmly raised her finger to her lips, and then a distant whistle came out.

"——!!!"

It seemed like a long time had passed, but in fact it was only in the blink of an eye, "Whoosh! Whoosh!" Two piercing sounds accompanied by a sudden flash of shadow came to Xiaotong and the others like teleportation!

"Cata!"

The hull did not continue to fall, but maintained a steady speed and picked up. Bi Diao's sharp claws were as easy as cutting tofu into the ice ship carrying Xiaotong. Even with this not-so-light weight, Contrast carving did not have any impact.

The same goes for the fossil pterosaur responsible for Lucario on the other side.

From the very beginning, after Xiaotong selected the contestants, she had no intention of passing the level in the usual way. For Xiaotong, the Orange League was more like a leisure trip focusing on battles.

It's a little less serious, but a little more unrestrained.

Xiaotong looked down at the scenery below, and could vaguely see the terminal station set up by the beach. As long as he looked back, he could still see the black dots getting closer and faster, obviously the other party had also discovered their high-profile way of moving forward. .

Seeing that there was already a figure waiting beside the flagpole at the finish line, Xiaotong directed Bi Diao and the fossil pterosaur to fly to the destination without any change, but he didn't realize that his expression softened a little unknowingly.

"Bidiao, put us down in five seconds."

Gently patting Bi Diao's paw, Xiaotong looked at the distance until he could see the smile on Dawu's face who was standing upright...

"Bi Diao! Fossil pterosaur! Let's raise the wind for our last journey!"

With a smile that was very similar to Daiwu's, Xiaotong no longer hesitated and spread her arms, facing the wind, as if embracing the void.

"Whoosh-!"

Immediately after the short-term feeling of weightlessness, there was a violent impact. The impacted ice ship had a few more cracks, but it still steadily followed the wind's trajectory and rushed straight to the finish line.

Lucario, who was unknowingly moving forward with Xiaotong, suddenly tensed up his muscles!

"Lucario, brake~" At the moment when he broke through the finish line and was about to rush into the sea, Xiaotong forcefully cut the ice ship's wreckage inward and then made a violent swing. Lucario made the same move. The maneuvered ice ship collided hard!

"Crack!!!"

As a result of the collision of the two forces, the ice ship completely disintegrated. With a soft crack, Xiaotong and Lucario were ejected to the left and right sides, but they also avoided the fate of getting soaked.

She lowered her body and stepped firmly into the sand with her soles to stabilize her body. Before Xiaotong could stand up, a shadow blocked her from the hot sun, and then a bottle of mineral water was handed to her. The bottle cap was gently opened, and Xiaotong was stunned for a moment when she felt the cold touch of the soaked towel around her neck. When she raised her head, she saw a silvery blue color.

"Dawu?"

After calming down his somewhat excited heartbeat, Xiaotong stood up, pulled the white towel around his neck and smiled silently, took the water bottle without showing any sign of it, drank it boldly and said: "You can enjoy the championship. It’s an honor to receive such considerate service.”

Hearing Xiaotong's kind teasing with a smile, Dawu gently tapped her little head with a helpless but gentle expression.

"Don't make trouble."

As soon as these words came out, both of them were stunned for a moment.

I'm afraid the air is suddenly quiet.

Daigo observed Xiaotong's expression discreetly, and when he found that there was no resentment or resistance, he felt excited in his heart. However, it was completely invisible on the surface.

What made Xiaotong confused was that she didn't feel anything wrong with Daigo's natural intimacy, and even accepted it as a matter of course.

"Ahem!... Anyway, thank you for the water." Before Daiwu could respond, Xiaotong coughed lightly and drank half the bottle of water again. While changing the topic, Daiwu felt a little pity.

However, he smiled thoughtfully and reached out to take the water bottle...

"Snapped!!!"

Lucario glared at Daigo with an unkind expression. As he turned to face Xiaotong, his resolute face returned to softness and intimacy. He directly took the water bottle in Xiaotong's hand and put it away.

Daigo rubbed the back of his hand. Due to Lucario's concealment, Xiaotong didn't notice anything was wrong.

Seeing Xiaotong interacting warmly with Lucario and the others, Daigo's eyes flashed, but he finally hid that insignificant shadow.

At the end of this competition, of course, Xiaotong won. Under Xiaodan's "genial" farewell, Xiaotong and his team, who received the Bailang badge, prepared to move to the next island.