I, the Pokémon Master, now resign

"So are you still thinking about it now? Just take part in it casually?"

"No." Nie Zi shook his head resolutely. "I will prepare well this time and compete with Ma Li in this large arena. I happen to be in the same group as her. Originally, I wanted to directly lose in the first round, and then concentrate on cheering Ma Li and Prepare the materials for the handover of the arena owner, but now...."

Nie Zi opened his eyes, and said with unprecedented seriousness, word by word:

"I'm going to fight to see if Mary is now determined to accept Spike Town, no matter whether she wins or loses! I want to see her current thinking from her battle."

"..."

Bai Chen was speechless.

Of course, what he was speechless was not Nie Zi's current attitude, but the information he revealed in the process of communicating with himself.

So, are you planning to directly defeat yourself in the first round of battle, and then leave?

He never thought that Nie Zi's actions would be so straightforward... In order for Ma Li to take over his position, he even had to show the illusion that he was completely unable to fight...

That's right, after all, Nie Zi is still the third person in the Galar region no matter how you say it, and the outside world's evaluation of his strength is still very polarized.

However, Nie Zi plans to turn this polarization into a unipolar one in this Champions Cup challenge, making everyone feel that his strength has completely declined and he can no longer manage Spike Town, so as to serve Ma Li builds momentum...

Unexpectedly, Nie Zi looked like he didn't care about anything, but he had already planned everything behind his back.

"Then just do what you want, anyway, just don't embarrass Ma Li in the end, otherwise, as Ma Li's teacher, I will definitely be the first to disagree."

Bai Chen stood up, rubbed his stiff shoulders, and told Nie Zi his position.

"Of course I won't embarrass Ma Li." Seeing that Bai Chen had already stood up, Nie Zi also stood up, looking at Bai Chen not to be outdone, and also expressing her position. "I'm Mary's older brother, so of course I want Mary to do what she likes, if I find that she is forcing me to help me and Spike Town, no matter how unwilling she is, I will I will definitely reject her idea and let her do what she likes... Anyway, it’s not been a year or two since Spike Town has been lonely, and it’s not so fast to recover, and I want to restore Spike Town The prosperity of the world does not require Mary's sacrifice!"

Seeing Nie Zi's righteous and awe-inspiring expression, Bai Chen thought for a while, and finally asked the question that had been hidden in his heart.

"So,,, have you ever thought about changing the overall style of Spike Town? At least make it look a little better from the outside."

.......

written request for leave

I'm not feeling well, I'm taking a day off today................................... ................................................... ...................

638 Preparations before departure

After experiencing the lessons of the first day, when Bai Chen stayed in Spike Town for the next two days, he always felt that the world was extraordinarily quiet, and no one came to trouble him anymore. When they saw him, they all ran away and chose another path.

Although this situation was not what Bai Chen expected, after all, wouldn't he be a big villain if the other party did this?

However, it's not that Bai Chen can't understand their extreme behavior, after all, who told him to let the Monarch Snake give them a blow when he came here on the first day?And he also let out vicious words in a very villainous way-if there is a next time, things will not be so simple.

He admitted that it was just a joke of his at the time, and he thought that saying something like this should deter them for a while, right?Otherwise, during the time I was in Spike Town, it would be quite annoying if they came to trouble me every day, after all, I came here to recuperate.

Speaking of recuperating, Spike Town is really not a good place to recuperate. It is full of punk style, and the whole town is like a city that never sleeps. Every night, there are all kinds of rock music. Music, on the first night, Bai Chen wanted to ask Nie Zi to help persuade them, but when he entered the gym... it turned out that Nie Zi was still the leader.

There is no way, after all, it is Bai Chen's own choice to come to Jianding Town, and if he wants to leave temporarily, there seems to be nowhere to go, so Bai Chen can only stay in this small town that is not favored by the sun and is not quiet at the same time. I took a break for two days.

There is still the last day of rest before the Champions Cup Challenge, but Bai Chen's injury has not improved significantly since leaving the hospital, and the place where it should hurt is still the same.But in order to meet Mary in the future, he can only take off the bandages on his body first. As for the ointment, he can continue to use it. After all, it is difficult for ointment to remind people of serious injuries.

"Hey, are you ready? I remember that the contestants have to arrive one day in advance to prepare? In this case, don't we have to catch today's special car?"

Standing at the door of the Spike Arena, Bai Chen impatiently yelled inside, urging Nie Zi to leave quickly.

Originally, Bai Chen planned to go there alone, but Nie Zi said that he refused the alliance's pick-up service this year, so he had to go to Gongmen City by himself, so he asked Bai Chen to take the bus with him. They clearly agreed to go out at eight o'clock in the morning, but now it's already half an hour past the agreed time, but there is still no movement from Nie Zi's side, only the tightly closed gate and people from the arena. Nie Zi's response came out——

"Hurry up! Wait!"

"..."

Bai Chen didn't know what Nie Zi was doing in there, since early in the morning he could hear the sound of tinkering with something, although Bai Chen wanted to go in, but Nie Zi kept letting him in. He waits outside.

"What a hassle..."

Taking a look at the time, the bus was about to leave in half an hour. Even though he could catch the next bus, it would be fine if he arrived before the next day's competition. The Lord can't wait any longer.

After thinking about it, Bai Chen calmed down, anyway, even he, the owner of the museum, was not in a hurry, so what was he in a hurry for?Anyway, it's not him who will be blamed for being late, but Nie Zi. It's just that if he knew it would happen, Bai Chen might as well go to a nearby place and have a hot breakfast first. Eating breakfast in the store is better than just eating some energy bars in the car to get over it.

"Crack-"

Just when Bai Chen had already started to have breakfast and wait for Nie Zi to come out, the gate of the Spike Arena, which had been closed tightly in front of him, was finally opened.

"Finally okay? What the hell are you doing... what..."

Bai Chen's tone gradually weakened, and after seeing Nie Zi and the group of people following him, Bai Chen couldn't help feeling suspicious for a while.

What are these guys doing?

I thought that Nie Zi would just carry a backpack when she came out, but what I didn't expect was that Nie Zi was now wearing an extremely exaggerated decoration, which was even more exaggerated than usual.

He is wearing a jacket with I LOVE 'spikes' printed on it, similar words are sewn on his pants, and a headband is wrapped around his head, which looks quite funny.

"You, you are... what are you dressed up..."

Nie Zi was not the only one dressed up in this picture, but also dozens of members of the shouting team who followed behind him.

Although Bai Chen heard that Nie Zi was not the only one in the arena early in the morning, he never expected that there would be so many people.At the moment, the members of the shouting team who are hiding behind Nie Zi and looking at Bai Chen with awe-inspiring eyes, in addition to their attire, each of them is holding some support items in their hands, like There were fluorescent sticks and banners, and many people held a fan with the faces of Nie Zi and Ma Li printed on them.

"..." Nie Zi also knew what Bai Chen was thinking right now, but he was also very helpless. "I don't want this dress either...but they insisted that this year is the most critical year, and the battle in Spike Town can't be lost...then they prepared these things and said they would give Ma Come on, Li."

"Well... You really can't lose in this battle. At least I think that in other cities... well, except for Shuizhou Town, there should be no one who is more eye-catching than you."

Bai Chen thought for a while and finally chose a more conservative statement. After all, Lulina, the owner of Waterboat Town, is also a star figure in the Galar region, and Sirona from Sinnoh and Kamizlei from Hezhong. It should be on the same level, they should have a lot of loyal fans.

It is also the first year for Bai Chen to watch the Champions Cup Challenge in the Galar region, so he doesn't know what will happen to the supporters in Waterboat Town, but it stands to reason that there will be one in the Galar region. It's just the shouting team, so the situation in Shuizhou Town should not be more exaggerated than here, right?

"When you are in the car later, stay away from me and don't talk to me. I'm afraid others will misunderstand."

Bai Chen walked a certain distance away from Nie Zi and the shouting team, and told them so.

It would be bad if he got into trouble as an accomplice of the weirdo.

......

639 Farce on the Bus

"Yes, I'm sorry! Let's wait for the next bus! Hey! Let's go!"

The bus just stopped at a stop in the mountains. At this stop, there were three passengers who were waiting for the arrival of the bus to go to Gongmen City. As a result, they just got on the bus when they saw a group of strangely dressed people occupying the bus. up.

Out of the instinctive fear in their hearts, the three finally just laughed a few times and slipped down, as if they would encounter misfortune if they stayed in the car for a while longer.

"Ugh."

The car door closed slowly, and the old man driving the bus let out a long sigh. He stepped on the accelerator and complained, "This is the third time today. What are you guys doing wearing this outfit? Are you letting the other passengers get on the bus?"

The driver didn't turn his head, but from his tone, Bai Chen and Nie Zi could clearly feel his helplessness and anger, but it was useless for them alone, half of the bus was crowded in the front Seeing this, the members of the shouting team booed one after another——

"We didn't do anything outrageous! It's obvious that they didn't want to get in the car! We're just sitting here!"

"Yes! Just sit here!"

They are not reflecting on their mistakes at all, but Nie Zi is not incomprehensible. After all, the people who make up the shouting team, especially the most active people in it, are just 12 or 3-year-old children who have always lived in In Spike Town, there is no intention of traveling, so they are naturally not as mature as many children of the same age. Plus, Spike Town...is it a special atmosphere?It is really a bit of a jump to let their thinking mode in daily life.

"Nonsense!" The driver saw that a few people had no intention of reflecting at all, so he angrily said: "Ordinary people see that a car is full of people like you who wear strange clothes and don't even show their faces. will be scared!"

"What do you know! It's called punk style! This is our unique style in Spike Town!"

"That's right! This is the most mainstream aesthetic trend at the moment! You don't understand anything at all!"

"Besides, we didn't do anything in the first place! What are they afraid of? As long as it doesn't hinder our goal, then we won't do anything!"

Driver: "So don't you think that your lines are standard villain lines?! Everyone is young, the salt I have eaten is better than the food you have eaten, and the trendy style I have seen is not like yours. A group of underage brats can compare! So far I haven’t seen any trend that has affected other people’s choice of whether to get in a car! From the outsiders’ eyes, you are called a gang rally!”

........

"Ah, it's just as I guessed...Fortunately, I pretended not to know you first, otherwise I might be scolded together."

Listening to the taunting between the shouting team members and the driver, Bai Chen couldn't help but say so happily.

If he got on the bus with this group of people at the same time, as an older person, he would definitely be charged with a crime of unfavorable supervision. It's just a rack.

"Oh...that's why I said not to dress up in the car..."

Sitting next to Bai Chen at the moment was Nie Zi who had removed all his clothes early in the morning. The members of the shouting team were trying their best to stop him from taking off his clothes while waiting for the bus, but Nie Zi finally used his identity as the owner of the pavilion Come to overwhelm them, and let them get on the car later, let him and Bai Chen get on first, and don't talk to them along the way, keep the attitude of strangers.

In fact, Nie Zi had been against them for doing this when he was in the Spike Arena, but in the end it was their good intentions, and they just wanted to cheer him and Mary through this method. As the object of their support and also the owner of the Spike Arena, it is really difficult to refuse their kindness face to face, so I can only temporarily put on the strange costume according to their ideas.

But just like the mistakes they made when cheering on Mary before, even if the idea was good at the beginning, they would always turn the good idea into a bad thing in their actions, and it was Mary who was bothered by it before. , and today Nie Zi was finally implicated.

"I just think things wouldn't have turned out like this if you'd educated them from the start."

Bai Chen looked at Nie Zi with disdain, and said so.

"I can't help it, I can't help it..." Although Nie Zi also understands Bai Chen's meaning, it is useless to understand many things, the key is whether it can be done. "In the final analysis, my character is not suitable for reprimanding others... In fact, in my eyes, as long as I can be happy."

"So you brought up the weird rock 'n' roll vibe of your town?"

Bai Chen continued.

At first he thought that the rock and punk style of Spike Town was a custom handed down from a long time ago, but after talking with the townspeople these two days, he realized that the current style of Spike Town is Nie Zi I brought it out.

Although Nie Zi said that he might attract a lot of tourists by creating his own style in Jianding Town, but Bai Chen didn't believe that there was no selfishness about himself in it.There is nothing wrong with creating a unique style of the town, but this non-mainstream style will not be accepted by the public no matter from which point of view, right?

Every time he thinks of this, Bai Chen can't help but sigh with emotion, obviously Ma Li was also brought up in this kind of environment since she was a child, but she doesn't seem to be affected much.Although Ma Li's dressing style is somewhat similar to the style of Spike Town, but I don't know if it's because Ma Li is cute, that style of clothing looks unexpectedly suitable on her body, and even Bai Chen I can't think of any other clothes that are more suitable for Mary's style.

"..."

For Bai Chen's refutation, Nie Zi has no room to fight back, because he knows that what Bai Chen said is true, and the style of Jianding Town and people's clothing habits are really brought out by him.

"After getting out of the car..." After a moment of silence, Nie Zi then said: "Are we going to split up? I have to go directly to the backstage of the final to register, I think Ma Li should be there too..."

"Well, let's split up." Bai Chen looked out the window and waved his hands casually. "It just so happens that I'm just wandering around in Gongmen City. You just continue to concentrate on preparing for your battle. Don't forget to tell Mary in the middle. I'm quite worried that she will be nervous when she participates in such a large-scale competition for the first time. .”

"I know."

Nie Zi replied so simply at the end, and the two of them closed their eyes at the same time, and began to recharge their batteries.

The bus is getting closer and closer to Gongmen City.

.......

640 Suspicion of Identity

"The end point, Gongmen City-Gongmen City is here, passengers in the car please......"

Finally, after driving for half a day, the long-distance bus finally arrived at Gongmen City at the terminal.

But to say it was smooth, it was only for Bai Chen and others' itinerary. For those other passengers waiting on the road, their bus journey might not be so smooth.There were more than a dozen people waiting for the bus at the several stations in the middle, but without exception, they laughed and went down after seeing the bus, and began to wait for the vehicles behind.

Regarding this situation, Nie Zi didn't know what to say, apologise... how can I apologize when he didn't even get in the car?

"Oh, what a bad day."

"Don't worry." Bai Chen patted Nie Zi on the shoulder and said, "It will get worse in the future!"

Nie Zi: "..."

Nie Zi couldn't help but be overwhelmed by Bai Chen's words, but he also knows that it is not easy to manage the people in the shouting team. Maybe they will only follow after Ma Li succeeds. disappear...

But Nie Zi didn't know how they helped Ma Li succeed when they said they wanted to help Ma Li succeed. Did they help her to compete in the Champions Cup?Or is it about achieving an excellent ranking in the Champions Cup?Or does it mean that their mission will not be over until Marie becomes the owner of the Spike Arena?

Nie Zi asked them before, but in the end he only got the silence from the shouting team. Maybe even they themselves don't know how far they should support Ma Li?However, when he thinks that one day in the future, this group of guys who get together to do some stupid things will have to face the end, Nie Zi is indeed a little bit sad. In a small town where a few outsiders have to come, their behavior has brought a lot of joy and anger to Spike Town from the other hand.

The bus gradually stopped in front of the platform in Gongmen City. Bai Chen glanced at the absent-minded Nie Zi, frowned, stretched out his hand and shook it in front of him twice, and said, "Since I'm fine, I'll leave first." , see you tomorrow."

"Huh?! Oh... um... see you tomorrow."

After Nie Zi's attention was drawn back by Bai Chen, he simply said goodbye to Bai Chen, and then watched Bai Chen's back gradually leave, and then he looked at the members of the shouting team who got out of the car with him just now them.

"Phew... That guy is finally gone, so we don't need to live a life of fear anymore?" One of the members of the shouting team was also the first person who recognized Bai Chen's identity at that time. With a sigh of relief, he said happily: "Fortunately, we didn't make him angry a few days ago, otherwise we would really be doomed, and we can only hope that Mr. Nie Zi will collect our body."

"Yeah yeah!" *N

The others nodded in agreement.

Seeing the panic-stricken appearance of the shouting team, Nie Zi realized that they had been quite quiet these past few days, except that they were a little noisy when they came to get these strange fueling props for themselves the day before departure. They all acted like a quiet child with good character and learning, and did not cause any trouble. You must know that this is a very rare and rare sight in Spike Town.

"Speaking of which, what did he do to you..."

Only now did Nie Zi realize that he hadn't asked Bai Chen how he gave them a bad start, that he could turn such a group of restless guys into such a good boy, and Nie Zi was a little moved by seeing it.

"No no no—!"

After being asked by Nie Zi, they all shook their heads, as if they had no intention of revealing what happened that day.

"Don't talk about what happened that day..." The member of the shouting team standing at the front underestimated so much, lowered his head a little dejectedly, and then asked resentfully: "Speaking of who the hell is he?" Huh? To be forced into such a state... I don't think I have seen this person in any newspapers or magazines before..."

The member of the Shouting Team who spoke was someone who was more interested in Pokémon battles in the Shouting Team and knew a thing or two about those famous Pokémon trainers. A large part of the reason why he became hostile to Bai Chen was because he felt This person named Bai Chen didn't even rank among the top 50 trainers in the region.If the teacher Ma Li wants to worship is a trainer as strong as Qibana or Nie Zi, they will naturally not object, even if the other party has the intention of rejecting Ma Li at the beginning, but these are not problems, because They are strong enough to help Mary become stronger, so as to realize Mary's wish.

And no matter how hard they searched for the name Bai Chen at the beginning, they couldn't find it in the history of the trainer list, so at first they thought that Ma Li had been deceived by some strange person, after all, she was still a person who didn't even have a long way to go. It is too easy for a child who has been born before to be deceived without social experience.

If it wasn't for Bai Chen's status as the leader of the alliance's winter camp and Nie Zi's guarantee, they would have sneaked into Random Town the day after Ma Li left to find out the truth.