I, the Pokémon Master, now resign

Won......

Is this a win?

Mary didn't know when she hugged Molu Beike, and she didn't know when she walked to the podium.

It all happened so fast, so suddenly, that even she wasn't ready for it to end.

But when she really stood on the podium and saw Xiaoyou who was unwilling but sincerely applauded her and offered her blessings; when she saw Xiaoyou who stood up and cheered for her When the audience, the cheering team, and Bai Chen and Nie Zi looked at her with gratified expressions, she finally realized——

"we are the champion......."

"MOR!"

Molu Beike lay on her shoulders and rubbed against Mary's cheek, as if affirming her doubts.

This year's Champions Cup in the Galar region will eventually be recorded in the most glorious page of history.

.......

693 Celebration banquet, determination

"Mary, hello—Mary!"

"?!"

Ma Li, who had been in a state of distraction, finally came back to her senses after being called out several times by Bai Chen.

"Excuse me, I'm listening..."

After recovering from her senses, Ma Li subconsciously apologized to Bai Chen, but of course Bai Chen didn't feel that Ma Li was listening to him just now, so he asked a little playfully: "Then did you hear what I just said? "

Mary: "..."

Speechless.

Originally, Ma Li wanted to continue to be brave, but after being questioned in such detail by Bai Chen, she realized that she had really been distracted all this time, and she hadn't focused on reality at all.Of course, although she didn't put her mind on reality, Mary didn't seem to be thinking about anything, her mind was just empty, and she wasn't thinking about anything.

"Really, although it's a good thing to win the championship, it's not okay to be so absent-minded. It's obviously your celebration banquet now, and you are the protagonist tonight."

Bai Chen patted Ma Li on the back to cheer her up.

"Yes, although it is so, but..."

After being cared by Bai Chen for a while, Ma Li also spoke with some hesitation, but she didn't finish speaking. When she raised her head and met Bai Chen's gaze for a moment, she finally said what she was doing now. idea.

"I... don't know what to do in the future."

Although Ma Li's hesitant appearance is far from her usual style, after hearing what Ma Li is worried about, Bai Chen can understand.

She won the league championship in the first year of her debut. Mary's appearance and name will definitely be widely circulated in the entire Galar region in the future. What Mary will meet in the future will definitely be people's more eager expectations, and the pressure on her shoulders will also increase. It's bound to be heavier than ever.

"Speaking of which, hello! Nie Zi."

On the way of speaking, Bai Chen seemed to have thought of something, and called Nie Zi who was not far away.

Although it is not far away, Nie Zi has actually been eavesdropping on the conversation between Bai Chen and Ma Li.There was no way, after all, he was Ma Li's older brother, and his younger sister had been in such a state of depression since the competition, so of course he had to take care of it.

"I heard it, I heard it, don't shout so loudly, what should I do if it troubles others."

Although Nie Zi was grateful for Bai Chen's ability to enlighten Ma Li, his verbal skills were still the same as before, and he complained when he should complain.

"Who has caused trouble? Didn't you take over this place? Apart from us, people from Jianding Town and Xiaoyou, how can there be other people around?"

Bai Chen pointed to the cheering team behind who were drinking happily (drinks), and Xiao You who was constantly eating food said so.

Speaking of Xiaoyou, in the beginning Nie Zi didn't know whether he should invite Xiaoyou or not. After all, this was Ma Li's celebration party, and although Xiaoyou and Ma Li were best friends, the two of them After all, he is the final opponent, and he always felt that it would be a bit strange for Xiaoyou to appear at Ma Li's celebration banquet.

At that time, Nie Zi also asked Bai Chen's opinion on this matter, and Bai Chen's reply to him in the end was also very simple and rude——

"You're old, aren't you? If you think Xiaoyou would mind, you shouldn't be here, right?"

At that time, Bai Chen looked at Nie Zi with undisguised contempt and said these words.

Although the aggressiveness was a bit stronger, these words were just right for Nie Zi.

Since everyone is a companion who is advancing towards the top trainers, competition and battles are naturally indispensable in the process of advancement. If you feel depressed every time you fail in a battle, then your heart is too childish.

It was also because of this that Nie Zi finally invited Xiaoyou. The ending was just like what you can see now. Although Xiaoyou seemed very disappointed when she was defeated, now she has completely focused on cooking. Ate even more than the crowd in Shoutout.

"So brother, what are you going to tell me?"

Seeing that Nie Zi's expression became serious, Ma Li asked the same question with the same attitude.

Judging from the behavior patterns of Bai Chen and Nie Zi, they should have talked about something more important during his absence, and it was something related to him.

"No... It's not a big deal... No, it seems that this can't be said to be a small thing..."

Nie Zi has never been good at expressing things verbally. Compared with words, he prefers to express his thoughts and wills with actions, even when talking to his sister.

After being stared at by Ma Li with strange eyes for a long time, Nie Zi finally made up his mind and said the decision he had reconsidered a few days ago, and it was in a way that Ma Li was more willing to accept——

"Although it may not be very good to say this, but... I hope that you, Mary, can take over the Spike Arena later. At least in the next two or three years, I don't intend to give up my current identity."

"Brother, you..."

Ma Li fell into a brief shock because of Nie Zi's words. After all, she had always planned to take over the Spike Arena after the end of this Champions Cup, but she never thought that her plan It was so simple to be refuted by his brother.

But it's not right. When Ma Li said this to Nie Zi, he was still very happy. After saying this, he could finally have a good rest for a while.

Not too long has passed since Nie Zi said those words, why did he suddenly change his mind today?

Ma Li glanced at Bai Chen's position intentionally or unintentionally, and she probably already knew it in her heart.

"Did Teacher Bai Chen say it? My brother would never think of these issues so thoughtfully."

"Here......"

Nie Zi never thought that his image in his sister's mind was already so low. After being choked up like this, Nie Zi was speechless for a while.

On the other end, Bai Chen and Ma Li looked at each other without any intention of avoiding it, but just smiled to confirm her thoughts.

"You know your brother well~ That's right, I am the one who put forward this opinion, because I don't think you should be confined to Spike Town, at least not yet, but in the end everything is still It depends on your own wishes, neither I nor Nie Zi want you to be stuck in place and stagnant because of the so-called sense of responsibility."

trapped yourself.......

A gleam of light suddenly appeared in Mary's eyes, and the dull look seemed to have disappeared in that instant.

What Bai Chen said was exactly the problem that had been bothering her all this time. If it was before, the specific time should be traced back to before she went to the Shen'ao area to attend the summer camp.

During that time, Ma Li didn't have so many troubles. Her thoughts were actually very simple and pure. She just wanted to take over Nie Zi's position, share the pressure for him, take over the Spike Arena and find ways to revitalize it. Spike Town only.

The reason why Mary could pursue a goal so purely before was not because of how strong her determination was, but because the only thing she could see was Spike Town, and only the people in Spike Town.

In the past, Mary's vision was too narrow, which directly caused her attention and future plans to stay in such a small place as Spike Town.

But when she went to that winter camp, got to know Bai Chen, and saw Bai Chen's strength, her world seemed to expand dozens or hundreds of times overnight.

In the past, she didn't have such a longing for the outside world. Although traveling still sounds beautiful, it was not what Ma Li wanted to pursue. Although she refused to admit defeat, she never thought that she could make her debut In this year, he won the championship of the competition, defeated the opponent that his brother had never been able to beat, and went to the end to welcome the cheers of the audience.

And now?After traveling to so many places with Bai Chen and seeing so many scenes and events that could only be seen on TV and novels in the past, Ma Li's mentality has undergone a qualitative change compared to the very beginning.

Her mentality gradually changed from a peaceful corner to traveling, and then continued to become stronger.

Meet more people, meet more things.

This is an idea she has never had before, and only when people, or trainers, have a truly meaningful journey, they will sprout such a concept.

"If." Marie said slowly, "If I can continue to trouble you for two or three years, then... please, I will come back when I become stronger, and return to the way I started from the very beginning. I made the promised position and came up!"

Ma Li's attitude was very firm, and she didn't give Nie Zi, or herself, any room for maneuver at all.

Having already opened the window to this point, Bai Chen and Nie Zi certainly understood what Ma Li meant now.

I want to travel outside for a longer period of time. When the strength is no longer able to continue to improve, I will come back to take over Spike Town and Spike Arena.

Although Mary's vision has broadened, she still has her heart attached to her hometown. Only this will not change, no matter the past, present or future.

"Oh, I see."

Nie Zi sighed deeply. In fact, two or three years were just his words. After he saw Ma Li's extraordinary talent with his own eyes, Nie Zi actually wanted Ma Li to leave the house completely. Li should stand on a wider stage.

With the strength and talent shown by Ma Li, if she is willing, Nie Zi is sure that Emperor Dan will accept her as his heir and spend all his energy to train her to become a better trainer.

It is precisely because of knowing this that Nie Zi feels a pity. If he has the talent of Ma Li and can accept the extreme transformation, maybe he can compete with Emperor Dan back then.

However, what ifs really don't exist in this world.

......

"Hey! What are you talking about?"

At this moment, Xiao You, with his mouth full, was trying to swallow the food in his mouth, and at the same time, he came forward and said to Ma Li and the others.

"If you don't hurry up to eat, we will finish the food on the first table. By the way, Mary, you are obviously the protagonist, why don't you appear on the table?"

"Um... this..."

"Forget it! Let's not talk about this now, come here quickly! Anyway, as the protagonist's first table, you have to eat a little bit!"

Without giving Mary a chance to speak, Xiaoyou dragged her by the hand and led her to the place where everyone was eating.

Looking at the scene in front of them, Bai Chen and Nie Zi looked at each other and smiled.

"So, it is really a lifetime honor to make such friends during the travel."

"Yeah, the more I watch this scene, the more I regret the past. If I can spend a little time making friends, it shouldn't be so difficult to find someone to go out and play with in normal times."

Following Nie Zi's sigh, Bai Chen also sighed with emotion.

But the emotion is emotion, even if he really travels back to the past again, he should not change in any way, at most, he has a better attitude towards those he is familiar with at the beginning.

"Speaking of which, you're leaving tomorrow, right?"

"Well, what happened?"

Bai Chen nodded and said so.

"Although I don't really want to know, but...can you get to the bottom of it? How far will the crisis affect?"

Bai Chen: "..."

Nie Zi didn't say it clearly, but it's no different from what he said clearly. After all, he was so anxious to leave, and it would definitely not be a trivial matter to deal with. Of course Ma Li knew this, and Nie Zi also did it after calming down. No reason not to guess.

"It's hard to say, the current situation still needs to go back to discuss and observe."

If possible, Bai Chen didn't want to say such heavy things on this occasion, but Nie Zi, as the head of the region, is also qualified to know these things. Anyway, even if he doesn't say it now, he will know everything and report it when he arrives in Changpan City. After giving it to the alliance, Nie Zi should also know.

"Judging from the few information we have obtained so far, the next trouble should be more serious than ever before. There is a high probability that the source of the problem is still in the Sinnoh area, but...in the end, it will probably affect every country in the world. area."

"Is that so?"

Nie Zi nodded with a calm expression to express his understanding.

To be honest, Bai Chen thought that Nie Zi would be even more surprised and nervous now, but he didn't expect him to be so calm.

"But having said that, wouldn't the Sinnoh region be too miserable? We just went through such a predicament, and after such a short period of time, we will encounter even greater troubles. It's really pitiful."

"Every area has potential risks. Maybe in a few months, the Galar area will encounter some unsolvable troubles?"

Bai Chen joked like this in a joking tone, but neither he nor Nie Zi subconsciously believed that these words would become reality.

........

694 know, regret

Mary's celebration banquet finally came to an end normally, and the end of the celebration banquet also represented a perfect ending to Mary's travels this year, and it was all about what direction Mary would go in the future. It's up to her.

After the celebration banquet, nothing special happened again, because when receiving the championship trophy and medal, Mali had already made it clear that she would not challenge Dandi this year, but planned to come again next time.

The next challenge for the championship is actually the first time in the past years. After all, it is the dream of every trainer. If the league champion of the year gave up this qualification, the next time he wants to challenge for the championship, he must wait until he wins it again. The top three results in the league once are enough.

However, for Ma Li, this doesn't seem to be too difficult. It's just that Ma Li's choice to give up fighting this year also caused a lot of trouble among some people. After a heated discussion, most of them They all felt that the reason why Mary gave up this opportunity was because she knew that the distance between herself and Dandi was still too large, so she wanted to challenge after she became stronger.

This reason is naturally reasonable. After all, Marie is not easily carried away by her emotions in battle like Qibana. It is not surprising that Mary, who is a brain, would make such a choice , but it's a pity that people will watch one less exciting game this year.Although the schedule of the Champions Cup is not over yet, it is of course impossible for the subsequent games to be as exciting as these games. Therefore, people's enthusiasm will gradually dissipate at this time of year, and some people jokingly call the following games In an exhibition match, after all, everyone is no longer interested in who is third and who is fourth.

It was late at night, in the Pokémon Center in Gongmen City, Bai Chen didn't sleep, but borrowed a public phone in a corner of the Pokémon Center.

"So is there really such a rush? You have already urged me several times...Speaking of which, why are you still in the office at two o'clock in the middle of the night?"

Bai Chen said to the other end of the phone with a little helplessness.

The person talking to him at this time was none other than Sakagi who had talked with him on the phone the day before. Originally, Bai Chen just dialed the number in the office of Viki Pan Gymnasium with a little curiosity, wanting to see what time Sakagi was at. Is it still there or not.

In fact, he didn't have any expectations for the possibility that Sakamu answered. He insisted on saying why he got through this call. Firstly, it was because Bai Chen really wanted to ask if the time could be postponed for a day or two. After all, Mary just won the victory, and he It always felt a little bad to just leave like this; secondly, it was because Bai Chen suffered from insomnia again, he thought he had completely let go of those troublesome things, but he didn't expect that on the night when the game ended, he just lay on the bed of the Pokémon When he was on the bed in the vacated room in the center, he couldn't help but start to fantasize about what would happen next, so he got up in the middle of the night and came here to make this call.

"Hehe." Sakagi on the other side of the phone smiled and replied: "I was afraid that you would come to me for some trouble, so I didn't go back today, but stayed in the gymnasium. In addition, your previous question is also Don't ask me, I can't give you any answer, the current situation is of course urgent, but I don't have any special thoughts about it, whether the world exists or whether it will be destroyed has nothing to do with me, I'm just a bystander, you All you need is your attitude."

Bai Chen: "..."