Not a Pokémon Trainer, but a Pokémon Master

"...I came out to travel because I want to help a friend who is no longer in this world to fulfill his unfulfilled dream..." Sensing the meaning expressed in Xiaozhi's sentence, whether it is Chengzi and Zongji, or Mina-kun beside him, fell silent.

Obviously, they all believed that Xiao Zhi's friend who was not in this world was a dead existence.

Of course, there is nothing wrong with saying this. As for the actual situation, it is too complicated. Xiaozhi doesn't want to, and he can't explain it. It's a secret that only belongs to him, and he will keep it in his heart forever.

But that's not the point now.

"Do you know what a Pokémon master is?" Hearing this term, whether it was Zongji and Mina-kun who were familiar with legends from all over the world, or Makoto who had a champion relative at home, they all shook their heads.

None of them had heard of the name.

"Sure enough, I think so." Not to mention the three of Chengzi, even Xiaozhi himself who asked this question is still puzzled by this name.

The titles of trainers in this world start from novice trainers, and go up in order, namely, elementary, intermediate, advanced, elite, gymnasium, quasi-king, heavenly king, quasi-champion, and finally the champion.

"Actually, I don't know either." After traveling to this world, Xiaozhi not only received education in this world, but also studied many books in Dr. Oki's Institute, and even asked Dr. Oki himself.

But above the champion, there is no longer any title.

So no one knows what "Pokémon Master" means, what kind of status it represents, and what kind of power it should have.

Even Xiaozhi himself doesn't know what the concept of this title is. He only knows one thing.

"That friend of mine...talks about that title all day, every day...he loves Pokémon, and despite all his failures, I've never seen a discouraged look on his face. ”It was a friend who had been with him for countless years, a dream that had not been fulfilled in his poor life.

"But until he was gone, this dream still hadn't come true." In other words, Xiaozhi replaced him and came to this world, not intervening in the middle, but from the very beginning, Xiaozhi was born as Xiaozhi.

The topic has become a bit dull when it comes to this.

Everyone has their own dreams, no matter they are big or small, they are all dreams, because it is their vision for the future, and it can also be said that it is the ideal self that they have planned.

But I have to admit that the process of realizing dreams is arduous and difficult. Although Mina-kun and Soci here also have dreams that they want to realize, how many people in this world can really realize what they dreamed of when they were young? What about dreams?

I'm afraid one out of ten

"I want to realize that dream for him." Xiaozhi's words made everyone present respectful, and even refreshed their perception of Xiaozhi. This boy with Pikachu also carries a heavy burden. Incomparable dream.

"But how do you realize that dream?" Seiko asked a very good question. Since it is a title that has never existed before, how to obtain it is the biggest problem, isn't it?

"You're right, but it's not impossible." Seeing Xiaozhi's expression, Mina-kun and Zongji had a flash of light in their minds, and they probably knew what Xiaozhi was thinking.

"That will be a very difficult challenge." Even Souji's dream of witnessing the legend may not be one-tenth of the difficulty of Xiaozhi's idea. After all, it cannot be achieved by luck. of.

"What do you want to do?" Mina-kun was even more straightforward. Although he had already guessed Xiaozhi's approach, he still expected Xiaozhi to say it himself. It was an even more exaggerated dream than bragging.

"Start by becoming stronger. I will gradually become stronger like an ordinary trainer. This year's Quartz League Championship is the first step in my challenge." Once the champion is won, Xiaozhi will challenge the Four Heavenly Kings Qualifications.

But now Xiaozhi has no interest in the position of the Four Heavenly Kings.

"Kanto, Chengdu, Fangyuan, Sinnoh, Hezhong, and Carlos, I want to dominate the league competitions in these six places first, and win six championships in the league. After that, I will challenge the Four Heavenly Kings and the champion. In order to climb to the peak that no one knows, and become a real Pokémon master."

This is the oath that Xiaozhi made to himself, to Xiaozhi.

020 Emperor Yan appears.

Everyone was shocked by Xiaozhi's declaration. In the eyes of others, this may be just the exaggeration of a novice trainer who is fledgling and ignorant of the world. The self-confidence exuded makes people involuntarily believe that he can succeed.

The trainers around the fire had a happy atmosphere, but the rain was still falling, and the heavy raindrops continued to fall with the sound of thunder. It seemed that the rain would not stop until tomorrow morning.

Fortunately, as a trainer, he is ready to sleep in the wild at any time.

Everyone must have a sleeping bag in their backpack. This is the common sense of trainers who travel abroad. Thanks to the advancement of technology, a small backpack can hold countless things.

Although there are only sleeping bags now, I believe that in the future, it may be able to hold items such as tents, so that even if you sleep in the wild, you may be able to enjoy a high-quality sleeping environment.

"Let's let Seiko sleep in the innermost position, we just squeeze together." Regarding Xiaozhi's proposal, Zongji and Mina-kun have no objection, they are very gentlemanly people, the safest It is a matter of course to let girls sleep in the same place.

"..." However, this is a common thing, but when Xiaozhi brought it up, Chengzi felt extremely lame, and he took too much care of him along the way, right?

(No, I want to cheer up...) He patted his cheek secretly, Chengzi felt that he was really useless, and the meaning of going out by himself is not the point of traveling...

(Yeah, I came out to travel because of...) Thinking of the reason for her trip, Makoto sighed. After all, she didn't have the same lofty ambitions as others, The reason for traveling is actually very ridiculous.

But just as Makoto fell into self-loathing, another guest came to the cave.

It has a strong body and exudes amazing heat even in the rain. It is followed by a group of small Pokémon such as Little Lada, Pylas, and Korakola. They also chose to enter this cave to hide from the rain, or , In fact, this cave is originally a shelter from the rain for the Pokémon belonging to this forest.

"It's Entei!?" To meet Suicune and Entei consecutively today, anyone would feel lucky, especially Zongji, his eyes were already sparkling.

"Emperor Yan... is one of the three sacred beasts just like Suicune..." As a person who has been pursuing Suicune all his life, Mina-kun certainly knows something about Emperor Yan who is as famous as Suicune. However, for him Said, the most important thing is definitely Suicune.

"..." Emperor Yan didn't speak, but nodded to Xiaozhi and the others, then chose the stone on the other side, and lay down gently, because it had already received the message conveyed by Xiaozhi with the waveguide.

(Pretending not to know me.)

And those small Pokmon brought in by Yandi also hid beside Yandi, using their thick hair to keep warm, and together they fought against the irresistible biting cold.

"Under the threat of nature, human beings and Pokémon are the same...Even Emperor Yan is no exception." Even the legendary Emperor Yan had to go into the cave to avoid the wind and rain under the heavy rain. Souji sighed like this because he saw this scene.

(Young man, you just have too little experience. There are Pokémon in this world who specialize in manipulating nature...) Of course, this kind of complaint Xiaozhi is just talking about it in peace, and he won't say it out of nowhere.

What's more, it has other things to do now.

"Zongji, do you want to cook some soup for them to drink?" Hearing Xiaozhi's idea, Zongci also showed a moved expression. He just got wet in the rain, not to mention these petite Pokmon, even Xiaozhi Waiting for people, they really need warmer food, and if Emperor Yan can also enjoy the food he cooks, it is indeed a great thing.

Legend has it that Emperor Yan once drank the soup he cooked, and Zongci felt that he could brag about this cow for a lifetime.

"I'll help too." Chengzi and Mina-kun were of course happy to see this kind of thing come to fruition. Suddenly, the originally quiet cave became lively again because of the busyness of Xiaozhi and others. .

When the soup was finished, the steaming appearance really attracted the Pokémon next to Yandi God. Have they ever seen this kind of food after they have stayed in the forest all their lives?

However, even though it was tempted by the aroma of the food, none of the Pokémon stepped forward to use the food prepared by Xiaozhi and others.

"Perhaps, you should be wary of us." Mina-kun's statement is not wrong. Although they are sheltering together from the rain, it is only natural for different species to be wary of each other.

At this time, it was Xiaozhi who made the move.

"If you don't dislike it, let's try to eat it." He directly took the plates containing hot soup, and placed them one by one in front of the Pokémon, and even put a plate in front of Emperor Yan.

"Hey..." After a little growl, Emperor Yan began to enjoy the hot soup in front of him without hesitation, and seeing the leader Yandi like this, the other Pokmon finally let go of their guard and happily enjoyed the soup in front of them Soup is hot.

But while enjoying the hot soup, these Pokmon also began to look up at Xiaozhi from time to time, as if they were very curious about Xiaozhi. After all, Zongji and others, who are human beings, could not understand the meaning of Emperor Yan's low growl just now. They could hear it clearly.

(Thank you very much for your gift, Master Xiaozhi.) What kind of existence is it that Emperor Yan can call him a master?

But obviously, it is impossible to explain this matter to them in person without mentioning Emperor Yan. Even Xiaozhi himself doesn't know the reason why he is favored at all.

Everything can only be revealed when the time comes.

"Do you know? Legend has it that Emperor Yan's life was given by King Ho..." Seeing that the hot soup he cooked was eaten up, Zongji's heart was filled with unprecedented satisfaction He was so moved that he now wished to pass this emotion on to everyone.

So, accompanied by the sound of rain, Zongci's voice of telling the legend of the Phoenix King also echoed in this cave, whether it was humans or Pokémon, it seemed that Zongci had become the best audience.

Because of this, everyone immersed in Zongci's story did not see Xiaozhi holding a bowl of soup, not for himself to drink, but for the existence hidden in the shadow to enjoy...

(Xiaozhi, that is!?)

No, maybe someone who has been paying attention to Xiaozhi has noticed.

021 Xiaozhi's suggestion, let's travel together.

In the early morning of the next day, the storm was over, and the morning sun shone into the cave, but the people in the cave had no intention of waking up so early, because they discussed the story about Feng Wang and the three holy beasts all night yesterday. .

For young trainers, it is said that it is definitely something that is extremely longed for in their ideals.

"Roar..." However, Xiaozhi, who was sleeping soundly, was awakened in a low voice at this time. No, it was not a person who woke him up, but Emperor Yan. When Xiaozhi opened his eyes, he saw the huge monster in front of him. Mane, who thought it was a caveman from nowhere, was almost scared by a wave of missiles.

Fortunately, there was no huge commotion in the end. After taking a look at the people who were still asleep, Xiaozhi did not wake up Pikachu, but tiptoed out of the cave with Emperor Yan.

After walking out of the cave, he finally no longer needed to carefully pay attention to his own volume. At the same time, looking at the rain-washed forest and land outside, Xiaozhi took a deep breath and immediately felt refreshed. The air after the rain was indeed better. .

"So, what's the matter?" Taiyi had no idea about Emperor Yan looking for him alone. Although the three holy beasts were also on his list, in fact he and the three holy beasts hadn't met a few times. noodle.

(Lord Xiaozhi, I hope you will accept this.) What Emperor Yan gave to Xiaozhi was a piece of gray charcoal, but why did he give him such a thing?

(I saw Master Xiaozhi that you tamed a small charmander. This thing can strengthen its power to a certain extent, and it will definitely come in handy.) Hearing Emperor Yan's explanation, Xiaozhi showed a surprised expression. , this is not ordinary charcoal, but a [prop] that can affect Pokémon

In the world of Pokémon, apart from the fact that Pokémon is a very special creature, there is also an item that can be carried by Pokémon to exert various effects.

These are collectively referred to as [props]

The reason for the production of props is not certain, it may be a natural product, or it may be a man-made work, but the value of the props is beyond doubt, and some props even have a sky-high value.

And the [props] that Emperor Yan gave to Xiaozhi is called charcoal, just like what Emperor Yan said, it has the effect of increasing the power of fire-attributed Pokémon. It is the most suitable prop.

"...Thank you." Xiaozhi didn't refuse hypocritically. Although he didn't know how much the item could strengthen Charmander, there was no doubt that this item would be useful to Charmander.

(...We look forward to the day when you can help Lord Fengwang)

From Emperor Yan's words, Xiaozhi can fully feel the reverence for King Feng in his heart. Since King Feng rescued the three of them in the burnt bell tower a hundred years ago, they must have served King Feng wholeheartedly.

"Actually, I'm also very curious about how strong Phoenix King needs me to be in order to be able to complete its so-called mission."

"Well, after I challenge the Quartz League, if I can successfully win the championship, I will challenge you. If I can defeat you, maybe I can meet the conditions of the Phoenix King?" I heard Xiaozhi say Emperor Yan also felt that the words were very reasonable, and at the same time, he also showed a look of expectation.

(I don't know when that is?) Pokémon don't have the concept of time like humans. They work at sunrise and rest at sunset, let alone the difference between years and months.

"This year's Quartz Conference will be held for several months, but after the conference is over, I will go to you in person." The champion of the Quartz Conference, Xiaozhi is bound to win, but Xiaozhi's goal is not only A regional league champion.

After receiving Xiaozhi's exact response, Emperor Yan also felt at ease. Although the time seemed short, since Xiaozhi said so, it also decided to believe that Xiaozhi could grow up at that time.

"Then, I will wait for the good news from Mr. Xiaozhi. We will wait for your arrival in Tianqing Mountain."

I am the divider.

Not long after Yandi left, Zongji, Seiko, and Mina-kun also woke up one after another. Next, after returning to the Pokémon Center to refresh, they will go their separate ways and start their own journeys.

"I'm going to continue to challenge the Gym. After getting eight badges, I will participate in this year's Quartz League. What are your plans for the future? Do you want to travel together?" However, after the experience last night, Xiaozhi suddenly It's a pity that we have to separate.

Although they are not Kasumi and Xiaogang in the original book, Seiko and Souji are also great travel companions, aren't they?

"I'm going to look for King Ho. I've already investigated it. There is a legend about King Ho on Yunying Mountain surrounded by steep peaks." Zongji is still very excited now, seeing Suicune and Entei one after another, let He felt that it was definitely the right decision to travel to Guandu, maybe even Feng Wang could get a glimpse of his face.

But in fact, the Tianqing Mountain mentioned by Emperor Yan before is located on the top of Yunying Mountain.

"However, before going to Yunying Mountain, perhaps it would be a very interesting thing to travel with you?" Zongci has actually been keenly aware of certain things, after all, he has a Lukali Oh, Lucario may have noticed Xiaozhi's identity.

However, if some things were broken, it might not be beautiful. He also wanted to see what was the result waiting for him at the end of this journey.

"I'm going to continue looking for Suicune. I'm sorry, I'm used to acting alone." Although Mina-kun has recognized Xiaozhi, he also thinks that his future is definitely worth looking forward to, but he has no intention of following him. Xiaozhi's plan to travel together.

Everyone expressed their opinions, and in the end, only Makoto was left.

"I..." Looking at everyone's eyes, Chengzi, who has always been lively and outgoing, is a little timid. To be honest, Chengzi didn't come out to travel because of ideals, he just had an awkward fight with his mother After that, I decided to stay away from my home, and even went to Kanto, which is a sea away from Sinnoh.

In the real world, it's called running away from home.

That is to say, the Pokémon world has a rule that after ten years of age, one can become a trainer and travel. Otherwise, how could Chengzi be able to run out of the house so easily and freely?

"I..." However, the travel was just an excuse to stay away from home and away from the nagging mother, but also because of this, Makoto hesitated about this simple suggestion of traveling together.

022 The Journey Begins, Souji's Questions.

In the end, Chengzi still did not agree to travel with Xiaozhi like Zongci. Although it was different from Xiaozhi's memory, Xiaozhi didn't care too much. After all, even Xiaogang and Xiaoxia didn't agree with him. Travel isn't it?

After all, he doesn't have to be accompanied by someone to start a trip. Besides, he now has a Zongji with him, at least on the road. Zongci who holds Lucario is really a very good opponent.

"Then Xiaozhi, if we want to challenge the Quartz Alliance, our next gym will definitely be Light Red City." Moreover, Zongji is very good at planning routes because he wants to visit legends in various places.

It's definitely not because of Xiaozhi's laziness in looking at the map.

"OK, let's go." According to Zongci's explanation, the route from Yuhong City to Qianhong City will be more complicated. There are two roads to choose from. One road starts from the west exit of Yuhong City, along the No.16, No.17 and No.18 can reach Qianhong City by walking on the roads No.[-], No.[-] and No.[-]. This is not only the shortest distance, but also the road Xiaozhi has traveled in the game.

Of course, there are several other roads to choose from, such as choosing to go through the wilderness, but although this is the shortest road, it is also the most dangerous and inconvenient road.

Although he talked about traveling, Xiaozhi didn't want to turn himself into a savage. Since there is a formal and easy path opened by the government, of course he chose the easy path.

And after leaving Yuhong City, because it is a road opened by the government, it is natural to meet many trainers, some of them are like Xiaozhi and others, who want to challenge the gymnasium in Light Red City, and some are now Those who are just going to Yuhong City are the best candidates for level training.

Xiaozhi's current Pokémon, apart from Pikachu, who no longer needs to earn experience from wild monsters on the side of the road, Charmander and Armored Chrysalis are existences that need experience very much.

Thanks to the experience given by these wild trainers, Xiao Zhi's Charmander and Iron Armor Chrysalis both evolved into Fire Dinosaurs and Ba Da Hu. In this way, the battle in the Light Red Gym should be no problem.

However, although Charmander has evolved, Xiaozhi still has no intention of handing over the charcoal he got from Emperor Yan. Xiaozhi thinks that it is too early.

Although props are very common in this world, Xiaozhi subconsciously believes that before his potential is developed to a certain extent, relying too much on these foreign objects will have an impact on his own strength.

This sentence not only applies to his Pokémon, but also to himself, otherwise, with the favor of King Feng, he can use the three holy beasts to flatten the Quartz Alliance, right?

But that doesn't make sense at all.

Seeing Xiao Zhi who had just won a battle and was celebrating with his partners in high fives, Zongci hesitated for a moment, and finally asked the question in his heart.