Pokémon Heart Journey

Chapter 285 The top six opponents

"Crack——!"

The crisp sound of the door opening reached his ears, and Xiao Yang asked without turning his head, "Is everything done?"

"Why!?"

Xiaozhi, who had just closed the door, was stunned for a moment, but quickly reacted.

"Click."

The door closed behind him, like locking the candlelight and heartbeat that had not yet been extinguished in the lighthouse into the night.

Xiaozhi stood under the dim light of the corridor. The soft touch still lingered on his fingertips, but the tips of his ears were still burning.

He hummed softly, his voice so low that it was almost inaudible, but with a hint of brightness that was unique to teenagers.

Xiaoyang stood with his back to him, one hand in his pocket and the other holding a can of soda. He tapped the wall of the can with his knuckles, making a crisp "tapping" sound.

"It turns out that plans can't keep up with changes, but it's good that it's done."

Xiaoyang picked up the soda in his hand and took a big gulp, then said with some regret: "It's a pity that I was a little timid. I only kissed the forehead. I should have kissed the mouth. That would be fair."

"Uh, that... isn't right! Xiaoyang, why are you..."

Xiaozhi's voice got stuck in his throat, his face suddenly turned even redder, and even the tips of his ears seemed to be bleeding.

Xiaoyang turned around slowly with a teasing smile on his face.

He shook the phone in his other hand—the screen froze on a blurry silhouette:

On the top floor of the lighthouse, the candlelight was dim, and the four figures were stretched out very long, just capturing the moment when Xiaozhi bent down to kiss Sundae's forehead.

"How could we possibly miss something like this? It's a pity that Xiao Yuan's photography skills are as bad as ever."

Xiao Yang shrugged, his tone full of gloating, "But the composition is okay, barely enough to be considered a black history."

The security door at the end of the corridor was pushed open with a creaky sound. Yu Longyuan stuck half of his head out and saluted Xiaozhi exaggeratedly.

"Don't worry, I'll keep the negatives. I'll sell them to the magazine for a high price when you become the league champion or a superstar."

He grinned, revealing his fangs. "I've already thought of a title—'A Boy's First Love Shura Field.'"

"Wait, wait a minute!"

Xiaozhi rushed over in a hurry, but almost tripped over his own shoelaces.

Pikachu jumped out from nowhere, landed steadily on his shoulder, flicked its tail, and called "Pikachu--" to Yulongyuan.

Yu Longyuan understood and said, "Okay, okay, I'll prepare one for you."

Xiao Yang, watching the fun from the sidelines, didn't mind the trouble. He added, shaking his soda can, "Remember to send me a backup copy too."

“You guys—!”

"By the way, besides us, Aunt Hanako was also there."

"what!!!"

Xiaozhi's voice exploded in the corridor, startling several Pidgeots roosting at night outside the window.

.........

After a while of playing around, Xiaoyang pushed a piece of information in front of Xiaozhi.

Without waiting for the other party to ask, he spoke first and said, "This is your next opponent."

After hearing this, Xiaozhi immediately reached out to take it and read the contents carefully.

"Mary...?"

Xiaozhi looked at the half-length photo on the profile. The girl was wearing a black short jacket, with highlighted black hair. There was a subtle curve at the corner of her mouth, and her eyes were like the sea at four in the morning - whirlpools hidden under the calm.

"The opponent is from Galar, and he was able to reach the quarterfinals. His strength is beyond doubt, and he is good at evil attributes," Xiaoyang analyzed.

"And the opponent is likely to have Galar's unique Dynamax system."

"Gigantamax?"

Xiaozhi looked at Xiaoyang with some confusion, "I remember that it requires Galar's unique Gigantamax energy points to use, right?"

"That information you have is outdated," Yu Longyuan stepped forward and said, "Galar's president, Ross, developed a bracelet two years ago that can store a large amount of extremely large energy, enough to sustain a battle!"

"Really?!"

When Xiaozhi heard the news, the first thing he thought of was not the difficulties, but he showed his passion for challenging new things.

The two could only look at each other helplessly.

Just then, footsteps suddenly came from the end of the corridor.

Serena, Sundae, and Nancy walked over one after another, each holding a cardboard box in their hands.

Serena placed the cardboard box in front of Xiaozhi, opened the lid, and the aroma filled the air - fruit risotto, spicy curry, and a glass of lemon soda with mint leaves hanging on it.

Sundae put a straw in the soda and pushed it to Xiaozhi: "Fill your stomach first, then discuss tactics."

Nancy didn't say anything, she just took the information from Xiaozhi's hand and handed him a pair of chopsticks.

Xiaozhi was stunned: "You guys..."

"We?" Sundae raised an eyebrow. "We're going to sit in the front row of the audience tomorrow and watch you win. So tonight, let's work together to destroy Mary's flaws."

"Oh! By the way, we both have opponents, so let's go out and study our own countermeasures first."

Xiaoyang crushed the empty soda can, threw it into the trash can, and raised his chin towards Yu Longyuan.

Yu Longyuan understood and stuffed the "dark history" photo into Xiaozhi's arms, then added with a wicked smile: "The backup is left somewhere, don't default on it."

The two of them slipped away arm in arm, leaving only Pikachu waving his little paw at the end of the corridor. Although he really wanted to go back to the dormitory to discuss countermeasures, the current situation inside was not quite suitable.

After the door was closed again, the dormitory was so quiet that one could hear the crisp sound of the soup spoon hitting the edge of the bowl.

.........

Quartz Plateau Night Race Training Hall

The ceiling lights were still dormant, with only the emergency light strips laying out a long silver river on the ground. The scoreboard at the end of the light strips flashed a faint green light, like a cat's eye in the middle of the night, coldly observing everything below.

Mary leaned against the guardrail, her black jacket zipped up to the top, the collar turned up, half covering her chin.

She crossed her arms over her chest and tapped the guardrail with her knuckles, the rhythm light but crisp, like raindrops falling on an empty can.

In the center of the venue, Mamaura crouched low, his scarlet eyes reflecting the girl's expressionless face.

"Come again."

Her voice was not loud, but there was a hint of enthusiasm hidden in her cold tone. Beside her, Morubeko, who had also become hungry, was quickly eating the Pokémon food in front of him.

As soon as the training robot on the opposite side lit up red, Ma-la had already turned into a black shadow.

A sneak attack on the vital points, a malicious pursuit, and a surprise attack, three consecutive attacks, three oblique sparks were drawn on the metal shell, and it fell to the ground with a bang.

In the corner, the hairy troll was resting against the wall, and the poisonous skull frog handed it over with a bottle of mineral water.

Mary took it, but didn't drink it. She just put the bottle against her neck to cool it down.

The water droplets slid down her collarbone into her collar, but she seemed unaware of it, her eyes fixed on the information of her next opponent in her hand.

"Is that Satoshi from Pallet Town..."

She whispered, her voice amplified by the empty walls of the museum, then quickly swallowed up.

She tossed the water bottle back to the poisonous frog and raised her hand to hook her finger.

The hairy troll stood up, and its huge shadow pressed over the light strip like a moving wall.

"One last time."

Mary raised her eyes, her pupils turning into a very pale emerald under the emergency light.