Pokémon that goes with the flow

"Thank you Master Wu Neng."

Hoshino took the badge with both hands and carefully observed the hard-won reward. The unicorn bug also climbed onto Hoshino's shoulder and looked at the badge curiously.

"By the way, Master of the Martial Arts Gym, I have a question to ask. Isn't Xiaogang the master of the Nibi Gym? Why is it you now?"

Looking at the badge in front of him, Hoshino suddenly remembered that Xiaogang, who had been traveling with Xiaozhi, seemed to be the leader of Nibi Gym, and he traveled with Xiaozhi after fighting with Xiaozhi.

Now that the Gym Leader has become the Martial Arts Gym Leader, does it mean that Xiaozhi has already been here?

"Xiao Gang, he went out to pursue his dream."

The master of the martial arts hall said with some relief. Although there was still a smile on his face, Hoshino still felt a little lonely.

"The only choice is for me, a useless uncle, to be the gym's trainer."

"How could it be! Uncle, you are obviously so strong, how could it be useless?"

Hearing Uncle Wu Neng's sudden pessimistic words, Hoshino was a little confused and didn't understand why Uncle Wu Neng was suddenly lonely.

"Haha, I'm telling you the truth." He laughed twice, and then Uncle Wu Neng fell into memories, his expression gradually becoming serious.

"I am actually a loser, a failed coward. When I was young, in order to realize my dream, I left my family behind and went out to work. In the end, I failed and did not dare to go home. I only dared to sell kimchi in Nibi City. Stone."

"For these years, Xiaogang has been taking care of his younger brothers and sisters by himself. He was forced to give up his dream, but I only dared to watch from the sidelines."

Uncle Wu Neng looked at Hoshino and continued with a serious expression.

"It wasn't until some time ago that I realized that although I am old, Xiaogang is still very young! Dalang, Erlang, and Sanlang also have dreams they want to pursue! No matter how incompetent I am, I am still a father. , I will never let my children bear the responsibilities that should belong to me."

"So I served as the gym leader again and let Xiaogang pursue his dream. Although I failed, Xiaogang will definitely succeed. For the sake of young Dalang and Erlang, I must cheer up and do what I want to do. It’s my duty to fulfill my duty.”

"And not only my children, as a gym trainer, I will also shoulder the responsibility of guiding new trainers, pointing out their problems when they challenge the gym, and helping them move forward."

"Since I can no longer realize my dream, let me help the younger generation realize their dream!"

Having said this, Uncle Wu Neng's dark cheeks turned red, and he looked at Hoshino with some embarrassment.

"I'm sorry, uncle, I seem to have been verbose and made you listen to a lot of boring nonsense from middle-aged people."

"No, uncle. On the contrary, I am very grateful that you are willing to tell me this."

Hoshino bowed to Uncle Wu Neng and said gratefully.

"I need to thank the master of the martial arts gym for his guidance. If you hadn't pointed out my shortcomings as a Pokémon trainer before, I might still have a casual attitude towards Pokémon battles. I don't know. I unknowingly let down my Pokémon. Thank you very much!"

"So I believe that Uncle Wu Neng can be a good father and a respectable gym trainer."

"Haha, thank you. Being able to help children like you makes it worthwhile for me to be the trainer of this gym!"

Uncle Wu Neng laughed heartily and seemed to be in a good mood.

"Don't worry, uncle. I've already been defeated before, and I won't be easily defeated again. Otherwise, I wouldn't be able to be the leader of a rock gym that symbolizes toughness!"

Patting Hoshino's shoulder hard, Uncle Wu Neng seemed to suddenly remember something and continued.

"Speaking of which, the boy traveling with Xiaogang seems to be from Zhenxin Town like you, Xiaoxing. His name seems to be Xiaozhi."

"Ash?!"

Hearing the familiar name, Hoshino looked at the mission called "The Beginning of the Legend" in the mission panel. It seemed that it could finally be completed.

"It seems that you know him. That boy is also very good. They went to the Hualan Gym in Hualan City. You can go there too. Hualan City is very close to here."

"The Hualan Gym in Hualan City? Okay, thank you, uncle."

"You're welcome. Okay, I won't waste your time anymore. Come on, work hard~"

【Ding! Mission "Tough Stone" detected: Obtain Nibi Badge 1/1, completed, now rewarded: money +1000. 】

【Ding! The hidden mission "Incompetent Martial Power" was detected: Obtained the approval of Nibi Gym Leader Martial Power. It has been completed and the reward is now issued: Perseverance and Faith. 】

【Ding! Perseverance: As long as you have faith, you can persevere. The host is asked to research the specific usage by himself. 】

......

In the evening, Nibi City Pokémon Center.

Since it was almost evening after the gym match, and Scorpio and the others also needed treatment, Hoshino planned to stay one more night in Nibi City before setting off tomorrow.

Sitting in the rest area, waiting for Scorpio and the others to treat Hoshino, he was holding a box in his hand. This box was a badge storage box given to him by Miss Joy when she learned that Hoshino had beaten Nibi Gym to celebrate. .

There are a total of eight grids in the box. One of the grids has been placed with the Nibi badge that Hoshino just obtained. The grid and the badge fit perfectly. It seems to be specially made for the badge. The remaining seven grids have different shapes and seem to have been specially designed, waiting for the badges belonging to this grid to be placed one day.

Looking at this box, Hoshino's heart suddenly became a little fuller. I don't know how to describe this feeling. In short, in addition to completing the task, Hoshino also had the motivation to challenge the gym.

"Trainer Xiaoxing, Trainer Xiaoxing, your Pokémon has been recovered. Please come to the counter to pick up your Pokémon."

Ms. Joy's gentle voice sounded over the Pokémon Center's announcement. Hoshino simply packed up his things and quickly went to the counter to collect his Pokémon.

I really want to share this feeling with my Pokémon as soon as possible.

Hoshino, who was focused on this idea, didn't notice that not far from him, a strange man wearing sunglasses, a gray trench coat, and holding a newspaper in his hand was secretly staring at him even though it was already evening.

After watching Hoshino leave, the uncle quietly left the Pokémon Center, then quickly entered a remote alley and took out the phone in his arms.

"Confirmation completed, target found..."