Pokémon that goes with the flow

"Is this Hualan City? It's much bigger than Nibi City."

Sure enough, as Uncle Wu Neng said, Nibi City and Hualan City are very close. Hoshino arrived at Hualan City just two days after leaving.

Our Hoshino was standing at the entrance of Cerulean City at this time, and couldn't help but sigh after seeing the urban layout of Cerulean City.

Compared with Nibi City, Hualan City obviously has a more urban feel. The smooth and clean asphalt road stretches forward, with street trees and flower beds set up on both sides of the road staggered. Even the houses are much denser than in Nibi City.

Just when Hoshino was looking for someone to ask how to get to the Cerulean Gym, he found a man who looked like a trainer in front of him, followed by a Pokémon that looked like a pangolin.

[The pangolin, a rat Pokémon, will use sand to protect itself and instantly curl up into a ball to defend against enemy attacks, in order to protect its weak abdomen...]

"Excuse me, um..."

When Hoshino got closer, he realized that this person looked a little strange...

His long brown hair looked quite flamboyant, just like the character in Yu-Gi-Oh that Hoshino had seen before his time travel. There were still some traces of soil on his clothes. It looked like he had been living in the wild for a long time.

But what is more eye-catching than these is the whip hanging from his waist, and the scarred pangolin standing next to him. This pangolin's limbs are even tied up with metal ropes... ....

Isn't this guy some kind of perverted sadist...

"Excuse me, what can I do for you?"

Seeing the man in front of him calling out to him but hesitating when speaking, the man frowned and urged him to speak quickly.

"Ah, sorry, I would like to ask how to get to the Cerulean Gym? I want to challenge the Ceramic Gym."

"Oh? Are you also a trainer? By coincidence, I am also going to the Hualan Gym. Since I am on my way, I will take you with me."

As soon as he finished speaking, the man turned around and continued walking forward while introducing himself.

"I am Xiao Ming. I just achieved the goal of 100 consecutive wins a while ago. Now I am preparing to go to various gyms to challenge gyms and collect eight badges. Since you are also a trainer, how many badges have you obtained... Well ?Why don’t you leave?”

Xiao Ming turned around and found that the girl was still frozen in place, wondering.

"Sorry, sorry, I thought your name sounded familiar, so I thought about it for a moment. My name is Xiaoxing, and I have just started to challenge the gym. I just finished challenging the Nibby Gym and now I only have the Nibby badge."

"Oh? It seems that the name of my Beastmaster Xiao Ming has spread to Nibi City, haha~"

Xiao Ming laughed heartily. Although he looked strange on the outside, he felt like a pretty nice person. In the following conversation, Hoshino learned that Xiao Ming was not a perverted sadist, but his training methods were quite, well, Spartan...

The metal ropes that tie the limbs of the pangolin are actually a training device called a competition vest, which can be used to train Pokémon's strength, similar to dumbbell arm strengthers.

The pangolins are usually required to wear them all the time for strength training. Not only that, in order to help the ground-type pangolins overcome their fear of water, they are also required to do diving exercises all the time. In addition, the pangolins will also be given other exercises and their rest time will be strictly controlled.

By the way, Xiao Ming will participate in all these trainings. In short... well, it is really Spartan.

"So that's it. I feel like you and your pangolin are so powerful."

"Of course! Pangolin and I will win the Pokémon League together!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Xiao Ming suddenly squatted down and clenched the pangolin rat's huge paw, staring at the pangolin rat closely with burning eyes.

The pangolin seemed to be ignited by Xiao Ming's fighting spirit. He also grabbed Xiao Ming's hand tightly, and the flames of fighting spirit ignited in his eyes, as if telling his trainer that he would definitely win.

The two of them looked into the distance in unison, as if victory was already in sight... So Pokémon trainers are all so passionate...

Seeing this scene, Hoshino couldn't help but think of the three trainers he knew, Xiaoyan, Xiaoming, and Xiaozhi, whom he had not yet met but had already heard about. The three of them seem to be passionate trainers. Wouldn't it be better if I became like this...

"Well, I'm sure you can."

"Really?! Thank you for your support!"

After hearing Hoshino's words, Xiao Ming excitedly took Hoshino's hand and kept moving it up and down, thanking Hoshino for his support. The force was so strong that Hoshino almost thought he would be thrown away.

"A~!"

The pangolin also looked very happy, cheering from the sidelines.

"Ah, um, so can you let go of your hand first? My hand is almost broken..."

"Ah, sorry, sorry, I'm so excited."

Hearing this, Xiao Ming immediately let go of his hand, and Hoshino almost lost his balance due to inertia.

"Ha~ha~, look ahead, there is the Hualan Gym."

After laughing twice, as if to relieve the embarrassment, Xiao Ming quickly changed the topic, pointed at the super large building in front of him, and walked in that direction.

Feeling the remaining strength in his palms, Hoshino could feel that the hands were covered with calluses left by long-term training, which was in stark contrast to his own white and tender palms. It was hard to imagine that this was what a person of his own age should have. palm.

...Sure enough, there is still a long way to go to become a qualified trainer...

......

Hoshino and Xiao Ming entered the Hualan Gym together, but what was different from Hoshino's imagination was that this place was more like a super large stage than a gym.

In the middle is a huge pool with floating platforms and spectator seats all around.

"Is this the Hualan Gym? It feels like a stage?"

"This is because the owner of the Hualan Gym is not only a gym trainer, but is also said to be the most famous water ballet dancer in the area. He is known as the three beauties of Hualan."

After hearing Hoshino's doubts, Xiao Ming patiently explained.

"So that's it. Gym leaders can still have side jobs."

"That's right, wouldn't it be a waste of our beauty if we just become gym leaders?"

A crisp female voice came from the passage to the side. Hoshino and Xiao Ming quickly looked towards the source of the voice and saw three women in swimsuits slowly walking out.

"You are?"

"We are the gym trainers of the Cerulean Gym, the three beautiful sisters of Cerulean."