“Maybe he’s still wagging his Tail Whip on that hilltop.”
“Maybe he wagged his Tail Whip so hard he put out the fire.”
“That would be fun, hahahahahaha.”
Da You and his group didn’t notice any change in the surrounding atmosphere. They happily continued to discuss the Charmander abandoned in the mountains, making sarcastic remarks.
They even laughed joyfully when they got excited, completely oblivious to the fact that the surrounding environment was growing colder.
Brock, who had appeared beside Da You at some point, grabbed his collar and said sternly, “You go pick him up.”
Da You and the others were still confused about the situation, and being grabbed by Brock left them somewhat at a loss. Brock continued sternly, “That Charmander is still waiting for you on the hilltop. Go pick him up quickly.”
“What? Who are you, interfering in my business here?”
Although he still didn’t quite understand what was happening, Da You’s resistance was fierce.
“If you tell a Pokémon you’ve caught that you’ll pick him up, he’ll wait there for you, he’ll wait until he dies, do you understand?”
Brock’s stern expression made Da You’s heart throb, but he quickly realized this was his own business and not for others to criticize.
“Stop nagging, this has nothing to do with you!”
Da You slapped away Brock’s hand that was gripping his collar, his tone full of displeasure. Of course, he had the right to deal with his own Pokémon.
“Brock is right!”
Ash also stepped forward, agreeing with Brock. As someone who loved Pokémon, seeing Da You treat Charmander this way ignited an unnamable fury within him that he didn't know how to vent.
“What? More companions?”
Seeing the four people surrounding him from behind, Da You took a slight step back. The opposing side had a numerical advantage, so he had to temporarily avoid conflict.
“As someone who also loves Pokémon, I am ashamed of your actions.”
Ash’s expression also became serious. He never imagined there would be someone who would deceive a Pokémon like this.
Yu Teng Sheng Dai, Xiao Xia, and Pikachu also echoed Ash’s words. After all, this matter was not a good thing no matter how you looked at it. He could have chosen to release it, but he chose the worst option: abandoning it and lying that he would pick it up.
This was unacceptable to the well-educated Yu Teng Sheng Dai. Although she would selectively choose Pokémon, she would not stoop to deceiving them.
“So noisy, who are you? Do you want a beating?”
Seeing the number of people on the other side, Da You picked up a Poké Ball from the table and began to threaten them. After all, the Pokémon carried by these few people might not even be as many as he had displayed on his table.
“Da You, I’ll help you too.”
The few thugs behind him, seeing Da You’s situation wasn’t good, quickly came forward to show their loyalty, wanting to help Da You fight against the five-person group in front of them.
“Do you want to fight?”
Hearing the opponent’s words, Ash also placed his hand on the Poké Ball at his waist, preventing the other side from doing anything.
Yu Feng, though outwardly serious, was laughing internally. Fight?
Just this Da You? How could he fight against their side? A Pokémon battle isn't won just by having more Pokémon.
Let's look at their lineup: Brock, a Kanto Region certified Rock-type Gym Leader; Xiao Xia, a Kanto Region certified Water-type Gym Leader; Ash… let's skip him.
Yu Teng Sheng Dai, a Superior student in the Pokémon research class, from a Family with at least power and influence.
Finally, there was himself, a humanoid Pokémon, and the most troublesome Psychic-type Pokémon. Having evolved into Gardevoir, he was at least a Superior-level Pokémon, not to mention he also had a Shinny Gardevoir that was at least a quasi-Elite level, and behind him stood a Gardevoir Family of at least Elite-level.
How could they compare to them? In terms of power and influence, there were two Gym Leaders and a rich young lady on their side. In terms of strength, there was Yu Feng, who could trade blows with ‘Flying Elite’ Lance’s ace Dragonite.
As for background? Are you kidding? Ash is backed by Professor Oak. In the entire Kanto Region, besides Legendary Pokémon, who would dare touch him? No one greater than Professor Oak has been born in this region yet.
“No, you stop here.”
“Pokémon are not tools for you to fight with. If you fight, you will lose your qualification as a Pokémon Trainer.”
Nurse Joy appeared beside them from the front desk at some point, stopping the explosive atmosphere between them.
Although she said that, Yu Feng couldn't shake the feeling that Nurse Joy, though addressing both groups, was looking at Da You and his companions with a warning gaze.
As a Nurse Joy long stationed here, how could she not know what kind of people Da You and his group were? To put it nicely, they were Trainers; to put it less nicely, they were a bunch of troublesome thugs.
“Hmph! They provoked me first.”
Da You wasn't an idiot. Seeing Nurse Joy’s gaze, he knew she would definitely side with Brock and the others. He left a harsh remark and walked away.
The few thugs looked at them as if to remember their faces, but seeing Nurse Joy jump up from the sofa, they quickly grabbed the Poké Balls from the table and walked away with Da You.
“It’s better not to get involved with those people. Their reputation is very bad.”
As Yu Feng expected, Nurse Joy seemed to be there to stop their fight, but in reality, she was warning Da You and his group not to cause trouble. After all, as members of the Joy Family, they really disliked people who didn’t cherish Pokémon.
“Yes, I will be careful.”
The low pressure around Brock suddenly disappeared, and a faint blush was barely visible on his dark skin.
“Blue hair, looks like a female. You must be the Xiao Feng my sisters mentioned. Don’t worry, we are following up on your matter.”
Nurse Joy looked at the very tall young… girl? Or young man? But her sisters said he was a boy, so it didn’t matter.
“Actually, Nurse Joy, you don’t have to worry. It’s not necessarily us who will get into trouble. Look at this one, don’t let his dark skin fool you, but he is the former Gym Leader of Pewter City.”
“And this… beautiful girl, is also the Gym Leader of Cerulean City.”
Yu Feng pulled over the blushing Brock and introduced him to Nurse Joy. He originally didn't want to add “beautiful girl” to Xiao Xia’s introduction, but he couldn't resist the death glare Xiao Xia was giving him.
“Oh, so they are two Gym Leaders? Then it seems I missed an opportunity to properly teach Da You a lesson this time.”
Nurse Joy was also a little surprised, covering her mouth with her hand after hearing Yu Feng say they were two Gym Leaders. After all, her place usually only had passing Trainers or those living nearby. She rarely saw Gym Leaders here.
However, after realizing they were Gym Leaders, Nurse Joy knew she had acted with good intentions but caused a bad outcome. She could have watched them properly teach Da You and his group a lesson.