“Where’s Gui Ling?”
Anne and Glalie were still searching for Gui Ling when she suddenly noticed a shadow beneath her feet. She looked up and saw Gui Ling riding on Noivern.
Ever since he rode Yveltal last time, Gui Ling had grown to love the feeling of soaring through the sky. However, he definitely couldn't let Yveltal out in this city.
Just as Gui Ling was feeling a bit dejected, Noivern initiative stepped forward, which deeply touched Gui Ling.
However, Gui Ling seemed to have a natural bad luck buff. After flying for only a short while, Noivern suddenly lost its balance, almost causing Gui Ling and it to crash face-first into the ground.
Fortunately, Gui Ling was quick-witted and immediately grabbed Noivern's body, helping them to fly up again.
“I got delayed on the way, sorry.”
“You dare to be slow even when I’m giving you a Mega Evolutionite? What happened to you?”
“Oh, first I was misunderstood by the police, then I had to deal with a Pokémon Hunter, so I was delayed for a bit.”
Anne touched her chin, looking at Gui Ling with a mocking expression.
“Did you fight with the police?”
“How did you know? Were you spying on me?!”
“Come on, with your personality, if someone misunderstood you, wouldn’t you fly into a rage?”
“Haha, you really do understand me.”
Then Anne handed Gui Ling a skull badge, with a purple Mega Evolutionite hanging from it.
Gui Ling took it and immediately summoned Banette, personally putting it on him. Banette looked at his Mega Evolutionite with excitement, stroking it with adoration.
“Looks like he really likes it~”
“Dang dang!”
Anne knelt down and stroked Banette’s head, liking him more and more the more she looked at him.
“Little Gui, where did you catch Banette?”
“Dark Forest. It’s full of dangers, so if you go, you must take me with you.”
“Okay, okay, if I have time, I’d like to catch one too, he’s so adorable!”
“Dang dang dang dang!”
The two, as usual, went to the same restaurant as before and ate rice. During dinner, Gui Ling told Anne about his experiences during this period, as well as Kirlia’s illness.
“There’s actually such a symptom…”
“Don’t worry, I believe that as long as I don’t give up, there will definitely be a chance.”
“Mm!”
Anne thought for a while, then offered a suggestion.
“After you challenge the Bai Ke Gym, will your next destination be the Bai Ke Gym?”
“Why go somewhere so far?”
“The Gym Leader there is a prophet, he can help you see Kirlia’s future.”
“Is that so? Thank you for your suggestion, big sister, I will go.”
“Hehe, remember to contact me then and tell me the situation~”
“Okay.”
After some travel, the two arrived at the entrance of the Bai Ke Gym. As they entered, they saw a wall full of photos, all related to Bug-type Pokémon.
“Wow, how beautiful! Little Gui, what do you think?”
“My aesthetic sense might not be great, but I think it’s just okay.”
Thump!
“Ouch!”
Anne directly hit Gui Ling’s head. Gui Ling immediately covered his head, looking like he was about to cry, full of grievance.
“I thought when I wasn’t starting fires, I wouldn’t get hit on the head with rocks anymore!”
“Huh, what do you mean?”
“When I use a flint to start a fire, no matter which direction I throw the rock, it always accurately hits my head!”
“You’re too unlucky! Hahaha!”
“Don’t laugh at me!!!”
The two continued to bicker and play as they entered the Gym, where they found Viola taking pictures.
“Oh, are the two of you Trainers here to challenge?”
“Yes.”
Then Gui Ling stepped onto the field first. Anne went to the spectator area to wait, while also anticipating what kind of Pokémon Gui Ling would send out.
“Alright, the rules of the battle are 2v2. If all of one side’s Pokémon lose their ability to battle, that side loses. During this time, only the challenger can switch Pokémon.”
“Let’s go! Surskit!”
“Skit!”
Seeing Surskit, Gui Ling smiled, while also thinking. He knew Viola’s tactics; Surskit would freeze the ground and turn it into its main battlefield.
So, a Flying-type would be best.
But still, the same old saying, letting Yveltal participate would be too cruel.
Moreover, Gui Ling couldn't rely too much on Yveltal; otherwise, everyone's continuous practice wouldn't be verified or yield results, which wasn't what Gui Ling wanted.
“Come out, Noivern.”
“Noivern!”
Viola’s eyelid twitched when she saw Noivern. Her sister also had a Noivern, and she could never beat her, almost developing a psychological trauma.
She had no advantage at all; it seemed this badge would have to be given away today…
“But I can’t give you the badge so easily! Surskit, Psybeam!”
“Dodge with Acrobatics, then charge!”
Although Psybeam’s range was wide, Noivern’s Acrobatics was faster. While dodging Psybeam, it suddenly rushed towards Surskit.
“Protect!”
A green barrier appeared in front of Surskit. After the two collided, Surskit was sent flying.
“Darn it, if it’s flying… freezing the field is useless!”
“Boomburst!”
“Psybeam!”
After the Sound Wave and energy collided, after a period of standoff, Boomburst directly broke through Psybeam and slammed down onto the already heavily injured Surskit.
“Skit!”
“Surskit!”
“Skit… Skit…”
“Surskit is unable to battle!”
“Come back, Surskit, you worked hard.”
After recalling Surskit, Viola stared at Noivern with a serious expression.
“Seriously, is Noivern just going to be my nemesis?!”
“What’s wrong? What is it?”
“My sister has a Noivern! I knew Boomburst was so powerful, yet I didn’t let Surskit dodge, I must be an idiot!”
“Uh, Gym Leader, your image… your image…”
Viola really wanted to switch opponents, but Gui Ling had already switched Noivern out.
“Then forget it, you can battle my other Pokémon, right?”
“Huh? Really?! No, wait… this is my Gym! You’re the challenger!”
“Looking at you, I thought about it and decided against it.”
“You!”
Then Gui Ling took out a Poké Ball, and Banette appeared.
“Eh? Banette? This one is easier to beat than Noivern! Are you sure you want to switch?”
Noivern, standing beside Gui Ling, directly covered its head, feeling a bit of sympathy for Viola instead.
Anne, in the spectator stands, had also been holding back her laughter. After thinking for a long time, she could only manage to say, while stifling her laughter:
“Little Gui, Banette, go easy on him! Hahaha…”
Viola looked at everyone’s reactions, then at the bewildered Banette, and had a bad premonition.
“Fine, come out Vivillon!”
“Vivillon!”
“Banette, Fiery Body!”
The next second, Banette’s entire body ignited with fierce Will-O-Wisp, the flames centered around Banette, directly raising the surrounding temperature by several notches.
“Ah, this? What kind of move is this?”
“Self-created.”
“Isn’t that hurting the enemy a thousand while harming yourself eight hundred?”
“But I’m sorry, my Banette is not affected by Will-O-Wisp.”
“What?”
But while Viola was still in shock, Banette had already released three Will-O-Wisps, flying towards Vivillon.
“Vivillon, quick, dodge!”
Vivillon immediately flapped its wings and flew upwards, but at the same time, the Will-O-Wisps followed it at an extremely high speed, unable to be shaken off.
“Solar Beam!”
Just as Vivillon turned its head to use Solar Beam, Banette’s eyes lit up.
“Psychic!”
Psychic instantly controlled Vivillon, and the three Will-O-Wisps directly hit it head-on, exploding into blue smoke in the air.
“Vivillon! It’s okay, there’s still a chance!”
But when the smoke cleared, Vivillon directly fell down, unconscious on the ground. This instantly left Viola speechless with shock.
“One-hit KO?! Is this Will-O-Wisp’s power that strong?!”
Anne, beside her, also complained.
“My Glalie couldn’t even withstand his Will-O-Wisp after Mega Evolution, Miss Viola, you’ve been tricked~”
“Huh?”
Just like that, while Viola was still bewildered, Gui Ling had already obtained his first badge. He then stretched and looked at Anne.
“It’s your turn.”
“No rush, I’ll see you off, Miss Viola. I’ll battle after your two Pokémon have recovered.”
“Okay…”
Then Viola looked at Gui Ling, who was fiddling with the badge.
“Gui Ling, right? What a strange name. I’ll remember you. Your Banette and Noivern are very strong.”
“Thank you for the compliment.”
“Which Gym are you planning to go to next?”
“Bai Ke Gym. I want to see Kirlia’s future.”
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