"Don't... I'm scared..."
"......... (You coward, what are you afraid of with me here? Just jump down.)"
"No, I didn't step in a pit today..."
"......... (You didn't step... Oh, right. Then you go explore for a while first.)"
At the top of a tall building, Gui Ling, dressed in a black windbreaker, looked down at the dark city, but standing on the outermost railing, his legs trembled uncontrollably.
It wasn't that he was afraid, but that he hadn't stepped in a pit today, and he was afraid of an accident...
Just as Gui Ling was about to go downstairs, he suddenly tripped and rolled directly down the stairs.
Alright, now he's stepped in it...
Gui Ling stumbled to his feet, clutching his waist, and came to the rooftop.
"Yveltal, catch me, okay?"
"......... (You've already stepped in a pit, what are you still afraid of?)"
As soon as he finished speaking, Gui Ling directly leaped down. Yveltal hadn't even reacted yet. After a moment, Yveltal immediately followed.
Finally, he caught Gui Ling in mid-air without any mishap.
.........
"Gardevoir!"
"Are you still going to play in the future?!"
"My bad, my bad..."
"......... (Next time, we won't play such dangerous games...)"
"Gengar!"
"No one will think you're mute if you don't speak!"
Just as Gengar and Banette were still laughing at Gui Ling and Yveltal, Diancie directly reached out her small hand, grabbed both their ears, and pulled them over.
"How dare you laugh? That Sludge Will-O-Wisp bomb you made earlier blew up an entire forest. We haven't even scolded you yet, and you're still there laughing?"
"Dang dang!"
"Gengar!"
"Don't look at us."
"......... (We don't know you two.)"
Banette and Gengar were led away, and it seemed the scolding was quite harsh.
Because the few of them were in a dark alley, the surrounding pedestrians didn't notice the commotion inside. After a while, Gui Ling put away his Pokémon and left the alley, put on a black hat, and walked into a mall.
"What should I buy?"
Although it was night, the largest mall in the city was still brightly lit. Gui Ling yawned and began to pack things for his trip.
"First, prepare the food, then... huh? It seems there's nothing else to prepare? Never mind, I'll get Diancie and them a few more small cakes, and Banette's doll, and the fairy tale book Xiao Ka recently wanted..."
Gui Ling bought a pile of things and stuffed them into his bag. Just as he was about to go to the checkout, he saw a young girl in front of him place an entire basket of Poké Balls on the counter.
Just by visual estimation, there were at least 100 of them...
"Goodness gracious... Whose rich young lady is this?"
The cashier was stunned by the sight. This was practically taking all the Poké Balls in this mall, wasn't it?
Gui Ling thought for a moment. Aside from catching some Pokémon that wanted to follow him from his doorstep before he left, this was the first time he had seen such a large-scale purchase of Poké Balls.
Mainly because last time, he was the one who bought them like this...
"Could this little girl's family also have a Diancie? So extravagant?"
Gui Ling scratched his head. After waiting for nearly half an hour, the mall manager finally rushed over to complete the transaction. Then, when Gui Ling brought his several large bags of items to the counter, the manager felt a dizzying sensation.
"The boss isn't here... Is this going to exhaust me to death?"
"No? Whose young master is buying things here? Can you hurry up? The guy in front has been waiting for half an hour!"
"Exactly! Can we cut in line?!"
"? What the heck?"
Gui Ling looked back in disbelief, even wondering if there was something wrong with his ears.
The word 'cut in line' appeared so brazenly?
However, in the past six months, besides his height, Gui Ling had also changed in one other aspect: his personality had become more indifferent.
Gui Ling directly pulled out a Poké Ball and summoned Gardevoir. He was still not very used to disputes and thought of explaining it according to Gardevoir's words.
But the man in front thought Gui Ling wanted to battle and directly summoned Metagross.
"What? You want to battle? Of course, but if you lose, your Gardevoir will be mine!"
Only then did Gui Ling realize why someone could say such shameless words in such a large mall.
No wonder Professor Platane said that this city was notorious, and basically no one would come here.
"So they're all just hypocrites?"
As Metagross floated forward slightly, Garchomp's Poké Ball automatically opened, blocking in front of Gardevoir.
"Garchomp!" Translation: (What do you want to do to my mom?!)
"Flash Cannon!"
Boom!
A cloud of smoke dispersed. The man originally wanted to see Gui Ling's panicked expression. But he only saw Gui Ling gloomily rummaging in his pants pocket, and Gardevoir standing calmly with her arms crossed.
Colorful light slowly flashed through the black smoke. Mega Garchomp instantly rushed out of the smoke, directly smashing Metagross into the ground with a Brick Break.
Then he followed up with a Hyper Beam, followed by continuous Brick Break for insane damage output.
Even after Metagross lost its ability to battle, it kept getting hit until cracks appeared on its head. Only then did Gui Ling call for a stop.
"A perfectly good pseudo-legendary, trained into this state by you. Truly trash."
Gui Ling didn't want to waste any more words here. He had already made all the preparations. Just as he was about to proceed to checkout, some people who had formed a long line behind him immediately pulled out their Poké Balls.
"What? Still want to fight?"
The people behind him froze for a moment when they saw Gui Ling's dangerous gaze, but they still summoned their Pokémon.
"Oh~ How interesting~ Let's have something more interesting~ I haven't stretched my muscles in too long, I'm afraid people outside have forgotten about me."
Gui Ling opened the storage container for Poké Balls he carried with him. This was Professor Platane's latest research, which allowed miniaturized Poké Balls to be stored in a Pokémon storage container. The Pokémon storage container could also be miniaturized and carried on the Trainers' belt, allowing them to carry many Pokémon.
According to calculations, one storage container could hold a maximum of 100 Pokémon, but Gui Ling threw out six Pokémon storage containers from his belt.
The next second, the Pokémon storage containers opened, and the originally bright mall was instantly covered by dark figures, with countless cries of crows echoing.
"Corviknight?! So many!!!"
Then a giant Shinny Corviknight gently landed beside Gui Ling, using its wings as a black umbrella to shield Gui Ling's head.
"Those who just pulled out their Poké Balls, leave none behind."
A simple sentence instantly made everyone present's hair stand on end. As the Corviknight beside Gui Ling let out a roar, all the Corviknight, hearing their leader's words, immediately rushed forward, all 600 Corviknight simultaneously using Brave Bird.
Violent metallic crashing sounds and the sound of bones breaking echoed through the mall. After a few flashes of blue light, the mall returned to calm. However, all the floor tiles were smashed to pieces, and the Trainers who wanted to make a move were all left with only a breath.
"Hmph, I'll spare your lives. Next time you see me, walk around."
Gui Ling looked at the messy mall, sighed, and then handed over a huge pink diamond.
"This diamond should be enough to cover the damages here, and after buying my items, there should still be some money left. No need for change."
"Yes... Esteemed guest! I will pack it for you right away! Please, great Buddha, leave this place quickly..."