This level of animosity clearly couldn't be resolved in an instant, especially at such a critical moment. Once someone conceded, they would immediately lose their right to speak.
Ninetales and Hatterene knew this all too well.
Although, in everyone's eyes, they were just two jealous little girls.
But outsiders see clearly, while those involved are confused. Ninetales and Hatterene were at loggerheads, showing no weakness to their opponent.
What the other party didn't want, I also didn't want.
What the other party wanted, I would snatch.
During mealtime, Ninetales and Hatterene were so disgusted with each other that they wished they could be as far away as possible.
And while eating, Mu Li watched helplessly as a spare rib flew back and forth a dozen times in front of him.
"Eat properly! Otherwise, all of you go do sanitation work as punishment!" Mu Li finally couldn't take it anymore, slamming his chopsticks down in anger.
Ninetales, needless to say, was always obsessed with her appearance; making her do sanitation work was like taking half her life.
Hatterene, also needless to say, although known as the Forest Witch, was also extremely vain, and sanitation work was an extremely severe punishment for her.
"Hmph!" Although the two Pokémon were worried Mu Li would truly punish them, they couldn't show weakness on the surface. Both snorted coldly at the same time and put down the spare rib floating in the air.
The spare rib plopped directly into Mu Li's rice bowl.
However, even after Mu Li spoke, the two Pokémon still maintained expressions of constant glares at each other.
It was like this during meals, and it was the same when watching TV.
"Aren't you two tired?" Mu Li finally couldn't bear it anymore and asked helplessly.
"Hmph!" Ninetales snorted stubbornly.
Ninetales's plan was originally to ignore Mu Li as well, so Mu Li would then come to coax her, and she would then gracefully back down. But what she didn't expect was that Hatterene completely disregarded the script.
Seeing Ninetales ignore Mu Li, Hatterene suddenly softened, pressing directly against Mu Li's side, revealing a pitiful expression, and even a hint of a sob in her voice: "A Li, you don't know, ever since that vixen destroyed my home, I've had to sleep on the lawn every day, enduring sun and rain for several years, without even a home. I'm so sad. You can understand this kind of sadness, right?"
Mu Li was immediately speechless: What the heck do I understand?
What kind of TV dramas do you usually watch?
Why are you using this kind of script?
"Ah ah ah ah! Get away!" Ninetales immediately bristled, squeezing to Mu Li's other side, trying to push Hatterene away.
"A Li, don't be fooled by this vixen. What grievances does she have? The trees and houses over there were rebuilt long ago. She and the teacher are living so comfortably over there, you wouldn't believe it."
Ninetales immediately exposed Hatterene.
"Hmm? What did you say? Rebuilt long ago?" Mu Li seemed to have discovered an incredible secret. "Hatterene, is what Ninetales said true? Was your home rebuilt long ago?"
Hatterene froze for a moment, and after a long time, she barely managed to squeeze out a smile and replied, "Maybe, probably, perhaps."
Mu Li immediately understood the ins and outs of the situation and couldn't help but grit his teeth: "That scoundrel Alakazam, he even told me that it wasn't built yet, always trying to Slack Off whenever there's a bit of work..."
Mid-sentence, Mu Li looked at Hatterene, his anger growing even more: "You good-for-nothing Alakazam, no wonder you suddenly threw Hatterene over here. So you just found her annoying!"
Ninetales quickly feigned surprise, as if she was hearing this news for the first time: "Ah? I didn't know! No one told me anything."
The two Pokémon knew they had spilled Alakazam's secret, and this time they were honest.
"Will A Li make Alakazam teacher clean the toilets?" Hatterene muttered.
"Probably not, Alakazam teacher isn't afraid of dirt, cleaning toilets is just a blink of an eye for him." Ninetales guessed.
"Then what do you think Alakazam teacher is afraid of?" Hatterene continued to mutter, the two Pokémon seemed to have completely forgotten what happened before, and now they had started to team up to gossip about Alakazam behind his back.
"Muk?" Ninetales guessed, "Muk is simply too smelly."
"Ah! Exactly! I also hate Muk!" Hatterene also showed a disgusted expression.
...
Sometimes, friendship between girls only needs—a Muk?
Fortunately, the two Pokémon were using Psychic to communicate, and these contents were not heard by Mu Li. Otherwise, Mu Li would have to answer: "Is there any need to say what Alakazam is afraid of? As long as you two are together, he'll explode."
"However, since you've made your move, don't blame me for making mine." Mu Li gritted his teeth, having already made up his mind.
Alakazam, far away, couldn't help but shiver, his heart sinking: "It's over, retribution is coming. My leisurely days are over."
With several of Mu Li's programs airing consecutively, his popularity on the internet also grew higher and higher, especially after the latest episode of "Vocal Creation Chapter" aired, Mu Li's fans discovered that Mu Li had actually participated in this program.
"I have to say, A Li has been very diligent lately!"
"He's appeared in so many variety shows all at once, it feels like I can see him on any channel I go to."
"Has everyone seen the preview for 《Good Life》 (Wonderful Life)? A Li is also a regular on that show."
"To be honest, A Li's variety show effect is really good."
"Is anyone going to the offline event for "Vocal Creation Chapter" to support A Li?"
...
Mu Li's fan base was also steadily increasing. His original anti-fans seemed to have gone into hiding recently, which made Mu Li's Weibo much quieter, and his followers further increased to over 300,000.
At this point, Mu Li's first step in his debut had stabilized. Next was to wait for the fermentation of Mu Li's various programs.
Looking at the programs Mu Li currently had, although "Wu Ha" brought Mu Li a good start, "Wu Ha" invited too many guests each time, often more than a dozen, so Mu Li's screen time was very limited, resulting in not much of a good reaction in the later episodes.
In contrast, Mu Li's appearance in "Idol Project" attracted the attention of many "Idol Project" viewers. Many viewers felt that Mu Li and Wang Yijia's chemistry was very good and hoped that the production team would invite Mu Li to participate in the program again.
And while "I Live Alone" was a niche program, it became the main gathering place for Mu Li's fans. According to the broadcast schedule, the fourth episode, where he met Fu Peiyao, would be aired next. It was believed that the appearance of Fu Peiyao, Mu Qingqing, and ocean heart would ignite new discussions online.
When the fifth to eighth episodes, featuring the sea filming, were broadcast, Mu Li's popularity would rise to a new height.
Currently, the "Vocal Creation Chapter" production team had not yet opened audience voting, but Mu Li's name had appeared many times in the comments on the official website.
And when "Vocal Creation Chapter" was broadcast live next week, Mu Li would also have to face an awkward situation—the "Vocal Creation Chapter" program would compete with 《Good Life》 (Wonderful Life) for viewership ratings.
Fortunately, the target audiences of the two programs were not quite the same, and Mu Li's presence would not overly affect the viewership ratings. It was just tough for Mu Li's 300,000 fans, who would have to watch "Vocal Creation Chapter" on one side and 《Good Life》 (Wonderful Life) on the other.
Mu Li, however, wasn't too concerned about these things. He was currently focusing on preparing his program.
It seemed that all Psychic-type Pokémon had a higher degree of brain development than other Pokémon. In terms of learning, Hatterene's talent was maxed out. In less than two days, she was already able to skillfully perform with the band.
Even Mu Li couldn't help but marvel at Hatterene's talent and had to admit that including Hatterene in the band was an excellent choice.
Hatterene, with her innate Psychic talent maxed out, was simply a natural at emotional contagion. If Gardevoir was introverted Psychic perception, then Hatterene was an outwardly expressive emotional igniter. Completely out of instinct, her performances constantly played with the audience's emotions.
Within this week, several members of the National Team had also made rapid progress, but Yan Jin, Guan Tong, and Zhang Yi didn't seem very happy.
"What's wrong with them?" Mu Li asked curiously.
Ling Fei's mouth twitched, and he sighed helplessly: "They over-trained and accidentally raised all their remaining Pokémon to Champion Level."
"Isn't that a good thing?" Mu Li shrugged.
Ling Fei said helplessly: "No, have you forgotten the Olympics competition rules? Champion Level Pokémon cannot participate in the competition."
"Uh..." Mu Li then remembered that Champion Level Pokémon could only participate in the final Champion Showdown. "No, don't we have any Elite Level backups?"
Guan Tong said irritably: "We do have some, but is it possible that those were originally just backups, not main combat forces?"
Mu Li's mouth twitched, and he could only comfort them: "It's okay, isn't there still a year? Train well, reaching Elite Level peak isn't a problem."
"Now, that's all we can do." Yan Jin also sighed.
The only ones proud were Wang Xin, Liu Junyi, and Ren Wei. This time, they had trained their main Pokémon to Elite Level peak, just one step away from advancing to Champion.
After this Olympics ended, they would be able to fully push for Champion.
Everyone arrived at Yangcheng Airport together, and the National Team members also returned home.
"Are you really not considering participating in this year's All-Star exhibition match? Your popularity is really high." Ling Fei brought up the topic again.
Mu Li shook his head and refused: "No, it's meaningless."
"You kid, I don't believe you have no passion for battling at all?" Ling Fei snorted coldly.
"It's not entirely none, it's just that this little passion is hard to support me traveling so far to play an exhibition match." Mu Li shrugged.
Ling Fei wanted to say something more, but Zhu Yuping stopped him: "Let him go his own way. The child has his own path to walk; you can't force it."
Ling Fei's words finally turned into a sigh, only instructing before parting: "If you're free, come to the Imperial Capital. Your aunt misses you."
"I will definitely go." Mu Li promised.
After seeing off the National Team members, Mu Li and Chichi also flew to the Demon Capital.
Next, they had to prepare for the live broadcast of "Vocal Creation Chapter."
It seemed that all Psychic-type Pokémon had a higher degree of brain development than other Pokémon. In terms of learning, Hatterene's talent was directly maxed out. In less than two days, she was already able to skillfully perform with the band.
Even Mu Li couldn't help but marvel at Hatterene's talent and had to admit that including Hatterene in the band was an excellent choice.
Hatterene, with her innate Psychic talent maxed out, was simply a natural at emotional contagion. If Gardevoir was introverted Psychic perception, then Hatterene was an outwardly expressive emotional igniter. Completely out of instinct, her performances constantly played with the audience's emotions.
Within this week, several members of the National Team had also made rapid progress, but Yan Jin, Guan Tong, and Zhang Yi didn't seem very happy.
"What's wrong with them?" Mu Li asked curiously.
Ling Fei's mouth twitched, and he sighed helplessly: "They over-trained and accidentally raised all their remaining Pokémon to Champion Level."
"Isn't that a good thing?" Mu Li shrugged.
Ling Fei said helplessly: "No, have you forgotten the Olympics competition rules? Champion Level Pokémon cannot participate in the competition."
"Uh..." Mu Li then remembered that Champion Level Pokémon could only participate in the final Champion Showdown. "No, don't we have any Elite Level backups?"
Guan Tong said irritably: "We do have some, but is it possible that those were originally just backups, not main combat forces?"
Mu Li's mouth twitched, and he could only comfort them: "It's okay, isn't there still a year? Train well, reaching Elite Level peak isn't a problem."
"Now, that's all we can do." Yan Jin also sighed.
The only ones proud were Wang Xin, Liu Junyi, and Ren Wei. This time, they had trained their main Pokémon to Elite Level peak, just one step away from advancing to Champion.
After this Olympics ended, they would be able to fully push for Champion.
Everyone arrived at Yangcheng Airport together, and the National Team members also returned home.
"Are you really not considering participating in this year's All-Star exhibition match? Your popularity is really high." Ling Fei brought up the topic again.
Mu Li shook his head and refused: "No, it's meaningless."
"You kid, I don't believe you have no passion for battling at all?" Ling Fei snorted coldly.
"It's not entirely none, it's just that this little passion is hard to support me traveling so far to play an exhibition match." Mu Li shrugged.
Ling Fei wanted to say something more, but Zhu Yuping stopped him: "Let him go his own way. The child has his own path to walk; you can't force it."
Ling Fei's words finally turned into a sigh, only instructing before parting: "If you're free, come to the Imperial Capital. Your aunt misses you."
"I will definitely go." Mu Li promised.
After seeing off the National Team members, Mu Li and Chichi also flew to the Demon Capital.
Next, they had to prepare for the live broadcast of "Vocal Creation Chapter."