Chapter 289 Prominent Xu Qiansu

March 23rd.

Early morning.

Xu Qiansu and her Pokémon came back from their morning run and came to the Pokémon Center. After a brief breakfast, the three of them walked towards the Caolu Gym.

Lillie didn't have to challenge the gym, but she couldn't stay alone in the Pokémon Center.

"Grass Gym..." Lillie held a booklet dedicated to introducing the gym leaders of Galar in her little hands. She flipped back and forth over the pages of Yaluo. She lowered her eyes and looked at Xu Qiansu who was walking at Xu Qiansu's feet. Vulpix smiled and said: "The main force today is Vulpix."

Vulpix's four short legs hurriedly followed Xu Qiansu's pace, but there was a sense of elegance in the way he walked.

Hearing this, she raised her little face and gave a confident 'woo' to Lillie, indicating that with her here, the victory of this battle was already certain.

"So reliable." Lillie covered her mouth and smiled softly, her eyebrows arched.

Xu Qiansu turned her head and looked at Ma Li, "Who will challenge first?"

"It's up to you..." Ma Li hugged Molu Beke and after finishing her words, she glanced at Xu Qiansu and said: "Then you go first, just to find out Yaluo's background for me... After all, the information on the Internet does not matter. It’s not as useful as seeing it with your own eyes.”

"Even if we are already sure of the outcome, we still need to gain a slight advantage in intelligence..." Xu Qiansu laughed, "Miss Ma Li is indeed a trainer."

"Wrong, I didn't do this for victory." But Ma Li raised her chin slightly and glanced at Xu Qiansu.

"What's that for?" Lillie blinked, interjected, and asked doubtfully.

"There is no sense of distance..." Ma Li glanced sideways at Xu Qiansu, with a slight smile on her pretty face, "Do you feel secretly happy?"

"Is this also a way to make me fall in love with you?" Xu Qiansu asked in disbelief.

"The ninth type." Ma Li retracted her gaze, looking at the approaching amphitheater in front of her, and said calmly.

"Then being frank now is one of the ways?"

"Being honest with you in certain situations...is the fourth way."

Xu Qiansu also looked away.

Horrible, too terrible!

If it weren't for him, anyone would fall under Ma Li's skirt, right?

However, Xu Qiansu hates scumbags the most in her life, so she can't help herself.

Lillie's big emerald-green eyes looked at Mary's side face, her mouth slightly opened, and she almost had the urge to write down and study in a small notebook.

Um? wrong.

Lillie shook her head quickly. She didn't come here to learn this.

As I said this, I unknowingly arrived at the Caolu Arena.

A huge building that occupies a vast area and is shaped like a tire lying on the ground. The overall color is lavender and there are countless green stripes as embellishments.

There is also a huge emerald green carpet in front of the door with the grass symbol.

This is where the gym challenge begins.

Lillie held the brim of her white sun hat with her little hands, raised her little face and stared blankly at the grass arena, "It's so big~ I've never seen this kind of building in Alola."

Lillie is one of the top eldest ladies in the Alola region. No matter how big the grass arena is, it can't be bigger than her Aether Foundation... However, given that there has never been an event like the Alliance Conference in Alola, Pokémon The atmosphere of the battle was far inferior to that in the Galar region, so it was not surprising that she had such a reaction.

As she said that, she extended her little finger and pointed at the door of the arena, "Are they all challengers too?"

Xu Qiansu nodded lightly.

Although Caolu Town is sparsely populated and not an economically developed town, there were many people gathered in front of the Caolu Arena.

Looking at the costumes...most of them are trainers.

In addition, uniformed alliance staff walked through it.

Nearly a month has passed since the opening ceremony, and there are still so many trainers challenging this first gym.

Taking into account the 95% pass rate of grass-type gyms... Obviously, Pokémon battle in the Galar region is indeed a national sport suitable for all ages and with high participation by the whole people.

This is normal. After all, the industry in the Galar region is not particularly developed, and Pokémon battles are the leading pillar of the Galar region's economy.

"It's so lively~" Lillie's jewel-like emerald green eyes sparkled, obviously infected by the lively atmosphere of the grass arena.

But Lillie quickly reacted, "There are so many people, how long should we wait in line?"

"Go in and ask." Ma Li looked up and down at the crowd in front of the arena, then walked forward immediately.

Walking into the lobby, the interior decoration is simple and mainly white.

On the contrary, there were mostly staff inside, and there were also many staff wearing funny Poke Ball headgear holding small flags with words like 'Come on Challenger' on them.

There was no queue at the front desk.

Xu Qiansu and Ma Li walked over and handed over their alliance cards.

"Well, contestant No. 960 Ma Li and contestant No. 961 Xu Qiansu, right..." The front desk swiped their alliance cards and looked at the information on the computer and said, "There is another person ahead who is challenging. Please put on your challenge clothes. Yu Wait a moment in the contestant room, and there will be a broadcast to notify you within half an hour at the latest... Well, who will challenge first?"

"Me first." Xu Qiansu replied.

"Challenge uniform?" Lillie nodded her chin and tilted her head to look at Xu Qiansu.

"In the Galar region, the Champions Cup is a very formal competitive event. For the sake of viewing, there is a challenge uniform. Not only the challengers, but also the gym leaders will wear it...it is actually just a uniform." Xu Qiansu explained road.

"Uniform..." Lillie looked at Xu Qiansu, her eyes moved from his handsome face to his neck, Adam's apple, and in front of his body. Then she quickly looked away and stared at Bai Huanghuang in her arms.

Xu Qiansu didn't notice Lillie's gaze, because he was looking at Ma Li and said, "It's just spring now, and the weather isn't that warm yet, so Ma Li should dress warmly later."

Lies, Xu Qiansu said this, were largely based on men's shameful and selfish possessiveness... Because if he remembered correctly, Miss Ma Li's challenge uniform... was a bit cool.

Ma Li was well aware of Xu Qiansu's thoughts, but she did not deny it. Instead, she glanced at him with a smile in her eyes, meaning, 'Sooner or later, you will be completely obsessed with me and abandon Cattleya. ’

Xu Qiansu ignored Ma Li's eyes and led the Pokémon towards the locker room... Of course he had the challenge uniform, which was tailor-made by the league according to each player's body type. Not only did it come in four styles: spring, summer, autumn and winter, but also A variety of attribute style combinations are available.

For example, the fire element is mainly red, the evil element is mainly purple and black...

Xu Qiansu is not particular about clothing, so the challenge uniform is just ordinary white.

Lillie followed Mary to the women's dressing room... Although she was not a challenger, the alliance thoughtfully gave some care to the relatives and friends of the challengers... such as special viewing seats.

Xu Qiansu put on a white challenge suit with long sleeves and long trousers, and used the Poké Ball to take back the Pokémon before coming to the player room...

There was no one in the player room. There was only a huge screen in the center, which was broadcasting the current battle situation in the grass arena.

Xu Qiansu sat down and watched for a while.

The challenger is a young man with a flaming rabbit. From Xu Qiansu's current perspective... this young man is really weak. Not to mention his Pokémon, Xiaoyu alone can hang him up and beat him.

But it was a back-and-forth fight with Yaluo's Bai Pengpeng.

He made a mistake in command, and Yaluo was not in a hurry to attack. Instead, he yelled at him and pointed out his problem.

As a result, this young man's fighting level has gradually improved.

After all, the purpose of establishing a gym is firstly to select powerful trainers, and secondly to help trainers improve their strength...

After all, there are not many opportunities to fight against a master of the level of a gym leader, not to mention that the gym leader will also guide challengers for free... If you consider this aspect, every gym leader can be regarded as having a lot of success.

While thinking, she heard a soft click, Ma Li opened the door and walked in.

Xu Qiansu turned her head to look, her eyebrows raised slightly.

Ma Li, like Xu Qiansu, wore long sleeves and trousers, but the overall color was purple and black, which was obviously evil... but the challenge uniform was extremely slim.

Ma Li wears loose casual clothes most of the time, but now she wears this kind of close-fitting clothes, which directly highlights her slightly bulging body, her voluptuous waist and her perfectly proportioned, straight and slender legs.

Ma Li gently pulled the broken hair around her ears, glanced at Xu Qiansu, and asked, "Cute?"

"Cute, just like the torii gate in front of the shrine."

"I know." Ma Li tilted her chin slightly, her words revealing unexplainable confidence and complacency.

Xu Qiansu was amused by Ma Li.

Ma Li crossed her arms and glanced at the display screen, only to see that the boy had finally defeated Yaluo with great difficulty and was holding her scarred Yantuer and cheering for joy.

The next moment, the sound of a radio came to my ears.

"Please No. 961 Xu Qiansu go to the battle site in ten minutes."

After repeating it three times, the broadcast sound stopped.

"Where's Lillie?" Xu Qiansu looked away from the display and asked.

"Viewing seats." Ma Li crossed her arms and looked Xu Qiansu up and down, "Although you have only been a trainer for more than four months, your strength has improved by leaps and bounds, and it has been smooth sailing all the way. You have basically won every battle... But if you underestimate Yaluo because of this and think you will win, you will definitely suffer a big loss."

"I won't underestimate anyone." Xu Qiansu shook her head slightly.

Ma Li tilted her head and thought for a moment, thinking that although Xu Qiansu was narcissistic, she had never had any problems with her mentality in this regard.

…

Ten minutes later, Xu Qiansu stood up and left the player room.

Ma Li didn't cheer for him, nor did she say anything about how he must win...

Although Ma Li had just told Xu Qiansu not to underestimate Yaluo, she actually believed that Xu Qiansu would definitely win.

She turned her head and looked at Xu Qiansu's back, and suddenly thought that Xu Qiansu had really gone through a lot in the past four months...

So many times that Ma Li has to sort out her thoughts if she wants to recall them now.

Xu Qiansu walked out of the player room and turned left to find the corridor leading to the battle arena.

He stepped forward. The corridor was slightly dark and empty, and only his footsteps could be heard.

A little noise came along with the light in front of the corridor.

In the Galar region, even ordinary gym challenges have a large audience... How else can we say this is a national-level event?

Xu Qiansu walked slowly out of the corridor and stepped onto the soft lawn, only to see that the extremely open circular battlefield was densely packed with people... all spectators.

Thumb——

The Dynamax wristband on Xu Qiansu's wrist flashed red... The grass arena has sufficient Dynamax energy, and Pokémon can be Dynamaxed at any time.

"Being from Mugan Town, recommended by Nie Zi, the evil gym leader, and the only disciple of fighting gym leader Cai Dou, Xu Qiansu's first gym battle is at this moment!"

An enthusiastic but calm male voice sounded from the radio, introducing Xu Qiansu's identity, instantly igniting the atmosphere in the room.

Both Nie Zi and Caidou are celebrities in the Galar region.

Especially as Caidou's only disciple... Little Master Caidou has always kept a low profile, focusing only on Pokémon battles and fighting, so very little information has been revealed to the outside world, making him a relatively mysterious one among the gym leaders.

Over the years, there has been only one challenger related to Caidou's little master, Xu Qiansu.

Therefore, the audience cast a lot of scrutinizing and curious glances at Xu Qiansu... and there were also some "Huh? Isn't he handsome?" "Is he being an idol?" "Am I?" Have you seen him in your dream?" and other such remarks.

Lillie, who was sitting in the special auditorium, heard this and felt an inexplicable sense of pride, and couldn't help but puff up her less visible chest.

However, Xu Qiansu can only introduce this. He has been a trainer for so long, but he has only played an ordinary doubles match in Cuixue Town. He has no honor at all. The alliance has more control over his information. It's pitiful.

Xu Qiansu walked slowly to the center of the battlefield and stood opposite Yaluo, who was walking towards him.

This is Galar's battle etiquette...but it's not complicated at all, just a few words.

Yaluo is also wearing a uniform, which makes him even taller...and there are six high-end balls hanging on both sides of his waist.

He looked at Xu Qiansu and smiled: "Every gym leader will adjust his strength according to the strength of the challenger. Although I have not fought against you, with your strength..."

As he said that, Yaluo looked at the elf ball on Xu Qiansu's waist and said, "I guess it won't make it too easy for me."

"I will try my best, please advise." Xu Qiansu didn't say much, just nodded lightly.

Arlo's eyebrows arched and he grinned, "Don't put too much pressure on yourself, just enjoy the Pokémon battle."

After the words fell, Yaluo waved gently to the referee, indicating that he was ready to start.

Xu Qiansu turned around and left, but before stepping onto her seat, she heard the announcement of the rules.

"This battle will be based on 3V3 rules. The challenger can change Pokémon at will. When all Pokémon on one side lose their fighting ability or surrender, the game is deemed to be over!"

Sure enough, as Ms. Joy said, it is 3V3.

"3V3? Isn't it usually 2V2?"

"Because player Xu Qiansu is special, right?"

"Why? Obviously there are three previous players with championship recommendation letters who don't have 3V3, just because he looks good?"

"Why do you care so much? 3V3 will definitely be more exciting!"

The auditorium was noisy, and even though the battlefield was extremely open, Xu Qiansu could still hear some voices in the audience.

He turned his head and saw Lillie in the row of seats very close to the challenger.

This is the special seat reserved for challengers’ relatives and friends.

Noticing Xu Qiansu's gaze, Lillie shyly pulled up the brim of her hat to cover the upper half of her face for some reason, but then she clenched her fist to cheer for Xu Qiansu.

Xu Qiansu gave Lillie a reassuring look, and then looked at Yaluo.

Because it can be Gigantamaxed at any time, the battlefield in the Grass Arena is extremely huge... However, both sides have loudspeakers, so there is no need to worry about the commands not being conveyed to the Pokémon's ears.

Yaluo raised his high-level ball, showed an excited smile to Xu Qiansu, and threw it high.

"Go, Cunning Tengu!"

boom.

Blue light flashed, and a Pokémon with a brown body, hands like broad leaves, and pure white hair covering most of its face, hanging down to the waist, appeared on the field... The shape is a bit like the one in Naruto Jiraiya.

"Cunning Tengu!? Doesn't Yaluo usually use cotton wool and white fluffy ones!?"

"If I remember correctly, the Cunning Tengu was part of the lineup Yaluo used to challenge Dan Emperor, right?"

"Is this player really that strong!?"

"Yalo doesn't have any personal grudge against Caidou, does he?"

"Arlo will definitely be merciful... Just using the cunning tengu is too bullying for the newcomers, isn't it?"

"This newcomer is so pitiful. He encountered the cunning Tengu the first time he challenged the gym."

The auditorium instantly became noisy.

Ma Li was sitting in the player room, looking at the screen with her pretty face.

"The cunning tengu...the final evolved form."

Xu Qiansu looked at the cunning tengu, then calmly took out a pure white elf ball from his waist and threw it.

"Gardevoir."

"Gardevoir~" Gardevoir jumped out of the blue light, with his hands folded on his lower abdomen, elegant and noble.

"We also shot a wild Long Nose Leaf before... I didn't expect that we would have to fight the evolved version of the Long Nose Leaf again." Xu Qiansu said with a smile.

Gardevoir curiously looked at the surrounding scenery. After hearing this, she covered her mouth and smiled softly. She felt inexplicably happy that Xu Qiansu still remembered such a small thing.

The referee looked at both sides and made sure they were ready before waving his hand.

"Game start!"