Not a trainer this time.

Chapter 481: Xiaozhi and the King of Leave, Groudon and Kyogre awakened

"Squeak?"

Chinchilla looked at the strange Pokémon in front of it with some surprise.

After hearing what Naoki said, the grave dog couldn't help but look up and wag its tail at him, breathing happily.

"Grave Dog is also very cute!" Qi Shu said softly: "But speaking of which, there are rumors that Grave Dog is a Pokémon that was reincarnated from the soul of a dead Pokémon. Has a Pokémon died in this place before?"

Naoki hummed, "The forest fire two years ago caused many Pokémon here to lose their lives. This place is the cemetery I built for them. The remains of those Pokémon who died are buried here."

As he said that, Naoki squatted down and waved to the grave dog.

Seeing this scene, the tomb dog immediately trotted over excitedly, wagging its tail.

Qi Shu also squatted down nearby.

The tomb dog looked at Naoki, then at her, then wagged its tail and rubbed against Qishu, then leaned down, as if wanting to invite the two to play together.

The two of them played with the grave dog for a while, and seeing that the haunted matter was resolved, Naoki prepared to go back first. He noticed that Qi Shu began to shiver due to the cold.

It seems that the strange tree is very afraid of the cold?

Realizing this, Naoki stood up and said to the Pokémon around him:

"Okay, the Tomb Dog has no ill intentions. It probably just wants to play games with you."

"Squeak..."

Chinchilla and other Pokémon only reacted belatedly.

Because although the grave dog would scare them during this period of time, it seemed that it had never hurt them from beginning to end.

In that case, then Tomb Dog will just stay here and live from now on!

The Chinchilla and the Giant Forge happily made the decision.

"Then everyone should go back quickly! The weather is so cold, it's very easy to get sick if you stay outside all the time." Naoki said with a smile.

All the Pokémon around them responded in unison, then said goodbye to the two and went back to their homes.

Naoki also rushed towards the ranch with his wings.

However, halfway through the journey, Zhen Yifa suddenly stopped as if he had discovered something, and turned to look behind him.

"Hmm? What's up, Flutterhair?"

Naoki turned his head and looked in the direction of Fluttering Wings' gaze, and saw the grave dog just now following them quietly.

When it saw that it had been discovered, the Tomb Dog immediately buried its upper body in the snow, wagging its tail.

"It seems like it really wants to play with us!" said Qishu.

Naoki also noticed it. He waved at the tomb dog and shouted, "Tomb dog, come here!"

"Wang Woo!"

The grave dog heard the sound and immediately ran over, circling around the two of them.

Looking at this poor graveduck dog and thinking back to the forest fire that Naoki had mentioned before, Qishu made a decision in his heart.

"Naoki, let's adopt it!" she said.

Naoki also had this idea in his mind, as the ranch just happened to be lacking a guard dog Pokémon.

Especially Pokémon like Gravehel, among the many dog ​​Pokémon, they are the most loyal to their trainers.

The name of the Tomb Dog after it evolved is weird...it changed from Tomb Dog to Tomb Yang Dog.

But it's just right, as it can help herd and protect the braided sheep in the pasture.

Thinking of this, Naoki nodded, then squatted down and asked the tomb dog:
"Grave Dog, do you want to live with us?"

"Woof?" The tomb dog stopped running and looked up.

"Just live where we live. There will be many Pokémon besides us who will be friends with you. That way you will never feel lonely again." Naoki said with a smile.

The tomb dog understood what was said and nodded quickly, barking excitedly.

"Then please take good care of me in the future!"

"Wang Woo!"

The two adopted the dog and brought it back to the ranch.

Babutu and the others were all very curious about this new companion to the ranch, and they all gathered around and looked at this Pokémon.

The grave dog gives people a silly and not very smart feeling. It just runs around behind Naoki and Qishu like a little follower.

Naoki knew that the tomb dog regarded him and Qishu as their masters.

This kind of Pokémon is very close to humans, not to mention that they also prepared food and drinks for the Grave Dog.

“How innocent!”

Naoki couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

The performance of the tomb dog was particularly strong when Qishu was about to leave the ranch and return to Niangguang City.

It whined anxiously, as if it didn't want her to leave.

Seeing this, Qi Shu comforted him softly, "Don't worry, I'm just going to Niangguang City to deal with some human work, and I'll be back to see you soon."

Naoki also nodded: "That's right, don't worry!"

Although the Padiya Alliance gave gym leaders a holiday, Qishu also had her own family in Niangguang City. Now that the New Year was approaching, she also wanted to go back to visit her parents.

Although the two are currently in a boyfriend-girlfriend relationship, they haven't reached the stage of meeting each other's parents yet.

Before that, there will be a period of adjustment.

Because he and Qishu are two completely different people.

One is a rancher who lives in the country, and the other is a gym leader who lives in a big city.

If they want to live together, they must first get to know each other.

After hearing the two people's promise, the tomb dog stopped obediently.

"Go!" Naoki handed Qishu a cup of hot juice that had the effect of keeping warm and cold. "Drink it on the way, and you won't feel cold."

"Yeah!" Qishu responded happily, then ran up with a red face and hugged Zhishu gently.

Naoki froze, paused, and then hugged back.

"Hehe!" Feeling Naoki's body stiffen, Qishu chuckled, then let go of his hand, ran quickly to Dragonite, and waved: "I'm leaving!"

"Yeah." Naoki nodded.

Then, Dragonite flapped its wings and carried Qishu away from the ranch.

After watching them disappear into the distance, Naoki took the dog home.

As soon as I entered the room, I saw my sister Ai Guanshi covering her mouth and laughing secretly, looking very happy:

"Love~"

Naoki: "..."

He knew what his sister Ai Guanshi was thinking without asking.

Naoki deliberately put on a serious expression to hide his inner embarrassment.

But at this moment, a phone call suddenly came.

Naoki clicked on it and saw that it was Professor Oak calling.

He pressed the yes button, and the next second, Xiaozhi's face appeared on the screen.

"Long time no see! Mr. Naoki!" Xiaozhi's excited voice came from the other end: "Because I don't know your number, I asked Professor Oak to help me contact you!"

As he spoke, the camera shifted and Professor Oak, who was standing next to him, also appeared on the screen. Wearing a white coat, Professor Oak waved to Naoki and said with a smile, "Good afternoon, Naoki!"

"Good afternoon, Professor Oak." Naoki also responded with a smile: "What do you want to talk to me about, Xiaozhi?"

"It's like this!" The camera returned to Xiaozhi again: "I'm here to report to you, Mr. Naoki, about the current situation of the King of Leave."

"Huh? Has the hyperactive monkey evolved into the king of asking for leave?" Naoki was very surprised.

"That's right!" Xiaozhi nodded. "And thanks to the King of Leave, I won the runner-up in the Caiyou Conference! I was just a little bit away from winning the championship. What a pity..."

runner up?

Could it be that Xiaozhi's experience has been changed?

Naoki's mind moved slightly.

At this time, Xiaozhi had already pointed the camera at the King of Leave.

Naoki was surprised to see a different-colored King of Absence lying lazily on the floor of Dr. Oak's laboratory.

The King of Leave was yawning, and as if he had noticed something, he opened his eyelids and looked in the direction of Rotom's phone.

"Long time no see, King of Leave!" Naoki greeted the King of Leave through the screen.

The King of Asking for Leave was still looking at this side lazily. It yawned, as if responding in this way.

Naoki: "..."

Very good, this is very leave-taking king.

Seeing this scene, Xiaozhi was also quite embarrassed:
"This isn't what a truly spirited leave-taking king looks like!"

Naoki: “…I know.”

After all, the physical attack racial value of 160 and the speed racial value of 100 of the King of Leave are no joke.

It is a true A-grade Pokémon in both strength and speed.

It's a pity that he is dragged down by the [Laziness] characteristic. If it were replaced with [Strongman], the status and winning rate of the King of Leave in the trainer battles would probably jump up and soar directly to the forefront.

Naoki nodded. He was very satisfied with how Xiaozhi had trained the King of Leave:
"I feel relieved to see that the King of Leave is living well at your place. If I remember correctly, Xiaozhi, you are thirteen years old this year, right?"

Xiaozhi nodded repeatedly: "Yes! I have been traveling for three years!"

Naoki praised: "You won the runner-up in the league competition at the age of thirteen. This is a very good result!"

As a result, Xiaozhi felt a little embarrassed.

He touched his head with his hand: "No way! This is all thanks to Pikachu and the others!"

Naoki smiled slightly: "Then the trip to the Hoenn region has ended. Where do you plan to travel next year? Are you going to Padia?"

"No, Mr. Naoki is a very powerful champion. I am not strong enough to challenge you right now, but I will keep traveling. When I become a Pokémon Master, I will go to Padia and formally challenge you!"

Xiaozhi's eyes were full of fighting spirit.

"So next, Pikachu and I are going to travel to the Sinnoh region. I heard that a Lily of the Valley Convention is being held there!"

"Lily of the Valley Conference?" Naoki was filled with thoughts.

In that case, Satoshi's rival in the Sinnoh region, Shinji, and the legendary beastman Darkto will also make an appearance.

"Then you better work harder!"

"Well, I definitely will!"

After hanging up the phone, out of curiosity about this year's Caiyou Conference, Zhishu immediately used his Rotom phone to see if he could search for a recording of the Caiyou Conference on the Internet.

You know what, he really found it.

Naoki clicked on Pikachu TV, then projected it onto the TV and started watching one show after another.

If he remembered correctly, Xiaozhi's original record should have been the top eight.

At the beginning, Xiaozhi's games went smoothly. Although there were some minor crises in the middle, they went smoothly overall.

Soon, the competition came to the quarter-finals.

Xiaozhi's opponent in this game is the popular trainer Tetsuya.

Naoki still remembers Tetsuya. He was originally the champion of this year's Saiyou Conference, and Satoshi lost to him.

But this time, Xiaozhi won? !

Naoki continued to watch the game curiously.

Xiaozhi's lineup is: Ice Guard, Lobster Soldier, King Swallow, Leave King, Forest Lizard, and Pikachu.

Tetsuya's lineup is: Lizard King, Cunning Tengu, Iron Palm Warrior, Donjia, Meowth, and Metagross.

The battle was very intense. The two fought until the last moment. Ash was left with only the low-health Absentee and Pikachu, while Tetsuya still had a Meowth wearing boots.

That Meowth was very powerful, and it defeated Pikachu with its crazy scratches, so Ash had to send out the low-health King of Leave.

Maybe it was Xiaozhi's fighting spirit and perseverance that infected the King of Leave, or maybe it was because he didn't want to lose the game.

The King of Leave in the battle actually stood up and put all his strength into it. After a fierce battle, he finally defeated Miaomiao with the Taishan Pressure and successfully advanced to the semi-finals.

In the top four to two, Xiaozhi also won narrowly, but in the finals, he lost to a trainer with Gengar.

Looking at the fallen Pikachu on the screen, Naoki felt sorry:
"Tsk, what a shame, otherwise Xiaozhi could have won the championship this year."

However, the runner-up result is already very good. If Xiaozhi can participate in the Lily of the Valley Conference held in the Sinnoh region next year with the same lineup, he may achieve better results.

However, Xiaozhi still retains the habit of capturing Pokémon and leveling up every time he arrives in a new area...

In addition, there are many dark horses in the Lily of the Valley Conference, and Xiaozhi's Pokémon, which has not been trained for less than a year, has no chance of winning against the legendary Pokémon Darkto.

If it were him, he would probably use his strongest Pokémon to join the battle.

Pikachu, Charizard, Lizard King...

It’s a pity that Greninja and Infernape have not joined yet.

But maybe this is what Xiaozhi is like?

*
Alliance Calendar Year 200, November 11, Winter.

In the cold winter months, everything is quiet.

Wild Pokémon hibernate and stay at home. Except for some Ice-attribute Pokémon, other Pokémon are hardly active outside.

Because food is difficult to find in winter, they have to reduce physical exertion as much as possible and rely on the energy stored in their bodies to survive this cold winter.

And it was on a day like this.

Groudon and Kyogre, who were sleeping on the World Tree, woke up.

And because of the large amount of natural energy, these two super ancient Pokémon returned to their original appearance and transformed into their original return form.

Feeling the power in their bodies reaching its peak, Groudon and Kyogre became extremely confident. One of them walked out of the volcano, and the other emerged from the sea. They looked up to the sky and roared, wanting to teach each other a lesson.

Therefore, Groudon left the volcano where he lived, and Kyogre, sensing Groudon's breath, moved quickly towards him.

However, when they just arrived at the "reunion" point, they saw Naoki there with Rayquaza, Mewtwo, Guldur, Ho-Oh, Giratina, and Cavalieri.

Groudon: !!!

Kyogre: !!!

Looking at the two mortal enemies below, Naoki felt himself harden, his fists harden!
"Want to fight, right?" Naoki grinned with a cruel smile on his face.

Groudon and Kyogre looked at the terrifying auras behind him and instinctively took a step back.

The dragonets on Dragon Island were all attracted by this scene. They gathered around curiously and acted as spectators.

"Remember what I said before? If you fight, you will be expelled. It seems that you didn't take my words to heart!" Naoki said with a wry smile.

(End of this chapter)