Not a trainer this time.

Chapter 584: Thunder God goes into battle, the fifth Pokémon of the Brewing Light Gym!

[King Wing: I have heard from the Crown of Flower that in the past, a Pokémon shared the metal in its body to help Cang Xiang and Zang Marant forge swords and shields. As far as I know, there is only one Pokémon in the world that can produce that kind of metal, and that is the mythical Pokémon, Melmetal.]

[Sonia: Melmetal? This is the first time I've heard of this name. I understand. Thank you very much, Mr. Naoki. I will continue to investigate Melmetal's affairs.]

Looking at Sonia's reply, Naoki couldn't help but think of the regret and nostalgia that Crown Princess expressed when she told the story of Melmetal.

There is no doubt that for the Galar region, Melmetal is also one of the heroes who saved Galar in the legend.

Thinking of this, Naoki replied.

【King Yi: I have something I would like to ask you for help with. 】

【Sonia: What's the matter? 】

[King Wing: If one day you find out the information about Melmetal and know its location, please tell me. King Crown of Buds wants to meet it.]

【Sonia: Okay, I will! 】

*
The next day, the holiday of the Niangguang Gym ended, and Naoki began his daily life of going to the gym to work.

At the Niangguang Gym, Naoki sat in the office, looking at the list of challengers handed over by Anya.

[Name: Cross, Hometown: Kalos, Number of gym badges collected: 0, Record: Top 32 in the Kalos League Conference.]

[Name: Ariel, Hometown: Unova, Number of gym badges collected: 0, Record: Top 10 in the Unova Conference.]

[Name: Luoer, Hometown: Hoenn Region, Number of Gym Badges Collected: 0, Records: Top 8 of the Caiyou Tournament, Champion of the Gorgeous Tournament.]

【…】

After reading one page, Naoki couldn't help but open his eyes wide.

"Why are there so many people coming to challenge today?"

Anya hesitated and said, "Because of you, the Brewing Light Gym has become very popular on the Internet recently. Many people from other regions have said that they want to come here to challenge you..."

Naoki: "..."

He finally understood that these people were not here to collect gym badges to participate in the Padia Conference, but came here specifically to harass him, Zapdos, and Jirachi!
"There are also many internet celebrities who are here to take advantage of the popularity... They are now gathered around the central square of Brewing City, hoping to gain traffic and popularity by photographing legendary Pokémon." Anya added.

Naoki: "..."

These guys are so abominable, they are all here to increase his workload!

It's hard, the fist is hard.

"Do you want to accept the challenge now?" Anya couldn't help but ask.

"let's start!"

Naoki doesn't think it's necessary to go easy on trainers whose purpose is not to collect gym badges but to increase his workload.

This is a good opportunity to deepen my relationship with Lei Gong, Naoki thought.

"Okay, I'll arrange it for you right away." Anya turned and left.

Naoki also took a few Pokémon to the central square in the city center.

There were already huge crowds of people around. When they saw Naoki coming, a burst of shouts immediately broke out from the dense crowd.

Several influencers holding Rotom phones also pointed their cameras downwards and shouted:

"Family, look! This is the gym leader who possesses the legendary Pokémon Zapdos! I wonder if we can see Zapdos appear today? Let's wait and see!"

At this time, a figure slowly walked out of the contestant passage opposite the central square.

That was the first challenger of the day, Cross from the Kalos region.

At this moment, Cross's face was full of excitement. She was about to have an exciting Pokémon battle with the legendary Pokémon!
The referee in the center of the field looked at the two of them, and then said:

"Welcome challengers to the Brewing Light Gym. The rules of this gym battle are 1v1. Each person can only use one Pokémon. The battle will not end until the Pokémon of either party loses the ability to fight!"

The spectators were also excited. The battle was about to begin. I wonder what Pokémon Naoki would send out to participate in the battle today.

Could it be the lightning bird, the god of thunder, who can harness lightning and control thunderclouds at will?

Or is it Jirachi, the mythical Pokémon whose appearance is totally inconsistent with its actual strength, and who can defeat its opponent with just one move, the Wish of Destruction?

Or is it the special form of Babu Tubo that is rumored to be in charge of the lightning trial?

The audience trembled with excitement at the thought of seeing Naoki beating up the challenger.

"Ohh! Naoki! Naoki!"

"Go ahead! Send out the Zapdos and blow her up!"

"I want to see Jirachi. Jirachi is so cute! Let Jirachi appear again!"

At this moment, under the gaze of many onlookers and people in the live broadcast room, Naoki, who was at one end of the battlefield, moved.

He took out a seemingly ordinary Poké Ball from his waist and threw it into the air.

People's eyes followed closely.

With a flash of white light, a Pokémon landed on the battlefield.

It is a mysterious Pokémon that looks like a tiger, has a serious expression, and has shiny golden fur.

Its eyes are blood red, and its golden fur is dotted with black lightning patterns. Its sturdy limbs and sharp fangs all declare to the world that this Pokémon is extraordinary.

Such a figure appeared in the eyes of everyone in the live broadcast room and people around the square.

The next second, people opened their eyes wide and looked at the strange Pokémon in disbelief.

"Oh my god! Another completely unknown Pokémon!"

"Does anyone recognize it?"

"I know him! If I'm not mistaken, this Pokémon is probably the legendary Pokémon of the Johto region, Raikou!"

"Thunder Lord?"

"Yes, according to rumors, it has an inseparable relationship with the Ho-Oh. Raikou, Entei, and Suicune were resurrected by the Ho-Oh, and then began to wander around the world. As far as I know, there is even someone who has been following Suicune's trail for his entire life, but he did not see Suicune until the last moment of his life."

A netizen from the Johto area shared relevant information with everyone.

"Being resurrected by Ho-Oh and thus born... doesn't that mean there is only one Raikou, Suicune and Entei in the entire world?!" Someone noticed the key point.

"Yes, in a way, they are even rarer than the lightning bird, because there are more than one lightning bird sightings around the world."

And now, Naoki has captured such a rare Pokémon...

This means that Naoki is the only human in the world who is recognized by Thunder God!

Okay, so awesome!

On the battlefield, Lei Gong glanced at the crowd around him. This was the first time he faced so many humans, and he couldn't help but become alert.

"Don't worry, it's okay."

The voice of the Rainbow Hero came from behind. Lei Gong withdrew his gaze and calmed down a little.

Cross on the opposite side looked at Lei Gong excitedly. She took out her Rotom phone and scanned Lei Gong.

[Thunder God, the Thunder Pokémon, is known as a legendary Pokémon, but its details are unknown! 】

"Thunder God? A legendary Pokémon?" Cross was very excited and she took out a Poké Ball.

A random white light flashed by, and a Pokémon that looked like a ninja appeared opposite Raikou.

It was one of the three great Pokémons in the Kalos region, Greninja.

"In that case, let me see the power of the legend!" Cross said with fighting spirit.

“…”Naoki: “As you wish.” “Swoosh!” The referee blew the whistle, announcing the official start of the Pokémon battle.

"Koga Ninja, flying water shuriken!"

Greninja stood on its feet and jumped high like a ninja. Water energy surged wildly, and its hands condensed two water-blue shurikens, which it threw towards Raikou.

"Supernatural power." Naoki said.

The next second, the Thunder God in front of him moved.

A layer of light blue light emerged in its blood-red eyes. In an instant, an invisible terrifying energy surged out from Lei Gong's body towards the front.

The two flying water shurikens were shattered in an instant.

Seeing this, Greninja was slightly stunned, but the next second, the invisible force came in front of it.

Greninja instantly felt itself hit by a huge force, and its entire body flew backwards.

"What?" Cross was shocked. What kind of power was that? Why was he hit before he even saw it?
No, that's not right! Now is not the time to think about that!
"Greninja, cheer up!" Cross ordered quickly.

But it was too late, because Naoki on the opposite side had already reacted first.

"It's not good to be distracted during a battle! Thunder God, thunder!"

"Boom!"

There was a loud thunderclap in the sky, and a terrifying electric energy surged from Lei Gong's body. The energy rushed straight into the sky, causing the sky to change suddenly. Thunderclouds gathered, and huge thunder brewed in the clouds.

The audience raised their heads to the sky, looking at the horrifying scene.

"Danger! Greninja, get out of the way!" Cross shouted nervously.

Greninja on the field couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat on its forehead. Its figure flashed and moved rapidly on the battlefield, trying to dodge the attack.

However, Raikou's eyes were fixed on Greninja.

The next moment, huge lightning struck from the sky.

There was a loud bang, and the entire battlefield was immediately flooded with lightning.

The audience around subconsciously closed their eyes, and the strong wind generated by the energy collision blew their hair.

At this moment, the whole place was silent!

As expected, Greninja was defeated by Thunder. Its figure fell to the ground, and its eyes were spinning in circles like mosquito coils.

"So, so strong!"

"It's a legendary Pokémon indeed! I'm having a blast watching it!"

"Thunder God, Lightning Bird, and a Jirachi, my god! Naoki actually has so many legendary Pokémon!"

"In fact, what I want to know more is, Naoki obviously has such strong strength, why does he still live in the countryside to run a ranch and be a farmer, instead of participating in various competitions and becoming a champion."

Soon, someone who knew the inside story explained this issue to him.

"You don't know this, right? I can't blame you. After all, you are from another place."

"In fact, Mr. Naoki was originally a very powerful trainer. At that time, he was always traveling outside."

"Until one day, he got tired of the daily battle life, so he simply bought a piece of land in a secluded countryside and lived a peaceful life there with his Pokémon companions."

"And Mr. Naoki is a very good person! He has set up many trials at the ranch for passing trainers to challenge, in order to hone their strength and help everyone become a more powerful trainer!"

"Although we are often beaten badly by those powerful Pokémon, we are all very happy because it is a rare opportunity for us to fight against champion-level Pokémon!"

"Naoki-san is a great man!"

"..."

"You lost. I'm sorry, I can't give you the gym badge." Naoki looked at Cross opposite him and said.

“Ah!” Cross sighed at first, but she quickly recovered her spirits: “The Brewing Gym is really strong! I can see the legendary Pokémon with my own eyes and fight it. This trip is worthwhile!”

So this person is not here to challenge the gym and collect badges, right?

But there is no better way than fighting.

Forget it, next time I meet this kind of trainer, I will just use Bubblehead, Zapdos and the like to fight him!
*
After a day of fighting, Naoki returned to the ranch.

As soon as he sat down, Qi Shu took out the Rotom phone and showed him the comments about him on the Internet.

Looking at what those netizens said about him, Naoki fell silent.

How come rumors have spread like this?

"So, is what they said true?" Qishu asked with a smile.

"...I guess so!" Naoki thought for a moment and said, "In fact, half of the reason is to help Pokémon use their extra energy."

At the beginning, the mount goats ate too many grass balls, causing the grass energy in their bodies to reach an exaggerated level. If they didn't vent it through fighting, they would dance on the pasture.

"I see." Qi Shu seemed to have figured something out. He stood up with a smile and said, "Thank you for your hard work today! Come and eat!"

"it is good."

Naoki smiled and nodded, putting the events in the gym behind him.

He looked at the Pokémon running around the house and asked with a smile, "How was Babu Groundhog's day?"

"Bamo~"

"Where are Dragonite and Motorlizard?"

Kuailong said that he slept under the tree for a whole day.

The motor lizard sneezed. It had been catching butterflies in the garden all day and had inhaled a lot of pollen, so it couldn't help sneezing.

Naoki turned his attention to the other Pokémon.

Before he could ask, the Ibrahimovics came over and told him what they had done today.

Naoki touched their heads one by one, and the living room was filled with a happy atmosphere.

Not far away, Qishu and his sister Ai Guanshi brought the steaming hot food to the table.

At the same time, in the Unova region, Aindoak.

Dreamy and Baby Bear are also preparing to eat today's dinner.

They took out the Pokémon food that Naoki had prepared for them from their bags, spread a small blanket on the ground, and placed the food and juice on it.

Next, it’s time for a happy dinner!

The two Pokémon picked up the food with their paws, opened their mouths and took a bite. Feeling the delicious taste in their mouths, Mew and Bear Baby both squinted their eyes happily.

In the dense bushes, a petite Pokémon with a pair of sky-blue eyes and big "V"-shaped ears was hiding in the dark, observing the two strange Pokémon.

The food they eat looks delicious...

"Nini!" Got it!
Its figure flashed and disappeared from the spot, and it entered invisible state. Then, while the two Pokémon were not paying attention, it secretly took the food beside them, and then hid behind a tree and happily feasted on it.

Menghuan and Baby Bear finished eating the Baofen in their mouths, and then happily stretched out their hands to take down a piece, but ended up finding nothing.

Turning around, they saw that there was only one piece of Baofen left where they had just placed several pieces of Baofen!
The two Pokémon were shocked.

"miu?!"

"One?!"

Their dinner is gone!

(End of this chapter)