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Chapter 156 Strange Tree: I'm fighting the Evil Spirit? Really?! (Bonus chapter for 1120 monthly votes)

Did he debut as a popular streamer to revitalize his dojo?

Xia Chi never imagined that Qi Shu, who is now almost the most famous of the younger generation of dojo masters, would have had this kind of life script a few years ago.

So, like himself, he is also a trainer of "Family Rat (Batman Form)"?
Xia Chi thought back and realized that he had never seen the appearance of the Qi Shu family in either the game or the anime.

Combined with this experience
Perhaps there's a past that can't be told to outsiders.

Out of politeness, Xia Chi did not ask.

Qi Shu, however, took the initiative to change the subject, saying, "By the way, Xia Chi, how long do you plan to stay in Niangguang City?"

Xia Chi thought for a moment and replied, "About half a month, we'll set off for the Padia Giant Pit after the elf egg hatches."

"Aren't you going to stay a little longer?"

Qi Shu hesitated for a moment, then said, "I have to participate in a rather important competition in a few days, so I might not be able to accompany you much."

Xia Chi said, "It's okay, I haven't really felt like going out lately anyway."

He glanced back at the elf egg that Tiremy was holding in her arms, and a fatherly smile appeared on his lips.

"We'll talk about everything after the child hatches."

Kiju breathed a sigh of relief and said apologetically, "But I'm still very sorry. You came all the way to Niangguang City to see me, but I couldn't be with you."

Xia Chi shook her head to indicate that she didn't mind, but it wasn't intentional.

If he didn't need to incubate the eggs, he probably would have flown directly from Tabletop City to the Padia Pit.

Thinking I needed somewhere to stay for a while, but too lazy to fly back and forth to Donghuang, I decided to meet up with Qishu in person.

Xia Chi asked with concern, "By the way, what competition is it?"

Qishu replied, "The Electric-type Specialist Tournament is a branch of the Pokémon World Championships, and it carries a fairly high weight in the rankings."

Xia Chi nodded knowingly.

The Pokémon World Championships is the most prestigious stage for Pokémon battles in the Pokémon world.

This applies to both game and animation settings.

The Masters 8 tournament is the most important event under this championship.

It is held every four years and is attended by the trainers with the highest tournament points in each region—usually the league champion.

It is said that the next tournament will be renamed the Ten Masters Tournament because the Johto region will be separated from Kanto, and the Alola League will participate for the first time.

As for the Attribute Expert Competition, it is also a relatively important sub-competition.

As the name suggests, only experts with the corresponding attributes can participate.

That is, more than half of the main teams participating in the competition are Pokémon of this type.

Similarly, there are ten regions and ten slots, which are usually reserved for the most famous gym leader or Elite Four member in the corresponding region.

Of course, some attributes are more complex, and there will be champions participating.

Including dragons, steel, and water, the most valuable of these is undoubtedly the legendary "Multi-Attribute Expert Competition"!
Cynthia, Dante, and Yeji are all in this group, so it's not much different from the Masters Tournament.

The Electric Attribute Expert Tournament in Qishu is also quite prestigious, even though no Uranus are participating.

However, Denji, Lt. Surge, Tetsuya, and Kamizlei (also known as Kiku) are all powerful and veteran gym leaders.

Even Denji and Maslow possess strength comparable to that of the Heavenly King.

As for Qishu, you can't say he's weak; after all, he's a proper gym leader who can issue badges.

But being young, they really don't have any advantage compared to those seasoned veterans.

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Pulling herself back to reality, Xia Chi asked, "Are you under a lot of pressure?"

Qi Shu, who was staring at the road ahead, was startled: "Eh—was I being too obvious?" Looking at Qi Shu's worried and delicate profile, Xia Chi couldn't help but chuckle and said: "It's written all over your face, don't you think?"

Qi Shu said somewhat dejectedly, "Well, I was a little nervous. Last year in the Electric Attribute Expert Tournament, I only made it to the top ten."

There were only ten people participating in the competition, right?

"Stopped in the top ten" is perhaps a bit too high a level of emotional intelligence.

Xia Chi thought to herself, but said comfortingly, "Well, it might not be a bad thing. At least there's a lot of room for improvement."

Unlike me, I've been a champion since my debut, with no room for improvement.

Considering that Qishu needed encouragement at that moment, Xia Chi kept the second half of her sentence to herself.

"Although Sister Ci said I've improved this year, everyone else has improved too."

It's clear that Qishu is under a lot of pressure. Xia Chi only started to say a few words before she began to ramble on.

"Moreover, this competition is being held in Niangguang City, and I'm the host. If I'm eliminated in the first round again, my points will drop out of the world's top 100. And points are a small matter compared to face. Although Sister Ci won't say anything, I still feel really bad for her. The total points of the Padia Alliance aren't high to begin with, and I'm the one dragging them down."

When does the competition start?

Xia Chi suddenly asked.

Qishu was taken aback, then subconsciously replied, "Uh, a week from now, what's wrong?"

Xia Chi said, "I'll be your sparring partner."

"what?"

Qi Shu hesitated for a moment, then said, "Well, while Xia Chi, your strength is indeed enough to get the Brewing Light Badge, but the strength of my main Pokémon..."

Xia Chi said speechlessly, "Of course I wasn't referring to Tire Meow and Dream Fairy."

Although they just won the championship, Tiree and the others are still a long way from being at the [Gym Leader] level.

Xia Chi wasn't that arrogant.

He added, "What I mean is, let the Evil Spirit give you a coaching battle."

As soon as Xia Chi finished speaking, Qi Shu suddenly slammed on the brakes, almost throwing him off balance.

"Could you please drive a little more steadily?"

Xia Chi rubbed her waist and complained.

Qi Shu ignored that and asked in shock, "You really subdued the Egui Peng?"

The [Disaster of Evil Poison] incident caused such a big stir that Qi Shu, who pays special attention to Xia Chi, saw the live stream immediately.

She originally wanted to fly north to help in the countryside immediately, but the matter was over before she even arrived at the airport.
However, the power displayed by the evil spirit in the video left a deep impression on her.

Like most people, Qi Shu thought that Xia Chi and E Gui Peng's relationship was just a collaboration to defeat Tao Dai Lang.

After all, it's a legendary spirit, so why would it willingly be captured?
I can't believe Xia Chi actually did it!

However, if it's Xia Chi, it doesn't seem that outrageous.

Qishu, who met Xia Chi when he first became a trainer, knows best how many miracles Xia Chi created on his way to becoming a "world champion".

Subduing the Evil Spirit is just one of them.

Xia Chi nodded and said, "Yes, I've tamed it, but I don't want to be too conspicuous, so I haven't released it yet. I'll let it say hello to you when we get home."

Qi Shu felt a mix of emotions, nodded, and continued driving attentively.

So, to reiterate, it's not a question of whether Erguipeng is qualified to provide guidance, but rather...
I'm fighting the Evil Spirit? Really?!

Xia Chi saw through Qi Shu's thoughts and comforted him, "Don't worry, it's a training battle, so I'll definitely have her hold back a bit of her strength to fight you."

Well, to be precise, it's about acquiring a hundred million points of strength.

(End of this chapter)