You are not allowed to be a Pokémon Trainer!

Chapter 318 So are all dark-skinned trainers battle maniacs?

Perhaps feeling a little dizzy from the carbon dioxide, after lunch, Cattleya yawned and drifted into her bedroom to catch up on her sleep.

Actually, there's no need for so many reasons, since Cattleya is the tree-pillow bear spirit personally chosen by Xia Chi.

Every day I'm either sleeping or on my way to sleep.

However, upon closer examination, there is indeed a huge imbalance between her immense, almost terrifying, mental power and her relatively weak physical constitution.

More sleep may be a necessary compensatory mechanism for the body to maintain this unconventional energy.

In contrast, Xia Chi, a superpowered individual who cultivates both physical and magical abilities, does not have this problem.

He was full of energy at the moment, showing no signs of afternoon drowsiness, thanks to his good exercise habits.

As usual, he practiced his teleportation skills for a while in the spacious living room.

Even after her mental energy was exhausted again and her head felt slightly throbbing, Cattleya's door remained tightly closed, without the slightest movement.

Feeling slightly tired, Xia Chi headed towards the professional training room in the suite, preparing to find Victini to replenish her mana.

That little guy certainly doesn't have the will to train, but with his love of joining in the fun, he'll definitely spend all his time in the training room bothering Sister Fa and the others.

As for why it was Sister Fa and not some other elf...
This guy is the easiest to "lure". Basically, whoever asks him to play, he will drop what he is doing and play with him.

However, Xia Chi guessed wrong this time.

As soon as Xia Chi pushed open the door to the training room, he saw Victini harassing his new friend, Gadria's, Pokémon.

The past few days of traveling together have made the elves of both sides somewhat familiar with each other, but that's about it.

The elves of Cattleya are just like their master, each one more aloof than the last.

They usually practiced separately, with clear distinctions and almost no communication.

In the entire training room, only Victini was restlessly flying around, harassing every single Pokémon equally.

If this scene were in Xia Chi's previous life, she would definitely be the "extremely rare genius" that the homeroom teacher described as single-handedly disrupting the class's studies.

It has to be said that Bictini is quite adept at causing trouble.

It flew around Gallade, who was concentrating on practicing Psychic Blade, and successfully attracted the latter's attention.

Gallade flicked her wrist, and a condensed psychic blade instantly deviated from its intended trajectory, grazing the edge with a "whoosh" and striking the nearby Misty Eclipse, who was already fast asleep.

Disturbed from her peaceful dream, Mengmeng Shi instantly bristled, her pink smoke-like body expanding violently, and indiscriminate mental noise spreading out like a tidal wave.

The training room instantly erupted into chaos.

The culprit, Victini, stuck out his tongue, a faint light flashed on his body, and he entered stealth mode, silently slipping out of the training room, concealing his merits and fame.

Xia Chi, feeling both amused and exasperated, quickly pulled it away from this troublesome place.

However, the good news is that, thanks to Victini's meddling, an invisible crack has appeared in the ice wall between the two factions of elves that were originally clearly divided.

This method of breaking the ice is quite inexplicable.

After replenishing his mana, Xia Chi was full of energy again.

With nothing much to do in the hotel, he decided to take Bictini, who had been peering out the window, and Hakron, who was equally eager to see the outside world, and go for a stroll.

This hotel is located in the heart of Shuanglong City, right at the intersection of the old and new town areas.

As you slowly descend in the transparent observation elevator, a wondrous sense of temporal and spatial collision unfolds before your eyes—

On one side are skyscrapers with gleaming glass curtain walls, exuding a futuristic and technological feel.

On the other side is a cluster of medieval buildings steeped in history.

"Bictigini, where are we going?"

Xia Chi pinched V-Beast's chubby cheeks and smiled as she handed the decision over to the little guy.

He didn't care where he went.

Victini escaped Xia Chi's clutches, flapping its little wings and flying to the glass curtain wall of the elevator, looking left and right with its little head.

Victini was getting a little tired of the scenery in the new town on the right, which was pretty much the same as Raven City.

After watching for a while, it flew back to Xia Chi's head, grabbed his left side of hair, and giggled: "Tini!"

Turn left and let's go!

Xia Chi smiled helplessly and led Bictini toward the old town.

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Walking on the stone-paved street, time seems to slow down considerably.

The streets, steeped in medieval charm, are sparsely populated with traffic, where pedestrians and elves stroll leisurely.

The pace is so slow it's as if it doesn't exist in this era.

Not far away, a large, orange creature wearing a hat and a small backpack slung across its shoulder descended from the sky, landing lightly and handing a letter to an elderly man sitting on a bench.

The children playing nearby excitedly rushed over, instantly covering its round, warm body.

"Dragon! It's Dragonite the Postman!"

"So soft and warm!"

Surrounded by the children, Dragonite wore a doting, goofy smile on its chubby yet incredibly cute face.

Completely unconcerned about being used as a giant pillow, it gently embraced the children with its large wings to prevent them from falling over.

"Fuyi."

The dragon beside Xia Chi was somewhat lost in thought, its icy blue eyes revealing a clear longing.

I don't know if I'm envious of the kids who can freely hug Dragonite, or if I'm envious of Dragonite's powerful yet gentle and beloved nature.

Perhaps because Dragonair's gaze was too focused, the cheerful Dragonite postman seemed to sense it. It turned its head curiously, and a look of surprise immediately appeared on its face.

Gently pushing aside the children, Dragonite flew to Xia Chi's side.

To be precise, it was next to Hakron.

"Phew~"

This Dragonite was clearly a friendly and outgoing person. It was especially affectionate to see its younger kin, stretching out its short arms and pulling the still somewhat bewildered Dragonair into its arms.

It used its soft belly and cheeks to give the Hakulong a very intimate and affectionate nuzzling!

Dragonair, being somewhat shy, was momentarily overwhelmed by Dragonite's excessive enthusiasm.

They could only turn to Xia Chi and Bictini, who was secretly laughing, for help.

Victini, the little guy who loves to watch the fun, not only didn't help out, but instead giggled and flew to the other side of Hakron, squeezing Hakron between the two sides.

Xia Chi went even further. Not only did he fail to rescue his own Pokémon from its predicament, he also directly asked Rotom on his phone to take a group photo of the three of them.

Just as the three elves were getting intimate, a lively girl's voice, slightly panting, came from not far away.

"I'm so sorry! I'm so sorry! My Dragonite has caused you trouble!"

Xia Chi turned around at the sound and saw a girl running towards her. She had healthy chocolate-colored skin and thick, dark purple hair tied into two lively pigtails that bounced as she ran.

Her attire had a touch of tribal style, and her eyes were bright and full of wild vitality.

A girl with deep purple twin tails, from Dragon City, and a Dragonite trainer.
Without a doubt, the girl in front of us is most likely Alice.

Of course, she can also be called: Twin Dragons Gym Leader, Future Unova Champion, Genius Girl with Dragon Heart Insight, Strongest Intelligence Girl, Iris!
Although Alice's presence is not as prominent as that of other intelligent girls like Misty, Haruka, Hikari, and Serena.

Xia Chi, however, quite liked her frank and competitive personality.

Alice saw Xia Chi immediately, her steps faltered, and a look of surprise flashed across her face.

Her eyes widened in surprise as she pointed at Xia Chi: "Eh?! You...you're that Xia Chi?!"

Frankly speaking, given Xia Chi's current fame among trainers, it's not surprising that she's recognized even without a highly recognizable legendary Pokémon like Urshifu or Milton by her side.

"It's really you!"

Alice's surprise was quickly replaced by great excitement. She almost skipped over to Xia Chi, her words full of energy.

"When you fought with Sister Xiaoju in Raven City, I was wondering if you would come to our Twin Dragon City. I didn't expect you to actually come!"

Xia Chi smiled and nodded in response, "Hello, if I'm not mistaken, you are Master Alice, right?"

Alice waved her hand sheepishly and corrected, "No, no! I'm not a full-fledged gym leader yet. I just occasionally fill in for Grandpa Shaka and take on gym challenges!"

Her bright, lively eyes darted around, immediately filling with anticipation as she eagerly asked, "Are you here to challenge Grandpa Shaka? But unfortunately, Grandpa has been in Snowflake City on some business and might not be back for a few days!"

However, she abruptly changed the subject, puffed out her chest, and struck a confident pose, "But if you'd like to have a match! I'm happy to oblige!"

She leaned forward slightly, her large eyes, brimming with a fighting spirit, fixed intently on Xia Chi with an irresistible look of anticipation: "How about it? Want to have a match with me?"

Alice's personality is just as lively as it is portrayed in the animation.

Before Xia Chi could even finish two sentences, she had already rattled off a long string of words, and finally extended a direct challenge.

Xia Chi pointed to Dragonite, which had finally been released and was now hiding behind him, and Victini, who was still grinning, and shrugged helplessly.

"Although I really want to accept it, as you can see, I only have the two of them by my side right now."

"Tini!"

Bictini immediately flew up in dissatisfaction, put her hands on her hips, and protested angrily to Xia Chi.

What do you mean by "it's just me"?

I'm really awesome too, okay!
Hakron also raised his head, his face still flushed from the earlier humiliation, but his eyes were full of fighting spirit.

It looked at Xia Chi and let out a soft chirp, as if it were volunteering.

Alice became even more excited upon seeing this, pointing at the two elves and saying, "Look, they clearly want to fight too!"

Xia Chi gave a wry smile.

His original intention was that two elves alone were insufficient to complete a full battle; how did the three of them misinterpret it to mean that?
But as I said before, since we're already here...

Xia Chi pondered for a moment and proposed a compromise: "How about this, let's keep it simple and have a doubles match?"

Frankly speaking, with only two Pokémon, Xia Chi has very little tactical flexibility.

It would be better to just have a clean and straightforward 2v2 match, which would save you from all those fancy substitutions.

Most dark-skinned trainers probably have some degree of "battle maniac" tendencies.

Nemo, Alice, and Xiaohao.
Pshaw, pshaw, pshaw, a dog has sneaked in here.

In short, Alice readily accepted Xia Chi's suggestion, her eyes instantly sparkling with a dazzling light, her face radiating the joy of "anything goes as long as there's a battle to play".

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Unlike novice trainers who can start battling anywhere by the roadside, for trainers of Xia Chi and Iris's caliber, battles are no child's play.

Without the protection of a professional energy barrier, the aftershocks of their Pokémon moves can easily cause unpredictable damage to the surrounding environment or innocent bystanders.

The new Shuanglong Dojo is located in the modern new town area, quite a distance from this old town.

However, the Pokémon world has no shortage of battle arenas of all sizes—

Especially in the Unova region, a place with an almost fanatical love for Pokémon battles.

It is said that even certain subway lines have installed deployable protective barriers in specific carriages, allowing commuting amateur trainers to have a fierce battle at any time, demonstrating its widespread use.

There is a fairly large open-air battle park nearby, which is perfect for this unexpected battle invitation.

On the way to the battle park, Alice chattered incessantly with Xia Chi.

They talked about how today was a regular closed day, the amusing story of her taking her Dragonite Dragon as a part-time "flying courier," and even her hometown, Dragon Village, which is quite far away.
Xia Chi listened quietly, not at all annoyed; on the contrary, a smile remained on his lips.

After several days of dealing with Gadalia's ultimate energy-saving mode where "it's tiring to say even one more word," Alice's energetic sharing at this moment felt particularly warm and relaxing to him.

Chatting casually along the way, the two soon arrived at the bustling battle park.

Despite it being a weekday, the place was just as popular as it had been.

Looking around, the dozen or so standard battlegrounds were almost completely full.

Each arena was surrounded by spectators, with shouts of encouragement and the sounds of clashing moves rising and falling, filling the air with a high level of enthusiasm for the battle.

Alice is undoubtedly the superstar here.

Almost every time she passed a venue, someone would greet her warmly.

Good afternoon, Alice!

"Master Alice, are you here to mentor the newcomers today?"

"Look, it's Alice!"

These greetings naturally also extended to Xia Chi, who was standing beside her.

Those who can appear here, even if they are not veteran trainers, are at least battle enthusiasts.

Soon, the first person to recognize Xia Chi appeared.

The news spread like ripples from a stone thrown into a lake.

The whispers quickly turned into excited exclamations and inquiring glances.

Soon, almost everyone in the Battle Park knew that Xia Chi had appeared there.

The crowd began to stir, and the scene became quite chaotic.

Fortunately, each battleground is covered by a sturdy metal mesh, like a giant birdcage, safely separating the battle area from the spectator area.

Before being completely surrounded by the crowd, the sharp-eyed Alice finally spotted an empty "battle cage." She grabbed Xia Chi's wrist, nimbly slipped inside, and locked the door with a "click."

Almost simultaneously, the first crowd to rush to the cage had already pressed themselves against the metal mesh, peering inside with shouts filling the air.

The frenzied pushing and shoving reminded Xia Chi, who was in the cage, of scenes of zombie hordes in apocalyptic movies.

It can be said that the people of the United States were very enthusiastic.
(End of this chapter)