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Chapter 30 Bamboo and Orchid (Bonus Chapter, Please Read On!)

In recent months, several major events have occurred in the Sinnoh region, which had been relatively peaceful for some time.

The first thing is that a young rookie trainer successfully dominated the Lily of the Valley Tournament and passed the Champion Road test.

This means that after a few years of hiatus, the Sinnoh region has finally welcomed a new champion, injecting new vitality into the Sinnoh League.

The champion's name is—

Bamboo orchid.

The next two major events were also related to this young champion.

With the selection of the Sinnoh champion, the aging Sinnoh Elite Four no longer had to struggle and three of them retired at once.

If it weren't for concerns about the league being full of inexperienced rookies, the only remaining ground-based legend, Kikuno, would probably have retired long ago...

The retirement of a superstar is not a big deal in itself.

However, with three vacancies appearing at once, selecting replacements became an extremely troublesome task.

This part of the work naturally fell to the new champion.

Sinnoh region, Pokémon League.

"boom--!"

A loud explosion echoed from the battlefield behind the alliance.

"Karoo—!"

Its skin was rough and covered with sharp spikes, and its tail slapped the ground with a loud cracking sound.

Garchomp roared to the sky, its howl carrying a chilling and intimidating power.

Before it, the battered Gallade knelt on the ground, its sharp, defiant eyes fixed on its opponent.

How come this guy is as strong as a monster?

Despite giving it my all, I couldn't win...

With that thought in mind, Gallade rolled her eyes and fainted.

"The battle is over!"

"The score is 6-2, Zhulan champion wins!"

The referee, wearing a helmet, waved his flag and delivered the verdict for the match.

Behind Gallade, a young man with long light blue hair sighed helplessly.

"I lost."

He looked across and saw a woman in a black trench coat with flowing blonde hair standing with her arms crossed behind Garchomp.

It seems like he is examining himself.

If you ignore the pink lollipop Zhu Lan is holding, she does look exceptionally dashing.

Even though we're all the same age, why can I only barely defeat her two Pokémon no matter how hard I try?
A sense of despair welled up in Wusong's heart, but he still tried his best to maintain his composure.

"Thank you for your guidance, Bamboo Orchid Champion."

Wusong lowered his head and bowed to Zhulan.

"I look forward to your guidance next year as well."

"?"

Upon hearing his words, the originally spirited Zhu Lan blinked and subconsciously tilted her head.

"But you've already passed!"

Are superpowered people really that concerned about their image? Even when he bows at a 90-degree angle, his hair doesn't change at all...

"Remember to report to the Pokémon League tomorrow, along with Da Ye and A Liu."

After saying that, to Wusong's astonishment, Cynthia slowly reached out and put Garchomp into its Poké Ball, then left without looking back.

"Is this... right?"

Wusong stood there, stunned.

I never expected that after losing so badly, I could still pass the Heavenly King's test?

"Don't worry, with your abilities you're more than capable of being one of the Four Heavenly Kings."

Seeing this, Granny Kikuno, who had been silently watching from the sidelines, stepped forward and patted Gosho, whose Dao heart seemed somewhat broken, with a smile.

"Actually, when Xiao Zhulan was challenging the road to the championship, the former Four Heavenly Kings only managed to defeat two of her main players."

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late at night.

Sinnoh region, Shenhe Town.

"Aha--"

The Garchomp carrying the blonde beauty landed slowly in front of the villa. Cynthia, sitting on its back, yawned silently. "So tired..."

After entering the villa, Zhu Lan sat on the sofa, staring blankly at the dark screen.

After so many days, the selection process for the new Elite Four member has finally come to an end. The three selected trainers are as young as I am, but at least they are quite strong.

With Grandma Kikuno's guidance, they should be able to adapt to the duties of the Heavenly King very quickly.

I should be able to relax for a while now.

It's a long-awaited holiday, but I have absolutely no idea what to do.
I'm too lazy to even open the game I've been wanting to play day and night...

Zhu Lan sighed, quickly put her waist-length hair up in a bun, and picked up her phone from the table.

Having grown up under her grandmother's guidance, with her main profession being a mythologist and her side job being the Sinnoh champion, she is quite traditional and rarely uses a mobile phone.

So, unsurprisingly, I forgot it at home when I went to the Pokémon League.

Of course, when she's particularly bored, she'll still turn on Pokémon TV to watch Professor Oak's Baby House series or see if there are any new developments in archaeological excavations in other regions.

But this time, when I turned on my phone, something seemed different.

In the center of the locked screen, a message from the navigator appeared before Zhu Lan's eyes.

[Qingyu: I'm sorry I haven't replied to you before, I'm much better now.]

The dojo my parents left me is a precious treasure, so if possible, I would like to try to continue running the Sunshine Dojo.

And congratulations on becoming the Sinnoh Champion!

Qingyu?

Six months later, Zhu Lan suddenly received a message from her childhood sweetheart, whom she had almost lost contact with. Her pupils contracted slightly, and the corners of her mouth unconsciously turned up.

Even the fatigue accumulated from working for several consecutive days dissipated considerably.

Although she received the message a little late, Zhu Lan was genuinely happy for Qing Yu after learning that he had recovered from his grief.

It takes immense courage to get through such a tragic event.

If she hadn't been so busy these past few months after becoming champion, she probably would have already set off for Padia to bring Qingyu back to Shenhe Town for recuperation.

Now it seems he doesn't need my help?

Zhu Lan smiled and slowly tapped the screen with her fingers, typing out two lines of text.

[Zhu Lan: It's okay, it's good that you can cheer up.]

I remember the Sunny Gym is in Keytown in the Padilla region, right?

Since I have some free time these days, why don't I just go and check on Qingyu's condition?
It must be tough for one person to run a dojo. Shouldn't I offer some help within my capacity?

I remember there was a pretty strong Riolu in my grandma's research institute?
After waiting a while and seeing that Qingyu did not reply, Zhulan opened Pokémon TV while thinking.

The first video on the homepage immediately caught her attention.

"A video that Daigo shared? And this user's name..."

Ultramarine Feather.

Zhu Lan raised an eyebrow and subconsciously clicked on it.

"Hello everyone, I'm Qunqingzhiyu, a new host."

The voice was familiar, and although it had changed slightly, she recognized the owner of the voice instantly.

It really is Qingyu!
Is it because the dojo has been abandoned for too long that they want to find other ways to quickly regain popularity?
Zhu Lan understood Qing Yu's thoughts in an instant.

But after watching the two videos, she suddenly realized that she didn't seem to recognize her childhood sweetheart anymore.

Has Qingyu really become this powerful in the past five years?
That makes sense, though. He himself has risen from a rookie trainer to a regional champion, so it's only natural that Qingyu would grow into a competent gym leader.

After the video finished playing, Zhu Lan noticed that Qing Yu was live streaming, so she clicked on it out of strong curiosity.

"Although the Earth Dragon can't learn Dragon Dance and is far less noble than the Rat Family who can use Rat Dance, it's still very useful~"

As soon as she entered, she heard Qingyu joking about Garchomp.

Moreover, it's one of the top 3 most hated derogatory jokes.

Zhu Lan glanced at the hall subconsciously.

Fortunately, the intense battles over the past few days had clearly left Garchomp exhausted, and it was now sleeping soundly with a Gible plushie.

I didn't hear anything from the phone.

Suppressing a laugh, Zhu Lan slowly typed out a line of text in the live stream.

Before sending, they also checked the paid message option, maxing out the amount and displaying a dazzling gold color.

[Mythologist Cynthia: If Garchomp heard this, it would probably be very angry, right? (laughs while covering face)]

If it's Qingyu, my appearance in his live stream should bring some popularity, right?
Zhu Lan's idea is not wrong.

However, Qingyu was now sweating profusely.

It's Tuesday! I'm adding an extra chapter to ask for your continued reading. Isn't that a lot of sincerity?
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(End of this chapter)