Elf: Starting as the Fighting Gym Master, and being entangled by Nancy.

Chapter 480 Li Xuan: Stop squeezing!

"Oh right, I said last time I would go see Cattleya when I come to the Unova region next time. But... given the current situation, I was thinking of going straight back to the Hoenn region."

Li Xuan rubbed his chin.

N's words served as a direct reminder to myself.

It's time to go find Cattleya.

Otherwise, if the other party finds out that she came to the Unova region and didn't look for her, they'll probably cause trouble.

To prevent Cattleya from causing trouble.

After considering a solution, Li Xuan decided to take some time to go and find the other party.

Anyway, we have Riolu.

With its teleportation ability, you can quickly return to the Hoenn region after finding Cattleya.

It doesn't take much time at all.

"N, you should go to the Hoenn region first. You can tell Daigo in the group chat first, so he knows."

Li Xuan let N go first, while he went to the Alliance headquarters in the Unova region to find Cattleya.

"it is good."

N nodded slightly.

……

……

【Feeding Li Xuan's VIP Lounge (11)】

[Nature's Black: @Zufiki Daigo, Mr. Daigo, I've been invited by Gym Leader Li Xuan and am about to head to the Hoenn region. Where should I look for you?]

[Zufuge Daigo: @NatureBlack, Mr. N, please come directly to Mossdeep City. I can explain the situation to you offline. Thank you so much for coming to the Hoenn region. If it were before, I would have taken you around Hoenn. I didn't expect things to turn out this way.]

[Lance: Daigo, what happened?]

[Ice Lorelei: Yeah, even a legendary Pokémon user like N has gone to the Hoenn region. Is there something they can't handle?]

[Daigo Zubuchi: Here's what happened...]

Daigo briefly recounted the meteorite crisis in the group chat.

[Red: @Zufuge Daigo, do you want me to go to Hoenn?]

[Green: We're basically just killing time anyway, so if you need any help from us, just let us know.]

[Lance: @Daigo Zubuki, if there's anything missing, let me know and I'll see if there's anything I can do to help you in the Hoenn region.]

Immediately, everyone in the group started popping up to chime in.

With everyone's strength guaranteed to reach at least that of a King, they can at least offer some assistance, so Daigo shouldn't be stingy.

If needed, just call them over.

We're all one family in the alliance.

They're both League Trainers, so helping each other out is the right thing to do.

Who knows, I might need your help again later.

[GeGeGe no Zubu: Thank you all. I appreciate your kindness, but if there's anything I can't do later, I might really have to invite you all to come to the Hoenn region.]

The group chat was filled with "OK" replies.

Meanwhile, Li Xuan...

I received a message from Gadria.

[Sleeping Beauty: I saw the group message! Are you in the Unova region?]

[Dojo Abandoned Monkey: Yes, I came to Raven City to see N and we talked about some serious business. Are you at League Headquarters now? I'll come find you if I have time.]

【sleeping Beauty:!!!】

Sleeping Beauty: I'm free! I'm free! Just stay in Raven City, I'm coming to find you!

Unova region, League headquarters, inside the Elite Four's office.

Cattleya's face was flushed.

I never expected that Li Xuan, whom I had been thinking about day and night, would finally return to the Unova region!
Cattleya couldn't wait to find Li Xuan.

However, she quickly stopped what she was doing.

Ok……

Let's get dressed up a bit before we go!

This outfit.

It took two hours to get ready.

Li Xuan waited in Raven Game City until the flowers withered. He looked up at the sky and pondered for a long time.

I should have told Cattleya three hours earlier that I was coming to the Unova region.

This wait is taking way too long!

Sure enough, girls take way too long to get ready. I should start talking to them a few hours in advance next time something like this happens.

"Master Li Xuan! Long time no see! What brings you to Raven Amusement Park all by yourself?"

Li Xuan turned his head to look in the direction of the sound.

I saw the purple yu (a type of reed pipe).

"Sister Ziyu, it's been a long time~ I've been waiting for Gadria, but it's been a bit long."

Li Xuan said, somewhat amused and exasperated.

"Hmm... In that case, wouldn't you be very bored, Master Li Xuan?"

Upon hearing this, Zi Yu rested her chin on one hand and began to ponder, shaking her head as if deep in thought.

"It's alright, I'm just tired of mobile games. If I could battle a trainer, that would be nice."

Li Xuan's hands were itching to try.

The match against N just now wasn't satisfying enough.

So, Li Xuan looked at Zi Yu and raised an eyebrow at her.

The meaning is obvious.

Now that our eyes have met, let's begin our battle!

"Hey hey, Master Li Xuan doesn't hold back when he hits, let's just forget about it."

Zi Yu knew that fighting against Li Xuan would be incredibly pointless.

Therefore, I would absolutely not fight Li Xuan now!
"However, I can find a worthy opponent for Master Li Xuan~"

Ziyu thought of a suitable trainer.

Anyway, it's very close by, so I might as well take this opportunity to see how strong Master Li Xuan is now!
"That works too. Sister Ziyu, you have quite a wide network of connections. You've managed to find an opponent who can be my equal."

Li Xuan gave it a thumbs up.

He has four divine beasts on his body.

If they were to find a truly evenly matched opponent, it would be a battle of mythical beasts.

"Ahem, actually, they're not that evenly matched. The person I'm looking for is a dojo master, just like you, Master Li Xuan."

When Zi Yu thought about the Pokémon that Li Xuan possessed, she felt that there were probably very few people in the entire world who could do the same.

Therefore, the only way to investigate is by examining their identity.

Ah!
Since they're both gym leaders anyway, they're basically at the same rank.

Calling them evenly matched wouldn't be an exaggeration, right?

Ziyu operated her phone in a flurry of actions.

Soon, they arranged for Li Xuan to meet a worthy opponent.

"Come, come! Master Li Xuan, come with me~ The opponent I found for you is right here!"

Zi Yu led Li Xuan to the Lei Wen Dojo.

The dojo master is none other than Xiaojuer.

However, we didn't go through the main entrance.

Instead, they entered through a hidden door at the back.

Li Xuan:?
"Sister Ziyu, why don't we go through the main gate?"

Li Xuan pointed to the wide-open main entrance and couldn't help but ask.

"If you want to appear in the United Daily News the next day, just go through the main entrance."

Zi Yu made a joke.

He then explained, "Sister Xiaoju'er is too popular. If a well-known trainer like you, Brother Li Xuan, were to go in and battle with Sister Xiaoju'er, and were to be instantly defeated by her, you would easily be attacked by Sister Xiaoju'er's fans."

"Well, it's definitely better not to go through the main entrance."

Li Xuan took this to heart.

Xiaojuer is a well-known model with tens of millions of fans worldwide.

I'm just a small fry. Although I can hire Rotom and Polygon to "beat people up through the internet," it's better not to cause any unnecessary trouble.

Enter through the back door.

It happened to be in a dressing room.

A tall, elegant woman was sitting in front of a dressing table, tidying up her appearance.

Noticing the back door was open, the woman stood up and looked back, seeing Zi Yu and the young man beside her. Li Xuan also saw the woman's face clearly.

She had long, jet-black hair with thick, side-swept bangs framing her forehead, and two ponytails tied at the back of her head, hanging down.

She wore two-tone headphones, a yellow and blue short-sleeved shirt and shorts, and a yellow down shawl.

What's even more eye-catching are those long, fair legs.

It really does look long.

The person before me is, of course, Kiku, the Gym Leader of Raven City.

"You must be Gym Leader Li Xuan, right? I heard from Sister Zi Yu that you have some expertise in training Electric-type Pokémon, so I would like to ask you for some guidance today."

Xiao Ju'er reached out and shook hands with Li Xuan.

Only then did Li Xuan understand why Xiao Ju'er had agreed to fight him.

It turns out that Ziyu was telling Xiaojuer that she had some experience in raising Electric-type Pokémon.

Therefore, Xiaoju wanted to use this battle to see where she might be lacking in her training of Electric-type Pokémon.

but……

"Miss Kikyo, do you really want to battle my Electric-type Pokémon?"

Li Xuan's expression turned strange.

He did indeed train an Electric-type Pokémon, but that Electric-type Pokémon was Zapdos, which has now reached Champion-level strength, making it much stronger than Kiss, who is only at the Gym Leader level.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Ju'er naturally nodded and said, "Please enlighten me, Master Li Xuan."

"Okay, then I'll borrow your switch for a bit."

"No problem, please come with me."

Xiao Ju led Li Xuan to the switchboard.

Li Xuan called Sabrina and traded Groudon for Zapdos.

"When will you come back?"

After exchanging Pokémon, Li Xuan did not hang up the phone.

Not long after, Naz began to miss Li Xuan.

"It's hard to say, maybe... a month?"

Li Xuan clicked his tongue in surprise; he really couldn't say for sure about this.

"If it's more than one day, you owe me twice, there's no upper limit."

Naz nodded, and then spoke in coded language that only the two of them understood.

Li Xuan: ???
Not sisters?

Are you saying you don't treat me like a human being?

Li Xuan's expression gradually became strange.

Don't think that just because I play a fighting style character I'll let you bully me!

I've always been accommodating to you before, but when I go back this time...

"Okay, I'll be waiting for you. I hope you can give me a surprise."

Naza smiled, her eyes softening: "Don't disappoint me, or else..."

Li Xuan: “…”

Family members, do you think it's possible that he might have abandoned the fighting dojo and run away?

Ok.

I feel like Buchan would be perfect to be the fourth gym leader!
Thinking of this, Li Xuan sent a message to Bu Miao.

[The Dojo's Abandoned Monkey: Hey sis, why don't you become the fourth Gym Leader?]

[BuMiao: ?]

[The Abandoned Monkey of the Dojo: It's Your Duty to Rebuild the Glory of Fighting!]

[BuMiao: ? ? ]

[BuMiao: Li Xuan, what's gotten into you again?!]

[The Abandoned Monkey of the Dojo: You'll understand when you reach my age.]

[BuMiao: Eye roll.jpg. By the way, Naz asked me to buy you some goji berries. Give me your address so I can send them directly to you.]

[The abandoned monkey of the dojo: Don't!]

Seeing this, Li Xuan quickly added Bu Miao to his blacklist.

Goji berries and stuff, what a joke!

Put down the phone.

Li Xuan engaged in a thrilling battle with Xiaoju'er using Zapdos.

The battle was too intense to be clearly described in words, so I'll skip it.

The battle is over.

"Master Li Xuan, thank you for your guidance."

Xiao Ju wiped the sweat from her cheeks, looked at her fallen teammates behind her, and had a better understanding of the situation.

"You're welcome. Cattleya should be arriving soon too. I'll just go out the back door."

Li Xuan glanced at the time and realized that an hour had passed.

Even if the makeup takes forever, it should be done by now.

Gadria, being a superpowered individual, could teleport here instantly, saving a lot of time.

"Alright, take care, Master Li Xuan."

Xiao Ju'er saw Li Xuan off.

Zi Yu followed.

"We'll be going now~ Bye-bye, Little Chrysanthemum Sister~"

Ziyu said goodbye to Xiaojuer.

They had only walked a few steps.

The spatial fluctuations in front of Li Xuan became chaotic.

No need to overthink it.

I knew it was Cattleya who had arrived.

Thump~
Li Xuan felt a softness in his arms as he discovered that Cattleya had thrown herself into his embrace, her voice slightly muffled: "You bad Li Xuan, why are you only coming to see me now..."

"I've been busy with important things lately, that's why I'm a little slow. Besides, I'm here to see you, so don't be upset."

Li Xuan gently stroked Cattleya's smooth blonde hair, soothingly saying.

At the same time, he gave Ziyu a knowing look.

Zi Yu immediately understood and quickly left, as if she were going to do something important.

"Yes, yes. I know you're very busy, so I'm really glad you could come to see me this time!"

Previously, Gadriya had only been acting coquettishly towards Li Xuan.

She's not an unreasonable person anymore; as long as Li Xuan explains things clearly, she can understand him.

"Once you've finished dealing with your business, can we go on a trip to the Orange Islands?"

"hiss……"

Hearing Cattleya mention the Orange Islands.

Li Xuan felt that his trip to the Orange Islands was likely to be canceled.

After all, he had already speed-runned all the Orange Islands dungeons.

The league has already arrested all the Rockets members there, so there doesn't seem to be any need to go.

Even A-Du converted the travel expenses into cash and deposited it into his card.

"what happened?"

When Gadalia heard Li Xuan say that, she secretly felt that something was wrong.

Li Xuan recounted the events of the Orange Islands to Cattleya.

Cattleya's heart sank.

She had already bought a swimsuit, ready to wear it for Li Xuan to see!
result……

My South Island trip is ruined! (crying)

"However... although the trip to the Orange Islands is canceled, we can go to the Alola region."

Li Xuan thought of the upcoming Ether Foundation.

If the other party is going to pick up Lillie, he could hitch a ride on the plane.

Even if he didn't accept the offer, Li Xuan could still report to the league that the Rockets had designs on the Arora region, and that it wouldn't be a bad idea to take the opportunity to go on a paid trip.

……

……

Kanto region, Viridian City, Team Rocket base.

"Chief, we've scouted the Alola region. The only Champion-level Trainer there is 'Royal Mask,' who's not worth mentioning."

(End of this chapter)