Trainer? I'm just an ordinary hot spring owner.

This is not only a test for Xiao Duer, but also a test for myself.

"Fight against Gastly?" Jiang Cheng was stunned. It seemed that it was indeed possible. Although Xiao Duer was relatively weak, Gastly had only been here for a few days. Moreover, he was killed instantly by Trapwing before. Although he was level 21, which seemed a bit bullying, Jiang Cheng currently had no other Pokémon that could be used for battle. He couldn't just use Magikarp to perform a triple aerial twist for everyone, right?

However, I still want to ask Gastly's opinion: "Garsly, are you willing to fight this trainer?"

"Ghost——" (*￣︶￣)

It’s also good to do exercise after eating.

"Okay." Seeing that Gastly had no objection, Jiang Cheng agreed to the other party's request for a battle: "But I suggest you give Xiao Duer something to eat to restore his physical strength. It is also important to ensure that your Pokémon is in good condition before the battle. I have some Pokémon feed, you can give it to Xiao Duer."

"Oh! Thank you, Senior Jiang." Joey seemed to wake up from a dream and nodded quickly to thank him. If Senior Jiang hadn't reminded him, he would have almost forgotten it. His practice was indeed not good enough.

Senior Jiang is indeed a good person!

Jiang Cheng quietly began to check Gastly's skills.

[Gars: Skill pool: Licking/Grudge/Curse/Misfortunes never come alone/Night Demon/Substitute/Poison/Evil Wave/Hold/Hypnosis/Black Eyes/Same Fate]

Looking at this skill pool, Jiang Cheng took a breath, "Brother, are you so good? All over your body are transformation skills, pure dirty play, right?"

Looking at Gastly's incredible skill pool, a plan suddenly came to Jiang Cheng's mind.

"Little friend, don't blame me for being mean..."

.....

"Is it just ahead?"

Professor Kukui was sitting in a van from the Pokémon Center, looking at the surrounding buildings, and asked a pink-haired girl sitting in front of him.

"Yes, there are many hot springs in Malie City, but if you want to talk about the one with a unique roof, then this is the only one," the pink-haired girl nodded in response.

"Thank you so much. If it weren't for you, it would have taken me a long time to find this place!" Dr. Kukui expressed his sincere gratitude after hearing the girl's answer.

"Haha, no, no, we are also here to help our relative's child. You're welcome, Doctor," the pink-haired girl waved her hand.

The pink-haired girl is none other than Miss Joy, one of the two major families in the south of the city in the Pokémon world!

"No matter what, the help you provide is real, which is very important to me. The students of the trainer school are the future of the league. I thank you on behalf of the league."

Dr. Kukui thanked him solemnly. He received a call from the trainer school last night saying that a student was lost during extracurricular activities. He received the news in the middle of the night. The student was in a hot spring hotel in Mariejing City. Due to an accident, all his luggage was lost. Fortunately, he was fine.

Anxious Dr. Kukui rushed to Ula'ula Island early the next morning, but was in trouble when he arrived. The student only mentioned hot springs, but there were more than a dozen hot springs in Maliejing City. Did he have to ask one by one?

Just when he was struggling, he unexpectedly got help from Miss Joy.

"We're here, this should be it."

The van stopped outside a small courtyard. Dr. Kukui stuck his head out and, sure enough, among all the buildings with Johto characteristics, the roof of this hot spring center was so unique. It was exactly the same as the description from the Trainer School. It seemed that they had indeed found the place!

After getting out of the car, Dr. Kukui stretched his body. Under his long white coat was a muscular bronze body, comparable to that of a bodybuilding master.

When Miss Joy got out of the car, Professor Kukui and his companions just stepped into the gate when they heard a shout. Looking over, they saw Joy and Jiang Cheng, each on one side, releasing Pokémon in preparation for a battle.

"Haha, it seems like this kid is fine. It's only the second day, and he's already looking for someone to fight."

Miss Joy teased with a smile.

"Then let's wait until their battle is over before going over." Dr. Kukui is also very principled and will never disturb other people's battles just because of his identity.

Dr. Kukui is also an old master of fighting. His love for fighting is no less than that of regional champions from other places. Looking at Jiang Cheng and the other person who were confronting each other, he couldn't help but began to observe their fight carefully.

"This Gastly... has such strong ghost energy!"

Looking at the Gastly in front of Jiang Cheng, Dr. Kukui immediately noticed the difference of this Gastly. The ghost energy on its body was so strong that it was almost... as if it had been staying in a pile of ghost energy all day long.

It seems that this student of mine is going to suffer a loss.

Chapter 35: Gastly's Alternative Poison

Seeing Gastly’s skill pool, I believe many old-timers have already understood what Jiang Cheng wants to do.

That’s right, this guy is going to beat the baby to death!

And this routine is one of the three classic Gastly tricks that are very familiar to all Gastly fans and make them hate it when they mention it - guarding the poison for others!

Playing Gastly instead of playing the Alternate Poison Guard is like going to Europe without going to Jerusalem, reading the Four Great Classical Novels instead of Dream of the Red Chamber, eating rice rolls and drinking Assam milk tea, and that’s where the tasting ends. I’ve forgotten the rest in between, and in short, it’s a failed life.

Don't say anything dirty, this is all tactics!

Reasonable use of skills is also an integral part of combat!

While Joey was taking little Duer to recover, Jiang Cheng also specially constructed some tactics for Gastly. Finally, after little Duer had eaten his fill, he regained his strength, and the battle between the two was about to begin.

"That Gastly looks very energetic... It seems that the little guy has met a very capable trainer." Although Joy doesn't know how to fight, she knows Pokémon and can tell the status of a Pokémon at a glance. Jiang Cheng's Gastly is in very healthy physical condition and full of energy. It's obvious that a lot of effort has been put into its training.

In contrast, although Xiao Duer was also full of energy, his condition was obviously inferior.

In addition to command ability, training ability is also an important part of judging a trainer. Although Pokémon are magical creatures, there are obvious differences between individuals. Strong individuals have stronger combat capabilities. Whether a trainer can train his Pokémon to be strong and healthy is also one of the important criteria for judging a trainer.

But Professor Kukui quickly struck a classic pose: "But, this is also the meaning of a trainer's existence, isn't it? Finding a chance to win in all the impossibilities, Enjoy! That's the most important thing!"

"That's right!"

......

"Are you ready, Joey?" Jiang Cheng asked softly, looking at Joey in front of him.

"I'm ready, Senior Jiang, come on!" Joey said with his fists clenched.

"Then the game begins!"

"Xiao Duer! Use Peck!" Joey chose to take the initiative and launched the attack first, trying to seize the rhythm.

"Duer!" Little Duer flapped his wings and his sharp beak quickly stabbed towards Gastly.

Facing Xiao Duer's attack, Jiang Cheng calmly began to command: "Gars, Stand, and use poison"

Your speed of 65 is good, but how can you deal with my Gastly's speed of 80? This Stand can definitely be driven.

"Ghost--" Gastly opened its mouth, and a sinister black air emerged from the black mist in its body and slowly condensed into another grinning Gastly.

Looking at Xiao Duer attacking him, Gastly frowned, protected his Stand in front of him, and then stared at the attacking Xiao Duer. After he rammed into the Stand and broke up the body condensed by the black mist, the black mist suddenly turned into purple, which represented a deadly poison, and went into Xiao Duer's body through his mouth and nose.

As the poison entered his body, Xiao Duer showed a painful expression on his face and his physical condition deteriorated significantly.

"Xiao Du'er!" Joey screamed in panic. Jiang Cheng's response was too smooth, making Xiao Du'er seem to have run headfirst into the opponent's moves. He had anticipated that the outcome of this battle would not be good, but he did not expect to be hit head-on right at the start.

But if it's just poison, it's OK. Xiao Du'er still has the strength to fight. As long as he can quickly attack and win...

"Little Duer, peck the drill!"

"Hold on!"

The two commands were issued almost at the same time. After hearing Joey's order, Xiao Duer quickly stabbed in the direction of Gastly. At this moment, the distance between the two sides was shortened, and Gastly no longer had the conditions to slowly condense a stand. However, the thin gray-white round shell that emerged on Gastly's body made Joey's plan go to waste.

The sharp beak pecked on the round shell, knocking Gastly back, and the originally very close distance between the two was now widened again.

"Little Joy was read first..." Miss Joy and Dr. Kukui had the same thought at the same time.

Joey looked at Jiang Cheng's profile and thought to himself, it seems that what I heard before, that the new hot spring owner is a very strong ghost trainer, is indeed true.

"A very experienced trainer... Joey's actions were completely seen through," Dr. Kukui murmured softly.

Pre-reading is a very radical command strategy, which refers to the trainer's prediction of the opponent's command during the battle, and even making a response in advance.

The risk is very high. Once read incorrectly, the entire battle rhythm will be led in an extremely dangerous direction.

However, once read correctly, the blow to the opponent can be devastating.

Sure enough, seeing that his attack was perfectly dealt with by Jiang Cheng, Joey couldn't help but start to panic. He wanted to break the deadlock, but he was afraid that his actions would be guessed by Jiang Cheng again, and he was in a dilemma for a while.

He was conflicted, but Jiang Cheng wouldn't wait for him. Reality wasn't a turn-based game, so he started comboing!

"Keep your distance, then hypnotize"

Originally, he wanted to use strange light, but when Jiang Cheng saw that Gastly did not have it in his skill list, he used hypnosis instead. Anyway, the effects of falling into confusion and sleeping are almost the same.

They are all dirty, so is there any need to distinguish which one is dirtier?

Gastly obediently flew backwards quickly, and after keeping a certain distance, it stared at Xiao Duer with its eyes. Circles appeared in its eyes, like the patterns of the Rinnegan, and began to spread and change outward. Xiao Duer, who was not far away, happened to meet Gastly's eyes. Joey was too confused to give it further instructions, which made Xiao Duer take full advantage of the hypnosis.

"Xiao Duer! Danger!!"

What's the point of calling it dangerous? You want to provoke it! Who doesn't know that it's dangerous? Do you want me to tell you?

Xiao Duer still couldn't fight the sleepiness that was coming. She staggered to the ground, closed her eyes and began to snore. The effect of the poison on her body was still continuing, constantly deducting Xiao Duer's blood volume.

"I give up." After trying to wake up Xiao Duer several times and failing, Joey lowered his head and chose to give up.

"The winner is decided!!" A powerful voice announced the outcome of the duel. Jiang Cheng turned his head abruptly and saw a muscular man wearing a white scientific research coat and green-framed sunglasses on his face and Miss Joy who was looking at them with a faint smile.

Even though they didn't know each other's names, Jiang Cheng knew who the person was, mainly because the characteristics of the two were too obvious. But he couldn't understand why Professor Kukui came here. Is the teaching staff of the Trainer School so tight?

Until he saw Joey beside him, he suddenly thought of something.

"No way......."

Chapter 36: Entry into the Atlas

"Ah, Aunt Joy, Dr. Kukui, why are you here?" Joy saw the two of them and greeted them in surprise. Then, as if waking up from a dream, she quickly put the little Duer on the ground into the Poké Ball and ran towards them.

"Aunt Joy, my little Du'er is injured. Can you please help me recover?"

"call my sister"

"Sister Joey..."

A thunderclap suddenly sounded in Jiang Cheng's mind, and the sky collapsed and the ground sank with a purple golden hammer... (No)

Miss Joy's last name is Joy, and this child is also named Joy...

So this Joey is that Joey?

Jiang Cheng was also blinded by his knowledge. He had only known that Joey was born as a multiple birth, but he had never considered whether Joey reproduced by cell mitosis. Of course not. Joey's family also had male offspring, but the strong genes of the Joey family made every girl born have the color of Joey.

So a young man from a rich family came to my spa? Should I put up a signboard, "Elf House Healing Spa", and Joey said it was good when he came?

It feels very interesting...

Just tell me if it’s Joey who’s coming!

"Hello, Miss Joy, Dr. Kukui!"

Although he had some very rude thoughts in his mind, Jiang Cheng bowed to the two of them very respectfully on the surface.

Needless to say, Joey, as the only medical family in the Pokémon world, is an existence that you absolutely cannot offend, even more than the alchemist. If you offend the alchemist, he may send someone with a group of Dou Di to beat you. If you offend Joey, you will have to transform into the Giant Shark King and defeat the whole fucking world by yourself.

Dr. Kukui, on the other hand, is a person whom Jiang Cheng respects from the bottom of his heart.

There are many people with dreams. Jiang Cheng has seen too many people with dreams in school and in the laboratory. However, those who have dreams, determination, perseverance, and the ability to realize them without changing their original intentions are rare.

Professor Kukui is one of them. He studies Pokémon moves, is a famous wrestler, and a teacher at a Pokémon school. He gives his all to everything and tries his best to do everything to the best of his ability. He never neglects any of them because of any one thing. Such a life is actually very hard, but Dr. Kukui really devoted himself to the establishment of the Alola League.

Jiang Cheng received an education in Chinese culture, and he will always respect those who devote their lives to their work.

However, the mask of the Royal Masked Man is indeed a bit difficult to remove......

"Oh, you recognize me?" Kukui was a little surprised. He heard that the boss here was a kid who just came from Donghuang. Has his fame spread so far?

"Of course, who is the Royal Masked Man..." Jiang Cheng was just thinking about the Royal Masked Man in his mind. When he heard Dr. Kukui's question, he blurted it out. Halfway through, he felt something was wrong. Seeing Dr. Kukui's face suddenly changed, he immediately changed his words: "I am also a fan of the Royal Masked Man, so I have always known about Alola, so of course I have also known about Dr. Kukui, who is the most famous for studying Z moves here."

Wow, it’s finally back.

"So...so that's how it is, hahahaha, you are also a fan of Royal Masked Man?" Dr. Kukui was sweating profusely. He almost thought that his identity was about to be exposed. Fortunately, the other party said the second half of the sentence.

It turns out that the other person is a fan of the Royal Masked Man. It's really scary.

Looking at Professor Kukui's expression, Jiang Cheng knew that he really believed what he said. How should I put it? Although as a researcher, a teacher in a trainer school, and one of the founders of the Alola League, Kukui is a high-level intellectual. However, whether in the game or in the animation, this brother always behaves like the father of a fool, just... not very smart.

However, Kukui's emotional intelligence is absolutely top-notch. When he saw the proposal at the beach, Jiang Cheng exclaimed that she was a beauty. But then he thought about it and realized that he didn't even have a partner, so he could only torture the undergraduate student resentfully.

Fortunately, other people in the Alola region generally seem to be not very smart, and no one has ever revealed Professor Kukui's second identity.

"You must be Jiang Cheng, right? I heard about you from Joey. It was a bold decision for you to come all the way from Donghuang to Alola to open a hot spring parlor. At your age, you should be studying in the trainer school. Didn't your father stop you?"

Jiang Cheng shook his head: "My father passed away"

"Ah... Well, I hope you and your mother can mourn..." Kukui suddenly felt that he had said something wrong.