Pokémon travel photography: Starting with riding the wave of popularity.

Homiga, who turns battles into concerts with Natsuki, is a quirky and unfortunately handsome guy just like Natsuki...

Just as Xiaoyao was speechless and complaining, Xia Mu saw Yadi opposite her and began to chant.

"I am Xia Xiaomu, a model citizen of Liyong, a popular Pokémon streamer, and a Unova Succubus whose fans, if lined up, could circle the Earth twice!"

"..."

"..."

"..."

Even though they were just bystanders, at that moment, Xiaoyao and her two friends felt so embarrassed that they couldn't even lift their heads.

And it is under these circumstances that the gym battle is about to begin.

"The Flying Cloud Gym battle is about to begin. Each player can use three Pokémon. The battle ends when all of one player's Pokémon are unable to battle!"

As the referee, who appeared out of nowhere, waved his right hand, Yati immediately spoke up:

"Well then, as a Gym Leader, let me show you my skills first! The first one is..."

Yati took out a Poké Ball.

"Come forth, Iron Ant!!"

A Pokémon that Natsuki was extremely familiar with appeared on the battlefield, and seeing this, Natsuki did not hesitate at all.

"It's your turn to perform, you skilled blacksmith!"

"Clang clang!"

The blacksmith who emerged from the Poké Ball looked at the Iron Ant opposite him and immediately showed a surprised expression.

"Clang?"

The skilled blacksmith immediately turned to look at Xia Mu.

Can I take this thing's teeth home?

"..."

Having understood what the skilled blacksmith meant, Xia Mu's expression immediately became speechless.

The Iron Ant in the tarantula was indeed very well bred. Under the sunlight, the metal armor on the Iron Ant reflected a dazzling light. After hearing the sound of the huge metal mandibles on the Iron Ant's mouth colliding with each other, Xia Mu knew even more that the Iron Ant in front of him was definitely a Pokémon that the tarantula had spent a lot of money to breed.

Xia Mu even suspected that the alloy used by Yati when cultivating this iron ant must have been extremely expensive.

but……

"Isn't all that alloy I bought for you enough?"

Since evolving into a skilled blacksmith, Hammer Girl has started to increase the weight of her hammer, so Xia Mu bought a lot of alloys.

But these were never the point. Xia Mu actually admired the skillful blacksmith's frugal nature, so while 'lecturing' the skillful blacksmith, Xia Mu started making faces at him.

How could you say something like this in public?

Xia Mu's telepathy is very useful in situations like this.

The skilled blacksmith nodded knowingly in response.

"Clang!"

Got it. Do it quietly, don't fire a shot!

The skilled blacksmith immediately fell silent and turned to look at the iron ant opposite him.

Slurp!

The skilled blacksmith licked his lips and gave the iron ant an exceptionally intense look.

"Hi~"

The iron ant couldn't help but take a step back.

At this moment, his premonition about insects was frantically issuing warnings.

Danger! Run for your life!

……

……

P.S.: I was a bit busy moving today, so Chapter 2 will be a little late. Sorry!

Chapter 220 I hope it's a knife stabbing me in the back, not...

However, the referee did not pay attention to Iron Ant's seemingly intimidated behavior at this moment. After both Pokémon appeared on the field, he immediately shouted.

"Battle begins!"

As the first to send out its Pokémon, Arty naturally took the lead in the attack.

"Dig a hole!"

Swish swish!

As a Pokémon whose instinct is to dig mountains and build nests, Iron Ant's digging speed is not to be underestimated. In just the blink of an eye, it has dug a large hole and disappeared from the battlefield.

However, the skilled blacksmith who once single-handedly overturned an entire iron ant nest was no stranger to this kind of development.

Therefore, after the iron ant burrowed into the ground, she immediately raised the sledgehammer in her hand.

boom!

The hammer, enveloped in normal energy, slammed into the ground, causing it to shake violently and also injuring the iron ants beneath.

With a hissing sound, the iron ant, covered in dust, crawled awkwardly out of the ground.

But this was the moment the skilled blacksmith had been waiting for.

"Clang clang!"

With a loud shout, the skilled blacksmith abandoned his hammer and pounced on the iron ant.

Seeing this, Yati's pupils contracted, and he immediately took countermeasures.

"Hold on!"

Yati's reaction was undeniably quick, but for Iron Ant, who had just crawled out of the collapsed burrow and was still not fully conscious, such a rapid reaction was a bit of a challenge.

Therefore, just as the Iron Ant realized what was happening and was about to use its Guard skill, the Craftsman's pink little hand had already grabbed the metal tentacle on the Iron Ant's head, which resembled a dowsing rod.

Then, the skilled blacksmith used his free right hand to deliver two punches to the iron ant's head.

Amidst the crisp metallic clanging sound, the iron ant, which had just regained some consciousness, immediately went dazed.

Seeing this, Xia Mu finally issued his first command after the start of the battle.

"Wild swings and strikes!"

"Clang clang!"

Yati wasn't quite sure whether it was because the skilled blacksmith reacted quickly or because she was already planning to use the skill.

In short, the moment Xia Mu finished speaking, the blacksmith's hands were already covered with eerie evil energy.

Then, Yati witnessed the most brutal scene he had ever seen in his life during a battle.

boom!

Bang!

call out!

boom!

The skilled blacksmith treated the iron ants as mere toys, casually tossing and smashing them around, and even punching and kicking them from time to time.

However, a question arose in Yati's mind as he watched this scene.

As we all know, Steel-type Pokémon are exceptionally durable, and Iron Ant is no exception.

Although Ironant is as fragile as any Bug-type Pokémon, as a Pokémon carefully bred by Arty, its armor is even tougher than some ordinary Steel-type Pokémon.

Not to mention the iron ant's hardest mandibles.

And Natsuki should know this too.

But why, after the skilled blacksmith caught the iron ant, did Xia Mu not allow the blacksmith to attack the weaker points on the iron ant's body, but instead just watched as the blacksmith attacked the iron ant's giant mandibles?

Are you releasing water?

Yati admits that he appreciates Xia Mu's musical talent, but he overlooks Xia Mu's actual abilities.

Therefore, I was a bit careless at the beginning of the battle.

but……

"Holding back in battle is not cool at all!"

Yati now has a lot of opinions about Xia Mu.

Just like Yati, Ziyu also had a lot of opinions about Xiamu at this time.

Unlike Yati, who only knew about Xia Mu online, she, as Xia Mu's travel companion, guessed Xia Mu and the master blacksmith's true purpose in just a moment.

These two guys are trying to become dentists during the match!

Zi Yu was furious at this blatant act of plundering.

"If you two continue like this, I... I'm not going to be friends with you anymore!"

In the end, the little angel Ziyu couldn't bring herself to say anything harsh.

But for Xia Mu and the skilled blacksmith, this threat was enough.

"what?"

"Clang?"

Upon hearing Ziyu's shout, Xia Mu and the skilled blacksmith both showed expressions of shock.

Does that mean I can't freeload meals anymore?