Pokémon from Galar

Mary raised her hand to put Little Chick away, then glanced at Nie Zi, who also put Absol away, clearly having made the same decision as Mary.

The magic space on the field was almost over. After thinking for a moment, Mary lifted the Moon Ball again and let Ichigo stand on the field.

…………

……

In the end, the battle between the siblings ended with Mary emerging victorious.

After recalling the already weakened I-chan, Mari walked up to Nie Zi, looked up at her older brother, and glared at him angrily.

"Stop glaring, let's hurry up and go see Joey."

"Isn't this all your doing!"

Hearing Mary's complaint, Nie Zi smiled, paused for a moment, and then said:

"...I never imagined you would grow up so quickly. This time last year, you were just sitting in the audience holding Ichigo, but now you're standing in the spotlight, in the center of everyone's attention."

Sensing the hidden emotion in Nie Zi's words, Mary pursed her lips and suddenly said:

"Even if you say that, I won't plead for you when your parents scold you tonight."

Upon hearing this, Nie Zi raised his hand, ruffled Mary's hair, and burst into laughter.

"Come on, don't just stand here. It's not your turn to give your acceptance speech yet."

The brother and sister walked into the passage together, and the cheers behind them seemed to be left behind as the light dimmed.

After taking a few steps, Mary suddenly spoke up:

“I will be careful, and Sonia will help us too. I am not alone.”

“I’m not worried about your safety now, but in the future, there will always be a time when you leave Galar and your companions. You can’t be without any weaknesses forever.”

“I’ve thought about all of that, but I can’t just watch Yuri take risks at a time like this and do nothing.”

Turning to look into Mary's eyes, Nie Zi sighed helplessly:

"Anyway, I can't beat you anymore."

"……elder brother."

"what?"

"A man's arrogance is definitely not a cute trait, okay..."

"Go! Go! Go--"

Nie Zi raised his hand and rubbed Mary's head for a while. Looking at her hair, which had become a bird's nest, Nie Zi finally smiled with satisfaction.

The two walked out of the passage and arrived at the infirmary. They handed the Pokémon to the Blissey next to them, and then Marnie was grabbed by Nurse Joy and led inside.

Just as Nie Zi was about to gloat, he was glared at fiercely by Miss Joey before he could even mock Mary. Instead, Mary, who was standing next to Joey, silently grinned and laughed at him.

While Mary was being forcibly placed on a hospital bed for examination, the outside world was still caught up in the atmosphere of the battle.

The draw for the second round of matches will be announced the following day, and the matches will follow shortly thereafter.

However, the two or three-day interval in between still gave the players some time to rest.

Of the four gym challengers who qualified this year, three made it to the second round, and Marie and Yuri even faced off against gym leaders and won their respective matches.

This reminded many people of the Dojo Challenge that Dan participated in back then, where he was just over ten years old and made it to the elimination rounds right after his debut.

Regardless, the topic has certainly generated a lot of buzz, although no one really thinks anyone can beat Dan Di.

Mary picked up her medical records and some medicine from Joey, and when she went outside, she found that Nie Zi had disappeared at some point, and instead, Yuri was sitting on a chair outside.

"Where's Sonia? Isn't she with you?"

Mary reached out and caught the little nebula that was rushing towards her, and asked a question curiously.

"Um...it seems they went to find Gym Leader Nie Zi..."

Yuri hesitated for a moment, but still chose to tell the truth, seemingly worried that Mary might have some thoughts about it.

"Could it be that she went to argue with my brother?"

"...I think it's quite possible."

Yuri scratched her head awkwardly, unsure of what to say. Actually, she was quite angry too, but since the person in question was Mary's own brother, she didn't know how to handle it.

"Well—never mind him, serves him right~"

Chapter 396 Drawing Lots

After leaving the arena, Mary originally planned to go for a stroll, but Yuri forcibly took her to the hotel room prepared by the league for the players and pinned her down on the bed, acting as if 'Mom thinks you need to rest'.

Lying in bed listening to the live broadcast on Rotom's phone, Mari reached out and pinched Yuri's fingers, smiling as she said:

"You don't need to be so nervous. It's really nothing. Miss Joey said it's not a big problem. You just need to rest."

Yuri, sitting beside Mary's pillow, lowered her head and hummed softly.

"...You know you need to rest, huh? You still want to go shopping? You should stay in the house and rest until the next round of the competition starts. I'll take care of the daily training for you."

"There's really no need to exaggerate like that..."

Turning over, Mary's gaze fell on Yuri's exposed, snow-white thighs, the beautiful curves outlined by her light-colored denim hot pants particularly alluring.

I couldn't resist sticking out my tongue and licking it, and then I felt Yuri visibly shudder.

"...What are you doing?"

"Nothing much, just wanted to lick it."

"abnormal."

"Hehe~"

Mary grinned, raised her hand and moved Yuri's palm next to her cheek, then turned her head and snuggled into Yuri's palm.

"...Why are you suddenly so excited?"

Hesitantly rubbing her palms together, feeling the curve of Mary's face, Yuri's attention was now completely drawn to Mary.

"Because I wasn't sleepy to begin with, and I couldn't fall asleep even when I lay in bed."

"Ugh……"

Yuri sighed, a little inexplicably, bent down, cupped Mary's face, kissed her cheek, and then said:

"Let's take a nap together, I'll stay with you."

"Um……"

After hearing this, Mary pondered for a moment, then suddenly raised her other hand to try and touch Yuri's face. Unfortunately, Yuri grabbed her hand with her other hand as soon as she raised it, preventing her from continuing.

"I'd rather you hold me than sleep with me~"

Even with her hands grabbed, Mary didn't mind. Her cheeks flushed slightly, and she whispered an invitation to Yuri in a tone that seemed to gently caress her heart.

"Stop fooling around."

"I'm not messing around. How can I sleep if I don't expend more energy? And you're not sleepy either, are you? You just finished a battle, let me relax a bit."

"..."

Speechless after being silenced by Mary's words, he pondered for a while, panting heavily, and finally agreed to Mary's invitation.

After taking off her clothes, Yuri lifted the blanket and straddled Mary's waist and abdomen. Her fingers lifted the thin nightgown, and with the slight rise and fall of her chest, all that could be seen were alluring colors.

At this moment, Mary's hands were already wrapped around Yuri's waist. Even though they had touched each other's skin countless times, it still released a mesmerizing magic.

As her fingertips gently traced Yuri's lower abdomen, Mary suddenly spoke:

"I can feel my abs now... they're not as soft as they used to be."

Yuri subtly moved her hand upwards along Mary's skin, then said:

"But Mary's body became even more supple, making it irresistible to leave marks."

With a slight pressure from her fingertips, pain, along with other sensations, traveled to her brain, causing Mary to lower her guard and, with slightly narrowed eyes, surrender herself to Yuri.

……

The draw for the second round of eliminations was conducted online via live stream. Since there were only a few participants, the whole process would take less than ten minutes on a dedicated program.

Mary and Yuri almost missed the live broadcast. When they groggily reached for their phones, they realized that the official program had been running for several minutes. Yuri was so startled that she opened the program channel without even putting on her clothes.

"Alright, now it's time for the draw that everyone's been waiting for. As usual, the first draw will determine who gets a bye and secures a spot in the top four!"

The female host's voice came through, which relieved Yuri. Luckily, she hadn't missed it, otherwise it would have been too uncomfortable.

"Isn't this perfect? ​​They start drawing lots as soon as they come in."

Mary lay on the bed, her hand stealthily reaching out to touch Yuri's thigh.

With a snap, the hand was slapped away, and then Yuri's voice came through.

"Alright, let me focus on watching, the lottery has already started."

"Hum~"

With a couple of soft groans, Mary shifted her body in the blankets to find a more comfortable position. The conversation in the room quieted down, leaving only the background music from the phone and the host's voice.

After a short while, Yuri suddenly patted Mary's bottom and said:

"The owner of the Rainbow Bean Pavilion is on leave."

"Hmm? That's great! I'd like to get a bye too!"

Mary buried her head in the pillow, speaking to Yuri in a muffled voice. She didn't even seem to care about the time Yuri had patted her bottom.

“Who isn’t—ah, the second one has drawn, it’s Hep.”

"Hmm, I hope I can draw you, Yuri."

"I'd like to too, I haven't had a proper match with Hop yet."

Yuri and Hop are rivals, and their strength and talent are almost equal. They have each won and lost against each other. Yuri is more looking forward to fighting Hop than fighting Mari.

After all, Mary's domineering aura really puts the two of them quite far ahead.

After saying a few words, Mary felt much more awake. She propped herself up in bed, too lazy to get dressed, and leaned against Yuri's shoulder, looking at the screen.

"Oh~ Hop is going to fight Onio, isn't that bad? The fuzzy horned sheep probably won't even get a chance to play."