Pokémon, Ash's art style is off!

Xiao Mao's figure suddenly froze, and the pose he had been striking for so long was suddenly thrown off balance.

He quickly regained his balance.

"Huh? How...how is that possible!"

"I just... just happened to be studying nearby, yes, studying!"

"Studying in a place like this?" Xiaoxia glanced sideways. "Next to the stone pillar by the entrance? And you've been studying there for over a week?"

"What's it to you where I study!"

"You didn't do this on purpose to remind Ash not to let his guard down, did you?"

"Huh? Is that so?" Ash scratched his head belatedly. "Well, thank you, Gary!"

"Pikachu pikachu~"

Pikachu waved its little paws.

"Who, who would specifically tell you this! I just... I just happened to be talking about that part!"

Seeing this reaction, Xiaoxia was completely certain of her guess.

After all, that reaction... that's just being a tsundere!

It's the kind with extremely high purity!

Seeing that Xiao Shi was in a state of distress, Xiao Xia turned her head and looked at Lillie, who was standing silently to the side. Xiao Gang also looked over.

Both of them had encouraging looks in their eyes.

Go ahead, the final blow is up to you.

Lillie paused for a moment, blinked, and unconsciously pointed to herself.

"Should I...should I say it too?"

The two nodded.

After all, watching Gary get humiliated in front of Ash is an unavoidable part of the experience.

"My apologies!"

Lillie bowed deeply without straightening up, pointing directly at the book in Shigeru's hand.

"But...but the book you're holding, the cover...it's always upside down!"

227. This is what a man should do!

These words shocked everyone present.

Xiaogang, Xiaoxia, Pikachu, and even Xiaomao all looked at the book in their hands.

All I could see was a dark blue cover.

The gilded title page was indeed neatly upside down, lying there quietly.

"..."

Seeing this, Xiao Zhi scratched his head and showed an expression of "I see".

"What? So you didn't do this on purpose, Xiao Mao?"

"I thought it was some kind of weird challenge!"

From the moment Satoshi first saw Gary at the door, he noticed the upside-down book title, but he just didn't ask about it.

After all, it's normal for Xiao Mao to act strangely sometimes.

What's more, he's the kind of person who always likes to challenge himself with something, no matter what.

Then it quietly disappears, leaving a bunch of question marks for others to guess.

With Ash's finishing blow, Gary's already precarious health was completely wiped out.

His face went from red to white, then from white to green. He looked down at the book, then looked up at the expressions of the four people and Pikachu in front of him.

His lips trembled slightly, as if he wanted to say something to salvage the situation.

However, Lillie's move was too ruthless, leaving Shigeru no room to maneuver whatsoever.

In the end, he said nothing.

Under such a blow, Xiao Mao mechanically turned around and walked step by step towards the outside of the athletes' village.

"By the way, Xiao Mao, you...?"

Xiao Zhi instinctively wanted to call out to him.

I wanted to ask him if he wanted to have dinner together since it was so late.

But Xiao Mao didn't turn around; he simply raised one hand and waved it weakly in the air.

The group watched him leave, remaining silent for several seconds before Xiaoxia turned to look at Lillie.

Xiao Gang also turned his head and looked at Lillie.

Ash didn't know why he was looking at Lillie.

But judging from their expressions, the two of them also looked at Lillie.

Three people, six pairs of eyes, all fell on the blonde girl who had just been bowing and apologizing.

Lillie and the others took a half step back, unconsciously clutching the hem of their clothes, and asked in hushed tones.

"W-What's wrong?"

Xiaogang and Xiaoxia looked at her with complicated expressions.

I never expected this.

They also thought Lillie was a soft-spoken, curly-eared creature.

But looking at it this way, it's clearly a mane rock werewolf with built-in sniper characteristics and a 100% hit rate even without defense!

Once a move is made, it's a one-hit kill, with absolutely no hesitation!

"nothing......"

Xiao Gang was the first to look away.

"Next time, you can go a little lighter."

Having won Lillie's favor with his money, he didn't say much.

They've already spent money on them, so it would be impolite to say anything more.

"really."

Xiaoxia, who was in the same camp as him, nodded in agreement.

In short, it's armor penetration plus fixed damage.

They've completely turned Xiaoshige's art style into gray and white.

Her best friend... is indeed extraordinary!

......

After completing the check-in procedures, I carefully put away the room key and put away my luggage one by one.

After the group finished eating, Xiaozhi immediately began training.

Ash really took to heart what Gary said.

In Ash's eyes, although Gary's speech is fragmented and disjointed, he never lies to him.

Since he said there are quite a few impressive people at this conference, then there definitely are!

That being the case.

Then he absolutely cannot let his guard down and waste Xiao Mao's good intentions again!

In the following days, Xiao Zhi began a life of going back and forth between two points.

He would go from the athletes' village to the training ground, and then back from the training ground to the athletes' village. Every morning before dawn, he would get up and start a day's training with his Pokémon.

The mornings are for physical conditioning and technique practice, while the afternoons are for combat simulations and tactical exercises.

Even at night, they don't rest; they spend an hour reviewing the day's training content.

As Ash was busy preparing for the competition, time flew by, and soon it was time for the tournament to begin.

Without taking a break, even today, Xiao Zhi started his warm-up workout early.

He truly realized that Xiao Mao had mentioned a great many experts.

Not only does he feel like he's being pricked by needles every day, but in the past few days, even the Charizard's raging fire has been inexplicably ignited on its own.

This made both the man and the dragon feel a deep sense of crisis.

After finishing their training, Xiaozhi met up with the others, ate a simple meal, and then the four of them headed to the main venue together.

The further you go, the more people there are.

In the end, it was almost people packed together, with trainers talking, Pokémon shouting, and vendors hawking their wares everywhere.

However, with Ash and Lillie leading the way, the group easily squeezed into the giant arena in the main venue.

Upon entering the arena, Ash involuntarily stopped in his tracks.

His gaze stretched out from the entrance passage.

The huge circular grandstand stretched upwards in layers, and the audience seats, which could accommodate tens of thousands of people, were already full.

In the very center of the arena was a standard battlefield, with the lush green lawn trimmed as smooth as a carpet.

It is surrounded by a state-of-the-art energy barrier system.

Above the venue, a massive cauldron stands majestically, like a giant bird with outstretched wings, awaiting the moment it will be lit.

"That's amazing..."

Ash murmured, his eyes reflecting the magnificent scene of the entire arena.

"Pikachu, Pikachu..."