Gulardo vs Kyoka?It doesn't matter, I'll do it

She has studied the power of ghosts and poisons all her life, and naturally has some understanding of the power of "physical bodies".

She could understand Xiba's words to a certain extent, and she could also understand some of Mariluli's moves.

Really excellent.

"This kid is not bad."

Looking at Ai Xia, Grandma Juzi nodded.

The regrettable thing is that Aisha didn't fight with Ghost Stone.

However, there was nothing we could do about it. Who asked Xiao Mao to yell at Ghost Stone?

It's okay...

I couldn't see the Ghost Stone who had inherited his 'Spiritual Poison' method fight, but I could see Mariluli using more violent means to defeat Oaki's grandson, which made her very happy.

"Keep hitting, hit hard!"

Leaning on crutches, Grandma Juzi laughed.

On the field, Xiao Mao didn't understand everyone's joy. He only felt that they were noisy.

Xiaomao's Pokémon are basically all ground-type, which is the result of the influence of Qingluo when he was a gym leader.

Likewise, such a team-up made him suffer from Mariluli's restraint...

"Tsk."

After thinking for a while, Xiao Mao took out a Poké Ball and threw it violently.

"Go, Rumble Rock!"

"Long!"

The rumble rock that defeated Xiaozhi's fire-breathing dragon appeared on the battlefield again.

"Oh!"

In the audience, Xiaozhi exclaimed.

"It's that terribly heavy Longlongyan again!"

"Even if you had released Squirtle to fight against the enemy, your defeat would not have been so disastrous."

Next to Xiaozhi, Dr. Oak teased him about his bad habit of loving opposite-type battles.

"Hey......"

Xiaozhi scratched his head in embarrassment, and then returned his attention to the field.

At that time, this rumble rock left him with nothing to do.

Now, he wanted to see how Director Ai would deal with this rumble rock.

Like killing Wind Speed ​​Dog instantly?

"Longlongyan, big bang!"

Unexpectedly, Xiaomao directly issued the order to burn the boat.

Longlongyan carried out his master's order without hesitation, and a dazzling white light appeared all over his body.

"...Hold."

Over there, Aisha frowned and directed Mariluli to defend.

"Long!"

"Boom--!!"

The roar of Longlongyan overlapped with the sound of the explosion, and an earth-shattering explosion swept the entire place.

Even the auditorium shook a little, and the audience in the front row showed horrified expressions. However, they still stretched their heads and looked towards the smoke-filled field, trying to get a glimpse of what was going on inside the smoke.

"Tsk."

On a remote platform, Qinglu, wearing sunglasses, smacked his lips.

"This brat..."

crimson:"......"

Feeling Qinglu's unhappiness around her, Chihong remained silent, but still raised her hand and placed it on his shoulder.

Finally, the smoke on the field dissipated without a trace.

Longlongyan has lost its ability to fight - there is no doubt about it.

Mariluli, on the other hand, leisurely held up a shield of green energy and remained unscathed.

"Tsk."

Xiao Mao smacked his lips irritably, showing an anxious expression.

The big explosion at Longlongyan resulted in nothing... but one person's head was lost in vain.

At this time, Ai Xia opposite showed a helpless expression and sighed.

"Xiao Mao."

"What?" Xiao Mao raised his head and saw Ai Xia with a dissatisfied look on his face.

"Are you afraid?"

"I......"

The sharp question pierced Xiaomao's heart.

That's right.

Ever since he came on the field, Xiao Mao has been completely aware of Guidance Ai.

The brother he regarded as a god was defeated by the young man in front of him, whom he could not defeat no matter what.

Now, he became his own rival.

Xiao Mao couldn't help feeling nervous...

At the same time, this tension turned into his fear of defeat.

This is also his first year of debut. Like Xiaozhi, he also dreams of winning all the way to the end and winning the Quartz Conference championship trophy.

Although he knew that Ai Xia was not an opponent he could defeat, Xiao Mao still imagined that he could win.

After this fantasy was crushed by the ruthless reality, what was left was a fear that Xiaomao himself was not even aware of...

"Your Longlongyan obviously trusts you so much. He trusts you enough to carry out Big Bang's order without hesitation, but you, the trainer, are afraid... You are so sorry for Longlongyan who blew himself up. , and the defeated Wind Speed ​​Dog, right?"

"what?"

There was a trace of confusion on Xiao Mao's green face.

Ai Xia kept talking and continued to talk about his question, saying: "Longlongyan, Wind Speed ​​Dog, and your remaining Pokémon trust you so much, including Longlongyan, before the big explosion, must have been thinking You will continue to fight with your head held high after it sacrifices itself, but as a result, you become like this because you can't hurt Maluri. Do you think your Pokémon want to see you like this?"

"I......"

"You lack trust in your Pokémon...your own mentality is even worse than Ash's."

"what?"

Ai Xia broke Xiao Mao's defense with one sentence.

"Even Xiaozhi won't be so discouraged when he knows he can't defeat his opponent."

Director Ai ignored Xiao Mao's expression and continued to use Xiao Zhi to output, saying: "In order to respond to the trust of his Pokémon in him, even if he knows that it is impossible to win no matter what, Xiao Zhi will do his best. Smiling confidently and continuing to fight.”

"Similarly, in response to Xiaozhi's trust in him, his Pokémon will fight with all their strength... This is why Qinglu recognizes Xiaozhi."

Ai Xia looked at Xiao Mao who lowered his head and shook his head.

"Xiao Mao, you are too arrogant... You cannot accept failure, which makes you unable to completely trust your Pokémon. Even if they have absolute trust in you, you cannot respond to their feelings. , this is where you are worse than Xiaozhi, so you can't get the green badge."

Xiaomao: "..."

Xiao Mao had nothing to say.

Ai Xia's words were so precise that he felt chills all over.

suddenly......

The four elf balls on Xiaomao's waist shook.

"Ok?"

Xiao Mao seemed to be waking up from a dream, and his body began to tremble violently.

He pulled off his Poké Ball, and among the remaining four Poké Balls, Blastoise, Nido King, Nido Queen, and Giant Pincer Mantis all showed encouraging smiles at him.

"Camey!"

"Nido~"

"Nido!"

"Mile!"

Through the Poke Ball, the voices of these four Pokémon came into Xiao Mao's heart.

"Wang~"

"Long!"

In a daze, Xiao Mao also heard the voices of the defeated Feng Su Gou and Long Long Yan.

"Try to trust your Pokémon...?" Xiao Mao felt his eyes heat up.

Ai Xia's words only made him understand what was wrong with him.

The real key to his change was the feelings of the Pokémon...

"I understand."

Xiao Mao suddenly raised his head and looked directly at Ai Xia.

"Director Ai, thank you."

"But..." He shook his head and said: "I think I can't fully understand what you said now, and I can't be as passionate as that idiot Xiaozhi forever, but!"