This elf world is a bit strange

All of his internal organs felt as if they were burning from the unprecedented strong impact. He opened his mouth but could not utter a cry of pain. The pain was extreme.

"Strange power!"

Caidou, who was always rational, couldn't help but exclaim. However, there was no joy of the coming victory on Filio's face, only extremely calm judgment and decisiveness.

He knew that there was still a trace of strange power left.

"Dream demon, pull back, last shadow ball!"

With a wave of his hand, the dream demon's figure rose into the air like an arrow from a bow, keeping a safe distance.

A purple-black ball of light condensed in front of it, with the aura of a dominant force blessing it, making it extremely deep.

The heart and strength are in harmony at this moment.

"Madge!"

With an angry roar, mixed with the regret of defeat and the desire for victory, the condensed energy ball rushed towards the irresistible strange force.

"boom--"

Dark fireworks exploded in the air, and a huge but powerless body fell from the sky and fell straight into the deep pit created by Zhan Wulang.

"puff"

The water splashed, creating ripples.

"The monster loses his ability to fight, and the winner is the Dream Monster! The battle is over, the final score is 6 to 4, and Firion wins!"

Nancy's voice, cold but with a hint of excitement, echoed in the field, bringing the second round of confrontation between the rivals to an end.

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"I can't say things like 'I had a lot of fun playing, thanks for your advice'."

After helping the weak monster up and applying medicine on its wounded body, Caidou walked up to Firio with a slightly depressed look and said in a muffled voice.

"But you can say 'I'll win it back next time', right?"

Thinking of the scene a year ago, Firio smiled happily, extended his hand generously, and shook hands with his good friend who appreciated him.

"Of course, I didn't practice enough this time. I will definitely win again next time."

The sweaty little hands held Firio tightly, and Caidou's eyes were full of determination.

As an excellent fighter, learning from failure and being indomitable are indispensable and important qualities.

"That's right. However, after what happened this time, it suddenly occurred to me that there is no need for a competition between you and me. As long as you are interested, I am willing to accompany you at any time."

Pointing at Caidou's giant wristband, Firio's eyes softened.

"Machi~!"

The happy little dream demon lay on top of his head, squinted her beautiful big eyes and nodded happily.

"...You said it, my challenge will never be just once or twice." Caidou said seriously with sharp eyes, "I will practice hard and win it back!"

"Of course it is like that. That's the kind of momentum we should have."

A powerful voice came from behind. While the two were talking, Xiba had already jumped down from the stands and walked to Caidou's side.

The strongest fighter who could fight the champion Pokémon head-on was like a gentle brother next door at this moment. He gently touched Caidou's hair and said in a warm voice: "But you still need further special training, right? I can help you at any time. With your talent, you will definitely win next time."

"Special training? I'm afraid that's not possible now, Sheba. Also, when will you change your impetuous temper? I really hope this little girl won't learn this bad habit from you."

Not much slower than Hiba, Kikuko walked down the stairs slowly with a cane, glanced at Firion with a smile in her eyes, nodded slightly, and said leisurely.

"As for the next period of time, there is an important task for the two of them."

"Eh? Mission?"

Caidou was completely confused. Her cold face rarely showed so many emotions as today.

Subconsciously looking up, she found that her teacher was equally confused.

"There is indeed something very important that I would like to ask you two to complete."

Looking painfully at the venue that needed major repairs again, especially the floor with a hole left by Hiba's step, Professor Oak calmed himself down, put on his usual friendly smile, and walked forward.

"I would like to ask you to go to the Padiya region and find two authoritative researchers there to investigate and verify the source of the special energy that appeared on Rainbow Island."

"Yes, this is also the commission from the Kanto League to the two winners of the Youth Tournament."

Kikuko took over the conversation and looked at Firion steadily, full of trust.

"Filio, you should understand the significance of this matter, right? Those guys who came from other worlds might also be related to this energy."

"Padia? Okay, I'll go there. I have a lot of questions that I want answered, so it's better to go there myself than to just wait."

Firion held down Nancy who was about to say something and patted her hand twice, signaling her to be patient. He nodded to Kikuko and looked at Professor Oak.

"If I'm not mistaken, this proposal should be made by you, Doctor? I want to know, what is the purpose of letting the two of us go there?"

"The old man is out of luck. Gin and I are going to Rainbow Island to help. Otherwise, we would have gone there." Without waiting for Professor Oak to speak, Kin quietly joined the crowd and interrupted, "Actually, I really want to go to Padia. The scenery there is nice, and I heard there are many strange-looking Pokémon~!"

"Yes, that's true. But the situation on Rainbow Island is also very complicated. We may not be able to leave for a while. The doctor asked Granny Kikuko if you two could help so that you can take care of each other."

Pulling Ajin, who looked like a street urchin, behind him, Ayin walked up to Firio and told him the reason.

"We don't have enough manpower, and the alliance also hopes to control the scope of information spread and reduce possible panic. After much thought, you two are the most suitable. This is a small gift from me, please accept it."

Professor Oak looked at Nancy, whose expression had eased a little but was still slightly worried and dissatisfied, and nodded sincerely, taking out two familiar red instruments from his waist.

"Huh? Picture book?!"

Looking at the special edition illustrated book that was inexplicably stuffed into his palm, Firio's eyes narrowed.

He didn't understand what the old man in front of him was up to, but it didn't seem to have much to do with the mission.

"Actually... I have a small request from an old man like me."

Under Kikuko's disdainful gaze, Professor Oak smiled awkwardly and scratched his head.

"There are some magical Pokémon in Area 0 of the Padiya region, which the locals call paradoxical Pokémon. We originally thought that they only appeared in Padiya and were the product of a specific environment."

"But judging from the photos you got on Rainbow Island and the analysis of the samples brought back by Ajin and the others, the situation doesn't seem to be that simple. I hope you can use this special atlas to obtain their information and help me improve this research."

Professor Oak's proposal was very sincere. Although Kikuko was not impressed, Firion picked up the illustrated book with great interest and examined it carefully.

Looking at the special edition illustrated book that he had heard of for a long time but had never seen before, Firion thought for a moment, weighed the possible pros and cons, and gladly accepted it:

"Since it's Professor Oak's request, there's no reason for me not to help. I've heard about the situation over there, but I've never had the chance to go over and see those magical paradoxical Pokémon. To be honest, I'm also very interested."

"Oh? Do you know those paradoxical Pokémon? Tell me, which Pokémon are you more interested in? Is it the Flutter Hair that looks like the Incubus?"

Professor Oak's eyes lit up, and he asked in a friendly manner with a smile like an old child.

"I'm interested... One is of course Flutterhair. Although it's not as cute as my little Dream Monster, it's also a very beautiful Pokémon. It's pretty good except that I heard it's a bit fierce."

After rubbing the belly of the still-acting dream demon, which made it giggle, Firio nodded and smiled, then changed the subject.

"As for the other one, it's of course the iron one... ahem, the iron bag! I think the look in its eyes is very interesting. It would be very interesting to see the real thing instead of the photo."

"Iron... only...? As for the Iron Bag, yes, an old friend of mine should also be very interested in this kind of Pokémon, but it's a pity that guy rarely leaves home anymore."

Professor Oak shook his head in confusion, but soon put these insignificant things behind him, thinking that it was just a slip of the tongue by Firion, patted him on the back happily, and looked at Caidou:

"Filio has already agreed. Miss Caidou, what do you think? This is just a mission request. It's not mandatory. Don't make it difficult."

"I……?"

Feeling the gazes of the crowd, Caidou, who was not used to this, took two steps back awkwardly. After thinking for a while, she smiled.

"I can accept this mission!"

Although there are still many things to do in Galar, it seems to be a good experience for her to take some time to explore new areas with good friends.

Looking at Firio, who was grimacing in pain because Nancy was pinching his arm secretly, Caidou's smile was particularly bright.

At least, it should be fun if I go with him.

(Volume 3, Part 1, Kanto Chapter Completed)

Chapter 287: Neither Oranges nor Grapes

August 8, Padia region, Zhuotai City.

Today, the international airport is also busy with flights, bringing tourists from all over the world to this largest city in Padia.

The flight from Kanto landed slowly, and a man and woman with elegant temperament walked towards the terminal hall.

With nothing in their hands, they seemed more at ease than the tourists coming and going after picking up their luggage.

"As expected, ghost-type Pokémon are really suitable as companions for home travel. Shadow's space is really convenient."

Caidou, who was rarely relaxed, sighed and felt a little moved.

Firion smiled complacently: "Of course, but the little dream demon is much more powerful than this. You will know it after a while."

"Machi~"

Hearing Firio praising herself, the little dream demon raised one of the four strands of hair behind her, swayed it, and swayed lazily, without any intention of being modest.

Caidou was not surprised as she already knew the personalities of these two guys. She just smiled and said, "But, come to think of it, I never thought that Miss Nazi's personality is so...straightforward."

The polite girl thought for a long time before coming up with such an appropriate neutral word, and looked at Philio teasingly.

Even if he understood, he pretended not to understand. Filio shook his head and complained: "You are the tougher one than I've seen. Fortunately, Senior Gejihua captured her in advance... I was even afraid that she would be there now." Stop me at the airport.”

"You, why do you sound like you're showing off?" Looking at Filio's high spirits, Caidou didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "Let's go and find Mr. Genia who said he would pick us up at the airport."

"That's true, but I heard that he is a fan of old man Damu. Do you think he will be as unreliable as him?"

Shrugging his shoulders, Firion took the lead and said casually.

Caidou thought about it seriously: "Hmm... maybe?"

Filio raised his eyebrows and said, "You really don't give this old man face. He will be sad when he hears it."

"I learned this from you~"

A ray of bright warm sunshine rose on the girl's face, which should have been as cold as ice, and her beautiful big eyes blinked, looking a little playful.

"I don't..."

"Hello~! Good morning! Are you Filio and Caido?"

Firio was about to defend himself, but before he could finish his words, a female voice full of energy and the sound of "da da da" footsteps came from behind.

He turned his head and saw a bunch of green highlights at first glance, which was particularly eye-catching.

After going around in circles, it turned out that the person who came to pick him up was not the researcher of Madness Genia, but the martial arts fanatic Sun Wukong (crossed out) Nemo from Padiya.

As soon as I raised my hand to say hello, the unexpected happened.

"Hey - be careful! Get out of the way!"

Perhaps because she was too excited and ran a few steps faster, Nemo, who was physically weak and a little uncoordinated, slipped and pounced on him with her claws and fangs bared, stumbling.

"careful!"

In this kind of situation, the extremely reliable Miss Caidou was naturally needed to step forward. She stepped hard on the ground and rushed forward, holding the unbalanced Nemo steadily.

"Um...thank you!"

The crisis was resolved. Nimo, who was out of breath after running a few steps, wiped the sweat from her forehead. Her interest was not affected at all and she looked at the two of them happily.

"You must be Firio and Caidou, right? Welcome to Padia! I'm Nemo, and Teacher Genia is busy doing a research, so I came to pick you up! I heard that you are both very good at fighting, and I hope we can have a good competition if we have the chance!"

The sunny smile made the few freckles on her face look a little more lively. The unexpected person who came to pick her up at the airport extended his hand generously, and as soon as they met, he issued a challenge that was completely in line with his personality.

Obviously, he is more immature than expected, but his battle maniac attribute of Tie Crush (crossed out) has been fully demonstrated.

However, perhaps he gets along surprisingly well with Caidou, who also likes practical training.

At least in Philio's eyes, the fighting girl's face showed some uncontrollable joy.

"Well..."

"No problem. I also want to see the strength of the Padia region! Please do your best! I think Firion has the same idea, right?"

While Firio was still thinking about avoiding it, the impatient Caidou had already accepted it and was blinking her big eyes at her travel companion.

"...Ah, yes."

Having said that, looking at Caidou's excited expression, Firio could only agree.