This elf world is a bit strange

A dance famous in Alola and even the whole world.

Just thinking about it in his mind, Firion felt his vision go dark and goose bumps all over his body.

Subconsciously pushing his hand away, his face was filled with resistance, "This is indeed a very expensive gift. I came here to help just because I want to meet some outstanding newcomers. I respectfully decline any appearance fees."

"What are you thinking about? You can only be a talented person, not an idol, okay?"

Sensing Firio's dilemma and idol burden, Korni poked the soft flesh on his waist with ill intention, smiling particularly brightly and maliciously.

"Huh? Hahahaha! So that's how it is!" After hearing what Korni said, Professor Kukui immediately understood Firio's concerns. He burst into a hearty and cheerful laugh and patted his shoulder vigorously. "Don't be so restrained! This is a great way to enhance your relationship with your Pokémon! My Blazing Tiger really likes Z-moves!"

"I... ah! I'm numb!"

"Hoss!"

Just as Firion was about to say something, Nancy's Haunter suddenly jumped out, stretched out her big wet tongue, and licked hard.

Half of Firion's body was suddenly paralyzed, and he stood stiffly in place, struggling to find berries and antidote. His funny posture made Nancy laugh softly, and she even forgot about the important matter of punishing Haunter.

"Maggie? Maggie~!"

At this time, the little dream demon, who was originally wandering in the sky, also noticed the bracelet in Kukui's hand. With its keen sense, it immediately realized that this was a good thing!

Without giving Firion any room to refuse, the little dream demon, who had been very opinionated since childhood, jumped down, picked up the bracelet forcefully, floated in front of Kukui, and nodded with a smile on his face.

Lord Xiao Mengyao is very satisfied with this appearance fee!

As for the awkward dance...it can't dance anyway!

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Amidst the laughter and joy in which only Filio was injured, the group unknowingly arrived outside the hotel where they had booked to stay.

Kukui's signature laugh caught the attention of a little green-haired guy who was training in the small park.

Turning around, the newlyweds who had come from afar smiled with surprise at the figure they had met once before.

"Wood Gecko, stop for a moment! Come here quickly!"

He hurriedly stopped his friend who was fighting one against three wild meerkats, hugged it and put it on his shoulder. Shota, who recognized Firio, trotted and blocked the others outside the hotel door.

"You're the one... You know Daigo, right?"

The familiar green hair evoked a distant and vague memory in Firion, but he was not quite sure.

"Mr. Firion, do you recognize me? Nice to meet you. I'm Shouta, from Hoenn! I've seen you in the finals of the Miare Conference, I'm your fan!"

Shota was so flattered that stars appeared in his eyes and he was so excited that he couldn't even speak clearly.

"That's what I said. I have fans too, okay? They just watched our games, hahaha!"

After being teased by Korne all the way, Firio finally found an opportunity to fight back. He touched Shota's head affectionately and cast a provocative look at Korne.

"You, you, you...you're so annoying!"

The embarrassed Korni was so angry that she stamped her feet repeatedly and gnashed her teeth in hatred. If it wasn't in front of outsiders, she would have rushed up and fought with Firio for three hundred rounds.

Such behavior immediately reminded Shota of Korney's identity, and he quickly added: "I've seen Miss Korney fight, she's amazing! I also want to be as strong as you guys in the future!"

"Look how good this kid is at talking." Firio was delighted. The more he looked at Shota, the more he liked him. He even reached out to tease the wood gecko sitting on his shoulder, "Shota, are you here to attend Professor Kukui's summer camp?"

"Yes, Mr. Firion, it was Mr. Daigo who recommended me to come here to attend the summer camp! He said that if I can get a good grade here, I can officially start traveling!"

When talking about this summer camp, Shota's tone was full of youthful vigor and eagerness to try. His eyes wandered between Kukui and Firion, and he suddenly realized something.

"Mr. Filho, I didn't expect you to come here. Are you going to be our teacher?"

"Teacher? That's not the case, but it is true that Dr. Kukui invited me to participate in the event. I will have an exhibition match with him at the opening ceremony. If time permits, I may also participate in your summer camp activities."

Firio half-knelt down with a smile, his eyes level with Shota's, looking particularly friendly.

"Machi~!"

The little dream demon also smiled widely, which eased Shota's nervous mood.

"Exhibition match... So that's what it is!"

Shota subconsciously pulled out his notebook and held it up to his chest. Filio thought he was asking for an autograph, but he heard an unexpected request.

"Mr. Daigo said that you are now a trainer as good as him. I would like to ask you to guide me and Bimbisara!"

"Oh? You want to fight me?" Firio raised his eyebrows, his eyes full of admiration. "In that case, Dr. Kukui, please go back first. I will accompany this child to practice."

He always has great patience in front of his juniors who are both his fans and humble students.

Noticing that Firio looked at Shota differently, Kukui smiled without saying anything, just winked in Firio's direction, and turned away in a carefree manner.

"There's no need to look for a special place. I think this lawn and grove are great." After Kukui left, Firion rubbed Shota's mushroom head, took out his Poké Ball, enlarged it in his palm, and threw it forward. "Since we're going to fight Bimbisara, I'll also use the three starter Pokémons, Emperor Nabo. I'll leave this battle to you."

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"Boshigome, use the Flying Leaf Blade and charge forward!"

Facing the senior trainer they admired, Shota and Bimbo did not get nervous. Instead, they were full of fighting spirit. They suddenly launched an attack as soon as they got their position, trying to catch Firion off guard.

The flying leaves combined speed and power, and the angles were also tricky. The wood gecko took advantage of the momentum and rushed forward, with his palms emitting white light, and it was obvious that he was ready for the subsequent attack.

"Not bad, little fellow, Emperor Nabo, block to the left."

Firion nodded approvingly, his smile growing wider, and waved.

"Enpe!"

Emperor Nabo nodded slightly, took a stance, and faced the incoming leaves and the wood gecko following closely behind.

Although it was just a teaching match, it was still taken seriously.

Just like when educating young kids in school.

Be it it or Firion, they were not averse to this kind of teaching battle with a huge difference in strength, but rather had quite a lot of experience with it.

Needless to say, from any perspective, Shota's Bakemon is already very powerful for a newcomer, but he has never evolved and wants to train his body to the extreme.

Such teaching objects are undoubtedly lovable.

“Shua—Shua”

The flying leaves arranged in a triangular shape came in succession. Just a few of them had blocked the Emperor Nabo's escape route, making his advance and retreat hindered.

Emperor Nabo spread his wings, without using any skills, he just tensed his muscles, applied the technique of unloading force, and blocked it with high force, thus dissolving the powerful skill. He didn't even break it, but instead unloaded the momentum and fell back to the ground.

"This...wood gecko, use the tile-splitting method! Hit its lower body!"

Shota and Kiba were greatly impressed by his miraculous close combat skills, but his offensive did not stop for even a second.

Taking advantage of the opportunity when Emperor Naboo easily blocked the flying leaf and sharp knife, the Wood Gecko, relying on its petite body, quickly flew through the grass, and rushed to the side of Emperor Naboo at great speed. It passed under the wings and chopped Emperor Naboo's thigh with a palm.

His movements are smooth and full of dynamic beauty, and he also maximizes the difference in physique and turns it into his advantage.

However, Firio just smiled and shook his head, and gently reminded: "It's too obvious, this won't work, it will be seen through at a glance."

Before he finished speaking, Emperor Napo raised his wings and flapped them quickly. He was the first to arrive, but he held back at the last moment and just gave a light push on the wood gecko from behind, breaking its balance and causing it to fly out under its own power and fall to the ground.

"Boshigaki, let's do it again, rush forward and use the leaf blade!"

Nodding thoughtfully, Shota waved his hand with an extremely sharp look.

"Chi...Chimo!"

Spitting out the grass and dirt in his mouth, the wood gecko pushed himself up with his hands, stood up nimbly, and without getting discouraged, he once again prepared to attack.

His eyes are bright and full of unyielding tenacity.

Exactly the same as its trainer.

Emerald green light condensed in its palms. In this initial form, it had already mastered the close combat skills that only forest lizards should have learned. Its outstanding talent was evident. Even Emperor Nabo couldn't help but raise his eyebrows slightly, with admiration in his eyes.

Without any hesitation, the wood gecko, becoming more and more courageous as the enemy faced more setbacks, struggled forward, swinging its leaf blade to launch a fierce attack.

Chopping, slashing, side thrust... every move and every posture has some of the techniques of a famous master. Although it is still a little immature, it is also worthy of praise.

Emperor Nabo, who was excited to see the prey, put away his casual mood, flapped his wings, and fought against the wood gecko.

In a blink of an eye, there were more than a dozen attacks and defenses.

Also without using any skills, it only relied on the strength of its body to protect its entire body from being penetrated, and easily resolved the wave after wave of attacks from the wood gecko.

The frequent use of the leaf blade, which he was not proficient in, consumed the physical strength of the Wood Gecko. After a long period of unsuccessful attack, he became impatient. A small deviation in his movement revealed the flaw that Emperor Nabo had been waiting for for a long time.

A sharp gaze flashed by, and the slender and strong wings drew a perfect arc, stepping accurately on the gap when the wood gecko was unable to dodge the attack, and hitting its side steadily, knocking the unbalanced little guy into the air.

However, what it didn't expect was that there was no panic in Shota and Kishoumiya's eyes, but instead they showed the joy of finding an opportunity.

"Boshigaki! Now, full force of the leaves!"

"Chimo!"

Taking advantage of the inertia of soaring into the air, the Wood Gecko roared, and countless leaf-shaped grass-type energies rushed out of its body, forming a green torrent that engulfed Emperor Nabo.

Immediately afterwards, a nimble figure descended from the sky and landed steadily on the ground. A small but exceptionally condensed green ball of light appeared in its palm under the cover of leaves.

This pair of tacit partners did not need any verbal prompts, nor did they drag their feet. The Wood Gecko tried his best and waved his hand vigorously forward. The energy ball hit the Emperor Nabo silently under the cover of the leaves.

Firio said nothing, but crossed his arms across his chest and looked at the "embarrassed" Emperor Nabo with interest.

“Empe…!”

Perhaps sensing Firio's teasing gaze, Emperor Nabo became serious. He fluttered his wings, crossed them in front of his chest, and instead of retreating, he advanced straight towards the source of the energy ball.

The explosion, filled with vitality, created a gust of air.

Shota and Bimbisara both widened their eyes, looking expectant.

Unfortunately, the scene before them disappointed them greatly.

The leaves all over the sky seemed to have no effect. Emperor Nabo still accurately judged the direction of the energy ball, and arrived first after being attacked, and blocked it steadily with a perfect defensive posture.

Apart from the feathers being a little messy, there was no damage at all, and even the aftermath of the explosion was perfectly dissipated.

"Who told you the battle is over? Can you be distracted during actual combat? Emperor Nabo, bubble ray!"

Just when the two little ones were disappointed, Firio shouted a little sternly.

"Enpe!"

With his wings spread, countless bubbles spurted out from Emperor Nabo's mouth, transforming into a majestic white dragon, rushing forward.

"boom"

An explosion was heard with loud thunder but little rain, and the woodcutter, completely unable to resist, flew backwards and landed right in Shota's arms.

"Chi...Chimo..."

The unyielding Wood Gecko wanted to get up and fight again, but his whole body was weak and he couldn't muster any strength.

Emperor Nabo's force was neither too much nor too little, just enough to make it lose its combat effectiveness.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Filho, we shouldn't have been distracted."

Holding the wood gecko, Shota slowly walked to Firio's side and lowered his head obediently.

"Fighting is something that requires you to stay focused at all times. As long as your opponent is not down, you can't relax for even a moment. Even if your opponent is down, you can't be careless, otherwise you might be defeated. Do you understand?"

Putting one hand on Shota's head, Firio became a little serious. Shota trembled all over and nodded like a chick pecking at rice.

"I...I've got it in mind!"

Shocked by the momentum just now, Shota still feels a little stuck in his brain. He was about to take out a notebook from his bag to take notes, but suddenly he felt his head shaking and heard words that made him feel as if he had been pardoned.

"Although there are still some problems, for a newcomer, you are already very good. If you ask me to rate you, I would give you 90 points."

"……Eh?"

Shota looked up blankly, just in time to see Firio's gentle smiling face, and the big hand that was "wreaking havoc" above his head and then quickly pulled back from the "crime scene".

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"Leaf Blade is an excellent skill. After the Wood Gecko evolves, you can use the leaves on your elbows. This way, you can minimize consumption and unleash its true power. But you need to adjust your strength, use your waist as the axis, and mobilize all the strength of your body."

"Yes, I noted it down!"

"And the tile-splitting move at the beginning. Your move was too obvious. Many people could predict it based on the color and direction of your skill, but the targets you could choose to attack were very limited, so you could easily lose the initiative and be taken advantage of. So you have to be stealthy and reveal your intentions only when you make the move. That way you can take the initiative."