Wang Yao's Pokémon Journey

When Jingmei first came to Crimson City, she heard about a kind Pokémon breeder who had been blessed by a divine bird many years ago!

"what?"

Wang Yao already had a feeling that this Mr. Ayong was most likely the Ayong whom he failed to kill twenty-seven years ago!

"Hey! Those are just rumors spread by the citizens... I just had better luck!"

Mr. Ayong explained modestly with a smile.

"In fact, there were many other people who saw the lightning bird at that time. It was only because I was standing close that I was blessed by the lightning~"

"That electric current instantly enlightened my thinking... those training problems that had troubled me for a long time suddenly became clear after this! Hahahaha!"

Although Mr. Ayong said he was humble, he was actually very proud of being a breeder blessed by Zapdos.

"You old man...you're starting to brag about those nonsense again!"

Mrs. Aguo beside him rolled her eyes at her husband.

"what?!"

Wang Yao couldn't hold it anymore...

"So you guys... have you always lived in Crimson City?"

Wang Yao asked tentatively.

"Yes... But speaking of it, on the day I received the blessing from the divine bird, I was planning to take the train to Golden City for further studies..."

Mr. Ayong recalled the scene from twenty-seven years ago.

"It's a pity that the train station was destroyed by a strange guy driving Pokémon - this is what my friend told me afterwards."

"That person was still in the square, shouting that he was going to kill someone... But before I could see that person's face clearly, the lightning bird suddenly appeared and saved the citizens in the square with a huge lightning bolt!"

Ah Yong hadn't entered the platform yet, and he only saw a figure at the last second before Wang Yao teleported away...

"Because I was close...I was also contaminated by some lightning and was unconscious for three days before I woke up."

Mr. Ayong recalled the scene of that year... the huge three-meter-tall body of the Zapdos and its eye-catching orange-yellow feathers... made him remember the majesty of the divine bird at a glance.

Moreover, it was thanks to the blessing of the electric current from the Zapdos that his mind became much more flexible after he woke up from his coma, and he was able to grow into a formidable breeder without leaving his home.

"How dare you say this... You didn't even know I was pregnant! You actually wanted to run off to Golden City alone just by leaving a letter!"

Aguo's wife grabbed her husband's ears... She was pregnant at the time, but when she saw her husband's farewell letter, she ran to the train station anxiously to chase him!

"If something happens to you when you're out there alone, you'll leave us, an orphan and a widow, abandoned in the Crimson City!"

Aguo's wife still remembers how panicked she felt when she saw the farewell letter.

"Oh my! It's been almost thirty years... dear, why are you still holding on to this matter?"

Mr. Ayong knew he was in the wrong, so he could only cover his ears and beg for mercy from his wife.

"Hehe - alright, alright, grandma! Please let grandpa go!"

Kumiko saw that her grandmother was [bullying] her grandfather because of this matter again, so she smiled and squeezed in between the two of them to try to persuade them.

"..."

Wang Yao scratched his head in confusion.

So what was going on... The other party didn't seem to be the world-destroying devil he had imagined...

Did Celebi teleport herself back just to stop another cultivator version of [Bu Neng] from running away from home?

This is too hasty!

...It's amazing that you can travel through time and space! Damn Onionhead!

Trainers are not human beings! Is it worth making a trip for such a small matter?

"Don't let me catch you... Celebi!"

Wang Yao touched the brass pendant still in his pocket... and thought with gritted teeth.

"If I catch you, you'll suffer the consequences!"

Chapter 124: Crimson Gym! and Pink Badge!

"You're asking about that station...it only operated for a few years after it was rebuilt."

This batch of new Pokémon at the Pokémon Center are all very healthy. After completing the physical examination for them, Mr. Ayong also answered Wang Yao's questions.

"When the new station in the next town was built, the old train station was abandoned by the residents because of the noisy machinery..."

Aguo’s wife added.

This railway station was built quite early, and now this small square has become the urban center of Qianhong City. It is definitely not possible to preserve such an old railway station in a crowded place like before.

Whether it is the cumbersome iteration of new and old equipment or the scale of the station's land...it is destined to be forgotten.

Nowadays, if residents of Qianhong City want to travel by train, they need to go to another small town more than ten kilometers north.

Fortunately, the roads are now well built, and the distance of more than ten kilometers is not far.

"So that's it..."

Wang Yao nodded.

"And the sea bridge is about to be completed... In a few years, you won't even need to take a train to go inland."

Mrs. Aguo pointed at the mountains west of Crimson City through the window of the Pokémon Center.

Asakusa City is located on a peninsula on the southeastern edge of Kanto, across the sea from the Kanto continent.

In order to facilitate transportation between the north and south regions of Kanto, the Alliance began building a cross-sea bridge two years ago. The 20-kilometer-long cross-sea bridge connects the city of Qianhong and the town of Sunshine on the other side of the sea.

"The bridge over the sea...it feels very interesting."

Wang Yao muttered, stroking his chin.

"Okay... after chatting for so long, it's time for us to go home."

Aguo's wife stood up and was about to say goodbye to Qiao Yi and Wang Yao.

"Yes, we still need to keep an eye on the breeding house."

Mr. Ayong is a little worried about his daughter and son-in-law - the young couple have not yet mastered the skills of taking care of Pokémon.

"Goodbye, Sister Joey~"

Kumiko took her grandmother's hand again and said goodbye to Joey.

"I'll take you there... Thank you very much for your help!"

Joey immediately stood up and walked the three generations of grandparents and grandchildren to the door of the Pokémon Center.

"How's it going, Yao... Now you know why the train station was abandoned - so what were you worried about yesterday?"

Joey looked at the other person's receding back and asked Wang Yao beside him.

"What can I worry about..."

"By the way... Shizumi-chan, I'll just have curry rice for lunch - remember to add more chopped onions!"

Wang Yao denied it flatly and decided what to eat for lunch.

“No curry rice! Only fried noodles and hamburgers~”

Jingmei replied with a straight face...and thought to herself, has this guy always been so tough?

"Eh...but I haven't had curry rice for several days!"

Wang Yao has begun to miss the taste of rice.

"Humph - if I say no, then I mean no."

Jingmei raised her head, like a victorious turkey, left Wang Yao and turned back to the ward.

"...Women are so fickle."

Wang Yao sighed.

"Forget it... I have nothing to do anyway - let's go to a gym first."

There were still two and a half hours before lunch, and Wang Yao planned to go get his fourth badge.

……

Half an hour later, in the Light Red Gym, Wang Yao and the gym owner Aju stood at opposite ends of the venue, looking at each other from afar.

"The first duel is over! Furball loses his ability to fight - Little Fire Horse wins!"

The gym's apprentice raised the arm closest to Wang Yao and announced the result of the match loudly.

"As a challenger with only three badges... Yao, your performance is beyond my expectations!"

Aju took back the ball of fur that had lost its strength, and looked at Little Fire Horse and Wang Yao with admiration in his eyes.

The number of Pokémon that can be battled in the Crimson Gym is limited to two, and only the challenger can change Pokémon.

So in the next match, he has to show some strength! He can't let the challenger look down on him!

"You are a little fire horse in the sun..."

"…and I am the bat in the dark!"

Ah Ju lowered his head and made seals with his hands.

With a bang, the smoke bomb hidden in his hand exploded, and Aju summoned the second elf.

"Come out—Golbat!"

A red light flashed, and a giant bat as big as an adult appeared above the field!

……

Two minutes later.

After taking back the victorious giant crab, Wang Yao gave Aju a thumbs up.

"Oh Moses Roy...your ninjutsu is so powerful!"

This Zubat was able to take a crab punch and survive, and only relied on the bubble beam to finish off the opponent to win the second match.

It can be seen that Aju has taken good care of it.

As for why he didn't let Little Fire Horse continue to fight the second game... it was because Wang Yao heard the description of Zubat in the illustrated book.

[Once they bite, they won't let go. They will suck your blood desperately, so sometimes they are too heavy to fly on their own.]

Naturally, he was reluctant to let the little fire horse be sucked blood by the super-large bat on the opposite side, so he replaced it with a giant crab with a solid crab shell to deal with it.

Even if the difference in hard power is enough to win, the use of tactics is the combat quality that a qualified trainer should have!

"…Although I lost the gym battle, Master Ayao, there is no need for you to deliberately learn to speak like a ninja…"

"And nowadays ninjas don't talk like that anymore..."

Ah Ju had his face half covered, trying hard not to pull out his shuriken and poke a few holes in the body of the guy in front of him.

"Oh... I thought you would prefer this way of conversation."

In fact, Wang Yao also felt a little awkward.

"As proof of victory - this is the pink badge, please accept it!"

Aju took out a scroll from his arms and unfolded it to reveal a pink badge in the shape of a heart.

Although the badge looks very girly, its shape and color are actually taken from cherry blossom petals, not an ordinary heart.

Wang Yao knew that this was actually designed by Aju's daughter...so he didn't pretend not to understand and asked the reason.

"Ah! Thank you!"

Wang Yao tried to take the scroll, but couldn't pull it...

"...Please only take the badge, the scroll is not given away!"

Aju silently recited the sixth rule of the gym leader's rules in his heart - trainers cannot be beaten.

He just wanted to get this guy away as soon as possible.

I was fooled by that little fire horse. The person in front of me was actually pretending to be a pig to eat the tiger...