"By the way, where are your family?" Xiaozhi brought over some clean clothes and asked Xiaoxia to help the little girl change out of her wet clothes.

"My family is on the island." The little girl looked much better after changing her clothes.

"I am Mary, the younger sister of the Yuzu Gym Leader."

That's such a coincidence! He actually saved his sister, who was about to challenge his opponent.

Upon arriving at the shore, Ayi, the leader of the Yuzu Dojo, was already waiting there with a large group of people.

[Ding! Congratulations, host, you have triggered a new main quest: Wheel Badge! : Defeat Yuzu Gym Leader Ayi]

[Rewards: Alliance Coins +500; Special Attack +2; Free Attribute Points +3]

As soon as Ash and his friends got off the boat, Mary immediately rushed into her brother's arms.

"I am extremely grateful to everyone for saving my sister."

After comforting his sister, A-Yi and his brothers bowed deeply in gratitude.

"I really don't know how to repay you."

"No need to be so polite..." Ash waved his hands repeatedly, it was just saving a little girl.

But what happened next was a bit unexpected for Xiaozhi. Ayi walked straight up to Xiaoxia and bowed again in a very gentlemanly manner.

"This brave and beautiful young lady, may I ask your name?"

He snapped his fingers, and the dojo boys immediately swarmed around Xiaoxia, holding up several bouquets of flowers.

"Hello... I'm Xiaoxia." Xiaoxia was a little bewildered, as this was the first time she'd encountered such a situation.

"Oh! Miss Xia, what a beautiful name!"

"Beautiful lady, would you mind dancing with me?"

Ayi looked up, revealing his bright white teeth, and smiled with narrowed eyes, wanting to take Xiaoxia's hand.

"As expected of Miss Xia, those hands are strong and powerful, you can tell she exercises regularly."

"Wait, no, it's more like vigorous and powerful?"

He immediately opened his eyes and looked closely, only to find that he was actually holding Ash's hand.

Xiao Zhi appeared in front of A Yi with a malicious smile and immediately retaliated without hesitation, giving him a firm grip.

This person has some nerve, daring to steal Xiaozhi's girlfriend right in front of him.

"Hello, Gym Leader! I'm Ash, a Trainer here to challenge the Gym Leader. Nice to meet you!"

Under Ash's powerful influence, Yi's face twitched uncontrollably, but he didn't want to lose face in front of Misty, so he forced a smile.

With difficulty, A-Yi pulled his hand back and looked at Xiao-Zhi, "May I ask what your relationship is with Miss Xiao-Xiao?"

"I am her boyfriend."

Xiaoxia nodded and took a step closer to Xiaozhi, indicating that he was right.

"What? Such a beautiful lady already has a boyfriend! Why is God so unfair to me?"

The smile on his face froze, and A-Yi was heartbroken.

"Why did it turn out like this... Mary was perfectly fine, and I had fallen in love with someone for the first time."

"Two joys overlapping can instinctively bring even more happiness."

"We should have been enjoying the happy times we've always dreamed of... but why, why did it turn out like this..."

"Is this too much?" Xiao Zhi looked speechlessly at the performance on the other side of the stage.

“Brother…” It was time for the younger sister to step in.

Reminded by Mary, A-Yi snapped out of his daze and composed himself.

"Please break up with Miss Xia right now. You are not good enough for this beautiful lady!"

"Yes, you're absolutely right, especially since someone is always flirting with other women!" The orange-haired girl nodded repeatedly in agreement.

"And they don't appreciate me at all."

"Xiaoxia!"

Xiaoxia's nose was so beautiful that people praised it so much that it seemed to float in the sky.

"If it were me, I would never do anything to hurt Miss Xia!"

As the owner of the Yuzu Dojo, Ayi believes he is quite charming, with a top-notch family background and appearance, and he usually has many girls pursuing him.

"Oh dear, this is a bit tricky... What do you suggest I do, Ash?"

Ash responded by extending his "Ash's Dragon Claw" and grabbing Misty's big drum.

It seems the most beautiful girl in the universe has forgotten the power of the most powerful jack in the universe; Xiaoxia blushed instantly.

"We're both Pokémon Trainers, so let's show who loves Misty more through the upcoming battle!"

Just like in Yu-Gi-Oh! where you can decide everything by playing cards, in the Pokémon world, it's all about Pokémon battles!

Actually, it was just that Xiaozhi's addiction to socializing came up with this terrible idea.

"Alright! In that case, as a gym leader, I will not refuse any challenge. Whoever wins will win Misty's love!"

[Ding! Congratulations, host, you have triggered a new side quest, "Defeat Your Love Rival!": Please defeat your love rival, A-Yi, without hesitation and make him accept his defeat wholeheartedly!]

[Rewards: Alliance Coins +5000; Speed ​​+2; Stamina +2; Charisma Trait Level +1]

"Then Miss Xia, please come with me."

Ash followed Gyro and the others to the location of the Yuzu Gym on the island.

During this time, the uneasy little Mary ran to Xia's side and quietly asked her questions.

"Sister Xiaoxia, are you really not going to stop my silly brother and the others? They're treating you like an object, fighting over you like that."

"It's okay, I find it quite interesting." It's not bad to occasionally have two men fighting over you.

Of course, even if Ash loses, Misty won't break up with him, especially since she doesn't think Ash will lose.

"The Yuzu Gym will first test the challenger's Pokémon skills, and then conduct a special three-on-three battle."

"No problem!" Ash couldn't wait to start battling.

"I haven't finished yet. Challengers can choose three Pokémon of different types, and the Gym Leader will send out three Pokémon of the same type to battle against them."

"After the final three matches, the team with the most wins wins."

That's quite interesting, and of course Ash accepted it.

First came the Pokémon skills test. The group arrived on a speedboat and passed through a path where the gym had set up traps in advance.

During the journey, a random number of targets will pop up from both sides of the waterway. Pokémon must use their skills to smash all the targets to pass the level.

Ash sent out Pikachu this round, and since he was facing a rival, he wouldn't hold back at all.

He wants to win in the most perfect way.

"Pikachu, Thunderbolt!"

"Pickup!"

Ash was no match for Pikachu's powerful electric shock attack.

Not only did it hit all the targets, but some targets were even shattered by Pikachu before they even bounced off the ground.

"Wow, Ash Ketchum is so amazing!"

Stunned, Mary immediately clapped her hands to congratulate Ash.

Ayi, standing beside her, had a somber expression. "Hmph, you do have some ability, so I'll give you my initial approval."

Pikachu's strength surprised A-Yi, who had significantly increased the difficulty of the test.

Not only was the speed increased, but the sturdiness of the target was also strengthened.

Basically, all the challengers in the past had their Pokémon exhausted and unable to hit the target after getting through the first half.

Originally, he wanted to give Ash a hard time and make Ash's target score look bad.

Then he comes out and pretends to be magnanimous, saying nonsense like Ash's Pokémon's attack posture is good, before finally letting Ash enter the battle phase.

He planned to use this to gain Xiaoxia's favor.

Surprisingly, even so, Pikachu still perfectly passed the skill test.

"The skills test is over, where's the next battle?"

Ash only saw Yi's Pokémon at the gym, but not the battle arena, so he was very curious.

"Come with me, the battlefield is in the sky!"

"The sky?"

Soon they arrived in a hot air balloon atop a giant rock pillar in mid-air.

The top of the stone pillar has been cut into a flat platform to serve as a battlefield.

This arena also has a special rule: if a stone pillar is knocked down, it's considered a loss.

Ash and Yi arrived at opposite ends of the field to prepare for the battle, while Misty and the others stayed in the hot air balloon to watch.

"Have you decided on your Pokémon yet?"

The attribute type was already explained beforehand, and A-Yi asked about the order of appearance.

"Of course, my first Pokémon was a Dragon-type!"

The yellow, fat creature swirled rapidly in the air before crashing down onto the field with astonishing force.

Ash sent out Dragonite as his first Pokémon.

“Dragon and flying…” A-Yi also took out his Pokémon.

"Go, Tanabata Bluebird!"

The opponent sent out a Pokémon with a sky-blue body and fluffy, cotton-like wings.

It's clearly a bird, yet it has a Dragon type? Charizard must be crying.

"Dragonite, use Dragon Dance followed by Dragon Dive!"

Ash won't hold back; he's going to win the battle decisively with overwhelming force!

After flying into the sky and circling twice, Dragonite quickly transformed into a giant, menacing dragon and charged towards Altaria.

"Tanabata Bluebird, take flight immediately and use White Mist!"

A large amount of mist instantly spewed out from the mouth of the Tanabata Bluebird, filling the entire area.

Dragonite's Dragon Dive failed to hit its opponent, and it was momentarily disoriented in the fog.

"This is something that Altaria and I practiced hard to achieve, even though trainers can't see what's happening on the field."

"But even without my order, the Altaria will still launch an attack."

Ah Yi smiled confidently, feeling that victory was within his grasp.

"Ash, leave Misty to me!"

"Dragonite jumps up and flies to the left and back, using Ice Punch!"

"what!"

It's that same kind of blinding move again. It's so unoriginal for Ash. Under his Aura perception, the white mist is practically nonexistent.

At Ash's command, Dragonite leaped up quickly, dodging its opponent's Ice Beam.

Then, flapping its wings, a large fist flashing with blue light swiftly struck the unsuspecting Altaria.

This attack caused the Altaria to tilt its head and lose its ability to fight.

In the first round, Ash won decisively.

"My brother's Tanabata is very strong. It has defeated many challengers before, but it lost like this."

It was too fast; little Mary, watching from the balloon, still found it hard to believe.

"So, I'm never worried that Ash will lose to Yi."

In the second round, Ash also chose to send Pikachu out.

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