Elf: Start your slow-paced life after becoming a farmer.

Faced with Gadriya in her berserk state, Espeon frowned. The ruby ​​on its forehead emitted a dazzling red light, and a wall of light made of psychic energy appeared in front of it and Karl, blocking Gadriya's psychic energy.

The invisible and intangible psychic forces collided in mid-air, causing passersby to feel a chill run down their spines. Most of the passersby turned and ran after witnessing this scene, while only a small number of them called Officer Jenny.

Since the Padian League doesn't have villainous organizations like Team Rocket in Kanto or Johto, the confrontation between Carl and Cattleya was probably the biggest spectacle the residents of Padian had ever witnessed.

Watching Gadriel confronting Espeon, Karl calmly took out his phone from his pocket and waved it at Gadriel.

Upon noticing Karl's actions, Gadriya's expression immediately turned ugly, and she increased her psychic output once again.

'What is this guy trying to do?! Is he going to tell Zhu Lan what just happened? No, no, absolutely not!'

Unfortunately, no matter how much Cattleya increased her psychic output, she couldn't break through the light barrier released by Espeon, so she could only watch helplessly as Carl dialed the phone.

"Hello, Carl." The moment the call connected, Zhu Lan's familiar voice came from the other end of the line, "What's up?"

Because Carl had specifically turned on the loudspeaker, Zhu Lan's voice came through clearly from the speaker and reached Cattleya's ears.

At this moment, Zhu Lan still thought that Karl's purpose in making this call was just to explain Cattleya's current situation to her, so her tone was very relaxed.

In Cynthia's eyes, although Cattleya is a powerful psychic, she often loses control of her psychic powers due to emotional outbursts.

However, recently, Cynthia has not heard Gadriya mention the issue of her superpowers going out of control for a long time, so she naturally assumes that Gadriya has already managed to control her superpowers.

In fact, during her recent training, Gadriya did improve her control over her superpowers, but she still hasn't been able to fully control them.

The moment Karl heard Zhu Lan's voice, his cold expression softened slightly, and he then recounted what had just happened in the most concise language.

"I don't think I did anything wrong. I was asked by you to pick her up from the airport and even treated her to a meal. And then she actually tried to use superpowers to spy on my thoughts?"

Although Carl's voice sounded very calm, Cynthia, who was far away in the Sinnoh region, could detect a hint of resentment in Carl's words.

After hearing Carl's words, Zhu Lan realized that what her friend had done to Carl was somewhat malicious, since no one would want others to pry into their thoughts.

Even if Gadriya's use of her superpowers to spy on Karl's thoughts was a subconscious act, it is still wrong, regardless of whether Gadriya did it intentionally.

At this moment, Zhu Lan suddenly felt a little tired. Although there weren't many official duties in the alliance recently, she was far from having a leisurely time.

The fact that Zhu Lan took the time to call Karl yesterday and ask him to take care of Gadria shows that she cares about Gadria a lot.

The reason why Zhulan did this was simply because she was worried that Cattleya would not be able to adapt to traveling alone to the Padia region on the other side of the planet.

But now, Cattleya had done something so outrageous to Karl that she was at a loss for words.

After all, although Cynthia is the Sinnoh Champion, she is actually just a young girl who is not even twenty years old.

However, Zhu Lan was Zhu Lan after all. After her initial surprise, she quickly prepared her words in her mind: "Karl, I'm really very sorry..."

As soon as Zhu Lan said this, Cattleya couldn't sit still any longer: "Zhu Lan, this is all my fault! You don't need to apologize to this guy!"

"Tsk." Karl glanced at Cattleya with obvious displeasure.

To be fair, Carl believed that apart from taking Cattleya on a speeding trip without a license, he had never wronged her in any way.

Karl couldn't understand why Gadriya would use her superpowers to spy on his thoughts. Even if this was a subconscious act by Gadriya, it also showed that Gadriya didn't take him seriously at all.

'I really can't handle this kind of person,' Carl thought to himself.

If this weren't the first time Zhu Lan had asked her friend for help, Carl would never have agreed to do such a troublesome thing.

Karl had already tried his best to accommodate the young lady's temper while they were at the restaurant, but he would never allow others to pry into his mind; that was Karl's bottom line.

"Lia!" Zhu Lan's tone became more forceful. "Do you know what you just did?"

Knowing she was in the wrong, Cattleya naturally didn't dare answer Cynthia's question. She pursed her lips and tried again to use her psychic powers to break through the light barrier set up by Espeon.

Just then, Zhenyifa emerged from Karl's shadow, looking indifferently at Cattleya not far away.

It could sense Gadria's malice towards Karl. If Karl hadn't forbidden it from attacking humans at will, Gadria would have been swarmed in the face with dozens of Shadow Orbs long ago.

“Zhu Lan, I’m not calling you to complain about anything,” Karl said calmly. “If anyone else had dared to treat me like this, they would be lying on the ground by now.”

"I see."

Zhu Lan was well aware that Carl had the ability; having already passed the Champion Road three years ago, Carl definitely possessed the strength to defeat Cattleya.

Karl refrained from doing so entirely out of respect for her; he simply refrained from making a direct move.

Karl's words were also his ultimatum; if she didn't give him a satisfactory explanation, Zhu Lan believed Karl would not hold back.

As Gadriya's best friend, Zhulan understands Gadriya's awkward personality better than anyone else. Even if she was wrong, she would never admit her mistake and apologize for the sake of her pride.

Just as the situation reached a stalemate, Officer Jenny, dressed in a police uniform, arrived on a Growlithe dog. Looking at the two people facing off, she said sternly, "Stop it, both of you!"

“Miss Officer Jenny, I think you should say that to this peeping tom.” Carl spread his hands innocently. “I was just acting in self-defense for my own safety.”

The onlookers also spoke up in support of Karl at this moment. Having watched the show for so long, they knew very well who was in the right.

At the same time, Aoki, with a blank expression, arrived at the scene riding his tropical dragon.

"Karl, what exactly is going on?"

Chapter 212 Cattleya: You stop right there!

Aoki didn't understand why these two guys had caused such a commotion in less than ten minutes after he and Yeci left.

After listening to Karl's story, Aoki gave Cattleya a deep look.

Although he had long anticipated that this young lady might cause a big commotion, he did not expect her to actually attack Karl.

In Aoki's opinion, although Karl and Gadriya seemed to have a casual relationship, they should at least be friends, right?

Judging from the current situation, Karl probably only came to take care of Cattleya at the request of a friend.

Before coming to handle this emergency, Ye Ci had instructed Aoki to try to side with Karl.

At the time, Aoki was still wondering why Yaji was so certain that Karl was the one with the problem.

Now, Aoki can only say that he truly lives up to the reputation of Chairman Yaji, for his foresight.

"Karl, could you please give the phone to Leah? I have something to say to her," Zhu Lan's voice came through the speaker.

The moment Zhu Lan said those words, Jia Deliya wanted to step forward and take the phone from Karl's hand.

Unfortunately, Karl didn't want to hand the phone to Gadriya: "Zhulan, I think you should call Gadriya yourself. I can't afford to get close to her right now."

Upon hearing Karl's words, Cattleya's fair face immediately flushed red. This guy...

Although Cattleya's opinion of Karl had already plummeted to its lowest point, the phone call Karl was making with Zhulan prevented her from making the slightest move.

In Cattleya's heart, the impression she left on Zhulan was far more important than that of the annoying man before her.

“Okay, I understand.” Cynthia’s tone sounded quite helpless, but she also understood Karl’s actions. After all, Gadria’s psychic powers were indeed terrifying, and humans didn’t have the same physique as Pokémon, which allowed them to recover quickly after being knocked unconscious.

Hmm... I don't think so, right?

Shortly after Zhulan hung up the phone, a light piano tune came from Gadriya's handbag. Carl guessed that it was probably the ringtone that Gadriya had specially set for Zhulan.

As Cattleya answered the call from Cynthia, the violent psychic power she emitted instantly subsided. However, Espeon did not let its guard down and maintained the Light Screen.

"Eevee. (Karl, you've really messed with a very troublesome woman this time.)" Espeon turned to look at Karl and called out helplessly.

Karl reached out and stroked Espeon's soft fur, saying with equal helplessness, "This is the first time Cynthia has asked me for help, and I couldn't very well refuse. Who knew this young lady would use her psychic powers on someone she'd only just met to spy on my thoughts?"

Espeon was at a loss for words upon hearing this, as it was the first time it had ever encountered such a rude human.

Fortunately, Metagross wasn't with Carl's team this time; otherwise, when Gadria tried to use her powers to spy on Carl, she would probably have been torn to shreds by Metagross.

Although Metagross doesn't seem aggressive on a normal day, it has spent most of its life in the wild and is actually the most territorial Pokémon in the team.

If any Pokémon or human dares to "intrude" on Carl, it will always be the first to take action.

As for Urshifu and Vibrating Wing? As the Pokémon that have been with Carl the longest, they have been most deeply influenced by him.

If a Pokémon or human attacks Carl, they will not immediately take action after blocking the attack, but will wait for Carl's command.

"So now, Carl, what are you planning to do about this?" Aoki came to Carl's side immediately after finishing his conversation with Officer Jenny.

"How should we handle this? Of course, we should compensate where necessary and apologize where appropriate." Karl calmly looked at Aoki. "Don't worry, Brother Aoki, Gadria has plenty of money. Just ask for it."

Aoki's lips twitched upon hearing this. Was he talking about money?

"What I'm trying to say is, do you think our Padia Alliance should accept this Miss Cattleya?" Aoki asked Karl in a low voice.

“This shouldn’t concern me,” Karl said innocently. “I’m not a member of the Padia Alliance.”

After hearing Karl's words, Aoki didn't reply, but just kept staring at Karl. His expression seemed to say, "I'll keep staring at you until you give me a straight answer."

“Alright, alright.” Karl felt a little uneasy under Aoki’s gaze. After thinking for a moment, he replied seriously, “Accepting Gadriya is a double-edged sword for the Padia Alliance. On the one hand, both Gadriya’s own strength and her family background are helpful to the Padia Alliance.”

On the other hand, as you've seen, her personality is a ticking time bomb if not handled properly. Therefore, the key question is whether President Yeci has the confidence to manage this ticking time bomb.

After hearing Karl's answer, Aoki's expression didn't change much, since his analysis was the same as Karl's.

"So, what are your thoughts?" Aoki continued to ask.

"My thoughts? What do you mean?" Karl tilted his head. "Didn't I just state my thoughts?"

"Let me put it more clearly then. What are your thoughts on Cattleya joining the Padia Alliance?" Aoki asked seriously.

Upon hearing this, Karl raised an eyebrow. He had already realized that Aoki's question meant whether he would be opposed to Cattleya joining the Alliance.

"This must be something Chairman Yeci asked you to ask, right?" Karl squinted at Aoki in front of him.

Upon hearing this, Aoki looked at Karl in silence; sometimes silence is also a form of response.

“Sigh, that’s why I don’t want to join an official organization. You people always like to beat around the bush.” Karl said lazily, arms crossed. “I’m not a narrow-minded person. As long as she doesn’t bother me in the future, I definitely won’t have any objections.”

"I understand." Aoki smiled with relief. "Now I can go back and report with peace of mind."

To be honest, Aoki also thought that Cattleya was a big problem, but she was also a very valuable one.

According to an unknown guild leader, while Cattleya was very valuable to the Padia Alliance, Karl was more valuable than her.

However, this person, who was eager for talent, had an enormous appetite, and if possible, she would certainly like to bring both of these talents into her fold at the same time.

This is the key reason why Aoki was so insistent on getting an answer from Karl.

Just then, Gadriya hung up the phone with Zhulan. Although her expression was still unpleasant, at least she didn't seem to be going to cause any more trouble for Karl here.

"Finished talking?" Karl glanced at Cattleya indifferently. "If there's nothing else, I'll be leaving now. You can handle the rest, Brother Aoki."

Aoki nodded helplessly, and just as he was about to say something more, Cattleya spoke up: "Hey, you stop right there!"

Chapter 213 Confession

Karl paused in his steps, turned around to look at Cattleya, and this time his tone turned completely cold.

"Human patience is limited, and I hope you understand this."

Although Carl considered himself a good-natured farmer, such persistent harassment forced him to take some concrete steps to get rid of the trouble.

The moment he heard Carl's words, Aoki finally realized that the person standing in front of him was not only an eighteen-year-old boy, but also a champion-level trainer standing at the pinnacle of this world.

How could someone like that not have a bit of arrogance? He just doesn't show it on a daily basis.

The surrounding air suddenly became quiet. Although they were on a bustling street in the city of Nimbus, the terrifying aura emanating from Karl made it hard for everyone to breathe.

Just then, Cattleya pursed her lips, as if she had made up her mind, and slowly walked up to Karl, bowed slightly to him, and then said, "Yes, I'm sorry."

"Hmm, it's alright," Karl replied indifferently, his imposing aura vanishing as if nothing had happened.

"If there's nothing else, I'll be going now." Karl looked away from Gadria and casually tossed a Poké Ball.

With a flash of white light, Corviknight appeared beside Karl. Karl flipped over and mounted Corviknight's back. Then, with a squeeze of his thighs, Corviknight instantly transformed into a black shadow and soared into the sky, quickly disappearing from everyone's sight.

“I remember that guy hasn’t gotten his pilot’s license yet, right?” Aoki sighed deeply. “Oh well, Chairman Yaji has already sent someone to handle it, so let’s just leave it at that.”

Aoki turned to look at Cattleya as he spoke: "So, Miss Cattleya, regarding your use of superpowers to launch personal attacks in the city and the damage to public facilities..."

“I’ll pay you back.” Gadriya said expressionlessly, taking a bank card from her handbag. “Cash or card? If you need cash, I’ll have someone bring it over right now.”

"……Row."

……

For Karl, the conflict with Cattleya was like a ripple in his otherwise mundane life—it existed, but it was insignificant.

After all, after awakening his memories of his past life, Karl has always adhered to the two principles of "none of your business" and "none of my business".

Just like Hunter J, if she hadn't been constantly in front of Karl, Karl wouldn't have bothered to capture her at all.

"Hey, Carl, the spring semester finals are coming up soon. Have you prepared your exam questions?" Piper, sprawled on the sofa in the living room of the farmhouse, asked Carl, who was sitting next to her.

“Exam questions? What are those?” Carl picked up a glass of soda from the coffee table and took a big gulp. “I’m not that kind of boring adult.”

"Huh? Is there any necessary connection between the two?" Piper imitated Carl and took a sip of soda.

“No, not at all.” Carl casually picked up a passing Mini Dragon and stroked its cool scales with his somewhat rough hands. “In short, you don’t need to ask me about the final exam for this course, because I absolutely will not tell you.”