"This is the badge of the Vermilion Leaf Gym. Although the whole battle was not what I imagined... I still accept my defeat with all my heart."
Recalling the extremely frustrating battle, Ma Zhishi's face twitched unnaturally, but he still handed the orange badge in the shape of a wire flower to Qianye.
"That little Magneto is really well trained. If there is a chance, I really want to discuss with you the experience of training Electric Pokémon."
He smiled heartily and slapped the boy's shoulder with his heavy palm. Ma Zhishi always admired tough guys, so he would naturally appreciate someone as strong and capable as the other person.
Right, right? Holding the orange badge in both hands, with Magnemite floating in the air beside him, Qianye's eyes wandered, not knowing what to say.
If he told the truth now, that Magnemite was not his Pokémon at all, and that he, a gym leader, was defeated by a wild Pokémon, would he be so angry that he fainted on the spot?
It's better not to take the risk. Looking to the other side, Raichu, whose body is covered with bandages and even half of his face is blocked, is still standing tremblingly with his head held high stubbornly.
"…Is it really okay?"
"Don't underestimate us. The scars on our bodies are the badge of manliness. We will remember this failure. If we meet again next time, you'd better wash your neck and wait for me. Hahaha!" He gave Qianye a thumbs up with his white teeth shining, and Raichu also followed suit and bared his teeth and raised his hand to Magnemite.
However, Magnemite did not react at all. It should be said that it never looked at the other party during the whole process. It even turned sideways and flew towards the gym's door on its own.
"…"
"Well, since there is nothing else, we will take our leave first!"
Seeing Magnemite gradually drifting away, Qianye didn't bother to continue chatting with Ma Zhishi. He held the hand of Nancy beside him and followed Magnemite out.
The silhouettes of the boy and girl slowly disappeared from sight. Ma Zhishi put his broad hand on the top of Raichu's head and rubbed it. "Don't be too disappointed. If you haven't beaten an opponent before, you can win it back next time."
"Thunder~Mound~"
"Haha, I know you're very unwilling. When your injury heals, come and start the Ultimate Devil's Hell training... Don't regret it then."
"Raichu, Raichu!" He stretched out his orange fist and bumped it with Ma Zhishi. As the two were cheering each other on, the female follower suddenly rushed in and reported with a slight breath:
"Boss, there's a call for you."
Hearing this, Ma Zhishi frowned slightly, and without even straightening up, he waved his hand and said impatiently: "If they have anything to say, let them talk next time. I am busy now."
"But..." The female attendant did not follow the order and retreat as usual, but continued with a serious expression:
"This time it was the Alliance calling, and judging by what they said on the phone, this matter is probably very urgent."
…
"So...what is it shaking now?"
Qianye scratched the back of his head, watching the gray iron ball spinning in the air for no apparent reason.
After following Magnemite all the way out of the door and running for more than a thousand meters, the other party seemed to suddenly lose its direction, and stopped and floated in place, with no thoughts visible in its big eyes.
Qianye did try to communicate with it actively, but Magnemite had almost no reaction to the movements of the outside world. Apart from the occasional meaningless hissing sounds, it didn't say anything else.
In desperation, the boy could only look to Nancy for help:
"Nazi, can you use telepathy to sense what Magnemite is thinking right now?"
Nodding slightly, Nancy placed one hand on the screw on top of Magnemite's head, and then a light of telekinesis lit up in her eyes.
After a short while, the girl loosened her grip and concluded, "There's nothing inside..."
There's nothing inside? Does that mean the brain is empty? This little guy doesn't seem very smart.
Perhaps he couldn't bear it any longer, a Poké Ball on Qianye's waist suddenly began to shake violently, and then it was opened from the inside. A black-armored monster wrapped in red light stomped heavily to the ground.
Kodora raised her head, her scarlet eyes looked at the boy as if he were an idiot, and she opened her mouth and said:
"Yes, yes. (You followed the magnet to find the Dead Leaf Gym, why are you still following it now that you've won?)"
Qianye clenched his right fist and hit the palm of his left hand. Suddenly, he realized, "Yes, why did I continue to follow? Oh no, I have become a retard!"
A slap hit the hard helmet with a loud noise. Dora began to doubt whether there was something wrong with her vision. Why did she fall in love with him in the first place?
"Okay, okay. (We've been chasing him for so long anyway, we might as well just capture him. This way, the trip won't be in vain.)"
With a soft hum, she looked at the suspended iron ball with red eyes. Although she did not participate in the previous gym battle, she watched the entire battle in the ball. Although the magnet's brain was not very good, its fighting ability was barely acceptable to her, so she had no objection to it joining the team.
"That depends on whether it is willing or not. The problem is that I don't even know how to communicate with it now..." Qian Ye was somewhat tempted after hearing what Kodora said, but as he said, if the communication problem hasn't been solved, how can he tame it?
In other words, you can start with something that Magnemite is interested in...
After thinking for a while, Qianye opened his backpack and found the remaining Pokémon cubes. Theoretically, Pokémon cubes are food that mineral Pokémon like Magnemite can accept, but it does not rule out some individuals who only love electricity.
The plastic bag that sealed the Pokémon was opened. Without any obstruction, the sweet fragrance drifted into the air. Magnemite, which was originally circling in the spot, seemed to smell the scent, turned its head, and flew over swayingly.
There is a reaction! It seems that he is not the traditional type who is picky about food. After calming down a little, Qianye directly put the opened Poké Cube on the ground and waited quietly for Magnemite to float in front of him.
Since it has no mouth, Magnemite cannot swallow and digest Poké Cubes directly like ordinary Pokémon. So, after approaching the Poké Cube, Magnemite's one eye lights up blue light, turning into electric current and directly hitting the Poké Cube.
Under the action of electric energy, the Pokémon Cube quickly melted into a pool of water, and relying on electromagnetism, it pulled the "syrup" to the surface of the body and seeped into the gray sphere.
Judging from the expression... he seems quite satisfied?
Watching Magnemite "eat" all the Pokémon he put down, Qianye tentatively took out a brand new red and white ball and placed it next to Magnemite:
"Would you like to be my partner?"
"Hiss~" He slid his eyes up to look at the boy, then moved them down to look at the tiny residue left by the Pokémon Cube. He took the initiative to step forward and touched the button on the red and white ball with the magnet.
A red light burst out from the ball and sucked Magnemite in. After the button of the Poké Ball lit up and shook a few times, it finally returned to calm.
He bent down, picked up the Poké Ball containing Magnemite, wiped off the dust on the ground, brought it close to his eyes and whispered, "Welcome aboard, Magnemite."
"Yes~"
Kodora raised her head and yawned deeply. She had traveled such a long time from Golden Yellow City, but in the end she had not been able to fight when she arrived. The intense feeling of boredom made her almost unable to hold up her eyelids.
Qianye noticed Kodora's emotions. After spending so much time together, how could he not know what she was thinking? He immediately consoled her:
"That gym battle was an accident. No one expected Magnemite to wander in there. I promise that you will be allowed to fight in the next battle. Don't worry, you won't have to wait long."
Hearing this, Kodora just rolled his eyes and didn't make any response. With her personality that was afraid of getting into trouble, she wouldn't take the initiative to go out on the street to find someone to fight Pokémon unless the sun rose from the west tomorrow.
She was not wrong. Even Qianye himself was just planning to get to the next gym as quickly as possible. With one person and one Pokémon, no one could have expected that the real battle would come so quickly and so suddenly...
…
As night fell, the noise outside the window of the B&B gradually subsided. Apart from the rustling of the leaves in the breeze, the only sound could be heard was the subtle and gentle chirping of insects.
After a whole day of running around, Nazhi, who had just washed up and changed into a white pajamas with cute patterns, did not go to bed. She just sat in front of the dressing table at the head of the bed. The mirror reflected the girl's beautiful face. Her amber-red eyes rippled from time to time, as if she was recalling today's experiences.
Unconsciously, the corners of her mouth slightly curved up, and she held up her smooth, fair face with both hands, with a faint blush on her cheeks.
"Miss, are you still awake so late, thinking about Mr. Qianye? (Telepathy)"
The yellow figure of Hu Di gradually emerged behind her. She looked at her young lady who was obviously in love, and her eyes became a little subtle.
But this is not a bad thing. After all, in the past, it would have been extremely difficult for the young lady to show such an expression, or even to see any emotion in her eyes.
Hu Di, who has watched her grow up, is perhaps the person who is most pleased with her change besides Nancy's parents. As for the young man who brought them hope, since the young lady also likes him, she doesn't mind doing her best to bring them closer.
Hearing Alakazam's inner voice, Nancy did not answer, but her increasingly rosy face and the unconscious action of twisting her hair betrayed her thoughts. Seeing her "honest" self in the mirror and Alakazam's "auntie smile", the girl could only retract her neck in self-abandonment and hum lightly.
"But...I didn't do what my mother said."
Nazi whispered, her beautiful eyelashes fluttered slightly, and a trace of loneliness flashed in her eyes. Before leaving, her mother had a secret telepathic communication with her. In addition to the necessary instructions for life, she also mixed in some private things, probably some tips on how to keep a boy's heart.
She had already tried one of them at noon today, but unfortunately not only did she fail, she also broke Qianye's pot.
Fortunately, Qianye was not angry, but the remaining methods... The shameful words from his mother's mouth floated through his mind one by one, and his heart suddenly started beating wildly as if it was equipped with a power motor, and his face seemed to be burning.
She turned around and faced Hu Di, and asked shyly, "Hu Di...will Qian Ye like this now?"
It's more than just love! If I could resist jumping on you now, I would probably doubt the guy's real gender.
For such a shy Nancy, Hu Di could only think this way. But the next moment, she seemed to have realized something and was stunned: "Miss, you don't want to..."
Before she could finish her words, Nancy, who had received her affirmative answer, had already disappeared in front of her eyes in an instant. Helplessly, she also quickly teleported to catch up.
As soon as he arrived at Mr. Qianye's bedroom door, he saw his young lady with her head lowered. One fist had been extended, but it seemed to be suspended in mid-air. She hesitated for a long time and did not dare to hit him.
A few short and long seconds passed, Nazi grabbed the corner of her clothes, and seemed to have finally mustered up the courage, and just as she was about to knock with her fist, the door was opened from the inside first -
Qianye, who had changed into casual clothes, suddenly rushed out and bumped into the stunned Nancy.
Feeling a soft and warm body suddenly hit his chest, Qian Ye subconsciously looked down. This was a terrible scene, and his rationality almost evaporated on the spot.
"Wuwuu ...
The heat rushed to the top of their heads. Qianye stood up solemnly and almost couldn't resist the urge to throw the beauty in his arms onto the bed, but...
He bit the tip of his tongue hard, which made his burning eyes regain some clarity. Qianye panted heavily, put his hands on Nancy's shoulders and said:
"Just now, Magnemite suddenly sensed something and rushed out. We must chase him now..."