You are not allowed to be a Pokémon Trainer

Chapter 496

Chapter 496

Even after the match ended, the audience lingered, reluctant to leave.

But the two main characters in the battle had already quietly slipped away through the back door.

Leaving the battlefield, Dr. Kukui let out a long breath and put his arm around Xia Chi's shoulder.

"Let's go to the Pokémon Center to treat our Pokémon."

His voice was still cheerful, but Xia Chi could hear a hint of fatigue in it.

Three consecutive high-intensity battles are also a huge drain on trainers.

Xia Chi smiled and shook his head, without turning his feet toward the Pokémon Center.

"Doctor, you go ahead. Meowha, it's nothing. I have a friend to meet."

Dr. Kukui was slightly taken aback, but then realized what he meant.

"It's Daigo, right? He arrived a day later than you, and you two got in touch?"

Xia Chi smiled and said, "I just saw him in the audience."

"I see."

Dr. Kukui laughed heartily, released his arm from Xia Chi's shoulder, and patted him on the back.

"Then I won't disturb your reunion. Please give my regards to Daigo."

After saying goodbye to Dr. Kukui, Xia Chi turned and walked out of the Masters Tournament players' village.

Before we even reached the exit, we saw Kanna squatting by the flowerbed by the roadside, holding Nebula in her arms.

"Brother Xia Chi!"

Upon seeing Xia Chi, she immediately stood up.

"Sister Meowha is amazing!"

Kanna looked up, her eyes filled with admiration.

Although she had been with Xia Chi since they left the Crown Snowfield three months ago, this was the first time she had ever seen Xia Chi in a serious battle.

Today's match was the first time she had ever sat in the audience and witnessed a championship-level official battle.

"Sister Meowha is so cool! That lightning punch was like thunder!"

As Kanna spoke, she gestured, waving her little hands in the air, almost throwing Little Nebula away.

"And then there was that last tile-splitting moment, 'bang!' and the big blue dog collapsed!"

"Chirp—chirp chirp!"

The blue cotton bird above Kanna's head chirped and fluttered its wings twice, as if nodding vigorously in agreement with its little master.

Xia Chi smiled and gently patted Kanna's head.

"Say this to your sister Miaoha later, she'll love to hear it."

Xia Chi smiled as he led Kanna towards their lodgings.

"Uh-huh!"

Kanna nodded vigorously, carrying Little Nebula and following Xia Chi with small, quick steps.

After walking for a while, Kanna looked up again and asked wistfully, "Brother Xia Chi, will my Green Cotton Bird and Little Nebula be as powerful as Sister Meowha in the future?"

Xia Chi twitched the corner of her mouth and paused slightly in her steps.

It's hard to say about the Blue Cotton Bird, but the Little Nebula...

Xia Chi looked down at the pale purple creature lazily yawning in Kanna's arms.

His eye twitched slightly.

Little Nebula, as long as it completes the two stages of evolution normally, it will be a piece of cake to rival Meowha.

No, to be precise, it far surpasses Miaoha.

After all, that's the final evolution of Cosmog—Solgaleo or Lunala.

Sun god and moon god.

"sure."

Xia Chi didn't explain much, but just smiled and replied, "As long as you take good care of them and work hard with them, one day they will become very, very powerful."

"Um!"

Kanna received an affirmative answer and clenched her little fist with renewed enthusiasm.

Xia Chi returned to his residence while listening to Kanna's chatter.

Daigo was already waiting on the steps at the entrance.

I don't know how he found this place.

Xia Chi approached, deliberately making his footsteps heavy.

Daigo looked up, his gray-blue eyes lighting up the moment he saw Natsumi.

"You're finally back, big star?"

Daigo rarely makes a joke.

Xia Chi rolled her eyes and said irritably, "How can I compare to you, the eldest young master of the Zvoch family?"

The two exchanged a sarcastic remark, looked at each other, and laughed at the same time.

Daigo bent down and picked up the backpack, which was clearly filled with many stones. Xia Chi pushed open the door, and the two of them walked into the house one after the other.

Kanna, carrying Nebula, followed behind, curiously glancing at the silver-blue-haired uncle before obediently greeting him, "Hello, Uncle."

Daigo turned around and saw Kanna and the pale purple little creature in her arms. His eyes narrowed slightly.

He didn't ask any further questions, but simply smiled gently: "Hello, little girl, the Pokémon in your arms..."

It's very special.

"Her name is Nebula!"

Kanna proudly lifted the little guy in her arms. Nebula was lifted into the air, opened its eyes groggily, and gave Daigo a small yawn.

Daigo's smile deepened. He didn't press for details about Nebula's origins, but simply nodded and turned to go inside.

Xia Chi sat down on the sofa, and Kanna sat down next to him, holding Little Nebula.

The blue cotton bird flew up from above Kanna's head and landed on the edge of the fruit bowl on the coffee table, curiously pecking at an orange.

Daigo placed his backpack by the door and sat down on the single sofa opposite.

At the same time, Latias, in the form of a human maid, walked out from the direction of the kitchen.

Latias gently placed the coffee and pastries on the coffee table, then stepped back, bowing slightly, her movements fluid and graceful, more elegant than any professionally trained maid.

"Why did you come so early?"

Xia Chi put down his coffee cup, leaned back on the sofa, and casually asked, "Aren't we going to worry about the alliance anymore?"

There are still more than two weeks until the start of the Masters Tournament.

Considering the distance between the Hoenn and Alola regions, arriving a week in advance is already considered early.

Daigo's arrival at this point in time means he's at least twenty days ahead of schedule.

Xia Chi himself does not hold any position in the alliance, so he can come whenever he wants.

Anyway, he doesn't have to deal with official documents or attend various alliance meetings.

Daigo is different.

No matter how much he enjoys slacking off and mining, and no matter how much he's teased as "the least champion-like champion," he is still the official champion of the Hoenn League.

The league's daily affairs, communication with various gyms, and the arrangement of championship-level challenge matches...

While most of these tasks can be delegated to subordinates, there are always some documents that require the champion's signature.

Coming out so early in the morning is hardly "dereliction of duty."

Daigo put down his coffee cup, rubbed his long fingers lightly on the rim of the cup, and smiled, "It's all thanks to you. Team Magma and Team Aqua were wiped out, and the League doesn't have much to do."

He paused, then added, "Moreover, I've handed over most of the work to the Four Heavenly Kings, and Furong is happy to take it on; she's just sitting around doing nothing anyway."

"Then why don't you go dig for stones?"

Xia Chi raised an eyebrow and asked with a smile.

Daigo smiled slightly. "How do you know I didn't come here to dig for stones?"

Xia Chi paused for a moment, then shook his head and chuckled.

No wonder he's called a "mining maniac".

In the entire Pokémon world, if there is one person who can perfectly combine "business trips" and "digging for rocks," it must be the person in front of us.

Daigo put down his coffee cup, leaned forward slightly, and looked closer at Xia Chi with a hint of anticipation in his eyes.

"By the way, in your opinion, are there any undiscovered stones in Alola?"

From the outside, Xia Chi's area of ​​expertise is mythology and legends.

However, in reality, neither the Keystone and Megastone required for Mega Evolution, nor the Crystal Beads required for the Crystallization of the Padia region are actually necessary.

These key items that can trigger special changes in the form of spirits were first discovered and made public by Xia Chi.

That's why Daigo, a "stone expert," consulted Natsuike so earnestly.

Xia Chi pondered for a moment.

If you ask if there is, there definitely is.

In the Alola region, there exists a special battle system—Z-Moves.

That is when the trainer and Pokémon work together to pour their physical strength and willpower into the "Z Crystal," thereby unleashing a powerful attack that far surpasses ordinary moves.

Z-Moves do not require Pokémon evolution or Mega Stones; they only require a type of crystal called "Z-Crystal."

This stone is definitely a specialty of the Alola region.

Moreover, it should also fit Daigo's definition of "stone"—after all, Z-Crystal is essentially a special kind of energy crystallization.

But the question is, where is Z Pure Crystal?

How did you dig it out?

Xia Chi doesn't have any clue yet.

In the original games, Z-Crystals are protected by the "Trials" and "Totem Pokémon" of each island.

But do those trials truly exist in this real world?

Do those dominant Pokémon really protect certain special places?

Or is it that Z-pure crystals are simply randomly distributed in certain special veins in the Alora region?

Xia Chi didn't know.

He wasn't even sure if Z-Moves actually existed in this world.

But he could vaguely sense that this land embraced by the sun and the sea did indeed conceal a power different from super evolution and Dynamax.

He had sensed a faint fluctuation of that power in Tapu Koko before.

He just needs time to verify it.

Daigo's eyes lit up when he saw Natsumi's pensive expression.

He'd known Xia Chi for so long, he knew the guy all too well.

Xia Chi's expression meant that he was searching his mind for some unknown information.

And that information is often true.

"Really?"

Daigo's voice unconsciously rose by half an octave, and he leaned forward a few more degrees.

Xia Chi snapped out of her daze, looked at Daigo's sparkling eyes, and couldn't help but smile.

"Perhaps."

He shrugged. "But how to find it... I'm not really sure either."

He didn't rule out any possibility of definitive conclusions.

On one hand, he was genuinely unsure; on the other hand... even if he knew the exact location, he couldn't possibly tell Daigo directly.

That guy enjoys the process of searching, not the result.

As expected, Daigo did not ask any further questions.

He leaned back on the sofa, picked up his coffee cup and drank it all in one gulp, then let out a long sigh.

"That's enough for me."

A satisfied smile spread across his lips.

For him, this state of "half-understanding" is what excites him the most; the unknown is the greatest charm.

If Xia Chi told him everything, he would probably find it boring and then turn around to find the next unsolved mystery.

Daigo put down his coffee cup and stood up.

He spent no more than five minutes sitting on the sofa in total.

"You're leaving already?"

Xia Chi raised an eyebrow. Although she had expected this outcome, she still couldn't help but ask a question.

"Um."

Daigo walked to the door, picked up the heavy hiking backpack, and slung it over his shoulder.

"Before it gets dark, I'll go check out the nearby mines."

"Didn't you just get off the plane?"

Xia Chi was both amused and exasperated.

"That's why we need to hurry."

Daigo answered confidently.

Xia Chi shook his head and did not try to stop him.

Kanna jumped off the sofa, picked up Nebula, ran to Daigo, looked up at him, and said, "Goodbye, Uncle!"

Steven bent down, gently patted Kanna's head, glanced at the yawning Nebula in her arms, and smiled, "Goodbye, little girl, take good care of your Pokémon."

"Um!"

Kanna nodded vigorously.

"Don't forget the start time of the match!"

Xia Chi called out from behind.

Daigo did not turn around.

He simply raised his hand and waved it casually.

I don't know if he listened or not.

As expected, there was no news of Daigo in the following days.

It's obvious that this guy must have gone into some mine.

Xia Chi, on the other hand, resumed her leisurely life.

Although the Ten Masters Tournament is just around the corner, Xia Chi doesn't feel nervous at all.

It's not that I'm underestimating rivals like Cynthia and Leon; they are all top-tier trainers in the world, and each one deserves my full effort.

only...

Having fought so many god-level battles, why would they be nervous about this kind of competition?

Just think, not long ago he was standing on the ruins of Hammerlocke, looking up at the terrifying figures of Dialga and Yveltal.

Compared to those battles that can destroy the world at any moment, the matches in the Top Ten Masters Tournament are simply child's play.

After having two days of fun, Kanna went back to school.

The reason she came to the Alola region was as an exchange student between the Kanto region and the Alola Pokémon School.

School has been in session for a week now, and Dr. Kukui has specially granted her a two-day "adjustment leave" so that she can get acquainted with Xia Chi first.

Now that the holiday is over, she has to go back to school.

On her first day of school, Kanna was so nervous that she clung to Little Nebula and wouldn't let go, almost crumpling the Green Cotton Bird into a ball.

Xia Chi stood at the door, watching her figure disappear around the street corner, a subtle feeling welling up in his heart.

It feels a bit like an old father taking his daughter to school.

He shook his head, banishing the strange thought from his mind.

He's not even twenty yet, where would he get a daughter?

However, the house was indeed much quieter during the few days that Kanna was away.

Three days passed peacefully like this.

On the evening of the fourth day, Xia Chi was sitting on the sofa in the living room reading a book when the doorbell suddenly rang.

Latias walked toward the door.

She opened the door, stared at the scene before her, paused for a moment, and then stepped aside to make way.

"Sorry to bother you."

A timid voice came from the doorway.

Xia Chi looked up and was slightly taken aback.

Standing at the door was a young girl.

She was about thirteen or fourteen years old, with a slender and tall figure.

Her long, golden hair cascaded smoothly over her shoulders, shimmering softly in the setting sun.

Is it Lillie?