"Bwoo…"
At the same time, upon hearing Fang Yuan's voice and realizing he had woken up... no, that Eevee had finished meditating, it crawled out of the backpack.
After coming out, it wore a look of disdain.
Showing off your knowledge to two kids under the age of ten, way to go, Fang Yuan!!
At your age, no, even when you were sixteen, you probably weren't even as good as them.
Eevee was right, Fang Yuan had to cram all the basic and advanced knowledge after becoming a Trainer. The knowledge gained from games simply wasn't enough for real battles.
However, Fang Yuan, who had now experienced countless battles, could certainly be called battle-hardened and experienced.
At this point, Fang Yuan was unaware of the injustice Eevee felt. He wasn't trying to show off; he genuinely liked and saw potential in these two characters from his childhood, which is why he wanted to give them some pointers.
When Fang Yuan had finished analyzing the flow of a battle, Xiao Sheng already sat on his seat with a blank expression, realizing that he and Fang Yuan were not on the same level at all.
As for Little Yao, she had completely forgotten what had just happened and was excitedly looking at Eevee, who had emerged from the backpack.
"So cute!!"
"Is this Pokémon... Eevee?"
"Bwoo!" Eevee did a stylish spin, not just any ordinary Eevee, mind you, but the Cloth God!
Little Yao found Eevee even more adorable. Just as she was about to ask the unfamiliar uncle if she could hold Eevee, Xiao Sheng suddenly spoke up seriously:
"Um, you are a Trainer, right? Could you, perhaps, engage in a Pokémon battle with me!!"
Little Yao: ?
Fang Yuan: ?
Fang Yuan, "Do you… have Pokémon?"
"I think it's better not to."
Fang Yuan shook his head.
"I do!! Don't underestimate me, my Pokémon are very strong!!" Xiao Sheng said urgently.
Fang Yuan gave him a mysterious feeling. As Xiao Sheng aspired to become a Trainer, he was eager to see the gap between himself and Fang Yuan.
"Xiao Sheng... you can't be thinking…" Little Yao looked at Xiao Sheng in astonishment.
You can't be thinking of using dad's Pokémon to battle others, can you??!
Xiao Sheng and Little Yao's father was Mr. Thousand Miles of the Fang Yuan Region Orange Flower Gym, whose strength was considered to be on par with the Kings of the Hoenn region. In the games, Mr. Thousand Miles is the player character's father, a true dad-level Trainer.
His Pokémon were naturally very strong.
This time, Little Yao and Xiao Sheng had come to Liuli City for a trip with their parents and had been sightseeing separately. Out of concern for their children, Mr. Thousand Miles had entrusted them with a Pokémon for their protection.
At this moment, Xiao Sheng intended to use Mr. Thousand Miles' Pokémon to battle Fang Yuan.
As for winning or losing, Xiao Sheng obviously didn't think he would lose since it was his dad's Pokémon after all. He just wanted to see, how much was the gap between himself and Fang Yuan when it came to commanding and observing battle situations.
"Mr. Thousand Miles' Pokémon?"
By now, Fang Yuan had guessed a possibility. After pondering for a moment, he smiled and said, "If you insist on battling, I'll oblige. But I have other matters later, so it can only be a 1VS1, and it's best to finish the battle quickly."
Xiao Sheng, "No problem!! Sister, please give me Infernape's Poké Ball!!"
Little Yao, "I don't want to! Dad will scold us!"
"Don't worry, Infernape and I get along great, it won't say anything."
"I don't want to don't want to don't want to!!"
"Sister—please, I'll give you all my pocket money for next month, you've been wanting to buy a new bicycle for a long time, haven't you?"
Little Yao: Contemplation.jpg.
Fang Yuan and Eevee didn't know what to say.
...
Due to the thriving culture of battling within the Pokémon World, using public battle arenas didn't have as many restrictions as on Earth; there was no need to apply, just go ahead and use.
Only those special arenas required additional applications.
For example, the location for the upcoming battle between Fang Yuan and Lila was a huge indoor stadium, situated at the center of the Battle Plaza, for which one would need to pay to use it. Naturally, when used for championship tournaments, the cost was covered by the officials.
The battle between Fang Yuan and Xiao Sheng, however, didn't need such grandeur; they simply chose a nearby public battle arena.
At this time, Fang Yuan casually arrived at one side of the arena, while Xiao Sheng, holding a Poké Ball that wasn't his, kept pleading.
"Can I really act as the referee?" Suddenly, Little Yao asked nervously.
Fang Yuan and Xiao Sheng nodded simultaneously, it didn't really matter. Saying she was a referee, she was more like standing there to be a mascot.
We didn't expect you to have the composure of a referee.
"This future Fang Yuan Dancing Diva, a superstar newbie of the beauty contests, seems less reliable at this moment than her younger brother Xiao Sheng…" Fang Yuan thought to himself.
On the way here, the three of them had already introduced themselves to each other.
All three had only shared their names.
For the name Fang Yuan, Xiao Sheng, who had watched hundreds of past Alliance tournament videos, had absolutely no recollection. Currently, Fang Yuan was only somewhat famous in the Orange Archipelago.
In the Hoenn region, only a few people knew of him.
"So, Xiao Sheng, Mr. Fang Yuan, please send out your Pokémon... Let the battle begin!"
Little Yao waved her hand nonchalantly.
"Okay! Go, Infernape!" Hearing the battle begin, an eager Xiao Sheng tossed out Infernape's Poké Ball.