Chapter 131: Encounter in Mi A Lei City
Two days later, Bai Feng finished arranging matters at home, brought his Pokémon, and set off with Bai Ye, carrying his Space Backpack.
Two years of growth had made Bai Ye's personality much more composed. When standing still, a serene aura emanated from within, truly beautiful.
On the Flying Vehicle heading to Mi A Lei City, Bai Feng noticed many people stealing glances at his Mom, which annoyed him greatly.
Seriously, a bunch of perverts, glaring won't do any good. Thinking this, Bai Feng turned slightly, using his body to partially shield Bai Ye.
For those who were too blatant, Bai Feng had to glare fiercely at them before they would restrain themselves.
Bai Ye had already noticed this. Every time Bai Feng glared, it would cover its mouth and snicker.
Upon arriving in Mi A Lei City, Bai Feng went to the Central Plaza as agreed to wait for Fu La Da Li.
Compared to two years ago, Mi A Lei City was now more modern. Modern skyscrapers stood everywhere, with large and small Electronic Billboards hanging on them.
These advertisements played various commercials repeatedly, mostly for the Info-Comm Wristband developed by Fladari Company. Fu La Da Li's face in the advertisements was almost a constant visual bombardment for pedestrians on the Street Side.
If he wasn't extremely rich, he wouldn't be able to afford the advertising fees.
There were also numerous promotional advertisements for Kalos's new movies and various product endorsements.
In addition, the pedestrian flow in Mi A Lei City was greater than before. Other Region Trainers or tourists with Pokémon were visible everywhere on the Street.
As the largest city in the Kalos Region, Mi A Lei City was steadily advancing towards becoming a modern metropolis in the Pokémon World.
Bai Feng sat on a bench on the Street Side, quietly waiting for Fu La Da Li. Not far away, a street artist was singing. Bai Feng thought he sang very well, so he released Brionne.
Unexpectedly, Brionne actually ran over to the person and wanted to sing a duet with them.
The artist had a very easygoing Personality and readily agreed to Brionne's request. After the song ended, the person was very surprised because they turned out to be a fan of the Primarina Band.
Brionne's real appearance was a bit Different from how it usually looked in Livestream Rooms and Videos. It was even better looking in reality, so the fan didn't recognize Brionne at first.
But the moment Brionne opened its mouth, they instantly recognized it.
One had to say, this World was truly small.
Seeing Brionne happily performing with the fan on the Street Side, Bai Feng didn't bother it anymore.
Later, Brionne's duet with the fan was filmed by Bystanders and posted online, making Brionne slightly popular and even causing its Fan count on the Livestream platform to increase significantly.
Of course, that was all later. At this moment, Brionne knew nothing and was engrossed in performing for Bystanders with the fan.
Not far from Bai Feng was a Plot of Grassland, where a group of Little Friends were having a Pokémon Battle. The simple Battlefield must have been set up by themselves.
One of the children's Pokémon was a Fennekin. He was probably the strongest among the group. After a series of Pokémon Battles, several children were defeated by him one after another. For a moment, his sense of accomplishment and confidence soared.
Bai Feng was originally just watching the children's Pokémon Battle out of boredom, but this behavior seemed to have been misunderstood by the other party.
The Trainer of the Fennekin, seeing that his companions were unwilling to practice with him anymore, furrowed his brows for a moment. It was then that he noticed Bai Feng.
"Hey!"
The child called out.
Bai Feng didn't realize the other party was calling him and was still foolishly waiting for their next match to start.
The child called out again.
"Hey, you over there, the one sitting on the bench wearing blue Clothes!"
This time, Bai Feng finally realized the other party might be talking to him, because he was the only one sitting on a bench nearby, and he happened to be wearing a blue top.
Bai Feng pointed to himself, meaning: Are you talking to me?
"Yes, it's you! Do you want to have a Pokémon Battle with me? I saw you staring at us for a long time!" the Fennekin's Trainer shouted.
"Yeah, yeah, come on! If you want to join, just come!" The other Little Friends also chimed in.
Bai Feng subconsciously planned to refuse, but then he thought, Fu La Da Li hasn't arrived yet, what's the harm in playing a bit?
So Bai Feng stood up and walked over with Bai Ye.
Seeing this, the Little Friends cheered and made space on the Battlefield for Bai Feng.
However, although Bai Feng called them Little Friends, he was actually about the same age as them. The group of children were all around thirteen or fourteen years old.
Mixing in with them was like an old cucumber painting itself green to look young.
After the two stood on either side of the Battlefield, the kid opposite introduced himself: "My name is Xing Ye, and this is my Pokémon, Fennekin."
After thinking for a moment, Xing Ye took out a Poké Ball and said: "This Poké Ball will be the wager. If you win against me, it's yours."
Bai Feng: ...
Alright, as a wager for a Street Side Pokémon Battle, a Poké Ball was indeed sufficient. After all, it cost several hundred yuan.
Bai Feng rummaged through his Space Backpack and finally pulled out a few Berries, saying: "These are B-Grade Berries. If you win against me, these Berries are yours."
A few B-Grade Berries were equivalent in value to a Poké Ball.
Xing Ye was indeed very happy to hear this and nodded with satisfaction.
"Oh, right, my name is Bai Feng, and my Pokémon is Chikorita." Bai Feng then took out Chikorita's Poké Ball and said.
With a flash of Red Light, Chikorita appeared on the Grassland.
"Chiko~ Chiko~"
Chikorita, full of fighting Spirit, declared war on the opposing Fennekin.
However, Xing Ye was stunned when he saw Chikorita. "You mean you want to use this Chikorita to battle me, not the Gardevoir over there?" he said, pointing at Bai Ye.
Bai Feng: ...
"Is Chikorita not okay?"
"Are you looking down on me?" Xing Ye said, his Expression flushed.
Bai Feng looked innocent and said: "How could I? I'm being very serious."
"Then why..." No matter how you looked at it, that Chikorita couldn't possibly win against Fennekin!
Basic Stage versus Second Stage.
Grass-type versus Fire-type.
How could they fight?
Bai Feng: No matter how you look at it, your Fennekin can't win against my Bai Ye!
"Oh, oh~ You're overthinking it. I just want my Chikorita to get some Training. After it loses, I'll send out Gardevoir!"
Bai Feng didn't want to waste Time getting into a childish argument, so he just went along with Xing Ye's wishes.
I'm not disrespecting you, I'm just Training my Pokémon.
Hearing Bai Feng's words, Xing Ye's Expression improved slightly. Okay, since it's for Training a newly caught Pokémon, I won't mind.
As a Trainer, Xing Ye knew very well that whenever you catch a new Pokémon, you can't help but want to send it out a few more times.
╰(‵□′)╯Chikorita seemed to have heard Xing Ye's dissatisfaction with it being sent out. Its little face puffed up with anger, glaring at the opponent, vowing to make them pay.
"Then... then let's begin!"
Immediately, the two Pokémon walked to the center of the Battlefield.
"Fennekin, use Ember to say hello to Chikorita!" Xing Ye said confidently.
"Heyno~"
Fennekin held its Wooden Stick. With a gentle flick, a Fireball appeared at the tip of the stick.
"Heyno~"
Fennekin casually pointed the Wooden Stick, and the Fireball shot towards Chikorita.
"Chiko~ Chiko~ Chiko~"
Seeing the opponent finally attacking, Chikorita excitedly chirped. Watch my Performance!
It stomped its little foot on the Ground, and a large Green Leaf turned into a blade and was flung out.
With a whoosh, Fennekin's Fireball was split in two by the blade, then turned into scattered little Flames and dissipated in mid-air.
Xing Ye looked surprised, then smiled and said: "It seems your Chikorita does have some Strength."
Chikorita was very, very dissatisfied when it heard Xing Ye say it only had "some" Strength. It stomped its little foot and quickly ran out.
As Chikorita ran, circles of green ripples appeared under its feet, and then the Grass within the ripples began to grow rapidly.
Xing Ye was a little astonished at the sight. He didn't expect this seemingly unimpressive Chikorita to even know Grassy Terrain.
"Fennekin, use Fire Spin!" Xing Ye shouted loudly.
"Heyno~ Heyno~"
Fennekin waved its Wooden Stick, like casting magic. Circles of Flame appeared around it, then turned into fire snakes and darted towards Chikorita.
But Chikorita wasn't afraid at all. Even though the Flames were almost burning its backside, it wasn't in a hurry and continued to run at a steady pace in the Grassy Terrain.
Of course, although the Flames always seemed close to burning Chikorita, they always missed by just a little bit each Time.
Outside the Battlefield, Xing Ye's Little Friends were cheering for him and Fennekin. However, Fennekin was getting anxious because it couldn't hit Chikorita.
Because the Grassy Terrain constantly replenished its Stamina, Chikorita ran for a long Time without showing any signs of panting. One had to say, Grass-type Pokémon have truly abundant Stamina.
"Hmm? What's that Fragrance?" Xing Ye suddenly sniffed, saying doubtfully.
Not only Xing Ye smelled it, but his Little Friends outside the Battlefield also smelled it.
Just then, one of the girls suddenly shouted: "Xing Ye, it's Sweet Scent! That Chikorita used Sweet Scent!"
Hearing this, Xing Ye suddenly understood.
But at this moment, Fennekin, in the center of the Battlefield, was already becoming mentally hazy under the Influence of Sweet Scent, staggering as it walked.
It was too fragrant! It was truly too fragrant!
Fennekin even felt hallucinations appearing before its eyes. Why did the Chikoritas suddenly become so many?
Sweet Scent was a Skill that Chikorita had suddenly comprehended on its own. Perhaps it was too Talented; its Sweet Scent was somewhat Different from that emitted by other Grass-type Pokémon.
At most, the Sweet Scent of other Pokémon would make the opponent's reaction speed slightly sluggish, thereby reducing their evasion ability.
But Chikorita's Sweet Scent was too strong and overbearing. As long as a Pokémon smelled it a little too much, they would gradually become mentally hazy and unable to control their actions.
The weaker the Pokémon's Strength, the weaker their resistance to this Fragrance.
Sure enough, after a while, Fennekin knelt on both knees and could no longer continue the Pokémon Battle.
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh~~~"
Chikorita shot out several Razor Leaf attacks in a row, directly taking down Fennekin.
"My... my Fennekin actually... lost... lost to a Chikorita..." Xing Ye said in disbelief.
Clap clap clap...
Just then, a round of Applause suddenly rang out. Bai Feng followed the sound and saw that Mr. Fladali had arrived at some point.
"Wow~ It's Mr. Fladali~" Some of the children couldn't help but exclaim softly.
There was nothing they could do; Mr. Fladali's large Photo was flashing back and forth on the Electronic Display Screen opposite. The children couldn't help but recognize him even if they wanted to.
"When did you get here? You didn't even call me!" Bai Feng asked after recalling Chikorita.
"You were having a Pokémon Battle, of course I didn't want to disturb you," Mr. Fladali said with a smile.
The most surprised person was, of course, Xing Ye. He didn't expect that by casually pulling someone over for a Pokémon Battle on the roadside, he would pull someone who knew Mr. Fladali.
This was too incredible.
"Since you're here, let's go," Bai Feng said to Mr. Fladali.
"Okay, my car is parked not far away," Mr. Fladali said, pointing in a direction.
Bai Feng looked in that direction and indeed saw a luxurious black Sedan.
Before leaving, Bai Feng said to Xing Ye: "Xing Ye, our Pokémon Battle ends here!"
"Ah? Oh, oh, oh..." Xing Ye responded foolishly, but after a while, he ran to Bai Feng's side and handed him the Poké Ball in his hand, "Your spoils of war!"
Although a Poké Ball might not be much to Mr. Fladali's Friend, an Agreement was an Agreement!
Bai Feng slapped his Head and said: "Right, I almost forgot."
Taking the Poké Ball handed to him by Xing Ye, Bai Feng also handed him the Berries in his hand.
"These are for you."
Xing Ye hesitated: "But... but I lost..."
Bai Feng stuffed the Berries into his hand and said: "It's not the wager for the match, consider it a Gift from me."
"Tha... thank you." Only then did Xing Ye accept the Berries.
Just then, Brionne also came back after having had enough fun. Bai Feng took it and Bai Ye and left the Central Plaza with Mr. Fladali in the car.
However, what Bai Feng didn't know was that while he was battling Xing Ye, in an Electric Repair Shop across the plaza, a burly, bearded Uncle was standing at the Doorway, watching him from afar.
It wasn't until Chikorita won the match that he returned to the shop to continue working at the call of an Ampharos.
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Bai Feng took Mr. Fladali's car to his residence in Mi A Lei City, where a Private Aircraft was parked on the lawn.
Today, Bai Feng and Mr. Fladali were going to take this Flying Vehicle to the Galar Region.
Bai Feng sat at Mr. Fladali's Home for a while, then boarded the Flying Vehicle with him and set off.
Bai Feng and their destination for this trip was Wyndon in the Galar Region. The Auction was being held there.
(End of Chapter)