Pokémon: I just became a Gym Leader, and Cynthia proposed to me.

Chapter 16 Hidden Crisis

Cynthia suddenly realized that, as her good friend, she had spoken a little too harshly.

They quickly took remedial action.

[Shark Warrior: You can play around, but you can't hurt a girl's feelings. At least make sure you like her before pursuing her, right?]

[Heart-Scaled Treasure Who Loves to Sing: You're right.]

[Shark Warrior: Tell me first, how do you feel about that girl?]

[Xinlinbao, who loves to sing: When we first met, she stood in front of the ice cream stand for over an hour without deciding which flavor to buy.]

She seemed a bit dazed, and also, in the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, she went to the bathroom twice. It seems like her kidneys aren't doing well.

Cynthia: "..."

For a moment, Cynthia didn't know what to say.

Cynthia gritted her teeth.

[Shark Warrior: What about the advantages?]

[Heart-Scaled Baby Who Loves to Sing: Of course it's beautiful!]

Pah! What a waste of your feelings. You think you can catch up with me? Don't even think about it!

I'll ruin it for you!

[Shark Warrior: When pursuing a girl, you have to be direct. Just go up to her and give her a wall slam, and her heart will flutter, and she'll secretly fall for you.]

[Heart-Scaled Baby Who Loves to Sing: Isn't this a bit too daring?]

[Shark Warrior: What are you cowardly about? You were pretty bold when you said you wanted to go to a place like that. Are you actually a coward in real life?]

[Singing Heart-Scale Treasure: I'm scared? I'll definitely try next time! I'm going to practice wall slamming right now!]

In her anger, Cynthia suddenly realized something.

If her is the girl her best friend is pursuing, then next time they meet, won't she be pinned against a wall?

It's about to crack...

After sending the message, Li Shuwen started trying out various "wall-slamming" poses against the wall.

Li Meining walked into the kitchen. "Brother, what's wrong with you?"

Li Shuwen was a little embarrassed. "I'm a bit tired. Let me stretch."

"Is the food ready? Everyone's finished training and is waiting for your post-training meal."

"It'll be ready soon. Have everyone gather at the restaurant."

……

Early in the morning, another challenger arrived at the Veil Dojo.

Wearing a sleeveless leather jacket, revealing his gaunt figure, with a broom-like hairstyle, several earrings on his ears, and a face full of arrogance and disdain, he looked like a petty thug.

"I, the great one, am here to challenge you! Who is the Veiled Dojo Gym Leader?"

Li Meining stepped forward and said, "Please wait in the reception room. The trainer will be here shortly."

The thug pointed at himself, head held high, "What? You want me to wait? Do you even know who I am?"

Li Meining shook her head. "If you want to challenge the Veil Dojo, you have to wait. If you don't want to challenge, then leave."

The thug snorted and plopped down on the sofa.

"I'll wait. If the Veiled Dojo's strength doesn't satisfy me, I'll call the League to host you!"

Li Meining curled her lip, "That's called reporting someone."

The thug's face turned red. "Hurry up and call your trainer out."

Although Li Meining really wanted to kick the thug a couple of times, the Veil Dojo couldn't refuse when the other party came to challenge them.

I can only let my brother give him a good beating later.

Li Meining went in to report, and Li Shuwen frowned slightly.

This kind of plaster doesn't harm people, but it's disgusting.

We need to handle this carefully, lest he actually report us to the league.

Li Shuwen called his father, who was suffering from lung ulcers; at this hour, he was definitely still asleep.

Well, even the phone is switched off.

"I still have to go."

Hang Machop, Machoke, Hitmonchan, and Croagunk's Poké Balls on your belt.

Li Shuwen entered the reception room. "May I ask how many badges you've received, sir?"

The thug retorted arrogantly, "What? You can't challenge me without a badge?"

"No, it's just that we decide the number and strength of the Pokémon we send out based on the number of badges the trainer has."

The thug stood up abruptly. "I've got plenty of strength, so I'll send out your strongest Pokémon! Otherwise, it'll be pointless for me to get the badge!!"

He's a complete newbie; he only got the badge to show off to his cronies.

"Okay, please follow me. The match will be a two-on-two format."

"Two?"

Li Shuwen raised an eyebrow. "What, is there a problem?"

"No problem." But the thug's tone sounded inexplicably guilty.

Upon arriving at the battlefield, Li Shuwen noticed that the mud that the naughty frog had smeared on the artificial hill the day before had been forgotten to be cleaned up.

Never mind, it won't affect the battle anyway.

"Go, Zubat!"

How dare a Zubat be so arrogant?

Fine, let's give him a match that's evenly matched.

"Bad Frog, please."

The rascal frog never expected that it would get work so soon after starting the job.

"Ultrasonic bat, ultrasonic waves."

"Avoid the sludge bomb."

The wicked frog scurried about, spraying four clumps of mud at the supersonic bat.

The explosion knocked the supersonic bats directly to the ground.

"Bodybuilding".

"Zubot, use Bloodsucking."

"Splitting tiles".

A single blow to the head of the supersonic bat knocked it unconscious.

The rascal looked at his palm with some surprise.

He made such great progress in just one training session yesterday afternoon?

"Trainer, please send out your next Pokémon."

The thug recalled his Zubat and ran towards the gate.

"I give up."

Not long after the thug left, another trainer arrived.

His eyes were somewhat gloomy, and he wore glasses.

"Hello, I'm A-Yuan from Baidai City."

A Sinnoh native.

Li Shuwen used the same old rhetoric, and A Yuan nodded, saying, "I already have four badges."

Li Shuwen smiled and said, "Then the battle will be a three-on-three format. Please follow me."

"Go, Horly."

"It's up to you, Dream Eater."

Upon seeing the Dream Eater, Li Shuwen knew that the other party had come prepared.

"The Dream Eater, Hypnotism."

"Hou Li, throw mud!"

A clump of mud flew out, directly interrupting the Dream Eater's hypnosis.

"Slammed down."

The Dream Eater hadn't yet wiped the mud off its body.

Haoli's large hand, glowing with black light, was already pressed against his face.

Snapped!

The Dream Eater turned and flew out, immediately falling unconscious upon landing.

"Windball, Shadowball!"

"Smash it!"

With a twist of his body, Haoli dodged the Shadow Ball, stepped onto the rock, and leaped into the air, slapping the Windball across the face.

The Wind Ball was more resilient than the Dream Eater, and it didn't even faint.

But it was alright, and Hao Li immediately lunged at the Windball.

Another slap.

Before Sui Fengqiu could react, he was knocked unconscious by Hao Li's two heavy slaps.

To counter Psychic and Ghost-type Pokémon, Dark-type moves have always been a key focus of training at the Veilgate Gym.

"Gemstone Starfish, Strong Spiritual Power."

"Dig a hole."

Machoke quickly dug a hole and disappeared, causing Starmie's Psychic ability, which wasn't fast enough, to lose its target.

Emerging from underground, a fist enveloped in lightning sent the gem star flying.

All three Pokémon were so easily defeated.

"While the Veiled Gym isn't a particularly popular gym, it's not something you can just beat by catching a few Pokémon that are good at matching types. I hope you can train those three properly before you challenge it next time."

The challenger walked out of the Veiled Gym without saying a word, his face grim.

Filled with resentment, he was deeply hurt by Li Shuwen's words.

I felt looked down upon and I had to find a way to get revenge.

He thought he should inquire around the area to see if he could find any loopholes in the Curtain Dojo.