"Thank you for your advice, Miss Lijia."
Taking back the unconscious fire dinosaur, Xiaoye bowed to Rika.
There was no special expression on the young trainer's face, but the Pichu on his shoulders puffed up his face unwillingly.
"It's such a gratifying battle. The little girl feels full of energy." The woman wearing an orange kimono walked up to Xiao Ye and performed a routine post-match handshake.
Of course, Xiao Ye knew that what Li Jia said was just polite words. Looking at this battle in which he was suppressed from all sides, there is really nothing to praise.
She got her illustrated book back from the battle recorder. Just as Xiaoye was about to leave, Rika stopped her.
"Please wait a moment." Lijia, who had just finished a crushing battle, said with a smile and opened her palms to Xiaoye, "You forgot something."
On the palm of your hand, the metalwork is dotted with glows in the eight colors of the rainbow.
Rainbow badge?
"But, Miss Lijia, I did not pass your test." Xiaoye cast a slightly doubtful look at Lijia.
"Indeed. You are a talented newcomer, but your current strength is still far from what the little girl requires for a challenger. The little girl has to defeat you." The woman covered her sleeves and curled her eyes, "So , this is not a certificate of success in the challenge, but a personal thank you gift from this little lady."
"Thank you...?"
"Kyoji-kun has conveyed what happened yesterday to the little girl." Rika gently put the rainbow badge into Xiaoye's hand, "I am very grateful to you and your companions for your heroic actions in facing the poachers and taking back the Pokémon. The woman expresses her sincere gratitude.”
Yesterday afternoon, when Lijia rushed back to Rainbow City, the commotion at the Green Field Cup had completely subsided. Only Jingji himself remains at Rainbow Elementary School, waiting for the arrival of the teacher.
Although he did not tell the truth to the trainers involved in the incident, Keiji would never hide anything from Rika. Through Kyouji's narration, Rika learned everything that happened at the Green Field Cup - including the fact that Kiriha and the others went to the poacher base alone and successfully rescued all the Pokémon.
Li Jia is one of the organizers of the Green Field Cup, and the actions of the three people undoubtedly helped her a lot. The favors owed must be exchanged. This is the most basic etiquette for nobles.
Therefore, Li Jia made plans to visit her last night and express her gratitude. While looking through the three people's competition information to determine their contact information, Li Jia recognized Xiaoye's identity.
——He is the first new trainer to book a challenge tomorrow.
So, for trainers, it may be a better choice to convey their gratitude through this gym battle.
As a dedicated gym leader, Li Jia always checks the challenger's battle history in advance to decide on the guidance method. Xiaoye's battle resume is very simple, so simple that it is almost blank - she debuted at the beginning of the year and has only participated in four official gym battles, and her winning rate is 100%.
It can be seen that this is a relatively talented newcomer. The events during the day seemed to prove this. The new trainer named "Xingyu Ye" had the courage to go into danger alone and face the enemy directly, and his strength after being tested by four gyms was not too bad.
If the challenger is a young trainer with less experience, even if their strength is not inferior to that of their peers, they will not be allowed to win too many consecutive victories - this is the default guiding rule of every gym leader. . Teenagers are a time when the mind is impetuous and it is easy to get excited. Blindly winning will only make young people become overconfident and lack the awareness to examine themselves.
As a newcomer who only debuted for three months, Xiaoye's strength is actually enough to reach the excellent line. But Li Jia still chose to defeat her severely. The reason was to let this newcomer who had a smooth journey feel the power of a real strong man and understand the distance between the "back" and the "front".
In fact, Xiaoye herself is different from Li Jia's imagination. Most new trainers who dare to break into the poacher's base are somewhat reckless and impulsive, but Xiaoye's character is completely opposite and calm. Whether it was the conversation before the battle, the response during the battle, or the fact that she was defeated after the battle, Xiaoye never showed any obvious emotions, making Lijia completely unable to understand the newcomer's thoughts.
But that doesn't matter. Li Jia never chose a strong fighting style just to defeat newcomers.
As long as the young people in the challenger seats have really touched the higher realms, broadened their horizons, and gained some insights from it - Li Jia's guidance will have achieved its fundamental goal.
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Time: 1000.03.10, 08:19am
Location: Kanto Region, Rainbow City, Rainbow Gym
Battle Name: Rainbow Gym Battle
Opponent: Rainbow Gym Leader [Li Jia]
Battle rules: singles battle, 3vs3
Pokémon in battle: Ghost, Gyarados, Fire Dinosaur
Opponent Pokémon: Stinky Flower, Beautiful Flower
Battle result: [1:3] failed
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Although she explained that she didn't contribute much, Xiaoye still accepted the rainbow badge due to Li Jia's insistence.
The badge itself represents the gym owner's recognition of the trainer. There are many examples of losing the battle but getting the badge. Xiao Ye doesn't have the stubborn sense of victory like a hot-blooded boy. Since Li Jia decided to give away the badge, there's nothing wrong with accepting it.
After saying goodbye to Li Jia, Xiaoye walked out of the Rainbow Gym and sighed in a deserted corner.
Ah, what a complete and utter failure. Is Rainbow Gym actually such a difficult gym? There seems to be no such comments on the GT forum...
Skillfully smoothing the little Pichu's hair, Xiaoye still had a calm expression that Li Jia couldn't see through, but her heart was already full of ripples.
"Hey, Pichu."
"What mound?"
"Sorry, we might be out of food."
"……mound???!!"
Rainbow Gym is Saya's fifth gym since her debut, so the winning bonus is 3500pd, and the defeat penalty is also the same. After deducting this money, the balance of Xiaoye’s bank card is——
43pd.
It is simply a number that can make people laugh out loud.
Xiaoye's financial situation has been very tight since she purchased the plug-in in Dry Leaf City. The Green Field Cup was only played for one and a half games before being interrupted by poachers, and the amount won was only 800pd. The defeat at the Rainbow Gym could be described as a blow to the head. The fact of the disastrous defeat itself did not cause the slightest blow to Xiaoye - Xiaoye was not a fledgling child who was easily frustrated - but the "huge" fine hit Xiaoye hard.
With less than 100pd of change, I couldn't even buy the cheapest medicine for injuries. It was absolutely impossible to survive to the next city with this little money.
"I didn't expect that the desperate situation would come so soon..." Xiao Ye laughed bitterly and glanced at the tearful little Pichu apologetically.
Facts have proven that buying without considering deposits can kill people.
"Ah ah ah ah what should master do? Qiu..." Pichu had fallen into a panic whirlpool, looking like he was holding his head in confusion.
"Yeah, what should I do..."
"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh..."
"And there are no competitions suitable for newcomers to participate in Rainbow City recently..."
"Ah ah ah ah ah will we starve to death? Will we starve to death? Qiu..."
"It seems I can only go to work."
"Ahhhh... Qiu?"
Facing Piqiu's dull gaze, Xiaoye nodded, "No way, my travel plans are on hold. Let's find a temporary job in Rainbow City first."
"...I want to find Qiu QAQ, who is in charge of food!"
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small theater:
Defeat fine: 3500pd;
Player's current balance: 43pd;
It is detected that the player balance is less than 100pd, and the side plot [Go to work, boy! ] on.
Mission goal: Earn 30,000pd within a week;
Penalty for failure: starvation.
