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Chapter 261: The Final Badge and Shadows
Chapter 261: The Final Badge and Shadows
When Jinghe returned to Indigo City, it was already late afternoon on the second day.
There was no way around it; the editing and review of "Meow Meow and Pikachu" did take up a significant amount of time, and even so, it was already an incredibly fast pace.
Of course, the main reason was the signing of various sponsorship contracts.
For example, advertisements for Golden Pasture Moo Milk, the Golden City Breeding House, Pokemon apparel, and Pokemon gear, etc.
The paid toxic trials in Crimson City (strikethrough)
The Jade Rainbow Floral Model could be considered.
In any case, there were all sorts of large and small advertisements and sponsorships, and Jinghe directly rejected nearly half of them.
There was no choice; some of the advertisements were simply too inappropriate.
However, after True Bird's estimation, once the funds from these sponsorship deals arrived, Jinghe should quickly become financially comfortable for a while.
This made Jinghe very happy, even though it delayed him a bit.
So when Jinghe returned to Indigo City, the water ballet performance at the Bluemist Gym had already ended, which he found quite regrettable.
The water ballet performance at the Bluemist Gym was famous, especially the Cobalt Triplets, and their outfits were all white.
However, the water ballet performance had just ended, which was a good time to challenge the gym.
This was probably the first time Jinghe had proactively challenged a gym in the Kanto region.
At the entrance of the Bluemist Gym.
"Hngga!"
Gramps, wearing sunglasses, stood in front of the gym and grinned, making a 'yeah' gesture.
Click!
The Voltom Pokedex took a photo.
Gramps laughed maniacally twice, rubbing his fists together and preparing to challenge the 'strongest' gym in the Kanto region!
Just as Jinghe and his team were about to enter the gym, they happened to meet a boy of about seventeen or eighteen years old, with a cold expression, walking out.
His arrogant face and purple hair subconsciously reminded Jinghe of someone—Tagiri, Satoshi's rival from the Sinnoh region!
The boy also noticed Jinghe's group, glanced at them, and left with a cold harrumph.
"Hng, hngga."
This little punk was so arrogant.
Even Gramps couldn't help but tease him.
How dare you talk about others? Jinghe shook his head at Gramps, who was wearing sunglasses and acting cool.
However, the boy who had just left was probably not Tagiri, as Satoshi was just a young boy.
Could it be Raiden?
Tagiri's older brother?
From what Jinghe remembered, Raiden had also collected all the badges from the Kanto, Johto, Hoenn, and Sinnoh regions before being disciplined by the Three Sacred Beasts of the Sinnoh region and becoming more well-behaved.
"Hmph! What kind of person is he? He'll never find a girlfriend in his life!"
At that moment, a girl with chestnut-colored short hair, wearing a yellow crop top and light blue denim shorts, with a backpack, stormed out of the gym.
She glared at the arrogant boy who had left and cursed him with the most 'venomous' words.
After speaking, she noticed Jinghe standing to the side, Gramps with his mouth wide open in surprise, and Ice Nine-Tails, who had taken a step back.
Gramps and Ice Nine-Tails exchanged a glance.
What a strong aura!
Is this the leader of the Kanto region's strongest gym?
However, Jinghe immediately recognized the girl as one of the Iron Triangle from the Pokemon anime, known as the 'Land Kingdra,' May!
At first glance, she resembled the May from the anime, but her age seemed to match the May from the specials.
So, would she have a fateful encounter with Akatsuki or Satoshi? It's hard to say.
"You're Teacher Jinghe?!" May blinked in surprise.
"You know me?"
Jinghe was slightly taken aback.
"In Kalos, at the Ice Sculpture Competition, Koga's older sister competed with Teacher Jinghe. I watched the live stream," May smiled. "The affirmation from the Frostbird, that ice sculpture was truly perfect!"
"Moreover, Teacher Jinghe, your 'Song Extermination Strategy' online gave me a lot of inspiration."
Hearing this, Jinghe showed a moment of realization.
That's right.
May was a big fan of Koga.
"Um..." May's cheeks flushed slightly, and she twirled her finger, whispering, "Teacher Jinghe, can you help me... get to know Koga's older sister?"
There was no trace of her previous angry demeanor.
Gramps and Ice Nine-Tails exchanged another glance: What a quick change of expression!
"No problem."
Jinghe readily agreed.
As long as it wasn't about getting to know Akatsuki or Satoshi, everything was negotiable.
After all, with Koga's cold exterior and inner warmth, she would probably have a lot in common with May.
"Oh, Teacher Jinghe, what are you guys doing here?" May finally realized.
Jinghe tilted his head slightly and pursed his lips, "Cough, challenging the gym."
"Challenging the gym?!" May's eyes widened in surprise.
"Hngga! Hngga!"
At this moment, Gramps stepped forward, hands on his hips, exuding confidence.
Even if you're the strongest gym in Kanto, we're not afraid!
Seeing Gramps, May realized, "So, the challenge scroll from yesterday was from Teacher Jinghe's group?"
She took out a crumpled piece of paper from her pocket, with a Gramps handprint in the middle.
That's not it.
How did you know this was a challenge scroll?
It was just a handprint, wasn't it?
Even on the poster in the cafe, Gramps had only left a handprint, how could it reveal so much information?
Jinghe suddenly felt like there was a language barrier.
"Hngga~~"
Gramps nodded.
Indeed! It was my move!
May scratched her head, "But that stinky guy just finished his challenge, and now the sisters' Pokemon are injured and need to go to the Pokemon Center."
"Hngga?"
"Woof?"
Gramps and Ice Nintalee turned to look in the direction where the boy had just left.
This boy... is he that brave?
Even the strongest Gym's Pokemon were beaten and sent to the Pokemon Center?
"So..."
May rummaged through her pocket again and took out a badge, deep blue like a drop of water, and handed it to Jinghe.
"Please accept this badge directly!"
Gramps: ???
Ice Nintalee: ???
Is this too hasty?
Jinghe smiled and took the badge, saying, "That really helped a lot."
"It's no trouble, we couldn't beat them anyway."
Directly giving away the badge was not only a trait of Electric City in the Sinnoh region but also of the Cobalt Triplets at the Bluemist Gym.
It is said that Tagiri, one of the current Kalos Elite Four, had cleaned the Gym when he was about to challenge the Bluemist Gym and was gifted the badge.
As Jinghe and May exchanged phone numbers and Jinghe held the "Blue Badge" and left, Gramps and Ice Nintalee still looked confused.
The expressions of the two Pokemon were no different from May's Psyduck.
Is that it?
After waiting so long for the "strongest" Gym, they got the badge just like this?
Suddenly, there was a feeling of punching a pillow.
Finally, Gramps and Ice Nintalee came to a conclusion—
It's all that stinky guy's fault!
[Badge collection complete. Do you need to register and sign up for the Quartz Conference, Voltom?]
After obtaining the last "Blue Badge," the Voltom Pokedex gave a reminder.
Does the Pokedex have this function?
[Reminder: 2 days left until registration ends, Voltom!]
"Hngga!" (Hurry up and register!)
Gramps seemed more anxious than Jinghe.
The championship prize is 12 million, how much Moo Milk can that buy?
"But, registration requires a team of six Pokemon, Voltom!"
Stare! Gramps, Ice Nintalee, Gigaton Smith, Hachubo, Bear Apprentice, and Jinghe all looked at it.
The Pokedex trembled slightly and slowly typed out a question mark.
Voltom: ?
"Please, Voltom." Jinghe smiled, "Help me make up the numbers."
[I-I understand, Voltom! (ω)]
Quickly.
[Quartz Conference registration complete. Participant: Jinghe!]
Registration successful.
"Hmm, how many days until it starts? What should I do?"
Jinghe lightly rubbed his chin.
Training was definitely necessary to prepare for the conference, but no matter how he looked at it, Kanto didn't seem to have a suitable place for him to train.
Just as Jinghe was thinking, his phone suddenly rang.
The caller ID showed it was Professor Oak.
After answering.
"Hahaha, Jinghe, I see you've signed up for this Quartz League." Professor Oak's hearty laughter came through the phone.
Wait.
Professor Oak, you're not participating, are you?
In the special episode, when Akatsuki and his friends first participated in the League Conference, Professor Oak also joined, dressed like a Royal Masked Man.
"I just signed up." Jinghe said.
"Then you need to hurry to the Quartz Plateau to register; the registration deadline is the same day as the sign-up deadline." Professor Oak reminded him.
The Quartz Plateau, located in the first half of Silver Mountain from south to north, is home to both the Kanto and Johto Leagues.
It is also the venue for the Quartz Conference.
The second half of Silver Mountain can be described as hellish, with extremely powerful wild Pokemon, and only top-tier Trainers dare to venture in.
"I need to register too," Jinghe nodded, "Okay, I should make it in time."
"Come quickly, I'll introduce you to a few people." Professor Oak finished with a smile and hung up.
Introduce a few people...
"Anyway, let's rent a car and head to Silver Mountain."
Sunset.
The setting sun draped the entire city in a thin orange veil, and as the light slanted, the shadow of the Voltom off-road vehicle stretched longer.
Gramps, sitting in the passenger seat without a chance to drive, drooped his head.
"Hngga~~(︿)" (Unhappy)
"Let's watch some TV." Jinghe suggested.
Gramps pouted; 'Bubble Rat Adventures' hadn't updated yet, and he hadn't had time to catch up on new shows, so he might as well play with the electronic pet.
"Hngga?"
Huh?
After playing for a while, Gramps suddenly lowered his head and ducked under the car.
What's going on? Why does it feel like there's something in the shadows? But this feeling quickly disappeared.
A hallucination?
Behind the off-road vehicle, beyond the elongated shadow, in a neglected shade of a tree.
A slightly darker shadow slowly emerged, coalescing into a small human-like shape.
This Pokemon, emerging from the shadows, was pitch-black like ink, and its eyes glowed like torches.
In its hand, it held a small stick it had picked up from under a tree, its expression serious.
But soon its expression softened.
It dropped the stick.
It scratched its head.
Strange.
Why did I sense such an evil aura just now?
But...
Why is the "Prism Feather" still sparkling?
(End of Chapter)
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