Adventurer of the Elf World

Spy Mantis moved its limbs, and suddenly the aura around it gathered. A white light emanated from the inside out, and then soared in an instant, forming a Saiyan-like aura, but it quickly subsided.

And Spy Mantis's entire expression and posture had an inexplicable change.

It was as if it was... more energetic?

No, it should be more like a sharp sword.

"Is this the effect of [Gathering Qi]~" Xiu couldn't help but sigh as he watched its changes.

Since listening to Yudou's understanding of the skills of the Pokémon that day, Xiu roughly understood that the so-called skills are nothing more than mobilizing the energy in the Pokémon's body and acting on different situations.

Then he studied with Spy Mantis for a few days and finally helped it find the energy in its body.

And when this power acts on itself, the effect of [Gathering Qi] appears.

"Come~ let's practice." Xiu picked up a long branch and chopped it at it without saying a word.

Scythe's eyes condensed, and it retreated to avoid the first attack, then flapped its wings and rushed forward, with a pair of mantis blades crossed.

If he was really hit by this move, Xiu would probably be cut in half.

But Xiu had been practicing with Scythe for so long, why didn't he guard against this move? The branch he swung out turned downward and hit the angle of the sickle directly, causing Scythe's attack to be blocked and paused for a moment. He also took this opportunity to retreat, and the original branch was also retracted from the downward slash to the front of his body, and then stabbed Scythe straight out.

Scythe changed its previous open and close attack, turned its head and half squatted to avoid Xiu's stab, and its whole body tilted with this change, almost falling.

But at this time, the thin wings behind Scythe spread out, and then vibrated at high speed, and actually pushed it up.

And the sickle was still raised, slashing towards Xiu's side.

"Come!" Xiu shouted at the sight, still with a casual smile on his face, but the branch in his hand had already stopped at his side, stuck at the joint of the sickle and the hand, preventing it from closing.

Xiu's foot had already kicked out at this time, kicking towards the abdomen of Scythe.

Xiu was familiar with Scythe, and Scythe was also familiar with Xiu's rhythm. The sickle with the blocked joint simply gave up chopping and pulled back hard.

The branch was pulled suddenly, also affecting Xiu, and his balance was destroyed. Xiu's kick also lost its original accuracy and stepped directly into the air.

Scythe took this opportunity to stand up again.

"Come again!" Xiu actually picked up the branch and charged towards Scythe this time.

The two guys soon got entangled.

Shirley, who was not far away, couldn't help but feel a wave of emotion when she saw this scene. Although it was not the first time she saw it, this training method was really shocking.

Although she didn't train much before because of some things, she had learned it in the school system after all.

But she had never seen a trainer who would participate in the training of his Pokémon like this.

He could get hurt if he wasn't careful, but Xiu seemed to be very happy...

"He's just a lunatic!" Shirley murmured, and then turned her attention back to her training with Vulpix.

The training continued, but Xiu changed several sets of training content, but Shirley still used the same set. Vulpix didn't get any other training, but picking up the ball back and forth did improve his physical fitness~

It wasn't until there was a noise at the front door that Xiu stopped his research with Scyther.

He looked up at the sky and realized that a day had passed.

He looked back and saw Yuto and Growli walking in.

But today, the two of them didn't have the vigor and vitality they had before, and instead looked dejected, as if they had encountered something bad.

When Xiu saw Yuto like this, he immediately realized that it must be Baoba who did it.

"Why did you come so late today?"

"Uh... nothing~" Yudou's face flashed a hint of hesitation when he heard this, but he didn't say it after all, just casually said it.

But even Shirley could see that something was wrong with him, and turned around and asked with concern:

"Are you feeling uncomfortable? Are you sick?"

"Nothing, just a little tired." Yudou waved his hand, walked to the tree next to him and sat down, leaning on it.

And the Caterpie also huddled beside him.

Seeing this, Xiu said a few words to Shirley, then turned and walked towards the house.

Yudou looked at the approaching footsteps, subconsciously looked up, and saw his sister standing in front of him with a worried look on her face.

"I didn't..."

Yudou was about to say something, but was interrupted by a sudden voice. When he looked towards the source of the voice, he saw Xiu walking towards this side, and something also slipped out of his hand.

"Here!"

Yudou subconsciously took the object and found it was a bottle of drink. It felt cold, obviously it was just taken out of the refrigerator.

Looking up again, he still saw the familiar smile.

Yudou didn't know why the pressure in his heart suddenly eased a lot, and a smile appeared on his face.

It was just a bit forced.

"Summer evenings should be served with such cold drinks." Xiu handed a bottle to Shirley, then sat next to Yudou and talked to himself.

Seeing this, Shirley also sat on the other side, opened the drink in her hand, took a sip directly, and then the whole person was like a salted fish.

Obviously, it must be very hard to train with Xiu for a day.

But after Xiu finished speaking, no one spoke, and the atmosphere on the field seemed a little awkward.

Xiu glanced at Shirley, and seeing her like this, he knew that he couldn't count on her, so he could only speak for himself:

"Are you in trouble? Some things may feel better if you say them out."

Shirley also noticed that Xiu glanced at her, and then she remembered Xiu's instructions just now, but she had missed it just now, so she could only follow Xiu's words.

"Yes~ Just say anything~"

Yudou glanced at the two of them, his lips moved slightly, but he didn't speak for a long time, and then sighed and said, "I'm really fine, I'm just a little tired today."

"I'm fine~" Xiu didn't mean to ask any more questions, twisted the drink and raised it towards Yudou, "If you need help, just say it."

After saying that, he took a sip, and his whole expression relaxed.

As if infected by the leisurely atmosphere, Yudou also twisted the cap and took a sip.

The sweet and sour drink with a little coolness reverberated in the mouth and slid down the throat. Yudou only felt a coolness radiating from the inside out, temporarily dispelling those troubles.

"What is your dream?" Yudou seemed to let go of something and looked at the two of them.