He knows Pokémon better than me

One evening, on the beach.

"Mane Rock Werewolf, use rock blade!!"

Gladion commanded his night-form maned rock werewolf to hammer out a long string of sharp stone blades on the beach, spreading in the direction of Ash.

On the other side, what Xiaozhi shouted was a low-power move:

"Maned Rock Werewolf, use Rock Rush!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the dusk-looking werewolf in front of him jumped out of the dim light and shadow, covered in silver-gray flowing light, like a speeding meteor.

The rock-rushing trick that was originally just a flash of lightning was now extremely powerful, carrying an unstoppable wild impact.

Rumble——! !

The roar shook the air, crushing and trampling all the protruding stone blades along the way. The gravel scattered everywhere, and the movement was shocking.

After breaking all the rock blades, the power of Chongyan's moves was still exhausted. He was punched back by the Night Mane Rock Werewolf, but the moves didn't work.

"How is that possible?!"

This scene alone was enough to shock Gladion.

The rock punch can actually offset the sharp rock blade?

Not only that, the wild aura around Xiaozhi, the maned rock werewolf, seemed to be much more intense than usual, as if he was ready to explode at any time.

Although everyone has red eyes, the color of the other's eyes is darker, as if blood is dripping from his eyes.

"Tsk, didn't it succeed?"

Xiaozhi frowned, feeling a little regretful.

There is no problem with the super violent training direction of the Mane Rock Werewolf, but the improvement rate is still much worse than that of the Flame Monkey.

Of course, the power increase is much higher than that of the ordinary Night Mane Rock Werewolf when it enters a rage.

"That's true."

Looking at Gladion's beloved general, Ash whispered to himself.

The Mane Rock Werewolf in daytime form has gained an exclusive move, Rock Rush.

The night-looking Mane Rock Werewolf does not have exclusive moves, but has a special ability to enter a violent state.

The Dusk Mane Rock Werewolf combines the strengths of both, mastering both the rock rush and the violent state!

The training battle between the two continued until nightfall, and in the dim light, the beach became silent.

Xiaozhi then stopped and continued to attack.

"That's it for today, Gladion."

He said loudly, taking back his blazing roaring tiger.

Today is just training, not a formal battle. There is no rush to determine the winner.

"I see."

Gladion nodded and took his Zoroark back.

Before leaving, he bowed politely and said gratefully:

"Thank you for your advice, Teacher Xiaozhi. I have benefited a lot."

During this time, in addition to students from the school coming to ask for advice, even Gladion also came.

Of course, unlike other people's goal of "reaching the semi-finals is considered successful", Gragio has two goals.

Win the championship of Alola's first alliance conference!

And, defeat Xiaozhi! !

However, Gladion also knew his current strength and was determined not to be Ash's opponent.

So he put aside his pride and humbly asked Xiaozhi for advice on how to become stronger, without concealing his desire for strength.

Xiaozhi naturally wanted it, and he just happened to lack a partner for his special training. Gladion's intensity was just right.

Especially the Pokémon carried by the latter——

The night-like Mane Rock Werewolf, Mooneeve, Zoroark inherited from his father, as well as the artificial Pokémon Silvermon and the artificial Pokémon Porygon Type B.

Each one is very powerful, obviously a level higher than Kaqi, Hawu and others.

Teaching the opponent verbally was out of the question. For Gladion, Ash chose to get started directly and let the Pokémon battle do the talking.

Seeing that night had completely fallen and the stars were dotting the sky, Gladion was about to leave.

Before leaving, he glanced at Man Yue, who was sitting on the threshold behind, grinding herbs alone, and asked subconsciously:

"By the way, don't Teacher Xiaozhi and Man Yue have any activities today?"

These two should be a couple, right?

At that time, Gladion also witnessed the scene of a disheveled Man Yue jumping out of the second floor of Xiaozhi's house in the early morning.

Now the two of them don't even bother to hide it, and they live together directly!

"Hey, Lillie."

A trace of complicated emotions flashed across Gladion's eyes, and he secretly felt sorry for his sister.

He could tell that his younger sister admired Teacher Xiaozhi quite a lot.

Not only the teacher-student relationship, but also a more special emotion seems to exist.

But now it is impossible for the latter to become his brother-in-law, right?

What a pity!

Otherwise, even if he can't defeat the opponent, at least in terms of status, he can still beat Xiaozhi!

"Today? Are there any activities going on today?"

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Xiaozhi scratched his head blankly and subconsciously looked back at the full moon.

By chance, the latter also raised his head and looked at him with cold eyes for a moment.

Then, Man Yue quickly lowered her head and continued to grind the herbs in her hand, as if she didn't care about anything around her at all.

Xiaozhi was stunned for a moment, not knowing what was happening.

I took another look at the outside of the Kukui family’s wooden house next door. It was decorated with some colorful Christmas ribbons.

Of course, these things cannot be installed by the straight man Dr. Kukui.

Now that there is an additional woman in the family, Dr. Barnett has naturally decorated their love nest with some warm ornaments to add a sense of festive ritual.

"Yeah, it's Christmas again"

Xiaozhi was suddenly stunned and whispered to himself, with a little emotion on his face.

Time flies, and another year has passed.

He remembered that he spent Christmas last year in the Kalos area with Serena, Citron and the others.

At that time, I happened to travel to Yingxue City, which is a city covered in silver and very suitable for the scene.

The last time I went there was in the Hezhong area.

I wonder where we will be today next year?

Thinking too far ahead.

As his thoughts returned to his eyes, Gladion quietly walked away.

He hasn't been home for a long time. Tonight, he wants to go home and spend time with his family.

Under the night, the wind on the beach blew by. Looking back, I saw the full moon's figure almost overlapped with the night, looking cold and lonely.

This suddenly made Xiaozhi feel an impulse!

So without thinking, he decisively walked to the latter:

"Man Yue, are you free now?"

"Now?"

Man Yue finally stopped what she was doing and raised her eyebrows slightly, looking a little surprised.

But his expression soon softened, as if he was looking forward to what Xiaozhi would say next.

Tonight, there are a lot of festivals held in Hau'ole City next door.

"If you are free"

Xiaozhi scratched his head and then seriously invited:

"Come and have a Pokémon battle with me! You also want to attend the alliance conference. It's time to give your Pokémon special training!"

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Man Yue looked sluggish and remained silent for a long time.

It doesn’t seem to be that unexpected!