“Alright, who's the fertilizer that's going to help me get 99 consecutive wins? Step forward?”
Xiao Ming looked at the four people below the stage with an arrogant expression, as if he didn't put them in his eyes.
Yu Feng and the others exchanged glances and all stepped forward, which made Xiao Ming break out in a cold sweat.
“Hoh, so there’s no room for discussion? Alright then, Rules of the Jianghu — a duel! It’s one-on-one, and no one is allowed to cheat!”
“The blue-haired one playing with the Poké Ball, come out. Yes, you.”
Xiao Ming looked at and picked Yu Feng, who was playing with a Poké Ball. Yu Feng pointed at himself in surprise and walked forward.
“Why the weird expression? I’ll let you punch me, and you still won’t win!”
Watching Xiao Ming speak so wildly, Xiao Xia and Xiao Gang silently drew crosses in their hearts for Xiao Ming. Now they could only pray that Yu Feng was in a good mood.
“Pfft! What are you doing?”
Yu Feng didn't waste words; a blue light flashed in his eyes, and Xiao Ming punched himself.
Xiao Ming, who had just barely recovered, tremblingly looked at Yu Feng, whose eyes were constantly flashing with blue light.
“I, a Psychic.”
Yu Feng casually picked up a stone with his Psychic power and then clenched his hand in the air. The stone immediately transformed into a Pikachu.
“Psychics shouldn't come and cause trouble.”
Upon hearing Yu Feng's explanation, Xiao Ming's kidneys stopped. He just wanted to achieve 99 consecutive wins, not get beaten.
“He's got a problem.”
It seemed Yu Feng was in a good mood today; he just rolled his eyes at him and didn't do anything else.
But who knew he would pick him out of the crowd? By the looks of it, he wasn't the easiest one to beat, was he?
“You did something wrong, and you're still talking back! If I didn't see you were a Psychic, I would have beaten you long ago.”
Xiao Ming's entire body was soft, but only his mouth was hard. Even if he picked the wrong person, he couldn't back down.
“That shorty inside, the one who's five feet minus half an inch, that's you. Admit you're short, and stand firm to take a beating, come out!”
He looked at the few people again, and then at a shorter blue-haired person behind them. The one in front was so strong, surely the one behind wouldn't be that strong, right?
How could someone strong hide behind others?
“Gardevoir? (Me?)”
Shiny Boss Gardevoir was very confused. She had originally wanted to ambush Yu Feng to give him a death kiss, but their thoughts were connected, and they couldn't find a good opportunity to strike. She had finally managed to get close when he wasn't paying attention, only to be called out?
Yu Feng also patted his chest in alarm. The thoughts of his other self were quickly perceived by him. Who did she learn that from?
However, since Shiny Gardevoir had been called out, she no longer hid. After all, there was nothing to hide. She would just hug him and kiss him directly later. Anyway, his Psychic power was weaker than hers, so he couldn't cheat and change back to himself, could he?
Completely disregarding Yu Feng's increasingly alarmed expression behind her, she pushed aside the others and stood up.
“In this life, I despise dishonest people the most. Sit down!”
Xiao Ming looked up at Shiny Boss Gardevoir, who was several times taller than himself standing on the field. He forcefully suppressed his fear and told her to go back and sit down.
Shiny Boss Gardevoir gave Xiao Ming a speechless look. Is that all? I thought you were so tough, but this is it?
It caused her to miss ambushing the main body. Never mind, Shiny Boss Gardevoir leaped forward, preparing to forcibly grab Yu Feng for a motherly 'love kiss'.
“That squinty-eyed big brother is so cocky, come out.”
Xiao Ming scanned the few people and found that the squinty-eyed one had an easy-to-bully expression.
Xiao Gang's muscles tensed. Don't look at him taking care of his younger siblings; someone who can jump down from a four or five-meter high grandstand and be fine, can they really do it without a good body?
“Hey, hey, we're doing Pokémon battles, not Trainer battles...”
“I wasn't calling you, squinty-eyed big brother. I was calling that... that... that orange-haired girl. Yes, you! I've been tolerating you for a long time, a girl mixing in with three big men.”
Seeing the Onix appear behind Xiao Gang, Xiao Ming decisively chose to back down. That Onix looked difficult to beat. Then he looked at Ash. Everyone else was so strong, so this seemingly foolish kid couldn't be a weakling either.
Xiao Ming's eyes narrowed, and he saw Xiao Xia, the only girl among them. However, Xiao Xia seemed to have also realized he wanted to bully someone, and her Starmie had already been released in advance.
“Alright, alright, that's enough. No one here looks like a normal Trainer. It's your own fault for not being up to par. Today's duel is canceled.”
Xiao Ming made a big X with his hands. He wanted to battle, not be abused. Everyone here didn't look like a regular Trainer.
Either Water-type Pokémon, or giant Pokémon, or Psychics. Are these people really legitimate?
Now it was Ash's turn to be displeased. You asked everyone but me, right?
“You put up such a big sign promoting your record, I'm going to break your record!”
Ash, running onto the battle arena, was a bit excited. He was going to challenge strong opponents; how could he let Xiao Ming, a good opponent, escape?
“Bang! You don't have to brag there. My level and yours are completely different!”
Seeing Ash's reckless appearance, Xiao Ming knew that Ash's foolishness was genuine. He tugged at his whip, wanting to lash it out, but he couldn't move it at all. His gaze involuntarily turned to the person who had prevented him from moving earlier.
Sure enough, Yu Feng's eyes flashed with blue light. He was just about to question Yu Feng.
“You can play with the whip, but don't lash it at people.”
Yu Feng made a prohibitive gesture, indicating not to scare people.
“After I get my hundredth victory, I'm going on a journey to collect badges!”
Although Yu Feng stopped his showy move, Xiao Ming still stated his intention. After all, he was only two wins away from being able to travel.
“So he's almost reached his goal.”
“No wonder he's working so hard.”
Only then did Xiao Gang and Xiao Xia realize why Xiao Ming had set up such an unofficial Gym. It was all to get 100 victories and challenge Gyms.
“I was just thinking, if his 99 consecutive wins were broken at that point, he would cry so loudly, wouldn't he?”
Yu Feng and Shiny Boss Gardevoir simultaneously made a chin-stroking gesture. Sure enough, Yu Feng still cheated by assimilating consciousness. It was a big failure that Shiny Gardevoir didn't kiss Yu Feng.
Meanwhile, Xiao Gang and Xiao Xia were looking at Yu Feng with eyes like demons, seemingly wondering why someone so beautiful could have such a malicious mind?
However, after Yu Feng said that, they also wanted to see if Xiao Ming would cry very badly if his hundred consecutive wins were broken on the last one.
Seeing their thoughtful actions, Yu Feng rolled his eyes. You yourselves are starting to think that way, so don't call the kettle black!
As for why it was 99 consecutive wins and not 98, just kidding, do you really think the current Ash can beat a Trainer of this caliber?
No way, no way, right?