A young girl in a ninja outfit.
For some reason, the girls in the world of Pokémon, no matter what they wear, seem to love showing their legs.
"What are you doing? Are you challenging the gym or burning it down?!"
The ninja girl, Ayako, glared at Ye Feng, her voice filled with annoyance.
Although she had no good feelings for someone who threatened to burn down their gym,
She couldn't help but be impressed by his looks and fighting skills.
"Oh, so you know everything? Then why didn't you come out when we called you?!"
Elite Student was equally annoyed.
Ye Feng put away his lighter.
"Haha, it's fine. Even if you didn't come out, I wouldn't have actually burned it. I just thought this was the only way to make you show yourselves."
"You!"
Ayako heard this and was about to throw her shuriken again, but she was stopped by someone who appeared shortly after.
"Alright, Ayako, you're no match for him."
Koga, Ayako's brother.
Seeing her brother appear, Ayako immediately stepped back.
"Do you want to challenge?"
Koga looked at Ye Feng.
"Both of us do."
"Alright, in that case, one Pokémon per trainer."
Koga was direct and summoned a Venomoth.
Ye Feng sent out Pikachu.
"Pikachu?"
Koga wasted no time. "Venomoth! Use Gust!"
A powerful gust of wind erupted from Venomoth's wings.
"Pikachu, finish it with Flamethrower!"
"Pika... chu!"
Pikachu seemed to be gathering power. This Flamethrower was incredibly powerful, directly dispersing and scorching the Gust, and then a torrent of flames defeated Venomoth.
Koga was somewhat surprised by this.
"Your Pikachu is quite interesting."
Then, Koga summoned a Golbat.
"Miss, it's your turn."
Koga turned his gaze to Elite Student.
"Come out! Gengar!!!"
Elite Student immediately sent out Gengar.
Upon seeing Gengar, Koga's mouth twitched.
Is this a new trainer? How does she already have a Gengar?
Seeing Gengar, Koga immediately commanded, "Golbat, use Screech!"
The ear-splitting screech made everyone present cover their ears.
"Gengar! Use Slam!"
Gengar's Slam almost sent Golbat flying.
"Next, use Lick!"
Gengar stuck out its large tongue and licked Golbat fiercely.
Instantly, Golbat, severely injured and paralyzed, collapsed to the ground, fainted.
Koga smiled and recalled Golbat.
"Congratulations, I accept defeat wholeheartedly."
Then, Koga pulled out two pink badges from his pocket. "These are rightfully yours."
Ye Feng and Elite Student received their badges without further words and left.
In the car.
Looking at the Orange Badge, Golden Yellow Badge, Rainbow Badge, and the newly acquired Pink Badge they had collected on their journey.
A total of four.
They had obtained four badges in such a short time.
Elite Student couldn't help but feel a little proud.
"It seems that training outside is easier than I thought. After all, I am a top student from the Pokémon School."
"But I have to complain, these Gym Leaders in the Kanto region are too weak!"
"I've challenged four gyms, and only the one in Saffron City was decent. The others are simply not up to par! Especially the Gym Leader of the Fuchsia City gym we just visited, their strength is pathetically weak, not even as good as Xiao Chun from our school."
Xiao Chun was a student from the Pokémon School who Ash, Brock, and Misty had encountered.
Because his grades were too poor, his classmates had given him extra training, and he was eventually rescued by Ash and his friends.
He eventually decided to train his Pokémon again and start over, just like Ash.
Ye Feng simply sneered.
Elite Student's delicate eyebrows furrowed, her long wine-red hair swaying in the wind behind her.
"What are you laughing at?"
"I'm laughing at your ignorance."
"Ignorance?"
"Yes, ignorance."
"While it's true that some Gym Leaders are weak, many of them are actually holding back."
"Putting aside others, the Fuchsia City Gym Leader, Koga, was the one who held back the most."
"Hmm? What do you mean?"
"Besides being the Gym Leader of Fuchsia City, Koga has another identity."
"What identity?"
"One of the Elite Four of the Johto League."
Upon hearing the words "Elite Four,"
Elite Student was stunned.
Of course, she knew what the Elite Four represented.
They were the top powerhouses of a region.
Absolutely top-tier combatants!
So,
"Is that true? You're not lying to me, are you?"
Elite Student found it hard to believe.
Ye Feng smiled. "You can make a call. If an army were to come, you could ask them yourself. You can call and verify."
Elite Student took out her phone, unsure who she was calling.
When she hung up the phone,
She only felt fortunate that she hadn't openly mocked Koga in the gym just now, otherwise, it would have been like showing off to an expert, a complete humiliation...
"Where do we go next?"
After a long silence, Elite Student finally asked.
Ye Feng looked at the map.
"To Cinnabar Island, the last one. I only need this one more badge to have eight."
"Oh, and I forgot to tell you, after Cinnabar Island, we'll go our separate ways!"
Elite Student was taken aback. "Why?"
Ye Feng: "Didn't you hear me earlier? After Cinnabar Island, I'll have collected all the badges."
Elite Student: "You're not accompanying me to collect the rest of the badges?"
Ye Feng: "No. Also, after Cinnabar Island, remember to pay me my salary. I won't ask for too much, just one month's salary of 150,000 should be fine."
Because Elite Student had a sports car, Ye Feng hadn't wasted much time traveling between cities.
So, by the time they reached Cinnabar Island, it had only been about a month.
Truly a map-clearing champion.
"What if I pay you to continue accompanying me?"
Elite Student turned around, her long, flowing hair brushing against Ye Feng's face.
Ye Feng glanced at her. "No, I don't want to waste my time."
"Although I don't have much money now, once I win the Indigo League championship, defeat the Elite Four, and ascend to the Champion's throne, the money will come flooding in."
That's right, Ye Feng had this plan: becoming the League Champion would make him famous throughout the entire Kanto League.
Then, all sorts of endorsements and advertisements would come his way.
Would he still be short of money then?
Don't be ridiculous.
"But—"
"But what?"
Ye Feng drove with his left hand, while his right hand gently twirled a lock of Elite Student's hair.
The hair was smooth, and the sensation between his fingers was delightful.
"But—"
Elite Student's face turned red.
Like a ripe, red apple.
"But that night in Lavender Town, you..."
"Hmm? You know about that already? In that case, are you asking me to take responsibility?"
Ye Feng suddenly drove the car into a dense grove of trees.
There was no one around.
Then, indescribable sounds echoed from the grove.
The sounds persisted, lasting for an entire night.