Chapter 109: Tierno's Trouble!

The next day at 9:23,

Ash and his companions arrived at a gathering place for countless Sky Battle enthusiasts,

Kalos Canyon!

When Ash and his group arrived here, from afar they saw a group of people wearing bat suits flying in the air,

While flying, dodging attacks, and commanding their Pokémon to battle!

"Wow! Pigeon, quick look, someone is flying in the sky!"

"Over there, let me look..."

"Wow, it really is!"

"This is Sky Battle." Ash smiled and placed the information he had found about Sky Battle in front of everyone.

Sky Battle refers to combat fought while flying in the air,

but even Trainers need to engage in Sky Battle while flying in the air, which is truly rare.

"I understand!"

Clemont suddenly showed a confident expression, pushing up his glasses.

"Kalos Canyon, due to its special structure, has a continuous wind flowing in from both sides, which meets and forms a strong upward breeze. Similar to a blower effect, but far more powerful; they rely on that to fly!"

Ash nodded,

"Indeed, the data shows that the origin of Sky Battle first came from here,

"In ancient times, many people tried to make glider suits just to experience the thrill of flying on them,

"During that period, many also died,

"but in modern times, the emergence of Trainers gave rise to Sky Battle, and with the help of Psychic-type Pokémon, the safety of this sport greatly increased."

"Nowadays, in modern times, even the wind speeds on both sides have been statistically analyzed."

"If the wind formed by the two sides becomes unstable, or the wind strength is insufficient to suspend a person, the Battle Club will call the participants down."

"Therefore, meal times here are not fixed, but are decided according to the wind conditions."

After looking at the information displayed on their phones, Clemont and the others all became excited.

"Flying by oneself in the air is really cool!"

"I really want to experience it together with Ash."

"Pigeon, I want it, I want it—let's go try it now."

Just as everyone hurried to the Sky Battle Club,

Inside the club,

A beautiful girl wearing a simple red-and-white baseball cap, with long black hair tied into a single ponytail flowing down like a waterfall, delicate features, a slim waist with fair skin, and legs wrapped in black silk, simply sitting there unconsciously became the center of attention.

At this moment,

The girl was holding a cup of cold juice with both hands, sitting at a single table, looking quite troubled,

Tierno (Douzi) black and white 1 game female lead

The plump folds on her legs, hehehe~

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Looking at the golden-haired dog licking her face to fawn over her, the girl's beautiful eyes slightly furrowed.

"Um... uh, sir whose name I don't know, I've made it clear enough—I don't need to travel with anyone."

Hearing this, the golden-haired youth surrounded by four black-clad bodyguards was not annoyed either.

"Look, the angry look of the beauty is so lovely, it makes his heart itch—if he could win her over, wouldn't he take off?"

Instead, he smiled even more brightly.

"Miss Tierno, I think I need to reintroduce myself: I am Zhi Shu, younger brother of Zhi Mi, the current Kalos Elite Four; please consider it seriously—I truly hope to travel with you."

"The Elite Four's brother?"

"Unbelievable!"

"Another golden son-in-law, meow!"

Tierno hadn't reacted yet, but the chef trio from Team Rocket, who were watching the commotion in the kitchen, exclaimed first.

Hearing the exclamation, Zhi Shu's face flashed with pride; as a second-generation scoundrel who often bullies men and women, his status and power are what he's most proud of.

I originally wanted to get along with you as an ordinary person, but the result was distance; now I'm dropping the act, laying my cards on the table.

Now this woman should finally agree, right?

His peripheral vision fell on Tierno's eye-catching black-silk beautiful legs, and the jade feet hidden in her shoes.

Imagining her looking cold and disdainful, stepping on him with her feet, Zhi Shu only felt his body tremble with excitement.

Great, I will surely cherish her well.

But the imagination is wonderful, while reality is stark.

After Zhi Shu revealed his identity, Tierno instead became even more disdainful.

What's good about being a second-generation?

If it were his brother here, Tierno might possibly develop affection for him; what are you, a favored person, getting proud about?

Moreover, Zhi Shu's greedy gaze toward her only made Tierno furrow her brows tighter.

As the saying goes,

"When you like someone, no matter what unpleasant things they do, as long as it doesn't touch your principles, you still feel fond of them,"

"while when you dislike someone, no matter how many good things they do, you still feel dislike."

Tierno's current impression of Zhi Shu is the latter, and with Zhi Shu's poor performance, the impression is even worse.

"Sorry, I currently just want to travel alone."

Zhi Shu heard the words, the excitement on his face came to an abrupt halt, but at the same time his mind rose with an even more fervent desire to conquer.

"As far as I know, Miss Tierno came to Kalos solely to challenge that five-time champion."

"So what?" Tierno frowned and retorted.

If one says Tierno's impression of Zhi Shu is the latter, no matter how you look at it, she finds him disagreeable,

whereas Zhi Shu's view of Tierno is the former, no matter how you look at it, he likes her,

Just a single counter-question made Zhi Shu wildly excited; she asked me, she indeed has me in her heart.

Pretty girls simply can't let go of their pride; isn't this just going down the steps?

Feeling that victory was imminent, Zhi Shu excitedly rubbed his hands together.

"I can get my brother to invite that five-time champion; then you can have an autograph and photo to your heart's content."

Meanwhile, I thought to myself, even if I grow bored of you, arranging for you to be with that Ash wouldn't be out of the question,

By then, perhaps I'll have lost interest in her, but if I take on a new identity—say, as someone else's girlfriend—that would be terribly exciting.

He's done this sort of thing plenty of times before.

In the midst of his thoughts, Zhi Shu made no effort to hide his lecherous expression.

Not to mention Tierno, even the other people in the restaurant, and even Team Rocket, noticed his improper conduct.

"Sorry, but I must refuse!"

Tierno rolled her eyes impatiently,

She knows full well how approachable Ash is and how he likes to fulfill fans' normal requests; does she really need you to play matchmaker for her to get an autograph and photo with him?

That really hit the nail on the head.

As the conceited younger brother of a Heavenly King, Zhi Shu had heard of Ash but looked down on his title as the Poké Ball Cup champion.

Consequently, he merely knew the name; even if the real Ash stood before him, he wouldn't recognize him.

Needless to say, there's no need to mention what kind of person Ash's personality is,

He truly has no idea.

Otherwise he wouldn't use this as an excuse.

"You!"

Upon hearing Tierno's renewed refusal, Zhi Shu's beautiful dream was utterly shattered.

Immediately following came a fit of rage, as he directly smashed the food the waiter had just brought—what Tierno had ordered—onto the floor.

"You'd better think it over, my brother is a Heavenly King."

The food being smashed to the ground made Tierno feel a loss of face, and her opinion of Zhi Shu plummeted to rock bottom.

She immediately released her Flame Dragon and Serperior to protect herself.

"What does it matter if it's the Heavenly King's elder brother? Even if the Heavenly King himself shows up, can he still get away with breaking the law in broad daylight?"

"Looks like you're refusing a toast only to drink the penalty!"

Zhi Shu silently drew back and threw a Poké Ball.

Water Cannon Turtle, a huge turtle Pokémon, is the ace of the Zhi Mi Heavenly King,

As Zhi Shu is his younger brother, he naturally received one of its offspring.

Based on this, that Water Cannon Turtle's level is also very high, a full 72,

It already possesses the strength of an eight-star Gym level; going higher, at level 81 it would be on par with a Heavenly King.

Meanwhile, the opposing Flame Dragon and Serperior are levels 38 and 55 respectively, their levels far below that of the Water Cannon Turtle.

Moreover, since the Water Cannon Turtle also masters Ice-type moves, even against a Serperior of the same level, it is not completely at a disadvantage.

What's more, it currently enjoys a level advantage.