Chapter 472: Women Really Are All Petty

Seeing its group, Dragonite was visibly delighted, so the two simply waited nearby, letting it spend some time with them.

Afterwards, Deng Xin proposed wanting to tame one, asking the Dragonite if any of them were willing to come along with her.

The Dragonite all said they were unwilling; they were a race that loved peace, only wanting to live happily and carefree, and had no desire to attach themselves to humans and fight.

Though Deng Xin was deeply disappointed, she had no choice but to drop it, respecting their decision.

The Dragonite were still not satisfied with this, stating they wanted to take Bai Jing's Dragonite away as well.

Caught between its group on one side and its family on the other, Dragonite fell into a dilemma.

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"It depends on you. If you want to live with your group, I won't force you!"

"But if that's the case, I reckon it'll be very hard for us to meet again from now on. We're family too, aren't we?"

Though Bai Jing verbally told Dragonite to choose for itself, he naturally couldn't bear to part with it in his heart, so he played a little trick and released all his Pokémon.

"Leave King," Lucario, Charizard, Noivern, Larvitar, and Gible all looked at Dragonite with reluctance.

Although one should respect a Pokémon's wishes, when it came to behavior like Ash's of releasing his Pokémon, Bai Jing declared he couldn't do it!

(cfbg)　　On what grounds? Pokémon painstakingly raised—on what grounds should they be released?

"If you can't bear to part with us, then don't go!"

"If you're leaving with your group, then we'll treat it as seeing you off!"

Under the assault of familial affection, Dragonite surrendered; recalling every moment of their life together, it ultimately couldn't bear to leave Bai Jing and Lucario and the rest of its family.

This was only natural—after all, Dragonite had lived with Bai Jing since the moment it was born, and its bond with Bai Jing and Lucario ran the deepest, deep enough to make a choice even in the face of its own group.

After bidding farewell to the Dragonite group, the two returned to the cavern, reached the topmost layer, informed their classmates of the hidden paradise below, then left the place and headed back to the small town.

"Where are we heading next?"

Having failed to tame a Dragonite, Deng Xin appeared sullen and out of sorts.

"Let's eat first, then go challenge the Gym!"

"Fine!"

"Cheer up. Taming Pokémon also depends on fate. Next time I'll help you find a Dragonite egg."

Although it'll be very hard to come across one, that's for sure!

"I'm fine, just a little disappointed. But you did promise, you know!"

"Got it. If we come across one, I'll definitely give it to you. Otherwise, once Dragonite breeds offspring later, I'll definitely give you one too!"

"That's more like it!"

After finishing their meal, the two arrived at the Freeze Gym.

"Welcome to the challenge. I am the Gym Leader here, Ling Linlin!"

"Ling Lingling?"

"It's Ling Linlin!"

"Oh~ hello, Miss Ling Lingling!"

"You…"

Deng Xin nearly burst out laughing!

"Forget it, let's begin the battle!"

Ling Linlin declared she absolutely had to make that detestable guy pay!

"The Pokémon I'm sending out are two. You go first!"

"Go, Jynx!"

Jynx

Gender: Female

Type: Ice (30%), Psychic

Ability: Dry Skin

Potential: HP (B), Atk (C), Def (D), Sp. Atk (S), Sp. Def (A), Spd (A)

Potential: Quasi-Champion

Strength: Quasi-Champion (Early Stage)

Held Item: Ice Gem

"Let me tell you, I'm a Trainer who has earned Articuno's recognition. Looking down on me will cost you dearly!"

Bai Jing was annoyed—who brings out Quasi-Champion level at a Gym?

Being this serious right from the start—women really are all petty, sure enough.