Chapter 679

Today is the last day before the start of the Psychic Master Tournament.

It is also the day Cynthia will come to the Johto region to cheer for Qingyu and Caitlin.

Skillfully covering the vibrating screen of the Rotom Phone, after waking up from a dream, Qingyu quickly sat half-up on the bed and let out a long yawn.

Did I come a bit late? The 7-hour time difference doesn't seem to be that easy to adapt to...

After muttering a sentence in his heart, Qingyu immediately stretched out both hands and patted his cheeks, trying to wake up his sleeping spirit in this way.

After stretching, Qingyu, who was fully resurrected, glanced at the weather outside.

Well, as expected.

After casually taking back the Sunny Day doll hanging outside the window, Qingyu nodded with satisfaction.

Sure enough, sometimes, a sunny day is still very necessary.

The Sinnoh and Johto regions are very close, so even the Battle Frontier was established between the two regions, and Caitlin's Battle Castle is one of the well-known buildings.

Therefore, it is much more convenient for Cynthia to come to Johto than Qingyu, at least she doesn't need to take a plane for several hours.

Moreover, compared to Miraidon, who doesn't have the ability to fly for the time being, it is said that Cynthia's Garchomp is not inferior to a passenger plane in flight efficiency.

Therefore, they agreed to meet directly at the arcade.

Although it sounds a bit unreliable to not do one's job before the start of the tournament, as everyone knows, relaxation before a big exam is always necessary and helps to relieve stress.

"You say so, right, Sylveon."

"Bui?"

Qingyu, who had finished washing up, turned his head to look at Sylveon and asked a question for no reason, and unexpectedly received a confused look.

"Nothing."

Qingyu smiled and touched its head, and asked in a low voice.

"Speaking of which, do you want to go see Cynthia with me today?"

"Bui!"

Unexpectedly to Qingyu, Sylveon, who hadn't seen Cynthia for a long time, actually shook its head decisively, and its head twitched like a shaking rattle.

"Okay."

Seeing it like this, Qingyu could only nod helplessly.

It seems that my thoughts and the Pokémon's thoughts are not exactly the same. Maybe they still hope to hone themselves more at the end?

"Then, I'll set off first. You guys should stay in the room well. Even if you go out, don't go too far. Be careful of getting lost in an unfamiliar place."

"Bui!"

Qingyu subconsciously reminded, and immediately received Sylveon's impatient eye-roll.

Regarding this, he could only scratch his head helplessly.

I always feel that Sylveon is a bit unusually impatient today? It should be my illusion...

Qingyu didn't think much, quickly pushed open the door, and after the muffled sound of the door closing appeared, a series of footsteps walking away became more and more blurred.

"Bui..."

After confirming that Qingyu had left, for some reason, Sylveon suddenly breathed a sigh of relief.

"Lucario!"

Lucario, who was exercising silently in the training room, saw this, immediately poked its head out, and signaled Sylveon with its eyes.

After receiving a confirmed reply, it, who was holding dumbbells, immediately put down the weight in its hand and let out a low roar to the other Pokémon behind it.

"Mew~"

In the corner of the blind spot, Mew, whose mouth was covered by Mewtwo, immediately broke free from the restraint and let out an iconic coquettish laugh.

"..."

While Mewtwo breathed a sigh of relief, there was also a bit of luck in its heart—

Fortunately, the other Pokémon remembered that Mew might ruin things, otherwise it would be interesting if Qingyu discovered it.

"Bui!"

After Qingyu left, as the big sister of this family, Sylveon clearly had absolute right to speak.

After letting out a low roar with great momentum, even the unserious Mew immediately stood at attention in the air, quietly waiting for "Commander Eevee's" instructions.

The reason why these Pokémon of Qingyu gathered together is also very simple—

It is rare to have such an opportunity to bring him and Cynthia closer, but based on Sylveon's understanding of its own trainer, he certainly can't grasp it!

How many years has it been, why is he still standing still...

My own trainer is really a small fry!

Therefore, the whole family must go into battle, as a support force to provide him with all kinds of off-court assistance!

And if Sylveon's plan was discovered by Qingyu, he certainly wouldn't allow his own Pokémon to watch his "date."

Due to various reasons, these "helpful" little guys finally chose this bad strategy, choosing to wait for Qingyu to leave and then quietly follow him.

"Bui~"

Following Sylveon's order, the "Qingyu Foreign Aid Force," temporarily established by Sylveon and Lucario, officially set off!

Walking on the main road of Goldenrod City, Qingyu's mood was a bit complicated for a while.

Recalling when Cynthia suddenly killed her way to Mesagoza and caught him off guard, he must have been a bit nervous.

However, after getting along for such a long time, this time Qingyu's mood was unusually calm.

Perhaps in a sense, this can also be considered progress?

Like Celadon City in Kanto, Goldenrod City also has a huge game city, which is full of everything from arcade games to various casual mini-games, and is deeply loved by young people.

Theoretically, it is a very ideal dating place.

After Qingyu walked around the corner following the road sign, a huge building full of technological sense immediately came into view.

However, compared to the background board behind him, his gaze was almost completely focused on the beautiful woman in a windbreaker not far away, with a graceful figure and smooth blonde hair swaying in the wind.

Even though she was wearing sunglasses to hide her identity, he recognized the person at a glance.

For others, this kind of clumsy disguise might be very useful, but... I am not a local of the Pokémon world!

While Qingyu noticed Cynthia, Cynthia, who was waiting, also raised her head as if by telepathy, and soon showed a smile towards him and waved to say hello.

"Sorry to keep you waiting."

After Qingyu walked up, while speaking with a smile, he also began to doubt in his heart whether his wake-up time was set too late.

But it shouldn't be?

Clearly agreed to meet at 10 o'clock, I was already ahead of time at 9:30, but still a step slower than Cynthia...

"Not at all, I just arrived too."

While Cynthia smiled and shook her head, she spoke playfully again.

"Moreover, once I thought that I hadn't seen you, Qingyu, for a while, I already started looking forward to today."

"Me too."

Qingyu nodded in great agreement.

At first, he would blush because of Cynthia's words, but after getting along for such a long time, he also gradually got used to Cynthia's straightforward way of speaking.

Isn't it better to be straightforward? At least both sides will be more relaxed when getting along.

After walking into the game city, it felt like coming to a brand-new world. The strange atmosphere composed of neon lights and noisy sounds soon made Cynthia look embarrassed.

"So many entertainment projects, what should I play..."

"How about going to catch dolls first!"

Regarding Cynthia's "little problem," Qingyu knew it very well.

This is a severe choice-difficulty patient who can seriously think for one or two hours just by being entangled in the flavor of ice cream!

Therefore, he decisively made a choice for Cynthia and pointed his finger while speaking.

"Hmm... not bad?"

After someone gave her an answer, Cynthia, who was originally frowning, instantly felt much happier.

After passing through a special passage that seemed to separate rooms with different facilities, Qingyu and Cynthia first came to the room where many doll-catching machines were placed.

Perhaps because the time of arrival was too early, most of the facilities had no guests at this time.

Looking around, different models of doll-catching machines were classified by region, and the first one that entered Cynthia's sight was the signature and highly popular Pokémon of Kanto and Johto—

Pikachu!

"Speaking of Johto, Pikachu is indeed the well-deserved king of popularity."

While Cynthia smiled and spoke, her footsteps had already passed this "popularity king" who was left out in the cold and came to the doll machine of the Sinnoh region.

"However, compared to Pikachu, I actually like Pachirisu from our Sinnoh region more."

Just when she was about to try it, she suddenly discovered that no matter how she pushed the joystick, the grabber inside the doll machine remained motionless.

Just when Cynthia was puzzled, Qingyu, who had disappeared for a while, quickly appeared again. At this time, his hand already had a basket of game coins.

"Have you never been to an arcade before?"

Seeing her curious appearance, Qingyu couldn't help but ask with a smile.

"No, because I rarely have the idea of going out, and even if I am invited by Caitlin, I will probably go to a more 'elegant' place?"

After Cynthia recalled a little, she spoke in a low voice.

"Hmm... seems quite reasonable."

Qingyu couldn't help but shake his head secretly.

It is worthy of being a noble young lady from the upper class, the kind with a real castle at home. I guess she doesn't even know there are such entertainment venues.

Speaking of which, at the beginning, Cynthia planned to come to the Johto region, as if to cheer for Caitlin...

And specifically invited me to go together.

Then the question is—

Where is Caitlin now?

Thinking of this, Qingyu's eyes suddenly became subtle.

The time now is close to 10 o'clock. Based on his understanding of Caitlin, this night owl...

She should have just finished staying up late and is sleeping soundly, right?

Don't know why, suddenly want to laugh a little~

But as the "culprit," if I laugh out loud at this time, it seems a bit too scummy.

Therefore, Qingyu chose to use his already extremely proficient expression management.

"Do you have to insert coins before you can use it?"

"Hmm, you have to insert two coins to grab once."

After getting Qingyu's explanation, Cynthia observed the doll-catching machine curiously and quickly reached out to take out two coins.

As the coins were inserted into the machine, a magical electronic sound quickly sounded.

"It's really amazing!"

Seeing that the machine finally started, Cynthia looked at the dolls inside and quickly locked onto her target—

"I want to catch this Pachirisu."

Regarding this, Qingyu just smiled and waited quietly for her to start operating.

As everyone knows, doll-catching is a game that is very dependent on proficiency. As a newcomer, it is almost impossible to master the clever techniques!

The facts were just as Qingyu expected.