Not a trainer this time.

Chapter 478 Girl, Fireworks, Pokémon [End of this Volume]

Early in the morning, when Naoki went to the town of Zhaqin to buy groceries, he saw some humans and Pokémon carrying stalls and fireworks towards the beach.

Walking on the street with Motorcycle Lizard, Naoki found that the town of Ziqin was particularly lively today.

Even the shops on the street were hung with banners promoting the fireworks display.

People of all kinds gathered on the street, chatting leisurely with their Pokémon.

"It looks like tonight will be very lively!" Naoki also began to look forward to it.

The motorcycle lizard next to it was also infected by this emotion and shouted happily: "Gaao!"

After buying the groceries, everyone and their Pokémon returned to the ranch.

Naoki chats with the Pokémon on the ranch about the fireworks display.

Hearing that another fireworks display was going to be held, Babu Tubo and the others were all very excited.

Erguiyan recalled the scene when he attended the fireworks display last year. The scene of fireworks blooming in the night sky was so beautiful!
"Boni!" It's going to participate this year too!
The motorcycle lizard came into the room and soon brought out a ball and placed it in front of Naoki, looking at him expectantly.

"Okay, I got it. I'll take you to play ball then!" Naoki smiled and touched the motorbike lizard's head.

Gulden, who was not far away, showed disgust on his face. Playing with the ball was really childish!
As he spoke, Naoki looked around but did not find any Eevees in the pasture.

It goes without saying that this group of playful guys went to play on the World Tree again.

He took out his cell phone and made a video call to Mewtwo.

After a while, the little faces of the Ibrahimovics appeared on the screen.

Naoki: "If you don't come back soon, I won't take you to the fireworks display tonight!"

"Buyi..."

Hearing this, the Ibrahimovic players all looked conflicted.

After some careful inquiries, I learned that the World Tree would also be holding a bonfire party tonight, and they had just promised the Pokémon there that they would participate.

"Is that so..." Naoki nodded, and then thought of a good idea: "In that case, you should stay at the World Tree! You should be able to see the fireworks there too. Remember to give me a video call when the time comes, and we can watch the fireworks together through the microphone."

"Boo!" That's a good idea!

Happy expressions appeared on the faces of the Ibrahimovics.

After hanging up the phone, Naoki looked at the Ai Guanshi brother and sister next to him and said, "Sister, you two should go play together this year!"

"Ai ah..." Although the younger sister Ai Guanshi was a little moved, a hesitant look appeared on her face.

Naoki immediately saw what it was thinking: "Don't worry, it doesn't matter if the Pokémon Tavern is closed today. Those Pokémon guests will probably be attracted by the fireworks display by then."

After hearing these words, Sister Ai Guanshi finally felt relieved.

It and its brother readily agreed and prepared to wait until the evening to go to the beach with Naoki to watch the fireworks.

Then, Naoki walked out of the room and came to the ranch.

Dragonite was standing next to the farmland watering the crops, while his goat mount was waiting nearby, ready to use grass energy to take care of the crops in the field as usual.

On the grass not far away, big milk cans were leisurely eating dew-covered grass.

Looking at this fulfilling scene, Naoki couldn't help but smile.

He looked outside the ranch but saw nothing.

"Qishu hasn't come yet?"

After a little thought, Naoki took out his cell phone and called Qishu.

Soon, Qi Shu's energetic voice rang out: "Hello?"

Naoki raised his eyebrows and looked towards the ranch entrance: "Are we almost there?"

"We'll be leaving soon!" A rustling voice came from Qishu: "I'm preparing gifts for the Motorcycle Lizards. Sorry for disturbing you today!"

Naoki: "Since you're here, why bring a gift..."

"Hehe!" A silly laugh came from the other end: "I'm sorry to bother you all the time, but don't worry! We're ready and can set off soon!"

Naoki glanced at the time and said, "Then I'll ask Dragonite to pick you up!"

After that, without waiting for Qi Shu's agreement, he found his own Dragonite.

A moment later, Dragonite flew away happily with the bag on his back.

"Let me put it this way first. I still have some things to do here. Dragonite has already set off and it will arrive in Niangguang City soon." Naoki said.

"Yeah, I know!"

After hanging up the phone, Naoki went to the field to pick the crops that were ripened by his goat.

At the same time, Niangguang City.

Qi Shu stood on the street with a shopping bag and couldn't help but grin.

"hey-hey."

The Frog on the side seemed to have noticed that its trainer was in a very happy mood at the moment, and it also happily shook its round body from side to side.

Suddenly, a message from Ye Ci came, interrupting Qi Shu's thoughts.

Eh? It's the chief? Is there a special mission? Qi Shu suddenly became nervous.

She had finally asked the chief for two days' leave!
When she asked for leave, she just said that she had something to do. If the chief knew that she asked for leave to go out and have fun, she would be doomed!
Qi Shu quickly opened Rotom's phone, only to find that the Chief seemed to have just come to chat.

[Yeci: Has the Niangguang Gym stopped accepting challenges now? ]

[Qishu: Yes, I have posted a notice on the gate saying no more challenges will be accepted! ]

[Yeci: I see! You weren't in Niangguang City these past two days? ]

【Qishu: I have some personal matters to deal with, so I will be away for two days.】

Qishu replied tremblingly, but fortunately the chief did not ask any more questions, so she felt relieved and stood there waiting for Dragonite to come and pick her up.

Headquarters of the Padian League.

Xin Li looked at the smile on Ye Ci's face and couldn't help being speechless.

"That silly girl has finally become smart." Ye Ci said with satisfaction: "I hope we can make some progress today!"

Xin Li: "... Chief, the Brewing Light Gym has received complaints from trainers, and if the two of them get along well, fall in love, get married, and have children, I'm afraid there won't be anyone left to be the gym leader at the Brewing Light Gym."

As far as Xin Li knew, a sloppy work attitude was a very serious matter for the chief.

However, this time the chief's approach was not what Xin Li had imagined.

Ye Ci just shook his head nonchalantly: "It doesn't matter, these current losses are necessary. As for getting married and having children, Xin Li, you are much further away than I thought!"

Xin Li: "..."

Ye Ci smiled and said, "Don't worry! Even if Qi Shu is pregnant, doesn't he still have Zhi Shu? How could he watch Qi Shu go to meet the challenger with a big belly?"

Xin Li was slightly startled, and then the scene of Qi Shu recuperating at home and Naoki taking his Pokémon to work part-time as a gym leader emerged in her mind.

But then she thought, with Naoki's strength, there might be no trainer who could defeat him and get the gym badge from him, right?
"But it's too early to say that now."

Naoki’s attitude is still unknown at the moment. Although Qishu goes to Naoki Ranch for a few days every month under the pretext of challenging the trial, Naoki’s thoughts are unknown.

Ye Ci knew very well that she shouldn't open the champagne in advance. She sat in the chair and thought for a while, and then made a decision.

"Oh, Xin Li, notify everyone in the Padiya Alliance to take a day off today. Let them have a good day!"

Xin Li was stunned for a moment and asked, "What about you?"

Yeci: "Let's go to Ziqin Town together. I heard that they have made a lot of preparations for the fireworks festival this year! It will definitely be very lively!"

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"Thank you for your hard work! Dragonite!"

In Niangguang City, looking at the Dragonite falling from the sky in front of him, Qi Shu smiled and touched its head.

Dragonite was no stranger to this human who often visited the ranch. It whined happily, then leaned down to make it easier for the other person to sit on it.

But before that, Qi Shu opened the bag on Dragonite and put the gifts he bought into it.

Then, Qi Shu took out the Poké Ball again, put the Frog into the Poké Ball, and finally rode on Dragonite.

Thirty minutes later, Dragonite returned to the ranch safely.

When they landed, Naoki was carrying cartons filled with crops with Gulden.

Qi Shu waved his arms vigorously at him from a distance: "Long time no see, Naoki!"

"It hasn't been that long, has it?" Naoki said helplessly.

"Hehe!" Naoki put the goods away helplessly and continued, "Let's go to the living room and rest for a while! The fireworks display will not start until six or seven o'clock, so we can set off."

"Then excuse me!"

Naoki had planned to finish this work and then go entertain the guests.

Maybe it was because the fireworks display attracted a lot of tourists from other places, but in the whole morning, he received several trainers who came to challenge the trial.

There were even trainers coming from other places who said they wanted to see the true face of Padiya's hidden boss, and asked Naoki to use all his strength to fight him.

That person is said to be the champion of the previous Caiyou Conference. He is extremely powerful and has the trump card Flame Chicken, which can kill any god or Buddha that stands in his way.

Naoki naturally didn't hold back on this.

Since these people regard him as the hidden boss of the Padya area, he will play the role of the hidden boss!
So Naoki decisively replaced Gulden and used a series of six hits on the champion, making him look terrified. He left the ranch in a daze, saying, "Too strong, what a terrifying strength!"

Naoki: "..."

When everything was over, it was already six o'clock in the evening.

After a simple dinner, Naoki and Chiki took a group of Pokémon to attend the fireworks display.

When they arrived there, there were already quite a few tourists and Pokémon gathered on the beach.

There were young trainers on a trip, young couples traveling together, parents who brought their children to watch the fireworks, and white-haired grandfathers and grandmothers who sat on benches with their equally old Pokémon and looked at the beautiful starry sky and the sea below.

Not only that, Naoki also saw that the scale of the market in the distance had become larger.

From the shop selling takoyaki, to the Magikarp uncle selling Magikarp, to the shop selling tree fruits and handmade Poké Balls, Naoki even saw a mysterious fortune-telling stall among them.

A dream-inducing tapir holding a pendulum is hypnotizing the tourists in front of him.

There are also many children playing with Poké Ball toys.

Just as Mayor Thomas said, this year's fireworks display will be extra lively!
The two found a less crowded beach and sat down.

As soon as Naoki sat down, the motor lizard came over with a ball in its mouth. It put the ball in front of Naoki and motioned Naoki to play with it.

"Okay!"

Naoki stood up, picked up the ball and threw it out with force, and the motorcycle lizard immediately chased in that direction.

However, halfway through, it suddenly saw Gulden rushing past and caught the ball in front of it!

"Gah!"

Motorcycle Lizard was shocked and turned around to complain to Naoki about Gulden's behavior in a wronged manner.

Naoki suddenly felt a headache: "Gulerton!"

Gu Leton immediately dropped the ball, turned around and ran away in panic.

Naoki: "..."

Qi Shu chuckled at the side: "Is this how you usually get along with Gulden and the others?"

"Yeah!" Naoki nodded with a smile: "With them around, I'll never be bored in my life!"

After saying that, Naoki threw the ball that Motorlizard had snatched back out with force.

The Motorcycle Lizard chased after it excitedly.

The strange tree's Roentgen cat and the naughty Leidan looked at it with envy.

They all ran to the strange tree, saying that they wanted to play too.

Qishu was in a dilemma because she didn't bring any Pokémon toys with her this time!

Naoki noticed this scene, he smiled and took out some toy Frisbees that he had prepared in advance from his bag, and said, "Use mine!"

Roentgen Cat and Naughty Thunderball turned to look at the human.

Naoki grinned at them.

With his max affinity with Pokémon, he quickly gained the trust of Roentgen and Turbo.

Then, the two of them played the Frisbee throwing game with a group of Pokémon.

Uruk-O and Pokémon were not interested in the frisbee. They held hands and curiously shuttled between the stalls, with Uruk-O wearing a mask playing the role of a human and Pokémon playing its Pokémon.

Just like that, the two Pokémon blended perfectly into the crowd and experienced the feeling of shopping together.

In the dim corner, Zhenyifa was floating silently in the air, observing these humans.

Suddenly, Qi Shu's dream demon floated over curiously and asked what Zhen Yifa was doing.

The fluttering hair murmured: "Dream!" (So beautiful!)
The dream demon turned around and saw a bustling market with bright lights. Above his head was the deep blue night sky. A cool sea breeze swept in, and the waves gently hit the beach, leaving layers of white foam.

It’s really beautiful!

So, Dream Demon and Zhenyifa watched the magnificent scenery together.

The Butler brother and sister sat happily next to Naoki. They spread a picnic blanket on the beach, and then placed a picnic basket full of snacks on it, ready to wait for the Pokémon to come over and eat when they were tired of playing.

Babu Tubo ran around on the beach with his good friend the lava worm, looking at the round moon above their heads together.

After playing with the Pokémon for a while, Naoki felt a little tired, so he sat down on the beach to rest.

Qishu also pushed away the big face of the Roentgen cat that was approaching him, panting, and sat on the beach to rest.

Neither of them spoke.

Looking at the full moon above his head and the bustling crowd, Naoki suddenly felt that this moment was very beautiful.

He couldn't help but recall what his sister Ai Guanshi had said not long ago.

It said that it felt a fondness for him from the strange tree.

Thinking of this, Naoki turned his head and looked at the girl next to him.

But he never expected that Qi Shu was also looking at him, and their eyes met in the night.

An inexplicable atmosphere began to flow slowly in the air.

"The moonlight is so beautiful today!" Qishu turned her head awkwardly and looked at the sky. She felt her face a little hot.

Naoki looked over and indeed saw a round bright moon. He exhaled slowly, noticing that something was not right in the atmosphere, and changed the subject:
"By the way, I have a question for you."

"Huh? What's the problem?" Qi Shu turned his head.

Naoki asked sincerely, "Niangguang City and Zheqin Town are so far apart. Don't you find it troublesome to come from there so often?"

"..."

"..."

At this moment, Qi Shu suddenly felt a little complicated.

She looked at Naoki in front of her with a look of despair on her face, her tone was quite helpless, and it seemed like she had made some kind of determination: "Naoki, you are such an idiot!"

Naoki was slightly startled.

Qi Shu blushed and continued, "Of course I came here because of you!"

Hearing this, Naoki was stunned for a moment.

At this moment, accompanied by the cheers of the surrounding crowd, all the fireworks prepared by Mayor Thomas were lit.

The next second, brilliant fireworks rose into the night sky and turned into gorgeous flowers blooming behind the strange tree.

Under the shining light, Naoki saw his own reflection in Qishu's clear eyes.

In an instant, all the sounds around seemed to disappear.

"Plop! Plop! Plop!"

Amid the fireworks, Naoki could hear the sound of his own heartbeat.

Qi Shu turned his head, looked at the fireworks in the night sky, and then said softly:

"I like you!"

Her voice was very soft, as if she was expressing her feelings as if she were talking about something very ordinary.

"Boom!"

A huge firework rose into the sky.

The next second, a golden Pikachu head appeared in the night sky.

(End of this chapter)