Pokémon: The Journey Begins with a Cowherd

Chapter 140 OI! Young man, do you want a tense and exciting street battle?

After handing over Zha Qinghu to Ms. Officer Jenny of Rainbow City, Qingyuan left Rainbow City.

Although he is indeed an investigator for the league.

But investigator, investigator, the key word is "investigation".

All he needs to do is investigate the matter thoroughly; as for how things develop afterward...

Why does he care so much? He's already handed over the witnesses, so why should he help arrest the Rockets?

Besides, arresting him won't give him any more money, so he can just sit back and wait for his share. Why bother making yourself go through all that trouble?

Qingyuan sat on the back of the armored rhinoceros, walking along the road while humming a cheerful tune.

This time, they only found a way to smuggle goods through a rainbow arcade.

No evidence was found that the Rockets used the Rainbow Arcade as an underground base.

However, given Rainbow Arcade's financial resources and its importance to the Rockets, it's safe to assume that...

I believe the reward he receives this time will be substantial.

"Hey trainer up ahead, wanna have a fierce street battle?"

Just as Qingyuan was looking forward to how many Alliance Coins he could earn this time...

A spirited, immature voice of a teenager reached Qingyuan's ears.

Qingyuan looked in the direction of the sound and saw a boy in shorts looking at him with a confident air.

"Wow, not bad! You actually managed to train a little Rattata into a Rattata!"

"You're very capable!"

Seeing this, Qingyuan gave the boy in shorts a thumbs up and smiled.

To be honest, he has traveled to so many cities.

The short-short kid in front of him was the first guy he'd ever seen who had trained a little Rada into a Rada.

"Of course! I've already won five straight games with Rada!"

Hearing Qingyuan's words, the boy in shorts said with a proud look on his face.

"A winning streak, huh? That's a familiar title. I wonder how that guy Xiao Ming is doing!"

Looking at the spirited young man before him, Qingyuan couldn't help but think of Xiaoming, the Beast Master.

It seems that in the original story, after achieving a hundred consecutive victories, he embarked on a journey and eventually disappeared.

Even when Ash challenged the Indigo League, Demigod was never seen.

Qingyuan guessed that in the original story, Xiaoming became arrogant after achieving a hundred consecutive wins.

After being taught a lesson by various gym leaders, he realized his own limitations and chose not to become a trainer anymore.

Otherwise, with Xiaoming's talent, he should have made a name for himself.

Surely it's not like they can't even collect eight badges?

But things are different now. Before Xiaoming even debuted, Qingyuan had already taught him a lesson.

Having recognized the harsh realities of society, Qingyuan is already looking forward to what he can achieve on his journey again.

"I wonder if I'll be able to see him at the Quartz Conference!"

"Oh, right! And there's Zhemu Tian and Xia Qiu too!"

"Forging bonds with various trainers during the journey, and ultimately standing on the same stage to compete for the championship!"

"This feeling is absolutely amazing!"

Looking at the boy in shorts in front of him, Qingyuan sat on the back of the armored rhinoceros and thought with some anticipation.

"Hey, are you going to fight or not?!"

"Give me a straight answer! I've been waiting for you for so long!"

The short-sleeved boy who challenged Qingyuan to a duel saw Qingyuan sit on the back of the armored rhinoceros and begin to ponder.

He said impatiently, "I've been waiting for Qingyuan for a long time."

"Oh? Sorry, sorry!"

"Here's what we'll do: you see which of these six spirits you'd like to challenge!"

"Choose one of the Pokémon you will battle!"

Hearing what the boy in shorts said, Qingyuan apologized to him.

Then he pointed to the scorpions surrounding the armored rhinoceros and said.

Upon hearing Qingyuan's words, the short-sleeved boy, who had been somewhat impatient, immediately began to observe the scorpions and the others.

Scyther is a powerful warrior, and he can't afford to lose his hard-earned five-game winning streak.

Incineroar looks pretty strong too, so I won't choose it!

The armored rhinoceros... It's so big, it must be strong. I won't choose it!

Charmeleon, as one of the starter Pokémon, seems to be incredibly strong.

All that's left is that unfamiliar Pokémon and that Slowpoke.

Slowpoke is a Psychic-type Pokémon, it's too troublesome, I need to choose one that can fight faster.

Let's go with this unfamiliar elf, even though it looks quite imposing.

But this thing is purple, so maybe it's all show and no substance.

"I choose it!"

After a few minutes of difficult deliberation, the boy in shorts finally pointed at Scorpio and said.

"Gela? (Me?)"

Scorpio originally thought this guy would choose Slowpoke, the one that looked easy to bully.

I never expected this guy would dare to choose me.

"Hehe! (Young man, I acknowledge your determination to challenge a formidable opponent!)"

"Hehe! (However, I still need to properly assess your strength!)"

Scorpion leaped up and flew in front of the boy in shorts, shouting with a "I believe in you" look on his face.

"Um... are you sure you want to choose this? Won't you reconsider?"

Upon seeing the opponent chosen by the boy in shorts, Qingyuan hesitated for a moment before speaking.

The main problem is that Scorpion is already level 36 or 37, and it's fighting a Rattata that has just evolved to level 21 or 22.

Qingyuan was afraid that Scorpio would kill him instantly, destroying the confidence that Scorpio had worked so hard to build.

Upon seeing this, the boy in shorts, Xiaoxiu, became even more certain that Scorpion was the weakest Pokémon in Qingyuan's team.

Otherwise, Qingyuan wouldn't have stopped him like this.

"As expected, this purple elf is all show and no substance!"

"My eye for winning was spot on! Six consecutive wins, here I come!"

Xiao Xiu thought to himself with delight, but still wore a determined expression as he spoke to Qing Yuan.

"No need, this is it. It looks very strong!"

"Hehe! (Kid, I'm rooting for you!)"

Upon hearing Xiao Xiu's words, Scorpio immediately nodded in agreement.

"Alright, since you've made up your mind, I won't stop you!"

Seeing Xiaoxiu's determined look, Qingyuan said with some helplessness.

Now he only hopes that the guy in front of him can be mentally stronger.

Otherwise, if you break him down later, he won't comfort you.

"I've chosen you, Rada!"

Upon hearing Qingyuan's words, Xiaoxiu immediately and excitedly directed Lada to take the field.

"La da!"

The round and chubby Lada charged into the arena with a look of fighting spirit.

"Scorpio, you go too, don't let them get hurt!"

Seeing this, Qingyuan also sent Scorpio into the arena. Of course, when he entered the arena...

He hadn't forgotten to tell Scorpio to go easy on him.

"Gora! (Don't worry about what I do!)"

Scorpio made a gesture of pinching Qingyuan's hand and then rushed into the arena with an excited look on his face.

There's not much to say after that; Radamanthys, at only level 20-something, is no match for Scorpio.

Even when Scorpion had stopped using his full power, Radamanthys was still defeated by Scorpion in one move.

In summary, Rattata went up, Rattata fell down, Rattata lost its fighting ability, and Scorpio won!