Chapter 40 I'm Just Filler, Little Sweet Makes Her Appearance
"By the way, if you're looking for a strong opponent to battle, there's a place you might want to try. It was quite popular a few days ago, and many people are interested in going. I might go too."
Suddenly, Ali changed the subject, catching Xia Mu's attention.
"What place?" Xia Mu asked curiously.
"New Island, I heard they built a Pokémon City there.
"A lot of people received an invitation a few days ago, I got one too, let me show you."
Ali said as he ran to the other side and took out an invitation from his backpack.
This isn't this Mewtwo's invitation?"
Xia Mu was slightly taken aback. It turned out that he wasn't the only one with one; many people had them.
[I knew it. Why did I get an invitation? So I was just there to make up the numbers?] Xia Mu felt a little embarrassed.
When he received the invitation, he was quite excited. After all, how strong were Growlithe and Riolu back then?
Being chosen inevitably gave people the feeling of being the chosen one.
Watching Ali talk and play the contents of the invitation, Xia Mu didn't hide anything and took out his own invitation.
Ali looked like he knew it and said, "I knew it. With your strength, how could you not have received one?
So, you're looking for strong trainers to battle now just to warm up, huh? I wonder who this guy who claims to be the strongest trainer is? I even suspect that it might be some champion from New Island..."
In Ali's mind, only regional champions dared to call themselves the strongest trainers.
"Who knows? We'll find out when we get there." "Xia Mu couldn't possibly reveal the information to him," he said casually.
Ali doesn't exist in the original story; he might be a minor character, but he definitely didn't set foot on the new island.
After all, besides the main characters, there were only three trainers on the island.
That storm prevented all the trainers from being selected based on strength and courage.
If it weren't for Ash and his friends and Team Rocket's special aura, they wouldn't have been invited to this banquet at all.
Otherwise, how could a Poliwag Swimmer be outmatched by a Squirtle and a Staryu?
The two chatted about the strongest trainer for a long time.
Some trainers who happened to be passing by joined in, and before they knew it, the bar was quite crowded.
Many of them probably hadn't received invitations, but that didn't stop them from getting to know each other.
Then, a sweet-looking girl of about sixteen years old came in from outside, went straight to the bar counter, and greeted Ali.
Xia Mu politely glanced at them, while Ali took the initiative to introduce, "Here she is.
This is the one I was talking about, the top four of last Indigo League, the youngest, most talented, and most beautiful trainer in Cinnabar Island , Xiao Tian (Sweetie)."
"Xiao Tian, this is Xia Mu, the one I messaged you about. He wants to battle you, 10,000 League Coins per battle!"
After the introduction, Ali even gave Xia Mu a little free advertising.
Although it wasn't free, everyone was clearly stunned upon hearing this news.
"Hello, I'm Xiao Tian. Don't listen to Ali's exaggerated claims; I'm just an ordinary trainer. Reaching the top four in the Indigo League was just good luck." Xiao Tian's voice was as sweet as her name.
Her appearance wasn't exceptionally beautiful, but she still had a striking presence.
What attracted Xia Mu was her spirited and energetic demeanor.
And yes, her figure was great too—a slim waist, long legs, and especially her well-proportioned figure.
"Hello, I'm Xia Mu. I don't know how Ali introduced me to you, but I'm just an ordinary trainer," Xia Mu replied with a smile.
The two exchanged a smile, while Ali pouted, "Look, look, even an ordinary trainer can beat me. Maybe I should just introduce myself as a rookie trainer from now on."
Ali appeared burly and bald, looking quite fierce, but in reality, he was very playful and easygoing.
Of course, it depended on the person; not everyone could communicate with him like that.
"Come on, you're not weak at all. You're praising me so much; I didn't even know I was that good." Xiao Tian and Ali had a good relationship, somewhat like childhood sweethearts.
Xia Mu chuckled to himself, not interrupting them.
Suddenly, however, Xia Mu felt that Xiao Tian looked familiar.
After thinking for a moment, it dawned on him.
Wasn't this Xiao Tian the female trainer who had arrived on the new island with "Corey and another trainer?
Although her clothes were completely different, and Xia Mu's memories of that period weren't entirely clear, the fact that Xiao Tian had achieved a top-four finish at the previous Indigo League made Xia Mu fairly certain.
He clearly remembered that in the opening of the movie "I Choose You," there was a scene showing a thrilling battle between Sweetie and Sora in a certain tournament. Although he didn't know their rankings, he was certain it was either the finals or the semi-finals, otherwise it wouldn't have been shown separately.
Now it seemed to be the final four match.
Sweetie lost to Sora, and Sora advanced to the finals only to lose to the champion.
Otherwise, Sora's introduction would have listed him as the champion of the previous Indigo League.
Thinking of this, Xia Mu felt a surge of anticipation.
He wondered just how strong Sweetie was.
Once he saw the levels and strengths of Sweetie's Pokémon, Xia Mu could truly determine the approximate level of a league champion, and from that, he could deduce the strength level of the Elite Four members in this world, and the strength level of the regional champions.
In fact, now that he knew his target was Sweetie, Xia Mu, based on the information he had gathered from his previous conversation with Ali, could determine that Ali was at least a top four to top eight trainer.
According to this calculation, the maximum level for a league champion shouldn't exceed 60.
No! It might not even exceed 55.
At most, he'd be around level 50.
...
His thoughts drifted away, and he fell into deep thought.
Soon, Ali and Xiao Tian's playful banter ended, and their calls brought Xia Mu back to reality.
"Sorry, I was thinking about something and got lost in thought," Xia Mu said.
Ali and Xiao Tian naturally didn't mind, and the three of them began chatting about Pokémon, focusing on Xia Mu's Lucario and Red Gyarados, which were what had attracted Xiao Tian.
Xiao Tian even showed Xia Mu a video.
It was the short video Xia Mu had posted earlier, and it had unexpectedly garnered so many likes and comments.
Xia Mu had posted it casually, never expecting such attention.
Little did he know he'd unknowingly become a celebrity.
No, it was Lucario, Red Gyarados, Growlithe, and Beedrill that became celebrities.
After all, he wasn't in the video.
And no one would know where he filmed it.
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