novelonline Chapter 978 Regaining the Old Self
Chapter 978 Regaining the Old Self
Chapter 978 Regaining the Old Self
"Fight."
"It was a way for me to realize my dream."
When I was young.
Shan Min especially loves watching the regional championship leagues.
He always feels his blood boiling when the champions defeat the Four Heavenly Kings and challengers one by one with their unrivaled strength.
Although the surrounding environment is like shit, under the protection of his parents, the young boy is full of longing——
Want to be a champion.
Possessing that incomparable power.
Maybe one day, he can put an end to the tragedy that keeps happening around him.
however.
Before Shan Min could really start to grow.
A sudden "accident" took away his beloved mother.
At first, he hated his father very much because he was still pretending to be nice to his father even though the person he loved the most had passed away.
But every time the lonely night fell, every time he woke up from a nightmare, he found that the person he hated most in his heart was actually himself.
If we had become stronger earlier, all these tragedies would not have happened.
in this way.
The dream gradually evolved into an obsession.
When he was twelve years old, the conspiracy of the mayor of Silicon City, Barclay - real name: Urya, was destroyed by a defector from the capture team, and the shadow team hidden behind the Orei region was shattered for the first time.
Shan Min was like a prisoner who was temporarily liberated and got the opportunity to study abroad.
He cherishes it very much.
After all, this is the closest he has ever been to his dream, and the life he had longed for since his childhood is about to come true.
The night before leaving.
Yamaminori contacted his father and promised him that he would return as a champion.
My father said nothing.
They hadn't spoken normally for a long time.
It was Shan Minoru's decision to specialize in the superpower attribute. He believed that this attribute symbolized endless changes, yet possessed the power of protection.
It fits perfectly with his desire to change and protect.
This also made Shan Minoru, who had just arrived at a trainer academy in Kalos Biyi City, full of ambition.
Life is easy.
The freedom from constraints and the friendliness of the people around me are beyond imagination.
But he did not slack off. He redoubled his efforts and became the busiest person in the school.
Give up socializing and entertainment.
His longing for the championship is above all else and is the driving force that pushes him forward.
Someone asked him - "Are you happy like this?"
In fact, it felt unexpectedly good. He could grow stronger together with the Pokémon, and there were new changes every day, which made him unable to stop.
Although I didn’t make any friends, it didn’t matter much.
The trainer's path is a single-plank bridge, there is only one champion position, and he doesn't want to waste too much time on emotional exchanges.
Just as Shan Min wished.
He quickly became the strongest one in the school.
Full of hope, he began to challenge gyms in an attempt to qualify for the league conference.
There were many twists and turns in the process.
There are winners and there are losers.
But fortunately, he gains something every time he completes a gym challenge. He believes that this is a necessary experience for growth.
that's it.
At the Miare Conference.
Shan Min encountered a strength gap that he could not understand.
In the round of 16, which represented the ticket to the finals, Alakazam, Psyche and Bell were all defeated by their opponent, Bulbasaur.
His first conference was over.
So hasty, without any room for regret...
ended.
The opponent continued to advance triumphantly and won the final victory.
Shan Min felt embarrassed and ashamed about this.
Unconsciously, he became arrogant, thinking that he was the hardest working person in the world, the only one who crossed the bridge alone among thousands of troops.
after that.
He watched the Champions League.
He also discovered that the trainer who defeated him easily was defeated even more easily by the champion Karen.
For the first time, Shan Min realized that the peak of the champion was much higher than he had imagined.
Desperately high.
But the first conference failed.
After learning that the winner had participated in three conferences, he gradually cheered up.
He has only been out for a year, so he can catch up slowly.
Assuming that the past was to make up for his own negatives, from now on, he should strive to turn them into positives.
The Second Silver Conference——
Semi-finals.
The third Caiyou Conference——
Semi-finals.
The repeated results made Shan Min feel anxious.
Moreover, the strength of Pokémon seems to have reached a plateau. Not only is the level increasing extremely slowly, but even its various abilities have stagnated.
He began to doubt himself and wonder what he had worked hard for in the past year.
Is it really like some people say?
Lack of talent?
Having experienced three tournaments, Shan Minoru was forced to expand his circle of friends, simply because battles between trainers help each other improve.
When he was competing with others, he learned that most of the champions were participating in the tournament for the first time, so he defeated all opponents and won the championship.
Trainers who do not have sufficient talent will still not get the desired results no matter how many times they participate in the tournaments.
wrong.
This statement is incorrect.
Shan Min rejected the theory of talent deep down in his heart, even though he knew the deeds of the champions best.
He still has dreams to fulfill and cannot just collapse on the road.
Just when Shan Min was feeling confused, members of the rescue organization outside Orei came to him.
He took the opportunity to learn the rescue organization's overall plan, including his father's intentions.
That day.
Shan Min felt like a joke.
Compared to those people in front of him who were doing practical things, he was just doing useless work.
But the emergence of the rescue organization did not mean that Shan Minoru wanted to give up.
Instead, they plan to send him to the newly established Blueberry Academy, using this platform to continue to improve his strength and move towards his dream championship title.
Shan Min agreed.
But he could no longer concentrate as he did before. He began to read some books that were not related to fighting and slowed down the frequency of training.
Unexpectedly, the Pokémon began to improve again.
This preparation lasted nearly a year.
Instead of challenging the Alliance Conference in Unova nearby, he came to the Sinnoh region.
The gym challenge went very smoothly, so smoothly that it gave him some expectations.
Can we win the conference this time?
I don’t know when.
His goal gradually changed from breaking through the Champions League to breaking through the League Conference.
But without taking small steps, one cannot reach a thousand miles?
Shan Min is very good at persuading himself.
Until he was defeated in the finals by a trainer who was attending the tournament for the first time and was younger than him.
“It’s nice to have talent.”
Shan Min remembered that this was the first sentence he blurted out after his defeat.
After saying that, he froze.
He had only cried bitterly at his mother's funeral. After handing the injured Pokémon to Miss Joy, he sat in the corner, gritted his teeth unwillingly, and shed tears silently.
Why do people...
Will be endowed with the emotion of "jealousy"?
He doesn't want to have the thought that "it's great to have talent" towards others.
Even if he fails again and again, he always keeps trying. He wants to be proud of himself and the Pokémon.
Shan Minoru began to hate himself.
He spent more time reading other books, took a laissez-faire attitude towards training, and no longer watched various game videos day and night as he did in the past.
Since fighting cannot satisfy his wishes.
Then take another path.
someday.
The rescue organization has received news that they are preparing to take action. Ergin, the third-generation leader of the Shadow Team and the source of all tragedies, is trying to establish the Orei Alliance.
Shan Min decisively chose to respond and returned to his hometown after being away for many years.
He did not stay in Silicon Valley for long.
My main worry is that after seeing Erkin’s hypocritical and disgusting face too many times, I won’t be able to resist rushing over and tearing it off.
Furthermore.
He believed that after systematic study, he could at least get involved in the affairs of Huangtie Town.
His long-lost father encouraged him and told him about a promising young man.
The young man was praised to the skies.
Anything that can stay clean in the mud will surely become something great in the future.
Shan Min became curious about the young man. He looked through his files and found that he had accomplished many great feats in just a few months.
He carried his colleagues out of abandoned mines, saved them at charity events, and did not recklessly sell Pokémon or spend the money on drinking and partying.
Every step he took was an effort to move forward, and every penny he spent was spent on improving Pokémon.
Shan Min also began to admire this person.
He felt that the young people were very similar to himself in the past, but their living environment was even worse.
With the help of a small competition with no real value.
Shan Minoru had a formal meeting with him.
He could sense that the other person had a temperament that was out of place, but it was not like what the outsiders had...
The gradually deepening curiosity finally erupted in the subsequent battle.
What did he see?
We saw something that is rare even in the outside world, that the Trainers and Pokémon have the same goal and are determined to move forward in the same direction!
If talent really exists.
Shan Min felt that this young man must be the one who had it.
Living in such a terrible environment, the bond he established with Pokémon was so precious that even he wanted to hold it carefully.
Second meeting.
It was at an auction.
Together with his friend Takeru from Blueberry Academy, he wants to rescue the kidnapped single-headed dragons.
By coincidence, Awu saw the wooden sign that symbolized the young man's identity.
Shan Min then realized that the other party was most likely the dragon people who had drifted to Orei.
No wonder.
Would have that rare talent.
Shan Min thought of Adu, the most famous dragon in the world.
He suddenly felt an urge to invite the other party to become a partner.
Since he has no chance of becoming a champion anyway, what's the point of him training one?
There is value in young people that is worth investing in.
However, the matter was of great importance, so he used the rescue organization's words to test the other party and ask for their opinions.
Should I leave Orei or fight with them?
The answer is gratifying.
Shan Min felt like he had found a treasure.
Many things that happened afterwards made him realize that what he picked up was more than just a treasure, it was clearly a treasure trove!
The young man was almost like his dream self, growing up quickly and performing a series of unimaginable feats.
Win the tournament, defeat the Four Heavenly Kings, and gain great fame.
All the things he had ever dreamed of were in the hands of this young man with high hopes.
And he himself.
Stay in Olay and work towards your goals through other directions...
Target?
The once clear words have become blurred. Saving Ole through administrative work is also a good way!
But every night falls.
So many memories and so many pictures always flash in my mind.
In order to avoid being affected, Shan Min chose to take sleeping pills, hypnotize himself and increase his workload.
As long as your body is tired enough, you won't dream.
You can forget everything.
forget……
-
"Continuous Slash!!"
Tetsuya's angry shout interrupted Shan Minoru's thoughts.
These two days.
He always recalls the past uncontrollably, even in crucial games.
He should be focusing on the battle.
Tetsuya, the winner of the Saiyuu Tournament, is an outstanding young trainer who succeeded in his first challenge.
Just like the opponent at the Lily of the Valley Conference.
Pokémon is naturally powerful, and even after all his efforts, he still couldn't avoid being at a disadvantage.
Ding!
The bent spoon was knocked away.
The crisp sound symbolizes that the opportunities left for Super Alakazam are getting fewer and fewer.
But Shan Min had no choice.
Sufficient variety of moves and tactics are his only weapons.
"Just keep dragging it on!"
He conveyed his will to Super Alakazam in his heart, the price to pay for taking the initiative was too high.
Maybe you can try that too?
It's just a loss.
Shan Min's lips curled up into an imperceptible arc.
However, he was noticed by Otsuka and others who were watching him in the audience.
"Boss! Did the president... laugh? He must be very confident when he laughs now!"
They think so.
Ah Wu, who had been silent the whole time, said, "Not necessarily..."
Hearing this, everyone looked towards him.
Awu realized he had said something wrong and covered his mouth, but then he noticed that Denis was also looking at him with a curious look on his face.
He said helplessly: "I met Shan Min at Blueberry College. At that time, he was already a very powerful figure in the school, but he had a nickname, 'Efficiency Master'.
"Any battle that he thinks is hopeless will be allowed to fail, and he will try to win again in the next battle. I'm worried that he...will have such thoughts again."
Giving up at a crucial meeting! ?
Everyone looked at Shan Min in shock, and as the bent spoon was knocked away again and again, he kept using it.
Compared to the anxious Super Lizard King, the relaxed Super Alakazam seems to be more like what Takeru said rather than confident.
Once the bent spoons are used up, it will be the end if the Super Lizard King is not poisoned again!
Kashiwagi didn't say anything, just stared at Shan Minoru below with a calm smile on his face.
Inside the venue.
Ding!
The last bent spoon was knocked away.
The Super Lizard King continued its violent slashing attacks, and the poisonous foam overflowing from the corners of its mouth did not affect its combat effectiveness at all.
coming!
The final moment!
Divine light overflowed from its eyes, shattering the light shield in front of it, and then swung out a deadly blade!
Shan Min watched this scene with his own eyes, and suddenly he had the illusion that the whole world was slowing down.
The brain becomes extremely active, all senses are pushed to the extreme, and the vision is clearer than ever!
He even felt the gaze of Kashiwagi from the audience.
I guess only Kashiwagi can have such a gaze.
It seems that once you make up your mind, it will never change due to any circumstances.
Arrogant guy!
I really want you to handle this situation...
This situation?
Shan Minoru's eyes were a little dazed, and he recalled the first time he saw him.
And the reason why he placed his bets on Kashiwagi.
Have you ever worked together to rob a stolen single-headed dragon?
The camaraderie of fighting together against the Shadow Team?
Building Olay's goal together?
No.
It is a call, a call that allows Kodora to stand firm and even evolve when it is on the verge of despair.
At that moment, he was completely shocked and realized that there was something extremely precious in this person.
Therefore.
When he later discovered that Kashiwagi was still moving forward with high spirits, he decided to give up the fight completely and shift his future focus elsewhere.
genius?
It is true that Kashiwagi is a genius.
But what he lacked was more than just the talent for breeding Pokémon.
More faith, more an indomitable and pure heart that is deeply connected to Pokémon.
He works hard on his own, and also feels lost on his own, using his own abilities to decide the future of Pokémon.
It seems like you are moving forward, but how many times do you actually keep your eyes on them?
He is the one who is both conceited and self-deprecating.
'It's nice to have talent.'
This simple sentence is filled with envy and jealousy, as if everything is just due to luck, and it feels as if others are just reaping the benefits without any effort.
To reach that level of strength, one cannot rely on talent and luck alone.
Over the past week or even longer, he had witnessed Kashiwagi training with those Pokémon.
That was several times more than what he had paid.
Even the so-called laziest Galar Sun Coral has to train more than twice as much as they used to.
The phrase "It's great to have talent" easily overturned all the efforts made by Kashiwagi and his Pokémon.
You know very well how much hardship and time it takes to become stronger!
How embarrassing.
In the name of building Olei, he constantly deceived himself and pretended to be mature when participating in the competition, under the euphemism of wanting to put a perfect end to the past.
In fact...it's just deceiving yourself.
Fear of trying everything and still getting nothing, fear of continuing and not getting any reward.
The results of the four conferences have never been glory, but scars. Whenever they are touched, it hurts so much that I stop completely and dare not move forward.
He numbed his own will with work, and even entrusted his Pokémon to others. He never faced his inner thoughts, and simply used various excuses to cover it up.
The result is that I have been immersed in pain.
He was too ashamed to face Kashiwagi.
He also didn't have the face to face the Pokémon who had been silently protecting him and accompanying him throughout his growth.
He was even too ashamed to face the him who once wanted to make Orei prosperous by his own efforts.
"Father! I will definitely become the champion! I will come back to save Orei!"
The day before I left home, I still remember the promise I made to my father when I said goodbye.
The will that is continuously transmitted back through the mind link awakens a determined heart.
At this moment.
Yamaminoru stood where Kashiwagi once stood.
He looked directly into his innermost thoughts.
Really...
Don't want to lose!
I don’t want to disappoint everyone’s expectations, I don’t want to disappoint Pokémon’s expectations, and I don’t want to disappoint my own expectations!
The voice in his heart was as deafening as the sound of a huge bell, prompting Shan Min to slowly raise his right hand.
if you can.
He wanted to find the aspirational self he once was once again.
then.
Achieve victory with your favorite Pokémon!
'Can you still hold on?'
'able!!'
Ding! !
The crisp sound of hitting echoed in the venue.
Amid the shocked gazes of all the spectators and the incredulous look of the commentator.
Super Alakazam raised his thumb high, and the decisive sharp light blade was blocked by the bent spoon in his hand.
"Continuous slash! Continuous slash deflection! Alakazam actually took out another spoon!!"
The commentator, Shiratori, roared, and after seeing clearly, he said in disbelief: "An ordinary stainless steel spoon!?"
That's right.
The spoon in Super Alakazam's hand is not a special spoon made by it using its super powers.
It's just an ordinary stainless steel spoon!
But even so, the Super Lizard King still subconsciously used the five consecutive slashes based on his previous experience and hit the spoon!
Although it was almost cut off, and half of Super Alakazam's body was knocked crooked.
But this moment.
Facing the Super Lizard King at his fingertips, Super Alakazam, who had been on the defensive, finally got the chance to counterattack!
Even if it's only for a brief moment.
enough!
"Wide area combat power!"
"see through!!"
The voices of Yama Minoru and Tetsuya sounded one after another, one calm and the other anxious.
just.
Before the sound rang out.
The powerful Psychic Pokémon - Mega Alakazam has already taken action.
An unprecedented bright light burst out from the gem between its eyebrows.
It was completely connected to the trainer's heart, almost resonating with him, and it lowered its raised finger.
you.
Defeated!
Super Alakazam, who can glimpse the "future", can appreciate the final result from the very beginning.
And firmly believes that what it sees is reality!
"Chu——"
The Super Lizard King howled and tried to get away, but the pink and purple light under its feet took shape even faster!
Spiritual energy rises up like a square beam of light!
hum! !
The terrifying light that seemed to distort reality submerged the Super Lizard King, and then exploded with a loud bang!
Bang!
“Lizard King——!!”
Tetsuya's shout echoed throughout the venue.
Shan Min raised his right hand, with unprecedented confidence and smile in his eyes. It could be said that he had been preparing for this attack throughout the entire game.
Mental field, poison and even bending spoons and guarding.
All he wanted was a chance, a chance to counterattack the Super Lizard King.
He took a gamble on this!
I bet the Super Lizard King will attack the spoon due to inertia, and I bet Alakazam can definitely hold on!
Shan Min doesn't need to pay anything, he just needs to keep trusting.
And a Pokémon that has gained the trust of its trainer.
You can definitely do it!
——"Super Alakazam will hold on to avoid making you sad!"
The smoke cleared.
The Lizard King is revealed to have returned to his original form.
With the long-term poison and the wide-area combat power amplified by the spiritual field, the Lizard King will never be able to hold on unless his blood is locked.
"The Lizard King loses his ability to fight! Alakazam wins!"
this moment!
The whole place was in an uproar!
No one expected that Super Alakazam would kill the Super Lizard King by cheating at the last moment!
Didn’t we agree to use poison to buy time?
Why did he suddenly fight back?
The same thought filled Zheya's mind, and he quickly sent out the Coal Turtle, causing the sunlight to come again.
"overheat--"
Before he could finish shouting the order, Super Alakazam took the lead in using his wide-area combat power.
hum!
A prismatic beam of light rises!
The Coal Turtle was not in full condition to begin with, and had no magic space acceleration, so it naturally could not dodge this swift attack.
Bang!
Smoke and dust exploded.
The coal turtle was lying on its back, dizzy as expected.
"The Coal Turtle loses its ability to fight! Alakazam wins! The winner of this match is Yamaminoru!"
"Amazing reversal! Contestant Tetsuya lost just one step and lost everything!"
The sound of the white bird left many people unable to recover for a long time.
Inside the arena.
Shan Minoru raised his fist, and Super Alakazam instantly moved to his side and bumped fists with him.
"Well done, partner."
"Fura!"
Twenty years old.
We have just started on this journey, how can we say goodbye so easily?
ps: I actually wanted to finish writing this chapter yesterday, but my nasal congestion was so severe that I felt dizzy while writing it.
Today I feel a little better, so I tried my best to finish it. I hope you like it.