Chapter 293

"We sometimes contact her, but she only talks about recent events and never mentions anything about remembering anything."

"Is that so?"

Qiao Ran closed her eyes and nodded gently.

Even if I can't remember, as long as I'm happy every day, that's not bad.

Having memories isn't always an easy thing. Take Brock, who arrived in this world twenty years early, for example. Even though he has his past memories, they only bring him a sense of heaviness and pain.

"The train has arrived at the station--"

"Rongcheng Station, Rongcheng Station..."

Several tens of minutes later, the Battle Train finally arrived at its destination. The Director team and Qiao Ran got off the train together. They still had to edit the video footage they had recorded.

"I hope the program can be broadcast on television."

"Not at all, not at all, this is all thanks to you, Brother Qiao Ran." Looking at Qiao Ran's face, the Director smiled and shook hands with Qiao Ran, already calling him "brother" repeatedly.

He wasn't just satisfied with the recording; he was absolutely thrilled, especially the final battle between Qiao Ran and Anabel. The quality of that Competition was so high that it should easily be broadcast on television.

With the transparent carriage Dianxi, this battle has become a work of art.

As for Mei and Lillie, they were...

Gong, the Snipe Shot, grabbed Anabel and Sheer Force her to talk about the previous battle, while also asking for her contact information.

Anabel seemed to relax her guard a lot around this group of pretty young girls. Mei got their phone numbers with almost no effort. However—just as Acerola had said, the girl in front of her seemed to genuinely not remember anything about the Pokémon World.

For example, when we talked about Dianxi, she didn't know Dianxi's true identity; she just said it was Pokémon that had only recently been discovered.

As Pokémon World, how could I not know Dianxi?

"I'll be staying in Rongcheng for a while, but I'll probably have to leave when the next battle train starts running."

The Train Conductor's job isn't every day, and due to the nature of her work, Anabel will definitely have to travel back and forth between the two cities.

"How did you come up with the idea of becoming Train Conductor?" a few girls couldn't help but ask.

"..." Anabel shrugged helplessly, lowering her voice slightly.

"I'm just looking for a job, I can't just do nothing."

Although the meeting was brief, she couldn't help but talk a lot to these girls.

"Having a job has definitely put my mind at ease."

Upon hearing Anabel's answer, Acerola's mouth dropped open in astonishment. "..."

Although I had heard from Uncle Modan before that the new head of the Alola International Police Chief was a workaholic, he had only been in the organization for a short time, but he had risen to the position of head through his incredible ability to work overtime.

Acerola hadn't sensed any of this from Uncle Modan's description, but now it seemed that the person in front of her was even more terrifying than Uncle Modan had described.

Even with amnesia... has this obsession with work not diminished at all?

After saying goodbye to the Director team, Qiao Ran and the others left the station and entered the city to find Pokémon Center where they could stay.

Unlike the situation in Magic City back then, Rongcheng is not hosting any large-scale events now, so the Pokémon Center is not so crowded that there is nowhere to stay.

"Hey, hey, hey, look at that group of people over there... could it be...?"

"Really? Weren't they in Magic City before? Could it be that they wanted to challenge the Gym here...?"

The appearance of Qiao Ran and his group once again attracted the attention of many people in the Pokémon Center. After all, Qiao Ran and his group did not hide their identities, and given their recent popularity, it was only natural that they were recognized.

"..."

Mei seemed a little uncomfortable, but the others were more or less used to such stares. Mei and Lillie were no exception; they had been through the same thing in Magic City. When Acerola was the Captain of Alola, she was often stared at, and no one believed that such a young child could be the Captain, even though she was about the same age as the boys and girls who participated in the Island Challenge.

"Ah... welcome to Rongcheng."

The nurse at the Pokémon Center greeted the group with a very polite smile. Working there meant they often encountered very skilled Trainer, but when she saw Qiao Ran and his companions, she couldn't help but take a second look.

If we're talking about the most outstanding young people in China right now, we can't ignore the few people in front of us, and the Pokémon they use are also very rare.

However... looking at Qiao Ran surrounded by several girls, the nurse felt something was off no matter how she looked at it. Although she tried her best to think of them as travel companions or friends, her thoughts couldn't help but wander.

Something's not right, something's definitely not right.

Despite her somewhat chaotic thoughts, the nurse still managed a very professional smile, and after processing the registration of several people, she handed them their room keys.

"If you want to challenge Gym, you can make a reservation at the machine next to us. Making a reservation at the Pokémon Center is much faster than on your phone."

"OK, thanks."

Qiao Ran nodded. They didn't know much about the Gym in Rongcheng, so he didn't plan to rush into making reservations. It wouldn't hurt to observe the situation here first.

Are there any things I should be aware of regarding the Gym in Rongcheng?

"Anything that needs special attention... um... I guess there's nothing that needs special attention." The nurse tilted her head and thought for a moment.

"If I had to say, the Gym's type is Grass-type, and the Gym Rules is three against three. That's about it."

"It sounds pretty much the same as other Gym." Qiao Ran couldn't help but smile.

"The Rules Gym across the country are actually the same; the only differences are between the Gym Leader, right?"

The nurse couldn't help but laugh.

"Our Rongcheng Gym Leader was one of the most influential young talents back then. Although she might not be quite as good as Magic City, the current Sabrina Gym Leader in Shanghai, she was still someone who sparked Pokémon craze throughout the city back then."

Speaking of his city

The nurse, who was in Gym Leader, was also full of pride. However, as she spoke, she mentioned Sabrina's name again. It seems that the news of Sabrina becoming the Gym Leader has caused a sensation not only in Magic City, but all over the country.

After all, she's a Gym Leader who looks so young, yet so powerful, and most importantly... she's undeniably beautiful.

If the Pokémon League absolutely had to choose a female character to represent the league, Qiao Ran thought that girl would definitely get a very good ranking.

"Thanks."

After chatting with the nurse for a few more minutes, Qiao Ran went back to her room to rest with the other girls. Although the nurse had booked several rooms for them, Qiao Ran wouldn't refuse if they insisted on squeezing in.

No, perhaps it's better not to think too much about it today? After all, Dianxi is still...

Although Qiao Ran thought this way, after returning to the room, the group naturally gathered together again and began their next conspiracy.

Challenge the Gym!

"I'm going to challenge the Gym!"

Mei Mei can't wait to challenge the Gym. They lost to Qiao Ran on the Bullet Train, and their bodies aren't fully warmed up yet.

"Wait... wait, challenging Gym requires a reservation, right? We can spend some time nearby in the meantime..."

Lillie took out her phone and showed the group of people her chat history with Anabel.

"Look, Miss Anabel will be staying here a lot lately. We can invite her out together and try to awaken her memory."

"There must be a reason for her amnesia. If we can awaken her memory, we might even learn a lot of information that we don't know right now."

"Yes... that's right."

Mei Mei exchanged a glance, trying to control their excitement.

I definitely have to fight at the Gym, but that takes time, and just the waiting time is already making me incredibly impatient.

Let's do it this way.

Mei's eyes darted around, and she came up with a plan.

"Let's book the Gym Competition first, then Anabel will come out to play tomorrow, and then..."

"And then I secretly took her to the Pokémon Battlefield!" Mei blurted out.

"Once you're inside, you can't escape!"

Mei nodded excitedly.

"Right!"

They were thinking exactly the same thing.

Since only the winner can challenge the Train Conductor, then—if they secretly challenged Anabel, wouldn't that be the same as challenging the Train Conductor?

Rounding up means they didn't lose on the Bullet Train.

"Then... then I'd like to try it too."

"The Mismagius that challenged her."

Acerola, standing nearby, also raised her hand. She had actually been eager to try it out while watching the battle on the Bullet Train. In the Alola Region, she was a rare user of Ghost Pokémon, but precisely because of this rarity, it was difficult for her to learn anything new from other Alola players.

However, she has now encountered a Trainer is also very skilled at using Ghost Pokémon.

Although Uncle Modan mentioned that the woman wasn't only using Ghost-type Pokémon, raising Mismagius to this level is still incredibly impressive.

"Okay, then we'll do this tomorrow... first, lure Anabel out..."

Mei gave a mysterious smile, and the others huddled together.

Even if she were the Train Conductor, she should be ensured that she never returned.

Nighttime, in Qiao Ran's room.

"Have you arrived safely?"

Rotom hovered in front of Qiao Ran, while the image of a certain woman was displayed on the screen.

With her familiar long hair and pajamas, she's unmistakably the current Gym Leader of Magic City – Sabrina.

"There's no need for you to call me specifically, is there? It's like you're making me feel like I care."

I'm just calling to let you know.

Qiao Ran didn't pay attention to her words, after all, he knew that this was just her personality.

Sure enough, after saying she didn't care, she still asked about what happened today.

"Didn't you participate in that Bullet Train Competition? How did it go?"

"Of course I won, all thanks to Dianxi."

Qiao Ran paused, then added, "However, on that Bullet Train, we met a rather interesting person. Acerola had seen her before in the Pokémon World, but she seems to have amnesia now."

"Oh?"

Sabrina became interested. "You guys can just go out like this and run into people from the Pokémon World?"

She's been advertising extensively in Magic City, but so far only Cynthia and Brock have come to her door. Meanwhile, Qiao Ran and the others are running around everywhere, bumping into someone every time they step outside?

"Maybe... it was just good luck?"

Qiao Ran was also puzzled, but since it happened right in front of him, he couldn't just pretend he didn't see it, could he?

"Anyway, according to Acerola, that person used to be the head of the International Police in Alola, and he has a history of amnesia. So even if he suffers amnesia again, it wouldn't be surprising."

"The commander of the International Police... their strength should still be..."

Pretty strong, huh?

Sabrina was actually quite familiar with the international police, since in the Pokémon world, the Saffron City Gym she governed was located in the largest hub city in the Kanto region, and in such a city, many clandestine matters were investigated by these international police.

"Although they belong to different agencies from the Pokémon League's investigators, one still needs to have considerable competence to hold this position."

Catching criminals in the Pokémon World isn't something you can do just by shouting "love and peace." If you don't have enough strength, you'll put yourself in great danger.

"Yes, she is indeed quite strong... probably stronger than you... no, probably about the same as you."

"What do you mean 'about the same as me'?" Sabrina frowned slightly. Why did this guy seem to be subtly insulting her?

"I'm one of the strongest Gym Leader in the Kanto Region, okay? Even if I become Elite Four member in the future..."

"I know, I know."

Qiao Ran said he knew everything, but if he had to say who was better... then Anabel over there was definitely stronger.

As the former Frontier Brain of the Hoenn Region and former International Police Chief, Anabel's strength should have stabilized at the Elite Four level. Qiao Ran did not believe that the Mismagius she used on the Bullet Train earlier was Anabel's strongest Pokémon.

In fact, in games and comics, she has actually used legendary Pokémon...

In the Frontier Brain of the Hoenn Region, there are two other people who have also used Legendary Pokémon.