When Ninetales realized that only it could complete this major task alongside its Trainer, its heart brimmed with excitement!
It couldn't lose this speed race. It had to take the championship!
Guangdu wasn't far from Haimen. After just an hour's drive, they arrived!
This speed race would take place on a rural mountain road in Haimen, covering a full ten kilometers. The Pokémon would have to race those ten kilometers while towing their Trainers!
The rural mountain road also had plenty of bends. Its most famous feature was the legendary series of five consecutive turns, which put both the Pokémon's cornering skills and their Trainers' control to the test!
Hu Bin headed straight to the mountain road to register and received a set of reins and a skateboard from the staff!
From the staging area, he could already see quite a few Trainers practicing with their Pokémon on the mountain road!
The sight set Ninetales's heart ablaze, rekindling the same passion it had felt when entering the marathon with its Trainer!
Ninetales tugged at Hu Bin's trouser leg with its mouth, eager to practice with him and prepare for tomorrow's race!
Seeing how impatient Ninetales was, Hu Bin smiled. "All right, Ninetales! Come on, let's practice too!"
Hu Bin carefully fitted the reins around Ninetales's snowy-white neck. They had been specially treated so they wouldn't chafe or injure his Pokémon.
Only then did Hu Bin feel comfortable using them!
After fitting the reins on Ninetales, Hu Bin took the other end of the rope and tied it to the skateboard!
Ninetales found the whole setup fascinating and ran around happily, towing the little skateboard!
As Ninetales ran, the Soothe Bell it wore gave a clear, bright jingle.
Hu Bin stepped onto the skateboard and called to Ninetales ahead of him,