All three of them were taken aback.
Holy crap, did these people all improve this fast? Qin Feng marveled.
Bai Xiyue seemed to have grasped the essence of battling.
"Whoa, that battle was so cool!"
Since Qin Feng had completely wiped the floor with her in their previous battle, Bai Xiyue still hadn't developed a full understanding of battling.
Watching as a spectator this time, she naturally picked up on more details.
Jiang Xiaoyu looked down at the Jigglypuff in her arms, itching to give it a try.
"Ladies, interested in exchanging some Pokémon tips?"
Suddenly!
A voice reached their ears.
Qin Feng turned his head. A young man in his twenties stood there with a blue Butterfree beside him.
He was smiling at Bai Xiyue and Jiang Xiaoyu.
The two women exchanged a glance, but neither spoke.
"I'm the top-ranked Trainer at the Pokémon Home right now. My name's Jingyi."
He continued speaking.
Qin Feng raised an eyebrow and looked around.
Sure enough, a large screen displayed the Trainers' battle records and rankings.
The person in first place was named Jingyi, and the profile picture was his.
[Pokémon Trainer: Jingyi] [Pokémon: Butterfree] [Total battles: 25] [Wins: 25 Losses: 0]
Twenty-five consecutive wins?
That took some real talent.
Talent was a thing for Trainers, too.
The same Pokémon could display completely different levels of combat strength in the hands of different Trainers.
The two women were a little bewildered. They looked at Qin Feng, then at Jingyi.
"Exchange what? We're beginners. You won't learn anything from us."
Jiang Xiaoyu spoke with complete sincerity.
"That's okay. I can teach you." Jingyi flashed a bright, sunny smile.
With his cheerful boy-next-door image and his strength, plenty of girls would probably find him hard to resist.
But Qin Feng thought, Buddy, I bet you've used that line on more than one girl, huh?
Bai Xiyue pointed at Qin Feng beside her and said,
"I don't think that'll be necessary. We already have a teacher."
Qin Feng blinked innocently.
Dragging me into it again?
Damn it!
Jingyi turned to Qin Feng. "Oh? A teacher?"
"I'm Trainer No. 001 at the Magic City Pokémon Home. I've been here every day since it opened. How come I've never seen you?"
Qin Feng smiled. "I'm not from Magic City."
Jingyi continued, "If you're qualified to teach, you must be pretty strong."
"Would you mind telling me your battle record?"
"Of course, you can also go look it up."
Following the direction of his finger, the three spotted a battle-record lookup machine.
Someone was standing on it just then.
The machine automatically recognized his face, then displayed his information on the screen.
[Pokémon Trainer: Wang Haoxuan] [Pokémon: Gengar] [Total battles: 3] [Wins: 2 Losses: 1]
Qin Feng was getting a little jealous now. So the damn Magic City branch had everything anyone could want.
And the Jiangning branch had nothing?
He didn't have much of a record to check anyway. He'd only battled Bai Xiyue once.
Seeing that Qin Feng hadn't moved,
Jingyi continued,
"What? Afraid to check?"
"Don't tell me you're some weakling pretending to teach people."
Qin Feng frowned slightly. What had he even said?
So hanging out with pretty women guarantees trouble, huh?
"I've only had one battle. There's not much to check."
Qin Feng spoke.
At those words, Jingyi laughed.
"One battle, and you think you can be a teacher?"
"Pick anyone here at random, and they'll have at least five battles under their belt. What makes you qualified?"
Seeing him deliberately trying to provoke Qin Feng, Jiang Xiaoyu immediately grew upset.
"Why are you being so rude? Qin Feng hasn't done anything to you."
Jingyi's smile widened. "Miss, I just can't stand people who know next to nothing but love showing off."
"They have no real skill, yet they go around deceiving people, sweet-talking girls like you into liking them."
"I'm just giving you a friendly warning."
Jiang Xiaoyu said, "Qin Feng may have only battled once, but he's..."
Before she could finish, Bai Xiyue covered her mouth.
Both Bai Xiyue and Qin Feng knew exactly what she was about to say.
Qin Feng is a first-generation Pokémon Trainer and the owner of this place. You're nothing compared to him!
Bai Xiyue knew Qin Feng preferred to keep a low profile. Exposing his identity now would definitely cause a huge commotion.
After all, the owner behind the Pokémon Home had always been mysterious.
He had never shown his face in any of the videos he posted.
At present, only Bai Xiyue, Jiang Xiaoyu, and his two roommates knew he was the owner.
Besides, the contract between the RM Group and the Pokémon Home hadn't been signed yet.
That made Bai Xiyue even less willing to let Qin Feng's identity be exposed now.
"Dare to battle me?" Jingyi asked, looking at Qin Feng with contempt.
Qin Feng: ...
He was a little speechless. If this had been an ordinary battle, he would have agreed without hesitation.
But this was clearly a duel over the women's attention.
Qin Feng felt he had absolutely no reason to take part.
He'd just been caught in the crossfire. He was the victim!
But Egg Yolk, perched on his shoulder, was already bursting with fighting spirit.
"Pika!"
お(｡◕ˇｏˇ◕｡)
Egg Yolk: Daddy, I wanna kick his ass.
Qin Feng said, "Uh!"
"Let's do it!"
Jingyi smiled, then walked over to the battle registration desk to book a match.
Just then, Officer Jenny walked over.
"Oh! Boss, it's you! This is the first time I've seen you here!"
She saluted Qin Feng respectfully.
Bai Xiyue grabbed Officer Jenny's arm, then whispered in her ear,
"Spread the word. Your boss doesn't want anyone to know who he is!"
"He'll be very angry otherwise."
Officer Jenny paused briefly, then nodded solemnly.
"Understood. Bo... sir, if you need anything, please let us know." Then she slowly walked away.
A moment later, a system announcement rang out inside the Pokémon Home.
[Trainer Jingyi has successfully booked a battle.] [The battle will begin in ten minutes. Trainers, please enter the battlefield. This match will use a randomly selected field.]
"Jingyi's battling again? Holy crap, hurry up and grab a good spot to watch!"
"Wow, another match with that cutie Jingyi! I'm so happy!"
"The only person who can break Jingyi's record is Jingyi himself. He's about to make it twenty-six straight wins!"
"Watch closely, and you can learn a lot. I just hope his opponent isn't a beginner who gets knocked out in one move. There won't be much to watch then."
With a randomly selected field, neither side could complain about whom it favored once they entered.
There was an element of luck, but luck was part of strength, too.
Qin Feng entered the battlefield.
[The field for this battle is: Grass Field.]
The large screen inside the arena now displayed both sides' information.
[Pokémon Trainer: Qin Feng] [Pokémon: Pikachu] [Total battles: 1] [Wins: 1 Losses: 0]
As people saw Qin Feng's information, disappointed looks appeared on their faces.
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