Having hope was enough. He was already on the verge of despair, and as long as there was even a glimmer of hope, he was willing to try.
"Then, Senior Ai Xing, how should I train Kaka's Secret Move?"
"How would I know?"
Ai Xing waved a hand, turning Chu Xin down outright.
"A Secret Move is a move a Pokémon creates to suit its own body perfectly. It can only develop one through its own understanding; nobody else can teach it. You should think back to how Farfetch'd first developed his Secret Move."
Ai Xing's words set Chu Xin thinking, and he slowly recalled what Kaka had gone through while training Burst Aura.
"I think I have a few ideas. I'll head out first."
With a spark of inspiration, Chu Xin had no time to say anything more to Ai Xing. He took Kaka and ran straight out of the Rescue Center.
Ai Xing did not stop him, merely watching him go with a helpless expression.
"That kid didn't even say thank you. Honestly."
Then Ai Xing turned and got back to his own work. As the Dragon Tamer of the Elite Four, he had far more to do than anyone might imagine.
He wondered whether Chu Xin would ultimately manage to develop Farfetch'd's Secret Move. He really wanted to see what a Farfetch'd's Secret Move would be.
Filled with emotion, Ai Xing looked at his Poké Ball and sighed helplessly.
Honestly, even a Farfetch'd could develop a Secret Move. That was just absurd!
Outside, Li Xunming sat resting on a chair, with the already eliminated Zhuo Yue and Han Yaru beside him. Being the first contestant eliminated had made Li Xunming look rather embarrassing, but by now, he felt no shame at all. Compared with Zhuo Yue and