Chương 126: What a Sin!

Nighttime, Jiayuan Hotel.

In preparation for tomorrow's grand competition, Lu Sha and his group did not camp out in the wild tonight, but instead checked into a hotel to rest.

In the spacious living room, Gadria, Diancie, and Scizor were sitting around on the carpet, playing a lively game of Dou Dizhu (a popular Chinese card game).

Lu Sha had little interest in this beginner's game. He simply slumped comfortably next to the young lady, frantically tapping on his phone with his two short, stubby hands, chatting away like crazy.

【The Gible's Mutual Aid Hut】 [Mini Gible]: Image. jpg 【Little Gible】: Family, the second gym is easily taken down!

Diamond: Wow! That's amazing!

[A-Liu]:? Chief, why did you end up in Home City? According to the normal route, shouldn't the next stop after defeating the Black Gold Gym be the Eternal Gym?

[Carlos's Best Photographer (Violet)]: A-Liu, did you not see today's Sinnoh headline news? Cattleya and the others dug their way from Ogre City to Homestead City, directly underground through the Skycrown Mountains.

[Karuni]: Yes, no one has ever done it before, and it's even trending on Carlos's social media!

[A-Liu]: Wow? That's incredible! Amazing!

[Diamond]: Just wondering, is it difficult to traverse the underground of Tianguan Mountain?

【Cynthia】: Even Elite Four level trainers dare not venture recklessly into the depths of Mt. Coronet. It is said that Elite Four and even Champion level Pokémon inhabit that area, possessing extremely strong territorial instincts and making it very dangerous.

[Da Ye]: @Little Gible, is that true? There's such a powerful Pokémon hidden underground? I'm getting really excited just hearing about it!

【Little Gible】: Take my advice, curiosity killed the cat, don't go and get yourself killed. Have you ever seen a Champion-level Dugtrio?

The scene was quite something.

[Pal]: Holy crap? Even a weakling like the Three Mole can be trained to the King level? Are you kidding me!

【Karuni】: I've heard of that. Yan Kai said that Giovanni, the Gym Leader in the Kanto region, has an Elite Four-level Dugtrio.

Ah???

Upon seeing this message, Lu Sha's hand, which was tapping the screen, suddenly stopped, and a row of bold question marks floated above her head.

No way, Giovanni is too fierce!

Even a three-legged gopher can be trained to the Elite Four level?

Is this the true value of Daichi Sakaki?

Because of Karuni's bombshell revelation, the atmosphere in the group chat instantly went completely off track.

Everyone began to take stock with great enthusiasm, giving scores to the dojo masters in the Kanto region.

Upon seeing this topic of combat power rankings, Lu Sha was no longer sleepy.

【Little Gible】: What's so interesting about those monsters in Kanto? Come on, let's have a big review of the Sinnoh Gyms!

[A-Liu]: Haha, you Gible are commenting on gyms?

Everyone in the group knows that the one posting like crazy in the group right now is definitely Lu Sha.

After all, Gadria basically doesn't speak in the group, while Lu Sha surfs the group intensively every day.

[Wu Song]: To be precise, Lu Sha is now Garchomp.

[Little Gible]: Quiet down! The inventory is about to begin!

【Little Gible】: In terms of our route, what do you all think of Iwasaki, the Black Gold Mage, our first stop?

【Pal】: A Rock-type Elite Four member trainer. However, he only made it to the top 32 in last year's Elite Four Challenge, making him, at best, an NPC among Sinnoh's Gym Leaders.

[Da Ye]: That's just baseless bashing. It's because in the first round of the King of Kings Challenge, that unlucky guy Iwasaki ran into the top seed, who had the strength to reach the semifinals, and that's why he unfortunately stopped at the round of 32. In terms of pure strength, he is definitely one of the best among the gym leaders.

[Par]: Oh? The other side is that strong? Who is it?

[Da Ye]: Bro, that's ridiculously strong! That's the current leader of the Battle Tower, a top-tier Dragonite with undeniable Champion-level strength!

[Diamund]: Brother Da Ye, you've been fooled. That Mr. Guanglang is Pal's biological father.

[Big Leaf]:?

[Da Ye]: You son of a bitch!

"Click-clack-click-clack!"

Seeing Da Ye's furious statement on the screen, Lu Sha laughed so hard she rolled around on the sofa.

He could easily imagine the look of discomfort on Da Ye's face, as if he had swallowed a fly.

Da Ye often complains about his powerful grandfather in the group chat. Although he feels that being beaten by his grandfather every day is terrible, to the other group members, it sounds like he's showing off his family background in Versailles.

Look at Cynthia, she also has a superstar grandfather, but she's so low-key!

After gloating for a while, Lu Sha slowly replied in the group: 【Little Gible】: As someone who has personally fought him, I have to say that Iwasaki's strength truly deserves the title of "a superior being". He definitely wouldn't stand a chance against a true Elite Four member, but among near-Elite Four members, he's definitely one of the top players.

[A-Liu]: What standard did you use to evaluate this? Is it based on the level of the Kanto Gym, or the level of trainers from Sinnoh?

【Little Gible】: Of course we're only talking about Sinnoh! If we're going by Kanto's standards, wouldn't we include every single one of Sinnoh's gyms?

As soon as Lu Sha uttered this blunt truth, the group fell into a deathly silence.

Indeed, the Kanto region is overflowing with martial spirit. Every one of the eight Gym Leaders has at least a whole team of near-Elite Four level Pokémon.

Compared to those monsters, it's just asking for trouble.

[Pal]: Ahem... Well, let's talk about Sinnoh instead.

[Da Ye]: Right, right, let's not talk about Kanto anymore. Which gym are you guys going to challenge next? The Ghost Gym in Homestead City?

[Aliu]: This is definitely the worst of the worst! The gym leader Melissa's mind is entirely on the Coordinator's performance, and at most she only has a Gengar that is barely worthy of being called a near-Elite Four member.

Upon seeing this message, Lu Sha sneered and silently typed out a line of text: 【Little Gible】: When that Gengar attacked us today, it started with Destiny Bond, followed by Last Song, and then added Share Pain.

After this message was sent, the group fell into a long silence once again.

[Da Ye]:... Just thinking about it makes me nauseous. Is this something a gym leader would do?

【Violet】: Uh, maybe this is the unique tactical romance of the Ghost type?

[Cynthia]: I think the tactical concept of this combo is very ingenious. If the timing is right, it is not impossible to win against a stronger opponent. It is worth learning from.

【Little Gible】: That's why I also rated her as a superior person. Being able to be this disgusting is a kind of real strength.

【Little Gible】: I haven't been to any of the gyms yet. Which gym do you think is the strongest in Sinnoh?

【Pal】: It's probably the Gym Leader of Canal City, Donggua. Although our Sinnoh team as a whole isn't strong, even with a near-Elite tier team composition, Donggua's Steel-type lineup is more impeccable.

【Cynthia】: Agreed. Grandpa also commented that among the current Sinnoh Gym Leaders, only Tonka and Iwasaki are the strongest. The other Gym Leaders at most only have one near-Elite Four Pokémon to represent them, and many Gym Leaders' ace Pokémon are only at the Gym level.

[Violet]: Oh dear, you Sinnoh guys are actually pretty good. Look at me, I just took over the Alhambra Gym in Kalos, and all I have right now is a barely gym-level Violet. That's truly pathetic!

[Karune]: The overall strength of trainers in the Kalos region is indeed relatively weak at present. However, once the League is officially established, the situation will definitely improve gradually.

Looking at the insider information shared by various big shots in the group, Lu Sha thoughtfully stroked his chin.

It seems that the level of gyms in the Sinnoh region is indeed facing a shortage of skilled leaders.

Aside from Piao Tai's father, Dong Gua, who is worth looking forward to, the other gyms should be easy wins and easy wins as long as nothing unexpected happens.

I wonder if there will be any surprises like today.

"Clang? (What's wrong? Why are you yelling?)" Just as Lu Sha put down her phone, she heard a crisp exclamation from the side.

"Cattleya is amazing! She won again!"

Tianxi clapped her little hands in admiration.

"Click? (You won again?)" Lu Sha glanced at Gadria's slightly upturned lips and immediately felt that his dignity as the Pokémon Gambler had been challenged.

He darted to the card table in two quick strides and sat down next to Diancie: "Clap! (Count me in! Let me tell you, that was because I wasn't there. If I had been playing, she definitely wouldn't have been the winner!)"

"Come!"

Cattleya blinked and began shuffling the cards using her telekinesis.

"Click! (Wait!)" Lu Sha stretched out his claws to stop him.

"Click! (No shuffling the cards with telekinesis, to prevent cheating!)"

"OK!"

Cattleya stopped using her telekinesis and simply began clumsily shuffling the cards.

Seeing her clumsy movements, Lu Sha felt relieved and naturally called her the landlord.

"Click! (Correct!)"

"A royal flush!"

"Huh? You're playing a royal flush with a three? Do you even know how to play?"

"Do you want it or not?" Cattleya hummed softly.

"Click! (No, no! 15 cards, you think you can beat me in a second?)"

"555666777JJQQKK, we're done!"

With a graceful flick of her wrist, Gadriya tossed the cards in her hand and elegantly spread her hands toward Lu Sha.

"Click? (Huh?)" Lu Sha stared wide-eyed at the airplane with wings on the poker table, his eyes practically popping out of their sockets.

How did it happen so quickly?

How is that possible?

He, a legendary Pokémon gambling master, was actually beaten in one fell swoop by a novice who couldn't even shuffle the cards properly.

"Thank you for the favor, the cards have been shuffled."

Caldelia was in a great mood and reached out her fair fingers to collect the cards.

"Click! (Wait!)" Lu Sha suddenly realized what was happening, her brows furrowing as she stared intently at the seemingly harmless young lady: "Click! (The hole card is 567, and you happen to have three 5s, three 6s, and three 7s. If I hadn't called the landlord, you would have been next. What a coincidence!)" So, regardless of whether he calls out or not, Cattleya will be the biggest winner.

"I didn't even use my telekinesis to shuffle the cards." Cattleya's eyes were clear, and her expression was innocent.

"Click! (You definitely cheated!)" Lu Sha said with certainty.

"Why? Where's the evidence?" Cattleya pouted her red lips slightly, looking aggrieved.

"Click! (Because given the young lady's personality, if she really hadn't cheated, she would have already started glaring at me, and she wouldn't pretend to be wronged at all!)"

"'I'm sure,' Lu Sha affirmed."

"Oh, I see. I'll be more careful next time!"

"Cut? (Explain clearly what you mean by 'be careful'!)"

"I'll be more careful about my facial expressions!"

"Click! (Who taught you that?! Where did that aloof and elegant young lady go?)"

"You taught me that you have to manage your facial expressions when you're lying."

"Crack! (What a disaster!)" >