Pokémon the Movie: The Journey of a Slate

Chapter 357: Aislo vs. Xiaozhi (1) Opening

"Thank you for coming to watch my game, Xiaotong." Aisiluo smiled gently and stretched out his hand as if to touch the girl's hair, but when his fingertips were about to touch her, he gently tapped her forehead, successfully preserving his sister's carefully groomed hairstyle. "I have received your kindness~"

"Hehe~" Xiaotong laughed innocently twice as she felt the warmth from her brother's fingertips, but the smile was soon replaced by dissatisfaction. She turned angrily to the blond boy who was fiddling with a strange metal device not far away. Her little face instantly wrinkled into a cute bun: "Humph! It's all someone's fault. They insisted on testing his 'Tornado Boy No. 3', otherwise we would have been here a long time ago!"

Xiaotong and Wisdom did not come here by conventional means of transportation, but drove the latest mini aircraft developed by Wisdom that can be folded and stored in a space backpack. They flew all the way from Black Gold City to Suzuran City. At this moment, they should probably be grateful that the Sinnoh Alliance has not yet had strict laws and regulations on the control of private aircraft.

Upon receiving the information of the two's arrival, Aislo and Mary immediately rushed out from the Lily of the Valley Stadium to greet them. Seeing that the two little guys were safe and sound, they finally felt relieved - even though there were telekinetic dolls, they didn't need to worry about Xiaotong and Wiz's safety.

Wisdom, who was named, first scratched his blond hair in embarrassment, but then he put his hands on his hips, puffed out his chest, and tried to maintain the dignity of his great invention: "Hey, hey! Xiaotong, what you said is wrong. It was you who agreed to ride on my 'Tornado Boy No. 3'! And we just happened to escape the chaos not long ago, didn't we?"

As the boy spoke, he patted the folded metal lump behind him.

"Okay, okay," Mary's arrival extinguished the flames of the quarrel that was about to arise between the two children. Then she cast a look of helplessness and surprise at the boy, and said with the power of emotion, "These two children are really messing around."

Riding a flying machine invented by a child under 10 years old that can be put into a space backpack, and successfully arriving in Lily of the Valley City from Black Gold City safely, this seems to be more than just a genius.

[That's right.] Aislo also responded with the power of wave guidance, feeling a little amused. He stretched out his hands, gently put his arms around Xiaotong and Wisdom's shoulders, and led them to Mary. "The game is about to start. You should go to the audience seats with Sister Mary and sit down. Be good."

"Okay! I'm here, sister-in-law!" Xiaotong chose to address Mary the same way she did the last time they met. Ignoring Mary's slight pause, the girl looked around and then asked Aislo, "Isn't Uncle Darkrai here?"

"He is in your shadow." Eslo smiled slightly. Darkrai seemed to really like this little girl. However, considering Darkrai's age, Xiaotong's calling him uncle made him look young. As for addressing Mary... the girl had already told him about it last time. Eslo said he was not surprised.

Xiaotong was stunned for a moment and then looked at her own shadow. As expected, she met a pair of ice-blue eyes.

As the girl greeted Darkrai, Mary gave Aislo a look that said "leave it to me", then took the other's hand and led the two of them into the audience.

Seeing Mary leading two children who were quietly bickering with each other for unknown reasons towards the entrance, Aislo breathed a sigh of relief, turned around and walked quickly towards the player preparation area. The semi-finals were about to begin, and his opponent was Xiaozhi again. He had to concentrate and give his opponent enough respect.

Stepping into the preparation area next to the battlefield, Aislo's eyes swept over the companions who quickly gathered around him. They were the lineup that was about to play in this match. The corners of the boy's mouth curled up into a bright smile, "Everyone!" He said loudly, "Next, I'll leave it to you!"

"Buyi!"

"Crack!"

"Banky—"

"Mahuo!"

"Mobe!"

"Hehehe~ Don't worry~ Luo, I'm sure to win!"

"Hmm..." As Aislo looked at his companions who were full of fighting spirit, he suddenly remembered what Yaru had said to him in Yuan Town - life itself has no meaning, but you can find it in your journey. At that time, the meaning of the journey you are pursuing is the meaning of your life.

Now he... should have found that meaning, right?

At the same time, in the preparation area at the other end of the battlefield, Xiaozhi was also making the final pre-war mobilization. He clenched his fists and spoke excitedly. Pikachu responded with "Pika Pika" on his shoulder, and his partner in front of him was also full of fighting spirit.

An hour passed quietly as both sides made intensive preparations and the audience's anticipation grew. Suddenly, a huge broadcast sounded throughout the arena, announcing the official start of the match.

Along with the broadcast, cheers like a tsunami broke out in an instant, almost overturning the dome of the venue, and Aislo and Xiaozhi also stepped onto the vast battle field in the center.

Looking across the audience, almost all of them were cheering for Aislo. Among them, Aislo even noticed the figures of the Shouting Team. It seemed that more and more members of the Shouting Team were "turned over" by Aislo's perfect appearance and gentle attitude towards Mary.

In comparison, almost no one was optimistic about the young man who had not entered the top four in three consecutive regions. However, when Eslo looked at Xiaozhi who was already standing opposite him, he was instantly attracted by the other party's eyes burning with fighting spirit. There seemed to be a light shining in those eyes, and was not affected by the outside environment at all.

"You are really worthy of it, Xiaozhi." Aislo whispered in his heart, and suddenly remembered his impression of Xiaozhi when he first met him in the Crown Forest—a young man with a pure heart, like a flame that would never be extinguished, the fire burned and his blood boiled with it.

At this moment, the ground beneath their feet began to vibrate and rumble, and the huge battlefield began to replace the complex terrain at an astonishing speed, and the screen above lit up almost at the same time. The two sides were the avatars of Xiaozhi and Aislo, and there were six circular black shadows below each. Since entering the semi-finals, the competition system has changed from three-on-three to six-on-six, the highest standard in regular battles.

After taking a final look at Mary, Xiaotong, Dakodo and others in the audience and nodding, a transparent defensive barrier rose up, and the referee in the air also stopped reciting the rules at this time.

"I declare that the game begins!"

The moment the voice fell, Aislo and Xiaozhi sent out their Pokémon almost at the same time.

"Please, Bangilas!"

"It's decided to be you! Pikachu!"