Liyong City is a port industrial city with many chimneys and a popular graffiti culture.
Although Liyong City is covered by clouds and smoke, local residents are quite active. Cinemas, studios, and musical theaters are all there.
This city is also famous for its "Tundra Bear Ice Cream".
Lu Ye thought that it should also have the same effect of relieving abnormal conditions as "Flying Cloud Ice Cream".
It's summer, the sea is sparkling, snow-white ships are moored in the harbor, and long-winged gulls are flying.
When Lu Ye met Sirona, both of them smiled at the same time and hugged each other gently.
She was wearing a sleeveless blue shirt and black wide-leg pants. Her blond hair hung down to cover half of her cheeks. She said with a smile:
"You're in luck."
"Yes, because I met you."
"I mean, there is a concert in Liyong City tonight, and you just happened to catch it." Sirona looked a little helpless, with a smile on her lips.
"Concert?" Lu Ye was slightly startled.
Geng Gui released his invisibility and floated next to Lu Ye, his eyes lit up: "Koujie~(??)"
Then I can go on stage and sing Kou Jie~
"It's a concert by Hormiga and her band." Sirona smiled and said, "Even though Hormiga formed a rock band, she is also very good at playing the cello."
Lu Ye nodded slightly and had no objection.
Putting the troubles of N and Team Plasma behind, Teacher Lu decided to enjoy a rare date with Meng Meng.
Strolling in the square of Liyong City, the water surface of the fountain rippled. Children fed bread to the pigeons flying over, and homeless people sat on the benches reading newspapers, with a pickpocket cat taking a nap in his arms.
Lu Ye still thought of N.
The world he hoped for was not real, and the real world would be better.
"You seem to be absent-minded?" Sirona glanced at Lu Ye.
"I'm thinking of one of my students." Lu Ye paused and said, "He is struggling between ideals and reality."
Fairy Ibrahimovic and Lu Ye walked side by side, with a snow-white ribbon wrapped around Teacher Lu's arm.
Ice Eevee walked in front of Sirona, her ice-blue braid shaking off crystal ice shards as she stepped.
"What about you? What do you think?" Sirona looked at Lu Ye with her clear gray eyes.
"I..." Lu Ye said after silence, "I firmly believe that the future is bright, but the road ahead will be long."
"Then continue to persevere." Sirona took Lu Ye's arm and curled her eyes, "Persevere until the weather clears."
The sunshine was gentle, the sky was clear and blue, and a group of pigeons flew in the sky.
Lu Ye looked at Sirona's gentle smile, opened his eyes slightly, and the haze in his heart was swept away, and he raised the corner of his mouth and said:
"Today I am so good that Gengar sings a song of death."
"Koujie!(?`▽′?)?"
Gengar took out the microphone as he was prepared.
Sirona: "...let's forget about this."
Lu Ye: "Then go to Congmei Town to participate in the Youth Cup!"
"They invited you to be a guest, not a contestant." Sirona said with a smile.
"As a guest, it is reasonable to participate in the competition and watch the performance of the players, right?" Lu Ye said confidently.
"Speaking of this." Sirona put her hand on her chin, her gray eyes twinkling, "I saw on the list that Xiaozhi and Alice are also participating in this Youth Cup."
"Ash and Alice?"
"Well... Alice is a talented trainer with great potential, more talented than Ash. I wouldn't be surprised if she becomes the league champion."
Sirona said thoughtfully: "But Xiaozhi has a very valuable quality... I look forward to seeing his performance in the Champions League."
Maybe Xiaozhi’s talent points were all added to [Indiscriminate Battle].
You were born at the wrong time, you silly thing!
Lu Ye was slightly emotional, holding Sirona's hand, and his other arm was wrapped by Fairy Eevee's ribbon.
"Let's go, I'll treat everyone to ice cream!"
**
The Tundra Bear Ice Cream stall is located in Liyong City Square.
Facing the coolness and dazzling array of ice creams, Lu Ye subconsciously said:
"What flavor do you want?"
As soon as he exited, Lu Ye realized his mistake.
"Well..." Sirona put her hand on her chin, her eyes flickered, and she had entered thinking mode.
"It's up to me to choose."
Lu Ye looked at the various ice cream balls and hesitated.
Gengar likes to eat astringent food, Eevee likes to eat sweet food, Turtle likes to eat bitter food...
There is also Darkrai who follows the action and loves to eat the sweet and sour lemon flavor.
There were so many tangled options, Lu Ye frowned slightly and was about to speak.
A familiar call came to my ears.
"Teacher Lu! Bamboo Orchid Champion!"
"Pikachu~!"
The boy rushed over with Pikachu on his shoulders.
Lu Ye's expression paused, and a slight chill ran down his spine.
Oops, it’s the eve of the theatrical release, one of the people I least want to see!
Sirona turned around gracefully, her gray eyes flashed with a hint of surprise, and then she said with a smile:
"Long time no see, Ash, Pikachu, and this one."
Next to Xiaozhi was a dark-skinned girl, wearing a loose top and purple twin tails, who introduced herself:
"Teacher Lu, Champion of Bamboo Orchid. My name is Alice, and I am currently training to become a Dragon Master!"
Sirona nodded with a smile and said, "I heard Mr. Shaka mentioned you. They have high expectations for you."
Alice scratched her head and said with a shy smile: "I still have to continue practicing with Yaya..."
"Ah~ acridine!" Yaya, who was lying on Alice's shoulder, also smiled.
"What, he's obviously younger than me..." Xiaozhi muttered softly.
"So, Xiaozhi is still a child!" Alice crossed her arms.
Pikachu was lying on Xiaozhi's shoulder and was poked by something. He looked around and saw no figure: "Pika?"
Suddenly, Gengar appeared in front of Pikachu, and opened his mouth: "Jie!"
"Pika!" Pikachu was so frightened that he fell down, rolled around in the air and landed on all fours.
"Kou Jie~" Geng Gui bared his teeth and laughed.
"Stop it, Pikachu." Xiaozhi picked up Pikachu, put it back on his shoulders, and asked curiously: "Teacher Lu, why are you here?"
"That's what I wanted to ask too." Lu Ye asked, "Aren't you supposed to be collecting badges?"
"Pikachu and I plan to go to Longmei Town to participate in the World Championship Youth Cup, and Alice will come with me on the way." Xiaozhi replied.
"In that case, let's go to Lianyi Town as guests together."
Sirona put her hands on her hips and suggested with a smile: "Lu Ye and I are also planning to go to the Youth Cup."
Lu Ye was slightly startled, glanced at Sirona, and made sure she wasn't joking, so he couldn't help but pursed his lips.
Too careless!
If you team up with Xiaozhi, you really won't be recorded by the Ho-Oh cameraman in the movie version?!
The critical blow from Meng Mengda was beyond Teacher Lu's expectation.
But with Xiaozhi's emotional intelligence, it is obviously difficult for him to understand the atmosphere.
In the end, Sirona treated Xiaozhi, Alice tasted the specialty ice cream, Teacher Lu paid the bill, and the four of them sat on a bench in the square to taste it.
"Kou Jie~" Gengar also held an ice cream ball in his hand, sticking out his tongue and licking it happily.
"Chuck!" Togepi buried his cheek into the ice cream ball and giggled when he raised his head.
"Pika~" Pikachu wiped Togepi's cheek with a handkerchief, his ears swayed slightly, and he looked around strangely.
Ash: "What's wrong, Pikachu?"
Pikachu just vaguely heard the melody, but there was only the splashing sound of the fountain all around, so he shook his head: "Pika."
Hidden in Lu Ye's shadow.
Darkrai licked the ice cream with a cold expression on his face and looked sideways at the invisible Pokémon floating in the air.
She has wavy emerald hair, a jewel in the center of the ring on her forehead, and a black hair accessory like a microphone.
Meloetta looked curious, listening to the colorful voices, gently closing her eyes, and a slight smile appeared on the corner of her mouth.
There is no harm in seeing this Pokémon.
Darkrai continued to lick the ice cream and looked at Teacher Lu who was silent.
With his waveguide power, there is no reason why he can't tell the difference...
Probably because of my low mood.
As for why he was depressed, Darkrai couldn't explain.
Glancing at the Pokémon floating in the air, Darkrai thought to himself: