Kashiwagi once thought that Toshiki and Hideki were also orphans.
Through conversation, I found out that their parents traveled around the world and only came back a few times a year.
Isn’t it too chic?
An eight-year-old child doesn't care what he says, which can even be called irresponsible.
To take care of the gym, you also have to raise a naughty kid named Hideki. Toshiki can be considered a capable person.
There are three ways to become a gym leader. One is to inherit someone else's gym. Two is to be recommended by many famous people. Three is to start at an unofficial gym and apply to the Pokémon League when you are famous enough.
There will be Pokémon inspectors coming to assess and investigate.
Toshiki is a gym leader who became a gym leader through the second path.
"Excuse me, may I ask a question?"
He looked at the other person's expression, saw him nodding, and said, "Xiushu said your gym will be closed soon?"
Toshishu's face stiffened, then he smiled bitterly, "Yes, although I hate to admit it, due to the unsatisfactory number of badges issued in the past year, my gym may be closed when the Pokémon inspector comes next time.
."
"Not ideal means..."
"Three."
"Good guy." Kashiwagi couldn't help but take a breath, "Are there so few people coming to challenge?"
Junshu said awkwardly: "On the one hand, there are few challengers, but maybe my requirements are a bit high."
"How to say?"
"I usually set the difficulty according to Mr. Qianli's standards. In the eyes of some trainers, I am a bit too arrogant."
The young owner sighed.
As a loyal fan of Mr. Qianli, Toshiki not only imitates the appearance of Chenghua Gym, but also the rules and requirements are similar, making every aspect perfect.
Kashiwagi: "..."
After listening to what Toshiki said, he seemed to understand why this gym was deserted.
"Hey -" he took a deep breath, "I have a question I want to ask."
"Please say."
"What are the unique features of your gym? In other words, the features that attract people."
"feature……"
Junshu was stunned, "Is this important?"
"Isn't it important?"
Kashiwagi could hardly eat anymore and asked with questions on his face: "With all due respect, you imitate Mr. Qianli in everything, so how do you attract challengers? Why don't people challenge you with more gold than you, a fake?
The genuine brand?”
"To call it a fake is too..."
"Sorry, it may be a bit blunt, but you should understand that since you have set up a gym in Beichenghua City, you and Qianli are competitors, understand?"
"Competitors? Dare not dare to be, ashamed and dare not be!"
Toshiki waved his hands repeatedly with a sheepish smile on his face.
But Kashiwagi couldn't laugh at all. He wanted to pry open the other person's head to see what structure was inside, and chase stars like this...
He took a deep breath, and with the kindness of a meal, he gradually revealed the naked reality and put it in front of Toshiki.
It's already difficult enough to compete with a more famous person in two adjacent cities. The latter also took the initiative to adjust the difficulty from hell mode to abyss. If you don't die, who will die?
However, since we are going to die anyway, we should die clearly.
Junshu's expression was stiff after hearing this.
Strictly speaking, he is actually very smart, otherwise he would not have been recommended by a famous person to become a new gym leader.
Some of the things Kashiwagi said can be understood casually, but Toshiki finds it difficult to accept this fact.
"You have been a gym leader for a long time. You should know that there is fierce competition among gym leaders. They imitate Chenghua Gym in everything. Who knows you, Bei Chenghua?"
He didn't care if the latter got angry, since he had said everything he needed to say anyway.
Fortunately.
Toshiki is not a character who will get angry when the truth is revealed. After letting out a long sigh, he said: "Is it true that I am not suitable to be a gym leader?"
"It doesn't matter whether you are suitable or not, I just think there is something wrong with your mentality."
Kashiwagi said: "There is nothing wrong with worship. The mistake is that this worship affects your judgment in doing things. In fact, there are many things that you can understand without me saying anything, but looking up to Qianli has blinded you - have you talked to Qianli?
Have you passed?"
"Eh?"
"It seems that there is no more, why don't you go and talk to him? I think Mr. Qianli, as a senior, will definitely not be stingy with his experience as a gym leader."
"But we are not competitors..."
"Really stupid? Competition is not hostility. You used to fight Pokémon battles with others and became enemies? Do you understand what healthy competition is? There are so many trainers in the world. Qianli will not blame you for stealing his challenger.
."
When Kashiwagi said this, he couldn't help but murmur that Qianli might be very grateful to Toshiki.
After all, after becoming famous, there will inevitably be an absurd number of challengers, who will take up his free time crazily. Qianli Dingtian is only in his thirties. Not only is he in his prime, but he is also very affectionate with his wife. He must be in urgent need of more private space.
Junshu's expression changed, "Well, then I'll go ask him for advice tomorrow -"
"No, please go the day after tomorrow."
Kashiwagi stopped his restless heart, "Tomorrow I will challenge Chenghua Gym. You can go after I get the badge."
"……good."
Junshu nodded and then asked, "Would you like to try my gym?"
"Let me finish challenging the Chenghua Gym first. This is my first badge, and I want to go all out."
Kashiwagi finished the last bite and said, "Thank you for the hospitality. Dinner was quite good."
"I send you!"
Toshiki stood up quickly. He actually wanted Kashiwagi to stay overnight, but he was rejected very early.
——
A peaceful night passed.
The next day.
sunny.
Kashiwagi did warm-up exercises for a while, then woke up Galar Sun Coral to give a warning about the start of the war. With his resentful eyes, he arrived at the door of Chenghua Gym half an hour early.
The entrance to the gym today was very clean, and there was no flyer from Bei Chenghua. It seemed that Hideki had really learned his lesson.
Opening the door, a boy with dark green hair came forward.
"Hello challenger, have you made an appointment?"
"The appointment has been made. My name is Kashiwagi."
Kashiwagi showed the reservation information on his mobile phone to the other party.
The boy was stunned for a moment, then blinked and exclaimed: "Ah! You are Kashiwagi!"
"Uh...what's wrong?"
"Xiao Sheng called the teacher and the master's wife, and mentioned you specifically! Teacher, he has been waiting for you for a long time!" The boy smiled heartily, "By the way, my name is Jin Zhi, and I work as a director at the Chenghua Gym.
assistant."
Jin Zhi...
Kashiwagi recalled for a while, and gradually compared the man in front of him with the green-haired boy in the animation, and smiled back: "Hello, I heard Xiao Sheng mention you."
This is true, I heard it when I was chatting with Xiao Sheng.
"Really? Then I'm so happy, ah! Wait, I'll inform the teacher right away!" Jin Zhi seemed to suddenly remember something, and quickly walked deeper into the gym, then turned around and shouted, "Please, please