Oonio was sitting on the edge of the second-floor balcony of his ghost gym, leaning back, with his hands behind his back, dangling on his feet, looking at the sky, wondering what he was thinking about.
It was obviously a nice day, but the sunlight shining on Ounio's face seemed to be blocked by dark clouds.
In order to cover up the anxiety and cowardice on his face, a mask is a necessity for Onio.
A gym leader can be easily spied on by his opponents, which will exponentially increase the difficulty of winning the game.
Unlike other regions where a city can only have one gym, the Galar region encourages gym owners to compete with each other, and then the locals choose who is the gym leader they want to have more.
Onio's direct competitor is Caidou.
Caidou became the owner of the museum at the same time as Caidou. Caidou was already well-known, but when it came to Oonio, no one knew who he was.
Even when the championship begins and Onio wins games one after another, his opponents will still be curious whether he is a local trainer or an outside trainer.
The lack of presence has always been with Onio's growth, even now that the alliance has discovered his ability and is trying to train him to become a gym leader.
This lack of presence once made the local trainers in Suchuan Town forget that Caidou had a competitor in the local gym. It even made the alliance almost forget about Onio, and almost failed to notify him that his gym
The host position will be canceled soon.
Ounio was not surprised by this fact. He had been mentally prepared for it.
The trainers in Suchuan Town are excited for Caidou and proud of her.
Open the web page and you will see that trainers from other regions also love Caido very much.
On one side is the extremely popular beautiful girl Ayame, who is more of an idol than an idol, and on the other side is the gym leader Onio, whose name few people even remember, and few people have set foot in the gym since its establishment.
It is very clear who the alliance should choose.
"We have confidence in your ability and potential, but compared to Caidou, you are slightly lacking. The competition in Suchuan Town is also very unfriendly to you. We will find a replacement for you after your gym is cancelled."
The right place to go.”
The league official finished his words very tactfully, as if he was afraid that the young Onio would not be able to accept it, so he squatted down and looked at the eyes behind the mask.
Oonio is ten years old this year and will celebrate his eleventh birthday in less than half a month.
On his tenth birthday, he became the owner of the museum.
On his birthday one year later, he will lose his position as the museum owner.
Caidou's choice to step down as the head of the stadium did not save Onio. The alliance did not turn its attention to him, but was intensively looking for someone to replace him.
Looking at the front door of the gym that was gradually covered with grass because no one had set foot there, Oonio thought that if it was ignored, it would eventually become the favorite place for ghost elves.
Crying Mask and Gengar like this kind of atmosphere very much, with moss-covered cobblestone paths and weed-covered courtyards. If the main building of their gym, which only has a battle arena, is dilapidated...
"It feels good to make it in the style of a haunted house. It's just that you don't have to fight in Dynamax. It's very interesting." Onio imagined himself fighting against the trainer in such an atmosphere, and laughed from the bottom of his heart.
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Unfortunately, the venue is leased from the league, and the main facilities cannot be changed at will without declaration. Ounio's idea can only stay at this stage and then come to an abrupt end.
It was a hot summer day and it was too hot, but Ounio wanted to see the scenery from a high place. He simply took off his mask and wiped the sweat from his face. His shy face looked a little melancholy.
"It's so quiet. No one will come today, right?"
Unlike other gym owners who constantly use tournament results to prove themselves, Ounio has not played a game for a long time.
Oonio just wants to stay here for a while and enjoy his status as a gym leader before the gym is taken back. Maybe inexplicably, there will be people who don't play in the tournament and want to compete with the gym.
What about a round?
At that last moment, I had fulfilled my responsibility as the owner of the museum.
"Is there such a person?"
Oonio asked Crying Mask. Just as Crying Mask was about to shake his head, Gengar's big tongue tied him from behind.
Gengar nodded, and the tied Kuku Mask also nodded.
Gengar did this, it seems there is no such person.
Onio knew very well that the identity of gym leaders was about to fade away in Galar, and the children who dreamed of becoming gym leaders when they were young and guiding their trainers to grow up would soon choose another path.
The success of Caidou and Lulina has made many people realize that the combination of idols, celebrities and trainers can attract more attention.
A few years later, will anyone recall that such a ghost gym existed on the outskirts of Suchuan Town?
Probably not. Maybe by then, the existence of Galar's gyms will be even thinner than it is now, and there won't even be a need to record it.
He wanted to visit other areas, but Oonio, who was timid and cowardly by nature, tried hard to overcome it, but still couldn't get rid of his cowardice.
Ouño doesn't want to face others directly, doesn't want to communicate too much with them, and has extremely poor interpersonal communication skills. He doesn't have the ability to travel far away.
I originally thought that becoming a gym leader would allow me to slowly change myself through battles, but I didn't expect that the gym leader would undergo a restructuring as soon as he took office... and then he became a little transparent.
"Where should I go and what should I do to change myself?"
Onio's words were blown into the air by the wind, and no one responded.
Footsteps suddenly sounded, and Crying Mask, who was throwing a ball, and Gengar turned to look in the direction of the gym entrance.
At first they thought it was someone who came in to take a peek out of curiosity because they had gone the wrong way, and they wanted to play a trick on them.
However, the sudden strong sense of oppression caused Gengar and Crying Mask to tremble and quickly came to Onio's side.
Onio's eyes suddenly lit up because he had heard the word gym appear in the conversation.
"Is the navigation really correct? This leads to some strange place. The entrance is overgrown with weeds, and there isn't even a gym sign..."
Luther complained while looking down at his phone: "It can't be a bad navigation, right?"
Acerola, who accompanied her here, couldn't help but tap her cheek with her fingers, as if she was thinking about something.
What my master complained about was absolutely correct, this couldn't be called a gym at all.
First, there is no logo, second, there is no trainer's code, and third, there is no alliance notice.
After entering the gate, the entire path is overgrown with weeds. Except for a small patch in the middle, the cobblestone paths on the left and right sides are covered with moss.
As long as it is more dilapidated, you should suspect that you have entered a haunted house by mistake.
"But there are people."
Darkrai and Acerola's night demons discovered the human aura early on.
Walking along the cobblestone path, Luther saw a petite and frail child wearing a mask next to an unknown big tree.
"Wearing a mask, being a child, being petite, and carrying a ghost-type elf, the four labels all fit together." Luther confirmed, and took the initiative to introduce himself to Onio in front of him.
"Qidao Luther, you are Onio, the ghost gym leader of Suchuan Town, right? Your place is really hard to find. Unlike Caidou, it is directly in the downtown area and near the arena."
Crying Mask and Gengar looked at Onio and found that he had no expression, so they gave up the idea of going to teach Luther a lesson against Darkrai.
"No one has been here for a long time." Onio replied timidly, "And this is indeed not a gym anymore."
"The alliance has taken back the logo. After the gym space expires, I will no longer be the gym owner."
Luther reacted immediately. What he said just now was just poking someone's heart...
"Isn't Caidou the owner of the hotel?" Luther couldn't help but ask.
“…”
The silence lasted for a long time, and Luther, who felt that he had stepped on the wrong foot again, was about to say something to ease the embarrassment, when Oonio spoke.
"If it's inappropriate, it's not my turn."
Although I don’t understand how the Galar Alliance thinks, there is no doubt that I have stepped on a thunderbolt again.
Is there any topic that is not easy to get rid of?
Luther quickly filtered through the minefield of topics in his mind, looking for suitable words.
Arcelora, who was holding the elf egg, noticed that Onio glanced at her, and then returned his attention to his master.
"Are you, that Luther?"
Ounio's speaking voice is really distinctive, soft, soft, and a little feminine.
"Oh, I was the one messing around in the tournament."
"Oh..." Ounio, whose tone was full of longing, took a few steps forward and looked up at Luther, not knowing what kind of expression was on the face hidden under the mask.
Oonio suddenly took out a small notebook from behind his back, and hurriedly asked Gengar to return to the gym to retrieve a pen. He stretched out these two things to Luther tremblingly.
"I want your autograph, and...and...I want to see your dream demon."
Luther was stunned by such an unfolding. For a long time, he and Acerola looked at each other and laughed at the same time.
The sudden laughter made Oonio shrink his hand holding the small book, subconsciously thinking that he was being laughed at, and a strong uneasiness surged up, prompting him to want to avoid it.
But he never thought that Luther reached out and grabbed the notebook, took the pen, and quickly wrote his name on it.
"Master, you can now enjoy the treatment of Senior Sirona. Are you happy? Are you happy?"
"You're having fun with Master, so you won't have to worry about double your homework when you return to Qiqi Island?"
"Hey, I'm not afraid this time. I'm going to be promoted to senior sister. Then you'll have to rely on me to teach them book knowledge. If you give me a bunch of homework, wouldn't Master be wasting my role?"
"Why do I feel that during this trip to Galar, not only have you improved your combat experience, but you have also become more of a fairy."
The conversation as if no one else was around made Onio feel the atmosphere of fireworks that was different from the deserted gym.
The dream demon circled Oonio twice. Since he was ordered to play with the child, it was better to make him happy.
Facing Oonio's hand that he stretched out to touch, the dream demon immediately wrapped around it and even stretched out his tongue to lick it.
This intimate gesture made Gengar and Crying Mask feel relieved.
After all... the elves that appear in this yard are very difficult to deal with, and they are worried that Ounio will suffer a loss.
It can be seen that Onio really likes ghost elves, not only the dream demons, but also the night demons accompanying Acerola. He couldn't help but muster up the courage to embrace them.
From the short time they got together, Luther could tell that Onio was a timid child, but when it came to strange elves, he didn't show the timidity he did when facing people.
Luther knelt down and said with a smile: "I say Onio, since you are no longer the owner of the Galar region, you might as well come with me."