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Chapter 32 - Chapter 32 Nancy Joins the Team

  Psychic-type moves are ineffective? Did this guy... gain the ability to attack with the Dark-type after evolving?

  Looking at Kodara whose appearance had changed drastically in front of her, cold sweat slid down Hu Di's forehead. Compared with her original cute appearance, her face became much more ferocious. What made her even more afraid was the ominous aura that unconsciously emanated from her.

  One that makes people feel that their lives are threatened all the time.

  The provocative state also ended at this moment. Without even a moment's hesitation, rainbow ripples were released from Alakazam's eyes, and the Eye of Miracle was quietly activated.

  Perhaps knowing that he didn't have time to dodge, Dora simply didn't try to hide. While being marked by the Eye of Miracle, he raised a thick black iron claw and slapped Alakazam's head hard.

  With a green light flashing in his eyes, Hu Di used all the mental power he could mobilize at the moment, just to resist the slap that was gradually getting bigger in front of him.

  The iron claw touched the ball of telekinesis in mid-air, and the two were in a stalemate for a long time. However, with Alakazam's continued efforts, Kodara's palm seemed to be pushed back.

  We can win! Seeing a glimmer of hope, Alakazam's confidence increased slightly, and the light in his eyes became even brighter. However, seeing her efforts, Kodora's mouth outlined a madness, and he exerted force with his iron palm for the second time, directly smashing the telekinesis ball and hitting the opponent without any delay.

  His head was almost twisted under the huge force, and Alakazam was blown far away by this claw. After a loud bang, his entire body was embedded in the wall of the gym.

  Looking at Alakazam's eyes with circles in the big pit, Kodara nodded with satisfaction. That slap was just a test of the extent of his newfound strength, and it was definitely not a revenge for Alakazam's use of telekinesis to smash him into the wall during the special training!

  As Alakazam completely lost its fighting power, Kodara raised his head and roared towards the roof of the Golden Gym to declare his victory.

  "How could this be..." Nancy's Poké Ball fell from her hand and rolled to the ground. Her body went limp and she fell on the seat in despair.

  …

  "Qianye, your badge..."

  Standing in front of Qianye, Nancy lowered her head, making it difficult to see the expression on her face. Her right hand, placed on her waist, held a golden disc-shaped badge that marked the Golden Gym.

  She raised her arm with difficulty and laid it flat in front of the boy. However, her tightly clenched fist refused to loosen, as if she would lose something important if she loosened her grip.

  "Okay, can you stay?"

  Qianye even heard a hint of pleading in the trembling tone. He had never seen Nazi like this. In the past, the girl never showed any emotion in her words. She was just like an absolutely rational creature. Because of this, he never felt that he could complete the plan that Nazi's mother had mentioned.

  But he was wrong. After spending a long time together, Naz's state of mind had already quietly changed. The reason why she still appeared so indifferent was simply because Naz herself was not aware of her changes.

  Ever since she could remember, she had been living in a room with the door, windows and all the gaps sealed. She didn't know what light was and had long been accustomed to darkness.

  But one day, someone roughly chiseled a hole in her wall, and light that she had never felt before shone into the house. She slowly approached, lay down against the wall, and stared blankly at the small hole that let in a little warmth.

  What's the point of sticking to a small gap that emits a faint light? Nazi herself couldn't figure this out, but she always felt that since that ray of light shone into the house, the original room was no longer empty, and the gentle silver light filled every corner.

  As long as it can stay like this, this is all I need...

  "I'm sorry, Naz, my family and I also have dreams to fulfill, and we can't stay here forever."

  Just as he finished speaking, a black silk with a faint fragrance hit his chest, and two slender jade hands hung firmly on his shoulders, even tearing his clothes.

  He suddenly felt a chill in his chest, as if his clothes were wet by some liquid. He lowered his head in a daze. That Nazhi was lying in his arms, sobbing, as fragile as a little girl whose favorite toy was taken away.

  "Qian Ye, liar..."

  Why? Why did you let me see the light, but then abandon me... and let me return to that empty world again. Liar, irresponsible liar...

  "Nazi..."

  "Wuwuwuwu~"

  "Nazi, that..."

  "Wow wow wow wow~"

  "Nazi, listen to me!" He stretched out his hands and suddenly held up Nazi's pretty face. Crystal clear tears washed over her face, her nose twitched under her red eye sockets, and her dull red pupils made Qianye feel infinite guilt in his heart.

  "Well...I can't stay here forever. But, Nancy can go with me."

  The sobbing stopped all of a sudden, and the dull red eyes once again shone with a little light. Nancy didn't say anything, but just stared into the boy's eyes, as if to confirm whether the words were from the heart.

  "I like Nancy too, so... no matter what, I will never leave Nancy alone, I promise."

  She stroked Nazi's smooth long hair and put her other hand around her willow-like waist. Feeling the strong arms embracing her and the violently beating heart so close, she finally closed her eyes with peace of mind and leaned on Qianye's chest in a relaxed manner.

  "However, after Nancy and I left... the position of Golden Gym Leader became vacant. Who should we find to take over?"

  Hearing this, Nazi in his arms raised her head, but before she could say anything, a white light suddenly lit up beside them:

  "I will take care of the Golden Gym from now on! Just go with him without worry, my daughter!"

  A middle-aged man with a stubble on his face walked out of the white light and shouted excitedly.

  "...Who are you?" He looked at the uncle who was extremely excited for some reason in confusion. After looking at himself and Nancy in his arms, he could no longer control his emotions and started wiping away his tears.

  How should I put it? A beautiful girl like Nazi does have a kind of broken beauty when she cries, but uncle, you are already so old, and the sight of you crying and sobbing like this will only make people feel sick!

  "Wow, Nancy~ you finally, finally..."

  Listening to the middle-aged man's screams, Qianye did not notice the blush that quietly appeared on Nancy's cheeks. In shame and anger, with green light flashing in his eyes, he threw the uncle directly into the hole that Alakazam had smashed out and had not yet been repaired.

  "Nazi?"

  "I'm not familiar with this person...Qianye, are you leaving?"

  Feeling Ruanruan taking the initiative to hold his hand, Qianye nodded subconsciously, turned around and pulled the other person outside.

  Come to think of it, I always feel like I forgot something important... What is it?

  …

  "So, you were trying to pick up girls and almost forgot about us here?" In the room, Xiaogang and Xiaoxia, who had turned back into normal human form, stood in front of Qianye and complained with a resentful look on their faces.

  "Well, that's not the way to say it... After all, if I hadn't defeated Nancy, you would still be puppets now."

  Listening to Qianye's righteous answer, although it sounded a bit unpleasant, it was indeed true. Xiaogang and Xiaoxia looked at each other and dropped the topic.

  "By the way, where's Satoshi? Hasn't he found Haunter yet?"

  "I don't know," Qianye shrugged, "But even if he wants to come back and challenge Nancy to avenge his previous shame, he can't do it. After all, Nancy has just officially announced her resignation as the gym leader. Let the uncle worry about the next challenge."

  After everything was over, he finally knew the uncle's true identity - Naz's father, although he already had some guesses before the other party confessed.

  "By the way, where is the little girl that Nancy has been holding? Why can't I see her?" Xiaoxia looked at the terrifying Nancy who was standing obediently beside Qianye with a strange expression. Suddenly, she remembered something and asked quickly.

  A gentle voice answered her question. It was Nazzi's mother who had also been freed from her puppet state: "That little girl was the humanity that was separated from Nazzi. Because Qianye caused Nazzi to experience intense emotional fluctuations, she also regained her humanity. The little girl simply returned to Nazzi."

  After answering, Nancy's mother turned her head to look at Qianye. This was the first time she met him from a human perspective. She looked up and down at the boy's body, which was a little unnatural due to nervousness, and showed a warm smile:

  "Don't be nervous. We should be the ones to be grateful to you. Thank you so much for freeing Nancy and allowing her to live like a normal human being..."

  After walking a few steps forward, Nazi's mother reached out her hand, stroked Qianye and Nazi's heads, and said softly:

  "Qianye, I know I have no right to say anything considering how we ignored Nazi before, but I still hope... you can take good care of Nazi and never let her down."

  After receiving the boy's affirmative response, she looked at Nancy again:

  "Nazhi, mom and dad are sorry for making you miss the childhood you should have enjoyed. But from today on, go ahead and start your new life. Qianye is a very good child. I feel relieved to leave you to him. Also..."

  She leaned forward slightly so that her forehead could touch that of Nazi's. Qianye, who had had similar experiences, knew that this was Nazi's mother using telepathy to tell her daughter something.

  I don't know why, but Nazhi's face became redder and redder, just like a ripe apple, and she held my hand tighter and tighter.

  "Okay, Mom won't say any more... Go ahead, and have a safe trip."

  After giving Nancy a gentle kiss on her forehead, Nancy's mother reached out and gently pushed the girl to Qianye's side.

  As she watched the two people waving goodbye and gradually disappearing in the white light coming through the door, a relieved smile appeared on the middle-aged woman's face.

  …

  "Nancy, I'm here to challenge the Golden Gym again! If I win, I'll release Xiaogang, Xiaoxia and the others."

  Xiaozhi walked into the gym with a heroic spirit and looked around with a determined look, but he didn't see the girl. On the red chair where the gym master sat, there was another familiar face.

  Xiaozhi suddenly exclaimed: "You are... the uncle who lives in Nancy's neighbor's house! Uncle... where is Nancy?"

  The middle-aged man, who was originally in a very good mood and was thinking about whether to let the little brat go, suddenly frowned when he heard the other party address him:

  "Unfortunately, Nancy has just gone on a long trip, so I am the current gym leader of this gym! Don't worry, I will treat you well."

  "Huh?!!"

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