Chapter 40: Letter from a Stranger (Pain of Recalling Bitterness)
Early in the morning, Heimer woke up from his bed in the Pokémon Center room.
Because the weather is very good today, Heimer plans to go out for a walk with the forest lizards and the others.
After making up his mind, Heimer just wanted to get up and wash up, but for some reason, he suddenly felt very uncomfortable.
It felt like a sharp blade, constantly cutting into his chest, causing unbearable pain.
That feeling made Heimer fall to the ground with a hideous face. Heimer kept beating his chest, hoping that the pain would be relieved, but it was of no use.
At this moment, Heimer suddenly caught a glimpse of a letter that appeared on the floor at some point, as if someone had stuffed it through the crack in the door before.
Afterwards, Heimer endured the pain, stood up tremblingly, and then took a step and fell to the ground because of the huge pain.
Heimer crawled forward on the ground and took the letter, but found that there was only a cigarette and a lighter inside.
Heimer tried hard to endure the pain and carefully examined the cigarette. He found that this was the cigarette that Ankang forced him to smoke.
Chi Haimo: "Ankang! I will never let you get what you want!"
Heimer threw the cigarette and lighter aside, then kept banging his head against the wall.
At this time, Miss Joy knocked on the door, as if attracted by Helmer's voice.
Joey: What happened?
Heimer endured the pain and swallowed hard.
Chi Haimo: "It's okay! I'm fine! I was reading a comic and saw an exciting plot, so I shouted excitedly, come out! I'm sorry, Miss Joy."
Joey: "Are you really okay?"
Heimer was about to continue answering, but the pain in his chest became more intense, and Heimer fainted.
When he opened his eyes, he found that the first person he saw was not Miss Joy, but Liu He!
In addition, Heimer also discovered that Liu He seemed to have fed some medicine into his mouth when he was unconscious. Seeing this, Heimer immediately stood up and pushed Liu He away.
Liu He: "Really? Is this how you treat your savior?"
Chi Haimo: "What kind of poison did you guys put on me?"
Liu He did not answer Heimer's question, but calmly straightened his sleeves and spoke to Heimer.
Liu He: "It seems that you don't like smoking, so from now on, drink potions instead."
Seeing that Liu He did not answer his question, Heimer walked up to him, grabbed his collar and stared at him.
Chi Haimo: "I won't compromise! Never!"
Liu He: "Well, if I were you, I would never do that."
After that, Liu He pushed Heimer to the ground, adjusted his tie and said.
Liu He: "I advise you not to resist. The heart-wrenching pain caused by taking the medicine will become more and more painful every time you finish smoking a cigarette or drinking Yiku."
Heimer stood up slowly and said.
Chi Haimo: "You actually control those Pokémon in this way."
Liu He still didn't answer Heimer's words. He put a large bottle of Yiku on the table and turned to Heimer and said.
Liu He: "Next time you feel pain, drink this. Sorry, I'm just completing my mission. You know, some people in this world are not so lucky and can only do these shady jobs."
Just as Heimer was about to say something, he was knocked unconscious by the gas sprayed from a bottle by Liuhe.
When Heimer woke up again, he found that Liuhe had left, and next to him was a large bottle of bitterness-recalling medicine left by Liuhe.
(You have to go to the hospital quickly. With this bottle of medicine, maybe the doctor can find a cure.)
After Heimer brought the bottle of medicine to the hospital, the hospital carefully examined Heimer's body and the bottle of medicine. However, not only did the results of Heimer's physical examination show that there was nothing wrong with him, but the bottle of medicine was also tested and found to be just ordinary tree juice.
(How could this happen? I still haven’t discovered anything. Does this mean that I will suffer like this from now on…)
After coming out of the hospital, Heimer kept his head down to check the test results given by the hospital. Because he didn't look at the road, he bumped into someone.
Seeing this, Heimer immediately lowered his head and apologized.
Chi Haimo: "I'm really sorry."
Xiao Shun: "So I said, you still have a lot to learn, including walking properly."
After hearing the familiar voice, Heimer slowly raised his head and found that the person in front of him was Xiao Shun.
Chi Haimo: "Xiao Shun!"
Xiao Shun said to Heimer with a smile.
Xiao Shun: "You are still so reckless. Alas, it's no wonder. After all, you are just a third-rate coordination trainer."
Heimer was about to get angry, but because of what happened this morning, his anger suddenly dissipated, and then he asked Xiao Shun calmly.
Chi Haimo: "Why are you here? Zijin City shouldn't be holding a gorgeous competition recently."
Xiao Shun: "Zijin City is known as the city of joy and splendor. I came here to have a good rest."
Chi Haimo: "Very good, well, then have fun, I'm leaving first."
Just as Heimer was about to leave, Xiao Shun grabbed him and said.
Chi Haimo: "What's wrong?"
Xiao Shun: "Ahem, is there any place you want to go? I happen to have time now."
After hearing Xiao Shun's words, Heimer pondered for a while and then replied.
Chi Haimo: "Well, sorry Xiao Shun, I don't have anywhere in particular I want to go right now."
Xiao Shun: "Is that so? What do you have to do next?"
Chi Haimo: "Well, I want to go back to the Pokémon Center and lie down for a while."
Xiao Shun: "Then everything is fine, that's perfect."
Chi Haimo: "Ah? Wait a minute, me."
Before Heimer could finish his words, Xiao Shun pulled him away.
Afterwards, the two of them came to a very famous fighting arena called Kanzhao in Zijin City.
This fighting arena is where Pokémon that are good at fighting skills duel.
At this moment, the two Pokémon competing in the ring match are Robocop and Maximus.
Chi Haimo: "Do you like watching fighting games?"
Xiao Shun: "I don't like it, but I don't hate it either."
Chi Haimo: "Well, Xiao Shun, I'd better go back to the Pokémon Center. You can take your time to look at it. I'm leaving first."
Just as Heimer was about to leave, Xiao Shun immediately grabbed his arm and asked him a question.
Xiao Shun: "What kind of coordination trainer do you think can be called an excellent coordination trainer?"
Chi Haimo: "You don't mean a coordination trainer like you."
After hearing Heimer's answer, Xiao Shun chuckled and said.
Xiao Shun: "This answer is correct. Well, what I think of as an excellent coordination trainer is someone who can discover and maximize the charm of various Pokémon."
After hearing this, Heimer asked in confusion.
Chi Haimo: "What does this have to do with you coming to the fighting arena?"
Xiao Shun: "Although I am good enough in showing the elegance and magnificence of Pokémon, it is not enough. So I have to learn to discover the charm of other Pokémon. After all, the first step to becoming an excellent coordination trainer is to learn to appreciate the charm of various Pokémon."
(So, that’s why he came to the fighting arena to watch the fighting match.)
Chi Haimo: "Well, yes, that's true."
Xiao Shun: "Look, that strong chicken, he can always catch the opponent's attack."
After hearing what Xiao Shun said, Heimer looked at the stage. On the ring, the strange force, which was much larger than the strong chicken, was madly beating the strong chicken repeatedly with four hands.
Although the attack was very fierce, Strong Chicken always stood firm, and every time Strong Chicken was able to catch and resist the attack with strange force.
Chi Haimo: "Amazing! This strong chicken is so strong."
After hearing what Heimer said, Xiao Shun turned around and said to him.
Xiao Shun: "The reason why Strong Chicken can achieve this is not only because of its own strong strength."
Chi Haimo: "Eh? Is there anything else?"
Xiao Shun: "Did you notice that no matter how the audience shouted, he was very focused on the strange force's movements and kept his eyes on the target. It was because of this focus that he was able to receive the strange force's punches every time."
Chi Haimo: “I see.”
Suddenly, Xiao Shun asked seriously.
Xiao Shun: "What about you? Do you have this kind of focus on your goal?"
After hearing Xiao Shun's words, Heimer was about to answer, but he didn't know how to answer.
After a moment of silence, Heimer asked.
Chi Haimo: "What if something terrible happens and it blocks your view, and you can't focus on the front, what should you do?"
Xiao Shun: "As long as your heart is firm enough, nothing can stop you, right...?"
As soon as Xiao Shun finished speaking, the competition on the stage was decided.
In the ring, Strong Chicken seized the opportunity and knocked down Guai Li with a kick, thus winning the championship of this competition!