Pokémon：Trainer's Gambit Chapter 35 - 035: I Don’t Want to Work Hard Anymore

In a luxurious hotel in Canalave City, a certain Sinnoh Champion hadn't stepped outside for two days.

The exquisite handwoven carpet was littered with thick books and materials, all of which Cynthia had borrowed from the Canalave City Library.

Mythology, history, ancient ruins… Even during her vacation, Cynthia was deeply engrossed in these subjects.

As the sky darkened, Cynthia, wearing a white T-shirt, lifted her slightly weary face and lazily stretched. "Mmm—"

Leaning on the desk, her impressive figure was fully displayed. She took the water glass handed to her and smiled softly. "Thank you."

Lucario nodded silently and continued to stand guard on the balcony.

Roserade tidied up the books Cynthia had scattered around, using a soothing fragrance to dispel her fatigue.

Glaceon nimbly jumped onto the desk and licked Cynthia's cheek with its cool, tiny tongue.

Cynthia squinted her eyes and smiled. "Alright, I get it. I'll take you all out tomorrow."

Days of slacking off were always pleasant but fleeting.

The thought of the league's formalities gave Cynthia a headache. But maintaining the stability of the Sinnoh Region was the Champion's duty, and even Cynthia couldn't always do as she pleased.

Still, living in the mont was Cynthia's life motto.

"Alright! To celebrate my return to the league tomorrow, I'll reward myself with a night of gaming!"

Cynthia nodded to herself, her fatigue vanishing in an instant as she skillfully connected to the display.

[Cabbage Ice Cream] was Cynthia's alternate account, and her friend list only included [Diantha] and [Natsu-sensei, Are You Serving Dinner Today?].

Diantha didn't play often, only joining for a match or two when Cynthia insisted.

Thinking of the trainer who excelled at the Perish Song strategy, Cynthia brushed her golden hair aside and smiled. Today, I definitely won't lose again!

[Cabbage Ice Cream: Logging in. Let's play.]

Natsu was a bit confused.

Why is it that every ti I want to focus on studying, soone always pops up asking to play gas?

Refusing was out of the question. He could never refuse playing gas with a wealthy patron.

She's quirky, her words are sweet, and I absolutely adore her!

[Natsu-sensei: Got it.]

[Natsu-sensei: Voice chat?]

[Cabbage Ice Cream: What for?]

[Natsu-sensei: Voice chat costs extra. Comntary isn't free, you know.]

[Cabbage Ice Cream: No, I can understand without it.]

Though Natsu was skeptical of the patron's claim, the custor was always right.

As a first-ti gaming companion, Natsu connected to the ga and nervously asked, [Natsu-sensei: Gentle or direct?]

[Cabbage Ice Cream: ?]

[Natsu-sensei: Strategy style. I know a lot of them.]

[Cabbage Ice Cream: Use what you're good at.]

Natsu breathed a sigh of relief.

If the client had wanted an aggressive playstyle, Natsu wouldn't have been as skilled.

Strategies like Life Orb Conkeldurr or Dragon Dance Sweep weren't really his style.

Natsu happily dragged Gengar into his team.

After all, what I'm best at is SubProtect Toxic!

"Watch closely, this is the strategy you'll be using from now on!" Natsu called out to Gastly.

"Gastly!" Gastly nodded excitedly.

As the match began, Natsu was stunned when he saw the opponent's Pokémon.

Water splashed as a milky-white Milotic with two pink tendrils let out an ethereal cry!

Seeing this Milotic, Natsu imdiately understood the opponent's strategy—

Coil could boost Milotic's Attack, Defense, and Accuracy by one stage each.

Milotic could use Coil repeatedly, eventually making Hypnosis almost guaranteed to hit!

But now that he'd figured it out, countering it would be easy.

Natsu smirked. "Trying to out-strategize ? You're still too young!"

On the other side, Cynthia smiled slightly when she saw the familiar Gengar.

But to her surprise, Gengar didn't start with Toxic or Perish Song.

Instead, it levitated in place, its eyes glowing eerily, a sinister grin spreading across its face.

"Nasty Plot?" Cynthia murmured. "Why the sudden change in strategy?"

Nasty Plot would greatly boost Gengar's Special Attack, but it also left its fragile body exposed to enemy attacks.

However, against a Coil Milotic, which lacked offensive power, an aggressive approach was the best choice!

"Gengar, Thunderbolt!"

On the screen, a thunderous bolt struck down, leaving Milotic with a sliver of health!

Gastly gave Natsu a puzzled look.

"Gastly?"

I thought this wasn't the SubProtect Toxic strategy?

Natsu awkwardly replied, "This one's not for you. The next strategy will be."

For the second Pokémon, Cynthia sent out Togekiss.

Natsu had assud Gengar's Speed would far surpass Togekiss's.

But this Togekiss was holding a Choice Scarf, which greatly boosted its Speed.

Reluctantly, Natsu had Gengar use Explosion to chip away at Togekiss's HP.

With a loud boom, the screen was filled with the shattered remains of Gengar.

Gastly: Σ(っ°Д°;)っ

So the strategy you want to learn is this?!

Natsu coughed awkwardly. "Not this one… well, maybe this one too…"

The opponent's strategy shifts had caught Natsu off guard, but he managed to hold his ground.

In the end, Natsu narrowly won with a score of 5-6.

After the battle, Natsu slumped back in his chair, muttering, "That was exhausting!"

"The wealthy patron's money isn't easy to earn!"

His phone buzzed.

[Cabbage Ice Cream: Again.]

[Natsu-sensei: Again?]

[Cabbage Ice Cream: 5,000 per match. 3,000 if you lose.]

[Natsu-sensei: I'm in!]

As the night deepened, Natsu, sore and exhausted, lay back in his seat and sent a ssage.

[Natsu-sensei: I really can't go on!]

In one night, they had played five full 6v6 battles.

Out of the five matches, Natsu had barely won two, and the other three were hard-fought losses.

"At least I lost," Natsu muttered. "Otherwise, it might've been a best-of-seven!"

On the other side, the highly competitive Cynthia smiled lazily and stretched.

[Cabbage Ice Cream: Not bad.]

[Cabbage Ice Cream: 21,000 in total. I'll transfer it to you later.]

Natsu gulped.

21,000… That was almost half a month's inco for him!

Forget about Red or any other boss. This was the real deal!

[Cabbage Ice Cream: Other gas?]

[Natsu-sensei: Sure!]

[Cabbage Ice Cream: I thought you were done.]

[Natsu-sensei: You'll see if I'm done or not!]

Though this world didn't have gaming giants like EA or Nintendo, there were still plenty of multiplayer gas.

The two chose an FPS ga similar to Resident Evil.

As a console player, Natsu was naturally skilled at FPS gas.

By 1 a.m., as the level's boss fell and the cutscene played, the patron sent a ssage.

[Cabbage Ice Cream: We actually cleared this level…]

[Natsu-sensei: Don't tell you couldn't even get past this?]

[Cabbage Ice Cream: …I'm logging off.]

The sudden logout caught Natsu off guard.

Wow, you log off faster than I end my streams!

But he couldn't afford to offend this wealthy patron.

After a mont of thought, Natsu typed out a ssage and sent it.

[Natsu-sensei: Get so rest.]

After waiting two minutes, he sent another ssage.

[Natsu-sensei: If you can't sleep and want to play gas, just call .]

Seeing no reply, Natsu tossed his phone aside.

It was late at night, and the cries of wild Pokémon echoed outside.

Looking up, he saw Gastly already asleep on the ceiling.

Natsu yawned and closed his eyes.

Half an hour later, his phone screen lit up.

In the dark room, Cynthia lay on her bed, her slender fingers tapping the screen.

[Cabbage Ice Cream: Okay.]

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