Ange walked up not far from Bruno and said, "Can I train with you guys?"
The Elite Four member Bruno stopped his movements upon hearing this, and Machamp stopped along with him when it saw this.
"Ange, you want to learn martial arts?" Bruno asked.
Ange nodded, saying with a face full of anticipation, "Mhm, is it okay?"
Bruno nodded and said, "Of course you can!"
"Awesome!" Ange said happily.
Bruno was a smart man. When Diancie invited him to stay today, he guessed that Ange's invitation to have him over as a guest definitely had some special purpose.
Now that Ange proposed practicing martial arts with him, he instantly understood the reason Ange invited him here.
Bruno thought for a moment and said, "I've been looking for a suitable place for special training recently, and now I think the Nebel Plateau is quite nice. If you allow me to live here for a while and provide meals for me, I will teach you martial arts."
"No problem!" Ange nodded repeatedly.
Seeing that Bruno put it this way, Ange understood that he had guessed something, so the two shared a tacit understanding.
"Ange, have you ever learned martial arts?" Bruno asked.
Ange shook his head, replying, "I've only watched it online."
The things taught online were all superficial and flashy, which weren't even as practical as the moves he figured out by himself.
Bruno was clear upon hearing this and said, "Why don't we spar first, so I can see your physical condition."
"Okay!" Ange nodded.
Bruno assumed a defensive posture and said to Ange, "Try attacking me."
"Then I won't hold back!" Ange said, striking an offensive stance.
"Come on!" Bruno gestured with his hand.
"Watch my punch!" Ange said, swinging his fist toward Bruno.
Bruno blocked with a hand, easily blocking Ange's attack, and then used that momentum to push Ange back.
"Good power, but you don't know how to use it," Bruno said.
"Then try this move of mine again." Ange said, dodging to Bruno's side in a flash and raising his leg to deliver a sweep.
To be honest, compared to ordinary people, Ange's speed and power were excellent, but they weren't enough to look at compared to Bruno.
Bruno didn't even look at Ange. He raised his arm to trap the leg Ange kicked over, and then violently flung Ange out.
Because he was only testing Ange's physical condition, Bruno didn't use force. Furthermore, since the thick grass was very soft, Ange didn't feel much pain after falling down.
Bruno said with some surprise, "Ange, your physical fitness is somewhat beyond my imagination."
Ange climbed up from the ground, smiling sheepishly as he said, "It's alright, but I'm far from you, Bruno."
Bruno shook his head. His physical fitness was gained through hard work and grueling exercise day after day, year after year.
"Again!" Bruno said, assuming a defensive posture once more.
"Alright, then try my ultimate move again!"
Ange rushed toward Bruno again. This time he used his Aura Power, condensing Aura into his palm, and then slapped a palm toward Bruno.
Seeing Ange's offensive was light and airy, Bruno originally didn't take it to heart. However, when Ange's palm slapped onto him, that seemingly powerless palm suddenly generated a powerful impact force, forcefully pushing him out.
Bruno staggered, almost falling to the ground.
He looked at Ange in disbelief, asking, "That was..."
"It's Aura Power," Ange said, withdrawing his palm.
"Ange, have you awakened Aura?" Bruno said in disbelief.
"Yes!" Ange nodded.
"You really are full of surprises." Bruno's tone carried a hint of envy.
Who that loved fighting wouldn't want to awaken Aura Power?
"Since you've awakened Aura, it really is a waste not to practice martial arts."
At this time, Bruno had already developed a desire to nurture talent, making up his mind to properly teach Ange.
"Continue!" Bruno assumed his stance and let Ange continue to attack him.
The sparring between the two attracted the Pokémon to watch. Munchlax and Pawmot were dancing with joy on the side, cheering Ange on.
Munch munch~ Master, keep it up! Master, keep it up!
Paw paw~ Ange, hit him! Hit him!
After Bruno became guarded against Ange's Aura, Ange couldn't hit Bruno even if he used Aura in the subsequent sparring.
Before long, Ange lay panting on the grass, while Bruno was still completely relaxed.
Bruno looked at Ange with a smile and said, "I know enough about your situation. Then starting tomorrow, let's officially begin training!"
Ange listlessly made an OK gesture toward Bruno.
Just like that, Bruno temporarily settled down on the Nebel Plateau.
Early the next morning, Ange found a lot of noise coming from outside when he woke up. He walked to the balcony to take a look, only to see a group of Pokémon training on the grass outside the compound wall.
Munch munch~
Paw paw~
Passi~
The Pokémon were swinging their fists with grunts and groans, while two Farfetch'd were constantly swinging the shovels in their hands.
Not far from where the Pokémon were undergoing special training, Bruno was saying something to Robert 2.
Seeing this, Ange rushed into the bathroom to wash up, and then went downstairs at his fastest speed.
Running to Bruno's side, he said embarrassedly, "Did I wake up too late!"
Bruno shook his head and said, "It's fine, it's just that I woke up too early. I saw that the quality of these Pokémon of yours is quite good, so I helped train them a bit."
After learning that Metagross was usually responsible for the Pokémon's training, Bruno offered a few suggestions to Robert 2 regarding the training of Fighting-type Pokémon.
As for the training of the other Pokémon, Bruno didn't meddle.
"Since you're here, let's start training," Bruno said to Ange.
The foundation of martial arts was the strengthening of physical fitness. Ange's physical fitness was good, and he also persisted in exercising regularly, so Bruno omitted this step directly.
Bruno took out two Poké Balls. With a flash of light, two Pokémon appeared outside.
The first one was entirely brown with two very long and powerful legs. It kept kicking its legs as soon as it came out, and its legs could even stretch and contract freely.
This was the Pokémon known as the 'Demon of Kicking Techniques'—Hitmonlee.
The second one wore light purple armor with red boxing gloves on both hands, and it kept swinging both fists as soon as it came out.
It was the Punching Pokémon, Hitmonchan.
Both of these Pokémon were evolved forms of Tyrogue.
Tyrogue also had a third evolved form, which was the Handstand Pokémon, Hitmontop.
Bruno pointed to the two Pokémon and said, "Today your training opponents are them."
The Elite Four member Bruno's voice fell, and Hitmonlee took the lead to attack Ange. Its leg, which could stretch at will, kicked toward Ange's face without any warning.
Fortunately, Ange's reaction was fast. He ducked his head, dodging Hitmonlee's attack by quickly squatting down.
However, before he could feel lucky, Hitmonchan attacked again with its fists swinging.
Bang~
Ange couldn't dodge in time and was sent flying by a punch.
Bruno stood aside with his arms crossed. Seeing that Ange didn't dodge Hitmonchan's attack, he immediately said loudly, "Don't just pay attention to the opponent in front of you, but also always keep an eye on the surrounding situation. Don't you have Aura Power? Use your Aura Power!"
His tone was very severe.
Hearing this, Ange hurriedly turned his Aura fully on.
At this time, Hitmonlee and Hitmonchan attacked Ange again from the left and right.
Ange hurriedly flipped over quickly to dodge.
Bruno constantly guided Ange on how to dodge in battle, how to make moves, and how to fight back under a disadvantageous situation.
By the time the training ended, Ange lay on the ground completely drained of strength once more. Not only that, but several bruises had also appeared on his face.
As for his body, he didn't need to look to know there were even more black and blue marks.
"Alright, that's all for today's training. Don't you still have to go to the Royal Capital to work? Go quickly, otherwise you'll be late," Bruno said.
"Okay..." Ange replied listlessly, then propped up his arms to get up from the ground.
Munch munch~ The Munchlax not far away rushed over hastily upon seeing this, supporting Ange with a face full of heartache.
After getting up, Ange patted its head and said, "It's no big deal, they're all superficial injuries."
When Pawmot saw the bruises on Ange's face, it suddenly shook its fists at Bruno angrily.
Strange man!
Bruno said, "Learning from me means suffering hardships. Ange, do you still want to learn?"
Ange nodded and said, "This bit of hardship is nothing."
Bruno nodded with satisfaction upon hearing this, saying, "Then please guide me well for the next period of time."
Ange replied, "Please guide me well."
When Ange went home, Diancie also looked heartbroken to see his appearance. However, it didn't persuade Ange to give up practicing.
It knew that persuading him would be useless, as no one understood Ange better than it did.
At this time, Xerneas walked to Ange's side and threw a Heal Pulse onto Ange. The bruises all over Ange's body vanished instantly, and his body no longer felt sore or painful.
He thanked Xerneas gratefully, saying, "Thank you, Xerneas."
Xerneas shook its head, replying, "A small matter. It's a good thing that you have motivation, and I'm very glad to be able to help you."
Subsequently, after washing up, Ange took Inteleon and the others to the Royal Capital to work.
As soon as Ange left, Bruno began his own special training.
He not only brought his own Pokémon along for special training, but also brought Pawmot, Passimian, and the two Farfetch'd along by the way.
After eating breakfast, Munchlax also consciously joined the special training team.
Even its master worked so hard, so it couldn't fall behind.
Bruno took extra care of the training for Pawmot and Munchlax. He had checked the physical condition of the two Pokémon and felt that these two Pokémon were very suitable for learning martial arts.
Therefore, what Ange saw when he came back from the Royal Capital was Munchlax and Pawmot slumped on the ground like pancakes.
"What's wrong with them?" Ange asked Diancie in confusion.
Diancie covered its mouth and snickered, saying, "Ask them yourself."
Hearing Ange's voice, Pawmot scrambled up from the ground, plunged into Ange's arms, and then began to complain to him, describing in a flurry of gestures how Bruno had tortured and made things difficult for it this morning.
Paw paw~ He must be retaliating against me for glaring at him this morning!
Pawmot said with absolute certainty.
"Nonsense!" Ange tapped its forehead, saying, "You're so good at complaining, I think you're not tired at all. You clamor all day about wanting to become as strong as Komala, yet you don't know how to cherish the opportunity now that you have it."
Paw paw~ Pawmot covered its forehead with a wronged face.
Ange looked at Munchlax again and asked, "Munchlax, are you exhausted?"
Munchlax slowly climbed up from the ground, clenched its fist, and said with a firm face, Munch munch~ Not tired, learning from Master!
Ange rubbed its head, saying, "Hard work is a good thing, but don't force yourself too much."
Munch~ Munchlax narrowed its eyes and nodded.
Seeing this, Pawmot hugged Ange's leg and shouted, Paw paw~ Your attitude toward Munchlax is different from mine! Unfair! I want a head rub too!
Ange was speechless.
In the following days, Ange practiced martial arts under Bruno's guidance every morning, and then went to work in the Royal Capital.
After coming back in the afternoon, he would continue to train for a short half-day.
Seeing Ange working so hard, the Pokémon also joined the training team one after another.
If anyone got injured during the training process, Xerneas would throw a Heal Pulse at everyone, and all injuries would heal immediately.
Seeing that everyone trained hard, Magearna often brought freshly made desserts to reward everyone, which made Pawmot extremely happy.
This time it stopped complaining completely. It was full of drive during training every day, and its progress was visible to the uncanny eye.
Time flew by, and several days passed in the blink of an eye.
After training ended this afternoon, Ange took Pancham and two Dugtrio to plant bamboo near the Secret Fortress.
The bamboo shoots dug up from Pangoro had already been eaten up. Subsequently, Ange remembered that if he wanted to eat bamboo shoots, couldn't he just plant some himself?
The Nebel Plateau was like spring all year round. If he planted bamboo, wouldn't he be able to eat bamboo shoots whenever he wanted?
Then he searched in the System Store, and surely enough, he found bamboo that could be used for planting.
There were actually quite a few varieties of bamboo shoots, such as Moso bamboo shoots, Lei bamboo shoots, red-shell shoots, hemp bamboo shoots, and so on.
What Ange and the others dug up from Pangoro were Moso bamboo shoots.
According to the system's introduction, Moso bamboo actually had shoots in winter too, but they were hidden underground.
The spring shoots of Moso bamboo were called spring shoots, the summer shoots were called whip shoots, and the winter shoots were called winter shoots.
Ange actually didn't know much about bamboo shoots. After picking back and forth, he ultimately chose a kind of Lei bamboo shoot.
According to the introduction of the System Store, the advantages of this bamboo shoot were early shooting, high yield, a long shooting period, and a fresh and tender taste. It could be eaten either stir-fried or braised.
Ange didn't plan to plant every variety of bamboo.
Bamboo was a plant that survived easily and multiplied fast. If he planted too much, it might turn the entire Nebel Plateau into a bamboo forest before long.
No one was happier about Ange planting bamboo than Pancham, as it liked eating bamboo shoots the most.
Ange only bought three to five stalks of bamboo, so they were planted very quickly. After that, he just had to wait for them to multiply slowly.
After the bamboo was planted, Floette descended from the sky and cast Grassy Terrain on the few stalks of bamboo.
Before this, the two Dugtrio had already used the Rototiller skill on the reclaimed land.
After Floette applied Grassy Terrain, Pancham looked eagerly at the few stalks of bamboo and asked Ange, Pan pan~ When can we have bamboo shoots to eat?
Ange shook his head, replying, "I don't know either. Let them grow slowly, it should be very fast."
Pan pan~ Pancham looked full of anticipation upon hearing this.
Immediately after, it lifted the watering can next to it and said enthusiastically, Pan pan~ I'll go water them.
Because he only planted a few stalks of bamboo, Ange didn't call Water-type Pokémon or Castform to help water them, but came with a watering can instead.
After watering, Ange intended to take the several Pokémon home.
Right at this moment, Litleo came running over in a hurry.
"What's wrong?" Seeing it panicking, Ange asked in confusion.
Leo leo~ Litleo barked anxiously.
"An injured Pokémon has come to our place?" Ange frowned and asked.
Leo leo~ Litleo nodded rapidly.
"Let's go and have a look."
Ange walked forward with large strides, and Litleo and the others hurriedly followed.
Following Litleo's directions, Ange quickly rushed to the shore of Nebel Lake. He saw Poliwrath, Azumarill, and others gathered together, while Gogoat was casting Grassy Terrain.
Lying in the center of the Grassy Terrain were two wet Golett.
These two Golett were scooped out of Nebel Lake by Azumarill. If nothing went wrong, they must have fallen into the Nebel River first and then drifted all the way into Nebel Lake along with the water flow.
At this time, Xerneas was also called over. After nodding to Ange, it threw a Heal Pulse at each of the two Golett respectively.
Xerneas's Heal Pulse was very powerful, and before long, the two Golett woke up one after another.
Seeing this, Gogoat withdrew its Grassy Terrain.
After Golett opened their eyes, they first stealthily observed the circle of Pokémon surrounding them, and then looked at each other, a trace of timidity flashing across their eyes.
Then they looked up and saw Yveltal quickly flying over their heads, flanked by Honchkrow and Murkrow.
That terrifying aura was enough to make one shudder even when looking from a distance.
This time they were even more afraid.
What was going on? What was going on? No one told them that there were such powerful and scary Pokémon here! Is it really okay for them to come to this kind of place to be undercover agents?
Ange squatted down and asked, "Are you guys feeling alright?"
Gole gole~
Gole gole~
The two Golett immediately clutched their heads, clamoring that their heads were so dizzy and that they couldn't move or the like.
Ange asked, "How did you guys fall into the river?"
As he spoke, he took out towels from his system backpack to help the two Pokémon wipe the moisture off their bodies.
This human is so gentle! The two Golett couldn't help but think.
No, no! We came to be undercover agents, how can we let our thoughts wander! They hurriedly shook the extra thoughts out of their heads.
The two Golett used the excuse they had agreed upon, explaining the reason to Ange sentence by sentence.
In their words, they were playing by the river when they were suddenly attacked by a Talonflame, causing them to accidentally fall into the water.
The Talonflame that happened to pass by in the sky at this time: No, are we Talonflame really that short-tempered? Attacking people randomly whenever we see them? You have to be responsible for what you say!
Ange, however, didn't doubt the two Golett. In his view, how could pure and cute Pokémon lie?
He said to the two Golett, "Since you still feel uncomfortable, just stay here to rest for now, and we'll talk after you get better."
Gole gole~
Gole gole~
The two Golett immediately thanked Ange gratefully.