Chapter 388: Spend the Evening with Me, Okay?
Just as the audience was whispering among themselves.
In the contestants' area, Watanabe Sanetake, who could no longer hold back, shouted "Protest!"
His shout quickly attracted the attention of the commentator who was also serving as the referee.
Tang Fei maneuvered her hoverboard and flew in front of the contestants' area.
"Electivire, as a Pokémon from our Sakura Country, even if it has committed an offense, it should be handled by its own trainer!"
Watching Electivire being slowly led away, Watanabe Sanetake became anxious.
Coming here, he had already lost a peak Master-level Scizor.
Now, losing another Electivire,
Then regardless of whether the market for Compulsory Training Devices in Huaxia was opened or not, he would find it hard to shirk responsibility.
Moreover, judging by the current situation, the Compulsory Training Device didn't seem to be as easy to promote as he had imagined...
But facing Watanabe Sanetake's assertive claims below,
Tang Fei showed no deference whatsoever.
Her vibrant red qipao couldn't hide her icy demeanor.
"Protest denied! As you are competing in Huaxia, you must naturally abide by the rules of the Huaxia arena. For a Pokémon to actually attack its master! As a trainer, you are an utter failure!"
"Electivire will be taken back and then its psychological condition will be examined. Only if there are no issues will it be returned to its original trainer!"
Subsequently,
Seeing that there was no hope of getting Electivire back, Watanabe Sanetake could only shout, "This is forcible seizure and plunder! I will report your Huaxia competition organizers to the International Pokémon League!"
"Please, feel free. But if you cannot abide by the rules of the Youth League, then please leave..."
With that said, Tang Fei turned and left.
As a commentator for the Youth League and an Elite Four trainer herself, she had long been displeased with these few Sakura Country trainers.
Leaving Watanabe Sanetake alone, clenching his fists in impotent rage, he then directed his gaze towards Hikaru, his eyes flickering with an almost tangible flame of hatred.
In his view,
His plan had originally been seamless; every step should have left Huaxia's officials helpless.
But it was all because of this Huaxia trainer.
From the preliminaries onwards, he had obstructed him step by step.
Step by step, crushing his plan.
Undoubtedly, this Electivire was also lost indirectly because of Hikaru.
By now.
If he couldn't win the Youth League championship, he could already guess the outcome upon his return.
The next heir of the Watanabe family.
Would no longer have anything to do with him!
Thinking of this, Watanabe Sanetake became even more enraged.
His knuckles cracked as he clenched them, silently repeating in his heart, "Just you wait, detestable Huaxia trainer! In a few more days, you will see what true invincibility is!"
He was able to suppress his emotions now entirely because his family was going to transfer over several Elite Four level Pokémon of the same type...
Watanabe Sanetake beckoned to the Sakura Country trainer below.
The latter immediately, tactfully, surrendered.
Then,
The few of them, amidst a chorus of "boos" and mockery from the audience, left the arena.
Even Pan Shanyu's Metagross becoming Elite Four level hadn't generated this much buzz.
"Boo..."
"A Pokémon attacking its trainer, this is practically unheard of in ages, so rare! Tsk tsk, for a trainer to reach this point, it's also quite something."
"He wet his pants! Did everyone see? Hahaha, such a grown man, and he still wets his pants..."
"Stop it, the man has his dignity. I just feel sorry for the field maintenance staff..."
"So funny. At first, they said our Huaxia trainers were nothing special, but now, two out of three trainers have surrendered. The remaining one probably isn't far off, right?"
...
Hikaru saw Watanabe Sanetake's expression and emotions clearly.
The other's suppressed emotions and anger were almost telling him.
He still had a backup plan.
Facing this situation, Hikaru merely shrugged his shoulders.
Counter soldiers with generals, counter water with earth.
The opponent's four Pokémon had already been revealed.
As for the other two Pokémon, even if there were variables, how big could they be?
The current Latias was already Elite Four level. If it Mega Evolved again,
It would directly approach the Titled Elite Four level, plus a bunch of entries.
Hikaru truly didn't fear the opponent's backup plan.
Five matches were played on the first day.
Hikaru watched until noon, then left the venue.
Although at this level, every match was very intense, and some Fighting-type Pokémon battles were often a contest of stamina, with one match lasting one or two hours.
But watching too many was still a bit tiresome.
He'd rather go back to the training house and spend quality time with his Pokémon.
But Sakura (Xiao Ye), who wanted to follow, interrupted this plan.
Helplessly, Hikaru had to make the excuse of needing to make energy cubes to send her away.
But in the end, this child still left him with a sentence, "Then spend the evening with me, okay!"
Leaving Hikaru no choice but to nod in agreement.
...
Inside the training house,
With Latias recovered to level 60, and considering the improvement and consumption of everyone's strength, it was indeed time to make a new batch of energy cubes.
However, a new problem arose.
Looking at the remaining Changchun Fruit, Hikaru felt a headache.
These Changchun Fruits could, at most, last them for about another month.
This neutralizer for energy cubes had excellent effects in the production of any energy cube and could also increase a Pokémon's maximum stamina.
"I'll see if I can find a way to enter the Changchun Secret Realm again next time."
Having made up his mind, Hikaru wasted no more words and immersed himself in making energy cubes.
Five hours later...
Looking at the time,
Hikaru let out a light breath, then said to Gardevoir, who was already waiting nearby, "I'll leave it to you, Gardevoir."
Gardevoir had long since unlocked the food steward identity.
To prevent some little ones (Little Shark/Garchomp) from overeating until their bellies were round like little balloons, with nowhere to release their pent-up energy, causing them to randomly use moves in the training house.
Therefore, every time Hikaru finished making a batch of energy cubes for a period, he would entrust them to Gardevoir for safekeeping.
This had to be said.
Gardevoir was truly Hikaru's good assistant.
She could do any task and could also battle.
Simply too wonderful.
"Gardevoir." (Mhm.)
Gardevoir nodded, packed all the energy cubes into boxes, added a layer of psychic power on top, and then stored them in the training house's storage cabinet.
Garchomp, nearby, pouted. It knew this was clearly to guard against it.
With the energy cubes made, Hikaru naturally had no reason to stay in the training house any longer.
And seeing that it was almost time for his appointment with Sakura (Xiao Ye),
He said goodbye and disappeared from the training house.
"Gardevoir..." (Why does it feel like Hikaru is getting busier and busier....)
Gardevoir, remaining in the training house, sighed softly.
Ever since he started capturing more and more Pokémon, Hikaru's real-world tasks had increased.
He rarely spent time with it like before...
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