Chapter 317: A Battle of Anger
Seeing An Jie arrive, Hirota stood up to greet him, his tone lacking the enthusiasm of yesterday.
“Good morning, Mr. An Jie.”
“Good morning,” An Jie greeted him as well, then asked, “Are your parents home?”
Hirota nodded dejectedly, “Yes, they are.”
Usually, Hirota’s father would have already left for work by this time, but today he was late in leaving.
Because the news An Jie brought yesterday had given him too great a shock, he hadn't slept well all night.
An Jie asked, “May I come in?”
Hirota nodded, “Yes, Dad said if you come, you can go straight in.”
An Jie nodded, “Thank you.” Then he led Miss Chuner and the others into the house.
At this moment, Hirota’s father was sitting on the sofa in the living room in a daze, and An Jie's footsteps woke him up.
Seeing An Jie, he squeezed out an ugly smile on his face.
“Mr. An Jie, you've come!”
After a night of calm, he no longer had the excitement of yesterday when he saw An Jie again.
An Jie nodded, “Sorry to bother you.”
Hirota’s father stood up and gave An Jie a solemn bow, “Mr. An Jie, I was too rude yesterday, I apologize to you, I'm sorry! I hope you can forgive me!”
An Jie shook his head, “It's okay, I understand your feelings.”
“Thank you,” An Jie said, somewhat surprised by Hirota’s father’s straightforwardness.
Hirota’s father explained with a wry smile, “My father has passed away, and his Pokémon are all free. They have the right to decide where to go and what to do. I have no reason to interfere.”
An Jie nodded in agreement.
Hirota’s father asked, “Mr. An Jie, do you have time now? I'll take you to see the Bone-Marked Glimmora.”
An Jie said, “Of course, I can go anytime, but isn't the Bone-Marked Glimmora at home?”
Hirota’s father shook his head, “After my father passed away, all of his Pokémon moved to the reserve he built. Now, a large part of the reserve's maintenance and management is done by them.”
An Jie suddenly understood, “I see, so that's how it is. It seems they are all doing very meaningful work.”
Hirota’s father said, “Mr. An Jie, let's go!”
An Jie nodded, followed him outside, and then saw him ride a sidecar motorcycle out of the garage.
“Mr. An Jie, get in the car. The reserve is a bit far from Maiz Town, so we have to take a ride,” Hirota’s father said to An Jie while putting on his helmet.
“Okay, thank you for your trouble!” An Jie said, leading Miss Chuner and the others onto the car, and took a helmet from Hirota’s father and put it on.
Then, Hirota’s father shouted to Hirota, who was not far away, “Hirota, take good care of the house. I'm going to the reserve with Mr. An Jie!”
“Got it, Dad!” Hirota waved to his father.
With a buzzing sound, the motorcycle set off.
On the way, An Jie learned from Hirota’s father’s introduction that the reserve was not in the Misty Forest. They needed to cross the Misty Forest to reach their destination.
Fortunately, there was a highway in the forest that led directly to the reserve, and it would be quick to get there by motorcycle.
About forty minutes later, An Jie and the others successfully arrived at their destination.
Getting off the motorcycle, An Jie said, “This is the reserve?”
Looking ahead, there was an endless grassland, and sounds came from the deep grass from time to time. Through Aura perception, An Jie knew that Pokémon were lurking inside.
“Yes, this is the reserve my father built with his own hands,” Hirota’s father said with emotion.
He was proud of his father, but when he thought of what his father had done, he couldn't help but feel frustrated.
However, although the person who established the reserve was Saji, the management and maintenance of the reserve was done by the League. The ownership of the reserve was also in the hands of the League.
Just then, a series of harsh cries came, and a group of dark bird Pokémon flew in from the sky.
It was a group of Rookidee, Corvisquire, and Corviknight.
Hirota’s father introduced, “The Corviknight leading the group is my father's Pokémon. Now, the Flying-type Pokémon in the reserve rely on it for leadership.”
An Jie suddenly understood. He remembered that the information he had read did record that Saji had a Corviknight.
Then, Hirota’s father said with emotion, “Most of my father's Pokémon have passed away one after another. Now, only the Bone-Marked Glimmora, Corviknight, Dragapult, Haxorus, Bronzong, and Leafeon are still alive.”
The lifespan of Pokémon will increase with the increase of their level. This increase is especially obvious after level 70. Obviously, Saji's Pokémon's levels did not reach 70. The few still alive are simply because their species are longer-lived.
Steel-type, Grass-type, Ghost-type, and Dragon-type Pokémon are all very long-lived.
The Corviknight in the air cried a few times to Hirota’s father, then led its little brothers and flew away.
After parking the motorcycle, Hirota’s father took An Jie to find the Bone-Marked Glimmora.
They first came to a small wooden house.
This was a place specially built for the managers of the reserve to live in. Hirota’s father would stay here if he didn't have time to go home.
The cabin was not big. Hirota’s father looked around inside, but did not see the Bone-Marked Glimmora.
“It's not here… Let's go look elsewhere!” he said to An Jie.
“Okay!” An Jie nodded.
Just as the two were about to leave, the space in front of them twisted for a while, and a blue-skinned Dragon-type Pokémon slowly appeared.
It was Dragapult!
Dragapult, the Stealth Pokémon, Dragon + Ghost-type. It is said that they can make their whole body transparent by honing their will, and even the Dreepy in their horns will become invisible.
Obviously, the Dragapult in front of them was also one of Saji's Pokémon.
“Dragapult!” Hirota’s father was very happy to see Dragapult. He walked up and touched the other party's head, and asked, “Have you seen the Bone-Marked Glimmora?”
Dragapult was very close to Hirota’s father. After rubbing his palm, it nodded, and then flew in one direction.
Seeing this, Hirota’s father quickly said, “Mr. An Jie, let's follow quickly!”
Dragapult's figure appeared and disappeared in the air. Under its leadership, An Jie and the others came to the woods on the edge of the grassland.
“Dragapult~ Dragapult~” Dragapult pointed in one direction and shouted at An Jie and Hirota’s father.
“Is the Bone-Marked Glimmora here?” Hirota’s father asked.
“Dragapult~ Dragapult~” Dragapult nodded vigorously.
Sure enough, after walking a few steps, Anjo and the others found the Clatterclaw Titan, which was hiding in the canopy, snoring loudly.
"Clatterclaw Titan!" Kota's father shouted loudly at the Clatterclaw Titan.
"Who?" The Clatterclaw Titan slowly opened its eyes. When it realized that the person was Kota's father, it slowly floated down from the tree.
"Whoo~ Whoo~" It looked at Kota's father in confusion, asking what he wanted.
The Clatterclaw Titan's attitude towards Kota's father was completely different from that of Duraludon and Corviknight, slightly indifferent.
Different Pokémon have different personalities. The Clatterclaw Titan had a deep relationship with Yuji, but its feelings for Yuji's family were very ordinary.
Kota's father pointed at Anjo and said, "Clatterclaw Titan, this gentleman is looking for you. He…"
He paused here.
"He's here for your background…"
The Clatterclaw Titan was even more confused when it heard this. Its own background? Wasn't it personally hatched by Yuji? What background was there?
Anjo smiled and said, "Hello, Clatterclaw Titan, nice to meet you!"
Then he pointed to the Lilligant next to him and introduced, "This is Lilligant, a friend of your mother."
My mother? The Clatterclaw Titan was even more surprised! It had never thought that it had a mother. Its closest person was Yuji.
"Li Di~ Li Di~" Finally seeing the Clatterclaw Titan, Lilligant was very excited.
Anjo continued to say to the Clatterclaw Titan, "I know you must be very confused now. We will slowly tell you."
The Clatterclaw Titan nodded. It was very curious now. What kind of background did it have, and where did this stranger come from?
So Anjo and the others came to a large tree, and Anjo told the Clatterclaw Titan Yuji's story in detail.
During Anjo's narration, two more Pokémon came over.
One was the Verdant Pokémon Leafeon, and the other was the Axe Jaw Pokémon Haxorus.
Like the Clatterclaw Titan, they were all Yuji's Pokémon and had a deep relationship with Yuji.
When they finished listening to the story Anjo told, whether it was the Clatterclaw Titan, Leafeon, or Haxorus, they were all very excited.
Of course, they didn't want to believe that their favorite trainer would do such a thing, and they all thought Anjo was deceiving them.
Especially Haxorus, which had the most violent personality, launched an attack on Anjo without saying a word. It would never allow anyone to slander its trainer.
"Roar!"
With an angry roar, Haxorus launched the Dragon Claw skill, slashing at Anjo with a claw.
After Yuji passed away, Haxorus, who had been living in the reserve, became more and more wild.
Seeing this, Anjo didn't hesitate at all. He activated his Aura, and an invisible force appeared from his palm, stopping Haxorus's attack.
Anjo had never slacked off in his cultivation of Aura.
Since receiving guidance from Ayahiko, he had made great progress in using Aura in battle.
In fact, Haxorus regretted it as soon as it launched the skill, but it was too late to take back the attack.
But it didn't expect that the seemingly weak human in front of it would catch its attack.
At this time, Lilligant was very angry. After coming to Yuji's house and learning that Yuji had passed away, it had nowhere to vent its anger and had been suppressing its anger and frustration.
Now seeing that Haxorus actually attacked Anjo in front of it, it couldn't bear it any longer and launched a counterattack against Haxorus without hesitation.
It saw it rubbing its hands together, and a pink ball was rubbed out by it, and then slammed **** at Haxorus.
This is the Bug-type skill Pollen Puff.
This skill is very special. When thrown at a partner, it will become a healing skill, restoring the teammate's physical strength; when thrown at an opponent, it will transform into an attack skill, causing damage to the enemy.
As the Pollen Puff exploded on Haxorus's body, Haxorus screamed and flew out.
Lilligant is proficient in herbs and is good at various healing skills. It is indeed not a combat-type Pokémon.
But its level is there after all, and it has a complete advantage against Haxorus.
Seeing Haxorus being knocked away, Kota's father exclaimed, "Haxorus?!"
However, after scoring a hit, Lilligant was still not relieved. It flashed to Haxorus and launched Pollen Puff again.
Haxorus didn't have time to react at all and was knocked away again.
How could the Clatterclaw Titan and Leafeon watch their companions being beaten? They immediately joined forces to attack Lilligant.
The Clatterclaw Titan launched Flamethrower, and Leafeon launched Aerial Ace.
Anjo knew that with Lilligant's strength, it would have no problem dealing with three Pokémon, so he didn't rush to take action, but stood aside and watched the show.
And Floette and the three Flabébé had already begun to cheer for their teacher with righteous indignation.
"Hoo la~ Hoo la~" Teacher, hit it! Hit it!
"Labe~ Labe~" Teacher, hit, hit it hard!
Lilligant first launched Energy Ball, instantly destroying the Clatterclaw Titan's Flamethrower, then flashed to avoid Leafeon's Aerial Ace, and smashed a Pollen Puff at Leafeon.
Leafeon itself was the weakest of the three Pokémon, and it was also restrained by Bug-type skills, and it fell to the ground immediately.
At this time, Haxorus saw its companion being beaten and attacked again, still using Dragon Claw.
But before it could get close to Lilligant, Lilligant opened its mouth and emitted a series of angelic songs, and the pink sound waves instantly knocked Haxorus away again.
This is the Fairy-type skill Draining Kiss, which restrains Dragon-type Pokémon.
Originally, Lilligant would not have this skill, but it learned it from Florges after living in the Nibel Plateau for a while.
As for Florges, it learned it from Latias.
With just one blow, Haxorus fell to the ground, losing its ability to fight.
At this time, the Clatterclaw Titan finally realized that the Pokémon in front of it was not easy to mess with, but it was too late.
Although it was friends with the Clatterclaw Titan's mother, Lilligant still decided to teach the Clatterclaw Titan a good lesson and let it recognize what reality is.
If it didn't vent this anger today, it would really be suffocated to death.
Although the Clatterclaw Titan was afraid, it did not retreat, but launched its exclusive skill Torch Song. This was the combat skill it had cultivated with Yuji for many years.
As the song-like roar sounded, a firebird flew out from the Clatterclaw Titan's nose and pounced on Lilligant.
Lilligant was not flustered at all. It smashed out an Energy Ball, scattering the firebird that had flown halfway, and then threw out several Pollen Puffs in succession.
Lilligant's attack speed was too fast, and the Clatterclaw Titan couldn't react at all.
As several explosions sounded, the Clatterclaw Titan finally fell to the ground.
Just as Lilligant won the victory, it found itself surrounded by a large group of Pokémon.
These Pokémon were all residents of the reserve. They had all been rescued by Yuji, and they were usually taken care of by the Clatterclaw Titan and the others. Seeing the Clatterclaw Titan and the others being attacked, they stood up one after another.
Seeing the angry Pokémon, Lilligant was not afraid at all and shouted:
"Li Di~ Li Di~" Come on, come on!
