“Gar…”
Mega Gardevoir stood up and moved slightly, looking at the Mega Garchomp in front of her with a complicated gaze.
Then her body fell backward, and during this, she reverted from Mega Evolution, her eyes showing circles as she lost her ability to battle.
“Gardevoir is unable to battle! Therefore, the winner is Cynthia from Celestic Town!”
After observing the situation, Joy confirmed that Gardevoir had lost the ability to battle and announced the winner of the match.
“You worked hard, Garchomp.”
Cynthia walked over to Mega Garchomp and stroked her arm. Mega Garchomp quietly reverted from her Mega Evolution and smiled at Cynthia.
Yu Feng, clutching his somewhat dizzy head, walked up to Boss Gardevoir, comforted her for a while, and then returned her to her Poké Ball.
“Your battle judgment still needs improvement. For example, when the referee hasn’t announced the end, no matter what state the opponent is in, you cannot let your guard down.”
“You can only relax when you are certain the opponent is unable to retaliate.”
Cynthia pointed out Yu Feng’s shortcomings from the battle, saying that it seemed he hadn’t battled enough. When the referee hasn’t announced the result, no matter the situation, one must not be careless.
“Yes, I understand. Also, you must be a Psychic, right?”
“Don’t be so quick to deny it. My best friend also happens to be a Psychic, though her specialization is a bit different from yours.”
Seeing Yu Feng about to deny it, Cynthia stopped him. With a Psychic best friend, Cynthia could still tell who was using Psychic.
Although she didn’t know why he was hiding his identity as a Psychic, what needed to be said still had to be said.
“A Pokémon enhanced by Psychic is not its true strength. You see, just one battle almost drained your Confusion. What if you face a Champion in a real battle later? You should know that Garchomp wasn’t even playing seriously this time.”
After Yu Feng and Cynthia handed their Poké Balls to Joy, Cynthia spoke earnestly to Yu Feng. After all, Psychic enhancement is always an external force. If your Confusion runs out, what will you do in the subsequent matches?
You can’t make yourself uncomfortable just to win this one battle. Not everyone is like her best friend, whose Psychic power can rage like an Elite Pokémon.
Of course, she wasn’t telling Yu Feng not to use Psychic for enhancement, but rather to train hard so he wouldn't run out of energy after one battle, which would be too embarrassing. Even if Psychic Pokémon are highly intelligent, they can't directly face opponents themselves.
“I understand. *Hiss*, I really got carried away this time.”
Yu Feng rubbed his throbbing head. Normally, he wouldn't be like this, but today, for some reason, he suddenly got hot-headed and performed a perfect link, almost completely depleting his Psychic power.
“It’s good that you know. More training is better than anything else. As for other aspects, whether it’s in attack or battle control, you do have some unique ideas.”
“But you need to discard some unnecessary movements. If you can trade blows and gain an advantage, you can endure an attack to achieve your goal. Pokémon are not as fragile as you imagine.”
Cynthia earnestly advised Yu Feng. While it’s good not to let Pokémon get hurt, things shouldn’t be compared that way. In this battle, for instance, many Teleport movements could have been omitted, perhaps because the movements looked cool.
“Alright, that’s enough for today. We’ll talk about other things tomorrow…”
Even Cynthia was exhausted after such a battle, and looking at Yu Feng, if he didn’t rest soon, he might collapse right there.
Cynthia stretched her somewhat stiff body. Her ample curves were not as unremarkable as they appeared through her clothes.
Then, Professor Oak, holding his precious notebook, and Cynthia temporarily left the battle arena to rest at the Pokémon Center and wait for their Pokémon’s treatment to be completed.
Yu Feng also briefly greeted Oak and Yu Huijun before leaving. After instructing Indeedee to remember to retrieve the Poké Balls, he returned to his room, flopped onto the bed, and fell into a pleasant dream.
After an unknown amount of time, the Poké Ball on Yu Feng’s waist automatically opened, and Shiny Kirlia appeared in the room.
Looking at her older brother’s face, she couldn’t help but recall her childhood. When she was hungry, her older brother would steal food from Teddiursa. When she was thirsty, he would bravely break into a Beedrill’s hive alone.
Gently stroking Yu Feng’s smooth cheek, like that of a newborn, Shiny Kirlia sighed, thinking how quickly time passed.
The blue light representing Psychic glowed in her eyes. She pulled the quilt out from under Yu Feng and gently covered his body. His clothes, shoes, and socks also gradually moved out from under the quilt.
“Kirlia. (He says I don’t sleep properly, but he’s the same.)”
Looking at her older brother, who couldn’t sleep soundly without hugging something, she grumbled somewhat exasperatedly. Then she looked left and right, and after confirming no one was around, she snuggled into Yu Feng’s arms.
Yu Feng, having something to hug, contentedly rubbed Shiny Kirlia’s head. His brows, which had been furrowed because he wasn't holding anything, relaxed.
Feeling the warmth from her older brother, Shiny Kirlia also rubbed against his chest and closed her eyes, falling asleep.
The breeze stirred the curtains, leaving only the sound of their breathing in the room.
…“Cynthia, what do you think?”
Professor Oak showed Cynthia the notes he had taken during the battle, asking his granddaughter to carefully review them for any omissions.
After all, he wasn't the one battling, so the specific details needed to be supplemented by his granddaughter.
“Hmm, I think wild Boss Pokémon and captured Boss Pokémon, like Noble Pokémon, might lack a certain quality. Also, this Boss Pokémon is abnormally large.”
Although she had never seen a true Boss Pokémon, Cynthia keenly felt that this Gardevoir was excessively large, almost as tall as an Onix.
And it was clear that she lacked a certain inherent quality, perhaps an aura, or a specific personality. But without a second example, they could only use this one as a baseline.
“You do have a point there. By the way, I remember her eyes glowed red at the beginning of the battle, and then it gradually faded, didn’t it?”
Speaking of this, Professor Oak recalled her eyes glowing red, her wild, sky-piercing roar at the start of the battle.
“No, that red glow was always there, it just wasn’t as…”
Hearing Professor Oak’s words, Cynthia recalled the battle experience and shook her head. Although the red glow was very faint later, she was certain it had always been present…
