Pokémon: Hoenen Rage

Chapter 33: Post-war talk
Due to Winged Owl's activity and Kagetsu's initial selection errors, ace Absol failed to appear.

With the help of the Swamp Leap Fish's breakthrough, Lai and Hanayue ended up in a draw despite having reversed attributes.

This was the first time since Lai's debut that he failed to win in the end, but the happiness and rewards it brought him were higher than many battles he won.

"Are you really only 12 years old, bro?"

"If it's true, let's give it. Don't make any trouble." Len replied without raising his head as he applied medicine and bandages to the four Pokémon.

"You are also good at cooking, making cubes, healing injuries, and fighting. Have you been learning it since you were born?" The endless abilities make Huayue feel that her more than ten years of life seem to have been in vain.

"Brother Hua, you are stronger in battle. If you had sent Absol, or if Swampleap Fish hadn't understood the combo at the end, I would have lost long ago."

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When everything came to an end, the two sat on the beach.

"Speaking of which, Rai, it's really thanks to you today, otherwise going to the Elf Center would be another expense." Huayue sighed, "Why do you know everything?"

Lai shook his head gently: "I know a little bit of everything, but it's just barely enough. There's nothing I can do. My family is not rich, and I'm not a direct descendant of a place like the Elf Center. I can't afford to go there often, and we don't have one on the island."

As he said that, he turned his head in surprise: "Brother Huayue, aren't you a direct descendant of the alliance?" In Lai's impression, Huayue, as the future Four Heavenly Kings, should be the key training target of the alliance at this time anyway. .

Huayue scratched her head: "How can a person like me be a direct descendant? My family has no money and is not treated well. Except for you, brother, there are not many people who think highly of me, although they may not be better than me. Those old masters in the city They all judge people by their nostrils, and the one I fought against today, Brother Teng Shu, is considered to be a better one."

Recalling the morning's experience, some clouds appeared on Hua Yue's sunny face.

Lai nodded slightly, looked solemn, and said solemnly to Huayue: "The alliance does not absorb you as a direct member. It is not your loss, but the alliance's."

"Hahaha! This is the first time I have heard this. Although the alliance will not look down on a little person like me, I am still very happy to have your words." The cloudy sky turned sunny, and Hua Yue smiled with recognition. Very sincere.

"Let's stop chatting here, Lai. I have a question to ask you." After a while, the laughter subsided and Huayue sat up slightly, "From the battle, do you know what I want to say?"

Lai was a little confused: "Fighting is fighting. Think hard and strive to win. I can feel your enthusiasm."

Huayue looked serious: "It's more than that. You may not fully understand, but what I want to say is that you are too tight. Whether it is your personality or your fighting, no one is perfect. There is really no need to be like this. Come squeeze yourself."

As he said that, Huayue pointed to the long-winged gulls and swamp jumping fish aside: "Your command was very precise and wonderful, especially the time when you avoided my shadow ball."

He changed the topic and said, "However, such precision is not necessary. Even without your command, the long-winged gull can still avoid it, because the shadow ball is not fast, nor is it that accurate. It is closer than you. , see more clearly.”

Lai tilted his head, and the long-winged gull raised its head high, with pride on its face, obviously acquiescing to this.

Huayue continued: "It's good that you can command it to avoid it. But in the long run, it may become too dependent on you, burden you, and limit its growth."

"Actually, I'm curious, are you a human being? How can any normal person withstand such complex calculations?"

Hanazuki was not the first person to say something similar. On the island, it was Yuto's point of view of "suitability and best" that inspired Rai to think deeply about his own training and fighting for the first time.

Today is the second time, and it comes from someone who is almost the same age as him, which once again touched Lai.Lay's proud style has always been characterized by tactical details that are so precise that they are almost machine-like.

Every opponent's attack will cause a series of information to appear in his mind. After high-speed processing, he will promptly feedback it to his partner to adjust his posture, position, angle, etc.

This made their combination invincible in battle. Although it often made him feel tired, he thought it was due to his lack of exercise and did not take it seriously.

Huayue's words today made him realize that it might not be because he didn't exercise enough.He asked: "Can't you do it, Brother Huayue?"

"I can't do it. I can only choose to trust my partners with these details, and they often do better than I think." Huayue quickly gave a positive reply.

"I see, then I'll think about it." As he said this, Lai's brain was running at high speed.

Strong computing power and grasp of the details of the battle situation are undoubtedly an advantage, which does not need to be given up, but Huayue's words are also reasonable. I need to make some choices in the details, and I don't have to do everything myself.

Thinking like this, Lai's mind moved, and the emotional signals from the bogfish and the long-winged gull were transmitted to his brain, and they thought the same way.

In this case, let's adjust it slowly later.Rai made a decision.

Seeing Lai's expression, Huayue felt that her words should have had some effect, and she was quite happy. She wanted to say more, but thinking that today's exchange was already quite in-depth, she decided to discuss it another day.

He stood up and said to Lai: "Today's training is enough. Why don't we come here first? When we return to the city, I'll treat you to a meal. It's a thank you gift for helping me save my medical expenses." , he extended his hand to Len.

Hearing this, Lai withdrew his thoughts, held Huayue's hand, and stood up.

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In the next few days, Lai and Kagyue trained together.

The extremely energetic Huayue broke Lai's late-night dream on time every day, giving him a rare "self-discipline" and making Yu Yue chuckle every day.

In addition to training, they also competed every afternoon. After a draw on the first day, facing Kagetsu who went all out and strengthened rotations, Lai became more defeated than defeated, but both sides emphasized that the offensive style made each other Benefited a lot.

In between trainings, in order to prepare for the subsequent battle, Lai often took time to go to pharmacies, hardware stores, outdoor supplies stores, etc. in Wudou Town, purchasing a large amount of raw materials, and tinkered in the room every night.Sometimes, without waking up, I wake up early and go to the beach to "exchange experience" with fishermen in Wudou Town.

On this day, after Lai used the Long-Winged Gull to defeat the Great Wolfhound that was seriously consumed by the Swampert for the first time in a long time, Hanazuki brought up the topic that had been hidden in the past few days:

"Lai, what do you want to do?"

"Huh?" Lai was a little surprised by this sudden question.

"I mean, what do you want to do in the future?"

Seeing that Hanayue's expression didn't seem to be joking or chatting, Raiya became serious, and after thinking carefully, he answered:

(End of this chapter)