The moment Eternatus used Recover, the entire plaza suddenly fell into a long silence.
Just a moment ago, they were just like Marina, unable to understand why Eternatus was fighting that way.
But now, they all understood.
"Oh my god, I thought Elite Four Flint was going easy on Marina, but now it's clearly just a beatdown."
"Recover? That move is insane!"
"After all that, that Dragon-type Pokémon is still at full HP, but Darmanitan should be almost done, right?"
"No wonder the trainer asked Flint to fight in his place, that guy probably doesn't even dare come out. If he came out, he'd probably get slammed in two turns."
At this moment, a shrill voice suddenly rang out from the crowd, drawing a lot of attention.
"Damn it!", that person shouted while holding up his phone, his face full of fear, his finger was swiping as fast as a certain Kato-surname actor.
"What's wrong, bro? Everyone's watching the battle and you're playing on your phone?"
"It's not that… I just got chosen, and after seeing Marina getting beaten like that, I didn't want my Pokémon to be bullied.
But my withdrawal request was automatically rejected by the system… It even said I'd lose course credit if I quit…"
Hearing this, many Trainers immediately turned pale.
'Damn it, we were just feeling sorry for Marina…'
Who knew the melon they were eating would involve themselves.
Hearing the commotion from below the stage, Flint and Infernape exchanged a helpless glance and closed their eyes.
'It's over, this is completely over!'
From now on, when the students of Blueberry Academy hear the name Flint, the first thing that will come to mind will no longer be that invincible Infernape trainer.
But a dirty bully.
"Infernape…"
"Squeak! Squeak! Squeak!", Infernape covered Flint's mouth with a knowing look.
'Master, you've suffered so much for me. I will definitely live up to your expectations.'
Seeing the two of them like this, Gholdengo on the side couldn't help showing a sympathetic expression.
If this were before he might've believed them, 'But now that the Glastrier is here and you're still flag-raising like crazy?'
'I'll just laugh and stay quiet then!'
———
The battle on the stage was still continuing.
With the poison triggering once again, Darmanitan's HP had already fallen below half.
A fiery red light suddenly surged out from his body, and a scorching heat appeared above his head.
Accompanied by a szzzz sound, the mix of flames and ice crystals produced steam that swept across the entire arena.
Eternatus didn't rush to attack. Instead, it bit down on its not-cute little finger with a dazed expression and curiously floated into midair, looking toward Darmanitan.
Darmanitan's transformation lasted only a short moment.
Only a few seconds passed before a flame burst forth above Darmanitan's head.
Under the intense temperature difference, a fierce gust of wind rose up, blowing away all the steam.
Darmanitan appeared before everyone in a completely new form.
The current Darmanitan looked like a snowman. A snowman with fire bursting from its head.
On its smooth belly, there was an extremely ferocious and sinister-looking grin.
Just one glance was enough to tell this Pokémon had a very bad temper.
"ROAR!"
Right after completing its transformation, the new-form Darmanitan let out a loud roar toward the Eternatus in the sky.
Huge icicles rapidly formed above the arena and swarmed toward the flying Eternatus.
Seeing Darmanitan roar at it, the little Eternatus spat out the dragon claw it was chewing on and roared back just as viciously.
"roar!"
A rich purple energy surged over its body, making its entire figure glow intensely.
Its body, originally like a skeletal dragon, now seemed covered in purple scales, exuding an overwhelmingly powerful aura.
In the face of that somewhat childish yet thunderous roar, almost all Dragon-type Pokémon present couldn't help trembling.
Darmanitan, standing closest, shuddered violently and instantly lost control of the icicles in the sky.
Clatter! Clatter! Clatter!
The sound of icicles hitting the ground rang out continuously, but not a single one hit the flying Eternatus.
Eternatus narrowed its eyes, and its stern upside-down-triangle face turned into little crescent eyes.
The purple energy surrounding its body instantly vanished, and Eternatus picked up the dragon claw again in its mouth.
Smiling, it looked at Darmanitan.
'Hahaha, got scared didn't you, coward!'
'Aunt Mewtwo said not to rely on violence!'
Hearing its remarks, Darmanitan's mouth twitched for a long time, but it still didn't launch a second attack.
Its eyes grew hot, bean-sized tears continuously slid down its cheeks.
'Master, listen to me… let's just go home…'
'This Pokémon is dirty in both body and soul… disgustingly dirty!'
Feeling Darmanitan's emotions, Marina awkwardly looked at Flint.
If the opponent were anyone else right now, she would've unhesitatingly respected Darmanitan's wishes.
But right now… the one in front of her was Elite Four Flint.
It hadn't been easy for her to get a chance to fight in front of the Fire-type Elite Four. If she didn't grasp it now, she might never get another opportunity in her life.
After a brief hesitation, Darmanitan's feelings still won in Marina's heart.
Marina took a deep breath, bit her lips, looked at Flint, and finally made up her mind, "Elite Four Flint, I'd like to surrender."
"Nope!", Before Flint could respond, the referee Carmine cheerfully raised her little megaphone.
"The principal just sent a message, as long as it's a battle involving Axel's Pokémon, no one is allowed to surrender. Also, aside from the Four Elite Fours and the Champion, no one is allowed to refuse a challenge from Axel."
"Battling him is an extremely rare opportunity and will become a valuable experience that runs through your whole career."
"Junior students, you should learn from it, got it!"
Darmanitan: "..."
'Fine then, I'll fight this damn little dragon with everything I've got!'
———
One minute later, Eternatus was back at full HP, smiling as it looked at the Darmanitan lying on the ground.
"roar!"
Darmanitan wasn't angry at all. Instead it lay on the ground and laughed out loud.
'Hah! I'm finally done, go show off in front of someone else, you monster!'
"Junior Marina, please send out your next Pokémon," Carmine raised her megaphone, showing a sweet smile.
But to everyone else, her smile right now was no different from that of a devil.
"You need to send out one more Pokémon that hasn't appeared yet. Only then will this 3v3 battle be considered over."
Under Carmine's gaze, Marina took a deep breath and fumbled at her waist for a while before finally drawing out her physically strongest Pokémon.
With a flash of light, a Fire-breed Tauros appeared in front of the arena.
The moment it landed, Tauros let out a painful groan, the poison had already begun to spread.
Marina looked apologetically at Tauros, her eyes full of mist, her voice trembling as if she was about to cry, "Tauros, I'll have to trouble you for this one…"
"But please… don't try too hard. We can't beat the other side, so don't let yourself get hurt too badly…"
Seeing the girl like this, the little Eternatus suddenly became a little flustered.
'Mama and Aunt Mewtwo both said… you mustn't bully people.'
'But I didn't even attack… how did she end up crying?'
"roar!"
Eternatus looked back in panic, casting a pleading look.
'Boss Gholdengo, save me!'
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