Facing Roselia's Magical Leaf, Beautifly immediately used Gust to respond.
As it flapped its wings, the strong wind directly scattered these magical leaves.
However, Drew had obviously given his Roselia special training in this regard. Although he saw that Gust caused a great impact, he was not flustered but revealed a sneer instead.
Roselia's eyes widened suddenly. The Magical Leaves being shot out actually split like a fork, dodging the frontal strong wind, and shot toward Beautifly from both sides!
This scene not only shocked May greatly, but even the audience widened their eyes!
Even Ash, Brock, and Misty felt it was incredible.
This is not something that can be learned by simple repeated practice.
How on earth did this Roselia do it?
Natsui stroked his chin. Only he saw through it.
Although it deals Grass-type damage, Magical Leaf is actually different from ordinary Grass-type moves. Because it has the word "Magical" in it, it doesn't go straight when hitting the enemy, but has a certain automatic tracking ability!
This allows them to use the floating nature of the leaves themselves when encountering attacks like strong winds, and achieve the effect just now through magical tracking.
Unfortunately, May is just a beginner. She doesn't even recognize all the moves, let alone understand such principles.
This change in Magical Leaf immediately made her overwhelmed, not knowing what order to give.
"Dodge quickly!"
In the lounge, seeing May still standing there dumbfounded, Ash and the others clenched their fists, anxious in their hearts, wishing they could go down and command the battle themselves!
Just as May hesitated, Beautifly was hit by Magical Leaf.
Fortunately, the damage caused by Magical Leaf to Beautifly was not large, so it didn't cause any major disaster.
But the Pokémon Contest is not aimed at knocking down the opponent...
Natsui glanced at the big screen and saw that the red bar representing May's score had decreased by about one-fifth, which also meant that Drew had taken the lead in this round of attacks!
He glanced at the time again.
One and a half minutes had passed since the battle began. May only had three and a half minutes left. This was also not good news for her.
Succeeding in one hit, the smile on Drew's face grew wider. And he didn't give up attacking. He ordered Roselia to use Stun Spore again, starting the second attack.
Stun Spore spread outward in large quantities and soon surged toward Beautifly, limiting its movable space to a certain position.
Actually, at this time, May could have ordered Beautifly to use Gust again to blow away these Stun Spores, but May was obviously anxious. She didn't choose to do so, but adopted another method.
Beautifly spat out silk threads, trying to restrict Roselia's movements, but Roselia used Magical Leaf again, actually cutting the silk threads directly!
Not only that, after the silk threads were cut, the Magical Leaf didn't stop its momentum and continued to fly forward, hitting Beautifly!
With the same move, May had been hit twice in a row.
Her score continued to drop, already approaching half the value.
Seeing this, Misty and the others' hearts sank, but fortunately, May in the field didn't give up. She ordered Beautifly to use the highest power move it could currently use—Silver Wind!
But unfortunately, Drew's Roselia was obviously stronger.
Roselia used Petal Dance, not only canceling out the hurricane of Silver Wind but the flying petals also rushed straight at Beautifly.
Fortunately, May reacted in time this time, allowing Beautifly to barely dodge this attack.
However, before she could breathe a sigh of relief, she saw Roselia had already assumed the starting stance for Solar Beam!
May's face changed. She knew that once Roselia used Solar Beam, I'm afraid with Beautifly's stamina, it couldn't withstand this hit at all. She hurriedly asked Beautifly to use String Shot, trying to stop it!
However, she was still a step too late.
Beautifly's silk thread had just left its long mouth when Roselia's Solar Beam burst forth. A dazzling column of light rose from the ground, directly engulfing Beautifly.
In an instant, the entire venue was illuminated by this column of light!
Beautifly couldn't react at all, and its body disappeared completely into the Solar Beam.
"Lost..."
In the lounge, Brock shook his head and sat on the sofa dejectedly.
Not only him, but at this point, all discerning people could see that Beautifly had failed.
Sure enough, when the attack of Solar Beam disappeared, the scarred Beautifly fell directly to the ground headfirst.
Vivian said with great regret, "Beautifly is unable to battle! The match ends here! Let us congratulate Drew on successfully advancing to the next round!"
The scene thundered with applause, and people cheered for the winner.
Drew glanced at May. This time he didn't say anything, just turned and left with Roselia, leaving a cool back view for the audience.
May recalled Beautifly with a complicated expression, looked at this arena nostalgically, and returned to the lounge from the other side.
At this time, the atmosphere in the lounge was slightly dull.
Seeing May enter, Misty and the others opened their mouths, wanting to comfort her, but for a moment, they didn't know how to speak.
"May..."
"Sister..."
Looking at these people who cared about her, May forced a smile on her face.
"It's okay, you don't need to comfort me. I'm fine... really fine..."
Although she said so, everyone could see her loss.
On the sofa, seeing these people acting coy, Natsui couldn't help but say coldly, "Isn't it just losing once? Look at you now, all dejected, what do you look like!"
Ah?
Suddenly hearing Natsui's unceremonious words, Ash and the others looked at him in great surprise.
shouldn't they comfort May carefully at this time?
Ignoring these people, Natsui turned to look at May and said in a relatively strict tone, "Cheer up! You were indeed completely defeated by Drew this time. Whether it was the appeal performance or the battle judging, you were indeed inferior to him. Everyone saw this!"
May's eyes turned red.
Natsui ignored it and continued, "But this is nothing shameful! You entered the industry later than him, and your Pokémon are weaker. These are indisputable facts, so you need to be more spirited! Isn't it just because he mocked you before the match and beat you in the battle just now that you are unwilling? This is your first contest. To achieve such results is already very good. If you can't even withstand this setback, then you'd better not be a Coordinator as soon as possible!"
Natsui's words could be said to be merciless, and very different from the impression he usually gave people!
But the effect was immediate.
After being lectured, May had long thrown that bit of loss to the back of her mind.
Her mind was now full of Natsui's words echoing constantly.
She also knew that Natsui was doing it for her own good, so she wasn't angry at his words.
It's just that she really wanted to shout to Natsui: Of course I understand what you said! And I'm not as bad as you said. I'm just temporarily in a bad mood and will adjust back soon!
But when the words came to her lips, she finally just said dryly, "I know. Next time we meet, I will do better than now!"
Aside, seeing his sister become so easy to talk to, Max looked at May in shock, then looked at Natsui.
Worthy of being his idol, he could actually suppress his sister!
When did it become like this?
It's really incredible!
At this time, Vivian's exclamation came from the screen again, instantly attracting their attention.
Turning to look, they saw the second round of battle was underway on the screen. And the contestants on both sides were precisely Drew, who had just eliminated May, and that man named Robert!
What surprised Ash and the others was that the Roselia, who showed such powerful strength when battling May, was now beaten black and blue by Robert's Milotic!
Looking at the time again, three minutes had passed since the battle began.
During this period, Milotic only received one attack, and its gauge only decreased by one-fifth, while Drew only had one-fifth left!
On the field, Robert continued to pursue victory, ordering Milotic to use Iron Tail to knock Roselia flying again.
Actually, in terms of attributes, Milotic does not have an advantage against Roselia. Being able to fight like this shows that Milotic's strength is already powerful enough to ignore attribute restraint!
This is basically the same as Drew battling May just now. The weaker side occupied the attribute advantage. Now it's just a role reversal.
It also let Drew experience May's helpless feeling just now.
And like May, Drew was also trying to find a chance to win. Seeing the time getting closer, he ordered Roselia to use Magical Leaf again.
However, his expectation failed this time.
Facing Magical Leaf, Milotic used Twister directly, instantly bouncing all the Magical Leaves away!
Seeing this, May immediately realized the gap between herself and Robert.
It's not that Magical Leaf cannot be blocked, but Beautifly's Gust was too weak to do so.
Ding ling ling...
Just when Drew wanted to continue trying, the bell signaling the end of time echoed in the field.
His face changed instantly, and Vivian announced loudly at this moment, "Time's up! The one who successfully enters the final is Contestant Robert and his Milotic!"
"Drew actually failed?"
In the lounge, seeing this scene, Ash and the others looked at each other.
They indeed thought the champion would be produced between Drew and Robert, but they didn't expect him to be beaten like this!
Too late to feel schadenfreude, looking at the man named Robert, Ash murmured, "He is actually so strong?"
Natsui nodded in agreement.
Indeed, even without participating in the Pokémon Contest, with the strength this Milotic just showed, it could achieve a good result in battles!
On the field, Drew stood there dumbfounded, seeming unable to believe this result.
It can only be said that the wheel of fortune really turns. Clearly a few minutes ago, he came to the lounge to mock May. Unexpectedly, in the blink of an eye, he was eliminated himself.
The slap in the face came too fast, making him feel burning discomfort.
Glancing at May, Natsui shrugged and said, "See, there is always someone better. You regarded Drew as your biggest opponent, but Drew couldn't beat this man. And looking at his unacceptable appearance, you can imagine that he must be even more unwilling than you. Maybe lying in bed at night, he will secretly wipe his tears."
Hearing Natsui say this, the group invariably imagined Drew crying in bed in the middle of the night, and couldn't help feeling a chill.
That picture is too beautiful to imagine!
After Drew was defeated, the winner of the last group of battles in the other half was also quickly decided.
In the end, Robert met a female Coordinator in the final. Robert used overwhelming strength again to defeat the opponent and won the championship without any surprise!
Natsui and the others watched Robert's award ceremony in the lounge all the time. They didn't leave the venue until the Pokémon Contest ended completely.
Outside, the sky had turned to dusk.
Countless spectators filed out from various exits. When Natsui and his party left from the contestant passage, not long after walking out the gate, they saw Lila in the distance at a glance.
At this time, Lila was wearing a sun hat and a pair of big sunglasses on her face, completely unworried about being recognized.
Seeing May, she came up directly.
"What a wonderful performance," she smiled softly at May. "For a novice, getting 26.7 points in the first participation and breaking into the second round is already a very bright result!"
"Thank you, Miss Lila." After a period of adjustment, May could face her loss calmly at this time. She said gratefully to Lila, "Thanks to your guidance just now. Without your help, my performance would definitely have been worse."
Chatting with Lila for a few more sentences, seeing it was getting late, Lila waved goodbye to them.
After all, she came here just to watch the competition. Now that the competition was over, she had to rush back to Foothill Town.
The reason she waited for them here without leaving immediately was just to say goodbye to them.
"If you have a chance to come to Foothill Town, be sure to find me."
Ash nodded vigorously. "We definitely will!"
"Then we'll see you later!"
"Miss Lila, have a safe trip!"
Watching Lila leave, Misty and the others also returned toward the Pokémon Center.
Natsui turned around and was about to follow their footsteps when he accidentally discovered that under a wall of the venue, the Team Rocket trio was squatting in front of an old man, doing something unknown!
Looking closer, he saw that although Jessie and Meowth were squatting, they were already drowsy. Only James was writing furiously, listening to the person talking endlessly, recording it all in a notebook!
Tsk tsk, really rare. They clearly followed, but actually didn't come out to cause trouble!
The sun really rose from the west...
It seems they must have been held back by something.
Forget it. Natsui withdrew his gaze, shook his head, and didn't bother with them.
The Pokémon Contest has ended. Wait until tomorrow morning, and he should continue to set off on his adventure journey
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