"Mutsun is very strong. Even if she's using her mother's Pokémon without her mother's skill, it's basically impossible for her to lose to a challenger."
Soyo explained, consciously leaning closer to Satoru.
This blockhead won't notice anyway, so it doesn't matter if I get a little intimate. Anon, however, had a dark expression, watching Soyo's actions speechlessly.
The current situation was...
Soyo - Satoru - Anon
Anon felt like she was being excluded.
Even though she and Satoru were in the same class and on the same team, why was there this strange barrier?
Helpless, Anon could only lean in closer as well. Although she wasn't used to it, she was capable of stopping at a very close distance to Satoru while still maintaining some space.
[What are these damn sluts trying to do?! What are they planning to do to my adorable Satoru-baby?!]
And on top of Satoru's head, Furiko was still yelling.
So it became...
Furiko
Soyo - Satoru - Anon
What a ridiculous situation.
Drapion's only weakness is Ground. 500 base stat total, it's quite strong.
And that intimidating presence just now... it's already surpassed my Raichu, hasn't it?
Satoru, as if he were a veteran of the romantic battlefield, paid no mind to this and focused his attention on the gym battle.
This was the source of Nagasaki Soyo's confidence in getting close!
Because she was certain that Satoru, who loved Pokémon battles, wouldn't care about such things.
What she didn't expect was that another shameless woman would imitate her!
A murderous aura?!
Chihaya Anon shuddered. She didn't know how to describe the feeling, only that it felt like being targeted by an Incineroar.
Her Attack was lowered by one stage due to Intimidate. Anon barely held on, ignoring the feeling.
Compared to the powerful trainers she met in Galar, she could just about handle Soyo. Anon didn't activate her own ability, Run Away.
After all, she had run away from the Galar region. If she chose to run away again, she might as well give up on being a Pokémon Trainer.
Run away?
Anon's face darkened, the shadow of her past lingering in her mind, hard to let go.
The most absurd thing was, she didn't run away from Galar because the trainers were too strong, but because she couldn't keep up with their accents.
Although the Galarian accent in this region wasn't that thick, running away because you can't keep up with an accent... if she told anyone, she'd be laughed to death!
She would rather die than speak of such a shameful thing!
"Ahem~ Satoru, who do you think will win?"
To ease the atmosphere, Anon coughed lightly, drawing their attention.
She casually started a topic and looked at the battlefield.
The Celadon Gym's battlefield was grass.
Sunlight filtered through the sparse clouds onto the tall grass, which swayed with the wind, creating waves of green.
For a Fire-type Pokémon, this was a perfect battlefield. One spark could probably set the whole place ablaze and win the gym battle.
Normally, Satoru wouldn't make a hasty judgment. In this world, you couldn't think purely in terms of numbers like levels or base stats, so there was always a margin of error.
But now, he was 100% certain that Yahata Umiri would win!
"Yahata Umiri."
"Why?" The two girls raised their beautiful eyebrows, a hint of confusion in their eyes.
Such a tone of absolute certainty inevitably aroused curiosity.
Why?
Of course, it's because Wakaba Mutsumi sent out a Torterra!
In Satoru's eyes, against a Poison/Dark-type Drapion, Mutsumi sent out a Grass/Ground-type Torterra.
It lost in typing alone. Its cannon fodder performance in the anime and its pathetic showing in the games made Satoru certain that Yahata Umiri had this match in the bag.
She'll win!
Torterra's type combination was just terrible. It had four weaknesses.
Flying, Bug, Fire, and Ice, with Ice being a 4x weakness, and it had few resistances.
Compared to Drapion, with only a single weakness to Ground, it could only be described with one word.
Trash!
"Umiri's Drapion already wins on typing..."
Satoru reined in his inner tirade against Torterra and replied in a serious tone.
He couldn't say what he was really thinking, and he would never say such things about a Pokémon.
Even the weakest Pokémon has its value.
For example, Kricketune can use Perish Song, Sing, and put people to sleep.
Delibird might not compare to Iron Bundle, but it's popular and gives out presents every Christmas.
And Vaporeon... its body is very useful...
"Satoru is right. It looks like Mutsun will lose this battle."
Soyo nodded, her gaze fixed intently on Wakaba Mutsumi.
"Eh? Is that the only reason? I think Wakaba-san has a high chance of winning. Ground is super effective against Drapion."
Anon tilted her head, a little confused.
"Someone of your level wouldn't understand, little Anon."
Soyo gave her a cold look, and Anon flinched.
"...Wakaba-san is your friend, right, Soyo-san?"
"We're not that close."
Soyo's dark heart eagerly awaited Mutsumi's defeat. The desire burned within her, wanting to prove Satoru right and hoping to praise him.
As for her friendship with Mutsumi? Just surface-level friends.
"..."
Damn love-brain!
Putting aside her argument with Soyo, Anon finally focused her attention on the gym match.
Drapion vs. Torterra.
"Drapion, use Pin Missile!"
"Protect."
Yahata Umiri calmly commanded Drapion. Following her instructions, Drapion nimbly used Pin Missile. Suddenly, dozens of white energy needles appeared around Drapion, shooting like sharp arrows towards Mutsumi's Torterra.
Torterra hastily used Protect, a green barrier appearing in front of it, deflecting the Pin Missile attack. The needles landed on the field, exploding in a cloud of smoke that obscured the view.
The power of that Pin Missile is completely different from yesterday's Heracross.
Satoru could see that Yahata Umiri, as an Ace Trainer, was much stronger than Shiina Taki.
"High Horsepower." Mutsumi calmly ordered her Torterra to use the Ground-type move, which would deal double damage if it hit Drapion.
Torterra displayed incredibly powerful offense.
"Grab its body, then use Ice Fang."
It charged towards Drapion with all its might. Drapion, not to be outdone, quickly extended its claws, firmly grabbing Torterra's charging body before unleashing a bone-chilling Ice Fang.
Drapion's constitution was very robust. The claws on its arms had the destructive power to tear a car to scrap metal. Even without using poison, it could demoralize an opponent with its proud strength alone.
And Torterra wasn't fast. Catching it was all too easy.
"Block it with Iron Head."
Its fangs shot towards Torterra. But just at the critical moment before Ice Fang hit, Torterra's head flashed with a silver light.
"ROAR—!"
Its head became as hard as iron, radiating an astonishingly solid aura. Torterra raised its iron-hard head and slammed forward with an Iron Head.
Torterra's Iron Head tore through the power of Ice Fang, dealing minor damage to Drapion.
"Gaoh!" Drapion shrieked upon impact, its body shaking precariously.
Pokémon have type advantages, and moves naturally have advantages over each other as well.
For example, Steel-type is super effective against Ice-type, so a Steel-type move would have an advantage against an Ice-type move.
Unfortunately, Drapion isn't weak to Steel, so it didn't take much damage, and it still had a firm grip on Torterra.
"Use Pin Missile again."
But this time, Umiri had Drapion use Pin Missile again.
Around Drapion, dozens of white energy needles shot towards Mutsumi's Torterra like lightning, at a speed that was staggering.
"Protect..."
Torterra hastily tried to use Protect, but the distance was too close; it had no chance to use the defensive move.
The Pin Missiles rained down on Torterra like steel, creating a piercing sound upon impact.
The intense force instantly spread across the battlefield. After being hit, Torterra's body flew back as if electrocuted.
"Gaoh~~"
Torterra lost its balance, its body tumbling uncontrollably through the air before crashing at the edge of the field.
"I've won. Finish it! One last Pin Missile!"
Yahata Umiri's cold expression didn't change at all.
With those words, the battle came to a close.
...
"This person is amazing... an Ace Trainer for a reason..." Anon's eyes widened.
"As expected of Satoru, to be able to see that Yahata-san would win."
Soyo paid no attention to the battle. She wasn't interested in them to begin with; her focus was entirely on her boyfriend.
Witnessing this battle, Satoru's heart raced with excitement. He clenched his fists tightly and glanced at Anon and Soyo.
"Soyo, Anon, can you guys stay with me for a bit? Suddenly, I feel like pulling an all-nighter!"
"Huh?" ×2
An all-nighter? What does he want to do?!!
Anon's and Soyo's faces instantly turned beet red, but what Satoru was thinking about was purely Pokémon battles.
Girls, you're the best!
Now will you battle with me?!
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