Calyrex looked at the messages in the chat box. Its face scrunched up with human-like confusion, and it stayed silent for a long time.
Damian could not help wanting to laugh. Calyrex's expression was just too funny. It was the kind that was truly hard to describe.
It looked exactly like that meme of the old man on the subway staring at his phone in confusion.
A long time passed. "I'm Proud, What Now?" had already been eliminated from the game because Calyrex blocked his cards, but even after the match ended, he was still cursing like crazy.
Calyrex felt that its mood was a little complicated.
"Damian, I do not understand."
Calyrex did not immediately start the next round. Instead, it looked at Damian with a puzzled expression.
"Don't think too much about it. You didn't do anything wrong," Damian replied directly.
"No, I do not think I did anything wrong. I did not break the rules of the game. Blocking his cards was my strategy to achieve victory."
Calyrex shook its head.
"What I do not understand is why he seemed so emotional. And those words... was he insulting me?"
Calyrex thought back to phrases like "your mom is gone" and "I'm talking about your dreams." It did not understand what those words meant at all.
Wait, did you only just realize that guy was cursing at you?
Damian was stunned for a moment, but then he realized that Calyrex had been away from the outside world for too long. It had barely had any contact with modern life, so it was normal that it did not understand this kind of internet slang.
Caitlin and Platinum both had expressions that were hard to describe.
"You can take it that way," Damian nodded, confirming Calyrex's guess.
"I see. Does he think my methods were too shameless?" Calyrex fell back into thought.
"No, that guy just has a foul mouth and a bad case of incompetent rage. You don't need to pay him any attention, and there's no need to take him seriously. The variety of people on the internet is very complicated." Damian chuckled, a strange look in his eyes.
Actually, looking at the messages from "I'm Proud, What Now?", he felt a strange sense of familiarity.
After all, the only one who ended every sentence with "mi" was that pink cat.
Furthermore, Mew was currently a complete shut-in at the Tree of Beginning. Every day, it was either playing games, watching shows, or eating.
According to Regigigas, Mew had not left the house in a month or two. It had completely turned into a shut-in cat.
But Damian remembered that Mew normally was not that foul-mouthed... right?
However, that speech habit and the line "I'll have my Big Pillar go over there and slap you to death" made it hard not to think of Mew. After all, "Big Pillar" was exactly what Mew called Regigigas.
As he recalled the image of the pink cat acting cute and spoiled around him, Damian's expression became even stranger.
"I think I understand." Calyrex looked thoughtful. It understood that on the internet, people did not need to take responsibility for what they said.
If it ever met that "I'm Proud, What Now?" again, Calyrex would make him understand that a king was not someone to be mocked!
Calyrex opened a forum and seemed to be searching for something.
What exactly did you understand?
Damian was surprised. He felt that Calyrex's understanding was probably a little different from what he had meant, but it did not matter.
"Calyrex, what do you think of this game?"
"It requires logical combinations of pieces and a bit of luck. The uncertainty of the cards that appear is quite interesting."
Calyrex gave a fair evaluation. In truth, it found the game very novel.
"Humans really are a very creative race. This kind of game is very fun. Damian, may I ask a favor of you?"
Calyrex thought for a moment and spoke to Damian.
"Go ahead."
"The five-cost cards in this game all seem to be Legendary Pokémon."
Calyrex opened the gallery in Pokémon Auto Chess and scrolled to the orange cards, the five-cost category.
Ho-Oh, Lugia, Mew, Rayquaza, Kyogre, Groudon, Celebi, and Jirachi were all there.
"Could you contact the creator of this game and ask them to add me, Glastrier, and Spectrier?"
Calyrex felt that if it could play with pieces based on itself, it would be very interesting. It was looking forward to it.
"Of course. I'll have you added in the next season," Damian promised without hesitation.
After all, Pokémon Auto Chess was only in its first season. Because of its fresh gameplay, the game was currently extremely popular.
"If you find it interesting, you can play it more often, Calyrex. You could even stream once in a while. You can share your strategies and team builds so more people can get to know you."
"That way, once your popularity goes up, you can also gain a lot of faith."
Damian made the suggestion to Calyrex and then explained the concept of live streaming to it.
The modern world had no shortage of things like that, and streaming was the same. For example, Iono, the Gym Leader from the Paldea region, was also a famous streamer.
"Is that possible?" Calyrex was confused. This was a path it had never considered.
However, it did not go against its original principles. If it could gain faith, its power would become stronger.
"Of course. With your intelligence, there won't be any problems at all."
Damian replied naturally. Besides, if Calyrex really started streaming, its popularity would explode in a very short time.
After all, a Pokémon streaming games, and a Legendary Pokémon at that, was bound to become a hit.
In addition to playing games, he could also have Calyrex stream some special scenes.
For example: Hey guys! Today we're streaming Damian versus the legendary Eternatus! It's going to be incredible! Everyone, hit that follow button so you don't miss it. If we reach 100,000 likes, I'll personally ride Glastrier and hit Eternatus with Astral Barrage!"
Damn, that mental image was truly too much.
Damian quickly threw those thoughts out of his head. It was too ridiculous.
"Is it like this?" Calyrex looked at a live stream on the phone. It seemed that it had "understood" once again.
While Calyrex continued playing the game, Damian turned his attention back to the battle between Serena and Gloria.
The battle between the two was still very intense.
Although he had been chatting with Calyrex earlier, Damian had still been watching the fight from the corner of his eye.
Right now, the Pokémon on the field were Serena's Blacephalon and Gloria's Dragapult.
Gloria's Dragapult was very strong and had a huge advantage in speed.
However, in the end, Serena used Blacephalon to heavily injure Dragapult, though Blacephalon also lost its ability to fight.
Serena's fifth Pokémon was Galarian Zapdos. This undoubtedly shocked Gloria.
She really had not expected that even Serena had a Legendary Pokémon.
Although Galarian Zapdos had not been caught for very long, its natural strength was already very high.
Galarian Zapdos defeated Dragapult and pushed Gloria into a corner first.
Her sixth Pokémon was her "talented" Archaludon. However, as a Fighting-type, Galarian Zapdos held the advantage over Archaludon.
Finally, after a fierce struggle, Galarian Zapdos showed its legendary power once again. Using its last bit of strength, it defeated Archaludon and secured the victory for Serena.
"Incredible!!"
Gloria recalled her fainted Archaludon and looked at Serena and the panting Galarian Zapdos in amazement.
This was the first time she had lost to someone her own age!!
But to be honest, Gloria did not feel discouraged at all, because she had enjoyed the fight so much!
The feeling of going all out was truly exciting.
"Serena, you are really strong!"
"Thank you. You are very strong too."
Serena let out a breath. She had not expected the battle to be so difficult.
If she had not had Galarian Zapdos to turn things around, she might not actually have been Gloria's match.
Gloria's lineup was actually very powerful.
Rillaboom, Corviknight, Grimmsnarl, Grapploct, Dragapult, and Archaludon.
This team was truly top-tier.
Serena was very certain that if she had fought Gloria before joining Team Rocket, she would have lost for sure.
This battle had honestly put quite a bit of pressure on Serena.
"I'm still not as good as you. But I learned a lot from this fight. If you have time, let's battle more often, Serena."
Gloria gave a sweet smile. She was not discouraged. Instead, she felt even more motivated.
Great! First, I'll make Serena my goal. After I beat her, I'll challenge Platinum!
"Alright." Serena naturally nodded. Having a strong rival to train with was something she welcomed.
The two girls chatted for a moment and then walked back to where Damian and the others were.
"I'm sorry, Damian. I wasn't strong enough to beat Serena."
Facing Damian, Gloria felt a little embarrassed.
"No need to apologize. You've already given me a great surprise, Gloria," Damian replied with a smile.
"With your strength, you are more than qualified to become a High Admin of Team Rocket. Keep working hard from now on. For Team Rocket, and for the clear blue sky."
Damian took out a silver Team Rocket badge he had prepared in advance and spoke to Gloria in a warm voice.
"Eh?!" Gloria looked at the Team Rocket badge in great surprise.
She had not expected that even though she did not "pass" the test, she could still become a High Admin of Team Rocket.
"Take it. You've earned it. I look forward to the day you become a Top Admin. You have that potential."
Damian personally placed the silver badge into Gloria's hand.
Hmm, Gloria's hand is very soft.
"Thank you! Damian, I definitely won't let you down!"
The girl saluted Damian happily, her voice loud and full of energy.
"I believe you." Damian chuckled.
"Next, since you are a High Admin, you may choose one Ultra Beast. Ultra Beasts are Pokémon with excellent strength. I believe that if you train one well, it can become an important member of your team."
Damian continued speaking to Gloria and took out a digital guide showing the different Ultra Beasts.
"Is that really okay?" Gloria's eyes lit up.
She knew about Ultra Beasts. The Blacephalon Serena had just used was an Ultra Beast.
It was said that Ultra Beasts came from another dimension. They were basically never found in the normal world, except occasionally in the Alola region.
They were a very precious and rare group of Pokémon.
"Of course it's real. See if there are any you like." Damian nodded.
"Um... I like Nihilego more. Damian, is that okay?"
After hesitating for a moment, Gloria fixed her gaze on Nihilego.
"Of course. I will provide you with a Master-class Nihilego so you can save a lot of training time."
"Thank you!!"
Gloria was very moved. Damian was truly so thoughtful!
"You're welcome. However, Ultra Beasts have very strong instincts. So after you get Nihilego, you must catch it again and make it submit to you before using it. Otherwise, it might attack you."
Damian warned Gloria.
"Yes! I'll remember that!" Gloria kept nodding, looking very cute.
"Alright. After we leave the Crown Tundra, I'll have someone send the Nihilego to you."
Damian glanced at Calyrex and saw that the King of Bountiful Harvests was still playing Pokémon Auto Chess. It seemed that it really was interested in it.
"Let's head back to Freezington first."
Damian threw out the Poké Balls containing Reshiram and Yveltal.
Seeing those two Legendary Pokémon, Gloria's eyes lit up once again.
"Damian!"
"What is it, Gloria?"
"Could I ask you to take a photo with me? This is the most important request of my life!"
Gloria made the request with a very serious expression.
"No problem." Damian gave her a strange look. You're saying that a little too naturally.
Gloria quickly ran to Damian's side. The cold and beautiful Reshiram stood in the background.
"Yay~"
Gloria held her phone with one hand and leaned her head against Damian's chest, while Caitlin's gaze gradually became dangerous. In her other hand, she held the silver Team Rocket High Admin badge.
Damian cooperated and showed a bright smile.
The handsome boy and the sweet girl looked very good together, and Reshiram in the background made the photo even more striking.
Click!
The image was captured. Gloria looked at the photo happily and immediately set it as her phone wallpaper.
At the same time, she logged into her social media account, uploaded the photo, and added a caption.
'Ta-da! Today is such a lucky day! I met my idol, Damian, and I even successfully joined Team Rocket! Please call me Miss High Admin of Team Rocket from now on! Hehe Damian is truly super handsome and very gentle! I'm in such a great mood'
Gloria clicked send without hesitation. Then, she climbed onto the beautiful Reshiram and flew toward Freezington. This was great!
When they arrived at Freezington, Gloria found that her post had gone viral.
Hop: AHHH!! Is that really Damian? Gloria, where are you? I'm coming over right now! [Freaking out emoji]
Marnie: He really is handsome. Is that the legendary Reshiram in the back?
Nessa: When are you coming to Hulbury? Let's spar again.
Leon: Gloria, why did you join Team Rocket??? [Shocked emoji]