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In the hall.
Three female ninjas were tidying up the mess on the ground with agile movements.
Shattered wooden boards were picked up piece by piece, scattered Shuriken were gathered into bags, and the remnants of smoke bombs were cleaned away.
Their movements were swift, clearly the result of professional training.
Misty stood beside Roy, watching the three female ninjas moving like the wind, and couldn't help but sigh in admiration.
"So impressive..."
"These ninjas move so fast."
She turned to look at Roy, her eyes filled with curiosity.
"By the way, Roy."
"Was Aya using these same Ninjutsu earlier?"
Misty remembered Aya suddenly vanishing and reappearing, along with those smoke bombs and Shuriken; it really was very similar to these ninjas.
It was just that...
Aya had made a complete mess, while these female ninjas were clean and efficient.
Roy nodded.
"Pretty much."
"She just had a few more openings."
He didn't speak loudly.
He even deliberately lowered his voice a bit.
After all, being in someone else's Gym and saying the sister's Ninjutsu had openings right in front of the brother was a bit impolite.
Roy thought he had spoken very quietly.
But for a ninja, the primary training was hearing.
Aya was standing behind Koga. She had been feeling guilty about her brother's appearance and was hanging her head, obediently listening to his lecture.
Upon hearing Roy's words, her brow immediately furrowed.
Aya raised her head and looked at Roy, her lips moving slightly.
"Dammit..."
Her voice was tiny.
So small that almost only she could hear it.
But her eyes were full of defiance.
What do you mean!
How could her Ninjutsu have so many openings!
She clearly had you flustered just a moment ago!
Aya muttered to herself, preparing to grumble some more.
Suddenly, Roy turned his head back.
His gaze landed on Aya.
Aya's body instantly froze.
A painful sensation from her bottom immediately flared up, reminding her of what had just happened.
"Hiss..."
Aya sucked in a breath of cold air mentally.
Then she quickly looked away.
She didn't dare make eye contact with Roy.
Her head lowered as well.
That bit of defiance in her heart instantly vanished without a trace.
Forget it, forget it...
Better to be well-behaved in front of this man.
Aya convinced herself internally.
The pain in her bottom made her want to grimace, but she held it in.
She couldn't lose face in front of this man.
Absolutely not.
...
The three female ninjas were very fast.
In less than ten minutes, the hall was cleaned up.
The shattered boards were replaced with new ones, the Shuriken and smoke bomb residue on the floor were cleared, and even the small holes in the walls from the Shuriken were repaired.
Koga looked around and nodded with satisfaction.
"Good work. You may withdraw."
"Yes."
The three female ninjas bowed to Koga and then performed a hand seal simultaneously.
Poof! Poof! Poof!
Three clouds of smoke rose, and when the smoke cleared, the three had already vanished.
Koga turned to Roy and made a gesture of invitation.
"Roy, the battlefield is ready."
"We can begin."
Roy nodded and walked to the other side of the battlefield.
Misty and Delia retreated to the spectator stands and found a place to sit.
Aya took a deep breath and walked to the referee's position.
She raised one hand, her voice clear.
"Fuchsia Gym Gym Challenge!"
"Challenger, Roy!"
"Gym Leader, Koga!"
"The rules are a 2v2 battle!"
"Only the challenger may substitute Pokemon!"
"The Gym Leader does not have the right to substitute!"
"When all of one side's Pokemon are unable to battle, the match is over!"
Aya finished the rules in one breath and then looked at Roy.
Her chin tilted up slightly, and she gave a small hmph.
"Hmph..."
"Just watch how my brother teaches you a lesson."
Her voice wasn't loud.
But the smugness in her eyes couldn't be hidden.
Koga stood on the other side of the battlefield and took a poké ball from his waist.
"Roy, my first choice is this one."
Koga pressed the button on the poké ball, and the sphere enlarged.
Then he threw it with force.
"I'm counting on you, Dustox!"
The poké ball traced an arc in the air and then opened.
White light poured out from inside and landed on the ground.
The white light dispersed, and a purple moth-like Pokemon appeared on the field.
Its body size wasn't huge, with a wingspan of about one meter.
The purple wings had complex patterns, and its two red Compound Eyes shimmered with light.
Its wings flapped gently, and tiny scales drifted down from them, glinting under the lights.
Koga looked at his Dustox, his tone carrying a hint of apology.
"Roy, my apologies."
"My Venonat just finished special training today and evolved into Dustox."
"I didn't expect you to come to challenge on such a coincidental day."
Koga paused and continued.
"Your challenge might be a bit difficult."
He was giving Roy a warning.
After all, since his sister had just teased the boy, Koga felt somewhat bad about it.
So he described Dustox's situation in detail to give Roy some mental preparation.
Dustox, a Bug and Poison dual-type.
It possessed flight capabilities.
Its body was covered in scales.
Stun Spore, Sleep Powder, Poison Powder...
The triple-powder attack combined with flight made it a truly difficult opponent to deal with.
Koga told Roy all these characteristics plainly.
He was afraid Roy wouldn't understand Dustox and would have too hard of a time.
Roy listened and nodded, his tone sincere.
"Thank you for the warning, Leader Koga."
"I will give it my all."
His gaze fell on Dustox, quickly evaluating it.
Venonat's evolution level is 31.
So this Dustox was just barely at the Superior level.
Stronger than an average Pokemon, but in front of him, it wasn't enough.
Roy took a poké ball from his waist.
His mind quickly calculated who he should send out.
Dustox can fly and scatter powder...
Then he'd use a Flying-type Pokemon and use wind-based skills to blow the powder away.
And the level had to be high enough to suppress it.
Roy tapped his finger on the poké ball and made his choice.
He pressed the button, and the sphere enlarged.
Then he threw it with force.
"I'm counting on you, Pidgeot!"
The poké ball opened.
White light poured out.
It landed in the air above the field.
A massive figure appeared mid-air.
Its wings unfurled.
Blocking out the sun.
It was nearly five meters tall.
Its gaze was sharp, its presence overwhelming.
The lighting in the entire hall seemed to dim a few shades.
Aya stood at the referee's position, looking up at that giant Pidgeot.
Her mouth hung open.
Her eyes went wide.
She was completely stunned.
"What... what a... what a huge bird!"
Aya subconsciously clenched her buttocks.
This clench caused the pain there to flare up immediately.
But she couldn't care about the pain right now.
Only one thought was in her head!
This... this is just too big!
She was just thinking about having her brother teach Roy a lesson.
Now, looking at this giant Pidgeot, those thoughts instantly vanished from her mind.
They were replaced by the memory of being spanked.
Combined with the massive Pidgeot before her...
Aya's breathing grew ragged.
She quickly lowered her head, not daring to look at that Pidgeot any longer.
...
Koga, standing on the other side of the battlefield, was also stunned.
His eyes were fixed on that Pidgeot, not even blinking.
As a Quasi-Elite Trainer, Koga had seen countless Pokemon.
All sorts of rare ones, powerful ones, giant ones...
He had seen them all.
But a Pidgeot this big...
Koga blinked.
Confirming he wasn't seeing things.
This Pidgeot was nearly five meters tall.
While an ordinary Pidgeot was only about one and a half meters tall.
This Pidgeot was more than three times the size of a normal one.
"This..."
Koga took a deep breath.
Then he shook his head with a self-deprecating laugh.
"Is... is this even a Pidgeot?"
"Incredible."
He remembered how he was just worrying that Roy couldn't beat Dustox.
He had even gone out of his way to detail Dustox's traits.
For fear that Roy would lose too embarrassingly.
Now it seemed...
He had worried for nothing.
Koga smiled wryly and looked at Roy.
"Roy."
"Your Pidgeot has certainly opened my eyes."
"However..."
Koga's gaze became serious.
"Battles aren't won just by being the biggest."
He raised his hand and pointed at the Pidgeot in the air.
"Dustox!"
"Use Stun Spore!"
"Restrict that big guy's movements!"
Dustox received the command and flapped its wings vigorously.
Purple powder drifted down from its wings and floated toward Pidgeot.
The powder was very fine.
It shimmered under the lights.
It looked beautiful.
But it was dangerous.
As long as even a tiny bit touched, one would fall into a paralyzed state, unable to move.
The corners of Koga's mouth curled up slightly.
With such a large size, as long as it was touched by the Stun Spore, that massive body would instead become its weakness.
This was the advantage of Bug and Poison-type Pokemon: winning through finesse.
...
Roy watched the purple powder floating over, his expression calm.
"Pidgeot, Hurricane."
The massive wings unfurled and then flapped once with power.
A gale howled forth.
The air in the entire hall was stirred up.
The gale carried immense force, sweeping toward Dustox.
The floating Stun Spore was instantly blown back by the Hurricane.
The purple powder scattered in the gale, completely out of control.
Dustox was also blown about, tumbling through the air.
It flapped its wings desperately to stabilize itself, but the force of the Hurricane was too great.
Dustox's body rolled in the gale, completely unable to control itself.
Koga's expression changed.
He hadn't expected Pidgeot's Hurricane to be so powerful.
But what surprised him even more was the speed at which this Pidgeot released its skill.
From Roy's command to the Hurricane forming, it took less than a second.
This meant...
The rapport between this Pidgeot and Roy had reached a very high level.
Koga gritted his teeth.
"Dustox!"
"Use Poison Powder!"
Dustox barely stabilized itself and flapped its wings again.
This time, dark purple powder drifted down.
But Pidgeot flapped its wings once more.
The Hurricane swept forth again.
The Poison Powder was likewise blown away.
Dustox was sent tumbling, reeling unsteadily.
Roy watched the still-tumbling Dustox and seized the opportunity while it was in disarray.
"Pidgeot."
"Wing Attack."
"End the battle."
Pidgeot received the command, its massive wings tucked in and then snapped open.
Its body shot toward Dustox like an arrow.
Its speed was astonishing.
The edges of its wings glowed with white light, carrying immense impact force.
Dustox was still trying to stabilize itself and had no time to dodge.
Bang!
The wing slammed precisely into Dustox.
Dustox let out a cry of pain as its body flew back like a kite with a broken string.
It bounced twice on the ground and then rolled to Koga's feet.
Its eyes had turned into swirls.
Dustox was unable to battle.
The entire hall was silent for a second.
Then, Aya raised her hand, her voice trembling slightly.
"Ven... Dustox is unable to battle!"
"The winner is Roy's Pidgeot!"
Koga looked down at the unconscious Dustox at his feet and gave a bitter smile.
Then he took out a poké ball and recalled Dustox.
He raised his head to look at Roy, his tone sincere.
"Impressive, truly impressive, Roy."
"Your Pidgeot is indeed very strong."
"Not just in size, but its strength is absurdly high."
Koga put Dustox's poké ball back on his belt and took out another one.
"However..."
"The battle isn't over yet."
Koga pressed the button, and the sphere enlarged.
Then he threw it with force.
"I'm counting on you, Golbat!"
The poké ball opened.
White light poured out.
It landed on the ground.
The white light dispersed, and a blue bat appeared on the field. It was larger than an ordinary bat, with a wingspan of about two meters.
Its mouth was huge, revealing sharp teeth inside.
Its eyes were blood-red, flashing with a fierce light.
Golbat circled in the air, letting out a sharp screech.
Roy's gaze fell on Golbat, quickly evaluating it.
This Golbat's overall level was quasi-Gym-level.
Same as his Pidgeot.
But Pidgeot was only at the beginning of quasi-Gym-level, while this Golbat should be in the mid-to-late stage.
Furthermore, Golbat was a Poison and Flying dual-type, fast, and capable of life-draining skills.
If he continued to fight with Pidgeot...
With the size advantage and the acceleration from the Thunderbolt Aura, he might still win.
But it wasn't a hundred percent certain.
Roy's mind quickly calculated various possibilities.
Pidgeot had just used Hurricane and Wing Attack, consuming some stamina.
While its condition was still good, facing a mid-to-late stage quasi-Gym-level Golbat, the odds were about sixty-forty.
Sixty for him, forty for Golbat.
This win rate actually wasn't low.
But Roy wasn't a person who liked to take risks.
His Gym Challenge mission required him to have no failures.
Not even a single match.
So what he wanted wasn't a high probability of winning.
But a hundred percent win.
Roy took out Pidgeot's poké ball and aimed it at the Pidgeot in the air.
"Pidgeot, good work."
"Come back."
A red beam shot from the poké ball, hitting Pidgeot.
Pidgeot's body turned into red light and was recalled into the poké ball.
Koga saw Roy recall Pidgeot, and a flash of surprise crossed his eyes.
Pidgeot's condition was clearly still fine; why recall it?
...
Roy put Pidgeot's poké ball back on his belt and then looked beside him.
"For this round, it's your turn, Pikachu."
Pikachu hopped out from beside Roy's feet, its two little paws clenched into fists, its expression changing from lazy to serious.
"Pika! Pika-pika!"
Pikachu's cheeks sparked with electricity, making a crackling sound.
Then it gave a powerful leap and landed on the battlefield.