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The battle between Volo and Rainbow Giovanni was still ongoing.
Rainbow Giovanni did not let Mewtwo undergo Mega Evolution because he was very confident in Mewtwo; even without Mega Evolution, defeating Volo would be enough.
And the fact was exactly so: under Mewtwo's powerful Psychic ability, Volo's Terastallization Hisuian Arcanine rapidly approached Mewtwo by utilizing the priority move Extreme Speed.
Of course, Mewtwo didn't move at all, just standing still and waiting for Hisuian Arcanine to come over.
However, once Mewtwo activated its Psychic barrier, the Extreme Speed attack hit the Psychic barrier but was unable to break through the deep blue Psychic shield.
Instead, Hisuian Arcanine itself was directly shocked backward by the Psychic barrier and fell to the ground.
"Mewtwo's Psychic power is truly too strong."
Seeing this scene, Cynthia said helplessly.
Volo's Hisuian Arcanine was very powerful, but facing Mewtwo with its Psychic barrier active, it was completely helpless.
Because if it couldn't break through Mewtwo's Psychic barrier, it was impossible to injure Mewtwo.
And Mewtwo itself could launch attacks freely from within the Psychic barrier.
It could be said that this was an exclusive 'privilege' belonging to Psychic-type Legendary Pokémon like Mewtwo.
This was because Mewtwo's Psychic power was truly too vast, inexhaustible like a boundless ocean.
Otherwise, even a regular Psychic-type Legendary Pokémon could not afford to be as extravagant as Mewtwo, condensing pure Psychic power into a Psychic barrier that served both offense and defense.
Before long, Hisuian Arcanine collapsed under Mewtwo's Psychic attack.
Volo's final ace was a Garchomp, the same as Cynthia's, and it underwent Mega Evolution into Mega Garchomp.
As Volo's ace, this Garchomp was naturally very powerful.
It can be said that Volo's main lineup was highly similar to Cynthia's former team, differing only by the Hisuian Arcanine.
However, in terms of overall strength, Volo was comprehensively stronger than Cynthia.
This is no exaggeration; especially after arriving in the modern era, Volo's battle awareness improved significantly, making his strength even more formidable.
After all, during the Hisui period, Volo's strength was comprehensively superior to everyone else in that era; only the appearance of 'the lost one of time and space,' Akari, gave Volo an opponent.
That saying still holds true: being able to serve as Akari's final opponent already proved Volo's worth.
Not to mention, Volo was also the human chosen by Giratina as its partner.
The battle continued.
Volo's Mega Garchomp was ferociously beyond imagination.
In the games, Garchomp was mocked for a lifetime because it couldn't learn Dragon Dance, and the -10 speed reduction after Mega Evolution made it unusable.
However, in reality, although the wings merged into blood scythes after Mega Evolution, and Mega Garchomp's speed did decrease slightly, the resulting increase in aggressiveness was substantial and real.
Like a beast released from its cage, the momentum of Mega Garchomp charging with two terrifying blood scythes could absolutely be said to be the most shocking presence among all pseudo-Legendary Pokémon.
That savage momentum caused Mewtwo's eyes to change for a split second.
Especially when Mega Garchomp raised its blood scythes and two Dragon Claws fiercely slashed onto its Psychic barrier.
When the originally indestructible Psychic barrier was forcibly carved with two cracks and was on the verge of collapsing, even Rainbow Giovanni was moved.
What the hell kind of brute force is this?
"What astonishing power!" Ash exclaimed, clicking his tongue.
"It's strong, right? It's traded for speed."
Mammon chuckled. Mega Garchomp's aggressiveness and pure strength were among the best of all non-Legendary Pokémon.
But this truly was exchanged for speed.
Furthermore, it was only strong in power. Although there is a saying that 'One strength conquers ten skills,' which isn't wrong, it depends on the specific opponent.
If the opponent is slow and heavy, Mega Garchomp is absolutely in its element, for example, against heavyweights like Rhyperior, which also rely on strength and defense to dominate.
Mega Garchomp is truly ideal for dealing with them.
But facing an all-rounder opponent like Mewtwo, it was truly at a loss.
Especially since... Mewtwo also knows Ice-type moves...
"Garchomp is unable to battle! Mewtwo wins!"
The referee announced the final result. That's right, Mega Garchomp ultimately fell to Mewtwo's Ice Beam.
Four times weak to Ice; how could Rainbow Giovanni not target that weakness?
Looking at the big screen where his rank had risen to No. 7 among the Eight Masters, Rainbow Giovanni's lips curled up slightly.
His gaze shifted, finally landing on Giovanni on the high platform. Rainbow Giovanni put one hand in his pocket and used the other to make a throat-slitting gesture of provocation toward him.
Noticing this scene, the audience screamed in excitement.
The intense rivalry between Champion Giovanni and the Giovanni from the alternate world made them incredibly hyped up right now!
"Hehe~ Giovanni, it seems he's coming for you."
Charles Goodshow stroked his long beard and couldn't help but tease Giovanni with a smile upon seeing this.
"It doesn't matter, I will defeat him."
Giovanni smiled faintly, meeting Rainbow Giovanni's gaze.
It seemed Rainbow Giovanni was still unconvinced by his defeat at Aether Paradise back then.
But it was no big deal; he would just defeat him one more time.
"However, he must first defeat either Akari or Selene."
Giovanni rested his chin in his hand, the corner of his mouth slightly raised.
Currently, he was No. 1 among the Eight Masters, and directly below him were his daughter-in-law Selene and his Granddaughter Akari.
If he wants to challenge him, Rainbow Giovanni must first break into the top three.
But Selene and Akari are not as 'easy to bully' as Volo.
"That is true. By the way, Mammon's first child is about to be born, right?"
Charles Goodshow smiled, in a very good mood.
"Yes, we have already arranged for professional medical staff to go there."
Giovanni was also in excellent spirits; his first Grandson (or Granddaughter) was about to be born.
Following Rainbow Giovanni's successful challenge against Volo, this news quickly spread everywhere.
Volo's strength was considerable, as he had entered the Eight Masters by challenging Cynthia.
Especially since Rainbow Giovanni exposed Mewtwo as his ace this time.
The people of the Kanto region were even more excited: our own Champion Giovanni is so strong, and Mr. Giovanni from the parallel world is also incredibly powerful!
Well, although Rainbow Giovanni is from a parallel world, he is still 'Giovanni,' so he can be considered a Kanto native, right?
In any case, it was clear that the ranking of the Eight Masters had gained another powerful contender.
Of course, Mammon didn't care about any of this.
Because two days later, Lillie was finally going into labor.
Inside Team Rocket Castle's private operating room, Mammon and the others were waiting outside the door.
Lusamine pretended to be calm, but her foot was constantly tapping the ground, while Gladion paced back and forth in the corridor, clearly extremely nervous.
This was understandable; after all, the person inside was their daughter (or sister).
Mammon was also a little nervous at the moment, but he still believed Lillie would be fine, as she had been nurtured by his Arceus power and had also received life energy from Calyrex.
Although Calyrex's life energy was inferior to Ho-Oh's and even more so to Xerneas's, as a Grass-type Legendary Pokémon, Calyrex, once known as the 'King of Abundance,' possessed considerable life energy.
Therefore, Mammon knew clearly that Lillie's safety was guaranteed.
Finally, after a long wait, the operating room door opened.
"Joy, how is she?"
Seeing Joy walk out, Mammon immediately rushed forward.
"Phew~ Mother and daughter are safe."
Joy took off her mask, revealing a gentle and serene smile.
"Thank you." Mammon sighed in relief.
"Family members can enter now, but please keep the number of people small and do not make any loud noises. Lillie is very tired right now."
Arriving at the prepared room, Mammon entered after hearing the nurse's instructions.
"Mammon~"
Lillie's delicate face showed undeniable weakness, but her complexion wasn't overly pale.
"You worked hard."
Mammon held Lillie's small hand, his tone exceptionally gentle.
"It wasn't hard at all. Look at our child."
Lillie smiled softly, her expression full of happiness and Joy.
Mammon looked beside the bed and gently picked up the tiny infant, who was currently sleeping soundly with her eyes closed.
"She looks a lot like you, Lillie."
Mammon gently tapped the child's tiny face, unable to stop smiling.
Gladion quickly leaned over to Mammon, looking at his niece with great excitement, completely losing his usual aloofness.
So cute!!
"I think she looks a lot like you, Mammon." Lillie's smile was very sweet.
"Oh, right, Mammon, have you two chosen a name?"
Lusamine took the baby from Mammon's hands and asked the couple.
"We've decided. If it's a girl, we'll call her Crystal. We hope she grows up to be as intelligent and clever as Lillie."
Mammon said with a smile.
"Crystal? That's a lovely name."
Lusamine looked at Crystal in her arms and nodded with satisfaction.
"Mother, let me hold Crystal too." Gladion was getting anxious.
"What's the rush? What if your clumsy hands wake up your niece?"
"No way! I'll be very careful!"
...
"Oh my god! Lillie had a daughter!"
Outside the room, Rosa bit her finger, feeling both happy and a little anxious.
"Hilda, what should I do? Damn it, why is my stomach so uncooperative!"
Rosa was exasperated. It was truly annoying; she clearly came to Mammon for a 'big battle' every week now.
But there was still no sign of movement in her stomach.
"Why are you asking me?" Hilda pouted.
"..."
Caitlin sat gracefully in a chair, her eyes appearing calm, but in reality, her gaze was unfocused.
Mammon's child was born, but the mother isn't me... Wuwuwu... That star-headed guy is such a liar! He clearly said I would be highly fertile, so why haven't I gotten pregnant after all this time?
Caitlin's gaze shifted, and seeing the heavily pregnant Cynthia, her eyes filled with even greater sorrow and indignation.
Ah ah ah ah ah!!!!