"I just don't know if it was the Overlord Rhinoceros Beetle that gave you this excitement, or if all Overlord Pokémon can give you this kind of positive stimulation."
Beedrill wasn't quite sure either.
It only felt that.
When facing the Overlord Rhinoceros Beetle, there was a voice in its heart telling it to have a good fight with the opponent and strive to win.
Just like...
It felt a bit like two tigers can't live on the same mountain.
Then it gave its all in the battle.
In the end, with the support and help of Natsuhiko, it achieved victory.
After telling Natsuhiko about this feeling, Natsuhiko fell into deep thought.
For a long time, he couldn't figure it out.
"Let's focus on training first. If you can make that speed your normal speed, you would be terrifying," Natsuhiko said.
As a famous person once said.
Speed is weight; have you ever been kicked by light?
To some extent, speed can substitute for some strength.
"Buzz buzz."
Beedrill responded and took two Charjabugs to perform complex, unplanned flight maneuvers around trees.
Natsuhiko then began to consider whether to let Beedrill have a match with other Overlord Pokémon.
He sat on Snorlax's belly.
Sometimes pondering methods and plans to enhance his Pokémon's strength, sometimes contemplating how to act in the Alola Region.
To be honest.
Lately, the hunters from the Hunter Guilds on Ula ula Island have been unusually quiet.
However.
A sudden emergency call from Joanna in the afternoon made him laugh.
"Natsuka, they're here."
The emphasis.
Was on the word "they."
Natsuhiko clapped his hands to gather the Pokémon back.
After recalling his Pokémon, he laughed at himself.
"So this is where the problem was. I really was taking things for granted," he said.
Saying so, he stepped onto Noivern's back.
In the wind stirred by its flapping wings, Natsuhiko held onto his hat and looked down.
"But that's good; this saves me a lot of trouble."
Under the brim of his hat, his eyes were cold and fierce.
...
...
Few minutes later.
At the edge of Malieu City, in the backyard of Natsuhiko's temporary estate.
Joanna, with a cold expression, held her shoulder, which was continuously seeping red.
Beside her, several hunters and Pokémon lay sprawled about.
Salamence landed on the ground, breathing heavily, covered in wounds.
Beside Salamence, two staggering Vikavolts hovered in mid-air.
These were deliberately left for Joanna by Natsuhiko.
Facing them.
A man and a woman leading the group wore mocking smiles.
Behind them stood dozens of hunters in various attire, greedily eyeing Joanna's Salamence.
However.
Joanna's icy gaze did not fall on those two leaders.
But on the two rather familiar, sycophantic hunters beside them.
These two.
Should have been on their side.
Responsible for intelligence gathering.
They were obviously bribed by the other party.
Or perhaps, they were already bribed before they came.
But all of this.
Was actually within Natsuhiko's expectations.
That's why he had specifically left Joanna with two Gym Leader Level Vikavolts.
Along with her original Pokémon, even if facing Elite Candidate Level Pokémon, with not necessarily defeating, stalling for a while wouldn't be a problem.
However, the issue was.
More than one competitor came this time.
There were two!
"I say, Joanna, where's that Natsuka? Hasn't he come yet? Did he run away?"
Among the two leaders, the man spoke with a hoarse, drake-like voice, "Didn't he say he would get rid of me first?"
This person was the hunter "Hound" Kasbi Joanna had mentioned to Natsuhiko before, whose signature Pokémon was a Houndoom.
Beside him was a woman with heavy makeup, dressed flamboyantly, constantly twirling her golden curls, known by the nickname "Wild Cat" Seminna, her signature Pokémon being a Luxray.
It's worth mentioning.
Her direct superior was Tom Rokicki.
"I guess he's not coming. Let's get rid of her first; a Salamence has considerable potential, it could be a problem in the future."
Although Seminna was smiling, her eyes were filled with malice.
"Oh no, it would be such a waste to just kill like this."
Kasbi eyed Joanna up and down, his gaze extremely invasive.
Joanna, pressing one hand on her shoulder, rested the other on Salamence, slowly retreating.
Seminna glanced at Kasbi, a hint of disdain in her eyes.
But she said nothing more.
Only gradually approaching Joanna.
In her current condition, there was no worry of running away.
"Houndoom, first restrain that Salamence. It's a very valuable Pokémon," Kasbi waved his hand.
"Woof!"
Upon hearing the command, Houndoom's sleek black body swiftly charged forward, targeting the severely injured Salamence.
However.
Houndoom's rapid run suddenly came to a halt. Guided by the instinct of a Pokémon, not only did it stop its charge, it even took a few steps back.
"Hmm?"
Kasbi and Seminna frowned, looking up to the sky.
There they saw a massive figure rapidly descending from above.
Boom!!!
The inertia from falling from high altitude, along with that already terrifying body weight, directly created a huge crater on the ground while stirring up a large cloud of dust.
"Snorrr!!!"
A deep voice came from within the dust.
Then a strong wind blew, dispersing the dust.
Snorlax's massive figure suddenly stood before Joanna and her Salamence.