Was it coming?
Seeing this scene, Himeko's heart tightened.
The other Pokémon in Okano Shuzo's hands—the ones she had been thinking about all this time—
It seemed she was finally about to see them.
In the stands, every spectator's emotions were surging as well.
Everyone was waiting in anticipation.
Waiting to see the next Pokémon he would bring out.
"Don't tell me it's another Legendary Pokémon?"
"How is that possible? What do you think Legendary Pokémon are, Caterpie? Something you can just catch anywhere?"
"Then it's over. He definitely can't beat Mew!"
"I actually hope the match can go back and forth!"
The spectators in the stands discussed it animatedly.
To be honest, deep down, everyone still wanted to see a thrilling battle.
But judging from the situation, Okano Shuzo probably did not have a Pokémon stronger than Mew.
After all, to win, it would at least have to be on the same level as another Second-tier Legendary.
But just thinking about that was absurd.
A human Trainer owning a Third-tier Legendary as his Pokémon was already an unimaginably exaggerated event.
And he could have a second one?
A Second-tier Legendary at that?
How could that be possible?
However, in the next second, the Pokémon that emerged from Okano Shuzo's Poké Ball once again struck their worldview with tremendous force.
A pitch-black humanoid Pokémon hovered above the battle arena.
Around him, jet-black Dark-type energy caused black holes to flicker in and out of existence in the surrounding space.
Looking at that figure, every spectator present froze in shock.
That was…
The Nightmare God!
Darkrai!
The legendary deity said to control nightmares!
And also a Second-tier Legendary existence!
It really was a Second-tier Legendary.
After a brief daze, thunderous cheers erupted across the venue.
On the battle arena, Himeko's expression also became solemn.
From Darkrai's body, she sensed an intense, ominous, and dangerous aura.
Immediately after that, the words Shiko spoke in her mind made her nerves tighten even further.
"This Pokémon is different from that Articuno earlier."
"This is the real Darkrai!"
After sensing that terrifying aura and the incomparably dense, intense fluctuations of Dark-type energy, Shiko immediately confirmed it.
The moment his voice fell, Mew's aura also began to climb.
Her posture shifted.
Her eyes narrowed slightly.
Her expression began to turn serious.
The two Second-tier Legendaries stared at each other face-to-face.
Their auras collided in this space.
Darkrai let out a faint, sharp cry.
In the next instant, over a dozen identical figures of Darkrai appeared on the battle arena.
They formed a circle, surrounding Mew at the center.
The next second, more than a dozen pairs of deep-blue eyes lit up with an eerie, gemlike glow.
Their gazes converged on Mew.
Mew only felt her body stiffen.
The flow of energy inside her body stirred violently, turning into a stormy vortex.
This was bad!
An intense, ominous premonition rose within her.
In the next second, Mew gathered all the strength in her body and forcibly broke free from the immobilizing effect Darkrai had placed on her.
However, even though she reacted immediately, she was still just a little too late.
A massive black hole suddenly appeared behind her.
Its strange, distorted form radiated a heart-palpitating aura. Even the surrounding air and light were being madly devoured by that black hole.
The black hole twisted into a vortex.
A powerful pulling force erupted.
In an instant, it forcibly dragged Mew's small body into it, making her vanish without a trace.
Immediately after that, an identical black hole appeared behind Darkrai.
His figure was also swallowed by the black hole and disappeared in the span of a breath.
The battle arena suddenly fell silent.
Only Okano Shuzo and Himeko were left standing face-to-face.
Along with two black-hole spaces that were slowly disappearing.
"What's going on?"
"What exactly just happened?"
"Where are they? Where did the two Pokémon go?"
"Don't tell me we're supposed to just stand here and watch empty air?"
The spectators in the stands discussed anxiously, unable to calm down.
The thrilling spectacle they had thought was about to unfold had suddenly come to an abrupt halt.
Everyone was so anxious they could barely sit still.
Before the discussion could even die down, a new change suddenly occurred on the battle arena.
(End of Chapter)
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