Roar—!
Entei let out an enraged roar and began struggling violently.
But no matter how much strength he exerted, the whip binding him was like forged steel fused directly to his body.
It showed absolutely no sign of loosening.
Even worse...
The more he struggled, the tighter the thorned whip constricted around him.
The black thorns covering the whip tore one bloody gash after another across his powerful body.
Blood continuously seeped from the wounds.
Strangely enough, even the blood flowing from his body gave off visible waves of steam.
It was almost as though it were boiling.
As expected of a Fire-type Legendary Pokémon.
His blood was quite literally boiling.
What was even stranger was that none of the blood fell to the ground.
Instead, all of it was absorbed into the whip.
At the same time, Entei's condition visibly began deteriorating.
From the exhaustion on his face and the unfocused look in his eyes, anyone could tell that his stamina was draining away at an astonishing rate.
In other words...
Rosemon's whip wasn't merely restraining Entei's movements.
It was continuously draining his stamina as well.
When the spectators looked up again and saw the pleased expression on Rosemon's face, they all realized something.
Rosemon's technique didn't merely seem capable of continuously weakening Entei.
Apparently...
She could also absorb the stamina she drained from him and use it to replenish herself.
Well...
For something that looked like a Grass-type Pokémon, having an ability like that didn't seem particularly strange.
Then again...
With Rosemon dressed the way she was and wearing that expression...
Was she smiling because absorbing Entei's stamina was restoring her strength?
Or was she simply enjoying having Entei tied up with her whip?
That was difficult to say.
The next second...
Rosemon's expression abruptly became serious again.
She raised one slender white arm.
The whip restraining Entei suddenly loosened.
It slithered away like a black serpent.
Then Rosemon swiftly brought her arm downward.
Crack!
The whip produced a clear sonic boom.
Immediately afterward...
A black blur swept through the air amid a flurry of flowers and green leaves.
Smack!!
A heavy impact rang out.
Awoo!!
Entei's agonized howl followed immediately afterward.
His powerful black-and-red body was sent flying backward.
He tumbled several times before crashing heavily onto the ground, throwing up a cloud of dust.
When the dust finally dispersed...
Entei was lying unconscious on the ground.
"Entei is unable to battle!"
The referee raised the signal flag and loudly announced the result.
The entire stadium fell silent for a moment.
The spectators were so stunned that they hadn't even reacted yet.
It was true that Rosemon had completely controlled the battle from beginning to end.
But even so...
No one had expected the fight to end with such a decisive final blow.
A moment later...
Thunderous cheers and applause erupted throughout the stadium.
Amid the deafening excitement...
Belotti stared coldly at the unconscious Entei.
She said nothing.
She merely extended one hand, holding out his Poké Ball and recalling him.
By this point in the battle...
Her defeat could only be described as absolute.
She had never imagined that she would encounter such an overwhelmingly powerful and troublesome opponent in the finals.
Belotti took a deep breath.
Then she forcibly calmed herself down.
(End of Chapter)
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