Lysandre was insanely confident.
Under the mechanical arm's control, two Poké Balls flew out.
Along with two low roars, a Pyroar and a Gyarados appeared in front of Lysandre.
No need to mention the Gyarados.
As for the Pyroar, it had a Fire/Normal typing.
Worth noting was that the shape of Pyroar's mane looked very similar to Lysandre's hairstyle.
"That's not all!"
Lysandre's Key Stone on the mechanical arm shimmered.
Gyarados roared low, and the light of Mega Evolution flashed.
In the blink of an eye, Mega Gyarados appeared.
Its aura was even more vicious.
"Come on, Serena. Let me see what you're like right now."
Lysandre looked at Serena.
He'd already recognized her when she first set off on her journey.
During Serena's journey, he had also kept playing the role of a mature elder.
He often spoke to her about his dreams for the beautiful world.
But now, they were standing on opposing sides after all.
"I will definitely stop you, Lysandre!"
Serena slowly clenched her fist.
That unwavering look made Lysandre briefly zone out.
What kind of dazzling, radiant will was that?
"Hehe—just showy fluff."
"Do you really think you can pull it off?"
But the next moment, Lysandre came back to himself.
"I won't allow it."
"You stupidity humans with short-sighted eyes…"
"are polluting the world!"
"And who asked you to spit out all that nonsense?"
"The only outcome is already set in stone—your outcome is!"
Rosa couldn't stand Lysandre's "nonsense" anymore.
"What makes you think you're a savior?"
"Is it because of your little strength?"
Rosa thought about it.
Even if there really was a savior in this world…
that person could only be Damian!
Lysandre's face went dark.
"I've seen far more than you ever have."
"You don't even know everything I've personally been through!"
"So what?"
Hilda shot back.
"The world is like this right now."
"It's not perfect."
"That's exactly why it exists."
"That's exactly why people like us who long for something beautiful…"
"are able to exist."
Hilda released her Emboar.
She absolutely couldn't accept Lysandre's theory.
"Lysandre, you always say the world isn't beautiful."
"But isn't it your narrow-minded, stubborn view that keeps you from seeing all those 'beautiful' things?"
Dawn picked up the argument.
Garchomp landed in front of her.
"There's no such thing as true perfection."
"That's exactly why we can still have hope and dreams."
"But you—"
"you're stubbornly denying everything and destroying them all."
Perfection?
What on earth in this world could be truly perfect?
In Dawn's eyes, the closest to perfection was only Mr. Damian.
But even Mr. Damian wasn't perfect.
Because he had his own desires.
And to put it plainly, at least his private life wasn't perfect.
And to reach his goals, Mr. Damian also used some methods that ordinary people couldn't accept.
But that still didn't get in the way of Mr. Damian's envious talent and excellence.
"No!"
"That's not how it is!"
Lysandre clearly got a little broken by what they said.
His voice turned much more heated and volatile.
Narrow-minded?
Stubborn?
It wasn't that at all.
This was exactly what he had personally experienced!
"Nonsense!"
"You little brats who still haven't grown any—"
"what do you know?!"
But Lysandre's temperament was indeed mature.
Even so, what those few girls had said just now…
had shaken him for a brief moment and made him feel irritated.
He quickly adjusted.
"Yeah, yeah, yeah."
"We really don't know."
"You're the one who knows best."
Rosa spoke with a yin-yang tone.
"Enough, Sis's."
"There's nothing to say to this madman."
"Someone who's completely immersed in their own world—"
"the only real thing is to knock him down."
Rosa believed it wasn't realistic at all to make that lion-head man "wake up,"
to recognize his mistakes,
just by talking him to reason.
It had to be a hard hit!
Lysandre gave a deep, cold smile.
"If it were your organization's boss, Damian…"
"then yeah, I'd still have to be a bit wary."
"But just you four little ones…"
"what can you do to me?"
Lysandre said calmly.
It wasn't that he looked down on those four girls.
It was just that the facts were right in front of him.
Even if it was a 1v4—
the victory would only belong to him.
"Huh?"
"You, you guy—"
"You're literally just like Cyrus!"
Rosa smacked her lips.
For the bosses of these evil organizations, she really didn't know where they got the confidence to underestimate them.
"Come on."
"Today, I'm going to teach you properly."
"Let's see how stupid it is to judge me with your narrow-minded thoughts!"
"Hydreigon!"
"Dragon Pulse…"
"Huh?"
Rosa was about to launch her attack.
But she immediately noticed something.
A thick flame was charging toward her Serperior.
It was a Flamethrower!
"Hydreigon!"
Hydreigon roared.
A pure dragon glow shot out.
Dragon Pulse!
Boom!
Dragon Pulse and Flamethrower clashed violently in midair.
Then—
they exploded into a violent burst.
That Flamethrower had power.
Rosa's pretty eyebrows lifted slightly.
"Boss…"
"Looks like you're in danger."
The relaxed tone and those leisurely footsteps showed the newcomer's complete carelessness.
"Not danger."
Lysandre corrected her lightly.
"Alright, alright."
"But Aliana and the others have already been captured."
"What do you think?"
A vicious Houndoom stepped out first.
Behind it were a man and a woman.
The one who had just spoken—
was the red-shades woman.
"Malva?"
Serena looked stunned.
She recognized that familiar woman—
one of Kalos's Elite Four, Malva.
And beside Malva stood a silent boy.
"Hello there, Serena."
"Long time no see."
Malva waved at Serena.
But Serena couldn't calm down at all right now.
"Tsk~"
"One of Kalos's Elite Four, Malva…"
"and you're also a Team Flare villain?"
"This Kalos League is… seriously…"
Rosa clicked her tongue.
Even though she didn't finish the sentence, anyone could tell what she meant.
Rosa genuinely felt like Kalos was worse than Unova.
Even now, Unova's Region was weakened because Alder was disappointed.
But at least Unova's Elite Four was solid and fine!
They were Elite Four of the League!
So in the end—
Kalos League's Elite Four turned out to be Team Flare villains?
Try saying that out loud and people would laugh to death.
"Girl…"
"don't say it like that."
"It's just that our pursuit goals don't line up."
Malva shrugged.
"Tsk~"
"I can't be bothered arguing about all that."
"Villains like you don't deserve to listen."
Rosa couldn't be bothered with talk anymore.
Malva narrowed her eyes slightly.
This girl was a bit arrogant.
"You came at just the right time."
"Handle these four people together."
"Then we'll head to Geosenge Town to start the final plans."
Lysandre didn't want to say more.
Plans mattered most right now.
"Sure."
Malva agreed.
It was obvious Malva was just like Lysandre.
She didn't put Rosa and the other four in her eyes.
After all, it was just a bunch of girls.
How strong could they really be?
"Alain."
"Which one do you want to fight?"
The boy named Alain looked at Serena.
Serena—
the prodigy girl Lysandre always mentioned.
A long time ago, he'd wanted to spar with her.
"These three should be Team Flare's rare upper echelon."
"So just take them all down at once."
Dawn said in a low voice.
She'd thought there was only Lysandre.
But now two more Team Flare upper echelons popped up.
That was perfect.
"Mm."
"All in one package."
"Then we go deal with that Zygarde?"
Rosa sounded pretty excited.
"That Zygarde…"
"probably isn't something we can deal with right now."
"Let Mr. Damian handle it."
Hilda sounded completely exasperated.
"Hilda, what are you saying?"
"We're going to be top-tier Admins in the future."
"Why are you suddenly acting like you've got no drive?"
"…"
"I can't be bothered talking to you."
Hilda rolled her eyes.
And in the end, the assigned matchups were set like this:
Serena vs. Alain.
Rosa vs. Malva.
Hilda and Dawn vs. Lysandre.
Outside, meanwhile.
Diantha had Gardevoir Mega Evolve.
Then she fired a decisive Moonblast straight at the enraged Zygarde.
Boom!
The Moonblast hit completely.
It exploded on impact.
Zygarde let out a roar filled with anger.
Its insect-compound-eye-like eyes snapped toward Mega Gardevoir and Diantha in an instant.
That vision full of resentment and anger made Diantha's heart sink.
Did she piss it off?
Zygarde's massive body drifted.
Black-and-red energy kept condensing.
Diantha immediately threw out Hawlucha.
After Hawlucha lifted Diantha into the air, it quickly pulled back.
"Gardevoir! Protect!"
Along with Zygarde's screeching cries, the ground around Gardevoir began to surge wildly.
Black-and-red near-hexagon-shaped light points rushed in like a tidal wave.
They swallowed the Mega Gardevoir completely—despite it being protected by Protect.
Ground-type Thousand Waves.
This was one of Zygarde's signature moves.
Boom—
a violent thundering shockwave kept blasting through the area.
Nearby buildings collapsed under the impact of Thousand Waves.
And Diantha, flying in Hawlucha's grasp, stared with violently trembling pupils.
This terrifying power…
Was this what a legendary Pokémon was like?
Diantha immediately understood.
This horrifying Zygarde…
was absolutely not something she could deal with.
Diantha immediately took out her phone and called someone.
She had to get Damian to step in!
And besides—
the agreement earlier.
Damian had clearly said he would help keep Lumiose City safe!
But now, with such a huge Zygarde snake just sitting here, letting it keep doing whatever it wanted…
wouldn't Lumiose City be turned into ruins completely?!
In Lysandre Research Laboratory.
A super Houndoom was smashed backward by Dragon Pulse.
It crashed to the ground hard.
Light flashed—
and it was forced to exit Mega Evolution form.
"How is it this strong?!"
At this moment, Malva had completely lost her earlier leisurely vibe.
Her face was ugly as she stared at Hydreigon and Serperior across from her—and Rosa behind them.
"So you've only got this much…"
"I thought you were way more impressive."
Rosa lifted her chin with pride.
No problem at all.
Just an Elite Four?
I'm one of Team Rocket's executives!
"..."
Malva went silent.
She never expected that Team Rocket—
a bunch of such young girls—
were actually this terrifying.
She was sure.
That Hydreigon and Serperior were definitely Champion-tier!
And just that—
what about the other three?
Malva glanced to Elsewhere.
As expected, Alain had already been tied up.
Yep—he lost even faster.
His Mega Charizard X had also been completely dominated by Serena's Greninja.
The battle ended early.
After beating Alain, Serena joined the "justice" 1v1 against Lysandre.
Yes—
Lysandre was facing Hilda, Dawn, and Serena.
Three opponents at the same time.
The pressure on Lysandre was unprecedented.
Even if he released Honchkrow and Mienshao —
it still didn't help.
Damn it.
How are they so strong?!
And this was only one against three.
Lysandre didn't even dare imagine what would happen if that bun girl also joined the battlefield.
But right now, he was already sweating buckets.
He couldn't hold on!
"Malva!"
"Come help me, Malva?!"
In the end, Lysandre still called for backup.
When Lysandre looked at Malva—
Malva was only just now tied up by Rosa.
She showed Lysandre an awkward but polite smile.
"Boss…"
"I think I actually need your rescue more…"
Lysandre: "..."
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