Hoshino suddenly threw a punch, hitting Mihak squarely in the face and knocking him onto the beach. The sudden turn of events left everyone stunned.
"You…"
Mihak gritted his teeth and got up from the ground, the intense pain in his face finally bringing him back to his senses. But what awaited him was a kick to the face!
"Treating your Pokémon like commodities?"
"They become your Pokémon because they acknowledge or trust you, and they are willing to fight for you and do other things!"
"And as a Trainer, to treat such trust as a business transaction, trampling it at will! Someone like you, I'll blast you to smithereens!"
Hoshino retorted word for word. Even more evil than irresponsibility was the scum who used trust and promises to deceive Pokémon, defiling their dreams for their own benefit!
Ceruledge and Braixen heard these words, especially the former, whose eyes seemed to change slightly at that moment, but it was fleeting, returning to their cold state.
Hoshino's attacks were hitting hard. Mihak endured the pain and humiliation, finally erupting. It's better to rely on oneself than on others, and better to rely on oneself than on Pokémon.
As an adult and a Trainer who had traveled extensively, Mihak's physical fitness was by no means weak. He had simply been startled by Ceruledge earlier and then caught off guard by the attack.
Now that he had reacted, he couldn't remain passive. He grabbed Hoshino's leg, slammed him onto the beach, and then rolled over to punch him: "What I do with my things is none of your damn business!"
The two humans instantly began wrestling on the beach, while a group of Pokémon watched from around them. Gladion's expression was also somewhat shocked, and he muttered to himself: "Is this a Trainer battle, even rarer than a Pokémon battle?"
However, shock was one thing, but for him, wasn't this an opportunity? After all, both of them weren't paying attention here…
Cyclizar swayed back and forth, watching Hoshino wrestling with Mihak on the beach, while also keeping an eye on Lycanroc's movements, unsure what to do.
Gladion's gaze instantly fell on Braixen. His goal was only this Pokémon. In this situation, directly capturing it would be no problem!
But Ceruledge was still there. He had seen the opponent instantly defeat Toxicroak, so he still had to fight a battle, just to stall!
"So I can only use it…"
Gladion turned sideways and threw a Poké Ball. Ceruledge also shifted its attention at this moment. After seeing the Pokémon the opponent sent out, its eyes widened slightly in surprise.
Because this Pokémon's appearance was somewhat strange. Its front legs resembled an insect-like creature, while its hind legs and body part looked like a beast-like creature.
Its tail, on the other hand, looked like a fish's tail. Its overall color was dark, like a stitched-together monster of several creatures combined.
It also had a strange mask-like device attached to its head, which looked very heavy. Its neck was locked by a cross-shaped object, as if deliberately sealing its power…
At this moment, Gladion raised his hand to block his face, striking a very chuunibyou pose, and shouted: "Type: Null, show me your power!"
"…"
Ceruledge had never seen such a strange Pokémon as Type: Null, but the act of locking a Pokémon's head with something made it very uncomfortable. Seeing the opponent obey the command and rush towards it, it directly unleashed a sword strike!
Clang—
Bitter Blade directly hit Type: Null's mask, instantly emitting a dazzling firelight, but strangely, it didn't even leave a crack.
"…"
Ceruledge was clearly stunned for a moment, and in that instant, Type: Null had already raised its front leg and swung down with Shadow Claw…
Seeing that everyone and every Pokémon were stalled, Gladion immediately moved to attack Braixen, but he still underestimated Ceruledge's strength.
With just one hand, it blocked Type: Null's attack, while its other hand slashed with a sword, instantly igniting a wall of eerie blue flames between them, separating them.
"This guy!"
Gladion glanced over with a look of surprise, then was about to take out a Poké Ball, but at that moment, a siren suddenly sounded from the distant night market.
The commotion of the battle by the sea had finally been noticed by the police. Although Pokémon battles are generally not prohibited outside of public places.
But with it being so late, and fighting in a place with no lights, the police officers maintaining public order naturally had to come and inquire.
"Tsk…"
Gladion clicked his tongue, recalling Type: Null and Lycanroc. He didn't bother with Braixen anymore; he apparently didn't want to be questioned by the police, so he turned and left.
Ceruledge didn't pursue but leaped and disappeared, either leaving directly or hiding nearby to observe secretly.
The two humans, seemingly unaware of the approaching police, were still wrestling on the beach, blood splattered everywhere, and their gear was scattered on the ground.
However, Hoshino hadn't rested for two days, and his stamina was declining. Although he started it, he was now completely the one being beaten.
"Cycli!"
Cyclizar ran over to help, clenching its fists, but the two humans kept rolling in the sand, changing positions, making it unsure where to strike.
Hoshino, who was already beaten almost beyond recognition, struggled to shout: "Hit his head, quickly hit him! Hit him in the head! I'll hold him!"
"Cycli…"
Cyclizar didn't care anymore. Seizing an opportunity, it directly threw a punch, but Mihak seemed to be waiting for this moment, exerting force and instantly switching positions!
Before Hoshino could react, his head was hit by Cyclizar's punch. His legs instantly straightened, and he croaked on the spot…
"Cycli!!!"
Seeing Hoshino seemingly dead, Cyclizar cried out in immense self-reproach. Mihak immediately broke free, a disdainful smile appearing on his battered face.
"A school kid dares to fight me?"
Saying that, he also heard the distant siren and knew he had to escape quickly, while Cyclizar was still in grief and hadn't come to its senses.
Although he felt pain in several places, fortunately, he hadn't suffered any serious injuries. He just hadn't expected to be beaten like this by a kid; it was simply bad luck!
He took out a Poké Ball to recall Toxapex and Toxicroak, then took out another Poké Ball. Looking at Braixen crouching on the ground, his mood became even more irritable, because everything today was caused by it!
"Get back here, you useless thing!"
Mihak aimed the Poké Ball at it, just as he was about to recall it, Braixen, with its back to him, slowly stood up, but in its hand was a branch—an item Hoshino had just dropped—and then, the tip of the branch suddenly ignited with flames!
At the moment the Poké Ball's red light shot over, its eyes, in despair, turned resolute. Then, it suddenly turned around and forcefully blew the flames from the branch forward, the swirling flames directly hitting!
"Ah!!!"
A scream rang out, making the police officers nearby quicken their pace. Mihak's entire right hand was engulfed in flames. He knelt on the ground, trying to extinguish the fire with sand, but the Poké Ball burned to ashes in the flames. Braixen had completely severed ties with him!
"Brai!"
Braixen reinserted the extinguished branch into its tail, no longer bothering with the scumbag, but anxiously rushed towards Hoshino…
Wee-woo-wee-woo~
Police sirens blared continuously. Some Trainers were unsure what was happening, only seeing several police cars stopped on the road by the sea, and an ambulance had also arrived.
Mihak's injuries were not severe. After being treated on-site by Miss Joy, he was handed over to Officer Jenny for temporary detention, awaiting questioning about the case.
And Cyclizar and Braixen, as the Pokémon involved, having witnessed everything, were also taken away.
Hoshino, the most severely injured, was immediately loaded into the ambulance to be rushed to the hospital for emergency treatment.
Lying on the stretcher, looking disfigured, Slowking stood beside him and slowly spoke to him telepathically: "How shameful. If you don't have the ability to be bad, don't go fighting people. And if you fight, don't get beaten so badly that you lose your life."
Hearing this, Hoshino, who had been motionless, suddenly opened his eyes, grinning crookedly, and replied somewhat proudly: "It doesn't matter, I'll make things lively."
"It doesn't matter. I've put your medical expenses on your tab. Remember to pay it back after you're discharged."
"Damn it!"
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