Chapter 251: Grand Tournament Victory

"The Pokémon Gorgeous Contest, the Kanaz Conference has finally reached the finals of the Gorgeous Battle!"

Amid the host's introduction, the audience let out passionate cheers.

The finals.

No matter where one is, it belongs to the climax of a competition, symbolizing the highest level, the moment everyone has been longing and looking forward to.

And when All Baimu stood at the trainer's seat, looking around at the many faces that were either excited or expectant, he unexpectedly felt a bit nervous, his heart beating very fast.

He wanted to win.

He wanted to put a perfect period on his debut battle.

He was only one step away from final victory; he could not be careless, could not underestimate the enemy, and had to carefully consider which Pokémon to send out.

All Baimu was very clear that Ulala, who possessed a Salamence, was powerful, even though she as a Coordinator had never participated in Gym Challenges or League Conferences.

But years of Gorgeous Contest battle experience had also told her how to make opponents lose large amounts of points.

He looked from afar at Ulala in her black dress across the way, his gaze meeting those confident and proud eyes, and both saw an emotion in the other's—

"Victory!"

"Gorgeous Battle finals! Begin!"

At the host's loud shout, All Baimu and Ulala simultaneously threw their Poké Balls!

Bang bang!

Before Ulala, crimson flames suddenly leapt up, and Fire Yin Bu stepped out amid the blaze, its fluffy fur fluttering in the wind like a spirit of fire.

And on the other side.

Within the pitch-black smoke, a blood-red light flared.

Then a gleaming silver giant claw scattered the mist, revealing its towering, massive body as if tearing open a cloak.

"Roar…"

Aggron breathed in the remaining black fog, not letting out a skyward howl to intimidate its opponent as it usually did.

It knew that the Gorgeous Contest stage was different from the battles it had experienced before; it had to make sure it was handsome enough, and could not appear too fierce or too violent.

Then how should it act?

Its trainer had taught it a trick—stay quiet.

So what was now exposed before the audience and judges was a silver giant beast as massive as a mountain yet perpetually silent.

The silver armor on its body reflected dazzling brilliance under the sunlight, and the scars upon it were like the most glorious medals, drawing continuous sighs of admiration from the audience seats.

The three judges exchanged glances, not hiding their approval at all.

A very important part of the Gorgeous Contest is observing how well the Pokémon has been raised; most of the time, the reason one's score isn't higher than others isn't that the move combinations aren't gorgeous enough, but that the Pokémon's external and spiritual appearance isn't great enough.

How much actual strength Aggron had was hard to say, but at the very least it had been raised extremely well.

Of course.

Fire Yin Bu was the same; the closer its fur's movement in the wind resembled the leaping of flames, the better its condition.

"Flamethrower!" Ulala decided to strike first.

"Buu si!"

Fire Yin Bu suddenly took a deep breath, its entire body's fur seeming to swell and tremble violently, and then a bright tongue of flame spiraled out in a gush!

But Ulala's command was not yet finished, "Flare Blitz!"

In an instant, Fire Yin Bu's fur ignited with azure-blue flames, it strode forward at speed, actually plunging into the Flamethrower, turning it into a spiraling tunnel of fire.

The blue fireball flickered in and out of sight, the interweaving of red and blue playing out with extreme aesthetic beauty and visual impact!

And what surprised All Baimu was not only that Fire Yin Bu had completed a combination move in the blink of an eye, but also that it had used the stacking of two moves to pull the move's power up to normal levels.

Lowering power to create more gorgeous variations, then using move combinations to obtain normal-level power.

From a battling perspective, this kind of flashy performance meant nothing, but on the Gorgeous Contest stage, this move would undoubtedly earn an extremely high score.

If Aggron failed to break through it, the one losing a large amount of points would be his side.

"Meet it head-on! Use Metal Burst!"

All Baimu shouted.

Hearing this, Aggron paused slightly; as the Pokémon with the best tacit understanding with its trainer, it had already heard the special element within this command.

During the week Mawile had been practicing its Gorgeous Contest performance, it had certainly expressed that it had no interest in this whatsoever, but to give its trainer one more edge in the Gorgeous Battle, it had secretly practiced the technique of lowering power to enhance variation.

It was time to verify the results!

Aggron set its heavy steps in motion, charging forward in silence, silver light enveloping its body, and without hesitation collided head-on with Fire Yin Bu.

"Fairy Wood: A Marvelous Fate"

Boom!

The red and blue flames, along with Fire Yin Bu's swallow-like pounce, all splashed onto Aggron's body.

The moment the blaze surged up it covered it, forming a terrifying scene like a giant torch!

All Baimu's score was instantly deducted by nearly a fifth.

But facing the searing heat of over a thousand degrees, there was not the slightest expression of pain on Aggron's face; instead, it ferociously extended its claw and seized Fire Yin Bu, which was attempting to retreat.

"Throw it up!"

"Roar!"

Aggron let out a low roar and hurled Fire Yin Bu into the air!

The flames on its surface, like living things, gathered toward its mouth along with the silver radiance, forming a silver orb of light.

"Smokescreen!"

Ulala did not panic, and promptly issued her command.

No matter what kind of move Aggron would use, the black smoke of Smokescreen would also reduce the gorgeousness of the move, so this move could be considered a good move with hindering properties.

But clearly she had somewhat underestimated Bouldust.

The silver orb of light, wrapped in rushing air, spun upward like a pillar—and before Fire Yin Bu could spew scalding black smoke, it exploded with a thunderous boom.

However.

What burst forth from the explosion was not smoke, but an utterly dazzling silver firework!

Fire Yin Bu was blasted dizzy; its body, which had been falling under gravity, was sent flying once more, and the smoke in its mouth instinctively erupted, sending scalding black smoke pouring down.

"Quicksand Hell!"

All Baimu shouted.

Bouldust raised both claws, and a narrow but dense quicksand vortex surged toward the sky around its body, forming the shape of a sand flower—dispelling the black smoke and keeping Fire Yin Bu buoyed up, suspended in midair!

Urarara's score was deducted twice in a row, losing nearly a third.

And now, of the five-minute countdown, only two and a half minutes remained.

"Use Stored Power Fire Blast to accelerate! Break out!" Urarara nervously clenched her fists.

Fire Yin Bu instantly transformed into a red fireball, spinning and accelerating along with the direction of Quicksand Hell, causing itself to be flung out and regain its freedom.

That move of hers was quite beautiful, and it cost All Baimu a fair amount of points.

But Fire Yin Bu had not anticipated that Bouldust had long been waiting for it to break free of its bonds.

"Rock Tomb!"

Just as it was searching for a landing point, Bouldust had also pinpointed where it would fall, and with a fierce stomp made the ground heave up—countless rocks instantly imprisoned Fire Yin Bu within them.

Strictly speaking, this move had no aesthetic appeal whatsoever, yet it was the decisive one.

Urarara still wanted to find a way to counter, but the instant the rocks crumbled into sand and gravel, Fire Yin Bu was already swaying and collapsing.

Obviously.

It had fainted.

Bouldust may well be far inferior to it when it comes to creating spectacular scenes, but in terms of combat power, it is more than enough to look up to.

"Fire Yin Bu is unable to battle! The winner of this year's Glamour Contest—the Kanaz Conference—is Mr. All Baimu!"

The host shouted, announcing the victory of the match.

Urarara stared blankly for a long while, and only when the judges beside her began their commentary did she show a helpless smile. "I lost."