Chapter 860: Descendant of the Royal Family

"The, the outcome is decided! Gengar wins two in a row! Thunder successfully defeated two of Nessa's Pokémon in succession!"

The commentator's tone was filled with disbelief.

Many in the audience hadn't recovered their senses yet either.

The progression had been too fast.

From the moment Barraskewda reappeared, relying on the rain to boost its Aqua Jet to ram the Shiny Gengar, the lightning strike had covered them, yet failed to stop them from flying out of bounds.

In the end, it "bizarrely" brought about the match result.

Or perhaps, they found it hard to accept that Nessa had lost to All Baimu so easily; the first half had at least featured some tactical maneuvering!

How did it suddenly take such a sharp turn for the worse, like a flood breaking through a dam and rushing a thousand miles?

Without a doubt, the audience had identified the culprit of this match—

Pelipper!

The weather setter, having summoned a weather condition to provide a boost for its own side, had instead become a helper for the enemy to deliver a fatal blow; without the rain, Thunder could never have been so swift and precise.

Of course, it also had a lot to do with Pelipper's four-times weakness to Electric, and the fact that Barraskewda was also weak to Electric and absurdly frail.

With a base stat total of around five hundred, all points were dumped into Attack and Speed, leaving naturally little for Defense.

And compared to the audience.

Nessa actually understood better that the cause of defeat lay within herself; it was she who chose Pelipper, wanting to use the rain to further dilute the sludge and toxins in the pool, and also wanting to use the rain to trigger Barraskewda's 【Swift Swim】, supplemented by Aqua Jet to achieve multi-fold acceleration.

All to make Barraskewda's speed even faster!

She believed that as long as it was fast enough, she could rely on its excellent physical attack to defeat the Gengar in mid-air; dodging once didn't mean it could dodge a second time.

Barraskewda had weak defense, but how much stronger was Gengar than it?

She hadn't expected the opponent to be holding back a 【Thunder】, directly knocking Pelipper down, causing the situation to completely spiral out of her control.

And as a damage dealer, Barraskewda hadn't learned any moves that could effectively restrict the enemy.

Counting down from the top, besides attack skills, there were only skills to assist it in boosting its offensive capabilities; surely she couldn't have it use Whirlpool to contest Thunder?

That would be a joke.

Nessa had no other options, so she had to compare speed with the lightning.

Just like properly dodging a bullet means dodging the muzzle, rather than waiting for the opponent to fire before evading; if one successfully predicts the landing point of Thunder, there is a high probability of being able to evade in advance!

Who would have thought All Baimu and Gengar would be so ruthless, directly aiming the Thunder at it.

Now, Barraskewda couldn't evade a thing.

It was aiming straight for Gengar!

The result was laid out before them.

Thinking about being swept two-to-zero, and the opponent's Pokémon hadn't even lost its ability to battle, Nessa, who belonged to the first-string Galar League Gym Leaders, felt exceptionally depressed.

If she were beaten this miserably in a Gym Challenge or even the Champion Cup, it was possible she would be dropped to the second string (minor league)!

And in fact.

Gengar had indeed almost been rammed to death by Barraskewda.

It owed a lot of credit to the level seventy simulation reward; without the accumulation of time, how hard could its defensive ability really be?

After stubbornly returning to the field to announce the victory, its movements became exceptionally sluggish.

Fortunately, All Baimu was fast enough in taking out the Poké Ball to recall it.

He said: "Looks like you've reached your limit. Rest easy, and leave the chance to show off to the other Pokémon."

The sphere wobbled slightly as a response.

At the same time.

Nessa bypassed the pool, stood not far from him, and recalled the fainted Barraskewda, her peripheral vision involuntarily glancing over.

All Baimu...

She felt like she had heard this name somewhere.

Ah!

She remembered!

The Trainer who rejected Chairman Rose's invitation!

Could it be him?

Although Nessa was too busy with work to pay attention to many things, she had to interact with League staff daily and could always hear the gossip passed around privately, which she also enjoyed listening to.

All Baimu's name was passed around among League staff and within the Macro Cosmos group; on one hand, it was because he had rejected Chairman Rose, and on the other, it was related to him having a huge temper with the secretary, Oleana.

In everyone's eyes, Oleana was a goddess-level figure—beautiful, exceptionally capable, and especially kind to subordinates, willing to offer guidance to anyone who begged for her help.

Anyone who could make her angry must have a problem!

However, although Nessa also had a good relationship with Oleana, she didn't wear the same colored glasses as those fanatical fans of Oleana in the League and the group, and she could still maintain a normal attitude toward this person who was suspected to be the one involved.

"That..."

She spoke suddenly.

All Baimu, who was about to leave, paused his steps, silently covering the strange look on his face, and responded: "I'm very happy to have had a battle with you, Miss Nessa."

"I am also very happy—"

Nessa's words were only half out; she actually wasn't happy at all, but considering the issue of politeness, she could only answer courteously.

Subsequently, she stated the main point: "Mr. All Baimu, please allow me to address you this way. You previously rejected Chairman Rose's invitation?"

"To be precise, the person who contacted me at the time was Ms. Oleana, and I did indeed reject her."

All Baimu admitted frankly.

It was definitely this person!

Nessa suddenly felt a sense of pleasure from having caught some gossip, blinked her watery big eyes, and asked: "Then are you here in the Galar region this time to participate in the Gym Challenge?"

All Baimu shook his head in denial, "No, I'm here for tourism."

What a pity.

Nessa felt regret in her heart.

A second ago, she was still guessing whether this person who had rejected Chairman Rose's invitation and come to the Galar region was trying to participate in the Champion Cup through the Gym Challenge to replace the current Champion, Leon.

She hadn't expected him to be here for tourism!

She had even prepared to give All Baimu an invitation letter if he didn't have one.

Sigh.

Not participating in the Gym Challenge, and here for tourism—the probability of meeting and battling again was infinitely less than zero.

Nessa began to feel frustrated again.

With her unyielding and competitive personality, how could she allow herself to have lost so miserably in one of her battles in her career? She urgently wanted to get back at him.

But heaven didn't favor her.

"Excuse the intrusion."

Nessa lowered her head, turned, and strode away with her long legs; staff members appeared at the right time to separate the crowd for her and clear a path.

A question mark appeared on All Baimu's forehead.

He truly didn't understand the reason for Nessa coming over to chat; did she really want him to participate in the Gym Challenge? Did she think he was particularly talented?

Not very likely.

Then what about the probability of her being a key clue character?

Didn't feel very likely either.

How could a mere Hulbury Gym Leader be related to Calyrex.

Come to think of it, it really was Aqua's voice, just a bit more serious and gentle.

Was she a Water Goddess reincarnated as a Water-type Gym Leader?

That felt quite cool!

All Baimu took advantage of the crowd not yet closing in, slipped out using the path the staff had cleared for Nessa, leaving many in the audience who had specifically come to find him empty-handed.

And after the second ranked battle was finished.

The ranking refreshed accordingly—

1001.

Damn!

Although it was gratifying to have advanced over a hundred spots, what was the meaning of being stuck before the promotion threshold? That last match didn't even count as a promotion match!

He clicked to continue matching with frustration.

Originally, it was almost ten o'clock, and he thought since there were so many people, he would put it aside for a while, go out to stroll the streets, have lunch, and search for Calyrex, who might exist in some corner.

If he couldn't find Calyrex, he would encounter a key person related to the clues.

Who would have expected such an awkward ranking, directly forcing him, with his mild obsessive-compulsive disorder, to continue battling.

Come, come!

Let him see which immortal was blocking the promotion entrance!

Beep~

Matching successful.

The opponent's bust appeared on the mobile screen; the appearance was actually quite decent, even handsome, but the hairstyle was truly too exaggerated, and paired with a neat, tight-fitting suit, it was truly a bit weird.

All Baimu: "Hmm? These two are participating too?"

'Sordward'.

The screen displayed this name that looked very familiar to him—

A descendant of the ancient royal family of the Galar region!

It had nothing to do with Calyrex; it should have been the human regime established after it lost its faith.

This person also had a younger brother named Shielbert; the two brothers' hairstyles were a sword and a shield, respectively.

They claimed that the legendary hero who saved the Galar region was their ancestor, denying that Zacian and Zamazenta were the true heroes.

In the game's post-game, these two toxic individuals were so cancerous that they collected a bunch of Wishing Stars to forcibly make Pokémon Dynamax and rampage through various stadiums, and also wanted to infuse Galar particles into Zacian and Zamazenta, making them go berserk and destroy the city, all to erase their title as heroes.

They could be said to be the designated villains of the post-game.

Huh?

Could the two of them be the fated ones?

King and King, it felt like the possibility was much greater than others!

Did they appear in the anime?

Seemed not.

The character design might have changed.

Just like Chairman Rose maintained the pathological and crazy character design from the game on the surface, but in reality, the production team added a lot of material to him, changing the underground energy factory that would originally run out of energy in a thousand years into Rose hoping the energy could last for a thousand years.

Then forcibly making the underground energy factory unable to hold too many Galar particles, needing to strengthen it, and then letting the Galar particles be released, causing Pokémon everywhere to Dynamax and lose control.

Calling it a necessary sacrifice.

Forcibly adding a bunch of stains, leaving All Baimu speechless.

One had to know that Rose was the one who would scold Bede for having no feelings for the Galar region because Bede destroyed the ruins!

It could be seen how unreliable the damn production team was.

"Expected to start in half an hour... Then let's stroll around first."

He heard someone shouting that the match for Turffield Gym Leader Milo was about to start, and followed with great interest.

——

Grass Stadium.

All Baimu, who arrived late, saw the toxic brothers at the entrance.

Influenced by their exaggerated hairstyles, the surrounding crowd didn't dare to get too close, one after another pulling away a distance and looking at the two with strange eyes.

The brothers didn't care about the gazes of others, their smiling faces filled with composure and confidence.

And because All Baimu's temperament was outstanding, it led to him seeing the brothers at the same time they saw him, their eyes brightening slightly as they came up.

"I am Sordward."

"I am Shielbert."

The two bowed in a gentlemanly manner, and said in unison: "We are descendants of the pure-blooded Galar royal family! You must be All Baimu!"

Well then.

The character design hadn't moved a bit.

All Baimu's mouth twitched slightly, nodding: "Indeed, may I ask what advice you two have?"

Sordward, the older brother with the sword head and blue suit, said: "We observed your two matches and feel deep respect for your strength. And it's a coincidence that we will meet you in the upcoming match, so we specifically came to greet you."

Shielbert, the younger brother with the shield head and red suit, smiled: "We are celebrities, so naturally we cannot lose etiquette like commoners."

Damn celebrities!

Commoners!

Turning back the clock of history, are we!

Although he was very clear that the two belonged to the parallel world counterparts of the toxic brothers in the game and hadn't yet committed numerous crimes, just listening to the tone of their speech, especially the high-and-mighty attitude of the younger brother, made All Baimu, who came from a background of commoners at the bottom, instantly lose interest in communicating with them.

Phew...

Stay calm.

These two might be the fated ones; keep a normal heart, keep a normal heart.

All Baimu adjusted his emotions and responded: "I am happy to have caught your eyes, but the match is about to start, so let's talk after the match."

The gate leading to the arena had already opened.

Sordward smiled: "Good! Then let me experience your methods personally!"

"I wish my brother martial success!"

Shielbert offered his blessing.

All Baimu turned and walked toward the venue, his expression quickly turning cold, thinking about whether he should beat Sordward up.

... Beat him!

Among the previous fated ones, except for Elite Four members Phoebe and Glacia who didn't have the chance, which one hadn't he beaten up?

How could Sordward be missing!

Fated ones who have been beaten up are the good fated ones!

Carrying a strange belief, he stepped onto the Trainer's platform.

The commentator for the Grass field hadn't changed; he took a sip of water and discovered an acquaintance had arrived, and almost spat it out after seeing his ranking and battle record.

"Cough, cough!"

Swept two-to-zero again after battling Nessa? What is wrong with this world?

He was about to speak when the door to the commentary room was knocked, and a staff member walked in and whispered two sentences.

"... Good."

The commentator nodded with complex emotions, pressed the broadcast button on the console, and his voice became loud and full of passion, "Welcome back to the Grass sub-venue of the Battle Festival; let's see the contestants about to start the match—Contestant All Baimu! Haha! After going around in a circle, he's back again!"

If the battle with Daniebola only left him an impression on the audience at the Grass field, then with his great victory over Nessa, his fame suddenly became loud.

More and more audience members in the Battle Festival venue learned of such a person's existence and were willing to rush to watch his battles.

Some had even started shouting his name and cheering for him.

The Poké Ball belonging to Gengar wobbled slightly.

Success!

It giggled excitedly, hiding in the ball.

It had been unhappy before that the audience only cheered for acquaintances, so Gengar had tried every means to attract their attention.

Now, after two rounds of battling, it had successfully won over a batch of audience members!

Its own efforts had paid off; it felt even more proud than winning the match!

All Baimu, holding another Poké Ball, felt its restlessness, looked at the noisy audience, and smiled: "Right, this is the cheering that belongs to you; come out and enjoy it properly."

Bang!

The Poké Ball opened.

"Gengar!"

Gengar, having replenished its stamina and received simple treatment, appeared, and the shouting from the audience became even louder.

Causing it to giggle and wave to all four directions.

The Rotom Drone in the center of the field cast a puzzled look, but seeing this Pokémon hadn't entered the field prematurely, it silently turned its head back.

It announced: "Both contestants, please send out your Pokémon."

Opposite.

Sordward elegantly tossed a Poké Ball, "Go! My loyal guard!"

Bang!

Light flashed, and a humanoid Pokémon resembling a knight clad in armor, with sharp blades on its limbs, chest, abdomen, and head, appeared.

"Bisharp!"

Bisharp let out a low grunt. ===== CHAPTER 861 =====