Chapter 385: I really am a good person

"I lost?" Bai Du's eyes were vacant, and for a moment, he found it hard to believe.

"He won?" Jiang Chengcheng's eyes were equally vacant, and she felt a bit dazed.

The speed of this Noivern was simply ghost-like; every attack was completed within a few seconds, like a Night Fury dancing in the night sky. It truly lived up to its reputation as a Noivern capable of contending with a pseudo-legendary Hydreigon in dark caverns.

If her Machamp had been the one to battle, it would have more likely been played in the palm of its hand.

Yet, this powerful Noivern at the early Gym level had actually been beaten into such a state by Diancie, the evolved form of Carbink.

And it was an early Professional-level Pokémon defeating an early Gym-level one, just like that time.

"Holy crap, Brother Su and Diancie were so cool just now! Coach, I want to learn that too!" Li Hua's eyes sparkled, and he was incredibly excited.

"Hoo—"

Bai Du let out a long sigh, recalled the Noivern—which had lost the ability to battle and was lying in the crater with its eyes tightly shut—back into its Ultra Ball, whispered a "thank you for your hard work," and looked at Su Hao across the massive crater.

He revealed a bitter, relieved smile and said, "This match is my complete defeat. Even my Gym-level Noivern, a descendant of my main team, couldn't beat your Diancie. I look forward to your continued growth."

At this moment, Su Hao's strength had earned Bai Du's heartfelt respect. In his heart, Su Hao was no longer a junior, but an opponent who had the chance to surpass him in the future.

In his mind, based on Diancie alone, Su Hao could already look down upon the younger generation of the Dragon Tamer clan under the age of 24.

He remembered that he had ascended to the position of Elite Four at the age of thirty.

Even if Su Hao's other Pokémon were not as strong as Diancie, he could already foresee it.

Su Hao, who would soon be eighteen and an adult, would likely have the strength to defeat him, or even become Champion, in seven or eight years at the latest.

The youngest Elite Four at 26 or 27—just thinking about it made him look forward to it.

"I will."

Su Hao was taken aback by Bai Du's straightforward admission of defeat, which lacked any of the airs of an Elite Four member, but he still responded without arrogance or impatience.

Although Bai Du had only sent out a Noivern that couldn't even make it into his second or third-string teams, even this Noivern had managed to tangle with Diancie for so long.

This battle made him realize that there were still many strong people in the world, and he, Diancie, and the other Pokémon on his team still needed to work hard.

Although he hadn't sent out Articuno, which was nominally his Pokémon, either.

Beside him, Diancie also struck a pose with her hands on her hips, looking very proud.

Her status as the big sister of this team would never be shaken!

Even though the "Big Tiger" had caught up to her in energy level, strength was a different matter entirely!

Before leaving, Bai Du and Su Hao both looked at the Ancient Arena with troubled expressions.

The entire Ancient Arena looked as if it had been struck by a meteorite; the massive battle field was left with a gaping hole, with only the rock fragments that Diancie hadn't controlled and gathered scattered to one side.

... Can the tournament still proceed normally tomorrow?

"If you want to come to the Dragon Cave, just contact me." Bai Du waved his hand while holding the Dragon Fragment, walked slowly out of the Ancient Arena, and left without a trace.

Su Hao watched Bai Du leave with his hands crossed behind his back, thinking with some emotion that Elite Four Bai was truly a good person, just like that, gifting him a chance for a Dragon Cave trial.

Before leaving, he had even contacted the person in charge of the Ancient Arena, stating that he had caused significant damage to the field during his training and that he would cover all repair costs.

"What a great person," Su Hao thought, silently downloading and saving the video file before deleting it.

This was battle footage data that could be used when Diancie appeared in public in the future; he would pack it up and send a copy to his mother first.

Of course, he wasn't a devil.

Because Elite Four Bai was such a great person, Su Hao would meticulously add mosaics to the faces of the people in the video.

In a park in Rong City, the three of them were sitting on a park bench, looking up at the sky.

"I feel like I'm still in a dream and haven't woken up. Was I hit by Hypnosis?"

Li Hua felt light, as if everything was so unreal.

Entering the top four of the Sichuan-Chongqing division.

That was already a happy event, and today he had also picked out a fourth Pokémon to his liking, inexplicably won a prize, and inexplicably used the prize to trade for a chance to enter the Dragon Cave with a Dragon Elite Four who had inexplicably appeared.

Jiang Chengcheng sighed, hating his lack of composure, and said, "You've been like this since we left the arena. It's about time you calmed down, right?"

Her gains today were the smallest, but she was also the calmest... no, the second calmest.

After all, Su Hao defeating the Dragon Elite Four head-on still gave her quite a shock.

Yes, after watching the battle, she realized she had actually watched herself hungry and had to come to this park nearby to buy a lot of snacks.

And Su Hao next to her had looked confident from the very beginning; she even had the illusion that Su Hao still had energy to spare.

"That's true. I feel like I've encountered so many things just hanging out with Brother Su today. It's truly incredible."

Li Hua patted his cheeks, forcing himself to wake up.

After calming down a bit, Li Hua leaned over to Su Hao and asked curiously, "What are you looking at?"

Since leaving the arena, Su Hao had been staring at his phone without speaking, looking distracted, and he didn't know what he was doing.

Just like him a moment ago, he was wandering behind the frantically eating Jiang Chengcheng like a ghost.

Su Hao laughed loudly, "I won!"

Li Hua was startled by Su Hao's sudden laughter, then said weakly, "Geez, I know you're excited about winning against Elite Four Bai, Brother Su, but this is still a public place. Can we not be social terrorists?"

Jiang Chengcheng, who had left at some point, sat down and said vaguely with a sausage she had just bought stuffed in her mouth, "Exactly, I could hear Li from over there."

Su Hao said awkwardly, "I'll be careful..."

He wouldn't be this excited just for winning against Elite Four Bai's mere third or fourth-string team, and he didn't know how much Bai Du had held back during their battle.

He hadn't used a single unique technique, relying entirely on the Noivern's own physical fitness to fight.

And even then, it had managed to unexpectedly cause real damage to Diancie. One had to know that Noivern was completely countered by Diancie, and the Dragon Elite Four's signature Dragon-type moves could also be said to have been completely sealed.