radicalducati Chapter 143 Challenging the Four Heavenly Kings
Chapter 143 Challenging the Four Heavenly Kings
Chapter 143 Challenging the Four Heavenly Kings (Part 2 Combined)
After the exhibition match, Ash and Misty accepted Lorelei's invitation to visit her villa on the outskirts of the metropolis.
[Ding! Congratulations on completing the side quest "Kona's Secret Garden": Infiltrate Kona's villa and have a secret rendezvous with her!]
【获得奖励：联盟币+2000；速度+1；自由属性点+1；特性「胆小如鼠1v1」等级+1】
[Cowardly as a Mouse Iv2: Can significantly reduce one's presence when necessary. (But don't use this to peep into the women's bathroom!)]
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"I can't do it!"
"Besides, I clearly walked in openly and honestly," Ash retorted inwardly.
This unorthodox system always portrays him as some kind of lewd demon.
Although Ash is indeed in the prime of his youth and full of vigor, he will never admit it!
However, Kona's villa is quite large and has luxurious interior facilities.
You can even see the sea view on the beach not far away from the large floor-to-ceiling window in the living room.
Kona knows how to enjoy life; no wonder she always says she likes sunbathing and looking at the sea.
"Master Kona, thank you so much for inviting us to your home."
Being able to enter her idol's home made Xiaoxia very excited from the moment she stepped inside. She swayed slightly from side to side while holding the autograph board, and her eyes were all smiles.
"It's alright, and thank you for accepting my invitation."
Perhaps still feeling the effects of the recent game, Conor is behaving much more normally now than she did at the restaurant.
"Master Kona, you are truly amazing, and you are completely different during battle compared to your usual self."
"Is that so? But I was just doing what a normal trainer does, like gentle water that can turn into hard ice when necessary."
"Water and ice—"
After taking a sip of tea, Lorelei smiled and asked Ash to release Oshawott.
She picked up the otter and rubbed its little face, making funny faces at it like she was teasing a child.
"Ash, how did you meet this otter?" Lorelei asked curiously.
Otters are the starter Pokémon in the Unova region, and there are almost no records of them being found in the wild in Kanto and other areas.
"This otter looks like it was born recently; it's still a baby."
"I really don't know how I got here."
"I met it by chance in the wild." Ash certainly couldn't tell Lorelei that it came from Arceus, so he could only give a random reason.
The otter also shook its head; it had no recollection of how it got there.
"So, do you like Ash?"
"Rice wine, rice wine!" The otter nodded immediately and happily showed off the scallop on its belly to Kona.
When its beloved little shell broke during a battle, Ash helped it repair it overnight.
"So, Ash, do you like otters?"
"Of course, I love all my Pokémon equally!" Ash said with strength and confidence, which was convincing.
[Ding! Kona: Affection +1]
His favorite is Pikachu, but he also loves the other Pokémon just as much.
Ash even has the ability to distinguish at a glance which of his 30 Tauros and 20 Grimer are which.
"Water-type Pokémon are different from those fierce Pokémon; you should express your love."
"It's not enough to communicate feelings through fists alone."
Ash was a little surprised that Lorelei knew so much about him after only meeting him twice.
You should know that in his normal state, Ash looks no different from any other hot-blooded young man.
"That guy Shiba told me about you, an interesting kid I met by chance."
"And since you won the championship in your first league tournament, the entire league is paying close attention to you."
I never imagined I'd become so famous within the Kanto Alliance.
As one of the Elite Four, Lorelei naturally has a responsibility to mentor promising and righteous young people within the league.
"The water otter may have had the experience of being left over after being chosen by others in the past, so it is very afraid of being abandoned."
"Always forcing yourself to do things beyond your capabilities, and being afraid of not performing well in battle, puts too much mental pressure on yourself."
That's why I was so scared that I couldn't open my eyes while I was in the water.
"Really? Otter, that's what you think."
"Rice wine, rice wine~"
"Many starter Pokémon have been in similar situations, being left out when new trainers are choosing their Pokémon," Misty added.
"It feels terrible not to be chosen."
Seeing Ash's thoughtful expression, it was clear that Kona had gained something from their conversation.
"I'm actively nurturing new talent for the future of the league, so the old man can't say I haven't fulfilled my responsibilities as one of the Elite Four anymore." Lorelei smiled. "As a senior, I'd give myself a perfect 10 out of 10. That's awesome! (≥≤*)"
Kona is already a bit "soft" when she's in the water, but now that she's happy, her smiling face makes her look even cuter.
Kona glanced at the sky; it was already midday.
Have you had lunch yet?
"not yet."
Kona tilted her head and rummaged through the kitchen, pulling out a bag of toast bread.
"Eat up, this is what I usually eat."
The Four Heavenly Kings usually eat such simple food.
When Lorelei noticed that Ash and Misty were looking at her with surprise, she felt a little embarrassed.
"Actually, I don't know how to cook, so I'm just doing this for convenience." Xiao Zhi walked to the kitchen, opened the refrigerator, and started looking for ingredients, quickly chopping vegetables.
Xiao Zhi is quite good at cooking, and his chef level has been accumulating over time to reach level four.
It's already comparable to our Brock, the pinnacle of housekeeping in the Pokémon world.
I made curry rice for Xiaoxia and the others for lunch, and also prepared Pokémon food.
"It's delicious, Ash. I didn't expect you to be such a good cook." Lorelei took a bite and showed a happy expression.
She was surprised that such a big, burly little AI could do something like this.
[Ding! Kona: Affection +3]
After a rest following lunch, Lorelei agreed to Ash's request and the battle began.
Because of special consideration, Lorelei's battle with Ash was a three-on-three battle.
"Are you ready, Ash? Let me make it clear first, I won't hold back."
Kona's adorable antics disappear as soon as you enter battle mode.
When she transforms into an icy, aloof woman, she becomes expressionless and speaks in a cold tone.
"Ready to start anytime, Lorelei Master!" Ash had already chosen his Pokémon to battle.
"Freeze the opponent, Cloyster!" Lorelei released her Pokémon first.
Ash picked up the otter that was following at his feet from under his arm and spoke to it earnestly.
"It's decided that you'll be the Water Otter. Just fight with all your might and don't put too much pressure on yourself. I will never abandon you because of a loss."
"rice wine!"
"What? Sending out water otters? That's a guaranteed loss." Before the game even started, Xiaoxia was already saying discouraging things.
"rice wine!"
Upon hearing Xiaoxia's words, the little otter immediately raised its shell and waved it at her in protest.
Ash didn't take it to heart. "Misty should believe in her Pokémon; love and bonds can create miracles!"
"The boy is right."
"Ah, even Master Kona said that—"
The match officially began, and Lorelei let Ash go first.
"The otter uses a shell-like blade!"
"Clam, retracting its shell."
The otter picked up the scallop from its abdomen and released blue water blades, then sped off towards the armored clam.
The little guy had already run over with all his might, but unfortunately, it was Cloyster, one of the Elite Four, and its shell-shrinking skill was naturally extremely proficient.
The otter still couldn't attack the armored back's main body; its blade struck the shell, making a crisp chopping sound.
But it seems that it didn't do much damage to the armored clam, while the water otter was struggling to keep up with its attacks.
"Clampagne uses Split Split, then Aurora Beam!"
The Cloyster's aurora beam was released very quickly; the otter didn't even have time to react before it was blasted away, landing face-first with its little legs twitching as it made a "rice wine~" sound.
Although it was somewhat wolfish, it did not completely lose consciousness and managed to hold on.
It wasn't taken out in one hit, which means it's already stronger than the Pokémon in the previous exhibition match.
"Hang in there, Otter!"
Encouraged by Ash, the otter struggled to its feet, patted the dust off its face, and regained its fighting spirit.
Throughout this time, Kona did not issue any attack orders, but simply looked at the otter encouragingly.
"Okay, let's use water jets like this!"
This time, when the water jet covered the otter's entire body, it no longer kept its eyes closed, but instead stared intently at the armored clam as it charged forward.
"Freeze Ray".
"Otter, don't dodge, just keep attacking like this."
Misty was puzzled by Ash's command, asking, "Won't this mean we'll take full damage from the Ice Beam?"
But she soon understood.
The freezing ray's power was largely absorbed by the water flow barrier outside the water column, and the ray completely froze the surface of the water column.
Unexpectedly, the water otter, carrying such a large icicle, maintained its original posture and continued flying towards the armored vehicle.
The attack successfully hit the armored body inside the iron shell, causing considerable damage.
"You can do that?!" Xiaoxia was impressed by this unconventional method.
When the icicle cracked, the water otter managed to break free.
Moreover, this time the otter got extremely close to the armored clam.
"Use this opportunity, Otter, and use the Shell Blade!"
"An interesting method: Clam ice spin!"
The shell blade successfully struck the Cloyster's body again, but even though the Cloyster was injured, its movements did not slow down at all.
The spikes on its shell emitted a blue light, and it continued to spin its body very quickly, knocking the water otter away.
The Otter, which flew back to the second half of the arena, was unable to battle, and Ash quickly went over and picked it up.
"You've done very well, Otter. Being able to open your eyes underwater is a huge improvement. You can have an extra meal tonight!"
"Rice wine~" Otter managed a weak smile in response to Ash.
Return the Otter to its Poké Ball and let it rest.
Lorelei clearly went easy on Oshawott in the first match, but it's unlikely Ash will be able to go toe-to-toe with Lorelei again in the future.
"I choose you! Go all out!" A long blue figure appeared on the battlefield. Ash's second battle was against Dragonair, a very unwise decision.
The reason why Lance has never become the Kanto Champion is because his Dragon-type Pokémon are completely countered by Lorelei.
Ash had his own reasons for releasing Dragonair; his Dragonair was actually on the verge of evolution, but just couldn't evolve.
Ash wants to use a battle against a formidable opponent like Lorelei to unlock Dragonair's potential and enable it to evolve.
At this time, Lorelei also changed her Pokémon, choosing Slowbro.
A pink hippopotamus with a large snail shell in its tail and a wise expression appeared on the battlefield. It stared at Ash for two years, looking at his intelligent expression. Ash felt as if his consciousness was being sucked in.
"No, wake up!" Ash quickly slapped his phone to regain consciousness. "Dragonair, use Dragon Dance!"
"Slowbro uses Iron Wall."
Both sides surprisingly chose the skill that would boost the damage at the same time, which shows they were on the same wavelength.
With a wide twist of its body, Hakuryu quickly completed its Dragon Dance buff.
"Okay, Hakron, use 100,000 volts."
"Want to use type advantage? Slowbro, next up, use Yawn."
Facing Dragonair's incredibly effective Thunderbolt, Lorelei actually let Slowbro take the hit directly, which shows how little respect she has for Ash's Dragonair.
However, it certainly had the ability to act tough, taking a 100,000-volt Slowbro attack as if nothing had happened.
Even amidst the intense lightning, its wise expression remained unchanged. It opened its mouth wide and yawned, and a white bubble flew straight towards Hakron.
"Oh no, Dragonair, get out of that bubble!" Ash shouted immediately.
But it was too late. The bubble seemed to be floating slowly in the air, but its speed was astonishing.
In the blink of an eye, it exploded in front of Hakron.
A wave of drowsiness immediately swept over Hakron's brain.
"Hold on with Hakron, then unleash another 100,000 volts!"
"Hack!"
Before he fell into a deep sleep, Hakron forced himself to unleash a powerful lightning strike.
"Slowpoke, use Ice Punch on it!"
Perhaps due to drowsiness, Hakuryu's speed in unleashing Thunderbolt decreased, and Slowbro easily dodged the lightning.
The last thing Hakron saw before it closed its eyes was Slowbro's intelligent face, which was hardly a scene to enjoy a good night's sleep.
The pink weapon, shimmering with icy blue light, struck heavily at the center of the fallen Hakuryu's torso.
Even in his sleep, the immense damage caused Hakron to show a pained expression.
"Slowbro, use Ice Punch repeatedly!"
"This is a huge disadvantage. Ash, maybe you should switch your Pokémon."
When Ash threw that Freeze Punch, Misty, who was watching from the sidelines, was sweating bullets for him.
Slowbro's second Ice Punch is about to land.
"No, I trust my Pokémon. How long are you going to sleep? Wake up now!"
"There's no way that shouting like that will work—"
To Xiaoxia's astonishment, Hakron first spun its serpentine body into an S-shape to dodge Slowbro's Freeze Punch.
Then, he really did wake up after Ash called out to him.
"Hack~!"
Hakuryu twisted its body to remove the ice that had formed on its body, still glaring menacingly at Slowbro.
"Not bad." Kona even smiled, a rare occurrence for her.
"Hakuron, use Thunder!"
"Slowbro, Freeze Beam."
The Slow-Footed Beast did not dodge and let the lightning strike it, maintaining its calm and composed demeanor.
Hakuryu was already nearing its limit, although it managed to dodge most of the beams fired by Slowbro thanks to its agile body.
However, the few strikes that hit it almost interrupted its lightning attack.
After this round, Hakron was so weak that he could barely support his upper body.
"Having taken the full damage of a 100,000-volt attack and a thunderbolt, you're still not down?" Ash gritted his teeth and shouted at Dragonair.
"Get up again, Hakron! You can't fall. Have you forgotten the promise you made when you left to become stronger?"
The slender blue body trembled and straightened up again; Hakron had managed to hold on.
"Fuck!"
The desire to become stronger and the indomitable spirit began to shine brightly, and the evolution of Hakuryu finally began.