He knows Pokémon better than me.

Deep in the dense forest of Alola Route 1, a tree house tavern can be vaguely seen among the mottled shadows of the trees.

In the open space in front of the tree house.

"That's how it is. Please help me, Senior Zhihuixing!"

Today, in order to solve Paper Sword's psychological problems, Xiaozhi brought it to seek help from this jungle wise man.

Xiaozhi was accompanied by Mao, who also came to visit Zhihuixing and give him some kinds of tree fruits that were not available locally.

"wisdom."

Zhi Huixing waved his feather fan, looked at the limp paper sword, and was lost in thought.

It's quite subtle. Originally, the Alola region was still on guard against the invasion of the Ultra Beasts, but now humans can even tame the Ultra Beasts and fight in partnership.

Looking at the rusty edge of the paper sword, Zhi Huixing agreed.

Compared to the moody Bear in Wear, Zhihuixing is a friendly old man.

"Wisdom~"

Then it suddenly tapped Mao with its feather fan.

"Ah? You want me to fight Paper Sword?!"

Mao straightened her back instantly and straightened her face, but if her opponent was an Ultra Beast, she would probably not be a match.

"Wisdom~!"

However, Zhihuixing tapped a Poké Ball on Mao's waist again and gave him an encouraging look.

Mao took out the Poké Ball, a little surprised that she hadn't told anyone about this yet.

Bang!
The Poké Ball was thrown out, and a red light fell, revealing a humanoid Pokémon wearing pink striped long johns.

The mantis's claws look like the wide sleeves of a kimono, which makes it look very feminine.

Orchid mantis!
"Good boy! Mao, has your Pseudo Mantis evolved?"

Xiaozhi said in surprise, he remembered that the Pseudo-Mantis was still very small before, but now it has suddenly grown big and is even half a head taller than Mao.

"Haha~ This is the result of my secret training. I originally wanted to give you a surprise, but I didn't expect Senior Zhihuixing to see through it~"

Maou smiled slyly.

These days she has been training in the Shady Jungle of Akara Island. Under the guidance of the overlord there, Lan Mantis, her Pseudo Mantis has also successfully evolved.

"Hmm? This does seem like a good opponent!"

Xiaozhi's eyes lit up. He remembered that Lantern was also a Pokémon that was good at using cutting and slashing moves.

It's not as strong as Pikachu, so it can be a perfect opponent for Paper Sword!
So Xiaozhi raised his hand and said encouragingly:
"Zhi Yujian, let's start with this orchid mantis to revive our fighting spirit!"

"fork"

Although the paper sword slowly floated up, it still only responded weakly, and the edges of the paper blades around it still did not emit any cold light.

The other side, Lan Mantis, which had not yet had a formal battle, was full of energy. Without waiting for Mao's command, its wide-sleeved mantis arms were covered with green light and slashed towards the Paper Sword!

Leaf blade slash!
The leaf blades of the orchid mantis flower were accompanied by the sound of breaking through the air, and there were even scattered cherry blossoms along the way, which was quite gorgeous.

"We'll use Leaf Blade too!!"

Xiaozhi hurriedly said loudly, but Paper Sword, whose will was gone, seemed not to have heard it, and just stared blankly at the rapidly approaching Leaf Blade.

He even closed the crack on his face and was about to give up resistance.

I am so useless that I was finally cut in half by a sword.

However, at the critical moment, Zhi Huixing next to him suddenly waved his feather fan, and a strange light enveloped the Paper Sword.

The next moment, Zhi Yujian's curled body stretched out uncontrollably, and even a slight clanging sound came from the edge. His arms were stretched straight, also covered with sharp green light, and he blocked back.

Leaf Blade Slash!!

clang!

The collision of the leaf blades made a crisp explosion. The power of the Paper Sword was not something Lan Mantis could match. Even though she took the initiative, Lan Mantis's arms were still thrown into the air by the counterattack, and the green light of the leaf blade dissipated.

"Is this Senior Zhi Huixing's command and trick?"

Xiaozhi's eyes lit up, and he gently waved the feather fan to make the target move. How cool.

"Beep! I can't understand Loto~!"

Today, Rotom followed suit, holding his head with his arms in a brace, and the screen was filled with garbled question marks.

"Order: Give instructions to the opponent to use the move just now, Loto!"

It usually appears in doubles matches, commanding teammates to perform two consecutive moves in one round.

But... the Paper Sword hadn't taken any action just now, so how come the order was successful?

"Sure enough, the Ultimate Beast is so powerful."

Mao's serious face, even if the Paper Sword has lost all its fighting spirit, after all, there is still Senior Zhihuixing giving orders and controlling him from behind.

Not only that, Zhihuixing's orders also have a certain "helping" effect, which can enhance the power of some moves.

"In that case, Lan Mantis, use Sunny Day!!"

Mao is ready to release the ultimate move that he has secretly practiced.

"Lan Mantis~!"

Lan Mantis immediately perked up and let out a long howl towards the sky.

In an instant, dazzling sunlight shone through the trees and fell on the ground.

Zhi Yu Jian did not move at all during the whole process, just staring blankly.

Mao's eyes widened, and he suddenly attacked:
"Now, use the strongest Sunlight Blade!!"

After saying this, Lan Mantis raised one arm high, and a golden-white energy aura shot up into the sky. Under the sunlight, a long golden-white energy blade took shape almost instantly, with a magnificent momentum!
This posture really looks a bit like that of the overlord Lan Tanghua!

On the other side, Zhi Huixing did the same thing, waving his feather fan and using his command trick again.

Since you won't take action, I will force you to take action!
Zhi Huixing's eyes were deep and wise. He had long seen the powerful force contained in this paper sword. Even if Lan Mantis launched a sunlight blade with exaggerated movement, it could definitely resist it easily.

At the command, the double blades of the Paper Sword once again lit up with sharp green light, and with a simple leaf blade slash, it was about to block the more powerful paper sunlight blade.

Zhi——!
The blades collided once again, the explosion sound turned into a harsh friction sound, and the hot flames spread even more wildly.

However, the five-meter-long Sunlight Blade could not be cut down at all. It was just lifted up by the Paper Sword and cut by the leaf blade that was less than one meter long, and was easily suspended in the air.

When Zhi Yu Jian raised his arms and even completely broke the Sunlight Blade, Lan Mantis had to step back to relieve the force and almost fell down.

After this battle, Zhi Yujian, who was originally depressed, suddenly had a bit more spirit on his cracked face.

I don't seem to be as weak as I imagined?
The edges of the originally limp paper blade gradually gained a sharper edge, and its confidence returned.

"Wisdom~"

At this time, Zhi Hui Xingcai waved his feather fan calmly, nodded with a smile, and everything was within his calculations.

Mao & Lan Mantis: "."

Why do I feel like I'm just a tool?! (End of this chapter)