He knows Pokémon better than me.

Half an hour later, Bea's Pokémon had been healed.

At the entrance to the hall, she took a deep breath, suddenly bent down, and bowed solemnly to Xiaozhi.

".Thanks."

The voice wasn't loud, but it was very earnest.

Ash was taken aback by this, quickly raised his hand and waved, giving an awkward smile:

"Oh? No need to be so formal, I was just saying."

He had just shared his understanding of the combo style's secrets, including the Water Stream Rock Smash Fist technique he learned in the Seishi area, with the former.

However, verbal explanations can only provide a general overview, and the profound cultivation of these techniques is not that simple.

Besides, it's not like a trainer is going into the ring to box!
Cai Dou straightened up, said nothing more, and simply nodded.

She had made up her mind—

Next target: The Isle of Armor!
She plans to visit that legendary fighting master!
From childhood to adulthood, Bea had actually heard the name Mash many times, the legendary trainer who was the most skilled in fighting techniques in the history of the Galar region.

He might even be the world's strongest fighting game trainer!

But she hasn't experienced it firsthand yet.

"but."

Cai Dou did not choose to go immediately.

It's not too late to go after this Galar League Congress and the World Championships are over.

As a dual-sport athlete, her focus is still on the former competition.

If it's the World Championships...
She's been stuck at 80+ in the advanced ball level for a while now, finding it difficult to improve further.

Now that he has suffered another crushing defeat against Ash, he can temporarily put aside his obsession with ranked matches and focus on the upcoming League Tournament.

Finally, Bea forced a smile and wished Ash well:
"We look forward to you making it to the final eight."

With this newly evolved Martial Arts Bear Master, it should be able to manage, right?

"Thank you for your kind words~"

Ash smiled. His Galar team wasn't just Urshifu!

Wearing Ursaring, Melmeta, and even Magearna who just mastered Mega Evolution, each of them is no less powerful than Ursaring.

Even Cinderace and Draco are hot on their heels.

However, there's no need to mention these things.

"I'll say hello to Onio on his behalf, and then I'll head back now!"

Ash released Corviknight with a backhand motion, then flipped over onto Victini while holding her in one arm.

The little guy, with an ice pack on his forehead to cool him down, has finally regained consciousness.

The battle ended after 10 p.m., and if we move quickly, we should be able to get home before midnight.

Before long, Ash and Corviknight were reduced to a tiny black dot in the pitch-black night.

Cai Dou patted her cheeks, cheered herself up, and walked towards the direction of the Ancient Arena.

She can't afford to lose next either.
Let's have special training from now until the Galar League Conference begins!
Onio's Night Demon Spirit possesses a considerable amount of fighting skills, so I've asked Onio to help me with special training!

The day after returning from Suchuan Town.

Early in the morning, inside the watchtower castle.

The sky was just beginning to lighten when the courtyard was already bustling with activity.

Ash yawned as he walked up to the rooftop of the second floor of the cabin, casually rested his arm on the railing, looked down, and then his eyes lit up.

Today, we did have a few unexpected guests—

He wasn't surprised by the two Blazing Ace and Martial Arts Bear Master; they trained diligently every day without fail.

"cowry!"

The former kicked each leg cleanly and crisply, his toes whistling through the air.

"Martial shout—!"

On the other side, Martial Arts Master Xiong breathed calmly, his fists flashing continuously, his mastery of the combo style becoming increasingly refined.

But today, Corviknight and Farfetch'd also joined the early morning training session. They probably weren't satisfied with their performance in yesterday's ranking match against Bea.

"Gah—!!"

The Steelraven soared into the sky, its loud cry shattering the morning silence.

After transforming into a crowing rooster, it made Pikachu, who was sound asleep in the house, frown and cover its ears.

The Steel-Armored Raven spread its wings and circled rapidly in the air, the air currents swirling around it. Two small Bladebirds stayed close to its sides, circling back and forth like guards.

My gaze shifted.

On the other side of the open space, the Onion Soldiers were much quieter.

It placed the green onion, a prop it always carried with it, on the ground, temporarily abandoning its "three-sword style swordsman" stance.

It then lowered its head, its wings seemingly intently fiddling with something.

"Ok?"

Xiao Zhi squinted but couldn't see clearly, so he simply climbed over the railing and jumped off the rooftop.

It landed lightly and nimbly, making almost no sound.

Curious, he walked closer to take a look and then recognized it:

"Is it a Ghost Sword Stone?"

Just then, the Mr. Mime next to him, who had also gotten up long ago, came over with a smile and nodded, explaining:

"Bari, bari~!"

Last night, after returning from Suchuan Town, Congyoubing came to ask it for the Ghost Sword Stone.

It is responsible for sorting and storing any extra props and miscellaneous items in the castle.

As for the Ghost Sword Stone, it was originally a special material used to reinforce the city walls. After the castle was renovated, there were still a few small ones left.

It simply handed everything over to Cong Youbing.

At this moment, Cong Youbing suddenly turned his head and raised his V-shaped eyebrows.

"Congga!"

A slight smile played on his lips as he looked at Ash with a hint of undisguised confidence.

Xiao Zhi was taken aback for a moment, then quickly smiled in realization:
"Onion Soldier, so you thought the same thing~?"

Use the Ghost Sword Stone to surpass your limits and learn the ultimate move, "King's Shield"!
It might have been just a fantasy before, but now we have Victini, this powerful training cheat code, right here.

Many things that I never dared to think about before, I can now be bold about!
If a ichthyosaur can develop highly venomous fangs, then it makes perfect sense for a scallop to wield the "King's Shield"!

"However, if you want Bictini to cheer you on, your own fighting spirit needs to be burning brightly enough!"

Ash reminds you that Victini's "Victory Power" effect is positively correlated with the Pokémon's own "Will to Win".

"Onion Gah—!!!"

Onion Soldier immediately raised one of its onion spears and let out a loud crow; this time it was its turn to be the crowing rooster.

Pikachu inside the house was grumbling and cursing.

Meanwhile, Onion Warrior gripped the Ghost Sword Stone tightly and embedded it directly into the inside of his Onion Shield, his fighting spirit surging instantly.

"Bari~!"

The Mr. Mime was willing to help, immediately setting aside about ten meters, raising his finger, and quickly condensing a half-meter-wide ice stone at his fingertip.

With a thought, the ice stone shot out!

Ice pebbles!

This is a good opportunity for it to practice its accuracy with ice-type moves.

Onion Soldiers raised their shields and held them in front of them, letting the ice shards explode in front of the shields.

While feeling the peculiar energy of the Ghost Sword Stone, he tried to incorporate this magical power that could prevent counterattacks into his shield-holding movements.

"Bari~!"

The Mr. Mime continuously condensed ice stones at its fingertips, smashing them down relentlessly as if they had no energy to spare, before exploding on the green shield.

In no time, the area around Cong Youbing was piled high with broken ice! (End of Chapter)