Mind Master of the Elf World

Chapter 780 Teacher Jinghe VS N! A Battle Between Reality and Idealism!

"Welcome, viewers, to the 'Master Swap Battle' of the 'Pokémon World Masters Championship'!!"

The "Masters' Battle" has been going on for several days, with some succeeding and some failing, but its excitement speaks for itself.

This can be seen from the deafening cheers that echoed through the palace stadium.

not to mention.

In addition to the regular audience, there were also two legendary Pokémon from the distant Unova region: Zekrom the Black Dragon and Reshiram the White Dragon!
This has increased the level of attention and generated more buzz surrounding the match.

After confirming that the two dragons wouldn't suddenly fly down, the host secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but his voice became excited again.

"The two players facing off are Jinghe from the Hoenn region and N from the Unova region—"

"Let's welcome our two contestants!"

The stands erupted in cheers that shook the arena once again, completely drowning out the background music that accompanied the entrance.

Inside the contestants' tunnel.

The young man with long green hair, who was fiddling with a Rubik's Cube, let out a soft breath upon hearing this, then smiled and said to his companion:

"We should go now. We'll have to trouble you again this time."

The Pokémon surrounding N gave an affectionate call, then transformed into streaks of red light and flew back into the Poké Balls on N's waist.

to be frank.

N doesn't actually like using Poké Balls to carry Pokémon, but the competition organizers require players to register Pokémon by capturing them in Poké Balls, or at least have a record of capturing them.

So after learning about this situation, N considered giving up the competition.

But the Pokémon he knew all took the initiative to touch the Poké Balls and be captured, which moved N deeply.

However, he will release these Pokémon after the match ends.

Taking a deep breath, N rallied his spirits and, under the spotlight, stepped onto the green field to receive cheers from the audience.

N was still a bit shy, and only waved stiffly as a response to the cheers from the audience.

Perhaps that's why many girls screamed for N.

On the opposite side of N, Jing He, dressed in a black suit and accompanied by a playful Gengar, also entered the arena.

Compared to N, Jing He, who had already achieved some fame, undoubtedly received far more cheers.
It wasn't all for Jinghe; some were for Gengar too.

"哏GA~ヾ(*'▽'*)"

"How can there be such an adorable Pokémon as Gengar!"

"Aaaaaah—Gengar!"

"I really want to take Jinghe's Gengar home!"

Go ahead and hug them; I guarantee they'll be completely silent the moment you hug them. Jinghe silently complained to herself.

"Roar--"

"Roar--"

As the two appeared, the black and white dragons standing on the dome of the palace arena also walked to the edge of the dome and looked down from above.

White Dragon Reshiram stood above Jinghe's side, while Black Dragon Zekrom stood above N's side.

This gave viewers in the Unova region a feeling of history being relived.

"Huh? Black Dragon is standing on N's side?" Da Ye in the audience exclaimed in surprise.

In his memory, weren't the Black and White Dragons on good terms with Teacher Jinghe?

"You want both the Black and White Dragons to go to Teacher Jinghe's side?" Wusong glanced at him sideways.

Da Ye suddenly understood and exclaimed, "So that's how it is!"

We can't let N face everything alone, can we?

But Da Ye quickly added, "Isn't it worried about being punished by Teacher Jing He?"

slam-la-

Those sitting next to Da Ye all distanced themselves from him, looking at him with a sense of "fear".

You dare to say any "truth"?
"Hey, Teacher Jinghe isn't here again." Da Ye waved casually.

Then everyone looked at Jirachi, who was nestled in Cynthia's arms.

Da Ye's expression changed.

bad!
Little Kirachi held a quill pen that appeared out of nowhere and "wrote furiously" on the paper, recording Big Leaf's every word and action.

Da Ye quickly went over to take a look and discovered
Little Jirachi wasn't writing anything; instead, he was drawing. He drew an afro, very lifelike one, and then opened his mouth as if to say something, producing strands of hair.
"What is this? A green onion? An eggplant? A banana?" Big Leaf asked, pointing to Little Kirachi's sketchbook.

Little Kirachi glanced at him, then turned his head away unhappily, not wanting to talk to him.

Behind him, Jinghe the cricket, humph!

Cynthia, holding the baby Jirachi, explained with a smile, "That's ivory."

"Ivory?" Da Ye was taken aback.

What do you mean?
Wu Song quipped, "You can't expect anything good to come out of your dog's mouth."

Da Ye: "."

And in fact
Black Dragon Zekrom was indeed worried about the same thing.

After all, Teacher Jinghe is a "real person," and sometimes that's just how real she is.

Meanwhile, on the field, Jinghe and N exchanged a knowing smile.

“Teacher, actually I don’t really like battles, but I’ve been looking forward to this one for a long time,” N said.

Given his personality, combat is definitely not what he likes.

But if he wants to reach his "ideal state," wants to help more Pokémon, and wants to help those in Team Plasma who truly have ideals, he must step forward and demonstrate sufficient strength and ability.

Become the champion of the United League!
Only in this way can he do more.

In N's view, competing against Teacher Jinghe, undergoing the teacher's examination, and confirming one's ideal direction is a necessary step.

"Then let me see how you grow, N!"

Although Jing He didn't want to be challenged, but...
Now that we're on the field, there's no need to think about anything else; just enjoy the battle!
The referee, dressed in standard uniform, rode into the arena on a Shielded Sword Monster.

The competition adopts a 6v6 all-player rotation mode. According to the draw results of both sides, the field in the first half is grassy. When one side loses three Pokémon, the field will be changed to rocky.

Both the two players and the audience are already familiar with these rules.

Rumbling--

After confirmation from both parties, the entire arena was covered with a thick arena barrier to ensure the safety of the spectators.

The referee raised two flags.

"Both players, please take your positions!"

N, somewhat unsure of himself, took a Poké Ball from the chain around his waist.

"Please, Nine-Tails!"

A flash of red light appeared, and a nine-tailed creature with golden fur, smooth body, and a gracefully extended tail appeared in the arena.

hum-

The sun in the sky immediately became scorching hot, and the intense sunlight baked the ground, causing wisps of water vapor to rise and disappear.

sunshine!

At the same moment, Jinghe's Poké Ball landed on the field and popped open with a "bang," revealing a martial arts bear with its eyes closed and snot bubbles hanging from its nose.

"HuluzzZ"

"Nine-Tails? Team Sunny Day?" Jing He raised an eyebrow upon seeing Nine-Tails appear.

In the "points match", N demonstrated all four weather tactics, along with other tactics he had prepared, earning him the nickname "Little Jinghe".

Therefore, no one knows what tactics N will use in this "Master Swap Battle".

But once you see the Nine-Tails in its first appearance, you can pretty much confirm it.

Sunny Day Team.
It seems like the Adeke champions are also quite good at playing against the Sunny Team, right?

It seems that the Ardek champions are indeed training N well.

Seeing that both players had summoned their Pokémon, the referee slammed his flag down and shouted:
"The battle begins!"

The battle officially begins!
N's expression immediately turned serious. The Rubik's Cube at his waist spun with his movements as he waved his arm and shouted:

"Kyuubi, will-o'-the-wisp!"

"Ouch——"

Nine-Tailed Fox spread out like a fan, with a blue-purple eerie flame appearing at the tip of each tail. As the tails swung, they all shot towards the sleeping Martial Arts Bear Master.

A very standard starting stance.

As a fan of Team Sunny, Jinghe could guess Nine-Tails' personality, moveset, and stat allocation even with her eyes closed in the game.

Against physical attack-type opponents, starting with Will-O-Wisp is indeed a very good choice.

But the problem is
This is not a game!
Jinghe's ghost fire was extinguished by his opponents more than once or twice.

Therefore, Jinghe was not much slower when N gave the order.

"Martial Arts Bear Master, Water Jet!"

slam-la-

Water gushed out from the feet of the Martial Arts Bear Master, rising from below and immediately enveloping him, then rapidly charging towards the Nine-Tailed Fox.

The eerie ghost flames were extinguished the moment they touched the water that enveloped the martial arts bear master.

boom! !

With the speed boost from the "water jet," Martial Arts Bear Master arrived directly in front of Nine-Tails.

The force of the water jet sent the Nine-Tails flying. Unfortunately, the sunny weather significantly reduced the power of the water jet.

However, the Martial Arts Bear Master doesn't rely on this move for damage output. Moves like Water Jet and Surprise Attack are more about giving it more mobility, allowing it to get closer to its opponent more quickly.

Once the Martial Arts Bear Master gets close, the opponent will face a barrage of attacks!

And now.

N's Nine-Tails had already been brought close by Martial Arts Bear Master.

"Water Flow Strike!" Jing He showed no mercy whatsoever.

Since N wants to test his progress, as his teacher, I should of course give him enough respect.

"HuluzzZ"

Nine-Tailed Fox was knocked away, and the grass beneath Martial Arts Bear Master's feet exploded. He flew closer, water swirling around his fist.

However, just before the Martial Arts Bear Master's fist was about to strike the Nine-Tailed Fox, a beam of red light enveloped it and pulled it back.

Replace your Pokémon!
N let out a slight breath as he caught the Ninetales' Poké Ball, his expression serious.

The teacher is indeed a teacher. In just the first round, he almost figured out his fighting style. If he had been a little slower, Nine-Tails would probably have lost his fighting ability under the Martial Arts Bear Master's storm of attacks.

Even under a bright sunny day, the power of water-based moves, reduced by half, probably wouldn't be able to stop Martial Arts Bear Master.

No matter how well you plan before the battle, it's difficult to do things exactly as you envisioned when you actually face Teacher Jinghe.

Seeing that the martial arts bear's fists were still surrounded by water, N hesitated for a moment before throwing out a second Poké Ball.

Boom!
On the big screen, a Poké Ball next to N's portrait also appeared as a Pokémon.

"Please, Arrowhawk!"

"N's second Pokémon is a Fire/Flying-type Talonflame!" the host announced in a loud and enthusiastic voice.

However, once the Fierce Arrow Eagle appears, it will face the Martial Arts Bear Master's Water Flow Combo!

"Fierce Arrow Eagle, tailwind! Take off!" N shouted hurriedly.

call--

Blade-like blue gales emerged from the Fiery Arrow Eagle's body as it flapped its wings rapidly, displaying incredible speed!

Wings of the Gale!

【Swift Wings: When at full health, the priority of Flying-type moves is increased by 1】.

This is what allows the Arrowhawk to display such incredible speed.

This characteristic is actually quite similar to the characteristic of "mischievousness".

Once the Arrowhawk successfully unleashes its Tailwind ability, coupled with its Gale Wings ability, its speed...
Therefore, after the Fiery Arrow Eagle appeared, the water flowing around Martial Arts Bear Master's hands disappeared, and his eyes suddenly opened.

"Roar loudly!"

"Roar!!"

The Martial Arts Bear Master roared at the soaring Arrow Eagle, and no matter how the Arrow Eagle dodged, it could not avoid the rolling black sound waves.

The damage inflicted also broke the "Swift Wings" ability of the Arrowhawk.

However, for N, the Arrow Eagle's "mission" is already more than halfway complete.

enough.

"Fierce Arrow Eagle, turn back immediately!"

"Wow—"

The roaring Talonflame, riding the tailwind and bathed in pale blue light, struck Urshifu with a single blow, then immediately retreated, turning into a red light and returning to the Poké Ball in N's hand.

Replace the Pokémon again!
"Why do you keep changing your Pokémon? This is almost the third one already!"

"What do you know? Sunny day, favorable wind, all the necessary preparations have been made, and N's Sunny Day team has almost finished its strategy."

"But... it seems like Teacher Jinghe didn't prepare anything?"

"Let's see. Teacher Jinghe is a 'tactician,' and a top-tier teacher at that. He can't possibly lose to his student, can he?"

"Let him lose! Let him lose!"

"."

On the other side, in the players' stands.

"N has made quite thorough preparations." Wu Song is also a tactical expert, so he is qualified to make this assessment.

"Why isn't Jinghe reacting?" Jia Deliya blinked, looking bewildered, but actually asking with "malice."

Daigo leaned forward against the railing and laughed, "Because he's a teacher."

"Huh?" Gadriya was taken aback.

Cynthia smiled and said, "As a teacher, you should first look at the students' 'answer sheets'."

"In the end," Wusong said, crossing his legs with a book on them, "N's Pokémon are still quite far behind Jinghe's Pokémon in terms of raw strength."

Everyone nodded.

indeed.

Although N "possesses" at least thirty or forty Pokémon, and none of them seem particularly weak, they cannot be considered very strong.

His Pokémon, individually, are perhaps weaker than anyone else present.

Others may not know the reason, but Jinghe does.

Because N didn't train his Pokémon much; he purely regarded them as his partners and family.

Jinghe guessed that these Pokémon were able to possess their current strength perhaps because they trained themselves to help N.

This was confirmed by the Ardek champion himself.

"Hahaha—" Champion Alder laughed heartily, and even boasted to his old friends with a bit of smugness, "That kid N, all his Pokémon followed him on their own initiative. He's incredibly talented when it comes to Pokémon affinity!"

Genji pouted and said, "We in Hoenn are far behind. We only have three talented ones: Jinghe, Daigo, and Mikeri. Sigh, it's worrying."

stare!
A group of "old guys" stared at him with "resentment".

Just keep showing off!
Who can be more arrogant than you?
Grandma Kikuko, leaning on her cane, said in a hoarse voice with a sinister face, "Her tactical skills are alright."

"Right? Hahaha, I put a lot of thought into it," Adek laughed.

Of the elderly people present, Adek and Genji were the most smug.

Grandma Kikuko glanced at him and finished her sentence, "But it's too simplistic. It's probably not enough to deal with young Jing."

Sitting in his wheelchair, Uncle Liu smiled gently and said, "Xiao Ju, don't be so harsh. The young man has already done very well. After a few more years of growth, he will definitely be able to stand on his own."

Adek knew that what Granny Kikuko said was true, but what Uncle Liu said was also true. He said frankly, "I am a little lacking in strength, but I should be able to hold on for a few more years."

“These young people nowadays are really something else~” Ma Shide said, his hands in his pockets, looking like he was “afraid of Kizaru”.

That's about right, it's time to hand it over to the younger generation.

These are the thoughts of the older members of the group (excluding Kikuko).

On the field.

“You did a great job, Arrowhawk.”

After saying something to the Poké Ball, N threw out his third Poké Ball.

"Then I'm counting on you from now on, Ye Yibu!"

Boom!
Next to N's portrait on the big screen, the third Pokémon after Ninetales and Talonflame is Leafeon!

One of Eevee's evolutions, Leafeon, a Grass-type.

"Buy~"

Under the blazing sun, Ye Yibu suddenly emitted a shimmering green light, exuding an aura of nature.

Chlorophyll!
It is quite obvious that the characteristic of Leaf Eevee is "chlorophyll".

[Chlorophyll: Pokémon with this ability have their Speed ​​increased to twice its normal speed on sunny days!]

In addition, there was the tailwind left by the Arrowhawk earlier.

Yeebu's speed is almost four times faster!
In the Sunny Day team, Eevee is indeed one of the best physical attacker choices.

If you lack strength, use buffs to make up for it.

"N's tactics," Jing He couldn't help but want to complain, "...why do they also give me a dirty feeling?"

Although it was one of the Sunny Day team's standard tactics, Jing He vaguely sensed something.

"Come back, Martial Arts Master Bear."

Jinghe took out a Poké Ball and recalled the Urshifu.

Even if Ye Yibu's speed quadrupled, Martial Arts Urshifu wouldn't be unable to fight, but...
Jinghe isn't the type to stubbornly fight against an opponent's tactics, as that might cause unnecessary damage to his own Pokémon.

What he's better at is "borrowing" his opponent's weather.

Good tactics.

Can I borrow it?

"Your turn, Serpent Lord!"

This is the first time that the Serpent has appeared in the arena after evolving into Serperior!

"Shinni—"

Serperior raised its chin, looking down at Yeevee across from it.

"Jing He has also changed his Pokémon; his second Pokémon is—Serperado!"

"Using the 'sword' of the United States to cut down the 'officials' of the United States, wow, Teacher Jinghe has such great official power!"

(End of this chapter)