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Chapter 361 Mewtwo Awakens and Lucario with Ultimate Speed ​​(Part 1) (234 chapters owed for monthly votes)

On the battlefield, facing Qingyu who was walking straight towards him, Wusong subconsciously reached out and smoothed his hair.

At the same time, she unconsciously wiped away the beads of sweat that had formed on her forehead.

As expected of Teacher Yu, I already felt the pressure before the match even started...

In particular, he noticed that morning that Qingyu was watching the game with their Sinnoh champion, Cynthia.

The thought that Sister Zhulan would definitely see my performance instantly increased the pressure on me.

Ultimately, even though Gosho has become the Elite Four member of the Sinnoh region, he is still considered a relative newcomer. His only major tournament experience is the Sinnoh Lily of the Valley Conference, where he earned the opportunity to challenge Cynthia due to his outstanding performance.

Apart from that, she's not much better than Qingyu.

On the other hand, Qingyu, who was opposite him, seemed much more relaxed.

"This should be the first time we've met in real life, King Wusong."

Although the two had never met before, they had sparred a few times in the game, and Wusong was even a regular visitor to his own live stream.

So we can be considered quite familiar with each other.

Since we're acquaintances, we should have a good chat before the match.

With this in mind, Qingyu took the initiative to speak.

"Just call me Wusong, Teacher Yu."

Seeing that Qingyu had spoken first, Wusong immediately took a deep breath and then tried to put on a friendly smile.

Even though his lips seemed to tremble slightly at first, he quickly regained his composure.

"I've been looking forward to today's match for a long time."

"It is my honor to battle against a trainer of your caliber, Mr. Yu."

After chatting with Qingyu for a while, Wusong suddenly felt that his nervousness had calmed down a bit.

In response, Qingyu quickly revealed another enigmatic smile.

"In that case, let's have a truly spectacular battle. I've been eagerly anticipating King Wusong's strength for a long time."

"...I will try my best, and I also hope that Teacher Yu can show more interesting tactics."

As Wu Song nodded, he noticed the referee's signal and took a few steps back to the outside of the court line.

"Go for it, Qingyu!!!"

In the audience, Gadriya, who was sitting next to Zhulan, was the first to stand up and call out.

Her voice immediately roused the surrounding audience, who cheered and applauded for the two.

Zhu Lan merely raised an eyebrow at this, and only after Jia Deliya sat down did she suddenly speak out of curiosity:
"Speaking of which, how come your relationship with Qingyu has suddenly improved? Is it really because you were completely defeated by Qingyu in yesterday's battle?"

"How can it be!!!"

Upon hearing Zhu Lan's words, Gadriya immediately bristled, but quickly composed herself, even showing an unnatural blush on her face.

Upon noticing this, Zhu Lan was suddenly filled with excitement—

Could it be that?
No, it's impossible...

"It's just that I suddenly realized some things..."

While Zhu Lan was in a state of confusion, Jia Deliya quickly spoke up hesitantly, her eyes becoming unfocused.

"I was indeed a bit too naive before, always thinking that I had to compete with Qingyu, but after yesterday's battle, I suddenly realized something—"

"Why did she have to throw a tantrum when she could have gotten along well with Qingyu and asked him for advice so openly..."

As Cattleya spoke, she soon unconsciously lowered her head.

Moreover, even if the relationship between Qingyu and Zhulan undergoes a qualitative change, it has nothing to do with her and is unlikely to affect her connection with Zhulan.

It's just that I've always regarded Qingyu as an imaginary enemy, which is why I've targeted him so much.

Actually, it's all because I've been too willful all along that I've had few friends since I was little, not even Qingyu, who tried to be friendly with me...

Perhaps she should have woken up long ago, but she has been deceiving herself all along.

Now that she has finally seen through the truth, Cattleya has finally decided to face her own heart.

Of course, she couldn't say these things to Zhu Lan.

"Anyway, I'll act more mature from now on, and I'll become good friends with Qingyu. I won't put you in the middle anymore!"

After suppressing her shame and whispering those words, Gadriya's face was already flushed, but she still pretended to be calm and looked up at Zhulan.

"I've told you everything, so you're not allowed to laugh at me, okay..."

Zhu Lan was stunned for a moment by Gadria's reaction, then smiled gently and reached out to pat her head.

"How could that be? We're best friends for life!"

Why do I always feel that Cattleya looks especially cute like this?
The little hedgehog that used to instinctively curl up to protect itself from anyone hurting it has suddenly transformed into a puppy that can express its inner feelings and is more willing to communicate with others.

These changes all stemmed from the battle with Qingyu.

I was right, I had been overthinking it.

Her hunch was right; the battle finally broke the ice between Cattleya and Qingyu, and they became good friends.

Thinking of this, Zhu Lan couldn't help but smile.

Cattleya, who was already embarrassed by being patted on the head, blushed even more when she saw the "auntie smile" on Zhulan's face.

"Let's not talk about this anymore, let's focus on the game!"

After glossing over the topic with a lame excuse, Gadriya turned around abruptly, her gaze fixed on the field below, though her eyes occasionally darted around.

She even unconsciously reached out and fanned herself, as if trying to cool down her already flushed cheeks.

"Okay~"

Zhu Lan saw this but didn't point it out. Instead, she turned her gaze to Qing Yu, following her lead.

Cattleya's expression is so funny! I wish Aoba could see it too, so we could tease her together!
Unfortunately, if Qingyu were still sitting there, she probably wouldn't have said those things.

Although her tsundere nature hasn't been completely cured, it seems she's leaned entirely towards the "cute" side. Just looking at her makes you want to keep teasing her!
Thinking of this, Zhu Lan quickly shook her head again.

However, let's skip today; Qingyu's match is more important.

……

"Then, the battle begins!"

With the referee's whistle, Qingyu and Wusong each threw out a Poké Ball.

A flash of red light appeared, and two Pokémon made their appearance one after the other.

Qingyu chose Mewtwo, who had previously performed brilliantly, for his starting lineup, while Wusong sent out a creature that surprised him somewhat.

Metagross.

As a pseudo-legendary in the Hoenn region, Metagross does indeed possess the Psychic attribute and is extremely powerful, so its appearance is not surprising.

However, its appearance also added a degree of uncertainty to this battle.

Since Metagross also has the potential for Mega Evolution, it's impossible for Wusong not to know this.

Wait, weren't you going to play a Sunny Day Trick Room team? Why did you suddenly switch to Metagross?

When Wusong saw the confused expression on Qingyu's face, he suddenly relaxed a lot.

As expected, Qingyu could never have imagined this unexpected move by Pokémon!
Indeed, after repeated attempts, Wusong suddenly realized—

The optimal solution for the Sunny Space Team is to optimize away Sunny Day. Let the fire-wielding Big Leaf play with this useless thing!

The Psychic Masters Tournament is a 3v3 format with only one free slot. This means that if you want to force a sunny weather setup, you can almost only choose Torkoal as the weather setter, otherwise you will waste time setting the weather.

And his previously intended trump card, the Fire-Breathing Camel, naturally lost its place. So, instead of that, wouldn't it be better to abandon the Sunny Day strategy from the start, which he wasn't even that familiar with, and instead develop his own unique tactics?
With this in mind, Wusong ultimately chose to replace Bronze Bell with Metagross, a simple strategy that would further enhance the team's strength.

Even Mewtwo, with its ridiculously strong psychic abilities, would have no good offensive options against Metagross.

As for the other two Pokémon...

It was an unexpected surprise that Qingyu could never have imagined!
Thinking of this, Wusong quickly smiled.

"Metamorphoses, let Teacher Yu witness our power!"

As he spoke, Wusong suddenly raised his right wrist, revealing the incredibly conspicuous Evolution Keystone on his wristband, which was already emitting light.

"It's here! It's Gossong's Mega Evolution! Both sides have revealed their trump cards right from the start, what follows is definitely going to be a fierce battle of kings!"

Hu Tao's voice resounded throughout the stadium from the commentary booth.

In response, A-du added a sentence.

"Because there are relatively few trainers who can breed 'late bloomers' Pokémon, many viewers may not know much about them."

"But there is no doubt that they will become even more powerful after Mega Evolution."

"Therefore, even Aoba and his Mewtwo might find themselves in a tough battle because of this."

The existence of quasi-gods represents power, but they are very difficult to cultivate, and most of them require a long time to mature.

Once they are properly trained, they will surely live up to the trainer's expectations and grow into the most reliable partners.

And then there's the Mega Evolution that pushes the limits...

The situation has become completely incomprehensible.

Adu shook his head.

"really!"

Qingyu had anticipated Wusong's next move.

As a positive example of Mega Evolution, Mega Metagross 1 can be described as a well-rounded fighter, powerful in every aspect, and therefore well-suited to the more stable tactical style of Wusong.

Wusong's willingness to unleash his ultimate move right from the start demonstrates his respect for himself.

If I had chosen Indeedee as my starter, I doubt I could withstand two punches from Metagross...

"Mega evolution...?"

Mewtwo, standing on the field, narrowed its eyes and subconsciously began to observe its opponent.

From the evolution stone it wore emitting light, to its body being completely engulfed in evolutionary radiance, and finally the dazzling appearance of the new Mega Metagross, the entire process was fully displayed before its eyes.

and……

Mewtwo could vaguely sense that this Metagross's evolutionary path was completely different from Lucario's.

If Lucario's evolution primarily focuses on strengthening its physical body, resulting in terrifying combat power...

Metagross's body didn't seem to get any significant improvement from Mega Evolution; it just gained four smaller arms on its back.

So, the main focus is on improving one's mind?
Mewtwo quickly made a judgment by noticing the increasingly cold eyes beneath Metagross's "X-shaped" metal skeleton, which seemed to be seriously analyzing its own body structure.

Perhaps its evolution path is more worthy of reference than Lucario and Sableye?
While Mewtwo was pondering, Gossot had already spoken first, giving the order:

"Metamorphoses, use Knock Off!"

"Mewtwo, use Teleport to dodge."

Qingyu continued with her previous idea and did not confront Metagross head-on at the beginning, but planned to observe its behavior patterns first.

"Kang Jin...!"

Metagross raised its four forearms high, its hard, steel claws exuding an oppressive aura, and with a powerful roar, it charged at Mewtwo.

Although its body is made of highly compressed steel, and its weight is clearly not on the same level as Mewtwo's, it does not affect its speed in the slightest. In fact, it is so fast that it leaves several afterimages in the air.

Given its size, even a slight bump could cause tremendous damage...

However, having anticipated this, Mewtwo immediately used its psychic powers to vanish from its spot, causing Metagross's iron fist to miss its target.

If it were a regular Pokémon, it would definitely stop attacking after losing its target.

But Metagross is different.

Metagross is already a top predator in the wild, and after Mega Evolution, its brain's computing power is significantly enhanced. It is said that its computing power far exceeds human imagination, and its attacks have become even more ruthless.

The instant Mewtwo disappeared, Mega Metagross immediately calculated its landing point based on the energy fluctuations and quickly turned around to continue its attack in another direction.

Thus, the original offensive and defensive battle quickly turned into a chase.

However, whenever Mega Metagross anticipates the attack and launches another offensive in the direction of Mewtwo, Mewtwo always manages to disappear from its spot even faster, narrowly avoiding its attack.

This offensive continued for countless rounds until Metagross seemed to realize that it couldn't catch up with Mewtwo, at which point it gave up.

"This is really troublesome."

Seeing this, Qingyu couldn't help but make a comment.

If Mewtwo hadn't been equally astonishingly fast, even surpassing Mega Metagross, it probably would have taken a punch...

The same thought also crossed Wusong's mind.

"As expected of Teacher Yu's Pokémon, its speed is truly terrifying. Even Metagross can't catch up with it?"

Wu Song sighed inwardly.

"However, this actually illustrates the point even more..."

"Mewtwo really doesn't know how to deal with Mega Metagross, which is why it has been dodging its attacks."

"Then, we just need to launch an even more intense offensive until its superpower can no longer support teleportation!"

Wusong quickly made a judgment and then spoke decisively:
"Metamorphoses, keep pushing! Don't give the enemy a chance to breathe!"

"Kang Jin!"

After a moment's thought, Metagross threw another punch, this time even more fierce, the force of its punch creating a powerful wave in the air.

"Hiding like this isn't a solution..."

Qingyu was thinking to himself, preparing to have Mewtwo change its rhythm and try to disrupt the opponent's attack.

However, at that moment, Mewtwo's calm voice suddenly echoed in his mind.

"Qingyu, give me a little more time."

"This Metagross is very powerful and a good subject for observation. It would be great if we could force it to use more of its moves."

"If I can analyze its evolutionary path, perhaps... I will also be able to truly master my own Mega Evolution. I have this feeling."

After hearing this, Qingyu's eyes instantly became much clearer.

Similar to Metagross's Mega Evolution...

That's Mewtwo Y!
Mega Metagross already has impressive stats, even surpassing Mewtwo, which explains why it was able to dominate Mewtwo.

But if it's Mega Mewtwo Y...

You want to compete on numbers, huh? Let's see who's afraid of whom!

Therefore, Qingyu immediately changed his approach and gave commands to Mewtwo:

"Mewtwo, use Phosphor Flare!"

As a Pokémon whose main attack method is punching, Metagross will obviously pose a much less threat to Mewtwo if it is burned.

Therefore, Wusong had to abandon the attack and instead make a safer choice.

"Metamorphose, use Protect! We have to stop the Phosphorus Flare!"

(End of this chapter)