Ash, with his invincible physical body, wants to become a Pokémon Master.

Chapter 404 Haruka's Second Battle

Let's put an end to the pre-match trash talk for now.

As it was the first match of the Grand Battle stage, Haruka and Shun quickly arrived on the stage.

Ash and his friends left the backstage area and took their seats in the audience. As soon as Max sat down, he started to feel nervous for his sister.

"It's coming, it's coming—Sister has been so focused on performing, will she be able to handle the battle?"

After all, May and Beautifly have a glorious record of being defeated by Shrike in one move, so it's really hard for Max to trust its combat ability.

However, Musashi then corrected his previous statement.

"Kid, there's a big difference between a fancy match and a real match."

"Each match lasts 5 minutes, and the scores of both sides are displayed in real time on the big screen."

"Most importantly, the requirements for the glamorous battles are that both sides must fight while maintaining beauty and elegance."

At this moment, photos of Haruka and Shun appeared on the large screen in the center of the battle stage, with a long score bar below each of them.

Musashi continued.

"Points will only be deducted when a Pokémon is attacked, makes a mistake in its move, or when the opponent's Pokémon displays a particularly flashy move, or even takes advantage of the situation to use your own move to showcase your Pokémon's charm."

"When the match time ends, the remaining scores of both sides will be compared, and the side with more remaining scores will win."

"If the remaining scores are the same, an overtime period will be played until one side loses all their points, at which point the other side wins."

"I see." Xiao Sheng looked like he had learned something.

No wonder Xiaoshun looked so arrogant during that beach battle.

Indeed, in that battle, the allure of the Poison Rose was far stronger than that of the Hunting Swallowtail.

"Then doesn't that mean my sister has no chance of winning?"

"Of course not."

At this moment, Ash spoke with a slight smile.

"Even in a Grand Contest, a battle is still a battle, and May's Hunting Butterfly still has the advantage in terms of type."

"In a battle of ultimate moves, Poison Rose will definitely show signs of fatigue sooner; it's not that she has no chance."

"That's right, and with the careful training of my Lord Musashi, it's more accurate to say that the little girl has a great chance of winning. Haha, I must say, Musashi and the others are indeed the best sparring partners for Ash and his group."

In just the few battles that Musashi fought alongside Haruka, even with the fighting ability of a big-breasted girl, she was able to accidentally defeat the Rice Sparrow Serpent multiple times while training her skills.

It really boosted the experience of hunting swallowtail butterflies by a lot, which is quite something.

Of course, this is assuming Musashi was unprepared.

Currently, in terms of strength in the Grand Contest alone, Musashi is far superior to Haruka.

However, the increase in strength is real.

Compared to the beach battle a few days ago, the Hunting Butterfly's strength has improved by at least one level.

Thanks to this, Xiaoyao has already chosen her winning formula.

Finally, the host, Vivian, announced the start of the match, and May and Shun simultaneously released their Pokémon.

As expected, both sides chose their good partners from the performance phase, who were also old rivals from the previous battle: the Swallowtail and the Poison Rose.

"This time, I'm going to beat you no matter what, Shun!"

ha----"

"Hmph, if you can do it, then give it a try."

"But in the end, the one who will surely be victorious is my most beautiful poisonous rose."

Because there are only 5 minutes left, and if the two sides do not start fighting, both of them will receive a yellow card and have half of their points deducted.

If neither side continues to fight, they will receive a second yellow card and be eliminated.

Therefore, a Coordinator's spectacular battles cannot be taken lightly.

Every minute and every second was extremely precious, and Xiaoyao immediately seized the initiative.

"Hunting Swallowtail Butterfly, use Silver Whirlwind!"

"Ah—oh!"

With a flap of its beautiful wings, a whirlwind, mixed with the silvery scales of the large butterfly, shimmered and attacked its opponent.

"Poisonous Rose, Magic Leaf".

Facing the silver whirlwind, the poisonous rose spun and released leaves that emitted a green glow.

However, Grass-type moves are naturally at a disadvantage when facing Bug-type moves.

The magic leaf's attack was thwarted, and it was directly blown away by the silver whirlwind.

The leaves were blown to both sides by the wind.

"Yay! My sister's Hunting Butterfly attribute is overwhelmingly dominant!"

Upon seeing this scene, Xiao Sheng immediately cheered, and even Xiao Yao couldn't help but beam with joy.

"Alright, Hunting Swallowtail, press your advantage!"

However, Shun, who was his opponent, showed no sign of panic.

"If that's the case, they're underestimating me. Magic Leaf is a guaranteed hit! Poison Rose!"

"Understood!"

With a shout from Poison Rose, the magic leaves that had been scattered by the wind miraculously resumed their attack.

The butterfly attacked gracefully from two directions, catching the completely unprepared butterfly directly in the attack, leaving it in a sorry state.

Silver Whirlwind was dodged by Poison Rose leaping high into the air, and Xiaoyao's score was immediately reduced by a large margin.

"Don't give up, Swallowtail! Use Wind!"

"Poisonous Rose, Petal Dance"

A strong gust of wind blew across the poisonous rose, but only caused its newly summoned petals to flutter everywhere.

Poison Rose made good use of the Wind skill to showcase the charm of her skills, and Xiaoyao's score was deducted again.

"Wow, what a beautiful battle! Shun and his Poison Rose have displayed superb skills."

"His opponent seems to have fallen into his rhythm."

As soon as the host finished speaking, Xiaoyao's score on the screen was deducted again.

In terms of entertainment value, Xiaoyao is far behind Xiaoshun.

"Ah, the other side hasn't lost a single point, but my sister's score is already almost half gone."

"That's normal, because the little girl isn't really putting on a fancy fight right now, it's just a simple fight, and her special moves are released without any beauty."

"What? Doesn't my sister know the rules? You big idiot sister!"

Upon hearing Musashi's words, Kacchan exclaimed in surprise.

"Of course not. We've finally made it to the second round of review. No matter how eccentric Xiaoyao is, she wouldn't mess up here."

"She must have her reasons for doing this."

Just as Musashi said, at this moment, Haruka's face did not show any panic due to the passage of time and scores; on the contrary, she was very calm.

Taking advantage of the moment when the Poison Rose's vision was obstructed by the wind blowing up its petals, Haruka immediately gave the order.

"Hunting the Swallowtail Butterfly, unleash the Butterfly Dance!"

This is a new move I learned while sparring with Musashi.

The Hunting Butterfly on the field immediately performed a mysterious and beautiful dance, raising its Special Attack, Special Defense, and Speed ​​by one level.

"Ah~"

This elegant dance perfectly showcased the beauty of the hunting swallowtail butterfly, and Xiao Shun's score was slightly deducted.

At the same time, he instinctively began to feel that something was wrong.

"Butterfly Dance—Poisonous Rose, Blazing Sunlight!"

As the storm subsided, the flowers in Poison Rose's hands suddenly burst forth with dazzling light, and the surrounding light seemed to be drawn to it as if by a black hole.

But then, Xiaoyao made the Hunting Butterfly dance again.

This second butterfly dance, though equally beautiful, resulted in fewer points being deducted from the opponent's score.

"Hmph, although I don't know what you're up to, this will stop here."

"Poison Rose, unleash your sun-drenched flames!"

"My God, what a beautiful glow!"

The intense sunlight emanating from the poisonous rose drew gasps of amazement from the judges, and its dazzling seven-colored rays rapidly advanced towards the hunting swallowtail butterfly.

Before she could even hit anything, Xiaoyao's score had already been reduced to just the last little bit.

If this shot hits, Haruka will lose.

"Hunting swallowtail butterfly, spinning silk!"

However, to the audience's surprise, the hunting swallowtail butterfly did not attack its opponent with its silk-spinning technique.

A jet of pure white silk shot swiftly from the long beak of the hunting swallowtail butterfly, instantly enveloping it tightly.

Just as the hedgehog evolved into a cocoon, it firmly protected the body of the swallowtail butterfly.

"What's the use of spinning silk at a time like this!" Xiao Shun scoffed.

"Go forth, my most beautiful flower, and finish off your opponent!"

"Understood!!!"

The powerful force of the blazing sun easily pierced through the barrier constructed by the silk threads.

To Xiao Shun's great surprise, after the Silk-Spitting Fortress was broken, it was completely empty.

"What about the hunting swallowtail butterfly?"

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